London
Ther. [Thermometer] FRI. JULY 21, 1911 [Friday, July 21, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
88º max. [88 degrees maximum]  "Hottest day since 1906"  Fine
Clear with fresh S.W. [southwest] breeze. Air dry &
heat fervid rather than oppressive. I did
not mind it much but the "natives" seemed 
to be suffering exceedingly. The newspapers
state that it has been the hottest day since
Sept. 1906 [September 1906] when the ther. [thermometer] went to 90 on
several days, in London.
  Spent forenoon shopping. Went
first to Elvery's & to a tailor at 22
Conduit St. about a suit of rain cloth.
Thence by taxi to Brown, Shipley's where
I drew 40 [40 pounds sterling]. Thence to Lowe's where
I bought a pipe for C. [Caroline] and 3 for
myself. Thence to [?] 
where I got stocking[s], silk handkerchiefs
a steamer rug etc. Back to dine at 1.30
Wrote letters in P.M. Out again at
6 to buy some [?,] [?].  [?]
at Rowland Wards & some [?]
[Tiger?]-[?] [?]. We read [?] this evening.
London
Ther. [Thermometer] SAT. July 2, Wea. [Weather]
86º  Fine
Clear & hot with fresh S.W. [southwest] wind.
Owing probably to humidity the heat to-day
seemed more oppressive than it has been
hitherto. The evening was especially sultry.
Still, it would not be really trying weather
for New England. The Londoners complain 
of it most bitterly.
  I went to Conduit St. just after
breakfast to see about my rain cloth suit 
Went thence (by "Tube" from Dover St.)  to 
British Museum where I met C.[Caroline] & E. [Elizabeth R. Simmons].
We looked at the wonderful Elgin marbles &
many other things among them two contemporary
copies of Magna Charta [Magna Carta] one bearing King
John's seal. Got back to Hall's about 3.
Slept most of P.M. Mrs. Morris arrived in
time to dine with us at 7. We spent
evening talking.