Show TWO To CAN GAN LIVE ON 10 1 A WEEK Chicago Commons Cooking School Shows How It ItCan ItCan I Can Be Done DEMONSTRATION BY GIRLS Ten to Ho Bc Get Hon Business Down Doun lo to Really Scientific Point Chicago July 6 Awake Awal Awake e ye love lovelorn lorn swains yc ye clerks who have be be- be wallet walled time the fact that your our salaries wouldn't allow the tho taking on o of a b better better bet bet- t- t ter half hal and amid hearken to the tho experiences experiences of oC ten Chicago girls who have o ha proved pro that any young m married couple can cn live lve comfortably on 10 a week weck besides and amid save mone money The ten young oun women have Just been graduated from the Chicago go Commons Commons Com Corn mons Cooking school and amid one omie of or the requirements of oC their graduation was wasa WR a knowledge of ot economy In household affairs Alt All l of ot the young youn women are afe to brides and although they arc are well weli wel off or themselves the they decided to prepare arc for any conditions which might arise during their married life rhe They worked and studied months and months month and finally got the housekeeping business s down to a l really realy scientific point At their graduation from flom the tho cook cooking cook ing bug school they prepared prepared- lemming meals f for r two costing from 21 n to 50 rO 0 cents The They made mado the most appetizing dishes at a cost of from Crom 2 to C a c cents nt They demonstrated man many economical wa ways s 's of ot furnishing fiats tipping jani janitors tors toi s and otherwise cutting down ex- ex ex cx- The rho ten young OUI graduates graduate's s aie are Miss Eva Summers of ot H Grand avenue Miss ls May Summers of 24 Grand ave ave i u I nue hue Miss Carrie Canle Hansen of 97 North Talman avenue a Miss Iss Emma of Vest West ErIe Erlo street Miss Jennie Solberg of ot West yest Erie Eric street Miss S Miss Mis Girda Knaus of or 30 Keith street Miss ss Esther Hoffman Hofman of 14 Vest Test Ohio street Ml Miss s Hattie Hatte Thomp Thompson on of I 7 Morgan street and Miss s Christine Christne Matson 32 Grand avenue a Can cnn Do Many TImIngs Things Not ot only can cn these graduates meet the bills bUs of the grocer the tho to butcher and anti the rent remit man nian with wih a weekly allowance allow allow- alow- alow ance of oC 10 but they but the they can make the necessary 0 pa payments ments on furniture hold holdout holdout hole out enough for or clothing provide carfare car cur fare bu buy a 0 few fw w boat rI rides es and theatre tickets and make regular additions to t the fund set apart for Cor a rainy da day To o the young man who recalls that lint When he lie orders a meal In a a cheap cheop restaurant the check chec always roads reads reads at least 30 cen cents cens 3 he ha has ha to P Pro Pro- vide for Cor such checks s three tinis a day for foi seven sven days a r week In addition to footing laundry laundr bills bis and settling with the lan landlady lab It would seem scent that the 10 plan would leave heave little IUlo for fOI the theother theother other 0 half haI of tit tho f family but th the Chicago Chi c cago go Commons girls have ha proved d n nil ull male calculations wrong wronG For FOI instance those girls would take teiko th he lie mone money the young O ng man pays 3 for forlis forlis his lis lis breakfast and get set no n 1 a lal tal meal for Cot four persons person TIme The Tlc amount he spends for fOl luncheon would provide a 0 four course course dinner for a hungry and there would be bo enough left eft for Cor supper In ot words 1 h y would take the mon money y out J bi bj one nc economical man provide for fO two with wih and amid effect margin of saving it I. I I a 1 15 a n Week Ample Miss s I. I T. T Bond director of ot tho the school chool smiled good nat at al the suggestion that lint a young younS couple ven- ven turing upon the he matrimonial s sea ea with witha wih a total of 15 5 a a week eek to live 1 0 upon upon would have pret pretty rough sailing saing Would you OU spend 10 a u week Corthe for Cor forthe the he table of two persons she asked ell iii II n mock meet meet-c horror What shameful cx- cx tr Why that amount of ot money noncy properly expended will wi not only pr provide l o a young cou couple coule l with good nutritious food In variety but ut will wi pay the he rental of or a fiat and ami leave a bit fat over for Cor a rainy lay day Five dollars ts and wenly cents a n week will wiL till fill the bill bi nicel nicely for or the t table 11 Miss Bond then lieu went on to explain just how ho hotho tho the thing was done lone and how the he ten len graduates were brought to a that a 10 0 bill bi can be made mado go a long ung way if on one really knows how low The ten girls we wc have been trailing trainIng train train- lug Ing ng here under the lie direction of Prof Taylor