| Description | In this letter Mary Taylor remarks on her 'face ache' and Elizabeth's request for money to buy a Berlin paint box. She instructs Elizabeth to take care of the paints and to 'be sure to be diligent and to succeed' with her painting. Mary Taylor remarks on the death of the family's cousin Newman (possibly Edward Newman) and the ill-health of cousin Sam Cash. She also provides an account of recent social activities with reference to Elizabeth's younger siblings and comments about a visit to Tufnell Park. A brief letter from Elizabeth's father John Taylor features on the reverse of Mary Taylor's letter. John Taylor refers to money for Elizabeth's paint box and advises his daughter to 'take a more womanly position in your school'. Remarking that Elizabeth's last year at school in Saxe-Meiningen was 'of great importance', he concludes by reiterating that she was prohibited from attending the theatre. |