I may mention, in conclusion, that I have revised and rewritten the whole of the articles which appeared in the ‘Lady’s Pictorial,’ and in some cases entirely evolved new matter out of my inner consciousness; and if only the public extends to my book half the sympathy and appreciation I have received from my thousands of correspondents for my articles, I shall never regret the day when, at my editor’s request, I seized the sceptre and became the ruling genius of many and many an unknown home.

J. E. Panton.

The Manor House, Watford, Herts.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE
[I.] Choosing a House[1]
[II.] The Kitchen Arrangements[9]
[III.] Meals and Money[18]
[IV.] The Housemaid’s Closet, and Glass and China[29]
[V.] First Shopping[36]
[VI.] The Hall[40]
[VII.] The Dining-room[49]
[VIII.] The Morning-room[69]
[IX.] The Drawing-room[78]
[X.] Curtain, Carpets, and Lighting[91]
[XI.] Bedrooms[103]
[XII.] Dressing-room[135]
[XIII.] Spare Rooms[139]
[XIV.] The Servants’ Rooms[151]
[XV.] The Nurseries[160]
[XVI.] In Retirement[180]
[XVII.] The Schoolroom[192]
[XVIII.] Boys and Girls[201]
[XIX.] Entertaining One’s Friends[209]
[XX.] The Summing-up[223]
[Index]:[A],[B],[C],[D],[E],[F],[G],[H],[I],[J],[K],[L],[M],[N],[O],[P],[Q],[R],[S],[T],[U],[V],[W],[Y][233]

ILLUSTRATIONS.

FIGS. PAGES
[1.]Suggestion for Draping Arch in Hall[42]
[2.]Suggestion for Draping Door in Hall[43]
[3], [4.]Lamps[47]
[5-8.] Chairs[50-53]
[9.]Sideboard[55]
[10.]Dining-room at Gable-end, Shortlands[57]
[11], [12.]Window-seat[59, 60]
[13.]Chair (Wicker)[63]
[14.]Bookcase[72]
[15.]Drawing-room at Gable-end, Shortlands[79]
[16.]Manor House Windows[95]
[17.]A Corner in a Bedroom, Gable-end, Shortlands[105]
[18.]Draped Alcove for a Bed[111]
[19.]Dressing-table[117]
[20], [21.]Washing-stands[124], [125]

FROM KITCHEN TO GARRET.