Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-01-22
MUCH interest N
COOKING LESSONS
Home Managers Week to
be Conducted by Mrs.
Feuling at High School
OPENS MONDAY NEXT,
TO CONTINUE A WEEK

Mrs. Alice Dynes Feuling, OF Chi
cago, is to conduct for the benefit OF
the housewives of this community, a
Home Managers Week. This promises
to be an event of widespread interest
to the women Of Wilmington.
Mrs. Feuling is a domestic science
expert Of many years. experience. both
In teaching and in lecturing, giving
up the former because she believes
that taking the subject directly TO the
housewives is the most satisfactory
way in which to quickly reach a large
number. She is, therefore, we'll quail
fed to discuss the subjects Of such
special interest TO home managers in
these present days OF inflated prices
and questionable food values.
The sessions OF Home Managers
Week, which will begin Monday, Jan
uary 20, will be held in the High
School Auditorium. and will start
promptly at 2.30 o'clock each after
noon during the week, except Satur-
day afternoon. Women are requested
to bring note books and pencils and
iot down items of special interest Mrs
Feuling will be very glad to answer
any questions which her hearers may
wish to ask
A number of special features. in
GLIDING a contest open to all the wOm-
en- of Wilmington, with prizes well
worth special effort, will be announced
later In the week.
The program as outlined In advance,
covers three essentials for the wife
and mother-home-maki buying and
the cooking Of food. The first subject
is one OF vital Importance. though Of
ten neglected. Mrs. Feuling, In dis
GUESSING it, will give suggestions and
we'll tested methods OF saving time and
energy In the preparation of foods, Of
keeping household accounts. Of divid-
ing stated salaries so as 70 apportion
proper amounts to each branch of the
household expenses. and emphasize
the essential qualities that 90 10 make
up successful home management
The Subject of Buying.
The subject OF buying, as treated
by Mrs. Feuling, will included a dis
cussion of market conditions OF today,
United States Government inspection,
what II really is and what 1t guaran-
tees, and standardized foods and what
thew mean to the family supply.
The producer has figures to show
that the women do ninety-hve per
cent OF all food buying, and that the
Amer lean woman is the most reckless
spender of all the worlds women.
Only about IL per cent. of the wom-
en- OF America have servants; conse-
quently II becomes plain that the av-
erage housewife is the arbiter OF the
family purse.
This newspaper believes that special
knowledge along the lines OF Mrs.
Feulings lectures will be specially
appreciated by the women OF Will
mington, and is pleased to be able to
offer this course to assist them in mas
tering present difficulties in plying.
Women of today are beginning 70
realize that most illnesses of the FAM
fly are due to insufficient or improper
nourishment They are beginning to
realize also that we'll cooked, album
dant menu does not always mean a
nutritive one, containing the proper
food elements for health and energy.
But not all have learned wherein the
fault lies and how to remedy It. The
mother has the responsibility OF form
ing the eating habits of her children
those which shall not only be suit
ed to the child's present growth and
nutrition, but those of It's future, as
we'll. How to select diets best suited
to growing children, as well as those
which give the tired man renewal OF
strength and energy, will be discuss
ed by Mira. Feuling, who will give
practical demonstrations Of cooking
various foods.
I THE EVENING JOURNAL. extends
an invitation to al the women OF VIII
( mington 10 attend these lectures ev-
cry afternoon during the week begin
ming January %. II will be worth
while to postpone for few days So
cial obligations, or unnecessary labor,
and go to the School OF Household
Methods, prepared to enjoy It, and
eether the knowledge specially de-
sired.
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