| Description | Elizabeth refers to the freezing weather in Saxe-Meiningen and describes her recent ice skating exploits. She notes that the girls had been rehearsing for their school play. Elizabeth also enquires after her new brother, John Augustine and asks about a sponge cake which her mother was sending to her in Germany.
Although the year isn't given in the date of this letter, it is possible to date the letter as December 1873 given that Elizabeth refers to the family's new baby, born in November 1873, and forthcoming Christmas celebrations. |