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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: May 20, 1871
Text: Vassar College, May 20, 1871. Dearest Carrie, Much to my surprise this morning I have received a long letter from you. I have given up sspecting any thing from you but a short note with Taps and Mamma's letters. Another letter which I received tMs morning surprised me. It is so long since I wrote to Julita Rlgby that t thought -he was not intending to answer my letter, and of course the one from her was a great pleasure. She says, "Send my love to Carrie wh^n y ou write, that is if...
Show moreVassar College, May 20, 1871. Dearest Carrie, Much to my surprise this morning I have received a long letter from you. I have given up sspecting any thing from you but a short note with Taps and Mamma's letters. Another letter which I received tMs morning surprised me. It is so long since I wrote to Julita Rlgby that t thought -he was not intending to answer my letter, and of course the one from her was a great pleasure. She says, "Send my love to Carrie wh^n y ou write, that is if she is within sending distance, for she may be on the Alps or at the North Pole for all I know, dear old Carrie. I remem- ber her so well. I fancy X see her now bending so studiously over some dry eld book and yet always so ready to Join in any fun that did not take her out cf her atmosphere of books."-— Julita seems to be enjoying her- self vary much, and I think is something of a flirt, and yet I don't like to apply that word to her. Cur first sketch from nature was a view of our lake. It is a pretty as view but of ccurseAmy first attempt it is not very good. It is recogniaable but tLo foliage look much as if a fly with dirty wings had been crawling over tho ;>aper. We are now making a drawing of a fine old pine tree, whichis jufet outside the college grounds. Next Saturday we intend to go down to the river and sketch. We shall provide ourselves with lunch and spend tlits day on the river bank. "Only four more weeks," we say again fc again as we used at the old Ftm. Sem. But these four weeks are very terrible to look forward to. We review ia all our studies and the classes are all open to visitors during these weeks. I dread Rhetoric more than any study because we recite by topics. It disturbs me, first, to see Miss Clarice sit there and fold her arms after having given me a topic, and then while I am trying to express in words one idea all the others take leave of me. I hope you do not think thatI write compositions now. My first attempts will be next year while Freshman. The thought of writing them '♦fills me with anguish," but fortunately the thought seldom comes to me. With the noon mail came the Latin Grammar. We have finished learning rules this year but it will be useful in looking them up when we prove our lines fer scanning* I have been using a grammar belonging to one of the girls and am glad that I can now return it. time I have always forgotten when I have had to cut a pattern of my drawer.:, but this evening will do so and send soon. Are you reading many books now? I commenced "Hypatla" a long ttnas ago. After having had it renewed for three weeksand then keeping it a week over my time, I returned It without having read half of it. Sunday afternocnn for the last three or four weeks we have been reading "Faith Gertney" a little story by the author of "Leslie Goldthwait." We have now finished it and I have tak<m from the library a book by Hawthorne. Very lik«I> X shall keep it until college cloeea and not find time to read it. I planted the balsam seed snd '.he seed of the sensitive plant which mamma sent me* Our heliotropes and geraniums are beginning to show signs of life, but we need rain very much. I imagined that here we would not haveto water our plants but fic-5 that we do, and already I have watered them several times. In a letter I received a few days ago from Aunt Maria, she says, "Mother was in about her usual health till Friday morning the 21st April, when she was suddenly taken with spasms of the throat & lungs and was insensible from that time till she died, on Saturday morning at two oclock, wl en she dropped away very quietly," Do write me good long letters, and tell all you are doing. With much love to all Your loving Julie.jjulia M. Pease, »75j The pattern of drawers which I have cut is of those which are banded at the knee.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: May 23, 1871
Text: Vassar College. May 23, 1871. My dear Mamma, The bundle of underclothing came this afternoon and now, after having tried on the garments, I sit down to write you of their safe arrival, and how they fit. They all fit very well and I am much pleased. If you make any more nightdresses please make them about an Inch narrower In front and a little less behind, this will make the neck, too, a little smaller; you know I like things short on the shoulder and this gown will be better a trifle shorter...
Show moreVassar College. May 23, 1871. My dear Mamma, The bundle of underclothing came this afternoon and now, after having tried on the garments, I sit down to write you of their safe arrival, and how they fit. They all fit very well and I am much pleased. If you make any more nightdresses please make them about an Inch narrower In front and a little less behind, this will make the neck, too, a little smaller; you know I like things short on the shoulder and this gown will be better a trifle shorter there. The sleeves of the chemises could be a little shorter and the sleeve bands smaller, and I like the pattern which I sent you of a round yoke, batter than the square one. The skirt I think has no fault, only I would gather more another one made with the gathers all round the band. The clothes are made beautifully. Carrie entirely surpasses me in the management of the machine, and I shall have to take lessons of her In the art of machining when I go home. 1 know when you read what I have written about the underclothes you will say, "Julie is so particular) why need she speak of these little faults when the whole is sa nice," but if these little things are changed the clothes will be perfect. You ask in one of your lettersif we have a lady Principal. No, we have not, and have no idea who will be. One will be appointed for next but until then Miss Morse does the duties of one. Our matron, who was a very poor one* has left College and has been married. A new one, Mrs. Humphreys has come in her place. There is an air of refinement and mystery about her, aad many arc tha stories reported of the wealth which she has possessed aad her sorrows which have turaed her hair grey. She looks about thirty, but has very grey hair aad this gives rather a mysterious charm to her face. No doubt she has beea well off for she appears to have 4a lived la very good society. I think she willdo a great deal to improve her depart* meat of the College. I believe I have aever told you of the lecture by Mrs. Henry Field of New York. Her subject was to have beea "French Literature, but the Pres. asked her to chaage it to "What Freach will do for us," Mad she did so. She told us of the writings of Mile Stvign* and of Madame de Stael and advised us to read them and la Freach. "la the first place," she and we need to learn said, "they would teach us how to write lettersAbecause no American lady kaows how to write a letter which will not be stiff. Then they would teach us to appear better la society, and to carry oa general conversation instead of two persons getting la a comer aad talking by themselves as isso com* mon with Americans." But Freach aovels Mrs. Field would not have us touch. Mrs. Field talked to us a short tim^Ln the day about theyway to leara Freach aad talked la French. She is a native of Fraace and does not speak English very plainly. Her talk In French was not, of course, very Intel* llgible to me. I could occaslaaally understand a sentence, but I did not get a very connected idea of the whole. Now I must close with much love to all your loving daughter Julie. iJulia M. Pease, >75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: May 28, 1871
Text: Vassar College. May 28, 1871. Precious "Cat," Tonight I imagine you writing to me, and it is very pleasant to think that we are occupied in the same work of love. Whenever I think of going on to Poquonock, I think of you aad Mamma. I have never been there without you aad I don't know how I can do without you* Here, X am so busy X do not find much time to think of anything but study, but there, I shall miss you so much* M I had any Idea that you wll would consent, I would ask to...
Show moreVassar College. May 28, 1871. Precious "Cat," Tonight I imagine you writing to me, and it is very pleasant to think that we are occupied in the same work of love. Whenever I think of going on to Poquonock, I think of you aad Mamma. I have never been there without you aad I don't know how I can do without you* Here, X am so busy X do not find much time to think of anything but study, but there, I shall miss you so much* M I had any Idea that you wll would consent, I would ask to come home this summer* I do not mean to stay but only for the vacation — — Yesterday Prof. Van Ingen took our Drawing class out sketching. We started at nine oclock, not earlier, because Miss Morse would not order our breakfasts. The ride was very pleasant, passing through Spring Side, where Matthew Vassar used to live, for Prof. His home Is a pretty little cottage In the midst of a piae grove, and seems Just the place for an artist to live* The carriages left us at a gate and after borrowing a little tin pall to carry water In, we trudged along In the direc- tionof the river* A very picturesque party, we were said to be, as we pursued our course over rocks aad beading to pass under overhanging boughs. Each had a waterproof, a lunch and drawing apparatus In her hand, and Prof, carried the pail hung on the end of a white cotton umbrella* The only adventure we mat with on our walk to the river was a fall which the Prof, met with. Poor fellow! Instead of great sympathy a great laugh was raised, he leoked so funny. The river looked very cool and Inviting after our long walk, and even after reaching it* much walking had to be done in order to find a suitable place for sketching. At lengthwhen we had scrambled quite down a precipice, Prof, told us te come up again and sketch from the top of it, W e found the view very pretty. Perhaps you remember it, s short distance below Poughkeepsie, where the railroad runs through the river some ways. When we were ready te begin draw* ing it was half past eleven} our dinner was served at half past twelve and occupied two hours, that is, with a short rest afterwards. The lunch pre- pared for us was very good, but anything would have tasted good we were so hungry, it consisted of four sandwiches and two slices of cake apiece. We draw until five and then our guide, saddirector proceeded to get us under way again. All day some beys from B|sby»s military school had been hovering about and Just st the last, arranged themselves gracefully upon a near rock, wishing to be sketched. Of course, then, we set imme- diately to studying the "human figure" from the specimens before us) this excited "our lord of creation" and instead of carrying us home the best route which would take us past the aforesaid beys, he took us a most roundabout way through the woods. Our walk took an hour and was very trying on the feet and hands. We have become such experts that we con- sidered climbing four or five fencesnothing ataftli, Professor very kindly turning his back during the proceedure. We reached College at nearly seven niter hairing lelt Prol. at his home, here we had a warm supper, omelet aad toast, prolonged our repast until too late for chapel, aad the end el nay story is that We are so tired we can scarcely get rested la a week. Our party was composed el eighteea persons, you are, I believe, mathematically Inclined and ol course will be anxious to know how many we were. I have filled up more room with our sketching than X intended, aad have verylittle time lelt, though plenty ol paper. Friday night X went over to a society meeting. The play was a little German one which the girls are translating. The dresses were very handsome but the actlag was not as good as usual. X find in my desk a lot of receipts for cooking, copied at Mrs. Hayes. Knowing that you are fond of experiments X will send them to you, by detachments however, whenever a little more weight caa be added to my letter. Tell Mamma, please* that I shell write to Auntie in a few days and tell her which dressmaker I wish this summer.X wonder, when I glance at this writing, that X could ever have beea called a good writer. This writing looks like Auat Maria Moons, tad is net as easily read. Has the Catalogue reached you yet? X feel much ashamed to have it go out with my name axaoag the Preps, for If I had only come here two years ago X could have entered higher la two studies, Algebra aad Freach. Is X apa in Galveston now? I have received no letter from him, and presume he is too busy to write often* I wish I could have some of your nice blackberries. We had a strawberryshort cake one day last week and expect soon to have the berries in great abundance. With lots and lots of love and kisses your loving "T'other one" , 1 i ■ i i i ■ . • L , ' ; * ! " gjulia ML Pease, >75!
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: June 4, 1871
Text: Vassar Callage, June 4, 1871. Dearest Carrie, I am beginning my letter te yen this morning so that I may have the afternoon for a nice long nap. Our evening Chapel services have been changed so that we may take our exercise after tea and before Chapel. It is much nicer so, because the day is very warm for walking. This Is the first Sunday of the month but it was so warm that I did net go In te church. We have to ride In an omnibus which is generally crowded and it Is not verypleasant. Did I...
Show moreVassar Callage, June 4, 1871. Dearest Carrie, I am beginning my letter te yen this morning so that I may have the afternoon for a nice long nap. Our evening Chapel services have been changed so that we may take our exercise after tea and before Chapel. It is much nicer so, because the day is very warm for walking. This Is the first Sunday of the month but it was so warm that I did net go In te church. We have to ride In an omnibus which is generally crowded and it Is not verypleasant. Did I write you that the last time I went In the omnibus went so far down In the mud that we all had to get out and walk seme distance? The Pres. gave us this morning a very long and, I presume, a stupid sermon. I say presume, because I could not keep my mind on what the Pres. was saying aad I hardly remember a thing which he said. You speak of attending the tableaux given by the society of our church at the Opera House aad have never told me before that there was as an Opera House such a placeAln Austin. Is It a thing sprung up In a aight like the ancient bean* or has one el our old halls been rechristened? I wish X could see Msj. Evans. Can't youby some means procure a photograph aad send me? If X remember Mr. Brittain well, his hair would not require much friaalng to make it resemble a fashionable dandy of the present time. Does he laugh as much as formerly? Do you remember the day he came out te call with his sister and the lemonade we passed them? Tau did net tell me who teok you to the hop, aad If it had not been fer Mamma's thoughtfuiness X should have been left In Ignorance upon that important point. iNaaaie? , X wish Mamie Hopkins would write to me. Ploase tell her so, and ask Carrie Haynie ,? , if she can find time to write ma occasionally. Do you ever see old Mrs. Grumbles and hor "gude man." The old lady hasnot written to me for a long* long time. Floase give nay love to hor and the Maj. whan you see them. Speaking of sending love reminds ma that Connie Smith wished me to sand hers to you. She has Invited me to visit her immediately altar school doses and I presume that 1 shall stay a day or so In New York before going on to Conn. 1 had rather not because it will be very warm and rather troublesome doing so, but Connie does not like it because X did not visit her In the spring, and Florence Smith wishes me totcome and see her this summer at Now Port. Will you ask Mamma If she thinks X had better do so? Our reviews are going to bo very hard. In Latin wereview an Oration of Cicero each day until we finish what we have read, and I presume that we will have four days far reviewing tho two books of Virgil which we have been reading this spring. I wish you were reading Virgil with us. I am sure you would like It. Tha story Is very Interesting and tha descriptions are so beautiful. I am really beginning to like Latin. I suppose because X can understand it a little. French reviews are hard. Miss Kapp asks all the little rules and X fear X should not do very well If she asked me many question. But she seldom calls on me to recite. X do not know why. Our Frenchclass is very largo, there are aver fifty scholars In it* When Mademoiselle Slmonds was here the girls tsted to left her class for ours* She was so cross* Have X told yon that Mile, left College? We were all so glad to get rid of her* around the neck In wearing the chemises you made for me I find that tine bandsAare rather small to be comfortable Will you make the others larger? I think that I sent you the length around those which I wear now* There have been®* good many cases of small~po* In Poughkeepsie and Dr. Avery thought that we all should be vaccinated. As it Is a great many years since mine took I have been vaccinated again. It Is several days since, but as yet it hasnot begun to take. The Dr. thought that it would because the mark on my arm Is so slight. The measles are in Poughkeepsie and it is feared they will reach the College. Isn't It fortunate I da not have them to dread again. I want to play "Tam a shanter" and hear you play "Wandering Jew." 1 wish I was home. \ . goodnight with love Julie (Julia M. Pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: June 12, 1871
Text: Vassar College* Jims 12, 1871. Dear Mamma, U there has beea a week without your receiving one ol my valu- able epistles, the Ifcult has beea that jol, "Uncle Sams" mail carriers aad not mine. I have never failed to write every week* I think I have written you that I intend to go dawn to New York alter Commencement exercises, Wednesday, and stay there a lew days. Fapa writes that the "cash box" is so law at present that he can- not come North aadbring you all. U that Is the...
Show moreVassar College* Jims 12, 1871. Dear Mamma, U there has beea a week without your receiving one ol my valu- able epistles, the Ifcult has beea that jol, "Uncle Sams" mail carriers aad not mine. I have never failed to write every week* I think I have written you that I intend to go dawn to New York alter Commencement exercises, Wednesday, and stay there a lew days. Fapa writes that the "cash box" is so law at present that he can- not come North aadbring you all. U that Is the case I think I had better remain quietly In Poquonock all summer. This note is only to let you know that I am alive aad nourishing. There are three more days at study, and two oI examinations, and oI but study course we are so busy we think ol nothing else^ Alter examinations I will write a long letter, so now good bye lovingly Julie (Julia M. Pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: June 18, 1871
Text: Vassar College, June 18, 1871. Dear Carrie, This is our last Sunday at Vassar. It is now raining very hard and I fear the rain will prevent many persons from coming out to hear the Baccalaureate* We will have the full benefit of it, though, and as it will be long and after It, the Fresident addresses the seniors, I presume we will be quite tired* Our examinations passed off very well. There was little company in any of the classes, and in mine theretry and finish it* Last Tuesday, while all...
