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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1916
Page
13
A reader seeks tips to gain access to her husband’s pay envelope after four years of marriage as she manages the home on limited funds. She notes his savings habit, lack of shared finances, and desire for more equality, while she supports herself with sewing and outside work.
Society announces the June wedding of Miss Mary Shepley Coolidge to Edwin F. Atkins Jr. of Belmont, son of a sugar magnate. The couple will wed at Trinity Church with sister Isabel as maid of honor and no bridesmaids.
Close-fitting buttoned bodices create a princess silhouette for the upper body. They commonly pair with pleated skirts and hip draperies, shaping a distinct ensemble.
The Barnum and Bailey circus begins a weeklong run on Huntington avenue with a morning street parade if weather permits. May feature a 116 year old cockatoo named Lucy performing back somersaults, plus 76 birds, and acts by Mme. Marcella including dancing and bicycle riding.
The Filene Co operative Association of Boston presents The Jollies of 1916 a musical night of original writing staging and acting by Filene staff including shoppers buyers waitresses and many department workers. The performance drew flowers applause and general delight from the audience.
Ralph I Harlow produced a Tampa musical comedy featuring G G Goldie lyrics. A large orchestra performed catchy numbers as a Rotterdam Hotel curtain scene opened the two act show with dancers and a vivid chorus. Characters included a maid aunt chaperon and a General, with a plot about a officer posing as a Spanish señorita and escape to a mythical isle.
The speaker recalls returning from motoring with Clara and meeting Lucille at a roadside tea house. Lucille appears ravishing in a pearl-gray flannel gown with blue silk braid, silver ball buttons, and tailored sleeves. The description notes the outfit’s hem, pockets, and overall smart appearance.
The Filene Co-operative Association stage show "Get Along With Them or Without Them" and the class song "F C A Forever" packed the theatre. Dances and encores, some set to other composers, kept the audience entertained until near midnight.
A three year old, Frederick alost, fell from a refuse wharf at McNary Park in South Boston into Dorchester Bay about 6 PM. Rabid search by rag pickers and police with grappling hooks recovered the body several hundred yards south around 7 PM. The child was identified as son of Mr and Mrs George Pabst of Silver Street and taken to North Grove mortuary for disposal.
The annual prize speaking contest at Malden High School crowned Stuth Hadler as champion and awarded second place to Henry Robinson and Gertrude Sherman. Judges included John F. Scully, Arthur L. Doe, and Robert H. Newcomb.
A quarrel over preparedness splits a girls club into the Preparedness League and the Anti-Preparedness League led by Alice Winton and Grace Barmore. Tom’s refusal to donate to the Antis sparks gossip and a confrontation as Alice reconciles with him, revealing a secret wish for a preparedness league of a different kind. The piece ends with a later note promising a victory for preparedness and includes two recipe notices from local correspondents.
Letters from readers discuss acting, wigs, and stage experience. Contributors note personal looks, ice facial packs, and the path to entry in studios. Mary Maurice known as the mother of the movies is highlighted with Vitagraph.
One pound cheese two lines of directions mix butter ketchup salt Worcester sauce red pepper cook until smooth thick serve on hot buttered toast or saltines. Mrs A Marrs Garland Avenue Manchester New Hampshire. Ham en casserole method: place a pound of ham in a covered baking dish with three on
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