Something Odd

or at least different

Minnie Brown Consults a Palm Reader

Most of the other letters we have looked at have been sent from Brown to Brown, or from Savage to Brown.
This one stands out as an oddity.
Apart from anything else, it is very difficult to read, and the subject matter, while true of its time, may seem a little odd today!

Miss Mins [...]ological Details by
Madam Coleier 11 Howley Road,
Paddington W. August 1902

If Im prest on be exact to your Hand, I think that you two would do very wisely to take a little business together. Since I last looked at your lines, your lover-s influence line has become much deeper.

He seems to have grown fonder & fonder of you. But I don't think it is possible to get wedded this year. I should conclude that you would marry next year, however without fail, & I believe you will be absolutely

happy. I think that you have some travel to go through. But I don't anticipate sickness for your hands seem pretty free from it. Besides, yours is not a sick date of birth. Now: I am certain that you
will find this 1903 just coming along decidedly good & can trust it.
Thank you ever so much for your great kindness in recommending me to your friends. Stay where you are till marriage as you are respected, & esteemed & liked there.

I have divided the transcript into the four "sides" of the original.

The word in doubt in the address line may be chiroman-ological, but the first part of the word is very difficult to decipher.
I wonder if "travel" is meant to be "travail".
Araminta obviously took no notice of her as she married in 1902 - 2nd November.
Her first child was born in July 1903.
It is interesting to note that this was not the first time she had consulted the palm reader - and that she had been recommending the lady to her friends!

Read about what we know about the
Brown Family History

Follow the search for the
Savage family
of Cavendish, with several twists and a final, slightly embarrassing, turn

A list of all the
letters from and to the Browns

© Tracey Foulds, Sandra Poole and Stephen Clarke
January 16 2006
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Something Odd

or at least different

Minnie Brown Consults a Palm Reader

Most of the other letters we have looked at have been sent from Brown to Brown, or from Savage to Brown. This one stands out as an oddity. Apart from anything else, it is very difficult to read, and the subject matter, while true of its time, may seem a little odd today!

Read about what we know about the Brown Family History

Follow the search for the Savage familyof Cavendish, with several twists and a final, slightly embarrassing, turn

A list of all the letters from and to the Browns

Most of the other letters we have looked at have been sent from Brown to Brown, or from Savage to Brown.
This one stands out as an oddity.
Apart from anything else, it is very difficult to read, and the subject matter, while true of its time, may seem a little odd today!

Read about what we know about the
Brown Family History

Follow the search for the
Savage family
of Cavendish, with several twists and a final, slightly embarrassing, turn

A list of all the
letters from and to the Browns