New-York tribune., 1877-03-07
4 RECEPTION AZ THE WILSON MISSION
AN ILLUSTRATION or THE NOVEL INSTRUCTION Al
THAT INSTITUTION.

AN ILLUSTRATION or THE NOVEL INSTRUCTION Al
THAT INSTITUTION.
reception was given to the friends and
patrons of the Wilson Mission yesterday at the mission
house in the Eleventh Ward by the young ladies who
have charge OF the classes there This mission, while
acting very much III the capacity of benevolent insti-
tuition large toward the poor people of that densey
populated portion of the city around Tompkinssquare,
has nevertheless field peculiarly its own, and is one
of the interesting in the city IT gives the rdi-
mcnts education TO young girls from the families
in the vicinity, and aims not only TO awaken the mind
and touch the heart hut TO train the hands to useful
work. In the past, sewing has been the principal art
taught az the Mission. within year or two idea
has been developed and put into practice by the accom-
pshed young lady in charge Of the institution, and 1t
vas to illustrate this that the reception yesterday
given.
The new art Is that which falls TO the lot Of household
domestics 10 perform. The young girls trained to
spread the table according to rule dantily and rety,
and to clear and dispose OF the dishes properly They
are also taught large variety OF things about ironing,
sweeping OF which domcstics unfortunately too
often completely in the dark, and their ignorance
of which constitutes large percentage Of the trials
NJ housekceper Ii is the kchen-gardcn OF the school
in which this branch OF "hOuSch1!d art" Is taught.
Practical bOoms Toy sets OF Dishes brushes, and other
indictments are used and rules and principles arc i'm
parted III rhymes and songs.
The pailors Of the Mission House were crowded yes
terday with interested ladies few gentlemen were
also present troop OF 20 young girls marched ia and
sat down at long tables. each having before her toy
table and complete set of dishes and table FUR
p;ture. They all went through the whole per-
formance OF spreading their tables and clear
ing them with evident enjoyment, singing, meanwhile,
An astonishing number OF rhymes, containing
the rules for all they did. The songs TO which these
RHYMES were set lively aud pretty whole volume
of Yale College songs and large collection ot ballads
and airs flOn operas having been utiZed III ter
prodUctou They well chosen and made the whole
proceeding 50 interesting that II looked more ike capital
Iabor though must bc said that the instruction only
seemed to he the effective for It's p0eilcal
features After the tables were cleared they
were scrubbed to accompaniment OF poetry
and music. The tables were men carried OUT,
and the children engaged III series OF exercises, IN
they made of brOOns, ana al jumping ropes IN
the capacity clothes lines, stl singing the rules Tor
Some OF their exercises bore suspicious
resemblance dancing but they all had useful u,-
Isc IN" VisOrs Interested III thcIn throughout,
ard AT ciOe rewarded the puis ana the tutors Win
a hearty applause.
tracing 1usderablc attention uptown aud number of
vouug ladies have quah. tcnSciVcr at The expense Oi
lime aud trouble 10 iupdIt Miss Huntington the au-
iIor az H. s given Tie teachers o oth' institutions
lessons ia II, tie pi'1sc of extending ia employ
Ineut IL valuable idea and VIII III the end Deal in-
uurfaut NUT not only IL CarftiuS happiness III lnhl
rays intO humble homes, but III increasing tbe tnCcIty
Of Household service in Those %! thc wealthy.