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LIst of Illustrations.

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2. Gentlemen's Position for Sitting while Writing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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3. Ladies' Position for Sitting while Writing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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4. Correct Positions for the Hand while Writing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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5. Incorrect Positions for the Hand while Writing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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6. The Bird Among the Flowers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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7. Position of the Hands and Pen when Flourishing, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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8. Position for Standing while Writing, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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9. Correct and Incorrect Positions for Sitting while Writing, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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10. Specimens of Flourishing—Eagle and Birds, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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11. Specimens of Flourishing—Birds and Swan, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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12. Position of the Pen while Writing Short-hand, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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13. The Reading of the Essay, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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14. The Speakers, Bashful and Self-Possessed, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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15. The Package of Letters, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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16. The Friendship Letter, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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17. The Wedding, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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18. The Cottage Home, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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19. The Reception, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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20. The Introduction, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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21. Shaking Hands, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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22. Ungraceful Positions, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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23. Gentility in the Parlor, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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24. The New Year's Call, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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25. The Table Set for Dinner, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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26. The Plate and its Surroundings, Bad Manners at the Table, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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27. Gentility in the Dining-Room, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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28. Improper Position for Holding Knife and Fork ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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29. Proper Position for Holding Knife and Fork, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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30. Position for Holding Cup and Spoon, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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31. The Visitor Who Smokes in the Parlor, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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32. Interior of a Railway Carriage, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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33. The Horseback Ride, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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34. Assisting the Lady into the Carriage, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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35. Alighting from the Carriage, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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36. The Street Promenade, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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37. High Fences Between Neighbors, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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38. Charming, Beautiful Homes, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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39. The Exempted Homestead, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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40. Public Assemblage in Session, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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41. Independence Hall, Philadelphia, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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42. President’s Mansion, Washington, D. C., ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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43. President Lincoln and His Cabinet, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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44. United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C., ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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45. First Home in the Wilderness, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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46. Judges of the United States Supreme Court, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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47. The Court Room, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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48. Capitol Building, Washington, D. C. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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49. Interior of House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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50. Books of Different Sizes, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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51. The Sign-Painter, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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52. The Engraver at Work, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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53. The Funeral Procession, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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54. Entrance to Washington's Tomb at Mount Vernon, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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55. Artist's Brook, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Full Page Plates:

STEEL PLATE PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR. FRONTISPIECE.

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2. Alphabets, Words and Figures, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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3. Words and Sentences, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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4. Ladies' Fine Epistolary Penmanship, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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5. Business Writing—Letter of Introduction, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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6. Off-hand Capitals—The Swooping Eagle, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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7. Round Hand German Text Alphabet—Scroll, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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8. Fine Specimens of Flourishing, with Gems of Penmanship, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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9. "The Birds," an Elegant Full-page Specimen of Pen Flourishing, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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10. Pen and Pencil Flourishing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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11. Specimens of Ornamental Cards, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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