Three short courses in home making

X I to XVI. Cutting out aprons or undergarments 93 XVII and XVIII. Methods of fastening garments 99 XIX. A podded holder for handling hot dishes 101 X X . A cap to wear with the cooking apron 103 Index 105 FIGURES. i . Arrangement of an individual place at table 19 2. Gauge 83 3. Even basting 84 A. Overhanding 85 5. Hemming 86 6. Running stitch with a back stitch 88 7 . Overcasting 89 8. Bag nearly completed 90 9. Bodkin 9 1 10. Completed bag 91 11. Darning 92 12. Patching 93 1 3. ( hitting out shirt of apron 94 L4. Uneven basting 95 15. Gathering 9G 16. Sewing on the holt of the apron 97 17. Bib and straps of apron 97 18. Sewing on buttons 99 19. Working buttonholes 100 20. The holder 102 21. Cap 103 THREE SHORT COURSES IN HOME MAKING. INTRODUCTION. The three brief courses in home making outlined in this pamphlet have been especially prepared for use in the elementary i >] . They an> in no sense a complete outline of the subjects with which they deal; rather, they indicate a few of the important phases of food study. Bewing, and care of the home with which the girl in the elemental*} school should become familiar. The underlying though! for eaeli problem should I"'. "Will this help the girls to live more t'ul lives and will it lead to belter conditions in their home The lessons are purposely made simple, and the plane are definitely outlined, so that the inexperienced teacher will be able to get her problem well in hand. The experienced teacher may find in them *esti •■■- that will be of value in the further development of her colli The lessons were originally planned for use in the rural schools of the South.1 During the six months that they have been in i hov. the demand for copies of the outlines has been almost equally <j;rr:;\ from all parts of the ••on':! ry ; hence, in so i ible, general problems have been stated. In at e the teacher who desires to urse will aecessarily have t<> adapt it to her own community, and it i- hoped thai she maj be able to do I with Inn Little alteration. While conditions of living and choice of Is differ in the various parts of the country, general principles ot nutrition, rules of sanitation, and methods of cooking and serving arc the Bame for all. B of thi chool year in some rural schools and i difficulty of securing time on the program for frequent L< in home makn h of the courses has been limited t<» 20 lessons. • hers may not be able to have a ; number of l< during the school year, and they will find it well to carry the three courses through thi rive years, [notherschi f i < quent lessons i an be given it may be well to offer all three of the courses during ar. The courses it cooking and the care of the home can be combined to advantage, as many of their problems 1 The original outlines wcr. l in response t>> r^inw-' 5 6 THREE SHORT COURSES IN HOME MAKING. related. The lessons in sewing can be given on another day of the week or it may be well to have them given early in the year and followed later in the year by the cooking lessons. Thus opportunity will be furnished for the making of the cooking apron and the hem- ming of the towels.