Undated letter from Sophie to Roslyn—sometime during Ros’s trip to visit Walter in Florida and New Orleans, March 1937:
You certainly lost no time in writing to us. And were we glad to hear from you. Has it been cold ever since you left here, you lucky thing. I think yesterday was the coldest day we’ve had this year.
I went to the dinner dance Tuesday and I dressed formal, and what an affair that was. I borrowed Rae Kruke’s shoes and evening bag, and I wore Edith’s blue dinner dress. Was I dressed up and what a grand time I had.
Isn’t this typewriter just terrible? Bob resurrected it out of the attic and I cleaned it up a little, but it works just terrible. It needs a new ribbon and it skips a space occasionally. I know its not the way I type. I’m much better than this ordinarily.
Alan’s lost his first tooth on the bottom front and another one is loose so that by the time you get back home, he’ll probably be missing most of them. Bob didn’t lose them that way.
I think Alan is going to write a letter too, because Bob is writing and he wants to save the postage. He’s getting tight like Bobby and his mother, and Uncle Walter.
We’re all fine at home, and mama is just the same too. We’re having roast chicken with dressing tonight for dinner. You probably are having turkey or something, aren’t you?
Did you get the hose Phil sent you? It should be there by this time, as Phil was very prompt for a change. He’s been so busy with all the out-of-town people here, that I’ve hardly seen him. I had to stay home today and yesterday to recuperate from the dinner dance Tuesday night and the dance and entertainment Wednesday night. I can’t take it anymore. Getting old.
Chippy bought Helen over Wednesday night to spend the evening here. I wasn’t here, but Mrs. Yamin was and was mama excited.
If this damned typewriter works better I would write you a longer letter, but it’s just an effort to write on it, so I won’t write very much. Mama just got Walter’s Jewish letter and it tells us you are going to New Orleans, so I hope this letter will be forwarded if it misses you at Pass-a-Grille. I hope so, anyway.
At any rate, Ros, have a grand time and make it last as long as you can, so you’ll have plenty to remember about during the summer when the others will all be having their vacations.
I just wrote a letter to Rosalyn and told her that you might come to see her. Irv is furious because she is staying two more weeks. He just called here a little while ago and said that he expected her yesterday but that she’s staying on. He’s certainly acting like a baby. It’s foolish for her to come home now when her sisters just got there and it’s so cold here. But Irv says he’d warm her up if she comes home. You know how he is.
I’m playing a little more bridge than usual because I have nothing else to do. Having you away makes it so much easier, so I’ll have my good time until you get back, and then I’ll have to work hard again.
Make Walter write more Jewish letters to mama because she does enjoy them so much. And even if you don’t hear from us very often, our intentions are good.
Love,
Sophie.
The Felson Family 