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Smuggling in the United States (Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, 1878) Victorian women had a definite advantage when it came to smuggling such things as silks, laces, diamonds... or even violins... the immense concealment possibilities of crinolines! Pantries (Good Housekeeping, 1890) A woman "ought always to attend to the pantry herself... to see that it is filled with delicacies of every kind, prepared as only the deft fingers of an intelligent lady can prepare such things." A Chateau in France (English Illustrated Magazine, 1891) On spending one's holiday in the Louis XIII chateau of one's dreams - that also has "battered chimneys, gaping tiles and bricks, ruinous stairways and damaged walls." The Dogs of Celebrities (The Strand, 1894) "Just now, dog portraiture is passing into a craze. To display in the drawing-room an elegant painting... in many instances life size, of a favourite canine pet of the family, is a proceeding so entirely in vogue as to be almost commonplace." Button-Hole and Satin Stitch (Girl's Own Paper, 1881) Some examples of the many uses of these versatile embroidery stitches. Men Who Face Death: The Postman (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1875) The slow death faced by letter carriers, it would seem, is due to the extremely low wages and lack of any agency to help care for a postman's widows and orphans. How to Manage a Small Dairy (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1880) If one has the ability to keep a cow, this author tells us, it's actually very easy to manage a small dairy in very little space - and the article goes on to explain the utensils needed and how to manage milk, cream, butter and more. Removing (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1875) A look at the joys(?) of finding and moving into a new home and how to manage that difficult process. How We Moved from Camberwell to Kensington (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1878) Another look at the art of moving, with an emphasis on cleaning and renovating one's goods before moving them into a new home, and getting rid of those things one no longer needs. Characters in Feet (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1888) "The distinctions of character are not seen, really, in the feet themselves, but in what their owner does with them..." including, of course, his choice of footwear, whether he props his feet on the mantel, how he walks, and more. "Fossiking" (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1891) "'Fossiking' is the Australian word for searching for treasure," prospecting, "hunting out places where gold, or silver, or tin, or talc, is likely to be found." Fall Canning, Preserving and Pickling (Good Housekeeping, 1896) Loads of recipes for fall preserves, including pickled apples, apple jam, Shirly sauce, green tomato pickles, watermelon pickles, pumpkin preserves, pumpkin marmalade, and more. A Few Amusing English Customs (Good Housekeeping, 1891) Some curious customs of British luncheons and dinner parties, or at least curious to the American observer! History of Table Utensils (Good Housekeeping, 1894) The history of tables, plates, spoons, forks, cups and glasses. Decorative Fancies for Linens (Good Housekeeping, 1891) Some charming patterns for embroidery and edging on linens. Church Curiosities (The Home Magazine, 1898) "It is but natural that, during the long ages that have passed since the building of our oldest churches, many strange tales, founded sometimes on actual events, and often ingeniously woven out of happenings which could only have occurred in the minds of a people so superstitiious as were our forefathers, should have been handed down to account for the peculiaries connected with a number of sacred edifices in this country." The Brook and Its Banks (Girl's Own Paper, 1886-1887) Last in a lovely series covering the flora and fauna of the British brook - for "a brook has many points of view." ZigZags at the Zoo: Sloths, Armadillos, Anteaters, etc. (The Strand, 1894A) This lovely, and lengthy, series looks at all the different types of creatures to be found at the London Zoo, with marvelous caricatures by H.A. Shepherd. Recipes: Fall [German] Pickles (Good Housekeeping, 1887)