asperities softened, differences harmonized and victory organized.

Mrs. F.L. Gillette is no less proficient and capable, having made a
life-long and thorough study of cookery and housekeeping, especially
as adapted to the practical wants of average American homes.

The book has been prepared with great care. Every recipe has been
_tried_ and _tested_, and can be relied upon as one of the _best_ of
its kind. It is comprehensive, filling completely, it is believed, the
requirements of housekeepers of all classes. It embodies several
original and commendable features, among which may be mentioned the
_menus_ for the holidays and for one week in each month in the year,
thus covering all varieties of seasonable foods; the convenient
classification and arrangement of topics; the simplified method of
explanation in preparing an article, in the order of manipulation,
thereby enabling the most inexperienced to clearly comprehend it.

The subject of carving has been given a prominent place, not only
because of its special importance in a work of this kind, but
particularly because it contains entirely new and original designs,
and is so far a departure from the usual mode of treating the subject.

Interesting information is given concerning the _White House_; how its
hospitality is conducted, the menus served on special occasions, views
of the interior, portraits of all the ladies of the White House, etc.

Convenience has been studied in the make-up of the book. The type is
large and plain; it is sewed by patent flexible process, so that when
opened it will not close of itself, and it is bound in enameled cloth,
adapted for use in the kitchen.