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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
13
The Boston Post Sewing Circle column invites homemakers to discuss home life issues from fashion to employment for women. Readers share experiences on work attire, social perceptions of domestic help, and the balance between economy and opportunity, with personal anecdotes from workers and employers.
The piece catalogs pirate behavior from porters to hotel staff and lift operators demanding tips, urging collective action against extortion. It also notes a Boston Post cane dispute over rightful ownership, and local garden signs of early spring with budding plants and tulips in public spaces.
Observant Citizen Jitchell Galvin recalls J Pierpont Morgan’s repeated yet absent attendance at Old Schoolboys Association reunions and generous gifts. A Lowell parade yields a transformed pair of shivering shoeless children helped by Lieutenant Governor Walsh and supporters. Other notes cover rail clerks feats, Wyman’s 1870s trains, Gloucester schooners, Italian views on American nurses, Tech students’ show costumes, a $123 check to Groton veteran F W Glover, and local civic milestones.
Marjorie Wentworth accepts Merton Hall's proposal after a year of courting with her mother pressuring for a match. A surprise proposal leads to a spring wedding at the Wentworth home confirming that two's a company but three's a crowd no more.
A letter replies to a woman asking if her brother may marry a second wife after promising his first wife he would not wed someone she disliked. The writer urges he proceed with the marriage to the woman he loves, despite the deceased first wife’s implied objection, arguing the promise to the dead was selfish and should not stop happiness.
The author describes adopting a poor woman's baby after realizing personal reforms meant little without caring for a child. Adoption brings purpose, peace, and a new viewpoint on humanity, transforming her prior social activism into a focused maternal role and urging others to act similarly.
The upcoming Sunday Post features the latest Paris linen suit designs with illustrations shown in four colors.
A guidance on achieving supple youthful silhouettes through simple styling. It suggests avoiding costly made to measure corsets and embraces natural lines with modern fashion choices. The tone mirrors a progressive dress code emphasizing comfort and simplicity.
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