Great Nebraska

Edith Schwartz Clements

Letters, 1911

Aug. 30, 1911

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Red Lion Hotel

Truro.

August 30, 1911

Darling Mother:

A few mintues while waiting for the rest to appear for breakfast. I wished to write
last night after returning from a dinner at the house of a women of ???? county family
here. She kindly invited Mrs. Cowles and me to a quiet family dinner, as the club which was entertaining the men, failed
to include us. Our hostess was a buxom woman, with ear-rings as big as marbles, a
heavy necklace of Cornish diamonds, one of pearl beads, heavy brooches & rings galore,
very gracious & kindly. The rest of the party was her

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brother