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Letters, July 12th, 1911_008

Item

Edith Schwartz Clements handwritten letter
Title
Letters, July 12th, 1911_008
Alternative Title
Letters, July 12th, 1911
Date
July 12th, 1911
Creator
Edith Schwartz Clements
Description
Edith Schwartz Clements handwritten letter
Identifier
nshs-rg3158am
Transcription
8 nice ones — of a h soft material in all colors — something new the girl said. I wished also to get high shoes & wear my skirt very short, but they had nothing high & nothing small enough in any kind of a shoe. The clerk was quite distressed and apologetic & tried to make a fit with in-soles! The market at Zürich was most interesting — reaching down the principal street on Friday for a mile — perhaps; either side of the street lined with carts filled with all sorts of fresh vegetables & fruits & flowers! These latter seem to be appreciated universally. We bought two pounds of cherries for six cents ! There was much scurrying around Saturday morning to get properly packed — somethings to be left at Zurich ; some to be taken & sent by post for the final excursion of several days & some in the knapsacks for the two day trip just pending. All ready at last & dressed in our
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