Articles relevant to women's life in society
| Title | Every Woman's Encyclopaedia |
| Author | Various Authors |
| Publisher | London S.N. |
| Year | 1910-1912 |
| Copyright | 1910-1912, S.N. |
| Amazon | Every Woman's Encyclopaedia |
Frau Von Bohlen-Halbach- Nee Miss Bertha Krupp, Germany's richest woman, inherited an income estimated at £1,000,000 a year when her father, Herr Fried-rich Krupp, died in November, 1902. She was then but a girl of sixteen, a...
- Lady Constance Lytton
- Because, according to her own confession, the whole social surroundings of her life were repellent to her, Lady Constance Lytton, sister of the present Earl of Lytton, and second daughter of the first...
- Madame Paulhan
- The wife of the man who won the Daily Mail 10,000 prize by flying from London to Manchester in April, 1910, is almost as enthusiastic an aviator as her husband. Not that she makes many aerial voyag...
- Miss Constance Collier
- Like Miss Marie Tempest, this popular actress first appeared in musical comedy before distinguishing herself in serious plays, although, curiously enough, she made her debut as a child in The Silver ...
- Mrs. Will Crooks
- The first Labour Mayoress, and the wife of the first working-man member of Parliament to make a tour of the Empire, Mrs. Will Crooks can claim to have had no small share in building up her husband's s...
- Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
- No American marriage created greater interest in 1906 than that of Miss Alice Roosevelt - often affectionately referred to by the Press of her native country as Princess Alice - to Mr. Nicholas Lon...
- The Hon. Frances Garnet Wolseley
- In 1901 the Hon. Frances Wolseley, daughter and heiress (by special remainder) of that famous soldier Lord Wolseley, established a school of gardening at her home, Glynde, near Lewes, which has proved...
- Queens Of The World. No. 4. The Empress or Russia
- Her Childhood Days and the Tragedies of Her Early Life - Queen Victoria's Affection for Her, and the Happy Days Spent at Balmoral and Osborne - Her Popularity in England - A Sericus and Accomplished S...
- Landlord And Tenant
- What Constitutes the Relationship of Landlord and Tenant - Tenancy on Sufferance - Tenancy at Will - Yearly Tenancy - Definition of a Lease - An Assignment - A Licence Whenever a person, whether the ...
- Law And Money Matters. The Question of Insurance
- A policy of life assurance is neither more nor less than a wager made between the person whose life is insured and the company who insures it. The fact that it is a wager does not, however, render the...
- Glossary of Legal Terms used in these Pages
- Waste. - Any destruction in houses, gardens, trees, etc., suffered or committed by the tenant to the prejudice of the owner of the inheritance. Conveyance. - An instrument which transfers property fr...
- Love Stories Of Famous People. Marie Antoinette And Fersen
- Grey and melancholy dawned that October morning; it was the fifth day of the month, and in the year 1789, a memorable day and a memorable year in the proud history of the Bourbon dynasty. Events of gr...
- Love Stories Of Famous People. Marie Antoinette And Fersen. Part 2
- The Queen's request was a command, and Fersen, reluctant and sorrowful, obeyed it. While, however, he was bidding her farewell, Marie Antoinette took his hand and placed a ring upon his finger; it was...
- Love Stories Of Famous People. Marie Antoinette And Fersen. Part 3
- The Guillotine's Royal Victims On December 20, all the members of that unhappy family were condemned to perpetual exile, with the exception of the prisoners in the Temple. And of these, on January 19...
- Love-Letters Of Famous People. Jane Welsh And Thomas Carlyle
- By Lady Margaret Sackville It is characteristic of the modern woman that she does not lose her heart or head. She yields them deliberately as a carefully considered gift, and, of the modern woman, Ja...
- Love - Lovers' Superstitions
- Watching the Fern - The Witchery of Midsummer Eve - A True Love Augury - The Ribwort Magic - A Forlorn Hope, a Primrose Omen 'Truly in the springtime of life does one's fancy lightly turn to t...
- The Regions Beyond Mission
- By Sarah A. Tooley A Field for Women Workers - How the Union was Founded - A Real Romance - The Mother of the Congo - The Foundation of Bromley Hall - Maternity Nurses - Missionary Ladies The Regi...
- The Regions Beyond Mission. Continued
- The years were filled with anxiety and labour. There was the sending out of the first missionary to the foreign field, and one after another died in attempting to penetrate the Dark Continent. Mrs. Gr...
- The Art Of Drawing And Painting. III. The Third Dimension
- By A. S. Hartrick, A.r.w.s. Visiting Teacher L.c.c. School of Art, Camberrvell The Representation of Thickness or Depth - Conquest of Old Tradition - Influence of Leonardo da Vinci and Michael Angel...
- The Art Of Drawing And Painting. III. The Third Dimension. Continued
- Drawn by F. Harvard Thomas The Influence of the Sculptor It is very doubtful, however, whether this new study could have progressed to the conquest of the old traditions so rapidly as it did but ...
- Famous Books By Women. No. 4. Frankenstein
- By Mrs. Shelley Shelley used to sit up at nights talking ghosts with his wild young sister-in-law till they scared themselves into hysterics, and rushed into Mrs. Shelley's room for protection from t...
- February Work In The Garden
- By Helen Colt, F.r.h.s Alterations in the Garden - Flowering Shrubs - Conservatory Work - The Greenhouse and Stove - Forced Flowers - The Fruit and Vegetable Garden - Culture Under Glass February is...
- February Work In The Garden. Continued
- Streptocarpuses can be flowered in six months from the time of sowing, if the seed is put in in February in a warm house. It is also a good time to sow the fern-like grevil-lea robusta, which likes a ...
- Growing Mustard And Cress
- Things are often dull in the nursery after Christmas. Many days are wet and foggy, and the children cannot go out. Out-of-door interests, therefore, have to be replaced by stuffy indoor ones, but tr...
- Badminton
- By Miss M. K. Bateman, All-england Ladies' Doubles Champion, 1910 The History of the Game - Accessories Required - Rules and Regulations - Clubs, Tournaments, etc. Introduced into India about the yea...
- Fencing. Technical Terms
- Engagement means simply the crossing of the opposing blades. They need not be actually touching. Disengagement is when one blade is withdrawn from the other for the purpose of thrusting at a part of ...
- Poetical Dessert D'Oyileys
- By Edith Nepean A Simple Hobby - Tracing and Painting that Any Girl Can Do - Omar Khayyam D'oyleys - Picture-tracing from an Illustrated Book - A Tabk'centre En Suite A set of quaint dessert d'oyley...
- Pictures From Postage Stamps
- Uses for Ordinary Used Postage Stamps - Some Ingenious Specimens of the Work - Suggestions for Utilising Old Photographs With a little ingenuity many pleasing results in the shape of pictures, greeti...
- The Bulldog
- By Henry St. John Cooper Author of The Bulldog Kennel Book u Bulldogs and Bulldog Breeding Bulldogs and Bultdog Men etc. Why the Bulldog is Popular - His Disposition - Points of the Breed - H...
- Pets - Tricks For Pet Birds
- By Gladys Beattie Crozier How to Tame a Cage Bird - The Most Easily Taught Varieties - Tricks that are Soon Learned-some Wonderful Performing Doves One of the greatest pleasures in keeping a pet bir...
- The Art Of Choosing Fancy Dress
- Written by Gladys Beattie Crozier Illustrated from designs by Mr. Percy Anderson Suitability - What to Avoid - The Puritan Girl's Dress - The Botticelli Dancer - Egyptian Dancing Girl - A Chinese Dr...
- The Art Of Choosing Fancy Dress. Part 2
- The little vest and the sleeve-pieces are fashioned of bright Indian gold tinsel, patterned all over - or, if this is not easily obtainable, plain cloth of gold may be embroidered in gold with a Botti...
- The Art Of Choosing Fancy Dress. Part 3
- The tunic is of bright green silk gauze, bordered with two shades of pink, and caught in at the waist with a narrow sash of the deeper of the two shades. It is cut fuller on the left side, where it is...
- Velvet And Its Possibilities
- By Mary Whitley The Ever-recurrent Vogue for Velvet - Why Velvet Gowns are Economical - A Rest-gown in Velvet - Principles on which to Model a Tea-gown - Evening Gowns and Coats in Velvet From time ...
- Practical Lessons In Dressmaking. Ninth Lesson. A Simple Morning Shirt
- By M. Prince Browne Examiner in Dressmaking, Tailoring, 'french Pattern Modelling, Plain Needlework, and Millinery, of ihe Teachers in Training at the University College of South Wales and A/onmouths...
- Practical Lessons In Tailoring. Ninth Lesson. Making A Coat. Continued
- By M. Prince Browne Examiner in Dressmaking, Tailoring, French Pattern Modelling, Millinery, and Plain Needlework of the Teachers in Training at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshir...
- Choosing A Chimneypiece
- The Revival of the Marble Chimneypiece - What to Put in a Georgian Room - French Styles The Chimneypiece of Carved Pine-wood and Carton-pierre It is an axiom of the art of furnishing that when the ch...
- Old English Pewter
- By Mrs. Arthur Bell The guildsmen were divided into several different groups - the hammermen, coppersmiths, and braziers, whose labour was specially skilled, having certain privileges not shared by t...
- Old English Pewter Flagon - Old English Pewter Tea-Pot Old English Pewter Jug
- The making of vessels for holding liquids was in ancient times in the hands of a group of guildsmen of the Pewterers' Guild called hollow-ware workers Photo. German, Richmond Another aid to decis...
- Home Laundry Work
- Advice to the Amateur Ironer - Heat of the Irons - How to Crimp Successfully - Goffering and How to Manage It Damping And Folding While the clothes are still slightly damp they should be taken down...
- How To Improve A House
- By W. S. Rogers, C.e., Author of Villa Gardens, etc. How a Narrow Hall May be Improved - The Possibilities of the Bay Window and the Fireplace - Cosy Corners - Cupboards and Their Uses Let us now...
- Woman's Home. Table Decorations For February
- By Lydia Chatterton Flowers Available A nemones Arabis albida Bulbocodium vernum Carnations Colchicum Crocus of various kinds Cyclamen libanoticum Daffodils Erica codonoides Erysimum helve...
- Beautiful Women In History. The Hon. Mrs. Norton
- By Pearl Adam The Hon. Mrs. Norton came of a family noted for the good looks of the men, and for the beauty of their wives. Her grandfather was Richard Brinsley Sheridan, who married the celebrated ...
- Care Of The Hands. Exercises which Improve the Hands
- To give firmness to limp hands, the fingers should be extended fanwise slowly, and then closed. This makes one set of muscles pull against the other. The thumb and little finger closed together while...
- The School-girl's Hair
- Naturally soft, full hair, and, still better, wavy hair, hardly needs any doing. All that is required is a knot of ribbon or two to tie it back from the face, and only experiment can show just whi...
- Beauty Culture For Women. The Care Of The Arms And Wrists
- The Value of Beautiful Arms - The Ideal Arm - Depilation - Its Effects - To Obtain White Arms - Friction Makes a Smooth Skin - The Secret of a Singer's Beautiful Arms Described Mo woman possessing be...
- Children. Games For A Holiday Tea
- Suggestions for a Holiday Tea Programme - Musical Story Competition - Domestic Problem Competition - Zoological Drawing - Blowing Out the Candle Blindfold - Flicking the Cork off a Bottle - A General ...
- Programme
- Musical Story Competition Domestic Problem Competition Zoological Competition ...
- Interval For Tea
- Blowing out the Candle Blindfold Flicking the Cork off a Bottle An Examination Paper in General Intelligence. Tor the Musical Story Competition each guest must be provided with a sheet of paper beari...
- 7. Girls' Christian Names
- Continued front page 964, Part 8 Gwendaline - White waves. Gwendolen (Celtic) - White bow or new moon. This very pretty name, which is of Celtic origin, has an extremely large number of deriv...
- How A Baby Should Grow
- By T. F. Manning A Chart Showing the Development of the Normal Healthy Child A subject of great.interest, and worthy of careful study on the part of the mother, is the rate at which her child is gro...
- Dolls
- By Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson Author of Toys of Other Days. Continued from page 717, Pari 6 A Rag Doll Three Centuries Before Christ - The Doll for a Very Young Child - Dolls of the Ancient Egyptians...
- Birth And Christening Lore
- The Days of the Week and their Influence - A Commarison Between the Beliefs Held by the Romans and the Northern Races - Each Day and Its Significance Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child...
- 2. Occupations For Women. No. 7. Women In The Drapery Business
- By the Editor of The Drapery Times The Prospects Offered by the Drapery Trade to an Ambitious Girl - Promotion Steady and Certain - Salary - What Constitutes a Good Saleswoman - The Social Side of ...
- 2. Occupations For Women. No. 7. Women In The Drapery Business. Continued
- One frequently hears it said, and generally by those totally ignorant of the conditions governing the retail drapery trade, that there can be little difference between a good and bad assistant. Anyon...
- Woman's Work - Health Visitors
- The Duties Required of a Health Visitor - Salaries - Necessary Qualifications - Training and Fees A fresh opening in paid municipal work has been provided for women by the creation of a new office, t...
- Work For Women In The Far East. Social Life and Marriage
- There can be no doubt whatever in the mind of anyone who has lived in the Far East that, so far as social life is concerned, women have a much better time there than they would have as a rule at home...
- Jealousy
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) The Instinct of Protection and Ownership - Jealousy Not Usually so Strong in Women as in Men - Cause of Unhappiness - Men who are Jealous of their Children There are severa...
- Marriage Customs In Many Lands
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) Brides who must Disfigure their Faces before the Wedding Day - Dyeing Hands and Feet - A Japanese Marriage - Wedding Symbols - Weddings at which there are No Vows and No Pra...
- Wives Of Famous Men. No. 2. Lady Tennyson By Mrs. George Adam
- Lord Tennyson never wrote a poem more beautiful than that of his life; it was an unbroken song, set to music by his wife. The story of their courtship and marriage reads like a romance. Here is the fi...
- Headaches
- Headache Martyrs - Headaches Due to Laziness, Nerves, Dyspepsia, and Eye-strain - The Strain of Daily Life - Anaemia as a Cause of Headache in Young Girls - To Relieve a Headache Headache is one of t...
- Headaches. Continued
- A Practical Remedy Constipation, sluggish liver, and biliousness are very commonly associated with headache from this cause, and people sometimes say that their headache is due to too much blood in t...
- Home Nursing
- A Series of Articles on What the Amateur Nurse Should Know The u Born Nurse should be also the Trained Nurse - Qualifications Necessary for the Nurse - Her Dress - Her Duties - Care of the Patie...
- Nurse's Da1ly Report
- Time Temp. Pulse Breathing Food Medicines Action of Bowels Remarks. (Sleep, appetite, etc.) Doctor's orders for the day 1 A.m. ...
- Health And Hygiene In The Nursery - Children's Deformities And How To Deal With Them
- The Importance of Dealing with Slight Deformities in Childhood - Adenoids - The Ears and Teeth - Hare-lip and Cleft Palate - Squinting - Birthmarks - Warts and Moles - Deformities of the Feet - How to...
- Children's Deformities And How To Deal With Them. Continued
- 4. Squinting is a very marked deformity when it is of a severe character. Sometimes it is very slight in early childhood, and passes off in a year or two. It will be encouraged by a bright light place...
- 4. Common Ailments And Their Treatment
- Epistaxis is bleeding from the nose. It may be due to some local condition, such as adenoids or inflammation of the nose. A blow on the nose or on the head will cause nose-bleeding sometimes. Some peo...
- Women In Great Social Positions. The British Ambassadress In Berlin
- The Blue Ribbon among Embassies - Official Ceremonial - The Berlin Season - The Ambassadress at Court - Her Political Influence The Paris Embassy once was designated the blue ribbon among embassies....
- Country House Visits
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) The Modern Lack of Ceremony as Regards Visits - How Not to Decline an Invitation - A Courteous Invitation and Reply - Some Essential Marks of Politeness Disraeli, in his ...
- 2. Beautiful Women In The Social World
- Lady Angela Forbes One of the beautiful daughters of the late Earl of Rosslyn and sister of the Countess of Warwick A keen sportswoman and a brilliant member of society. Lady Angela has recently op...
- Needlework. Stencilling
- By Mrs. Douglas The Choice and Preparation of a Design - The Flowers that will Produce Effective Reproductions - Cutting the Stencil - Painting the Design - Brushes and Mediums Required - Articles to...
- The Handkerchief Camisole
- How to Cut the Handkerchiefs - Joining the Pieces with Insertion - Forming the Yokes - Inser tion Threaded with Ribbon Will Add to the Dainty Result Here is a way in which a dainty and useful little ...
- Macrame Work
- The Picot knot. Another way to fasten the stitches on with only one foundation cord is as follows. Take two threads of equal length, find the middle of them and make an ordinary knot, draw it up tight...
- The Repairing Of Thread Lace
- How to Trace the Design for the Torn Portion - Darning in the Pattern - Working Over the Entire Design - How to Insert a Piece of New Lace to Match - Repair of Black Torchon or Silk Lace It is possib...
- How To Manage The Kitchen Range
- Three Kinds of Ranges - Their Advantages and Disadvantages Compared - How to Choose a New Range - Parts of a Range Explained - Regulation of the Damprs - The Boiler and Oven - Why the Kitchen R...
- How To Manage The Kitchen Range. Continued
- Fig. 4 (back view). Upper part of range turned to show the position of dampers. A indicates removable soot doors through stove into flues; the doors are shown leaning against stove. B, Adjustable si...
- Lenten Fare
- Advantages of Lenten Diet - Typical Menus for a Week - Recipes lor Cooking Vegetable Soup-salted Fish - Egg Dishes - Cheese Dishes Glance through the menus, and you will notice there is no meat menti...
- Menus For The Week
- Monday * Potato Soup (p. 98, Vol. I.) Fried Cod Steaks or Stuffed Brill Egg Salad Date Pudding Cheese Pudding Tuesday Scotch Cabbage Soup Baked Fish Souffle Coffee Pudding Eggs in Tomatoes ...
- Recipes - Stuffed Brill
- Required: : About four pounds of brill. For the stuffing: Quarter of a pound of shrimps. Two ounces of butter. Two ounces of flour. Half a pint of cold water. One egg and one extra yolk. Two tea...
- Fried Cod Steak
- Required: Three cod steaks. One egg. Breadcrumbs. Half a lemon. Two teaspoonfuls of chopped parsloy. One tablespoonful of melted butter. Salt and pepper. Frying fat. (Sufficient for four persons.) C...
- Egg Salad
- Required: Four hard-boiled eggs. One lettuce. Three tablespoonfuls of cream. Three tablespoonfuls of mayonnaise sauce. One tablespoonful of chopped parsley. One tablespoonful of chopped celery. One t...
- Date Pudding
- Required: Four ounces of dates. One and a half ounces of castor sugar. Six stale sponge-cakes. Two eggs and two extra whites. The rind of two lemons. About half a pint of milk to soak the cakes. (Su...
- Cheese Pudding
- Required: Six ounces of grated cheese. Three ounces of breadcrumbs. Two eggs. Milk to make it the consistency of batter. Salt and pepper. (Sufficient for four persons.) Thickly butter a pie-dish. Mi...
- Scotch Cabbage Soup
- Required: One firm, white cabbage. Two ounces of butter or dripping. Two level tablespoonfuls of medium oatmeal. One tablespoonful of chopped parsley. One medium-sized onion. One pint of hot milk. One...
- Baked Fish Souffle
- Required: One breakfastcupful of any cooked, chopped fish. Half a breakfastcupful of cooked potato. Two eggs. Two ounces of butter. Two tablespoonfuls of milk. Two teaspoonfuls of chopped parsley. Sa...
- Coffee Pudding
- Required: Five ounces of bread, without crust. 1 wo ounces of candied peel. One lemon. Three ounces of sultanas. Three ounces of castor sugar. Two eggs. Half a pint of milk. Quarter of a pint of cre...
- Eggs In Tomatoes
- Required: Four new-laid eggs. Four well-shaped, even-sized tomatoes. A few sprigs of parsley. (Sufficient for four persons.) Cut a neat slice from the top of each tomato, and carefully remove a litt...
- Boiled Salt Fish
- Required: About three pounds of salt fish, or a small codling. Milk and water to cover it. (Sufficient for six persons.) There is no need for this fish to be the sodden, unappetising dish it so often...
- Baked Chocolate Pudding
- Required: One pint of milk. Two eggs and one extra yolk. Two tablespoonfuls of chocolate. One tablespoonful of cornflour. Two tablespoonfuls of castor sugar. Half a teaspoonful of vanilla essence (Su...
- Cheese Fritters
- Required: Cheese. A little oil and vinegar. For the batter: Two ounces of flour. Three tablespoonfuls of tepid water. Half a tablespoonful of oil, or melted dripping or butter. The white of an egg...
- Fried Whiting
- Required: Three or more whiting. A little flour. Salt and pepper. One egg. Breadcrumbs. Frying fat. Fried parsley for garnishing. Wash the fish thoroughly,remove the eyes, and cut off the fins.hold t...
- Curried Egos
- Required: Four hard-boiled eggs. One ounce of butter. Half an ounce of flour. One level teaspoonful of curry powder. One teaspoonful of chutney. Two teaspoonfuls of chopped onion. A little grated appl...
- Semolina Mould
- Required: One pint of milk. Two ounces of semolina. One tablespoonful of castor sugar. Vanilla. (Sufficient for four persons.) Rinse out a saucepan with cold water, to lessen the risk of the milk bur...
- Stewed Rhubarb
- Required: Two bundles of forced rhubarb. Half a pint of boiling water. Four ounces of loaf sugar. (Sufficient for four persons.) Wash the sticks of rhubarb after cutting off both ends. Wipe the stick...
- White Vegetable Soup
- Required: One pint of white stock, pot liquor, or water. Half a pint of milk. Two ounces of butter. One ounce of flour. One onion. One stick of celery. A teacupful each of strips of carrot, turnip, an...
- Salt Fish Balls
- Required: One breakfastcupful of raw fish. One pound of raw potatoes. One egg. Pepper. Frying fat. Quarter of an ounce of butter. (Sufficient for eight persons.) After washing the fish, pull it with...
- Egg And Celery Cutlets
- Required: Three hard-boiled eggs. One raw egg. Half an ounce of butter. Half an ounce of flour. One gill of milk. Half a teaspoonful of lemon-juice. One large tablespoonful of cooked chopped celery. ...
- Creamed Fish In Potato Border
- Required: Half a pound of any cooked fish. One ounce of butter. One ounce of flour. Half a pint of milk or fish stock. One hard-boiled egg. One teaspoonful of lemon-juice. Salt and pepper. Mashed pota...
- Devilled Eggs
- Required: Four hard-boiled eggs. One ounce of butter. Two tablcspoonfuls of tomato sauce. One tablespoonful of Worcester sauce. One tablespoonful of mushroom ketchup. One teaspoonful of chopped chutne...
- Normandy Pippins And Cream
- Required: One pound of Normandy pippins. One quart of water. One pound of castor sugar. One lemon. Cochineal. A small piece of whole ginger and cinnamon. Quarter of a pint of cream. (Sufficient for e...
- Macaroni Cheese
- Required: Quarter of a pound of macaroni. One ounce of butter. Half an ounce of flour. Half a pint of milk. One teaspoonful of made mustard. Three ounces of grated cheese. Salt and pepper. (Sufficient...
- Miss Mary Anderson, Madame de Navarro
- Idle at school, and unsuccessful. Began stage life at sixteen; very successful. Left stage at twenty-eight. Flattering offers to return refused. Such, according to Miss Mary Anderson, is her biograp...
- Miss Helen Gladstone
- The youngest daughter of the famous Liberal statesman Miss Helen Gladstone, who was born in 1849, first distinguished herself as a student at Newnham College, of which she was vice-principal from 1882...
- Mrs. Bramwell Booth
- As leader of the Women's Social Work of the Salvation Army since 1884, Mrs. Bramwell Booth, who married the eldest son of General Booth in 1882, is nearly as important a person as her husband. Thousan...
- Mrs. Gertrude Atherton
- A Californian by birth, Mrs. Gertrude Atherton published her first book, TheDoomswoman, in 1892. Since then she has written close upon twenty novels, the first to attract marked Mrs. Gertrude Ath...
- The Ex-Empress Eugenie
- The daughter of an officer in the Spanish Army - Count de Montijos - the ex-empress Eugenie was born in Granada on May 5, 1826; her mother, Dona Maria Manuela Kirkpatrick, being descended from a Roman...
- Lady Londonderry
- Chatelaine of three of the most stately homes of England - Seaham Hall, Sunderland; Mount Stewart, co. Down; and Wynyard Park, Stockton, in addition to Londonderry House, Park Lane (one of the finest ...
- Mrs. Ralph Thomas (Miss Helen Gould)
- Mrs. Ralph Thomas is the daughter of the famous American financier and railway magnate, the late Jay Gould. He it was who left a fortune estimated at fourteen million pounds to be divided between his ...
- Queens Of The World. Princess Alice
- The princess took the keenest interest in helping forward the various philanthropic societies which her mother had founded in Darmstadt, and which had been named after her. They consisted of a hospita...
- Societies Which Help Women And Children. No. 3. The Invalid Children's Aid Association
- Patron: The Queen. Founder: Mr. Allan Graham. President and Chairman of Council: The Right Hon. The Earl of Aberdeen. How the Association was Founded - The Methods of Working - The Duties of a Visit...
- Woman's Law Books. Landlord And Tenant
- As regards married women, before January 1st, 1883, their contracts were void, but women married since that date are under no disabilities as regards the disposal of their property, and are quite capa...
