Produced by Annie McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project. A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL OR, MARGARET'S SATURDAY MORNINGS The Ideal Series for Girls * * * * * A little Cook Book for a Little Girl BY CAROLINE FRENCH BENTON Cloth decorative, small 12mo. 75 cents; carriage paid, 85 cents The simple, vivacious style makes this little manual as delightful reading as a story-book. A Little Housekeeping Book for a Little Girl; OR MARGARET'S SATURDAY MORNINGS BY CAROLINE FRENCH BENTON Cloth decorative, small 12mo. 75 cents; carriage paid, 85 cents A little girl, home from school on Saturday mornings, finds out how to make helpful use of her spare time. A Little Candy Book for a Little Girl BY AMY L. WATERMAN Cloth decorative, with a frontispiece in full color, small, 12mo. 75 cents; carriage paid, 85 cents This is a book of special appeal, as it explains in simple fashion the processes of making delicious fudges, fondants, nut dainties and the like. A Little Sewing Book for a Little Girl BY LOUISE FRANCES CORNELL Cloth decorative, with a frontispiece in full color, small, 12mo. 75 cents; carriage paid, 85 cents A splendid volume to encourage little girls in the study of the useful and beautiful art of the needle. * * * * * THE PAGE COMPANY 53 BEACON ST., BOSTON, MASS. A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL OR, MARGARET'S SATURDAY MORNINGS By Caroline French Benton AUTHOR OF "A LITTLE COOK BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL" Boston THE PAGE COMPANY Publishers _Copyright, 1906_ BY THE PAGE COMPANY PUBLISHERS' NOTE This little book was originally published under the title _Saturday Mornings_, but there has been some criticism of that title because it is not sufficiently descriptive of the contents of the book. The Publishers, consequently, have thought it wise in the present edition to change the title to _A Little Housekeeping Book for a Little Girl_ OR MARGARET'S SATURDAY MORNINGS. This change has the advantage also of making the title uniform with the other titles in the series-- _A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl_, _A Little Sewing Book for a Little Girl, etc._ Thanks are due the editor of _Good Housekeeping_ for permission to reproduce the greater part of this book from the serial in that magazine. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. MARGARET'S CHRISTMAS TREE 13 II. THE KITCHEN FIRE 19 III. THE DINING-ROOM TABLE 33 IV. WASHING DISHES 57 V. THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS 70 VI. SWEEPING AND DUSTING 84