The average woman who is a householder frequently performs the work of the house unassisted. Comparatively few Canadian mistresses employ more than one maid, and well-to-do homes in many parts of Canada are often unable to find competent domestic assistance. As a consequence, the British housewife would envy the clever contrivances which have been devised to lighten housework in Canada. But statements regarding these domestic conditions must be modified by an explanation that in the larger Canadian cities and towns home life is not greatly different from that in other English-speaking centres. People with homes have the same inclination en cold evenings in winter to sit before an open fire on the hearth, and in summer to work in gardens from a love of gardens, flowers, and inuitful earth. Friends visit one another, children are both seen and heard, and life goes on happily. French-Canadian cities have a greater vivacity' in their social intercourse. Organized movements for native art, literature and drama have shown in recent years signs of fruitful activity in every Canadian province, The re-organization of home life. on the farm has had much to do with the strength of the Farmers' and Grain Growers' movement in all parts of Canada. Farm women are among the most enthusiastic supporters of such organizations.
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