Dr. Giglioli was coming at 8.30 to see Florence and Helen but he did not come. Florence had to leave as she had an engagement to meet the lady and get the tickets so she went – got the tickets which they found were an upper and lower in an inside state room on the 4th deck for which we pay $105 in gold. In the meantime the dressmaker had come with my dress and Dr. Giglioli came. He was thunder struck when he found we were going home. Florence came in in time to see him and also to see my dress. Then we went to Cateria’s* and Helen ordered a very striking suit. Then I bought the silk for my girdle – the same stuff exactly as we could not match the color. F.B.H. also bought the lace for my sleeves.
After lunch we lay down and then we got dressed and went to Mrs. Zupponi’s, the one who is going to let Florence have 300 lire and get her pay out of the money in the bank. We had a lovely tea party in the little apartment, delicious peaches and bread and butter and cake. It was very nice and pleasant. Helen had to go back about her ticket but F. and I stayed till 6 – looking at the postals of the different places where she had been – it was most interesting. We stopped at a couple of stores on the way back and looked at waists. An eccentric American, a Mrs. Echardt, came to call on Helen and stayed almost all the evening. She was very bright and very funny.
Poor Florence had an ulcerated back. I sat up till after twelve heating hot water for a bottle and reading aloud the news from an old American newspaper. Did not sleep well.
*Possibly spelled “Catana’s” or “Caterina’s”. See September 2nd.
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