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The letter also notes the author’s health, a recent foot injury, and family travel plans.
@file_pinax:document {title: "Alice Austen Correspondence with Elisabeth Strong", creator: [@elisabeth_strong], institution: "Alice Austen House", created: @date_1894_12_27, language: "en", subjects: ["Christmas celebrations","Victorian social life","Gifts and presents","Music","Family relationships","Engagements","Health"], description: "Correspondence between Alice Austen and her friend Elisabeth Strong discussing Christmas celebrations, gifts, family news, and social events in New Brunswick.", place: @new_brunswick}
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@julia_t_martin:person {full_name: "Julia T. Martin", location: @albany}
@julie_bredt:person {full_name: "Julie Bredt"}
@violet_m_e_ward:person {full_name: "Violet M.E. Ward"}
@isabella_king:person {full_name: "Isabella King", role: "photograph buyer"}
@bessie_strong:person {full_name: "Bessie Strong"}
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@sallie_ogilby:person {full_name: "Sallie Ogilby"}
@harry_schneirer:person {full_name: "Harry Schneirer", occupation: "Episcopal minister"}
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@dr_van_west_baldwin:person {full_name: "Dr. Van West Baldwin"}
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@letter_1894_12_27_strong:document -> mentions -> @bowling_club:placeI had a very nice Christmas, and as usual received lots of pretty things. We were all invited down to my brother's Christmas Eve to a tree. The Hudders and Helen and Freeman were there also, and we had no end of fun—and acted like lunatics. Christmas Day Alan and Dr. Laney and Jack Van Dyke dined with us. My presents were a Cape to go with my new New Brunswick—Dec. 27th, 1894. My dear Alice— Your calendar is hanging on the wall near me so that I can admire it as I write. It is a beauty so much prettier than anything I have seen here. The one I sent you was funny, nothing more, but knowing your fondness for unusual things, I hoped it would please you.
dress, money; ebony and silver manicure articles; a ribbon with silver clasp for my muff; books, three books of songs: Chaminade; Jensen's and Grieg's; a posh handkerchief, shell side combs, ink-bottle case for my night dress, a peacock feather pen from India, calendars, a photograph of Eva and her boy, also a picture of the mountain near Tacoma, a souvenir of Fort Sheridan from Grisley, cards, and I believe that is all. To-night we have the Christmas tree for the Sabbath School, poor weather for that sort of thing. I went with Helen and Freeman last evening to prepare for it, and we were nearly snowed under. To-morrow, if something terrible in the way of weather does not prevent, quite a party of us are going to hear the "Messiah." The crowd consists of three Scudders, Richard Mac Donald, Helen
Also of Sallie Ogilby's engagement to Harry Schneirer, a young Episcopal minister, the brother of our minister. I do not know very much about Fritzey than you do, but they say he is generally broken up, and goes for his health. My foot is all right again; I am simply trying to get up a little excitement now and Henry failed in my attempt to turn myself up, so had to try something else. Mother goes to Cincinnati for a month, probably next
and myself, and we are making it a cheap treat, and taking the seventy-five cent seats. Helen and I are to take lunch with Ella, and we are all thinking of taking our supper in the Jersey City Station, and going directly to the Bowling Club on our return. Suppose you have heard of the latest engagement, Mae Kirkpatrick and Dr. Van West Baldwin.
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