Bookshop finds

My purchasing seems to happen in waves, and this last month has been a bit of a book frenzy! I just cant seem to help myself! One of my latest gems is "A Handbook for Needlework" by Olive Storer.  Published in 1927 in Melbourne, it is a textbook for elder girls in High Schools etc. (guessing final year of School??).

 It is a fascinating read, and has some great illustrations - I will share some soon. By far my favourite thing in this book is the 'Hints to follow'. As you read them, can't you just imagine a stern mistress saying them out and making the class repeat them as she hits her yard-stick against her hand...?

How many of these 'hints' do you follow today?