The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-02
In Moman's Realm

COOKING HAS been an established
- course recently In vogue in many
normal and several high schools of
the country. As rule 1t has been at
tended with excellent results, from a cer-
tain standpoint, as 1t Is said that more
girls marry at cnce after being grad.
uated from schools whose curriculum
contains q cooking course than from 9TH
ers not thus equipped. But Philadelphia
has decided to pitch out the range, the
pots, kettles and pans, neck and crop from
Its girls high school. The reason as
signed is that the schedule of studies is
SO full that cooking occupies too much
time which can more profitably be de-
voted to higher education. The reason
not assigned is said to be that the girls
are tired of cooking and of spelling their
hands with dish washing. burns and other
disadvantages connected with the opef-
ations, all Of which goes to show that
girls are pretty much alike In their Views
OF Kitchen duties whether the dish wash
Ing Is a part of the home curriculum i'm
the morning or taken with ameiorating
features In the shape of fancy apron
and group OF merry companions in the
afternoon at school,
Tho cooking school at the Young Wo-
mems Christian association. although
pursued under practical plans continues
to be as popular as at first and will be
later exploited by many Lenten break
fasts and luncheons by the class menu
bers. Arrangements for the second
course are now being made. 1t is prob
able that some of the classes will prefer
a short series of chatting dish lessons.
n nee UPON time this town was
" lighted by gas; at least such was
the allegation. The company fur
| nishing the illumination had n very ac-
curate calendar, being every bit as elab-
| crate even to the jokes, as the almanac
popularity supposed to be daily perused
by the farmer. Foot notes relating to
the moon were especially complete as to
| details, although they were not SO much
in the way of Now plant potatoes" and
pole beans today" as stating when that
| luminary was scheduled to be full. On
| those nights the gas company made
money for not a bit Of gas was turned
on. Clouds might obscure all light but
the moon was promised to shine and If it
failed In its contract that wasn't the gas
company's fault. Hence there were very
many dark nights in Scranton and the
| unhappy citizens wandered to and fro
| on the face of the earth making many
"by and forbidden paths" to quote from
the old time "experience" meeting. Is
that what we are again coming to in the
immediate future?
DEOPLE WHO contemplate reading
Sapho from the public library are
doomed to disappointment. A num-
| Der Of Daudet's books are to be found
therein and in fact Sapho was for some
| time, but the solitary volume which the
| librarian deemed enough for Scranton's
| taste in that style of literature long ago
was worn out. being as bad outside as
! in, and 1t has never been renewed. Hence
these tears from some Of the would-be
| readers.
|IF YOU WANT a bandanna waist.
| / sleeves and all, you must buy four big
bandannas. They cost a dollar each
and really when combined. say in blue
| and white, make n beautiful effect. For
| a bolero with sleeves over a white or
candle or silk under bodice three are
| amply sufficient.
| THE HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS
| / now has the largest number of In
| mates in it's history. There are sew
enty-three in all.