Describes the necessities and fundamentals of housekeeping and cookery, as well as how to rear healthy, well-mannered children, while encouraging women to take the time to read and learn. This book was originally sold door to door by subscription.

Influential guide displays over 300 Grecian designs: fire screens, sofas, couches, chairs, footstools, commodes, sideboards, washstands, bedsteads, and many other items.