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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1912
Page
5
A color palette assigns outfits by day and mood. Saturday marks loyalty with purple, Sunday starts fresh in Canary, Monday posts artistic expression in dark red, Tuesday signals unity in scarlet, Wednesday brings luck in gold, Thursday offers self-expression in orange or violet, Friday suits work in blue or green, and the next Saturday highlights love in pink.
Mrs. L. Dow Balliet, founder of a physical culture school, explains her color system linking daily numerals to soul colors. She urges wearing specific hues—purple on certain days, blue for work, yellow for new starts—to align with the universe and boost mood, loyalty, and vigor.
Georgette Leblanc announces tonight’s final grand opera appearance in America with Debussy Pelleas et Melisande at the Boston Opera House. She will perform Monna Vanna and Pelleas Melisande in dramatic form and speak at Jordan Hall on Wednesday afternoon.
Four Lyman School boys who escaped last evening were arrested in Natick after breaking into Sunnyside railroad station. They were chased two miles toward Wellesley Hills before capture. Albert Doherty 15 Lowell Joseph Saad 17 Charlestown George Smith 17 Charlestown Frank Palmer 17 Needham fled the Westboro institution. Officer Hogan spotted them at Sunnyside station at 3 am after they forced entry by breaking a window pane and gathering tickets cigars and cigarettes in meat packages.
Boston residents including Mrs Angelina Post and Mrs Jennie Grady oppose the Tewksbury bill to license lodging, boarding, and apartment houses arguing it would strip income from families and authorize entry without warrants. They warn licensing could ruin private homes and fail to curb bad operators, urging district licensing instead.
They argue that if they licensed their houses, it would impose new controls and fees. The statement expresses concern about regulatory overreach and property rights, suggesting homeowners resist government licensing schemes.
Marie Rose Page, three and a half, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Page, accidentally poured kerosene on her clothes and set fire to them while her mother was away. The ensuing blaze proved fatal despite the mother's frantic attempts to save her.
A premeditated police raid on a mushroom game on Tapley avenue Revere failed to find the expected crowd. Eleven men, all from out of town, were arrested after officers entered the rooms early yesterday morning. three were charged with gaming and the rest with being present at a game on the Lord's day. The raid followed a tip from Special Officer Pierson who secured a warrant from the police court judge. The rooms were nearly empty when police arrived, the prisoners being heard later in the patrol wagon.
Worcester tale reports Doorman Ed Fairbanks used playful tickling to subdue a 6 foot 200 pound intoxicated man and guide him to a cell without physical struggle. On another incident he warned a combative prisoner, who calmed down at his threat.
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