Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-24

The Kitchen---CSOling---H Housekeeping.
In the course of a brief address to the
young ladies who graduated last Tuesday
from Mount st, Vincent Academy, New York.
Archbishop Hughes made some very excel
lent suggestions worthy Of being read, re-
membered, and acted upon in families as well
as female educational establishments. What
he says is true, and what he proposes TO DO
will be a benehctou. The young women
of this country neglect too much the kind Of
knowledge the Archbishops plan designs to
supply. Fhstin the list of accomplishments
should be esteemed the art of making home
comfortable, and of economical household
management; and women of all ranks should
understand domestic economy it all it
branches How few of our well bred and
fashionable ladies, enquiries the Pittsburgh
Chronicle, are versed in the simple art Of
cooking plain and wholesome meal for their
husbands and families? Nay how few are
there who can make n good cup of coffee,
draw cup of tea, or bake a loaf Of sweet
light, and wholesome bread. One OF Ter
ence's oft-quoted remarks was, 81 am man,
and think nothing that concerns man unin-
I teresting to me- So a true woman and
wife should consider herself ignorant, and to-
tally unworthy Of marriage or taking charge
of a household until she has educated herself
at least in elementary cookery, made herself
acquainted with the details of housekeeping,
and rendered herself capable of making a
home happy, and comfortable. Thus only
can she expect to make home the dearest and
and most agreeable spot for her husband, and
thus only teach her children that their COM
fort and truest happiness is to be found by
the domestic freside with their parents. We
are glad, therefore, to see one 50 high in &c
clesiastical authority giving lesson which is
very much needed at this time. We quote a
couple Of paragraphs from the Archbishop's
address:
aAlthough it is of the utmost Importance,
young ladies, that you have a good educa-
| ton, should be accomplished, cultivated,
graceful, and refined, yet there are other
things that cannot be lost sight of. Before
another year rolls around purpose to ar
range with the Sisters for a new branch Of
study in the Academy. That branch of study
is what the French call the science Of cuisine.
It is the science of keeping house, and that
we all know, commences with the Kitchen
Every young lady, l don't care if she be a
Queens daughter, ought to understand that
department Of life. Even though she may
not have to practice it, though she may be
able 10 hire her cook, yet she should under
stand it herself, for it may happen some day
/ that the cook viii dismiss her. Great
Laughter. What predicament she would
be in then. Well, what l was going to say
was that the Sisters should arrange it so that
all the girls over thirteen years of age should
be enabled to spend portion of the time in
the kitchen, and become acquainted with
cooking and housekeeping. Here will be a
new bureau of education. Laughter. We
shall then have the theory, and some practice,
too
" Another point and I will close. Al the
end Of another year, if living, and my purse
is long enough, I am going to give gold
medal ofnot less than $50 in value, to the
young lady, who viii write the best essay, not
exceeding FIVE pages in length, upon this
great new science have spoken Of Laugh
ter and applause"