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Woman- in all ages and in all countries (1907) (14763641685)

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Woman- in all ages and in all countries (1907) (14763641685)

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Identifier: womaninallagesin09butl (find matches)
Title: Woman: in all ages and in all countries
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Butler, Pierce, 1873- Thieme, Hugo P. (Hugo Paul), 1870-1940 Schoenfeld, Hermann, 1861-1926 Pollard, Edward B James, Bartlett Burleigh, 1867-1953 Effinger, John Robert, 1869- Larus, John Ruse, 1858- Carroll, Mitchell, 1870-1925 Brittain, Alfred
Subjects: Women
Publisher: Philadelphia, Printed for subscribers only, G. Barrie & sons
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University



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THE WOMEN OF THE TRANSITION PERIOD 20I styles of chairs was one of the folding sort, which exactlyresembled our camp stools. Griffms, centaurs, and thelike were patterns for candle and torch holders, whichwere often of wrought iron of an elaborate design. Thebranch of latten with four lights, mentioned in the inven-tory quoted, referred to a sort of chandelier, holding fourcandles, which was suspended from the centre of the ceilingand was raised and lowered by means of a cord and pulley. As the people began to lose taste for the hall, on ac-count of its publicity, they gradually withdrew from it tothe parlors for many of the purposes to which the hall hadbeen originally devoted. The recess seat at the windowswas the favorite place for the female members of thehousehold when employed in needlework and other seden-tary occupations, and the apartment was commonly usedfor the family meals. In a little treatise dating at theclose of the fifteenth century, one of the speakers is made tosay:

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