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Alice Hogen | [Written above top margin] Alice Hogen x | ||
Teusday Sept 29th | Teusday Sept 29th | ||
Sewing Julia came to see us. also Sophia. | Sewing Julia came to see us. also Sophia. both old white servantas of ours. Mattie Sheridan came to see is. I saw Rhoda at the door Mr Wastell gave Ada & Sheridan a dancing lesson to day. I went to Masonic Temple to see a little girl dance who Mr Mastell is learning for the stage. took children with me. her name Alice Hogen. ten years old. received a letter from Mr Badger he in Chicago. Eliza Nock called & Mrs Claytor. also Mrs Robt Bell. after tea David and I went to see Hunts. | ||
Wednesday Sept 30th | Wednesday Sept 30th | ||
It looks like rain | It looks like rain is beginning & reception day. Mrs Hunt & Mr Harrison called - also Mrs Sam Hamilton. Mrs Henry Morton Mrs L.L. Shreve. Miss Brown & Sallie Carter Mrs Floyd and Mrs Tucker. Mrs Capt Carter wants to give the children a party, and Mollie Van Buren will give them one Friday night her invitations came to day engraved with Belle & Eva's name on them. Mr Hunt called with Sallie. Eliza Morton & Eva Quigley called to see my children. So did Dora Coleman. we went out riding late this evening there are five parties to be given to my children. | ||
Thursday Oct 1st 1863. | Thursday [Sept 31 crossed out] Oct 1st 1863. | ||
bought new | bought new tartelons for my children to day - to be trimmed with fowers [sic] Weather very warm. we all well. Mrs Merriwhether called - it rained all day very much. Virginia & I went out in her carriage shopping. bought Boquets and Fans for Tuckers children. we dressed the four children - and ourselves and took Mattie Shreve with us and went to Mrs Tuckers. had a splendid evening. my children received much attention - decided Belles of the evening. We returned home late. Mattie Belle Shreve was the beauty of the evening - she danced so well -- four years old - Sheridan & Ada received much attention. | ||
Friday Oct 2nd 1863 | |||
It has cleared up and sun shining to day - we all well - Siss here with her baby. Mrs Floyds children called. so did the Marshalls and Furgesons. at four we arranged the children, I and Mrs Tuckers Sons Henry & Lou called to take them to Miss Van Burens party. they went late on account of their new dresses being not finished a fire broke out in our neighborhood at nine O. clocck. but did not do much damage. I sat up for the children untill two O.clock. retired at three. | |||
Saturday Oct 3rd | |||
we received invitation from Mrs Tucker this morning for all the little chldren to come to Meenies party at five O.clock. Sister Belle here with her children. at five we dressed all the children pretty and sent them to the party - Namely, James, Ada, Sheridan & Mattie Faulds. later we went and took Belle & Eva with us had a pleasant evening | |||
Saturday Oct 4th | |||
It looks like rain. we all in health. went to Unitarian church to hear Mr Heywood who has been here visiting the battle feild [sic] at Chataooga after tea went with Brother Thomas Shreve to hear Mr Heywood again | |||
Latest revision as of 23:11, 23 April 2020
[Written above top margin] Alice Hogen x
Teusday Sept 29th
Sewing Julia came to see us. also Sophia. both old white servantas of ours. Mattie Sheridan came to see is. I saw Rhoda at the door Mr Wastell gave Ada & Sheridan a dancing lesson to day. I went to Masonic Temple to see a little girl dance who Mr Mastell is learning for the stage. took children with me. her name Alice Hogen. ten years old. received a letter from Mr Badger he in Chicago. Eliza Nock called & Mrs Claytor. also Mrs Robt Bell. after tea David and I went to see Hunts.
Wednesday Sept 30th
It looks like rain is beginning & reception day. Mrs Hunt & Mr Harrison called - also Mrs Sam Hamilton. Mrs Henry Morton Mrs L.L. Shreve. Miss Brown & Sallie Carter Mrs Floyd and Mrs Tucker. Mrs Capt Carter wants to give the children a party, and Mollie Van Buren will give them one Friday night her invitations came to day engraved with Belle & Eva's name on them. Mr Hunt called with Sallie. Eliza Morton & Eva Quigley called to see my children. So did Dora Coleman. we went out riding late this evening there are five parties to be given to my children.
Thursday [Sept 31 crossed out] Oct 1st 1863.
bought new tartelons for my children to day - to be trimmed with fowers [sic] Weather very warm. we all well. Mrs Merriwhether called - it rained all day very much. Virginia & I went out in her carriage shopping. bought Boquets and Fans for Tuckers children. we dressed the four children - and ourselves and took Mattie Shreve with us and went to Mrs Tuckers. had a splendid evening. my children received much attention - decided Belles of the evening. We returned home late. Mattie Belle Shreve was the beauty of the evening - she danced so well -- four years old - Sheridan & Ada received much attention.
Friday Oct 2nd 1863
It has cleared up and sun shining to day - we all well - Siss here with her baby. Mrs Floyds children called. so did the Marshalls and Furgesons. at four we arranged the children, I and Mrs Tuckers Sons Henry & Lou called to take them to Miss Van Burens party. they went late on account of their new dresses being not finished a fire broke out in our neighborhood at nine O. clocck. but did not do much damage. I sat up for the children untill two O.clock. retired at three.
Saturday Oct 3rd
we received invitation from Mrs Tucker this morning for all the little chldren to come to Meenies party at five O.clock. Sister Belle here with her children. at five we dressed all the children pretty and sent them to the party - Namely, James, Ada, Sheridan & Mattie Faulds. later we went and took Belle & Eva with us had a pleasant evening
Saturday Oct 4th
It looks like rain. we all in health. went to Unitarian church to hear Mr Heywood who has been here visiting the battle feild [sic] at Chataooga after tea went with Brother Thomas Shreve to hear Mr Heywood again