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Title
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Letters, Aug. 29th, 1911_006
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Alternative Title
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Letters, Aug. 29th, 1911
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Date
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Aug. 29th, 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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6 cleared somewhat. We did have lunch at last, in the charming, ivy-covered country-home. Mrs. Praeger , the wife of our Irish guide (or rather of the botanist in Ireland who did the honors for the country) had told me we probably would not see our host’s wife at all, as she was a famous beauty, society belle, with a General for a father & very haughty withal. We did see her, however, & she was very gracious indeed. A beauty? Yes of the Juno type (“cowlike”) Fritz calls it) Young, large, stately — blue eyes, black lashes, cherry lips (touched up a little, I think ) perfect complexion. She wore a dull blue gauzy gown, immense broad brimmed blue hat, & carried a tiny spaniel. After dinner, smoked many cigarettes! (has had a case of nicotine poisoning from excessive smoking). She was supported by a friend & neighbor-tailored, golden-haired, forty, also a smoker. The lunch was dainty & delicious & the toasts good . August 30″ On the way to Portsmouth The Excursion part is practically over & we are on the way to the Association meetings at Portsmouth . We have cer-
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Rights
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