The evening world., 1893-10-21
WANT OF HOME TRAINING.
A Factor Which Leads to So
Many Unhappy Marriages.F
Supt. Blake Thinks Factory Z
Need Housekeeping L.sson'l

1t seems to Mr.. Blake, superintendent
Of the outdoor Poor, that the wom'
who conduct cooking classes. industr
schools and mothers meetings are
making the most of their opportuH
Their intentions are praiseworthy
their influence is wholesome and
ing, but the rrosalc problem of II
eXI enses is neglected for poetry, pd
plants and cheesecloth drapery. II
pretty things certainly have their va
which is inversely proportional to
merits of one cup of good coffee.
Familiarity with every phase of p
erty and distress that has existed In N
York during the past twenty-five ye
leads Supt. Blake to the belief that !
two culpable factors are the slater
wife and the drunken usband-an
places the woman first.
A thrifty wife will manage on almf
nothing at all. while a slattern
waste all that her husband can earn
get in debt besides. He OFFERS not a W,
in defense OF the creature. who brutal
his manhood and degrades his ram
but he is merciless in mis- arraignm
Of the wife who keeps a house ike
lair and feeds her family like so mk
cattle.
The curse of the masses is the n
tory life. Little girls 90 from the II
mary and lower grammar Grades 10
operating rooms, where clothing, Motor
foods n sundrY articles such as pc
clls, medicines, candies and househe
& )ods are made. They are bossed by
torewoman or manager. they becor
Parts of the machinery and grow
without even the rudiments of hous
keeping and home-making.
After six or II dozen years piecewor
these fair daughters of toll marry. ar
knowing nothing of, housewifery, Il
young husband finds himself utterly VI
able to supply her with the means sh
requires. He gets discouraged and drinl
demoraliZeS him. .
In some way the influential and intel
ligent women, who take up Stun worl
and missions lose sight Of his fact, ant
the very lessons that are needed are no
taught.
Take the cooking classes, for example
A favorite subject is peach l%neringut
A can of fruit is bought. the whites o
enough Eggs to make an omelet for
clearinghouse are whipped throusl
the result? A sweet dessert that hf
neither nourishment nor taste v
The lesson that should have bee
taught was oaten meal, toast and coffet
boiled rice or baked beans. Those al
the kind of dishes that the people csi
afford to buy, hat are life-sustainiE
and strength-producing. and whlch 'he
do not know how to prepare.
The breakfast of all Europe Is a Gu
of coffee and u roll, and 1t Is an tina
anybody needs. Go the round of wage
earners' homes in this city; and wha
do you find? Meat. butter, fresh breae
eggs and coffee, a meal that a poor fam
lily cannot afford and that the syster
There are 800 blind people in New Yor
whose families receive a PENSION from tn
city of $50 a year. Before this sum ca
be collected the Superintendent Is oblie
"a 80 ,nlI a, thn inlix-tItnl and rpnOTt a
his condition. Two cases will illustra.
the great difference there Is betwee
necessity and worthiness.
One family lives in the rear building O
a tenement-house in Greenwich village
When we entered the kitchen the daugh
ter was saying, Father. GOMEZ; it's a
The sightless old man walked to IT,.
table and seated himself. He had I
towel pinned round his neck. IT. w
brand new, the stock creases INC u
towel that possibly cost 10 cents. y
The table had a coarse, snowy WHY
linen cloth on it. and the dishes %er
laid in a way that invited the apps
with blue roses. although the tea In
had neither sugar nor mix.
In Il dish was oaten meal, cooked a
Delmonico might cook it. but not as
is cooked in the average kitchen. !
looked good and it was good. A plac
had been followed out In the meal
grain with the DOWl VI IL Spool OIL
filled with syrup. Under a bowl in tn
centre of the table was a dish of toas'
The daughter, a woman perhaps t.wer
ty-ive years old. had been at work a
day. 1t was then about 7 O'Clock an
she was clean and tidy and cheerfu
Everything about the two little room
was sweet and bright-looking
The stove shone with polish; the tin
glistened, the fioor instead of being COY
cred with rags was white with moppint
The bedroom had been whitewashed;
was clean. and the clothes on the be
were white and clean. 1t was a pleas
ure to put those people on the list.
The other family lived up near II
Rocks. II consisted of a Dig End ov2
husband, a blind paralytio.., The "
2 of the place and the people was
describable. The girl would have
: handsome II the CRIME had been soai
l The woman did washing when
could get IT.; she was untidy. bedragp
and frowsy haired. More offensive II
the dirt was the atmosphere OF the ro
The two women sat at the table. Til
was no cloth on IT.; the board
spotted with dregs and circles that
\ piece OF corned beef and a mass
: boiled cabbage. Potatoes that had bt
cooked without washing We're tumbi
q into n bake pan and a loaf OF bread u
. from the store. Z
on the floor, resting on his elbows. la
. the paralytic feeding like a dog. from
\ tin plate. He was utterly helpless ar
shamefully neglected.
The condition of those three people WI
| %deplorable and due largely to the mil
. food on the table and the visible NEAR
2 of making a dinner. not d feed, for fou,
+, teen people.
l The unfortunate man was induced I
r go into the almshouse, after the shift
less woman had deserted him to be
cook (0 in n Coney Island restauran
: The girl was taken into service by
= lady whose interest in the case was S
= cured.
j., Teach the girls to cook and sew, 1
make good wholesome soup, tea an
coffee. to keep themselves clean and thei
e SURROUNDINGS tidy. and when they hav
4 husbands who can only earn 81 a wee
they will be able to live on SO and saw
. 81 for the rent. NELL NELSON.