The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20
COLLEGE COURSE IN WAITING
A NV CLASS FOR WOVEN nv
OPERATION Ar COLUMBIA.

Practical Lesssas Ter nraaes ana neal
NaIlrerses ln IN Vaughan Dlmamg mSama
Traanang. AecsmBalshmenas ana An.
bliISns 60 Would Ne Men WalaeFu.
a, Teachers Coll ego school Of hou,s-
hold arts, Columbia University. an sxpsri-
msnt 10 being made In the shape OF a
chase for the proper training Of Waiareasas
Tor home service. dining room done in
Enghsh style. with wainscoeod walla. n
FAMED ceiling and furniture of The carly
Colonial period makes q charming work.
room. and here are aathsred Cor The
lessons % the course. ten In number. n
ca~s Including young brides and brides
o. 10 honsekeepers who come % ovprnos
before they embark too enthusiastically
m me enterprise. end n fair scattering OF
ths Class Tor whom the course was oriai-
ntlIv designed. the vertiabls waItrnunnn
vnn are To profit by the opportunity
sH4rted 81 fitting themselves for The
wages Indicated by tho magic wOrtis
- lied labor
Miss Peacock. who has charge OF the
~ rtical instruction. explains her syutem
= THE SrS reporter. In the flrse place
there is no detail Of the dining room
service that n too small or Obscure 70 be
brought Ca the attention Of the servinw
IN. 4 She is taught FIRST of all how 20
keep the silver clean and the way c.,t
glass should be washed and poliaAea.
She i shown the various woods Of which
~ dining room table may be made
and the special way 81 keeping each
ono IN proper condition. She q then
tsgght how To ct n table.
The articles Of service provided. though
simple. are good In taste and taxtare.
In. linen 10 plainly hemmed. but Of mood
quality; the silver 10 plated. hut the deai@p
h duplicate % that used by the woman
Il refnemsnt. and real flowers are from
time To time donated for che experiment
nj decoration. The one article on which
the management especially pridss itssl
. the pottery. made Tor the school. IL y
manufactured in browns and greene
hirlnoniking with the general color
Scheme 81 the dining room. and the cups
are made with solid handles. an expert
msnt suggested by the mana@sr Of the
school Of household arts TO zee u there
wIl he less danger Of breakAEe Even
tho coffee percolator seems TO have hecn
selerted with an eye TO the general eject
NJ the furnishings and tits into its place
a. 4 It felt SORT cferchieectursi duty.
Thin yellow curtains hang at the win
dcws to the half line beloved by decora-
tors. the electric lights are shaded by
oraque yellow gleAs with copper trim
nIngs. end the jRrdinieres placed here
and tCere about the room ere Of copper
cr brass fern filed. end every leaf 10
orisp a. r salad leaf and shows the con-
sianr EttentiOn without which no bit Of
winter green keeps its form. In 6 word.
'y"rythtng in the plsce is designed to
inspire the worker with r sense Of sim
rhci'y. guty end utility.
Tho sidebosrd 10 completely equipped.
and one lesson Of the course 10 limited 60
- use The waitress In shown how 90
S-~p II in order. how TO put her fingers
a. moment . notice on anything needed.
and ~ -ticularly end principally how 90
s%'ye from IL In CO - r buffet meal IL 90 be
Es..n. She - in edition taughthow TO get
20 dy ~ the ohGfing dish appurtenances
I'M cF~~ the ho@t@~s desires to prepare
A. N herself u not. how to cook oysters. !
o'FtsT " N~whurgh. mushrooms
whF tsver mFy DO demanded and to
'.'ys the result properly.
10 suN$N0 NeaN - supNnST important
r IT her teachinR She - told how
m. must he prepared with a speSisl eve
for the dFintine-s ~ it's appointments
and its EpPetizinE festures. The trey
h.,rlv prepared. sans dolly and flowers.
- ,rp-R side by side With the one which
y 'he merit of approval
lr. Sundry might supper requires an
~ a. l~s-"n. sometimes two. A Sunday
rEnr -YppeHs shown tn meet the situs tiOn
o.. no cOok ~ absent and the waitress
~. .1-. Cold dishes and possibly chat
''DE tr-h entrte form the menu. Another
-rppa- j. designed for the case in which
nsfths- cook nor waitress remains and
s."-v-blng 10 perfectly prepared before
bad "Vc~pt the final touches. and these
-raG" AFsv for the mistress ~ the house
b Joe
u"tfar l~r."p Wke~ up the ou~a, ION
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