Talor sho shio alt can set a table for two wo on 5 a week I know because be- be cause causo we wc have havo proved It b by actual practice That is iM about the lie minimum for healthy foods but but 10 0 a aveck should give gi plenty und and a va- va Icly It IL I I is really realy a sort of f extravagance trance gance ance from the thc standpoint of or our cooking schools school's menus Pay tl time the Rent U us Well cl That a amount of oC money would al allois' allois allow alow al- al low lois ow not only for the gas bill bi but for forthe or orthe the he rent of f a small lint fiat and th thy tho y young ung man who earns carns but U 12 or 15 5 a week and is willing to economize need not hesitate to mar marry Miss Bond has prepared a a menu for foru forue or u ue e In the cooking demonstrations which she declares can he be used by bythe bythe the he young oun housewife at a I reduced cost and ind still provide plenty of good flourishing flour nour- noU food nod of oC a a sul suitable blo variety In figuring the tho cost of oC this his menu 18 Miss Bund Bond has taken Int into consideration all seasoning reasoning h butter sugar lard flour spices and bread where sonic some uto tuto Is not provided A tA very good average American breakfast can cn be bc prepared for or 21 cents sho she declares The cost of oC the tho would be divided something something like Ike this Bread coffee corfee e eggs s Sc cereal Ic c cream or milk mik Ge Gc This could be he reduced a few Cew cents by using stale stalo bread breall for tor toast and milk mik Instead of cream crem for Cor tho lie cereal cereal Now here herc Is ono one of the sample dinners dinners din din- ners which arc are prepared b by tho the lug ng class In the final cooking cooking- contest It costs only 03 3 cents I Dinner 33 13 Cents Caked Baked Beans Sc Brown Drown Bread Brend Cc Lettuce Salad with wih E ERR Egg s Ic Coffee CoHee Cc- Cc c. c Or Gi cam c Baked Apple Sc S. S Then If IC the young youn couple Is getting along lon nicely niely and the thc wolf Is being kept a I considerable distance from the door they ma may get extravagant ant and arni serve a Sunday Sunda dinner ut at Ih the cost of or and M I cents cents This dinner din din- n ncr ner r Is a full ful course meal and ami Includes soup soul two vegetables meat und and entree and dessert The rhe cost of or such a mcallis mcalis Is c as follows Cream of Tomato Sou Soup 10 JOe Breaded Pork Chops Chop baked New e Potatoes 3 Green Beans Deans Ge Cc Macaroni with wih Cheese e Strawberry PI Pie c. c toffee Coffee otee From these thee sample menu a n fair air Idea mB may b Rained gained of at the he expense In preparing preprint pre pro print paring the lie average men meal The cost of the thc o meals leab I Is no no guesswork urn the time girls and myself know what we arc talkIng talk talk- Ing lug about It I will wi bo ho seen that our menu does doe dOER not notor otter r or ji n 1 great Krent variety on the table tuble for one ono meal but ut mut It Is Intended to vary the bill bi of fare from da day to Ia hay day to have hC c the food properly H cooked and ant to have plenty of or Wo Vo want to show thi tl girls the dignity of o doing well el the small m 1 things 8 which come Into Inlo their everyday lives and 10 p o Impress them with wih the b beauty auty of a well wl kept home homo even cn though It I bo be pooI poorly fur fur- Full Menu for fm n a Week Cei Miss Bond Dond gave s-avo the following lull ul menu for one week three meals a Ia day for lor two 8 adults adult ul and ant at th the cost coat of or 2 S MONDAY Y Breakfast Coffee Rye Ro Muffins Fried Fred Butterfish Stewed Prunes Prune Luncheon or Supper Drown Brown Bread Boiled Doled Custard Cookies Cookies' CookIeS Strawberry Salad Tc Tea Dinner Lamb Chops Chop baked Mashed Potatoes Cucumbers Cucumber Shortcake S TUESDAY S Breakfast C Coffee Cec Fried Fried v l. l Fried Potatoes Lunch Luncheon on or Supper Whole Wheat Bread rt Hulled Corn Con S Stewed Slewed e ee e Goo Gool Gooseberries Wafers COCOA Coco 5 Dinner S Tomato Soup Veal Pie Asparagus us Salad Lemon Milk blk Sherbet Wafers aters WEDNESDAY S Breakfast Boiled Doled BIco Itice With Wih Milk lk Grama Gems Creamed Eggs Coffee CoHee Luncheon or oo o Supper berry Shortcake Cup Custard Iced Tea Dinner Roast Boast Lamb Mint Sauce Potatoes Lettuce Salad Wafers Wafer Spinach Cherries S THURSDAY Y Breakfast Coffee S Coffee Strawberries tra Potato Cakes Boiled Doled Mackerel Scalded Corn Cakes Luncheon or Supper Tea Turkish Piau Toast Sauce Cookies Dinner S Soup Cold ColI Boiled Doled Tongue Tongue S Asparagus on Toast Lettuce and Cheese Sandwiches Sandwiches I Wafers and ant Coffee Corao 5 FRIDAY S Break BreakfastS Breakfast Breakfast- fast S Shredded Wheat Bread Bacon Dacon and ant Calf's Liver Coffee CoHee Cherries Cheries Luncheon or Supper Cream Toast Toast Sponge Cake 5 Apple Jel