August 25 Tuesday – Sam, Livy, and the Sages traveled to Mt. Onteora, New York in the Catskills near Tannersville to visit Candace Wheeler (Mrs. Thomas M. Wheeler), mother of Dora Wheeler Keith, the artist. “Mrs Wheeler specialized in the design of tapestries and fabrics for Louis C. Tiffany & Company” [MTNJ 3: 179n5; 212n85]. Note: Candace was a founder of the New York Society of Decorative Arts, and advised the Clemenses on the remodeling of their Hartford Home in 1881 [MTNJ 3: 178n2]. While at Onteora, the Clemenses met Elizabeth Clift Bacon (Mrs. Geo. A. Custer) (1842–1933). Susy quoted her mother as saying Mrs. Custer “was a very attractive, sweet appearing woman” [Salsbury 209].

Livy’s diary entry:

Tannersville 25th

We reached here about five in the afternoon – Mr & Mrs Sage came with us from Albany – it has been a pouring rain all day. We had trouble making connections & so have had a rather tiresome day of it – but with a good deal of fun interspersed. Mr Dinsham Wheeler, the son of the lady that we were to visit met us in Tannersville. We had a ride of about half an hour out to their cottage, there we found Mrs Wheeler and her daughter Miss Dora Wheeler, beside Mrs Custer the widow of Gen’l Custer. Miss Dora Wheeler is the artist & she and her mother are both connected with the Associated Artists.

Mr & Mrs Sage & Mr Clemens and I had rooms in the house of Mrs Wheelers brother Mr Thurber [MTP].

See insert drawing of Clemens by Dora Wheeler; autographed.

W.E. Welsh billed Sam $20.85 “for Miss Spaulding making dress,” and $499.68 for dresses made for Livy, including Fouland dress, silk suits—a great long list of items these include. All paid Sept. 5. [MTP].

Daniel Whitford for Alexander & Green wrote about the NY World failing to publish Col. Grant’s letter, but it would run the next day in the Sun, Tribune, and Times [MTP].