Accession[1969.0005] Papers of the Edgar FamilyPart of Item[1969.0005.00023] Blanche Due's letters to her mother Mrs. Smith [1 of 5]IdentifierUMA-ITE-1969000500036Scope and ContentShanghai. Sending "a Social Shanghai" with pictures of the horse show and "the French Fire Brigade"; assorted marriages; decor of a house spoiled by, "one or two hideous and dirty looking curios"; exceptional good taste of the Shanghai people in furnishing; has left the Bridge Club who were "on the verge of fighting like cats"; parlous state of the dairy at home; Purchase of a winter hat; impossible to save in Shanghai - "The fact is one lives in luxury here, without noticing it" ... lots of people ... live beyond their means".Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1969.0005 Unit 0011MenuBrowse digitised items | Available online
Edgar Family, Letter from Blanche Due to her mother, Mrs J.M. Smith, 9 September 1911 (9 September 1911), [UMA-ITE-1969000500036]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 25/06/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/213996
