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Sunday - June 28 - '96.

My dearest Nannie,

Your dear good letter
came yesterday at noon, and
Lolie and I laughed and laughed
at the "[prim?] Letitia" gratifying your
most justifiable envy in such a unique
and satisfying a way, and we
both [illegible] heartily agree with you
on the collar-button question - certainly
no patent device for the promotion
of patience (or the profanity) could
be invented. I have all my collars and
cuffs made seperate from my
shirt waists as it greatly saves
washing - I buy very high white
linen collars at men's clothing
store and like them very much as
now I can get the highest in my
size 13 or 13 1/2; so I am quite sure
the shirt waist that is too large
for you can be made all right
for me by putting on one of my