Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management, published in 1912, is “a guide to cookery in all branches” with several chapters on International cooking. The large volume includes Daily Duties, Mistress and Servant, Hostess and Guest, Marketing, Trussing and Carving, Menu Making, Home Doctor, Sick Nursing, The Nursery, Home Lawyer. The book has advertisements, illustrations and photographic plates in black and white, a double page coloured illustration of a large table setting, A newspaper clipping titled “Tasty Dishes” was also found between the pages. Book, Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. New Edition. Revised, Enlarged, Brought up to Date, and Fully Illustrated. Large book has green fabric covered boards front and back. Spine s dark red leather with gold embossed text and decorative design around text. Published by WARD, LOCK AND CO. LIMITED. London, Melbourne and Toronto in 1912. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, mrs beeton's, mrs beeton's book of household management, ward, lock and co. limited, early 20th century cookery book, household management, cookbook, beaton

Isabella Mary Beeton (née Mayson; 14 March 1836 – 6 February 1865), also known as Mrs Beeton, was an English journalist, editor and writer.In the 19th century, the craft of embroidery became a pastime for women. Needlework creations were crafted to be displayed in the home.This book is an example of a popular book of ithat time.A hard back book with a dark green fabric cover. The title is in gold print -"Beeton's Book of Needlework" inside an ornate gold border. It contains descriptions and instructions for tatting patterns, crochet patterns, knitting patterns, netting patterns, embroidery patterns and point lace patterns. There are six hundred illustrations / engravings. some of the patterns are fold-out.inside cover - "Special first prize to Catherine J. Horne by Mrs William for Needlework" Tarang State Schoolbeeton-isabella needlework-knitting-lacework

The Queen: The Ladies Newspaper and Court Chronicle or simply The Queen was a magazine created in 1864 in London. The title became "Queen in the 1950s, then "Harpers and Queen" in the UK and then part of the British Harper's Bazaar. In 1861 Samuel Orchart Beeton ("Mrs Beeton"'s husband) had founded a paper named "The Queen" about fashion and culture for upper class women of society. Edward William Cox bought the title the following year and at the same time he bought the Queen's rival that was named "The Ladies' Paper". He merged the two publications into "The Queen: The Ladies Newspaper and Court Chronicle" in 1864. The Queen, The Lady's newspaper was delivered to Australia from UK during colonial times. The fashion page shows designs of dresses that were worn in late 19th century.A rectangular hardboard with a page from a newspaper atatched to one side of it, and a very small one line cut out from a newspaper glued to the other side. There are marks from sticky tape and old paper around the page. The page is of 3 fashion design drawings, titled Smart Autumn Gowns, sketched by our artist at Messrs Redmayne's, 19 , new bond street, w. flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, the queen, the lady's newspaper, fashion drawing, messrs redmayne, 1891

Published in London in 1888Myra's Cookery book new edition enlarged and revised by Mrs. M. Beeton. A new & pratical method of learning cookery & working out well tried recipies. Inscrebed in front cover: to Sara Tasker from her brother Eddie, Xmas 97. The book has 463 pages.books, cookery, cook book

Mid blue cloth bound board covers with 'gold' stamped lettering. Colour lithograph plates through out the 568 pages. Extensive engraved illustrations.Oval stamp inside front page top RH corner in indigo 'Jump'- Puckle St Moonee Ponds - booklets and stationery.books, cookery