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2 with Emma & Canby, but C. has found he cannot possibly go, so we and our fine dresses are high & dry. I got some lovely raspberry mash silk, light, for the front of my red silk & [[Suns?]] Brown has made it lovely. E. has a beautiful white dress in which she has been dancing in New York at Lucy's & we are quite disappointed not to go. I fear Emma is going down somewhat in art & up in giddy things. She has no guiding star now you are gone - Canby is very much in earnest I believe & she is having a good time & does not care much for him. She saw plenty of art in [[N.Y.?]] but talked most about the fun. It is very dazzling I know & she has too little of anything else. Canby is studying very hard, seems ambitious