The Labour-saving House
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THE LABOUR-SAVING HOUSE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
I
The Ignorant Employer.
No Chance for the Incompetent Servant.
Wanted! a New Race of Mistresses.
Domestic Training for all Girls.
Domestic Training will improve the Physique of the Coming Generation.
The Ignorant Employer.
No Chance for the Incompetent Servant.
Wanted! a New Race of Mistresses.
Domestic Training for all Girls.
Domestic Training will improve the Physique of the Coming Generation.
II
Menial Work.
Too many Governesses, Secretaries, and Companions in Normal Times.
Service is not a Genteel Profession!
Domestic Training Colleges.
What the Servant Dislikes.
To Popularise Domestic Service.
Menial Work.
Too many Governesses, Secretaries, and Companions in Normal Times.
Service is not a Genteel Profession!
Domestic Training Colleges.
What the Servant Dislikes.
To Popularise Domestic Service.
III
CHAPTER III
I
The House that Jack Built.
Women Architects.
A Hot and Cold Water Service.
The House that Jack Built.
Women Architects.
A Hot and Cold Water Service.
II
Save a Third of the Work in the House.
Save a Third of the Work in the House.
III
Kitchens and Offices.
A Service-room.
Furniture and Decoration.
A Clever Idea for a Bedroom and Dressing-room Bath.
Kitchens and Offices.
A Service-room.
Furniture and Decoration.
A Clever Idea for a Bedroom and Dressing-room Bath.
IV
CHAPTER IV
I
Basement Houses.
A Typical Labour-Making House.
A Labour-Making House Converted.
Basement Houses.
A Typical Labour-Making House.
A Labour-Making House Converted.
II
Nurse and Nursery.
A Second Suggestion for a Labour-Saving House.
Nurse and Nursery.
A Second Suggestion for a Labour-Saving House.
III
CHAPTER V
I
Household Duties.
Labour Making.—A House-Hunting Experience.
How we manage with One Servant in our Labour-Saving House.
Household Duties.
Labour Making.—A House-Hunting Experience.
How we manage with One Servant in our Labour-Saving House.
II
CHAPTER VI
I
A Five Bedroom and Three Sitting-room London House.
A Labour-Saving Country House.
A Five Bedroom and Three Sitting-room London House.
A Labour-Saving Country House.
II
A Labour-Saving Flat.
A Three Sitting-room, Hall, and Six Bedroom Suburban House.
A Labour-Saving Flat.
A Three Sitting-room, Hall, and Six Bedroom Suburban House.
III
A Labour-Saving House in a Provincial Town.
A Labour-Saving House in a Provincial Town.
IV
CHAPTER VII
I
Cooking in Advance.—An Interesting Letter.
Cooking in Advance.—An Interesting Letter.
II
The Late-Dinner Bogey.
A Letter from a Professional Woman who does her own Housework.
About Washing Up.
The Late-Dinner Bogey.
A Letter from a Professional Woman who does her own Housework.
About Washing Up.
CHAPTER VIII
I
Counting the Cost.
The Coke Furnace.
How to Light a Coke Furnace.
Some Figures.
The Use of Gas.
Good Advice.
Gas for Water Heating.
Gas for Lighting.
Gas Fires.
Gas Cookers.
Counting the Cost.
The Coke Furnace.
How to Light a Coke Furnace.
Some Figures.
The Use of Gas.
Good Advice.
Gas for Water Heating.
Gas for Lighting.
Gas Fires.
Gas Cookers.
II
The Cost of Cooking by Gas.
Utensils for Gas Cookers.
To Clean a Gas Stove.
The Destruction of Rubbish.
Warming the Kitchen.
Slot Meters.
The Cost of Cooking by Gas.
Utensils for Gas Cookers.
To Clean a Gas Stove.
The Destruction of Rubbish.
Warming the Kitchen.
Slot Meters.
CHAPTER IX
"The Poor Man's Light."
Basement Rate and Checking of Waste.
When Putting in Electric Light.
To Avoid Waste of Current.
Makes of Lamp.
Electric Fires.
The Electric House.
In the Kitchen.
Simplicity.
The Saving of Meat.
The Cost of Current.
Labour-Saving and Comfort-Giving Appliances.
Basement Rate and Checking of Waste.
When Putting in Electric Light.
To Avoid Waste of Current.
Makes of Lamp.
Electric Fires.
The Electric House.
In the Kitchen.
Simplicity.
The Saving of Meat.
The Cost of Current.
Labour-Saving and Comfort-Giving Appliances.
A FINAL WORD
INDEX
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