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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1922
Page
11
A Boston reader asks the Sewing Circle about fashion and class in marriage arguing that a bride should not be defined by origins or shop purchases. Other letters defend plain living and sisterly tact while a Boston stenographer seeks budgeting help for weekly expenses.
Boston Sunday Post Magazine previews a complete story titled Merely Married by Nalbro Bartley. The piece highlights a humorous tale about a woman who remains legally married yet seeks personal fulfillment amid fashion notes on metal cloth and sheer silk underdresses in evening gowns.
In a literary bureau a group of women mock Vesta’s prospects. She enlists grocer Mr Flaxman to woo her for a weekly 4 minute act, paying him a dollar each meeting. He escorts her home, gathers the family’s approval, and the ruse unfolds as observers watch the evolving plan.
A fragment blends a melodramatic tale of Flaxman and Vesta with domestic recipes. It includes a pie making scene with peaches and custard, and a chocolate potato cake recipe with butter lard and nuts, signed by Ada and V Knapp.
Create a decorative kid rug by tearing an old wool skirt into squares and ironing transfer images from magazines onto bright fabrics. Cut out the animal and toy designs and sew them onto the square with button-hole stitch for a charming, practical project suitable for entertaining a baby. Marguerite Burrill, 368 Pearl Street, Brockton.
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