Letter from Muriel to Stanley written on Sept. 7, 1916, page 4

• March 3, 2017 01:49:59 Cheryl Ellsworth

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  whilst Mrs G + Mrs B went into Powley's Tailors in ST

  Nicholas Street. He is doing a good trade. Mr

  Boddy's having a coat made there Mrs B a

  costume Mrs G. Evelyn + Norah a costume each.

  They've found a 'nutty' place this time.

  Princess Arthur of Connaught patronises the

  place. Kitty went shopping for some gloves so

  I walked on with baby, and walked into Mrs

  Ascongh, Agnes and Geraldine. What a miserable

  woman Mrs Ascongh is. She wished to be

  remembered to you. Then Kitty came - you should

  have seen the hand shake - a limp coal

  performance. Then when we had gone K.

  said that they had driven their men from

  home by sheer talking. She mentioned these

  facts that they would not allow 'Persthy' in

  the drawing room as his boots were too heavy

  for the carpet; Also they bought an old piano

  for him to play on lest he should spoil

  their own. Mrs Ascongh took absolutely no

  notice of baby + then said to me "I don't

  like babies! I thought she ought to be dipped

  in the sea for good of her health. A good

  long dip too. It appears that had previously

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