Show moreVassar College, June 18, 1871. Dear Carrie, This is our last Sunday at Vassar. It is now raining very hard and I fear the rain will prevent many persons from coming out to hear the Baccalaureate* We will have the full benefit of it, though, and as it will be long and after It, the Fresident addresses the seniors, I presume we will be quite tired* Our examinations passed off very well. There was little company in any of the classes, and in mine theretry and finish it* Last Tuesday, while all waited anxiously, the names of the next yesrs Freshman class were read In Chapel. Mine was net among the number although that class (75) Is my class* I was behind in Algebra. If I had only known how easily I could make up Algebra I would have done so before the examinations, because Wednesdsy afternoon, Thursday and Friday I studied at spare moments and passed. So now I am Freshman, even If my name has not been read off, but I will have to wait until next year before enter- ing the class. We drew our rooms Friday.As I drew with the "preps," my room is not a very good one. It is an inside double room on the same corridor as I am on now. There are **piles" of people In the College now. The classes of *68 - '69 meet together this year. I think I never saw a much homelier set than the Akimnae, but then they are said to be very talented. Last night there was a concert. The girls did very nicely and I think everyone was pleased. Tonight there will be an address by one of the Alumnae and Wednesday is Commencement. Your birthday is past, Carrie, and you are twenty. I wish I could have been with youand have seen my little Carrie as she passed from the "teens." I want to hear about your presents aad how you liked them. How are you going to have your black grenadine made? All ruffles and over skirts, I suppose, as they are always made. One of our graduates this year, will never wear aa overskirt, but she is small and looks nicely without. She Is a great naturalist and wears short hair and no over skirts I presume so as to more easily catch butterflies and snakes, I was very glad to receive Lllla Grahams letter and have already aaswered it. I am disgusted with dressmaking since I received my white alpaca. I wrote you that at Christmas I left it at Aunt Mferia's to be trimmed and have aa overskirt made, and Miss Gray was to do the work without asking much. Instead of having Miss Gray do the work Aunt sent it to a dress maker, and everything together cost eleven dollars-- making and new alpaca. She would have made a new waist but I protested against it. The dress looks very nicely but I would not have had it touched II I had known Aunt would send It to the dress maker. Our parlor is a most forlorn looking place. The pictures are down and the trunks stand- ing half packedwith many things strewn on the floor. X must go now and finish packing. With love Julie. iJulia M. Pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: September 15, 1871
Text: Vassar College, Sept. 15, 1871. My dear Carrie, Your last letter made me very happy. I like the little sheets of paper better now that you send me a long letter on them. What a miserable time you must have been having without a servant. When Aunt Martha gets back I hope she will stay, remember me to her, and tell her I hope she will be there to make waffles for me when I go home. It makes my mouth water to think of them. The last I had were last Christmas at Aunt Maria's. I can imagine...
Show moreVassar College, Sept. 15, 1871. My dear Carrie, Your last letter made me very happy. I like the little sheets of paper better now that you send me a long letter on them. What a miserable time you must have been having without a servant. When Aunt Martha gets back I hope she will stay, remember me to her, and tell her I hope she will be there to make waffles for me when I go home. It makes my mouth water to think of them. The last I had were last Christmas at Aunt Maria's. I can imagine you making beds and filling lamps. Papa will be moreparticular than ever I should think, since the burning of Chicago. How terrible that was, for those two or three days we talked of scarcely anything but the fire. There are a good many girls here from Chicago and several have heard that their homes were entirely destroyed and their families escaped with nothing but their lives. Miss Farwell, a daughter of the Farwell whose store was burnt is a student here. Fortunately they lived some distance from the city so their house was saved. But it is so much worse for the poor, and the weather is now so cold. For the last few days there has been what we Texans would call a norther raging. It makes me think of the good times we used to have at home, sittinground the fire in the dear "libly," either reading or sewing, and towards evening you and I would put on innumerable wrappings and walk or run from one gate to the other. I always think more of home in the winter. I suppose because I have only spent one summer there for a long time and then, as I was sick, I could not enjoy it much. These days are hailed with joy by us, because these strong winds bring down chestnuts by thousands, and it is such fun gathering them. Almost every day we go out hunting them and I am usually very successful. You may know that they are plenty for besides all we find, enough had been found for dessert for the whole college. Just think of boiledchestnuts for dinner, it was worse than peanuts, or one fig apiece. Cracker pie would be luxurious in comparison. Our class has selected its motto. It is, "Possunt qui posse videntur," they conquer who think they can. I like it quite well, do you? I wish I could ride horseback with you. Do you generally ride Prince? and do you make him canter? He always used to groan so terribly over it that I was moved to pity him and let him walk. Does Nannie Hopkins ride well. I laugh now when I think of her fall when dismounting. What lots of weddings there are to be in Austin. All the young folks of our set seem to be getting married. You will get lots of wedding cake, won't you? I hope the convention Papa attended willaccomplish something. Could not ladies attend? I know you would have liked to. There has been talk here this week of adopting a uniform for the whole school, but I think it must have fallen through or else the Chicago fire has put it out of our heads which cannot contain two such ideas at once. For some reasons a uniform would be desirable, I think. It would be comfortable and save much unnecessary time spent upon dressing. But it would not save much expense as we would have to have dresses for all seasons to wear when away from here, and then we would look like a set of orphans at an asylum. Some think acostume would make this appear a womans rights institution, but I don't see why. I am sorry that Johan does not get any better. I suppose you will soon be deprived of his usual Saturday visits if he goes to Mexico this winter. I hope you had a pleasant visit from Col. Judd and Mr. Treadwell. Is the former as lank as ever and as fond of talking of Marshall Jewell and Connecticut politics, and did he enquire if you gave his message to Mr. Howard, who has a glass eye? Mr. Treadwell I can imagine talking affably with Mamma. Please ask Papa if he ever knew a Mr. John Wiley of Galveston. He, Mr. Wiley, is not now in the land of the living.He was an uncle of Maggie Bill and as she asked if I knew him, I thought I would enquire of Papa, who is always our reference. Where has Jennie Turner been staying this summer to find so many beaux? They are scarce In most regions. You had more perseverance than I to finish "Henry Esmond." At first I liked it very much but it grew stupid and I did not find time to finish it. The ending is not good. I am now reading "Little Dorritt," and like it so far, have reached the prunes and prism part. I hope that you have not waxed any leaves for they do not keep nicely. Ours are already quite brown and faded. I have pressed someand intend to varnish them. I am told there is a preparation which keeps leaves bright but have not yet found out the name. I wish I could send you some bright leaves which I have and in exchange get some of your mistletoe and moss. By the way, Auntie wants you to be sure and bring her same moss, both brown and green, and some cactus pins. Don't forget it, please. A very nice young man preached this morning, and preached a very good sermon. Last Sunday Prof. Orton gave us a very forcible sermon upon extravagance in speaking, it would be a good thing if we would profit by it. Who takes Mr. Swancoats place? and has Prof. Hannasy gone home? I wish I could see the good oldman. This afternoon there is to be a meeting of the "Friends"in Chapel. I am going, as I have never attended one of their meetings, but it is to be hoped that the spirit will move them to something more interesting than to state hew many eggs are necessary for a pudding. I am sending the photograph today. Expect you have given up all hope of ever getting It. With love to all, Julie.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: October 1, 1871
Text: Vassar College, Oct. 1, 1871. Carls s 1ms, I don't know what X hare written to you aad so you will, I dare say, be faro red with maay ol the same items. My mast latimate friend, Bessie Hogg, has aot come bach, bat another good Iriend oI mine, Faaaie Buffing ton is here aad we are together much of the time. I wish you could see her, she has splendid black hair aad eyes and is rery pretty for a dark person, yoa know I admire fair people. My parlor-matesare Ella MUligaa aad Miaggie Bell,...
Show moreVassar College, Oct. 1, 1871. Carls s 1ms, I don't know what X hare written to you aad so you will, I dare say, be faro red with maay ol the same items. My mast latimate friend, Bessie Hogg, has aot come bach, bat another good Iriend oI mine, Faaaie Buffing ton is here aad we are together much of the time. I wish you could see her, she has splendid black hair aad eyes and is rery pretty for a dark person, yoa know I admire fair people. My parlor-matesare Ella MUligaa aad Miaggie Bell, both splendid girls and la my class, Miss Arnold, wham X do not know rery well as she has only been In the room a lew days but Had her lorely so lar, aad Miss Graham, my roommate* She is the most uninteresting bat Is rery kind hearted. She Is a youagest child and has beea much petted which makes her appear rather childish, bat X think ahe was very brare to come all the way from Chicago with only a young lady as company to Po'keepsie, coming out to the College lor the iirst time entirely alone. I hare not yet been admitted to the Freshman class, although I have allFreshmaa studies and sit with the Freshmaa la Chapel. X presume the Presldeat has iorgottea to read off my name bat as I hare written to him he will soon do so. X am studying French, I*at!a and Algebra and hare begun taking drawing lessoas. We are reading the prelace to Livy and it is the hardest Latla I ever saw. We are groaning terribly over It. When we get Into the history It will be rery interesting. Wednesday evening. This has net been touched ley several days but I leel that tonight it must be linlshed aad seat. JLast night my name was announced in Chapel asbelonging to the Freshmaa class, you may imagine that I was very glad* Have you ever met a Gen. £akln in Austin? Miss Milligan knows such a gentleman who has beea in Texas and says that he has beea at the house ol Judge I ease ia Austin and is acquainted with Miss Pease* She thought he meant me but I do not remember ever meeting such a person aad so it must be you* Now * * * don't lorget to tell me if you knew him* There is a young lady Irom Galveston, Texas here. Her name, Cliffie Loverin. I , , , , • < \ have only met her once* She says that her mother knows Papa, aad remem- bers us whea we were little ones* Please ask him about them. What a lot ol sewing you have done, I don't see what you caa have beeamaking. Oh, z must tell you the latest style ol arraagiag the hair is to make a French twist and place the rest of the hair around either ia braids or a simple coll. Almost the same as they ware it whea we were in Hartford* With my switch you can arraage yours nicely. Z have aa exemple in Algebra to do aad must stop but will write agaia as soon as Z caa find time. (Julia M. Pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: October 1, 1871
Text: Vassar College, Oct. 1, 1871. Dear Auntie, X am sending Annie my photograph and will write yoa a short note. I think the large photographs are better than the small one but both kinds look exactly like me. Our Lady Principal is Miss Terry from New Havea. Seme say she is Rose Terry but I cannot find oatcertainly. Did yoa not know the authoress Rose Terry, I wonder if this Is the same. She Is not very tall and has a very sweet face, bat looks as though she could bo stem If necessary. 1 have...
Show moreVassar College, Oct. 1, 1871. Dear Auntie, X am sending Annie my photograph and will write yoa a short note. I think the large photographs are better than the small one but both kinds look exactly like me. Our Lady Principal is Miss Terry from New Havea. Seme say she is Rose Terry but I cannot find oatcertainly. Did yoa not know the authoress Rose Terry, I wonder if this Is the same. She Is not very tall and has a very sweet face, bat looks as though she could bo stem If necessary. 1 have very alee parlor mates. Two are In my class. My roommate Is very pleasaat, bat aot particularly brilliant. X hear there Is another girl from Texas here, bat X have not seen her yet. What have you beea doing since X left? X presume it took some time to pat the house la order. X have aot unpacked my trunks yet having very little room to pat myclothes, Oae trunk I shall cover aad keep la the room. Did I leave the roll Of stuff like my Japanese silk la Poquoaock? H so X would like It seat me, for I find that the sleeves are very much wora. It may bo la my truak here but I think not. I have givea up the idea of hearing from yoa, bat perhaps Annie can send me a few iiaes. Give much love to Grandma and Annie and keep much yourself from your loving niece, Julie M. Pease (Julia M. Pease, '7St
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: October 21, 1871
Text: Vassar College, Oct. 20, 1871. My dear sister, 1 have Just received year letter sad feel that yea were slightly "blue"when it was written. I can sympathise for I am sometimes so. Wouldn't it be better If you went out with young people more? You can make yourself entertaining when you please. (You see I am talking to you In a motherly manner.) But I fear the trouble with us both Is that we do not please. Did I ever tell you that a young gentleman once told me that it was my own...
Show moreVassar College, Oct. 20, 1871. My dear sister, 1 have Just received year letter sad feel that yea were slightly "blue"when it was written. I can sympathise for I am sometimes so. Wouldn't it be better If you went out with young people more? You can make yourself entertaining when you please. (You see I am talking to you In a motherly manner.) But I fear the trouble with us both Is that we do not please. Did I ever tell you that a young gentleman once told me that it was my own fault If I did not make myself agreeable. Oh, I was angry but it wasthe brother of that young lady who boards at Mrs. Browns and X scarcely knew him. As for your being an old maid, it Is all nonsense. What of Nannie Hopkins, even Nexmie Duval fc Mary Hamilton. I expect to be an old maid because I shall never find anyone to suit my fastidious taste and perhaps it will be the same with you. I want so much to have you come here next year with me. My Rhetoric Is missing, someone must have tsken it from my room but I shall try and find one In the waste room, and send you. You could pass In that after a very little study, Just study punctuation thoroughly. (Yea can see by my composition that one can pass an examiaatlea without being very perfect). ThenAlgebra you can study from our eld book and I am sure you will have no difficulty until you come to Radlals, unless it may be evolution. Next summer 1 can show you any little things which trouble you. Then you can pass Into Freshman French by leaking ever Otto's Grammar, far that Is all we have to study before the freshman year. I want you to enter my class and know that you could, of course you cannot pass in Latin unless you study it some this winter, but in place, you can pass la English Literature. You have read so much that by a little study you can easily do it. Please write me and say if you will come next year. U you do, the little study you will have to do will give you some employment forthe long winter. There hasn't a funny thing happened here for a long time. Did I write you that the Sophs made one attempt to "haae" us poor Freshman. They drew a picture of a large eagle with outstretched claws holding In t ' ... them poor f7S. It did not affect us much aad I hope they will have sense enough to make it their last attempt of the kind. We have very little respect for the class of '74, for they are poor scholars, but weAmake no pretense tas yet to any brilliancy except In fcfethematlcs. Hone of ear class are very talented but can do a great deal by hard study. I want very much to read the "Virginians** now that you have spoken so highly of it aad think I shall, for 1 find more time for reading than I did last year. Do decide to come here next yearit accept for yourself aad all the family (Including my Imaginary brothers) much love. Julie iJulia M. Pease, '7S,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: November 11, 1871
Text: Vassar College, Nov. 5, 1871 My dear Carrie, I do aot feel a lilt like writing letters aad se shall write you a very short one, "only to let yea know that Z am well aad hope yea are the same,11 Today being the first Sanday In the month, many girls went In town to church* but Z did net and have been very glad that Z did not, because Prof. Backus preached aad It Is the first time far several years that he i i ) 5 s has. The last time he preached here, his sermon was upon St. Peter,faking...
Show moreVassar College, Nov. 5, 1871 My dear Carrie, I do aot feel a lilt like writing letters aad se shall write you a very short one, "only to let yea know that Z am well aad hope yea are the same,11 Today being the first Sanday In the month, many girls went In town to church* but Z did net and have been very glad that Z did not, because Prof. Backus preached aad It Is the first time far several years that he i i ) 5 s has. The last time he preached here, his sermon was upon St. Peter,faking all the good points In his character and him a splendid gnfHftr The next Sunday Pres. Raymond preached a sermon taking the ether side of St* Peters character. This seemed almost an Insult aad Prof. Backus has never preached since until today. His sermon waa very good aad we would all feel better to hear such a one occasionally. There was something so rousing about it, making us wish te try hard aad de our best. Aad yet the faculty think that his sermons do us ne good. Z de net like him as a man for he seems very conceited aad has rather a contemptuous manner but he is certainly very Interesting when he tries to be.We have got late a fearf ully hard place In Algebra, and it takes all our time te work our examples. Z have tried very hard te get every one and yet have been minus four. Z am very stupid In mathematics and Indeed la all my studies this year. Prof. Parrar called our class in Algebtadowa to talk with us and comfort us In ear affliction, aad really did make us more cheerful over it, telling us that In all ear coarse la mathematics we / A never have anything harder than Freshman Algebra, and that it was hard not only to us but to everyone. The thought of my essay still fills my mind with sorrow. Where does Maj. Evans keep his wife? Is she in Austin. I Imagine him something like Captain Roberts—not In looks but In manner—am I right? It is strange that Gen. Eakln should say that ha was acquainted with a Miss Pease of Austin, perhaps he knows Papa wall. I received a long letter from Aunt Maria Robinson this weak. She particularly requested mo not to give you any of tha news sho gave ma because she intended writ* lag soon to you herself. I hoar from no one but yon all at homo because I have not written a latter except homo since X came back. X do not know where Grace Pike is, can yon tall ma? Flease give my love to all friends who may no may not enquire for me and accept much yourself from your loving sister Julia. (Julia M. Pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: November 11, 1871
Text: Vassar College, Nov. 18, 1871. Dear Sister* The family letters came on Thursday this weak* and delighted me when they came. Your hint that you would write again that week, I took for certainty, and had almost give up my hope whan your letter came this noon, and gave me something nice to read aad think of Sunday. ' ) ' * ' j l ' ; l i : . i * < I always like to get letters from home Saturday. Carrie, I know you will think I am trying to flatter you when I say that I did...
