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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1912
Page
15
In a Boston Post Sewing Circle column a reader questions why audiences laugh at a theatre number about a deceived woman. The piece weighs how humor about betrayal influences men and women and touches on marriage, money, and love at first sight with examples from readers.
Dear Sewing Circle the sister argues that wages for wives matter less than many concerns yet many mothers steer daughters toward the wealthier suitor. Mrs Icon O Clast notes the tendency in courting decisions driven by money over love.
A husband refuses to attend his wife’s reception on their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. The piece contrasts his ideal of a quiet home with the reality of a wife who receives an allowance to spend as she pleases, ending his dream of domestic life.
In reply to a scientist who claims love at first sight makes the best marriages, a Boston reader recalls her life from the old country and values arranged matches. She notes her daughter’s quick romance and her own enduring happiness with a parents chosen husband, concluding first sight love is unreliable. FOREIGN-BORN.
A reflection on love at first sight and marriages, noting that researchers warned such unions often yield misery rather than happiness. The line suggests the speaker’s view on the offspring of these unions and their implications.
A reader from the circle argues that true ideals of husbandry lie beyond romantic theater and novels. The note asserts that ideal men in real life are either wealthy or kept by their wives, devoting time to posing rather than work.
A humorous note on gender roles from a reader urging men to surrender earnings and duties to wives. It mocks expectations such as serving breakfast in bed, minding babies, giving up friends, resigning from clubs, and transferring assets to the wife, contrasting with bachelorhood.
A reader urges against prudery defending a wife greeting old friends with a kiss and questions limiting affection to a single man. The editor previews more letters to the Sewing Circle in the Sunday Post.
A young man aged 22 asks if a three year wait before marriage is right. Miss Champagne advises engaging now to protect the woman's good name and keep them aligned, noting the wait can pass quickly with plans and shared purpose.
A reader asks about marrying a man who occasionally pays attention to a young widow friend. The columnist suggests such attentions may stop after marriage and urges the would be wife to take a chance if she loves him, noting many men have friendships with other women before marriage.
W M James and Anna Wilbourne of Olive Hill Ky married today in Newport for the third time after eloping at 16 and 17 years old, divorces in between, and remarriages in North Carolina and Ontario. The groom, a train conductor, proposed on the way to Newport.
A feature on evolving styles notes novelty bags of black taffeta with grandmother era quillings, carried in Cordeliere style on jeweled frames. It mentions new shoulder straps on some blouses, serge fabrics, fashionable trims, chenille dotted tuxedo veils, and vivid collar and cuff contrasts in beige turquoise and gray white striped suits.
A collection of home baking directions from H W Van Blarcom Mrs George Wright and Alice M McDermott. Instructions cover white bread currant loaf yeasted milk cake and custard baked with eggs sugar vanilla and spices. Names addresses accompany each recipe.
Final arrangements were made for the ninth annual meeting of the New England Suffrage League to be held in New Bedford. The inter-State group, founded in 1904, advocates civil and political rights for colored Americans and supports enforcing the 15th and 18th amendments through ballot action. The Bethel A. M. E. Church hosts sessions from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with W. M. Twitter as president and H. S. Duncan of Haverhill as secretary.
The final sale for Boston Symphony Orchestra season tickets took place in Symphony Hall yesterday. The rear floor, first balcony, and entire second balcony were sold with prices higher than last year, though some bargains remained. A limited number of Saturday concert season tickets remain on sale via treasurer F. G. Roby.
A large deer with broad antlers swam the Delaware River near Newton New Jersey and climbed the Lehigh Valley railroad embankment as a freight train approached. The engineer halted the train and the deer wedged its antlers in the brake gear. Train crews freed the animal after about fifteen minutes.
A humorous portrait of Judge Rinktum famed for his quiet demeanor and blunt refusals. The verse-writer extols his restraint and wisdom while noting how excessive talk could undo others, praising the jurist as village pride and a wary warning to chatters.
W M James and Anna Wilbourne of Olive Hill Kentucky have eloped and married each other three times. Frank Flynn of Manhattan spent 35 dollars in bills before a Bellevue reception. A 235 pound Mary Copa fell through a skylight onto a bank directors meeting in Hammond Indiana.
The Woodrow Wilson League of Massachusetts opens a headquarters at 338 Washington Street. Charles S. Hamlin serves as president with George W. Wheelwright Jr. as treasurer and Warren W. Hart as secretary. A large slate of vice presidents and an extensive executive committee are announced to guide the organization.
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