April 26, 1921
Tuesday 4 a.m.
Dear Elizabeth,
This came this noon. [Sue is referring to Marion’s letter home, published February 22nd] with the drawing of the dress she’s making.] Some dress she has. She might make one for you.
Poor kid she will be all stirred up with a spoon over the job. I have tried to get her to write
around and put her name with an agency all spring even if she decided to stay there.
I sent the tambourine this a.m. as Mr. Foster has decided not to go until Thursday. Guess you will enjoy your gingham dresses these days. We had a good time in Norwich yesterday. Mrs. Lewis is getting Alice ready for fall. Bought linen for a pillow cover and a new very light pink waist with white cuffs and collars.
Sunday she had on a light green with her blue accordion plaite skirt and a coat her mother got in N.Y. for fall. It is just like that sport coat we saw in a window with checked reveres on collar on a buff coat. That one had a checked skirt. Louise is ready as usual so will have to let this go. I wrote Aunt Lill she better wait a week but don’t suppose she will.
Love to the girls and yourself.
Mother
Send the skirt I left there-your white one I was fixing.
Mrs. Briggs [her mother-in-law?] had been up to the city Saturday with and Erieville lady.
Editor's notes
This letter is the first letter we’ve uncovered from Sue, my great-grandmother. Note that she is writing at 4 a.m.! She shows a sense of humor with her comments about Marion being “all stirred up with a spoon, over the job.” We know Marion isn’t happy working in Millville but hasn’t decided where she will be.
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