Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
POISE NEEDED
BY HOUSEWIVES
Herald Cooking School Elk.
pert viii Demonstrate
Concentration

One OF the most unusual instan-
cs OF concentration in platform
speaking, Is to be found III The lee
ture routine Of hrs. Myra Oliver
Dougan, noted domestic science ex-
per.-{uho will conduct a series u
cookNg school lectures under the
auspices Of The Herald at the
queen theater September % TO q.
Many women who fly into tan
trums in their cooking routine,
when interrupted b. the jangling
81 the telephone. ringing or the
door bell. OF the intrusion of men,
ners Of the household. have mar
veied az the ingenuity cf this re-
markable woman who. facing an
audience Of hundreds OF women
her every movement subject 10 the
invited scrutiny Of her cnioOkerS.
proceeds TO handle the most intr!-
cate CT cookery details IN orderly
sequence. pairing. kneading. mixing.
peeling and at the same time lee
turing In detail! regarding the vcrv
operations which she Is demon
stratinE.
II early found rays Mrs. Dou-
gan. that If ! was TO continue IN
my work, / would have To elaborate
on the same procedure followed ia
my own home kitchcn-that Of not
permitting outside intrusions to in
tsrfere with a well-formed plan.
While my lectures are not memoir
led and there Is only a general
uniformity IN the program / follow
a. each days demonstration. I
have long since formed 4 habit OF
arranging NV work SO that when
! take the platform. ! begin my
lecture and my demonstration
work with a prcconceived plan u
just what items I'm going to DEM
onStrate first. which items I am 60
ing 70 permit to cook while / pre-
pare others. and I allow the gem
eral inspiration from my listeners
TO stimulate the course Of my re-
marks. outside Of the definite
specifications as to products and
recipes.
One item that ! stress Is the
essentially Of every woman having
available recipes which eliminate
the uncertainty in cooking methods.
and allow for a definite ALLEGATION
OF the time she intends 10 spend
IN the kitchen. The second is the
necessity Of working out in her
spare moments. before she enters
the kitchen. her kitchen program.
The third item is the necessity Of
providing cooking insurance BY Sc
lecting tried and tested products.
which experience Of hundreds Of
thousands Of cooks have proven
worthy and reliable.
In each OF my lectures, I am
glad 10 answer questions either
from the floor of the auditorium.
or at the conclusion of the in
struction class. in which I will be
glad to assist as far as possible in
demonstrating means by which the
ayeF&ge woman car eliminate the
greater part Of the nervous wea.-
and tear Of cooking"
The Herald indeed feels that the
women Of Brownsville and the Val
ley r TO be congratulated in hav-
ing Brownsville included on the
present itinerary Of Mrs. Dugan.
since the incesSant clamoring for
return engagements from many
cities in which she has previously
appeared. made II very difficult for
her booking managers to placate all
OF them Bringing as she does.
the latest word In culinary de-
velOpmentS to the women az the
Valley. it l. predicted that the
women SO unfortunate as ID miss
this series OF Illuminating DEM
onStration Of labor saving possibili-
ties in the kitchen. Will indeed DC
regretful when after Mrs. Dugan's
departure they receive the picture
from their neighbors. OF just what
has %transpired.
Women attending this school will
be presented with hundreds of new
reripes-Some for the preparation
of new dishes. and others for the
new preparation If old dishes. Mrs.
Dugan has dedicated her lie 10 the
emancipation Of the American
housewife from the drudEery and
nervous strain Of cooking activities.
and 1t Is predicted on every hand
that the reception tended her bv
the women OF Brownsville and the
Valley will prove not only an oya-
ton to Mrs. Dugan's remarkable
and fascinating personality and
capacities. but will also stand AS
m amazing testimonial 10 the high
interests IN culinary standards pre-