Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-08
WOMEN FLOCK TO
WORLDS SCHOOL
Record Attendance at Opening
Day of Free Home Eco
nomics Course.
PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION
Mrs. Vaughn Entertains and
Educates; High Cost of Liv-
ing Discussed Today.

They're having cake at the Piersors
today. Not just cake, plain everyday
cake, but grand and elegant cake
with much lovely decoration cake
on which a home economist of ma
tional reputation had expended her
highly efficient effort. For you see
Mrs. Piersol (Mrs. John Lawrence
Piersol of 1905 South BOSTON, won the
cake at the Worlds free home eco
Monies school which opened weeks s
engagement at the Grand opera house
yesterday.
Mrs. Kate Brew Vaughn. looking
fresh and sweet and pleased with her
job (thc sort of appearance Mrs
Nowly-Wed always wears but seldom
retains to the point where she be-
comes Mrs. Mother-of-17-Yea Old
Twins, and others), came on to the
stage and talked humorously, but oh,
so inteiliCently, about women and
waste, and on the eVer-vital question
of how to make "a little income go Il
long way.
IF you haven't got much money"
she said, you ought to use Il lot Of
brains 1t is possible for "a person to
be thoroly and satisfactorily nourIshed
on 25 cents a day, even with floru
Il pound. but it cannot be done if the
nome-malIer is not on the job with
headwork and a knowledge of foods.
II cannot be done if you do not know
what a balanced ration is. and II can-
not be done if you do not know how
TO calculate food values or compute
receipts.
The theater was full of eager in
tent women, and. be ii said sincerely.
they were just as interested in seeing
the food prepared and In jotting down
the scientific remarks the economist
projected as she stirred and beat and
folded with oonsummate skill, as in
"sampling" it after 1t came from the
oven or the ice boX-in melting ten
derness. The attendance broke all
records for opening daY
"Do you ladies ever think of all the
qualifications you must possess to be
a successful wife and mother" she
demanded, leaning over the footlights
and scanning her audience closely aft
er having been introduced.
"The average husband thinks he is
wonder; but he isn't He probably
is expert enough in his line to make a
good living and bring his wages home.
From then on, however, it is up to his
wife to make 1t do the work.
'She must have good health, or she
cannot handle the work as it should
be handled. A sick wife is a failure
as a household economist.
"She must he Il student of hygiene
and sanitation.
"She must he considerable of a
mathematician, to make the money go
as far as possible.
"She must be a diplomat, to meet
effectively the numerous problems
which rise 1nilV
'She must have marvellous self-cou-
troll to be able to hold her temper all
the time and maintain patient equili-
brium at all times.
she must be able to retain her
feminine charm in the face of many
Giscoura agements. in order that her
husband may constantly be reminded
Of his courtship and early matrimonial
days.
And last, but not least, she must
be a financier.
Make Hubby Whistle.
Nov, when the husband of such a
wife goes to his work or business In
the morning, he goes whisting. Why?
Because he carries a stomach filled
with well-cooked and nourishing
breakfast. His lunchpail is filled with
an equally palatable and nourishing
lunch, and he knows that when lie
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