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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1915
Page
9
The Sewing Circle is a regular department in the Boston Post offering a woman’s forum for New England homemakers. Topics include household management, family concerns, baby care, gardening, and domestic economy with anonymous correspondence and editor advice.
Readers of the Sewing Circle submit opinions on a proposed plan to cut living costs by women wearing occupation specific uniforms. Letters reflect pride in work, fears of social judgment, and questions on discipline and earnings.
The piece notes easier full skirts and revived tailored shirtwaists. Coats for country wear show front open basques, and wedding gowns feature silver Venetian lace and white chiffon. Velvet blouses with satin linings, empire puffed sleeves on evening gowns, and a Callot lace train on lavender blue chiffon are mentioned. Turkey feather aristocratic fans and high stock color bands appear, while winter fabrics shed transparency and spring fashion draws from wartime inspirations.
Edgar A. Guest writes of a couple whose evenings are shared in happiness. They walk arm in arm and read or entertain at home. Despite troubles others see, the pair endure together with cheerful resilience, keeping her beauty and his mood bright.
A reader provides several kitchen recipes including baked meat omelette using beef and eggs, date pie with lemon juice, cranberry sauce from cranberries and sugar, doughnuts with sour milk, ginger and nutmeg, and chocolate cream filling. Signed by Mrs Frank V Chase of Woodsville New Hampshire.
Car service resumes on the Wellington bridge with Stoneham and Spot Pond cars back on their former route via the Fells. No need to change cars at the bridge anymore.
A college student asks about marrying a reciprocating sweetheart. The columnist warns finances and readiness matter, endorsing patience until after graduation and education completion, and notes love can flourish with proper timing. Miss Champagne answers letters on Love and Sentiment weekly.
Frederick Snyder a Boston wholesaler told the Home Economics Department of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union at Perkins Hall yesterday that cheap cuts halve the meat bill. He spoke on Cuts of Meat before the group.
The text outlines money saving tips for meat and fat use in households. It advises recording meat portions and cost per plate, buying at cash markets to reduce markups, choosing mid grade beef to lower waste, using dry cured bacon, and substituting lamb steak for chops. It also notes rib chop waste, beef tea from the round, and that veal is nutritious and cheaper. It recommends olive oil with a cotton seed mix and discusses fowl sizes and fall weight loss, roosters, and duck waste.
A meeting in the vestry of Temple Chabei Shalom Union Park street completed plans for a South End forum. Judge A K Cohen Rabbi M M Kichler and others spoke in favor. The group formed to organize and invite top speakers from across the country for future meetings.
Look for it, ask for it when you buy rubbers, and be sure you see it. They cost no more than any standard first quality rubbers. Hub-Mark rubber footwear is made in a wide range of styles for the various demands.
Dartmouth College president Dr. Ernest Fox Nichol argues American universities must assume greater responsibilities after World War I. He says Europe funded early scientific and cultural advances, and the United States must pay back by expanding support for science, philosophy, and the arts with more generations of leaders.
The notice discusses disagreement over women's suffrage but agrees every up-to-date home in New England should receive the Boston Post. It notes over five thousand newsboys and carriers in Greater Boston and 1690 R F D routes outside the area delivering the paper, urging readers to ensure delivery.
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