Kensington Gore
LONDON. S.W.
Sunday Nov. 27th, '92
My own darlings,
It is just 7 pm. Lots and I have been down to Mothers room to tea and we have been reading since - we had some nice hot toast and cake for tea, it was all so cosy, but Pets I didn't forget you although I was enjoying myself so much - I though how nice it would be to be having tea with you at "Enara". Well it has been a perfect day, but of course very chilly and we must expect that now - just fancy it is only 4 weeks today to xmas day and I shall be at Westbury then - I love them all there so very much. We did not go down to breakfast till 10 this morning. We intended going to church but were too late so Mother, Maggie, Lots and I went out for a walk in the Park at 1/4 past 11 and stayed there walking nearly all the time until 1.30. It was glorious out, so refreshing and heaps of people in the Park. We listened to the band playing for a long time and watched the small yachts sailing on the serpentine. But we got so fearfully hungry and really thought we would never be satisfied and would never finish eating at dinner. Oh. We did eat a lot - so our walk did us good. I wrote to Westbury this afternoon. Lots is sending you a new year card by this mail and birthday card to Annie. I must now wish her a "Very Happy Birthday" - and I hope she will get some presents. I quite forget how old she is. Now I must go back to Friday. After lunch Maggie and I went to Brompton Road - Maggie bought a lot of things and I bought 23 very pretty Xmas cards and 12 envelopes for 1/6 - they are splendid ones and so awfully cheap and I bought 3 black feathers (tips) only 3 3/4 each - real beauties the 3 for 11/1/4 - and we took the bus home and had tea - Maggie and Mother then went to Opera rehearsal and I practised till dinner. After dinner we had a rehearsal of the play until 8 and then went down to dancing. I think we have only one more dancing lesson. Yesterday I practised till 10 and then went to singing lesson. At 12 Lots and I went out to High Street - she bought a lot of things and I bought some foreign note paper - it isn't as nice as this so I only bought 1 quire 4'. I went to tea with Georgie Cavendish and the Honorable Gertrude Forbes-Sempil. Lots was rehearsing for the xmas dance. Mr Souten is amazing the tableaux for us and he wants to have one big grand of one of 2 of the principal heroes and heroines in Shakespeare's plays and he wants me to be "Setania" from the "Midsummer Night's Dream". Mother and Lots are to be "Othello" and "Desdemona". Saturday evening we spent very lazily, I only mended my clothes that came from the washing and now darling I have told you all my news since I wrote on Friday and now must say goodnight and write to Jim - a loving kiss each from your own loving daughter, Jessie
Thursday 10 am
I have just been to my piano lesson and had such a very nice one - he is so pleased with my exam pieces - but he will say I am looking thin and ill He thinks I ought to have nicer things to eat in Alexandra House. I feel alright today. I had a letter from Bobbie this morning he is coming to London tomorrow and I am going to the City with him if it is fine, I will meet him at Paddington at 10.15 tomorrow. It will be so nice to see him - so I must finish my mail letters today. We had a postcard from Mrs. Petersen yesterday and she and her sister are coming here to tea this afternoon. Tonight I have a rehearsal of the play from 8 to 10. Tomorrow night Signor Vesitti's concert is here at 7.30. It is rather fine today but yesterday was perfect almost like a spring day. I must go back to Monday now. The mail letters by the Brittania came by the first post - I had 4, yours, Jim's, one from Mr. Collard and one from Bobbie. I had to pay 5' on Jim's again this week - it was only 2 1/2 sheets too but such fearfully thick coarse paper and envelope. Bobbie wrote to say he was coming up on Friday. Father came up on Sunday and brought Gyp and Toby with him and he stayed at Ethel's all night and returned to Westbury on Monday. Mr. Collard wrote to ask us there next Sunday at 4 - I wrote and accepted it on Tuesday but said if it was wet we couldn't go - and I had a letter again from him yesterday afternoon - to say if it is wet we must take a cab from door to door. Mrs. & Miss Collard are both at home now. They are nice friends to have aren't they? I went to my lesson at 9 Monday - I didn't feel at all well and nearly fainted - so I couldn't go to my harmony at 10 - I sent my work in by one of the girls and had it corrected. I rested till lunch time and I felt better after that and practised till 3 then Lots and I went out for a walk - but we had to take the bus back. I had a severe cold again and I haven't the least idea where I got it from. I was aching all over, I went to bed directly after dinner and couldn't go to the play rehearsal. I was much better on Tuesday morning - my cold is in my head - it is so horrid, it will be better in a day or two though. I practised hard on Tuesday and did harmony. At 12 George Cavendish and I went out and I bought a nice pair of house shoes 5/11 - they are very nice ones, black beads on the toes and I went to Ponting's to see some children's dresses for Emmie but didn't like them - we got back just in time for lunch. Then I practised and at 5 we had a concert - it was a very short one but very good. I had your, Jim's and one from Harry - I couldn't make head or tail out of it - George Beacheur wrote it for him as he had had a fall and dislocated his shoulder. He never sent me any money, I think he might have - I will never ask him for money again. He said he had had a letter from "Enara" to say that Mrs. A was dead. His letter was in answer to mine when I sent him the gloves - he got them alright. Harry said he might go to Ballarat at xmas so if he does - you just tell him that I never intend to ask him for any money again. Jim was going off to the Melbourne Cup - he said Charlie Brown has passed his 5th year in all he had been up for and there was only one more subject left - so I daresay Charlie is Dr. Charles Brown now. I will answer your two letters after pets - and now I must go and practise till lunch and finish this after.
We have had lunch and now another little chat with you darlings. I had a letter from Hedley yesterday morning - he is living in ConnaughtSquare now - we are going to see his rooms some day with mother. I practised all yesterday morning , went to Choral at 12 - music calss at 2.15. George Cavendish had tea with me. Lots, Mother and Maggie went to a Minstrel entertainment at 2 in St. Jame's Hall. George and I went out after tea and I had 3 pretty little dresses sent to Emmie from Barker's for poppets - only for Emmie to choose - and I suppose Bobbie will bring them back tomorrow. I came back and wrote to Emmie about the dresses. The Hopkinson Gold medical exam was last night and Edith Green got it - 4 of the House girls went in for it - Maude Bramwell and Gwen Jones were equal second. We had a rehearsal of the play in the studio last night from 8 to 10 - it is to be in the concert room tonight. Now I will answer your letters. I was so pleased to get a letter from Australia again and also one from JJA - so you have lost them now. I am sure you must miss them very much - I wish I had been home. This is 1st December tomorrow I will have been in England 1 year and 8 months - and it is pouring with rain now as usual.
At least I suppose I shall have some of your photos - I am looking forward to the group and also one of Emil in evening dress - I hope they will be nice. Well!!! I think Frank takes the cake and bun too - just fancy him marrying Fanny Patterson and so soon after Aggie's death - I am simply disgusted - he must be a fool. I am so glad Ma likes the lace I sent her - I don't know what I shall do next. I am so glad you are going to send Emmie and Bobbie the views for xmas. Our exams start on the 14th and end on the 24th but I think mine will be over on 21st, I shall try to go to Westbury that day. Now pets I must say goodbye and write to Jim - perhaps I won't have time to write again this mail. I hope annie will have a very happy birthday - goodbye darlings's with fondest love and kisses from your everloving Jessie.
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