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WOMEN’S HEALTH, FASHION, ISSUES (also HOUSEKEEPING AND HOMEMAKING)
Advice to School Girls by Minnie, No. 3 1859 "Minnie", apparently Marion H. Ray, penned five paragraphs of "Advice": She pities the refined city girls with the elegant dresses and silk aprons trimmed with wide flounces and sweet little pockets. "Now girls I advise you to take a few lessons of your kind mothers upon the cook stove and the sink, and learn the art of plain embroidery that you may help your mothers make your father's and brothers clothes." . 2 pp. 19 x 23 cm. One sheet of stationery, folded twice, with illegible notes scratched out and erased at bottom of second page. (7077) $18.00. American Originals/Women's Baby's Care, The: in Health and Disease; a Little Book of Facts for Mothers by Leonard, Edwin,Jr. M.D. ©1902 Jersey City, NJ: Reed & Carnrick. Booklet tells mothers how to care for newborns, with many pages about disease, menus, and advertisements for Carnrick's Lacto-Preparata, Soluble Food, and Zymocide. 48 pp. 11 x 16 cm. Paper booklet with picture of girl on cover. Cover creased and worn, spinefold frayed. P.6 has data about a baby filled in. good. (2365) $15.00. Scientific/Educational/Advertising Better Homes & Gardens, January 1930 Des Moines, IA: Meredith Publishing Co. Aids to Better Housekeeping by Mabel J. Stegner. "Fitting the House to the Landscape" by Leland A. McBroom. Ad for Plymouth Motor Car $655 and upwards, F.O.B. Detroit; RCA Radiola; Frigidaire, more than a million in use; P&G White Naphtha Soap; Maytag Aluminum Washer; Kelvinator Ice-o-thermic tubes. 82 pp. 20 x 30 cm. Paper magazine, small numbers written on edge of cover, good. (6917) $16.00. Women's Better Homes and Gardens, September 1932 Des Moines, IA: Meredith Publishing Co. 58 pp. 21 x 30 cm. How to Salvage Time by Emily Newell Blair; Bulbs I Plant in the Fall by A.W. Anderson McCully; $5500 to $7000 will build this gardened home by Elliott Lea. Paper periodical cover shows wear at edges, lower right hand corner nibbled. Good. (3309) $15.00. Women's/Homemaking. Characteristics of Women, Moral Poetical and Historical, from the Last London Edition by Mrs. Jameson, 1850. New York, NY: John Wiley, 161 Broadway 340 pp. 17 x 28 cm. Interesting and very thought-provoking book, uses a sprightly, sometimes humorous dialogue (31 pp.) between man and woman to introduce topic. Discusses "Characters of Intellect" like Portia, Isabella, Beatrice and Rosalind, "Characters of Passion and Imagination" like Juliet, Helena, Perdita, Ophelia and Miranda; "Characters of the Affections" like Hermione, Desdemona and Imogen; and "Historical Characters" like Cleopatra, Octavia, Blanche of Castile, Katerine of Arragon and Lady Macbeth.. Blue cloth on board, front outer hinge torn so that spine flaps open. Book warped, pages foxed, some loose in binding. Reading copy. (1617) $28.00. Women's. Daughters of America; or, Women of the Century, Illustrated by Hanaford, Phebe A. ca. 1883 Augusta, ME: True and Company. Marvelous copy of a grand celebration of and for women; Dedicated to the women of future centuries of the USA. Author Phebe Ann Coffin Hanaford (b. 1829— d. 1921) was a lifelong pioneer of feminism, abolition and women's suffrage. Frontispiece steel engraving of Phebe Hanaford. Stories and illustrations of famous women include Hannah Duston, Martha Washington, Lucretia Mott, Phoebe Cary, Alice Cary, Ida Lewis, Miss Frances E. Willard, Mrs. Sarah K. Bolton, Mrs. R.B. Hayes, Mrs. Dr. McCabe, Mrs. Mary T. Burt, Elizabeth Comstock, Mother Taylor, Emily Huntington Miller, Mrs. Mary C. Johnson. Chapters devoted to women leaders in many fields; women during the Civil War, wives of Presidents, literary women, women poets, women scientists, women reformers, women preachers (including Mrs. Hanaford), women missionaries, more. 730 pp. 14 x 22 cm. Elegant copy with fresh decorated cover in muted gold, with image of Martha Washington, slight edge wear on heel and toe of spine. Gilt-edged pages, quite bright and clean. Very faint foxing on frontispiece. Handwritten inscription from "Aunt Fannie" to Elva on front free endpaper, dated 1893. Very good. (1674) $66.00. Women's/Biography Delineator, The; A Journal of Fashion, Culture and Fine Arts, March, 1896, Vol. XLVII No. 3 New York, NY: Butterick Publishing Co. Excellent collection of women's, girls' and children's styles for 1896; little boys in skirts; many good ads. