The Archive · 1923

J. R. Goddard, father of Dr

F. W. Goddard) is three feet and five inches high. To the top of his shoulders he is two feet eight and a half inches, and round his waist 21 4 inches. I shall give you two years from this time to get the things here to me. I suppose he may bs expected to grow tall between two and three inches a year. Probably you can guess something near how large to make his clothes. I would like a plain bonnet for myself and one for each of the girls. I wear in any society, as we may be in Hongkong when the articles reach us, and there is much Emglish society there.

I now use a palm loaf bonnet. This is good enough for me, but it will be worn out sometime. See that the bonnets ara new or they will spoil on the way out."

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