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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1898)
Hi1,. s Ji" " . i ' .1 " JU- - L- '- ,Oj.Z". - - - ' ." A-T. -r"-"-.-. .-i'j. , Jt" i " fi -- r? vjV ;f ,w r --, ' r'-- 1 8 THE COURIER. fcf - x ' vTSJ, ; ' - - ..'-y-i - a V' ,"V . IK. IS?. A GMJBS. Continued from Page i. man is, in general, better pleased when be baa a good dinner upon bis table, than when his wife speaks Greek,'' for aa Saxe says: "Though Greek and Latin be the lady'B boast. They're little valued by her loving mate. The kind of tongue that husband's rel ish most la modern, boiled and Berved upon a plate." This department met first with Mrp. Brindlej. Mrs. Herrick read a very practical pa pr on 'The History of a Loaf of Bread," which called forth an interesting discus sion. Mrs. Watts on "Tea," its history and use as a beverage, and some general ralea in regard to its preparation. Mrs. Haight, "A Girls sCoeking Club." At each meet:ng of this department it haa been customary for tho hostess, who waa also leader of that meeting, to fur nish refreshments, and whenever the numbers on the program would allow, the refreshments Were to be practical demonstrations of the subjects discuss ed. Mrs. Geer'a paper, "The Preparation of Meats." was followed by a general discussion. Mrs. Garlow, "Rest," argued that the, reason people were nervous and pr ma turely old was because they allowed themselves to worry over everything that went wrong. The writer irged that when you were ex pecting company, and the servant girl left and the ironing was not done and the baby spilled molasses on her last clean dree?, not to grow nervous over the situation, but to sit down axd rest a few minutes and then bravely take hold of the work and do what you can and leave the rest undone. This article called forth much discussion. It was thought by those present that the theo ry was all right, but that people might experience some difficulty in putting it in practice. "The Chemistry of Food" by Mrs Herrick. She-said 'no one has mas tered the art of cooking who does not know something of the chemical ele ments of foods and the purpose they serve when taken into the system, i The February meeting was with Mrs. Gray, the program having been pre pared by Mrs. Covert. This was dis tinctively a "home" meeting. Miss Minnie Becker on "Home Decoration,' made a plea for simplicity in home dec or attoa; that dark draperies and heavy tapestries might be done away with and delicate shades .and tints substituted. She rejoiced that it was no longer cus tomary to have a "front room" carefully sent off from the rest of the bouse, which was only to be used on state occa sions, but that no part of the house was considered too good to be enjoyed by tho members of the family. Mrs. Gray, "The Cruelty of Allowing our Children to Become Disagreeable." Mrs. Herrick had charge of the March meeting. Mrs. Haight, "Food for the Sick," and Mrs. Brindley told us of Mrs S. T. Borer's visit to Omaha. An inter esting feature of this meeting was a practical demonetation in "Omelet Mak ing" by the hostess, which was followed by a practical demonstration cf "omelet eating" by the members of the depart- The department met with Bessie Sheldon in April. After roll call, which was responded so by quotations relating to the work of the ' department, Mrs. Geer, "The Starch Fiend." Is Mrs. Herricks paper on "The Qseation of Diet" ahe said: "How to eatscientiffcally is fast becoming one of the problems of the day. Not with the majority of the world, however, to whom the greater problem is, how to get any thiBg to eat,.at least enough to sustain life. How of ten to eat, how much to eat and what kinds of food, are special questions for solution." These were some of the questions dealt with in this paper. "The Women's Club and the Home,'' Mrs. Rorer. "A careful examination of tr-e programs of many of our leading .clubs shows that the home occupies a prominent place in the thought and ef fort of our club women. The average woman's interest is first and above all in the home. The closing meeting of the year was held with Miss Minnie Becker, May 27. Mrs. Sullivan, -'ChilJren as Teachers" and Mrs. Baker, "Fruits aa Foods and Fruits as Poisons." The domesti: science department bad charge of the general meeting of the club in April at Mrs. Williams. The club on that occasion was addrerced by Mrs. Heller of Omaha and Professor Williams, superintendent of our public schools. This department had charge of the reception given at the close of the addresses. We believe the domestic science de partment of our club has come to stay. It haB been said that "women are nat urally conservative; they are 6low to adopt new methods in housekeeping; that domestic science has not kept pace with the marvelous development of the world in other line." We belibve that through the influence of the Woman's club, this statement cannot truthfully be made five years hence, for educated women are learning that housekeepit g is a science, and home-making an art wot thy of their seriouB and