The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-25

such a success that the man decided 10
learn, and now on Sundays whom ne wants
TO give the family q particular treat he
makes lemon pie, and great fun they have
during the process.
In another class a German woman was
how TO spend a small income. There were
six In her family and her husband earned
when the teacher got into her conf
denoe IL was to find that the woman was
heavily In debt and the family badly
spent for bakers bread, and this, spread
with condensed milk and with q cup OF poor
coffee or tea. was their main diet.
Was IL any ond that tho man drank
heavily to kill the craving Of hunger and
little woman knew her ignorance. and her
anxiety to learn was most pathetic. The
teacher gave her special attention. and In a
little while a Transformation took place In
her home.
"The rooms. previously disorderly and
neglected. became neat and tidy. Homo
made bread took the place Of that pur-
chased from the baker and at one.third the
cost. Nutritious stews and we'll cooked
vegetables and cereals were added to the
The money lasted throughout the week
instead Of giving out In the middle and
leaving them In debt and despair. The
husband came home sober and In Q good
humor and the children are growing strong
"A class on Watt street was held in the
Kitchen. OF . young married woman with q
baby about five months old. The class was
composed almost entirely Of young women
who had been married less than a year
They told the teacher that they could
fry q beefsteak. make coffee and boil pota-
toes. but bought the rest Of their diet from
the d~elicatessen shops. They fed their
babies with any and every thing, from beer
candy to suck to keep them quiet.
These women had never seen an egg
beaten, and when they were taught how
to cook a steak and chops without using
a quantity Of the unhealthful compound
which is sold them in place Of lard they
given in this class to the feeding Of children,
and the teacher impressed on the young
mothers the importance OF taking care Of
the little stomachs.
Copies Of the recipes Of the different
dishes made are given TO h members OF
each class. and as a rule these copies are
recopied and passed around to neighbors
and friends. Then too there are many
side lessons which the teacher inculcates-
advice as to how to arrange the home so
the limited space TO the best advantage,
the proper sanitation n ventilation OF
the rooms, care Of the stove, purchase Of
supplies. care Of the babies and children.
Besides our home cooking classes the
league plans next season to open several
home centres. By that ] mean that We
have rented small flats OF five rooms in
several localities and will furnish and
keep them in a model way. In these home
centres women will be taught every branch
Of simple housek eeping, and besides the
wives and mothers OF the tenements we
shall teach girls who wish to enter domestic
service.
I'VE already have five girls who are
waiting to begin. They wish to enter
homes as domestics and as soon as we
open our classes they will enter. After
they have taken the prescribed course we
will give them a certificate and guarantee
a position.
~Will the league discontinue the home
cooking Glasses for this newer work. On
the contrary we are planning to increase
the number Of our home cooking classes
TO almost double what we have had be-
fore.
In addition to the cooking lessons we
will give special instruction in marketing
and In spending. We shall try to make
these lessons personal by taking each
woman as an example and showing just
how she can spend her income to the best
advantage"