The Twentieth Century Home Cook Book

Practical recipes and household wisdom from 1906 — when the icebox was high technology and dinner had nine courses.

Dress, and Toilet Art

7 recipes in this part of 20th Century Cook Book.

Altering Children's Clothes

Patches may be so neatly inserted as scarcely to show. The legs of a child's trousers may be turned by cutting off, and reversingchanging…

Table of Colors

The following table will give a definite idea of color and their various combinations. Gray is produced by a combination of white and…

Care of the Hair

The scalp should be thoroughly brushed every day with a brush stiff enough to reach the skin, so the dandruff may be removed. Have nothing…

Philosophy and Precepts of Etiquette (I THE PHILOSOPHY OF ETIQUETTE)

FORMAL DINNERS

SENSIBLE HINTS FOR DINNER GIVERS

Calls

I. The Philosophy of Etiquette. THERE is a philosophy in all the requirements of good breeding, whether in the etiquette of the table, the…

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