actually crochetted me a red shawl! Trudy send me a lovely Jap dish &c. &c. Papa had "Harpers" for January & altogether it was quite festive. I got ready and went over to Meta's and saw all their pretty things - and the Carings. And went to Mrs. Hoyt's at 1:30. Mr. Newton (Elbert) and Fred Wilkinson and Dr. Fitch of Boston and Mr. & Mrs. Hoyt and Madelaine were there, choosing Xmas presents. Then Char and Claude came. I got a lovely Art Noveau frame from Mrs. H. & C & C. got Jap. bread and butter plates and a lovely long red grass cloth thing & a box of cigars &c.&c. We had Martini cocktails before dinner - which was very elaborate. Hors-d'euvre, black bean soup - roast goose - lots of vegetables, onions, rolls, plumb puddings mince and Marlborough pies, fruits, coffee &c.&c.&c. lots of souvenirs (those awful "worms" &c. &c.) and several kinds of wine, cigars & cigarettes &c. The Hoyts had lovely presents. It was fun to see the "drawing" and the Warner boys and their mother brought more while we were there. Char wore her new red dress and her garnets but felt rather bad from a fall she'd had. I walked up to Davis's afterward (They
actually crochetted me a red shawl! Trudy send me a lovely Jap dish &c. &c. Papa had "Harpers" for January & altogether it was quite festive. I got ready and went over to Meta's and saw all their pretty things - and the Carings. And went to Mrs. Hoyt's at 1:30. Mr. Newton (Elbert) and Fred Wilkinson and Dr. Fitch of Boston and Mr. & Mrs. Hoyt and Madelaine were there, choosing Xmas presents. Then Char and Claude came. I got a lovely Art Noveau frame from Mrs. H. & C & C. got Jap. bread and butter plates and a lovely long red grass cloth thing & a box of cigars &c.&c. We had Martini cocktails before dinner - which was very elaborate. Hors-d'euvre, black bean soup - roast goose - lots of vegetables, onions, rolls, plumb puddings mince and Marlborough pies, fruits, coffee &c.&c.&c. lots of souvenirs (those awful "worms" &c. &c.) and several kinds of wine, cigars & cigarettes &c. The Hoyts had lovely presents. It was fun to see the "drawing" and the Warner boys and their mother brought more while we were there. Char wore her new red dress and her garnets but felt rather bad from a fall she'd had. I walked up to Davis's afterward (They
actually crochetted me a red shawl! Trudy send me a lovely Jap dish &c. &c. Papa had "Harpers" for January & altogether it was quite festive. I got ready and went over to Meta's and saw all their pretty things - and the Carings. And went to Mrs. Hoyt's at 1:30. Mr. Newton (Elbert) and Fred Wilkinson and Dr. Fitch of Boston and Mr. & Mrs. Hoyt and Madelaine were there, choosing Xmas presents. Then Char and Claude came. I got a lovely Art Noveau frame from Mrs. H. & C & C. got Jap. bread and butter plates and a lovely long red grass cloth thing & a box of cigars &c.&c. We had Martini cocktails before dinner - which was very elaborate. Hors-d'euvre, black bean soup - roast goose - lots of vegetables, onions, rolls, plumb puddings mince and Marlborough pies, fruits, coffee &c.&c.&c. lots of souvenirs (those awful "worms" &c. &c.) and several kinds of wine, cigars & cigarettes &c. The Hoyts had lovely presents. It was fun to see the "drawing" and the Warner boys and their mother brought more while we were there. Char wore her new red dress and her garnets but felt rather bad from a fall she'd had. I walked up to Davis's afterward (They