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound adv.: "Oh, I am so nervous! No one ever suffered as I do! There isn't a well inch in my whole body! I honestly think my lungs are diseased, my chest pains me so; but I've no cough. I'm so weak at my stomach and have indigestion horribly. Then I have palpitation and my heart hurts me. How I am losing flesh! and this headache nearly kills me; and the backache! --why I had hysterics yesterday!... there are the pains in my groin and things. I can't sleep, walk or sit. I'm diseased all over. The doctor? Oh! he tells me to keep quiet." 156 pp. 20 x 28 cm. Paper periodical, good. (5107) $35.00. Women's Delineator, The; A Journal of Fashion, Culture and Fine Arts, August, 1896, Vol. XLVIII No. 2 1896 Issue includes two full-page color plates showing women in (1) elegant, beribboned dresses-- Afternoon Toilette, basque-waist and skirt, pattern cost is 1 s. 3d. or 30 cents. Made of figured organdy over blue silk with lace edging and glacé taffeta ribbon. Also Ladies' Calling costume, pattern costs 1 s. 8d. or 40 cents. This is an arrangement of sheer linen batiste in the natural linen hue over changeable violet silk, and (2) Fashionable millinery. Hats include a soft crown of moss-green velvet, a panama straw hat, a toque which is fancy straw braid with two full-blown roses and Dresden ribbon. Also, Ladies' promenade hat--changeable violet Malines with pink rose-buds. Also ladies' lace hat, wire frame covered with tulle and lace and ribbon with bunch of Marguerites and smaller bunch of carnations. Issue includes advertisement for "Bicycle Fashions" for women; braided wire for bustles, hip-bustles, bust forms, sleeve distenders, Cuticura soap for lovely skin; Fibre Chamois; Ed. Pinaud Parfumerie, Pears' Soap, etc. 118 + xxii 20 x 27 cm. Paper periodical, front cover nearly detached, color plates very good. Overall good. (6954) $39.00. Women's/Fashions Delineator, The; A Magazine for Woman, January 1907 New York, NY: The Butterick Publishing Co., Ltd. Cover features young lady in 1907 blouse and over garment, hat and gloves, by Sidney Adamson. Lead story: "Fashions in New York" by Helen Berkeley-Loyd. "The Dress of Paris" by Edoard La Fontaine. Includes color illustrations of styles. At the Point of the Needle, Up-to-date Lace Scarfs under direction of Ethel M. Harris. "The Value of Rest" by Ella Adelia Fletcher. "The First Night at the Play" by George Henry Payne. Ads for Grape-Nuts, Cream of Wheat featuring black cook, Everstick Rubbers, Victor Talking Machines, Ivory Soap, Mérode Hand Finished Underwear at Lord & Taylor, Hamilton Piano, Skinner's Satin, Heinz Tomato Soup, more. 176 pp. 20 x 28 cm. Magazine, cover has several small chips, spine torn at bottom 7 cm. Good. (7658) $25.00. Women's
Empire of the Mother, the; American Writing About Domesticity, 1830-1860; Women & History Numbers 2/3 by Ryan, Mary P. ©1982 New York, NY: the Institute for Research in History. Very comprehensive, thoughtful study of the writing about women and their lives in the ante-bellum period (1830-1860) of America. 170 pp. 14 x 22 cm. Green cloth on board, very sturdy, tight and clean, except for a few tiny penciled check-marks in margins. Very good. (3417) $24.00. Women's/History/Social Science Fairest Girlhood by Margaret E. Sangster with drawings by Griselda Marshall McClure 1906 Chicago, IL: Fleming H. Revell Co. Margaret Elizabeth Munson Sangster (1838-1912) was a deeply religious woman who distinguished herself as an author, writer, but best known for her editorial work. This book, in her foreword, is intended for all girls, and may well provide interesting and useful advice for today's young 21st century girls. A liberal education. The cheer of the unattained. Health and Beauty. The Dreamy Girl. An Even Mind. Our Restless Girls. About Signing Your Name. Love's Dawn. Winning and Wooing. Home-keeping Hearts. Heroines. A Little Nonsense. To Please People. Right and Wrong in Recreation: stay away from games of chance. On the Road. Days of Illness. What to Wear. Friends and Comrades. Christian Service. 