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Talks upon practical subjects

Title
Talks upon practical subjects [electronic resource] / edited by Marion Harland (pseud.).
Publication
New York ; Chicago : Warner Brothers Co., 1895

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Harland, Marion, 1830-1922.
  • Warner, Lucien C. (Lucien Calvin), 1841-1925.
  • Warner, Ira DeVer, 1840-1913.
Description
1 online resource (160 p.).
Series Statement
Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks
Uniform Title
Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks.
Subject
  • Women > Health and hygiene
  • Corsets
Note
  • "First edition--one hundred thousand".
  • Advertisements for Warner Brothers Co. "Coraline corsets" and related products: p. 156-160. The company (renamed Warnaco in 1968) was founded by Lucien C. and Ira De Ver Warner; the latter's chapter on clothing includes a defense of corsets, with specific reference to the use of Coraline.
  • Reproduction of the original from the New York Public Library.
Contents
The air we breathe / Olive Thorne Miller -- Food / Sarah Tyson Rorer -- Exercise / Marion Harland -- The nerves / Lucien C. Warner -- Constipation / Louise Fiske Bryson -- Corpulency and leanness / Lucy Hall-Brown -- Care of the skin, hands, feet, and hair / Christine Terhune Herrick -- Care of the teeth / M. Chas. Gottschaldt -- Sleep and dreams / Grace Peckham-Murray -- Clothing / Ira De Ver Warner -- The art of dress / Annie Jenness-Miller -- How to live long and well / Marion Harland.
OCLC
  • 798093001
  • NCCO2010070
Title
Talks upon practical subjects [electronic resource] / edited by Marion Harland (pseud.).
Imprint
New York ; Chicago : Warner Brothers Co., 1895 (Boston : Barta Press)
Edition
1st ed.
Series
Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks
Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks.
Local Note
Scanned copy imperfect: corner of p. 1-2 torn.
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Added Author
Harland, Marion, 1830-1922.
Warner, Lucien C. (Lucien Calvin), 1841-1925.
Warner, Ira DeVer, 1840-1913.
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