earnest thought. Literary Department The literary department of the Woman's club began the year's work with a membership of fourteen enthusiastic, earnest workers, each tesolved to teach and be taught. Later we added four new names to our list. Our first meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Gietzen and work planned for the present year We decided to read and discuss Equality, by Bellamy, also to study the French Revolution, by Carlyle. "We finished Equality and I must say the work was not a favorite in the de partment. Some of the members thought the French Revolution was too deep and required more time for study than could be well spared. As it is characteristic of this department to be considerate of each other, we, with reluctance on the paitof some members, dropped. Car lyle's great work for the present, hoping to find time and inclination to take it up later. A committee of six. viz.: Mrs. Voce, Mrs. Gerrard, Mrs. Albert, Mrs. Gietzen and Miss Ward, was appointed by the leader and a meeting held at Mrp. Gerrard6', where it wps decided that the literature of our own country furnished an extensive and rich field for study and the author and his principal works was assigned for each meeting. We found this work exceedingly inter esting, every meeting being well attend, ed and tach member doing her part with pleasure and profit. The first afternoon in American lit erature was given to Hawthorne and his works, at the home of Miss Becker. Roll call was responded to by giving a quota tion from, or an incident relating to, the authors life. A biography- of Haw thorne was given by Mrs. A. M. Post. Mrs. Voss reviewed the "Scarlet Letter" and Mrs. Gerrard read one of bis selec tions. Following are the programs of the literary department for 1898: Feb. 15 wih Mrs. Raney Bryant. Biography, Mre. Raney; reading, Miss Luth; recitation, Mrs. Ward. March 1 with Mrs. Post Emerson, biography, Yrs. Sullivan; reading, Miss McMahon; Brook Farm Community, Mrs. Gietzen; essay, Mrs. Page. March 15 with Miss Sheldon. Dis cussion of Longfellow and Whittier Leaders, Mrs. Gerrard and Mrs. Voes. We are now ready with our in eiii, am. I and Novelties. Also a Whips and Robes in best line of Bicycles. Billmeyer A BOTH For little more than the price of one. This is th best offer ever made by any newspaper. We will srive to the subscribers of The Twice-a-Week Re public, as a special inducement, the new .and superb REPUBLIC SUNDAY MAGAZINE Fifty-two complete numbers, eighteen pages of the choicest illustrations and miscellaneous reading that money canjiuy. The regular' price of this one paper is 81.25 a year. We offer both publications. The Twice-a'-Week Republic, which alone is $1 a year, and The 'Sunday Magazine, which alone is 31.25 a year, for 11.50 s year for both. When you renew your subscrip tion Co not lose sight of this splendid offer. Address all orders to THE REPUBLIC, ST- LOUIS, MO. March 29-with Mrs. McMahon Holmes. Biography, Mrs. Alberts; reading prose, Mrs. Post; reading poem. Miss Becker; recitation, Miss McMahon. April 12 with Mrs. Sullivan Stowe. Biography, Miss Luth; -Old Town Folk" recitation, Miss Sheldon; reading, Mrs. Stevenson. April 25 with Mrs. Raney Lowell Biography, Mrs. Gietzen; essay on Lowell, Mrs. Voss; recitation, Mrs . Al berts; Bigelow Papers, Mrs. Ward. May 10 with Mrs. Alberts Cary, Field and Riley. Sketch o! the Cary sisters, Mrs. Kramer; reading 'rom the Cary sisters, Mrs. Raney; Sketch of Eugene Field, Mrs. Sullivan; recitation from Eugene Field, Miss Becker; sketch of James Whitcomb Riley, Mrs. Ger rard; recitation from James Whitcomb Riley, Mrs. Wm. Watson. Roll call at each meeting incidents in the life of the author. We held our last meeting with Mrs. Stevenson and Mrs. Gietxen at the home of the latter. An impromptu program - for the summer season new line of fine line of Harness, the city. Largest and & Sadler. ?w k was given, also a reading by Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Suiter was elected leader for the next year. A committee was appointed to investigate the university extension, with a view of taking it up for our next eeason a work, this decision to be sub mitted to the department at a meeting called for that purpose. In conclusion, I will say our meetings have been so pleasant and members so agreeable and congenial we were loath to disband our little circle, but parted hoping that each and every member would enter the field next October more active than bafore. NEBRASKA AND WYOMING HOME SEEKERS' EXCURSIONS. 4uJaBt ?Pd aDd 16 September 6th and 20th, October 4th and 18th, the Elkhorn line (Northwestern) will- sell tickets at one fare plus 82 for the round trip to points on its lines in Nebraska west and north and in Wyoming west of and including Orin Junction, the mini imum round trip rate to be 89. Stop overs granted on going trip beyond Stan ton and Creston, Neb. For further in- ,orm8?? caU on A-s- Fim.di.no, C. T. A., 117 So. 10th St. A f -t 7f Mz It . "f' - - v --"?. E H- c- L M. . '- . ..&Sfe- .. ,- . -.-, .. -1-- .- . s- - -- ?-:- .AJ&..?i m
