Letter from Mary (Molly) Collier to her mother Mary Collier, 17 June 1742

I write with a great deal of pleasure to let you know that we with Mr Coles, family, etc., eleven in number, were last night at Vauxhall where we were most agreably entertained and supped very elegantly. I beleive there are more lamps since you saw it and the pavillions, one of which is exceeding grand, and alltogether I think it far preferable to Ranelagh especially in hot weather. I went in my pink gown, but really it was hardly good enough for it is now allmost a white, as I have been forced to wear it constant, for I can’t yet get the white one, though Mrs Selby has had it ever since I have been here. We were there on Sunday and staid supper and took one turn in the Mall.