Letter, Chefoo

Subjects: 1) Stormy cold weather. Isabel bites Constance’s breast and sets up some inflammation. Weaning initiated!! 2) “But the tender grace of the day that is gone, will never come back to me”. Constance admits to severe homesickness. 3) Pearl plays games with dolls, and handles snow for the first...

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Date(s) of creation: December 16, 1894
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Summary: Subjects: 1) Stormy cold weather. Isabel bites Constance’s breast and sets up some inflammation. Weaning initiated!! 2) “But the tender grace of the day that is gone, will never come back to me”. Constance admits to severe homesickness. 3) Pearl plays games with dolls, and handles snow for the first time. 4) Isabel begins to walk.
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Language: English
Copies: Transcript available in J. D. Owen, J. Gullick & S. McClure (eds.), 'Married to a Missionary: Constance Douthwaite's letters to her family, 1887-1896, with additional letters from her husband Arthur Douithwaite MD', unpublished, 2009 [copy available in Special Collections Reading Room]
Format: Archive