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Beeton's housewife's treasury of domestic information : comprising complete and practical instructions on the house and its furniture, artistic decoration economy, toilet, children, etiquette, domestic and fancy needlework, dressmaking and millinery, and all other household matters : with every requisite direction to secure the comfort, elegance, and prosperity of the home : a companion volume to "Mrs. Beeton's book of household management" : profusely illustrated (1879)

Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865 · London ; New York : Ward, Lock & Co., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E.C. · leaf 402

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must be not onlycarefully washed, but also vigorously rubbed until a polish comes, withr** plate cloths now so much used, and obtainable anywhere almost •or a good, large, soft piece of chamois leather. 539 THE LINEN CHEST. The next important item, in our opinion,ol the housemaids responsibilities,… … box stored with mending materials as well as work, a drawer, or a bagwith pieces of calico and linen; and it should be her custom whengoing the round of her bedrooms with her assistant, to make the beds,and see to and change all soiled towels, and night-dress cases, etc., tocarry with her a wool…

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