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Sheep-Dog Trials (Windsor Magazine, 1902) "The shepherd, it must be assumed for the purpose of this article, be without blemish: he has trained his own dog, and its actions are an accurate reflex of his own character." The Tricks and Manners of a Catbird (Harper's, 1885) "The cat-bird has an inquiring mind; nothing escapes his eye, and everything is of interest to him. After one has won his confidence, to induce him to show himself on the grass it is only necessary to place there something new - anything unusual." Our Money Manufactory (The Strand, 1891) How Britain's coins are made. Workers by Night (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1877) "London never sleeps. Its heart is always pulsating, and just as one part of the great monster's body sinks into quietude, the other wakens and begins to work." Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Good Housekeeping, 1888) Before Christmas became a national holiday in the US, Thanksgiving "was the one day of all the year to which to look forward with hope and pleasure." Herbs, Their Domestic Uses, Properties, and Culture (Cassell's Household Guide, 1884) A marvelous overview of cooking and healing herbs, with a little detail about their origins as well. Social Life in Washington (Good Housekeeping, 1886) "The democratic nature of our institutions, renders it conveniently proper that The People should be able to come in contact with those who have been elected to office by their suffrages... It has accordingly been found convenient for each official class to 'receive' on a certain day in the week." Preparing a Plain Thanksgiving Dinner (Good Housekeeping, 1895) A menu of turkey, plum pudding, cranberry jelly, and English currant bread. Aunt Hepsy's Thanksgiving (Good Housekeeping, 1888) A tale of a church fundraising Thanksgiving dinner. About Turkeys (St. Nicholas, 1894) After you read this charming piece on the "delights and anxieties" of raising turkeys, you may not want to eat them... Embroidered House and Table Linen (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1878) Embroidering towels and other linens with outline stitch, Russian embroidery, chain stitch and crewel. The Cranberry (Good Housekeeping, 1894) An amazing crop of cranberry recipes, including sauce, spiced, pickled, jelly, preserves, catchup, pies, puddings, dumplings, and more. Table Etiquette (Good Housekeeping, 1888) "Laying the breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea, and supper table, also table napery." Keeping House in Paris (Good Housekeeping, 1900) "There is a thrill of pleasure as one gets off the tram and sees the narrow village streets, crooked byways, moss-grown high gray walls inclosing gardens such as 'Monseigneur' in Les Miserables loved to walk and dream in - the grays and browns and greens, exquisitely painted by the faultless brush of nature." The Children's Room (Good Housekeeping, 1900) "In this room the children should be allowed perfect liberty. There should be an opportunity to do anything, from making mud pies to painting in water colors." A New England Thanksgiving Dinner (Good Housekeeping, 1888) A tempting variety of menus and recipes for the national holiday. Landlord and Tenant (Girl's Own Paper, 1890) An interesting look at the legal arrangements and duties between landlord and tenant in England. How Our Buttons Are Made (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1879) "Very few would reflect, or know, that earth and sea had been ransacked to furnish the contents of that [button] case; that the most inventive brains had been racked in devising the form, fashion, and construction of those tiny bits of merchandise, and in suiting them to the flying fancy of the hour; that goodly fortunes had been made and lost by their fluctuations in popular regard." ZigZags at the Zoo: Saurian (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: Pickles (Good Housekeeping, 1887)