The 'Correspondence' Affair #38 - February 18, 1914 (Millicent to Alexander)

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From : Thun, Switzerland

February 18, 1914

My dearest Alexander,

As you suggested, I have waited until after testing to write. I am pleased to report that even on the dreaded cooking and sewing tests that I have now reached the point of being at my age level. Not that I would be seen in public in anything sewn strictly by my own skills, but being able to adjust the fit of my own clothing is quite handy.

Last month, we all made a field trip to St. Moritz to view the World Championship Figure Skating competition. The men's will be held in Finland in just a few days, but we watched the women's single and the pairs competitions. It was thrilling for me to get to see Phyllis Johnson perform representing Great Britain. She didn't manage silver as she did last year, but still finished in the medals with a bronze. It seems peculiar that they didn't just have all of the competition at the same time.

Watching the competition rather made me want to learn the basics of ice skating - not that I ever intend to compete, of course. From the conversations arpund the school, I daresay I am not the only one with those sort of thoughts following the trip.

Before it slips my mind, thank you for my birthday present. The bracelet is lovely. As for my Christmas present, I have gotten all of the postcards you have sent me to date into the album. I went through a good deal of debate between myself and Ermengarde deciding how best to arrange them, by subject, by place of origin or chronologically. In the end, I have decided that placing them by the date they were written is the method I will stick with. I don't want to wear out either the cards or the album by constantly reshifting them.

I cannot adequately say how much you being able to be here for that short time over the holidays meant to me. Lavinia took exception to the fact that I had a visitor and has made a few nasty remarks. I certainly cannot see where she thinks it is any business of hers. I am glad that she is a year older as that means I should be able to have relative peace during my last year of school. That's sounds horrid of me, but she does manage to get on my nerves on a regular basis. Surely that has to be intentional.

As I know your travel schedule is rather unpredictable, I am going ahead and sending your birthday present. I am trying to make sure anything I send is small enough to be packed along until the time comes to open it. I hope it will not be terribly long before we get to see one another again.

My love to you always,

Millicent

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