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down -- with a cape they wear capes not near as large as they did last winter so Hattie & Maria say -- The winter is so far gone that I dont know but I should let her wear that blue one if you could get some ribbon just the color and plait on round the cape it would make it I guess about as large as they wear them now -- & they've got the fashion worse than ever about wearing little girls clothes short -- The dresses just about to the knees & the little while embroiderd drawers just come below the garters -- It seems ridiculous to me but fashion will be fashion

Samuel talks of being gone 3 or so weeks this winter visiting in N.H. & looking about in Boston & elsewhere Dont calculate to go to Minnesota till summer I guess Percie has had a very bad cold had the croup twice tho' not very bad cold bandage on his neck retriev'd him Eliab & Maria talk of going to Milo Maria wants to go very much -- Tis possible they may go some