1st Edition
Every Woman's Encyclopaedia
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.