The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-17
OUT AND ABOUT.

The school of housekeeping in Bos-
ton. established by the Women's Edu-
cational and Industrial Union, will be-
gan the first of September next its third
year. Its circular relating to a course of
training for housemaids or domestic
workers-the much abused term OF
domestic servant is apparently tabooed
describes a pleasant sort OF school
where the pupils are as thoroughly IN
structed in the theory and practice Of
housework as for any trade or Noca-
ton.
The course includes five months in
the school, for which no tuition Is
charged, and a three months proba-
tionary service in a family selected by
the unions employment office. The only
expense to the pupils is suitable out
fit of cotton gowns, aprons, house
shoes, etc. The managers of the school
make a special appeal TO intelligent
girls from the country with good phy-
siuue and industrious habits. Pupils
may, after a general training, choose
some special branch of service toward
which the teaching of a part OF their
term of five months may be directed.
The unions aim in establishing this
school seems to be not only to improve
so draw back to 1t the class of young
women who of late years have preferred
to work in shop, factory, office, etc, put
also to lead young women TO tram
themselves for house service as serious
ly as for any other trade.
The union recognizes that reform
is necessary in the household and that
the mistress, quite as much as the
maid, requires training for her posi-
ton. In this school, therefore, there are
classes for housekeepers as well as to4
houseworkers. These circulars contain
ing full particulars regarding require
ments and regulations of the school may
be had by addressing the Women's Edu-
cational and Industrial Union, 26l
Boylston street, Boston, Mass.
The Misses COMBS of Richards
street sails for Europe on the "Catalo-
MA" June "a, to be gone four months
They expect to visit England, Wales
Ireland, Scotland and Holland. In
London they hope TO meet the Bufting-
ton party.
At the Worcester PianOfOrte School
yesterday afternoon, Miss MaVlda
Fiske of Grafton gave highly merit
orious piano recital, assisted by hei
sister Miss Rebecca Fiske, viOlinist
ence by her fluent technique, interest
ing manner of Interpretation, self-reli-
ance and musicianly phrasing. open
ing with Mozarts sonata in A minor
she played the minuet from Bach''
French suite in B minor, a Schumanr
novelette,, a Chopin nocturne and th'
Schumann-Liszt "Widmung.' Their
3 Miss Rebecca Fiske gave very ca
pabIe performance Of De Beriots fan
tasia on a Russian theme, and the re
cital closed with the andante anC
presto from MendelssOhn's concerto II
G minor, with Miss Mary T. Tucker
, at the second piano.
Miss Rebecca Fiske, violinist, who as
/, sisted her sister, Miss Mavida Fiske, a
the musical recital given yesterday af
ternoon, is a pupil of Joseph n. Truda
A correspondent writes: There arr
a great many Worcester people wht
would like to know about the visit O
the warshiDs to Boston, whether theI
can be visited by the general public
and at what times, days or hours, how
TO reach them from Boston, ant
whether there are to be excursion rate
from Worcester at any time durins
their stay. Would you kindly give sucl
INQUIRIES a little paragraph of in
formation
The questions can be answered Onl!
tentatively at present. The position o
warships in Boston harbor at previou
visits has been such as to make tn
trip easy from Rowe's wharf and othe
wharves along Atlantic avenue, an
there have been plenty of little Graf
eager to take visitors of to the ship
for slight consideration. The cruis
ers and battleships will receive visit
ors in all probability. As at presen
understood, they can be visited this af
ternoon and possibly all day; Sunday
from p. m. 10 p. m; Monday, prob
ably. from 10 a. m. to p. m, the tim
from to s being reserved for the poo
children of Boston; Tuesday, from !
a. m. to p. m.
It - expected that at least two Of tn
warslips will have anchorage in Presi
dents roads, which is in the path c
many of the regular excursion steamer
from Boston.
Mrs. Charles T. Mann gave a din
uer Thursday evening for ten member
Of the graduating class Of Worceste
academy.
Cards are out for the marriage {
Miss Minnie Ardele Newton, daughte
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Newton,