Stanford Student Letters and Memoirs

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[typed] ... ...Miss Rising inquired about you and Miss Jones is the chaperone at the Sigma Nu house, one of the boys fraternities! Don't you think the place suits her? But the worst of it is she wants me to call on her which is appalling. I have misplaced my pen so am using Theodor's new one, which I do not like. I had to get a set of Milton which is a beauty. The Masson edition in three volumes containg all his poems, with engravings in each volume at different ages of the poet and very full memoirs. The books are beauties. Now I must say "Good-night " to my darling Nannie, tell us all about Aunt Tad and yourself.

Yours-

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[typed] much to our surprise. But Mrs. Miss Thompson didn't know we were out and Mrs. B. would have taken offense if we had declined. I think she is very anxious for us to join the Cappa fraternity. What do you think about it? I am not going to join! tho' I think Rose after all her adversion is rather inclined to. Bessie showed me a collection of Vickerey's Missions of California - exquisite - photogravures or something on that order. And I immediately thought of Miss Rhoda - wishing so much she might have a set if she has not already been satisfied in that direction. The next time I am in S.F. I will see how much they are and don't you think it would be a nice thing to give her Christmas? Last night was our Roble reception to the Profs. and I really enjoyed it after I recovered from my stage fright. Rose had been assistant decorator and the halls did look lovely - A profusion of Bamboo - and little tables with flowers on them the length of the corridor - was the refreshment room. I felt like a cat in a strange garret at first but when my eyes got accustomed to the strange sight, I began to have a good time. Rose had snkched (?) me into my lavendar and I felt about as stiff as a sawdust doll. Rose wore her black silk decollté and looked beautiful. I took Prof. Griggs bless him, out to refreshments and the dear man said if I was doing all the work in Ethics 3- even tho' I weren't registered if I passed the exam he would give me credit for it. Wasn't that lovely of him, And he didn't know at all who I was except that I was a Payne. Prof. Hudson said he would remember to class me with the Paynes here-after . I think he thinks you are a Payne too. Miss Jones inquired very obsequiously after you did Mrs. Maitland. What a strong grand woman she is! I like her very much.

Tues. Oct. 22nd.

It seems as if purposely I had left my letter unsent until today, when I could thank you for you dear cheering letter, tho' I had in fact quite forgotten the exact day of my birthday, thinking I would forget