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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
13
In the Boston Post Sewing Circle column readers exchange views on married life and home order. A correspondent urges constant neatness and dignity at table, while others debate attire such as shirtsleeves and kimonos and the balance of respect between spouses.
Readers discuss preventing unsuitable marriages and licensing practices. Letters argue for compulsory training in housekeeping before marriage, marriage licenses, and a prolonged probation period to test lasting love. One note recounts a recent six month probation before forming a home.
A reader argues that love does not fade after fifty, citing a long marriage and deep affection for her husband of fifty years. Another correspondent, age sixty, questions the idea that romance ends with age, insisting true love persists beyond childrearing duties.
The letters continuing a debate ask if a daughter should turn over all earnings to her mother until marriage to repay parents for upbringing. The discussion cites an estimated cost of about $1 daily to raise a girl up to age 18.
Letters reflect intergenerational tensions over owed care and money. A Dorchester daughter questions parental obligation while others defend reciprocity, sharing memories of sacrifice and family duty across ten siblings and aging mothers.
A 20 year old writer signs Daddy's Songbird asks Miss Champagne about loose morals and kissing. The advisor replies that a kiss must be voluntary and expresses that men mirror a woman's standards, urging women to unite for a shared code of conduct.
A Civil War scene follows a lone sentry on the Potomac frontier. A rifleman hidden in the woods shoots a private as the sentinel contemplates memory and danger. The poem ends with the sentry hearing a distant rifle and bidding farewell to Mary as blood flows.
A personal reminiscence about losing a son to drowning at 21, the enduring grief, and the healing power of time and love from surviving daughters. The narrator states the heartache has lessened and signs off with a hopeful belief in love.
A reader details living on eighteen dollars weekly with seven dollars for meals for four adults. She describes budgeting for cottage coal stamps and clergy dues, cooking from scratch, and turning leftovers into meals while avoiding debt. Crystal notes letters in the Sewing Circle column.
A reader asks if a man should smoke a pipe while walking with a woman. The respondent says it is improper and shows a lack of respect, even with permission, since public appearances demand deference to the lady involved. A gentleman is defined by conduct.
Flowered crepon or mousseline de soie makes pretty bonnets for little girls. The newest evening headdress is a narrow jewel band worn low on the forehead with a cluster of plumage at the side. A leghorn hat features a bowl crown draped in narrow pink maline frills and two large pink roses on the brim.
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