Show moreVassar College, Nov. 18, 1871. Dear Sister* The family letters came on Thursday this weak* and delighted me when they came. Your hint that you would write again that week, I took for certainty, and had almost give up my hope whan your letter came this noon, and gave me something nice to read aad think of Sunday. ' ) ' * ' j l ' ; l i : . i * < I always like to get letters from home Saturday. Carrie, I know you will think I am trying to flatter you when I say that I did not know your super-scription* It was sa beautiful. I really wish I could write as well as you do. I find there is a little lump on my finger something like a corn, made from holding my pen and so in trying to hold it differently my writing becomes mare scrawly than aver. Lilla Grahams letter written when you were at her house was lively as she always is. Isn't she funny? I would have liked to have attended your "cat concert" as a spectator; far no musical instrument was left for me to play, unless perhaps* the jews harp and I never could learn to play on it. Isn't George thinking of getting married, or are he and Barclay Bell waiting for the return of Anna and Susie Towns end? Wouldn't George and Susie make a nice couple? My first little painting Is finished and I have begun another the same siae to make a pair. This one was also painted by Prof. Van Ingen. It Is a view of Po'keepsis* taken from the college, and Is quite pretty. After I finish this we are to paint from models. Prof, says he will take some bird from one of the cabinets and we can copy it. The painting ia fun, hat the cleaning the palate aad washing brashes every night is net such fun. Have yea ever seen anything of Dr. (I can't of his nameT) think A I don't knew what made me think of him now but I jast happeaed to think of the "snake" he offered us, aad what fuj we had.Our first Freshman essays have beea a farce from beginning to end. In the first place Prof, Backus (I always waat to spell his like that of the god of wine) gave us hard subjects and told as that we could have four weeks and five Saturdays to write them in. Abeat the middle of the third week we found they must be handed In that Saturday night Instead of the next as we had supposed and as he really told as. Of course thea we had to work very i 4 J _ hard but were prepared and went to the room where Prof. Backus was to meet us aad there we waited until we knew that he must have forgottea as. Then the foolish Idea struck us of taking oar essays up to his study struck us and away we all went aad not finding him In his room we left the 111* treated essays on his table. After we had done It, our consciences pricked us and we thought we had done a very undignified thing, but It could aot bo helped. Prof. Backus took It all In good part and says that he thinks he shall uto forget us another time when oar essays are dae. There were several other fanny things connected with oar first essays which I cannot make so on paper, so will aot try. My essay waa miserable} it has not been corrected yet, but I pre- sume when It is I shall have to write it all over. Our next essay is due two weeks from tonight. It is to make as good n prose translation as In our : . 1 ;., t .... i 1 , *. " ; i .i i power lies from Chancer, long enough to cover three pages of composi* tlon paper. I meaa to select some passages from "Canterbury Tales." You have read them, I think. I wish X had. I Intend te send you my "Otto" today and a Rhetoric next week. Would you like a literature? I wish yea would have your photographs taken. Perhaps Papa can persuade you to. ,, , , , ' , , . . , , i , i ■ , ; t (i ■ Give much love to all who Inquire for me, and always remember me to the servants, Emily h the children In particular. Very lovingly your sister Julie iJulia M. Pease, »75
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: November 19, 1871
Text: Vassar College, Nov. 19, 1870 ,1871, My dear Aunt, You were very good to write to me agaia without aa answer to your letter. As usual I have beea very busy, but still I ought loag ago to have acknowledged the receipt of the letter containing the pieces like my dress. Carrie has written me that her silk has beea received, and that it is so fine she fears to have Mamma cut it. Mamma says "what shall they do with so much lace? " I think they like our selection butcaa* not be certain....
Show moreVassar College, Nov. 19, 1870 ,1871, My dear Aunt, You were very good to write to me agaia without aa answer to your letter. As usual I have beea very busy, but still I ought loag ago to have acknowledged the receipt of the letter containing the pieces like my dress. Carrie has written me that her silk has beea received, and that it is so fine she fears to have Mamma cut it. Mamma says "what shall they do with so much lace? " I think they like our selection butcaa* not be certain. Carrie is pleased with the gloves and ribbons. X sm ashamed of myself for not having written to Jennie, but shall write today if I can think of anything to write. Do you hear oftea from her and Kitty? Is Candace still keeping house? and where is Ediths? I was very sorry to hear of Mr. Thompsoa death. This year I am taking lessons in oil peiating. It is quite difficult, for me, but I like it better than drawing from models. My other lessons are Freach, Latia aad Algebra. Compositions are the worst things for us this year. A good deal is expected from our freshman essays, andI, for one, caa not write a deceat one. Our first subject was "The Position of the Anglo Saxon Element in the English Language* and our aext is to translate into good prose several pages from Chaucer. Aunt Marin wants me to spend the holidays with her and says that Viola and Flora Cook will be in Binghamton then. I don't know whether I shall do so9 but think I shall go to New York or Brooklyn part ol the time, at any rate. I have lour other letters I ought to answer today and so must close with much love to Grandma, Annie and your sell, your loving neice Julie M. Pease. ,Julia M. Pease, '75, P.S. Is Lucy Clapp married yet?
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: December 3, 1871
Text: Vassar College Poughkeepsle Dec* 3, 1871. Dear Fapa* W e are going to have Chapel this afternoon In place of our usual morning service. I was going in town to church this morning but the carriage we had ordered did not come out and there was not room for all in the other one, so I stayed at home. Miss Graham has found a little piece of poetry in which are buried twenty-four cities and we have been able to dig up only about ten. She wishes me to send it to you thinking you will enjoysearcMng...
Show moreVassar College Poughkeepsle Dec* 3, 1871. Dear Fapa* W e are going to have Chapel this afternoon In place of our usual morning service. I was going in town to church this morning but the carriage we had ordered did not come out and there was not room for all in the other one, so I stayed at home. Miss Graham has found a little piece of poetry in which are buried twenty-four cities and we have been able to dig up only about ten. She wishes me to send it to you thinking you will enjoysearcMng for them. "In the balmy, radiant month of May," but I will write It on another sheet of paper. Thanksgiving day passed very pleasantly. In the morning I went to church in Po'keepsie, got back in time for lunch, aad studied until Dinner. This was at four oclock and entertainment as well for two hours and over. I will send the Bill of fare, which was about the same as last years. I think I never ate so much in my life as I did last Thursday for we had been looking forward to the dinner for weeks. At half past sevea we went into Chapel and the President read us some selections from Dickens.A scene from "Bleak House" "Doctor Marigold" and from "David Copperfield" the scene where Daviddfirst goes to his Aunts house. After the reading we went back to the Dining room and ate ice cream and cake, then to Miss Terry*s reception and then to bed. Now I have given you a matter of fact account of the day and do not feel that I have brains enough to do any more. You ask of Miss Terry but I can tell you almost nothing of her. I presume you have seen in the papers who she is, which fact I do not perfectly understand, but know that she is some relation of a Gen. Terry of New Haven, and is also related to Rose Terry. She is muchliked here. 1 believe I have never sent you the answers to some of your buried cities and will do so now. 82. Anna* polls. 83. Amboy. 84. Hague. 85. Oswego. 86. Ithaca. 87. Ostend. 88. Tours, also Havre, poorly spelled. 89. Ent. 90. Turin. 91. Leith. Some of them gave us great trouble and even now we do not know if they are right. I expect to go to Binghamton for the holidays and perhaps will go to Brooklyn for a few days. I have had as invitation from the Levensons, but would like to go to Mrs. Browns for a little gaiety. It is so quiet at Aunt Maria's. The Chapel bell is ringing so goodbye for the present. your loving daughter Julie. (Julia M. Pease, <75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: December 10, 1871
Text: Vassar College, Dec. 10, 1871. My dear Carrie, This morning we had a good but very loag sermon from Mr. Hamlin of Constantinople. He is the father of Miss Abby and Carrie Hamlin) he looks a good deal like Miss Abby. Did I ever write you that Miss Abby went home this summer? X have never been able to find out whether her sister went with her. Miss Carrie was studying medicine in Philadelphia the last X heard of her. Mr. Hamlin will talk to us again this evening at the meeting of Religious...
Show moreVassar College, Dec. 10, 1871. My dear Carrie, This morning we had a good but very loag sermon from Mr. Hamlin of Constantinople. He is the father of Miss Abby and Carrie Hamlin) he looks a good deal like Miss Abby. Did I ever write you that Miss Abby went home this summer? X have never been able to find out whether her sister went with her. Miss Carrie was studying medicine in Philadelphia the last X heard of her. Mr. Hamlin will talk to us again this evening at the meeting of Religious Enquiry.Friday night was the anniversary of the Philalethean Society. The programme was pretty much the same as that of last year. The opening address was the best thing read. The collation was scarcely as fine as usual. I will send you a programme. Col. Smith was here that evening. X had just finished curling Mollie Hill's hair, when a messenger girl came up and told mex CoL Smith wsshttdxte see me Immediately in the parlor. I was very much astonished and at first could not think who she meant, but I went down in my wrapper because it would have taken me a long time to have dressed for the evening. He ^ays he will be in Austin the middleof next month and of course will be at our house, and wanted to receive some message from me to you all. I sent one very important message but will not take from him the pleasure of giving it. Miss Arnold has left our parlor and Mollie Hill has her room. Mollie is from Kentucky, from her name one would know her to be southern. She is very nice and very smart hut is a great rebel. One day I happened te speak of hearing the hounds out after runaway negroes, and you ought to have seen her fire up. We have never said aaythlng more upon the sub* ject of politics. She said that never in Kentucky had dogs been set upon negroes, and persisted in it, and many otherthings of the same kind. I hope you will have your silk made by New Tears day. The lace is to go around the overskirt and trim the waist and sleeves, and the gimp (guimpe, Is to head the lace, W e thought the underskirt would be prettier with a wide flounce. Make the skirt very long. A dress Is net at all stylish unless it hangs at least an inch on the fleer. All the talk here new is about the Grand Duke Alexis. The mayor of Pe'keepsie invited him up and we hoped he would come out here, but have given that up now. On his way up to West Point he danced with a daughter ef Prof. Morse. The yeuag lady is said to be very charming and I presume felt highly honored. We read in a New Terk paper of the death ef the Prince ef Wales, andwonder if it is true} I am glad youwrite me on a different day from Papa and Mamma fer now I get an extra letter from home. With much love J. (Julia M. Pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: December 17, 1871
Text: Vassar College Sunday pec. 17, 1871, My dear Papa, W e are having a perfect siege of cold weather. All last winter thers was not snore than a week of such intense cold as this. We feel it most at night. The room grows so cold that we scarcely know whether we are indoors or out and several nights I have fled from my bed to the register for protection from the cold, for the bed is as cold as the room. I wish I was at home to make with you to make an inroad upon the pantry with intention t? , to...
Show moreVassar College Sunday pec. 17, 1871, My dear Papa, W e are having a perfect siege of cold weather. All last winter thers was not snore than a week of such intense cold as this. We feel it most at night. The room grows so cold that we scarcely know whether we are indoors or out and several nights I have fled from my bed to the register for protection from the cold, for the bed is as cold as the room. I wish I was at home to make with you to make an inroad upon the pantry with intention t? , to the pies. I think we would come out victorious and laden with mince pies. I find this letter begun in my desk and although 1 ought not to send it now will do so, for it will save you the beginning of another. The weather has moderated and we do not now have any difficulty in keeping warm. The ground is covered with snow. I wish you could know Dr. Avery. She is so very nice* She Is very strong minded and is disliked by many of the girls because she so abomi- nates shams. She is very cross sometimes when the girls go to her, but it is because they do not go to her until they are very sick and then she can do nothing but send them home. I have always found her very pleasant, but then I have never been sick here* Col. Smith seems a great friend of hers and X wish you would ask him of her when he is at our house, for X admire her so much. Among tho no tables here is Maggie Stanton, a daughter of £. C. Stanton* She looks a good like the pictures I have seen oI her mother and appears like a very nice girl. There is a grandchild of Garrett Davis1 here, from Kentucky. Miss McGowan. Of course you know all about him but I can only remember hearing the name. You must forgive me for not sending you my essay, but it is such a poor productionthat I cannot send it. They are all hard to write but 1 have never dreaded any so much as the first. W hea are you all going to have your pictures taken? I want thorn so much. It seems hard for me whoa all the other girls are going homo this Christmas that I cannot, for going to Binghamton, although very pleas ant, is not like going homo. Thursday morning at ten I laavo. Quito a number are going at the same time to Binghamton and it will bo somewhat gay. W ith love to everybody and heaps of kisses for yourself your loving Julia. (Julia M. Pease, <75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: January 17, 1872
Text: Vassar College, Nov. 18, 1871. My dear Mamma, Your letter and Papas reached me this morning and now before dinner 1 will answer it. On account of laainess and nothing else I failed to write last Sunday. I am very sorry that your face is troubling you so much, and hope the swelling will not terminate In a boll. Last summer when I went to Poquenock* Aunt Juliet's nose presented a peculiar appear- ance* but I, fearing to ask questions about it* did not laam for several day* that she was...
Show moreVassar College, Nov. 18, 1871. My dear Mamma, Your letter and Papas reached me this morning and now before dinner 1 will answer it. On account of laainess and nothing else I failed to write last Sunday. I am very sorry that your face is troubling you so much, and hope the swelling will not terminate In a boll. Last summer when I went to Poquenock* Aunt Juliet's nose presented a peculiar appear- ance* but I, fearing to ask questions about it* did not laam for several day* that she was having a boil on it. Almost all summer she was pre- vented iaom going out much by this boil and went about continually with a plaster ou it. It is to be hoped she has not transferred it to you. For a few days the weather here was almost as warm as it is at home, but it is again very cold. However we are not much troubled by it. Our parlor is on the South side of the building and has the sun most of the day and when we go outdoors, we have enough wrappings to keep us warm. I have not suffered from cold atall since we can keep our rooms com- fortable at night. I uc hope Capt. Roberts and Nannie will come to the College, for it is always pleasant to see people from home* Mr. Swan I have heard a good deal ol since the holidays. He seems to be as fond of dancing as his nephew. During the vacation Dr. Avery gave the girls who remained here a patty, which Mr. Swan attended and enjoyed so much that he gave the girls one a few nights after. He is said to be very lively indeed. What will become of the Town's mansion when ell the family leave. Surelyno one will rent the house, when It is so far from town. W 111 you and Papa accompany Carrie to Galveston? And will she visit there long? I have aot had a letter from her for some time but suppose she Is busy aad cannot find time. I don't know whether X have ever writtea you -bat Carrie Norton Is here this year. She expects to stay until she graduates, which will be only two years more as she is sophmore now. fcCrs* Whitman has invited me to spend the April vacation la Westfield, but X think I shall remain here. With much love to all X am yourloving Julie. «Julia M. Pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: January 24, 1872
Text: "Vassar" Jan. 24, 1871. ,1872, My dear Carrie, Your letter lias Just came, and I was somewhat provoked at the length ol it nntll X found out that it was not intentionally so short. I did not expect your letter today and so when my name was called I was too much astonished even to answer, and simply stood and stared. Last Sunday I wrote three letters and when through with them was so com* pletely bereft ol Ideas that X put ott writing my home latter until today, as this would be just...
