Wellesley College - Legenda Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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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.

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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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A Question of Science 17 She became an ornament to the famous society, X. F., went to the social meetings, and knew the names of desirable Fresh- men. This was not the gentle abstraction which usually indicates a love affair, but people who are naturally abstracted take to a different mode of expression under such circumstances. So thought Ruth at all events. Ellis was out for the Glee Club and Nell was very pleased and gracious. Ruth asked him for Twelfth Night and, since she was in the cast, Nell kindly acted as hostess. At last it was ' ' Float night. Ruth regretted the fact that Nell rowed but it couldn ' t be helped. She and Fan with several of the Juniors sat together on the hill-side entertaining Ellis, his chum, and a couple of Seniors from Harvard. Ellis kept his eye on the red and white ribbons that floated from the senior boat. When it passed he watched the swaying figure of Number Three and lifted up his voice with those who yelled,