The Arizona champion., 1891-03-21
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.
Sewing and Cooking Taught
 in Boston Schools.
SOME DISHES THAT TEMPT THE ApPETITI
Work That Would do Credit to the Pro-
 fessional Needle Woman.

response to the invitation to the sewing exhibition. And. it was not merely a pretty sight, but a most satisfactory and encouraging one. There was long line of tables filled with specimens of sewing done by the girls of the school, and at the side was work table, where group was busy draughting patterns and fitting dresses. The work that was shown would have done credit to class of grown wo- men, practiced seamstresses, and it is true that many a grown woman could not begin to do the work so well as these girls have done.
 In the first place the machine, although marvellous assistant, no doubt, is elbow ing the good old fashioned hand sewing out of sight, and it is in great danger of becoming lost art. Or one would bet ter say it was in danger, for, happily, the instruction now given in the public schools is restoring this industry to its proper place, and if they follow when they leave school what they have learned while there, these girls will rival their grandmothers in fine needlework. The sewing was beautifully fine, and when the visitors read on the accompanying cards the names and ages of the little seamstresses the admiration deepened to wonder.
 For instance, there was child's kilt suit, made of bright pretty plaid for boy of two or three years of age. There was the kilted skirt, the little vest with the cutest pockets, and the jaunty cuta- way jacket piped with black silk braid, and finished with gilt buttons. This was the work of little girl of 12 years of age. She made every stitch of it, even to the putting in of the vest pock cts, preparing the piping and making the button holes. It was as good piece of work as would come from the hands of the experienced needlewomen. Near this was dress, or more properly tea gown, cut and made by 16-year-old girl. It was of garnet wool, was fitted in at the back in princesse fashion, and and had 8 loose front of old rose surah smocked at the top in pointed yoke fash ion, and hanging thence ill graceful folds to the feet; the front was finished by revers of the wool and was tied across with ribbons which matched. The col lar and the cuffs of the sleeves were of the surah.
 This rather detailed description has been given i'll order to let those who were not there know something of the scope of the work, and to prove that the train ing that girl gets in the public school will enable her to become self support ing when she leaves A sewing exhi- bition usually suggests an array of towels, dish wipers and handkerchiefs, more or less well hemmed; but this one was revolution.
 To give readers some idea of the scope of the exhibition, a list of the articles exhibited is here appended: One bag, 2 sleeves, 8 sets of pillow spreads, 27 pairs of pillow slips, 22 undergarments, 5 towels, 6 napkins, 47 skirts, 10 flannel skirts, dolls garments, 1O6 aprons, 14 nightdresses, 47 dresses, boys kilt suit, making 301 pieces in all. This all repre- sented handwork, and every piece was finished with a greater or less degree of elaboration. A pretty woolen dress, made with a simple English skirt and blouse, was finished with the most beau tiful and even lines of feather stitching around the skirt and on the blouse. It was the work of a girl of 13. The "white work" as the sewing on cotton is termed, would show well beside any similar exhibition.
 Everything was accurately cut and well made. It should be understood that these pieces are not made especially for the exhibition, but they are given as fair sample of the children's work, and are taken from their work of the year. Of course, only those who do careful, excellent work are allowed to exhibit; that is understood, and it serves as an incentive to the best effort, as every girl feels it an honor to be allowed to have her work at the exhibition.
 The cooking exhibition, the first ever given, by the way, in this school, al though the school was one of the earliest to avail itself of the school kitchen in struction, was in one of the class rooms adjoining the hall, and was as much 8 center of interest. Miss Hope, from school kitchen 1, had come over to super intend the arrangement and to look after the pupils, and she looked as happy as the girls themselves. The exhibition was common sensible in the extreme, and showed better than anything else could do the practical side of that branch of work.
 Nearly every one spoke of the absence of fancy dishes and of the presence of those that came under the head of neces- sities, things that every family must have in spite of everything. There were 104 dishes in the exhibition, and they were arranged so tastefully that they made one hungry to look at them. There was fish balls, fried such delicate brown; light, sweet bread, several loaves, gingerbread, blanc mango, plain pud~ ding, apple pie, white cake, doughnuts, toasted crackers, toasted bread, potato soup, oatmeal, lemonade, mashed pota- toes, baked apples with oatmeal, broiled chops and mashed potatoes, fried, boiled, baked and Lyonaise potatoes, stewed rice, custard, both boiled and baked, steamed suet pudding and sauce, and meat and potato pie.-Boston Herald
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