april 1st 1911dorothy Lydia moore to nelly cruttenden nee holman

st leonards, hastings, sussex

0 miles

the message

"Dear Mrs Cruttenden

If convenient to you I will come up for a lesson tomorrow

Yours sincerely

Dorothy Moore"

the sender

Dorothy Lydia Moore (1889-1964) was the daughter of Edward Moore (1853-1935) and Susannah Yates (1861-1909). Edward was a decorator. Dorothy never married and in 1939 was living with her brother Cecil Carman Moore (1892-1966), also a decorator and also unmarried.

When she sent this card Dorothy was 21 years old.

the recipient

Details of Nelly Cruttenden nee Holman (1870-1965) can be found by following this link

the places

St Leonards, Hastings, Sussex

what the card says to us

The picture is a view of The Mansion House in London, home of the Lord Mayor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansion_House,_London) and has no link to the families or the message. It is a fabulous piece of inking and colouring.

The message refers to Dorothy receiving a lesson from Nelly. It does not give any clues to the nature of the lesson but in her younger days Nelly was a Draper's Assistant and perhaps it is a lesson in dressmaking or a similar craft. By this time, Dorothy's mother has died.

The card is written quite formally and it contains the useful indication to the post office that it is local. It is effectively a text message referring to something that is planned for the next day. Was there a reply?