| Description | Elizabeth refers excitedly to a forthcoming visit by her parents who were travelling to Saxe-Meiningen the following week after visiting Paris. Elizabeth elaborates on a request she had made for some 'bullseyes' for her school friend's birthday, asking her parents to put the sweets in a decorative box. Elizabeth writes about games and entertainments which the girls enjoyed at the school. She also describes a recent visit to a shooting fete, remarking on the large number of soldiers in Saxe-Meiningen. |