January 19 Saturday – The Athenaeum, No. 3508 p.83-4 briefly reviewed PW: “The story in itself Is not much credit to Mark Twain’s skill as a novelist,” and few of the characters are striking, but “If the preface (with its tasteless humor) be skipped, the book well repays reading just for the really excellent picture of Roxana” [Tenney 24].
Tiffany & Co., Paris billed Livy 134 francs for: Dec. 22: Silver watch 65 fr.; Silver brooch 32 fr; Jan. 2: repair scarabee sleeve buttons 4 fr.; Engraving silver watch 5 fr. ; Altering gold chatelaine [?] into brooch 15 fr; Jan 3: Cleaning & examining enamel watch 13 fr. [MTP].