- Law And Money Matters. Insurance
- Expectation Of Life Where the expectation of life is a long one, the assured will pass as a first-class life paying an ordinary premium; but where the expectation is not so good, the company may stil...
- 2. Child Law
- When a Child's Responsibility for its Actions Begins - Severity of Older Days - Modern Punishment of Children Capable of Criminal Offences Criminal Capacity Mo criminal liability can be attached to ...
- 4. Glossary Of Legal Terms Used In This Section
- Corporation is cither aggregate, consisting of many members, or sole, consisting of one person only. It is also either civil or ecclesiastical, and the authority of a common seal is its hand and mouth...
- No. 8. Balzac And Evelina Hanska
- By J. A. Brendon Not merely was Balzac a great writer; he was also the possessor of a gigantic personality. He was an utterly abnormal man; his genius exaggerated his manhood, and he was addicted to ...
- No. 8. Balzac And Evelina Hanska. Part 2
- The countess's vanity, perhaps, is pardonable. Indeed, she has been described as possessing splendid shoulders, the finest arms in the world, and a complexion of radiant brilliancy. Her soft black ey...
- No. 8. Balzac And Evelina Hanska. Part 3
- In spite of the Vienna episode, however. Balzac, on his return to Paris, continued to carry on a voluminous correspondence with Evelina. To these letters he devoted several hours a day, and they form ...
- Betrothal, Rings (Foreign)
- By Lydia O'shea The Antiquity of Betrothal Rings - Egyptian Rings - Jewish and Foreign Rings - Regard and Name Rings - Martin Luther's Betrothal Ring When our thoughts go back to old forgotten...
- Love Scenes In Pictures
- Vain Courtship. By Sir Lawrence Alma-tadema. R.a. This section comprises articles showing how women may help in all branches of religious work. All the principal charities will be described, as w...
- The Origin Of The Authorised Version Of The Bible
- The Story of the Early Translations - Preparing a New Edition of the Old Testament - What Excavations in Egypt Have Proved - Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Authorised Version The first copy o...
- The Origin Of The Authorised Version Of The Bible. Continued
- Dr. Ginsburg, the famous Hebrew scholar, engaged in (he British Museum on his Colossal task of preparing a new edition of the Hebrew Old Testament. Here he has access to 1,400 valuable Hebrew manus...
- Where To Study Art - The Byam Shaw And Vicat Cole School Of Art
- By Gladys Beattie Crozier A new Art School and its Ideals - Individuality and Originality Carefully Fostered by Teaching Methods - Hours of Work - Subjects Taught - Fees - Prizes and Scholarships T...
- Where To Study Art - The Byam Shaw And Vicat Cole School Of Art. Continued
- Mr. Vicat-cole posing a child model for the skertching class. The subject is one for snapshot drawing of a model in motion A valuable aid to students engaged in historical painting or illustratin...
- Famous Books By Women. No. 5. "Pride And Prejudice"
- By Jane Austen Jane Austen's reputation grew very slowly, for she was in some respects ahead of her age. She could describe those about her with a humorous appreciation which amazing in one who never...
- How To Grow Annuals And Biennials
- By Helen Colt, F.r.h.s. Situations and Soils - The Time to Sow - How to Sow Out of Doors - Thinning the Seedlings - Birds and Insect Pests - Watering and Staking - The Flowering Season - Arrangement ...
- The Garden - March Work In The Garden
- By Helen Colt, F.r.h.s Work in the Pleasure Garden - How to Prune Roses - The Greenhouse and Conservatory - The Stove - Work in the Kitchen Garden - Fruit and Vegetables Under Glass The last days o...
- 12. The Garden
- Batches of arum lilies and of lilies-of-the-valley should also be ready for conservatory use. As the days lengthen, more watering will be required. Shorten all straggling growths from plants which hav...
- 2. Badminton
- By Miss M. K. Bateman, All-england Ladies' Doubles Champion, 1910 Grace and Ease of Movement - Backrhand Strokes - Hints and Suggestions A beginner (as the game is very fast and, when well played, g...
- A Sealing-Wax Or Hat-Pin Party
- A Dainty Pastime for Winter Evenings - A Blue Bird Modelled in Wax - The Large-headed Pin - Imitation Tortoiseshell - Modelling Over a Wire Design - The Transformation of an Old Buckle If you want to...
- Pen-Painting In Oil, Colours
- Utensils Required - The Use of Transfer Designs - The Admirable Effects Which Can be Obtained Den-painting in oil colours is a most fascinating hobby. The utensils required are about one dozen tubes ...
- How To Make A Dainty Bead Necklet
- For the necklet illustrated will be required a gilt snap, costing about 4d., some fine linen thread, and two fine needles, specially made for bead threading, and sold by any shop selling the beads. Th...
- 2. The Bulldog
- By Henry St. John Cooper Author of The Bulldog Kennel Book, Bulldogs and Bulldog Breeding, Bulldogs and Bulldog Men, etc. The Question of Housing the Bulldog - Treatment of Puppies - Advice...
- Distemper
- In the treatment of distemper the following points may prove of service to the dog-owner who finds herself obliged to combat this dreaded disease. From the beginning of the illness meat must be absolu...
- Pets - Birds As Pets
- Written and Illustrated by F. J. 8. Chatterton Specialist Breeder and Judge of Poultry, Pigeons and Cage fords; Judge at the Grand International Show. Crystal Palace. Membrs Socete des Aviculteurs...
- Beds And Bed Hangings
- By Lilian Joy Wooden Bedsteads Again in Favour - Advantages of the Modern Wooden Bed - Hangings Suitable for Bedsteads of Different Styles - Italian and French Beds - The Choice of a Mattress - Care ...
- Home Laundry Work. The Ironing Of Table And Other Household Linen
- Bed-linen - Sheets - Pillow and Bolster Cases - Towels - Kitchen Cloths - Table-linen - Tray-cloths - Serviettes - How to Iron and Fold a Tablecloth Sheets. - All bed-linen should be washed and dried...
- Picture-Hanghng
- By W. S. Rogers An Art Worth Acquiring - Simple Principles to Guide the Amateur - Rules for Framing Pictures - The Question of Lighting - The Best Devices for Hanging Pictures - Chain Preferable to C...
- Picture-Hanghng. Part 2
- The foregoing relates more particularly to oil and Water-colour paintings framed without margin. In the writer's opinion, no picture gains by being separated from its frame by a mount (or margin, in t...
- Picture-Hanghng. Part 3
- For small, light pictures We may use iron pins of the kind illustrated at a in Fig. 3. These should be driven obliquely into the plaster, as shown, and left with about three-eighths of an inch project...
- Table Decorations For March
- By Lydia Chatterton The Coming of Spring - Growing Hyacinths in Pale Shades for Table Flowers - A Cover for the Flower-pot - Novel Design of Horseshoes for a Wedding Buffet Table - Poets' Narcissi a...
- 2. Flowers Available
- Adonis vernal is Androsace Anemones Aubrietia Carnations Daffodils Epimedium Fritillaria Hyacinths Lilies of the Valley Mimosa Mollis Azaleas Myosotis dissitiflora Narcissi major Odorus and Poe...
- Beautiful Women In History. Mrs. Howard (Countess of Suffolk)
- Blickling to-day is one of the loveliest old houses in Norfolk. From whatever point it is viewed, it presents a long line of mellow red brick, of deep, stone-mullioned windows, and tall gables and chi...
- The Hair. The Care Of An Invalid's Hair
- In Cases of Fever - Invalid Child's Hair - The Best Brushes to Use - A Refreshing Lotion - A Remedy For Dandruff An invalid's hair is, as a rule, a source of much anxiety to the home nurse. This is ...
- Beauty Culture For Women. The Foot Beautiful
- Care of the Feet in Childhood - The Choice of Foot-wear - Flat-foot and its Cause - Hosiery - The True Proportions of a Woman's Foot - How to Obtain the Effect of a Small Foot - The Dancer's Foot...
- Beautiful Children Of All Nations
- Photo, Bolak A Young Norwegian Beauty - Beautiful Women In Society From a painting by Ellis Roberts Her Grace The Duchess Of Sutherland Nee Lady Millicent Fanny St. Clair-erskine, daughter of ...
- Children. A Half-Holiday Paper-Chase
- By Gladys Beattie Crozier How to Arrange a Delightful Amusement for an Early Spring Afternoon - The Hare - Laying the Trail - How the Children Should be Dressed - The Hunt Tea - Paper-chases on Pon...
- How Children's Games Originate
- The Ancient Prestige of Games - Their Origin and Early Purpose - Some Popular Games and Rhymes In the Memoirs of Mrs. Delany, a now forgotten book of the eighteenth century, we read that King Geor...
- Children's Toys Made From Nuts
- Fighting birds made of nuts, wire, and feathers A spoon and a pair of bellows A cat and a mouse, a lifelike group made of nuts A merry-go-round 0f nutshells and matches How To Make Toys Fr...
- The Home Kindergarten
- By Mary Westaway (Associate of the National Health Society) The Mother the Best Teacher of the Little Child - The Principles of the Kindergarten System-the Value of Story-telling in Froebelian Educat...
- 8. Girls' Christian Names
- Hermione - Duninntite of Hermia. Hermione was the daughter of Menelaus and Helen of Troy. Hermine (Latin) - Lordly. Hermegyld (Anglo-Saxon) - Sight-giver. Hermyngyld - v.ariant of above. Her...
- Government Appointments For Women
- By Alfred Barnard Author of Every Way of Earning a Living, Our Sons and Daughters, etc. Chief Openings Available for Women in Government Offices - Where to Apply - The G.p.o. and its Appointmen...
- Government Appointments For Women. Continued
- Exchequer, will not be qualified to receive appointments until the consent of the Board of Education in England, the Committee of Council on Education for Scotland, or the Commissioners of National Ed...
- Library W0rk For Women
- Library Work Offers a Great Attraction to Many Educated Women - Great Interest Shown by Them in Their Work - Salaries and Prospects - London and Provincial Libraries Compared - Duties of and Qualifica...
- Appreciation In Married Life
- The Great Secret of Married Happiness - When the First Ardour of Love is Over - Everyday Affection and Comradeship - The Power of Appreciation - Bitter Words that Mean Much One of the greatest source...
- 2. Wedding Dresses
- Roval Patronage of Native Fabrics for Wedding Dresses - Famous Royal Wedding Robes - Gretna Green Marriages - A Pious Custom of Spanish Royal Brides Proof has been given in times gone by, and will b...
- The Making Of Marriages In France
- English Misconceptions About French Marriages - Different Views as to Parental Responsibilities - How Matrimonial Affairs are Managed in France - The Practical v, the Romantic - How the French Method...
- The Making Of Marriages In France. Continued
- This is the way they manage in France. Renee has reached the age of eighteen, and is delicieuse, the classic adjective applied to all young girls in France. Her mother does not agitate herself abou...
- The Husband Health
- Men Not Always Stronger than Women - Care and Attention to a Man's Health is Necessary - Three Chief Points to Remember - Diet - Avoidance of Chills - Health of the Nervous System Value of Holidays an...
- The Husband Health. Continued
- The average man is very liable to contract chill when he is recovering from an illness such as influenza or rheumatism. He finds convalescence tedious, feels that he is neglecting his work, and tries ...
- Home Nursing. Washing a Patient - Changing Bed-clothes
- A Series of Articles on What the Amateur Nurse Should Know Washing a Patient - Changing Bed-clothes - Some Simple Rules In washing a sick person it is very important to avoid uncovering the body mor...
- Medicines And Stimulants
- The Keeping of Medicines - The Best Method of Administering Unpleasant Medicines - Castor Oil - Stimulants - Alcohol - Its Action - Rules for the Nurse - Table of Drugs and their Action One of the ch...
- Table Of Drugs And Their Actions
- Purgatives. - Drugs which increase the secretion of the intestines and the action of their vessels. Examples: Castor oil, rhubarb, Epsom salts, cascara. Alteratives. - Drugs which benefit the nutriti...
- Winter Ailments Of Children Sore Throats
- Tonsilitis - Spotted Sore Throat - Mouth Breathing and its Cure - Enlarged Tonsils Core throat is frequently found in the nursery. It is rare to find a large family of children without one who suff...
- 5. Common Ailments And Their Treatment
- In all cases of serious illness a doctor should be in attendance. The information given in this section merely serves as a guide in recognising the most common ailments Food Poisoning (contd.). Food ...
- Women In Great Social Positions. The Wife Of An Archbishop
- The Valuable Work Done by the Wife of an Archbishop, although she has no Official Recognition - How Mrs. Maclagan Helped the Late Archbishop of York - The Wife of the Archbishop of Canterbury - Coron...
- Women In Great Social Positions. The Wife Of An Archbishop. Continued
- Mrs. Mac-lagan, how-ever, will always be remembered for her valuable work in connection with the Girls' Friendly Society. It was due to her that Queen Victoria became a patroness of the society, resul...
- Etiquette For Girls
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) The Contrast Between the Girl of To-day and the Girl of the Victorian Age - Unchaperoned Visits - Restaurant Lunches and Theatre Parties - The Girl Who is a Good Listener T...
- 2. Country House Visits
- Continued front page 1118, Part 9 By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) Breakfast an Informal and Variable Meal - How to Settle the Question of Partners for Dinner Tips - Their Amount and Suitable Bestowal Bre...
- Our Jewels. No. 2. Emeralds
- By The Hon. Mrs. Fitzroy Stewart The Emerald the Most Costly of Precious Stones - Defective Stones - How Emeralds are Imitated - How to Test an Emerald - Some Famous Stones and their Owners - Mining ...
- Our Jewels. No. 2. Emeralds. Continued
- The Countess of Carnarvon has also a fine set of these stones; and two splendid parures of emeralds belong in appropriate fashion to ladies who dwell in the Emerald Isle - the Dowager Countess of Ross...
- Dress - Home-Made Aprons
- The Decline and Fall of the Apron - Overalls - The Nursery Apron - The Utility of the Apron Aprons have ceased to be a necessary adjunct to the fashionable full-dress toilette since that memorable da...
- Practical Lessons In Dressmaking. Tenth Lesson. A Simple Morning Shirt - continued
- By M. Prince Browne Examiner in Dressmaking, Tailoring, French Pattern Modelling, Plain Needlework and Millinery, of the Teachers in Training at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshir...
- Practical Lessons In Tailoring. Tenth Lesson. The Coat. Continued
- By M. Prince Browne Examiner in Dressmaking, Tailoring, French Pattern Modelling, Millinery, and Plain Needlework of the Teachers in Training at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshir...
- Dress I240
- The coat must now be turned up all round the bottom, and the raw edge herring-boned down very lightly with very fine silk. The merest thread of the material of the coat must be taken up on the needle,...
- Letters For Embroidery
- By Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson Author of A History of Hand-made Lace, etc. (See Coloured Frontispiece and Transfer presented with this Part) Simple Methods of Embroidering Letters - Many Uses for the...
- Home-Made Tassels
- Tassels made to match one's gowns are costly. They can, however, be made very inexpensively at home. One of the simplest forms of tassel is made from an eighth of a yard of braid-fringe (Fig. 1). A p...
- Another Pretty Jabot Made From A Fancy Handkerchief
- For this jabot a handkerchief with a very narrow hem-stitching and line of embroidery is taken. A piece 7 1/2 inches long is cut from the handkerchief, and this is cut again right down the centre. A s...
- 2. Crochet Stitches Worked In Wool
- Double Cross Trebles - Tricot and Treble - Trellis-work Tricot - Cluster and Slipstitch - Cosy Stitch - Shell Stitch Double Cross Trebles Work a chain the length required. 1st row. - Do one row of...
- How To Skin And Fillet Flat Fish
- Filleting Quite a Simple Operation - Wash and Dry the Fish - Remove the Skin when Necessary-use the Trimmings to Make Stock - How to Egg and Crumb the Fillets for Frying Every cook should know how to...
- The Actual Filleting
- Make sure that the knife is really sharp. First remove the fillet on the left side of the fish. To do this, hold the knife very flat, put the tip of the first finger - or thumb, if it feels more conve...
- To Skin Plaice
- The black skin of plaice is most objectionable, and should be removed before cooking it. This is never done by the fishmonger, as it takes time. Lay one of the black-skinned pieces of fish on the boa...
- To Egg And Crumb The Fish
- Next beat up an egg on a plate and put some breadcrumbs on a piece of white paper. Mix together on a plate about a plaice. Lay the piece of fish with the black skin downward on the board, cut off the ...
- Avoiding Monotony In Lenten Fare
- Some Ways of Serving Eggs - Fish Pie - Savoury Rice - Oyster Toast - Oyster Patties Sole a la Mornay AltHough meat is eliminated from the daily diet during Lent, it is not at all necessary that the d...
- Croustades Of Eggs
- Required: Slices of bread about one and a half inches thick. Seven eggs. Two tablespoonfuls of cream. One or two pickled gherkins. Salt and pepper. Breadcrumbs. A little milk. Frying fat. (Sufficient...
- Baked Eggs And Beans
- Required: Three or more new-laid eggs. A small tin of beans and tomato sauce. A little butter. (Sufficient for three persons.) Well butter three scallop-shells, either the natural shells or those mad...
- 2. Fish Pie
- Required: One heaped breakfastcupful of any kind of cooked fish. Two heaped breakfastcupfuls of mashed potatoes. Two ounces of butter. One ounce of flour. One hard-boiled egg. One pint of milk or...
- Scallops Of Cheese And Eggs
- Required: Three eggs. A small lump of butter. About six ounces of grated cheese. Salt and pepper. (Sufficient for three persons.) Well batter three scallop-shells, shake into each a thick layer of g...
- Ramakins Of Eggs
- Required: Two eggs. One tablespoonful of chopped mushroom. One teaspoonful of milk. Half an ounce of butter. A few browned breadcrumbs. Salt and pepper. (Sufficient for three or four persons.) Have ...
- Savoury Rice
- Required: One ounce of butter. Four ounces of rice. Three ounces of cooked fresh or smoked fish. Three breakfastcupfuls of stock. One tablespoonful Of finely chopped onion. One table-spoonful of cho...
- Oyster Patties
- Required: Two dozen oysters and their liquor. Half a pound of pufi pastry. Two and a half ounces of butter. Two ounces of flour. One pint of milk. Quarter of a lemon. Salt and cayenne. Roll out the ...
- Oyster Toast
- Required: One dozen oysters. One ounce of butter. Two tablespoonfuls of crumbs. Two tablespoonfuls of cream. One gill of milk. Salt and pepper. Slices of hot buttered toast. (Sufficient for two person...
- Sole A La Mornay
- Required: Two medium-sized soles. Half a gill of white wine. (This can be omitted.) One ounce each of grated Parm e s a n and Gruy-*re cheese. Half a pint of milk. Half a lemon. A small bunch of ...
- Chicken Collops
- Required: About six ounces of raw chicken. One ounce of butter. Quarter of a pint of milk. One teaspoonful of flour. Salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Two teaspoonfuls of chopped onion or shallot. . (Suf...
- Chicken A La Burnham
- Required: One good-sized chicken. One carrot, turnip, and onion. A bunch of parsley and herbs. A bay-leaf. One ounce of bacon. A few sprigs of chervil. Salad. For the sauce: One and a half pint...
- Pigeons A La Medicis
- Required: Two Bordeaux pigeons. Half a pound of calf's liver. Four ounces of streaky bacon. One egg. Breadcrumbs. One small onion. Salt and pepper. A gill of brown sauce. Half a gill of cooked carrot ...
- Veal Creams
- Required: Four ounces of cooked veal. Two ounces of cooked ham. One gill of cream. One gill of aspic. Three-quarters of a pint of good white sauce. Half an ounce of French gelatine. Two red chil...
- French Steaks
- Required: One pound of fillet steak. One ounce of butter. Two tablespoonfuls of salad oil. Two teaspoonfuls each of chopped chutney parsley, and vinegar. (Sufficient for two or three persons.) Wipe t...
- Cutlets A La Normande
- Required: About one and a half pounds of best-end neck of mutton. One and a half ounces of butter. One small onion. Half a pint of brown stock. Six olives. Half an ounce of glaze. Salt and pepper. A...
- Fillets Of Sole A La Colbert
- Required: Two medium-sized soles. A few browned crumbs. Quarter of a pint of good white sauce. Three teaspoonfuls of anchovy essence. A little lemon-juice. Salt and pepper. Maitre d'hotel butter. For ...
- The Maitre D'Hotel Butter
- Chop the parsley finely, then wring in a clean cloth to squeeze out all the moisture. Put it on a plate with the butter, lemon-juice, salt and pepper, and work all well together with a knife. Shape it...
- "Conservative" Cookery Of Vegetables
- By Mrs. Eustace Miles How to Prepare Vegetables Without Hot Water and Without Steam - Cooking by Hot Air - The Double-pan Cooker - Recipes - A Vegetable Sauce - Advantages of the Process Nearly eve...
- Directions For The Use Of The Double-Pan Cooker
- Wash the vegetables well in cola water in which a little salt and soda have been dissolved, and then in pure cold water. Cut them up (if necessary), and put them in the inner pan (when the water in th...
- Recipes - A Nourishing Sauce
- To the liquor that remains in the inner pan after the vegetables have been cooked add half an ounce of butter, half an ounce of flour, half an ounce of proteid food. Mix over the fire, and stir until ...
- Cabbage
- Well wash the cabbage, pull each leaf apart. Put about one ounce of butter into the inner pan of the double-pan cooker, add the cabbage, cover closely and cook for one hour. The time for cooking green...
- Carrots
- Wash and scrape (but do not peel) the carrots, cut each into four, and then slice them finely as one would runner beans. Put about one ounce of butter into the inner pan of the double-pan cooker, add ...
- Lettuce, Onion, And Peas
- Into the inner pan of a double-pan cooker put a good ounce of butter; shred a large lettuce and a large Spanish onion and about half a pint of green peas; put all together in the butter, cover the pan...
- Beetroot
- Slice a raw beetroot thoroughly, and put into the inner pan of a double-pan cooker with a gill of milk. Cover closely and cook for one hour (or longer, if the beet is large); strain the milk, and into...
- Macedoine Of Vegetables
- Put equal quantities of each of the following vegetables, evenly sliced, into the double-pan cooker, with two ounces of butter, and cook until tender (from fifty to sixty minutes), stirring occasional...
- Spinach
- Press two pounds of spinach into the inner pan of a double-pan cooker, add one ounce of butter, and cook until tender (twenty to thirty minutes); rub through a sieve, and serve as required with sauce ...
- The Art Of Marketing
- Marketing in Olden Days - Reasons for the Decline of Personal Marketing by the Mistress of the House - Useful Rules - Hints on the Choice of Meats - Beef - Mutton - Veal - Lamb In the days of long ag...
- Useful Rules
- 1. Study the daily or weekly marketing lists; note what is in full season, for then, as the supply is probably plentiful, the price should be reasonable. 2. Deal with shops and stores that have a lar...
- Hints On The Choice Of Meat
- General Remarks. - Avoid meat of any kind that has lean of a dark purple tint, for it means either that the animal was diseased, or, at least, very old. A very pale pink tint is also a sign of bad qua...
- The Countess Of Fingall
- One of the most popular of Irish peeresses, the Countess of Fingall, who married the Earl in 1883, has been very prominent in assisting the home industries movement, and much of the improvement in the...
- Mrs. E. M. Ward
- The grand-daughter of an R.a. - James Ward, animal painter to the King - the great-niece of George Morland, the widow of an R.a., and the mother of artists, including the popular Mr. Leslie Ward, Spy...
- Mrs. Archibald - Mackirdy
- A woman of extraordinary courage and tenacity of purpose, Miss Olive Christian Malvery, when she came from India to this country and studied at the Royal College of Music, was so appalled . at what sh...
- The Marchioness Of Lansdowne
- One of the most exclusive hostesses m London, Lady Lansdowne has long wielded an influence in society and politics Prior to her marriage, in 1869,she was La Maud Evelyn Hamilton, a daughter of the fi...
- Mrs. Alec Tweedie
- Artist, traveller, sportswoman, and authoress, Mrs. Alec Tweedie has crowded an amazing variety of experiences into her life, and beautiful home at York Terrace, Regent's Park, is filled with treasure...
- Miss Billie Burke
- Born in Washington on August 7th, 1886, both her parents being prominent on the stage, Miss Millie Burke came to Lon-don when she twelve years of to improve her singing. Ultimately went on a successfu...
- The Hon. Mrs. Assheton Harbord
- It was quite by accident that Mrs. Assheton Harbord became one of the most daring lady aeronauts of to-day. In 1906 she went to sec off some friends who were making a balloon ascent, and at the last m...
- Queensof The World. No. 5. - Queen Maud Of Norway
- A Nation in Search of a Ruler - Why Prince Charles of Denmark was Chosen - An Unconventional Princess - A Royal Love Match - A Sailor King and a Little Prince Charming Who shall sit on Norway's thron...
- Queensof The World. No. 5. - Queen Maud Of Norway. Continued
- H.M. the Queen of Norway, daughter of the late King Edward VII.. and wife of King Haakon VII. of Another of her Majesty's pastimes is chess, and it may be remembered that she was a Patron of the L...
- The Law Of Finding
- Responsibility of the Finder of Lost Property - The Legal Course to Adopt - The Law of Treasure Trove - Sunken Treasure and its Recovery Finding's keeping is true in this sense, that the finder ha...
- 2. Law And Money Matters. Insurance
- Assignment A contract of life assurance is not merely a contract of indemnity, and is, therefore, assignable. A person is entitled to put any value upon his life that he pleases, and the company acce...
