144 A COLLECTING TRIP 
Tom‘s white canvas shoes gave out, so I had a 
Chinaman copy them; he did them finely, exactly like 
the originals when they were new; total cost, $2 
(American). 
Please give my love to every one and with a great 
deal to yourselves believe me 
Your most affectionate daughter, 
Rosamond. 
P.S. We have just decided to remain here until 
the 30th, perhaps longer; otherwise we would have let 
you know sooner. Your letters are a great joy to us 
and we reread them many times. I hope every one is 
well. We were thrilled when we received a cable 
saving that Sally is engaged to James Huntington and 
we only hope she will not be married until we get 
back. 
Buitenzorg, Java, March 23, 1907. 
Dear Fred : 
We were delighted to receive your letters last 
Sunday, but received only three in two months; I am 
sure some went astray. Katherina and I had to laugh 
when I read to her what Cousin Frank Higginson said 
about the jade and rubies in Burma, how beautiful 
they were, and how you hoped I would get a little 
jade, for rubies of course were out of the question. 
Not at all; we did not get any jade; we got rubies. I 
have sixteen in all, large and small. 
This week we have been taking it comparatively 
easy and have done no sightseeing whatever. I hired - 
a Singer sewing machine and Rena has been and is 
still making me a sweet dress out of hand-made 
Burmese silk, which I obtained in Mandalay, and 
