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he went on his way to the Club and wanted me to go back but I was tired and sleepy and declined. He was somewhat provoked that I had not been up to see him but I explained how busy I have been and mollified him.

Friday Feb. 1" 1889
I have painted a little today and call my picture done now. Whittredge came to see me after I had been to his room. He seems to be interested in my pictures and always has something to say about them. He says he has not sold a picture for a long time and seemed a little worried. I told him I didnt expect to sell any. I got some envelopes printed today with my Mexico address and sent some to Sara. I went up to Eastman Johnsons about 4 o'clock as he seems to think I neglected him and had a nice talk in his studio. He told me a great deal about his recent California trip. He is painting on Agnew. I staid to dinner. Mrs. Johnson came up to the studio and was very cordial. She took me to her room and showed me her costume in construction for the costume party at the Academy. Ethel is large and fine looking, but struck me as very conscious, more her dress too low in the neck for a young girl and was what is called "snippy" and apparently only interested in society and dress &c While her father was telling his interesting experiences in Mexico she was absorbed in the by laws of some "Club" and paid not the least attention to him. Still she is young but not my ideal of a daughter. I had a letter from Sara and one from Mary Gifford. I wrote to Janette today. 

[[newspaper clipping]]
Philadelphia, Jan. 31.——James R. Lambdin, the celebrated portrait and landscape painter, died very suddenly yesterday while on a train of the Reading Railroad, bound for his home in Germantown. His death is supposed to have been due to apoplexy.
Tribune Feb. 2"
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Saturday Feb. 2. Church and I started for Mexico a record of my trip being written in a separate Journal. We left the City of Mexico Apl. 16 and arrived in N.Y. the 21". I went to Rondout the 22 During my absence my Aunt Christina has died and also her brother Clinton Tremper. They were old people and their death was not a surprise but Mrs. Cantines death was a great shock and a bitter sorrow.

Monday Apl. 29. I came down on the Powell and witnessed the Naval parade of the Centennial of the inaugural. I was disinclined to come but I would not have missed it for any thing. The day came off fine and breezy with fine skies rendering it a spectacle to be remembered for a life time

Tuesday 30" I saw a part of the Military Parade but had no good place as I had not secured a seat. But the aspect of the city entirely given up to holiday was a great thing to see. Spent a good part of the day in my room arranging my affairs 

Wednesday May 1" I went over to Marys to breakfast and found that Calvert and Marion were going to see the Civil parade which closes the Centennial exercises and that Calvert had a ticket for me. We had the most advantageous position in the Park band stand in Washington Square directly facing 5" Av. and saw the whole parade lasting from 10 oclock until nearly 5. I shall attempt no description except that the whole three days have impressed me deeply as the most wonderful spectacle I ever saw. The papers have excellent reports of the whole thing and I shall try to keep them 

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