A husband hunting expedition by Gladys Peto

Ladies eagerly arrive at a ball for demobilised officers in an illustration which is cheekily entitled, A husband-hunting expedition, - a comment on the dearth of single men at the end of the First World War. Illustration by Gladys Peto to accompany Phrynette's Letter from London by Marthe Troly-Curtin in The Sketch magazine; done in her typically decorative style

Aftermath Demobbed Demobilisation Demobilised Gladys Husbands Peto

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