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... Linen CONVERSATION IV . Furniture . Page 149 157 168 CONVERSATION V. Supply of Provisions ; Marketing ; Personally ; by Servants ; Books to be kept with Trades- men ; Provisions which are not of a perishable Nature are most ...
... Linen CONVERSATION IV . Furniture . Page 149 157 168 CONVERSATION V. Supply of Provisions ; Marketing ; Personally ; by Servants ; Books to be kept with Trades- men ; Provisions which are not of a perishable Nature are most ...
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... linen during illness are excellent institutions , and extend relief from one end of the kingdom to another , without being too heavy an expense for any one . But I am not quite so great an admirer of those societies which are formed for ...
... linen during illness are excellent institutions , and extend relief from one end of the kingdom to another , without being too heavy an expense for any one . But I am not quite so great an admirer of those societies which are formed for ...
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... linen duster , from the panels of the doors , the windows and window- frames , ledges , and skirting boards . The frames of pic- tures and looking - glasses should never be touched with linen , but the dust should be cleared from them ...
... linen duster , from the panels of the doors , the windows and window- frames , ledges , and skirting boards . The frames of pic- tures and looking - glasses should never be touched with linen , but the dust should be cleared from them ...
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... linen , or in any work appointed for her . Early in the evening the beds should be turned down , the windows shut , the curtains drawn , the fires , if required , lighted , and the rooms all prepared for the night . MRS . L. - Who has ...
... linen , or in any work appointed for her . Early in the evening the beds should be turned down , the windows shut , the curtains drawn , the fires , if required , lighted , and the rooms all prepared for the night . MRS . L. - Who has ...
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... linen , or at the back of the press . If the linen be put damp into the linen - closet , it will be mildewed , and stains produced which cannot easily be removed . A good housemaid will manage her work in so methodical a manner , that ...
... linen , or at the back of the press . If the linen be put damp into the linen - closet , it will be mildewed , and stains produced which cannot easily be removed . A good housemaid will manage her work in so methodical a manner , that ...
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Page 112 - It shall be the duty of the President, or in his absence, of the Vice-President, to preside at each meeting of the Board.
Page 43 - It is, therefore, not among the least of the duties incumbent on the heads of families, to place in their view such examples as are worthy their imitation. But these examples, otherwise praiseworthy, should neither be rendered disagreeable, nor have their force diminished by any accompaniment of ill-humour. Rather, by the happiness and comfort resulting from our conduct towards our domestics, should they be made sensible of the beauty of virtue and piety. What we admire, we often strive to imitate...
Page 192 - ... be old. The feet of a goose are pliable when the bird is fresh killed, and dry and stiff when it has been killed some time. Geese are called green till they are two or three months old. DUCKS should be chosen by the feet, which should be supple; and they should also have a plump and hard breast. The feet of a tame duck are yellowish, those of a wild one reddish. PIGEONS should always be eaten while they are fresh; when they look flabby and discolored about the under part, they have been kept...
Page 261 - BALM, MINT, AND OTHER TEAS. These are simple infusions, the strength of which can only be regulated by the taste. They are made by putting either the fresh or the dried plants into boiling water in a covered vessel, which should be placed near the fire for an hour. The young shoots both of balm and of mint are to be preferred, on account of their strong aromatic qualities. These infusions may be drunk freely in feverish and in various other complaints, in which diluents are recommended. Mint tea,...
Page 186 - VENISON, whep young, will have the fat clear and bright, and this ought also to be of a considerable thickness. When you do not wish to have it in a very high state, a knife plunged into either the haunch or the shoulder, and drawn out, will by the smell enable you to judge if the venison be sufficiently fresh.