The new female instructor; or, Young woman's guide to domestic happiness : containing general rules for the regulation of female conduct, and the formation of moral habits; together with the elements of science, as geography, astronomy, natural history, botany, &c. ... being an epitome of all the acquirements necessary to form the female character, in every class of life.

Date:
1837
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The new female instructor; or, Young woman's guide to domestic happiness : containing general rules for the regulation of female conduct, and the formation of moral habits; together with the elements of science, as geography, astronomy, natural history, botany, &c. ... being an epitome of all the acquirements necessary to form the female character, in every class of life. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    CONTENTS. PAGE Introduction 1 CHAP. I.—Dress and Fashion • . . . 4 II.—Behaviour and Manners 12 III.—Introduction into Company ,20 iy.—Conversation and Letter-writing 23 V.—Visiting and Amusements 34 VI.—Employment of Time 44 VII.—Domestic Economy 51 VIII.—Love and Courtship 56 IX.—Considerations before Marriage 63 X.—Duties of the Married State 69 XI.—Useful Hints to Married Women 76 XII.—Management of Infants 80 XIII. —Education of Children 108 XIV. —Writing and Arithmetic 134 XV.—Grammar 168 XVI.—Geography 191 XVII.—Astronomy 213 XVIII.—History 223 XIX.—Chronology 264 XX.—Natural History 269 XXI.—Botany 302 XXII.—Attendance upon the Sick, and Medical Receipts . 310 XXIII.—Precepts of Religion, and Reflections for every Day in the Month 362 The Dairyman’s Daughter, by Rev.Legh Richmond 400