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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1913
Page
9
The Boston Post presents The Sewing Circle as a woman’s own forum for New England homemakers to discuss home and household topics. Readers may write under noms de plume, ask questions, and offer advice on family, babies, budgeting, gardening, and related subjects. Submit letters to the Sewing Circle Editor.
A letter writer urges a woman identified as Waiting to confront her spouse about finances. She argues a husband earning $80 weekly should allocate more than $25 for his wife, citing her own $100 monthly income and a nine-year marriage with no children. She advises the wife to demand funds or return to work.
A reflective diary style note recounts a frugal misadventure in fashion where a spouse covers the loss by sacrificing a future vacation. The passage emphasizes restraint, consequence, and the partner’s quiet forbearance without anger.
A letter reflects a daughter's betrayal by her elder sister and the impact on the mother who toiled for her, noting a promised home with a son-in-law and the emotional toll of a penniless marriage. Another reader proposes continuing a debate on the wrong done to a young woman, stressing guilt and human value.
A reader argues against wives controlling family finances, recounting a personal tale of saving money then spending part of it on an expensive dress bought C O D. The piece implies such financial decisions reflect a wife marrying for money and questions training or nature in managing funds.
In reply to a recent communication a woman explains she once shut the door on her repentant younger sister to shield other young sisters from the influence of the elder sister who had run away.
A relative reflects on forgiving strangers as easier than forgiving close kin. She recalls twice closing her home to a sister and a daughter, citing ingratitude and failed marriages. She describes supporting her sister as an orphan and disapproving of her chosen partner, then noting her daughter’s match with a less suitable suitor.
A writer signs as Another Who Experimented denounces the idea that moving to the country saves money. The author claims even homegrown vegetables are delayed compared with city availability, labeling the notion a delusion and arguing against relocation for financial relief.
A letter-wedian reply champions small farm life as a path to cut groceries and expenses. The writer, ONE WOMAN WHO MADE GOOD, recounts buying a $3500 farm, paying it off, and urges the reader to start early, keep hens, cows, and gardens, and share work to survive and prosper.
The Sunday Post prints some of the most engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, offering readers a window into opinions, experiences, and community voices shared through this nostalgic correspondence column.
Fads described include robes of mousseline de sole and pleated gauze with a wide oriental scarf tied at the hips. Summer wraps seen in silk chiffon and transparent crepe advance oriental effects. Brilliant eastern colors feature large gold dragons or floral designs lined with chiffon.
A tale of Italian immigrant longing told through a speaker seeking friendship with a dog named Carlo. The narrator laments loss, blue mood, and displacement, while Carlo offers comfort and acceptance as a steadfast companion, revealing the dog as a better man than the speaker.
The parents of 16 month old Harry Spector of Seaview Avenue Malden present him as the perfect child of Greater Boston infants. The outdoors loving boy stands 24 inches tall weighs 30 pounds and has a 1912 inch head and 21 inch chest. He has never been ill and is described as sunny and healthy. This is Malden’s second claim to champion infant honors.
A 21 year old man seeks guidance about a young woman who loves him though he does not share her feelings. The column advises cutting off all contact and letters to avoid prolonging a one sided romance, noting her tears will linger until she moves on and both are better off.
In a workhouse corridor two men arrived with a steaming cauldron. An official ordered them to set it down and fetch a spoon. He tasted the liquid, calling it dirty water, while the second man explained they had been scrubbing the tables.
A note recalls Father’s Day on June 15 with ministers preaching and carnations worn, but the piece laments that fathers often end up being the forgotten “goat” despite the tradition of homage. The column contrasts Father’s Day with Mother’s Day and critiques public reminders.
In school days a school-house stands as memory for a gray-haired man. The ragged sunning, carved initials, and worn desk recall the past. A winter sunset lights the panes as a child lingers, and a grave girl’s memory endures after forty years.
Clergymen praised mothers on May 16 while fathers observed Father’s Day with no sermons or carnations. The piece notes fathers contributed money for mothers’ carnations and gifts. references Nellie, Billy, and Jim receiving funds for carfare boots and golf clubs, portraying a shift in public sentiment.
Summer services at Arlington Street Church merge with Second Unitarian and nearby churches. List of preachers spans June to September from A M Rihbany to Edward Cummings. Nearby notes include a gospel service meeting at Boston & Maine station, a special train for the Congregational National Council in October, and transfers involving J Stanley Durkee and Arthur W Clifford.
A new charwoman vents woes to her young mistress stating her husband has been idle for six years and ill for four, with two children to provide for. She says the elder child, sixteen, is a help, while the younger is small. The mistress asks if the older daughter assists, and the charwoman agrees the girl is a real comfort who often sits and cries with her.
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