Letter from Hattie to Mary, March 31, 1890
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Title
Letter from Hattie to Mary, March 31, 1890
Subject
Birthdays; Aging; Arthur, Prince, Duke of Connaught, 1850-1942; Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught, 1860-1917
Description
Harriet writes to Mary wishing her a happy birthday and commenting that she still thinks of her as quite young. She continues the letter on April 4th, describing their invitation to meet the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. They attended a ceremony at the British Consulate that welcomed them before they left for Hong Kong.
Creator
Noyes, Harriet Newell
Source
The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #4
Publisher
Unpublished
Date
1890-03-31
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Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant
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PDF
Language
eng (English)
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Text
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noyes_c_cor_456
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Canton China
March 31st 1890
My dear Mary -
March is leaving
us to-day and carrying
away another of your
birthdays. It seems [u]so
strange[/u] to think that
you are thirty seven.
I do not think it will
ever seem to me that
you and Clara are
quite grown up. Perhaps
if I live to be over eighty
and you are over the
[?threescore?] and ten, I shall
feel that you are no longer
a young lady . When
Em and I were staying
with the Pauls at Phildela
we noticed that they
seemed to think their
younger sister Emily
quite juvenile and I am
sure she was over forty.
So you see you will
always seem [u]young[/u] to us,
Well I hope this wil
be for you a very happy
year .Whatever sadness
the past has brought us
it also gave us much
to remember with
gratitude and there is
much to be thankful
for in the present and
far [u]far[/u] more in our
hopes for the future .
I only commenced
this letter on the 31st
now it is the 4th of
April and we must
send the letters to the
office in about half an
hour and this is all
I have written .so you
see you will not have
much this time .Last
evening about dark we
received invitations to
go to the British Consulate
to meet or be presented
to their Royal Highnesses
the Duke & Duchess of
Connaught . He is the
seventh child of Queen
Victoria's the fourth
son I think a man
of about thirty five.
I will enclose the
card of invitations.
We went a 9.30 and
stood until nearly
eleven when the
Royal party appeared
and the whole company
formed in procession
and filed past them
They were very gracious
and shook hands with
all the ladies .They
left immediately after to
return to HongKong. They
are going on to England
via America by the Northern
Pacific Route . Great
preparations were made
for their reception .
He looked very much
like the Prince of Wales.
and she looked quite
pretty .I really hardly
saw them there was
such a crowd and it
was all over so hurriedly.
She wore magnificent
diamonds . I tried very
hard to see over the
heads of the crowd but was
[Note: Letter concludes sideways on page one]
not tall
enough.
Perhaps
Martha
will have
time to
write
you more
about it.
With love
ever Hattie.
Miss Butler
commenced
a letter to
you on your
birthday but
has not time to finish it.
中国广州 1890 年 3 月 31 日
我亲爱的玛丽——今天，
三月要离开我们，
带走你的另一个生日。
想到你已经三十七岁了，
这似乎很奇怪。
我不认为在我看来你和克拉拉已经长大成人了。
或许，
如果我活到八十多岁，
而你过三零十岁，
我会觉得你不再是小姑娘了。
当 Em 和我住在费城的 Paul 家时，
我们注意到他们似乎认为他们的妹妹 Emily 很年轻，
我相信她已经四十多岁了。
所以你看你对我们来说永远看起来很年轻，
好吧，
我希望这对你来说是一个非常快乐的一年。
无论过去给我们带来了什么悲伤，
它也让我们怀着感激之情记住了很多事情，
在这个过程中还有很多事情要感谢我们对未来的希望远不止于此。
我是在 31 日才开始写这封信的，
现在是 4 月 4 日，
我们必须在半小时内把信寄到办公室，
这就是我写的全部内容。
所以你看你这次不会有太多东西了。
昨晚大约天黑时我们收到了去英国领事馆会见或被介绍给康诺特公爵和公爵夫人殿下的邀请。
他是维多利亚女王的第四个儿子的第七个孩子，
我认为他是一个大约三十五岁的男人。
我将附上请柬。
我们去了9.30，
一直站到将近十一点，
皇家派对出现了，
整个公司列队列队经过他们。
他们非常亲切，
与所有女士握手。
他们立即离开返回香港。
他们将通过北太平洋航线经美国前往英国。
为他们的接待做了充分的准备。
他长得很像威尔士亲王。
她看起来很漂亮。
我真的很难看到他们有这么多人，
而且一切都结束得如此匆忙。
她戴着华丽的钻石。
我非常努力地从人群的头顶上看，
但 [注：信在第一页横向结束] 不够高。
也许玛莎有时间给你写更多关于它的信息。
永远爱海蒂。
巴特勒小姐在你生日那天给你写了一封信，
但还没来得及写完。
March 31st 1890
My dear Mary -
March is leaving
us to-day and carrying
away another of your
birthdays. It seems [u]so
strange[/u] to think that
you are thirty seven.
