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Dearest girl -
Well the show opened with quite a bang ! It looks even better than in New York. Very fine refreshments were served in the next room. the tea being poured by three  or four "very important women" & a great many of the "very best people" were there - The place was crowded -- -- especially the room where the tea was. Miss Rowler bought a copy of the terra cotta head & [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] Mr. Aldis is arranging for the Friends of Amer. Art to buy the  bronze horse. ($1000-) Every one missed you very much. The night before Mrs. Robert Mc. had me in her box at the opara (Mary Garden in Carmen - rotten) & had me meet Mrs Coleman - the leading social light - & others in between the acts - The night of the show I had dinner with the Lawrences with theater party afterwards. Last night Mrs Coleman to a dinner party & masked ball at the Potter Palmer house - the [[striekthrough]] be [[/strikethrough]] biggest event of the season - but I pretended to have another engagement. Next week I have  a lot more luncheons & dinners -- I am