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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1917
Page
15
A 1917 verse piece speaks of autumn beauty and divine mystery as life’s ills fade. It envisions leaving a mark in Enna’s shade amid autumn foliage and sunset splendor.
Practical tips on serving etiquette and joint hosting invitations. It explains not placing dishes on others, using a tray for small dishes, and how to name hosts on invitations. It also covers addressing invitations when two ladies host and how to begin letters to a future mother in law, with suggested closings.
A reader defends Boston against charges from a “Down South Mother,” arguing that vice and virtue exist in all cities. She urges personal responsibility, cites repeated city-wide similarities, and asserts Boston’s moral standing. A Massachusetts mother contributes troop care tips and a fruit cake recipe.
Shining pins dart and click by the fireside. Thoughts cluster thick then decrease as a brave sailor and narrator recall farewells. Knitting steps punctuate strain while wondering if he fights and if he will come out on top.
Fadts and fashions describe tailored suits with oriental embroidery and tissue evening frocks likely to be popular. Long white gloves with three quarter sleeves and smaller knitting bags trend. Pleated skirts appear in new frocks and many sleeves reach elbow length with chinchilla fur accents on seagull gray suiting.
Dorothy calls to meet for evening wraps and lunch while I fight busy day plans. I visit a shop and glimpse a silver cloth wrap that appears a designer dream.
The narrator recalls a silver grey squirrel fur wrap with a shell pink creped chiffon lining over pink charmeuse. Velvet and fur trims are mentioned as alternatives, but the silver and pink creation remains the most attractive, highlighting material and color contrasts.
The speaker cites Boston weather history for November 14 with official lows of 20, 23 and 16 degrees in 1873 1874 and 1905 and a high of 68 degrees in 1902. He notes rain or snow on this date in 1998 1911 1912 1918 1915 and 1916.
Detroit beauty doctor Miss Alice Whitney promotes a cheap home formula to darken gray hair. Mix one half pint water with one ounce bay rum a small box of Barbo Compound and one half ounce glycerine. Apply twice weekly until the shade reaches the desired look.
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