Show more"Vassar" Jan. 24, 1871. ,1872, My dear Carrie, Your letter lias Just came, and I was somewhat provoked at the length ol it nntll X found out that it was not intentionally so short. I did not expect your letter today and so when my name was called I was too much astonished even to answer, and simply stood and stared. Last Sunday I wrote three letters and when through with them was so com* pletely bereft ol Ideas that X put ott writing my home latter until today, as this would be just aeek since X wrote last. Tonight Dr. Avery is going to give the Seniors a party In her roams. The trustees and teachers will be invited and X presume It will be quite grand. We are much interested because our parlor is next to her room and we can have the benelit of the singing and playing. We also hope to gat a taste af the "good things," lor some ol the waiters will bring us remnants. Dr. Avery believes In keeping early hours and X presume she has suggested the site moon "Germany" which are becoming fashionable now in Hew York. Her party lasts from seven to ten. Have you seen in the papers that we are to be honored bythe presence among us of five Japanese princesses? Their coming has created a great excitement here. My roommate rushes in half a doaen times a day saying, "O, do you know, five Japanese princesses are coming." And the greatest pleasure we can give her is te tell of the latest news ol their royal highnesses. It is now reported that they will be here next week, how true any of the story is we cannot tell. Several girls have said that they will not remain here If the Japaaese come, for they consider them on a level with the negroes. For my part I wish oae would be put la our parlor, as • T•would giveAaa opportunity to leara their language.Last Friday night for the first time la my life, I attended aa Irish ball, bat as a "looker oa la Veaice," The servant girls here have a Society fee**called "Eo Nomine," which meaas I know not what. They gave this ball which was gotten up In fine style. Printed programmes for the dances were as nice as any oae could wish. There Is oae girl here who waited at a table at a bearding house la Saratoga last summer aad excited the sympathy of all the boarders by saylag that she worked out during the summer la order to pay her tui- tion here as a student the rest of the year. Her real positioa here is wait- lag on the table aad making oatwashing bills. She Indeed excites our aager because we do not wish people to think her a representative of Vas- sar College. She is presldeat of the Society and on that eveatful night was floor manager. Some of the girls daaced very well and all were dressed nicely* some In very good taste. They danced the Jig, which seemed to consist of each oaes trying to make his feet go the fastest, and to cut the funniest antics. There was ao order or regularity about it but each daaced oa his owa hook. After watchiag them uatll half past sine we left, having enjoyed the fun very muck. One little girlreally danced beautifully. She daaced a fancy dance for as aad all seemed delighted at oar applause. Yesterday I received a letter from Jeanie Ladd. She appears to like her school very much. Have wrlttea te Grace Pike aad hope soon to hear from her* You do not tell me whether you went te Galveston with the excursionists s please write me all about it* I hope you can prevail upon Etita Kise to make a visit at Wood L*awa} yea weald both enjoy it. 8 you see or hear from her please remember me tt&her, although I was always of small accouat la hereyes* Heaps of love to all from Julie. (Julia M. Pease, »7S,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: January 28, 1872
Text: <p>Vassar College, Jan. 28, 1872. My dear Carrie, I can imagine you and Mamma riding In to Church this morning and I wish today I could make the third In our "carriage ef state." I do long to see you all and I think you might have your pictures taken and send me. The house ought to ,be, photographed and now when the trees are leafless is the time. The ground here is again lightly covered with snow, but he day does not seem at all cold, at least Isewr judging</p>...
Show more<p>Vassar College, Jan. 28, 1872. My dear Carrie, I can imagine you and Mamma riding In to Church this morning and I wish today I could make the third In our "carriage ef state." I do long to see you all and I think you might have your pictures taken and send me. The house ought to ,be, photographed and now when the trees are leafless is the time. The ground here is again lightly covered with snow, but he day does not seem at all cold, at least Isewr judging</p> from the feeling ef the house which Is generally a good ther- mometer of the outdoors atmosphere. This morning, not one in our parlor woke early enough te get dressed for breakfast aad but for the kindness ef friends would new be suffering the pangs of hunger. But one, long te be remembered fer her goodness, sent us some slices of brown bread taken from the table, aad another gave us a box of sardines aad you would have laughed to see us seated about our elegant centre table devouring our breakfast with the aid of a poor little brokea penknife. Just think, I really ate a whole sardine! And X never before would have touched ana with a pair of tongs. Carrie, you had better learn to eat them for they are quitegood. Last aight our class had a sociable In Seciety hall. Nothing in particular had been planned for our entertainment and we simply went to have a good sociable time. Very few were there aad most of us left early. We danced aad played games and the best of all, MUs Backus, a •later of the Professor of that name, read us an amusing little piece called "The Boston Ship." What are you reading now? aad tell me some Texas news if there is any* X do not even know who oar Senators and Representatives are. Will you inform me? I scarcely ever read the papers although such a alee little reading room has lately beea arranged for as. Formerly the periodicals were all kept In the library bat aathe library was open only certain times daring the day, it was inconvenient* so the reading room was made aad Is open at all times. Just now a great many girls are changing their rooms. Miss MUllgan and Birdie Bell have left our room and two now girls have taken their place* One day last week Mrs, Julia Ward Howe waa here visiting Professor Mitchell. She Is very pleasaat looking, and looks much like the pictures of her which we have seen. She talked some time to the teachers but we were not so much honored* 1 supposed I knew something about her, bat whoa the girls questioned mo I found that X could not evea tell whether she was married and remembered nothing at all.My memory must have goae to the four coraers of the earth. X am so glad you have learned to play a good game of whist. Don't forget to leara chess. Remem- ber me affectionately to all who know or care for me. Lovingly Julie* iJulia M. Pease, *7S,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: February 1872
Text: Vassar Sunday My dear Carrie, I wanted to write to you at Galveston last Sunday but thought you would be home before my letter could reach you. [?] I am so sorry I did not, for you could have received it. You are having a such a good time that [?] even this will find you still at the island city. Won't Austin seem quiet after [?] about so much! Last night we had our monthly class sociable. It was very fine. There were some scenes from Blue Beard, very nicely gotten up and pretty...
Show moreVassar Sunday My dear Carrie, I wanted to write to you at Galveston last Sunday but thought you would be home before my letter could reach you. [?] I am so sorry I did not, for you could have received it. You are having a such a good time that [?] even this will find you still at the island city. Won't Austin seem quiet after [?] about so much! Last night we had our monthly class sociable. It was very fine. There were some scenes from Blue Beard, very nicely gotten up and pretty wellacted. Then we had Cinderella preformed. I wish you could have seen the fairy godmother. She was a little person with very black hair and eyes. Her dress was a short black one over scarlet leggings and she wore slippers with great big red bows. The cape was a very high pointed one with considerable red on it. SHe carried a little wand and wore a broomstick in the most comical manner. The transfiguration of Cinderella was laughable for when the godmother touched her with her want her dress did not fall off immediate as it should, but it took some time to unbutton it. Some time ago the Sophomore crowned their "Trig". Of course we were invited and what is more, enjoyed the presences exceedingly. We were feasted upon cake and lemonade. Some of the toasts were very good. They would not be interesting though to any one who did not understand the points alluded to. Even in the hymn of creating to us they were as a little hit upon the subject we thought of going our first Freshman essay, "As you like it." But I think our class gave the longest toasts. I will enclose the program me. Saturday I received a letter from Susie Townsend, She seems to think they will all go back to Texas next fall. Lucy Bell graduates in May. How I wish I could. I am painting a little view of the view. It is a large cliff with the water dashing up around it. I believe it is taken somewhere near Newport. Did you ever read"Stepping Heavenward"? It is a a beautiful book and I wish you would read it. I have begun "My wife and I" but think it is not at all interesting. Perhaps I have not gone far enough for everybody seems to like it. Washington's birthday, which was also Miss Leerys, was of course a holiday and a very pleasant one. We had an unusually good dinner for one thing. THen Miss Leery gave a recitation in the College Parlor in the evening. The President's parlor was also [?] and they seem so homelike. Some of the girls played the piano and sang and two read to us. THere were pictures and pretty things to look at and the time seemed very short until 9 o'clock when we all went into the dining room and were served ice cream and cake. After thatwe adjourned to our rooms and to bed. And now goodbye. Your sister
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: February 1872
Text: "Vassar" Dearest Carrie, Do not ever fail to pass one week when you do not send a letter to me me, dearest sweet. If you could not find the time first this once, I'll pardon you, If again there comes no line. I will something dreadful do. Oh how very wicked am I to sit here and write when I ought to, by and by, For Room L. recite with the other Sophomores to Prof. Ortons call,bores who must think we are great for we announce not at all. Ver long this week has been. Send in...
Show more"Vassar" Dearest Carrie, Do not ever fail to pass one week when you do not send a letter to me me, dearest sweet. If you could not find the time first this once, I'll pardon you, If again there comes no line. I will something dreadful do. Oh how very wicked am I to sit here and write when I ought to, by and by, For Room L. recite with the other Sophomores to Prof. Ortons call,bores who must think we are great for we announce not at all. Ver long this week has been. Send in passing on, seen for so much we've heard and which I'll tell you soon. Yesterday we felt great pleasure, joy and much delight. When we were wed the chorus treasure from our men so bright. Would before us lecture who but John B. Gough. Can you to yourself not picture, for a sound not enough, in our little chapel joyful heard throughout all his talk? Yet it is not very needful that I make you hark to his every word and story, If I could, I mean. Which it addeth to his glory, (This is plainly seen),alternate That we laughed and cried. As he wished us to when he told us tales of hate, joy and pity too. It was of his life in London when he spent five years that he told us. How the sun so as me off hears. Hidden but he fog so heavy, from which easily one could cut a slice more fully than from bread. Then he told us of the little Arabs, poor and thinly class who become thieves, rogues night pads and since food can't be had. it, but this means they seem to find food and wretched clothes, but they fall into a pitt which the good man loathes. Today we [?] our service, read by Doctor Hall.with content and perfect bliss heard him through it all. Rector of a church in Brooklyn, Holy Trinity. In the further he will who Golden fame, truly. And he was so earnest, noble and sincere. He must be among the best that in dwelt down here. Carrie dear, my page is nearly filled to its extent. And I must go to bed go early for 'tis my intend to get up and learn my lessons since I know not all, and we;ve been asked a string of questions by a from. not Hall. Show not, dear, this silly letter if you wish to keep my love for worse and better . of kisses a head I send. Will you please distribute them to the few who love me, and you will quite suitYou find Loving, Ju
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: February 4, 1872
Text: Vassar College, Feb* 4, 1872. Feb. 18, " My dear Mamma, I suppose now you a*e alone, that Is, without Papa and Carrie though you will not be alone if you have Mr. Karris and Mary Egglestoa with you. 1 should think you would have gone to Galveston too, but in that ease the old difficulty of "what shall we ido with tho house" would have arisen. What is to be done with it next summer when you all come North? In a paper last night I saw this sentence which I will copy; it was said...
Show moreVassar College, Feb* 4, 1872. Feb. 18, " My dear Mamma, I suppose now you a*e alone, that Is, without Papa and Carrie though you will not be alone if you have Mr. Karris and Mary Egglestoa with you. 1 should think you would have gone to Galveston too, but in that ease the old difficulty of "what shall we ido with tho house" would have arisen. What is to be done with it next summer when you all come North? In a paper last night I saw this sentence which I will copy; it was said to beon the programme for a Concert given at Austin. "Mr. Oliver Wren will present a beautiful silver cup inlaid with gold (which can be seen in the window of R.C. Wells jewelry store) to the prettiest lady as the belle of Austins and a beautiful present to the handsomest mans—to be chosen by a committee of three gentlemen—Mr. J.B. Brush, Don Wilson and Col. Swisher having kindly consented to constitute the committee." As it Is rather a peculiar Idea X would like to know the result, ft it were not for the names of gentlemen being given so correctly I should think it simply an invention of some newspaper editor. But I hope the handsomest pair will be found. This morning I went to tha Episcopal In Po'keepsie. Our omnibus was on runners, as the sleighing today Is vary good. It snowed all day Saturday and consequently there is snow enough to last some time. While I think of it, I will ask yon If you think I can safely leave my cloak and furs here during the summer? The only danger is moths and It seems as If they could be avoided ss well here as aay where, U my clothes are properly packed. There is scarcely room in my trunkto carry away all my "traps." The examinations come off this week, Thursday and Friday. I dread them a good deal for I am not nearly as good a scholar as I was last year. It sometimes seems that I have grown most miserably stupid, for It is with the greatest difficulty that I can learn my lessons at all, and when I have learned them I cannot remember them long. Then, I think my teachers are none of them very good. Prof. Klnckel jHinkal, who hears our Latin is a splendid scholar but he has not the art of imparting knowledge. I really think X never caa learn to paint and X am very desirous of taking organlessons instead. X hope you will not feel very lonesome while the others are away. X wish 1 were with you now. Lovingly Julie M. P. iJulia M. Pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: February 6, 1872
Text: Vassar College Feb, 6 1872 My dear Carrie, Your letter came this noon, much to my joy. I have counted up the days and find that there is time for my letter to reach you if you remain in Galveston until the beginning of Lent. Year letter was six days coming but I think five days is the usual time. If I had known you were there now I would have written to you last Saturday or Sunday. I am sorry you are a bit homesick, but it always will be so with us when we are away from ourmuch loved home and...
Show moreVassar College Feb, 6 1872 My dear Carrie, Your letter came this noon, much to my joy. I have counted up the days and find that there is time for my letter to reach you if you remain in Galveston until the beginning of Lent. Year letter was six days coming but I think five days is the usual time. If I had known you were there now I would have written to you last Saturday or Sunday. I am sorry you are a bit homesick, but it always will be so with us when we are away from ourmuch loved home and from Papa and Mamma. What kind of a house is the Chubbs and Is it as fine as we had been led to suppose from Mrs. Chubbs conversation? And is the house far in the country? I am awfully curious in regard to everything, so pray forgive my questions. Have you seen any of the Harris family? If C.C. Allen is in Galveston I suppose he will fulfill with you the promise he made me of riding on the beach. Whether he does or not you will any- way enjoy that surpassingly fine beach, the glory and pride of Galveston- ians. I wish I were with you. Last night a party fromhere went sleighriding. They made up for the lack of snow by an unusual amount of merriment, and they say that there never was a jollier party. Dr. Avery and Prof. Van Ingen were among them and they are sometimes the gayest of the gay. The Sophs and our class were intending to go sleighing this week but as there is scarcely a particle of snow on the roads, I think we shall have to give it up. Just think, our next essay is to be "an excellent original story or an excellent original poem." I never in my life made a rhyme, so of course the poem is out of the question, and a story seems scarcely in my power. Don't you think of anyincident from which I can weave a very poor story for it would be utterly impossible for me to make an excellent one. Our essays are few and far between and the subjects are not very difficult, but you know that composing has always been my great trouble. Last week our class elected its officers for the rest of the year. Mary Taylor who I wrote you was a cousin of Ida Whitman, is still Presi- dent. The other officers are very good but there is no use in naming them. A Miss Burns is our poet. She is peculiar looking but I think must be a grand daughter of RobertBurns? and has inherited his poetic talent as she is said to be quite a rhymer. She formerly went to the H.F.S. and when there was said to be the smartest girl in school. My roommate is now singing "The day is cold and dark and dreary. It rains and the wind Is never weary." In a most musical voice, to the tune the "Old cow died on," and is trying her best to complete the homesick feeling which the day has been bringing on us all. But I smell so sweet a smell, which tells me that we are going to have warm cake for supper, that nothing will make me homesick. You who live upon cake and other delicacies would be amazed at our happy looks when we have even warm gingerbread. Have you heard of the Vassar griddle which is ten feet long and 3 wide? and together with the two old ones requires seventeen per sons to attend them. Oh. The smell increases in savoryness and I fear it must come from the Professors house. One young lady wrote such a nice place upon the coming of the Japanese princesses. Soon I will send it you, if it is not to be published in the "Vassar Miscellany." Farewell for the present, and excuse this miserable letter. It is written with love as a prompter. Your dear sister Julia. Julla M. Pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: February 14, 1872
Text: Vassar College, Feb. 14, 1872. My dear Mamma, If I do not write my home letter on Sunday, it is almost always sure to be put off until late in the week, and I am ashamed to think that this is Wednesday and my letter has not yet gone. Our examinations last week went off very well. There were some trustees and other strangers here during the two days, but not many who disturbed us much by their great and superior knowledge. Of course these old people have forgottena great deal la these studies...
Show moreVassar College, Feb. 14, 1872. My dear Mamma, If I do not write my home letter on Sunday, it is almost always sure to be put off until late in the week, and I am ashamed to think that this is Wednesday and my letter has not yet gone. Our examinations last week went off very well. There were some trustees and other strangers here during the two days, but not many who disturbed us much by their great and superior knowledge. Of course these old people have forgottena great deal la these studies which they have not attended to since they were young. One old gentleman, Dr. McGeorge, came into our Livy class and much to our amazement knew everything which we were reading about. He has taught Latin and Greek for years, and so when he pronounced our class very good and excellently and thoroughly taught we were much pleased, although we could not perfectly agree with him. Monday our classes were read out and Tuesday our lessons were given us, so that today is the first day this week we have had to recite. We have been "industriously resting" as Dr. Raymond requestedus to do. Indeed it has not taken much persuasion to do so. This semester I shall have French and Latin as usual, only in Latin we translate some of Virglls Eclogues and Georgics in place of Livy, and Geometry. The latter is said to be very easy but I am not sure that I shall find it so, did you? Any way it will be much easier than Algebra. Your letter was received this morn- ing with joy, and at noon came two more letters for me, so that today has been rich for me. Of the two, one was from Aunt Juliet and the other from Julia Moon. Aunt says she is very busy just now for she has a sicklady with her. Julia Moon has been visiting in Boston for some time. Uncle Moon has resigned and does not know where he will go next. They are all coming on soon to Albany as Uncle preaches two Sundays in Troy. You speak of my having a practise period. I shall try and take music lessons this semester as the President has just given me permis- sion. If I find I have too much to do I shall give it up. I suppose Carrie is with you now again. Tonight we are to have a string band concert. The performers are gentlemen from New York. With love to all I am your loving Julie. (Julia M. Pease, '75)
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: February 25, 1872
Text: Vassar Collage Feb. 25, 1872. My dear Mamma, This is a very gloomy Sunday, but very much like a spring day. The last week has seemed so much like March weather. It has been quite warm with blustering winds which sometimes were cold. Then too the ground is so "soft" that the walking is not very agreeable. Yesterday, however, the road had become quite dry and Birdie Bell and I were anti- cipating such a pleasant walk into Po'keepsie today to attend church, but this morning we...
