Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
MRS. VAUGHN's CLASSES
WILL END THIS MORNING
Richmond Women Much Pleased
With Instruction in War
Cooking.
MUCH SAVED IN NECESSITIES
Shows How to Make Cake With Few.
CT Eggs and How to Cook With
out Butter-Some Of Her Favorite
Recipes Are Given.

To The Times Dispatch belongs tho
credit of introducing In the city Of
Richmond the Hoover food conservation
uniform. At the psychological moment
In Mrs. Kate Brew Vaughn's lecture at
tho Masonic Temple yesterday after
noon, her assistant. graceful Miss Mary
Davis Estill. appeared on the platform
In the uniform Of nurses blue chambray
with white pique collar and cuffs, and
was wildly applauded by the SIS women
who were present.
Mrs j. Allison Hodges. president Of
the Woman's Club Of Richmond, immc-
diately interested herself In the uniform
as representative OF the strenuous work
OF registration in the Hoover food
campaign. of which she was chairman,
and she will procure patterns for the
construction OF the uniforms from ma
tional headquarters. so that in a short
time the uniforms will be generally
worn by housekeepers Of Richmond and
throughout tho State.
Permission to ask questions in writ
ing having been granted the Interested
women of her audience. Mrs. Vaughn
was overwhelmed with missives OF
widely varying character, but all of
them indicative of the earnest desire
OF the writer's to acquire the most au-
thentic answers to vexing problems.
For the benefit Of these inquiring ones.
the lecture was replaced by what might
be termed "questionaire," Mrs.
Vaughn answering to the best Of her
ability. from her wide knowledge OF
the matter Of foods. the sixty-two ques-
tons turned In.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTION
IN DECORATING CAKES
I'm between times" a class Of fifty
two women has been taught how to
decorate cakes of their own manufac-
| ture. Under the instruction Of Mrs
vaughn, who does marvellous things
with icing. these cakemakers became
quite skillful artists in decorating cakes
OF home manufacture. though none may
ever hope to rival the wonderful wild
roses In delicate natural tints. which
were tho envy of all who watched Mrs.
Vaughn manipulate icing.
To the city room OF The Tlmes-Dis-
! patch came last night by special mes
senger one of these gorgeous cakes
entwined with spray of morning
glories In rose and lavender. with not
even twisted green leaf out Of place.
What the city staff did to that cake
after the rush of work was over Is an
other story. but the memory of it still
fingers like the scent OF Thomas
Moores vase. Gin which roses had once
| been distilled"
or Importance to every woman who
has been attending the lectures Is the
fact that the final lecture will take
place this morning at 10 o'clock instea d
OF this afternoon. It Is at the lecture
this morning that the beautiful Hoosier
Kitchen cabinet will be given away also.
SO Mrs Vaughn hopes that no woman
VIII mistake the hour OF the final
! m eeting.
SOME OF MRS. VAUGHN,s
SPECIAL RECIPES FOLLOW
Graham Gems-One- half Gun brown
sugar. one-third cup snowdrift. one
egg, one cup sour milk and one-fourth
cup water, one and one-half cups gra-
ham flour. one-fourth teaspoon nutmeg,
two teaspoons baking powder. one
half teaspoon soda, one teaspoon salt,
one-half cup dromedary dates. slit the
dry ingredients together. Cream the
shortening and sugar. Add the egg
we'll bea'en and the dates stoned and
cur In small pieces. Sift In the dry
ingredients and alternate with tho