228 W. 39TH STREET,
NEW YORK,
December 24, 1895.

DEAR CHRISTINA—

Merry Christmas and happy New Year to you. I am going today to the country. I return in 10 days.

About the tour through Detroit—I will fix it later on. I am afraid if I go just now, everything here will fall to pieces.

I will come anyway, but I am afraid it will be later than I expected.

My love to Mrs. Phelps, Mrs. Phunkey [Funke] and all our friends and Christmas greetings.

Ever yours in the Lord,
VIVEKANANDA.

P.S. Kripānanda sends his greetings too.

V.