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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1916
Page
13
A reader counsels prudent management of an $85,000 estate with safety first. Live on the income, help the needy, and avoid squandering the principal, while seeking experienced, honest advice. Other letters urge funds for a women’s home, aging support, working girls’ hall, or sponsoring orphans through small weekly gifts.
A letter writer urges prudent use of a charitable sum, advising saving or gifting to children's institutions rather than reckless spending. Another correspondent, under Dear How Shall I Spend It, counsels thrift, debt repayment, and modest generosity to the very poor, then plans a future with careful budgeting and a potential marriage.
Rabbit fur dominates trimming trends with other furs deemed exceptions. Fitted waists or straight-lined frocks are both fashionable, as are one-piece frocks hanging straight from shoulder. Fur bands now mid skirt to waist height on coats, flattering slender figures.
The narrator recalls outfits seen on stage including a light wood brown felt like material gown ensemble. A scarf and cap feature bright red bracelets and a pointed tassel, stitched with bold worsted lines in red green yellow violet and blue.
Poem contrasts passion for the sea with the sorrow of the main as both invoke moonlight winds and vast unrest. The sea is described as a harp whose rhythm and song rise on God’s winds, while the main’s unmapped pain throbs within its Titan bosom.
To protect garments from moth damage, ensure they are thoroughly cleaned before storage. Place them in a bag sewn from new unbleached muslin with camphor bells inside and tie tightly to seal.
A handwritten home recipe column lists dishes from English curry pot pie to German potato soup and desserts. Included are beef pot pie steps, mushroom and rice additions, and a steaming method. potato soup with caraway and a brown roux. plain ice cream. lemon sponge cake. and a lemon pie recipe with steps and baking time.
A familiar talks with Post readers about winter fashion on Fifth Avenue. Women bundle in furs and adopt sober fall tones as skirts lengthen to ankle. Short fur coats give way to three quarter lengths, hats vary from poke bonnets to sombreros and broad brims. Anita Stewart and Clara Kimball Young discuss the lag between film fashion and release dates, while stars like Alice Brady comment on scarce blue fox and beaver furs and the cost of chinchilla garments. The scene includes prices like 25 for chinchilla skins and 400 for a collar and cuffs, reflecting luxury winter wear.
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