Campaigns of Curiosity
JOURNALISTIC ADVENTURES OF AN AMERICAN GIRL IN LONDON
BY
Elizabeth L. Banks
F. TENNYSON NEELY, New York, 1894
CONTENTS
IN CAP AND APRON
| I. | “Liberty” and “Independence” |
| II. | Seeking a Situation |
| III. | “Elizabeth Barrows,” Housemaid |
| IV. | Rough Places “Smoothed Over” |
| V. | Without a “Character” |
| VI. | Parlourmaid to Mrs. Brownlow |
| VII. | My Last Days in Service |
| VIII. | The Merits of Domestic Service |
THE “ALMIGHTY DOLLAR” IN LONDON SOCIETY
| I. | Advertising for a Chaperon |
| II. | Offers of Marriage |
| III. | What it would Cost |
| IV. | Interesting Antecedents |
THE PRICE OF A PEDIGREE
SWEEPING A CROSSING
A DAY WITH THE FLOWER-GIRLS
AMONG THE LAUNDRY-GIRLS—
| I. | Why and How I Became One of Them |
| II. | At Work in a “Sanitary Laundry” |
| III. | A Contest with Flat-Irons |
| IV. | The Day of My Resignation |
