Bad habits to be reformed--Late hours--Value of the long winter
evenings--Simplicity of manners--Over-carefulness--Instruction to
be gained from foreign nations--Our manners should be natural--
_Impedimenta_ in our households--Comparison of former times with our
own--Children trained to habits of consideration--Young men and boys
over-indulged--Reduction of establishments--Lady-helps--What is menial
work?--Picturesque occupation--What is lady-like--Amateur millinery--
Two subjects for an artist--Taste--Plan of the book--Eugenie de
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