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Vw uu , Sajikkoi, Seoul, November 19, 1923. .Tour two letters written on your return from' •Riverside came last' Wednesday, twenty- ohe* day's on the journey; and the two'Written at the end of October came, today, only nineteen days' in transit. I received five 'foreign letters today*, which was quite exciting. One was from1 Ernest Zent- graf'of Princeton. (Ocky's rich, New nrork roommate who entertained us last winter, and went" to -Palestine this summer) ; one wa s* from Kir. -hieltz, one of mvnarishi oners ha t West Berlin* and the other from Krs. Fryer of Saskatchewan. The latter enclosed a picture of their house, which I shall send you will also be interested In'reading her letter. I ; send it too as .soon as I have answered it-.. \i-ri The letter y^u'enclosed'from. Bernie was certainly profuse in thanks,'ahd I- appreciate your letting me see it. Of course everything, outdoors here has been, frozen before this. I see chrysanthemums on sale, many of them like..the .small old- fashioned ones that grew in the East. The handsome large ones for which the Orient is famous all -seem to be .grown in pots, but I think you need not fear that your best vrill be out-rivalled by them 1 The Swinneys; bought "two- pots.; one with two white balls "was fifty sen, th £ other with'one red blossom was forty sen. At th£ nublic 2*reehh6user near "2s.stteate are ' verv larp*e nots with two or'three dozen'branches to each", plant tied up to form a perfect mound of flowers over the top. The single and * cactus'1 varieties are trained down over one side of. the jbot like a vine and Wired in place, HPien these 'are set on, receding; tiers of shelves,'they nre very effective. Persimmons can still be had; apples are in market all winter; and now tangerines are being imported. I have not seen any persimmons that at all approach the■sixe of California persimmons. But Ktoreaate famous for'them. The foreigners are very fond of them for breakfast; (the Korean name is Kam ) and someone said the'v understood now why'Korea, is called the land of the morning calm. The silks bought at Bullock*s sale are very attractive I'm sure you look well in the dress. 'I wish you could see a little'Korean child dressed, up; you never imagined anything so brilliant. The seeds is all solid-color (unlike the Japanese cloth, which is prodigal in design). Think of a little jacket of the most dazziinr Jtriit grass green with yellow collar and blue cuffs, 'a'^ougainvillliskirt, crimson stockings, versa! Ill on bow over each ear, and a coat of the same green lined with scarlet; then Imagine ' about thirty of such combinations, and you'have an Idea of what our Sunday School was like Thanksgiving morning (for Thanksgiving here comes on Sunday in ilethodist churches). One girl, sang, and then the group altogether sang, with motions illustrating the harvest- and I never saw American, children do as we.11 ?xx In the church service the members brought'in their Thanksgiving offerings, bags of rice and apples; and they were all spread out on a long table in front of the pulpi+ . The paper innm«rnrri
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Full text | Vw uu , Sajikkoi, Seoul, November 19, 1923. .Tour two letters written on your return from' •Riverside came last' Wednesday, twenty- ohe* day's on the journey; and the two'Written at the end of October came, today, only nineteen days' in transit. I received five 'foreign letters today*, which was quite exciting. One was from1 Ernest Zent- graf'of Princeton. (Ocky's rich, New nrork roommate who entertained us last winter, and went" to -Palestine this summer) ; one wa s* from Kir. -hieltz, one of mvnarishi oners ha t West Berlin* and the other from Krs. Fryer of Saskatchewan. The latter enclosed a picture of their house, which I shall send you will also be interested In'reading her letter. I ; send it too as .soon as I have answered it-.. \i-ri The letter y^u'enclosed'from. Bernie was certainly profuse in thanks,'ahd I- appreciate your letting me see it. Of course everything, outdoors here has been, frozen before this. I see chrysanthemums on sale, many of them like..the .small old- fashioned ones that grew in the East. The handsome large ones for which the Orient is famous all -seem to be .grown in pots, but I think you need not fear that your best vrill be out-rivalled by them 1 The Swinneys; bought "two- pots.; one with two white balls "was fifty sen, th £ other with'one red blossom was forty sen. At th£ nublic 2*reehh6user near "2s.stteate are ' verv larp*e nots with two or'three dozen'branches to each", plant tied up to form a perfect mound of flowers over the top. The single and * cactus'1 varieties are trained down over one side of. the jbot like a vine and Wired in place, HPien these 'are set on, receding; tiers of shelves,'they nre very effective. Persimmons can still be had; apples are in market all winter; and now tangerines are being imported. I have not seen any persimmons that at all approach the■sixe of California persimmons. But Ktoreaate famous for'them. The foreigners are very fond of them for breakfast; (the Korean name is Kam ) and someone said the'v understood now why'Korea, is called the land of the morning calm. The silks bought at Bullock*s sale are very attractive I'm sure you look well in the dress. 'I wish you could see a little'Korean child dressed, up; you never imagined anything so brilliant. The seeds is all solid-color (unlike the Japanese cloth, which is prodigal in design). Think of a little jacket of the most dazziinr Jtriit grass green with yellow collar and blue cuffs, 'a'^ougainvillliskirt, crimson stockings, versa! Ill on bow over each ear, and a coat of the same green lined with scarlet; then Imagine ' about thirty of such combinations, and you'have an Idea of what our Sunday School was like Thanksgiving morning (for Thanksgiving here comes on Sunday in ilethodist churches). One girl, sang, and then the group altogether sang, with motions illustrating the harvest- and I never saw American, children do as we.11 ?xx In the church service the members brought'in their Thanksgiving offerings, bags of rice and apples; and they were all spread out on a long table in front of the pulpi+ . The paper innm«rnrri |
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