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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
11
A string of reader submissions discuss hiring private help and class, mothers and daughters, money sharing, and parental duties. Voices urge fair treatment of domestic workers, respect for daughters earning income, and reliance on affection over punishment.
New York Aug 26 One of the season s most elaborate tea gowns is an empire gown covered in pale gray tulle heavily beadworked with silver beads allowing the shell pink mousseline underdress to show through. A belt bears chiffon roses and the workmanship is praised as so rich it is argued the gown would last sixteen years.
A letter writer defends traditional discipline arguing that a girl should learn domestic skills and respect. She reflects on independence and family roles, praising old fashioned training and spankings as a method to build character and self reliance.
The Boston Post promotes its Sunday issue with reader letters to the Sewing Circle and the children’s cartoon Dollie Dimple, advertised as highlights for families.
A humorous affectionate profile of Amelia Angelina a frail family horse with odd traits and a long history. She is described as useful and angelic yet thin with an odd six legs one mended. she eats or drinks rarely yet enjoys warmth and being a clothes horse for the family. Umberto Sorrentino is noted for an article in Sunday Post Magazine.
The speaker avers that Gods Acre, the burial ground, sanctifies graves and consoles mourners. It describes burial as sowing seeds of life to rise at the great harvest when the archangel winnows the world. Immortal blooms join earthly flowers in a second birth as Death tilts the soil for humanitys harvest.
Skirts are pleated and set on yokes to keep a slender line. Narrow straight skirts can gain width with pleatings. Fall coats for children use cashmere bedford cord or tweed. Evening gowns remain tight at the ankles yet are very full. Plaid silk linings endorsed for fine wool suits. Many young girls dresses show straight coat backs and satin sleeves.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes counterfeiters forge Castoria branding, urging buyers to verify the genuine product bears the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher. It stresses the risk to children’s health and urges mothers to inspect advertisements and bottle wrappers for the authentic signature, used for over thirty years.
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