I do not think it will
ever seem to me that
you and Clara are
quite grown up. Perhaps
if I live to be over eighty
and you are over the
[?threescore?] and ten, I shall
feel that you are no longer
a young lady . When
Em and I were staying
with the Pauls at Phildela
we noticed that they
seemed to think their
younger sister Emily
quite juvenile and I am
sure she was over forty.
So you see you will
always seem [u]young[/u] to us,
Well I hope this wil
be for you a very happy
year .Whatever sadness
the past has brought us
it also gave us much
to remember with
gratitude and there is
much to be thankful
for in the present and
far [u]far[/u] more in our
hopes for the future .
I only commenced
this letter on the 31st
now it is the 4th of
April and we must
send the letters to the
office in about half an
hour and this is all
I have written .so you
see you will not have
much this time .Last
evening about dark we
received invitations to
go to the British Consulate
to meet or be presented
to their Royal Highnesses
the Duke & Duchess of
Connaught . He is the
seventh child of Queen
Victoria's the fourth
son I think a man
of about thirty five.
I will enclose the
card of invitations.
We went a 9.30 and
stood until nearly
eleven when the
Royal party appeared
and the whole company
formed in procession
and filed past them
They were very gracious
and shook hands with
all the ladies .They
left immediately after to
return to HongKong. They
are going on to England
via America by the Northern
Pacific Route . Great
preparations were made
for their reception .
He looked very much
like the Prince of Wales.
and she looked quite
pretty .I really hardly
saw them there was
such a crowd and it
was all over so hurriedly.
She wore magnificent
diamonds . I tried very
hard to see over the
heads of the crowd but was
[Note: Letter concludes sideways on page one]
not tall
enough.
Perhaps
Martha
will have
time to
write
you more
about it.
With love
ever Hattie.
Miss Butler
commenced
a letter to
you on your
birthday but
has not time to finish it.
中国广州 1890 年 3 月 31 日
我亲爱的玛丽——今天，
三月要离开我们，
带走你的另一个生日。
想到你已经三十七岁了，
这似乎很奇怪。
我不认为在我看来你和克拉拉已经长大成人了。
或许，
如果我活到八十多岁，
而你过三零十岁，
我会觉得你不再是小姑娘了。
当 Em 和我住在费城的 Paul 家时，
我们注意到他们似乎认为他们的妹妹 Emily 很年轻，
我相信她已经四十多岁了。
所以你看你对我们来说永远看起来很年轻，
好吧，
我希望这对你来说是一个非常快乐的一年。
无论过去给我们带来了什么悲伤，
它也让我们怀着感激之情记住了很多事情，
在这个过程中还有很多事情要感谢我们对未来的希望远不止于此。
我是在 31 日才开始写这封信的，
现在是 4 月 4 日，
我们必须在半小时内把信寄到办公室，
这就是我写的全部内容。
所以你看你这次不会有太多东西了。
昨晚大约天黑时我们收到了去英国领事馆会见或被介绍给康诺特公爵和公爵夫人殿下的邀请。
他是维多利亚女王的第四个儿子的第七个孩子，
我认为他是一个大约三十五岁的男人。
我将附上请柬。
我们去了9.30，
一直站到将近十一点，
皇家派对出现了，
整个公司列队列队经过他们。
他们非常亲切，
与所有女士握手。
他们立即离开返回香港。
他们将通过北太平洋航线经美国前往英国。
为他们的接待做了充分的准备。
他长得很像威尔士亲王。
她看起来很漂亮。
我真的很难看到他们有这么多人，
而且一切都结束得如此匆忙。
她戴着华丽的钻石。
我非常努力地从人群的头顶上看，
但 [注：信在第一页横向结束] 不够高。
也许玛莎有时间给你写更多关于它的信息。
永远爱海蒂。
巴特勒小姐在你生日那天给你写了一封信，
但还没来得及写完。
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Citation
Noyes, Harriet Newell, “Letter from Hattie to Mary, March 31, 1890,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed April 27, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/513.