New-York tribune., 1902-06-15
VASSAR GIRLS AS COOKS.
THEY ARE FAMOUS FOR ORIGINATING
DAINTY DISHES-ODD DECORA-
TIONS OF ROOMS

Conspiouous in the social life OF Vassar are the
supper clubs that meet on Sunday evenings theiT
motto being. Eat. drink and be merry 1or To-
morrow is Monday The supper is prepared oy the
different members in turn. The names CHOSEN lof
the individual clubs are the t5obbling Gocps. the
Nine NimbIe NibbleIs the Seven Suppers and the
Consumers League.
The general public still cheristes the mistaken
notion that college girls do nothing out STUDY o'
college women's brothers know better, fer 90 the
girls not come home with the most fascinating
chafng dish accomplishments and endless oeN'ee9
for 'prettying'' their rooms?
a certain degree of culinary skill is expected OF
the college girl especially of the VassaF student
She must learn excel in fudge making ana otilef
combination of sugar. milk and chocolate She
must know how to toast melons TO make eu'teie'
toast Drowned blaekened, as the case may pc
by being held the lamp on hat pin Ineh'
too it is necessary for her to know how to con
coct the delicious salads and Welsh farebits so
much in demand by the supper ciub 10 wlGn cae sne
sary 10 every we'll furnished room. ana many ar
are given where all the work s done in the girls
rooms. and the fun is doubled by the pressnre @
that she can outdo all the others in culinary
But college girls. on limited allowances are eco.
nomical, and rather than waste thelr supstaIsce s
to cook in the candy kitchen. This candy kitchen
is large room provided by the college for tn the
girls to cook in. 1t is abundantly furnished with
gas stoves of every description for toasting baking
often see merry company concocting everything
from brolled beefsteak down to popcorn; .
girl feels that she is capable of dealing with almost
any problem. After the color scheme is decided on
tiaIs selected. what JOY to the truly feminine
ePie ede wethe Ii " IS better to hang the Madonnas
the posters in the best light whether to put the the
the window and whether to place the second hand
Morris chair the new tea table by the cosey
The rooms are of four varieties. with many
shapes to choose from in each variety There are
single rooms for those who want to room alone,
these latter generally consist OF suites with Two
''parIors' having three bedrooms and one room in
common and variety rooms known as fire
modate 'S four reommates each OF whom has her
own bedroom and paror with the otneT 5f on5ee ,s
found in the rooms In some the walls are hung
halfway. and in some cases from ceiling 70 moor
with coIored drapery. Against this the pictures.
posters and college banners show to great advaI-
tage and lucky is the girl VINO possesses ,, some
tapestry line her walls in place or the Ordinary
Manv " oHatnt devices are adopted to make rooms
acknowledge with half concealed pride some.
bands5na handkerchiefs sevved together: sometimes
a of signs and posters all around the room oii
Turkish den is found. where rlch rugs Qriehndl QI!L
Furniture combined with dark wall paper, and
oftentimes dim red lights exclude everything that
room is to be found and frequently the Japanese
corner Here. light mattings on the hoors, gay
tapanese prints the walls, low seats ana screens
of bamboo. precious collections OF paper snakes
and butterflies on the walls in tempting array. and
even the faint scent of incense in the air make
the Japanese room a pleasant contrast TO most
rooms. - - ,., - =; -,,-a -
possess cosey corner; an alcoye wide low W.T. VIII
mission revealed. the shirt waists Of ITS owner
under its top soygT es1Gn & rS In G foPasr 6ev 6erf
no ma tier what is Indispensable to the comfort
of the owners and visitors of every room