Jelly Chocolate Blanc Banc Mange Dinner S Boiled Salmon S Potatoes Cucumbers Pe Pea Pears r rig Strawberry Ice Cream S Sponge Songe Cal Cake o. o SATURDAY Dr Breakfast With Wih Dates Dales Biscuit Creamed Salmon Stewed Stewe Gooseberries Gooseberries Coffee Luncheon or Supper Potato Salad Nut Sandwiches Hard Gingerbread Cottage Cheese Dinner Roast Veal Veal Potatoes Gre Greens ns S Scallion Salad n Bananas nas Scalon C Cherry err Sauce Wafers S S SUrA SUNDAY Break fast fasl Oranges Veal eai Ki Kidney Saute Orange Brown Bread Dread Bread Coffee ney rown Lunch Luncheon on or Supper Cold Veal year ROl Rolled Sandwiches S 4 j 1 Strawberry Shortcake i y t i Dinner DInner r. r Cream of or Asparagus With YUh Croutons Lobster Salad Brown Bread Da Bars l. l Deep Cherry Pie Pil Olives Coffee Carel Salted Pecans This week weekly menu continued Miss Mis Bond Dond offer orfel man many opportunities for usIng usIng using us us- Ing seasonable fruits such as strawberries and cherries Of or course this Is a June Jun menu Other m months In the year ear furnish fruits trull an and vegetables which are arc cheap Tou Taught ht Judicious The liTho object Is to keep the he cost east of food foot down to a certain figure and the girls girl arc are taught to buy Judiciously and pla plan n from taught one day thay to the next In lii order to util- util zo ze leftovers Under the conditions I have mentioned there Is no r reason ason In tho the world why th the young oung there man who ho e earns rm 15 a week cannot canno mar marry and live comfortably If H the rules rule which the girls have been taught ar arc nrc practiced he can save a nice little sum every vcr week Of Or course the thc question queston of or rent Is th thc lie only one which cannot be bc definitely set set- tied ted F the FOr the sake sak of argument we will II wi say th that nn n apartment apartment fit to shelter sheler a 0 or of two can be be- le rented for tor 15 a month household expense for th the month morth this Hils' would woul then themi run un something Ilk like Food 1220 Bent t Gas 19 Total This Is pra practically 10 a month or 1 10 1 a wc wed week J anti le leaves vl n n a of or 3 N a f week for or clothes and ant Incidentals O Of course In iii some cases cass this would not RO go 0 far toward buying buying- clothes cothes for r tho the wife alone but most of tho the girls who leave our training school are arc tte fitted to make their own oun clothing If I necessity demanded I. I t. t Should ll Be Begin n Early We have found that the tle time to take these girls girls' gilS In that to to- get tho best hest re results re- re suIts Is 15 at the age of 9 S or 10 I have In my cooking classes two little girls under ten en years of age nse who can prepare preparo a n betor bet bet- cr or meal than the acra a e housewife livIng IvIn liv- liv Iv- Iv Ing In InIn ng In the settlement neighborhood Ethel thel who received honorable honorable honorable honor honor- able mention menton In la th the bread baking cont contest s Ju just u- u ut t closed Is the daughter of a woman who Is comp compelled le to go so out and work U bj by bylie the lie day In her hel absence Ethel prepares the meals for tho the family which consists of oC herself hersel and two older oMu brothers Here Is la ant tho the list of things which she sho can prepare In tho the most approved ve WI way Gln Gingerbread white bread creamed potatoes potatoes potatoes po po- po- po chocolate mould baking powder biscuits popovers all aH kinds kind of or vegetables broiled pork chops hash French toast tomato soup potato salad Ice cream gln ginger er cookies OU and peanut cookies The other child Esther Estler can tb do nearly nearh as well ivell The These e children have have- have javo- javo h been en attending the lie classes casses one year ear he the term terra consisting o of thirty with two lessons lesson a week cek If I the they continue to advance luring during the next two tw years r Ct they will wi be r ready a y to keep houses of or their own when th they y arc 12 years cr old ol Must la Examination Before tho ho graduates received their di diplomas diplomas diplomas' di- di they wore cre compelled to pass a rigid examination regarding affairs of the he household Some of or the w were rc U y h Why ar are are- rugs preferable to carpets What kind of or furniture Is tho the most durable durable Give menu for all al meals for Cor one week an and list o of hoisch household ld expenses keeping thc he the total within 10 10 Suggest an on artistic arrangement for a n parlor Give sanitary rules Co for housekeeping Man Many Ian more questions of a n like were verc put to the can candidates and nd thc they thea were vere ue compelled to answer them all al correct correctly Although mot most of the pupils n helo-n belong lelong to towell well veil eIL to do do- families none nono of them es- es aped |