| Description | Letter from Amelia Nyasa Laws, Bergstrasse 33, Dresden, Germany, to her relatives, wishing mother happy birthday; frosty weather; Aunt enjoying it; all outdoor workers wear car-caps to protect them from frostbite; balaclavas also popular; gardens muffled up from December; Herr Pfannstiehl's wife eager to learn English, but Herr Pfannstiehl will not permit it; he is fussy about the pupils he will accept; describing how Herr Pfannstiehl reads his watch [he is blind]; he is quite gentle with her; thanks for the 'Livingstonia News'; criticism of some of the writing; comment on the state of children of missionaries sent home; the mission station in Genoa is in a bad way and there is no money to pay the stipends; regards from Mrs. Evans. |