25 Jan 1937
Dorothy Griffin to Maude / Washington D.C.

Dear Mother Griffin

I still can hardly believe that exquisite table linen is mine, and I was speechless when I first opened it. The hours and hours that must have been spent on it, and as I am a firm believer in heirlooms, that will certainly be one of my choice requests if there are any heirs.

John has an examination tomorrow and of course is submerged. He laughed so at my drawing of our apartment that I had to do away with it. It's still raining. We have little lakes and pools in the funniest places, and I finally convinced Elsie that this was one place an umbrella is an indispensable accessory and galoshes are fashionable. So now we're all fixed to let it pour.

Now right here I think I'll ask a favor. A couple of weeks ago I wrote to Beth Price and I can't remember mailing the letter, but it's nowhere here. Could you in some way find out if Beth had a letter from me, because if it is lost I want to write quickly. But if she's heard I would like to wait before writing the usual gossip she and I carry on from time to time. I was awfully shocked over Mr. Winkler's death - all of us were. It seems unbelievable.

Did you know I was an auntie? For the second time now, and both nephews. Willard and Mary are calling their boy Ames and mother is flattered to pieces. I call that unfair competition! I do hope you will visit Mary. They live at 3405 Washington Avenue and Mary is so gracious and easily met. I'm sure you'll like her and she knows very few people so she should be delighted having you call. We had a surprise letter yesterday from Grandma Smith, which made me want to see her very much.

The figurine I got today is a lovely bit of porcelain and John says is very popular in France. Elsie got a lovely jabox, so we had had Christmas all over. On my birthday John took me to a local night club for dinner - and we danced and saw a floor show, and ate chow mein and had a very swell time, just the two of us.

I shall be glad to tell you about all the books I get. I got "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom" which you've undoubtedly heard much of, but which I'm returning to get instead the Theatre Guild Anthology. I'll tell you more of that when I receive it.

At work I receive the Publisher Weekly and several other publications of like nature so I know of the new books long before they're for sale. John gave me a subscription to the new magazine "Life" for my birthday. Have you seen a copy?

I had a good start towards saving stamps until I read in Esquire "Why I stopped Saving Stamps" which claims it's impossible to sell them at half their catalog price - what a disillusion!

Hello Donald and Gordon, and why is it Dad only writes to Elsie - we're chagrined.

Happy Days, Dorothy

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