July 25, 1938 She reads Alicia Hart's column. "Poise, Meaning Good Voice and Calm Manner, Important to Job-Hunters" is the headline. She looks in the mirror and starts practicing her posture, breathing and how loudly she is speaking. She takes "three good deep breaths, exhales as vigorously …
Quints
Ice Cream
May 28, 1938 “It’s the Dionne Quintuplets birthday today. They are four years old! Imagine that. Apparently today, they are going to taste ice cream for the first time. Can you remember the first time you ate ice cream? I loved it ....” She stifles a yawn. S. is going on and on about these …