June 7. Sunday
A scorching hot day. Got up rather early & fixed pineapple after
breakfast, while Claude cleaned our wheels.
Ned came shortly after ten &
we three went up to the park &
found a nice breeze on the hill by the river. Claude
had the "Tempest" & I had one of Kipling's
Elephant stories to read & we loafed about & took
pictures &c. till after one o'clock. My camera has been turning
blanks (fogging) some lately & we had at least two failures so.
Ned took 6 of the plates for her private
property & we took each other extensively. It was quite cool
riding in the breeze. Ned came home to
dinner with us. It was late dinner and I helped get it. It was a
good one too - green stuff, vegetables & fruit. We did the dishes
& then Ned & I sat out in the back
yard in hammock & rocking chair till after six. It was nice out
there. I put on my cool Gingham dress & white big collar & belt.
Ned went down to Edith's about six - after using up
considerable valuable time trying to persuade me to go too. I read out
doors till dark. & the rain threatened. Then wrote to Gertrude & entertained Mary for a brief
space. She called & was nice. Papa &
Mama have been sitting here
writing & now Mama is getting lunch.
Claude is at Charella's. The Behns
have company & we can hear dishes rattle and phosphate bottles pip!
Mary says
"Geo. Booth" is coming tomorrow - or this week
sometime. He is the young man from the East (Boston
or Worcester) whom she knows and they exchange
letters &
Christmas presents. I guess he's a real nice (quiet) fellow.
He is a civil engineer - and not handsome - A good thing, in a man.
1896
June 7. Sunday
A scorching hot day. Got up rather early & fixed pineapple after
breakfast, while Claude cleaned our wheels.
Ned came shortly after ten &
we three went up to the park &
found a nice breeze on the hill by the river. Claude
had the "Tempest" & I had one of Kipling's
Elephant stories to read & we loafed about & took
pictures &c. till after one o'clock. My camera has been turning
blanks (fogging) some lately & we had at least two failures so.
Ned took 6 of the plates for her private
property & we took each other extensively. It was quite cool
riding in the breeze. Ned came home to
dinner with us. It was late dinner and I helped get it. It was a
good one too - green stuff, vegetables & fruit. We did the dishes
& then Ned & I sat out in the back
yard in hammock & rocking chair till after six. It was nice out
there. I put on my cool Gingham dress & white big collar & belt.
Ned went down to Edith's about six - after using up
considerable valuable time trying to persuade me to go too. I read out
doors till dark. & the rain threatened. Then wrote to Gertrude & entertained Mary for a brief
space. She called & was nice. Papa &
Mama have been sitting here
writing & now Mama is getting lunch.
Claude is at Charella's. The Behns
have company & we can hear dishes rattle and phosphate bottles pip!
Mary says
"Geo. Booth" is coming tomorrow - or this week
sometime. He is the young man from the East (Boston
or Worcester) whom she knows and they exchange
letters &
Christmas presents. I guess he's a real nice (quiet) fellow.
He is a civil engineer - and not handsome - A good thing, in a man.
1896
June 7. Sunday
A scorching hot day. Got up rather early & fixed pineapple after
breakfast, while Claude cleaned our wheels.
Ned came shortly after ten &
we three went up to the park &
found a nice breeze on the hill by the river. Claude
had the "Tempest" & I had one of Kipling's
Elephant stories to read & we loafed about & took
pictures &c. till after one o'clock. My camera has been turning
blanks (fogging) some lately & we had at least two failures so.
Ned took 6 of the plates for her private
property & we took each other extensively. It was quite cool
riding in the breeze. Ned came home to
dinner with us. It was late dinner and I helped get it. It was a
good one too - green stuff, vegetables & fruit. We did the dishes
& then Ned & I sat out in the back
yard in hammock & rocking chair till after six. It was nice out
there. I put on my cool Gingham dress & white big collar & belt.
Ned went down to Edith's about six - after using up
considerable valuable time trying to persuade me to go too. I read out
doors till dark. & the rain threatened. Then wrote to Gertrude & entertained Mary for a brief
space. She called & was nice. Papa &
Mama have been sitting here
writing & now Mama is getting lunch.
Claude is at Charella's. The Behns
have company & we can hear dishes rattle and phosphate bottles pip!
Mary says
"Geo. Booth" is coming tomorrow - or this week
sometime. He is the young man from the East (Boston
or Worcester) whom she knows and they exchange
letters &
Christmas presents. I guess he's a real nice (quiet) fellow.
He is a civil engineer - and not handsome - A good thing, in a man.
