Sewing Circle Letters Reflect Morals and Family Roles
A Boston Post Sewing Circle column features reader letters debating parental control, double standards for men and women, and the impact of forgiveness on daughters. A nurse shares concerns about domestic idleness, financial strain, and “weepy” dependence, urging men to be more manly and families to value responsible housekeeping.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Dancing in Public Halls Sparks Moral Debate
A 19 year old Spanish born reader letters that modern dance forms are vulgar and immoral. She questions public dance halls and urges parental guidance for youth. She contrasts American and Spanish standards, laments the loss of virtue, and notes generational views on forgiveness for sons versus daughters. Carmen.
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Spain
Never Give the Heart Outright Poem Reflection
Poem urges caution in love warning that passionate romance is fleeting. It contrasts heartful risk with the vanity of offering one’s heart to those who may not value it. The verse references the universal costs of love and divine insight into heartbreak.
Northern vs Southern men in love and loyalty
A writer from the South argues against romanticized Southern notions of chivalry. He praises New England, especially Boston, and claims Northern men and Massachusetts women can be superior in love and character, despite regional loyalty and a longing to return to New Orleans to marry someone bred there.
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South
North
New England
Massachusetts
Boston
New Orleans
Louisiana
Anxious Mother Attacks Plain Speaking in Morality Debate
In a letter to Dear Dewar from Sewing Circle members, a mother argues against teaching vital life truths to children. She links alleged educator theory to moral decline, citing immodest dances and scant clothing as evidence of societal looseness affecting daughters.
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Conard
OLD FASHIONED MODERTY
A reader laments a modern craze for freedom in speech and dress. The columnist notes mothers wearing revealing skirts and children exposed to provocative language, calling for restraint and a return to old fashioned modesty.
Interesting Letters From the Sewing Circle Printed
Readers contribute engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, and several are featured in the Sunday Post. The items reveal reader opinions, craft tips, and community concerns.
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Sunday Post
Miss Champagne Advises Caution With Rumored Marriage
A 17 year old asks how to verify if a man she loves is married after a friend alleged so. Miss Champagne urges caution, notes married men may still seek kisses, and advises the girl learn the man’s life, habits, and home before further involvement.
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Miss Champagne
Daly Ditty: A Seafaring Lament on Names and Fate
A humorous dialect monologue depicts a man debating baby names with his wife Rosa as the prospect of a son multiplies into three, with playful mispronunciations and a comical uncle who fixes the naming debate. The piece ends with the speaker lingering on luck and the unexpected trio.
Wellesley Intruder Strikes Dorm Again
Wellesley College students fear for safety after a second intruder attempt in Shafer Hall following an earlier assault on Miss Louise Ly. Palen. The assailant’s actions have left many girls afraid to go out after dark and canceling evening social plans.
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Wellesley College
Louise Ly. Palen
Shafer Hall
Beebe Hall Dormitory Incident At Wellesley College
A student in Beebe Hall woke to an attempted window entry about 4 am. She locked the room and threw a shoe to alert police. Wellesley College police traced a Natick youth linked to similar incidents, though he was not home during multiple visits.
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Beebe Hall
Central Street
Wellesley College Police
Wellesley
Natick
Wellesley College
New England Housewives Recipes From Dorchester and Vermont
Two mutton chops browned then simmered with onions potatoes turnips and carrots for gravy. Plus a meringue like cake batter using cottolene sugar egg whites milk and pastry flour with baking powder from Richford Vermont and Dorchester Massachusetts contributors.
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Anna J. McWhire
Millett Street
Dorchester
V. DD
Taylor
Richford
Fads and Fashions Parade with Parasol and Piques
A charming parasol is trimmed with five one inch taffeta ruffles. A skirt in black and white checks pairs with an emerald green coat. Pink pongee and blue foulard yield a simple gown, while remnant silk in mauve tan and black offers a chic option. Pumps feature square colonial tongues above metal buckles. Tussor with crepon creates bolero jackets with square cut tails. White straw hats for girls boast lace ruches.
Uncle Walt and Homer Debate Modern Novels Versus Classics
A narrator and father clash over reading choices with modern gory thrillers versus Homeric epics. The piece contrasts graphic violence in contemporary fiction with the enduring value of classical works and moral guidance, citing Homer as the superior literary gateway.
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Dad
Jack
Homer
Walt Mason
Flower Show Opens Today at Horticultural Hall
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society opens its annual rhododendron and peony show at Horticultural Hall noon today. Admission is free 12 to 6 hours today and 2 to 6 Sunday. Orchids fuchsias gloxinias azaleas irises and native vegetables join the display with cash prizes and medals offered to growers and estate owners to attract visitors.
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Horticultural Hall
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Massachusetts
Bangs Heart Balm Suit Dropped in Lynn Court
The $20,000 breach of promise suit of Mrs Evelyn A Bangs of Springfield against John A Herne a Lynn real estate broker was non suited yesterday in Lynn court due to the plaintiff not appearing. The case attracted attention because of the defendant's prominence and promised thrilling testimony.
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Evelyn A. Bangs
Springfield
John A. Herne
Lynn
Lynn Court
Liners Sail at Same Hour from Boston Ports
The Hamburg American line ship Cincinnati sails from Commonwealth Pier South Boston at 10 AM for Plymouth Boulogne and Hamburg with 215 saloon 1 cabin and 300 steerage passengers. Among saloon passengers are Mrs Sigourney Miss Sigourney Professor J Moore and several Boston residents. The Leyland line steamer Bohemian departs Grand Junction docks for Liverpool with 117 passengers including Langdon Warner of the Museum of Fine Arts heading to Pekin to study classical languages and arts. Mrs Warner accompanies her husband.
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Hamburg-American Line
Cincinnati
Commonwealth Pier
South
Boston
Plymouth
Boulogne
Hamburg
Sigourney
J. Moore
Kirk Wilson
W. D. Hunt
R. S. Bradley
Rosamond Bradley
Dorothy Bail
Frederick Rhodes
E. Holmes
Leyland Line
Bohemian
E. C. Hiscoe
Grand Junction Docks
Liverpool
Zurich
Langdon Warner
The
Museum of Fine Arts
Pekin
China
Rome
Athens
Warner
Loraine Roosevelt
Evelyn
Grace Geene
A. Bamber
Bamber
T. R. Johnson
Schryver
Children's lace trimmed drawers and slips sale
Vintage style children's garments offered in various sizes from 2 to 14 years with knickerbock er styles lace embroidery and fine trims. Prices cut from 55c to 75c original and from 1.75 to 2.00 dollars to 25c to 1.25 dollars for a limited sale.
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Cspyright
C. M. Payne
Yipe
TIPE
Wwehatt Tha
Ismatter
Boston Post (Sewing Circle of
Ae aDay
E. Z
Tootsy
Dour
Book
William Butler Yeats
Dublin
Ireland
London
England
Mildred Champagne
Daly Ditty
T. A. Daly
Signor
Rosa
Frand
Fadder
Feex
Natick Man
NEW England Housewives
Walt
George Matthew Adama
Mrs. Bangs
R. H. Stearns & Co
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