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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... early to allow herself an hour for her toilet and her private devotions ; half an hour's sleep more than usual must cause her to hurry over her ablutions and dressing , to descend to break- fast in a slovenly toilet , or to neglect her ...
... early to allow herself an hour for her toilet and her private devotions ; half an hour's sleep more than usual must cause her to hurry over her ablutions and dressing , to descend to break- fast in a slovenly toilet , or to neglect her ...
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... early ; she can never recover , during the day , a half - hour lost in the morning , and in regular families she is usually allowed to go to bed early . The first duty is to make ready the room in which the family breakfast , as the ...
... early ; she can never recover , during the day , a half - hour lost in the morning , and in regular families she is usually allowed to go to bed early . The first duty is to make ready the room in which the family breakfast , as the ...
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... early and expect to see a brisk fire , a thin sheet of tin to place on the bars , before the chimney , to increase the draught , will soon cause it to burn up . But as a matter of economy , if the housemaid can light the fire an hour ...
... early and expect to see a brisk fire , a thin sheet of tin to place on the bars , before the chimney , to increase the draught , will soon cause it to burn up . But as a matter of economy , if the housemaid can light the fire an hour ...
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... early and working late , while the mistress herself did the household work . It was commenced on Friday , that the Sunday might intervene for a rest , and was usually finished on Tuesday . We have been told that in a small family a ...
... early and working late , while the mistress herself did the household work . It was commenced on Friday , that the Sunday might intervene for a rest , and was usually finished on Tuesday . We have been told that in a small family a ...
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... early on Monday , and in the evening to put all the linen , flannel , and uncoloured clothes into water , to lie all night . Very early in the morning the copper must be heated and filled with water , into which , when boiling , must be ...
... early on Monday , and in the evening to put all the linen , flannel , and uncoloured clothes into water , to lie all night . Very early in the morning the copper must be heated and filled with water , into which , when boiling , must be ...
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