Saturday, March 31, 1923

Bright, windy and cold. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast. Talked etc. Dinner. Out with father. Took nap. Supper. Played dominoes with father and Louisa with mother and father. Talked. Pressed suit, shone shoes etc. To bed 11:15 P.M. Thankful for good parents.

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Stanford's back home for the Easter holiday and enjoying spending time with his family on the night before Easter.

At first what I thought was the name of a person--Louisa--I learned was actually the name of a board game that was in existence at this time. The Game of Louisa was first invented in 1888, but was later acquired by Milton Bradley. Below is a photo of the box from around 1890, I'm guessing, when it was still owned by McLaughlin Brothers.

Copied from Museum of Play's collection

This photo is of an example of the game circa 1900, after it was acquired by Milton Bradley:

Copied from E-bay auction

Below is a description of the game from a Milton Bradley catalog, possibly from around 1910:

Copied from Winterthur Museum Collection

Notice how beautiful the original box was compared to the more recent version of 1910! The game that was for sale on E-bay sold for $76. Not bad for a game that originally cost $1.00 or less!