he took himself - "he didn't show it to most people"! A girl came
after her umbrella & a man after a diamond stud he'd lost and
Mary &
Nell showed up before dinner - & Maude
fresh and rosy in the rain. We played a round of euchre
before dinner & had tea in drawing room afterward - very highishy.
Then Maude had to go again -
Mrs. Weir was down in New
York in October and it is charming to hear her impressions
of it and the "politeness" of the Americans (as if anyone could help
being polite to her) Nell worked on a centerpiece
& Mary and I
idly listened and talked.
Mrs. Weir let me take her picture - but I've had no sun - rain every minute. About three we went
up and dressed (my green striped "blouse" & black tie & dickie
& white crysanthimum) and at 3:50 the carriage came and
Nell, Mary & I drove thro' the pretty,
weepy village to a "Euchie" at Mrs.
Henrys (? I think) It was all women - very much so - (some
quite antequated too) Many of them kept on their hats. They had
twelve tables and scored only games & love hands (not progression) The
result was they played furiously with nervous haste & an eagerness
for the prize which did surprise me. I got along fairly well. There
was a young Mrs. Gates there - who had once been poor
& pretty & who was now rich & dazzling (not at all un-
he took himself - "he didn't show it to most people"! A girl came
after her umbrella & a man after a diamond stud he'd lost and
Mary &
Nell showed up before dinner - & Maude
fresh and rosy in the rain. We played a round of euchre
before dinner & had tea in drawing room afterward - very highishy.
Then Maude had to go again -
Mrs. Weir was down in New
York in October and it is charming to hear her impressions
of it and the "politeness" of the Americans (as if anyone could help
being polite to her) Nell worked on a centerpiece
& Mary and I
idly listened and talked.
Mrs. Weir let me take her picture - but I've had no sun - rain every minute. About three we went
up and dressed (my green striped "blouse" & black tie & dickie
& white crysanthimum) and at 3:50 the carriage came and
Nell, Mary & I drove thro' the pretty,
weepy village to a "Euchie" at Mrs.
Henrys (? I think) It was all women - very much so - (some
quite antequated too) Many of them kept on their hats. They had
twelve tables and scored only games & love hands (not progression) The
result was they played furiously with nervous haste & an eagerness
for the prize which did surprise me. I got along fairly well. There
was a young Mrs. Gates there - who had once been poor
& pretty & who was now rich & dazzling (not at all un-
he took himself - "he didn't show it to most people"! A girl came
after her umbrella & a man after a diamond stud he'd lost and
Mary &
Nell showed up before dinner - & Maude
fresh and rosy in the rain. We played a round of euchre
before dinner & had tea in drawing room afterward - very highishy.
Then Maude had to go again -
Mrs. Weir was down in New
York in October and it is charming to hear her impressions
of it and the "politeness" of the Americans (as if anyone could help
being polite to her) Nell worked on a centerpiece
& Mary and I
idly listened and talked.
Mrs. Weir let me take her picture - but I've had no sun - rain every minute. About three we went
up and dressed (my green striped "blouse" & black tie & dickie
& white crysanthimum) and at 3:50 the carriage came and
Nell, Mary & I drove thro' the pretty,
weepy village to a "Euchie" at Mrs.
Henrys (? I think) It was all women - very much so - (some
quite antequated too) Many of them kept on their hats. They had
twelve tables and scored only games & love hands (not progression) The
result was they played furiously with nervous haste & an eagerness
for the prize which did surprise me. I got along fairly well. There
was a young Mrs. Gates there - who had once been poor
& pretty & who was now rich & dazzling (not at all un-
