The young lady's friend, by a lady [E.W. Farrar].American Stationers' Company, 1837 - 432 էջ |
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... Behaviour to Physicians . - Diet . - Con- clusion CHAPTER V. BEHAVIOUR OF THE SICK . Self - Control . - Consideration of Others . - Attention . - Taking Medicine . - Resignation • · 39 59 CHAPTER VI . DRESS . Page Human Clothing left to.
... Behaviour to Physicians . - Diet . - Con- clusion CHAPTER V. BEHAVIOUR OF THE SICK . Self - Control . - Consideration of Others . - Attention . - Taking Medicine . - Resignation • · 39 59 CHAPTER VI . DRESS . Page Human Clothing left to.
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... Dress.- English and French Fashions.- Climate . - Standard of Beauty . - Effects of Good Taste . - A Curious Comparison.- Restrictions in Dress . —Appropriateness essential to Beauty . -Taste favourable to Economy . - Love of Finery . - ...
... Dress.- English and French Fashions.- Climate . - Standard of Beauty . - Effects of Good Taste . - A Curious Comparison.- Restrictions in Dress . —Appropriateness essential to Beauty . -Taste favourable to Economy . - Love of Finery . - ...
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... Dress . - Entrance . - Places . -Manners at Table . - Accidents . - Eating and Conversing . 205 CHAPTER XVI . EVENING PARTIES . Entering a Room . - Self - possession . - Means of Enjoyment.- Simplicity . Dress.- Politeness in a Crowd ...
... Dress . - Entrance . - Places . -Manners at Table . - Accidents . - Eating and Conversing . 205 CHAPTER XVI . EVENING PARTIES . Entering a Room . - Self - possession . - Means of Enjoyment.- Simplicity . Dress.- Politeness in a Crowd ...
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... dress . When breakfast is late , the whole business of a house is retarded , and the heads of a family must not be surprised if their example of late hours is followed by all in their employ . When parents rise early , and are ready for ...
... dress . When breakfast is late , the whole business of a house is retarded , and the heads of a family must not be surprised if their example of late hours is followed by all in their employ . When parents rise early , and are ready for ...
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... dress , not worth a tithe of the pains bestowed upon it . Next in healthfulness to exercise in the open air , is that which is taken in the various occupations of a notable housekeeper . Making a bed is such very good exercise of the ...
... dress , not worth a tithe of the pains bestowed upon it . Next in healthfulness to exercise in the open air , is that which is taken in the various occupations of a notable housekeeper . Making a bed is such very good exercise of the ...
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Էջ 11 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Էջ 198 - Whom have I in heaven but Thee, and there is none on earth, that I desire, in comparison of Thee.
Էջ 97 - Let it not be said, that knowledge of this description is superfluous to the unprofessional reader ; for society groans under the load of suffering inflicted by causes susceptible of removal, but left in operation in consequence of our unacquaintance with our own structure, and with the relations of the different parts of the system to each other and to external objects.
Էջ 147 - ... engagement, of which their sisters were the charm ; they have refrained from mixing with the impure, because they would not bring home thoughts and feelings which they could not share' with those trusting and loving friends ; they have put aside the wine-cup and abstained from stronger potations, because they would not profane with their fumes the holy kiss, with which they were accustomed to bid their sisters good night.
Էջ 12 - A friend of mine, going to consult her dentist, found in his parlour an elderly lady waiting to be operated upon, and turning the odd minutes to account by stitching away upon a wristband she had brought with her for the purpose. This was not only good economy of time, but an excellent sedative for the nerves, and must have rendered less tedious and irksome the time she was obliged to wait. To sleep a greater number of hours than is necessary for rest and refreshment is a voluntary and wanton abridgment...
Էջ 207 - Think, too, of a rule prescribing the expression of the countenance and topics of conversation ! The following instructions are given in regard to the deportment at table : " When fairly seated in the right place, spread your napkin in your lap to protect your dress from accident ; take off your gloves, and put them in your lap under the napkin [!] If soup is helped first, take some, whether you like it or not ; because, if you do not, you alone may be unemployed, or else the regular progress of...