The Practical Housewife

The Practical Housewife.  'In the following pages will be found some excellent Thoughts and Maxims upon Housekeeping; Advice upon the Domestic Treatment of the Sick; the Management of Children, &c.; a series of very instructive papers upon Domestic Manipulation, together with Directions for Cookery and the Choice Of Food, in accordance with the Seasons Of the Year; also ample Dirce tions upon Carving, and the Arrangement of Tables, &c., with a large number Of tried and approved Receipts in almost every description of Domestic Preparation.

The married lady who carefully studies these pages, cannot fail to become a Practical Housewife, One Of those wise women who buildeth her house, increaseth happiness in all around her, and is followed, when she is called heavenward, by the throbbing heart-love Of all who felt her blessed influence. It is Obvious that the subject Of needlework, intricate as are its Operations, and voluminous as its written descriptions must be, could not be included in the present volume. The subject has been elaborately treated and profusely illustrated in the treasures IN needlework, containing several hundreds of designs by Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Pullan, and other eminent artists.'

Original decorative cloth, title to spine, and title with vignette to upper cover in gilt. Cloth faded generally, spine especially, worn to spine ends, corners bumped and rubbed, some light browning and creasing internally though fairly clean and bright. With wood engraved frontispiece. Mainly cookery, but also some medical and other receipts. Includes the useful advice that you should "never jump from a rapidly-moving vehicle, unless . you see a precipice in front, in which case any risk of personal damage is preferable to remaining still".  https://hungrytraveller.com.au/3d-flip-book/practical-housewife/