New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-27
COOKING AND DIVORCES.
ONE WOMAN THINKS THAT THEY ARE
, SOMETIMES CLOSELY CONNECTED

GIRLS ABOUT TO BECOME CITY MISSIONARIES
AMONG THE POOR TAKE Up THE STUDY
OF PREPARING WHOLESOME FOOD.
The children's classes Of the New-York Cooking
School In interesting session yesterday after
noon and looked wise and formidable in their
pretty 7'hlte caps They had delightful tea at =
o'clock and discussed their own cooking while they
partook Of H. and all looked healthy and happy
SHOW ne what you eat and will ;ell what You
are IS an old proverb that is much quoted NJ the
school which IS already in working harness for the
winter. 1t Is on the top foor Of the Charities
Building. at Twenty -second-sr. and Fourth-aNe.
and is In charge OF Miss Emily Huntington. the
originator Of the kindergarten system that j. now
such we-known institution IN educational cir
cles. The cooking school IS bright and CHEEKY. and
consists Of gas kitchen two French range kiich-
ems dining-room a scullery. a s;oreroom and a
charming little office where accounts are kept.
Tho appetizinG odors OF savory cooking were
playing havoc with hungry visitors yesterday morn
Ing as well as in tho afternoon. for some 81 the
young women who hope TO do missionary Work
among tie poor were baking biscuits that were
naky and delicious and preparing omclets and cut
lets that one Of them declared were so good that
II took grace to spend the time IN saying grace be
fore testing them
The girls OF the class ms br.ght-eyed. happy
and huncry-looking as the children. and all were
ANXIOUS 10 deny the statement that this Is nation
or dySpcpiios
IT Is largely nation Of bad cooks. and conso-
quenty OF bad digestion" said che but now that
cooking Is being brought to an exact science. ana
ous-hold economies are rtceiving more attention.
there is eyery prospect Of cur leaving our bad
heritage behind IS
The mems class OF last winter proved to be
such success that Miss Huntington hopes 70
FORM another This year Students OF the Union
Theological Seminary who planning 10 20
rs missionaries to heather lands. where they
would need % know how 10 prepare their own
food constituted he class. and IL is from among
such men that Miss Huntington hopes 10 recruit
the ore Of his season.
\ normal class is one Of the newest features -
the school, and there are se.cral young women VINO
are taking the co rise WIKI tho intention ~ b"com-
ing teacher in their own TOW 40 hoaFdcrs ar"
taken. 80 that those who come from ont OF town
have 10 rent room som where else. though they
can htV- their meals at the school.
Even Young students brave. Miss Hunting
ton says. and never dread eating even their eX-
pelimental dishes As time goes on they become
and mothers frequently call at the school 70 tel
meats that little cooks deghtiug the house
hold at hOma with.
The divorce question that r. aGitaing the country
just was set aside by visitor at the schoQl
yesterday. who made the terse statement that Y
there were better cooks there would be- fewer d.
vorces.
Some OF Miss Grace DOdgo's girls from the Work
ing Girls' Society have formed class. and are
now takirS instruction IL the preparing ~ dam :
menus. Miss Dodge Is a great believer IN taxing
good care OF both body and soul one OF the teach
crs declared. and another added that she thought
that was an excellent creed.