The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-06-24

TIE Way n which some u the Young wsnea
OF Dssasn arc Trained.

TIE Way IN which some u the Young wsnes
OF Dssasn arc TRAINED.
WEST NEWTON, June 2i.-Thc suburbs OF
Boston are In the atmosphere Of reflns-
ment. intelligence. and cultivation. The people
who mako the reputation Of Boston live in
them. 30 that the city itself Is q sort Of shell
filled with substance cold and foreign to
itself. while the original pulp and sweetness Is
difIused over q dozen. more or less, nesting
villages and hamlets.
This suburban occupation makes Boston
proper q disappointment to New Yorker. who
always approaches II with some degree Of awe
and primeval admiration. duo TO Its historic
character and modern attributes. He dis
covers at last that Boston Is only a
place where the Boston We have read about
goes to do its shopping. Cambridge is q con-
centrated extract of the Boston idea 1t Ii
overshadowed by Harvard; 1t has reputation
to maintain which detracts from its cheerful
ness and its desirability as place OF rosidence;
but on the Boston and Albany road, a few miles
out. there Is n cluster OF villages which. for
diversified interest, are not surpassed by any
other spot Of equal extent in the world.
1t is essentially q neighborhood OF cultivated
and charming homes. Houses no two alike,
occupy the green slopes and the shaded streets.
old modern and modern old IDEAS which have
not been allowed to interfere with the Ameri-
can conception OF homo comfort How far Off
New York seems IN this nest. which only the
81 inc n 1r too s
with the world of erin and casunlities
The bright days are long holiday. notwith;,
for Boston after the o clock breakfast. and
the housewives are ,,s on hospitaele thoughts
white loayes instead OF depending on the Wen
ma bakery. For IL is vacation time. and the
lucky possessors OF uncles and nunts In these
ing II in mundane iss. swinging In hainmocks
playing lawn tennis. and attacking gems ,
vigor as credYtable to the united digestion as
h 81 t esrss paradise is too
the centre OF all things not to DO actively In
terested In philanthropes and oil modern in
ables of all sorts. and making all man and
woman and child Kind clean. industrious,
SHADOW OF lie "ha pne WOODS and he
waltham hills, is a. farm school Tor boys. and
mile or so below Is an Industrial" school for
look u little wistfu as they pass In orderly pro-
cess ion along the village streets. and very
much rs II they would like to break ranks and
run and leap and shout.
OF course this Is the very region Tor schools
but the oldest and most notable in many re-
spects is Laseli Seminary at Auburndale. q
mile further along the limo OF the Boston ana
Auburndale Is really an ideal site for a school,
1t occupies high ground. and the beautiful
River. or stones gently on to shaded drive and
village street. 1t Is the centre OF . refined and
cultivated reputation. Wellesley College being
miles to tho northeast and numerous local lit
erary and music i societies .attesting the cur
Lasell is. in many respects a unique in
stitution. 1t was founded IN 1851 by Prof. Ed:
the arst rank for girls. and il ma iniains its
standard at the same time that it has greatly
enlarged It's scope. 1t n inns to develop and
womanhood as the material will permit. Il
sticks. to its, old nomenclature. and is still
its STANDARD higher than many so-caIicd col
leges. aims more especially. however. at
being home" scnool. and It endeayors to
true preparation for the duties Of the woman.
Tho present head OF the school, Prof. G., 9;
Bragdon. was a graduate OF EVANSTON Till
dependent mind and character. He long ago
got rid Of the whole system which the Vassar
girls wisely rcbeed against this year-the sys-
| tenn OF honors and parade commencement eX-
best work. andlmost conscientious workers. IT
was not therefore, to an exhibition of this kind
| that we were invited. but TO class day eXer-
| cises. to an nlumn9 reception and supper. and
the aWn ,or the school %nd IT, riends
a.. II 10 unnecessary to G. into the ., detail OF
ssd E %hSs bright fan n
variety; but necessarily. like all others Of the
same kind, larger interest centrss itself in
many points Of differentiation from Others Of
its class. These differences have grown out o!
the conditions favorable to the Dest results
| physically and mentally. AS regards the
out Of the 200 boarding pupils. more or less ali
ranging between the ages OF "a and 20, there
has not been single case OF sickness during
thn nat hia hu N VlaAn nj nv.
cepti onal hsre. is considered not alone due tc
the healthfulness Of the neighborhood. the
tury arrangements OF tho buildings. but to the
| variety and pleasant natural stimulus given
to work Prof BraGdon was young man a when
part Of the Union. from Maine to California
rocky heights OF the far West. The most o.
these girls were destined to become, wives
to enter ONE Of the few rh s
learning In existence for special training: bn
the majority were the daughters OF well-to;de
households. the trainers Of their own children
property in their own right and tho occupants
OF positions OF trust and responsibility In So
that should give them the training they need
ed. The days are long at Aqbnrndale eveI
the study, Of Virgil. for the making 9
bread and tho acquisition OF the princ
pies OF cutting and sharing. in add
ton to Greek composition, trigonometry. ant
experimental chemistry. Courses Of lecture,
were instituted upon household science ant
economy, and u model kitchen. with small din
ing room attached, instituted for practical dem
onstration work.. and it was found that the
best students in the classical course. the pures
scholars. and most ardent mathematician
were the most eager for the once-a- week prae
tice at getting up model little lunch or toa. L
VIII ch they had the privilege OF inviting q spe
cial circle OF friends. on condition that all the
usages OF weli;bre society on such occasions
bread made and baked by the cooking class fol
aumnB festivities gave bountiful evidence tina
| practice in cookery had not been confined L
fancy dishes. course Of lectures on the cut
ting and making OF clothing. including pract
cal millinery by an expert. resulted in the turn
ing out OF many pretty bonnets and dresses FOL
school wear. and in the acquisition OF q suf
flcent amount OF practical knowledge and true
principle upon which to base action. to serve
| any woman who has sense enough TO- apply
them. the object not being to mako mi liners
and dressmakers but to furnish an insigh
into the best methods. and save the waste occa
| stoned by ignorance.
| During the mast year one OF the most inter