Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-24
WOMEN DRAW FORTH
IRE OF MRS. RORER
Engage in Spirited Arguments Over
Potato Souffle Versus Souffle
Potatoes.
MASHED POTATOES PLEBIAN

Muttnyt reDellont lnsurreCtlon-no,
not down in Mexico, but right here
in Omaha among the women folks in
terested in Mrs. Sarah Tyson Rorer's
cookery lectures
Mrs Paul Rivett of Lincoln, for
merly Miss Frances Wyman, a pro-
iessional from the state university,
who was engaged as assistant to
Mrs. Rorer threatened TO resign
Monday night after only one after
Moons work with Mrs. Rorer, and
retains her position only on the urg-
ent solicitation OF the women OF the
ST. Mary's avenue Congregational
church, who are sponsoring the lee
lures, because OF the difficulty that
would be encountered TO replace her.
The women OF the committee and
:, Mrs. Rorer arc seemingly "on the
outs"-Mrs. Rorer refused to see any
of them yesterday and outbursts
OF dissension and disapproval with
Mrs. Rorer's remarks are heard on all
sides throughout the audiences.
The trouble started Monday morn
ing, it is said, when Mrs. Rorer came
down to inspect the scene and ar
engagements for the lecture Sew
eral things did not meet with her APP
proval and she voiced il to the com
mittee in charge. "But we thought
she was tired from travelling and
would get over it," said Mrs, J. II.
Osborne.
The afternoon lecture was replete
with singing illusions to the ignor-
ance OF housewives in general and
seemingly Omaha housewives in par
ticulsr, which aroused the ire Of.
number OF women present. Mrs.
Rorer also frequently mentioned the
fact that the program OF lectures for
the week was not of her choice. III |
had been following my own pro-
gram" she interpolated several times.
Mrs Osborne of the committee states
that Mrs. Rorer herself outlined her
course Of lectures.
Mrs. Rorer commented several
times on the fact that local women
wanted her to tell about entertain
ing for company, whereas she herself
maintains there should be no special
preparation or fuss made for guests.
Quotes Fontenelle Chef.
Some Of the ladies have told me
what beautiful entertaining is done
here. From what gather, their en-
tertainings are feelings" remarked
Mrs. Rorer with a shrug OF disgust.
Mrs. Rorer also quoted the chef OF
the Fontenelle as authority for the
statement that Omaha people know
nothing Of how food should be pre-
pared.
He told me that Omaha people
never send anything back, because
they don't know whether the food is
prepared as it should be or not" said
Mrs. Rorer.
A number of women expressed
their dispeasure at Mrs. Rorer's fire.
quent assertions Of the superiority OF
European cookery and the prevailing
ignorance on the part of American
housewives.
II venture TO say there is great
deal Mrs. Rorer could learn, too,
from the housewives of the middle
west I'm certainly glad there are
some people left to whom food is not
everything in the world" exclaimed
Mrs Warren Blackwell.
At yesterday mornings class Mrs.
Rorer, Mrs. Fred Loomis and another
woman in the audience engaged in a
spirited argument of potato souffle
versus souffle potatoes.
Mrs. Rorer extolled the merits Of
souffle potatoes and said that no rec
ipe for its coneoction could be had in
the United States. A woman In the
audience declared she had received it
from the State university whereupon
Mrs Rorer challenged her statement
and pronounced her recipe that for
potato souffle. "Al the difference
in Nhe world" exclaimed Mrs. Rorer |
Mrs. Fred Loomis had also tasted |
souffle potatoes at Antoine's in New
Orleans, where Mrs. Rorer, too, had |
eaten them and had been told by him |
that imported spuds were necessary |
for this delieaoy.
Women Know So Little.
Not at all, not. at all He was
only telling you that for effect" re-
piled Mrs. Rorer. But although Mrs |
Rorer would not divulge the recipe
Mrs. LOOMS gave ii willingly to a |
number who asked for it.
Ladies interest me so much They |
know so little, was one of the bombs
Mrs Rorer sent into her exclusively |
woman's audience. Men are so
=. much more interested in scientific
housekeeping than women"
Mashed potatoes IS a plebeian dish.
according 70 Mrs Rorer Ii is like l
wise plebeian 10 use table cloths for |
hreakfast-you should use only dol |
lies. while a table cloth with a spot 4
in II was characterized as vulgar"
Don't put a lot OF silver and cut
glass on the table unless you are OF /
the nonyean rich. Ii is better Ia tell \
. people you have money Than 20 put /
so much silver on the table.
Nevertheless. Mrs Rorcr is sneak. 4