Dear Sewing Circle readers seek motherly guidance in letters
A collection of reader questions and responses in the Sewing Circle format includes a young girl seeking to live with a mother she believed dead, a bride asking what linen she needs on a limited budget, a debate about the value of pets versus human aid, a brunette wife debating bleaching her hair to please her husband, and a young mother advocating for children while viewing life with patience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lassie
Denar Sisters
Prairie Rose
Prairie Sister
Gloucester
Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
A Chat on Style From Over the Wire
Dorothy discusses a play and a striking hat worn by an actress. The brim is large bowl shaped in grayish French violet with a blue net facing and a violet blue ribbon band. A bow of violets and long streamer knots complete the look.
Oasis Amid Desert of Tears Inspires Gentle Hope
A poem describes an oasis appearing through hardship. A boy’s cheerful tune lifts gloom as sunbeams fall, and love's small acts bring relief. Across time and lands, a loving word, kind glance, or small gesture bloom as life’s romance and hope emerge from sorrow.
Marketmen fined for short weight in police court
Three market stall keepers were fined ten dollars each by Judge Creed after being found guilty of short weight in the market district. The fined men were Walter E. Kingman of 21 North Street Clarence Stack and William Jenks of 51 53 Blackstone Street.
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Creed
Walter E. Kingman
North Street
Clarence Stack
William Jenks
Blackstone Street
Secret flirtation in a House of Envy and Gossip
In a strained family scene, Jeanette endures slights as the Weston household pressures her status as a “poor relation.” She binds with Fred as he awkwardly confesses affection, while Ann and the mother monitor intrusions. A sudden interruption reveals a charged, comic turning point.
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Jeanette
Ann
Fred
Dairy Free Coffee Custard Recipe from Mrs Rivers
One quart milk two cups strong coffee one walnut sized piece of butter one cup sugar one spoonful vanilla. Cook all in double boiler then thicken with one tablespoon corn starch. Delicious and inexpensive with no eggs. Mrs J A Rivers Andover New Hampshire.
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J. A. Rivers
Andover
N. H
Another Chance to Forge a New Man
Poem seeking a renewed chance from God to try again and rise after setbacks. The speaker asks for courage faith and endurance to battle anew with a forged lance, wipe away past sins, and face foes without wavering.
Across the Sea Letters Reflect War's Reach and Home Fronts
English girls write from London Lavender Hill and Liverpool about loved ones at the front, family losses, and longing for America. A Derbyshire mother asks about fairy tales, while performers note uncertain touring dates and the impact of war on their stage lives.
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England
Lavender Hill
London
Birmingham
Mary
America
Yarmouth
Pacific
Liverpool
No doubt the young man stares at you
Mildred Champagne advises a working girl on handling a male admirer who stares openly. She suggests maintaining self control, continuing work, and treating the admirer as beneath consideration, while encouraging a proper introduction if socially appropriate.
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Miss Champagne
Boston Post Daily
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Southern Press Syndicate
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Rice
Lucy J
Lexington Avenue
Cambridge
Horlick
Elizabeth Powers Merrill
Mary Pickford
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Santa Claus
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Kenneth C
Daily Post
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Burrill’s
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