ners are
entirely too coquettish to suit me; he does nothing but
shrug his shoulders and roll up his eyes--perhaps it is a
Virginia custom. He seems to think Miss Gerard [Julia,
daughter of James W. Gerard] his _belle_ ideal or _beau_
ideal of everything lovely, etc. I told him that I thought
her awful, that she had such an inanimate sickly expression,
and I abused her at a great rate! I expect he thinks I am a
regular devil!

Tonight I am going to the opera. "Lucretia Borgia" is to be
performed. I have learned a song from Lucia. So you can
imagine how much the rooster has improved!

On Thursday evening I was at the Moore's [Dr. William
Moore]. Frank Bucknor came for me and brought me home. His
sister [Cornelia Bucknor, subsequently the wife of Professor
John Howard Van Amringe of Columbia College] was there, Beek
Fish [Beekman Fish], Bayard Fish, Dr. [Adolphus] Follin, old
Leslie Irving and Frank Van Rensselaer. Miss Moore told me
that May came for us that evening to go to the Academy. I am
dreadfully sorry that you will not be able to go to the
Kemble [Mrs. William Kemble] ball; they are going to have
it on Monday. I dare say it will be very pleasant and old
Chrystie will be there. Emily B. [Emily Bucknor] and Frank
[Bucknor] are going.

My hat has come home, and it is very pretty; it is a sherred
blue crape, without any ribbon--trimmed very simply with
blue crape and illusion mixed and the same inside.

Mrs. William Le Roy has been to see you. Ma thinks that you
had better come home when you first expected--on Tuesday or
Wednesday. I am very much disappointed that you are not here
to go to the Kembles as you have a dress to wear.

You can tell Adeline [Adeline Camilla Scott], if you please,
that Mr. Pendleton wants to know the use of sending her to
school when her head is filled with beaux and parties. I
told him her mother did it to keep her out of mischief.
Bucknor says he thinks it is time for you to come home. If
you stay much longer my spring fever will come on and I
shall get so many things there will be no money left for
you. Besides Mr. Pendleton is going to the Bucknor's some
day next week and I am going to get him to stop for me, and
if you are home I shall invite you to go along. Beek Fish
will b