- 2. The Law And The Servant
- The Legal Responsibility for a Servant Exceeding His Duty - Or Acting as Her Master's Agent A master is not responsible for the acts of a servant who is exceeding the bounds of his authority; but whe...
- True Love-Stories Of Famous People. No. 9. Cleopatra, Queen Of Egypt
- By J. A. Brendon To criticise a woman such as Cleopatra is an easy matter, and Cleopatra has found many critics - hostile critics. But even they cannot deny the stupendous power of her fascination. A...
- True Love-Stories Of Famous People. No. 9. Cleopatra, Queen Of Egypt. Part 2
- Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety: other women Cloy th' appetites they feed; but she makes hungry Where most she satisfies. At last, however, Caesar awoke and bade the...
- True Love-Stories Of Famous People. No. 9. Cleopatra, Queen Of Egypt. Part 3
- The Inimitable Livers Together with Cleopatra, he presided over that famous club, the Inimitable Livers, whose members, declared Pliny, entertained one another daily in turn at a cost extravagant ...
- Love - The Language Of Flowers
- By Lydia O'shea An Ancient Language for Lovers - A Wonderful Dream Book - Some Flowers and their Meaningthe Legend of the Almond Blossom It may well be said of blossoms Dumb flowers often in their s...
- A
- Acacia (White) - Friendship. Acacia (Pink) - Elegance. Acacia (Yellow) - Secret Love. Acanthus - The fine arts. Acalia - Temperance, Moderation. Achillea Millefolia - War. This pl...
- Lovers' Superstitions
- A Russian Story - Alectryomancy - English and Irish Superstitions A Russian Story Rather an eerie charm still prevails in Russia. At midnight an unmarried girl, fasting, lays a cloth upon the table,...
- Our Fellow-Women In Foreign Lands. No. 1. The Church Of England Zenana Missionary Society
- Patroness: H.r.h. The Duchess of Connaught. President: The Hon. Lady Peek. Chairman: Sir W. Mackworth Young, K.c.s.i. Office: Lonsdale Chambers, 27, Chancery Lane, W.c. Why the Society is Needed - T...
- The Art Of Drawing And Painting. No. 4. Composition
- By A. S. Hartrick, A.r.w.s., Visiting Teacher L.c.c. School of Art, Camberwell The Supreme Importance of Composition - What to Leave Out - The Art of the East - Practical Advice to Students - Princip...
- The Art Of Drawing And Painting. No. 4. Composition. Continued
- I should strenuously advise every student to make a collection of photographs and prints after the great Masters, beginning with the engravings of Man tegna and Durer, or with Holbein's Dance of Deat...
- First Steps To The Stage. Training At The Academy Of Dramatic Art
- By Penelope Yorke The Necessity of Training for a Successful Career on the Stage - Opinions of Miss Ellen Terry and Miss Winifred Emery - The Working of a School of Acting - Entrance Examination - Fe...
- The Care Of Room-Plants
- By Helen Colt, F.r.h.s. The Kind of Plants to Succeed - Ferns for Sitting-rooms - Watering and Cleansing - How to Get Rid of Insect Pests and Worms The successful culture of foliage plants in rooms...
- Salad Growing For Home Use
- By Helen Colt, F.r.h.s. The Neglect of Salads - Need of Proper Cultivation - Small and Large Salads - Hints on the Culture of Lettuce, Beetroot, Chicory, Endive, Dandelion, etc, - Salad Dressing Reci...
- Salad Growing For Home Use. Continued
- Curled endive, a most useful salad plant, sometimes called Christmas salad.' The leaves can also be cooked for table as winter greens Copyright, Sutton & Sons Dandelion is another ingredient negle...
- 4. Jiu-Jitsu For Women
- The Essential Principle of Jiu-jitsu - Some Simple Holds and Locks - An Effective Defence Against an Armed Assailant - Strength Less Essential for Success than Swiftness of Movement Jiu-jitsu is base...
- Repousse Simplified
- The Outfit Necessary - Working Expenses - The Mode of Work - Mounting and Finishing the Made Article Repousse simplified has many advantages over other handicrafts; as its title implies, it is an in...
- The Gazelle-Hound
- By The Hon. Florence Amherst Antiquity of the Breed - Origin of the Name Slughi - Description - The Different Varieties of Slughis - Their Use in Hunting - Character - Price Far away in the Arabian...
- Blue Persians
- A Most Popular Variety - Points of a Good Specimen - How to Breed Blue Persians - Some Famous Blue Persians - Cost of Rearing the Kittens - Grooming - Feeding - Travelling It is a curious fact that, ...
- The Treatmemt Of Windows
- Hangings in the Louis XVI. Style - The Advantages of Brocade Curtains - How to Treat Three Long Windows - What to Do with a Bay Window - Roller Blinds English people but rarely pride themselves upon ...
- Old Worcester China
- By Mrs. Willoughby Hodgson Author of How to Identify Old China and How to Identify Old Chinese Porcelain Robert Hancock, the Pupil of Ravenet - Introduction of Transfer Printing upon Porcelain -...
- Over-Door Decorateons
- By Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson flow to Utilise Space Above the Door - How a Mean Doorway may be Beautified - A Worthy Use tor Odd Pieces of Carving - Antique Bedposts as Door-pillars In the decorating of ...
- Modern Chimneypieces
- An Original Design for a Chimneypiece - A Panelled Iron Chimneypiece - Ideas for the Country Cottage - The Use of Mahogany and Oak - The Painted Wood and Iron Chimneypiece A former article (Part 9, p...
- How To Improve A House. Cupboards
- By W. S. Rogers, C.e., Author of Villa Gardens, etc. How to Improve old-fashioned Cupboards - Fitting a Recess with a Cupboard - A Pretty Cupboard for the Drawing-room - An Inexpensive Wardrobe Cup...
- Beautiful Women In History. Elizabeth, Wife Of Jerome Bonaparte
- By Pearl Adam T'he case of the Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Elkins, which during several years roused so much interest in Europe and America, followed in its earlier stages very much the course of th...
- Beautiful Women In History. Elizabeth, Wife Of Jerome Bonaparte. Continued
- However, in October, 1804, the young couple set sail for Europe. But ill-luck attended them, for they were wrecked on the American coast, and delayed until March, 1805. It appears that by this time th...
- Beauty - The Hair - History Of The Curl
- Anttauity of the Curl - Association of Curls and Health - Curls that are 3,000 Years Old - The Shoreditch Fringe on an Ancient Empress After years of experimental hair-dressing, the curl, which ha...
- Beauty - The Hair - History Of The Curl. Continued
- Fig. 5. Agrippina the Elder, a Roman Empress Some few of the headdresses of ancient Rome are, no doubt, both natural and beautiful, but the then woman of fashion believed in piled-up formalism as fer...
- 2. Beauty Culture For Women. The Foot Beautiful
- The Cause and Cure of Corns - Of Callosities - Amadou Plaster - The Use of a Knife is Unwise Cauterisers - Quack Remedies A corn is one of the painful results of civilisation, or, precisely, the resu...
- Children. Dancing. A Child's Lesson In The Waltz
- By Mrs, Wordsworth Principal of The Physical Training College, South Kensington The Waltz an Ancient Dance of French Origin - Re-introduced from Germany - Why the Waltz is Popular - How to Teach a ...
- Children. Dancing. A Child's Lesson In The Waltz. Continued
- Fig. 4. The fourth step, in which obliquely taken sliding steps carry the dancers further round A clear and concise definition of the waltz is: A series of six sliding steps, forming a complete cir...
- Home Kindergarten
- The Sense of Rhythm should be Cultivated Carefully - Nursery Rhymes - The Value of Nonsense Verses - Poems Suitable for Children - Singing as a Health Exercise - The Bible of the Kindergarten A sign ...
- Games For A Half-Moils Day Tea-Party
- Games that are Exciting and not too Noisy - Sheet and Feather Game - Piladex - I see you! Go back! children are often allowed to invite two or three schoolfellows to tea on Saturdays in te...
- 9. Girls' Christian Names
- Hypatia (Greek) - Woman of learning. Hypatia was the daughter of Theon, the scholar. Her lectures and school at Alexandria became so famous that, to their lasting shame, the monks enticed this beaut...
- 2. Government Appointments For Women
- By Alfred Barnard Author of' Every Way of Earning a Living, Our Sons and Datighters etc Advantages of the Civil Service - Permanency of Employment - Pensions - Examinations Knowledge Required -...
- Woman's Work - A Private Secretaryship
- By H. Langford Hoe What a Private Secretary Is - The Necessary Training - Salary - Her Many and Varied Duties-occasional Breaks in the Monotony of Business Life - The Society Woman's Private Secretar...
- Woman's Work - Poultry Farming For Women
- By J. T. Brown, F.z.s., M.r.san.i. Editor of The Encyclopedia of Poultry, etc. Possibilities of the Pursuit from a Business Standpoint - Qualities Necessary for Success - How to Start - Principl...
- The Daily Task Of Home Happiness
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) A French Novel of Poignant Truth - Little Things that Matter in Home Life - The Faults on Either Side - How to Ensure Happiness in the Home In one of his beautiful poems R...
- 2. Marriage Customs In Many Lands
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) New Turkey in Favour of Monogamy - Gradual Emancipation of the Turkish Woman - How Turkish Marriages are Arranged - The Future Bride Displays Her Charms and Accomplishments ...
- Wives Of Famous Men. No. 3. The Two Mrs. Shelley
- By Mrs. George Adam Old St. Pancras Church stands among the dreary slums behind King's Cross, and thickly fall the smuts where once a country churchyard rested green beneath the soaring larks. A Gra...
- Wives Of Famous Men. No. 3. The Two Mrs. Shelley. Continued
- A Honeymooon and a Tragedy They left England shortly afterwards, accompanied by Mary's young step-sister, a wild and untractable girl, who, as the price of helping them with their arrangements, deman...
- 2. The Making Of Marriages In France
- The elder sister, in the family referred to at the end of the previous article on this subject, had the unusual happiness of marrying a man she had known from childhood, one of her brother's friends. ...
- Health In The Spring
- Present'day Interest in Health and Hygiene - Symptoms of Ill-health in Spring - The Chief Causes of Spring Ailments - Poisoned Blood - Chills and Catarrhs - Exercise versus Rest - Spring Air There wa...
- 2. Home Nursing
- A Series of Articles on What the Amateur Nurse Should Know The Normal Temperature of the Body in Health - The Clinical Thermometer-how to Read it-how to Take the Temperature-rules to be Observed-a ...
- 2. Home Nursing. Continued
- Thermometer registers normal 98'4 Thermometer registers 102 The temperature may fall below normal in low conditions of vitality, and in fever also it may fall below the normal and then...
- 2. Health And Hygiene In The Nursery - Children's Deformities And How To Deal With Them. The Slouching Child
- How to Correct Round Shoulders - Head and Neck Exercises - How to Strengthen the Shoulder-blade Muscles - The Spinal Muscles - Importance of Suitable Chairs for a Child Every mother knows that round ...
- Nursery Colds
- Cold in the Head, Its Cause and Prevention - Suitable Food, Suitable Clothes, and Plenty of Fresh Air are Essential in the Nursery - How to Treat a Cold after It Has Been Contracted Colds in the nurs...
- 6. Common Ailments And Their Treatment
- In all cases of serious illness a doctor should be in attendance.. The information given in this section merely serves as a guide in recognising the most common ailments Giddiness, or Vertigo, is a s...
- 2. Women In Great Social Positions. The British Ambassadress In Paris
- By Cecil Mar The Embassy - The Position of an Ambassadress in Republican France - A Literary Ambassadressthe Demi-toilette in Paris - The Peacemakers of the World The British Embassy in the Faubou...
- The Hostess. No. 7. New Fashions In Dinners
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) The Lightness and Grace of the Modern Dinner-table and its Appointments - A Beautiful Table is Best Left Uncovered - Dinner-ware no Longer Decorated - Modern Glass for the D...
- 3. Beautiful Women In The Social World
- Lady Chesterfield Wire or the tenth Earl of Chesterfield, and previous to her marriage, the beautiful Miss Enid Wilson, second daughter of the late Lord Nunburnholme, then Mr. Charles Wilson, of W...
- On Jewels. No. 3. The Ruby
- By The Hon. Mrs. Fitzroy Stewart The Immense Value of the Ruby - The Pigeon's Blood Ruby - Artificial Rubies - How to Detect a False Ruby - Some Famous Rubies, Ancient and Modern - Where Rubies a...
- On Jewels. No. 3. The Ruby. Continued
- Tavernier relates that the throne of the Great Mogul was adorned by 108 rubies of from 100 to 200 carats each, faultless in form and colour. And, according to Marco Polo, a single ruby owned by the Ki...
- Dress - Practical Millinery. Treatment Of Feathers, Aigrettes, And Wings
- By Mrs. Eric Pritchard Feather Ornaments Popular from the Earliest Days - The Difficulty of Arranging Feathers in Millinery Overcome by the Use of Ears - Attaching the Feathers to the Hat - Real ...
- Dress - Dress For Business Wear
- Overalls - Warm Long Coats - Shoes - Hosiery In many offices the women workers don overalls, and these, if fashioned in linen, casement cloth, or cotton fabric of a pretty art shade, have a distinctl...
- Dress - Practical Lessons In Dressmaking. Eleventh Lesson. A Simple Morning Shirt. Continued
- By M. Prince Browne Examiner in Dressmaking, Tailoring, French Pattern Modelling, Plain Needlework and Millinery, of the Teachers in Training at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshe...
- Practical Lessons 1n Tailoring. Eleventh Lesson. The Making Of A Coat. Continued
- For Home Workers And Others By M. Prince Browne Pressing the Coat - How to Shrink - Steaming - Stitching the Fronts of Coat - Method of Lining the Coat - To Make the Sleeves for the Coat When pressi...
- The Making Of Silk And Ribbon Roses
- By Lilian Joy An Ingenious and Novel Idea - An Easily Made Rose - La France Rose - The Cabbage Rose - How Roses can be Adapted for the Coiffure and other Decorative Purposes One of the most charming...
- Darns And Patches
- The Value of Extra Material for Repairing - How to Patch Invisibly - A Cross-stitch Darn - A Hint for Repairing Boys' Clothes The good old-fashioned plan of always buying an extra half-yard of materi...
- Crochet Stitches Worked In Wool. Basket Stitch
- Basket Stitch - Blackberry Stitch - Persian Stitch - Treble and Purl Crochet - French Treble-chain Tuft Design Basket Stitch. Work the required length of chain. 1st row. - i double crochet into 2nd...
- Things Most People Throw Away Old Silk Hats
- An old silk hat is at first sight an object that seems to have exhausted its capabilities of usefulness. A glance, however, at the articles here illustrated will show that its career is by no means en...
- Labour-Saving Ideas In Kitchen Apparatus
- The Steam Cooker - Soap-saver - Automatic Meat-baster - An Interchangeable Sieve - Tht Quick Bread-maker - A Useful Grating Machine - A Practical Knife-cleaner - Fireproof Dish in There are hundreds ...
- Recipes - Vegetable Stock
- Required: Any vegetables in season may be used. One turnip. One carrot. One parsnip. The outside stalks of two heads of celery. One onion. One leek. The outside leaves of one lettuce. One bunch of w...
- Soya Bean Soup
- Required: Half a pound of soya beans (soaked for twenty-four hours). Three ounces of butter. Two ounces of cornflour. Four ounces of carrot. Half a pound of sorrel. Four ounces of turnip. Quarter of a...
- Celery Cream Soup
- Required: Two heads of celery. Two onions. Two ounces of butter. Half an ounce of flour. One quart of vegetable stock. Two tablespoonfuls of cream. A little salt and mignonette pepper. One ounce...
- Tomato Cream Soup
- Required: One ounce of butter. One tablespoonful of cream. One large onion. One tablespoonful of cornflour. One clove of garlic. A small piece of cucumber. One ounce of ground almonds. One pint of veg...
- 2. Mulligatawny Soup
- Required: One apple. One banana. One carrot. One turnip. Half a head of celery. Two large onions. One ounce of butter. One dessertspoonful of curry powder. Two pints of vegetable stock. Two ounces of ...
- How To Candy Violets
- A Dainty Sweetmeat that is Easily Prepared - Directions for Candying both Flowers and Leaves Suggestions for the use of Candied Violets The pretty art of preparing sugared flowers may be recommended ...
- Chicken Jelly
- Required: One fowl. One pint of cold water. Salt and pepper. Chop the fowl into small pieces. Put it in the pan with the water and a little salt, and let it simmer gently for one hour. Then take out...
- Barley Gruel
- Required: Half a pint of boiling water. One large tablespoonful of pearl barley. The rind of a lemon. Castor sugar to taste. A glass of wine. Put the barley in a small saucepan, with enough cold wat...
- Linseed Tea
- This is a good, old-fashioned recipe, invaluable for colds. Required: Two table-spoonfuls of whole linseed. One pint of boiling water. Three lumps or more of sugar, or a small piece of sugar-candy....
- A Steamed Chop
- Steaming is one of the most nutritious ways of cooking, and therefore particularly suitable for invalids. Required: One chop (neck or small loin). Half an ounce of butter. Salt and pepper. Well butt...
- Raw Beef Balls
- Sometimes, in cases of great weakness, doctors order raw meat for a patient. The following is by far the best way of giving it: Required: Three ounces of fresh lean steak. One teaspoonful of cherry...
- Hot Fish Sandwiches
- Though sole is pre-eminently the fish for invalids, other white fish may be used for this dish. Required: One small sole or whiting. One tablespoonful of white sauce or cream. A little lemon-juice....
- Fish Custards
- Required: One egg and one extra yolk. Half a gill of milk. One tablespoonful of chopped cooked fish. Salt and pepper. Beat up the eggs lightly, add the chopped fish, a seasoning of salt and pepper, ...
- Cornflour Cakes
- Required: Two eggs. Four ounces of cornflour. Three ounces of butter. Three ounces of castor sugar. Quarter of a teaspoonful of baking-powder. The rind of half a lemon. Sieve together the cornfl...
- Port Wine Jelly And Cream
- Required: Half a pint of port wine. Half an ounce of leaf gelatine. One clove. A small piece of cinnamon. One ounce of loaf sugar. A few drops of cochineal. Put into a bright steel or enamel pan a l...
- Roast Quail
- Required: One quail. A slice of fat bacon. A little flour. Salt and pepper. A slice of buttered toast. Truss the quail neatly. Tie the piece of fat bacon over the breast of the bird; then wrap it up ...
- Boiled Leeks
- Required: One large bunch of leeks. Boiling water. Two level teaspoonfuls of salt to each quart of water. One ounce of butter. Salt. (Sufficient for four persons.) Cut off the roots of the leeks a...
- Colcannon
- This is an excellent method of utilising cold cooked potatoes and cabbage, spinach or turnip-tops. Required: One breakfastcupful of mashed potato. One breakfastcupful of finely chopped cabbage or oth...
- Carrot And Turnip Moulds
- Required: A bunch or more of carrots. A bunch or more of turnips. Boiling water. Salt and pepper. About one and a half ounces of butter. (Sufficient for six or eight persons.) Cut off the green tops...
- Cauliflower Fritters
- Required: One large cauliflower. Two and a half ounces of flour. One egg and one extra yolk. One tablespoonful of salad oil or melted dripping. Three tablespoonfuls of milk. Mix the flour and salt to...
- Sea-Kale Au Parmesan
- Required: One pound of sea-kale. Four ounces of Parmesan cheese. One ounce of butter. Half an ounce of flour. One gill of water. Half a gill of cream or milk. (Sufficient for four persons.) Wash the ...
- Fried Sweet Potatoes
- (An American Recipe.) Required: Two pounds of sweet potatoes. Boiling water. Dripping for frying. Salt and pepper. (Sufficient for six persons.) Choose potatoes of uniform size, wash and scrub them,...
- The Art Of Coffee-Making
- By D. M. Ford First Class Diplomee in Cookery, Laundry, and Housewifery; late Staff Teacher the Gloucestershire School of Domestic Ennomy Why English People are Often Unsuccessful in the Preparation...
- The Marchioness Of Dufferin And Ava
- The Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava was Miss Flora Davis, daughter of the millionaire banker, John H. Davis, of New York, before she married the Marquis, in 1893. She is known as one of the most perfe...
- Mrs. Humphry Ward
- Perhaps the most widely read of living British women novelists, Mrs. Humphry Ward has nearly a score of novels and plays to her credit, -besides innumerable articles in the principal reviews. A niece ...
- Miss Maud Earl
- Often termed the Lady Landseer, Miss Maud Earl has devoted herself almost wholly to the portrayal of dogs, and exhibited her first picture at the Royal Academy in 1885, when she was little more than...
- The Princess Of Monaco
- The second wife of the reigning prince of this interesting miniature republic, which is only eight miles square, is one of the most beautiful women in Europe, although she was born as long ago as 1858...
- Mrs. Violet Tweedale
- The eldest daughter of the late Robert Chambers, editor of Chambers's Journal, Mrs. Violet Tweedale, the writer of many brilliant novels, was very early in life initiated into the world of literatur...
- Mrs. Carnegie
- Before she married, in 1887, Mrs. Carnegie was Louise Whitfield, of New York, the daughter of John W. Whitfield, a wholesale merchant. It was a romantic union. Mr. Carnegie was an old friend of the Wh...
- Miss Dorothy Levitt
- A very beautiful and daring young woman, Miss Dorothy Levitt first startled the British public by creating a world's motoring record for women at Blackpool in 1906, by driving at the average rate of ...
- Queens Of The World no. 6. The empress or Japan
- By Sarah A. Tooley Western ideas are pervading Japan, the most picturesque of Oriental lands, from the palace to the cottage. The Empress herself is the social leader of the movement which aims at th...
- Queens Of The World no. 6. The empress or Japan. Continued
- Her Majesty has done much by her sympathy and help to promote the training of nurses in Japan. The movement is closely allied with Red Cross work. When the Red Cross was first started in Japan only wo...
- Societies Which Help Women And Children. No. 4. The Industrial Law Committee
- By Mary E. Phillips Chairman - Mrs. H. J. Tennant The Aims of the Committee - Lectures - How the Public Can Help - Examples of Help Afforded The Indemnity Fund for Helping Dismissed Employees The I...
- Dog Law
- Dog-stealing Now a Crime - Dog Licences - The Dog-owner's Responsibility - Trespassing and Straying Dogs - Worrying Cattle Stealing no Crime Although a dog is a domestic animal, it is not, like oth...
- Law - Law And Money Matters. Fire Insurance
- Conditions on Which Fire Insurance Can be Effected - The Name of the Interested Person must be Inserted in the Policy - Policies Not Intended to be Assignable - Mis-statements may Cancel the Contract...
- 2. Love Scenes In Pictures
- A Favour. By E. Blair Leighton By permission of The Berlin Photographic Cc. ...
- True Love-Stories Of Famous People. No. 10. King George IV. And Mrs. Fitzherbert
- By J. A. Brendon The love affairs of Royal persons always stimulate popular interest, but the one true romance which brightened the life of King George IV. did more than this. It was the most remarka...
- Love-Stories Of Famous People. King George IV. And Mrs. Fitzherbert. Part 2
- It was in 1783, and on the river at Richmond, that the Prince of Wales first noticed Mrs. Fitzherbert. He fell in love immediately, and was completely unable to conceal his infatuation. Indeed, a few ...
- Love-Stories Of Famous People. King George IV. And Mrs. Fitzherbert. Part 3
- Mrs. Fitzherbert immediately suspected a trap, and refused firmly to go with them to Carlton House. Eventually, h o w -ever, frightened and fearing that a tragedy really had taken place, she yielded a...
- Love - Famous Love Passages In English Literature "The Newcomes"
- There is no more faithful mirror of a nation's manners and customs than its changing methods of conducting love affairs; and when we have a great novelist, and see these through the medium of his pers...
- I R
- Love days later had another interview, the last for which they could hope for a long time. Miss Newcome, does the view of the courtyard please you? The old trees and the garden are better. That dear...
- Our Fellow-Women In Foreign Lands. No. 2. The Medical Work Of The Church Of England. Zenana Missionary Society
- Office: Lonsdale Chambers, 27, Chancery Lane, W.c. Suffering of Eastern Women - The Great Need of Medical Women Workers - Horrors of Ignorance and Superstition - The Mother of Death - Anti-foot-b...
- The Training Of A Singer
- By Albert Visetti Professor of Singing at the Royal College of Music, Examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music Author of a Life of Verdi Essa...
- The Heath Erley School Of Art
- By Gladys Beattie Crozier The Oldest of London Schools of Art - Its Roll of Honour - Origin of Its Name - The Ideals of Its Training - Curriculum - Fees, and Hours of Instruction The Heatherley Scho...
- Small Holdings For Women
- By A. C. Marshall, F.r.h.s. Author of The Farmers' Friend The Family Gardener, etc. The Possibilities of a Small Holding - How to Secure a Market for Produce - The Family Hamper Business ...
- I. Market Gardening
- What is a Small Holding? If the truth be told at once, the whole art of market gardening lies not so much in the raising of the produce as in its ultimate disposal. If the rules observed in the avera...
- 13. The Garden
- The condition of the land is also an important factor upon which a woman would do well to take practical advice. Land that has been badly tilled and that is full of foul weeds and pests is to be avoid...
- Salad-Growing For Home Use. Part 2. The Culture Of Cucumbers And Tomatoes
- By Helen Colt, F.r.h.s. Cucumbers in the Hothouse and the Open - Frame Culture - Culture in the Hothouse - Training the Plants - Tomatoes Under Glass - Outdoor Cultivation - Staking and Watering Cuc...
