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I've got a new mess-dress – Crepe-de-chin & it looks awfully nice – My old one was only a cotton crepe & a crepe-de-chin red cape, so I did not have to get a new cape. The old one I'm wearing as an outdoor dress & they soon look very shabby. If I haf known we were staying here so long I should have had the silk one long ago. Still for all that my friends (men) say I always look awfully nice & admire my mess dress. Am getting some new uniforms made, have also been trying to make the old ones do until we got to France but no signs of a move, so must make the best of things. On duty all Friday – Saturday afternoon off duty – so Sister hart & I went with two officers for a beautiful sail. it was simply beautiful but coming back a "Khamsin" got up & it was very rough, we were drenched to the skin, still it was very safe – so we