Show moreVassar Collage Feb. 25, 1872. My dear Mamma, This is a very gloomy Sunday, but very much like a spring day. The last week has seemed so much like March weather. It has been quite warm with blustering winds which sometimes were cold. Then too the ground is so "soft" that the walking is not very agreeable. Yesterday, however, the road had become quite dry and Birdie Bell and I were anti- cipating such a pleasant walk into Po'keepsie today to attend church, but this morning we were disappointed, because it rained a good deal last night andthe roads are again muddy. Miss Tarry is very good to us. Anyone can go in to church the first Sunday in the month and we Episco- palians can go any or every Sunday we please. Then we can go into Po'keepsie on Saturdays without a teacher which is very nice. I never go in because I have nothing in particular to do and do not enjoy trudging about the streets doing nothing. In the spring vacation I shall go in how- ever. About dresses which is always a womans greatest nuisance. I think I had better have my last year's suit made over into a polonaise. The waist is much soiled and the sleeves are worn out so that I shall have to try and get some stuff to match it: if I cannot, I do not know what I shall do. I have wornthe dress a great deal but still I thought it would last better than it has done. But you remember that I am very hard on my clothes. There has been a daughter of one of the Lelands here at college. Her father keeps the Stuyvesant house in New York and is building a fine hotel somewhere near the park. This girl seemed rather peculiar, had red hair, a fiery temper and was much too familiar with the College servants. One day last week her father came to the College bring- ing with him a lieutenant in the army. When Miss Leland received them in the parlor her father informed her that she must leave school immedi- ately and marry the Lieutenant. Miss Leland had only seen the gentleman two or three times before and very much disliked him, and so she told herfather she would not marry the man for she hated him. Thereupon the father became enraged & she grew also. It finally ended by her leaving College. She told the girls that she was in deadly fear of her father and would have to obey him. She left here Wednesday saying if she married at all it would not be until some time this week. Great then was our astonishment at reading in a New York paper that she was married on Thursday, the day after leaving here. It seems her father is a very pas- sionate man, who treated his wife so badly that she separated from him. There were four children. The mother took two and the father two. This one fell to the father: she herself says that neither father or mother care what becomes of her. Her father became very much in debt to the Lieu- tenant and gives his daughter to him for pay; isn't it dreadful? Lieutenant Conckline and his wife start for Texasvery soon. Such a thing occurring in our midst has excited us and caused a great deal of talk. The young lady was over twenty and I think could not be compelled to marry against her wish. I will write to Carrie today and so will close this. Remember me to all my friends in Austin. Accept much love from your , loving Julie (Julia M. Pease, '75)
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: March 3, 1872
Text: "Vassar." March 3, 1872. My dear Papa, This has been a lovely day, warm and spring-like as was of our winter days. Birdie Bell and I took advantage of it by walking into Po'keepsie to church this morning. It is quite a long walk, for we were three quarters of an hour going in although we walked very fast. Coming home we took our time and that was just an hour. By going away we missed a sermon from James Beecher, whois now settled In Po'keepsie. The girls say his sermon was...
Show more"Vassar." March 3, 1872. My dear Papa, This has been a lovely day, warm and spring-like as was of our winter days. Birdie Bell and I took advantage of it by walking into Po'keepsie to church this morning. It is quite a long walk, for we were three quarters of an hour going in although we walked very fast. Coming home we took our time and that was just an hour. By going away we missed a sermon from James Beecher, whois now settled In Po'keepsie. The girls say his sermon was good only he expressed himself queerly and used some "slang." I think, though, he is very much liked In town. This afternoon has glided away very swiftly, as do all the days, weeks and even months. The time really seems very short since school began last Fall and and there are only three mere weeks before spring vacation. Carrie Nortoa has been up in my room this evening; she says that Mrs. Whitman wishes me to spend the spring holidays with her, but I have had to refuse, because I do not want to go any where then. My bills have come in again and they seem very heavy.Do you really think you can afford to send me here another year? For it does not seem worth while for me to come unless I can have all my time occupied by study, and that now weald not be so unless I take music and drawing. I would write more but the retiring bell is ringing sad I must go to bed. Goodnight, with love Julie. Julia M. Pease, '751
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: March 10, 1872
Text: Vassar. Sunday, March 10 1872 My dear Carrie, I have Just come from the meeting of Religious Inquiry, and after being very much bored there for nearly an hour, I do net feel much inclined to write. A missionary from Chile was the speaker and if he had spoken well he might have interested us very much in the doings of a strange land, however, he did not, and our pleasantest recollections of him will be connected with his sermon this morning, for it was only half an hour long. You know we...
Show moreVassar. Sunday, March 10 1872 My dear Carrie, I have Just come from the meeting of Religious Inquiry, and after being very much bored there for nearly an hour, I do net feel much inclined to write. A missionary from Chile was the speaker and if he had spoken well he might have interested us very much in the doings of a strange land, however, he did not, and our pleasantest recollections of him will be connected with his sermon this morning, for it was only half an hour long. You know we usually have to listen to sermons mare than an hour long. Today I was just preparing to get sleepy when Mr. Gilbert stopped. This last weak has been a fearfully cold one. The Art Gallery was so icy cold that we could not paint at all. It has been like one of our northers, only of course much worse. The wind whistled all round the house and found its way into every crack and crevice. All the windows and even the blinds were closed but yet the corridors were bitterly cold. In many of the rooms ice formed an eighth of an inch and even thicker. Our room was very warm all the time and was a refuge for many of the girls who had to leave their rooms on account of the cold. It is warm again andtoday has been so rainy and sloppy that we were excused from outdoor exercise. Such a day as this, is not very conducive to cheerfulness, and I think almost everybody has been somewhat blue or homesick. I have not suffered from the latter maladie much since Christmas, perhaps because I have not had time to mope. Our little oasis in the barren time from January to April has been a lecture from Wendell Philips. He lectured here last Friday night and, as he always does, delighted everyone who heard him. The subject was "The Lost Arts," a lecture he has been giving for thirty years, he says. He looks very little elder than when we heard him before, and I presume If you had heard him again yourold time wish to be in his wife's place and sit at his feet and learn wisdom of him would have been renewed. His wife does not seem to appreciate her good fortune, however. Tonight Mollie Hill and I have been to call on Cliffie Leverin (Clifford Loverin, '75.) She is really a fine looking girl, and talks well, seems quite gifted but is rather flighty. Very many do not like her, and I think I do not care to know her very intimately. It seems Bettie Paschal came North with Miss Loverin last summer. Cliffie is something after the style of Bettie. The twenty minute bell has Just rung so I most close. I missed your letter this week, the one which usually comes on Saturday. Presume it will come tomorrow. Love to all from your stray sheep, Julie.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: March 12, 1872
Text: "Vassar." March 12, 1872. My dear Mamma, The dear home letters have just come and have made me very happy. I am always so glad to have Tuesday come, for that is the day your letters reach me. Today too is a lovely mild day and every thing has gone well in my classes. I feel so glad in every way that I must write to you. Vacation begins two weeks from tomorrow and alter that the weather is delightful here, I thank both you and Papa very much for my birthdaypresent. Of course I have...
Show more"Vassar." March 12, 1872. My dear Mamma, The dear home letters have just come and have made me very happy. I am always so glad to have Tuesday come, for that is the day your letters reach me. Today too is a lovely mild day and every thing has gone well in my classes. I feel so glad in every way that I must write to you. Vacation begins two weeks from tomorrow and alter that the weather is delightful here, I thank both you and Papa very much for my birthdaypresent. Of course I have not yet thought of what I shall buy with it. Tell me what you would suggest. It would buy a very pretty ring, or some pictures and a book-rack, a lounge for ray room, vases or a nice book. What shall I get, and shall I buy several small things or something larger? It scarcely seems as if I should be nineteen In two days. Last year I did not think of my birthday until it was passed and I suppose I shall not this year. Mr. Morgan Smith's mind must be failing him, for I never sent the message which it appears he has delivered. I have not thought of remaining here to graduate; it does not seem that I can stay away so long.Perhaps however It was his own wish that I should and therefore he expressed it as my desire. He certainly seems to want someone from Texas to graduate here. I should like to graduate but I do not want to think of it now. My message was that if I came next year you would let Carrie come too. It seems very selfish in me to desire it but it would be good for Carrie. Except in a letter from Lilla Graham I had not heard that Mrs. Chubb had given Carrie a party. Lilla spoke of it as a grand affair and I thought it was more a report than anything more. Tell Carrie I would like to hear about It. I am delighted to hear that Carrie will have some friendsvisit her. It will be so much more lively at Wood Lawn and that is all it needs. Today as I was walking along the corridor with Mary Eldrige, from Binghamton, she told me that her mother sent her a scrap from a paper in B. saying that the city was anxious to have her Uncle's portrait painted and given to the city. It shows that Uncle is very much esteemed in his native town, does it not? I have not had any letter from Aunt since I came back after Christmas. She has not answered the letter which I wrote her then. Now I have filled my paper without saying anything in particular, besides my pen does not appear anxious to move, so I will not inflict any more upon you at present. Lovingly, J .M.P Julia M. Pease, '73,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: March 24, 1873
Text: "Vassar." March 24. '72 1872, My dear Carrie, Again we have had a mild spring day, but this climate has become so variable that always after a warm day an unusually cold one is to be expected. After this I hope that there will be no more very cold days, especially during our short vacation do we want pleasant weather. We anticipate a nice time during our ten days vacation. We have planned excursions into Po'keepsie, to Cedar Ridge, Sunrise hill and various other places of...
Show more"Vassar." March 24. '72 1872, My dear Carrie, Again we have had a mild spring day, but this climate has become so variable that always after a warm day an unusually cold one is to be expected. After this I hope that there will be no more very cold days, especially during our short vacation do we want pleasant weather. We anticipate a nice time during our ten days vacation. We have planned excursions into Po'keepsie, to Cedar Ridge, Sunrise hill and various other places of interest near us. By the way, tell Mamma that she need not fear anything from my going to Po'keepsie without a teacher, for my acquaintances are none of them after the "Leland" pattern. Please ask Papa If he has ever known a gentleman of the name of Preston, in Galveston. This gentleman has resided In Texas for more than twenty years, hence, I suppose of course Papa is acquainted with him. His business was commission, I think. He died last summer, but has a brother still residing in Galveston. He was a cousin of my music teacher. Miss Piatt (Anna M. Piatt, 1867*75). For this reason I inquire concerning him. And do you know either personally or by hearsay, a Mr. Taylor from the North. A young lady asked me today if I knew aught of him and I did not, I am sorry to say. The gentlemansays he knows of our family well, and even one Miss Pease, he also had reason to think that he is known to the family. If you know him please inform me. When are you going to have your picture taken and send me? I am waiting for one with great expectation. I laughed considerably at your description of your horseback ride to the gate. It was very kind in George to think of bringing the horse for you to ride and I think it was a shame you could not endure the saddle to remain on the little fellow. My roommate Is writing home at the same time with me, and has just remarked that there is an unusual amount of matter to write this week by her speech I am reminded to tell you of the two lectures wehave had the two past Friday evenings. The first one was by Mr. William Parsons, an Englishman. The subject was "Michael Angelo." A very interesting one, as was the lecture. Giving a description is very lame unless one is all excitement about the subject! and really after a week has passed my enthusiasm had almost gone, so that I shall not attempt to tell you anything of it. Besides, my descriptive powers are not very great at any time. Our last lecture was about "Light," and was given by Prof. Mortin. a young men seemingly not more than twenty four or five years old. His Interest was more the experiments than a show of rhetoric. These were numerous and some were very beautiful. One very interesting one was throwing a golden light through, many scarlet banners; this light was entirely deprived of all red color and therefore made the scarlet articles look like black. The com- plexion of all the people was made most ghastly by it. Another very beauti- ful one was turning water out of a goblet placed on the floor and making the water leek as if it were light pouring forth. It was also made different colors. Many of the experiments I did not at all understand, never having studied philosophy, and so simply received as among the marvellous.Have come to the end of my paper so must end my letter. Love to all from their absent one— J- Julia M. Pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: March 31, 1872
Text: "Yassar." March 31. ,1872, My dear Sister, Letter writing will be overcome by candy eating this afternoon I think, for I sit here eating a few mouthfulls of "taffy" and then writing a few words, and it is quite plain to see that the eating requires more time. Last night twelve of us armed ourselves with aprons end went into the Stewards department prepared to pull taffy. When we reached the kitchen we found the candy was not boiled so we set to work ourselves, and after...
Show more"Yassar." March 31. ,1872, My dear Sister, Letter writing will be overcome by candy eating this afternoon I think, for I sit here eating a few mouthfulls of "taffy" and then writing a few words, and it is quite plain to see that the eating requires more time. Last night twelve of us armed ourselves with aprons end went into the Stewards department prepared to pull taffy. When we reached the kitchen we found the candy was not boiled so we set to work ourselves, and after more then an hours watching succeeded In making six quarts of molasses change into pullable stuff which we soon made into superfine taffy. I can assure you it was fun standing over the red-hot stove sturriag the boiling mass, but each one took her turn of five minutes at a time. What will not persons do for fun! If we had been compelled to remain in that hot kitchen we should have considered ourselves treated inhumanly. I have been resting most industriously since school closed last Wednesday. Half the day has been spent on the bed, the result mainly of laziness but partly owing to my cold which, though nothing serious is disagreable in the extreme. A thorough cold in the head. This Easter day is not at all lovely. A very little snow fell last night and today it has been raining slightly all day. The girls of our parlor went to church this morning and I intended to accompany them, but finally decided that the music made by the application of my handkerchief to my nose would scarcely form & fit accompaniment to our beautiful Easter anthems, nor would the rain be of benefit to my aforementioned cold. So I remained here and read a nice little book called Hester Powers. Miss Terry gave Fannie Buffington, Bell and myself permission to move down stairs dur- ing vacation, and we are very nicely settled in a parlor on the first floor, which saves us some of our numerous climbs. I have an outside singleroom and feel as happy over it as a beggar on receiving food when half starving. My only trouble is making the bed! and you know that is a mountain in itself. Really Carrie, I myself am so very far from doing right in any- thing and am so very, very full of sin, that I should scarcely think of saying a word to you of such things,—but I wish you would not play croquet on Sunday, If only for the influence it may have on others. You know that the position you have as Papa's daughter gives you considerable influence, and even such little things are of much account. Please forgive me for speaking of it to you who are so much better than I. I imagine this a beautiful Easter at home, the church thronged with children bringing flowers to deco-rate the altar. Do you ever see Amelia Boehn? When you do will you remember me affectionately to her. Sometimes I think we might have treated her with more consideration—don't you? Lovingly J-
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: April 9, 1872
Text: "Vassar." April 9 1872 Dear Carrie, Sunday, my usual day for writing letters, I had taken hold of a book of Chateaubrlands and of course I could not leave it for anything. It was a story of Indian life in America the descriptions are really quite amusing. He saw palm-trees all along the Mississippi and at Niagra monkeys were very numerous. Sunday was a very rainy, gloomy day and it has not yet thoroughly cleared off. The old saying Is that if it rainson Easter there will be rain on...
