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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1914
Page
13
A Boston Post Sewing Circle column invites homemakers to share household topics and seek advice. A reader argues that wives who work less outside the home and invest in marriage find happiness, suggesting fewer discussions of husbands' faults and less divorce. Extrained nurse signature.
A reader writes asking whether wives should have four children and maintain a happy home despite her husband’s opposition. She praises home life, modest spending, self sufficiency, and gardening, signing as HAPPY AS THE DAY IS LONG.
A reader argues against marrying for money, sharing a 19 year old widow’s tale of raising two daughters with limited funds. She married a man earning $10 weekly who treated her children well, and though income later rose to low wages, they stayed content after eight years of marriage.
A speaker recalling a marriage choice based on affection and family needs. She notes a son now eight and daughters who favor their father, arguing that love and care outweigh higher wages. She advises a sister not to settle for less love even if it means accepting lower pay.
In Sewing Circle letters readers joke about women denouncing men who do not marry and a club that would arrest men who speak to women. The writer asks how a working man can get acquainted and notes many good men fear rejection and lack of time for social events. SEVEN DAYS: Interesting letters to the Sewing Circle are printed in the Sunday Post.
A survey of spring style notes Peaded handbags staying in fashion. Breche crepe dresses feature self ruffles. Scotch plaid trims morning suits. Straw hats gain fur edging. Point d esprit forms pretty fichus. Skunk fur ideal for evening wear. Grass cloth and organdy collars appear new. Tub silk waists remain timeless. Cut steel popular for buckles. Jabots and fichus vary in shape. Pale gray among glove tints. Lingerie dresses use hand embroidery with simple tunic skirts and kimono veved waists.
A young Boston artist Fred Haythorn and his fiancée Ruth dream of a shared future while living modestly. He pursues art and fame yet cannot marry soon. Ruth supports her family and envisions a life balanced between work and romance in the heart of Boston. Her friend’s critique sparks Ruth’s defense of independence and kinship ties.
Ruth and Fred debate a bold life choice as she longs to write and pursue ambition while he worries about social judgment. He admits he may be a brute if she asks him to take a risk, and she counters with a united effort as their shared goal. The scene ends with a pledge to trust common sense over passion.
Two dish recipes are shared by M Isabel Boynton of New Bedford and Mrs J A MacDonald of Gloucester. The first covers a layered potato fish bake with crackers eggs milk and optional corn or onions baked to a deep golden top. The second outlines a spiced fruit loaf using pork coffee molasses sugar seven cups flour and dried fruits baked into two large loaves.
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