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Letters, June 29, 1911_008

Item

Edith Schwartz Clements, Letters, June 29, 1911
Title
Letters, June 29, 1911_008
Alternative Title
Letters, June 29, 1911
Date
June 29, 1911
Creator
Edith Schwartz Clements
Description
handwritten letter
Identifier
nshs-rg3158am-002
Transcription
8 mense chrysanthemum- like affairs. I wish I could an adequate word-picture, but I
can't & you will all have to come and see them. We also walked thru the botanical
garden near-by but it is rather small, and unkempt in spots & seemed tame after the previous excitement. We had a little more of this on leaving
the hotel, as I napped longer than I intended, & there was much scurrying about to
get packed in time to catch the 4:39 for . had calculated the cost of the tickets in dollars & when he came to get them, did
not have enough money. His knowledge of German was inadequate to the occasion & he
had to call in the assistance of an official standing-by-to act as interpreter. When
he finally understood, he had to come to me for the money & I had to go into a dark
corner to produce it from my bag. We made the train, however & had a pleasant quick
trip. There were beautiful
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