1st Edition

Every Woman's Encyclopaedia

    2700 Pages
    by Routledge

    This is a facsimile reprint of the largest encyclopedia of the late Edwardian period, the contents of which were first published as a bi-weekly periodical and widely circulated among middle-class British families. While following the example of its illustrious Victorian predecessors, such as Beeton’s Handbooks, it tried to appeal to a more modern readership, and featured various trendy subjects for the ‘new women’ in Britain. Including photographic illustrations (some in colour) on almost every page, this reprint is also a treasure-trove of visual source material for scholars and students of British culture in this period. The reprint is based on the cumulative edition and includes a general index.

    cONTENTS

    [Woman’s Home]

    The House

    Choosing a House

    Building a House

    Improving a House

    Wallpapers

    Lighting

    Heating, Plumbing, etc.

    The Rent-purchase System

    How to Plan a House

    Tests to Plan a House

    Tests for Dampness

    Tests for Sanitation, etc.

    Furniture

    Glass

    China

    Silver

    Home-made Furniture

    Drawing-room

    Dining-room

    Hall

    Kitchen

    Bedroom

    Nursery, etc.

    *Housekeeping

    Cleaning

    Household Recipes

    How to Clean Silver

    How to Clean Marble

    Labour-saving Suggestions, etc.

    Servants

    Wages

    Registry Offices

    Giving Characters

    Lady Helps, etc.

    Servants’ Duties etc.

    Laundry

    Plain Laundrywork

    Fine Laundrywork

    Flannels

    Laces

    Ironing, etc.

    [Woman’s Beauty Book]

    *Beautiful Women in History

    *Treatment of the Hair

    *The Beauty of Motherhood and Old Age

    *Two Effects of Diet on Beauty

    *Freckles, Sunburn

    *Beauty Baths

    *Manicure

    *The Beautiful Baby

    *The Beautiful Child

    *Health and Beauty

    *Physical Culture

    *How the Housewife may Preserve Her Good Looks

    *Beauty Foods

    *Beauty Secrets Mothers ought to Teach their Daughters

    *The Complexion

    *The Teeth

    *The Eyes

    *The Ideal of Beauty

    *The Ideal of Figure, etc.

    [Children]

    The Baby

    Clothe

    How to Engage a Nurse

    Preparing for Baby

    Motherhood

    What Every Mother should Know, etc.

    Education

    How to Engage a Private Governess

    English School for Girls

    Foreign Schools and Convents

    Exchange with Foreign Families or Learning Languages, etc.

    Physical Training

    Use of Clubs

    Dumb-bells

    Developers

    Chest Expanders

    Exercises without Apparatus

    Breathing Exercises

    Skipping, etc.

    Amusements

    How to Arrange a Children’s Party

    Outdoor Games

    Indoor Games

    How to Choose Toys for Children

    The Selection of Story Books, etc.

    [Woman’s Work]

    Professions

    Doctor

    Civil Servant

    Nurse

    Dressmaker

    Actress

    Musician

    Secretary

    Governess

    Dancing, Mistress, etc.

    Woman’s Work in the Colonies

    Canada

    Australia

    South Africa

    New Zealand

    Colonial Nurses

    Colonial Teachers

    Training for Colonies

    Colonial Outfits

    Farming, etc.

    Little Ways of Making Pin-Money

    Photography

    Chicken Rearing

    Sweet Making

    China Painting

    Bee Keeping

    Toy Making

    Ticket Writing, etc.

    [Marriage]

    *The Ceremony

    *Honey Moons

    *Bridesmaids

    *Groomsmen

    *Marriage Customs

    *Engagements

    *Wedding Superstitions

    *Marriage Statistics

    *Trousseaux

    *Colonial Marriages

    *Foreign Marriages

    *Engagement and Wedding Rings, etc.

    [Woman’s Medical Book]

    *Home Nursing

    *Infants Diseases

    *Adults Diseases

    *Homely Cures

    *Consumption

    *Health Hints

    *Hospitals

    *Health Resorts

    *First Aid

    *Common Medical Blunders

    *The Medical Chest

    *Simple Remedies, etc.

    [The Lady of Quality]

    *Presentations and Other Functions

    *Court Balls

    *The Art of Entertaining

    *Dinner Parties, etc.

    *Card Parties

    *Dances

    *At Homes

    *Garden Parties

    *The Fashionable Resorts of Europe

    *Great Social Positions Occupied by Women

    *Etiquette for all Occupations, etc.

    [Woman’s Dress]

    Home Dressmaking

    How to Cut Patterns

    Methods of Self-measurement

    Colour Contrasts

    Home Tailoring

    Representative Fashions

    Fancy Dress

    Alteration of Clothes, etc.

