| Description | Letter from Amelia Nyasa Laws, Bergstrasse 33, Dresden, Germany, to her relatives, regarding the imminent departure of Mrs. and Miss Fleming from Rome; the Flemings want to know their summer plans; Babina cannot come to work for them; prompt action is usually the best way; Uncle is not going to Pontresina; Uncle 'warmly lays himself open to irruptions of his countrywomen', allowing all kind to visit him in Rome; Uncle having to hold a reception at the Manse even though he was ill, because society is all in Rome; the Gibsons seem to be at the manse less often now, a good thing; Aunt is not fit for Uncle's style of life, though Maria the cook will be glad to see her back as her work will decrease; women's work is always harder than men's; criticism of Herr Chitz's teaching; Herr Pfannstiehl's criticism of him; looking forward to having Mme. B. again as her singing teacher; hopes of being her assistant; will not offer to work full time for Uncle as he will take advantage of it; Uncle's refusal to have an appendectomy was the right decision; a Harley Street surgeon agrees that the operation is rarely unavoidable; Dr. Cook amused her by saying that women should be surgeons as they cut and sew more neatly than men; in America appendicitis is largely cured by osteopathy; Fraulein von Muralt has arrived in Rome from Sicily with her niece; Dr. Nicoll has written from Dover to say that he was still subscribing to the mission; pity that churches insist on printing the amount of their subscriptions; she and Aunt will likely leave Dresden on 2 June as Uncle is so agitated about accommodation in Sterzing that they will have to go there first and settle, then return to Münich for all they need; her black skirt is worn on both sides from organ work; Münich is very inexpensive for clothing; Herr Pfannstiehl is to take her to Freiberg to see a rare Silbermann's organ; visit to the Frauenkirche to hear the Saxon Evangelical Lutheran Association of Trumpeters - 500 all playing together; Boy Scouts acting as ushers; sermon on 'manly Christianity'; performance of St. John's Passion; the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra particularly good because they possess some rare instruments not now in use; enclosing 'memoriam' of Mr. Minto and photograph of Babina, to be returned. |