Eighteen maxims of neatness and order, by Theresa Tidy |
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... - son who is really neat and gentlewomanlike in her personal appearance , is sometimes very de- ficient in attention to the circumstances above described . dress for dinner , look round the room , that 24 EIGHTEEN MAXIMS OF.
... - son who is really neat and gentlewomanlike in her personal appearance , is sometimes very de- ficient in attention to the circumstances above described . dress for dinner , look round the room , that 24 EIGHTEEN MAXIMS OF.
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Elizabeth Susannah Simmonds. dress for dinner , look round the room , that you may put in its place every thing belonging to you ; and if the chairs have been put in motion by departed guests , and " look as if they had been dancing ...
Elizabeth Susannah Simmonds. dress for dinner , look round the room , that you may put in its place every thing belonging to you ; and if the chairs have been put in motion by departed guests , and " look as if they had been dancing ...
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... dinner ; but never put your gloves or other articles into the crown of your bonnet , by way of basket . A whip or a cane should never be laid on a table , since , when touched at one end , it will dash down at the other whatever comes ...
... dinner ; but never put your gloves or other articles into the crown of your bonnet , by way of basket . A whip or a cane should never be laid on a table , since , when touched at one end , it will dash down at the other whatever comes ...
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... dinner , by beginning to dress too soon , and let the spare minutes take care of themselves ; for this does not oblige you to spend in it more time than is neces- sary . Many young people are so alarm- ed lest they be dressed one moment ...
... dinner , by beginning to dress too soon , and let the spare minutes take care of themselves ; for this does not oblige you to spend in it more time than is neces- sary . Many young people are so alarm- ed lest they be dressed one moment ...
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... dinner , it is necessary to remind her , that to attain a degree of skill and neatness in carving , is an object by no means unworthy the attention of a gentlewoman . When the time arrives , in which she is placed at the head of her own ...
... dinner , it is necessary to remind her , that to attain a degree of skill and neatness in carving , is an object by no means unworthy the attention of a gentlewoman . When the time arrives , in which she is placed at the head of her own ...
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Page 3 - Mischief; adding, for want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of a Horse the Rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the Enemy; all for want of Care about a Horse-shoe Nail.
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