d there is but one habitable room,and in this the whole family live and sleep. Bedsare very rare; in most dwellings the occupants liepell-mell on the flat tops of the large brick stoves,with only two or three feet of air between themand the roof. Very few have mattresses, andsheets are unknown ;… … GIRLS MINDING SHEEP WATER-COLOUR SKETCH BY WINIFRED COOPER 17 Peasant Life in Central Russia be at a safe distance from the houses, to mini-mize the risk of fire. Even so, fires are frequentin the summer, when the careless hghting of acigarette may involve the destruction of a whole\illage. The…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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