comes the advantage of toning up the personal appearance. A decent
self-respect in dress should always be flavored with a touch of pride,
for this is an excellent preservative. To have a proper pride, there
must be the incentive of the presence of other people whose admiration
we may win. Pride in dress is naturally conjoined with the care of the
person. There is an excellent term for this, which, though borrowed from
the stable, carries with it only sweet and wholesome suggestions. It is
"well-groomed." A well-groomed woman is not only a well-gowned woman,
but one who, like a favorite mare, is always spick and span in her
person, and happy in her quiet consciousness of it. And every woman,
whether she possesses a maid or not, indeed, whether she has fine gowns
or not, may win the admiration of all her associates by her "grooming."




CHAPTER XI

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF COOKING

The Prevalence of Good Recipes for All Save Meat Dishes--Increased Cost
of Meat Makes These Desirable--No Need to Save Expense by Giving Up
Meat--The "Government Cook Book"--Value of Meat as Food--Relative
Values and Prices of the Cuts of Meat.

We may live without poetry, music and art;
We may live without conscience, and live without heart;
We may live without friends; we may live without books;
But civilized man cannot live without cooks.
("OWEN MEREDITH")--_Lucile_.