117 East Fifty-Fourth
New York, N.Y.
Friday, March 27, 1896.My dear Nell;-
Elizabeth received a note this morning at breakfast from Reddy accepting an invitation to dinner for her father, her man & herself but not for you. We fear that she did not forward yours to you so while Elizabeth is doing some writing for her father I take my pen in hand to tell you that we shall all be glad to see you here Tuesday for a six o'clock dinner. Don't fail us!
Two bits of College news: did you know that there had been a fire around in Miss Smith's dust-shaft and that said lady had been obliged to pack up again & get out. It might have been pretty serious but fortunately was discovered in time to prevent any thing more than a good deal of smoke. Fortunately too "the widdy" was away hence her nerves were spared.
The other item: we were surprised by a call from Edith Walton Monday morning. She was passing through the city on her way home from the south. She is well & fat as butter. She is going to work in the Harvard Library.
What are you doing? I hope you will be able to write me all about your vacation. Of course you are having your usual giddy time and are filling up the chinks with getting ready for our last term. Elizabeth is having several festive new garments and I have had a present from Mamma of a black silk skirt to wear with my clover waist.
Elizabeth's foot is no better. They've changed their tactics, left off both iodine & iron sole &c. but we all think that they don't know what is the matter and are just experimenting.
I am having an elegant time, only I am so tired all the time. I don't know what is the matter. I'm just as bad as Katharine only instead of going to bed I make myself keep going. But it makes me tired metaphorically to be so tired literally for of course things aren't half so much fun. We've been shopping but of course you'll see all the lovely new things in the Boston stores, & they too are quite sizable. Elizabeth had to go to her dentist the other day. I went with her and coming back to [sic] stopped to see Miss Demarest and had a fine time. The Century rooms are so interesting. They keep every drawing from which their illustrations are made consequently every inch of their walls is covered with pen & ink sketches.
I heard Margaret Sangster speak yesterday and regretted I wasn't a Junior so that I could introduce myself to her as a class-mate.
Katharine took me to the Metropolitan yesterday. I greeted all our old friends, the Aegina marbles, Pan-athenaic frieze &c - &c.
I am enjoying Elizabeth's interesting family much. Her sister Mary is a brick and Margaret is the cutest youngster. They all make me feel so comfortable & at home. Leander & Sam haven't come yet.
Elizabeth has just poked her head in and says telegraph if you are coming Tuesday & she'll pay the expenses of the communication.
We manage to read a little Plautus every day but positively that is all the reading I have been able to squeeze in.
Elizabeth & I present up our love -
Lucy