Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-15
a Morning Experience in an Admira-
BILE Institution.
A REPORTER TAKES A LESSON
Model Instruction in the Art of
Preparing Food.
THE TEACHER AND CLASS

II Byron had lived in these later days.
when the cook lady question is more
vital than almost any other domestic prob
lem. he would have probably changed his
truthful line Civilized man cannot live
without cooks" to Man cannot live with
out civilized cooks" There seems to be no
reason. though, why culinary civilization,
so to speak should not be spread so far as
the District of Columbia is concerned to
its nethermost confines. because the oppor-
tunity is available to all who wish to grasp
it, 4 Star reporter, a big. gaunt man,
took a lesson in this line this morning. His
teacher was an attractive authenticated,
expressve-eyed. refined-featured young
lady. and his feIlow-students were sex
tet of girls. so pretty and charming that
they would unquestionably take first
group prize in any beauty show the union
could get up. 1t was an experience
slightly embarras sing. perhaps, to all con-
cerned but to the reporter 1t was one of
the most valuable and instructive episodes
in his experience.
A Model Kitchen.
The lesson was given in a model kitchen
in the home of the Womens Christian AS
sociation. No. 1719 18th street northwest.
The only pupil present who didn't wear an
immaculate cap and spotless apron was
the reporter, and if Miss Frances E. Chick
ering to whose courtesy he was indebted
for the opportunity to be introduced to
such a charming coterie. had provided him
with such articles he would have gladly
donned them. The kitchen was a model in
deed. Everything was as clean as brand
new pin. A gas range that was utilized
for the practical part of the lesson was
luminous with polish. The pans and pots
and kettles and dishes were lustrous. Even
the potatoes and carrots. the apples and
other things that were put through the
PAGES preliminary to making them as ap-
petizing such things can be when prop
erly utilized. seemed to be tinged with more
than their customary qualifications.
Miss Barnard, the teacher. is graduate
of the school founded at Mortified, Mass.
by the late evangelist, Dwight L. Moody.
She not only teaches her pupils how to
cook everything that Is cOokable. but in
structs them at the same time in the prop
critics of the articles cooked
Something About Vegetables.
For instance. while The Star mans car
rots and potatoes and baked apples were
being transformed by the heat of the range
into the most delightful courses magma
BILE Miss Barnard sat her class down to
the long table which occupies the center of
the kitchen and requested them to take
notes upon vegetables.
we need large variety of vegetables to
promote perfect health said Miss Bar
nard- Diligently the class penciled away.
They are rich in salty substances. which
counterfeit the EVIL e1ectS OF too much an
imal food Some are rich in organic acids;
some in indigestible tissue: some in albu-
men, and some in starch. Potatoes, for in
stance, are composed of three-quarters
water and one-quarter starch. All yegeta-
bleS need the addition of salt and butter
or other fat. They should be always fresh
ly gathered and should be cooked in fresh
ly boiling sailed water until tender, and no
longer"
This was a great pointer to the reporter
whose cook has heretofore boiled his veg
etables in plain water and left it for the
family TO add the salt after they reached
the table Pepper was also a requisite to
the proper preparation of vegetables said
MISS BARNARD Then she proceeded to de-
scribe the twelve different classes of veg
etables from the roots like carrots. to
stems like asparagus and sage, down to
seed vessels like string beans
by TINS time the carrots and potatoes
We're done and q recent debutante placed
DeIore the reporter a potato cake crowned
Win bits of cheese, Drowned to a nicely. A
Taste assured a gastronomic revelation.
iheh dainty saucer of carrots cut In
tiny squares and half hidden In palate
llckilnS sauce, was proffered by a bud.
fpicurius himself would have deemed
IhShtingaleS tongues in the class with cod
lsh balls had he been in The Stars mans
lucky shoes. Naturally the reporter was
surprised when Miss Barnard informed him
that the young ladies were taking their
thlrd lesson. AS he took his departure he
assured the students that they need not he
afraid In the future of the fortunate him
tCNNAlihS io" HIS n1OtnSr used to
COOK this, that or the other
System of the School.
Ihis highly desirable institution was in
augurated several weeks ago by the man
ayers OF the Womens Christian Associa-
tlon. who secured Miss Barnard and fitted
UP the room used as a kitchen in accord
anee with approved modern methods, Each
course consists of twelve lessons one be-
dmS sven each week, and charges are 35
cents lesson for plain and 80 cents a les
SON Tor fancy cooking The six young
ladies' at today's lesson were of the Latter
class. $4,000
The money is used for buying cook
ING materials for the classes and il is the
intention to establish free classes for work
ing girls who are unable to meet the ex-
penSe, ana who will be required to paw for
materials only These classes will be con-
Quoted in the evenings and it is the belief
that many housekeepers will send their
COOKS TO them IN order to get advantage
or the admirable instruction Miss RarnaTd
10 toId Inc star reporter that she would glad
~ give inquirers all requisite Information
every day except Sunday between ~ and 1
CLOCK at the association building.