The Common Things of Every-day Life: A Book of Home Wisdom for Mothers and DaughtersG. Routledge & Company, 1857 - 183 páginas |
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Página 16
... becoming dress for all servants is neat , good , printed cotton , which washes well ; lilac or brown are the most serviceable colours . Nothing looks so tawdry as a black cap ; white muslin caps are the most suitable , and the cook ...
... becoming dress for all servants is neat , good , printed cotton , which washes well ; lilac or brown are the most serviceable colours . Nothing looks so tawdry as a black cap ; white muslin caps are the most suitable , and the cook ...
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... become acquainted with the practices of any one who is in the habit of hag- gling to buy goods cheap , and fix their prices in proportion . Good Congou tea , at present four shillings or four shillings and sixpence a pound , is the ...
... become acquainted with the practices of any one who is in the habit of hag- gling to buy goods cheap , and fix their prices in proportion . Good Congou tea , at present four shillings or four shillings and sixpence a pound , is the ...
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... become unwhole- some . The thin - skinned fruits suffer also from being kept after being pulled . Apples and pears , on the con- trary , improve by keeping . One of the most difficult parts of household consump- tion for a mistress to ...
... become unwhole- some . The thin - skinned fruits suffer also from being kept after being pulled . Apples and pears , on the con- trary , improve by keeping . One of the most difficult parts of household consump- tion for a mistress to ...
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... becomes greasy , must be renewed . blades of the knives may be dipped in the hot water and wiped , to cleanse them from the grease before being cleaned on the knife - board ; but great care must be taken not to wet the haft . The Silver ...
... becomes greasy , must be renewed . blades of the knives may be dipped in the hot water and wiped , to cleanse them from the grease before being cleaned on the knife - board ; but great care must be taken not to wet the haft . The Silver ...
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... at some distance from a clear fire , then turn the other side for the same time ; after which , at a considerable distance from the fire , hold it till it has 32 INSTRUCTIONS FOR VARIOUS slowly become a uniform pale -
... at some distance from a clear fire , then turn the other side for the same time ; after which , at a considerable distance from the fire , hold it till it has 32 INSTRUCTIONS FOR VARIOUS slowly become a uniform pale -
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