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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
15
Letters from readers discuss frugal living and household management. A wife describes earning avenues and weekly routine, while others advise on marriage, parenting, and safety. The Sewing Circle columns offer anecdotes on budgets, social clubs, and family dynamics.
In a cordial exchange over tea, a young woman named Helen shares details of her striking trotteur frock. The plaid silk in blue and green, full skirt, yoke design, bright green taffeta lining, and patent leather belt highlight a polished ensemble.
Frocks described with timely appeal for women appear in colors in the next Sunday Post Magazine with illustrations.
Clara, youngest daughter, longs to attend a dance as sisters prepare costumes. She discovers her mother’s wedding gown in an attic trunk, receives unexpected support from her father, and their connection rekindles as he realizes her true likeness to his late wife.
A young woman praised Wolf's beautiful $15 spring suit models shown at the corner of Hanover and Portland Streets, saying they surpassed anything she had seen in the city after a lengthy shopping spree.
Dear Miss Champagne advises discerning heartache from flirtation. A young man in love with a woman a few years his junior may be insincere, caring only for flattery and other girls. true love shows commitment, demonstrated by a marriage proposal and a ring on the left hand.
Wash and pare potatoes and slice thinly into cold water. Soak two hours, changing water twice. Boil one minute, drain and cool. Fry in deep fat until light brown, keeping chips moving. Drain on brown paper.
The Post prints an excerpt of a Rudyard Kipling related poem about steam power. The speaker warns against enslaving steam’s might, recounting engines, ships, and factories that reshape earth and sea. The verse contrasts human control with the vast scale of industrial power and ends urging restraint.
Instructions for croquette filling and shaping with onion, butter, flour, stock, eggs, salt, paprika, pepper, nutmeg, and diced cold boiled fowl. Crispy coating steps include crumbs and egg, fried in deep fat. Recipe attributed to Mrs T Derwood of South Lincoln.
Kennedy Associates, the sales staff from Kennedy's store, held their annual dinner last night at Clark's Hotel. The event featured songs stories and jokes and fostered a strong sense of fellowship among attendees including FF Kennedy proprietor H A Burnell managing Walter E Weld advertising manager E G Holmes superintendent and J H Johnson association president.
The gardener asks if strawberry plants can be set out this spring for berries this season. The answer says plants should be set out now but blossoms should be nipped first year to strengthen vines for next season.
P. J. McMahon served as toastmaster at the event. Charles Sandy Chapman delivered the evening’s standout performance, supported by several other talented association members providing entertainment.
If a little vinegar and salt are added to the wash water the colors will not run. Stair carpets should be heavily padded to wear well. By Ruth H. Hogerly. 69 Broadway Dover New Hampshire.
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