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[written] Mar 15 '97 16

[typed] Speaking of the art questions, Mr. Vickery sent down an exhibit
of photogravures of the Hermitage collection in St. Petersburg -
mostly Van Dykes, Rembrandts, and Murillos. The exhibit was in Roble
Parlors Friday and was very fine with two of his most ladylike men to
explain things. What fun the book party was. I am completely mys-
tifyed by the puzzle you sent me as are all the girls. I have not
read the .......and think your idea was so cute for it. Don't worry
about the board. LI only realize it isn't good when I really have
something good to eat out.

In the midst of my sentence one of the girls called for me to go
to a feed in her room - cocoa and cake and crackers and jelly. I
left them singing to finish my letter. This Lent I am making an effort
to do all those things which I ought to do rather than going without
for it seems to me everything in this last college year is too valu-
able to miss though I don't think I shall indulge in any very large
function.

Bishop Nichols sermon was so good a week ago very much finer than
Arch bishop Weber's last Sunday. It was a very good antidote for any
such feelingas as some old sailor is quoted as expressing in his
dying prayer "Oh God if there be a god, save my soul if I have a soul".

Next week is vacation which I expect to spend here doing at my
leisure some back German and some Chaucer. We are reading the Cant-
erbury Tales now - the most interesting of anything yet, and Dr.
Flugel brings such quaint illustrations to class. In Shelley we have
had read Queen Mab and now are reading Prometheus Unbound. I have
not done much of the assigned work yet but shall get at it now that
this Hamlet ex. is over.

Wednesday we begin another Othello in the Shakespeare class. Did
I tell you we are on the second part of Faust? Dr. Gretel is such
a wonderful interpreter. I wonder if when you are in New York you
could get me an inexpensive ready made shirt waist - no. 34. and tell
me how much and I can enclose the paper money. I have liked my pink
shirt waist best and it hasn't faded much either, though one of my
blue ones is getting very shabby. My blue serge skirt I got this Xmas
is cut the bell shape and though I didn't like it at first I am getting
used to it. The editor of the Sequoia has promised to mail me the
number we want but hasn't done so yet. Don't youl like the new small
sleeves? Oh my pink organdie waist is lovely - just a baby waist but
darling.

The lights are going out so must say bye bye hoping the shirt waist
will not trouble you as that is what I am most in need of -

Lovingly
Toodles