Letter from Frances Hodgkins to Isabel Field
Date
21 Apr 1895
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Date
21 Apr 1895
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Well haven’t I spun you a good old gossip tonight with a vengeance. Tonight Alice McG is having a dinner for the Spences’ silver wedding. The outsiders are Miss I Robertson and Mr Ramsden who spent the afternoon here before going on there. Fanny is miserable at parting with the vicar (you know he is promoted). You will see them all in Wellington. The Roberts hope you will go to see them off. Did you see the Rattrays, I believe they are just the same as ever. I am going up to see them on Monday.
I went to a jolly dance given for the Chch Tennis Girls last Monday in All Snts Schoolroom. Gertrude Rattray and I stayed all night with the McLarens. Maudie Butterworth has an elderly white-haired cousin here just at present who is very much in love with her and wants to marry her but she flouts him. Of course he is much too old for her. He is a nice looking old man and well off.
Well I think I have come to the end of my tether and I have primed you with most of the gossip. Willie has come in and say he has asked Dr Scott’s nephew and Mr Pascoe to supper tomorrow night. What a good thing I made a “weal and ‘ammer” this morning.
Well good night dear old Girl. I am sincerely sorry I am not to see you and Will and the Babs soon. With love to you both. Ever your loving sister Fanny.
I got well spoken of in Chch but no sales and my work is classed with Nerli and confused with yours.
Well haven’t I spun you a good old gossip tonight with a vengeance. Tonight Alice McG is having a dinner for the Spences’ silver wedding. The outsiders are Miss I Robertson and Mr Ramsden who spent the afternoon here before going on there. Fanny is miserable at parting with the vicar (you know he is promoted). You will see them all in Wellington. The Roberts hope you will go to see them off. Did you see the Rattrays, I believe they are just the same as ever. I am going up to see them on Monday.
I went to a jolly dance given for the Chch Tennis Girls last Monday in All Snts Schoolroom. Gertrude Rattray and I stayed all night with the McLarens. Maudie Butterworth has an elderly white-haired cousin here just at present who is very much in love with her and wants to marry her but she flouts him. Of course he is much too old for her. He is a nice looking old man and well off.
Well I think I have come to the end of my tether and I have primed you with most of the gossip. Willie has come in and say he has asked Dr Scott’s nephew and Mr Pascoe to supper tomorrow night. What a good thing I made a “weal and ‘ammer” this morning.
Well good night dear old Girl. I am sincerely sorry I am not to see you and Will and the Babs soon. With love to you both. Ever your loving sister Fanny.
I got well spoken of in Chch but no sales and my work is classed with Nerli and confused with yours.
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2 pages
Institutional No.
MS-Papers-0085-03
Credit Line
Letters
from
Frances
Hodgkins.
Field,
Isabel
Jane,
1867-1950
:
Correspondence
of
Frances
Hodgkins
and
family
/
collected
by
Isabel
Field.
Ref:
MS-Papers-0085-03.
Alexander
Turnbull
Library,
Wellington,
New
Zealand.
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