“Mrs. C. is always busy mending, making, washing, or baking, and certainly makes the best of all that comes in her way. She states that she can never afford money for recreation or for a holiday out of the town.”[24] While others are occupied as follows: Early cup of tea, one hour for dressing, late breakfast, writing notes, two hours shopping, half an hour for dressing, one hour for luncheon (three courses), drive, pay or receive calls, quarter of an hour for dressing, one and a half hour for tea and gossip, an hour’s rest, one hour for dressing, one and a half hour for dinner (six courses); theatre, ball, or bridge; supper, bed. We might have hit upon the day in the week on which an hour or so was devoted to an “intellectual” lecture or a committee meeting for some charity. The annual average estimates of clothing are instructive: FEMALE _s._ _d._ Boots 9 0 Dress 8 0 Blouse 2 0 Aprons 2 0 Stockings 1 6 Underclothing 2 10 Stays 2 6 Hats 1 6 Jacket and shawl 2 6 -------- 31 10 To balance this we find: FEMALE £ Boots and shoes 30 Dresses, evening and day 170 Blouses 25 Aprons 0 Underclothing 120 Hats 45 Cloaks and furs 65 Gloves 20 Veils, boas, scarves, etc 70 ----- £545 A fair average instance has been taken. Double this amount is quite common. The case might be given of a woman who in 1908 spent in gowns, coats, and cloaks alone £2090 in two months. On the other hand a woman of the same class, a peer’s daughter, living in the top floor of ---- Road at 5s. a week rent has to adjust her dress budget to fit in with an income of £60 a year. MALE: _s._ _d._