St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-07
FRAU NORTHEASTERN.
The Busy Life of Il German Lady
Given to Philanthropy.

The Busy Life of German Lady
Given to Philanthropy.
London Queen.
Frau Lima Morgenstern, the fOundress
of the "VOlkskuchen, celebrated her
sixtieth birthday the 25th of last month.
This lady, who enjoys such well-de-
served popularity in Berlin, was born In
BreSlau and educated by the celebrated
Orientalist, Abraham Geiger, with q
special view TO training her for philan-
thropic work. This training had the
happiest effect, for two years after
her confirmation Lima Bauer founded
the union, which still exists, for the as
sistance of poor school children. Fri.
Bauer remained president of this union
till her marriage with Herr TheOdOr
MorgenStern, 1854. when she settled in
Berlin. In 1859, when the decree for
bidding kindergarten in Prussia was an
nulled, Frau Morgenstern joined with
some friends of Frobel'S system Of
teaching to found the Womem's Union
for the Promotion of kindergarten. A
seminary for kindergarten teachers, an
excellent home for children, eight kin
dergarten schools, and an elementary
kindergarten soon sprang up through
the efforts of the union which Frau
Morgenstern had founded.
In 1866 she founded the peoples
kitchen and the school of cookery con-
nected with it, and so great was the sue
cess of her undertaking that now there
is no German town of any Importance
which does not boast similar institu-
tions. For her excellent work In this
particular she gained silver medals
from exhibitions in Brussels, Hamburg.
Leipsc. etc, and the hygiene exhibit
ton in Berlin in 1888 awarded her their
gold medal. In 1868 this indefatigable
worker founded the Society for the Pro-
lection of Children and year later the
academy for the higher scientific educa-
ton of women, which she provided with
twelve professors until 1873 at her own
cost. In the same year she took part In
the foundation of the union for the edu-
cation of wOrkWOmcn, and remained
president OF the society till 1874.
In 1870 and 1871 she turned her atten-
ton to nursing the wounded soldiers in
the FrancO-Prussian war. AS presi-
dent of the two committees of the Low
er Silesian society and of the East Sta
ton society," Frau MOrgenStem directed
the nursing of the sick and wounded, and
carried enthusiasm for the work to such
pitch that during whole year she only
Slept twenty nights in her own home.
In recognition of her services she was
awarded the cross of the Order of Merit
and the Augusta medal. In 1873 Frau
MOrgenstern founded the Mothers
Union, with which were connected
laboratory for the analysis of food,
free registry for servants and Others
and a cooperative food society.
This step proved disastrous to
Frau MOrgenstern aud her whole
family, as her husband lost his prop
erty through his trusteeship to the last
named institution. Frau MOrgensterR,
however, nothing daunted, founded in
1880 q union for the rescue and educa
ton of discharged minor female poison
ers, and undertook the publication OF
the Deutschen Hausfrauen Zeitung-4
paper which she started in 1874, and
still edits. In 1888 Frau Morgen-
stern started courses of home nurs-
ing. In spite of her great activity in
public undertakings, Frau MOrgensteTn
finds time TO devote to literary work.
Her chief works are paradise der
Kindheit," Aus dem VOlksleben,"
Universal KOckbuch." and her latest
work, which is now appearing in three
volumes, THE Women of the Nine
teenth Century''-a collection of BIZ
ographies of celebrated women Of all
countries, by which the authoress
wishes to show Of what women of tho
present day are capable. The best ex-
ample of this. indeed, is Frau Morgenr
stern'S own life.