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Sunday August 9" 1885. An ideal day such as one expects in September with a beautiful clear but soft atmosphere. The mountains looking charming and most inviting. I think Mrs. Weir and Lillie must have enjoyed the view from the Mountain House for it was the day for the mountains. Alice the children and I went over to the cemetery. The flowers I took so much care to plant there have dwindled to nothing and next year I shall only plant morning glories there which seem to do better than any thing else. Dear Gertrude. I wish to make her resting place attractive but all my efforts seem to be of little avail. It seems a far away dream that she and Maurice and my mother are sleeping there and time is gradually robbing from my heart the pain of her absence but never fills the void she has left there.

I walked up to the West Shore Station this afternoon to make some inquiries about Alices return to Boston and found her best way is to go by the Hudson River road to Albany. Alice Sara and I went down to Johns this evening to settle about going to a picnic of Annie Nortons at the Binnewater on Tuesday. Tonight there are indications of a storm. I want to note this month how many really charming days we have for my observation for several years past teaches me that August is one of our coolest and most comfortable summer months.

Monday 10" Down town this morning to take down the flags in the hall used at the Grant obsequies and to do some errands. Mended the fence on the side hill when I returned and after dinner went to my studio and painted on Mrs. Warrens picture until 5 O clock. Miss Sadie Crosby came with us and spent the day bringing her violin with her and playing for us. She is to sail for Europe on Saturday to pursue her musical studies in Berlin. Sara had a tea party of fifteen, including Mary & Girard, Alice, Mrs Livingston, Ettie and Nannie, Mary, Marion, Cousin Rachel and Miss Curly, a very pleasant and successful family party. In the evening we had music. My father seemed to enjoy it as well as any one. A letter from Eastman announcing that he and his wife and Ethel are to sail for Europe on the 19" to be absent about three months. I wrote him this evening. The day has been cloudy and it rained in the night and still is close and threatening.

Tuesday 11" The morning was close with promise of rain. I went over to my studio and painted on Mrs. Warrens picture and I think I have it nearly done. Just before dinner I went down to Johns to see what the decision was about going to Annie Nortons pic=nic at the Binnewater and we decided to go if it did not actually rain, as we had arranged Sara, Alice, Girards wife and I went up to the station with the 2 o'clock car and met Nannie, Miss Tremper, Lily, Mrs. Livingston and her two daughters. We took the 2.30 freight train which Fred had arranged to have stop for us at the lake. We had seats in a baggage car and were some where while

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