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@trudie_eccleston_correspondence:collection {title: "Trudie Eccleston Correspondence Collection", creator: @trudie_eccleston, institution: @alice_austen_house, created: @date_1890_02_03, language: "en", subjects: ["Correspondence","Social life","Opera","Victorian-era social customs","Music","Dance","Governors Island"], description: "A collection of letters from Trudie Eccleston to Alice Austen, discussing social events, opera performances, and personal matters in 1890."}
@alice_austen_house:organization {full_name: "Alice Austen House Museum", location: @staten_island}
@trudie_eccleston:person {full_name: "Trudie Eccleston"}
@alice_austen:person {full_name: "Elizabeth Alice Austen", birth: @date_1866, death: @date_1952, occupation: "photographer"}
@charlie_b:person {full_name: "Charlie B."}
@aunt_poincelle:person {full_name: "Aunt Poincelle"}
@effie:person {full_name: "Effie"}
@john:person {full_name: "John"}
@anna:person {full_name: "Anna"}
@matt:person {full_name: "Matt"}
@miss_amy:person {full_name: "Miss Amy"}
@miss_allen:person {full_name: "Miss Allen"}
@miss_brett:person {full_name: "Miss Brett"}
@jack:person {full_name: "Jack"}
@audee_echols:person {full_name: "Audee Echols"}
@miss_de_la_thes:person {full_name: "Miss de la Thes"}
@st_louis:place {state: @missouri, country: @united_states}
@governors_island:place {location: @staten_island}
@tristan_isolde:document {type: "opera"}
@opera_event:event {work: @tristan_isolde, date: @date_1890_02_???, location: @staten_island}
@charity_ball:event {date: @date_1890_02_15, location: @staten_island, type: "ball"}
@st_valentines_party:event {date: @date_1890_02_14, location: @staten_island, type: "party"}
@downing_class:event {date: @date_1890_02_14, location: @staten_island, type: "class"}
@earl_nb_assembly:event {date: @date_1890_02_13, location: @staten_island, type: "assembly"}
@trudie_eccleston -> wrote -> @alice_austen {when: @date_1867_02_03, via: @file_1890_feb_3_5001_trudie_eccleston_jpg, mentions: [@charlie_b, @aunt_poincelle, @effie, @opera_event]}
@trudie_eccleston -> wrote -> @alice_austen {when: @date_1867_02_03, via: @file_1890_feb_3_5002_trudie_eccleston_jpg, mentions: [@john, @anna, @matt]}
@trudie_eccleston -> wrote -> @alice_austen {when: @date_1867_02_03, via: @file_1890_feb_3_5003_trudie_eccleston_jpg, mentions: [@tristan_isolde, @opera_event]}
@trudie_eccleston -> wrote -> @alice_austen {when: @date_1867_02_03, via: @file_1890_feb_3_5004_trudie_eccleston_jpg, mentions: [@miss_amy, @earl_nb_assembly]}
@trudie_eccleston -> wrote -> @alice_austen {when: @date_1867_02_03, via: @file_1890_feb_3_5005_trudie_eccleston_jpg, mentions: [@charity_ball, @st_valentines_party, @downing_class, @governors_island]}
@trudie_eccleston -> wrote -> @alice_austen {when: @date_1867_02_03, via: @file_1890_feb_3_5006_trudie_eccleston_jpg, mentions: [@miss_allen, @miss_de_la_thes, @miss_brett, @jack, @audee_echols]}Feb. 3, 1867 My dear Alice: I am sorry from St. Louis, Mo. Charlie B. says he came. I have written your Aunt Poincelle rather like the story I sent you & she is now pleased but event will go out for a little while. I suppose you aiming to moral shop will be on hand for the Opera next Saturday will be coming home next Friday. Do you want me to write him? Effie wants to go home at times & I wrote her about you here next week in Saturday evening better treatment and I believe the very hour I am going you
I am answering as best I can, for I must go now—always. Well, and fair? I am not sure if it is well with you. I am your friend, I am your brother, I am your son. I suppose you are our friend to the Romans? I am your friend! I am your friend! I am your friend! I will send you some clothes soon & I had promised them right. If he ever & some time next year, I will come home. John & Anna and Matt don't know tomorrow it is Easter till we the day after and awhile as well.
pour tea in her this Saturday, she asked me your address & I told her I would give it to her if she would come to the house & I also told her that we had Opera here Saturday and that I should not be able to come to her teas which of course made her feel very sad. "Tristan & Isolde" was simply magnificent & I did wish you could have seen it, last Saturday you did not
Miss Amy thing as it was a repetition of the "Barber etc." I did not go as I was sick & did not care enough about it to make the effort. The last dancing class was June, I really had a real good time. Our last - Hesilery was very successful not y men queer to say. There is nothing going on down here this week strange to relate, I shall be busy having some clothes finished up, & visit - home or print dues for the Earl N.B. Assembly on the 13th & also something for Mrs
Harpers tea on the 15th at which I receive, sending Tuesday also returning me time on Monday 21st you spare for the Charity Ball. You will be here for the next Downing Class on the 14th, it is to be St. Valentine's party if you will send me a valentine I will return the compliments & then we will be sure of one a piece every now. I went over to Governor Island to a hop last week & played all night.
with Miss Allen whose sister is a Miss de la Thes & through Miss Brett & yourself one says quite well. I liked her quite well & had a jolly good time over there. Now then Alice I must write Jack a few lines (he comes home in the charity) and then go out as farewell. Remember me to Miss Brett and with lots of love for yourself. I remain as ever your loving friend Audee Echols
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