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Correspondence to Imogene Snowden from Annie Brinkley Snowden, Castellamonte, Italy, 1896 June 17.
Annie is updating her sister, Imogene, about her European travels. "Papa could never suffer from eating strawberries like we have here. They are delicious & we have wild ones on the place... Aunt Genie ordered an open carriage and we drove all afternoon - You should have seen the villagers stare! It is a rare sight to behold a carriage in these parts - and Americans too - dear me! The windows were blocked with faces and those in the streets stared at us with opened mouths & nudged each other to look - The drive was fine! We passed the Duke of Genoa out driving with his son...Mabel and I went immediately after breakfast with the cook to market. The streets were jammed with booths erected just for the day and every body was busy either buying or selling - Every body gazed at us. We had a great time in the hat store. I wanted a shade hat...I didn't care how it looked. When we turned to leave they offered the hat for one lira. I took it of course for that...I trimmed my had in white mull(?) yesterday. It is real sweet...Mabel and I are reading 'The Marble Faun' - The description of Rome will help us to enjoy that city more."
Annie also includes some original verses that she wrote. One part says, "But the mirror of nature that lay at her feet, Had reflected already the answers so sweet."
Annie Brinkley Snowden was the daughter of R.B. Snowden.
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sc.0065.022_009.02
Date
1896 June 17
Keywords
Fargason, Annie Brinkley Snowden, 1878-1924.; Correspondence.
Recommended Citation
"Correspondence, to Imogene Snowden from Annie Brinkley Snowden, 1896 June 17" (2023). Documents. 37.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-rbsnowdenfamily1/37
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