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1912-12-16T00:00:01Z-1912-12-16T23:59:59Z
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Mother, dear -
By the time I received your letter I had already made reservation on the 6:43 from Poughkeepsie - train no.17, I think - it has a special Vassar car - and was fortunate enough to get a lower berth in the center of the car - no.7. It arrives in Detroit at 7:15 Saturday morning. Now, you don’t need to meet me at the station at all if you’ll tell me how to get to the Gregorian. I expect the train will be late anyway as it isn’t an excess fare train. I have
By the time I received your letter I had already made reservation on the 6:43 from Poughkeepsie - train no.17, I think - it has a special Vassar car - and was fortunate enough to get a lower berth in the center of the car - no.7. It arrives in Detroit at 7:15 Saturday morning. Now, you don’t need to meet me at the station at all if you’ll tell me how to get to the Gregorian. I expect the train will be late anyway as it isn’t an excess fare train. I have
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bought my ticket ($14.49) and since then a lunch has been made up to go on a party ticket ($12.15). So tomorrow I’m going to see if I can change and go in with them. I think I can manage it - am going to try at any rate.
Yesterday afternoon Dorothy Parker took me to see Grace George in “Carnival”, a new play which is being tried out on the road. The company was late getting into town with the result that the musicians didn't
Yesterday afternoon Dorothy Parker took me to see Grace George in “Carnival”, a new play which is being tried out on the road. The company was late getting into town with the result that the musicians didn't
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come in at all until half-past three and the play itself didn’t begin till nearly four - we got out at ten minutes past six and consequently had to stay down-town to supper at Smith’s. I have just now come home from the Christmas music - a sort of recital given by the choir. This year we were assisted by a “gallery-choir” and did a number of songs together - autophonal response work. Some of the selections went very well and in others - oh! How we flattened! Therese
come in at all until half-past three and the play itself didn’t begin till nearly four - we got out at ten minutes past six and consequently had to stay down-town to supper at Smith’s. I have just now come home from the Christmas music - a sort of recital given by the choir. This year we were assisted by a “gallery-choir” and did a number of songs together - autophonal response work. Some of the selections went very well and in others - oh! How we flattened! Therese
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Lesher 1915 did some harp-accompaniment that was very lovely indeed. The soloists weren’t particularly excellent.
Florence Barrett, Florence Taylor, Margaret Tibbettes and Betty Ralston - all 1912 - are back for the week-end. Betty is coming to lunch with me tomorrow - I hope - if she doesn’t forget
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Now about the Chicago business. I had a dear letter from Mrs. Parker -
Florence Barrett, Florence Taylor, Margaret Tibbettes and Betty Ralston - all 1912 - are back for the week-end. Betty is coming to lunch with me tomorrow - I hope - if she doesn’t forget
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Now about the Chicago business. I had a dear letter from Mrs. Parker -
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asking for your address - I suppose you’ve heard from her by now. Of course, I would like very much to go and visit Dorothy, but also of course I shall do whatever you think best. It seemed a shame to [rue] not to go when I was as near as Detroit when I’ve always wanted so much to go to Chicago and Dorothy certainly would take good care of me - that’s sure.
I have done very little for Christmas. I simply
I have done very little for Christmas. I simply
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could not get the time - I haven’t one thing for you or Babe - I’m sorry and hope I’ll find something to bring back for her birthday that she’ll like. It doesn't seem possible that she’s getting past the age where you could write her years with one figure. Don’t tell Evelyn this: I have finished that leather correspondence case I was making for her - and it is one of the prettiest things I’ve ever made in
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all my days - she’ll just love it, I know.
Priscilla Galt 1916 - remember her? Evelyn will! Took me to dinner at the Inn tonight - best food! - tomato bisque, chicken a la king - mushrooms - fried sweet potatoes - chocolate meringue glace - Mm-m-m!
I’m practically finished embroidering that inky nightgown and am going to take it to Slosh tomorrow - see if she can get said ink out -I do hope so - for it’s quite a
Priscilla Galt 1916 - remember her? Evelyn will! Took me to dinner at the Inn tonight - best food! - tomato bisque, chicken a la king - mushrooms - fried sweet potatoes - chocolate meringue glace - Mm-m-m!
I’m practically finished embroidering that inky nightgown and am going to take it to Slosh tomorrow - see if she can get said ink out -I do hope so - for it’s quite a
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good-looking nighty - or would be minus the ink.
Poor Glad Lyall has been laid up with a lame back ever since Thursday when she went to Anti-Fat class and exercised so violently that she strained just about every muscle she owns. Her father came out from Millbrook to take dinner with her at the Inn tonight and go to the Christmas music. I was supposed to go to Raymond after the concert and
Poor Glad Lyall has been laid up with a lame back ever since Thursday when she went to Anti-Fat class and exercised so violently that she strained just about every muscle she owns. Her father came out from Millbrook to take dinner with her at the Inn tonight and go to the Christmas music. I was supposed to go to Raymond after the concert and
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see him, but I had to post notices about Long Practice and Mandolin Club Rehearsal so I didn’t get time before tea to go over.
