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Mrs. Beetroot’s book of household mismanagement 13. Carpetsocks.

A revolutionary improvement in the disposition of the appurtenances in this household has occurred by the most fortuitous and accidental occurrences of a simultaneity in nature that was not only unlooked for but appeared, initially, to be disadvantageous. I can … Continue reading

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Mrs. Beetroot’s book of household mismanagement 12.

Cleaning the servants. Any lady of quality would earnestly wish, insomuch as such matters are spoken of, to be known as a person possessed of clean servants.  One refers not merely to their uniforms, which should be spotless at all … Continue reading

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