Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15
Domestic Science

There were los in attendance at the
domestic science Thursday afternoon.
+ II Miss Rausch were to stay much
longer the ladies' in charge would have
to seek larger quarters. The session
opened with demonstration In shirt
waist making. by Miss Ross. She sug.
gested the plan OF fitting a pattern In
clothing using that all the time. modi
Tying IT for different styles. Shirt
waist sleeves are now all long with
link cuffs, except those In dainty ma
3 terials for dress occasions. In tho
nice shirtwaists no yokes are used.
Miss Rausch read and answered
two questions handed to her. One
was Explain the work at the agricul-
tural college tglrls)." She said there
are two courses. the general science
and domestic science. These are alike
for the first two years when the for.
mer is like the regular college course
and the domestic science includes in
addition to their mathematics, science
and languages, sewing and cooking,
household decoration. care of children
and kindred topics. that home maker
would need 10 know.
The girls are given problems like
this to work in the advanced course.
Get up a dinner for $5, breakfast
for so cents. They cook and serve
dinners for visiting organizations at
times.
The other question was In regard
to the interest woman's clubs are talk
ing In domestic science. They are de-
voting much time to the question both
as an art and science. and the move.
mont is bound to do good. II for no
other reason than to destroy the
thought of household tasks being
drudgery.
The speaker then gave recipes for
orange desserts, following these with
the making a chocolate cake which
was almost too good to be true. Next
came cheese croquettes, and Dreaded
veal. then Boston cake, and candy.
The nuts and raisins, which Miss
Rausch intended to use yesterday aft
ernoon had all been stolen so she was
compelled to do without them. Me.
rlngue and what she called quick cake
were other goodies. Don't wash the
wheel of the egg beater, wipe It off
with a damp cloth instead. The sub
ject of pie crust received considerable
attention. To avoid soggy crust turn
your pie pan upside down and put
your pie crust on II and bake. Use
the shell thus formed for your lower
crust
This morning Miss Rausch had
charge during the entire session. Her
lecture was one of the very best given
yet and comprised number Of topics
about which every housekeeper should
be informed. The iady's suggestions.
II carried out, would make our homes
much more comfortable and attrac-
live. and do away with the bargain
counter appearance which is preva-
lent.
She first took up the art OF enter
tanning and touched on the question
OF refreshments and spoke at length
on games. Here she related mum
Der Of Incidents from her own expert
ence when a girl at boarding school In
Germany. These were intensely in.
teresting and illustrated her point ad.
mirnbly.
Marketing proved to be fruitful
topic. since the Ideas expressed were
or general interest and would bo ap-
plicable to any condition. to large
or small family. Buy things by the
quantity II possible. 1t Ia amazing
how much more economical 1t Is. Miss
Rausch for one year. combined with
three OF her neighbors and saved S45
during that length OF time.
The question OF house decoration
and furnishings occupied the rest Of
the morning. Miss Rausch said she
wished that each woman present
would go through her house. asklrg
this question about each article In
II. Els 1t useful or beautiful?' II
neither, get rid of It. Dc not have
much brica-brao around, collecting
dust and increasing labor. Have olsin
furniture. 1t is in better taste than
the gingerbread style.
In decorating room the floor Gov
ering should be the darkest, the tinss
graduating to the ceiling. which should
be the lightest. Wall paper with a
plain background is the most rest
ful. Green is suitable color for
living room; red is good for the diuing
room. A bedroom is satisfactory II
done in cream, or light yellow. II o
north exposure.
Don't use pictures in the dining
room. II you have large oil paint
Ing don't surround It with small pic
; tures. A large painting on one side OF
2 the room Is sufficient. You can Judge
> Of the character OF the mistress Of the
house by her pictures and books.
: Don't tie back your curtains. Those
, OF plain lawn are to be preferred to
cheap lace. Wooden beds are COM.