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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1916
Page
13
A regional page presents letters and guidance on domestic roles and relationships. Topics include staying home, supporting husbands, handling money, engagement concerns, liquor temptations, marriage finances, and a flirty dilemma. Readers share opinions on engagement rings and social expectations.
A caller recalls meeting a charming English girl at a tea. She wore a white onion ruffle gown with blue accents, a lace fichu bodice, and a pink silk rose sash. Her bowl hat featured a rose and matching ribbon. The speaker plans to host a luncheon when she travels north.
At a Post Avenue ball the Van Loons and friends danced until eleven. Grace Van Loon confronts John Bimpkins in the garden and learns he survived Alaska. Pa Van Loon sustains a fall, and the gathering ends with playful chaos and plans for the morning edition.
Grace and John charm Angeline and Mary with plans to visit William Louder and Grace suggests inviting the pair to stay at their house for the night. John checks his watch and they agree to go in five minutes, ending with merriment as the paper people depart.
A home economy page by Mrs. J. R. Sayward of Lancaster New Hampshire shares recipes using low grade flour as a substitute for wheat flour. It details bread cakes doughnuts spice cake ginger snaps and bran rolls with specific ratios and steps.
Towpro surveys spring fashion notes noting the corded petticoat remains in style while skirts stay wide. First spring shoes are narrow toed and pannier recalls persist. Skirts may be lined again and bodices vary in length. Nightgowns feature scalloped hems and new skirts flare with colored laces and metal thread.
Mrs. Francena J. Gilman a prominent Wakefield clubwoman died yesterday at her home on Main Street Wakefield after several weeks illness. She was 73 years old.
A blind horse named Jack walked overboard from the South Boston fish pier and was rescued after about ten minutes by four men in a dory with police boat support. The animal was hoisted aboard the fishing schooner W. M. Goodspeed and taken to the pier.
Miss Ruth i Thayer eldest daughter of Bayard and Mrs Thayer of Beacon street Lancaster was formally presented to society last night at a lavish Boston debutante coming out party.
Seven hundred guests attended a lavish reception and coming out ball for Miss Thayer at the Copley Plaza. The event featured costly decorations estimated at 7000 dollars a 2500 dollar music bill and a 30000 dollar total for the affair with two New York orchestras and a midnight supper. Eugene V R Thayer was chief usher with a long list of assistants.
A reflective poem about companionship through life’s joys and sorrows. It asks who will walk beside us with laughter in prosperity and courage in hardship, praising a steadfast friend who offers comfort and honest encouragement until journey’s end.
Dr. Muck conducted the 12th concert in Symphony Hall as he returned from illness. The programme of uncommon interest featured Liszt works performed by the youth, highlighting a notable recovery and a strong orchestral showing.
The concert featured Liszt's symphonic poem Ce qu on entend sur la montagne and Berlioz Rob Roy overture, both praised for vigor and youthful ardor. Schumann's Spring Symphony closed the program with brilliants colors under Dr Muck, cited as a standout performance.
Miss Jose V. Dalton of 6 Tyler Street Boston describes a simple shelving idea using a bent box cover pasted to the wall with ribbon supports. The project creates a wall projecting shelf that can hold items like a bureau drawer, and decorative bows improve appearance.
Mrs Clara Elizabeth Choate longtime Christian Science teacher and early associate of Mary Baker Eddy died yesterday at her Back Bay home 405 Newbury street of pneumonia. She founded the Choate Metaphysical College and authored several works on Christian Science.
Mrs Choate born 1851 in Salem daughter of Warren and Mrs Childs. She married George Warren Choate of Salem and lived in Boston. A leading Christian Science lecturer and author of poems, she spoke nationwide and contributed to the Monitor and Christian Science Journal. Survived by son George Warren Choate Jr. Services at home on Sunday with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.
The Oldest Inhabitant notes Boston’s January 22 temperatures in official records. He cites zero degrees on 1885 and 3 below on 1888, with 11 above in 1914 the recent coldest decade day. He also recalls a 63 degree warm day in 1906 and three stormy Jan 22 events in 1907 1910 and 1912.
An advertisement targets a large audience of healthy yet tired individuals living with general debility. It promotes Scott's Emulsion described as a pleasant non alcoholic food tonic that enriches blood, boosts circulation, and aids nutrition to restore vitality and activity. The ad cites Scott & Bowne and mentions bottle usage.
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