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[1907 June 10] post . Arthur ALS to Mabel [Jenkins]; [Washington, D.C.]

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Box 4
Abstract:
Comments on Mabel’s bathing suit, which she worries was improper for her swimming lessons. “You did not tell me whether the inner lower garment consisted of a divided skirt down to the ankles, a pair of baggy bloomers reaching to the knee or a pair of skin tights extending a little below the waist line.” Discusses what would make the bathing suit indecent, mainly whether it drew the “poisoned imagination” of men. Mentions social visits and bird watching. Trying to arrange a time for him to visit Mabel and to do so within social restrictions and avoid gossip.
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18 pages

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