The young lady's friend, by a lady [E.W. Farrar].American Stationers' Company, 1837 - 432 էջ |
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... Heart - 182 CHAPTER XIV . CONDUCT AT PUBLIC PLACES . Use of Lectures . - The meaning of Lady . - True Politeness.— Shopping . - Behaviour at Church CHAPTER XV . DINNER PARTIES . 200 A Dinner Engagement binding . - Dress . - Entrance ...
... Heart - 182 CHAPTER XIV . CONDUCT AT PUBLIC PLACES . Use of Lectures . - The meaning of Lady . - True Politeness.— Shopping . - Behaviour at Church CHAPTER XV . DINNER PARTIES . 200 A Dinner Engagement binding . - Dress . - Entrance ...
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... early riser is refreshed and invigorated by the right quantity of sleep ; her eye is bright , and her mind unclouded . She has time and inclination to meditate upon God , and hold communion with him ; she prepares her mind and heart.
... early riser is refreshed and invigorated by the right quantity of sleep ; her eye is bright , and her mind unclouded . She has time and inclination to meditate upon God , and hold communion with him ; she prepares her mind and heart.
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Eliza Ware Farrar. communion with him ; she prepares her mind and heart for the duties of the day . Her body is duly cared for ; all the niceties of a careful toilet are attended to ; she meets her family at the breakfast - table , and ...
Eliza Ware Farrar. communion with him ; she prepares her mind and heart for the duties of the day . Her body is duly cared for ; all the niceties of a careful toilet are attended to ; she meets her family at the breakfast - table , and ...
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... always sociably , and generally carefully employed . " May those who erroneously suppose that the first step in gentility is a contempt for household affairs , lay to heart the lesson contained in this description of high CONVERSATION.
... always sociably , and generally carefully employed . " May those who erroneously suppose that the first step in gentility is a contempt for household affairs , lay to heart the lesson contained in this description of high CONVERSATION.
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Eliza Ware Farrar. to heart the lesson contained in this description of high life ! Having now shown , that to understand and superin- tend all that belongs to domestic economy is the proper vocation of a woman , let her situation in ...
Eliza Ware Farrar. to heart the lesson contained in this description of high life ! Having now shown , that to understand and superin- tend all that belongs to domestic economy is the proper vocation of a woman , let her situation in ...
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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...