Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-03
Domestic Science In Europe.

MIS-. Linda Hull l1arned or syracuse,
president of the National Household
Economic association, has come to this
city to spend the winter and promote
the interests of the association.
Upon the invitation of f. w. Peck
Mrs. Larned spoke on household eco
nomics at the congress of women in
Paris last summer She also spent sew
eral months travelling through the diff
ferent European countries to study do
mestic science problems. In speaking
of the conditions there Mrs Larned
said to Tribune reporter yesterday:
although it was vacation time in all
the countries that | visited. from what
/ saw In France, Germany, Holland,
England and Ireland | am convinced
that quite as much is being done to adj
vance the study of household econom-
les there as in this country.
q "The European women are moe do
mestic in their tastes than American
women and do not go into business so
easily.
"In Germany particularly it amounts
almost to a disgrace for a woman not
to know the fundamental principles
and even the finer details of house
wifery. In many instances where
daughters of we'll to do families are not
trained In domestic science schools
they are sent by their parents into 9TH
er families as assistants to obtain the
necessary training in housework before
undertaking the responsibilities of their
own homes. a society exists in Ger
many that has for its object the estab-
lishment Of domestic science schools
for women in various parts of the land.
Thoroughness in performing every kind
Of woman's work is the object of these
institutions. Farm work. such as poul-
try raising, butter and cheese making,
the cultivation of vegetable and flower
gardens, etc, in addition to the instruc-
tioD in houseTcrk, is taught. These
schools are patronized largely by city
people who have country homes.
II visited the Pestalozzi Froebel
House in Berlin, which is under. the
patronage of the emperor and empress
and to which the empress is said to
contribute literally. The object or this
school is to teach women Of all classes
to do every kind of work demanded Of
women Students Of rich families are
required to have finished high school
course and during their residence in
the school learn the practical methods
of housework, doing all of their own
laundering while there. They are in
structed in mending and the care Of
linens, the cleaning of silver and brass,
the value OF foods and scientific and
practical cooking, gardening, etc. There
are special courses in invalid and diet
ary cooking for physicians and nurses.
In vacation time there are classes
where employees may receive instrue'
tion during the absence Of their en-
ployers from the city. Children from
the common schools spend two half
days of the week in the school. receiv-
ing their dinner and paying 20 cents
month. Children of the very poor after
confirmation by paying 75 cents a
month may 90 every day ut and stay
until Z. receiving instruction in the va
Fious branches and three meals day.
A restaurant which is supplied by the
cooking classes Is run In connection
with the institution. BY this means as
well as by the tuition received from
well to do students a part of the re-
sources Of the school is obtained. -
New York Tribune.