Letter

Half-folded leaf containing a portion of a handwritten letter sent to Anna Wilson by her sister who has accompanied Anna's daughter Margaret Wilson to the Plaza Hotel in New York City for treatment for her bad knee. The portion concerns a visit to Schwarz, and well as trouble over boarding arrangements with Margaret's doctor. The portion reads:

Plaza [?] eve
My Dear Sister,
I have just got my body[?] in bed and she is talking like a snapper[?]. It is my [?] to get her [?] down. I usually put the light very low, me, I have a soft light now with a green shade, rather I have had it but did not know how to use it [?]. Sent some one up to fix it and it is a great comfort. I hang a paper cover the light [?] I can read or write if I am [?] tired as I usually am, when I get her in bed, but I [?] is away & I cannot have my [?] which usually comes at quarter of nine. Dr. has gone some where to begin this Friday morning. M. is whistling. She practices it a good deal lately. She surely makes out quite a while, but I wish she would put if off till tomorrow. I took her some Schwartz this morning. I took her to [?] and I did not know as [?] I would hers any clothes left on me when I get out. I [?] first one way then another [?] day. She [?] looks [?] buy me stuff. I [?] I am their [?] so attractive. So many wonderful toys and such beautiful animals that would nod their heads in the most [?] way. [?] M. was fairly wild and she said she would like to buy my doll [?], but [?] I did not buy a thing. Everything is too expensive, but from this we went to 23rd St. ([?] the car of course_ and there [?] was over come again, my [?] was jerked [?] and I looked to see what was the matter, and it was the man on the [?] toys, one was a mouse that ran along by pushing a string up & down, I purchased the mouse and it kept me busy, for [?]. glad & the rubber comes off & [?] but it has offered her a good deal of amusement. I got a book for her at Daltons, which I read through before she went to bed. She remembers the stories wonderfully. She likes the story about the man getting his hair cut, as she [?].[?] cute for anything it pleases the doctor.
The bell boy Henry is just as nice to her as he can be. He is very intelligent and my [?] and she [?] with the bell when ever she gets a chance to talk to henry and [?] maid is very [?] Katie. She tells M. wonderful stories and draws pictures for her when she has time. [?] be better [?] only one thing troubles me. We have a lovely large room, which [?] usually been [?] as a parlor[?], [?] and a chandelier & side lights and every thing for convenient and they told [?]. [?] as long as I liked [?] the doctor wants very much the third room (Miss Eddy's room) and there is no other room on the sixth floor she could have but this, [?] she [?] want, and she says if I [?] leave some where else she will [?] her room and she will give him her room and she [?] this, [?] for [?] & comforted[?][?] and I can [?] M. [?] room if I don't happen [?] and the attendants there [?] is M. and just I [?] Dr. [?] angry as well when I know they want me to give up the rooms. & I don't know what I should do [?] I have the final rights to it but there it is [?] be crowded in a small room. I [?]

I am feeling very well much better then any time since I came.