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Wed Jan 31st.
Up late and the morning short. What a queer life for me but not bad for once and a while. Much telephoning. and actuall went out and bought a new suit and other necessaries without much trouble. Whole morning for this of course and afternoon chiefly given to rewt. Jack called up but I did no get up. Went quite gladly in at sevn 45 to Mrs Guerin's to din.
Such a sympatetic place to go. John Wilkie there.. and very ga and Rosamond and a n indescribable woman and a rather nice man named Boyden. Piano and R and I DANCED.. Nice talk with John W and he walked home with me.. Very charming person.
Thurs. Feb Ist
Went out to look for suit and found one pretty good at Gimbel Dark blue and white stripe. Very straight and stylish.
Late getting home and short rest. To the Reception at K.L.Wol club. in cab and some trouble dressing. Forgot to say that on Monday the jury met. I one on the things there Very tiresome and pretty futile. After prostrations of gratitude to me for le lending two drawing s and Ernesta. I found the drawings skyed 1 in a corner and E looking horrible in gaudy light on red velvet. 
Never again. Miss Livingston brought me home in auto and I w went in for a moment to G's.. Back to dress and get off for F. Markoes dinner. The Archer Huntingtons. Ex Mayor Mc Clella[[n?]] and Mrs and Prof Pupine. Between him and A H. much absorbed by Fanny who is really clever. but I don't like mixing with the old lot. ..
Fri Feb 2d.
Very hard to get up early after all these mad days.. but ha[[d?]] to. Off to Phila in 8 train. Met by Mr. Lewis very polite. and the carriage. Then to Acad and the whole day over the prizes. Nothing went my way and it was only a question of whose turn it was. The ex is fine.. The best ever and I was not ashamed of Dr Howell and Mrs Mer iman.
We had lunch in the Gibson room. Directors too and Mr Ely the I between Tarbell and Chase.
Did not get away until 5.30 and Lydia and I wnet right to I9I4 Spruce. Nice room and some rest. Then the din a long table ful of men.. I between C Newbold and and Mr Ely. Very nice b[[ut]] footsore before the eve was over.

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