The purpose of the authors in writing the book, as stated in
the preface, has undoubtedly been attained and their plan suc-
cessfully carried out. " It is hoped that the book may prove
useful to the large numbers of young men and young women
who each year enter the service of the public schools. It has,
indeed, been written with a distinct recognition of the immatu-
rity and inexperience which these beginning teachers represent.
Every effort has been made (i) to select the topics that are
most closely related to the work of teaching ; (2) to treat these
topics concretely, enforcing each principle with a wealth of
illustration drawn partly from class-room practice and partly
from the affairs of everyday life ; and (3) to simplify the ter-
minology, without, at the same time, sacrificing accuracy of state-
ment."
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Shelter and Clothing:
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By HELEN KINNE, Professor of Household Arts Educa-
tion, and ANNA M. COOLEY, Assistant Professor of House-
hold Arts Education, Teachers College, Columbia University.
Cloth, I2mo, illustrated, 377 pages. $1.10
This book and the volume, Foods and Household Management, that follows
it, make up a full course in domestic matters not confined to details of cooking
and sewing. The books treat fully, but with careful balance, every phase of
home-making. The authors hold that Harmony will be the keynote of the
home in proportion as the makers of the home regard the plan, the sanitation,
the decoration of the house itself, and as they exercise economy and wisdom in
the provision of food and clothing.
" Home Economics stands for the utilization of the resources of modern
science to improve home life," and to this end homemakers should be con-
versant with modern scientific thought on matters domestic. The best schemes
of heating and lighting, modern arrangements for the disposal of waste, the
sanitary efficiency of tinted walls, of bare floors, of furniture built on simple
lines, these are some ways in which modern science instructs the intelligent
homemaker. In the selection of textiles for clothing and domestic use, a
housekeeper to be efficient must be able to distinguish between fabrics of dif-
ferent fibers and to choose durable weaves, she must be able to detect adultera-
tion and the deceptive " finishing " processes. In buying ready-made garments
she must know how to protect herself and her family from the danger of gar-
ments infected by diseased operators in sweatshops. The up-to-date book on
home economy treats such topics and relates them to common experience.
The plan of the book is flexible. Parts may be omitted or shifted to meet
the necessity or the convenience of different schools. The chapter headings
in some measure disclose the breadth, the variety, and the practicability of the
book :
The Home. — Its plan and construction ; heating, ventilating, lighting,
water supply, and the disposal of waste ; decoration ; furnishing. Textiles. —
Materials and how they are made. Garment-making. — Patterns ; cutting and
making garments; embroidery. Dress. — History of costume; hygiene of
clothing ; economics of dress ; care and repair of clothing ; millinery.
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Presented as published in 1913. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
The purpose of the authors in writing the book, as stated in the preface, has undoubtedly been attained and their plan successfully carried out. " It is hoped that the book may prove useful to the large numbers of young men and young women who each year enter the service of the public schools. It has, indeed, been written with a distinct recognition of the immaturity and inexperience which these beginning teachers represent. Every effort has been made (i) to select the topics that are most closely related to the work of teaching ; (2) to treat these topics concretely, enforcing each principle with a wealth of illustration drawn partly from class-room practice and partly from the affairs of everyday life ; and (3) to simplify the terminology, without, at the same time, sacrificing accuracy of statement."
Publishers 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York
Shelter and Clothing:
A TEXTBOOK OF THE HOUSEHOLD ARTS
By HELEN KINNE, Professor of Household Arts Education, and ANNA M. COOLEY, Assistant Professor of Household Arts Education, Teachers College, Columbia University. Cloth, I2mo, illustrated, 377 pages. $1.10
This book and the volume, Foods and Household Management, that follows it, make up a full course in domestic matters not confined to details of cooking and sewing. The books treat fully, but with careful balance, every phase of home-making. The authors hold that Harmony will be the keynote of the home in proportion as the makers of the home regard the plan, the sanitation, the decoration of the house itself, and as they exercise economy and wisdom in the provision of food and clothing.
" Home Economics stands for the utilization of the resources of modern science to improve home life," and to this end homemakers should be conversant with modern scientific thought on matters domestic. The best schemes of heating and lighting, modern arrangements for the disposal of waste, the sanitary efficiency of tinted walls, of bare floors, of furniture built on simple lines, these are some ways in which modern science instructs the intelligent homemaker. In the selection of textiles for clothing and domestic use, a housekeeper to be efficient must be able to distinguish between fabrics of different fibers and to choose durable weaves, she must be able to detect adulteration and the deceptive " finishing " processes. In buying ready-made garments she must know how to protect herself and her family from the danger of garments infected by diseased operators in sweatshops. The up-to-date book on home economy treats such topics and relates them to common experience.
The plan of the book is flexible. Parts may be omitted or shifted to meet the necessity or the convenience of different schools. The chapter headings in some measure disclose the breadth, the variety, and the practicability of the book :
The Home. — Its plan and construction ; heating, ventilating, lighting, water supply, and the disposal of waste ; decoration ; furnishing. Textiles. — Materials and how they are made. Garment-making. — Patterns ; cutting and making garments; embroidery. Dress. — History of costume; hygiene of clothing ; economics of dress ; care and repair of clothing ; millinery.
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