CHAPTER XX. PAGE State of society— the female chakacter — gkeediis^ess in eating — ciiakacter of the medi.evae servants — paily occupations in the household : spinning and weaving ; painting — the garden and its uses — games out of doors ; hawking, etc. — travelling, and more frequent use of cahriages — taverns ; frequented by women — education and literary occupations; spectacles .... 415 dfnjjlault after tl^c lUformatian. CHAPTER XXI. Changes in English domestic manners during the period between THE reformation AND THE COMMONWEALTH — THE COUNTRY GENTLE- MAN'S HOUSE — ITS HALL — THE FIREPLACE AND FIRE — UTENSILS — COOKERY — USUAL HOURS FOR MEALS — BREAKFAST — DINNER, AND ITS FORMS AND CUSTOMS THE BANQUET — CUSTOM OF DRINKING HEALTHS . Ml CHAPTER XXn. Household furniture — the parlour — the chamber 471 CHAPTER XXin. Occupations of the ladies — games and enjoyments — roughness of English sports at this period — the hot-houses, or baths — the ordinaries — domestic pets — TREATMENT OF CHILDREN — METHODS OF locomotion — CONCLUSION 482
