New-York tribune., 1874-04-15

Tho sale of above rations now amounts $4,000
weekly. Separate rooms for women. All the daiy
papers Every is invited 10 the free use OF reading
rooms.
n. B.-These establishments are conducted on tue
strctest business principles with the full intention OF
making them sefsupporting, so that every one may
frequent with feeling of perfect independence
Another handbill is as follows
AS the economy OF cooking depends greatly upon the
simplicity Of the arrangements with which great mum
Der of persons can be served time the upper hall
will be specially set apart for public breakfast every
day. from 8, till lO consisting Of the following dishes:
Rowl OF porridge bowl OF milk cup OF coffee roll and
butter fixed charge 3D. The hall will also be specially
reserved tor public dinner every day. from TIL
o'clock, consisting OF the following dishes: Bowl OF
broth or soup; plate of beef. hot or cold; Plate OF
potatoes puui-puidng: fixed charge, 4td
NB-Prices OF each article at all other hours. and
all other parts OF the establishment same as usual.
1t is one of Mr.. Corbetts excellent theories that
the difference between little elegance and down.
right shabbness is not q per cent on the entire out
Law. and it sinks to nothing when we reckon at
tractiveness and comfort. In Mr.. Corbett's finest
depot there is nothing like budding, or dividing
into small rooms. The extensive floor is open with
rows of neat tables, six feet long, covered with
painted CLOTH mahogany pattern, every table having
form on each side. These forms are fixed in cast
iron supports and have wooden backs-a c0mtorta-
BILE arrangement. The glossy tabletop is easily kept
Clean and Is preferable to the common variety of
eatng-house tabe-cloth, decorated with tracery of
y-gone gravy. In the middle of each table stands
a capacious crystal carafe, full of pure, cool water
with number of small crystal tumblers arranged
around it, ready for use.
Mr. Corbett disclams all wish for profit but
equally repudiates the notion Of imparinga charity
What he specially desires to prove that, properly
conducted, these cooking depots will pay, and that
by resorting to them. working men and women will
feel that while being fairly served, they really pay
for all they get and are in no way treated as
paupers. Mr.. Corbett receives an interest of five
per cent the money he has 80 benecenty invested
Each depot is under the immediate charge of
matron generally woman selected for her superior
character and abilities. Under her the requisite
number of girls employed as mattresses and for
kitchen work, all of whom are given their day
board but 60 home at night. The servants
are under principal manager, whose duty is to
look after the important department of buying, and
whose aim to procure every article of best quality
at lowest cash prices. He has three or four male
assistants one of whom acts as cashier he collects
the cash drawn at each branch every morning, and
keeps correct accounts with each branch for which
the matrons held responsible. From experience
il is known what amount of cash should come in
from certain quantity Of material given out There
is too an inspector who visits the various branches
at all hours to see that everything is in order
Is there any waste-any bad remnants left over
No. The demand is well known that it is easy to
prepare the exact quantity to be consumed. Casual
customers, after the specified hours up the sur
plus and should anything be left hand il is sold
at half price to poor persons, who send at the hour
of closing. On no account is any food kept over
until the next day. Every morning the depots
start with fresh materials. Any considerable cheap
ening of meals in public establishments must de-
pend two things alone first, large number of
customers; and second, the preparation of few
simple dishes and no Others. The object to be at
tanned is mechanical reiteration. Just as power
loom will go working at the same kind of cloth
without intermissiOn, printing machine will
turn out an endless quantity Of one newspaper so,
by the like principle of mechanical reteration may
few ordinary articles of food be cooked and served
I'D on gigantic wholesale plan. at the merest shade
of profit over the first cost of the articles Equally
successful are the Dining Halls at Manchester and
Saford On tho first day that the first dining-room
in Manchester was opened about 500 working people
came for the midday meal. and the number constantly
increasing, amounted during the first three weeks
70 q e61 Carlisle too has its cheap cooking depot
for the sale of soup disposed of to private families
of humble class at price below that for which they
could make a small quantity. Aud here IS Carlisie's
receipt for nutritious soup:
For 100 9allanA--RAsf LOO n0unda; p0tbEleK