Sewing Circle opens for New England women’s forum
The Sewing Circle in the Boston daily and Sunday Post invites women to discuss home life household tasks and family concerns. Contributors may use noms de plume and ask questions while aiming to give helpful advice and suggestions. Letters should be written on one side and sent to the Sewing Circle Editor.
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My husband and I live cheaply without housework
An 18 year old wife writes that she and her husband rent two furnished rooms, pay a maid, eat meals in a restaurant, and save money. She argues that couples can thrive without traditional housekeeping duties and that her method is as economical as keeping a full home.
Mothers, daughters and early marriage in Sewing Circle letters
Undecided readers discuss strict parenting and teen autonomy in a letters column. Aged 17 woman argues for late nights and independence while others warn against premature marriage, and a mother of three weighs allowing her 14 year old daughter to date a 16 year old. The exchange reflects tensions between parental control and teen agency.
Love and Sentiment Advice From Mildred Champagne
A reader asks why a young woman who invited a gentleman to her home now avoids him. The adviser says lack of introduction or growing disappointment may explain coolness, advises maintaining honor and reliability, and suggests letting her see his character even if she remains uninterested.
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Miss Champagne
Fashion Paragraphs Spotlight Spring and Summer Trends
Cotton dresses feature silk boleros and jet frock coats appear for evening wear. Mushroom hats for children, gilded peacock feather millinery, and black foulard with white spots rise in favor. Spring suits show small checks, capes gain popularity, and corsage bouquets accessorize outfits.
Gallivans Go to Capital After Election Win
Congressman elect James A. Gallivan and his wife plus son James A. Gallivan Jr and two sisters-in-law Emma Barry and Gertrude Burke left for Washington. He plans a ten day stay in the capital for initial duties and meetings.
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Driftwood by Alice M Pond ends in quiet harbor
An old mariner recalls a wrecked clipper Valkrie during a Nor’easter as years pass. He endures loneliness and memory in a driftwood shack by the sea, until a vision of his wife Mary arrives to take him home at last.
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