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Title
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Letters, Aug. 14th, 1911_005
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Alternative Title
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Letters, Aug. 14th, 1911
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Date
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Aug. 14th, 1911
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Creator
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Edith Schwartz Clements
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Description
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Edith Schwartz Clements handwritten letter
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Identifier
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nshs-rg3158am
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Transcription
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5 lad & yet was undoubtedly a woman! This was Miss Pallis ! about my height & figure, with knickerbockers & Norfolk coat of tan cravanette, leggings of the same color, hat of soft felt to match, drawn closeby down over he head – straying wisps of curly brown hair, framing a nut-brown face with rosy cheeks & red mouth. Morever she was jauntily swinging a cane, & later, as jauntily smoked various & sundry cigarettes!! Fritz was quite taken with the costume & covets a similar for me for mountain work, but he quite disapproved of the smoking. One day, we drove from a village near the sea to the sea-shore. The “wild waves” & the fresh salt smell made me quite excited & I realized that it is only when the sea is unmitigated by the shore that I do not love it. Or, perhaps, I should say it is the sea-shore I love. On the sea, itself, one does not get the salt sea smell that belongs to the shore. Four of the men could not resist the call of the waves & “sneaked” away for a plunge before luncheon. This was given us in an old deserted boat-house & was character-
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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