Stanford Student Letters and Memoirs

[written] 6 (Rose) 7 19

[typed] Nov. 10, 1895

My dearest Nannie.

Theodora went down yesterday to stay over Tuesday with the Mabury's and I didn't go because it was a dollars more expense than I wanted to indulge in. It seemes as if half the university were gone without Ora but your letter came and was as good and such a treat-I should just like as not eat you up. About the only excitement on hand is the preparation for a Roble reception to be given to the boys two weeks from yesterday. These receptions have always been very stiff and unpopular and now they are making a great effort to make them a success. I find myself on the refreshment committee and am determinded to have the poor youths well fed, so yesterday scoured Palo Alto for bids on ice cream and cake. The cake I know will be good because it is to be made at a home bakery in Palo Alto where I got Ora's birthday cake that was delicious, for extra emergency cakes I can get excellent 666666 walnut wafers from Pine Cottage, both places are run by women in need of work so I am going to divide the order between them. The ice cream is not yet decided upon. Friday "As You Like It " was given near Escondita Cottage. It was not so very good - the trees not being thick enough to give distance or protection to the actors, and the company were amateur. Rosalind was played by a Miss French whom I used to know when visiting Grace De L. in Sant Cruz. We sat right in the front row and she recognized me but I was so stupid as not to smile back. She did very very well though she did not remind me much of

It was very trying for the actors to be in the broad day light with usno footlights to set them off. The Stanford Glee club