October 24, 1912
From 8-year old Hilda’s diary:
Uncle Milton and Aunt Etta were here for dinner last night. Every time they come, the minute they leave Grandmother says mean things about Aunt Etta. She says she spends too much time looking in the mirror and too much time powdering her nose and why can’t she come a few minutes before dinner. Must she come just in time to sit down to the table and Uncle David shouldn’t buy her so many clothes did Grandfather notice the plumes in her hat which is no hat for a wife whose husband has to work so hard and no one sees her running around in plumes and she wishes she never had to see Aunt Etta again. I didn’t put any commas in the sentence because Grandmother doesn’t use commas when she talks about Aunt Etta.