Problems on Which Real Women Dear Sewing Circle
A long letter column discusses rouge use and beauty standards for women, with readers recalling daughters, mothers, and suitors. It covers cosmetics, marriage, parental guidance, and eugenics views, featuring voices from Believer in Beauty and Believer in Eugenics, plus readers signing as Old-Fashioned Bostonian and The Woman Lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Sweet Sixteen
Tom
Harry
Common
Sewing Circle Letters Highlighted in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post prints some of the most interesting letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader opinions, tips, and community pride on craft topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Sunday Post
Roosevelt pardon does not shield New York forger as second offender
Charles Carlesi, convicted in New York of forgery, must serve a long prison term as a second offender despite a presidential pardon for his first offense. He argued the pardon erased the initial conviction, but the Supreme Court ruled against him.
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Washington
Charles Carlesi
New York
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Dorothy Drew’s Easter Bonnet Hearts Homecoming
In a small town Dorothy Drew longs for a new Easter bonnet for Bruce Hale, who is returning from college. The ill timeliness of a milliner’s ailment delays the ordering, leaving Dorothy with an old bonnet she initially shuns. Bruce’s steady attention and a growing romance blossom as spring unfolds and a solitaire ring marks their engagement.
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Dorothy
Bruce Haile
Madam X
Squire Drew
Bruce Hale
Bruce
bonnet and ribbons charm village social scene
A vivid domestic scene shows a bonnet bedecked with ribbons lace and flowers as young Dorothy playfully notes that Chester Rowe returning from college is the season’s catch and Mother’s nod signals a new bonnet may please him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddy
Chester Rowe
Mumsie
Dorothy
Easter bonnet and moss nest in lace recall catch of the season
The narrator recalls an old bonnet worn on an Easter morning. She notes the moss nestling in lace and claims it won her "the catch of the season." The fragment reflects memory and pride in a past fashion moment.
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Jordan Marsh Company
Lamb's Wool Polisher
Terk Fairbank Seamann
Chicago
Boston Post ‘ Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Boston Post
BY Robert Southey
Hell
Earth
the Post
Sunny Post
Dorothy Drew
Margaret M. Upton
Seventh Street
South
Boston
Post
American and
Globe
Henry Kahn
Washington St
Oxford
Waukee All
All Food
Ula
Washington Coffee Sales Co
Wall Street, New York
Corson
Bentham Road
Dorchester
Fred Wilson
Shirley Street
Skowhegan
Ross Bros
Ishof
Ron Ove
Pacific Coast
Washington - Sunset
Los Angeles
San Francisco
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