- Golf
- By Eleanor E. Helme, English Ladies Golf Team, Ranelagh, 1910 Practical Hints for Beginners - Suitable Clothes - Choice of Clubs - Wooden Club Play - Putting Golf is the game par excellence for women...
- Golf. Continued
- The club must now be taken slowly backwards, until the left arm is at full stretch of the ball across and close to the body. Then bring the club upwards by bending the right elbow, the left arm still ...
- Palmistry. No. 4. The Mounts
- By Edith O'shea Position and Signification of the Mounts - Their Influence on the Character of the Person Owning Them - Meaning of the Life Line The mounts signify in the language of palmistry the...
- The Great Dane
- By E. D. Farrar Breeder and Exhibitor A Noble Dog of Ancient Lineage - The National Breed of Germany - Ear-cropping Now Illegal - Colours Permissible - Points - Character - Cost The dog is a nobl...
- Pets - Orange And Cream Persian Cats
- By Frances Simpson Fudge ana Expert, Author of The Book of the Cat, and Cats /or Pleasure and Profit The Three Varieties of Orange Persians - How the Breed Has been Evolved - Points of a Good ...
- Blue Persian Cats
- Hints to Breeders - Cleaning the Cat - Feeding and Training the Kitten Should it be necessary to remove the kittens from the mother, do so one at a time, otherwise there is danger of the mother getti...
- A Girl's Rose Bedroom
- By Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson Author of The History of Hand-made Lace See Coloured Frontispiece How to Contrive a Dainty, Inexpensive Sanctum for a Girl - A Pretty Bedspread - A Serviceable Hat-box -...
- Chinese "Lowestoft" Porcelain
- By Mrs. Willoughby Hodgson Author of How to Identify Old China and How to Identify Old Chinese Porcelain How the Term Lowestoft was Given to Chinese Porcelain - The Different Methods of Engli...
- Door Furniture
- By Lilian Joy Artistic Door Furniture the Finishing Touch to a Room - Modern Revival of Interest in Door Furniture - Suitable Metals and Designs - Cost of Good Door Furniture Those people who make a...
- Table Decoration For April
- By Lydia Chatterton The Flowers of Spring - Decorative Table Schemes in Daffodils, Wallflowers, and Tulips - An Easter Table - A Children's Table for Easter ...
- 3. Flowers Available
- A lyssum Anemones A quilegias A rabis Aubretia Blue Campanula Cheiranthus Grape Hyacinths Daffodils Narcissi Mimosa Lilies of the Valley Violets Primroses Dielytra Fritillaria Iris (va...
- Mirrors
- By Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson An Ancient Aid to Beauty - The Earliest Mirrors - How Mirrors Can be Used to the Best Effect The Uses of Mirrors - The Convex Mirror The uses of the mirror are manifold, wh...
- 2. Home Laundry Work
- How to Iron Underclothing and Fold it Correctly - The Starching and Ironing of Collars and Cuffs - Cold-water Starch - To Starch and Iron a Gentleman's Shirt - Polishing - Folding a Shirt Underclothi...
- Beautiful Women In History. Lola Montez
- By H. Pearl Adam In modern times there has been scarcely any figure so remarkable in the government of a country as that of Lola Montez. She was, indeed, the last great political beauty, and outshone...
- 3. Beauty Culture For Women - The Foot Beautiful
- The Cause and Cure of Bunions - Hot and Tired Feet - Defective Toe-nails Bunions and enlarged toe-joints are caused by the pressure of the boot upon the big toe. A narrow boot with a pointed toe and ...
- The Hair
- The Ancient Origin of the Papillote - A Ribbon Hair-waver, and How to Use It - Curling Irons - Curling Fluids and Powder - Some Recipes - Modes of Plaiting the Hair Curling, waving, and braiding ...
- Beauty - The History Of The Curl
- The Effect of the Renaissance on the Curl - French Style Unpopular in England - When Men Adopted Curls, Competition Drove Women to Extravagance - Beauty of the Brow After the decline of Rome, records...
- Beauty - The Secrets Of The American Beauty
- By May Isabel Fisk The Importance of Preserving Good Looks - The Care of the Complexion the First Essential-how to Wash the Face - Sunburn As the American woman is in general keenly alive to the imp...
- Children. Am Easter-Egg Hunt
- By Gladys Beattie Crozier A Novel and Popular Holiday Party - How and Where to Hide the Eggs - Some Suitable Games for After Tea - How to Arrange the Hunt Indoors if Necessary An Easter-egg hunt is ...
- Dancing. A Lesson In The Reverse
- By Mrs. Wordsworth Principal of The Physical Training College, South Kensington Hints about Waltzing - The Backing Step - The Best Way to Teach a Child Before giving a detailed description of the ...
- Dancing. A Lesson In The Reverse. Continued
- In skating, if the foot went forward and the body back, the skater would land on her head. The same applies to dancing. If the gentleman's arm were suddenly removed, many ladies would undoubtedly fall...
- Girl's Christian Names
- Irene (Latin) - Messenger of peace. This name is derived from Greek Eirene. Iris (Greek) - A messenger. The ancients had an extremely pretty conceit that the iris was the symbolical flower of...
- 2. Birth And Christening Lore
- Ill-omened Saturday - Some Quaint Beliefs and How 'they Originated - Baptismal Superstitions Poor little Saturday's bairn was destined to be the toiler, the spinner, or the bread-winner. But it was n...
- Government Appointments For Women. Typists In Government Offices
- By Alfred Barnard Author of Every Way of Earning a Living, Our Sons and Daughters, etc. The Qualifications Necessary for those who Aspire to Become Typists in Government Offices - The Nature o...
- How To Become A Factory Inspector
- Examinations for these appointments do not take place at fixed intervals, but are held from time to time as vacancies occur. Candidates must be nominated by the Home Secretary. Applications for nomina...
- Woman's Work A Paying Out Door Hobby Child Portraiture
- Better Results Obtained by Photographing Children in the Open Air than in a Studio - How to Set Up as an Open-air Photographer - Appliances Required - An Estimate of Expenses and Profit Every camer...
- Woman's Work - Women As Rent-Collectors
- Where a Women Estate Manager or Rent Collector is Preferable to a Man - A Pioneer of the Work-opportunities Offered by It for Social Service - How to Train for the Work - Prospects and Pay Rent-colle...
- 3. Marriage Customs In Many Lands
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) Wedding Customs in Morocco - The Professional Matchmaker - Four Wives Allowed by Mohammedan Laws - The Bride Carried in a Box on the Back of a Mule - Moorish Brides Must Sit...
- 2. The Daily Task Of Home Happiness
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) The Perils of Overmuch Homekeeping - Mutually Shared Experiences Strengthen the Links of Love - Devices for Averting a Dangerous Monotony - The Country Cottage - Foreign Tra...
- Bridal Attire
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) Bridal Attire in Different Ranks of Society - The Infinite Variety Possible in White - The Travelling Dress for Bridal Array - Bridesmaids' Dresses - Pages and their Costume...
- Where Engilsh Wives Aire Wanted Western Australia And Queensland
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry; Where Men Outnumber Women - A Settler's Home - Domestic Servants Wanted - Cheap Fares for Women Emigrants - Free Passages to Approved Applicants - Opportunities for Improvin...
- Health And The Complexion
- The Close Connection Between Health and Beauty - Importance of Hygienic Cleanliness in the Care of the Skin - The Complexion and the Food Question - The Teeth - Fresh Air and Exercise v. Cosmetics - ...
- 3. Home Nursing
- A Series of Articles on What the Amateur Nurse Should Know Sick-room Remedies and How to Prepare Them - Fomentations - Linseed, Bread, and Mustard Poultices - Cleansing Properties of Poultices When M...
- The Preparation Of A Hot Fomentation And A Linseed Meal Poultice
- Fig. 2. Two people then wring the roller towel with the hot flannel inside. By this method the flannel can be dried without scalding the hands Fig. 3. Shake the hot flannel before applying it to ...
- Health And Hygiene In The Nursery. Spring In The Nursery
- The Advent of Spring in the Nursery - Alteration of the Children's Diet and Clothing - Two Important Points to Decide - Nursery Furniture - The Cult of the Open Air - Hobbies for Children are the Best...
- Sensible Clothing
- Heavy Clothing Not Necessary - Few Garments only Required - Absorbent Qualities of the Materials - Boots and Health - Airing Children's Garments at Night The modern mother is just beginning to learn ...
- 7. Common Ailments And Their Treatment
- Continued front page 1344, Part 11 Gout (continued). The treatment of gout consists chiefly in attention to a hygienic mode of life. Temperate living, simple meals, moderate eating, the open-air life...
- Women In Great Social Positions. The Mistress Of The White House
- American Pomp and Ceremonial - Some Famous Wives of Famous Presidents - The Social Evolution of Washington - Mistress of the White House, a Great but Onerous Position The building over which the fir...
- Women In Great Social Positions. The Mistress Of The White House. Continued
- The president also gives a series of dinners, usually on Thursdays, to the members of the Supreme Court, for instance, the Diplomatic Corps, and the Judiciary. A woman of exceeding tact and char...
- Etiquette For Girl's
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) The High-school Girl and her Manners - Love as an Ameliorator of Brusqueness - The Politeness of Looking One's Best - Continental Opinion of English Manners - The Golden Mea...
- Secrets Of Smart Dressing
- Adjustment and Shape of the Collar - How High Shoulders may be Apparently Reduced in Height-altering the Slope of the Waist-line - The Correct Hang of a Skirt -Hints as to Choice of Millinery and Hair...
- Jewels
- By The Hon. Mrs. Fitzroy Stewart Precious Stones as Investments - The Artistic Value of the Less Costly Gems - The Various Settings Used in Modern Jewellery - The Opal, Its Varieties - Superstitions ...
- Jewels. Continued
- The Popularity of the Opal Superstition is apt to fade away in the strenuous life of the twentieth century, and our return to commonsense shows itself in the modern fancy for opals. October is the op...
- Dress - Practical Lessons In Dressmaking. Twelfth Lesson A Simple Morning Shirt. Continued
- By M. Prince Browne Examiner in Dressmaking-tailoring.french Pattern Modelling, Plain Needlework and Millinery of the Teachers in Training at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, ...
- Dress - Practical Lessons In Tailoring. Twelfth Lesson. The Making Of A Coat. Continued
- For Home Workers And Others By M. Prince Browne Examiner in Dressmaking, Tailoring, French Pattern Modelling, Plain Needlework and Millinery of the Teachers in Training at the University College of S...
- Artistic Table-Centres. No. I. The Beauty Of Gold And Silver Thread On Satin
- By Edith Nepean The Table-centre an Important Adjunct to the Dinner-table - Ideas Adapted from Indian Embroidery - Delhi Work - Chinese Embroidery - A French Design Table-centres are a necessity of...
- How To Make A Razor Case
- A razor case made of tan-coloured linen is always a useful possession for a man. In order to get sufficient depth it will be necessary to buy half a yard of the linen, but this will be enough to make ...
- 3. Crochet Stitches Worked In Wool
- Cross-stitch with Rib - French Knot Stitch Cross-stitch with Rib Work a chain the length required. 1st row. - 1 double crochet into second chain from hook, continue with a double crochet into every ...
- Baby's Bonnet Girl's Cap In Wool Crochet
- In previous articles on crochet stitches worked in wool a number of patterns have been described. The baby's bonnet and girl's linking cap are worked in double crochet, as described on page 1009, P...
- Macrame Wore
- Continued front page 1125, Part 9 Treble-pointed Star (concluded) - Beaded Bar The centre of the star is now reached, so take the last leader of the first point (left-hand side) and make a macrame ...
- Artistic And Useful Pincushions
- There is no more useful gift than a pincushion. That for the guest chamber should be well stocked with pins and sufficiently firm to hold the long hat-pins in an upright position. It is a good plan ...
- Our Easter Menu
- Ox-tail Soup - Roast Lamb - New Potatoes - Mint Sauce - Spaghetti and Ham Cutlets - Boiled Asparagus - Canary Puddings with Jam Sauce It is a wise plan to omit fish entirely from the menu on Easter ...
- Roast Lamb
- Lamb, unlike mutton, should not be hung for long, as its flavour deteriorates; and bear in mind it is young meat, therefore must be well cooked. Required: The joint of lamb. A little dripping. First...
- 2. The Gravy
- Pour all the fat carefully out of the tin, keeping back all the brown particles; pour in the tin about a quarter of a pint of boiling water. Put the tin on the fire and stir, and scrape the sides and ...
- New Potatoes
- Though English-grown new potatoes are probably very high in price, foreign ones are quite reasonable, and, when carefully boiled with a sprig of mint, are very good. The chief objection to them is the...
- Mint Sauce
- Required: Two tablespoonfuls of finely chopped mint. Two tablespoonfuls of castor sugar. Quarter of a pint of good vinegar. A pinch of salt. Wash and dry the mint, strip the leaves from the stalks, a...
- Spaghetti And Ham Cutlets
- Required: Six ounces of spaghetti. Three ounces of chopped ham. Two eggs. Quarter of a pint of milk. One ounce of butter. Two teaspoonfuls of flour. One teaspoonful of grated onion. Two teaspoonfuls ...
- Boiled Asparagus
- Required: One or more bundles of asparagus. Salt. Boiling water. A slice of toast. A little butter. A little lemon-juice. Trim and slightly scrape the pieces of asparagus, scraping from the top down...
- Canary Puddings
- Required: Two eggs, and their weight in flour. Butter. Castor sugar. One teaspoonful of baking-powder. Two tablespoonfuls of milk. Jam sauce. (Sufficient for about six puddings). Well grease some sm...
- For The Jam Sauce
- Two tablespoonfuls of jam. Two tablespoonfuls of boiling water and a little lemon-juice, or use wine in place of water. Put the jam, water, and lemon-juice in a small saucepan, bring it to the boil,...
- 2. Stewed Rhubarb
- Full directions for stewing rhubarb will be found on page 1136, Every Woman's Encyclopaedia. ...
- Welsh Rarebit
- Required: Six ounces of Cheddar or any rich cheese. An ounce of butter. Half a gill of old ale, cream, or milk. One level teaspoonful of made mustard. Slices of hot buttered toast. Grate the cheese,...
- Hot Cross Buns
- In towns most people probably prefer to purchase their stock of buns from a confectioner, but in country places it is usual to have them made at home, and if many buns are required it is a decided gai...
- Easter Cakes
- Required: Half a pound of flour. Quarter of a pound of butter Three ounces of castor sugar. Two ounces of currants. The yolks of two eggs and white of one. Put the butter and sugar in a basin; if the...
- Passover Cakes
- (A Jewish Recipe) Required: One pound of the best flour. Quarter of a teaspoonful of salt. Cream to mix the whole into a stiff paste. Sieve the flour and salt into a basin. Put it near the fire for ...
- Cutlets
- How to Cut, Prepare and Cook Them - How to Egg and Crumb Cutlets - Frying the Cutlet Chaudfroid of Cutlets - Mutton Cutlets a la Russe For a dish of cutlets buy a piece of the best end of a neck of m...
- For Fried Cutlets
- Beat up an egg on a plate, season it with a little salt and pepper. Have some white crumbs ready in a sheet of paper. Hold a cutlet by the end of the bone and brush it all over with the beaten egg (se...
- Chaudfroid Of Cutlets
- Required: About one and a half pounds of best end neck of mutton. One pint of chaudfroid sauce. One carrot. One turnip. Two small onions. A little aspic jelly. Truffle or chilli. Salad and stock. (Suf...
- Mutton Cutlets A La Russe
- Required: About one and a half or two pounds of best end neck of mutton. Two carrots. One turnip. One onion. A bunch of parsley and herbs. Stock. Aspic jelly. Truffle. Two gherkins. Watercres...
- Economy In The Kitchen - Some Ways Of Using Stale Bread
- Steamed Marmalade Pudding - Babooty Curry-bread-and-jam Fritters - Croutons Stale bread is a never-ending source of trouble to the careful housekeeper, yet, with the best intentions, it will sometime...
- Steamed Marmalade Pudding
- Required: Half a pound of breadcrumbs. Quarter of a pound of beef suet. Two ounces of mixed peel. The rind and juice of one lemon. Six tablespoonfuls of marmalade. One egg. Half a gill of milk. (Suff...
- Babooty Curry
- Required: Half a pound of crumbs. Half a pound of any kind of cold meat. A small onion. A dessertspoonful of curry powder. An ounce of butter. A little ketchup or Harvey sauce. One egg. A little sto...
- Bread-And-Jam Fritters
- Bread-and-butter left over is even more difficult than bread to utilise. Here is a good way: Required: Slices of bread-and-butter. Any stoneless jam. For the batter: Four ounces of flour. A level t...
- Croutons Of Bread
- Cut slices of stale bread about a quarter of an inch thick, stamp into rounds or cut into dice as may be required. Fry a pretty golden brown in ordinary frying fat if for soup or meat dishes, but if f...
- 2. The Art Of Marketing
- Venison, like mutton, should not be too young, or the flavour will not be fully developed. The lean should be finely grained and dark in colour. When the joint has been well hung - a necessary process...
- Hints On Choosing Fish
- The following are applicable to all kinds: 1. Ihe eyes must be full and bright. 2. The gills a bright, clear red. 3. The body stiff. 4. The flesh firm and elastic to the touch. 5. All colours and...
- Woman's Who's Who - H.R.H. The Princess Royal (Duchess Of Fife)
- The third child of the late King Edward, the Princess Royal was born in 1867, and married the Duke of Fife twenty-two years later. Her great dislike to publicity has led her friends and relatives to ...
- Mrs. Winston Churchill
- No engagement and marriage of 1908 created so much interest as that of Mr. Winston Churchill to Miss Clementine Hozier, daughter of the late Sir Henry Hozier, K.c.b., and Lady Blanche Hozier, who, by ...
- Mrs. Philip Snowden
- The wife of the Socialist member for Blackburn is almost as capable a politician as her clever husband. Indeed, she has often acted as Mr. Snowden's substitute at meetings when his health, which has b...
- Miss Zena Dare (The Hon. Mrs. Maurice Baliol Brett)
- Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dones have good reason to feel proud of the theatrical success of their two daughters, Phyllis and Zena Dare. The latter, who has recently become the wife of the Hon. Maurice Balio...
- Olive Schreiner (Mrs. Cronwright-Schreiner)
- Thirty years ago a young woman of twenty came to England from South Africa with a manuscript, and went to George Meredith for his advice regarding it. The famous novelist read the manuscript, and help...
- Miss Laurence Alma-Tadema
- Poetess, novelist, dramatist, and lecturer, Miss Laurence Alma-tadema, the eldest daughter of the famous Royal Academician, has achieved considerable distinction both in this country and America; for ...
- Mrs. Whitelaw Reid
- A t Dorchester House, Park Lane, Mrs. White-law Reid, wife of the American Ambassador, has established a reputation as one of the most brilliant hostesses in the country. A woman of vast wealth, for s...
- Queens Of The world no. 7. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
- The Birth of Princess Juliana - Queen Wiihelmina's Childhood - The Story of Her Marriage-malicious Rumours History repeated itself during the period of suspense experienced by the Dutch people prior ...
- 2. Dog Law
- Trespassing Dogs - Straying or Lost Dogs - Quarantine of Dogs - Cruelty towards Dogs Vivisection Distress Damage Feasant Trespassing animals may be seized and impounded to secure compensation for th...
- 2. Law - Law And Money Matters. Fire Insurance
- Days Of Grace At the end of the term a period of fifteen days is generally allowed for payment of the renewal premium, and if a loss is incurred within these fifteen days the person insured can prote...
- 2. True Love-Stories Of Famous People. No 10. King George IV. And Mrs. Fitzherbert
- By J. A. Brendon The joyful days at Brighton were merely an idle summer solace. George's happiness and moral reformation, gratifying though they may have been, did not serve to satisfy his creditors....
- True Love-Stories. King George IV. And Mrs. Fitzherbert. Part 2
- For what, therefore, could Mrs. Fitzherbert hope? Her position was untenable, and at last she realised the truth. In consequence of his recent extravagances, moreover, George soon found his financial...
- True Love-Stories. King George IV. And Mrs. Fitzherbert. Part 3
- Love could be crowned only at the King's pleasure. Nevertheless, on the morning of the coronation, the Queen, undaunted, drove in state to Westminster Abbey. To her chagrin, however, the officials wou...
- True Love-Stories. King George IV. And Mrs. Fitzherbert. Part 4
- Unable, and, indeed, unwilling, to believe that George was capable of laying so treacherous a trap as this for her, she went in person to Carlton House and asked him where she was to sit. You know, ...
- Love - English Love Songs
- By Lady Margaret Sackville Love Poems and Love Songs - The Difference Between Them - The Decadence of the Modern Love Song - Some Beautiful Love Songs There is all the difference in the world betwe...
- Barbara Ellen
- In Scotland I was born and bred, In Scotland is my dwelling; A young man on his deathbed lay For the love of Barb'ra Ellen. She went to his bedside, and said: I think you're dying surely. A dy...
- Phillada Flouts Me
- Oh, what a plague is love! How shall I bear it? She will inconstant prove, I greatly fear it. She so torments my mind That my strength faileth, And wavers with the wind As a ship saileth. Please h...
- The Language Of Flowers. A
- American Elm - Patriotism. American Linden - Matrimony. American Starwort - Joy in old age. Amethyst Flower - Admiration. Anemone (Field) - Sickness. This dainty little flower, which bl...
- Our Fellow-Women In Foreign Lands. No. 3. The Educational Work Of The Church Of England. Zenana Missionary Society
- Patroness: H.r.h. The Duchess of Connaught. President: The Hon. Lady Peek. Chairman: Sir W. Mackworth Young, K.c.s.i. Office: Lonsdale Chambers, 27, Chancery Lane, W.c. The Awakening of the Women of...
- The Art Of Drawing And Painting. No 5. Painting
- By A. S. Hartrick, A.r.w.s., Visiting Teacher L.c.c. School of Art, Camberwell Tinted Drawing a Primitive Form of Painting - Difference between Drawing and Painting - How to Learn the Comparative ...
- The Training Of A Singer. Breathing And Physical Exercises
- By Albert Visetti Professor 0/ Singing at the Royal College 0/ Music, Examiner for the Associated Board 0/ the Royal College of Music and Royal Academy 0/Music An Axiom of the Old Masters of Singin...
- April Work In The Garden
- By Helen Colt, F.r.h.s. The Flower Garden - The Conservatory - Greenhouses - The Stove - Vegetable Garden - Forced Vegetables - Fruit Garden - Fruit Under Glass April is the month of shower and sun...
- 2. Small Holdings For Women
- By A. C. Marshall, F.r.h.s. Laying out a Market Garden - Preparation of the Soil - The Use of Lime - Economy In laying out a market garden it is necessary to sink one's aesthetic and artistic tendenc...
- 2. Golf
- By Eleanor E. Helme, English Ladies' Golf Team, Ranclagh, 1910 Pulling and Slicing - Bunker Play - The Golfing Temperament, and How it Wins - Etiquette In the majority of games there is a certain po...
- 2. Golf. Continued
- Second, that since golf is not a game to determine who can hit the ball farthest, but who can get it into the hole in the fewest strokes, it is no good to drive blindly ahead if there are difficulties...
- Illumination Work
- By Muriel Newman An Ancient Art Revived - How to Apply it to Modern Decorative Use - Materials Required - How to Make an Illuminated Book-cover - Some Objects Suitable for Illumination The art of il...
- Crazy China
- New China from Old - A Novel and Easily Acquired Art - The Simple Outfit Necessary-directions for Making Crazy China It is not everyone who knows how to make an old cracked pot or an ugly, common pla...
- 2. Fancy Pigeons As Pets
- Written and Illustrated by F. J. S. Chatterton Specialist Breeder and Judge of Poultry, Pigeons, and Cage Birds; Fudge at the Grand International Show, Crystal Palace; Membret Societe des Aviculteurs...
- Pets - The Peruvian Cavy
- By Evelyn Grogan The Name Guinea Pig a Misnomer-how the Error Originated-how to Prepare Cavies lor Exhibition - Where to Obtain Good Specimens The native home of the guinea-pig was not Guinea, a...
- Needlework. Canvas Embroidery
- By Mrs. P. Nevill Jackson Author of A History of Hand-made Lace etc. Ideas From Old Samplers - Scandinavian Peasant Work - Canvas Embroidery on Plain Material, How it can be Done - The Importance o...
- Artistic Table-centres. No. 2. Embroidery And Painting On Muslin Or Gauze
- By Edith Nepean The Influence of Colour-nature's Colourings are the Ideal-raised Roses of Shaded Ribbon-muslin and Gauze are Effective when Embroidered or Painted-circular Table-centres - The Simpl...
- Lace Collars
- The Vogue of the Lace Collar - Distinctive and Charming Collars Fashioned from Old Handkerchiefs - Some Examples of Pretty Collars The popularity of the lace collar is one which knows no wane, a fact...
- Fireplace Screens
- By Lilian Joy The Japanese Screen - Inexpensive Tapestry Screens - Polished Wood Screens - The Cheval Screen - The Popularity of Oxidised Silver - An Original Idea - Jars of Flowering Shrubs The fir...
- Table Standard Lamps
- By Lilian Joy New Oil Lamps-the Combination Standard and Bracket Electric Lamp-hand-made Copper Lamps-Cloisonne Glass Shades-pottery Lamps Like everything else in the house, lamps, whether for oil ...
- The Preservation Of Cut Flowers
- By A. G. Worley, F.r.h.s. When and How to Gather Flowers - Receptacles Suitable for Various Flowers - Floral Aids to Arranging Flowers - Flowers that Injure Other Flowers - Daffodil Poisoning - So...
