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Title
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Letters, Sept 3rd, 1911_003
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Alternative Title
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Letters, Sept 3rd, 1911
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Date
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Sept 3rd, 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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3 and breakfasts where we sleep. We attended one session of ecological papers on Thursday & an excursion by train & wagon to some chalk downs & yew forests. It is pleasant to really see a chalk down after reading of them in novels. Tea was served underneath giant yew trees. This tea “business” is also an English custom I cannot accommodate myself to. I hope Jule’s ambitions for our broadening include neither that nor smoking, for I fear I cannot suit her in them. Afternoon tea is a scared custom. Everything must give way for it. It spoils an afternoon for it comes right in the middle & it spoils one’s digestion by inserting a meal before the previous one is assimilated & it spoils a healthy appetite for dinner! The tea itself is so strong, it is sometimes the color of coffee! When Fritz & I do take a cup for politeness sake, we take 1/4 tea & 3/4 cup water! It is almost impossible to get out of drinking & eating them, as the English mind cannot conceive of one not wanting it. They seem so sorry & bewildered when one refuses & keep urging with such zeal, that one must perforce give in ! I suppose they have somewhat the feeling we would have on a hot day for one who refused ice cream! Best Not only do the English indulge in afternoon tea, but they must have a cup or more served to them in bed in the morning. Some of them insist that they cannot get up,
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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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