System Number: 05913
Date: 29 June 1899
Author: Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt[1]
Place: At Sea
Recipient: JW
Place: [Paris]
Repository: Glasgow University Library
Call Number: MS Whistler V2
Document Type: ALS[2]
[Flag with star and monogram:] OSNC
R. M. S. "TEUTONIC".
Au revoir, cher Maître,
We wish you were with us, and still hope you may perhaps to decide [sic] to come with Mr Sturges[3] in the Autumn - At all events, whenever you do decide to honour us you will be sure to find a [p. 2] warm welcome awaiting you -
How is the Oval[4]?
I cannot begin to tell you how much I enjoyed the hours passed with you. I will always remember them with delight, and cher Maître, I will be most happy to continue them at the first opportunity -
[p. 3] Please give my very kindest remembrances to Miss Philip[5], and if she will accept my love I will be greatly pleased -
As for yourself, dear Mr Whistler, I send you all sorts of messages, and remain
Very Sincerely yours
Edith Vanderbilt
June 29th / 99
[p. 4] By "all sorts" I mean, of course, only one sort!
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Notes:
1. Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt
Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt (1873-1958), née Dresser, wife of G. W. Vanderbilt [more].
2. ALS
The letterhead of the White Star Line is printed in red ink. 'OSNC' stands for the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company.
3. Mr Sturges
Jonathan Sturges (1864-1911), author and translator [more].
4. Oval
JW had recently begun the sender's portrait, Ivoire et or: Portrait de Madame Vanderbilt (YMSM 515).
5. Miss Philip
Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958), JW's sister-in-law [more].