- The Romance Of Old China Real Lowestoft Porcelain
- By Mrs. Willoughby Hodgson Author of How to Identify Old China and How to Identify Old Chinese Porcelain The Origin of Lowestoft Porcelain - Romantic Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor - Earliest...
- The Romance Of Old China Real Lowestoft Porcelain. Continued
- The blue will frequently be found to have run. It is generally a fine deep cobalt, but upon a few somewhat rare specimens a pale shade was used. The cabbagc-leaf jug. generally of large size and an e...
- The Ironing And Starching Of A Lady's Shirt
- A Lady's Print Shirt. After washing, this should be put through thin hot-water starch before it is hung up to dry. This will give a slight stiffness to the body part of the front. Hot-water Starch. F...
- Washing Muslins And Prints
- White and Coloured Muslins. Muslin requires some care in washing, and especially coloured muslins if they are being washed for the first time. First soak the muslin in cold water, to which, in the cas...
- Beautiful Women In History. The Lovely Duchess Of Rutland
- By Pearl Adam It is a sad fact that every beauty is not a wit of the first order, nor a heroine of the most starling character. Helen of Troy, we are told, was Lovelier than the evening air, Clad i...
- Physical Culture For Women
- By Mrs. Leigh Hunt Wallace The Importance of the Spine - Flat and Round Back - How to Stand Correctly - Spinal Exercises - How to Sit - Exercises in Correct Breathing Until the art of standing...
- Physical Culture For Women. Part 2
- Follow this exercise with its opposite movements. Inhale on raising the arms slowly, so as to place fingers at the back of the neck, letting the middle fingers meet on the protruding neck-bone, lean t...
- Physical Culture For Women. Part 3
- The correct position to assume to cure a round back. Place first the back of one hand then the other against the spine, between the shoulders. Place as high and keep as central as possible purify or...
- 3. Types Of Beautiful Children
- Master Robert Abercromby, younger son of Lady Northbrook by her first husband. Sir Robert Abercromby of Forglen Master Robert Abercromby, younger son of Lady Northbrook by her first husband. Sir ...
- How To Arrange A Bubble-Blowing Party
- By Gladys Beattie Crozier A Novel and Amusing Party for Children of Widely Varying Ages-the Necessary Outfit-blowing a Bubble Inside a Bubble-a Bubble Tournament A bubble-blowing party is a splendid...
- 2. The Home Kindergarten
- By Mary Westaway (Associate of the National Health Society) The Well-balanced Body and the Well-balanced Mind-children Must be Taught to Play Spontaneously - But Not to Regard Play as the Sole Aim of...
- 3. The Home Kindergarten
- Drill will be found more attractive by small children if performed to music and with a ribbon or article decked with ribbon A ribbon-decked wand used in arm exercises will delight and interest a ...
- 10. Girls' Christian Names
- Jacintha (Greek) - Purple. The origin is the same as Hyacinthe. Jacinthe - French variant. Jacinta - Spanish form. Jacobina (Hebrew) - Supplanter. This name, which is popular in Scotland, is th...
- Posts With The Metropoilitan Water Board
- By Alfred Barnard Author of Every Way of Earning a Living, Our Sons and Daughters, etc. Qualifications Required - Age Limit - Salary - How to Apply for a Post - Provident Fund Retiring Allowan...
- The Early Days Of Business Life
- By H. Langford Hoe The Strangeness of Office Life to the Beginner - Consideration Given to a Newcomer - How Older Members of the Staff may Help - The Importance of Apportioning the Expenditure of ev...
- How To Earn A Living By Sewing
- Quite a Good Opening for Girls Willing to Go Out as Mothers' Helps-such Work Better Than, and as Profitable as, Work Done at Home-possible Earnings It is extremely hard for women of gentle birth ...
- Poultry Farming For Women
- By J. T. Brown, F.z.s., M.r.san.i., Editor of The Encyclopaedia of Poultry, etc. The Double-run System-portable Houses-fencing-fowls on Orchard Land-precautions in Buying Houses, Sheds, and Fitti...
- The Bride In Her New Home
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) The First At Home - A Graceful Recognition of Wedding - present Generosity - Preparing for the Guests - What to Wear - How to Play the Hostess Successfully It is a happ...
- Where English Wives Are, Wanted Canada
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) Canada's Need for Women-the Woman British women are wanted in Canada in their thousands. Agnes Laut, a recognised authority, says: The need for domestic help is chronic an...
- 3. Marriage Vows In Various Creeds
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) The Nonconformist Marriage Serv ice - Rules that Prevail in the Wesleyan Church - Variations in the Form Used by the Free Church and among the Baptists - High Estimate of th...
- 4. Marriage Customs In Many Lands
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) Zulu Marriages - A Bride Who Fetches the Bridegroom - The Price of a Zulu Bride - Her Wedding Finery - A Wife Who Must Run Away if Possible There is much etiquette about m...
- English Wedding-Rings
- By Rhode Knight Engraved Rings-wedding-rings Set with Precious Stones-a Queen's Wedding-ring-wedding-rings Worn on the Thumb-poesy Rings Come very interesting side-lights are thrown upon the customs...
- Health And The Open Air
- Value of Fresh Air as a Preventive of Dis ease - Open Windows Beneficial - 1lls that an Open-air Life can Cure - How Town-dwellers can Live in the Open Air It is not so many years since the importanc...
- 4. Home Nursing
- A Series of Articles on What the Amateur Nurse Should Know Lilting the Patient - Bed-rests, and How to Arrange Them - An Improvised Cradle for a Painful Limb - Making the Patient Comfortable - B...
- 4. Home Nursing. Continued
- Fig. 2. For lifting a patient with a broken leg, a third person. Fig. 3. To remove a patient from one bed to another, twist the undersheet the roll at different parts and lift the patient Light bl...
- Health And Hygiene, In The Nursery. The Gospel Of Mastication
- The Thorough Mastication of Food Must be Taught-the Best Method of Inducing Children to Chew their Food-dyspepsia in After Life can be Avoided if Mastication of Food is Insisted upon in Early Life T...
- Common Ailments And Their Treatment. Headache (Sick Headache Proper and Migraine)
- There is no doubt that mental and physical fatigue, or any digestive disturbance, are conditions liable to bring on an attack. In some cases the headache appears on a certain day of the week, or perha...
- Women In Great Social Positions. The Queen's Private Secretary And Companion
- An Unofficial but Onerous and Responsible Post - Qualities Essential for the Position - A Queen's Right Hand - How Miss Knollys Gained Her Post - Her Duties and Constant Solicitude A Supreme Token of ...
- Women In Great Social Positions. The Queen's Private Secretary And Companion. Continued
- Not the least troublesome of Queen Mary's tasks, for instance, is the settling of social questions raised by society ladies. Jealous of any precedent or privilege which they may consider their right, ...
- Etiquette For Girls. Her First Dinner-party
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) Dinner a Formal Meal - The Etiquette of Arrival - Of the Dinner-table A girl often anticipates her first dinner-party with a sinking of the heart that is almost a terror. ...
- The Hostess No. 8. Five O'Clock Tea
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) How to Serve a Dainty Tea-the Question of Lighting the Drawing-room-the Flowersnapery-how to Brew the Tea-cakes and Fruits There are several hostesses who are famous for t...
- 4. Beautiful Women In The Social World
- From a painting by Ellis Roberts Her Grace The Duchess Of Portland Before her marriage, in 1889. the Duchess was the beautiful and popular Miss Winifred Dallas-yorke. To the tenants on the Duke's ...
- On Jewels No. 4. The Diamond
- By The Hon. Mrs. Fitzroy Stewart Why the Diamond is the First Among Precious Stones - Where Diamonds are Found - Famous Diamonds and Their Owners - The Colours of Diamonds - Black Diamonds - How Diam...
- On Jewels No. 4. The Diamond. Continued
- The range of colour in diamonds is rather extensive. They occur in various tints, which include green. black, blue, red, pink, and yellow. Black diamonds hail from Borneo. They are extremely rare, hav...
- Practical Millinery. The Making Of A Wire Shape
- By Mrs. Eric Pritchard How to Make a Pattern-the Measurements Necessary-materials Required-diagrams For making shapes, spartra is most commonly used for winter wear, while for the lighter spring and...
- Practical Lessons In Tailoring. The Making Of A Coat. Concluded
- By M. Prince Browne Examiner in Dressmaking, Tailoring, French Pattern Modelling, Plain Needlework and Millinery, of the Teachers in Training at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshir...
- Practical Lessons In Tailoring. Thirteenth Lesson. The Making Of A Coat. Concluded. Continued
- N.B.-This linen thread and where it can be obtained is mentioned on page 74, in Vol. 1, under the heading, Materials Required for Tailoring. Thread the second needle with the twist-a length of abo...
- Practical Lessons In Dressmaking. Thirteenth Lesson. A Simple Morning Shirt. Concluded
- By M. Prince Browne How to Cut and Make a Narrow Neckband-arranging a Runner at the Waist-invisible Fastening to a Shirt A shirt with a narrow neckband, detach-able collar, and with a draw-stri...
- The Management Of Gas Stoves
- Advantages of Cooking with a Gas Stove-some Disadvantages-how Gas is often Wasted-points to Remember-on the Choice of a Stove-how to Clean a Gas Cooker-placing the Dishes in the Oven, etc. The substi...
- Economy In The Kitchen. Six Recipes For Utilising Cold Mutton
- How to Re-roast a Leg of Mutton-mutton Cake-mutton Hashed en Casserole-rissolescurry Croquettes-scalloped Mutton Cold mutton, like stale bread, is one of the food items to which many a housekeeper ow...
- A Re-Roasted Leg Of Mutton
- When only a few slices have been cut from a leg of mutton it can easily be re-roasted, and by filling in the cavity with potato, the cut surface of the meat is protected, and the appearance of the joi...
- Mutton Cake
- Required: About one pound of cold cooked mutton. Three hard-boiled eggs. Quarter of a pound of bacon. One tablespoonful of chopped parsley. A little lemon-juice. One carrot and turnip. A bay-leaf....
- Mutton Hashed En Casserole
- Required: About a pound of cold mutton. Quarter of a pint of carrot cut in balls. Quarter of a pint of potatoes cut in balls. Two ounces of butter. One ounce of flour. One pint of stock. Half a teaspo...
- Rissoles Of Mutton
- Required: Half a pound of cold mutton. Four ounces of ham or bacon. A little thick sauce. Half a pound of pastry. One egg. Breadcrumbs. Salt and pepper. One teaspoonful each of finely chopped onion a...
- Curry Croquettes
- This is an excellent way of utilising the remains of curried mutton, or of cold roast mutton. Required: Half a pound of cold mutton. Quarter of a pound of rice. One ounce of good dripping. Half an ...
- Scalloped Mutton
- Required: One pound of cooked mutton without bone. Four ounces of fresh breadcrumbs. Three ounces of cooked macaroni. One teacupful of thick tomato sauce Four tablespoonfuls of oiled butter. Salt, pep...
- Asparagus Puree
- Required: One and a half pounds of asparagus. One onion and leek. A bunch of parsley and herbs. Two ounces of butter. Two yolks of eggs. A little lemon-juice. Three pints of milk-and-water. Two level ...
- Brittany Soup
- Required: Two pounds of potatoes. One pound of leeks. Three ounces of butter or good dripping. One quart of water. One pint of milk. Half a pint of mushrooms. Salt, pepper, and castor sugar. (Suffici...
- Barley Cream Soup
- Required: One quart of good white stock. Two ounces of pearl barley. The yolks of three eggs. One ounce of butter. One ounce of flour. Half a pint of cream, or one gill each of cream and milk. (Suff...
- Crecy Soup
- Required: Six large carrots. Two onions. Three sticks of celery. Two ounces of dripping. Three ounces of ham or bacon. Three pints of stock. Salt, pepper, and castor sugar. (Sufficient for six.) Peel...
- Beetroot Soup
- Required: One large cooked beetroot. One quart of stock. Half a gill of cream or milk. One ounce of flour. One ounce of butter. One shallot or onion. Three sticks of celery. One clove. A bunch of par...
- St. Germain Soup
- Required: Half a pound of dried green peas. About two ounces of spinach. One ounce of butter or good beef dripping. Two tablespoonfuls of cream. One quart of stock. One pint of milk. (Sufficient for a...
- Carrot And Lentil Soup
- Required: Three pints of milk-and-water. Half a pint of red lentils. Half a pound of carrot. One lettuce. One leek. Two ounces of butter or good dripping. Salt and pepper. Two tablespoonfuls of boil...
- Mousse De Jambon (Ham Mousse)
- Required: Half a pound of lean cooked ham. Half a pint of Espagnole sauce. One and a half gills of cream. One gill of melted aspic. Half an ounce of leaf gelatine. Salt and pepper. A few grains ...
- Chaudfroid Of Quails
- Required: Four quails. Half a pint of good brown stock. A small piece of carrot and turnip. One small onion. One glass of sherry. Mousse of Ham Aspic jelly. For the stuffing: Half a pound of ...
- Fillets Of Beef A La Pompadour
- Required: About two pounds of fillet of beet. Four ounces of butter. One ounce of glaze. One tablespoonful of chopped parsley. A slice of tomato for each fillet. Salt, pepper, and lemon-juice. (Suffi...
- Stewed Kidneys
- Required: Four sheep's kidneys. One ounce of butter. Two slices of streaky bacon. Two teaspoonfuls of chopped onion. Two large mushrooms. Two teaspoonfuls of flour. Half a pint of stock. Salt an...
- Chicken A La Poulette
- Required: About half a pound of cooked chicken. One ounce of flour. One ounce of butter. Three-quarters of a pint of milk, or milk-and-water, or white stock. The yolk of an egg. Half a teaspoonful of...
- Cutlets Of Veal And Ham A La Romaine
- Required: Half a pound of cooked veal. Quarter of a pound of cooked ham. One ounce of butter. One ounce of flour. One gill of milk. One gill of veal stock made from trimmings. One teaspoonful of chop...
- Cutlets En Papillotes
- Required: Four neck chops. Two slices of cooked ham to each cutlet. Salt and pepper. Two teaspoonfuls of chopped parsley. (Sufficient for four.) Trim off all superfluous fat from the chops, see tha...
- Mutton Fillets And Tomatoes
- Required: Slices of cooked leg of mutton. One egg. One tablespoonful each of salad oil and chutney. Two tomatoes. Breadcrumbs. Salt and pepper. (Sufficient for six.) Stalk and halve the tomatoes. Cu...
- The Art Of Marketing. Buying Poultry, Game
- Points to be Noticed When Buying Poultry-game-how to Distinguish Young Birds from Old-Vegetables should Be as Fresh as Possible-root and Other Vegetables-hints on the Purchasing of Various Stores-flo...
- H.R.H. The Duchess Of Connaught
- Being the daughter of a soldier-the late Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia, who greatly distinguished himself during the Franco-prussian War - great enthusiasm was displayed when the engagement of P...
- Princess Clementine Of Belgium
- On November 14, 1910, Princess Clementine of Belgium, the youngest daughter of the late King Leopold of Belgium, was married to Prince Victor Napoleon, grand-nephew of the great Napoleon, at Moncalier...
- Madame Maeterlinck
- The wife of the famous Belgian author and 1 dramatist has been of great assistance to her husband in his stage work, for, as Georgette Leblanc, she has earned world-wide fame as an opera singer and a...
- World Mrs. Birrell nee Miss Eleanor Locker
- Mrs. Birrell nee Miss Eleanor Locker, Mrs. Birrell, through her mother, Lady Charlotte Locker, is a cousin of Lord Elgin. She was also a niece of Queen Victoria's best-loved and trusted friend, Lady A...
- Mrs. T. P. O'Connor
- Clever, charming, and vivacious, the wife of the brilliant journalist and politician was, curiously enough, working as a society reporter in New York at the time Tay Pay, was carving his way to fame...
- Mrs. Brown Potter
- In 1909 it was announced that Mrs. Brown Potter had definitely decided to retire from the stage after over a quarter of a century of theatrical work. Born in New Orleans, she first appeared on the sta...
- Mrs. Bullock Workman
- Rightly described as Queen of Mountaineers, Mrs. Bullock Workman has accomplished some amazing travelling and climbing feats. North Africa, Palestine, Asia Minor, Egypt, India, Java, Sumatra, and Coch...
- Queens of the World. No. 7. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
- Queen Wilhelmina was twenty-one when she married Prince Henry on February 7, 1901. Three years previously she had been formally enthroned in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, and took into her girlish hands...
- Queens of the World. No. 7. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. Continued
- Where crags the ancient forest crown, Where mountain streams dance wild adown, And countless blossoms spread, And odours sweet are shed, There lies the land, all glad and green, Where I am Queen ...
- Heroines Of History. No. 2. Lady Godiva
- By Pearl Adam A Noble Extortioner of Feudal Days-a Cruel Test of Sincerity-shame Vanquished by Pitypeeping Tom in the Pillory of Time Twenty-three years before the advent of William the Conqueror, w...
- Fire And Burglary Insurance
- The Rebuilding of Premises Destroyed or Injured by Fire - Indemnity, not Profit, the Object of Insurance Policies - Salvage Insurance Against Burglary Rebuilding: when buildings are burnt down, the c...
- 3. The Law And The Servant
- Larceny Owing to the extreme severity of punish-ment for crimes in the days of old, the narrowest interpretations were given to penal statutes as to offences under the common law. Thus, larceny at co...
- 3. Child Law
- The Treatment of Juvenile Offenders - The Borstal System - The Children of Drunken Parentsthe Evidence of Sick Children Under the Prevention of Crime Act, which came into operation in August, 1909, y...
- 3. Love Scenes In Pictures
- Trust By Dr. Habberton Sulham Art and Illustration Reproduction Co, ...
- True Love-Stories Of Famous People. No. 11. Robert Burns
- By H. Pearl Adam I nto the thirty-seven years of his life Burns managed to crowd as much contrast and emotion as would have lasted any- two ordinary men for their allotted three-score-and-ten. Begin...
- True Love-Stories Of Famous People. No. 11. Robert Burns. Continued
- Be that as it may, the young farmer was looked on askance in Mauchline. . Jean was forbidden by her deeply scandalised father ever to see young Burns again; no, she must not so much as speak to him. ...
- The Language Of Flowers
- By Lydia O'shea Asphodel-(Day or Lent Lily)- My regrets follow you to the grave. This plant is a native of Sicily, and was used by the ancients for funeral purposes, and planted around tombs, in th...
- 2. Love - Lovers' Superstitions
- By Lydia O'shea A Russian Superstition - Divination by Means of Melted Lead - A Charm with Pips - The Dumb Cake - St. Valentine's Day The passion for prying into futurity, wrote Burns, makes...
- Miss Daniell's Soldiers' Homes
- By Florence Bohun A Great Work Undertaken by a Woman - The First Mission in What Was Once Called The Devil's Stronghold n - Temperance Work - Libraries - Savings Banks - School for Soldiers In eve...
- Parish Work For Women
- How to Help Poor Mothers-a Maternity Society-list of Articles for a Maternity Bagsubscriptions-the Management of the Club Mo more valuable form of assistance can be given than that which a well-man...
- The Lambeth School Of Art
- By Gladys Beattie Crozier A Training School of Well-known Artists-the Ideal of the School Staff-its Curriculum and Fees-scholarships and Prizes Offered by the School and Open to Its Students-activiti...
- The Lambeth School Of Art. Continued
- Students who so desire are prepared for the examinations of the Board of Education, the scholarships of the London County Council, the British Institution scholarship, and for admission to the Royal A...
- Famous Books By Women " Lady Audley's Secret "
- By Miss Braddon When Lady Audley's Secret was published in 1862, it created an enormous sensation. It was a new thing in fiction. The sensational society novel with which now we are all familiar sp...
- 3. Small Holdings For Women
- By A. C. Marshall, F.r.h.s. Author of The Farmers' Friend The Family Gardener etc. The Appliances of a Small Holding-sheds and Storage Places-cost of Manure-artificial Manures-The Question of...
- 3. Small Holdings For Women. Continued
- As for artificial manures, usually supplied in the form of non-odorous powders, they are principally used by market gardeners as stimulants to growing crops. A critical time is chosen, when the plant ...
- The Garden - How To Grow Violas And Pansies
- By Helen Colt, F.r.h.s. Pansies and Violas from Seed and Cuttings-culture Out of Doors-colour Schemes for Bedding' out-greenhouse Cultivation Pansies And Violas Froms Eedp0 In order to obtain a goo...
- 3. Golf
- By Eleanor E. Helme (English Ladies' Golf Team, Ranelagh, 1910) History and Growth of Golf as a Game for Women - Lady Open Champions - The Ladies' Golf Union and Its Work - Some Famous Links - Rules ...
- 12. Recreations
- Nowadays there is scarcely a town or village in the British Isles without its golf links, so indispensable an adjunct to popularity, and an inquiry addressed to the Hon. Secretary, the Club House. --...
- Recreations - The Art Of Alstona Painting
- An Art Easily Acquired by Those Who Cannot Draw-the Requisite Materials and Tools-how to Prepare the Photograph-painting the Picture-some Useful Hints In Alstona painting photography and paint-ing ma...
- Smoke Persians
- By Frances Simpson Author of The Book of the Cat and Cats for Pleasure and Profit A New Variety of Persian-what Constitutes a Good Specimen-how the Variety is Obtainedthe Difficulty of Breedin...
- The Care Of The Boo
- By E. D. Farrar Breeder and Exhibitor ...
- The Adult Dog
- How to Feed an Adult Dog-where a Dog should Sleep-how to Groom, Wash, and Exercise a Dog-A Word of Warning by Kennel Club rules a puppy attains to the dignity of doghood at the end of twelve months, ...
- The Adult Dog. Continued
- Grooming Just as a beautiful woman fails to attract if she is not also the perfection of daintiness and finish, so an ill-groomed dog will yield at a show to one who may score fewer points but who is...
- The Week-End Cottage
- By Edith Nepean Choice of Suitable Locality - The Charming Effects of Simple Furniture - A Furnishing Scheme for a Small Cottage - The Arrangement and Decoration of its Rooms At certain seasons of t...
- Floor Standard Lamps And Their Shades
- By Lilian Joy Popularity of Floor Standard Lamps-oxidised Silver and Oxidised Copper Designs-a New Reading Standard Lamp-the Favourite Empire Shade-opal Glass Shades The great popularity of the floo...
- Old Derby Porcelain
- By Mrs. Willoughby Hodgson A Quaint Diary-the Duesburys and their work-characteristics of Derby Porcelain-the Bloor Period-patterns and Potters-marks found on Derby Porcelain The exact date at which...
- Old Derby Porcelain. Continued
- Derby teapot-stand and covered sugar-bowl decorated in gold; also a coffee-mug with band of apple green and gold. This porcelain bears the puce mark are exquisitely modelled, the poise of the figure...
- Womans Home Table Decorations For May
- By Lydia Chatterton The Wealth of Flowers Available-yellow Laburnum and White Lilac-mauve Lilac Arranged for a Luncheon Table-the Dainty Effect of Aquilegias and Gypsophila-weigelia Blossoms in a Po...
- Beautiful Women In History. " Perdita " (Mrs. Robinson)
- By Pearl Adam One wild night in November, in the year 1758, in a wonderful old house adjoining Bristol Cathedral, when the wind whistled round the dark pinnacles of the minster tower, and the rain ...
- Beauty Culture For. Women. The Ear Beautiful
- The Character of Ears - The Ideal Ear - The Toilet of the Ear - How to Conceal Slight Deafness -How to Avoid Deafness The beauty of the ear is, considering the importance of the organ, too little reg...
- History Of The Curl
- How a Charming Fashion Originated-fashion of Wearing the Cap-coiffures in the Reign of Queen Anne-the Cow-horn Curl-anne Oldfield The ladies of fashion at the beginning of the reign of the Sun King,...
- 3. Perfumes Their Use And Abuse
- It was not until the reign of Elizabeth that scent was used to any extent in England. In the reign of Charles II. scents were promoted to quite a position of honour, as they were supposed to be helpfu...
- Children. Dancing. The American Two-step
- By Mrs. Wordsworth Principal of The Physical Training College, South Kensington The Origin of the Two-step - Some Characteristics - The Correct Step - A Few Variations The Two-step is a typical Am...
- Children. Dancing. The American Two-step. Continued
- Two-step music is written either in three-four time, with two beats in each bar, or in six-eight time, in which case the two beats occur on one and four, each bar being divided in half. It takes one b...
- A Children'.S Paradise
- By Gladys Beattie Crozier Springtime in Paris-the Paris Punch and His Entertainment-how French Children Playthe Bird Charmer of the Tuileries-at the Paris Zoo Paris is in springtime a veritable ch...
- 4. The Home Kindergarten
- By Mary Westaway (Associate of the National Health Society) Nature Study-the Children's Garden-healthy Exercise-what Gardening Teaches a Child It is surprising how many interpretations can be given ...
- 11. Girls' Christian Names
- Katharine (Greek) - Pure or unspotted. Like Margaret, this beautiful name is a jewel-name, being derived from the Greek katharos (crystal), the symbol of spotless purity, whence we say, As c...
- Women As Government And Municipal Inspectors
- Work for Which Women are Better Qualified than Men - Qualifications Required - Training -Salaries - Factory Inspectors - Sanitary Inspectors - Inspectors under the Shop Hours and Infant Life Protecti...
- How Business Girls May Co-Operate
- By H. Langford Hoe The Advantages of Co-operation - The Formation of a Book or Magazine Club - How to Form a Concert Circle - Swimming Clubs for Business Girls - The Country Cottage Scheme A taunt o...
