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A Tenderfoot in Texas (Windsor Magazine, 1897) A British artist's delightful account (and illustrations) of his visit to a Texas ranch. English Surnames (Girl's Own Paper, 1890) Where some well-known British names come from... The Englishman at Home in Paris (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1882) Amongst other tips, the author advises on the importance of getting along well with one's concierge -- who just might be a police or political spy! On Various Book-Markers (Girl's Own Paper, 1894) A bit of the history of bookmarks, and some charming examples to make yourself (lovely Christmas gifts!). A Nice Little Dinner (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1881) Tips on recreating the Lord Mayor of London's annual November feast (the main course includes Turkey, "roasted English fashion", partridges, pheasants, golden plover, and goslings or "green geese"). Home-Made Sweetmeats (Girl's Own Paper, 1890) How to make toffee, marzipan, barley sugar and fig rock. He Wrote to the Rats (St. Nicholas, 1889) How does one get rid of the rats overrunning the cellar? Write them a letter -- but do it correctly! Will It Rain Tomorrow? (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1886) A mist at evening means no; smoke descending to the ground means (probably) yes. Country Customs: Guy Fawkes Day (Illustrated London Almanack, 1849) It appears that by 1849, the custom of this day has begun to shift from burning the Guy to setting off fireworks - which would have been thought "treasonous" by all good men a few years earlier! Some Hints on Economy in Dress (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1885) How to make the best appearance at the least cost! Modern Dinner Tables (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1886) Interesting tips on how to decorate one's dinner-table, using mirrors, flowers, plus, tinted cards and more. Dinner Tables of the Past (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1876) And as a nice contrast... a look at how dinner tables were furbished "in olden times." Our Birds, Part 1 (Girl's Own Paper, 1892) Observations on winter bird-life in Britain, with tips on how to provide food for hungry flocks. My School Days, Part 11 (Girl's Own Paper, 1897) Get up close and personal with famous children's author E. Nesbit as she recalls her own childhood in this charming 12-part serial! Chronicles of an Anglo-Californian Ranch, Part 12 (Girl's Own Paper, 1899) A British family sallies forth into the New World to seek its fortune in southern California, not far from the "busy and enterprising town of Los Angeles." (Still not quite politically correct...) Odds and Ends (Girl's Own Paper, 1896) A fascinating round-up of news, notes and trivia from around the Victorian world. Poetry Miss Lucinda's Thanksgiving November Garland