Sad doings

(1980 memoirs)
On the night of Florence's graduation from the [Ripon College] School of Music, her parents had a "doings" for her, sort of a social hour, and Herman was not invited as he was only the hired man, and her pleas were ignored.  So the poor girl lay on her bed and cried her eyes out.  Aunt Lois told me, and I think she said she went up to her.  Some time later the lovers laid their plans and ran away together.  I don't know any details about this.