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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1915
Page
21
A conversation reveals a dramatic costume for a Halloween dance. The wearer describes a yellow satin skirt with hoop support, buckram understructure, and a Jack o Lantern face details in black velvet, featuring a high waist and green chiffon leaf accents.
The Boston Post features a Sewing Circle column where New England homemakers share problems and seek advice. Readers discuss jealousy between stepfamilies, parenting, marital strain, mothers and grandmothers, gifts, infidelity, and forgiveness, all in personal letters to the editor.
Old beaver hats echo 16th and 19th century styles while new velvet bands and fur fittings finish soft crushed hats. Paris adopts serge and gabardine walking wear with ripple shoulder tippets. Sable fur enhances colors like green blue and Bordeaux with plumes. Gros de Londres silk appears as skirts with velvet coats and long basqued coats revive forties silhouettes.
A speaker reflects on aging and enduring love as his beloved grows older beside him. He recalls beauty fading, the tenderness of her voice, and the hope that their bond will endure beyond life. The poem envisions reuniting in bliss after death.
A 17 year old asks if a girl should express affection when unsure, noting a boyfriend who has dated others. Mildred Champagne counsels not to hurry, suggests many men see past flings before settling, and urges keeping feelings private unless firmly decided.
Cinnamon toast recipe with buttered bread and a cinnamon sugar sprinkle. Salmon paste on thin bread slices, garnished with watercress or parsley, served with tea. Includes Mrs. Charles A. Capwell and an address in Pawtucket Rhode Island.
A recipe for summer plum pudding is shared by Mrs Capwell of Pawtucket and Mrs Mayberry of Randolph. The method uses stewed plums sieved into pulp, cornstarch thickening, and a cold custard served with the dish. A note mentions a funny story titled When the Jitney Came to Enderby in the next Sunday Post Magazine.
A nostalgic verse from 1915 honors a steadfast companion shaping hope and courage. The poem expresses gratitude for guidance through cold winters and dark days and ends with praise for a brierwood pipe as a symbol of contentment and friendship.
Twenty five conclaves of Greater Boston with about 5000 members greeted Supreme Archon John C Tolston and Supreme Counsel Olin Bryan of the Improved Order of Heptasophs at Bethesda Hall West Broadway South Boston. The session lasted until nearly midnight and covered proposed rate changes and other matters for the order.
A vast train of 35 freight cars carries 2,160,000 cakes of soap and other toiletries to Boston for distribution in New England. The shipment highlights aggressive advertising results and would yield about 54 million baths if used, with the line of cakes spanning 193 miles from Boston to Waterford Missouri.
The express shipment includes 180000 jars of cold cream and 180000 bottles of liquid shampoo with a total value of 285000 dollars. The soap dominates the value at nearly three times the cold cream and shampoo. Rail officials must set tariffs for this unprecedented car load bound for New England dealers. Palmolive reports strong six month gains in comparison to 1914 and declares this year the greatest in its history.
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