CHAPTER I

. MY SPECULATION IN CHINA WARE. II. SOMETHING ABOUT COOKS. III. LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT. IV. CHEAP FURNITURE. V. IS IT ECONOMY? VI. LIVING AT A CONVENIENT DISTANCE. VII. THE PICKED-UP DINNER. VIII. WHO IS KRISS KRINGLE? IX. NOT AT HOME. X. SHIRT BUTTONS. XI. PAVEMENT WASHING IN WINTER. XII. REGARD FOR THE POOR. XIII. SOMETHING MORE ABOUT COOKS. XIV. NOT A RAG ON THEIR BACKS. XV. CURIOSITY. XVI. HOUSE CLEANING. XVII. BROILING A LOBSTER. XVIII. THE STRAWBERRY-WOMAN. XIX. LOTS OF THINGS. XX. A CURE FOR LOW SPIRITS. XXI. A BARGAIN. XXII. A PEEVISH DAY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. XXIII. WORDS. XXIV. MAY BE SO. XXV. "THE POOR CHILD DIED" XXVI. THE RIVAL BONNETS. XXVII. MY WASHERMAN. XXVIII. MY BORROWING NEIGHBOR. XXIX. EXPERIENCE IN TAKING BOARDERS. XXX. TWO WAYS WITH DOMESTICS. XXXI. A MOTHER'S DUTY.

CONFESSIONS OF A HOUSEKEEPER.

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