Excerpt from The New Hostess of to-Day The following suggestions are for the beginner, the novice in household matters, and whether her household be a mod est little apartment, with one maid of all work, or a large establishment, it is hoped that she will at least read these hints, and possibly profit by them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.