Victorian Etiquette Notes

Traveling Refinements and Comforts

The experienced traveler never makes the mistake of wearing jewelry or loud clothing, choosing instead a becoming and quiet suit, for those wh...

Etiquette Notes

Etiquette Notes | May 1892

True courtesy implies a great many real virtues of self-restraint, gentle consideration and patience, even if it does not imply love...

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A Bunch of Rhubarb – May 1895 Recipes
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Practical Recipes – May 1895
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Spring Vegetables – May 1895 Lettuce Spinach Recipes
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Make Your Own Cook Book

Mother's Corner

Thoughts Suggested by a New Year

During the holiday season I have been brought in contact with large numbers of people and public fetes, and I have been struck by the great difference between the appearance and dress of the two. The latter, for the most part, except among the extremely poor ...

Mother's Corner

Founding Kindergartens

There is a womanly movement, aided by the strong-brained men, to start free kindergartens as a protection to society. Neglected children, with a fair mental endowment, are often brutalized by hardships and suffering, during the very years ...

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Crocheted Christmas Gifts 1900

From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 3-page instruction article in PDF format for Crocheted Chr...

Christmas Fancy Work from December 1900

Christmas Fancy Work

From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 4-page instruction article in PDF format for Christmas Fancy Work f...

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Holiday Decorations

From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 3-page article, with images, in PDF format on Christmas Holiday Dec...

A Most Convenient Toilet Table

Attractive Oddities in Furniture

From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 2-page article, with images, in PDF format on Attractive Oddities i...

Harper's Bazar - December 21, 1867

Child Hardening

Harper's Bazar - December 21, 1867 There is a prevalent notion that children can be hardened, as it is called, or rendered insensible, by e...

Harper's Bazar - December 21, 1867

Waste of Appetite

Harper's Bazar - December 21, 1867 The appetite for food has been conferred upon man, as upon other animals, not only to delight his taste,...