Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-28

vant-gallsm.
1t is rumored that Mrs. Gen. Lo-
gan, weary Of chaperoning giggling
girls about and across the continents
has settled down to the study of dom
estic economy and familiar philosophy
and with capital Of $4,000 and a
stock company, with Miss Frances
Willard, Mrs. Ellen Foster and Miss
Kate Sanborn as chief directors, is
organizing a normal school for dom
estics.
These ladies intend to bri g about
bv intelligent study and efficient
training the the long and much need
ell kitchen reform The davs Of the
! dish cracker are numbered and the
grenadier steak toughner and potato
soaker has out lived her occupation.
Forward, march the light fingered.
soft soled, clean frocked brigade of
cooks, laundresses and maids of the
pantry, parior, scullery and nursery.
The main school viii be located in
this city and foreign and domestic
help viii be received without ques-
tion or credential
\ graded courseofstudy VIII be pro
vided, consisting Of practial lessons
IN cooking, cleaning, sweeping, wash
ing and ironing, nursing and miscel-
lauy, by which securing dusting,
window, and glass polishing. table
service AMI like duties ars meant
Only the more intelligent applicants
VIII Ny taken through the course,
skill i'm any one line or class being
sufficient accommodation for posi-
tion that will make n girl selfsup-
porting. Diploma or card of merit
VIII he accepted rs a character or
reference all over the country.
4 girl showing aptness and pos
sess,d of sufficient mental ability TO
warrant such instruction VIII be give
"a higher training including foods,
hygieuic cooking, sanitation and
interior decoration As applied to
picture and curtain hanging, carpet
cleaning and the care Of sleeping
rooms In the laundry practical les
sons viii be given in doing up laces,
curtains, linen. huuusl and cotton
clothes the pupil being taught how
u wash fins cabric Laudkerchiefs and
delicate laeeS without rubbing or
wrugiug them. Chops and steak,
toast, mullins and pancakes VIII form
the broIliug lessons joints, vegetables
and pickl Il meats viii 20 with the
pots. aud bread, rolls, roasts, poultry
and pastry with the oven. Muddy
coffee. leatherv steak, soddeu biscuit
aud sour bread viii be sufficient
cause for suspension, and during
the traiuE each pupil viii be charg
cd with the dishes she breaks or chips
and the material, whether food, fuel
or gas wasted.
Babies VIII be borrowed from in
dustrial schools and bathed, dressed,
fed and cared for In class. Every
girl VIII have the encouragement
Of a trial rs . pupil, but no pupil VIII
viii be retained or gwen a diploma
who : not healthy, honest, sober in
dnstrious, clean and capable Deserv-
ing promising aud pain-taking wom-
en- viii be assisted by special train
ing. wise counsel and personal in
iueucs, provided with good positions
permitted to make their home in the
school when out Unemployment.
1t is the intention of these public
spirited ladies' 10 offer sufficient in
ducemeut to bring from the country
towns and tenencnts of the city
those bright Young, intelligent girls
who go To- the factories and shops
and waste their youth and energies
ut tasks that scarcely Weld n :. f
hcieucv 10 sustain life.-New York
World.