Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . he barrieris removed, reveal everything. TheEnglishwoman on the whole is freer inmanner with her husband, where theScotswoman would defer to him. In dressand coiffure she is not so attractive as theEnglishwoman, who generally manages tobe trim in the afternoon. Though thrifty inmany things like the Frenchwoman, yet, un-like her, her culinary acquisitions leave muchto be desired. The halesome parritch,no longer chief of Scotias food, is too oftensupplanted, not by a variety of wholesomedishes, but
Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . he barrieris removed, reveal everything. TheEnglishwoman on the whole is freer inmanner with her husband, where theScotswoman would defer to him. In dressand coiffure she is not so attractive as theEnglishwoman, who generally manages tobe trim in the afternoon. Though thrifty inmany things like the Frenchwoman, yet, un-like her, her culinary acquisitions leave muchto be desired. The halesome parritch,no longer chief of Scotias food, is too oftensupplanted, not by a variety of wholesomedishes, but by innutritious bakers confec-tionery ; for the teaching of cookery in theschools and the improved type of stovebeing introduced have not yet fulfilledtheir promise. The fish-wife is always picturesque with her short winsey petticoat, plaid shawlie,mutch, or hood cap, and her creel suspendedbv a broad band from the top of the big, muscular, healthy in char-acter, she is the soul of honour, of truthful-ness, of fine emotions ; but she is unpro-gressive, and her outlook SCOTCH FARM GIRLS. :: - - ? On the other hand the farmers wife hasher horizon bounded only by the ends ofthe earth. She is a woman of affairs. Notonly does she bake, cook, wash, sew, knit,but will take a turn in the field and helpstack the peat ; her influence also is felt inChurch work, in business, and even in localgovernment. A voracious reader, not ofnovels, but of the weekly paper, she isalways well informed. Above all, she is amother who has given to the Empire manyof her ablest sons. The Scots have many of the finequalities of the English—only more so. 760 WOMEN OF ALL NATIONS Husband and wife are on excellent terms,and equally enjoy the joke that the bestEnglishman is a Scotsman ! The womennorth of the Tweed arc more serious,more tender, and more religions than theirsisters on this side. They are slower totake up any new thing ; but once con- The Irish Mary.
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