- 2. Poultry Farming For Women
- By J. T. Brown. F.z.s., M.r.san.i. Editor of The Encyclopaedia of Poultry, etc. Best General-purpose Breeds to Select - When to Stock the Farm and Start Hatching - Value of Egg-producing Strains ...
- Married Happiness
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) The Real Problem of Marriage - The Question of Obedience - Love, the Great Educator - A Perfect Mutual Understanding You have been in love with me all through our marri...
- Marriage Customs In Many Lands. Persian Weddings
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) The Professional Matchmaker and Her Duties - A Leisurely Wooing - The Ritual of a Persian Marriage - A Coy Bride Some Quaint Wedding Customs A Persian bride has to be coaxe...
- Marriage in Malay
- Getting up housekeeping is not a very costly business in Malay. The husband, often a boy in his early teens, has to provide a hut, a cooking-pot, and other articles necessary for hut-keeping. Nor does...
- Foreign Wedding Rings
- By Rhode Knight Origin of the Wedding Ring-the Key-ring of Ancient Rome-the Paradise Ring-the Iron Ring of Dresden-peasant Rings of the Continent Although the story of the wedding ring may not per...
- Where Engilish Wives Are Wanted Rhodesia
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) Women of Education and Refinement Needed - Servants Not Wanted in Rhodesia - The New Era - Advice to Women Emigrants - Branch of Young Women's Christian Association at Cape ...
- Nerves
- How Nervous Ailments Begin - Causes of. Nerves - The Diet Cure-habit of NervesDespondency - Tension - Rest Cures In the good old days doctors, whose diagnostic powers were of a somewhat limited...
- Nerves. Continued
- Symptoms of Nerves And now that we have dealt with the causes of nerves, what about their symptoms? We have already said that worry, irritability, temper, depression of mind are the commonest sym...
- Home Nursing Sick-Room Diet
- A Series of Articles on What the Amateur Nurse Should Know Cooking an Important Branch of Sick Nursing-why Food is Necessary in Illness-facts Regarding Food that Should be Remembered-the Best Food fo...
- Medical Home Nursing - Preparing The Patient's Food
- Milk can be kept cool and sweet by wrapping the jug that contains it in a towel, and placing it in a basin of cold water To make beef tea, mince the beef finely, put it into a stone jar with its ...
- Health And Hygiene, In The Nursery. Some Nursery Foods Fruits And Nuts
- The Diet of Primitive Man-the Value of Fruit as an Article of Diet-antiseptic Properties of Certain Fruits-fruit in the Nursery-nuts-the Ideal Breakfast for Children It seems fairly certain that the ...
- 8. Common Ailments And Their Treatment
- Continued front page I592, Part 13 Herpes, or Shingles, is a fairly common eruption of the skin, which appears sometimes round the mouth or on one side of the chest along the course of the nerves. It...
- Women In Great Social Positions. The Wife Of The President Of The French Republic
- The Debt Owed by Recent Presidents to Their Wives - A State Ball at the Elysee Palace - The Household Management of the Palace - The Presidential Salary - Some Presidents and Their Wives - The Priva...
- The Wife Of The President Of The French Republic. Continued
- The President's Salary Mention of the President's salary reminds the writer that by some curious custom, dating, no doubt, from the days of the old regime, this is paid in actual hard cash. On a cert...
- Lady Of Quality - The Hostess. No. 9. The Tea-Party
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) How and When to Make Introductions - The Etiquette Observed in Effecting Introductions Formal and Informal Tea'parties Introductions are not always made at tea-parties; not...
- Etiquette For Girls Her First Dinner-Party
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) The Use of the Table Napkin - The Torments of Shyness - The Etiquette of Using Forks and Spoons - The Finger-bowl after Dinner Mo sound of spoon or knife or fork is per-mi...
- Smart Dressing And Health
- By Florence Stacpoole, Lecturer to the National Health Society Unhygienic Floppiness -Corsets a Necessity-the Right and Wrong Kinds-how the Fashions Have Changed for the Better-the Effect of Corse...
- Practical Millinery. The Making Of A Wire Shape. Continued
- By Mrs. Eric Pritchard The Importance of the Edge Wire-crowns of Different Varieties-methods of Altering the Shape of the Hat by Manipulation of the Edge Wire In the last lesson the wire shape was c...
- Diagrams That Will Simplify The Making Of A Wire Shape
- Fig. I. The edge wire fitted flatly and fixed in position Fig. 2. For a shape rolled off the face the edge wire must be drawn in Fig. 3. Showing the process of fixing the edge wire to the le...
- On Jewels No. 5. Sapphires And Turquoises
- By The Hon. Mrs. Fitzroy Stewart The Universal Love of Blue-the Sapphire, its Nature, and where Found-owners of Famous Sapphires-frauds Practised in Selling Sapphires-the Turquoise, its History and N...
- On Jewels No. 5. Sapphires And Turquoises. Continued
- The ancients seldom used the sapphire as an ornament on account of the difficulty of cutting so hard a substance. But, in spite of its extreme hardness, the stone has sometimes been engraved, and ther...
- Practical Lessons In Tailoring
- By M. Prince Browne Examiner in Dressmaking, Tailoring, French Pattern Mode/ling; Plain Needlework and Millinery, of the Teachers in Training at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshir...
- Fourteenth Lesson. Double-Breasted Coat And Skirt
- Materials Required-Drafting The Skirt The little tailor-made costume designed for Every Woman's Encyclopaedia (see finished sketch) would look smart made in white serge, with black velvet or satin fa...
- 2. Practical Lessons In Dressmaking
- By M. Prince Browne Fourteenth Lesson. A Wrap For Day Or Evening Wear Length of Material Required-lining-measurements to be Taken-cutting Out the Wrap from the Bodice Pattern-turnings to be Allowed ...
- Russian Embroidery
- By Edith Nepean The Ancient Art of Embroidery in Russia-its Popularity With the Peasant-the Staff of Embroiderers in a Large Household-adapting Russian Embroidery to English Requirements -Its Suita...
- Satin Bracelets And Cameos
- A Use for Old-fashioned Cameos-the History of the Art of Cameo-cutting-how to Make Cameo and Satin Bracelets, Throat-bands and Hair-bandeaux Quaintness and originality of thought, together with luxur...
- Five Useful Cushions
- Honiton Braid of Linen Thread - Manlove's No. 60 Linen Thread - Paget Hook, 6 1/2 or 7 size Abbreviations; cji., chain; tr., treble; l. tr.. long treble; d. c. double crochet The sailor collar ...
- Antimacassar Braid Edging
- Crochet Cotton of Medium Size and Steel Hook 1st row. 3 tr. into first loop of braid, 2 ch., miss 1 loop, * 3 tr. into next loop, 2 ch., 3 tr. into next loop, 2 ch., miss 1, 3 tr. into last loop, 3 ...
- A Dinner For Unexpected Guests How To Quickly Alter And Enlarge A Menu
- The housewife who does not live in a state of preparedness in these days of motorcars and aeroplanes is sure, sooner or later, to find herself in some awkward position. Also, it is no use having a s...
- Revised Menu
- Girton Soup. Easily prepared in half an hour. Whiting a I'horly. Will go further than the plainly boiled fish, and makes a daintier dish than item on original menu. Fricasseed Veal. Merely requires ...
- Girton Soup
- Required: One pound of tomatoes. One pound of cooked potatoes. One onion. Two ounces of butter. One ounce of flour. Two and a half pints of stock or water and a little meat glaze or extract. Salt and...
- Whiting A L'Horly
- (See page 251, Vol. I., Every Woman's Encyclopadia ) ...
- Fricasseed Veal
- Required: About two pounds of cooked veal. One and a half ounces of butter. One and a half ounces of flour. One and a half pints of milk and water mixed. One onion. One teaspoonful of lemon-juice...
- Fried Potatoes
- (See page 773, Vol. 1, Every Woman's Encyclopedia) ...
- Cherry Pudding
- Required: Three eggs and their weight in butter and castor sugar. Three ounces' of flour. One teaspoonful of baking-powder. The grated rind of one lemon. Three tablespoonfuls of milk. A bottle of cher...
- Sardine Toasts
- Required: A finger-shaped piece of hot buttered toast and one sardine to each person. For four sardines use three yolks and one white of egg. Half an ounce of butter. Three teaspoonfuls of vinegar....
- The Cooking Of Cheese
- Value of Cheese as Food-easily Digested when Cooked-cassolettes de Fromage-to Make Green Butter -Cheese Tartlets-golden Buck-baked Cheese Souffle-petits Bateaux au Fromage-Cheese Parfait-cheese Crab...
- Cassolettes De Fromage
- Required: For the cassolette paste: Quarter of a pound of flour. One and a half ounces of butter. Half an egg. A little water. A pinch of salt. One teaspoonful of lemon-juice. For the mixture; ...
- To Make The Green Butter
- Put the butter on a plate with half a teaspoonful of lemon-juice, a dust of cayenne, and the very finely chopped parsley. Work all these well together with a knife. If necessary, put it in a cold pla...
- Cheese Tartlets
- Required: Four tablespoonfuls of grated cheese. Three tablespoonfuls of white crumbs. Salt and cayenne. One egg and one extra yolk. Quarter of a pint of milk. Six ounces of any kind of pastry, pu...
- Golden Buck
- Required: Quarter of a pound of Cheddar cheese. Two eggs. Half an ounce of butter. Half a teaspoonful of Harvey or Worcester sauce. Half a teaspoonful of lemon-juice. Two tablespoonfuls of ale, crea...
- Baked Cheese Souffle
- Required: Two and a half ounces of grated cheese. Half an ounce of flour. Half an ounce of butter. Two eggs and one extra yolk. Half a teaspoonful of made mustard. Salt and pepper. Quarter of a ...
- Petits Bateaux Au Fromage
- Required: Scraps of any good pastry. Two ounces of Gruyere cheese One ounce of Parmesan cheese. Half a gill of aspic jelly. Half a gill of cream. One ounce of butter. Three tablespoonfuls of whi...
- Cheese Parfait
- Required: One and a half ounces of Gruyere cheese. One and a half ounces of Parmesan cheese. One and a half gills of cream. Two eggs and one extra yolk. Cayenne and salt. (Sufficient for six or more p...
- Cheese Crab
- Required: Stale cheese. Salt and pepper to taste. A little made mustard. A few drops of salad oil. Vinegar to mix the whole to a paste. Salad Mash the cheese well with a fork, or, if preferred, grate...
- General Remarks On Eggs
- General Remarks-how to Ascertain if Eggs are Fresh-preservation of Eggs 1. Hens' eggs are mostly used for eating, but those of geese, turkeys, ducks, guinea-fowl, and plovers are largely consumed als...
- How To Boil Eggs
- Put the eggs into a pan of boiling water, Let them boil for twenty seconds, then move the pan to the side of the fire, cover it, and leave for five minutes. At the end of this time the whites will be ...
- Buttered Eggs
- Required: Two eggs. One ounce of butter. One tablespoonful of milk. A quarter of a teaspoonful of salt. A good dust of pepper. Buttered tcast Toast and butter the bread, trim off the crust neatly, an...
- Buttered Eggs With Oysters
- Required: Three eggs. One dozen oysters. One ounce of butter. Slices of hot buttered toast. Salt and pepper. Melt the butter in a pan, and meanwhile beat the eggs till frothy; then add to them the oy...
- Buttered Eggs With Mushrooms
- Required: A quarter of a pound of mushrooms. One yolk of egg. Milk. Salt and pepper to taste. For the buttered eggs: . Three eggs. One tablespoonful of milk. Salt and pepper. An ounce of butter. Sl...
- Stuffed Eggs With Caviare
- Required: Four hard-boiled eggs. One ounce of butter. Cayenne. Eight thick slices of tomato. Russian caviare. Shell the eggs carefully, and cut them in halves roundways. Take out the yolks, and fill...
- Eggs En Cocottes
- Required: Four eggs. Two tablespoonfuls of cream. Two teaspoonfuls of chopped parsley. A little butter. Salt and pepper. A little fireproof cup for each person. Butter the little cups, put two t...
- Scotch Eggs
- Required: Three hard-boiled eggs. Half a pound of sausages. One raw egg. Breadcrumbs. Croutons of bread. Shell the eggs and put them into cold water for a few minutes, skin the sausages, dip the eggs...
- Devilled Eggs (No. 1)
- Required: One egg for each person. For four eggs allow: One ounce of butter. Two tablespoonfuls of milk. Salt and cayenne. One and a half teaspoonfuls of made mustard. One teaspoonful of chutney. One...
- Devilled Eggs (No. 2)
- Required: Three hard-boiled eggs. One tablespoonful of chutney. One teaspoonful of mustard. One teaspoonful of curry powder. Half an ounce of butter. Cayenne and salt. Buttered toast. Shell the eggs,...
- Curried Eggs
- Required: Six hard-boiled eggs. Curry sauce as for Indian eggs (p- I736)-boil the eggs till hard (fifteen minutes), shell them, and put them into cold water for five minutes, then cut them in halves l...
- How To Poach Eggs
- Required: One or more eggs. Boiling water. A pinch of salt. A few drops of vinegar or lemon-juice. Have a small saucepan or frying-pan about one-third full of boiling water, and put in the salt and v...
- Poached Eggs With Spaghetti
- Required: Half a pound of spaghetti. One ounce of butter. Scotch Eggs One gill of tomato sauce. Four poached eggs. A little finely chopped parsley. Break the spaghetti into pieces about an inch...
- Eggs With White Sauce
- Required: Four eggs. Four rounds of buttered toast. Six large onions. Half a pint of white sauce. Half a pint of milk. Salt and pepper. A pinch of castor sugar. Peel and slice the o n io n s, c...
- Boiled Eggs With Spaghetti
- Required: A quarter of a pound of spaghetti. Four hard-boiled eggs. An ounce of grated cheese. An ounce of butter. Salt and pepper. About a gill of white sauce. Boil the spaghetti till it is just ten...
- Steamed Eggs
- Required: Three eggs. Four teaspoonfuls of chopped ham, bacon, tongue, or chicken. Two teaspoonfuls of chopped parsley. One ounce or more of butter. Buttered toast. Spread the inside of a small cup ...
- Steamed Eggs And Tomatoes
- Required: Four eggs. Two tomatoes. Four slices of bacon. Four pieces of buttered toast. Two teaspoonfuls of chopped parsley. One ounce of butter. Well butter some plain dariole moulds, and sprinkle...
- Eggs With Parsley-And-Butter
- Sauce Required: One egg for each person. For four eggs allow half a pint of parsley-and-butter sauce. Boil the eggs for fifteen minutes, and then cut them in halves lengthways. Arrange them on a hot...
- Scrambled Eggs With Chicken
- Required: Two ounces of cooked chicken cut in dice. One raw yolk of egg. One tablespoonful of milk or cream. Pepper and salt. For the scrambled eggs: Two eggs. One ounce of butter. One tablespoonful o...
- Indian Eggs
- Required: Six poached eggs on nicely fried slices of bread. For the sauce: One small onion. One ounce of butter or dripping. One tablespoonful of curry powder. One teaspoonful of flour. One pint of mi...
- Soup Recipes - Ox-Cheek Soup
- Required: An ox cheek. Four slices of ham or lean bacon. Two ounces of butter or good dripping. Three carrots. One head of celery. One onion. A bunch of parsley and herbs. Four quarts of water. Salt...
- Sorrel Soup
- Required: Half a pound of sorrel. Four ounces of butter. One ounce of cornflour. Three yolks of eggs. One gill of milk. Half a gill of cream. Three pints of stock. Salt, pepper, and a pinch of castor ...
- Croutes Au Pot
- Required: Two quarts of good brown stock. One medium-sized carrot and turnip. One leek. The heart of a small cabbage. One and a half ounces of butter. Two teaspoonfuls of chopped parsley. One French ...
- Woman's Who's Who. Lady Grove
- A prominent advocate of woman suffrage, as well as a brilliant writer and world-wide traveller, Lady Grove describes herself as voteless and unrepresented. She is one of the children of that extraor...
- Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson
- A daughter of the late Earl of Cromartie and sister of the present Countess of Cromartie-who succeeded to the title on the death of her father, there being no heir to the peerage-lady Constance has ea...
- H. R. H. Princess Alexander Of Teck
- A daughter of the late Duke of Albany and a sister of the reigning Duke of Saxe-coburg, Princess Alexander of Teck married in 1904, when she was twenty-one years of age. Many were the stories of forei...
- Mrs. Patrick Campbell
- The popular actress established her claim to be regarded as one of our leading emotional actresses in 1893, when she created the title part of Pinero's The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, at the St. James's ...
- Mrs. Maurice Hewlett
- While Mr. Maurice Hewlett has been distinguishing himself, apart from his great success as a novelist, as a politician, his wife has fallen a victim to the fascination of the aeroplane. Indeed, with a...
- Mrs. Asquith
- A Protegee Of the late Mr. Gladstone, the wife of the Premier was reared in an atmosphere of Liberal politics. Her father, the late Sir Charles Tennant, was an enthusiastic Radical, and in 1894, when ...
- Madame Du Gast
- Madame Du Gast we can boast of some intrepid lady sports-women in this country, but none of them can point to such a record as that of Madame du Gast, whose life has been full of the most thrilling ad...
- Queens of the World. No. 8. The Queen of Roumania
- Sometimes Carmen Sylva would sally forth in a mountaineering dress of green velvet, and feast her poet's soul amidst the wilds of Nature. And after the death of her only child, the little Princess Mar...
- Societies Which Help Women And Children. The Governesses' Benevolent Institution
- The Objects of the Institution - Its Activities-its Annuitants, and How to Secure an Annuity-those who are Benefited by the Institution-how to Help the Work To many, if not most, of the women who ar...
- Child Law. Children as Witnesses
- Children as Witnesses - The Punishment of Children - Juvenile Smoking and Pledging - Sale of Gunpowder or Intoxicants to Children - Children in Court Evidence of Very Young Children In the case of v...
- Law - Law And The Servant
- Definition of a Nuisance-public and Private Nuisances-how to Proceed in Actions Against Nuisances-abatement of Nuisances-employers' Liability When Master Is Notl Iablew0 A master is never liable whe...
- Nuisances
- It is not always easy to decide what is a nuisance from a legal point of view, and it is necessary in the first place to find to what class of nuisance the one complained of belongs. Nuisances may be ...
- Employers' Liability
- Although at common law a master was not liable for injury sustained by his servant caused through the negligence of a fellow-servant, it was his duty to select competent persons as fellow-servants, an...
- True Love-Stories Of Famous People No. 12. Dean Swift
- By J. A. Brendon The true love-story of Jonathan Swift-it is a story difficult to tell and strange withal, for Swift was a weird, incomprehensible being. Like Sir William Temple, his patron and maste...
- True Love-Stories Of Famous People No. 12. Dean Swift. Part 2
- Varina's answer no man save Swift has seen. It would seem, however, that, unmoved by her lover's extraordinary appeal, still she hesitated, and that, in consequence, Swift was cast into the depths of ...
- True Love-Stories Of Famous People No. 12. Dean Swift. Part 3
- He was discreet even in his letters, and at this time he had much occasion for writing, for, now that he had embarked upon a great political career, he was often in London. Indeed, his letters-the cel...
- True Love-Stories Of Famous People No. 12. Dean Swift. Part 4
- But Vanessa remained undaunted. You once had a maxim, she replied, which was to act what was right, and not to mind what the world would say. I wish you would keep it now. Pray what can be wrong ...
- Our Fellow-Women In Foreign Lands No. 4. North India School Of Medicine For Christian Women
- Office: Lonsdale Chambers, 27, Chancery Lane, W.c. The Objects of the School - A Hospital for Women - The Difficulties of Caste - India's One Hundred and Fifty Million Women - Training of Native Midw...
- North India School Of Medicine For Christian Women. Continued
- The Lady Curzon fund has also given large financial aid for the training of dais. The trustees of the Arthington fund, realising the future of the work, have generously contributed £500 for the anato...
- The Art Of Drawing And Painting. No. 6. On Landscape
- By A. S. Hartrick, A.r.w.s., Visiting Teacher L.c.c. School of Art, Camberwell The Cinderella of the Arts - The Neglect of Landscape Painting by the Early Masters - The First Painters of Landscape - ...
- The Training Of A Singer. Voice Placing And The Use Of Vowels
- By Albert Visetti Professor of Singing at the Royal College of Music, Examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal College of Music ami the Royal Academy of Music Importance of the Study of Vowel ...
- May Work In The Garden
- By Helen Colt, F.r.h.s. The Flower Garden-planting and Sowing-climbing Plants and Roses-the Conservatory and Greenhouse-forcing Houses-the Vegetable Garden-fruit Garden Planting the more formal flow...
- The Garden - Small Holdings For. Women
- By A. C. Marshall, F.r.h.s. Author of The Fanners' Friend The Family Gardener etc. Continued from page 1645, Part 13 Systematic Planning-the Objective of Skilful Cropping- Catch Crops-the Diar...
- A Pretty Spring Decoration
- Another spring decoration is illustrated in which poet's narcissus and the first primroses are used to advantage. A tall, slender vase is placed in the centre of the table, and round it on either side...
- Lawn Tennis
- By Mrs. Lambert Chambers, Lady Champion, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1910 The Origin of Lawn Tennis-reasons for its Popularity-the Racket-how to Dress Suitably for Lawn Tennis-some Lady Champions The popular...
- Recreations Batik Work
- The Revival of an Ancient Art-the Necessary Outfit-how to Batik Textile Fabrics-the Application Of Batik Too Thers Ubstancesa2 The revival of the ancient art of batik work, so popular in the Dutch c...
- 13. Recreations
- A landscape design in several colours, batiked upon the lid of a whitewood box. Marqueterie stains are used for the colouring Reiman's School the pattern on the ends appears in white on a grey grou...
- I.Ecreations - The Art Of Alstona Painting
- For the beginner, with little idea how to obtain the various delicate gradations of colour which she has chosen for her scheme, a list of the various shades which are most often required will be usefu...
- Fancy Rabbits As Pets
- Written and Illustrated by F. J. S. Chatterton Specialist Breeder and Judge of Poultry, Pigeons, and Cage Birds; Judge at the Grand International Show, Crystal Palace; Membre Societe' des Aviculteurs...
- Mow To Show A Dog
- By E. D. Farrar Breeder And Exhibitor Practical Advice to Exhibitors-sanction Shows-registration of Dogs-condition-ring Manners -How to Prepare a Dog for Exhibition In the matter of dog-showing th...
- Mow To Show A Dog. Continued
- Where lawful trimming ends and unfair faking begins is, but should not be, a debateable point with many exhibitors. As regards colouring, though dyeing is, of course, forbidden, the addition of a l...
- My Lady's Dressing-Table And Its Accessories
- By Lilian Joy A Queen Anne Table - The Return of the Muslin-covered Table - A Special Stool-toilet Sets of French Gold - Glass and Chinaware - Wemyss Pottery - Brobdingnagian Scent-bottles - Electric...
- The Grandfather Clock
- By Mrs. Willoughby Hodgson Author.of How to Identify Old China and How to Identify Old Chinese Porcelain Peter Simple's Clock-origin of the Word Clock-Early Substitutes for Clocks-water-cl...
- Longton Hall Porcelain
- By Mrs. Willoughby Hodgson The Interest Attached to Longton Hall Pottery-the Life and Struggles of William Littler, its Originator-characteristics of Longton Hall Pottery-marks that may Occur on Spec...
- Longton Hall Porcelain. Continued
- A very interesting little tea-poy may be seen in the Hanley Museum, the original label to which states This was given to Enoch Wood by William Fletcher in 1809. He informs me he remembers it being ma...
- Comfort In Chairs
- By Lilian Joy Capacious Chairs Necessary-good Upholstery Essential -The Ideal Reading Chair-inexpensive Chair for the Week-end Cottage-comfort in the Dining-room Chair-a Heppelwhite Design Adapted F...
- 2. Beautiful Women In History. "Perdita" (Mrs. Robinson)
- By Pearl Adam We left Perdita at the happiest and most brilliant period of her chequered life, when she was at the height of her success on the stage, admired and courted by all, and the object of im...
- 2. The Hair. Perfumes And Sachet Powders
- The Antiquity of the Custom of Perfuming the Hair-different Methods of Applying Perfumesantiseptic Properties of the Ingredients-eau-de-portugal-modern Recipes for Perfumes-persian Essence-Scented Po...
- Beauty Culture For Women. Simple Make-Up
- To say that the beautiful is true and the true is the beautiful may be to repeat a truism, but were we to act up to it we should become a more artistic people than we are now, which leaves a deal unsa...
- The Secrets Of The American Beauty
- By May Isabel Fisk How to Rest-a Physician's Advice- Salt-cellars -The Preservation of the Teeth-the Beneficial Effects of Massage to the Hair-a Well-kept Hand As nothing is so detrimental to beau...
- Beautiful Women In Society
- Lady Beatrice Pretyman, daughter of the fourth Earl of Bradford and wife of Captain Ernest Pretyman, the well-known Unionist M.p. for Chelmsford. Like her husband. Lady Pretyman is fond of sport, es...
- How To Arrange A Children's - Obstacle Race
- By Gladys Beattie Crozier The Double Ladder - Going Through the Tunnel - Climbing the Table - The High Jump Running the Ladder - The Tape Tangle - Double Hoops - Climbing the White Wall - Running the...
- Garden Obstacles
- 3. Climbing the Table. The table is placed as an obstacle, over which each competitor must climb. 4. The High Jump. This consists of two garden chairs placed four feet apart, with a clothes-line or...
- Dancing. A Child's Lesson On The American Boston
- By Mrs. Wordsworth Principal of The Physical Training College, South Kensington Something About the Origin, Characteristics, and Form of the Boston-reasons Why it Has Changed so Noticeably-the Easie...
