Rita's Entry: Saturday, April 29, 1911
Early walk with Fran over to Clark for string. Practiced till noon. After lunch Mrs. S., Tin, Fran and I went shopping. Went to Burreslitute [???] for exhibit. It was gone. RAIN! Bo't coat, fiddle case, and flowers for Mrs. Elliot. Tin left us for voice lesson.
IN RITA'S DAY: Clark Street was active shopping area (see above). In the back of her diary, Rita lists the costs of many items. On this day, the coat cost $10.00, the violin case - $10.00 and the flowers and postage (?) cost $.46.
TODAY: The cost of the items Rita bought have gone up about the same over time. I mean you can buy an okay violin case for around 50 or 60 dollars and you can get a nice spring coat for the same. The big event today is the royal wedding (above). The cost of this they say was about 20 million pounds. The news is full of the wedding, but the terrible storms kept the major newscasters here in Alabama rather than in London.
Judy's Entry: Friday, April 29, 2011
Went out to breakfast and to AC Moore Arts and Crafts store where Mom bought me art supplies as a birthday gift. The off to Mt. Kisco for her eye injection. Came home for lunch and then met Diane. We went to the Lyndhurst arts and crafts show. A beautiful day and some lovely things, but I'm saving my money for baby items!
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