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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1915
Page
11
A Boston Post Sewing Circle column gathers letters from readers about women's work, wages, domestic life, and independence. Respondents discuss staying in or leaving marriages, financial autonomy, and the balance of power in the home, with advice and questions exchanged among readers.
A merchant recalls using daily ads to draw customers from distant shores. He built a small shop into a lucrative venture, clipping coupons and amassing bonds, as he boasts of his promotional zest and sales success.
The description praises Dolly's outfit noting a pale lemon yellow gown with a lemon satin bodice and pearl ladder straps. A tulle skirt with layered pleats ends in harlequin points. The voice commends her taste and mentions golf and riding, proposing a mixed foursome.
A humorous exchange highlights the value placed on family lineage in securing jobs. The remark acknowledges that a strong ancestry can lead to many advantages, while noting that a good family tree has produced several notable successes.
Plaid crepe blouses appear new and belted princess dresses are common. Pink gains in corsetry, jet buttons trim garments, and hanging pockets remain on belts. Chiffon veils used for rough weather and motoring, velvet hats pair with anything, and blue crepe de chine frocks with lingerie chemisettes are popular. Linen lingerie waists are inappropriate for calling costumes. High collars and large muffler collars are unfashionable. Fur-lined coats feature big Russian collars and new veils show hand run cheek designs.
A 26 year old widow asks if a younger man who posed as fiance is honorable after admitting no marriage plans. The columnist urges breaking off the friendship, recalling female caution and advising the woman to forget and learn from the experience.
Mrs. George Oberhuber describes a simple method to refresh faded waists and party dresses using crepe paper dye. By testing on a sample, soaking fabric in cold water, then dipping in painted color and rinsing twice, vivid results are achieved, including ostrich plumes.
The Bentztown Bard offers a verse urging readers to count memories and hope ahead. It counsels a balanced view with optimistic lines about clover fields, tomorrow, and the world yet to meet, encouraging courage and joy.
Recipes include peach mousse with gelatine and whipped cream, plus chocolate coffee butter cream and lemon pie variants from Mrs Cc H Hurlburt Boothbay Harbor Miss Arletta Fuller and Mrs Lillian McLenna Each item lists ingredients steps and homey tips for baking and garnishing in a vintage kitchen column.
A reflective poem contrasts enduring trouble with appreciating the present. The speaker notes frequent storms and losses yet finds relief in today. The verse hints at life’s hardships and fluctuating fortunes while emphasizing living in the moment.
The engagement of Miss Katherine Clarke of Northampton to Francis Victor Dupont, MIT student and son of General Dupont of Wilmington, Delaware, was announced yesterday.
Mr Dupont will be graduated by Tech with the class of 1917. His father General Dupont also attended Tech. It is believed he is the unknown donor who gave a quarter of a million dollars to the institute under the name Mr Smith.
Mr. Dupont and Miss Clarke met at the wedding of the groom’s sister to Paul E. Wilson. The groom is a yachtsman and author who drove the hydroplane Tech Jr III in Manhasset Bay as a new speed record was set. He named a steam yacht for Tech. Miss Clarke is educated in Northampton and Boston society circles.
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