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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1913
Page
11
Readers discuss optional wage work for women, marriage, and independence in a Boston Post Sewing Circle exchange. Letters from ROSALIND and FRIEND OF THE TOILER argue for economic autonomy, while Radcliffe 1900 questions male wage influence and marriage.
A reader responds to a sister who began smoking to seem sociable with her husband arguing custom makes it appear worse for women. A second letter notes a son quitting tobacco after a young woman’s smoking repulsed him and explains differing life missions for men and women, stressing motherhood and moral example.
Laurence Sterne, famed for wit and sentiment, wed Elizabeth Lumley in 1741 after two-year courtship. The piece traces his ardent letters to Kitty Fourmantelle, flirtations with Lady Percy, and renewed devotion to his wife, all set amid his restless romantic life and unfinished marriage plans.
A fragment urges that men and women have distinct duties in life. It argues women should avoid masculine faults like smoking and resist men copying women’s leisure pursuits. The piece promotes traditional gender expectations and quiet, soft conduct.
A reader writes about intense love for a husband and the toll of jealousy. She notes couples with calmer attachments may seem happier, while she, nearly 25, with a 40 year old husband and child, feels unhappy when his attentions drift to other women.
A reader from East Boston argues that a young woman can live on five dollars weekly with thrift, recounting hunger and a lost violin to pay rent. She notes old dresses can be redesigned rather than discarded, and urges practical home skills over expensive social accomplishments to cut costs.
The readable text shows a mention of someone turned out of a room for failing to pay 75 cents in rent, with a note that the person remains undiscouraged despite hardship. Further specifics are absent from the fragment.
Annie Laurie writes from Boston about resisting fashion dictates. A mother creates modest dresses for her daughter who faces mockery at dance class, then buys a hobble skirt to please her child, arguing women remain enslaved by ever changing style and fashion authority.
Aunt Louise celebrates her thirty first, while Rose and Billy plan a coming ceremony. Aunt Louise rereads a diary entry from 15 years ago about Our Hero, a stranger who saved them. Arthur Harlan, once a bachelor, reveals a past connection as the couple joins in a double wedding on June 20, 1910.
Select letters to the Sewing Circle are printed in the Sunday Post, highlighting reader correspondence and community topics. The page showcases varied opinions, personal anecdotes, and craft tips reflecting local interests.
A young woman writes to Mildred Champagne asking why modest women struggle beside bold yet appealing types. The columnist cautions that superficial attraction hides deeper truths, noting men with stability seek substance, and that faithful, moral women are valued for lasting relationships.
The article notes new fashion trends featuring loose waistcoats in white corded silk with wide revers and collars. It highlights attractive, graceful styles and mentions hats made of changeable silk or satin, reflecting period dress sensibilities.
A reflective verse about quarrel and reconciliation within a family. The poet recalls walking at dusk gathering ears of corn and quarrelling with a spouse, then kissing with tears. The memory deepens as they reach the grave of a child lost in earlier years, ending with renewed love and sorrow.
Millinery offers pale rose blue and yellow linen fabrics in chic veiled hats trimmed with flowers. Two hats, one small and dark and chic, one large and picturesque, suffice for the season. Evening gowns feature straight lines, draped bodices, and some short panniers.
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