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Public Instruction in Cookery.

Mrs. Macpherson, who has recently arrived in the colonies has been for four years a most successful teacher in the Edinburgh School of Cookery. She holds a first-class diploma from the National Training School of Cookery, South Kensington, London, is well known in most of the principal towns in the United Kingdom, and has frequently been engaged as teacher by members of various school boards, as well as by the managers of public institutions.

As the British public had long experienced the need of wider-spread information on the subject of Cookery, and as such lectures as Mrs. Macpherson's were so obviously the means of diffusing useful knowledge throughout the country, the movement has been attended by immense and unvarying success.

Mrs. Macpherson, therefore, has every confidence in resolving to offer her instructions to the people of the colonies, and has much pleasure in announcing that she is about to deliver a course of twelve lectures, with practical demonstrations. Her stove (a present from the Edinburgh School) is of the most modern description, being fitted with Bunsen burners, etc.

Mrs. Macpherson has received public testimonials from many of the towns where her lectures have been most highly appreciated. She subjoins a few of the opinions of the Press, and of the names of those who have taken part in, and allowed their names to appear in connection with, the movement. She would call attention to the amount of support she has received from the Medical Faculty, who have rightly deemed a proper knowledge of cooking to be an essential part of every woman's education, and highly conducive to the health of the community.

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• The Duke of Westminster.
• Lord and Lady Roseberry.
• Sir Watkin and Lady Williams Wynne, Wynnstay, North Wales.
• The Dowager Lady Ruthven.
• Lady Frances Lloyd.
• Lady Grant Macpherson.
• Hon. Mrs. Stapleton Cotton.
• Alexander Stephenson, Esq., M.P., Tynemouth.
• Stanley Leighton, Esq., M.P. Oswestry.
• Donald Macgregor, Esq., (late M.P.), Leith.
• Archbishop Strain, Edinburgh.
• The Bishop of Perth and Dunkeld.
• The Dean of Chester.
• The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and Lady Falshaw.
• Lord Gifford.
• Lord Shand.
• Professor Archer, Museum of Science and Art, Edinburgh.
• The Mayor of Newcastle.
• The Sheriff of Newcastle.
• The Vicar of Newcastle.
• The Mayor of Chester.
• The Mayor of Tynemouth.
• The Mayor of South Shields.
• The Sheriff of Dumfries.
• The Sheriff of Fife.
• The Provosts of Dumfries, Dunfermline, Leith, Portobello, Montrose, Queensferry, etc.
• Dr. Bruce, Newcastle.
• Dr. Mertz, Newcastle.
• R. Spence Watson, Esq.
• J. B. Dale, Esq., Westo, South Shields.
• J. Foster Spencer, Esq., North Shields.
• G. Boswell, Esq., Garallan, Ayrshire.
• The Vicar of Oswestry, and many Clergymen of all Denominations.
• Mr. Almond, Loretto Public School, Musselburgh.
• Dr. Sciennes, Edinburgh University.page 5
• Dr. Stephenson Macadam, Edinburgh.
• Dr. Legat, North Shields.
• Dr. Balfour, Portobello.
• Dr. Lawrence, Cumnock.
• Dr. M'Culloch, Dumpfries.
• Dr. Hugh Cunningham, Dumfries.
• Dr. John Cunningham, Dumfries.
• Dr. Ewen Murray, Dumfries.
• Dr. Bruce, Castledykes.
• Dr. Lewis, Dalbeattie.
• Dr. Watson, Montrose.
• Dr. Robson, North Shields.
• Dr. Turnbull, North Shields.
• Dr. Dalziel, North Shields.
• Dr. Dow, Dunfermline.
• Dr. T, A. Scott, Musselburgh.
• Dr. Stephens North Shields.
• Dr. Davies Colley, Chester.
• Dr. Jepthcote, Chester.
• Dr. Caldwell, Shotts.
• Dr. Grange, Moffat.
• Dr. Forbes, Moffat, Hydropathic Establishment.
• Mr. Ormiston, Shotts Iron Works.
• The Members of the Following School Boards:—Ddin, burgh, Leith, Portobello, Newcastle, Chester, Oswestry, Dunfermline, Shotts, Queensferry, Corstorphine, Dumfries, Troqueer, etc., etc.
• The Managers of the Free Church Training School, Moray House, Edinburgh.
• The Managers of the Magdalene Asylum, Edinburgh.
• The Managers of the Merchant Company's Schools, Edinburgh.

"The success of the Edinburgh School of Cookery is largely due to the hearty co-operation of the teachers of the School. As the result of these classes, Local Committees have reported not only great general improvement in the cookery and economy of the district, but many individual instances of increased comfort in the homes of the working classes. At an page 6 early date in the existence of the School of Cookery, your Committee considered by what means they could most efficiently disseminate the principles of good and economical Cookery over the country. After much deliberation they formed the opinion that this could be best achieved by sending carefully-selected teachers, who could give lessons or lectures on Cookery, with practical demonstrations, in halls that the public were accustomed to frequent. The success that has hitherto attended this scheme has surpassed their most sanguine expectations."—Report of Executive Committee of Edinburgh School of Cookery.

"By means of hard work, method, thrift, and careful attention to financial details, the Edinburgh School of Cookery finds itself, at the end of two years, with more than £1000 of actual earnings. These canny Scotch ladies have charged the smallest sum possible for admissions to their lessons. The ladies of Edinburgh have formed a very high ideal of the training required for teachers, and their only fear is that, owing to the interest felt all over the country on the subject of Cookery, inferior and half-trained persons may be sent out who will bring the movement into disrepute."—Saturday Review.