Show more"Vassar." April 9 1872 Dear Carrie, Sunday, my usual day for writing letters, I had taken hold of a book of Chateaubrlands and of course I could not leave it for anything. It was a story of Indian life in America the descriptions are really quite amusing. He saw palm-trees all along the Mississippi and at Niagra monkeys were very numerous. Sunday was a very rainy, gloomy day and it has not yet thoroughly cleared off. The old saying Is that if it rainson Easter there will be rain on the next seven Sundays, if there Is any truth In the saying, we have a gloomy prospect to look forward to. Today our study begins again. We are anything but glad, for our little taste of idleness has only increased the desire for it. I fear the returning girls will not find a cheerful welcome prepared for them. Yesterday morning several of us went over the Steward's department. I had been before, bat went this time especially to see the griddle for frying cakes. In the afternoon Birdie Bell and I walked into town. We had much amusement over the walk, as we almost lost ourselves in the mud. My over-shoes had a peculiar propensity for clinging to the mud, and when at last reached the pavement, borrowed an old flour bag and put our rubbers in it, it was scarcely possible to tell them from the surrounding mud. We had our photographs taken and think they will be very good. I am so anxious for you all to see pictures of my friends that I had to have mine taken otherwise I could not get theirs. Fannie Buffington's sister is visiting her, has been here since Friday. Although half the beds in College have been vacant she has not been permitted to remain here at night, so she and Fannie every night after supper have had to trudge over to a farm house a quarterof a mile away, to sleep. Then they have to gat up and come here In time for an eight o'clock breakfast. Yesterday, Miss Buffing ton, who is a lovely girl, took Birdie Bell, Fannie and myself out riding. We went up to College Hill, to Spring Side, the Vassar's old place, Bisby's, in short, everywhere there was any thing to see. Laura Howe has just come back and tells me that she has received such a good letter from you in regard to my six brothers. Unfortunately she has left the letter at home and I can not see it. Did you really write it? I almost think she is trying to hoax me- Its almost dinner time so I must close. Love to all fromfrom their off. Julie.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: April 16, 1872
Text: "Vassar" April 16, 1872. My dear Mamma, This noon you nice long letter inclosed with Papa's of the 9th was received. You are so goad and faithful in writing to mo that my conscience pricks me for neglecting to write home this week until now. We Episcopalians are greatly favored since we are allowed to go to Church in Po'keepsie almost every Sunday. Last Sabbath we were told that there would be Confirmation at the Holy Comforter in the afternoon and at Christ Church in the...
Show more"Vassar" April 16, 1872. My dear Mamma, This noon you nice long letter inclosed with Papa's of the 9th was received. You are so goad and faithful in writing to mo that my conscience pricks me for neglecting to write home this week until now. We Episcopalians are greatly favored since we are allowed to go to Church in Po'keepsie almost every Sunday. Last Sabbath we were told that there would be Confirmation at the Holy Comforter in the afternoon and at Christ Church in the morning, preferring the former, four of us walkedin and with much sorrow learned that Confirmation was not until evening, and there was only Sunday School in the afternoon. Determined not to be entirely cheated out of religious service, we went to a Methodist Church and after we had entered found a Class Meeting was being held. It resembled a Prayer meeting and was very good with the exception of one old woman's prayer. The old lady would give in in such a chanting manner as almost to make us laugh and disgrace the College. We did not quite though- To make a sudden transition, I will speak of dress-making. After considering your advice about my Japanese silk I decided that the first plan would be the best, since we cannot buy black Japanese silk here. I succeeded in getting four yds. to match the dress, which by tight squeezing was sufficient to make part of a polonaise and the old overskirt finished it. A dressmaker in Po'keepsie made it for me very prettily, charging only 4 dollars and furnishing buttons, lining fcc. Now I am fixed until Summer comes, and then we will be in Poquonock. For my own sake I wish you could come here Commencement, but I know you would not find the Exercises particularly interesting, since you arenot acquainted with the Senior class who take part. I hope you will decide very soon and send me word immediately, as rooms at the hotel are very hard to be obtained and I shall need to engage them many weeks before hand. I wanted to write you a long letter this time, but I want this letter to go out with the five oclock mail and it is nearly time, In a few minutes I must go to a sort of a French society which has beea recently formed. We are to read French plays. Love to all Your loving daughter Julie Please excuse all mistakes because of the haste with which, this is written.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: April 21, 1872
Text: "Vassar." April 21, 1872. Daar Mamma and Papa, Even in Texas, the sunny dims this day cannot be pleasanter than here, With you everything is fresh and green, while we have that change still to look forward to, but I am sure you do not enjoy such a day as this as much as we, who have been nearly perishing (rather strong expression) of cold all winter. The birds, too, are beginning to sing, and we all long to be outdoors. Thursday afternoon as I was going to a recitation, I...
Show more"Vassar." April 21, 1872. Daar Mamma and Papa, Even in Texas, the sunny dims this day cannot be pleasanter than here, With you everything is fresh and green, while we have that change still to look forward to, but I am sure you do not enjoy such a day as this as much as we, who have been nearly perishing (rather strong expression) of cold all winter. The birds, too, are beginning to sing, and we all long to be outdoors. Thursday afternoon as I was going to a recitation, I encountered Dr. Avery, who was exceedinglysmiling and amiable. She told me that the day before she had met Captain and Mrs. Roberts and they sent a great deal of love and would come to see me very soon. Far a moment I could not imagine who she meant, but soon recollected the little couple. Then I had to hurry to my class, with my head in a whirl at the thought of seeing someone from home. They came sooner than I expected for directly after class I was summoned to Miss Haggett, who, after a few questions, permitted me to see them, although I had written permission from you. I should scarcely have recognized Captain Roberts, he looks so differently with theincreased amount of hair in face. If Mrs. Duval inquires of Mammie, please tell her she is looking very well now: she is very much thinner than when I last saw her. Imagine my amazement when they told me that the dignified and, as some think, stern Dr. Avery had invited Mr. and Mrs. Swan, Captain and Mrs. Roberts and would invite myself, to tea in her house the next evening. So at six the next evening we all assembled in Dr. Avery's parlor. Captain Roberts is as lively as a cricket, just as he always is, and Mr. Swan and Dr. Avery are together as gay as any young people, so we had a pleasant time. Then, too, it was so nice to be at a table witha few persons, everything is so much mere home- like. At eight o'clock there was to be a lecture in the chapel. The speaker. Judge Allen of this state, the subject: "The Legal Status of Woman." All being anxious to knew their Legal Status we proceeded to the lecture and there had difficulty in keeping awake. In it was duller than the very dullest lawbook. Captain Roberts said It could not compare with Blackstone. Mr. Swan grew so tired that he squeaked out before the lecture was finished. Altogether I had a very pleasant evening and one which I shall remember for a long time, for such things come but seldom to us in our College life. Captain and Mrs. Roberts willremain in Po'keepsie until Monday, then I believe they go to Conn. and in May return to Dakota. Captain Roberts told me that your (Papa's) name was on the list of those who are called to the Cincinnata Convention, and he seemed to think that you would come on when it meets. If that i so, you will be North very soon, and then you will all make a long visit. For Mamma and Carrie can come with you. I am very much obliged for your information concerning the persons of whom I inquired. The name of the gentlemen was Taylor. Really, my I's and S's look very much alike and I myself can not always recognize them.I have forgotten who asked me about him, but I am sure none of the gentle- men whom you wrote me of is the one, As he was young and recently went to Texas. Now I will ask you of somebody else. Miss Lhoyd (Emily Lhoyd), one of the music teachers, has a brother residing in Austin, and she wished to know if we were acquainted with him. I believe he is a Contractor for cattle, or something of the sort. He was very desirous to have his sister come to Austin and teach, about a year ago, as there was a splendid opportunity for her. I cannot imagine where. Miss Lhoyd is very nice, so it is to be supposed her brother is too. It is almost dinner time soI must close. I enclose severalphotographs of the girls. Lovingly J. M. P.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: April 28, 1872
Text: "Vassar." 28 April 1872 My dear Mamma, I have just come from making a call upon Dr. Avery. Found her very, very pleasant, I grow more charmed with her every time I meet her. She is one of those strong minded women, and yet does not go to an extreme. Captain Roberts and Nannie are in Po'keepsie again. (I believe I forgot to mention in my other letter that they sent a great deal of love, many regards, to you all). Our Founders Day is Monday, tomorrow, and they came back to attend...
Show more"Vassar." 28 April 1872 My dear Mamma, I have just come from making a call upon Dr. Avery. Found her very, very pleasant, I grow more charmed with her every time I meet her. She is one of those strong minded women, and yet does not go to an extreme. Captain Roberts and Nannie are in Po'keepsie again. (I believe I forgot to mention in my other letter that they sent a great deal of love, many regards, to you all). Our Founders Day is Monday, tomorrow, and they came back to attend the Exercises here in the evening. Mr. Boardman from Philadelphia will lecture for us and then there will be supper and promenading, for guests are invited. I presume we will have a very pleasant time. I send you a complimentary invitation. Tomorrow is a holiday, which pleases us very much as the days are Just beginning to become very warm. Our class has begun Botany and we find it very interesting although we have not yet begun to analyze. I am very desirous to make an Herbarium, since the flowers of this region are so differentfrom ours at home. Would you like to have me make one? If so, I will if I can find time. The pressing is a good deal of work, bus there are nice presses here which make it quite easy. If you could make me a swiss waist I would like it very much for the Concert at the end of the year, Monday of Commencement week. If I only had the machine I could tuck one in almost no time and the making is very easy, but alas! I have no machine, and shall have to ask Carrie to do it for me. I will be very much obliged if she will, for I almost need it to wear at the Concert with my alpaca skirt. Plain muslintucked in clusters of five tucks would do nicely. One of my parlor mates has just had one done for tomorrow night, and only the tucking cost two dollars and a half. That makes a muslin waist pretty expensive. It would need to be made longer than the waist, so as to belt under the dress. They fit better than when a regular waist. I have for a long time tried to decide what to get with my birthday present. Now I have come to a wise decision. Prof. Van Ingen is going to take several of the painting scholars down to New York to go through the Academy of Design, I am very anxious to go, and think it would be as sensible a wayas I could spend my present. The fare down and back and a meal taken in New York would amount to nearly five dollars. The rest I should spend for some nice book. If Miss Terry commits we are going, next Sat. is the day appointed. I will try and write again this week. Please excuse this wretched scrawl for the love I bear you. Lovingly, Julie.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: May 5, 1872
Text: Vassar College May 5. 1872. My dear Mamma, I find my supply of writing paper has become reduced to a few sheets of Composition paper, and as this is Sunday Eve I must have recourse to it. Yesterday at six o'clock a.m. nine of us had breakfast and then went down to the depot, from where we started for New York, at seven. Prof. Mitchell and some of her friends. Dr. Avery, Mr. Swan and Prof. Van Ingen went down with us. The three latter, with us students, went for the purpose, as I have...
Show moreVassar College May 5. 1872. My dear Mamma, I find my supply of writing paper has become reduced to a few sheets of Composition paper, and as this is Sunday Eve I must have recourse to it. Yesterday at six o'clock a.m. nine of us had breakfast and then went down to the depot, from where we started for New York, at seven. Prof. Mitchell and some of her friends. Dr. Avery, Mr. Swan and Prof. Van Ingen went down with us. The three latter, with us students, went for the purpose, as I have before written you, of seeing the pictures now on exhibition in New York. Reaching the city at a little after nine o'clock, we went directly to the Academy of Design, where we remained looking at the pictures until dinner time. All the pictures there are ori- ginal In design. Three were six different rooms filled with paintings of every imaginable kind, but among them allthe number of really good pictures was small. One of Prof. Van Ingen's paintings "The Mother and Child" was on exhibition. It Is a very fine cow and calf, well painted and very natural, and yet not a picture I should desire to have unless possessing a regular Picture Gallery. Many of the paintings at the Academy, as well as elsewhere, were not better than some of the girls here make, but then, here they only copy. There was a lovely head of a young girl at the Academy, and another picture was very good, an evening home scene. A young girl Is sitting by the table winding some worsted which her little brother holds In his hands, her father stands near her looking quite stern because a young man, whom he apparently does not like, Is being ushered in. Just at this moment a knot is found in the yam, and the girl gives it a twitch. All is so natural, and the light on the picture so fine. The gas by the table throws a reddish yellow light on the figures in the foreground, just as it really would. Among the statuary we saw a fine bust of Spring. After the Academy, our party proceeded to a Restaurant and were served withDinner, an all Important matter as we were not able to live entirely upon pictures, although some quite natural fruit was seen, and some fishes which looked as If they might be eaten. When our feast was ended we proceeded to the Aspinwalls, Collection. It is In a private house on Fifth Av. and contains some very valuable paintings. But I might use up all my paper, which is intended for essays, In describing the pictures which we saw. Suffice it to say that we went to very many picture galleries and saw numberless paintings, but most of them were poor and were such that I would not have them for a gift. We reached the College at nine in the evening and found a nice hot supper prepared for us. After it we went joyfully to bed, being dreadfully tired. I believe I have not written to you since Founders night, and so must tell you about it. Mr. Boardman from Philadelphia, gave the address, then there was music and singing, afterwards, the Collation and promenading. Dr. Avery had Invited the Swans out and Captain and Mrs. Roberts. So that I enjoyed my-self very much with them. As before. Captain Roberts and Nannie wished to be remembered to you all. Last Monday of course was a holiday and Tuesday was a half-holiday, so that we have lately had a good deal of rest from study. Wednesday afternoon Fannie Buffington and I walked Into town and missed hearing the colored Jubilee singers. They came out to the College and sang some of their melodies very nicely, we were told. It seems these darkies belong to a College in Nashville, Tenn. and left there last October to give a series of Concerts for the benefit of their College. They have made twenty thousand dollars and now will return home. I think of Papa as now in Cincinnati. It is too bad that when he is only two days ride from me he cannot come, but business is a tyrant and must be attended to. I received a letter from Aunt Maria Robinson, last week. She wished me to ask you to bring on the daginetype type of Grandma Pease which we have at home. She desires to have some photographs taken from it, same else as Grandpa's. Here endeth my paper and so must my letter.Please congratulate Martha for me and tell her I feel almost slighted because I have not received some wedding cake to dream over. With love to every body, I am, your loving and absent daughter Julie.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: May 11, 1872
Text: Vassar. May 11, 1872. My dear Carrie, Your letter of the 3rd has Just been received and joyfully read. I think I have enjoyed your description of your trip through the Capitol and Land Office about as much as you enjoyed the reality. Irving is so jolly and Captain Britten is tee, as I remember him, and at times you are not behind them, so I can imagine you were a gay party. Really, I am amazed at the change in the Governors office sincethe days when I used to ride in to bring home our honored...
Show moreVassar. May 11, 1872. My dear Carrie, Your letter of the 3rd has Just been received and joyfully read. I think I have enjoyed your description of your trip through the Capitol and Land Office about as much as you enjoyed the reality. Irving is so jolly and Captain Britten is tee, as I remember him, and at times you are not behind them, so I can imagine you were a gay party. Really, I am amazed at the change in the Governors office sincethe days when I used to ride in to bring home our honored Governor. It is well, for the whole Capitol was a disgrace to the state. Did Prof. Streunner, still find an earnest longing in your eyes? Miss Westcotts visit must be pleasant for you, though pleasanter if your "head cook and bottle washer" had not taken a furlough. You do not seem particularly pleased with Mr. Brickman. - Why is It? Is he young or old, good looking or plain looking, married or single ? I am anxious to know what he is like. So Walter Graham has become a beau, wellhe is just the age to have fun with, but what has become of your former youthful gallant, Lewis Hancock? As for being a favorite with my teachers, you are entirely wrong in your conjecture. I am not at all so, and cannot think what induced Dr. Avery to invite me to tea, unless because she wished to please Mr. Swan by being polite to his friends, and on Nannie's account asked me. Dr. Avery has two great pets this year. Jenny Beach and Pattie Thum, and they are enough for one year. Besides they are blondes, and as Dr. Avery herself is dark I amsure she fancies only fair beauties. She is a strange women, and I congratulate myself that she Is not my enemy. For the past few days our weather might rival yours in warmth. The trees take advantage of the heat and are fast growing green. Every- thing makes us think that summer is nearly here, but today it Is much cooler. Fans, shirt waists and Linen dresses as well as immense hats have been in requisition. Lake Mahunc (I don't know whether that is spelt rightly), is now all the rage. It us situated about fifteen miles from here, on the other side of the river. A new hotel has been built there, and to Spread its fame the hotel keeper has Invited the College to pass several Saturdays there, which it will do with pleasure. Our Steward is to go over and prepare temporary viands for us, so our only expense will be the ride over and back. Yesterday the Seniors, Juniors and many teachers were expecting to go, but alas it did not rain, and their trip is postponed for a week. Our turn, the Sophs and Freshies, comes next, but now we cannot go for two weeks. Justto think of your having been feasting on strawberries, peas etc. while we are eating the first green thing of the season, rhubarb. The Vassar Miscellany has at last made its appearance, and seems duly appreciated by all true Vassarites. At any rate it is a magazine we need not now be ashamed of. The present Editors are quite talented girls. I will send you one as soon as my extra copies arrive. Yesterday after- noon every student had a copy in her hand busily poring over it, and many even took a part In the Exercises of Chapel, atleast, so I Judge from their being admitted to Chapel. Our drawing class are going out sketching several times a week in future. We began last week but found it so exceedingly warm that we ventured out only once. As we remain out most of the afternoon, we are necessarily excused from Gymnastics. At this, my Joy is excessive. I like to practise in winter, but in summer it is a little too much to wear a warm woolen dress and twist myself Into all manner of dreadful shapes. The best of it is that I shall not have to be at the Exhibition at the close of the year. You aeed not be afraid to come to Vassar Commencement without a gentleman. Persons of the masculine gender are so rare here that that are not considered at all necessary. Even If papa does not come I wish you and Mamma would, though, as I have before said, the Exercises are not very interesting to a stranger. As the time approaches for me to see you, it seems as though I could not wait for it, dearest, it is so long since we have seen each other. I am sure I have forgoten something I wished to say, but I must now close and make Miss Howell, ourour shopwoman a visit. With love to everybody Julie.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: May 12, 1872
Text: Vassar. May 12, 1872. My dear Carrie, You may be amazed to find me writing to you so soon again, but today the "spirit moves me" and I must write. I have been seated all the afternoon with my desk on my lap, and now I am rewarded by having finished five letters, which I shall have the pleasure of sending in the morning. For a long time I have allowed my unanswered letters to accumalate until now, the number has become quite large. But same ofthem are now off my mind. Our window...
