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[typed] Christmas Day - at
Roble - 1896

My dearest Nannie -

Thank you so much for the present - I am going to invest it
when I see just what I want and need. I was so sorry not to get a
Christmas letter off to you but I hope Theodora told you how rushed with
exes I was - simply didn't have time to eat, sleep, or talk much less
write letters, two set papers and four examinations in three days. But
they are all over now and Theodora and I are enjoying our Christmas ever
so much. There were lectures and examinations right up till noon Wed-
nesday. And Wednesday evening some of the Zete boys came over and we
made candy and played cards. Last night some of the Rho Eta boys - Mr.
Holbrook, Mr. Will Thomas and Mr. Royce Strohn stayed after dinner and
we repeated the performance of the night before. To-day all the girls
are asked over to the Zete house by Mrs. Baker for five o'clock Christ-
mas dinner which I think is very jolly. This morning we had a dear
Christmas service and Mr. Prof. Fairclough asked me to her home for
Christmas dinner but of course I couldn't accept, but Theodora and I
are going to call there to-morrow, as well as at the Stillmans, Angels,
Gilmans, Teggarts, Jordans, Thetas, Mrs. Bralys and the Kappas!

I hope you like the picture. The one in the center of the large
group is Helen Younger, the three on the right side Jessie Haskel, Alice
Colt, and I; the three on the left side are Miriam, Kathe Hadkell, and
Marylyn Main, Marylyn sits corresponding to me. I was sorry we sent
them to Cazerona but they will be there on your return from Rome. I
sent the back view to show you how the little party gown was made that
shows better than any of the pictures. I don't know as you will care
for that view, if you do not you can send it back, if you do be sure
and keep it the same with the big group.

We were delighted with the excellent picture of you in the G-
Island group. It looks just like you. I am glad to see Elsie keeps
her mouth open in a picture too, I simply cannot shut mine. We are
going to spend New Years with Mr. Myrick which will give me a chance
to get me a suit for the second semester, and have a change tool. In
the meantime I can rest and mend. It really is very very pleasant
staying here. Dr. Jordan is just home and we are all so thankful we
hope to have the matron changed the one we have is too old and unintel-
lectual to be in anyway competent.

It was so much fun last night to see the girls unpack their
Christmas boxes - such quantities of lovely things and fruit cakes,
candies, jams etc., I have eaten myself full several times which is a
swell sensation for a Roble girl.

Prof. Anderson is such a dear darling old blessing I just love
him; he is too nice and sociable for anything. So is Miss Daralu -
my education instructor. Gertrude is spending her Christmas with Dean
in Marysville.

I had a Columbia spectator come yesterday from Jack Reynolds,
one of the twenty Stanford men who are at Columbia or in New York now.

Theodora is so enthusiastic and wrapped up in her work, she can
scarcely wait to go to the Institute in San Jose next week - Think of
it! She looks very well in her beautiful new tailor gown.

We are having delightful Christmas weather just enough sunshine
to make the frost brilliant every morning. The Encina boys take their
in Roble during vacations which is a pleasant diversion - as there are
quite a number of the nice ones staying. The Sigma Sigma party was
postponed till next term and is to very extra superfine. When it does
come off. So I am still waiting to wear the dear Liberty scarf. Give