The lady's delight Or Accomplish'd Female Instructor: being a very useful companion for ladies, gentlewomen, and others. In two parts. Part I. Treating of generous breeding and behaviour; Choice of Company, Friendship; the Art of Speaking well, Directions in Love, Carriage in Company, Conversation, Affability, Courtesy and Humility; the Mystery of Eloquence. Of suitable Recreations, Modesty, Chastity, Religion, Charity, Compassion, Contentment of Mind, Devotion and Prayer. Part II. Treating of making curious confectionaries, or Sweet-Meats, Jellies, Syrups, Cordial waters, Brandies, Wines of English Fruit, and other useful Liquors; to imitate Foreign Wines; to make Junkets. Spoon-Meats, and curious Pastery; to know good Provisions, Dye curious Colours, Whiten Ivory, Cement Glass, China or Metal; make Artificial Pearls or Precious Stones; to take our Spots or Stains, &c. to Paint, Japan, make Wax works, Rock-Work, or Works in Gold, Silk, Silver, &c. the Art of Perfuming and Preserving Cloaths from Vermin or Insects; Physical and Chyrurgical Receipts: with Directions for the Preservation of Health; to make curious Sawces, keep Flowers all the Year, Pickle all kind of useful Thing; cleanse Gold or Silver Lace; rare Experiments for Diversion, and a great Number of other useful and profitable Things

Bibliographic Details

Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London printed for James Hodges at the Loaking glass on London Bridge 1730, [1740?]
Subjects:	Conduct Of Life / Early Works To 1800 Cookery / Early Works To 1800
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/0723700300?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa