The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-10

WOMAN CAN RUN A BOARDING HOUSE
superior to its present realities? In
brief, why not elevate the kitchen to
the plane Of hygienic aesthetics?
Woman as scientific food purveyor
to the human race, leading it through
it's stomach up the spiral Of progress to-
ward a healthier, finer body, more
refined. harmonious mind!
There are a few women Who have
already realized this pleasing ideal
One Of them is Miss S. E. Wentworth
of Boston She was a graduate, with
honors, from Vassar college. 1t must
have been inspiration that put it into
her mind to become a scientific food
expert and ease the stomach tortured
race of a little of it's woes. She enter
ed the Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
nology and put herself under the in
struction of the acknowledged food eX-
pert of America-we are proud she is
woman-NIrs. Ellen H Richards.
There Miss Wentworth learned to feed
people hygienically so satisfactorily
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to the Boston New England Kitchen
and run it. with Mrs Richards herself
as advisory board The kitchen was
established in one of the districts of
Boston inhabited by the poor that the
women might buy good food cheaply
and at the same time learn something
about preparing it themselves.
But once she, had learned her profess
sion as food expert Miss Wentworth
was in demand in many places at once
her to plan meals for it's 1000 patients
and 800 attendants. She went there
and did this six months for them.
Then she was wanted at the N1assachu-
sets General hospital. She took charge
of it's kitchen and. while improving the
food Of patients and attendants, saved
the establishment thousands of dollars.
She was wanted to take charge OF the
kitchen of Memorial hall at Harvard
but declined with thanks. For per
manency this college woman food ex-
pert remains with the New England
Kitchen
Two other college girls are showing
how profitably educated women can
run boarding house-Miss NJ. S. Wag
ner and Miss A. S. Lapham Miss Lap
ham is a New York girl and a graduate
of Vassar college Miss Wagner is a
Minnesotan and took a course in the
state university. They decided to open
a boarding house for Vassar students
name Of Vassar inn, which has more
pleasing sound than just plain hash
suggesting boarding house" The inn
stands near the entrance to the college
grounds The ladies bought their build
lag in the beginning Of the enterprise
The inn is partly clubhouse and res
taurant, partly hotel. From the be-
ginning it had attractive reading and
reception rooms, besides it's alluring
dining hail.
At first there were lodging accommo
dations for comparatively few. The
ladies found they could fill their house
three times over if they had sleeping
rooms, so they prepared to build an an
mex. When it is in readiness Vassar
inn will have rooms for 100 permanent
boarders. But even these will not be
sufficient Before the close of the CO.
lege year last June every room in the
inn was engaged two years ahead
Cooking and housework can be made
dainty and aesthetic by those who have
the aesthetic element in their own souls
and VaSsar inn is beautifully clean and
inviting. The college girls hold their
banquets in its large dining room, and
the faculty bring their families and
friends to its restaurant for pleasant
dinner parties. Everybody likes Vas
sar inn; everybody respects and es
teens socially and in every other wa.
Misses Wagner and Lapham.
MARY EDITH DAY