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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1911
Page
9
The Post teases a fashion doll series Cousin Janet at an Afternoon Tea to guide correct afternoon tea and reception costumes. It notes New York society hostesses, hotel tea rooms, and the social importance of refined one piece frocks with subtle distinctions from morning wear.
A left costume features a dull shrimp shaded broadcloth skirt with embroidered motif and belted waist. A chiffon yoke and sleeve band contrast an empire green taffeta ensemble, with a tunic, pink skirt, and a large picture hat accented by white taffeta and willow plumes.
In Divorce Court Judge White urged reconciliation between George W. and Roberta J. Gray. After a conference the libel was dismissed without prejudice in a contested, lengthy hearing. Both spouses expressed willingness to resume living together.
In a blinding snow storm at Ogdensburg New York on February 2 two freight trains collided. Archie Mac Donald of Malone New York riding in the caboose was killed as the caboose burned and his body was burned to a cinder.
Cooking notes from Katharine Morrison and Mrs R A Perreault provide marmalade style grape peel pulp with raisins and sugar, then a macaroni cheese bake with milk butter and cheese or tomato crumb topping. Also crumpet recipe with yeast, milk and flour batter for griddle crumpets.
Paragraphs describe fashionable auto muff designs, cap adornments, shawl scarves, and velvet brocades for evening wear. Changeable velvets and gold silver brocades feature ornate patterns. Pearl lattice hair fittings form Juliette styles. Filet lace pairs with velvets, filmy materials, linens, and heavy cloths for seasons.
Advertises Pape's Diapepsin as a quick relief for indigestion dyspepsia and stomach gas. Claims five minute relief and complete comfort after one dose, noting the product costs 50 cents and aids digestion by neutralizing stomach upset.
Mildred Champagne advises a reader torn between two young men and a middle aged suitor with independent means. She argues choosing the wealthier third man offers a stable home and fulfilled desires, suggesting abandoning the two younger options for a lasting, practical match. The tone reflects early 20th century domestic ideals and practical marriage logic.
Dear Miss Champagne settles a couple arguing over who buys an engagement ring. The columnist notes the time honored custom of giving a diamond solitaire and suggests the lover buys the ring, usually the largest he can afford or the smallest he can justify, depending on the girl’s preferences and circumstances.
The description notes that the ring is worn on the third finger of the left hand, provided it marks a significant event and is securely positioned.
John Sears sentenced to death for the Dutch Neck double murder asks the sheriff for burial with military honors. Sears, a former member of Company H, New Jersey National Guard, had been stationed in New Brunswick before his arrest last Thanksgiving Eve.
Washington dispatch reports the Christian Herald of New York sent an additional $10000 through the State Department for famine relief in China. This third remittance is wired to Shanghai where $6000 goes to the Shanghai relief committee and the rest to the Rev. Dr. Longden at the Chinklang mission.
Reports list several religious events in the Boston area. The Union Church hosts a fourth choral vesper with two full choirs performing antiphonal works from European cathedral traditions. Boston Baptist Social Union plans Patriotic Night at Ford Hall with Rev. E. A. Hamley as speaker. Chapman Alexander evangelists start a Brooklyn campaign with 60 singers in 30 centers. Rev. John Whitehead outlines a February lecture series in Huntington Chambers. Boston University theology dean Samuel L. Beller resigns to move to Redlands California.
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