    Boots and Shoes

    Choice

    How to Keep in Good Condition

    How to Soften Leather, etc.

    Millinery

    Lessons in Hat Trimming

    How to Make a Shape

    How to Curl Feathers

    Flowers, Hat-pins, Colours, etc.

    Furs

    Choice

    How to Preserve, etc.

    How to Detect Frauds

    Gloves

    Choice

    Cleaning, etc.

    Jewellery, etc.

    [Needle Work]

    *Embroidery

    *Embroidered Collars and Blouses

    *Lace Work

    *Drawn Thread Work

    *Tatting

    *Netting

    *Knitting

    *Crochet

    *Braiding

    *Art Patchwork

    *Plain Needlework

    *Presents

    *Sewing Machines

    *Darning with a Sewing Machine

    *What can be done with Ribbon

    *German Applique Work

    *Monogram Designs, etc.

    [Kitchen & Cookery]

    *Ranges

    *Gas Stoves

    *Utensils

    *The Theory of Cooking

    *The Cook’s Time-table

    *Weights and Measures, etc.

    *Recipes for Soups, Entrees, Pastry, Puddings, Salads, Preserves, etc.

    *Cookery for Invalids

    *Cookery for Children

    *Vegetarian Cookery

    *Preparing Game and Poultry

    *The Art of Making Coffee

    *How to Carve Poultry, Joints, etc.

    [The World of Women]

    *The Queens of the World

    *Famous Women of the Past

    *Women’s Societies

    *Great Writers, Artists, and Actresses

    *Women of Wealth

    *Women’s Clubs

    *Wives of Great Men

    *Mothers of Great Men

    *Woman’s Who’s Who, etc.

    [Woman’s Law Book]

    *Marriage

    *Children

    *Landlords

    *Money Matters

    *Servants

    *Pets

    *Employer’s Liability

    *Lodgers

    *Sanitation

    *Taxes

    *Wills

    *Wife’s Debt, etc.

    [Woman in Love]

    *Famous Historical Love Stories

    *Love Letters of Famous People

    *Love Scenes from Fiction

    *Love Poems and Songs

    *The Superstitions of Love

    *The Engaged Girl in Many Climes

    *Proposal of Yesterday and To-day

    *Employments in Olden Days, etc.

    [Woman and Religion]

    Women’s Work in Religion

    Missionaries

    Zenana Missions

    Home Missions, etc.

    Great Leaders of Religious Thought

    Charities

    How to Work for Great Charities

    Great Charity Organizations

    Local Charities, etc.

    The Women of the Bible

    Bazaars

    How to Manage a Church Bazaar

    What to Make for Bazaar

    Garden Bazaar, etc.

    How to Manage a Sunday-School

    [The Arts]

    Art

    Art Education in England

    Art Education Abroad

    Scholarships

    Exhibitions

    Modern Illustrations

    The Amateur Artist

    Decorative Art

    Applied Art, etc.

    Music

    Musical Education

    Studying Abroad

    Musical Scholarships

    Practical Notes on the Choice of Instruments

    The Musical Education of Children, etc.

    Literature

    Famous Books by Women

    Famous Poems by Women

    Tales from the Classics

    Stories of Famous Women Writers

    The Lives of Women Poets, etc.

    [Women in her Garden]

    *Practical Articles on Horticulture

    *Flowers Growing for Profit

    *Violet Farms

    *French Gardens

    *The Vegetable Garden

    *Nature Gardens

    *Water Gardens

    *The Window Garden

    *Famous Gardens of England

    *Conservatories

    *Frames

    *Bell Glasses

    *Greenhouses

    *Vineries, etc.

    [Woman’s Recreations]

    Sport

    Golf

    Lawn Tennis

    Hunting

    Winter Sports

    Basket Ball

    Archery

    Motoring

    Rowing, etc.

    Hobbies

    Photography

    Chip Carving

    Bent Iron Work

    Painting on Satin

    Painting on Pottery

    Poker Work

    Fretwork

    Cane Basket Work, etc.

    Pastimes

    Card Games

    Palmistry

    Fortune Telling by Cards

    Holidays

    Caravanning

    Camping

    Travelling

    Cycling, etc.

    [Woman’s Pet]

    *Prize Dogs

    *Lap Dogs

    *Dog’s Points

    *Dog’s Clothes

    *Sporting Dogs

    *How to Exhibit Dogs

    *Cats: Good and Bad Points

    *Cat Fanciers

    *Small Cage Birds

    *Pigeons

    *The Diseases of Pets

    *Aviaries

    *Parrots

    *Children’s Pets

    *Uncommon Pets

    *Food for Pets

    *How to Teach Tricks

    *Gold Fish, etc.