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Floral Home
Susan A, Moore
Moores Mills, N.Y. May 2 1909
Dear Family-
Here we are sitting comfy and warm in the “[sun] parlor (!) of Miss Susan’s.” We had the most screaming time coming out, for the carriage was to come for us at 10 o’clock Friday morning, but as it was raining pitchforks, it didn’t come. We, however, waited patiently for 2 more hours in the [Soap] Palace, and finally telegraphed. We did finally get off at 2 o’clock, and have been having a grand restful time. The weather has been atrocious, till today, and [goodness] knows what has happened to the poor creatures at college who are [trying] to be gay! Saturday morning we lay around and cursed the weather and read the Ladies’ Home Journal, etc. Just before lunch Margaret and Rose (she came at the last minute) took a walk up the road, and enjoyed it muchly. In the afternoon we bought some [lovely] “lozengers,” and stick candy, and then just passed away for the rest of the afternoon and howled at each other. There is a lovely Melodian here, and all of the girls in another party can play quite well, so we have sung much. We live from meal to meal and you’ve never seen such Floral Home
Susan A Moore
Moores Mills, N.Y. ………………………...190
ravenous appetites.
(Hooray, there goes the dinner bell -- more [unreadable]!)
Goodness, I’ve eaten so much I can scarcely sit up. The maid seemed to be aware of my appetite, and kept bringing me the most enormous helping, which daunted me not at all
This morning we had the most gorgeous walk for about six miles. It is blurry today but sunny most [of] the time, and we are looking forward to our 12 mile drive home this afternoon.
Thursday afternoon Jean Terry, Dorothy Sutphin, Ted Wheeler and I got initiated into Dickens. We had to give them a circus in the Apparatus Room, and it was whooping if I do say it as shouldn’t. We had a baby elephant, composed of Ted and me, with Dotty as trainer. I had a black umbrella case stuffed with paper tied on my nose for a trunk. The acrobats were lovely also - We all had on our Gym. bloomers, and I had on my green and red waist. Over the whole I put on a spangly net ballet-dress, the skirt of which was very short, and my dark blue bloomers came way below it. Altogther Floral Home
Susan A. Moore
Moore Mills, N.Y. ………………………...190
Page 4 of letter ……………………...
it was very attractive, particularly when I danced! They [took] us down to Cary’s and gave us dinner, and then we each had to recite a poem and sing a song in honor of Dickens. It was great fun, and they all were crazy about the circus.
Next week is Tree Ceremonies and we’re scared to death for fear it rains. Next week after that is 4th Hall Play and we are kept busy till exams.
It is almost time for us to go, so I must stop.
Most Lovingly
Marjorie
Postmark: Moore’s Mills MAY 3 A.M. 1909 N.Y
Dr. Alexander W. MacCoy
Mrs. William P. Logan
Overbrook Ave. and 58th St.
Philadelphia
Susan A, Moore
Moores Mills, N.Y. May 2 1909
Dear Family-
Here we are sitting comfy and warm in the “[sun] parlor (!) of Miss Susan’s.” We had the most screaming time coming out, for the carriage was to come for us at 10 o’clock Friday morning, but as it was raining pitchforks, it didn’t come. We, however, waited patiently for 2 more hours in the [Soap] Palace, and finally telegraphed. We did finally get off at 2 o’clock, and have been having a grand restful time. The weather has been atrocious, till today, and [goodness] knows what has happened to the poor creatures at college who are [trying] to be gay! Saturday morning we lay around and cursed the weather and read the Ladies’ Home Journal, etc. Just before lunch Margaret and Rose (she came at the last minute) took a walk up the road, and enjoyed it muchly. In the afternoon we bought some [lovely] “lozengers,” and stick candy, and then just passed away for the rest of the afternoon and howled at each other. There is a lovely Melodian here, and all of the girls in another party can play quite well, so we have sung much. We live from meal to meal and you’ve never seen such Floral Home
Susan A Moore
Moores Mills, N.Y. ………………………...190
ravenous appetites.
(Hooray, there goes the dinner bell -- more [unreadable]!)
Goodness, I’ve eaten so much I can scarcely sit up. The maid seemed to be aware of my appetite, and kept bringing me the most enormous helping, which daunted me not at all
This morning we had the most gorgeous walk for about six miles. It is blurry today but sunny most [of] the time, and we are looking forward to our 12 mile drive home this afternoon.
Thursday afternoon Jean Terry, Dorothy Sutphin, Ted Wheeler and I got initiated into Dickens. We had to give them a circus in the Apparatus Room, and it was whooping if I do say it as shouldn’t. We had a baby elephant, composed of Ted and me, with Dotty as trainer. I had a black umbrella case stuffed with paper tied on my nose for a trunk. The acrobats were lovely also - We all had on our Gym. bloomers, and I had on my green and red waist. Over the whole I put on a spangly net ballet-dress, the skirt of which was very short, and my dark blue bloomers came way below it. Altogther Floral Home
Susan A. Moore
Moore Mills, N.Y. ………………………...190
Page 4 of letter ……………………...
it was very attractive, particularly when I danced! They [took] us down to Cary’s and gave us dinner, and then we each had to recite a poem and sing a song in honor of Dickens. It was great fun, and they all were crazy about the circus.
Next week is Tree Ceremonies and we’re scared to death for fear it rains. Next week after that is 4th Hall Play and we are kept busy till exams.
It is almost time for us to go, so I must stop.
Most Lovingly
Marjorie
Postmark: Moore’s Mills MAY 3 A.M. 1909 N.Y
Dr. Alexander W. MacCoy
Mrs. William P. Logan
Overbrook Ave. and 58th St.
Philadelphia
