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diamonds; (4) an enamel snake coiled on her wrist, with head and neck covered with diamonds; (5) three diamond rings.
It sounds fearful and yet had a less tawdry look than. .. more varied stones.
At the Ocean House reception, last night, one of the first figures I encountered was dear Jared [Sparks] wandering in a dreamy manner in search of Miss Florence, with whom he is staying here and who had danced away somewhere.
He was very sweet and friendly towards you and all of us, and said many of the happiest associations of his life were with our family.
I left him still wandering.
We have all been interested in Miss Murfree (C. E. Craddock), a cheery, little, pale body, lame in one foot, who goes about everywhere and enjoys Boston as we enjoy London or Paris.
She holds her own capitally, modest and gentle, yet spirited and very wide-awake.
I am a great admirer of her Tennessee stories.
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The dinner to Froude was given at Delmonico's, and the only comment in the diary is, “not brilliant.”
The Bottas were Newport-New York friends, Professor Botta, an Italian, with a Vermont wife.
October, 1872
I went on to New York to the Froude dinner which was elaborate and elegant. . ..
I stayed at the Bottas and we had Froude there to lunch; also Messrs. Parke Godwin, John Bigelow (late Minister to France), Professor Draper ( “History of the development of Europe” ), Bellows, Rev. Dr. 