The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-02-11
THE MAKING OF A HOUSEWIFE.
Course of Training Intended For the
namrhtcr of the Hnmsn

a Course of Training Intended For the
Daughter of the House
Perhaps the average householder
and mother of children will find It
hard to realize that there is a crying
need for instruction i'm the every -day
affairs of household life but this is
fact, and deplorablc one.
Many n daughter of the house. busy
with her school duties ana friends
and play. grows into womanhood and
is married to the unsuspecting man
without knowing how to select at mar
ket the best roast of beef or the best
chicken, or the prices that should be
paid for them; the permissible com
binations of the vegetables and meats
and vegetables; the convenient ar
rangement of the kitchen and choice of
utensils; the comparison Of different
qualities of table linen; and the various
iptricacies of economy.
1t is rs necessary for the well-to-do
to understand economizing as it is
for those in very moderate clrcum-
stances; while the poor always expect
some day to be in better circum-
stances. the wealthy often overlook
the fact that in the future IL is possible
20 be needy. Thrift in housekeeping
is also charity. for if one insists upon
the proper economy in ones household.
the servants of the house benefit by
the restrictions il they start to keep
house for themselves.
a good housekeeper, preferably one
with an enviable reputation for eco
Monies nGtnhlich n Of loc
sons in housekeeping which will be
profitable from every point of view.
Only general suggestions can be made
regarding an enterprise of this kind,
as housekeeper who thus wishes to
add to her income, must be guided by
the community. her own home arrange
ments as to time. and various other
personal matters to be taken into con
sideration in starting her classes.
marketing class can be held as
many times week as desired: two les
sons week being usually convenient
for the pupil, and perhaps only one,
on Saturday, if the pupil is in school
If Saturday class is formed, one
must be careful not to interfere with
the butcher and grocer on his most
busy day. 1t is not advisable to con
duct large marketing class-three
girls at once viii be sufficient: and one
must be on the best of terms with the
tradesmen to do this advantageously
II class of three is organized to
meet twice week. say Monday and
Thursday, classes can be arranged for
the other days. to meet Tuesday and
Friday. and Wednesday and Saturday.
the teacher being careful to vary her
menu to enable each TO have all the
instruction in different meats. fish.
poultry, vegetables, fruits and dry gro
ceries. The rates chargeable for such
instruction must vary according to the
location, and also the means of the
pupils. Each housekeeper will be her
own best judge on this point. AS the
pupils advance they should arrange to
do their own house marketing as prac-
tice, under the teachers direction.
TO teach the proper and most con-
yenient arrangement of kitchen, etc.
il will OF course be necessary to take
the pupils into ones own kitchen. and
to arrange the course of lessons to
suit. A housekeeper who is able to
teach will be better fitted to schedule
her own classes than can be done for
her in this article.
Shopping classes can cover n multi |
tude of wares. those referred to above |
keeping in touch with housekeeping |
and dealing with the selection of table |
linens, tOweling, etc; also various |
small house linens. kitchen and house |
hold utensils. House furnishing is not |
directly in the housekeepers every
day realm, although a knowledge Of |
this will grow with the other work |
and this branch can also be developed |
en- the same lines. Eyerybody's Mag
azine.