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About the Market Gardens (English Illustrated Magazine, 1885) "This neutral zone, neither town nor country, which surrounds London for miles and which is devoted to supplying the great city with [vegetables]" - is under constant threat of being bought up and converted to villas. A Day at the County Fair (Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, 1901) "In New England's purely farming districts the cattle show is the one event of the year that attains to genuine greatness... The people come not so much because of the races, the exhibits and the pleasure-making contrivances, as because of the certainty of meeting all their friends and acquaintances." The Ladies of the Olden Times (Girl's Own Paper, 1888) "Let us take a retrospect of what housekeeping was, as carried on in our great houses in the Middle Ages." Hints for Travelers in Summer (Girl's Own Paper, 1897) Some travelers make the mistake of taking any accommodation available, or roughing it, while others load themselves down with far too much baggage. Here's how to actually enjoy one's summer holiday! Curious Weddings and Brides (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1876) A look at some wedding customs around the world, and a number of British royal weddings. An Old-Time Cook-book (Good Housekeeping, 1890) "Our grandmothers speak of the plain, simple, healthful food of olden times... In looking over this old book one wonders how cooks ever made anything fit to eat." Pussinella (St. Nicholas, 1899) "Pussinella is only a big, white Angora cat; and yet she has a good claim to our notice, for she is great and beautiful, and of wonderful intellect." Summer Vegetables (Girl's Own Paper, 1891) "The most common mistake that cooks make in regard to vegetables is... they almost always begin to cook them too soon." Cycling on the Railway Lines (Pearson's, 1900) The newest mode of transportation might be, perhaps, riding a cycle built to be ridden along railway tracks! The Medical Side of Electricity (Girl's Own Paper, 1900) GOP's medical columnist tackles the issue of medical electricity quackery - and also looks at what he regards as the very limited value of the new "X-Rays" (or "Rontgen Rays") - which were, at that time, being used by women to remove unwanted facial hair! Myths of the Precious Stones (Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, 1884) A look at some gem lore, including diamonds, sapphires, and the unlucky opal. River Birds (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1891) "In summer swallows and immigrants enliven the copses which skirt a river; while in autumn northern specieas have replaced them, ducks and waders being conspicous, and snipe flying up from every marsh or wet corner." About Trams (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1892) "'Yes, I always say that my carriage is at my door,'" exclaimed a popular public man to me... for outside his garden gate ran a line of tram-cars, by which he could easily and cheaply be taken to many parts of the city." Boomtown (Atlantic Monthly, 1883) On the hazards of real estate speculations in the Pacific Northwest. Cone-Work (Cassell's Household Guide, 1884) "Make as varied a collection as possible of cones, the husks of the beech-nut, acorns, oak-apples, the cone of the cedar - and, indeed, of all coniferous trees; nuts of different kinds... Even the knotted ends of small twigs fit in very nicely." And from these materials a variety of lovely decorative objects can be made. Dinners in Society (Girl's Own Paper, 1881) How to greet your hostess, make polite conversation, understand the order of precedence in which guests go in to dinner, handle the various courses, deal with a dish you don't care for, and so much more. Weddings, Wedding Breakfasts, etc. (Cassell's Household Guide, 1884) Traditionally, the wedding breakfast is held immediately after the marriage ceremony, either at the house of the bride' parents, or at a hotel or a venue such as the Crystal Palace. Fruit as Food: The Currant and the Raspberry (Good Housekeeping, 1894) Recipes for currant pudding, currant meringue, currant sauce, currant jelly, raspberry shortcake, raspberry blancmange, raspberry jam and more. My Trip to the Land's End (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1887) "I am thinking of streams and blue skies, and moors and seas; and now and then of the cool, sweet cider that is made in the West, and of strawberries and Devonshire cream - the kind of cream that will not run out of the cup, though you turn it upside down." Six Cups of Coffee (Good Housekeeping, 1887) This series presents tips on preparing the perfect cup of coffee, from six different Victorian cookery experts. Thoughts and Observations on Natural History (Girl's Own Paper, 1894) A delightful series that notes that "observation is the rarest of gifts," and goes on to record the author's observations of animals, birds, plants and even weather throughout the British year. Recipes: Some Chinese Dishes (Good Housekeeping, 1895)