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A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL
OR, MARGARET'S SATURDAY MORNINGS
The Ideal Series for Girls
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A little Cook Book for a Little Girl
BY CAROLINE FRENCH BENTON
Cloth decorative, small 12mo.
75 cents; carriage paid, 85 cents
The simple, vivacious style makes this little manual as delightful reading as a story-book.
A Little Housekeeping Book for a Little Girl; OR MARGARET'S SATURDAY MORNINGS
BY CAROLINE FRENCH BENTON
Cloth decorative, small 12mo.
75 cents; carriage paid, 85 cents
A little girl, home from school on Saturday mornings, finds out how to make helpful use of her spare time.
A Little Candy Book for a Little Girl
BY AMY L. WATERMAN
Cloth decorative, with a frontispiece in full color, small, 12mo.
75 cents; carriage paid, 85 cents
This is a book of special appeal, as it explains in simple fashion the processes of making delicious fudges, fondants, nut dainties and the like.
A Little Sewing Book for a Little Girl
BY LOUISE FRANCES CORNELL
Cloth decorative, with a frontispiece in full color, small, 12mo.
75 cents; carriage paid, 85 cents
A splendid volume to encourage little girls in the study of the useful and beautiful art of the needle.
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THE PAGE COMPANY 53 BEACON ST., BOSTON, MASS.
A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL
OR, MARGARET'S SATURDAY MORNINGS
By Caroline French Benton
AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE COOK BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL"
Boston THE PAGE COMPANY Publishers
_Copyright, 1906_ BY THE PAGE COMPANY
PUBLISHERS' NOTE
This little book was originally published under the title
_Saturday Mornings_,
but there has been some criticism of that title because it is not sufficiently descriptive of the contents of the book. The Publishers, consequently, have thought it wise in the present edition to change the title to
_A Little Housekeeping Book for a Little Girl_
OR
MARGARET'S SATURDAY MORNINGS.
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: A Little Housekeeping Book for a Little Girl
- 2: And Margaret wondered about it
- 3: And a whisk broom with another red tape
- 4: And it would spoil the draft and injure the stove
- 5: The dampers into the ovens must be shut
- 6: But the dampers and drafts all work the same way
- 7: But one that is full of ashes and clinkers
- 8: Some use the doilies we have been using
- 9: Never serve a hot cereal in a cold dish
- 10: In the middle she put a large doily which matched the others
- 11: And next the salad dressing or crackers or olives
- 12: Then they arranged the plates for salad on the sideboard
- 13: If they are still on the sideboard
- 14: And get out the scraping knife
- 15: Put in the cleanest things first
- 16: And a little household ammonia and sapolio
- 17: And had Margaret help fold it up in its creases
- 18: And the mattress would be spoiled
- 19: The clothes folded smoothly back
- 20: Her closet has plenty of hooks
- 21: A flat wicker beater for the rugs
- 22: I think it is safer to use bran
- 23: This they brushed up with the whisk broom
- 24: And polish them with the chamois
- 25: Zinc tubs are really difficult to care for
- 26: Now for the oilcloth on the floor
- 27: And dust off the andirons well
- 28: The spring must be painted with turpentine
- 29: Suppose we take the attic next
- 30: The woollen ones put by themselves with moth balls
- 31: Keep both the cellar and attic clean
- 32: Here they were rinsed once more
- 33: And you have made the laundry tidy
- 34: Though well washed blankets should still be fleecy and white
- 35: The ordinary bedroom towels come next
- 36: Margaret put a tablespoonful of borax in the water
- 37: And washed with the flannel cloth
- 38: And polished it well with the chamois
- 39: I thought Bridget always browned the coffee
- 40: The lettuce was all dark green
- 41: And told the butcher to send them home
- 42: Raised the shades in the parlors
- 43: So on went the gingham apron again
- 44: I didn't shine the faucets in the bathroom