The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-08

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yss She had written London, August
'ae sszhere, AZ last in desperation she Wrote te
Iormidsl lVhat she had written on at least a
desen other. postcards:
onp,, we are having very wonderful
, a., ~, efrip.. London is most interesting
be This II written large filled the space
gR. Then she took up another card, ad =
wac "a dressed Il to the next name on her
~ @mRde a list of all the people TO whom
y Eipostcards.
my " This list is always longest on ones
ls heI9 nrst trip. The reason is obvious.
the ii, The first time you are In Europe you
. ia. Wish all your friends to know OF II,
IN ~ md spend most of your time and mon
~ ~. % sey In writing postcards and buying
"a f9ouvenirs, The next time, you have
more sense,
gns And now. as Helen wanted ito send
fhs - card to almost everyone she knew,
A. ~. the task was most arduous. Letter
y III "a writing was for her always hard. and
hospestcard 'phrasins" was even more
le nl43o. She never knew what to say.
ufy sShe would anguish half an hour over
fron sentence for that blank space.
which was too small to write any
hing connected and too large for Just
"a, with much love-.
'fth 81 When she had written about TWEEN
Jus ty, although there were many ma mes
ninuis Etll OH the list. she pushed the cards
In syfs ssIde and took out some note paper
AN. % She would relieve the strain by writ
s ,si i ins to her mother; nasa; , go,
Dear Mother-I know | have writ
re-uIten you only hurried notes but have
"a fs,Ibeen so rushed. SO am staying In
boM MS rainy, afternoon to write some
srs .ussa letters and postcards that have been
Nv :. ~ pltting of from day TO day,
orusf Well. ] have seen really a great
deal Of London IN the short time we
have been here. Have had to see
most OF It alone. as Warren has been
too busy TO be with me We did 60
fogether to Westminster abbey. and I
AM hoping he will go with ME to the
Tower But even IL he had the time
-he hates sightseeing so.
m. However, we go 10 some different
'R IplHce for dinner every evening. which
really a most interesting way 10
bsautiful restaurants here and tho
food Is so good and so cheap I am
IseDdlnS you one OF the menus 10
shoW you Just how cheap things are.
Look AT sll the veseta bles that are
For tpnly I'd IS cenls). Imagine any OF
ICED THE good New York restaurants put .
fing anything on their menus for
Mk cents And even asparagus is only a
~. ~ = shilling. Ninety cents is what they
yw 1charge at home
Bui am afraid I'm talking too
10 ri much about food. Warren says
would make a good press agent for
oor,, The London restaurants I can't help
rt tIpeing enthusiastic when I find what
uencious Things Tou can get for such
ID le,aosurdy small prices. But perhaps
you would rather hear of something
Inn n About the stores-I know you will
~; .v Pc Interested In them, Much to my
ssa s7urprise, ] have not found them
Do uparticularly cheap. So | am buying
viii very little We have about come 10
tssAHhe conclusion that by the time we
vsc,1psy duty the things will cost us
th.F, t1A@,.
.tMnL.Of course, there are so,no few
VI wfhings you can get much better
tlHlhere-rain coats, for instance,
m are snd Terv sesrt esSh bought ght, one
/, - over here, and very we'll made.
H. fBrltisl, substantial. solid and thick
aOs ~ Warren's phrase.
reg But don't care for their gowns;
.nu-i4rc not TO era ceful as ours. Per-
naps ] am prejudiced. hut don't
~ nlnk the English women dress
~ spearly as well as we do-al least
c only one dress here. and that is
Of little French Notwithstanding chtf-
i4on. IT Is very pretty. and / think
i ,Hfrsssonable-alI r hand made and only
~ sp,ne pounds N45>, But, OF course.
W eFlI have TO pay duty on that.
aP1 have bought YOU some gloves
y n0,sRf the few things that are cheaper.
% Syut, mother | wish you could see
he ne English shoes. They are awful!
hx xHeavy. thick and clumsy, and no
vershoes--'' 'goloshes' they cali them.
md could not get anything small
Ttu Enoush. Said they didn't make any
ming under size s.
warren is ha wing 4 couple of sults
y Wane at q place ON Bond street Tho
i lsEloth. OF course, is excellent but he
ftal ogssnt seem enthusiastic about the
ta7 Gfailoring. Says they want to mako
StftE
:, ~ t614ld the work is clumsier than ours
~ intended to have d suit made here,
Pn. think now ] can do better at
mother. you would be astonishcd II
-, fou could see all the American goods
seS nat are on sale In the shops here
? H. scroEs x rev s,co counters YOU .wlll come
! VI nade' article. And I End, too, that that
4 ~ cSny cs OF the shops, are selling Amer-
sisj tsrdaEy Eooqs 5ardf as their own Just yes
Drkalngs: Dna and when ] got them homo
ua 19nd stamped IN gilt on the inside.
= aso soe iIoIlo IN u; $ A." And a few days
~ Souple Of washcloths and spool OF
tsa saa stsmped ,'T. s, u a '"' were '0'n
AZ 4 iou asked about Warren's busi-
10 ess a., lie doesn't tell me much about
~ w out ] can see he Is getting very
y "npatient at the slow methods over
~ nle nr buFSry ssys ST., they resent The bust;
ii
: ~ qEnat he can't rush things on that ac-
s.GNyunt But he said yesterday he was
tying to have everything closed up
81 n aoout three weeks, so that we can
q s1r Inc last, Saturday of this month.
u y u DO hope II will not be longer than
IG naSs Tor am SO anxious to get back
,Is Ne Wlnifred. or course know War
&nns mother viii take good care OF
% BvKeS for as he says, If she could
isg Use SIX children OF her own. she can
q! Lsr.ainly take care Of one now for n
,trf<2uple OF months. Yet 1t is hard not
y nave her with us. But Mrs Curtis
~ 5s oeen very good about writing
MsEe nave had a letter on every steam-
and she says Winifred has kept
s,1 8. Give my love 10 father and Aunt
~ 2ary. will try to write them both
rxH few days. Am sending Aunt
.tlayHary booklet of the Abbey aud
IN 2me postcards
y ,'f5f With much love, HELEN
,htU S.-Tell Aunt Fannie to send me
! 't5VS size OF her gloves 7 wrote It
~ Hrn!n. somewhere. but can't find II
<onf remember whether 1t was sb
i when this letter was addressed and
~ led Helen took out more note pe
M ~ and began again TO nit1l,ln at her