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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1910
Page
9
The Boston Post announces Sewing Circle a New Department for Women Readers to discuss home and health topics. Questions may be asked using noms de plume and correspondence addressed to the Sewing Circle Editor. Envelopes to Boston Post.
The note advises the reader to leave their routine, seek new interests, and avoid brooding. It suggests fresh air, simple meals like toasted bread and stewed fruits, and cheerful company as remedies to nervous dyspepsia, advising modest dietary changes and less heavy meals.
A West Somerville housemaid writes defending a housegirl named Rosendale, arguing that Rosendale’s letter was improper and reflecting on autonomy and social life. The writer condemns the caller’s judgment, asserts院 both women had equal rights to visit friends and stay out late, and questions why concern over Rosendale’s actions.
A reader, described as ONE WHO HAS TRIED IT, offers counsel about a troubled marriage. The letter encourages joining a club, attending regularly, and spending evenings away from home to show a husband that enjoyment can exist outside the relationship, hoping this changes his view.
A wife in a seven year marriage describes her illness and her husband’s unwavering care. She praises their daughter and asks a reader named Hungry Heart to be content with her baby’s love, noting she believes others lack such kindness yet condemns the other man who spoke of love.
A young married woman with no children seeks guidance after a breakup between old and new loves. She recalls loneliness after her sister’s marriage and her mother’s urging to marry quickly for security, leading to a difficult decision about her future.
A reader named H. M. G asks for guidance amid a troubled marriage. She laments an untruthful gambler husband who frequents unknown places, while confessing love for her former admirer who urges divorce and remarriage. She seeks advice on resolving the conflict.
A man reflects on employing maids over 13 years, noting his first maid stayed four years, the second a year, the third three years, and his current maid five years. He urges mutual respect and consideration to secure and retain a good servant, concluding with do as you would be done by.
The writer argues that American women and others, except perhaps Indian wives, should not let lazy husbands linger at home while they work, noting English women smoke in public and that habit may come from preparing their husbands’ pipes. The piece frames gender roles and public behavior as a profile.
A homemaker writes about managing morning chores as she lets her husband sleep in after a night of work. She prioritizes breakfast, asserts authority over her children, and expresses a belief in mutual obedience within the household. The piece presents a candid domestic viewpoint from a mother.
A reader quotes a husband’s reply urging the Charlestown man to involve police, relocate his children and furnishings, hire a larger house, and place a reliable housekeeper to support multiple families with reduced burden and expenses.
A letter from FLUFFY RUFFLES asks Sewing Circle readers for an inexpensive, quick fix to close open facial pores after a past breakout. She notes pimples have ceased but pores remain large and seeks practical guidance.
Thurba fears losing her mother as she faces an arranged marriage to Philip’s father. After a tense moment she accepts a future with him to ease her mother’s loneliness, and soon the two families blend. Thurba grows close to her stepfather while learning she is to marry his son, and the wedding unites them.
In a test kitchen note, a lemon jello dessert is layered with chopped English walnuts and a Durkee salad dressing finish on a lettuce leaf. A moss blanc mange uses soaked moss simmered in milk, sweetened, vanilla flavored, cooled in cups, and served with sugar and cream. A seasonal baked fruit turnover with apricots or substitutes uses a dough base, layered fruit, sugar, and water, then inverted to reveal fruit top and served with whipped cream.
Dear Troubled asks if he is jealous and how his fiancée should be treated. The response says trust grows from four years together, urges freedom rather than control, and warns against turning love into a jailer, stressing shared friends and wary of second glances.
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