New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-16


under the same roof, and the pupils sttene I1s
three hours at one OF the schools and three hours
TO ordinary education and half TO whatever trade
or profession the girl has chosen In which TO carr
is able to command fair salary. thus avoiding the
dangers Of apprenllceship IN The ateers Th s1s
towns two-thiids Of the expenditure Is betrayed out
or municipal funds and one-thrd by the national
treasury. the fees charged being only nominal
First come Les Eeoes Menageres. or housekeeping
schools; second Ecoes Professionnelles des Jeunes
Files. or handwOrk schools for girls.
The handwork school for girls at Amst erdam Is
not only the Oldest but also Of the finest OF the
kind IN Europe. 1t was founded by private sub
s s In 1853 and IS lodged in ane building n
uaughters OF the bourgeoisie. or shopkeepers: hut
any glrl over twelve years old is admitted II she
writing; arithmetic and drawing small fee is
onarged and the course IS one OF three years, the
prnSipai classes being for drawing. leather work
WOOL carving. dressmaking. millinery. plain needle
work artificial flowers and lace New occupations.
~ added. There are more than two hundred girls.
sho,s ana me proceeds OF their WORK pay
LOU one-thrd or the annual cost the rest OF me
burden being shared equally between the Dutch
AT Brussels the hous, keeping school is in the
workmen's quarter. near the Alice Verte II Is In
or national girls school that is In adjoining prem
iSes. IL II limited 10 ten girls al time who must
the ordinary course in the primary school Of read
ing writing. drawing and arithmetic. The girls are
coming back four times in the year; thus each girl
receives nearly thirty days instruction per annum:
about three years she IS quite able to manage a
corporation allows sIpence day for ench person.
and the girls must limit their expenditure TO this
sum. They go to market themselves and out Of
ms modest sum all necessarioS-bread. butter,
meat. vegetables. fruit beer and sundries but not
fue.-for two meals must be provided.
The Munich school has also It's cooking classes.
ana attached 70 II Is the bcst-arranged laundry that
! have met with in my travels. This school owes
I1t persons called the Society for Improving the
pres large building which formerly convent.
ana counts five hundred pupils all extremes. who
special department for training circumstances.
IRON IRON when twenty or thirty young girls receive
Some Of the Swiss cantons have evening classes
s'IIs, "here lhey are taught drawing, needle,
Work ana singing The most remarkable girls
school Is the Gewerbeschule near Zurich The
UiuelE the classes OF which are under the
direction Of Nine St. George perhaps the most
GOhpIlshed designer and needewOman in the world.
tTee lasts five years. but many pupils leave after
intend to make art work their profession and are
satisfied with knowing the rudiments OF either lace
special course. Every years has its special
loom LOON ana lnstructress. and the pupils cannot go
A movement is on foot in Denmark. correspond
Ins win me needlework Industries OF England and
Ireland 10 advance the farming and dairy interests
Tor the benefit Of women. Little girls being
and brand them with the badge OF excellence The
astlciIituraI. Industrial and scientific worlds
levied upon for improved machinery and appi-
ances. BY the use OF special methods 10 per cent
more butter is extracted from gallon OF milk
products are put in the highest markets and yield
a much greater revenue than by the old system OK
The German Industrial schools for women are
c conrs INTO four DEPARTMENTS ~ The review
course including certain school studies, (2) the
commercial department; C) the professional de-
partment. including fine arts. and "a the domestic
utpdr llheht Whlch IS subdivided into household
se .ryk washing and cooking
su,teu Ior the purpose the training OF house SER
wants or chambermalds. the care OF beds, rooms.
and cooking Resd T p5 esp@csv IA dag
schools not adapted for this purpose-are found two
another for the training Of housekeepers. These
besides lighter household service include only fine
and millinery. such AS may be needed In families
These courses intended for young women who
desire only select or temporary employment as
upper servants, or more permanently as house
keepers IN their own or other houses.
Washing Is taught and performed In business
Ike way. i Includes the actual washing, drying.
fo.ding ironing Of household wash-sheets, table.
all kinds; afterward fine washing. including pleat-
This latter may be taken also a minor course
ing Washing is done as work not as plav Be
sides the acf1aI wash ~ IN" house and Of the girls
thus employed. washing Is taken In from outside
orders would far exceed the capacity Of execution.
With the improved machinery employed for wash
in not ns d sn ma% be perfored by dcS
women. Especially the course OF fine washing Is
These courses are taken by successive sections Of
girls each serving for I certain number OF weeks
the service OF washerwoman Is aimed at.
The business course or kitchen economy includes
going 10 market under guidance Of the teacher
the examination. selection and purchase OF provl-
sions tho weighing out Of supplies and ingredients
from the stOreroom. and. ther"Wlth, me prepaId-
ton OF busnesslike account o. expenses by the
e eq3sse5 d iniy account books The pupils are also
Taught 70 prepare in advance bills OF fare Tor
Of the year. with estimates OF cost, Including all
the ingredients which estimates are then criticised
I'm the actual cooking and kitchen work are in
cluded dshing and serving OF food. the setting
ana eTy d5n S horoughy under he Supervision
Of teacher as work not az play nor mere
stoves APES sed - rob me work Of its drndgery
and dirt. but then the work Is done thoroughly
and in the best style It Is taught IN sections 70
each for certain penoq "nI Nat, Is6 lIt
10 a smaller kitchen. where hne cooking, presetN-
ing picking ETC. as above qeS br, bere eight
sTirts vyere neatly tucked up. their were
caps and they wore clean white aprons. one Wa
rtringing beans another peeling potatoes ano'nel
skimmng the soup. another basting the roast an an
other making pastry. etc All VIZ "a,S 80.
and from that until the dishes were finally washed
and put away. the whole work was dom Py 'heSe
Most Of these schools being mainly day Schools
the problem presented tsen. nov 70 or vas felt
nat only cooking for actual consumption anu 10
theoretical practice. cOu!l give tHt iN4"l'-
'rainIng This problem solved by the opening
II a boarding table FOR women only. VINO axe thear
,eals regularly at the school for families LIVING
lear BY 10 whom cooked provisions are Sent nus
he food II disposed Of. and the cooking scno99I IS
made to pay 'or Itself II is to be remarked ~
very case that such Is the reputation OF thesss
schools for furnishing good food al low price that
he applications FOR board are more than can oe
supplied Pupils may also secure their nldcay
luncheon az the school II Is a question no" ihr
M cooking necessary fOE three hundred 20 -FOUR
hundred persons can be done by the pupils OF the
school .,. -, l.. -.
I'm addition the courses OF STUDY already out
tned should add that physical culture, gymnastics
.nd cslstheDIcs are required o. all pupils, also !
local culture the reading OF music and choral
singing ,,, 49,, l., ~,
These schools are either municipal tas In Ham
,urg and Paris or founded by voluntary assoca- !
ion and contribution (as In Berlin and Karlsruhe |
.tc1 In no case are they founded directly sup
ported by the State. In Germany tuition seems 10
20 generally charged. with certain number OF !