Ladies’ Diary, Housekeeping & Washing Book, a systematic method of keeping Household Accounts

D.H. Evans & Co, Ltd..  “The Cheapest Diary in the World”. Edited by Charles Letts  D.H. Evans & Co, Ltd.,  1899     Quarter cloth, pictorial boards Binding a little bruised and marked, slight wear, but otherwise a very nice copy  A most useful compendium indeed, which “contains a mass of … information to all Housekeepers, a diary, an easily understood and perfect system of household accounts and a complete family washing book.” There are also monthly menu suggestions together with a list of food in season, practical instruction on how to carve meat and select wines, a gardening calendar, useful notes for medicinal emergencies including “homoeopathic remedies for urgent cases”, and sections on fashion, household and commercial law, and funeral etiquette. 

Price: £250