Kathleen
to Jack - Sept. 12, 1891
BC Archives
MS02894 Box 36 File 34
September 12, 1891
12th
Sept. 1891
My dear
old Jack
I wonder
if you have been having good sport & enjoying yourself,
& I hope you are having fine weather, it is simply
pouring with rain here, it has been wet since Tuesday,
it must stop soon I think. Carry Cornwall stayed here
for ten days & it was rather hard to amuse her as
there was not very much going on. We went to Sir Matthews
tennis last Friday, it was rather damp & cold there.
I played one set with Mr. Stanhope & we were beaten.
Then we drove to Fairfield to see Uncle Joe, & I drove
Mrs. Snowden home. Carry and I had rowed up to her place
in the morning to get a rug that had been left there,
the night of the pic-nic [sic]. On Saturday we went down
by train to a Cricket Match at Esquimalt, the band played
and a good many people were there, the trains were hot
& crowded coming back, so we walked the whole way
fancy mother doing that! The little Middie, Mr. Hodges
came to dinner & we had music & bagatelle, he
was very pompous which amused us. That evening the American
lady Mrs. Hitchcock had a pic-nic at Curtis Point - she
was most anxious that Carry & I should go but Mother
thought it was too late & cold. The pic-nic was given
in honour of the American naval officers, & the people
who were there say they were rather dreadful specimens.
The steam launch towing the boats did not pass Point Ellice
until 7. 30 p.m. & they made huge bonfires on Curtis'
Point & sat around them singing songs it must have
been very dark and cold, though they had two cords of
wood sent up there for the bonfires. We here [sic] the
refreshments were very light & Mr. Vowel tells that
Captain Jones returned home in a very dejected mood. I
suppose he was hungry! A few mornings ago Carry &
I rowed up to the Thomsons & got flowers & then
went down to town to shop, by the time we reached Jones
boat house, it was raining fast & we thought we should
get very wet but by the time the shopping was finished
it was beautifully fine, & we enjoyed the row home
very much; & felt dreadfully hungrey [sic] for lunch.
Little Mr. Drummond came up on Sunday and stayed until
11. O'cl. Train it was a nice fine day. Sir Rupert Arbuthnot
& Mr. Vowel called & Mr Newton & McEnnery
came & went to church with us in the evening. The
Admiral and Mr. Graham have returned from their shooting
& fishing expedition. I believe fine. Nelly Drake
has just telephoned in a very excited state of mind to
say they have just received a telegram from Brian today
he is to be here very shortly and Victoria is all on the
tip toes of excitement over Jessie Dunsmuir's wedding.
I hope very much that she will have fine weather.
Now dear old boy I must stop. Take good care of yourself
& Father. Your ever loving sister
C.K.
Stanhope
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