Mediterranean Sea
Heavy wind. Steamer pitched a good deal. Almost every one felt it. I went to breakfast but did not go to lunch. I had bouillon and crackers on deck. Sat in steamer chair and rested. Watched the coast of Sardinia with Miss Peet and Miss Wilt and the McInnises. Went to the barber’s with Pen and chose some prints to be struck off of passengers I wanted. Pen packed her trunk late this afternoon while I wandered around.
It was the Captain’s dinner tonight and the dining room was all decorated with flags and it was very pretty. We had a dinner in courses and I took almost every course. It was delicious. Mrs. Rothschild offered us both champagne, but I wouldn’t take any and Pen only a little. Then the waiters marched in bearing lanterns and wonderful dishes all lighted up with little moulded figures chinamen carrying paper umbrellas. It was very pretty. The lights went out - the lights on the light houses revolved and at the back of the dining room came out the words in electric lights. Auf Wiedersehen.- Au revoir. We cheered the captain and sang, “For he’s a jolly good fellow” and he made a little speech. People swapped bon bons and paper caps---and fastened them in with flags. It was a beautiful dinner and a pretty sight. I wore my Percy wedding dress* and Pen her pretty pink. Then she danced once but we came down early. Pen went to bed and I am packing my trunk and I’m awfully tired. Good night.
Found the steward at 12.30 and got him to bring me a pitcher of hot water and a cup and spoon.
*Her son, Percy, had been married in 1911.
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