Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-07-21
Helen Is
Coming Home

really closes next Wednesday. If it
weren't for my chemistry exam to-
morrow, which scares me to pieces,
and that awful test lesson we are
going to have in French verbs Friday
| i just know III fail-Id be in the
seventh heaven, for | am perfectly de-
| lighted at the thought of seeing you
and dad and little Ned.
THAT reminds me. | hope you aren't
| letting Ned use the tennis racquet
| left at home. The one have here got
wet. | left 1t on the courts one day
and 1t rained very Unexpectedly and
of course it's ruined. So don't let
Ned play with my other one, for he is
so careless that something would be
sure to happen to 1t If he took 1T.
| don't want to have to go to the eX-
pense of buying a new racquet this
season, for | know it costs dad lot to
keep me at school and do so want to
come back next fall. for l like it better
than | did the first year.
Did l tell you that we have be-
come acquainted with some of the tech
boys? They are great. The dean
chaperoned five Of us to the tech ju-
nior promenade She's such an old
dear She slept nearly all the evening
in her chair and we had the loveliest
time. l wore my pink marquisette
with a maline snood All the girls
said 1t was awfully fetching-the
maine in my hair, | mean. The dress
Is a little passe | must have more
evening frocks next year.
Anita, the girl I've told you so
much about, and have picked out our
rooms for next year. By paying only
| S25 more each we can have the love.
| liest little suite of two bedrooms and
a study. do hope you'll let me take
one Of the big oriental rugs out of the
| library. Then if dad will let me buy
some madras curtains 1t will be the
| best looking study in our hall. | am
| just crazy over 1t already and l wish
dad would send check right away, SO
can make a deposit to hold the
suite.
IF anybody should ask, mother dar-
| ling, what | want for my birthday, just
say that l want a handsome per
colator. Anita and l are going to
have kaffee-klatsches two or three
| times a week next year. 1t will be lots
more chic than the everlasting after
noon teas the other girls have. Anita
has the darlingest set of Turkish cof-
| fee cups you ever saw
You say in your last letter that
you're glad you had my wardrobe put
in such good order during the spring
vacation, so there won't be any sew
ing to do when | get home this time.
| Why, mother, precious, how can you
think my clothes stay In order? | am
! perfectly destitute. My tailor suit is
| just awful. You know the jacket is
entirely too long for this season and
the collar never did set right My
| blue messaline evening gown is terri
bly, tight. don't see how got SO fat,
doing gym every day, too. Isn't it
shame? And the chiffon on 1t is dread
fully mussy.
My tan crepe is all right, but SO
soiled that | wouldn't even wear 1t to
freshman froltc, and my foulard is
just as bad. That blue and white
gingham you sent me Is my hearts de-
light. All the girls think it's SO good
looking. I've worn 1t almost every
day and yesterday l acidulated 1t in
chemistry lab. It's sight now, with
all the color out of the front breadth.
My old white sailor suit is SO short
that look a perfect fright in It,
My pink marquisette is in pretty
good condition, but you know, mother
dear, it's not this years model, and |
couldn't possibly wear 1t to Than How
ards dance. | have Just received an
invitation to his coming of age party,
which will be the Tuesday after | get
home, so please have a dressmaker in
the house when l arrive Thursday, SO
we can get right to work on a party
! frock. Do you think an embroidered
white voille would be pretty? There's
a senior who has one which her aunt
sent from Paris It's a perfect love,
and as she won't be here next year 1t
will be all right to copy her dress"
Give dad and Ned a bushel OF hugs
and kisses for me. | can hardly wait
to see you. Fifteen Of us girls have
engaged berths in one sleeper. guess
we'll be going some when we start
home. But don't worry, mother; you
know | never cut up much on the
train.
"Oh, yes, do you care If | travel in
my pongee? | really must. It's the
only decent thing have and my pana-
ma hat goes so well with It,
We'll. | think I've told you all the
news except about our spread and
track meet I'll tell you all about those
when | see you.
THE girls call me Muffin | simply
must bant this summer-after I've
had some good fill-ups on Molly's cake
and cherry pie, and those delicious
"a or1S Sr