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[[preprinted]] 130 [[/preprinted]] Puerto Rico #2 the customs, so we all went down to the aduana to see what could be done. We finally got it out under our baggage allowance of $200. Mrs Bailey drove us home and we had lunch at the Tavern. The food is very good and nicely served. Lunch is 50ยข - reasonable I think. We were at first undecided whether we would stay in San Juan or try Ponce or Mayaguez. We finally decided on San Juan as our room will be only $34 a month, plus stove & dishes, and we can have at least two meals a day here. This should make our living reasonable enough. The other mean we can eat at the Miramar Tavern or in town. One of the first things I did was to get a permanent. I went to Gladys De Castro. My permanent cost $7.50 and was done with the wireless method. This way the clamps are pre-heated and then put on the hair. Then I had [[strikethrough]] it [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] my hair [[/insertion]] cut and fixed the new way with roll curls away from the face. I think it becoming. Another thing I did was to buy some new clothes. I bought 3 wash dresses & [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 131 [[/preprinted]] 2 afternoons. Then I had [[strikethrough]] enough left to [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] some material [[/insertion]] which I bought in Antigua made into a dress. It is very nice. Dick planned & drew our Xmas cards this year which [[strikethrough]] are [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] is [[/insertion]] a map of the West Indies with an outline of our route. I think the drawing very nice and I hope the cards - made from a zinc etching - turn out as nice. The first picture we saw in San Juan was "San Francisco." We both liked it, and I was more favorably impressed with Jeannette MacDonald's voice than I have been before. Last night (17th) we saw "Ladies in Love" - light and hard to understand the actors - with Janet Gaynor, Loretta Young & Constance Bennett. Both of us found that the screen bothered our eyes. [[margin, written vertically, bottom to top, with arrow pointing to next paragraph of diary]] Abdication of Edward VIII - December 10, 1936 [[/margin]] The most interesting news we have heard over the radio is the abdication of Edward VIII. His brother Albert will now be George VI (sounds queer!) and his queen will be Elizabeth. Wallie got her man, but not her king! Dick is going to sell his motor here, and it seems he will get - or should expect
Transcription Notes:
aduana = customs (Spanish)
