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27 August 1901 — Dolobran, Haverford, Pennsylvania | |
Tuesday. 27th [August 1901]. Breakfasted in my room & was called down abt 11 to see a gentleman called Woods who had come on purpose to interview me. He apologised & said it was his duty & he was under orders from the Philadelphia Herald. They were anxious to know my opinion of a paragraph taken from an English newspaper—in which the J. Humphery an English dancing master had announced as his opinion that the American ladies’ dancing was singularly awkward & ungraceful!! I said I would refer him at once to my niece as being of an age to be more competent to answer him on the subject—merely adding that I had never heard of the aforesaid Humphery—that all the girls of best position with us were taught principally by ladies such as Mrs Birch & Mrs Wordsworth & Nellie said we had always considered American ladies as graceful & well built. We said we had had some trouble at the Custom House & were astonished at the state of things on arriving & Mrs Griscom especially emphasized this. The interviewer then explained that he had been born a British subject– His father was a Canadian—served both there & in India & that he was now an American– The interview then ended & we are now wondering what will be made out of it & appear in print! After lunch we rested—& at 4 Mrs G. took me & Nellie for a drive to see Philadelphia Park which is about ½ way between that city & here. It is an immense tract of land beautifully laid out & kept & contains a fine horticultural Hall. We had only time to drive round the Hall & to cross the bridge over the Schuylkill & along the river bank which is still in the park & back to Dolobran by 6 o’cl. There was a lovely distant view of the city from the road approaching the Park. It was a delicious cool evening. We went for a walk in the garden with Mrs Griscom to see the quarries wh are now botanical gardens & then stood & watched the Mexican moon flower come out just as the sun dipped down. | |
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