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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1910
Page
11
A compilation of home recipes from Boston area readers includes a doughnut dough method with egg and sour milk, a pork and barley soup dish from Miss Nema Smith, a cheese and bread bake from Mrs Mary Russell, and a yeasted milk bread with step by step rising and baking guidance from Mrs F Steeves.
Paragraph notes fashion trends with Woulards for waists, lily motifs on stockings, untrimmed fur turbans, and a predicted big silk year. Suede high shoes, first‑quality hats, elaborate tassels, kilted plaid skirts, patent leather boots with light tops, silver ribbon bandeau, coquettish slippers, and steel or bronze fabrics appear in smart afternoon and evening wear. The Gainsborough hairstyle features a large double coil and side parting under lifted hats.
The Boston Post introduces Sewing Circle a new department for women readers to discuss home life health remedies social questions and family management. Correspondents may use noms de plume and address letters to the Sewing Circle Editor.
A reader suggests naming a cottage Swastika and adds a playful note Huck YY. The message advises choosing work suited to one’s talents and suggests renting part of the home while wishing success, signed Posey.
A reader laments the treatment of a Roslindale worker and questions curfew rules and propriety in a quarrel over a so called lady. The letter warns women to beware when hiring help from impostors posing as ladies.
Somerville writer plans a reply to Happy Wife on motherhood and self care. He notes previous nursing experience and offers guidance and a handshake with Liberal. He asks Englishman's Wife to write again and signs with the Sewing Circle cheer.
A reader offers guidance to Gertha Brooks on diet for indigestion. Emphasizes malt breakfast foods with cream egg yolks lettuce fruits figs or dates gluten meal and 20 percent for nutrition and economy. Recommends rice corn potatoes bananas macaroni breads pastries and starch rich foods with four spoonfuls of malt per meal and plenty of fresh air and deep breathing.
A Boston Post exchange reveals an American wife defending domestic life and financial independence. She asserts affection and partnership matter more than rigid thrift, notes boots, pants, and pipe costs, and questions the English view of wives as slaves or spendthrifts.
A letter suggests Rosey transfer a mortgaged home loan to a cooperative bank. The plan requires small monthly payments covering interest and reducing principal, with gradual path to full ownership. The writer notes saving habits and cites backing from a friend’s advice.
A terse remark contrasts American women’s broader concept with narrower views. The speaker asserts that the American wife perspective exceeds the listener’s hints and expectations, signaling a broader stance in domestic roles and identity.
A list of cottages appears in the Post for Miss F. C. on Saturday February 5 including Shady Nook Camp Comfort Mapledean The Kingfisher Water Lily The Wild Duck Camp Puk wana Waukewan Bonnie View Fern dale Waumbeck Goodwill Paradise Cottage Owl's Nest and Goodwill double entry.
A letter urges severe discipline for children and warns a wife against infidelity. It narrates a husband’s alleged tricks and a mother recounts spanking two defiant sons after finding them smoking. The writer defends corporal punishment as effective reform.
A series of letters admonishes women to seek respect from husbands and warn against neglect in marriage. Advice urges avoiding harmful actions, considering legal counsel if needed, and notes men’ s behavior as a factor in marital happiness.
A reader notes changed views on corporal punishment and wishes for more parental attention, reflecting a shift in attitudes toward child discipline.
A harsh letter denounces a woman's behavior and warns mothers to avoid shame. It urges the recipient to leave, critiques her motherhood, and questions family loyalty, claiming wrath from God and urging protection of husband and children.
A letter from a self described working-out girl named Everety protests female interference with working women. She argues mistresses should share the burdens of late shifts and door duties, urging sympathy for working-out girls and inviting more letters.
A 17 year old seeks guidance on wooing a nearly 20 year old girl who prefers not to accept exclusive invitations. Mildred Champagne counters that the young woman shows wisdom in valuing moderation and shared friendships rather than forcing exclusive ties.
Advice urges youths to prioritize education and future work over chasing individual relationships. Encouragement centers on discipline, long term goals, and building skills for success beyond romance.
Dear Miss Champagne-Will you please give me your opinion on the following My chun and I have been invited by a gentleman friend of ours to play whist in his room with another gentleman also a friend They are both business men of excellent character and are acquaintances of many years standing but I told them it was not proper for us to come Without a chaperon or some married woman while the gentlemen say that on account of our long acquaintance and knowledge of their habits it is perfectly proper Do you think it is Sincerely G M Hi it is strange sad and true that gentlemen and others of the sex persistently urge girls to do those things that will not only lower their own self-respect but also and as a consequent result lower the respect for them of these self-same gentlemen By all means get a chaperon some elderly lady or married woman to go with you The more these gentlemen urge you to disregard recognized and time-honored social forms the more reason have you to lose confidence in your so-called friends no matter how long you have known them Doubtless you would conduct yourself excellently well without a chaperon Equally without doubt could you misbehave if you chose to do so notwithstanding the scrutiny of a dozen chaperons The point is no girl can fight social laws single handed nor can she afford to disregard them even when they fail to appeal to her common sense The man who for his own vanity urges a girl to risk social ostracism can hardly be called her friend
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