"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Jan 8, 1887

In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,

• "That two pretty light complexioned girls were asked by a lady in one of the large dry goods stores of what nationality they were. That she has conceded to the idea that one was a Jewess and the other a pure Anglo-Saxon."
• "That Miss Rhonda Broughton, the famous English novelist, has an unusual power of enthralling men."
• "That a Chicago girl has found out the great secret upon which the art of dressing well depends. [...]."
• "That Martin Luther says that Christians should not entirely flee from comedies because now and then there are coarse matters in them; for the same reason we might cease to read the Bible."

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