263 pp. 15 x 21 cm. Dark green cloth on board with gilt illustration and inset picture of a fair girl. Lower edges of book frayed. Good. No dj. (4985) $15.00. Women's/Advice for Girls General Electric Electric Sink--Advertising brochure for GE Dishwasher and Disposall ca. 1938 General Electric Co. Interesting advertising piece for pre-World War II housewives. Cover shows small girl with bonnet saying "Gee, Mummy, isn't it wonderful not having to wash dishes anymore.." while "Mummy" looks inside a dishwasher, and daddy, holding his fedora, looks on approvingly. Inside, "Mrs. America Quits Two More Jobs!" and "And where she [Mrs. America] has a maid" -- there is photo of an African-American woman: -- "I'se sure got a good job now!" Electric Sink washes the dishes, disposes of food wastes electrically! 24 pp. 21.5 x 28 cm. Paper booklet, slight wear, very good. (6828) $21.00. Women's/Advertising Home Life Made Beautiful in Story, Song, Sketch and Picture, written, edited and compiled by Margaret E. Sangster 1897 New York, NY: The Christian Herald. Margaret Munson Sangster (1838-1912) was an accomplished poet, writer and a very religious woman. She is best known for her editorial work, primarily for Harper's Bazaar; this book is another example of her excellent work. This book is richly illustrated, and filled with stories, with many morality lessons, patriotic and religious works, including much poetry, some songs-- all uplifting and positive. 448 pp. 16 x 23 cm. Illustrated blue cloth on board with gilt lettering, 2 cm closed tear in bottom of frontispiece page, title page partially separated. Slight rubbing of heel and toe of spine, else a very attractive copy. Good. (1678) $34.00. Women's Housewife, The, November 1912; The Housewife makes the home and the home makes the Nation. 1912 New York, NY: The A.D. Porter Co., Publishers. Cover picture shows two children rolling a huge pumpkin with "Thanksgiving" carved in it. "Going to the Candy Store with Johnny" by Barbara Allen, provides guidance on candies, including adulteration with varnish, shellac, starch, glucose, talc powder, cheap vaseline in fondant, taffy died with coal-tar. Federal Bureau of Chemistry is warning manufacturers against shellacking chocolates to make them look fresh. "Little Experiences of Married Life, When Love is All" by Helen Peck. "Love Cottage" by Anne Shannon Monroe. "Cold Storage Turkey" by William Hamilton Osborne. "A Thanksgiving Cookery Party" by Mary Dawson. Large, full-page color ad for Cream of Wheat shows small boy with straw hat slung on shoulders, with sweat coming from face as he carries basket of groceries including Cream of Wheat. Caption: "A Labor of Love!" Ad for Ivory Soap; Ad for Campbell's Soup--21 kinds, 10¢ a can. 32 pp. 28 x 40 cm. Paper periodical, several small (2 cm.) closed tears on cover edges, good. (7322) $15.00. Women's Junior Food and Clothing by Kate W. Kinyon, Director of Home Economics in the Denver Public Schools and L. Thomas Hopkins, Professor of Education in the University of Colorado, drawings by Dorothy Rittenhouse Morgan 1928. Chicago, IL: Benj. H. Sanborn & Co. Text developed for the needs of junior high school girls. Food in relation to health. What will a growing boy or girl have for breakfast? For lunch? Dinner? Why is it necessary to preserve foods? Clothing in relation to health. What undergarments and dresses are suitable for a schoolgirl? How should a schoolgirl select ready-made garments? 137 pp. 12 x 18 cm. Red cloth on board with gilt lettering, very good. (5257) $15.00. Women's/Homemaking Ladies' Floral Cabinet and Pictorial Home Companion, The; Vol. I No. 4, April, 1872 by Williams, Henry T. 1872 New York, NY: The Ladies' Floral Cabinet and Pictorial Home Companion. Monthly periodical features articles about flower culture, children, poetry; Rustic shelter in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Fun for the Family. 8 pp. 34 x 44 cm. Newspaper, very good. (3820) $19.00 Women's/Ephemera
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