I love antiques. I've been collecting them since early teenagehood and I've never stopped being intrigued by bits and scraps of other people's lives -- as a writer, it goes with the territory. Today, I found a small tobacco tin at a local shop and when I lifted the card to give it a good cleaning inside, I found on the reverse of the card was an...invitation? ;)
Reads:
GIVEN
Absolut(e)
NO STRINGS - NO R
If your Number W
YOU DO
The Lots
KISSI(NG)
THEY POSITIVEL(Y)
This is not a scheme -- it is
this card in to the headquarte(rs)
Ebbit Hotel, between 12 noon
THIS CARD MU BE P
REMEM(BER)
Well, color me intrigued. What happened at the Ebbitt Hotel?
That certainly is intriguing!
ReplyDeleteI still have a tobacco tin that belonged to my great-grandfather.
D.C. is famous for its extracurricular activities so nothing surprises me but the card at the bottom of the tin did. I'm still researching the hotel; it's been through many incarnations since the mid-19th century, but I suspect the card dates to it's boarding house days.
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