The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-17
SPLENDID WORK
DONE BY Y. ". c. A.
alton, With large Attendanccs
In All Branches.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE TAUGHT
Gentle Arts vi the Housewife Are he
ing CAREFUL Inculcated-S o c 1 a
Work Of Highest Order Is Being
Done In All Lines.

The following Is furnished TIE Vir-
ginian for publication by the manage
mert OF the Young Woman's Christian
Associations:
"One never knows what the works
of one year will bring forth for the
next Surely our Richmond Young
Womans Christian Association can say
that the seed gown in 1914 fell upon
good ground and is bringing forth
bounteous harvest For this year we
are doing wonderful things Inc the
educationa epartment--the harvest
from last years seed.
III you would like to learn some
thing of our work, come to see us
and we can show you exactly what
You want to see However. you may
be too tired to come. so let US just
mention here a little that we are
doing.
Domestic Science.
The domestic science department
opened October with classes from
the tiny tot of 1--WE to the---well, the
older married wqmen. All these
classes show promise OF enlargement
and enthusiasm reigns. Some of our
little neighborhood girls have learned
that We can never begin too young.
So they decided that they would learn
how to manage q kitchen. cook and
only to helping mamma now. but to
having kitchen Of their own some
day where they VIII be the man
ager, II the younger girls have learn
ed this. some of our present kitchen
and home managers have learned that
Tt Is never too late 10 begin
Besides those who are learning the
elementary cooking. we have some
who have discovered that supper is
rF 20 az 5r fn nj "a nd
prepare to the smallest advantage.
These girls have organized supper
class and meet every Monday night
to prepare and have supper together.
Another group ~ girls in whom we
are all interested. for sometimes our
life may be in their hands, has de-
cided that they wanted to know some
thing more about the proper foods for
certain diseases, or science of diet, Fer
this group of ten nurses we have or
ganized class IN dietcfics. which Is
enlarging with every meeting of the
class Some other girls are very much
interested in learning how TO use a
chanrg dish and what can be made
In Il. The class will begin within the
next few weeks
Next TO feeling we'll we want 10
look we'll and the greatest asset 10
this is our dress. How to dress on a
the woman who gets a large salary Is
question that be settled in nur
millinery and sewing classes. All we
have TO do Is come and learn to make
our own clothes and hats. BY do
ing this we can buy materia. twice
as good as in the ready made clothes,
and make them neatly ourselves for
one-half the price we would pay either
10 have some one else make them or
buy them '-eady-made' Besides the
economical point OF view, we are hay
Ing few nice social hours at the
sar1e time that we are learning and
saving.
Now, we have told how we make
Won feel we'll and how to look well.
What Is the next thing we want to
do We want sag 10 know how to
make those about you feel well and
cheerful When your hers or
brothers, or perhaps your husbands.
come home tired. what are YOU going
10 do to make Hfe seem brighter to
theme You will first prac t!ce the two
arts mentioned aboye-~giving a nicely
prepared meal and looking neat How
will you make the home cheerful! and
bright We have discovered that some
OF the greatest necessities for this ac
complainant are; Music, for which
we have organized choral club.
under the direction of Professor r,
Flaxington Harker, and art flor there
If art in everything1. For the latter
we have art classes to teach every
phase OF art from the decorating OF
our clothes to the decorating of our
homes and places of business. Not
only DO these prove to be necessities
for cheerful home making. but for
happiness and success in whatever
business or phase Of life YOU enter.
However, the one greatest necessity