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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1920
Page
9
A fragment from a Barnegat love poem celebrates the sea as a reflection of love. The speaker vows to stand beside the sea at dawn noon and dusk, linking the sunlit, violet, and blue waters with the beloveds eyes and heart. Each stanza pairs sea imagery with the loved one.
Readers inquire about the age of trees at Waverley Oaks and the writer known as Pansy Isabella Alden. They ask which form of the English king's name applies to private citizens and whether rice can match potatoes in nourishment. The note also asks about Fells and Fens in Boston parks and recalls the 1853 Mazeppa stage production with Adah Isaacs Menken.
Birthday bios recount William IV born August 21 1765 at Buckingham Palace. He served at sea as a midshipman and West Indies officer, faced punishment for insubordination, later joined society and became heir after George IV. Crowned in 1830s, his reign lasted seven years ending with a heart attack in June. He is described as genial but blundering yet well intentioned.
Readers debate male and female finances in dating with letters praising and criticizing Handsome Dan. Contributors discuss paying half the costs, equal wages, and marriage prospects amid rising living expenses and changing social norms.
A description notes young girls dancing frocks are very short with skirts about twelve inches from the floor and fourteen inches common. It describes a three tiered frock in crisp white taffeta with pink blossoms in applique, blue velvet ribbon, and a loosely fitted bodice suitable for fox trot and one step.
A woman recalls wartime meetings with a wealthy army man, notices his possible engagement rumor, and questions whether he will seek her out after the war. An adviser says if he cared he would find her, noting wartime relationships often proved temporary and urges philosophical acceptance.
Albert Woods and his wife Pauline sell Pinecroft after a windfall, move to a city apartment, and rise to social life. Their son Sonny longs for the old home and his dog Jack. The strain of urban life harms the child and parents, who eventually seek to return home.
Albert guides his tired wife from the hospital into the night. They wander to the river and discuss Pinecroft. Pauline proposes a sale while he suggests returning home. Their reunion as old love is rekindled as they plan to go together.
Did You Dream of Crowns presents dream omens from a provider named MysticUS. It interprets crowns of gold or silver as signs of honor or health and links crown dreams for women to marriage to industrious partners and for men to profitable unions aiding wealth.
A poem reflects on Youth as a fairy hour full of dreamlike bloom and fleeting beauty. It portrays Youth as fragile yet bright with dance and song, a springtime of grace and childish charm, a dust of dew on the face and a heart that endlessly sings.
The passage praises a Saturnian leader for cheerful optimism and prudent wisdom. It argues such a ruler can handle complex governmental problems and solve them to the country's advantage, describing Socrates as a model of this temperament and predicting fortune for a nation under such a helm.
In New York full dress is increasingly common at public evening entertainments. It is not socially compulsory except at the opera and opening nights in high priced seats. Otherwise wearing a dress suit is optional.
A Sunday Post page presents a collection of home recipes including smoked salmon preparation with lemon and cayenne coating, tomato and cheese salad, Swiss eggs au gratin, beet horseradish mix, corn and cabbage relish, blueberry cake and feather cake, plus fish and potato entrée with milk gravy. Communities from Hallowell Me to Cambridge Ma are cited as contributors.
Indiana man 8 F Van Pelt watched women avoid high seats at shoe shiners. He proposed placing shine benches below floor level in a trench to remove steps and protect skirts. The plan increased female customers from 160 to over 70 weekly and earned Van Pelt a share of the extra revenue.
Practical tips from Mrs H B Crosby and Lillian Bayliss on homemaking. Preserve milk with waxed paper and rubber bands, prevent croquette rice hardening, and cover leftovers. Clean clothes on sunny days, beat dust from garments, use gasoline on grease stains, and mend large tears by stringing long apron ties. Skip tabs.
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