The Gentle Art of Home-Making.
Reading edition
by
ANNIE S. SWAN
(Mrs. Burnett-Smith),
AUTHOR OF
"A BITTER DEBT," "HOMESPUN," "ALDERSYDE," ETC., ETC.
"Love is the incense that doth sweeten earth."
"Be it ever so humble, There's no place like home."
LONDON, 1894:
HUTCHINSON & CO., 34, PATERNOSTER ROW.
New Books
By ANNIE S. SWAN.
A BITTER DEBT.
A TALE OF THE BLACK COUNTRY.
In large crown 8vo, handsome cloth gilt binding, with illustrations by D. Murray-Smith. Price 5s.
Thirty-second Thousand.
HOMESPUN:
A STUDY OF A SIMPLE FOLK.
In cloth, gilt, 1s. 6d., paper, 1s. with Illustrations.
"The language is perfect; the highest strings of humanity are touched."—Athenæum.
"'Homespun' is excellent, a masterpiece. It is told with great skill, and quiet but genuine power. The story will long be a favourite in Scotland, and is sure to be widely read in England."—British Weekly.
"Power and felicity are in evidence on every page."—Glasgow Herald.
London: HUTCHINSON & Co., 34, Paternoster Row.
TO
The Loved Memory
OF
MY FATHER.
"An honest man—the noblest work of God."
CONTENTS.
CHAP. PAGE
I. THE LOVERS 7
II. THE IDEAL WIFE 19
III. THE IDEAL HUSBAND 30
IV. THE FIRST YEAR OF MARRIED LIFE 43
V. THE IDEAL HOME 56
VI. KEEPING THE HOUSE 64
VII. THE TRUEST ECONOMY 72
VIII. ON KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 80
IX. MOTHERHOOD 90
X. THE SON IN THE HOME 99
XI. THE DAUGHTER IN THE HOME 109
XII. THE EDUCATION OF OUR DAUGHTERS 117
XIII. THE SERVANT IN THE HOME 128
XIV. RELIGION IN THE HOME 136
