1896
Apr. 19. Sunday A warm spring-like morning. Washed the dishes & then sat by the open dining room window & read. Claude cleaned his bicycle & then I did too. The wind came up so it wasn't pleasant to ride. Mary rode up & spent an hour or so much me. After dinner Edith came - very forlorn & lonesome. She spent the afternoon here & we started for a walk but it sprinkled & we came back. I read aloud from the "King in Yellow"! It got real cold toward night - Edith went home before supper - leaving me very tired. Apr. 20. Monday A beautiful bicycling morning - Rode up with Mary at noon ("Bordie" Smith found her for me!) I got home at night just as it began to rain. Went to Miss Shelley's for a last try on - My dress is lovely - very stylish too - Has 9 doz. little buttons on it! After eight I went down to Mary's & we 4 girls played Pedro till late - Mary & I got badly beaten by Emma & Nellie. (Alice some of the time) A delicious spring rain tonight. Apr. 21. Tuesday Cool, cloudy today. I managed to ride this pm and a hard thunder storm came up about 5 or so & I had to leave my wheel. I walked home with Claude - a rainbow at our backs. This evening I sewed while Papa read aloud "Memoirs of a Minister of France" by Stanley Weyman. Apr. 22 Wed. Cool to-day-only 40. Saw some cherry blossoms out down on Exchange St. This noon I dined at Sibley's with Charlotte & Edith.

1896
Apr. 19. Sunday A warm spring-like morning. Washed the dishes & then sat by the open dining room window & read. Claude cleaned his bicycle & then I did too. The wind came up so it wasn't pleasant to ride. Mary rode up & spent an hour or so much me. After dinner Edith came - very forlorn & lonesome. She spent the afternoon here & we started for a walk but it sprinkled & we came back. I read aloud from the "King in Yellow"! It got real cold toward night - Edith went home before supper - leaving me very tired. Apr. 20. Monday A beautiful bicycling morning - Rode up with Mary at noon ("Bordie" Smith found her for me!) I got home at night just as it began to rain. Went to Miss Shelley's for a last try on - My dress is lovely - very stylish too - Has 9 doz. little buttons on it! After eight I went down to Mary's & we 4 girls played Pedro till late - Mary & I got badly beaten by Emma & Nellie. (Alice some of the time) A delicious spring rain tonight. Apr. 21. Tuesday Cool, cloudy today. I managed to ride this pm and a hard thunder storm came up about 5 or so & I had to leave my wheel. I walked home with Claude - a rainbow at our backs. This evening I sewed while Papa read aloud "Memoirs of a Minister of France" by Stanley Weyman. Apr. 22 Wed. Cool to-day-only 40. Saw some cherry blossoms out down on Exchange St. This noon I dined at Sibley's with Charlotte & Edith.

1896
Apr. 19. Sunday A warm spring-like morning. Washed the dishes & then sat by the open dining room window & read. Claude cleaned his bicycle & then I did too. The wind came up so it wasn't pleasant to ride. Mary rode up & spent an hour or so much me. After dinner Edith came - very forlorn & lonesome. She spent the afternoon here & we started for a walk but it sprinkled & we came back. I read aloud from the "King in Yellow"! It got real cold toward night - Edith went home before supper - leaving me very tired. Apr. 20. Monday A beautiful bicycling morning - Rode up with Mary at noon ("Bordie" Smith found her for me!) I got home at night just as it began to rain. Went to Miss Shelley's for a last try on - My dress is lovely - very stylish too - Has 9 doz. little buttons on it! After eight I went down to Mary's & we 4 girls played Pedro till late - Mary & I got badly beaten by Emma & Nellie. (Alice some of the time) A delicious spring rain tonight. Apr. 21. Tuesday Cool, cloudy today. I managed to ride this pm and a hard thunder storm came up about 5 or so & I had to leave my wheel. I walked home with Claude - a rainbow at our backs. This evening I sewed while Papa read aloud "Memoirs of a Minister of France" by Stanley Weyman. Apr. 22 Wed. Cool to-day-only 40. Saw some cherry blossoms out down on Exchange St. This noon I dined at Sibley's with Charlotte & Edith.
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