The American Country Girl

About this eBook

Author

Crow, Martha Foote, 1854-1924

Credits

Produced by Annie McGuire

Language

English

LoC Class

S: Agriculture

Subject

Girls -- United States

Category

Text

eBook-No.

32949

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32949

Release Date

June 23, 2010

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE AMERICAN COUNTRY GIRL
2. 2.COUNTRY GIRL — BY — MARTHA FOOTE CROW — AUTHOR OF — WITH FIFTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS — NEW YORK — FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY — PUBLISHERS — Copyright, 1915, by — Frederick A. Stokes Company — TO THE — SEVEN MILLION COUNTRY LIFE GIRLS — OF AMERICA — WITH THE HOPE THAT THEY — MAY SEE THEIR GREAT PRIVILEGE — AND DO THEIR HONORABLE — PART IN THE NEW — COUNTRY LIFE ERA
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.NOTE
6. 6.CHAPTER I — THE COUNTRY GIRL—WHERE IS SHE?
7. 7.CHAPTER I — THE COUNTRY GIRL—WHERE IS SHE?
8. 8.CHAPTER II — THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM
9. 9.CHAPTER II — THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM
10. 10.CHAPTER III — IS THE COUNTRY GIRL HAPPY ON THE FARM?
11. 11.CHAPTER III — IS THE COUNTRY GIRL HAPPY ON THE FARM?
12. 12.CHAPTER IV — A CALENDAR OF DAYS
13. 13.CHAPTER IV — A CALENDAR OF DAYS
14. 14.CHAPTER V — WHAT ONE COUNTRY GIRL DID — THORN APPLES AND SWEET ACORNS
15. 15.CHAPTER V — WHAT ONE COUNTRY GIRL DID
16. 16.CHAPTER VI — STORIES OF OTHER COUNTRY GIRLS
17. 17.CHAPTER VI — STORIES OF OTHER COUNTRY GIRLS
18. 18.CHAPTER VII — THE OTHER SIDE
19. 19.CHAPTER VII — THE OTHER SIDE
20. 20.CHAPTER VIII — THE INHERITANCE
21. 21.CHAPTER VIII — THE INHERITANCE
22. 22.CHAPTER IX — THE DAUGHTER'S SHARE OF THE WORK — THE KITCHEN
23. 23.CHAPTER IX — THE DAUGHTER'S SHARE OF THE WORK
24. 24.CHAPTER X — THE HOMESTEADER
25. 25.CHAPTER X — THE HOMESTEADER
26. 26.CHAPTER XI — THE NEW ERA
27. 27.CHAPTER XI — THE NEW ERA — A List of Labor-Saving Devices — Equipment for a Farm Kitchen — FURNITURE — UTENSILS — Granite or aluminum — Wire-ware — Tinware — Ironware — Japannedware — Woodenware — Hardware — Earthenware and Glass — LINEN — MISCELLANEOUS
28. 28.CHAPTER XII — THE HOUSEHOLD LABORATORY — VOICES IN THE HOUSEHOLD
29. 29.CHAPTER XII — THE HOUSEHOLD LABORATORY
30. 30.CHAPTER XIII — EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION
31. 31.CHAPTER XIII — EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION
32. 32.CHAPTER XIV — AN OLD-FASHIONED VIRTUE
33. 33.CHAPTER XIV — AN OLD-FASHIONED VIRTUE
34. 34.CHAPTER XV — HEALTH AND A DAY
35. 35.CHAPTER XV — HEALTH AND A DAY — Code of Rules for Maintaining Health — Bodily carriage — Exercise — Correct breathing — Clothing — Food and eating — Elimination of waste — Cleanliness — Amount of sleep — Rest — Prevention of illness or of a depressed state of health
36. 36.CHAPTER XVI — THE COUNTRY GIRL'S WAGE
37. 37.CHAPTER XVI — THE COUNTRY GIRL'S WAGE
38. 38.CHAPTER XVII — THE DRESS BUDGET
