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How to be a lady : a book for girls, containing useful hints on the formation of character

CONTENTS I. On Childhood and Youth 7 II. Nature and Objects of Education 12 III. Piety, as the Spring of Action and Regulator of the Soul 17 IV. Filial Piety 24 V. Treatment of Brothers and Sisters and others in the Family 37 VI. Behavior at School 45 VII. Behavior at Table 51 VIII. Behavior at Family Worship 56 IX. Private Prayer 59 X. Keeping the Sabbath 64 XI. Habits 83 XII. Education of the Body 100 XIII. Knowledge of Household Affairs 109 XIV. Education of th! Heart 121 XV. Education of the Mind 145 XVI. Reading 155 XVII. Writing 161 XVIII. Indolence 165 XIX. On doing one Thing at a Time 168 XX. On Finishing What Is Begun 170 XXI. Choice of Society and Formation of Friendships 172 XXII. Ornamental Education 176 XXIII. On Amusements 181 XXIV. Government of the Tongue 192 XXV. On the Art of agreeable and profitable Conversation 198 XXVI. Inquisitiveness 206 XXVII. On the Importance of being able to say No 209 XXVIII. On being Useful 212 XXIX. On being Contented 216 XXX. Union of serious Piety with habitual Cheerfulness 220 Digitized by Google. · Text digitized by the University of Michigan as part of the Making of America Project · Content as of: Sept. 2001; title from Making of

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