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Marion writes home-2nd letter-Early March 1921


 

Thursday 6:15 PM

Dear family

It's time to go to supper, but guess I'll have time for just a note.

Have been over this afternoon to have some pictures taken for applications for jobs. He only took two

and I don't get any proofs. I can imagine how beautiful they'll be.

Nothing at all is happening here at present. I'm knitting-grey sweater like my henna one. Tried to get some grey wool jersey for a skirt with it but couldn't so got some good looking black jersey and made a dress for $3.75 Saturday While Hilda was here. I got it to wear that ducky collar with and there have a huge black moiree sash with it.

Wonder if Dad got my letter this last weekend. Haven't heard from him.

I just had a letter from Judy today telling all about the man she is to marry in May. She wants me to come to the wedding. I would howl when I think of Judy as a minister's wife. She also told me that Gil Harrison's father (you remember him, don't you?) died very suddenly of pneumonia a short time ago. Poor child is an orphan now. Her mother has been dead for a long time and she and her father were such pals.

Why don't you tell me something about Dartmouth or don't you know anything more? [brother Frank has applied to Dartmouth College]

I wrote Betty that I'd sell her my beautiful Barbor jacket for $20, which I think is a wonderful bargain. I'd love to buy a small suit for this spring, but don't imagine I'll have the chinch.

It's time to go now. Have just written and bawled Betty out for her last Saturday stunt. Hope I didn't make feel too badly.

Much love,

Marion

 



Editor's notes


This letter is one of five or six I found together, with no envelope, written from one of the three girls. The were all written in early March, 1921.

It’s worth noting that the Briggs sisters seem to often trade and sell their clothes to each other. This family is very fashion conscious but also quite frugal.


If you're new to this project, please consider going to our site and catching up with a few letters from the 1900-1910 era. The letters only take 3-5 minutes to read and you'll find the characters more fully develop if you read the letters chronologically.


John has excellent handwriting. However, in some instances, I cant decipher it. If I can't, I simply mark the spot with "xxx"s to signify thank the word isn't decipherable.


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