Wellesley College - Legenda Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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A Question of Science 15 Of course I shall like to have you call, and Ruth wants you to come as early as pos- sible. She seems very fond of you. Yours sincerely, ' ' ' Eleanor Blakey. ' Wellesley, November fourth, ' 95. ' Where on earth did it come from ? gasped Ruth. ' Post-office ; addressed to Miss Frances E. Reed. Ellis probably received one something like this: ' Dear Fan :— ' That bunny will be ready at two. Meet you in the laboratory. Bring your tools. ' ' ' Yours, Nell. ' ' ' But this other one. Is n ' t it senti- mental and full of indications of a budding affection? ' ' I can ' t say that it is, Fan. But every other sign is hopeful. Nell reads Shelley and Wordsworth, and the other day, when she Avent to Boston, she brought home a volume of Rossetti. She dresses with the

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14 At Wellesley utterly. However, I am determined to know as much as I can about geology, so that our next argument shall be more in- telligent on my part. Chemistry this year is no snap. Professor Marlowe is anxious to introduce a course of lectures by some non-resident, on biological sub- jects. We shall probably not have such a course this year. I was wrong about the ichthyopterygium, but you were also wrong. I inclose a drawing of it, — also the cheiropterygium. ' Thank you for the flowers. It was very thoughtful of you. My birthday was particularly pleasant, for the girls came over at Ruth ' s invitation to cele- brate. ' They had my cat-skeleton beauti- fully articulated. ' ' I ' m reading poetry and the other things you suggested for ballast. I was struck with what you said about one- sidedness. ' You must be enjoying these visits with your friends. I should think you would like spending the winter in Boston.

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1 6 At Wellesley utmost care and looks very attractive. By the way, Ellis sent us his masterpiece of photography the other day. It is a new process and has taken some time and thought. The picture must have been done in the summer. It was a photograph of Nell with the round-faced, crowing Marjory in her arms. The picture was exceedingly attractive. Fan thought she had never seen anything prettier. When does Ellis reach Boston ? Friday ; and he has arranged to spend Sunday and Monday in Wellesley. What ' s your paper? Society. Meeting for Saturday night. When do you initiate? Next week. Good-bye. Tell Nell to be careful about mixing her correspon- dence. The year passed smoothly and pleas- antly. Nell behaved well. She grew quite tractable in the matter of dress, wore her yellow silk or organdie to con- certs, and even consented to carry a fan.