Stanford Student Letters and Memoirs

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[typed] until the day was past! but Rose this morning tumbled the box of delicious nuts into my bed with your good letter and I was made very happy. And the dear little points - just what I have wanted and prettier than any of the girls wear.

O! I have had just the loveliest most unexpected kind of a birthday. In the first place all my lectures were perfectly enjoyable; But at French Revolution I missed Rose, and wondered where whe was, but when I went to our room at noon, I knew the reason. It was sweet with flowers. Two exquisite bunches of violets and ferns - one from Rose and another from Alice Colt,another dear girl. The pictures were decorated with the loveliest red grape leaves - beautifully autumned. Large white chrysanthemums in Rose's pretty vase and a most artistic sprawling bunch of small sun flowers, in the reading room. I was truly overcome - it was so unexpected and so like Rose. In the afternoon Mrs. Ballington Booth the Salvation army woman spoke in the Chapel to an immense audience. I was duly inspired - but always knew their work was a grand one. That was the 3rd treat. Afterwards I went to the library determined to study but my mind was too full of other things and I thot by the time I had had the walk over to the hall I could settle down to work there - but what was my delight to find Gertrude there. Wasn't it lovely of her! And she had made up into the handsomest bag - just as rich as Mrs. McGrens-the canvas she worked for me. The silk is a beautiful quality of heavy black corded silk and the change from the satin is a pleasant one. I was totally h happy with it for I have wondered how I was ever to get it made, and I needed it so much. Rose had gotten in Palo Alto a birthday cake and after dinner 8 of the girls came in and enjoyed it with me. And Mrs. Forte had sent each of us a delicious glass of jam so I dedicated mine to the occasion. When the girls had all gone except Miriam and Helen Younger ( one of the most attractice girls I have ever met)

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[typed] lingered and we were discussing one another's birthdays when in her calm, reserved way she let fall that it was her birthday too. Later she went to the library to study and Rose, Alice Colt and I set our minds to work to get up a sort of mock birthday for her. We made a past-board cake - round - and Rose spent much time making cocoanut of tissue paper - 20 colored candles were resurrected and we stuck them in and had it lighted in her table when she came back. We hid behind her screen and enjoyed her appreciation immensly. Altogether it was a most happy day and one I shall always remember, There were so many sweet little thoughtfulnesses that are so much more truly acceptable than costly gifts. I wore the dainty points to dinner on my black silk waist and they looked so pretty. I am writing this before breakfast and the second bell has rung which means I must stop short - with a heart full of love to our dear Nannie and a thousand thanks.

From Theodora.

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[typed] on the 9:36 train of San Jose. It was a beautiful morning and we walked to the Station as we had missed the 8:10 train and supposed we had plenty of time. Helen Younger, a lovely Santa Cruz girl went with us, when to my consternation we discovered we had only six minutes to make the last half of the distance in, we made it by running the last block. Good fortune seemed to follow us all day. I took my dress to a Mrs. Brown(?) a woman who makes all the dresses for one of the best clothed girls here. She generally goes into sew sew at $2.50 but said she would make my dress for 5 or 6 dollars at home and within the week. It is to be a plain dress with tartilin under-peticots made about like my dimity skirtthe neck is to have a ripple accordian pleated ruffle with bunches or rather bouquets of double violets on the shoulder and white satin belt ribbon. Miss Erkus(?) could do nothing for Theodora so on the recommendation of Meda mcMillian and Jeanie Mayberry whom we saw in the street she took it to a Mrs. Maxon who promises to remodel it within the week with white satin caps. I left an order for white evening gloves and will be fixed and so will Theodora for the future. That little white imitation ivory fan you gave me is just in style and I am going to use it. We took luncheon with Gertrude and what should she and Miss McKinnon (whom we met taking two children to a dog show]] do but get a surrey and horse and drive us out to Allis Ballon's in the afternoon - I got some whale bones and hooks and eyes out there, and Theodora had a little visit with Allis. We got back in time to take the six o'clock train back and get a seven o'clock dinner. After dinner Theodora, Alice Colt Alice Wheeler and I sat down to a game of whist. I was interupted and surprised by a call from a Mr. Royse Stroher (Figi) a very nice boy in most of my classes. Helen Younger took my hand at cards and

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[typed] terday, I took luncheon at Mrs. Dunne's with Bessie Blossom-it seemed natural to see the Andersons, Howards, Hudson, and Mrs. Gilken and Miss Hardy all at their old place. Mrs. Dunn inquired for you very particularly. Bessie is such a dear girl. She has just given me such a beautiful picture of herself - as soon as I can part with it I'll send it to you. To-morrow I'll see Fred Schneider about Ed's address. Prepare Elsie for Ed's oddities or they may startle her. The dinner gong has just screamed in the hall so I'll say byebye now and add anything more that I think of- Oh we play whist every night - Theodora, Helen Younger, Alice Colt and I.

Ed's address is 329 Lexington Ave, New York

No more news,

Yours-

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[typed] perfect La France roses and a mounted glass covered photo of Reynolds Angels Heads for use, with a fried chicken, biscuits, butter, olives,and pickled peaches - what a feast. We had dinner in our room. Table decorations roses and beautiful violets and maiden hair from Theodora and Miriam Maclaren with slated almonds and box of Maskey's choisest for dessert - just think what those two girls did + its a lesson to humanity and they went on the 8 o'clock train, and afterwards Miriam, Helen, Alice Colt and Felice Cohn came in and feasted on the rest of the chicken, cake, olives, crackers, candy and nuts. After they went I studied my verbs and now it is midnight and I must say good-night but first with unexpressible love to and thanks to my Nannie and a prayer that I may become worthy of all the lessons the past twenty years have taught me not the least of which is you noble generous life. I must not leace out that we have a most cordial invitation from the to spend the holidays with them and also from Mrs. Myrick for Gertrude, Theodora and I to spend Xmas with them, both of which we may accept. And now I am going to sleep to dream of my good-fairy Nannie , of al the things I haven't been, and all the things I'm going to be and of one of the most surprisingly happy birthdays imaginable Your 20 yr. old Toodles.