Viewing page 23 of 62

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

[[left side]]
I dont like to have a birthday but I like the things it brings—  The card from 4305 was most lovely. Who found it - I appreciated every bit of it - and I hope received the blessing. It's bigger than I deserve—  
I wish you could have seen us last night when we went to the ball - with one stunning escort in full Greek costume. 
We left here after ten - It was a giddy thing was'nt it - we three in fancy dress driving off to the Boulevard to a ball  
My first real one - do you realize that? where they had Dancing Cards where men wrote their names and engaged you for dances—  I was awfully 

[[right side]]
out of the notion of going  tired and bored with fixing my dress and if it had'nt been that Mr Amsden was so set on it, and had provided and suggested most of my costume I would have backed out—   May had a great time getting up hers  It was Greek - sandals and all - lilac india silk gold bands in hair which stuck out in a long [[peg?]] behind   Her first garment was a long chemise of silk with gold girdle then a top one caught on the shoulder with gold buttons - bare neck and arms of course - bangles and no gloves - flesh colored