Letter Circa Mar. 1916 Standardized Text
This is the “standardized text” version of the Mascot Moskovina documents. This version is presented in an easily readable and searchable format. Punctuation is modernized and inserted where needed for clarity. Abbreviations are spelled out, insertions are incorporated, and crossouts and duplicate words are deleted. First words in sentences have been capitalized; other capitalization issues have not been edited. Moskovina’s spelling is routinely irregular and creative; where it is possible to discern her meaning, spelling has been standardized.
[p. 1]
c/o Mrs. James McCabe
25 W. 65th Street
N.Y. City
[no date]
My dear little Nondas
I received your dear letter and I must ask your pardon for not having answered it before, but really I could not. I was so busy. I am so very sorry to hear that your Mama is indisposed and I sincerely hope by now your Mama is enjoying the Best of health again. On March 20 the Ballet Russe was here and I saw all their performances, but they used to be better. Nijinsky is joining them in New Jersey. Mr. Diaghilev got him free from Budapest.
[p. 2]
I am going down to New York on Sunday April 2nd so dear you will please write to the address I gave you on the top of this page. I will be in rooms there. My husband sent Baby two big Japanese dolls but they arrived all broken, but she received a kimono and a pair of little chinese shoes safely and from Mme Pavlova a Japanese dressing jacket all embroidered. Baby certainly is a lucky little mite. She has now three silk kimonos, two Japanese and one pink silk padded, then two embroidered flannel kimonos which I made for her Silk booties and bonnets, two gold rings, one silver rattle, then that lovely little rattle you sent her which hangs between her curtain of her crib [sketch of a crib with curtains] and smiles and laughs when she hears it rattle. Your present to her will be her favorite yet. I am going to make her a collection of dolls: Indian dolls,
[p. 3]
Japanese dolls, Eskimo dolls, etc. Already she has one huge doll which used to be mine. It is twice as large as she is. Then she has a Baby doll & one celluloid Baby doll with moving arms and feet, then one little cloth Kewpie Boy, one little Ballet Girl Doll, it is a doll dress exactly like the Brown Photo I sent to you. A friend of mine made a gift of it to me dressed exactly like the picture with hair and all. Then she has a Uncle Sam doll with whiskers and all, so you see to start with she has quite a collection. She will get a huge Teddie Bear, and a Monkey when she is old enough to play with them. Well dearie, I must end up now as I have so much packing to do and am head over heels in work. Baby sends her love and kindest regards to you all in her cooing way
[p.] 4
Please give my Love to your dear Mama and I hope she is better now. Write to me again in New York. When I get my permanent address I will send it to you.
With Love and kisses
From Your friend
Mascot
[p. 1]
c/o Mrs. James McCabe
25 W. 65th Street
N.Y. City
[no date]
My dear little Nondas
I received your dear letter and I must ask your pardon for not having answered it before, but really I could not. I was so busy. I am so very sorry to hear that your Mama is indisposed and I sincerely hope by now your Mama is enjoying the Best of health again. On March 20 the Ballet Russe was here and I saw all their performances, but they used to be better. Nijinsky is joining them in New Jersey. Mr. Diaghilev got him free from Budapest.
[p. 2]
I am going down to New York on Sunday April 2nd so dear you will please write to the address I gave you on the top of this page. I will be in rooms there. My husband sent Baby two big Japanese dolls but they arrived all broken, but she received a kimono and a pair of little chinese shoes safely and from Mme Pavlova a Japanese dressing jacket all embroidered. Baby certainly is a lucky little mite. She has now three silk kimonos, two Japanese and one pink silk padded, then two embroidered flannel kimonos which I made for her Silk booties and bonnets, two gold rings, one silver rattle, then that lovely little rattle you sent her which hangs between her curtain of her crib [sketch of a crib with curtains] and smiles and laughs when she hears it rattle. Your present to her will be her favorite yet. I am going to make her a collection of dolls: Indian dolls,
[p. 3]
Japanese dolls, Eskimo dolls, etc. Already she has one huge doll which used to be mine. It is twice as large as she is. Then she has a Baby doll & one celluloid Baby doll with moving arms and feet, then one little cloth Kewpie Boy, one little Ballet Girl Doll, it is a doll dress exactly like the Brown Photo I sent to you. A friend of mine made a gift of it to me dressed exactly like the picture with hair and all. Then she has a Uncle Sam doll with whiskers and all, so you see to start with she has quite a collection. She will get a huge Teddie Bear, and a Monkey when she is old enough to play with them. Well dearie, I must end up now as I have so much packing to do and am head over heels in work. Baby sends her love and kindest regards to you all in her cooing way
[p.] 4
Please give my Love to your dear Mama and I hope she is better now. Write to me again in New York. When I get my permanent address I will send it to you.
With Love and kisses
From Your friend
Mascot
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