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[typed] on the 9:36 train of San Jose. It was a beautiful morning and
we walked to the Station as we had missed the 8:10 train and supp-
osed we had plenty of time. Helen Younger, a lovely Santa Cruz
girl went with us, when to my consternation we discovered we had
only six minutes to make the last half of the distance in, we
made it by running the last block. Good fortune seemed to follow
us all day. I took my dress to a Mrs. Brown(?) a woman who makes
all the dresses for one of the best clothed girls here. She gen-
erally goes into sew sew at $2.50 but said she would make my dress
for 5 or 6 dollars at home and within the week. It is to be a plain
dress with tartilin under-peticots made about like my dimity skirt-
the neck is to have a ripple accordian pleated ruffle with bunches
or rather bouquets of double violets on the shoulder and white
satin belt ribbon. Miss Erkus(?) could do nothing for Theodora so
on the recommendation of Meda mcMillian and Jeanie Mayberry whom we
saw in the street she took it to a Mrs. Maxon who promises to re-
model it within the week with white satin caps. I left an order
for white evening gloves and will be fixed and so will Theodora
for the future. That little white imitation ivory fan you gave me is
just in style and I am going to use it. We took luncheon with
Gertrude and what should she and Miss McKinnon (whom we met taking
two children to a dog show]] do but get a surrey and horse and drive
us out to Allis Ballon's in the afternoon - I got some whale bones
and hooks and eyes out there, and Theodora had a little visit with
Allis. We got back in time to take the six o'clock train back and
get a seven o'clock dinner. After dinner Theodora, Alice Colt
Alice Wheeler and I sat down to a game of whist. I was interupted
and surprised by a call from a Mr. Royse Stroher (Figi) a very nice
boy in most of my classes. Helen Younger took my hand at cards and