39. 39.CHAPTER XVII — THE DRESS BUDGET — LIST OF CLOTHING FOR A YEAR, FOR A GIRL IN HIGH SCHOOL — DRESS FOR A VILLAGE GIRL GOING TO SCHOOL — SUGGESTIONS FOR CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL GIRLS — WHAT A WELL-DRESSED GIRL WEARS TO SCHOOL — WHAT A WELL-DRESSED GIRL DOES NOT WEAR TO SCHOOL — Underwear — — Coats, hats, gloves — — Rubbers, shoes, stockings — — Dresses — — Left over for use for another year— — A THREE-YEAR BUDGET — SUITABLE FOR A SIXTEEN TO EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL LIVING IN THE COUNTRY AND ATTENDING A NEIGHBORING HIGH SCHOOL, WITH THE ADVANTAGE OF SHOPPING IN THE CITY.
40. 40.CHAPTER XVIII — FOUNDING A HOME
41. 41.CHAPTER XVIII — FOUNDING A HOME
42. 42.CHAPTER XIX — THE FARM PARTNER
43. 43.CHAPTER XIX — THE FARM PARTNER
44. 44.CHAPTER XX — THE COUNTRY GIRL'S TRAINING
45. 45.CHAPTER XX — THE COUNTRY GIRL'S TRAINING
46. 46.CHAPTER XXI — A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
47. 47.CHAPTER XXI — A GREAT OPPORTUNITY — Committee on Agriculture , — House of Representatives, U. S.
48. 48.CHAPTER XXII — THE ILLS OF ISOLATION
49. 49.CHAPTER XXII — THE ILLS OF ISOLATION
50. 50.CHAPTER XXIII — THE SOLACE OF READING — THE EVENING HOUR
51. 51.CHAPTER XXIII — THE SOLACE OF READING
52. 52.CHAPTER XXIV — THE SERVICE OF MUSIC TO THE COUNTRYSIDE — HARMONIES
53. 53.CHAPTER XXIV — THE SERVICE OF MUSIC TO THE COUNTRYSIDE
54. 54.CHAPTER XXV — THE PLAY IN THE HOME
55. 55.CHAPTER XXV — THE PLAY IN THE HOME — TRUE LOVERS — A PLAY IN SEVEN SCENES — THE CAST — Scene I.—Court of King Eric . — Scene II.—Under the Window . — Scene III.—The Elopement . — Scene IV.—King Eric's Court . — Scene V.—The Forest . — Scene VI.—The Knight's Death . — Scene VII.—Court of King Eric . — THE END
56. 56.CHAPTER XXVI — PAGEANTRY AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE
57. 57.CHAPTER XXVI — PAGEANTRY AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE
58. 58.CHAPTER XXVII — ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
59. 59.CHAPTER XXVII — ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION — THE GIRL IN THE COUNTRY — Life MUST be made — Solving the Rural Problem — Through — The Country Young Women's Christian Association.
60. 60.CHAPTER XXVIII — THE CAMP FIRE — RUTH THE TOILER
61. 61.CHAPTER XXVIII — THE CAMP FIRE
62. 62.CHAPTER XXIX — THE COUNTRY GIRL'S DUTY TO THE COUNTRY
63. 63.CHAPTER XXIX — THE COUNTRY GIRL'S DUTY TO THE COUNTRY
64. 64.CHAPTER XXX — THE COUNTRY GIRL'S SCORE CARD
65. 65.CHAPTER XXX — THE COUNTRY GIRL'S SCORE CARD — The Country Girl's Score Card — Character — Expression of herself in manners — Self-control — Tact — Atmosphere — Voice — Speech — Philosophy of life — Health — Perfect relations with the various members of the family — Community spirit — Definite preparation for her home that is to be — Qualities for an efficient administrator of a household:
66. 66.INDEX — A — B — C — D — E — F — G — H — N — O — P — R — S — T — U — V — W — Y
67. 67.BIBLIOGRAPHY — THE PROBLEM OF COUNTRY LIFE — THE PROBLEM OF URBAN LIFE — THE WORLD OF ALL OUTDOORS — DELIGHTFUL BOOKS ABOUT THE COUNTRY — EFFICIENCY IN THE HOUSEHOLD — WOMAN AMONG THE WORLD'S WORKERS — CRAFTS FOR GIRLS — BOYS' BOOKS THAT GIRLS CAN USE — GAMES AND RECREATION — SOME PROBLEMS OF GIRLHOOD — A GROUP OF BIOGRAPHIES OF COUNTRY GIRLS WHO BECAME GREAT AND USEFUL WOMEN — SOME OTHER INSPIRING STORIES — BOOKS OF POETRY COUNTRY GIRLS ENJOY — A GROUP OF POEMS TO KNOW AND RECITE IN THE HOME — FOOTNOTES:

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