The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-26

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lries at the table at which | sat
There were Ave wine glasses at ev
cry plate and very few Of them were
turned down. The banquet was OF
Saturday night and it was nearly one
O'Clock In the morning before we got
out. Then the streets were SO full o.
people one could scarcely keep on the
pavement ! stayed at the beautiful
Hotel Astor and at half past one Sun
day morning all of the dining rooms
were filled with the after-theatre din
|ers. -Four orchestras were playing
They certainly are mighty rapid in
New York and wonder when they
sleep. There were no ladies at the
tables at the banquet, but the double
tier OF boxes all around the great ball
room were packed with the most gor-
geously dressed women | ever saw,
and some of them carried beautiful
bouquets of roses that must have cost
fifty dollars. for roses are two dollars
each in New York at this time of the
year.
noticed on the bin of fare at the
hotel, hot house peaches, two dol
lars each" and some of the wine was
thirty-five dollars pint and plenty
OF it was being used at that price.
One of my friends told me that she
and five other ladies' were invited to
lunch at New York's costliest restau-
rant and the bill for the luncheon
was seventy-five dollars. 1t seems as
II they were trying to find ways of
wasting money. 1t is very interest
ing to go to New York and stay
few days, but | am always glad do
not live there. Boston seems a little
New York, but it is too big for me,
md the more see of the city life the
more anxious | am to get to the coun-
ny to live.
My oldest boy, Homer, has gone to
he University of Missouri to teach
md will be there until June. He is
me hundred miles from ST. Louis and
he thinks he is going to like 1t very
much. although he thinks there is no
law INT -NNN An Al liidSC
o live all of the time feel that way
bout ii myself, and | would like TO
% up to the old New Hampshire farm |
nd never leave it, My wife and the |
title girl are very busy planning for |
heir trip to Europe. The time now |
ct for sailing is the first day of July. |
iomer is going with them. They |
re welcome to go. Nothing could in
uce me TO go to- Europe or travel in /
ny other land in the summer time.
here are two ladies spending the
ay at my house and one of them has
cen telling me she nearly roasted al
lost every day when she was travel.
lg in Europe last summer. That set
es it for me. No hot weather travel
,r me. We have had wonderfully
pen winter until this month, when
lie thermometer got down to zero
lie first time. 1t went to three below
. Sunday and | was so glad of it
lat went out and walked Hve miles
enjoy the cold. ] am never so
or so happy as in the
Oldest weather and | am sorry TO see
turning warm today.
have not had letter from any of
le folks out west since wrote last.
had letter about six weeks ago
ON Philip Kretzer, who used to live
Beacon. He saw my name with
lie OF my stories and wrote to the ed.
Dr. and got my address. | answered
S letter and ] will send you his re-
y. Every once in a while some one
rites to me after having come across
lie of my stories, and | always an
YER the letter.
We are all well, but it seems
range to have Forrest and Homer
way. Both of them are doing well
i'd Willie has a fine place in a big
INK in Boston. He was there but
ne weeks when they raised his sal
y. think he is going to make
ne business man. Now | have to
lstle out to Jamaica Plain, where ]
N to speak tonight.
AS ever. yours, JILL.