Pennell, Elizabeth Robins, 1855-1936, Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 · Philadelphia and London : J. B. Lippincott Co. · leaf 150
r old Philadelphia lady in reduced circumstances. Butmy trouble was that I was not supposed to be thrown onmy own resources. A Philadelphia father would have feltthe social structure totter had he permitted his daughterto work as long as he was alive to work for her. When hehad many daughters and… … THE CUSTOMS HOUSE THE SOCIAL ADVENTURE 133 its inconvenience when put into practice. To be guardedfrom the hardship of hd)our by the devoted father did notalways put money into the daughters pocket. Had I been more at home in Philadelphia, my povertymight not have stood so much in my light. A…
Pennell, Elizabeth Robins, 1855-1936 · Lithography, American
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