Cary T. Grayson to Alice Gertrude Gordon Grayson
Title
Cary T. Grayson to Alice Gertrude Gordon Grayson
Creator
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938
Identifier
WWP15652
Date
1919 February 1
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
Saturday
My dearest one
This has been an exciting week in the Peace Conference and as usual our great President has won out for the points and issues for which he contended. I do not go into details because you have read it all long before this letter arrives. I see many of the newspaper stories from this side. I aim only to give you side lines & side lights.
The enclosed postal is a picture of Murat Palace. I thought it would interest you the location of my quarters. The furniture in this house is not only old but unique and I should certainly love to have some of it for our future country home. Admiral Long secured the finest lot of antique furniture you can imagine—enough to furnish about eight rooms for about one thousand dollars. In ordinary circumstances you could not buy the chairs alone for that amount. He is going to try to duplicate the order for me— but I do not count on any such luck—if successful, he will bring it home as his own—government rate—But dont count on any such good fortune. This find of his was out of Paris—
This climate is the worse I ever encountered—but, so far, I have kept free from colds sufficient to have to go to bed—but nearly every American I have known has been confined to bed at sometime during our visit here. I have had lots of practice. Visit about ten or more every day. I am just as busy if not more so than I am at home.
CTG
My dearest one
This has been an exciting week in the Peace Conference and as usual our great President has won out for the points and issues for which he contended. I do not go into details because you have read it all long before this letter arrives. I see many of the newspaper stories from this side. I aim only to give you side lines & side lights.
The enclosed postal is a picture of Murat Palace. I thought it would interest you the location of my quarters. The furniture in this house is not only old but unique and I should certainly love to have some of it for our future country home. Admiral Long secured the finest lot of antique furniture you can imagine—enough to furnish about eight rooms for about one thousand dollars. In ordinary circumstances you could not buy the chairs alone for that amount. He is going to try to duplicate the order for me— but I do not count on any such luck—if successful, he will bring it home as his own—government rate—But dont count on any such good fortune. This find of his was out of Paris—
This climate is the worse I ever encountered—but, so far, I have kept free from colds sufficient to have to go to bed—but nearly every American I have known has been confined to bed at sometime during our visit here. I have had lots of practice. Visit about ten or more every day. I am just as busy if not more so than I am at home.
CTG
Original Format
Letter
To
Grayson, Alice Gertrude Gordon, 1892-1961
Files
Collection
Citation
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938, “Cary T. Grayson to Alice Gertrude Gordon Grayson,” 1919 February 1, WWP15652, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.