Did you meet Mame all right and did you succeed in finding a "garment" (quotation from Mary S.) to suit your fastidious taste and did you have any money left with which to buy out all the big stores and have you gone to bed at a reasonable seasonable hour and does the Doctor make saucy remarks about your weight and how is your mother and [have] you fallen on the necks of all your companions and aren't you glad to hear from me?
Recitations closed at 3.30 Tuesday after all and Gertrude E & I reached Springfield at 5 o'clock. We went right to Cooley's with a whole crowd of the girls and had just ordered a sumptuous repast when Mattie flew in saying that Snell had brought a large and elegant lunch from "the aunties" for all of us to consume on the sleeper. Wasn't it dear of them? They even sent a separate lot of head olive butter "for Miss Lucy."
I had quite a visit with Mabel Strong in the station. Of course I was rejoiced to see her and we chattered like magpies.
Miss Leach was the only one of the Holyoke people we saw after getting aboard the train. Snell had a class-mate, "the deep young man" we met at Thanksgiving, with him and he was taking care of a lively Smith girl, so we had a pleasant evening. The rest of the journey was uneventful as has been this much of the vacation. I have been no where except down street to do some shopping - the stores are full of lovely things and all remarkably cheap. And I've done nothing except spoon with Mamma and the boys and try to get myself into the Christmas spirit. I believe I am succeeding, yesterday I thought I wasn't.
Mamma amused herself this Fall with making some things for me to give away, so I send by the same mail something that I hope may come in play some time when there is an entertainment in the Gym or when you want an evening stroll next Spring. I send it with both Mamma's love and mine and many, many wishes for a glad Christmas-tide,
Your Loving Room-mate
L. F. B.
Christmas-tide 1894.
217 Lake View Avenue
Jamestown
New York.
