THE HOUSING QUESTION—WHERE OUR CANADIAN SISTERS CAN HELP US.
[To THE EDITOR OF TEE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—I see in the Tinies that Mr. Hayes Fisher is reported as saying that Local Authorities are to be asked to put their shoulder to the wheel with the view of providing houses where there is a demand for them. As the Housing Question touches women so closely I am writing to suggest that the authorities in charge of the scheme should invite the co-operation of the many Canadian women now living in this country in planning houses from the woman's point of view. 'Canadian women have for years been experimenting in labour-saving houses. They can tell us where to put the sink, how to arrange cupboard-room, coal-hole, kitchen stove, copper, taps, so as to lessen the daily' fatigue of the-mother,- economize her strength and time, and make her less of a drudge and- more of a human being. Through the better arrangement of all these household arrangements the Canadian
woman gets through all her work in half the day, and has time . to realize a few of the pleasures of life. How often have they told me they would not 'work in an English house for all the world. "You have never finished!" is their cry. Let us make sure that our new houses are not merely pretty pictures with rustic roofs and dormer windows. Those are miserable to live in. We want good, big, square windows, with lots of light and air. They may not be so gratifying to the budding architect or bring such kudos to the local Housing Committee, but they will make all the difference to the woman "whose place is' at home."—I am,
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