The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-06
FLORIDA STATE
COLLEGE HAD
FINE EXHIBITS
THOSE SUBMITTED BY THE DIFF.
FERENT DEPARTMENTS OF
WoMAN's COLLEGE WERE
ABUNDANT. ARTISTIC AND IN.
sTRUcTIvE.
special to The Journal


Tallahassee, June 5.--The exhibits
last week by the Department OF Honne
Economics, Model School, and School
Of Art were varied and abundant. in
structive and artistic, and appealed to
the tastes OF all, men as well as
women, the lover Of Domestic Economy
as we'll as the devotee of the hne
arts. The instructors and exhibitors
n the several departments made a
fine impression upon the numerous
visitors, all OF whom viewed with in
tense interest and appreciation the re-
suits OF the practical and the artistic
tendencies so strongly evidenced these
days In the Florida State College for
Women. Especial credit for these dis
plays Is to be accorded to the follow
ing ladies Of the faculty:
Miss Agnes Ellen Harris. DIRECTOR of
Home Economics, in charge of the
work IN Domestic Science; Miss Hal
lie Lewis, instructor tn the field OF
Domestic Art: Miss Mary w. Austin.
Director Of the Model School, and Miss
Inez Abernathy, Director Of the School
Of Art. Each Of these efficient teach
ers had striven earnestly 60 place on
exhibition appropriate evidences of
the practical phases of their respec-
tive departments. The public realizes
fully how very successful and credita-
BILE were their efforts.
The visitor upon entering the lower
Corridors was ushered through the
rooms on the left constituting the
apartments of Domestic Art. Here ar
ranged in logical and systematical or
der were the beautiful and artistic
pieces of handiwork, millinery. hat
decorating. and the like One saw the
respective work Of the first year class.
including design patterns. stenciling,
handbags sewing bags, sofa pillows;
of the second year as a dozen mag
nif1cently made dresses of different
types on dummies, and as many lovely
dresses as wall exhibits; of the third
year, showing seven evening dresses
that challenged criticism In even the
utmost detail. and nine hats of a
charm no man could ever describe.
Also to be seen, were a typical tailor
ed street dress, three elaborate even
ing dresses, dressing cloak, an auto
dress, varied assortments Of aprons
and bags. Text books on the history
Of costumes were shown on a nearby
table.
AS the visitors gained entrance to
the immense kitchen of the Domestic
Science Department. a busy scene pre-
sented itself to the gaze. that of many
young ladies working at their several
oratory tables preparing cookies,
cakes, bread, salads, sandwiches
buns, candies, planked meats. bone
less chicken. dainties and edibles of
varying kinds. Here was an extremely
| practical demonstration Of the culin-
airy work Gf the home. At times Wis
itors were permitted to partake Of the
good things so appetizingly prepared
| in their presence. The sampling pro-
| d.,
pressions obtained were immensely
satisfying.
Miss Harris, the popular and capa-
| bic Director of Home Economics
| spared no pains to interest and enter
tain the ladies and gentlemen making
personal investigations of the exhibits
and displays. Some Of the chief fea-
lures shown were ice cream baked in
covering Of egg foam, planked meats
and homeless chicken encased in
| aspfc-advanced cookery.
Can vegetables at home" was ar
| Injunction represented in a canning
outfit manufactured at Hickory. n. c..
| price $1,000. First year cooking was
on exhibition, comprising bread
| cakes, sweet breads, orange charlotte
| Bordeaux sauce. KumQuat Jelly
strawberry preserves. grapefruit and
orange marmalade. and assortments
l OF Jam, were 3 special display. SALADS
cheeses, eggs and pfnentoes were also
/ seen.
In the model dining room a table
had been set, decorated with diminu-
tive May-pole streamers and contain
] ing the exact menu on the occasion OF
a typical dinner in honor of guests
| May LIST.
Exhibited IN the adjacent room were
the following interesting displays Of:
Reference books on Household Art
| as II related TO Domestic Science.
Exhibits OF Household Chemistry
/ as deliberately, skinfully and sinking
| II analysed by DR.. Jerome MclJielg
Samples Of the removal Of stains.
/ Illustrations OF Dietetics and food
values
! Model dinners for families, fol
! adults, for children.
! Soap making, hot and cola pro-
i cesses.
i Distilled water. pure and impure.
i Upon ascending to the third fiool
i of the administration building and
i repairing to the museum and Studioi
| of the School of Art, guests and
friends who were DESTROYS Of inspect.
ing those phases Of the college teach
ing the purely artistic and imagina-
tive, as distinctive from the practica
ones of housekeeping, there found
ample and fullest satisfaction. The
Art Museum itself is a,source of much