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Helen Fox Angell letters to Bess Peebles Fox, April-September 1945

1945-05-24 Helen Angell to Bess Peebles Fox Page 8

aren't supposed to buy it. Maybe later I can get some. Tell Mary so she won't be too hopeful. I'll see if I can get Grace's perfume around here; I'd have a better chance than in Paris.
Yes, I made the gloves. We could get leather in the stores often.
The little felt thing Dorothy Bernstein gave me for Christmas. She was my full time volunteer, you remember.
Which spoon was the beading from? I'm glad you liked them. I was pleased when I found them.
The two compacts I got on Bond Street in London. The ash trays are solid silver, also from Bond Street and are about twelve dollars apiece.
The Portsmouth spoon is interesting. There is no such ship as HMS Victory. It is a British navy term for Portsmouth harbor. Maureen said the Germans once reported it sunk.
The little brass heads I picked up in Abingdon on the Thames in an antique shop. I thought they'd be cute made into a clip or pin.
Give Betty the big mesh stockings. I intended them for her.
I sold my bicycle for five pounds. Rather sorry I didn't wrestle it over.
The little silver thing Johnny gave me Christmas. Why not use it on the tea table to put ginger or something in.
The civilian men in the picture are Mr. O'Connor, the Nat'l Pres. of Red Cross (to take Norman Davis' place) & Mr. Gibson, R.C. Comissioner for

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aren't supposed to buy it. Maybe later I can get some. Tell Mary so she won't be too hopeful. I'll see if I can get Grace's perfume around here; I'd have a better chance than in Paris. Yes, I made the gloves. We could get leather in the stores often. The little felt thing Dorothy Bernstein gave me for Christmas. She was my full time volunteer, you remember. Which spoon was the beading from? I'm glad you liked them. I was pleased when I found them. The two compacts I got on Bond Street in London. The ash trays are solid silver, also from Bond Street and are about twelve dollars apiece. The Portsmouth spoon is interesting. There is no such ship as HMS Victory. It is a British navy term for Portsmouth harbor. Maureen said the Germans once reported it sunk. The little brass heads I picked up in Abingdon on the Thames in an antique shop. I thought they'd be cute made into a clip or pin. Give Betty the big mesh stockings. I intended them for her. I sold my bicycle for five pounds. Rather sorry I didn't wrestle it over. The little silver thing Johnny gave me Christmas. Why not use it on the tea table to put ginger or something in. The civilian men in the picture are Mr. O'Connor, the Nat'l Pres. of Red Cross (to take Norman Davis' place) & Mr. Gibson, R.C. Comissioner for