From 8-year old Hilda’s diary:

We had company all day long. All the people who want to see my father came to visit, but no one asked me to recite or play the piano, so I didn’t have to do anything. Aunt Tillie has been watching me about biting my nails and they have grown and they look nice and she said that if I keep up this good habit, she will take me downtown and treat me to a real manicure, just like grown-ups.