Recollections of a HousekeeperApplewood Books, 2008 - 160 páginas Catherine Gilman's 1834 work provides a picture of domestic life and manners in New England. Claiming to take as her source the mingled results of observation and experience, Gilman's work provides insight into the life of a homemaker in nineteenth-century New England and is the precursor to her later Recollections of a Southern Matron. Taken as a pair, the two works provide insight into the regional differences in domestic economy between the North and the South in antebellum America. |
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... be annoyed every day . " On washing and ironing days , therefore , I spent a large portion of my time in the kitchen ; well known , on such occasions , as the New- England Pandemonium . Quite contented did I feel , if A HOUSEKEEPER , 11.
... be annoyed every day . " On washing and ironing days , therefore , I spent a large portion of my time in the kitchen ; well known , on such occasions , as the New- England Pandemonium . Quite contented did I feel , if A HOUSEKEEPER , 11.
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... New - England people retire from their pews with a silent bow to their acquaintance , and in- A HOUSEKEEPER . 15.
... New - England people retire from their pews with a silent bow to their acquaintance , and in- A HOUSEKEEPER . 15.
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... New - England kitchens , was there , now banished for the inhospitable chair , which ac- commodates one instead of three ! I had often presided in a parlour , but never before was mis- tress of a kitchen ! A council had been called ...
... New - England kitchens , was there , now banished for the inhospitable chair , which ac- commodates one instead of three ! I had often presided in a parlour , but never before was mis- tress of a kitchen ! A council had been called ...
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... New - England , a " calico short loose gown , " and at the south , " . a chintz wrapper , " with a check apron , a little starched , tied round her waist . Both cook and kitchen were in perfect keeping . " Well , Nancy , " said I , with ...
... New - England , a " calico short loose gown , " and at the south , " . a chintz wrapper , " with a check apron , a little starched , tied round her waist . Both cook and kitchen were in perfect keeping . " Well , Nancy , " said I , with ...
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... New- England present on such occasions , and the happy couple bade us farewell . As they rode away , Curry waved his red handkerchief , and Sally put her new cambric one to her eyes , be- tween tears and smiles . I never saw my pretty ...
... New- England present on such occasions , and the happy couple bade us farewell . As they rode away , Curry waved his red handkerchief , and Sally put her new cambric one to her eyes , be- tween tears and smiles . I never saw my pretty ...
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