CONTENTS.
PART I.
MOTHERLY TALKS WITH YOUNG HOUSEKEEPERS.
PAGE
I. System in Work . ^
II. March ^
III. Spring Labor '^1
IV. Sunshine and Fresh Air 1*
V. House-cleaning ■'■'
VI. Washing-day 21
VII. Putting Clothes to soak 25
YIII. Patient Continuance in Well-doing 28
IX. Preparing for the Country 32
X. Heedlessness 35
XI. Washing Flannels 38
XII. June Cares 42
XIII. Pure Air and thorough Ventilation 46
XIV. Milk and Butter 49
XV. Making Cheese .53
XVI. A troublesome Question 57
XVII. Woman's Kingdom 63
XVIII. The Kitchen 66
XIX. How much is a Wife worth? 70
XX. Teach little Boys to be useful 74
XXI. Bleaching, Starching, and removing Stains ... 78
XXII. To iron Shirts, Vests, and Embroideries .... 84
XXIII. A Talk about Beds 88
XXIV. Marketing 91
XXV. Trust your Children 96
XXVI. Who invented Bread? 100
XXVII. How about the little Girls? 107
XXVIII. Stealing Servants 112
XXIX. Fall Cleaning 117
XXX. Fashionable Dress 122
XXXI. Lessons by the Wayside 126
