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April 14, 1895
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VC 1897
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Vassar College.
April 14. 1895.
My dear Bess, -
You have been so good about writing to me that I must hurry
up and answer with one letter. Your "diary" was very interesting to me.
I like to know just what you are doing every day-
Tell Ed, or Edie, whichever sent them, that the package came all
right Friday afternoon, and I am very much obliged, to Edie for her part
as well as to Ed for his- I am sure all those books must have all I will
need, in them, if not I will get it somehow. We have already begun the
Milton - have to read Books I
April 14. 1895.
My dear Bess, -
You have been so good about writing to me that I must hurry
up and answer with one letter. Your "diary" was very interesting to me.
I like to know just what you are doing every day-
Tell Ed, or Edie, whichever sent them, that the package came all
right Friday afternoon, and I am very much obliged, to Edie for her part
as well as to Ed for his- I am sure all those books must have all I will
need, in them, if not I will get it somehow. We have already begun the
Milton - have to read Books I
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and II of Paradise Lost for tomorrow.
Miss Nettleton came Wednesday - and she and her diamond ring were gazed at - also her fiance when he came [crossed out: Friday] Thursday. Mrs. Kendrick gave a reception to the Faculty for them both Thursday afternoon but Prof. Bourne did not arrive till after it was over. The girls all think he is homely, and therefore must be nice. The two went down to New York together Saturday morning to take lunch with Miss Nettleton's brother. I do not know whether they are coming back here or not. I hope they are, for I have not had a chance to say more than "How do you do" to Miss N. I supposed she was going to stay here a good deal longer.
Carrie has had her younger
Miss Nettleton came Wednesday - and she and her diamond ring were gazed at - also her fiance when he came [crossed out: Friday] Thursday. Mrs. Kendrick gave a reception to the Faculty for them both Thursday afternoon but Prof. Bourne did not arrive till after it was over. The girls all think he is homely, and therefore must be nice. The two went down to New York together Saturday morning to take lunch with Miss Nettleton's brother. I do not know whether they are coming back here or not. I hope they are, for I have not had a chance to say more than "How do you do" to Miss N. I supposed she was going to stay here a good deal longer.
Carrie has had her younger
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sister up here visiting since Friday afternoon. She is going back to Rye Seminary tomorrow morning.
This has been rather a cloudy Easter Day- It rained all the morning and was cloudy, though not raining, all the afternoon. Yesterday it poured all day- This morning Carrie and I went down to the Dutch Reformed Church, as there was no service here. The service there was very good-This evening the choir sang some Easter music for us, which was very pretty- Some of the girls have very good voices - Thursday evening I led the prayer-meeting with much more ease than I expected, for I was not scared at all-
Ray came home late Thursday evening- She had a lovely time- picking arbutus on the moun
This has been rather a cloudy Easter Day- It rained all the morning and was cloudy, though not raining, all the afternoon. Yesterday it poured all day- This morning Carrie and I went down to the Dutch Reformed Church, as there was no service here. The service there was very good-This evening the choir sang some Easter music for us, which was very pretty- Some of the girls have very good voices - Thursday evening I led the prayer-meeting with much more ease than I expected, for I was not scared at all-
Ray came home late Thursday evening- She had a lovely time- picking arbutus on the moun
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tains every day and taking beautiful walks- She brought back a number of photographs of the country around. She looks quite brown and freckled now.
Yesterday Mrs. Benbow sent me an Easter card and painted celluloid around it. I can't say that I think it is pretty, but it was certainly very kind of her to think of me and to buy something to send me, so that I am very grateful for her kind wishes.
One of the seniors, who lives in New York, felt so "dreadfully" to have to be here for Easter Sunday that she cried about it all day yesterday? and her family sent her an immense bunch of big violets to help make up! She goes home nearly every Saturday, too.
I hope Etta is well by this time, poor child- Give my love to her.
Love to all the family- Adelaide (Claflin)
Yesterday Mrs. Benbow sent me an Easter card and painted celluloid around it. I can't say that I think it is pretty, but it was certainly very kind of her to think of me and to buy something to send me, so that I am very grateful for her kind wishes.
One of the seniors, who lives in New York, felt so "dreadfully" to have to be here for Easter Sunday that she cried about it all day yesterday? and her family sent her an immense bunch of big violets to help make up! She goes home nearly every Saturday, too.
I hope Etta is well by this time, poor child- Give my love to her.
Love to all the family- Adelaide (Claflin)
