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4305 SPRUCE ST.
PHILADELPHIA.
'98
23 Mar 
My dear Julie,
Do you want a little glimpse of home tonight and would you like to toast your back at the parlor fire? I am just there! While Uncle W sits in his usual place, with the "journal". It is bitterly cold today, 2 sneezes!! Thrown in by way of illustration! In spite of simoons [[?]] and March wind, we found ourselves early at the AC - Fine Arts - and no one there but W.F.B - & I - myself, excepting "Mag Pennock" - do you remember her at our church? I do not expect to see the pictures again, but could have lingered, there were so many that attracted me. 

Grandma & Aunt E- call to me from the dining room, to tell you how they wish you were here to "arrange the colors in the ends of Bowdesis Afghan" - They are doing it now. Grandma enthusiastically knitting won't stop to do any other work. Here she comes with some samples for you - When I think of those Bd[[?]] wraps that I may not have, I weep!- and the "peignoirs"! Ah me! - "Maybe" there might be too many nice "[?]]" at the "Bon Marche" for you, we are both signified by "B". I could relieve you of some when you come home? We do nicely now sans new clothes. Cecilia has resurrected your blue braid dress - & appeared in it as her Spring suit! Looks well in it - [[small Nell's pet pants?]] - light and loose - are on their last legs - owing to much hard carpentering and yacht making. Are you trishe[[?]] about it? Now was to near May, and uncle Will is writing to her - 
Much Love 
Aunt E.