Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-01-11
WOMEN LEARN HOW
TO EFFECT SAVINGS
'uousekeepers" Week at State Col
,eoe Attracts Women From All
Parts of State-Millinery
Glasses Popular

pullman attending the 'Housekeep-
lra" week sessions at the State Col
ege will entertain visions of life
szed millinery bill when aforemen-
Ioned wife returns to the home fire
ide bedecked in new and natty
Inter hat. But the shock will be
hort-lived. Those hats, which look
Ike SIS, $40 or even $25 to the
hsband, really represent a cash out
Nv of only As cents, so cents or in
ktreme cases possibly 10 cents. The
Radgear will have every appearance
/ the latest in fabric and fashion,
nd ever the closest inspection may
III convince the husband that it is
Tally made up of that last years
blk waist that gave out under the
Inns, or that rayeled silk petticoat
lat did several years of service.
One of the biggest single attrac-
bns of "Housekeepers" week is the
bllinery course, and fully 80 ladies
he included in both the morning
BID evening classes, which are in
large of Mrs. Lottie R. Smith and
bss Della Delyin. The instruction
designed to teach the housewives
bw to manufacture their own hats,
sing old materials from other gar
Ients and the ladies are proving apt
Iudents.
''Housekeepers Week" opened
londay under the most auspcicious
fcumstances, the attendance on the
lening day being twice that on any
eVious occasion. A feature of the
irollm ent is the large number OF
hies who are here as delegates from
eir community or county, charged
th the responsibility of absorbing
b information on housekeeping
lics and taking it back with them
J. diffusion among the people
HON they represent. Demoralized
Rffic conditions accounted for a
amber of late arrivals and for the
lsence of number of others.
Many who enrolled are from Sc
tile, Mount Vernon, Bellingham,
ihite Salmon and other west side
iwns. Miss Aletha Callihan is here
a representative of the ladies of
Funt Vernon; Miss Mary Gillian,
lunty superintendent of Walla
falla county is after information to
PIE back to her people, While Mrs.
F. Shinkle and Mrs J. Gill are
lrolled from Colfax Mrs. D. F.
airing represents Pasco and Miss
Rrton teache: of English in the
heen Anne high school, Seattle, is
30 enrolled. Clark county is repre-
nted by d L. Dudley, superintend-
OF schools, and Yakima by Mrs.
S.sk.
{. F. Farrell assistant national
iader of boys and girls clubs, and
PISS Anna Barrows, national lectur-
on foods, both of Washington, d.
arrived Monday and will take
comment parts in the events of the
feK. Both Oregon University and
laho University sought the services
these specialists for a part of the
eek and those in charge of the
prk here feel that they were fortu-
'e IN having asked for their serv-
rs first. Director w. s. Thornber of
extension service will preside al
= various sessions of the week.
demonstrations of the making of
loerty bread by Miss Anna Bar
R"S' government lecturer on foods,
aShlngton, d. c., featured the sec
u days session. Miss Barrows
fo"ed how delicious substitute fCr
leal Hour bread can be made by
ing corn meal, salt and water an6
a'ihf air into the mixture. 1t is a
peioos bread that carries out every
'aii OF the Hoover program. Com
e"i' rye oat meal and rice as wheat
Pur substitutes were demonstrated
MISS Barrows, who impressed the
'se"lVes with the fact that the
lying out of the food adm inistra.
'h IDEAS is not the problem thai
Pey believe it is.
en'y-flye women, representing
Wy part of the state, are taking
't IN the laboratory work In mil
cry remodeling of garments, sim.
mouse dress making, food substi
% ana practical crafts, all show
d deep interest in the work the,
e studying.