New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-21
HARD RAPS AT SOCIETY.
MRS. EMMA EWING DISCUSSES THE DIGNITY
OF LABOR
INTERESTING EXERCISES AT cHAUrAUouA-

INTERESTING EXERCISES AT cHAUTAUoUA-
COLLEGE STUDENTS AT THE LAKESIDE.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE rKmUSE.1
Chhntauqua, July 2o-Thls has been a quiet day at
OhAu'auqua' The great bulk Of the people here now
are couege students bent study hence there Il
uo' hae oustle and activity that characterzes the
"'n oi august Professor John Bach McMaster the
mSorlan has finished his series OF lectures and will
80 20 LAY Head, near Barnecah " j., where he will
Try 10 get out the third volume of his History Of the
Feopie OF the United States by October next brin gng
the history down to 1877 There will be two more
volumes, bringing the story down TO Llncoln's Ad-
minsuatlon These Professor McNnstsr expects to get
out within the next four years Mrs. Emily Hunt
ulston Miller. president Of the women's Club, arrived
on tile grounds to-day and formally opened her de
part nent this morning The ladies are going TO intro
duce something new at Clautauqua. They propose TO
show upon the grounds here model home" for tho
average family Of this country The building will be
furnished so as TO accommodate family of six, where
thoy can be kept a small income. Mrs May Ewing
viii have supervision Of tho cooking, and she proposes
to Illustrate practically how family live on
splendid fare at 81 so a week per capita. All the
married men here are going TO watch the experiment
closely.
This was today's programme: At 80 In the
afternoon United States Commissioner W. T Harris
ecturcd Manners and Merits in the Public schools"
before large audience IN the Hall Of Philosophy At
O'Clock, in the place. Professor F. Y. Thorpe,
Of the University Of Pennsylvania lectured on {" Tho
Beginning Of Government IN America" At O'Clock
Mrs Emma Ewing Of the Cooking school. gave spicy
talk on the dignity Of labor, and at p. Professor
Cumnock, Of Chicago. the elocutOnist entertained an
audience in the Amphitheatre on "An Evening with
Scottish Authors
Mrs. Ewing's subject was "only Cook and she
spoke substantially as follows:
A literary woman long since wrote thus "Favor
toad n hrinu
into the parlor" Such talk IS foolish. I don't under
stand how the favor Of paror is moro invsorating than
the odor OF kitchen and don't see how labornE IN the
kitchen B less dgni1ed than Longing In the paror Is
painting poor pictures and msng music more dgn
fed and refining making good bread and coGel The
woman paints unnatural flowers china or can
vas or pounds unmeodious music be lady, but the
woman who nutritious bread and delicious coffee Is
"onIy cook" But IS the latter doing infinitely
nobler the former1 The health and happiness
Of the human depend largely upon the proper
preparation OF food than upon all other things comDheo
Is not the cook who makes good bread and salads and
dainty dishes respectable profession as the doctor
who dresses and amputates limbs the dentist
who extracts decayed teeth and inserts rubber gums The
trend public opinion TO be against the dignity
OF labor. Are the joints enlarged by honest Toll
deemed OF vulcarty while the fingers broken
nv baseball are accepted tokens OF genul-
ity7 Is IL not considered nors gentee 70 make
cake than to breadi Is IL not universally believed
to be respectable 70 crochet dies and mats and
other useless things knit stockings and make fockS
aad rousers7 IL not thought 70 be more heightened
to thump piano than to pound washbosrd' AS gen.
eal thing society considers most genteel the employ
ments tina: the least useful and at 1t Is more re-
spectabie 20 do things hon useful ones the
truthunes Of statements is aestd by the wreched
food On our dningroo tables and che useless rubbish In
the paror societys unwrtten laws" are most curious
II condered vulgar carry vegetables but geneel 70
carry fruit But where is the dividing linef once
had coored servant would announce colored women
20 me as 'lailles" and white ones as women" her
classification was no. whit ridiculous than our cas
siacaton OF daily pursuits Does an Intelligent shoe-
maker cease to be mental (socaed) when he hangs OUT
single with the legend "attornef atlaw1 Does the
difference in occupation make the difference IN tho re-
specablity Of men Was Ulysses s. Grant the tanner
interior in maniness Ulysses S. Grant the general
The distinctions Of society artificial and gauzy Thou
sands spend their lives in trying get into good society,"
rather than getting in good occupations
At the meeting Of the Business Educators Associa-
ton of America the following papers we're read
.Penmanship in Public Schools BIZ W. F. LYON, De.
trot: Shorthand Dctation,7 A. J. Barnes. ST. Louis
= Advertisng' F. p Harris. Brocton. y. Y; JOINT
stock Bookkeeping" J. A. Hiner Stanton Va