14 A COLLECTING TRIP 
to Yokohama, a nine hours train trip, most frightfully 
dusty and dirty, but splendid scenery, through ter- 
raced rice fields and tea plantations, and running 
along the foot of Fugi. Today we leave for Nikko. 
Mrs. Barbour’s dress, which I had embroidered at 
quite a cost, came out beautifully and I am sure she 
will like it; my French waists, which I had copied, 
are very good, six dollars per waist. It 1s very warm 
and muggy here, a typical Fourth of July, and there 
is to be quite a celebration here this evening, fire- 
works, ete. ; the hotel is decorated with flags and paper 
lanterns. The four- and five-leafed clovers I am en- 
closing came from the imperial palace — no gardens 
in Kyoto. With much love from all of us, from 
Your most affectionate, 
Rosamond. 
Oakland, Cal., July 31, 1907. 
Dear Father : 
Needless to say I was more than delighted to get 
all your letters here. You need make no excuses for 
not having written more, for we wonder how you ever 
found time for so many — and each one a joy too. 
Now I write you, the founder of the feast, that we are 
all formally home, for Willie A. and his family are 
just feeding us up and giving us a royal good time. 
We intend to remain five or six days here, for W. A. 
would feel very hurt if we rushed straight away to 
vo sight-seeing which can be done some other time. 
We shail spend two days at the Grand Canyon, so 
that our trip across the continent will consume about 
a week. Both Mr. and Mrs. Pierce have written for 
Ros. and me to go to you first and so we shall go 