- 12. Girls Christian Names
- Leah (Hebrew)- Wearied. This was the name of Laban's eldest daughter, who was given to Jacob for wife instead of Rachel after he had served seven years for the latter. Leila (Arabic)- Darkness, ...
- Health Lecturing As A Profession For Women
- By Mary Westaway (Associate of the National Health Society) Increasing Demand for Health Lecturers - Cost of Training - Openings Available when Trained - Salaries Obtainable - A Lecturer's Busy Week...
- 1ndexing
- Prospects Offered to Trained Indexers-training an Essential to Success-where to Train Openings Available-Remuneration Obtainable Indexing is a profession admirably adapted to a girl who has received...
- 2. The Early Days Of Business Life
- By H. Langford Hoe The Use of the Post Office Savings Bank-the Borrowing Habit - How the Business Girl Should Improve Herself for her Position The future seems so far away to the girl entering on h...
- 3. Poultry Farming For Women
- By J. T. Brown, F.z.s., M.r.san.i., Editor of The Encyclopadia of Poultry, etc. Contineud from page 1689, Part 14 The Management of Breeding Stock-a Remunerative Branch of Poultry Keeping-product...
- The Autumn Of Married Life
- Home-making - The Folly of Losing Touch with Old Interests and Old Friends - The Wife Should Develop with Her Husband and Her Family - The Causes of Unhappiness It is after the early years of marriag...
- Wedding Dress
- The Modern Bride-a Duke's Daughter and Her Crested Train-colour in the Bridal Robethe Court Train have written about the wedding dress of old, and have described the all-important toilette in its. Eas...
- Wives Of Famous Men Princess Bismarck
- By H. Pearl Adam When the letters of Bismarck to his wife were first published there was a chorus of astonishment. From the time he became famous this man had been known throughout Europe, and indeed...
- The Strenuous Life
- Waste of Energy - Nervous Tension and Excitement - Unnecessary Fatigue - Economy of Nervous Force - The Art of Resting There is something alarming in the amount of nervous tension that is becoming s...
- Home Nursing - Nursing Infectious Ailments
- A Series of Articles on What the Amateur Nurse Should Know Fevers-Infection-Contagion-Stages of a Fever-principal Infectious Fevers-how to Isolate a Patient-nursing Rules-disinfectants-the Protection...
- Home Nursing - Nursing Infectious Ailments. Continued
- 2. No food which has passed into the sickroom should be allowed into the general larder or kitchen. It is much safer for the nurse to burn all scraps of food in the sick-room. 3. Newspapers and magaz...
- 2. Health And Hygiene In The Nursery. The Graceful Child
- Gracefulness Must be Cultivated-the Art of Standing-poise of the Head-the Value of Dancing as a Health Exercise-bare-foot Dancing-exercises The popular idea that all children are naturally graceful i...
- 9. Common Ailments And Their Treatment
- Hysteria is the name given to an unstable state of the emotional and nervous system, producing various symptoms which may simulate other diseases. The condition is said to occur most commonly in young...
- Women In Great Social Positions. The Wife Of The Governor-general Of Australia
- A Position in which Character and Manner Tell - The Qualities Most Appreciated by Australians Some Popular Governors - General and Their Wives - Society in Sydney - The Origin of the Dudley Family Fo...
- The Wife Of The Governor-general Of Australia. Part 2
- While insisting that the elite should not control such lists of invitations, however, Lady Dudley has not been forced to take the drastic step of her predecessor, Lady Northcote, who caused no small s...
- The Wife Of The Governor-general Of Australia. Part 3
- Mention of Lord Hopetoun's unconvention-ality reminds one that Lord Dudley has had an experience which fell to the lot of no other Governor - General of Australia. A short time ago, his Excellency was...
- Lady Of Quality Etiquette With Royalty
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) Towards the close of Queen Victoria's reign and throughout that of King Edward there was much less stiffness and formality of intercourse between Sovereign and subject tha...
- The Art Of Wearing The Corset
- By Mary Howarth When the Grown-up Stay Should First be Worn - Old Time Tortures - Correct Way of Putting On the Stay - Best Laces to Choose There has never been any doubt as to the position of impo...
- Practical Lessons In Dressmaking. Fifteenth Lesson. A Wrap For Day Or Evening Wear. Continued
- By M. Prince Browne The Sleeve Bands-to Cut the Wrap in Double-width Material-interlining-the Lining-to Prepare The Design Fort Het Rimmingp2 For the pattern for the sleeve bands, cut a strip of p...
- Practical Lessons In Tailoring. Fifteenth Lesson. Double-breasted Coat And Skirt. Continued
- By M. Prince Browne Cutting Out the Skirt in the Material and Lining-to Cut Out the Back Gores-how to Place the Fronts on the Material-cutting the Lining-stitching the Seams of Skirt-adjusting the Da...
- Inexpensive Jewels
- By The Hon. Mrs. Fitzroy Stewart The Garnet, its Colour and History-the Topaz-onyx, and How to Use It-obsidian-zircons -Coral and Coral Fishing-kunzite and Benilo-aquamarines 'the garnet is a gem of...
- Gloves
- Gloves-Millinery-The Difficulty of Shopping If cotton or lisle-thread hosiery is preferred, it is considered more hygienic if the soles of the stockings are of natural wool. Several pairs of stockin...
- Sweet-Pea Embroidery
- By Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson Author of A History of Hand-made Lace etc. (See Coloured Frontispiece) The Charm of the Sweet-pea Design-uses of the Pattern in Dress and House Decoration-needlework Pic...
- Florestore Work
- Articles that Can be Made-materials Required-how to Make Sprays-fuchsia Blossomsvirginia Creepers-general Instructions Florestore Work will be found a most fascinating form of crochet work. When soil...
- Net Ahd Valenciennes Lace Mending
- An Efficacious Method of Mending Net or Lace-transferring the Pattern to a Fresh Background-to Strengthen Weak or Rotten Lace-a Quick Way in Which to Repair Lace-the Starch Patch When repairing lace ...
- The Management Of Oil Stoves
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Oil Cooking Stoves - Special Points to be Remembered - Prices Wickless Stoves A Well-con-structed Oil stove, if kept clean and properly managed, is often of the greate...
- Steak-And-Kidney Pudding
- Required: One and a half pounds of steak. Half a pound of beef kidney. Salt and pepper. Two tablespoonfuls of flour. Three-quarters of a pound of suet pastry. (Sufficient for five or six.) Wipe t...
- 1857.)
- Roll out the pastry after cutting off one-third and putting it aside for the lid. Grease a pudding-basin, line it neatly with the pastry, then pack in the rolls of steak and kidney; next pour in enoug...
- A Boned And Stuffed Loin Of Mutton
- Required: About four pounds of loin of mutton. Four ounces of breadcrumbs. Two ounces of suet. Two ounces of ham or bacon. Two teaspoon-fuls of powdered herbs. One teaspoonful of chopped parsley. One...
- Veal Olives
- Required: About one and a half pounds of fillet of veal. Quarter of a Pound of am. Two ounces of suet. One teaspoon-f u 1 of c h o pped parsley. Half a teaspoonful of grated lemon-rind. Quarter of a...
- Quenelles Of Veal
- Required: One pound of lean veal. One ounce of butter. Two ounces of flour. Quarter of a pint of milk or white stock. Two eggs. Salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Half a pint of white sauce. Green peas. (Suf...
- New Potatoes A L'Hollandaise
- Required: One and a half pounds of new potatoes. Two ounces of butter. The yolk of an egg. A little lemon-juice. Salt and pepper. One teaspoonful of chopped parsley. Two tablespoonfuls of thick white...
- Green Corn
- Green corn is becoming very popular, and can be bought at most good greengrocers. Required: Cobs of fresh green corn. Boiling water. Oiled butter. Salt, pepper, and cayenne. Remove the outer husks...
- Stuffed Mushrooms
- Required: One pound of fresh mushrooms. Half a pound of tomatoes. One teacupful of fresh white crumbs. Two teaspoonfuls of chopped parsley. One egg. Stuffed Mushrooms Two ounces of butter. One te...
- Asparagus A La Victoria
- Required: One large cucumber. About fifty heads of asparagus. A little tarragon vinegar. Half a pint of good melted butter sauce. (Sufficient for four or five.) Cut the cucumber into blocks, and cook...
- Nettles On Toast
- Nettles are most wholesome when they are eaten really young, but if old are tough. When cooked, they are not unlike spinach. Required: Two pounds or more of young nettle leaves and tops. One ounce of...
- Globe Artichokes
- Required: Two or more globe artichokes. A bunch of parsley, thyme, and marjoram. Salt and water. (Sufficient for two.) Cut the stalks off the artichokes, and trim off some of the outer leaves, and t...
- Mock Game Soup
- Required: Two ounces of butter. Two onions. One head of celery. One teaspoonful of mixed herbs. A bunch of parsley. Two dessertspoonfuls of flour. One ounce of proteid food. One bay-leaf. One tablesp...
- Cauliflower Soup
- Required: One good-sized cauliflower. One pint of white vegetable stock. Yolk of one egg. Two tablespoonfuls of proteid food. One ounce of butter. One ounce of flour. One pint of milk. Seasoning of...
- White Soup
- Required: One turnip. One onion. One head of celery. One ounce of butter. One ounce of proteid food. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the vegetables (chopped), stir over the fire for ten minutes...
- The ABC Of Sauce Making. Cold Sauces
- (a) Chaudfroids: White. Brown. Green. Tomato, etc. (b) Salad Sauces or Dressings: Mayonnaise. Tar tare. Ravigote. Vinaigrette, etc. German Salad Dressing. Inexpensive Salad Dressing. Salad Dr...
- Recipes - Chaudfroid Sauces White Chaudfroid Sauce
- Required: One ounce of butter. Half an ounce of flour. Half a pint of white stock. Half a gill of milk. One gill of melted aspic. Four sheets of gelatine. Two teaspoonfuls of lemon-juice. One gill of ...
- Brown Chaudfroid Sauce
- Required: One pint of Espagnole sauce. Four tablespoonfuls of sherry. Eight tablespoonfuls of melted aspic jelly. Four sheets of gelatine. Two tablespoonfuls of cream. Put the sauce in a small saucep...
- Green Chaudfroid Sauce
- Required: White chaudfroid sauce. A few drops of green vegetable colouring. Prepare the white chaudfroid sauce as already directed, add a few drops of green colouring to it to tint it a delicate gre...
- Tomato Sauce
- (For coating cold entrees, etc.) Required: Quarter of a pint of sieved tomato-pulp. Half a pint of melted aspic jelly. Salt and pepper. A little sherry. Melt the jelly gently, add the tomato-pulp ...
- Salad Sauces And Dressings
- Mayonnaise Sauce Required: The yolks of two eggs. Half a pint of good salad oil. One tablespoonful each of malt and tarragon vinegar. One teaspoonful of made mustard. Half a teaspoonful of salt. A lit...
- Tartare Sauce
- Required: Half a pint of mayonnaise sauce. One tablespoonful of Bechamel sauce. Half a tablespoonful of chopped gherkins. One teaspoonful each of chopped parsley and capers. Half a teaspoonful each of...
- Ravigote Sauce
- Required: Half a pint of mayonnaise sauce. About three teaspoonfuls of chopped parsley, chives, chervil, tarragon, and shallots mixed. A little green colouring. Put the mayonnaise sauce in a basin, ...
- Vinaigrette Sauce
- Required: Six tablespoonfuls of salad oil. Two tablespoonfuls of tarragon vinegar. One teaspoonful of chilli vinegar. Two teaspoonfuls each of chopped tarragon and chervil. Salt and pepper. Put all t...
- German Salad Dressing
- Required: Two hard-boiled eggs. The raw yolks of two eggs. Eight tablespoonfuls of salad oil. Half a teaspoonful of made mustard. Two tablespoonfuls of tarragon vinegar. Pepper and salt to taste. Rub...
- Inexpensive Salad Dressing
- Required: One hard-boiled yolk of egg. One tablespoonful of milk or cream. One teaspoonful of mustard. One teaspoonful of castor sugar. Half a teaspoonful of salt. Four tablespoonfuls of the best oliv...
- Salad Dressing Without Oil
- Required: Two hard-boiled yolks of eggs. One teaspoonful of castor sugar. One teaspoonful of dry mustard. Quarter of a teaspoonful each of salt and pepper. Quarter of a pint of cream. One tablespoonf...
- Cold Sweet Sauces - Apricot Sauce
- Required: Three ounces of sieved apricot jam. One gill of sherry. One gill of cream. Mix together the jam and wine, whip the cream slightly, and stir it thoroughly. It is then ready to serve. ...
- Brandy Sauce
- Required: Two yolks of eggs. Half a gill of milk. One ounce of castor sugar. Half a gill of cream. Three tablespoonfuls of brandy. Mix together the yolks, milk, and sugar, put the basin over some hot...
- Vanilla Sauce
- Required: Half a pint of good cold custard. One teaspoonful of brandy. Vanilla to flavour. Pour the custard into a tureen, add the brandy, and enough vanilla to flavour the sauce pleasantly. ...
- Chocolate Sauce
- Required: Three ounces of grated chocolate. One ounce of sieved icing sugar. One tablespoonful of brandy. About three tablespoonfuls of water. Vanilla to taste. Half a pint of thick cold custard. Put...
- Caramel Sauce
- Required: One ounce of loaf sugar. Half a pint of any fruit syrup or plain syrup flavoured with vanilla. One gill of cream. Put the sugar in a copper pan to melt and turn a light brown. Add the syru...
- Steamed Chocolate Pudding
- Required: Quarter of a pound of plain chocolate. Quarter of a pouna of castor sugar. Three ounces of butter. Six ounces of fresh crumbs. Two eggs. Vanilla. Quarter of a pint of milk. Well grease a pu...
- Newnham Pudding
- Required: Six ounces of stale bread. Three eggs. Two ounces of butter. Two tablespoonfuls of marmalade. One tablespoonful of castor sugar. One tablespoonful of glace cherries. Three-quarters of ...
- Baked Cornflour Pudding
- Required: Half an ounce of cornflour. Two eggs. Half a pint of milk. A lump of butter the size of a walnut. Three teaspoonfuls of castor sugar. A little grated nutmeg. (Sufficient for two.) Mix the ...
- Apricot Cream
- Required: A tin of apricots. Half a pint of cream. The juice of half a lemon. One ounce of leaf gelatine. Three ounces of castor sugar. About a gill of clear jelly. A few pistachio nuts. (Sufficient f...
- Fruit Castles - An Excellent Way Of Using Up Stale. Sponge Cake
- Required: Slices of stale sponge or other fruitless cake about two inches thick. Stewed or bottled fruit. A gill of cream or custard. A few shreds of angelica. Castor sugar and vanilla. Take a small ...
- Banana Trifle
- Required: Four bananas. Quarter of a pound of ratafias. Quarter of a pound of macaroons. Two ounces of glace cherries. A few strips of angelica One pint of custard. Jam sandwich, or some slices ...
- Rhubarb Mould
- Required: Two or more bundles of rhubarb. One pound of loaf sugar. Half a lemon. Half an ounce of leaf gelatine. One and a half gills of water. Cochineal. (Sufficient for four or six.) Wipe the rhuba...
- Custard Caramel Pudding
- Required For the caramel: Quarter of a pint of water. Quarter of a pound of loaf sugar. For the pudding: Two eggs and two extra yolks. Half a pint of milk. One tablespoonful of castor sugar. A ...
- Apricot Or Peach Fritters
- This is an excellent way of using up the remains of a tin of apricots or peaches. Required: Tinned apricots or peaches, about two dozen pieces. Castor sugar. For the frying batter: Four ounces of f...
- Boiled Gooseberry Pudding
- Required: About a pint or more of gooseberries. Two or three tablespoonfuls of brown sugar. Cold water. Suet pastry. For the pastry: Half a pound of flour. Four ounces of chopped beef suet. Half a te...
- Semolina Souffle
- Required: One and a half pints of milk. The grated rind of a lemon. Three eggs. Two ounces of semolina. Three ounces of castor sugar. A few grains of salt. (Sufficient for five or six.) Thickly ...
- Gooseberry Fool
- Required: One pint of gooseberries. Half a pint of boiled custard. Two tablespoonfuls of cream. About three ounces of castor sugar. Quarter of a pint of water. For the custard: Half a pint of mil...
- Raspberry Pudding
- Required: Four ounces of butter. Four ounces of castor sugar. Four ounces of breadcrumbs. Three eggs. Raspberry jam. (Sufficient for five or six persons.) Put the sugar and butter in a basin, and bea...
- Brown Bread Pudding
- Required: Half a pound of brown breadcrumbs. Six ounces of butter. Eight ounces of castor sugar. Three eggs. Quarter of a pound of chopped peel. Two ounces of glace cherries. The rind of a lemon. Abo...
- Lady Sarah Wilson
- I t has fallen to the lot of few women to have had such an adventurous career as Lady Sarah Wilson, for she was shut up in Mafeking during the Boer War, has acted as war correspondent of a daily newsp...
- Mrs. Bradley Martin
- Qne of the richest as well as one of the most lavish hostesses in London, Mrs. Bradley Martin is exceedingly popular in society. Many brilliant entertainments are held at her house in Chesterfield Gar...
- Lady Juliet Duff
- A daughter of the fourth Earl of Lonsdale, and niece of the present Earl, Lady Juliet Duff, who is making strenuous efforts to raise £100,000 for the Charing Cross Hospital, was born in 1881. Her moth...
- Queens of the World. No 9. Queen Helene of Italy
- A Hardy, Brilliant Montenegrin Princess-her Childhood and Experiences in Russia-the Story of Her Marriage-a Simple, Humble Queen Whom Italy Adores There is much in the career, character, and womanly ...
- Queens of the World. No 9. Queen Helene of Italy. Part 2
- As illustrating the simplicity of the life Queen Helene led in her early days, it might be mentioned that she was wont to walk about the streets of Cettinje quite unattended, mixing with her father's ...
- Queens of the World. No 9. Queen Helene of Italy. Part 3
- The Queen and Her People Then the doctor came to the poor woman, and handing her a fifty-franc bill, said, Thank Queen Helene. She bids me tell you in her name that your child shall want for nothing...
- Accident Insurance
- What is Covered by an Insurance Against Accidents Policy - Conditions of Such Policies -The Importance of Filling up the Form Accurately - What is an Accident - Medical Examination This branch of i...
- 4. The Law And The Servant
- Member of a family means wife or husband, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, step-father, step-mother, son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, stepson, step-daughter, brother, sister, half-brot...
- 4. Child Law
- If the person to whom notice has been given fails to comply with it within the twenty-four hours, then the medical officer, or some person duly authorised by him, may remove the child and detain it in...
- 4. Love Scenes In Pictures
- The Message From the original picture by Sir E. J. Poynter, P. R.a. Copyright by I.andeker and Brown ...
- True Love-Stories Of Famous People No. 13. Henry Of Navarre And Gabrielle D'Estrees
- By J. A. Brendon A series of true love stories which could not claim Henry of Navarre among the number of its heroes would be sadly incomplete, for a more romantic figure has rarely crossed the stage...
- True Love-Stories. Henry Of Navarre And Gabrielle D'Estrees. Part 2
- It had been a stern fight, but Henry had won, and now he sent both husband and father about their business. The father he appointed Governor of Chartres; the husband he dismissed peremptorily, and the...
- True Love-Stories. Henry Of Navarre And Gabrielle D'Estrees. Part 3
- Death, some say the hand of a murderer, alone robbed her of the proud distinction of becoming the Queen of the great Henry of Navarre surely, the people of France could not be expected to accept as Ki...
- Love - Love Rings
- By Rhode Knight Lovers' Gifts - The Oldest Love Rings - A Heart Behind a Grating-harlequin and Regard Rings-Un Gage d'amour Ever since the world was young a gift has served as an appropriate, and...
- Love - Love Rings. Continued
- Love cede (she has yielded) Fig. 7. A French eighteenth century love ring of gold, set with four crystals, surrounded by diamonds and divided by four panels of blue enamel. The letters represent ...
- Mildmay Institutions And Missions
- By Sarah A. Tooley The Aims of the Institution-its Founders-the Revival of the Deaconate for Women-how the Workers are Trained-the Activities of the Institution-stories of the Poor of London-how a W...
- Mildmay Institutions And Missions. Continued
- (2) Comparative religion, methods of missionary work. (3) Theory and practice of teaching. (4) Lectures in physiology, nursing, health, tropical diseases, surgical work, and a short course of nursin...
- Where To Study Art Summer Holiday Sketching Classes
- By Gladys Beattie Crozier Painters Who Hold Holiday Sketching Classes-sketching on the Continent-open-air Classes in Picturesque Villages-country Lodgings-amusements-fees There are a number of holid...
- Where To Study Art Summer Holiday Sketching Classes. Continued
- Often, however, the studies they make are pictures in themselves, many of which have subsequently found their way to the walls of the Royal Academy. During the long summer afternoons and evenings stu...
- 2. First Steps To The Stage. 2. Training At The Academy Of Dramatic Art
- By Penelope Yorke Age of Students-staff of Instructors-public Performances-engagements Whatage are the students at the academy? Some are as young as eleven, but it is best for a girl to start under ...
- Sweet-Peas
- By Helen Colt, F.r.h.s. Raising Sweet-peas in the Greenhouse - Planting-out - Sowing Seeds in the Open - Hoeing, Feeding, and Watering - Insect Pests - Sweet-peas in Pots - Indoor Decoration - Some G...
- 14. The Garden
- Sowing Seeds In Theo Pens0 For sowing sweet-peas in the open the ground should, of course, be prepared in the same way as above. Successional sowings should be made, beginning not later than the midd...
- 15. The Garden
- If plants are seen to be attacked with pea blight, the following remedy should be adopted. Make a solution with two ounces of sulphide of potassium, dissolved in eight gallons of soft water; stir the ...
- 4. Small Holdings For Women
- By A. C. Marshall, F.r.h.s. Author of The Farmers' Friend, The Family Gardener etc. To Ensure Healthy Crops-watering and Mulching-disposal of Waste Matter-some Personal Hints-Crops to Grow T...
- 16. The Garden
- Generally speaking, watering is not carried out to a great extent in our large market gardens. Not only is the labour expensive, but to be effective it must be continuous: It is folly to swamp a row o...
- 2. Lawn Tennis
- By Mrs. Lambert Chambers, Lady Champion, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1910 Continued from page 1769., Part 14 The Court and Its Measurements-the Best Position for a Lawn Tennis Court-how to Hold the Racket-pra...
- Simple, Modelling
- An Artistic but Easy Hobby-tools Required-modelling a Cat-a Basket of Fruit-an Occupation for Children-some Useful Hints Modelling in plasticine is one of the most pleasant and fascinating pastimes ...
- The Pomeranian
- By E. D. Farrar Breeder ana Exhibitor The Pomeranian of To-day - Points of a Good Specimen - How to Feed, Exercise, and Groom a Pomeranian - Cost of a Puppy In dog, as in club, circles we find alw...
- Tortoiseshell And Tortoiseshell-And-White Pers1an Cats
- The Tortoiseshell Persian Cat, Its Points and Markings-rarity of Males in this Breed-the Tortoiseshell-and'white Persian-a Perfect Specimen and Its Points-why these Breeds are not More Popular Tortoi...
- Outdoor Breakfast- Houses
- By Lilian Joy The Pleasures of Breakfasting Out of Doors - Best Position for a Loggia - The Use of Any Old Greenhouse - Japanese Garden-house Despite the fact that the conditions of the weather hav...
- Front-Door. Furniture
- The Welcoming Note-handsome Doors-the Cult of the Door-knocker-simple Door Furniture-how to Clean Door-handles-vertical Letter-plates-modern Handwork To a large extent we are often unconscious of tho...
- The Romance Of Old China - Old Bow Porcelain
- By Mrs. Willoughby Hodgson Author 0/ How to Identify Old China and How to Identify Old Chinese Porcelain Quaint Records Concerning Early English Porcelain-some Curious Ingredients-the Influe...
- The Romance Of Old China - Old Bow Porcelain. Part 2
- Sauceboat of Bow porcelain, decorated in blue underglaze. The decoration on such pieces has often the appearance of being hastily executed, probably owing to the scarcity of artists available at the...
- The Romance Of Old China - Old Bow Porcelain. Part 3
- Always make a contract with the landlord and decorator that their part of the work shall be finished at least a few days before you move. They will generally fail to keep their contract, and the few d...
- Cane Furniture For The House
- By Lilian Joy Basket-work Furniture Historic-wearing Capacity of Cane Furniture-strong Frames Necessary-cane Furniture Against Panelled Walls-how to Clean It-variety in Cane Furniturethe Best Way to ...
- Table Decorations For June
- By Lydia Chatterton, F.r.h.s. Table Decoration Designs in Roses-the Best Varieties to Use-flowers that Combine Well with Roses-a Daisy Chain Design Flowers Available Roses Snow-in-June Asclepias t...
- The Washing And Ironing Of Lace, Silks, And Fancy Articles
- How to Get Up Lace-gum-water-its Use and How to Prepare it-the Successful Washing of Silk All lace should be carefully mended before washing if any repair is necessary. Soak it for an hour or so in a...
- Beautiful Women In History. "La Belle Stuart"
- By Pearl Adam Among all the fair ladies who graced the gay Court of Charles II. one of the most lovely, and perhaps quite the most individual, was La Belle Stuart, afterwards the Duchess of Richmon...
- Beautiful Women In History. "La Belle Stuart". Continued
- Richmond and sixth of Lennox, after but a fortnight had passed since the death of his first wife. The King was much disturbed. He offered to make her a duchess, thinking it was but the title that allu...
