17 AUGUST 1934, Page 18

[To the Editor of TILE SPECTATOR.] Snt,—In the interesting article

on "Women and Men's Work in The Spectator of August 10th, it is assumed that all women work because they are obliged to do so. This is not the case : many girls have attractive homes with all the amenities of a country life open to them, but they prefer to take up paid jobs in London. Nearly everyone must know of cases of girls working for money who need not