“Doesn’t 23 seem awfully old for a girl to be. Last night my 23 candles looked like immeasurable…

&ldquo;Doesn&rsquo;t 23 seem awfully old for a girl to be. Last night my 23 candles looked like immeasurable rows.&rdquo; - Rachel to Will , May 14, 1901. For Rachel&rsquo;s 23rd birthday (May 13, 1901) she received numerous presents from family and friends: a silver chatelaine bag and 23 pink roses (from her mother), shoe buckles and sheet music (which they sang at her birthday party - from…