Show moreVassar. May 12, 1872. My dear Carrie, You may be amazed to find me writing to you so soon again, but today the "spirit moves me" and I must write. I have been seated all the afternoon with my desk on my lap, and now I am rewarded by having finished five letters, which I shall have the pleasure of sending in the morning. For a long time I have allowed my unanswered letters to accumalate until now, the number has become quite large. But same ofthem are now off my mind. Our window looks out towards the south and has a view of an orchard, just now full of apple blossoms. As I sit here occasionally looking in that direction, I am reminded of our roam at home when we can see the orchard full of blossoms. It seems pleasant to have it so. Some days since I received a letter from Grace Pike saying she would start for Europe some time during this month. Her parents wish her to complete her education In foreign countries, so, as some friends of hers were going to Germany, she finds it a good opportunity to accompany them. Shemay remain at school there several years. She has promised to write to me soon after her arrival and give her address. I hope she may, but when she sees so many Interesting things I fear she will not devote much time to her old schoolmates. Miss Mary, Dame told me a few days ago that Florence Smith was now in Europe; that she went last fall. I was considerably surprised to hear so. Did I ever write you that I went to an oratorio la Po'keepsie? It was Handels "Messiah." The singers were the Po'keepsie Mendelshin Society assisted by several stars, Mrs. Seguin being the most Important. Never having heard an Oratorio,school in Elizabethtown. Won't you write to her sometime? You were such a favorite with her that she weald love to hear from you. And any little curiosity from Texas she would prize so highly. Have yea heard that Clara Leslie was married? She married with- out her mothers consent, a man who pretended to be a Russian Count, but who really was a worthless and almost wicked man. Isn't it sad? Did I write you that Miss Hamlin is soon to be married to a gentleman she had known but six weeks previous to her engagement. He is a professor in a College in Constantinople.Miss Carrie Hamlin is also engaged, I hear. My roommate has just interrupted me by remarking that she was going to put a postscript to her home latter, namely, "Radishes for tea." What a downfall this would have been if I had been soaring to airy flights, as Is her custom. Fortunately, (perhaps she would think unfortunately) my mind Is at a more prosaic turn. By the way, this roommate of mine is a curious creature. Sometimes we consider her the personification of silliness, and again, her wisdom is so great we really are abashed before her. She getalong pretty well since she is never disturbed by any sarcastic thrusts I may give her. Our names in here are various. The Echo, Raven, Monitor, etc. all because of their fitness. Mollis Hill we call "Mrs. Gamp," and a better name could not be found for her. Of course she does not know her appellation, else I fear she would become our mortal enemy. But her stories are sometimes so marvellous that we cannot swallow them without a great attempt at self command. Her friends are all the most beautiful and talented which the world possesses and to account for this, we think that they are "Mrs. Harris's" and the world does such reallypossesses and to account for this, we think that they are "Mrs. Harris's" and the world does such really possess them. Truly, many of them must be creatures of the imagination. Mollie can not see any sense or even fun In Baron Munchausen; we think because she so closely resembles him. Our other parlormates, Misses Ansley and Jones, are almost nonentities in my estimation, but to each other they are a vast deal. They seem to have great faith In tho "Community" system, and our greatest trouble In regard to them is keeping scissors, button hooks, etc. In their proper places.-—But what a lot of stuff I am writing about my beloved parlor mates: Well, I presume their accounts of me are not more flatteringthan mine of them, nevertheless this is a free country and opinions cannot be forced. Tonight I have Just come from the meeting of the Religious Inquiry. Dr. Bush gave us a lecture on China. He is a queer little old man and amused us greatly by his strange manner of expressing himself. He showed some pictures of Pekin, many little idols and Chinese books. It is really terrible to think of grown up men and women trusting so Implicitly in those wooden images. Isn't it rather odd that now when you are hearing Swedenberg's doctrines explained I should be doing so too? Ofcourse not as thoroughly as you are but still I am getting some knowledge. Prof. Backus is devoting several of his Sunday Bible lessons to the subject, and although I am not a member of his class I got these days. I will send the only remaining photograph I have of those taken in Po'kaepsie. Many like it better than the one you have. Please send one of them back as I want to give it away. Is there no hope of ever getting your photograph? Be sure, that you nor the other members of the family (six brothers Included) shall not escape the clutches of the photographer this summer. The bell doth ring so goodnight darling -J-.Please excuse blots. I am sure I don't know where they came from perhaps you may answer "inkbottle."
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: May 19, 1872
Text: Vassar College, May 25, 1872. My dear Mamma, Having taken my exercise right after dinner, now while others are walking I can write. Chapel service in the evening now is at half past seven, this gives us three quarters of an hour after supper for exercise, which is very nice this warm weather. Day before yesterday I was ordered to the French table. The command did not give me very much pleasure, for I liked my seat at the table this time. Mollie Hill as beside me and she is quite interesting...
Show moreVassar College, May 25, 1872. My dear Mamma, Having taken my exercise right after dinner, now while others are walking I can write. Chapel service in the evening now is at half past seven, this gives us three quarters of an hour after supper for exercise, which is very nice this warm weather. Day before yesterday I was ordered to the French table. The command did not give me very much pleasure, for I liked my seat at the table this time. Mollie Hill as beside me and she is quite interesting at times I think if it wasnot for Miss Haskell, my Corridor teacher. At the french table we have not begun to talk much, simply asking for necessaries in French, Soon I hope we will do better. Charlotte Cushman will read in Po'keepssie tomorrow night. Although I should much like to hear her, there are various reasons to keep me away. Some of the Vassar girls are going, as she reads for some charitable purpose. We have been desired to state whether we will return next year. I have giveN my name as one of those who return, because if I should come back it will be better to have done so. Now, will you please tell what it is you desire inregard to the subject? It is entirely in your heads to do with me as you please. I don't want to decide for myself for I don't know what is best. Since the talk of my going to Europe I have no faith in my own decisions. I then so utterly failed in my attempts. Carrie has been at home for so long, would it not be better to have her come here or somewhere for a change and let me stay at home? Please write me what the decision of the family council will be. Have the "Dolly Vardens" reached you yet? Here, everything is a Dolly Varden, dresses, hats, etc. Some of the dresses are very pretty, and again, they remind me forcibly of thattulip bedquilt which Papa admired so much. Don't you remember, it belonged to old Mrs. Hall who had the "little button yallers." What a loss we have had In the death of the horses. I have mourned old grey so much. Jewell I suppose, was old enough to leave the land of the living, but the other two were quite youthful. Will Martha's daughter remain with you? I should think you would need her. I hope Papa did not have one of his usual bilious attacks after his return from Cincinnati. At what time do you aaw think of coming North? Very soon, I hope. Only five weeks before school closes. Please give my love to all friends who maycare for It. Mrs. Raymend and Mrs. Hamilton In particular. I love them so much. Keep lots of love far yourself from Julia.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: May 19, 1872
Text: Vassar. May 19, 1872. Dearest sister, After having written to Mamma, I Had I have both time and inclination for a letter to you. Now, you have a surplus of my letters from me but soon I fear there will be a dearth. It is my nature to do things by it's-and starts. It is raining now, or rather drizzling, and would make us somewhat blue, only we keep thinking that rain will make our trip to Lake Mohonk next week, much pleasanter. For our trip was put off until next Friday, the Seniors and...
Show moreVassar. May 19, 1872. Dearest sister, After having written to Mamma, I Had I have both time and inclination for a letter to you. Now, you have a surplus of my letters from me but soon I fear there will be a dearth. It is my nature to do things by it's-and starts. It is raining now, or rather drizzling, and would make us somewhat blue, only we keep thinking that rain will make our trip to Lake Mohonk next week, much pleasanter. For our trip was put off until next Friday, the Seniors and Juniors going day before yesterday. They have comeback with stories of their excursion painted in the brightest colors, so that we lookers forward are with difficulty curbing out impatience. That we must break the eggs for our morning omelette, wash and wipe dishes besides waiting on the table, we do not, in the least, mind. The row on the lake afterwards will fully compensate. But I must leave all descrip- tions of the doings at Lake Mohonk until I have "seen with my own eyes and heard with my own ears" all Its wonders. At present, I can only speak from report, but they are Indeed flattering. When you come North will it yet give you great pleasure to All your trunks with moss ? I wish It would, for people here consider out brown mess a great treasure, and the pretty green mess would certainly be a priceless gem in their estimation. Dr. Avery's parlor takes me back to home every time I go in. She has quantities of the long moss handing from corners, bracket, etc. and I wish she could have some of the other. Then Aunt Juliet would like some very much. Please don't forget the cactus pins, Auntie would scarcely forgive you. I have something else to ask you to bring in. That piece of music from "Bohemian Girl." It is "I dreamt I dwelt in Marble Halls." Auntie wants me to learn it for her. And if you do not need those old time spectacles will you bring them on and lend them to me. I have to wear glasses when I practise unless the room is very light. Cliffie Loverin told me, the other day, that Mrs. Ball from Galveston was acquainted with you. Did you meet her this last winter, and is she pleasant? She lives In Po'keepsie during the summer, and is there now. Our Botany class has to analyse twenty flowers and I have now done now nineteen. I am so glad, because now that I do not have to do them I shall enjoy it. Yesterday, I was out all the morning gathering flowers; In the afternoon I pressed and in the evening analyzed so that I had enough of flowers for one day.There was a very fine Concert here Wednesday. I send the Catalogue. Goodnight darling. Julie
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: May 25, 1872
Text: Vassar College, May 25, 1872, My dear Carrie, This morning we are, fortunately, excused from Bible Class and we have more time to become rested before Chapel, for our long talked of trip has come at last! Has come and gone and given food for conver- sation, as well as thought, for some time. Friday, at a little after two o'clock our party were all off. Forty two horses took us there. In eighteen conveyances. One hundred and fifty precious persons. The ride there, of fifteen miles, was...
Show moreVassar College, May 25, 1872, My dear Carrie, This morning we are, fortunately, excused from Bible Class and we have more time to become rested before Chapel, for our long talked of trip has come at last! Has come and gone and given food for conver- sation, as well as thought, for some time. Friday, at a little after two o'clock our party were all off. Forty two horses took us there. In eighteen conveyances. One hundred and fifty precious persons. The ride there, of fifteen miles, was very comfortable, and pleasant. Of course it was nicer tohave an adventure, so on the way out we had one. One of our noble Po'keepsie steeds gave out and could not carry us the last seven miles. This retarded our progress somewhat, since he refused utterly to stand upright, although propped up by two stout men, but after waiting more than an hour we succeeded In obtaining another and went on. Our horse had a companion In distress I the other one, poor fellow, had to be bled, and finally had to be relieved by a horse from Nww Paltz, the place where we were stopping. Owing to the weak state of our animals and the heavy state of our wagon, we walked more than three miles up the mountain. For thisreason, we had grand appetites for the supper which was given us at eight o'clock shortly after our arrival. The girls themselves had to be waiters at tho table, since there were only servants enough carried to cook. The views all about were perfectly splendid, and the amount of walking we did in order to see them was wonderful. We accomplished the ascent of the crevice, which is very difficult. Some even came down. Rowed on the lake in the evening, and did all manner of delightful things which I cannot write though I could tell. Prof. Backus had charge of the party. Pres. Raymond and Prof. Orten accompanied us, and Prof.Hinkle with his family. It is a delightful place to spend a week during the hot weather. I wish you all could see it. Some of the views I will send you. They are very good, but of course not like the reality. Almost all wore their gym- nastic suits and found them very convenient while climbing. I don't feel much in the mood far writing today, and think the bed is the best place. With much love your aff. sister.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: May 30, 1872
Text: Vassar College, May 30, 1872. My dear Mamma, The package reached me safely yesterday aft. and now, my first opportunity, I write to say how grateful I am for your kindness and trouble on my account. The waist is very pretty Indeed and beautifully tucked. I don't care very much how the sleeves are made. If Carrie Is willing she might tuck them, and I will cut them oat whatever shape I please, after they come. Otherwise I will make themplain, remember that I have a very lengthy arm. It is...
Show moreVassar College, May 30, 1872. My dear Mamma, The package reached me safely yesterday aft. and now, my first opportunity, I write to say how grateful I am for your kindness and trouble on my account. The waist is very pretty Indeed and beautifully tucked. I don't care very much how the sleeves are made. If Carrie Is willing she might tuck them, and I will cut them oat whatever shape I please, after they come. Otherwise I will make themplain, remember that I have a very lengthy arm. It is only four weeks before school closes and less than that before the concert, so that I fear you will not be able to get them here In time, but I hope so, as it will be troublesome to match the muslin. The dress is very pretty indeed. But I am afraid that Carrie will need it more than I. We have little need of party dresses here. The paper is very acceptable and It Is so like my own dear Mama to think of it. I don't know, though, what I can find to fill up many sheets of it. "Times are dull," at present. We soon begin reviews and then it is nothing but dig. But as of old, I never dig very much or very hard. Yesterday morning I received a note from Johan Swenson saying that he had forwarded the parcel from New York, so I was not mach sur- prised at its appearance. Miss Haskell, our Botany teacher is very kind, giving me speci- mens for my Herbarium (which, by the way has not yet been purchased). Specimens which are not quite common, for return I wish she could have some of our southern flowers. Would It be possible for you to get and press some without too much trouble? Magnolias, etc. I shall be very glad indeed to Invite Mrs. Swenson toour Commencement, but fear the exercises will get be sufficiently interesting to pay for the trouble and expense it will occasion her. Carriage here to and from the College Is outrageous at all times, sad particularly so the last week. Yet I will make the attempt. Perhaps she may think the scenery on the river worth coming up for. This is a wretched scrawl but still it mast be entrusted to Uncle Sam's care. With mach love Your loving Julie.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: June 2, 1872
Text: Vassar College, June 2, 1872. My dear Sister, I feel quite proud of my new paper, now whlle writing my first letter on it. Today in the morning, I walked Into Po'keepsie to church. A new Episcopal church, St. Paul's, has beea finished at last, and for the first time, today, I attended it. It is very pretty and quiet, so different from the one we have beea in the habit of attending, for at Christ Church there are Bisby boys, several schools of youngladies and the parish school...
