How to Make Cold-Brewed Coffee, 1850
Take four ounces of good coffee, properly roasted and ground…
19th century
How to Make Fake Coffee, 1868
Coffee Substitutes. The love of coffee is an acquired taste…
How to Eat Avocados, 1891
But how is it to be eaten? A few simple rules are so necessary…
The Past Asks You: 1889 Etiquette
Is it proper to use a knife and fork in eating asparagus…
How to Pack Lunch (Businesswomen’s Edition), 1889
Portable Lunches… To women breadwinners how to have some change from the fare they daily carry with them…
Ye Olde Ask the Past Gift Guide
Shopping got you down? Don’t worry – the Past has done this before…
How to Cook All the Birds, 1849
Take a fine large olive, stuffed with capers and anchovies…
How to Make Good Coffee, 1895
COFFEE THAT IS GOOD. To make good coffee is apparently not so simple…
How to Make a Turnip Jack-o-Lantern, 1873
Another common amusement at this season of the year is to make a turnip lantern…
How to Make an Apple Toddy, 1869
Apple Toddy. Two wine glasses of ‘Apple Jack’; one tablespoonful…
How to Shower, 1867
An Encyclopaedia of Domestic Economy, 1844
How to Train for Walking, 1813
When the object in view is the accomplishment of a pedestrian match…
How to Drive an Electric Car, 1896
Such a motor is odorless, almost without vibration, and is practically noiseless. It can run with great speed and climb almost any hill road so long as i...
How to Throw a Party (Single Ladies’ Edition), 1896
The bachelor women in their cosy little city apartments…
How to Choose a Sports Drink, 1899
The cause of thirst, what best quenches it, what one should not drink…
How to Choose a Spouse, 1879
Bright red hair and a florid complexion indicate an excitable temperament…
How to Defend Your Garden from Pests, 1824
With respect to caterpillars, snails, and slugs, they can only be gathered by hand…
How to Care for Your Hair, 1881
Not less than a hundred strokes a day should be given to a woman’s hair…
How to Dress Your Child, 1890
Besides one nicer suit of dress, white English nainsook and flannel skirts…
How to Write an Essay, 1886
Topics Suitable for Composition…
How to Accessorize in Winter, 1858
What more delightful or dignified present can any lord make his lady…
How to Make a Snowman, 1895
The first process in this, as in all large constructions in snow…
How to Use a Standing Desk, 1888
The desk at which the individual stands when writing, should slightly incline…
How to Have Beautiful Arms, 1896
Beautiful arms are a powerful weapon in the armory of beauty…
How to Entertain a Lady, 1883
On all occasions when a number of people convene together, whether indoors or out…
How to Show Respect, 1889
Kneeling… is a salute made upon meeting a person. It may be accompanied by kissing…
How to Picnic, 1876
Invitations for a picnic should be sent out about ten days before the time named…
How to Write a Letter of Condolence, 1867
To a Friend on the Loss of a Limb by Accident…
How to Wear Gentlemanly Underwear, 1891
Underclothing. This consists of shirt, drawers, and half-hose…
How to Exchange Photographs, 1891
Photographs should never be solicited from a mere acquaintance…
How to Walk With Ladies, 1891
Always keep to the right of the sidewalk, and never pass in front of a lady coming at right angles at a street corner…
How to Bathe in Snow, 1837
Many people who have not fairly tried it know not the value of snow for washing the face and hands…
How to Say it With Flowers, 1881
A bouquet of flowers and leaves may be selected and arranged so as to express much depth of feeling…
How to Make a Snow Pig, 1882
Snow Statuary. The statuary may be of various kinds. It is very seldom that pigs are sculptured in marble…
How to Tell Your Fortune for the New Year, 1862
The evening which of all others is the most adapted for witchery, is New Year’s eve…
How to Make a Flaming Drink, 1862
Blue Blazer. (Use two large silver-plated mugs, with handles.)…
How to Make a Halloween Cake, 1893
The Ring Cake is always an object of interest at Halloween parties…
How to Dress for Cycling, 1896
Modesty is becoming at all times, and especially upon a bicycle…
How to Cure Soreness, 1835
To remove great STIFFNESS OR SORENESS after a hard day’s ride or hunt…
How to Deal With a Unibrow, 1881
Some persons have the eyebrows meeting over the nose. This is usually considered a disfigurement…
How to Charm a Man, 1896
When you desire to make any one “love” you with whom you meet, although not personally acquainted with him…
How to Exercise with Friction, 1827
Friction is a mode of exercise of great value.. It has great power in strengthening the digestive organs…
How to Make an Ice Velocipede, 1869
The machine is intended to be used on ice or frozen snow…
How to Make Instant Coffee, 1883
Procure one-half pound of the choicest roasted coffee berries you can command…
How to Make a Watermelon Cake, 1896
1/2 cup butter. 1 cup sugar…
How to Bust a Move, 1856
Throw the body and stretch the right arm and right leg as far as possible to the right…
How to Choose a Cravat, 1828
Although coloured Cravats are made of more costly materials than those which are entirely plain…
How to Cause a Rat Stampede, 1872
The smell of a goat is obnoxious to the nostrils of rats…
How to Dress for Bathing, 1881
Flannel is the best material for a bathing costume, and gray is regarded as the most suitable color…
How to Bathe in the Sea, 1880
To prepare the skin for the cold sea bathing, it would be well, before taking a dip in the sea…
How to Flirt With a Handkerchief, 1877
The handkerchief, among lovers, is used in a different manner than its legitimate purpose…
How to Mix Drinks for Ladies, 1892
The Ladies’ Great Favorite. A large glass, a squirt of Seltzer, a spoonful of fine sugar…
How to Win at Croquet, 1867
It is often the case that you and an enemy may both be in position for the last bridge…
How to Train Your Cat to Do Tricks, 1869
Cats may be taught to pull a bell-rope, to fire a pistol and a multitude of similar tricks…
How to Wear a Waistcoat, 1860
A gentleman should always be so well dressed that his dress shall never be observed at all…
How to Pack for Camping, 1877
Lay out the blanket flat, and roll it as tightly as possible without folding it…
How to Swim Like a Man, 1855
Every swimmer should use short drawers, and might, in particular places, use canvass slippers…
How to Adorn Yourself, 1899
Friends, never follow the far-fetched, fleeting, fantastic freaks…
How to Run, 1836
The tread is neither with the mere balls of the toes, nor with the whole sole of the foot…
How to Get Strong, 1884
To Obtain a Good Biceps. Mounting a ladder or a rope hand-over-hand…
How to Woo with Whiskers, 1839
Although large Beards were not favoured by ladies, yet a well dressed one was less objectionable…
How to Be Plump, 1878
Whatever may be the proper explanation, the presence of sweets very much aids in the fattening process…