- The History Of The, Curl
- Continited from page 1674, Part 14 The Period of Powder-exaggerated Coiffures-extraordinary Structures Representing Landscape Scenes-ridiculous Names-the Pouf au Sentiment-end of the Fashion at the F...
- 2. Beauty Culture For Women. Simple Makeup
- Toilet Powders-some Useful Recipes-applying the Powder-a Good Face Cream and How to Use It he principal paints are white, red, blue, and black. White paint is almost entirely superseded by powders, an...
- Children. The Home Life Of King George's
- King George and Queen Mary as Parents - Discipline in the Royal Nursery and Schoolroom How the Children are Being Educated - Their Simple Life and Pleasures - Stories of Their Games and Pranks - Princ...
- Children. The Home Life Of King George's. Part 2
- And here we have another illustration of the thoroughly sensible manner in which their Majesties have brought up their children. While maintaining a strictness in the schoolroom and discouraging too m...
- Children. The Home Life Of King George's. Part 3
- The Education Of Ap Rincet0 For the most part, Prince Edward's earliest years were spent at Sandringham, where he, and the brothers and sister who came after him, were submitted, as soon as they beca...
- Skipping
- An Inexpensive Form of Physical Culture-value of Skipping as an Exercise-how It Benefits Children-How to Skip-some Useful Exercises This is an age of physical culture, in which man, woman, and child...
- 13. Girls' Christian Names
- Lola (Spanish)- Sorrow. This form is the diminutive of the Italian form Dolora, from the Spanish Dolores. Lolotte-a French contraction of Charlottewoman. Lotty and Lottie-english diminutives of C...
- Shopkeeping For Women
- By Alfred Barnard Author of Every Way of Earning a Living Our Sons and Daughters, etc. 1. General Qualifications The Shopkeeper of To-day - Qualifications Necessary for Success - How to Gain E...
- 4. Poultry Farming For Women
- By J. T. Brown, F.z.s., M.r.san.i., Editor of The Encyclopedia of Poultry, eta Continued from page 1809, Part 15 The Feeding Problem-foods for Winter Egg-production-the Value of Warm Mashes-how M...
- Dentistry For Women
- By A. Frederic White Author of Business Talks to Young Men, Straight Talis to Employers, etc. A So-far Uncrowded Career for Women-sex no Longer a Professional Handicap-cost of Training-the Nece...
- Woman As Man's Helpmate
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) An Unfounded Assertion Disproved - Woman the Helpmate, not the Hinderer - Some Notable Examples of Noble Wives That woman was created to be man's helpmate we have upon the...
- Marriage Customs In Many Lands. An Egyptian Marriage
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) Where Bachelors are Regarded with Disfavour-the Marriage Contract and Ceremony-bridal Attire-The Wife Goes to the House of her Husband Old bachelors are regarded with disa...
- The Wives Of Professional Men. What It Means To Be The Wife Of An Indian Civil Servant
- The Tragedy of English Motherhood in India-the Social Side of Anglo-indian Life-the Native Cook-The Mem-sahib's Housekeeping The position of the girl who becomes the wife of an Indian civilian is no...
- Wives Of Famous Men Marlborough's Sarah
- By H. Pearl Adam A Scold-the Romance of the Great Churchill-queen Anne's Candid Friend-mrs. Morley and Mrs. Freeman-the Great Duke's Private Life History, in its many types of women, has preserved ...
- Nerves. Health And Relaxation
- Relaxation and What it Means - Relaxing the Muscles - When and How to Practise Rest - Some Exercises - Importance of Mind Relaxation - Suggestion for Cure of Worrying - How to Rest the Mind - Self-su...
- 2. Home Nursing Nursing Infectious Ailments
- A Series of Articles on What the Amateur Nurse Should Know Mild and Severe Cases are Equally Infectious-scarlet Fever, or Scarlatina-after Results and Convalescence-measles-special Points to be Notic...
- Medical. The Backward Child
- How to Improve His Mind-special Care and Treatment for the Backward Child-backwardness may be only Apparent-the Necessity for Regular Medical Inspection-quiet Open-air Life Essential-Careful Dieting ...
- How To Deal With Infectious Ailments
- Always wash the hands after touching or attending to the patient, especially in a scarlet fever case Rub a little vaseline, oil, or cream into the skin when peeling begins Bathing the eyes whe...
- Health And Hygiene In The Nursery - The Care Of Children's Eyes
- Causes of Defective Eyesight-signs and Symptoms-redness of the Lids-ophthalmia Every mother ought to know something about the care of children's eyes. Defective eyesight, which is so common in this g...
- 10. Common Ailments And Their Treatment
- Influenza (continued). The public telephone-boxes are veritable incubators for the influenza bacillus whenever this disease is rife. Destitute of fresh air, the germs will linger about the mouthpiece ...
- Women In Great Social Positions. Ladies Who Serve The Queen
- The Important Post of Mistress of the Robes - The Great Bedchamber Plot - The Ladies of the Bedchamber - Bedchamber Women and Ladies in Waiting - Privileges and Salaries -Responsible Duties in a Co...
- Women In Great Social Positions. Ladies Who Serve The Queen. Continued
- The Countess of Airlie, Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Mary, daughter of the fifth Earl of Arran and widow of the eighth Ear! of Airlie, who was killed in action at Diamond Hill, Pretoria, 1900 Pho...
- Our Royal, Family
- The following is a list of the members of our Royal Family-the children and the grandchildren bom to the late King Edward VII. and Alexandra, the Queen-mother: 1. H.r.h. Albert Victor Christian Edwar...
- Coronets Of Peers And Peeresses
- The Power of Tradition-the Original Use of Coronets-the Coronet as the Distinctive Badge of Rank-the Coronets Worn by Members of Each Grade of the Peerage Notwithstanding De Foe's assertion that tit...
- A Court Ball
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) One of the Most Brilliant Sights in the World-questions of Etiquette-the Ball-room at Buckingham Palace-the King's Arrival-the Supper Arrangements The fortunate recipients...
- 2. The Art Of Wearing The Corset
- Catherine de Medici and the Thirteen-inch Waist -The Stay Worn with Hoop Skirts - The Corseted Figure of Women of Ancient Crete The modern stay is very deep beneath the waist and round the hips, but...
- Artificial, Flowers For Millinery
- How to Arrange Artificial Flowers in Posies-some Mixed Posies-a Rose Osprey-the Flower Fan-a Forget-me'not Buckle-lace and Flower Quills Spring millinery generally precedes Nature in its blossoming f...
- Practical Lessons In Dressmaking. Sixteenth Lesson. A Wrap For Day Or Evening Wear. Continued
- By M. Prince Browne Examiner in Dressmaking, Tailoring, French Pattern Modelling, Plain Needle-work and Millinery, of the Teachers in Training at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshi...
- Practical Lessons In Tailoring. Sixteenth Lesson. Double-breasted Coat And Skirt. Continued
- By M. Prince Browne Pressing the Seams and the Darts-tacking the Material and Lining-to Make the Placket Holetwo Methods of Putting the Skirt into the Band Having stitched the seams and the darts in...
- Dress Accessories - I. Home-Made Buttons
- Embroidered Buttons Give an Air of Distinction to a Dress-simple and Artistic Designs. Materials Required-crochet Buttons 'thosE women who best understand the subtleties of good dressing are aware of...
- Coronation Needlework
- By Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson Author of The History of Hand-made Lace Homely Records of a Great Event-symbols-an Heraldic Blazon-a Table-centre or Cushion-cover with Heraldic Embroidery Commemoratio...
- Ah Ideal Shaving-Paper Case
- Things made for selling to men at bazaars should be thoroughly practical and ingenious, as is this shaving-paper case. The ideal case holds not only the paper, but a little towel for wiping the razor...
- Embroidery On Crossbarred Linen
- The Satisfactory Results to be Obtained with Homely Materials-the Many Purposes to which Embroidered Glass Cloth can be Put-how to Make a Bedspread-a [Harlequin Effect-work-bags and Sachets of Glass C...
- Embroidery On Crossbarred Linen. Continued
- For a teacloth the crash should be in the widest width, and may be worked all over, or with simply a border, narrow or deep as desired; or a chessboard pattern-alternate squares of two contrasting col...
- The ABC Of Ice-Making
- The Simplicity of Making Ices-the Freezing Mixture-classes of Ices-how to Freeze the Mixtures-how to Mould and Unmould-ice Puddings-small Ices and How to Serve Them The preparation of ices is not a m...
- How To Freeze The Mixtures
- Recollect that too much sugar added to the ice mixture renders it very slow and difficult to freeze; while too little sugar will make it, freeze unpleasantly hard. Take every care to see that all uten...
- How To Mould Ice Puddings
- See the ice pudding mould is dry and clean Freeze the mixture as directed above; it may e a cream or water ice, but usually the former. When about half frozen-that is, not hard-pack it solidly into th...
- To Unmould Ice Puddings
- When the pudding is to be served, take the mould out of the ice, remove the paper and all lard, wiping very thoroughly round the lid. Open the mould carefully, and let the pudding slip out gently on t...
- Small Ices
- Small ices are often served in cases made from the rinds of tangerine oranges or other fruit, the pulp having been previously scooped out, on glass ice-plates, in glass cups, or fancy ice-cases made o...
- Strawberry Cream Ice
- Required: One pound of fresh strawberries, or one pound pot of strawberry jam. Half a pint of cream. Four ounces of castor sugar. Two teaspoonfuls of lemon-juice. Cochineal. (Sufficient for about eigh...
- Lemon Water Ice
- Required: One pint of water. One gill of lemon-juice. Two raw whites of eggs. Half-pound of loaf sugar. (Sufficient for ten to twelve persons) Tangerine Water Ice Strawberry Cream and Lemon Wate...
- Tangerine Water Ice
- Required: The same ingredients as for lemon water ice, but substituting tangerine orange rinds and juice instead of lemon. Prepare exactly in the same way as for lemon water ice. To serve this ice, s...
- Ice Pudding
- Required: Three-quarters of a pint of cold, rich, boiled custard, sweetened. Half a pint of cream. Two teaspoonfuls each of brandy and Maraschino. A dozen glace cherries. One glace apricot, orange, pe...
- Banana Ice Cream
- Required: Six to twelve ripe-bananas, according to size. Juice of two lemons. One wineglassful of curacoa. One pint of cream or rich boiled custard. Peel the bananas, and rub them through a sieve ...
- Cherry Ice Cream
- Required: One pound of ripe cherries. Three ounces of castor sugar. Juice of a large lemon. Cochineal, if necessary. One pint of cream. Carefully pick over the fruit; stalk and stone. Break the stone...
- Forcing And Forcing-Pipes
- Bags and Pipes for Forcing-how to Use Them Successfully-the Preparation of the Forcing Mixtures-the Care of Bags and Pipes-some Illustrations of the Various Patterns of Forcing-pipes To be able to sk...
- Standard Bread
- For thirty years, from 1881, medical and scientific men all over the world waged war against very white bread. The year 1881 is looked upon as the beginning of the fight, for it was in that year that ...
- Standard Bread. Continued
- Many people who had declared that there was very little harm in eating very white bread changed their opinions after the publication of this outspoken report, and even bitter opponents of a change rea...
- Lady Desborough
- A beautiful, witty woman, and a clever writer, Lady Desborough, who has been appointed one of the Ladies of the Bedchamber by Queen Mary, is very popular in society. At Taplow Court, Maidenhead, she h...
- Lady Ampthill
- Nee Lady Mary Lygon, daughter of the late Earl Beauchamp, Lady Ampthill, one of the new Ladies of the Bedchamber, married Lord Ampthill in 1894. The wedding was one of the social events of that year, ...
- The Duchess Of Sutherland
- Known far and wide for her extraordinary versatility-she has written books, a play, and many magazine articles, in addition to which she is a clever artist and musician-and for her noble work on behal...
- The Duchess Of Hamilton
- As wife of Scotland's premier peer, whom she married in i901, the Duchess of Hamilton, who has been chosen as one of Queen Mary's canopy bearers for the Coronation ceremony, is connected by marriage w...
- The Duchess Of Portland
- A lthough the wife of one of our richest peers, the Duchess of Portland, who will act as one of Queen Mary's canopy bearers at the Coronation, cares little for town life or the whirl of society. She l...
- Lady Carrington
- It was in 1878 that Lord Carrington married the Hon. Cecilia Margaret Harbord, daughter of the fifth Baron Suf-field, and Lady Carrington has become as popular as her husband, who has the reputation o...
- The Duchess Of Montrose
- Although she does not move much in society preferring to live quietly at her lovely Scottish home, Buchanan Castle, the Duchess of Montrose has been selected as one of Queen Mary's canopy bearers at t...
- The Countess Of Ranfurly
- It was while her husband was 1 Governor of New Zealand that Lady Ranfurly, as mistress of Wellington House, entertained King George and Queen Mary on their first Colonial tour. A brilliant hostess and...
- Queens of the World. No. 10. Queen Victoria of Spain
- Early Days of Her Life - A Golden-haired, Blue-eyed, English Princess - The Coming Out Ball at Kensington Palace - King Alfonso's Courtship-visit to Biarritz-oueen Victoria as Wife and Mother T...
- Queens of the World. No. 10. Queen Victoria of Spain. Continued
- This taste for music has been inherited to a certain extent by her only daughter. The Queen of Spain sings and plays charmingly, but has, perhaps, taken more interest in drama than opera. Princess Hen...
- 2. Landlord And Tenant
- Commencement And Duration Of Leases - Rent And The Laws That Affect Its Payment Demands For Rent The Term In every lease the time at which it is to commence must be stated with certainty. A lease whi...
- 5. Child Law. Betting And Loans
- Illegal to Induce an Infant to Bet or Borrow Money-penalties Incurred by so Doing-street Betting in Connection with Children-children of Female Convicts-sale of Intoxicants or Fire-Arms To Chidlren-S...
- True Love Stories Of Famous People. No. 14. Princess Amelia, The Youngest Daughter Of King George III
- By J. A. Brendon This is not a romance rich in daring deeds of chivalry, in stirring episodes and powerful situations. It is merely a little love story, quite simple, very dainty. Indeed, had not the...
- True Love Stories Of Famous People. Princess Amelia, The Youngest Daughter Of King George III. Part 2
- Motherly Counsel On hearing the news, Queen Charlotte made it her first concern to keep the King in ignorance; it would be a cruel blow to him to know that Amelia, his youngest and favourite child, h...
- True Love Stories. Princess Amelia, The Youngest Daughter Of King George III. Part 3
- Snuff And Love And, strange though it may seem, this pretty, childish fancy has been often used to support the belief that Fitzroy and she were really man and wife. Mrs. Villiers, however, who was Am...
- " Richard Feverel And Lucy "
- One wonders if, when George Meredith had finished the fifteenth chapter of The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, he knew that he had just completed the most wonderful love scene of modern times. Some consc...
- 2. Love - The Language Of Flowers
- By Lydia O'shea Bilberry - Treachery. The origin of the bilberry is accounted for by the following Greek legend: Cenomaus, the father of the lovely Hippodamia, chose Myrtillus, the youthful son of ...
- 5. Love Scenes In Pictures
- Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow Painted by W. Frank Calderon Copyright Landekar & Brown ...
- Woman's Work And Foreign Misssons
- By Bishop Ingham, Home Secretary of the Church Missionary Society Woman's Work Complementary to, not Hostile to, that of Man - A Great Opportunity in the East for Women of the West - The Awakening of...
- Woman's Work And Foreign Misssons. Continued
- Foreign missionary work to-day, as enter-prised by such a body of Christians as, for instance, gathered together at Edinburgh in June, 1910. for the World Missionary Conference, is no mere attempt to ...
- 2. The Training Of A Singer
- By Albert Visetti Professor of Singing at the Royal College of Music, Examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and Royal College of Music. Author of Life of Verdi, * ...
- The London County Council, Central School Of Arts And Crafts
- By Gladys Beatt1e Crozier The Aim of the School-its Curriculum, Fees, and Classes-scholarships and Prizes Open to Students-examinations for which the School Prepares its Students The Central School ...
- The London County Council, Central School Of Arts And Crafts. Continued
- A group of students of the embroidery and art needlework class of the London County Council Central School of Arts and Crafts. The walls of the class-room are hung with fine specimens of both antique ...
- June Work In The Garden
- By Helen Colt, F.r.h.s. The Flower Garden-roses - The Conservatory and Greenhouse - The Stove and Forcing-house -The Vegetable Garden - Root Crops, Salads, and Winter Greens - Fruit Garden - Fruit Un...
- 17. The Garden
- The Conservatory And Greenhouse Camellias will need plenty of watering and feeding this month, as well as an occasional dose of soot-water. Keep the foliage green by syringing. Arum lilies that are ...
- 18. The Garden
- Do not continue cutting asparagus too late, as the plants must be allowed time to make strong growth for the next season. Plant out tomatoes in a sunny border or against a warm wall. If the plants ha...
- 5. Small Holdings For Women
- By A. C. Marshall, F.r.h.s. Author of The Farmers' Friend The Family Gardener, etc. Lights and Frames - The Hot - Bed and Bottom Heat - Artificial Manures to be Employed as a Stimulant-caution i...
- 3. Lawn Tennis
- By Mrs. Lambert Chambers, Lady Champion, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1910 The Overhead Service and How to Play It-the Underhand Service-placing More Important than Pace-Intelligent Play-stateness and it's Rem...
- Recreations - Basta-Basta, Or Raffia Work
- Russian Origin of the Name-an Effective and Easily Acquired Hobby-inexpensive Materials Required-articles to which the Work Can be Applied The name Basta, or Bass, is the Russian word for the inner b...
- How To Form A Magaz1ne Club
- The Starting of a Magazine Club - Methods of Selecting the Journals - Opportunities for Social Intercourse Afforded by such a Club - Its Size A feature of modern life is undoubtedly the large number...
- The Russian Cat
- By Mrs. Harpur The Origin of Russian Blues - A Hardy Breed - Its Points - Care of the Kittens Of all the short-haired breeds of cats, there is none more intelligent or more deserving of the title of ...
- The Schipperke
- By E. D. Farrar, Breeder and Exhibitor The Little Skipper -His Origin-points and Appearance-character-treatment-cost The use of a nickname among dogs, as among humans, often betokens an affectiona...
- How To Fit Up A Workroom
- The Uses of a Workroom - A Good Solid Table Required - A Novel Mending-table - The Need for a Wastepaper-basket - How to Keep Cottons - The Japanese Lantern for Paper Patterns A Weighted Pincushion I...
- Old English Oak Furniture
- By Mrs. Willoughby Hodgson Author of How to Identify Old China, and How to Identify Old Chinese Porcelain' Old Oak Often Cheaper than New Furniture-the Romance of Old Oak-oak Dressers-modern Oak ...
- Old English Oak Furniture. Part 2
- Of course, these popular dressers are copied and faked, genuine old oak being employed in many cases in their manufacture. The honestly modern dresser made after an old design is, however a piece of f...
- Old English Oak Furniture. Part 3
- English people seem to bear a grudge against the sun for his lack of responsiveness to duty betrayed in his treat-ment of our islands. This is very apparent when the question of sun blinds comes under...
- The Romance Of Old China Rockingham Pottery And Porcelain
- By Mrs. Willoughby Hodgson Where Rockingham Pottery was First Made-cadogan Teapots-the Finest Porcelain Ever Made in Great Britain-tea, Coffee, Dinner, and Dessert Services-royal and Noble Patronage-...
- The Romance Of Old China Rockingham Pottery And Porcelain. Continued
- Dsssert plate of Rockingham porcelain, with green ground beautifully painted with small landscape panels and gilt lifting off its base to allow of the insertion of the light. Some are in colours, bu...
- Writing-Tables And Their Accessories
- Commodious Writing-tables-the Carlton House Design-small Tables-inkstands-blotters-how to Make a Blotting-dabber-instructions for Making Tassel Penwipers In spite of frequent allusions to the los...
- Beautiful Women In History. Lady Morgan
- By Pearl Adam The stage has much to answer tor. Times without number has it stirred up strife between puritanically inclined parents and their children, and many are the elopements which can be laid...
- Beauty Culture For Women. Simple Make-up. Continued
- Carmine or Rouge-home-made Rouge-the Art of Applying Colour-lip Colouring-the Use of Black Paint-make-up for Theatricals Carmine is generally used instead of the rouge, or red paint, against which s...
- 3. The Hair. Various Methods Of Cleansing The Hair And scalp
- How to Keep the Hair and Scalp Clean-how Often to Shampoo the Hair-the Advantage of Using Rain or Distilled Water-recipes for Liquid Shampoos-shampoo Powders-methods of Drying The Hair-Dry Shampoo T...
- Beauty Culture, In The Nursery
- By Dora D'espaigne Chapman First Teeth Need very Careful Attention-subsequent Troubles are Due largely to the Neglect of the First Teeth-similarly, the Hair must be Carefully Looked After During Chil...
- Children. Little Heirs To Great Thrones
- Training Foreign Princes on English Lines-queen Helene's Defiance of Court Etiquette-home Life of the Tsar's Children-the Strictest Parent in Europe-the Late King Edward's Favourite Grandson - Jimmy...
- Children. Little Heirs To Great Thrones. Part 2
- Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, the eldest son of the Crown Prince of Germany, whose education and upbringing will be that of a soldier from his earliest years Photo, Photochrome, Berlin country, will prob...
- Children. Little Heirs To Great Thrones. Part 3
- Apparently, however, it is thought that too much English is not good for foreign Royalty, judging by the fact that a short time ago several of Norway's Ministers opposed the suggestion that little Pri...
- Dancing The Polka
- By Mrs. Wordsworth Principal of The Physical Training College, South Kensington How to Teach a Child-the Origin, Derivation, and First Introduction of the Polka-the Correct Step-Various Forms and C...
- Girl's Names
- Mahaud-French contraction of Mathilde-mighty battle-maid; another form of Maginhild, given above. Mahthild-Popular German form. Maia (Latin) - Spring or youth. Maia was the wife of Jupiter and...
- 2. Shopkeeping For Women
- By Alfred Barnard Author of Every Way of Earning a Living Our Sons and Daughters, etc. How to Start and Manage a China and Glass Shop - Clothiers and Outfitters - Confectioners -Cyclists' Rest...
- 2. Shopkeeping For Women. Continued
- With great care not to hurt my friend's feelings, I endeavoured to point out her mistake; but she argued that the thing she aimed at was specialisation, and she, for that week, anyhow, was specialisin...
- Teachers Of The Deaf And Dumb
- A Profession that Offers Excellent Opportunities for Educated Women - The Training - Necessary Qualifications - Salaries in Private Families and Institutions Teaching .the deaf and dumb offers an exc...
- Women As Florists
- Suitable Work for Women-qualities Required-apprenticeship-premiums, etc.-salaries of Assistants-Amount of Capital Required The business of a florist is one which is very suitable to educated women w...
- Disillusion In Marriage
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) The Disillusionment of Charles Dickens - When the Life's Partner is Seen in True Colours -Disappointment and Fault-finding - The Love that Lasts The discovery has been ma...
- Give And Take In Married Life
- The Artificial Ideal-the Give-and-take Policy-the Atmosphere of the Home-the Sympathetic Husband-The Little Things It is during the settling down period that the adoption of the give-and-take policy...
- The Wives Of Famous M.en Marlborough's Sarah
- By H. Pearl Adam Churchill's career went from splendour to splendour. He was made Baron Churchill of Eyemouth, then Viscount, and then, in 1702, Duke of Marlborough. His services at home and abroad ...
- Marriage Customs In Many Lands. A Hindoo Marriage. A Royal Bride
- By Madge (Mrs. Humphry) Oriental Magnificence - Silver Thrones - Colour, Glitter, Jewels, and Exquisite Embroideries The Bride's Pink Veils Embroidered with Gold Nothing could exceed in picturesqu...
- The Healthful Holiday
- The Holiday Must be a Change from the Ordinary Routine - Necessity of Holidays for Women -Choice of a Holiday - How to Rest - The Value of an Early Summer Holiday A holiday, in the first place, must ...
- Medical - Home Nursing Nursing Infectious Ailments. A Series of Articles on What the Amateur Nurse Should Know
- The Importance of the Nurse's Duties In Typhoid or Enteric Fever-how Enteric is Contracted-danger of Haemorrhage or Perforation-symptoms of Diphtheria-after Complicationstracheotomy-special Rules to b...
- How To Treat Infectious Ailments
- Disinfect sponges immediately after using them. See page 2064 A patient with diphtheria should cough into a handkerchief, which should be immediately disinfected, or into a rag that can be burnt....
- Health And Nursery Pets
- The Encouragement of Kindness to Animals in Children-danger of Infection from Domestic Pets-why it is Wrong to Allow Children to be Licked by their Dog-the Care of Outdoor Pets -Isolation of Sick Ani...
- Rheumatism
- Diet an Important Agent in the Treatment of Rheumatism-chronic Rheumatism-summer Chills Must be Avoided-massage Exercise In Vol. 1, page 510, of Every Woman's En-cyclopaedia children's rheumatism wa...
- In Medical - Baby's First Year - I. Baby's Bath
- How to Manage Baby when Nurse Leaves-the First Year is the Most Important Period of a Child's Life-bathing the Baby-the Simplest Way of Dressing an Infant-some Precautions to be Taken Against Chill-r...
- 11. Common Ailments And Their Treatment
- Insanity is a morbid condition of mind, or abnormal state of the emotions and mental condition, which renders a person dangerous to himself and other people. There are various types of insanity. In th...
- Women In Great Social Positions. The Premier Peeress
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