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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1916
Page
15
Columns discuss three cases of married women affected by extreme frugality and its impact on families. A 30s reader letters column counsels Busy Wife to balance leisure and devotion, urging appreciation for good husbands. An Auburn-haired girl’s friend offers encouragement to a lonely reader seeking hopeful relationships.
A playful chat describes remodeling a hat into a garden fashion statement. Black straw brim with silk facing in yellow green violet, rib bon bands around the crown, grape and leaf embellishment, plus a violet parasol to accessorize a lace trim frock. The scene ends with a breezy vision of lounging on a club piazza sipping fruit lemonade.
The Sunday Post features several of the Sewing Circle's most interesting letters, signaling reader engagement and lively community discussions.
A Harwichport note suggests using a piece of waste granite from a stone cutter as a hot relief stone. Cut to 9 1/2 by 5 1/2 by 1 inches, heat on the stove, and keep in a bag for easy relief when in pain.
Bobby a nine year old in Dedham stares down a guilty smoking episode and a witching night of fear. His nurse Jane and his mother confront the truth as the boy confronts his sin and a dangerous nicotine poisoning diagnosis emerges from the family mystery.
In a quiet scene a mother jokes about crepe de chine and porch painting while Bobby, after a mistaken smoky prank, hides a suspicious tin box. He fears consequences and resolves to quit smoking for good after a night of remorse.
One piece frocks feature narrow belts and sloping shoulders with sand color returning as a key tone. Shirred yokes appear on new bodices and some parasols adopt a conical shape. Navy blue and rose form a popular color pairing this season.
A block of home recipes includes shrimp jelly mold potato split biscuits and chocolate cake with frosting. The text also offers moral reflections on love, suggesting genuine love requires self sacrifice and growth rather than mere feelings.
In a reader’s letter Mildred Champagne addresses a woman who asks if a man’s behavior proves his love after a period of silence and renewed contact. Champagne argues that deliberate acts to displeasure suggest a lack of true love and cautions that occasional visits do not confirm affection.
A series of Lent and unity services unfold across churches including First Presbyterian Columbus Ave and Cathedral Church of St Paul. Revivals cover topics from death to free speech with sermons by Dr Tufts and Rev Heath. Other events include week of prayer at St James and an indoor all-day picnic by Ruggles Street Baptist Church. A Cambridge Swedish Evangelical Church dedicates a $2500 organ with a music program led by Henry Gideon.
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