Mothers and Their Endless Child Rearing Problems
Christine Te Rhune Herrick reflects on the varied puzzles of motherhood from discipline to future success. She shares personal trials with regimens, warns against harsh discipline, and invites mothers to contribute solutions through meetings and letters.
Vexing Social Problems Solved By Elizabeth Biddle
A private letter addressed to Mabel underscores honor and privacy. The writer emphasizes that confidences are not for others to read, and that opening someone else’s letter is dishonorable.
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Mabel
Office Etiquette for the Dignified Business Woman
A guideline urging women to focus entirely on duties during office hours and to avoid social chatter. It emphasizes leaving the office after work and treating colleagues as strangers to preserve dignity and professionalism in a business setting.
To Hostess and Matron Advice on Conduct at Home
The piece warns hosts and hosts to greet guests with refreshment and orderly spaces, urges frankness in personal affairs to be avoided, and emphasizes self-control and confidence. It also discusses engagement and marriage, urging thoughtful consideration before marrying. It ends with wedding gift presentation tips.
Puzzle parties and matrimony lessons for joyous living
A discussion of wooden word puzzles born in Boston, with how to make and enjoy them at home. It also warns about abusive matrimonial schemes, extols love as the foundation of a happy home, and urges women to seek real knowledge of partners before marriage.
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Napoleon
Darky
Black Brother
Mr. Gladstone
Boston
Golitaire
Lord Bolingbroke
Josephine
Heaven
Earth
Timely Resolutions for a Productive New Year
A reflective piece outlines aims for self improvement including better work focus, regular exercise, disciplined saving, wiser buying, and increased indispensability at work. It envisions growth in character, loyalty, and spirit over the next twelve months, ending with a note on a decorative centerpiece featuring fish and Dutch silver elements.
Timing of engagement announcements
The text notes that announcing an engagement is often delayed for reasons and that customary timing ranges from three months to a year before the marriage. It emphasizes prudence in publicizing the engagement too early.
The Prompt Girl and Her Quiet Virtues
The prompt girl is described as courteous, thoughtful, and tactful. She knows her business, expands knowledge, and uses silence or speech as needed. She navigates social dynamics, climbs the ladder without losing composure, and balances loyalty to employer and self.
Butter Omission at Home Meals Thought Foolish
The author argues against removing butter from family dinners, noting Americans historically use butter at meals and that omitting it should consider taste and economy rather than formal influence from foreign lands. Butter remains a staple in homes despite recent changes in formal dinner settings.
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Elizabeth Biddle
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