Show moreVassar College, June 2, 1872. My dear Sister, I feel quite proud of my new paper, now whlle writing my first letter on it. Today in the morning, I walked Into Po'keepsie to church. A new Episcopal church, St. Paul's, has beea finished at last, and for the first time, today, I attended it. It is very pretty and quiet, so different from the one we have beea in the habit of attending, for at Christ Church there are Bisby boys, several schools of youngladies and the parish school children. Then the minister at St. Pauls is very nice, and has sense enough to give a very short sermon on Communion Sunday. My company this morning was Fannie Buffington, and Miss Mann. The latter idea that not enough deference is paid to her dignity. She is going home to England this summer. Ever so many persons are going from here to Europe soon. Prof. Backus, Miss Kapp, Miss Mann and Mile Nicolas among the teachers, and several scholars. It will be pleasant for so many to meetover there. But to come again to the doings of today. This afternoon, Ex-Pres. Woolsey of Yale preached. We were all on the "qui live," expecting something very fine. Of course I was tired from my morning walk, and that might have made me inattentive, but surely he was as prosy as anyone I have heard In a long, long time. He looks quite old, and his voice falters occasionally. Julia Moor has invited me to visit her and attend the Jubilee. I think I shall do so and perhaps remain until you come North. Be sure and write me just whenyou are coming, so that I may meet you immediately. I don't want to miss a day of your stay. I have not yet decided whether to go to Poqunoch before going to Boston, but probably I shall, to get rid of some of my winter clothing. Please give my love to Mrs. Grumbles and tell her that I have almost despaired of receiving an answer to my last letter. You remember I always was a "sleepy-head" well I have not changed the least bit in that respect and now am casting longing eyes towards my downy couch. Goodnightdarling. Julie.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: June 10, 1872
Text: Vassar College. June 10, 1872. My dear Carrie, Since I did not write home Sunday, I fear I shall not have much time now for a long letter. The reviews have come and in Geometry it is pretty hard as we take a book for a lesson. The other things are not as bad and so we manage to get along. I am so sorry you have been sick. Bilious attacks are so very ditime. And this Is your birthday! "May you see a thousand returns of the same" etc. etc. Dearest, I wish I could be with you today,...
Show moreVassar College. June 10, 1872. My dear Carrie, Since I did not write home Sunday, I fear I shall not have much time now for a long letter. The reviews have come and in Geometry it is pretty hard as we take a book for a lesson. The other things are not as bad and so we manage to get along. I am so sorry you have been sick. Bilious attacks are so very ditime. And this Is your birthday! "May you see a thousand returns of the same" etc. etc. Dearest, I wish I could be with you today, and see you enter upon your twenty second year, for you are really twenty one, is it not so? It seems hard to believe, now, when I think of it end when I see you it will be still harder. But the years make no difference, you are not a bit older now than when "sweet sixteen." Indeed I believe you grow younger. I think of you In our cosy dining room eating the birthday cake, for that good old custom will never pass from our house. And I think of the many birthdays we have spent In the same way, and of the pretty flowers with which we used to deck the cake. Tell Papa that his letter written in Cincinnati was received. I thought I had mentioned its receipt, but suppose 'twas forgotten. This surely must be the rainy season. Almost every day abundant showers fall, and although very much needed by vegetation we cannot help complaining of their frequency. I havedone scarcely anything in the way of paintings this year, so do not raise your hopes very high. I paint very slowly, and then I spent much time and patience trying to paint some corn from nature, and alter all the corn could scarcely be recognised. I am sleepy and stupid tonight, and cannot write more at present. Goodnight Julie.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: June 20, 1872
Text: Vassar College. June 20, 1872. My dear Papa, I have been shockingly negligent this week, and have kept putting off my home letter until now It is Thursday. Our rregular lessons are all over, and now we are waiting far our examinations. Today I have only one and tomorrow three. I shall, indeed, be happy when they are all over. We recite an hour in each, which this warm weather is very wearisome. I am glad that you think the Miscellany a pretty good magazine. It seems to me rather heavy, and I...
Show moreVassar College. June 20, 1872. My dear Papa, I have been shockingly negligent this week, and have kept putting off my home letter until now It is Thursday. Our rregular lessons are all over, and now we are waiting far our examinations. Today I have only one and tomorrow three. I shall, indeed, be happy when they are all over. We recite an hour in each, which this warm weather is very wearisome. I am glad that you think the Miscellany a pretty good magazine. It seems to me rather heavy, and I have not yet waded through some of the long articles. There is no danger that I shall be even asked to write for it, and if I should, I am sure anything I wrote would be rejected. But my literary aspirations are not very high, since even a childs compositions has always been my "bete noir," and I shall not care. Those much talked of essays are so precious that they cannot be entrusted to Uncle Sams care, but I will keep them and yon can read them when you have nothing more Interesting to do some warm day In Poquonock village. Please tell Mamma that the package of muslin came safely and In plenty of time for me to use It. I hope to hear In almost your next letter when you will start for the North. Again I have forgotten to write you some time beforehand when College closes. It Is the twenty sixth. I hope yon have found it out by some means, so that your letters may not be returned. A week from today I leave College, going bythe new road, the Po'keepsie and Eastern to Hartford. I go this way more for the novelty than for any other reason. The weather now Is very warm, and the garden is beginning to look pretty, I have now on my table a lovely bouquet from it. This sum- mer promises to be warm enough for you to find it comfortable. With love and the thought of seeing you very soon I am your loving daughter Julie.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: June 23, 1872
Text: Vassar. June 23. 1872, My dear Sister, This will be I presume, my last letter to you for the present, since you will leave home early in July and will be here in a very short time, I hope. This week I have beea disappointed In not receiving my usual home letter, it will be waiting In Poquonock though. This afternoon we listened to the Baccalaureate sermon from the President. It was very good especially thepart addressed to the Senior class. There were quite a number of strangers here and they...
Show moreVassar. June 23. 1872, My dear Sister, This will be I presume, my last letter to you for the present, since you will leave home early in July and will be here in a very short time, I hope. This week I have beea disappointed In not receiving my usual home letter, it will be waiting In Poquonock though. This afternoon we listened to the Baccalaureate sermon from the President. It was very good especially thepart addressed to the Senior class. There were quite a number of strangers here and they were much edified it Is to be hoped. Some time ago I wrote and Invited the Swensons here Commence- ment week, and have since sent our Class day Invitation, but have not heard a word from them. I think it Is a very impolite way to treat me and, you may be sure, I am considerably provoked. It Is the last time I shall ever invite them anywhere If they cannot evenaccept or reject an invitation. I find the Po'keepsie and Eastern Road cannot make connections with the Hartford and Springfield, so I shall have to go down to New York after all. I am sorry because I wanted to try a new way. Please excuse this miserably written letter, but I am moved from my own room and have poor Ink and a poorer pen. All our Corridor had to be tumbled off and Into all manner of small coraers to make way for guests. Fortunately we have beea put In anice outside room. But then the confusion of packing and moving at the same time was very great indeed. Ohl it seems scarcely possible to believe that I shall see you all so soon, and now that every study Is off my mind I am all Impatience. Goodnight darling— Lovingly Julie.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: September 24, 1872
Text: Vassar. Sept. 24, 1872 My dear Mamma, Knowing that you will all be anxious to learn of my arrival I will write you a few lines now before going to class. Reached here about seven o'clock last night the through train being several hours late, an extra was run from Philadelphia to New York City, which gave me just time to make the connection with the Albany express.I had no difficulty on the way, my only anxiety being concerning Papa whom I do not like to have travel alone. Our time being...
Show moreVassar. Sept. 24, 1872 My dear Mamma, Knowing that you will all be anxious to learn of my arrival I will write you a few lines now before going to class. Reached here about seven o'clock last night the through train being several hours late, an extra was run from Philadelphia to New York City, which gave me just time to make the connection with the Albany express.I had no difficulty on the way, my only anxiety being concerning Papa whom I do not like to have travel alone. Our time being so limited, he found himself on the cars trying to secure a berth for me when they started, but the gentleman told us that he got off safely which relieved me somewhat. A kindhearted, talkative man from St. Louis, hearing that we came from Sedalia, told the conductor that he "had seen the old gentleman up in that country" and would accomidate us by giving up his upper berth to me, a lady being underneath, if I preferred It to having some strange man above, as a whole section could not be procurred for love or money. Of course I took the upper shelf, and by that means became acquainted with a very pleasant lady from Philadelphia. Another gentleman from St. Louis was of their party, and all were very kind to me, even when old Bosferebele (if that is the way sounpronounceable name is spelled) found out his mistake, and that we were from Texas. From Philadelphia on the Conductor was very polite, as is their custom always towards ladies travelling alone. The rain has come eastward where it is said to have been much needed. It was pouring when I reached Po'keepsie, but this morning is bright. Although quite cool here the grass is beautifully green and the garden perfect. It seems dismal to go to work again, but all seem glad to seeme once more, so that all is not gloom. I am so anxious to know whether Papa gat home safe & that you have none of you been sick with dengue or any other disease. Lovingly Julie
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: September 24, 1872
Text: Vassar College. Sep. 24, 1872. Dear Carrie, I write immediately to satisfy the family fears concerning me. Reached Po'keepsie all right and found the omnibus all ready to convey me, together with seven or eight other old students, directly to the Col- lege. This we find about full as the old scholars are nearly all back. Yesterday I saw Jennie. She has entered Into the Freshman class with the exception of Latin. That she will have to take in addition to her Freshman studies. She did not...
Show moreVassar College. Sep. 24, 1872. Dear Carrie, I write immediately to satisfy the family fears concerning me. Reached Po'keepsie all right and found the omnibus all ready to convey me, together with seven or eight other old students, directly to the Col- lege. This we find about full as the old scholars are nearly all back. Yesterday I saw Jennie. She has entered Into the Freshman class with the exception of Latin. That she will have to take in addition to her Freshman studies. She did not attempt to pass farther than Freshman Algebra and I think was a good deal frightened during all the examinations. Poor Jenny! she is now rooming with the girl of all these whom I could not stay with. But there Is some hope of her rooming with her friend Maggie Lemon. I have not yet seen Carrie Norton or Nellie Whitman. They called upon me last evening but unfortunately I was not at home. Tomorrow our classes will be read out. Until that time we have only to unpack, get settled and callupon our friends. A delightful day of ease and Idleness. Today I suppose you are steaming away in a hot and dusty car. This weather is almost as bad for travelling as it was last July when you came North. There are same changes here. In the first place, Miss Morse is Assistant Lady Principal. Of course all are dissatisfied with that arrange- meat. Then the Dining Hall has been considerably enlarged, and much improved by having windows at the other end. A small building has beea put up back of the College, but as yet we know not what will be its use. Professor Backus, who has been passing the summer In Europe, will favor us, this morning, with on account of his travels. His talks are usually entertaining and we expect to enjoy this one very much. The Junior who was expecting to have the single room in our parlor does not return. Her place is supplied by another from the same class. A lady like and nice girl flourishing In my yellow calico dress, and Had another young lady whose taste is the same, for her dress is off the same piece. I should think, although hers is bought here and mine In Hartford. Give my love to all the Janesville relations. If the girlswould send me their pictures as they promised, I would be very glad. With much love Julie.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: September 28, 1872
Text: Vassar College. Sept. 28 ,1872, My dear Mamma, Tonight I suppose you are enjoying at Janesville. The time since I left you seems so long that I continually think you are all by this time safely and comfortably settled at home. I imagine you playing Berigue occasionally, for Aunt Maria is as fond of the game as Papa. I learned today for the first time that Clive was away at boardingschool. Mary Eldrige has a brother at the same school and through her, I presume, I shall sometimes hear of Clive...
Show moreVassar College. Sept. 28 ,1872, My dear Mamma, Tonight I suppose you are enjoying at Janesville. The time since I left you seems so long that I continually think you are all by this time safely and comfortably settled at home. I imagine you playing Berigue occasionally, for Aunt Maria is as fond of the game as Papa. I learned today for the first time that Clive was away at boardingschool. Mary Eldrige has a brother at the same school and through her, I presume, I shall sometimes hear of Clive. What there is in the Vassar air and surroundings for making cures, I do not knew, but certain it is that as seen as I touched the sell of Po'keepsie my complaint left me, even before I could prepare my customary medicine. This I write because I know you are always anxious about my health, and I wish you to know that I am perfectly restored. My lessons are what I supposed they would be; E. Literature, Trigonometry and Latin. All myteachers are Professors, and with that arrangement I am perfectly satisfied. It is something unusual for Prof. Farrar to have the Trigonometry class, but he says that he wishes, this year, to review the study, and so we chance to be the ones benefitted by his review. A few days were pleasant but now It is cold again; a chilling damp- ness which keeps us all hovering ever the register for the little warmth which it gives out. The garden is looking beautiful. Geraniums, heleo- tropes and many other flowers grow as rank as weeds. It would give you much pleasure to see them, and to know that they grew so readily.But this Is the first year since I have been here that there have been any flowers whatever. When I met Miss Terry, she said, "Aad so your sister did not come! It must have been a great disappointment to you." She Is said to be much kinder than she was last year. My old music teacher told me that my room was to be changed, but since Miss Terry has said nothing about it, I think she must have been mistaken. But the stairs do not seem so terrible In reality. Jenny now rooms with Miss Lemon, so far good, but her studies have not yet been satisfactorily arranged.Please excuse this wretched scrawl, a sample of those which are to follow. With love to all and remembrances to the servants, Julie.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: October 6, 1872
Text: Vassar College, Oct. 6, 1872. Dear Callie, I don't feel a bit like writing letters today but shall have to write this morning as I am going to church In town and after I return shall be too tired to write. I presume you are tired enough today, for travelling is so wearisome. Does everything look Just as when you left last July? I suppose this is your first whole day at home, since the train arrives in the evening, does it not? I should scarcely know I had been absent from College two...
Show moreVassar College, Oct. 6, 1872. Dear Callie, I don't feel a bit like writing letters today but shall have to write this morning as I am going to church In town and after I return shall be too tired to write. I presume you are tired enough today, for travelling is so wearisome. Does everything look Just as when you left last July? I suppose this is your first whole day at home, since the train arrives in the evening, does it not? I should scarcely know I had been absent from College two months, for every thing goes on In the same old way. Eating, sleeping and studying. The only difference between the two years is that I do not now work as hard, having only three studies and no music or painting. But yet I find I have plenty to do. My parlor is similarly situated to the old one and so I would not know it was not tho same familiar one. My roommate has been changed. In place of Miss Wilson I have Lillie Rumsey. The latter Is very nice Indeed and I only hope I can keep her for some time, but of course If shehas the offer of a bettor room she will accept. She is from Seneca Falls In this state, and is of a wealthy family and a fine one, I think, from the specimens we have here In Collage. She has a sister a Preparatory with whom she is not permitted to room. It seems too bad since she is willing to go onto a Prep. Corridor. Hattie Bracher, the young lady whom I told you bought the pretty travelling bag, has not returned and does not intend to. "Tis always thus from childhoods hour." Nettie Whitman is taller than I am and does not look at all as I expected. I don't believe you would recognise her. She is only a Prep. as she has not studied much Latin. Oh dear; I am growing so fast living upon brown bread and milk, and you, I suppose, am growing thin. How soon are you going to begin German? Be sure and begin that and singing, and Now I must close with heaps of love to all. Your loving sister Julie.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: October 13, 1872
Text: Vassar College. Oct. 13, 1872. Dear Carrie, "Another six days work is done" and I again take my "pen in hand" etc. With me it has been a very uneventful week, and with you, I suppose, quite otherwise, for the first week of your return must have been somewhat filled up with visits. If I were of the homesick kind I presume I would be "blue" enough, because I have not had any letters from you all since those written in Janesville. Ihave to comfort myself with the...
Show moreVassar College. Oct. 13, 1872. Dear Carrie, "Another six days work is done" and I again take my "pen in hand" etc. With me it has been a very uneventful week, and with you, I suppose, quite otherwise, for the first week of your return must have been somewhat filled up with visits. If I were of the homesick kind I presume I would be "blue" enough, because I have not had any letters from you all since those written in Janesville. Ihave to comfort myself with the old saying that "bad news travels fast" and believe that you are well since I have heard nothing to the contrary. I shall be disappointed enough if I do not get a letter from home tomorrow, for I have counted the days and find there is time for a letter. Friday afternoon I was somewhat surprised to find Ida Whitman here. She had come to see her sister Nellie and enquired for me as well as her other friends here. You know she has two own cousins here, Mary Taylor and Carrie Norton. Ida Is quite small and dark, I find, but quitelively and perfectly at her ease. She spoke in affectionate terms of you and hoped to hear soon from you, as "Carrie wrote such entertaining letters." I fear Jenny Is quite homesick, although she does not say so. She Is not well pleased at being a preparatory, but I think It in her own fault. If she had only been examined through Algebra and Geometry when she came all would have been right, for I am almost certain she could have passed. I shall never say another ward in favor of your coming here, for perhaps, you might he discontented and then I should blame myself. Persons tastes are so different, that no two are ever satisfied with the same thing. In Literature we have begun right in the middle. Instead of at either end. Shakespeare is the first person whom we have studied. We have had to write an essay upon him. This, of course, has caused me much trouble and grief but now that it is off my mind I am greatly relieved. It Is very cold now, and the College having been somewhat torn up In the tower regions is as like a barn In regard to warmth as it can well be.My highneck wrappers are not at all unseasonable. Soon we hope to keep a little more comfortable. Remember me to all the servants & don't forget to tell them how much obliged I am for their nice presents. Love to Papa, Mamma and yourself. Julie.
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