The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-13
Fitting Of Women for the Mat
rimOniaI Profession.
EDUCATION FOR the R0Ms,
Two Years Course. Which Includes Cook.
cry, NssdIswsrk. Laundering, Account
Keeping and Sanitation.

There Is a project afoot az the South
western Polytechnic IN Manresa road.
Chelsea London, which should brighten
fully concocted scheme for fitting what
/ may call our future wives FOR The pro-
fession they hope 10 embrace.
The idea Of a matrimonial college WAS
attractive. And here Is rough sketch
or the scffoof which IN few years and
with ordinary luck should turn Chelsea
into paradise peopled by happy hus-
bands.
The great project was started in the
brain OF a thoughtful principal, who sits
with finger, as il were. on the pulse OF
those who wish 10 learn.
He had noticed that now and again a
young woman OF prepossessing appear
apce" arrived and asked for q cookery
course She was shop assistant, or a
typist and was thinking of changing
her condition" The principal knew-and
twinkled.
THE PRINCIPALS THOUGHT.
led him TO this conclusions: That the aver
age girl who marries and undertakes the
charge OF house Is starting blind on a
march through an unknown country. Fs-
pecialy il this the case with the girl
who has had 10 earn her living as shop
assistant since leaving school.
But even the girl who comes from
middle-class home has had very little
training in housekeeping. She may have
picked up scraps OF disjointed knowledge
But few mothers will give daughter the
full fling OF weeks housekeeping
money and teach her TO do the best with
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Few mothers will disclose the amount.
And the daughter orders dinner I'm the
dirk. 60, from the hint dropped by these
stray girls who were on the brink of
raarrYSee. and had the sense 10 plumb
their own incompetence the principal of
the polytechnic came upon his project.
Tens of thousands of girls have a few
hours I'm the evening I'm the region mark
ed s. W. Thousands have most OF the
day at their disposal. Most OF these will
marry. Few of them are equipped for
their duties. Why not organize a school
for wives?
Already the material is there. The pro-
fessors are ready; the teachers of COOK
ing are at work, without a spatter OF
gravy on their aprons. The dressmakers
are busy teaching girls how 10 make
their own dresses on next 20 nothing a
Year.
II only remained 90 concentrate the
available forces on course which should
admit all who wanted 10 vun IL. AMI
here, obviously. we find two classes of
marriageable maidens.
There are those who have the whole
day at their disposal There are those
who have only the evening free one
might even subdivide these classes into
those who are TO be married I'm few
months. and those who have a year or
more for prepara ton.
but the Polytechnics hop Is that al
girls will-puttinR false modest. aside
assume that marriage will come this way
or the other. and arm themselves 20 meet
its responsibilities.
HOME LIFE AS \ BUSINESS.
The special course which is being plan-
ned AZ Chelsea Is designed 10 provide "A
school for wives who will be summoned
from the homes OF the conf )rtable i'd
die class To manage the homes of rnen of
moderate m@aus, and even though they
miss wifehond and become only house.
keepers. the course will be equally val
uabe; for most women are called upon at
some time or other TO manage "A house.
ne llNAtFSlpiioI Uldli NHp IfNl-ns MS
son for an engineer gives him special
training. and does not expect him To-
learn his profession by making ocean
liners that break down.
hut the engineer wife has 10 learn
her profession by her defeat az tho hands
OF dishonest tradesmen, books that 30
not balance, Incompetence In the kitchen.
and discomfort in the nursery. chelsea is
going 10 mend this. To the girl with lei-
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ing in the duties which she will in all
likelihood have 10 face-two years OF
pleasant practice.
Before entering upon the course sLg-
gested." writes the principal the wom-
an should have had a good, all-round ed
ucatiou. he course Is intended to enable
the student TO begin the specialization OF
actual home life business.
"iu addition - the usual subject OF do
mestic science that * 90 say. cookery.
fett'rwork dressmsking. laundry work.
and account keeping she studies the inn
portanCc of sanitation and bodily health.
aud the life. recreation and physical
pHining of children. The courses are H.
. tended go bc very elastic. and the stu
denf need not necessarily take up the
whole"
TIE TWO YEARS COURSE
From tho two years course the per-
feet wife should bc evolved For cooking
drcssmaking. millinery, ncedlework.
laundry and housewifery the machinery
is ready. and not only arc students com
PEELED 10 eat the luncheon they have
cooked a sufficient stimulus 10 careful
rwss bat they are asked 10 go out and
buy the materials.
That contact with the shop is a most
important point, Tor tho ordinary bride
cannot Criticise "a fish, aud is powcrless
before = butcher.
Moreover. the begettcr of this scheme
has devised a system Of household ac-
counts. more Welcome 10 the feminine
mind than bookkeeping by double entry.
which has saved a pound a week out Of
his own income.
Something Of hygiene is useful In the
home and This with physiology. occu-