Louise Pillsbury to Cornelia (Fannie) Hill, May 6, 1895
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Title
Louise Pillsbury to Cornelia (Fannie) Hill, May 6, 1895
Subject
A letter describing the voyage to Europe
Description
Hotel Bellevue, Paris, May 6, 1895
My dear Frannie:
We are here. Last night our special train reached about half past eleven and Annie was waiting for us but she only had the telegram an hour and had not made any arrangements for us. The first place (hotel) she took us to I did not like so we took a cab and started for some I knew of myself. We went to four before we got in to any and we landed here at one o'clock in the morning. We have a good room, and Annie slept on the floor, and Frances and I slept until ten this morning - now it is nearly twelve, and then we will have something to eat. Frances is perfectly happy. She likes every-thing but she got tired of the voyage. I was tired of it before I started but the dose had to be taken to get here. Frances was sick in her berth all day Sunday but not very sick. She vomited easily and as the electric light was right by her she would sit up and read and sing and then be sick again. We got up at five Saturday morning to wave our flag and to see the last of America. We were up on deck all that day but after that I was up very little but being resigned to my fate, I just kept still and did nothing. Frances was so good all the way over that when I did appear lady after lady told me she was the best child o the boat. There must have been over a hundred
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children, one mother had eleven. There were Spanish, French, German, English and American. But the crowd was very mixed and not as pleasant a one as is usual. Mon. Placon the great singer was on board and warbled some times. Miss Pollard of Breckenridge farm was also on board but I never saw any one speak to her. I was up on deck all day Tuesday and on Saturday so I had something of deck. Then I was up a little some other days. We did not have a very good stateroom, hope to do better returning. I had a letter from James as we came up to [have] on the tug, he is anticipating our arrival in Geveva where he now awaits us. We will probably go tomorrow night or Wednesday morning - then I will write again. We had a beautiful time in New York. I saw Mr. Bru-orton and many lady friends also Mr. Deming. Mrs. Deming went to the boat with us and saw us safely on and was very lovely to us. She was in New York on purpose. Mrs. Hart wanted to come on from Boston but was not well enough. I had such lots of letters to start with. The nicest was for Frances from Mr. Allen.
Frances sends her love and so do I to you all.
Affectionately your sister
Louise F. Fillsbury
My dear Frannie:
We are here. Last night our special train reached about half past eleven and Annie was waiting for us but she only had the telegram an hour and had not made any arrangements for us. The first place (hotel) she took us to I did not like so we took a cab and started for some I knew of myself. We went to four before we got in to any and we landed here at one o'clock in the morning. We have a good room, and Annie slept on the floor, and Frances and I slept until ten this morning - now it is nearly twelve, and then we will have something to eat. Frances is perfectly happy. She likes every-thing but she got tired of the voyage. I was tired of it before I started but the dose had to be taken to get here. Frances was sick in her berth all day Sunday but not very sick. She vomited easily and as the electric light was right by her she would sit up and read and sing and then be sick again. We got up at five Saturday morning to wave our flag and to see the last of America. We were up on deck all that day but after that I was up very little but being resigned to my fate, I just kept still and did nothing. Frances was so good all the way over that when I did appear lady after lady told me she was the best child o the boat. There must have been over a hundred
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children, one mother had eleven. There were Spanish, French, German, English and American. But the crowd was very mixed and not as pleasant a one as is usual. Mon. Placon the great singer was on board and warbled some times. Miss Pollard of Breckenridge farm was also on board but I never saw any one speak to her. I was up on deck all day Tuesday and on Saturday so I had something of deck. Then I was up a little some other days. We did not have a very good stateroom, hope to do better returning. I had a letter from James as we came up to [have] on the tug, he is anticipating our arrival in Geveva where he now awaits us. We will probably go tomorrow night or Wednesday morning - then I will write again. We had a beautiful time in New York. I saw Mr. Bru-orton and many lady friends also Mr. Deming. Mrs. Deming went to the boat with us and saw us safely on and was very lovely to us. She was in New York on purpose. Mrs. Hart wanted to come on from Boston but was not well enough. I had such lots of letters to start with. The nicest was for Frances from Mr. Allen.
Frances sends her love and so do I to you all.
Affectionately your sister
Louise F. Fillsbury
Creator
Louise F. Pillsbury
Source
From the collection of Frances Parkinson Keyes Papers, Special Collections, University of Vermont Library.
Date
1895-05-06
Contributor
Marissa Bucci
Identifier
Box 2