Our Girls

About this eBook

Author

Lewis, Dio, 1823-1886

Credits

Produced by John Rodzvilla and the Summer 2012 Electronic Publishing Overview Class (Ryan Ayers, Courtney Coats, Chelsea Cohen, Elaina DeBoard, Katrina Gravel, Susanna Kellogg, Bryan Lawver, Alexis Mackintosh-Zebrowski, Melissa Malone, Anna Meier, Jennifer Riley, Kruthika Subramanyam) at Emerson College, Boston, MA

Language

English

LoC Class

HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender

Subject

Girls

Category

Text

eBook-No.

41498

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41498

Release Date

November 27, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.GIRLS' BOOTS AND SHOES. — SURE WAY TO GET BROAD SOLES. — BEAUTY OF BROAD SOLES. — ECONOMY OF WIDE SOLES. — THICKNESS OF THE SOLES. — OF WHAT SHALL THE UPPERS OF GIRLS' BOOTS BE COMPOSED? — SHOULD THE SHOE SUPPORT THE ANKLE? — RUBBER BOOTS AND SHOES. — HOW GIRLS SHOULD WALK. — ANOTHER WOMAN WHO WALKED WELL. — STILL ANOTHER WOMAN WHO WALKED WELL. — RULES FOR FINE WALKING. — IMPORTANT HELP IN LEARNING TO WALK. — THE LANGUAGE OF DRESS. — LOW NECK AND SHORT SLEEVES. — DESCRIPTIONS OF DRESS — LETTER FROM WASHINGTON. — EXCESSIVE ORNAMENTATION. — EAR RINGS AND OTHER TRINKETS. — FINGER RINGS, ETC. — OUTRAGES UPON THE BODY. — FASHIONABLE SUFFERINGS. — WOMAN TORTURES HER BODY. — STOCKING SUPPORTERS. — WHY ARE WOMEN SO SMALL? — IDLENESS AMONG GIRLS. — A FAMILY COUNCIL. — HOW IT TERMINATED. — IDLENESS IS FASHIONABLE. — WORK IS FOR THE POOR. — WORK FOR RICH GIRLS. — A TRUE LOVE STORY. — EMPLOYMENTS FOR WOMEN. — AMANUENSES. — BANK CLERKS. — BROKERS. — COPYISTS. — DENTISTS. — LAWYERS. — LECTURERS. — LIBRARIANS. — PHYSICIANS. — PREACHERS. — PROOF-READING. — PUBLISHERS. — TEACHERS. — TEACHERS OF GYMNASTICS AND DANCING. — TEACHERS IN DRAWING AND PAINTING. — WATCHES. — PENS. — AQUARIA MAKERS. — ARCHITECTS. — ENGRAVERS. — PHOTOGRAPHERS. — SCHOOLS OF DESIGN. — GARDENING. — A CAPITAL INVESTMENT. — MERCHANTS. — CARPENTERS. — OTHER OCCUPATIONS. — EMPLOYMENT AGENCY. — FALSE TESTS OF GENTILITY. — CONSERVATISM IS FASHIONABLE. — "WOMAN'S RIGHTS" ARE UNFASHIONABLE. — THE "SOCIAL EVIL." — A SHORT SERMON ABOUT MATRIMONY. — MY TEXT. — YOU WANT HUSBANDS. — WHY MEN DO NOT PROPOSE. — BEAUTY OF WOMAN'S BODY. — THIS DRESS CHECKS YOUR MOVEMENTS. — PIANO MUSIC. — IMPORTANCE OF VOCAL MUSIC. — BAD MANNERS OF PIANO PLAYERS. — VICES IN MODERN MUSIC. — ITALIAN OPERA. — THE STUDY OF FRENCH. — DISCIPLINARY VALUE OF FRENCH. — COMPARATIVE VALUE OF ENGLISH AND FRENCH. — ENGLISH CLASSICS. — LATIN AND GREEK. — DANCING. — THE THEATRE. — SYMPATHY BETWEEN THE STOMACH AND THE SOUL. — BOWELS OF COMPASSION. — THE WAISTS OF JOLLY GRANDMOTHERS. — ABOUT THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES. — SUNSHINE AND HEALTH. — EXPERIMENT UPON A HOUSE-PLANT. — EXPERIMENT UPON A ROSE-BUSH. — ANOTHER ROSE-BUSH. — EXPERIMENT UPON A ROSE-GIRL. — A WORD ABOUT BATHS. — OILY SECRETIONS OF THE SKIN. — IMPORTANCE OF SOAP. — DETAILS OF THE BATH. — BATH-ROOMS. — HOT AND COLD BATHS. — HAIR GLOVES OR MITTENS. — HOME GYMNASIUM. — WHAT YOU SHOULD EAT — CONSEQUENCES. — BREAKFAST. — DINNER. — JACOB SCHNEIDER AND HIS DOUGHNUTS. — WINES AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC DRINKS. — WHAT YOU SHOULD DRINK. — ADDITIONAL HEALTH THOUGHTS. — NOISES IN THE BOWELS. — HOW TO MANAGE A COLD. — FAT AND THIN GIRLS. — RECREATION VS. PROPRIETY. — CARE OF YOUR TEETH. — VENTILATION. — FLANNELS NEXT THE SKIN. — AMUSEMENTS FOR GIRLS. — TRUE EDUCATION FOR GIRLS. — HEROIC WOMEN.

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