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Title
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Letters, Sept 3rd, 1911_009
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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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9 received the telegram, but fortunately had done the proper thing without it! It was just like a fairy story. We joyously got into the “golden coach” & were whizzed along the road, through the park gates, up the private avenue, with the where the workmen respectfully touched their caps, as we passed, & up to the door of a beautiful ivy-covered mansion, set on high ground amid beautiful lawns & trees & overlooking miles of rolling, tree-clad chalk downs. Here, we explained our predicament, & were charmingly received by our hostess & several of her house guests. One of these, a handsome woman with white hair, wife of a famous “weather-man,” took me in charge; insisted on having a paresol fetched & then piloted me off for a walk thru the woods & the blackberries. These were ripe & we ate a lot. Fritz stayed & chatted with the weather-man & a Baron & Baroness, who were guests. We had a very pleasant hour or two thus, much pleasanter, I am sure than the hot walk over the sunny downs, which the others had. It was an exceedingly warm day, very hazy. The beautiful lawns around the house were burnt brown by the drouth & heat. English houses have no need for artificial watering of their lawns & so no provision for it when the rare need arises, as it did this summer. One of the sons of the house, a mere lad, told
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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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