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12/24/04
at Mary's and had a little chat and just a glance at her pictures - couldn't stay. Davises all very sad because of Lilian's sickness, Frank's worries, Mrs. Griswold's death, and Helen and Hamilton both rather below par. At Claude's found Father and Mother, Claude in his evening clothes. Char in her pretty light green silk and beads. Carlie and Peruzzi before the fire. Christmas wreathes in the windows and Christmas candles on the table - and such a good dinner. Chicken and sausage - coffee, spinach, apple pie, &c. Then we had the Pie on the library table and it was simply full - poems on every thing and of course too many presents. Claude was delighted with his books & things and Char with her paper and the Atlantic (which Mother gave her.) Mother overpowered me as usual and all the cats got little stockings of catnip and Carlie one of Educators! of which he is very fond. We all had a very good time and when we got home (about ten) Mother and I couldn't resist opening our packages from the girls and by mail. Charlotte gave me Thackery's letters (the last ones) &c. &c. It was just an ideal Christmas eve. We had great fun with Vanderbilt
at the office today presenting him with a $20 gold piece (or something that looked like it) and the boys fixed up an express box.

12/24/04
at Mary's and had a little chat and just a glance at her pictures - couldn't stay. Davises all very sad because of Lilian's sickness, Frank's worries, Mrs. Griswold's death, and Helen and Hamilton both rather below par. At Claude's found Father and Mother, Claude in his evening clothes. Char in her pretty light green silk and beads. Carlie and Peruzzi before the fire. Christmas wreathes in the windows and Christmas candles on the table - and such a good dinner. Chicken and sausage - coffee, spinach, apple pie, &c. Then we had the Pie on the library table and it was simply full - poems on every thing and of course too many presents. Claude was delighted with his books & things and Char with her paper and the Atlantic (which Mother gave her.) Mother overpowered me as usual and all the cats got little stockings of catnip and Carlie one of Educators! of which he is very fond. We all had a very good time and when we got home (about ten) Mother and I couldn't resist opening our packages from the girls and by mail. Charlotte gave me Thackery's letters (the last ones) &c. &c. It was just an ideal Christmas eve. We had great fun with Vanderbilt
at the office today presenting him with a $20 gold piece (or something that looked like it) and the boys fixed up an express box.

12/24/04
at Mary's and had a little chat and just a glance at her pictures - couldn't stay. Davises all very sad because of Lilian's sickness, Frank's worries, Mrs. Griswold's death, and Helen and Hamilton both rather below par. At Claude's found Father and Mother, Claude in his evening clothes. Char in her pretty light green silk and beads. Carlie and Peruzzi before the fire. Christmas wreathes in the windows and Christmas candles on the table - and such a good dinner. Chicken and sausage - coffee, spinach, apple pie, &c. Then we had the Pie on the library table and it was simply full - poems on every thing and of course too many presents. Claude was delighted with his books & things and Char with her paper and the Atlantic (which Mother gave her.) Mother overpowered me as usual and all the cats got little stockings of catnip and Carlie one of Educators! of which he is very fond. We all had a very good time and when we got home (about ten) Mother and I couldn't resist opening our packages from the girls and by mail. Charlotte gave me Thackery's letters (the last ones) &c. &c. It was just an ideal Christmas eve. We had great fun with Vanderbilt
at the office today presenting him with a $20 gold piece (or something that looked like it) and the boys fixed up an express box.
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