The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-21
PRACTICAL SOCIETY
Cooking Schools and Dress
making Classes Replace
Balls and Receptions.
THEIR ATTRACTIONS FOR MEN
Social World Unusually Dull for
This Season of the Year
Home From Europe.

The practicability of this age is con-
stantly attested by the methods which
philanthropic people are employing. In
| stead of giving money to poorer people,
| they teach them to help themselves.
| Women see the need of science in cook
| cry and in consequence start scientific
| cookery classes. The first cookery class
| at a reasonable rate was one given in
the lecture room of the Tabernacle by
the Board of the Peoples Palace. A
| lady who a thoroughly studied the
| science of cooking and the why and
| wherefore of everything, was engaged to
| give Illustrated lectures upon cooking.
| These lectures were highly popular and
as the good things, when cooked, were
given to the class, several men joined.
| They claimed, however, that they were
| there not for the good things. Oh no!
but only that they might be able to "show
their wives a thing or two" On account
of lack of funds the class was discon-
tinued this year.
A cooking class is held in st. Aloysius'
Academy Wednesday evening by the
Young Women's Association. The class
is taught by Sister Theresa, who under
stands the art of combining fun and
WI H. 1AI lIlC Shlo "Coi "AhtS CoPS'
aprons and sleeves, and make a pretty
sight as the go about their work. Sister
Theresa teaches them each evening to
make both plain and fancy dishes, and
always introduces some new and pretty
way of garnishing or arranging them.
: AN EXHIBIT TO BE GIVEN.
An exhibit of the work of the cooking
class will be given at an early date and it
It'll h. vol r,or+I a x,;est fo e@o thc
clear jelly and taste the delicious food.
Sister Theresa also cache a class the
Flesher system of dressmaking. The
girls have been making tissue paper
dresses and learning all the latestwrinkles
An exhibit Of their work will probably
be given at the same time as that of
the cooking class.
The P~hilanthropic Committee of the
Woman's Club have decided after much
discussion to have classes both for cook
ing and dressmaking. There will be w
classes in cooking. One will be held in
the Woman's Exchange and will consist
cooked on the chatting dish. The one
hundred dishes will be taught in ten
lessons. Much interest has been evinced
in these lessons and a great deal of Won
defment expressed that SO much could
be done with such a simple instrument.
The other class will be held in ST. An
drew's rooms at the Junction, and the
lessons will be in plain cooking. There
will be two prices for the lessons in plain
cooking, members of the club paying
double the rates. The Woman's Club
seems to try to elevate it's members and
broaden them in every direction. II
gives literature and cooking side by side,
and shows that one can be learned with
out detriment to the other. If all the
members are as enthusiastic over trying
their cookery at home as they are in
Joining the class, there will be many
ash barrels filled to overlooking.
DRESSMAKING AN ART.
Dressmaking has become such an art
that machines are used to cut dresses
precision. In such a case is it any Won
der that dressmaking classes must be
formed? The members of the Woman's
Club and in fact all Jersey City women
Will have an excellent opportunity of
learning a good system. The lady who
will draft for each member a perfectly
fitting pattern for herself and show her
how to use it. The classes have not be-
gun as yet, but will do so soon after
the holidays.
The members. of the Odd Volumes met
with Miss Pitcher, at the home of Mrs.
AppIehy last Wednesday for a histori-
century. The discussion which followed
was extremely bright and witty.
The Misses Thompson of Jersey avenue
have been travelling for. some months
through the Continent and the British
Isles. They are expected home today
on board the Normania.
The Ramblers discussed Westminster
Abbey, making a special study of the
Poets Corner, last Wednesday. They
will not meet again until January when
the subject will be the Tower of Lon
don.n