The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-09-25

WOMAN CAH BUN A BOARDING HOUSE"
superior 10 It's present realitfes7 In
brief, why not elevate the kitchen to
the plane Of hyg1entc esthetfcsP
Woman as scientific food purveyor
10 the human race, leading it through
tts stomach UP the spiral Of progress to-
ward a healthier, finer body, more
refined harmonious mind!
There are q 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 1t into
her mind TO become scientific food
expert and ease the stomach tortured
race of a little of its woes. She enter
ed the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology and put herself under the in
struction Of the acknowledged food ex
pert of Amertoa-we are proud she is
a woman-Mrs. Ellen Fl. Richards.
There Miss Wentworth learned to feed
people hygienically so satisfactorily
that Mrs. Richards asked her to go in
to the Boston New England Kitchen
and run 1T, 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 1t themselves.
y But once she had learned her profes
sion as food expert Miss Wentworth
was In demand in many places at once
An insane asylum In Illinois wanted
her to plan meals for its 1000 patients
and 300 attendants. She went there
and did this six months for them
Then che wQs wanted at the Massachu-
sets General hospital She took charge
of its 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 showine
how probably educated women can
run boarding house Miss M. s. Wag
ner and Miss A. s. Lapham. Miss Lap
ham Is New York girl and graduate
Of Vassar college, Miss Wagner Is a
Minnesotan and took course IN the
state university They decided to open
boarding house For Vassar students.
They called It, however, by the aesthetic
name of Vassar inn, which hasa more
pleasing sound than Just plain hass
suggesting Boarding house" The Inn
STANDS near the entrance to the cOilegC
grounds The ladies bought their build
Ing IN the beginning of the enterprise.
The Inn 10 partly clubhouse and res
taurant. partly hotel. From the be
ginning 1t had attractive reading and
reception Foone. besides it's GIlurins
dining ball ~-- $1,000, ~~-q
At firet thnrs were lodging accouanno
dat1ons for comparatively few. Tn
ledtes found tfsey could Oil stety boise
three times Owed Il they had sseeping
N6fns, 50 they prepasOd tQ bQtd "a a
Rex When n Is Il tsadfnssa Ysssssks.s
inn win hare rooms for Loo pesrnaper.
boarderA but evep tDsss WI hot bc
yufactaut, Before The close Of ths SDs-
Ietsa Scar lsst Jung sgSTy Foom IN The
lm waA sHs4Sed Two years aheaa
Cooling and housework can be made
dainty ana rstbetic By those wne have
the eesthctle elemSnt IN thsr own soulA
and 'vassaS ann Is beautifully clsan and
inviting The college girls hold their
nanquSts In its large dining room, and
the faculty bring their families and
friends TO tn restaurant FOR pleasant
dinner parties, Everybody lIkss Vas
sar Inn; everybody respects and es-
teems socially and in every other way
Masses Wagner and Iapham-
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