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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1912
Page
11
The Sewing Circle is a regular department in the Boston Daily and Sunday Post for home makers in New England. It invites discussion of household affairs, family problems, baby care, gardening, and related topics. Correspondents may use pen names and write on one side of the paper.
A reader offers advice on marriage and honesty noting that frank confession should be limited to serious sins and only before engagement. The letter laments sisterly judgment, urges support over nagging, and argues women face harsher scrutiny than men when past mistakes. MATRON.
A reader from Woburn shares regret over lying before marriage about past life, which later caused distrust with her husband. She notes their lack of mutual trust, absence of children, and question of secrets between spouses. The piece reflects on how honesty might have altered their unhappy union.
A letter titled A Mother Who Forgave appears in this paper describing a mother forgiving her son for an offence that would have cost her love for her daughter if the daughter committed the same fault. The writer, a matron for a New England city's police department, discusses the double moral standard seen in late night confessions of remorseful young women.
A reader reflecting on double standards for prodigal daughters and forgiving mothers, recounting a personal crisis in a Sabbath school, a Boston visit, and experiences with a suitor. The writer laments gender bias and social pressures while noting loneliness and limited prospects for steady, sensible relationships.
In a letter exchange, "June Bride" and "ANNE B" debate living costs with a reader listing monthly expenses. The writer estimates rent 25, utilities 4, phone 3, groceries 25, insurance 5, coal 12, totaling 75 weekly wages for a modest household, arguing many spend beyond their means.
A 21 year old woman writes about expectations for women and homemaking versus business or social careers, arguing there are exceptions to the rule and sharing personal experience in cooking and housekeeping.
A 1912 verse by Walt Mason satirizes the perpetual also rans who blame others for failure. It mocks aspiring hacks who demand attention yet refuse to work, predicting they will resurface with new schemes and stale jokes in the service of idle causes.
The letter from an 18 year old earning 12 a week describes parental opposition to a long-term relationship with a older man. Mildred Champagne says the girl is legally free to marry but warns against rushing, suggests understanding parents concerns, and advises waiting a year or two before marrying.
The speaker contrasts sacred themes with worldly beauty as a girl in a lilac gown and yellow hair sits in church. A distant gaze muses on faith, reverence, and aging, praising the sixteen year old amid violet fields and grassy lanes.
Brief OCR fragment hints at independence and time management, urging personal responsibility without parental consent. It suggests planning ahead and taking time to decide how to proceed.
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