Editing Leisure (section)

=== France ===
Leisure by the mid-19th century was no longer an individualistic activity. It was increasingly organized. In the French industrial city of [[Lille]], with a population of 80,000 in 1858, the cabarets or taverns for the working class numbered 1300, or one for every three houses. Lille counted 63 drinking and singing clubs, 37 clubs for card players, 23 for bowling, 13 for skittles, and 18 for archery. The churches likewise have their social organizations.  Each club had a long roster of officers, and a busy schedule of banquets, festivals and competitions. At the turn of the century thousands of these clubs had been created.<ref>Theodore Zeldin, ''France, 1848–1945, vol. 2, Intellect, Taste and Anxiety'' This made many people happy as now they could spend more time together.
 (1977) pp 2:270–271.</ref>