Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-07-12
COOKERY AS 4 NECESSARY 40
COMPLISHMENT.

Young girls of this generation,
among all your studies and accomplish
ments, be sure to acquire the art of
| cookery. 1t will be of the utmost i'm
portanco to you through life, for it
has much to do with the general COM
| fort and success of home. 1t is quite
! as well worth the time and trouble
given to its practice as is music or
| dancing, the art of the pencil or the
| brush. Do not deceive yourself with
the idea that you can pick it up in a
moment. The idea prevails to some
extent that girl can lead q butterfly
life until she marries, and then sudden
| ly take mp the responsibilities and
cares of household successfully, with
no preparation at all. No doubt some
| can, those who have genius for it, or
the faculty of doing anything well they
| undertake. There are few who can
do this having the qualities, largely
| developed of application and persever-
| ance. but the majority of women can
not do So, Therefore, mothers teach
your daug and daughters aim to
understand the details, or foundation
principles, at least, of this art of cook
cry.
And here shows an important move
meat in modern life. The one indi-
vidual who has developed this move
ment in our own country is Miss Juliet
Corson. She has originated q work
in this direction SO far-reaching
amOrg the rich and poor, as well as
| the middle classes, that the value of
such special instruction has come to
be appreciated and others have fol
lowed in her wake. Hence 1t is now
possible to take an hours lesson i'll
cookery as one would take the same
with the piano or the voice; and tie
stimulus and information received Is
equally valuable. One hour with a
good cookery teacher, or better still,
a number of lessons, will not only
teach you what You can never forget,
but will exalt and inspire you in the
pursuit of this interesting art. You
will find, II you pursue it faithfully,
,, an intense interest in producing results
from various combinations Of materials,
and things will seem to you easy to
| accomplish which before were full of
mystery, and VIII ch isid mountains of
difficulty in the path of the tyro
Then, there are the cookery books.
''Of making many looks, there is no
end, saith the p! eacher, and espec-
tally will this apply to books on cook
cry. 1t is well to have the best as
sortment of these books. Yet, even
that is not sufficient. Practice max es
perfect and practice is necessary
with this as with other arts, and also,
IS We said befcre, practical instruction
, In addition to the very excellent and
carefully defined information of the
| cookery books.
When cookery has its true place In
| our civilization as an art, which it is
fast assuming, young people will see
and feel that 1t is worth while to pur-
sue, and its attainment is result to
| he proud of. Whether a woman Is actu-
| ally called upon to do this work or
simply to superintend 1t, in a large
and sumptuous home, well provided
with servants, the knowledge will I
only never come amiss, but will prove
of immense practical value. tsmil
lsrity With details helps one to CON-
mand. Servants respect misir, IS
who can tell them just what she wants,
! or where the fault lies in some unsatls-
} factory way.
1t Is much like the admiral OF q
squadron having Legnn as a "middy, >
understanding the minutest duties OF
his subord mates, and giving his orders,
| consequently, with intelligence, in
| contrast TO Sir Joseph Porter, X. e.
b.
SO, young ladies, with all your learn.
ing, learn at least the principles OF
cookery and service OF meals in the
most attractive and tasteful manner.
Mrs. GEoRGR WETMoRE COLES.