Documents associated with: health (JW)
Record 142 of 172
System Number: 10734
Date: 11 May [1901][1]
Author: JW
Place: London
Recipient: Carmen Rossi[2]
Place: [Paris]
Repository: Library of Congress
Call Number: Manuscript Division, Pennell-Whistler Collection, PWC 2/49/16
Document Type: ALS[3]
Samedi. le 11. Mai.
Carmen -
Je viens d'arriver - car j'ai fait un voyage par mer pour rentrer à Londres -
Votre lettre[4], donc - ne m'est parvenu que maintenant - et je me hâte de vous dire qu'il ne faut pas remettre votre voyage en Italie -
[p. 2] La santé avant tout Carmen! et j'attends de vos bonnes nouvelles! -
Vous nous reviendrez plus tard guèrie, et belle comme toujours! Carmen la belle Carmen! -
Ces deux mots en place d'une dépèche! car il est déjà tard pour le courier -
Ecrivez moi à la même adresse -
Dhu House.
36 Tite Street - London
Toujours, Carmen, votre ami
J McNeill Whistler
Les dames[5] vous envoient leurs meilleurs souhaits -
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Translation:
Carmen -
I have just arrived - for I returned to London by sea -
Your letter, therefore - only reached me now - and I am in hurry to tell you that you must not delay your voyage to Italy -
[p. 2] Health comes first Carmen! And I await good news from you! -
You will return to us later recuperated, and beautiful as always! Carmen, the beautiful Carmen! -
This note [is] instead of a telegram! For it is already too late for the post -
Write to me at the same address –
Dhu House.
36 Tite Street- London
Ever, Carmen, your friend
J McNeill Whistler
The ladies send you their best wishes -
Notes:
1. 11 May [1901]
Dated from the reference to JW's arrival; he had just returned from Corsica.
2. Carmen Rossi
Carmen Rossi, model, proprietess of the Académie Carmen [more]. The Académie Carmen had just been closed on JW's orders.
3. ALS
The paper has a mourning border.
4. votre lettre
On 3 May [1901] JW mentioned a letter forwarded by Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958), JW's sister-in-law [more], but it has not been located; see #04808.
5. Les dames
Frances Philip (1824-1917), née Black, JW's mother-in-law [more], and family.