To rotate the image, hold down SHIFT and ALT on your keyboard, and then click and drag on the page.
seven o'clock, but we were a trifle late,
and almost everyone had arrived. We
joined our fellow polo players, and
never have I seen more becoming
costumes. The girls were all gowned in
evening dress, with hats to match, light
slippers + stockings, + carried parasols.
The men were attired in either light
blue or yellow [satine?] shirts, white riding
trousers, Ascot ties, riding boots,
and polo caps to match shirts. They
carried mallets. In our dance the
girls appeared first on a balcony and
watched the men while they were
supposed to have a game of polo.
Then the girls walked down the [?],
joining the men, and all took part
in the general dance. The Walsh girls
then did a dance together, followed
by the song "Half past two" from the
Arcadians which Mr. King and I
sang, + then Helen + John danced the
"Riding lesson." In the end we all
formed two [spike teams?], and drove
off, the drivers snapping long lashed
whips, + the girls twirling their
parasols for the wheels. We are all crazy
about our dance, and at last have