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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1919
Page
17
This piece urges united action and cooperation for the common good. It compares timing and action with an Aesop fable about doing the right thing at the right time, stressing that now is the moment to forget differences and work together.
The Sunday Post presents a block of home cooking notes including Spiced Dropped Cookies with ingredients and method, Rolled Oats Cookies, Moulded Potatoes, Crystal Palace Wafers, and a rabbit forcemeat pie recipe. Contributors Mabel Simms of Lowell and Mrs Nellie Skinner of Quincy share their kitchen tips.
A young woman writes asking if a man ten years older and not of her station can be a suitable match. The adviser says true worth matters more than breeding, love can level class, but warns to end the relationship if serious obstacles persist and urges early action to prevent heartache.
The article outlines spring fashion trends with gray tweed tailored costumes, iridescent embroidered tules for evening robes, wide brims on hats, repeated collar ideas at the cuffs, skirts hanging six inches from the ground, voile Buster Brown waists, long tight sleeves on wool frocks, short bell sleeves on flimsy dresses, sashes and bows as youthful trims, horizon blue stockinet and silk jersey gowns, and graduated pearl strings with simple frocks.
A 1919 reader letter defends sensible marriage minded women over frivolous types. A man argues most lasting matches come from humble, home making partners while criticising street corner flirts and dance hall loafers, noting loneliness near prospective couples. He hopes Right Man finds Lonely Would-be Mother soon.
A reader recalls a young woman on the beach in Palm Beach wearing a Titian-red hair style under a large hat and a grayish old-blue fuzzy coat. The garment features voluminous tan cuffs and a tan taffeta lining with a draped, asymmetrical front fastened by a loop high on the left side.
The editor will pay weekly for best contribution. Women readers share views on balancing career and family, marriage and children, with letters from Sonja and others describing wartime loves, ambitions, and the pull between work and homes.
A reader recounts attending a movie and the disruption caused by fellow audience members loudly commenting on the on screen romance. The piece humorously condemns spoilers and chatter, ending with a vow to thwart noise by stuffing ears with wool next time.
Miss Alice Stuart answers theatre etiquette advising a gentleman not to leave a lady during the interval unless a companion keeps her company. Afternoon calls are set from three to five thirty, with formal calls not exchanged between women except by prior arrangement, and not on Sundays.
William Jethro Spudd offers intriguing movie facts in the upcoming Spudd Dialogue by George Brinton Beal featured in the Boston Post Sunday Magazine. The piece promises insights into cinema history and contemporary film trends.
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