Florence isn’t certain she’s coming back next semester - or ever after the holidays - in some ways I’d be just as glad - and in some ways not. Her mother isn’t very well and besides that she hates to miss all the doings in Chicago - she doesn’t know
Florence isn’t certain she’s coming back next semester - or ever after the holidays - in some ways I’d be just as glad - and in some ways not. Her mother isn’t very well and besides that she hates to miss all the doings in Chicago - she doesn’t know
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herself yet what she is going to do about it all.
Did I write you that I used Babe’s finding out about the non-existence of Santa Claus as material for my narration-story and that I had it read in class?
Before next Friday at 6:43, I want to finish my Philosophy Topic and the rest of what Florence calls my “Merry Christmases” and do about seven
Did I write you that I used Babe’s finding out about the non-existence of Santa Claus as material for my narration-story and that I had it read in class?
Before next Friday at 6:43, I want to finish my Philosophy Topic and the rest of what Florence calls my “Merry Christmases” and do about seven
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hundred and Twenty-nine things besides - I reckon I’ll be lucky if I finish the mere Twenty-nine.
I went skating on Spring Lake Saturday morning with Mildred Pleu 1914 another Chicago girl - our lower lake is frozen - hard enough, we think, though the college authorities say “No. Not Yet”. The upper lake - the old regular Vassar Lake that you see from the road - is frozen over but that’s all - it’s no where near thick
I went skating on Spring Lake Saturday morning with Mildred Pleu 1914 another Chicago girl - our lower lake is frozen - hard enough, we think, though the college authorities say “No. Not Yet”. The upper lake - the old regular Vassar Lake that you see from the road - is frozen over but that’s all - it’s no where near thick
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enough to skate on yet - I must get new lacings for my hockey-shoes and my skates sharpened before Friday, too. The girls here say that Belle Isle Park has wonderful skating - hope there’s some after Christmas anyway.
Where is Daddy now? We’ll all be together for Christmas, won’t we?
Ted Corey had a letter from her sister Grace last week saying that they
Where is Daddy now? We’ll all be together for Christmas, won’t we?
Ted Corey had a letter from her sister Grace last week saying that they
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had brought Glad Wayland home again saying that she would last about a week - possibly not that Poor family! They won’t have a very jolly Christmas, will they? My! It’s hard to realize all the troubles people are having in the big outside world. Things go along in our little college-community so peacefully and routinely that it seems incredible that outside of our little evergreen hedge and stone wall people are
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utterly miserable and dying. Thank goodness! we all have each other now anyway. I thank God every night for that - we still have Babe even if it is going to take till July for her to be entirely well.
I have a first hour class in the morning for which I expect to get up at the unearthly hour of six a.m. - when it’s still pitch dark - and study for - so I reckon I’d better get
I have a first hour class in the morning for which I expect to get up at the unearthly hour of six a.m. - when it’s still pitch dark - and study for - so I reckon I’d better get
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some sleep in now while I can. Money is still disappearing around here. Grace Horney came up and left 80 cents that she owed me on my desk at 7:45 and when I came back from class at 9:45 it was gone. Connie Haviland had three dollars taken out of a letter on her desk or in it somehow the following day. Believe me, I’m keeping my money under lock and
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key now - it’s too dangerous to do otherwise these days.
I’m going to [Nickse] to see about my pink dress tomorrow if I can possibly find time. I have four classes - [Jui Vir] debate, Mandolin Club Rehearsal, Song Practice, Betty Ralston and Nell Cathie coming to lunch - dinner with a Freshman in Davison and rehearsal in the evening with a girl who's going to do some solo work at an entertainment Tuesday.
All kinds of love from a sleepy
Muriel -
I’m going to [Nickse] to see about my pink dress tomorrow if I can possibly find time. I have four classes - [Jui Vir] debate, Mandolin Club Rehearsal, Song Practice, Betty Ralston and Nell Cathie coming to lunch - dinner with a Freshman in Davison and rehearsal in the evening with a girl who's going to do some solo work at an entertainment Tuesday.
All kinds of love from a sleepy
Muriel -
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POUGHKEEPSIE
DEC
16 10 30 AM
1912
N.Y.
Mrs. B.O. Tilden
The Gregorian - 710
Detroit, Michigan
High and Park Streets.
DEC
16 10 30 AM
1912
N.Y.
Mrs. B.O. Tilden
The Gregorian - 710
Detroit, Michigan
High and Park Streets.
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[stamp]
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AMERICAN RED CROSS
1912
HAPPY NEW YEAR
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AMERICAN RED CROSS
1912
HAPPY NEW YEAR
