New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-10
FAIR PLAY FOR GIRLS.

Among the new things brought to light in Lon
don Is School of Cookery. 1t is under the dis
tinguished patronage of Countess several Ladies,
the wife of a bishop, the wives of cOpmoDers known
to fsme, and Others who, DO doubt, make up IN
energy what they want in distinction Its object Is
to teach cookery aud household economy generally,
aud cookery for the sex as specially. AT the
school are received boarders as we'll rs day pupils.
al ladies " bo become subscribers may send their
cocks for lessons Perhaps, also. the ml,trcS,es
themselves msy go for instruction 1t they stand IN
need of it, as possibly theJ may. At any rate. We
know lac les in this country, to whom little ele-
mehtary teacbi' IN the art and mystery of house,
keeping. would be Of incsc liable bsneit.
Though not much ia favor Of foreign
fashions, this cookery -scnOOl meets with our
cordial spprob,tion. We esteem every man VINO
can get ms good q dinner daily-as good We mstn,
merely MS to service and quality, and o"t a' to
qusptity or variety of viands rs, at tue best Of
French restaurants, would br spread before hiui-
one who.e lines have fulrp in pleasant places, ard
rs uDdrservng of pity IN this world aud pardon in
the next If he be- guilty of pe'ulancs, dyspepsia
irritablliiy, headache, or any other OF the m"or
Wees u which they arc addicted to whom tho
gods send their meats bn. the Devil sends cooks
But unfortunately, it is the fe~ only sho are thus
happy. Neither Cooking nor Eating have asyes
cou,e To be recognized by Americans ss foe art'
therefore We are not happy-not Ia say great
~. pie, but cadaverous, atrabI 'rious. nervous,
and i'll bred generation. Mrs Glass has much To
answer for in her famous receipt. Ii is the cooking
Of ibe hare that is of consequence. and not the
catching thervof-frst at lrast, know hoU - cook
your hare. II is the same philosophy that says We
must eat 10 live, AID not live to eat Ii is tho
eating that is of mouen,, not the living To be-
occu slobally without food Is . misfortune from
which We rrcoyer, ar presently die; but to live
upon food badly cooked is a calamity which
is always killing US by inches. Fioimas DUN
Uranus, says the wis~ proyerb Of the ancents.
But three English Phiauthroplsts aim At other
things beside cooking Tor the benefit Of the human
iamy. They propose TO teach household economy
generally. Herein also we may borrow wisdom
from their example, and set our house, IN order
not sor tie next world, bat for this Tho matter
Is one OF no slight importance. 1t Is question of
political as well MS domestic economy; aud If he Is
10 be- honored no makes two blades of grass grow
where oue only grew before, 30 also IL she blessed
who makes ore dollar IN hou.eaoh exp nditures
do the service 81 two. We boast ii our common
schools and with reason, for therein arc or boys
taught how to be men aud to do mems work. We
h.s- coumcn schools also for girls. as Well as
schools which art rot common, and not always
good. In thcse, thiogs useful are taught, and
slso things useless; but the thug most USE
full of oil is utterly altogether neglected. We
know it is 10 utter heresy, for which We
shall probably be denounced at the next
Womsn's Rights meeting, 10 say that We
6rmly believe that woman has her mission in this
world, and that that i, not proper education for
the girl which ignores il. But such is our faith.
Not hat We object to her being educated for any
p,ofessop or trade for which she shows decided
procyi,y, though there both trades and profess
sious for which, We think, she ought not 10 have
spy procllyty whatever. But We believe the fact
10 be- and Will continue 10 be, that We're all trades
aud professions thrown open to women, that nine
out Of ten Of those who adop! them will never
make them the pursuit of their lives Add for this
simple reason: the moment woman is married, as
all women ought to be, there is opened before her
sphere Of action to which, both from inclination
and duty. her " hole energies should be devoted
And this sphere is Home. II is nonsense to say
tina. this 10 10 make slave Of woman. The Home