The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-10
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That will be the lesson Monday morn ing. Then will come the preparation of soups. Of course. all food will be prepared scientifically. Then will come the art of broiiins meats. Next win come the salad course. Finally viii come the preparation of vegeta- bles and desserts.
 twelve lessons will be all that is necessary to transform the most awkward man into the most hnisheo cook" said Mrs. Wadsworth yeeterdas afternoon. "A month after . man en- ters the course he will be able to take care Of nat and have food as whole- some as any woman can prepare" There will be nothing theoretical about the course that will be given the men. A model kitchen has, already been constructed on the first floor of the uffyersity building. There Are ranges. large and complete. There are tables upon which stand measures and scales.
 "And when these men have graduat- cd you will not trembls with fear whom you eat their food" continued Mrs. Wadsworth. "The art of serving and what should be served will also be taught. The vegetables that go well with the meats win be indicated and you can eat large dinner prepared by these men without fear of suffering later" 1 The men will compose a small part of the class. however. The women whe enter must have the democratic spirit. The mistress and the cook, the stenographer and the bride the chorus girl and the girl who some day expects to become a wife will stand side by side.
 You know it partially solves the servant problem" said Mrs. wads- worth. The trouble with many mis- tresses is that they know nothing about housework themselves and for that reason they are not competent to manage servants. We will have wo- men in our class who will never have to prepare a meal. They are learning that they may instruct their servants and that they may know the faults of their domestics and so be In position to correct them.
 The cooking school will lessen di- vorces. The stenographers, for in- stance. spend their lives down town. They have no knowledge of domestic life; they have never had the time to learn about it. They marry and are ignorant in the arts of keeping home. The cooking school will teach them that" : It Is the same way with the chorus girls. Some of them are not in love with the life behind the, footlights. They will prepare themselves for mar riage.
 A prominent matron of Montgomery writes the following:
 The women of Montgomery who were face to face last week with the conditions of. Street Fair, and who are at all times disturbed with mani- festations of intemperance in many phases of community life, are encour- aged by the action of club of young matrons in the city.
 This club are interesting themselves to form Civic Temperance League The very name bespeaks better things.
 It is hoped that the movement thus begun will be taken up by the entire Federation. It is eminently the ore. rogative of the women of the State. banded together for the good of the State to make a stand for temperance.
 It has been observed by some of us who are not club women that in many instances club women who, we know. have high ideals of manhood, have thoughtlessly--presid at the punch bowl.
 The fact that drinking has increased among women is one to, command at- tention. How can we appeal to men l until women have themyefves- declared | for higher ideals in social life?
 A resolution on the subject at the November Convention of Women's Clubs in Mobile may be the outcome of this initial step of the Montgomery club.
 Could not temperance be the message of the Federation to the women of the State? Could they not declare against decorating the punch bowl, against presiding over 1t? Could they not pledge all their influence to lessen drinking as much as is consistent with the best social life?
 In the good old days punch was served at entertainments; but, 1t was put in a less conspicuous place than now-tn the hall, under the stair, and the men waited on themselves. The Federation might at least make the stand that women should not entice men to the social punch bowl
 This modest suggestion is made to the Federation by an unfederated wo- man. It is asking, not the abolish ment of punch, but the withdrawal of step in the right direction. It might be the beginning oS making society as pure as 1t was in the days of old"
 THE COOKING CLUB.
 Fifteen young ladies of Perry Street l have decided no longer to be ignorant | of the chafing dish secrets. Therefore they have formed a club which shall meet on an evening of each week.
 The following young ladies have re- ported ready for duty: Miss Rebecca Pollard, Miss Kate Davidson, Miss