To the ladies. The season of mirth and festivity now approaching, those who wish to entertain their friends agreeably and gentelly, unmixed with extravagance or profusion, (if they are not already supplied) are recommended to call in to their aid, that valuable work, the experienced English house-keeper, where they will sind the most approved methods of furnishing the table with every useful as well as ornamental article. - Baldwin, R. ([publisher not identified],, 1771)