Mon. Jan. 11, 1897 Wea. nice

Did housework – went to the Capitol in the afternoon and then Mary and I went down to the store and picked out waiste for me. Quite pretty. Mary came and stayed all night..------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - --- -- Notes from Betsy 2011: A waiste (or waist) is apparently a blouse, as in shirt-waist. Check out "waists" in the Sears Catalog in 1897. Thanks to Sarah Frank for the link!