The Twentieth Century Home Cook Book

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

The Parlor And Library

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

An Oriel Window

a one side of the room. The carpet was a good ingrain, in pretty figured squares. There was not a costly piece of furniture in the room…

Dragon-Like Ornament

including the frames for the pictures, had been made by the members of the household. The chair covers and the back of the lounge were made…

The Living-Room Window

Some of the individual figures were grotesque enough, as for instance, a dragon with bat-like wings, came near the present fashionable rage…

The Dragon Chair

man expressed it. Dolly and Tom engineered the chair and other work of like kind, Aleck was good in carpentry work, and Sarah in designing…

Scissors Case

appliques were of velvet, caught down with a button-hole stitch of silk, and the embroidery in a large loose stitch, but delicately…

A Plant Case

rustic work and a florist helper to Anna, the artist. The Plant Case was the joint work of Tom and Anna.

Plant-Case Bottom

It is well known that many plants, as ferns, orchids, etc., do best in a close, moist atmosphere; at least they will not thrive in a dry or…

Aleck'S Quilting Frame

A porous (unglazed) vase was bought and moss was fastened about it as shown. The water, percolating through the pores, helped to keep the…

The Dining-Room And Its Service

I. DINING-ROOM FURNITURE AND DECORATION. - II. TABLE ETIQUETTE. -III. CARVING AT TABLE. -IV. CARVING FOUR-FOOTED GAME. - V. CARVING BIRDS…

VEGETABLES

X. THE USE OF NAPKINS. I. Dining-Room Furniture and Decoration.

Decoration of the Table

The illustration of Completely Arranged Dinnertable is given more for the hints and suggestions it contains than for close imitation. With…

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