DLA024-0332  Transcription

30th April, 1937.

My dear Friend,

When we arrived home so many duties had accumulated that I am only able today to write to you to tell you that I am so far well that I have been able to begin work in my Studio again after all these months, but I find for the time being I cannot do more than two hours painting without resting. I still find I have to be careful, and have even had to give up for a few weeks the work on my Memoirs, as I must do everything to get back my strength.

I very much appreciate your kindness and attention in again sending me the very effective illustrated weekly supplement of your paper.^[1] I am astonished how successful the colour reproductions are! I am pleased to have seen the picture of our children, and your delightful little article gave me much pleasure. I am sorry to say I could not find the portraits of Lord and Lady Strathmore [11642][11641].

When I sent to Lady Strathmore the copy of “L’Illustration” in which appeared the pictures of the King [9123] and Queen [9126] and Princess Elizabeth [10531],^[2] she wrote me so gratefully, and said she was pleased to receive it, as she is making a collection of all such things referring to her daughter, the Queen, and to her family. I am sure she would not dream that such

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things would appear in far-away Hungary, and I would therefore suggest that you send her new copies direct. I am sure she would be greatly flattered that her and Lord Strathmore’s pictures are in it too. The address is:-

The Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorn,

Glamis Castle,

Forfar,

Angus,

Scotland.

Lord and Lady Strathmore’s pictures [11642][11641] are at present in the Royal Scottish Academy, in Edinburgh, and are greatly appreciated.^[3]

As they do not understand Hungarian, and your article is so nice, it would be very graceful if you could attach to it a typewritten translation.

London is becoming more and more festive, it will be a glorious time, and we only hope that the Coronation Day will be sunny, as since we came back the weather has been cold and cloudy, which I feel very much after our sunny time on the Riviera. We will do our best to keep away from the crowds, as I cannot stand them, so we have given up our seats and will spend two days in the country in absolute calm.

You must now be preparing for the visit of the King and Queen of Italy,^[4] which is certainly a great event for Hungary, and I only wish the political situation in the Danube

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territory were a more satisfactory one. Dear Hungary is in a particularly difficult position, and I am always afraid that Austria may be swallowed up by Germany, as the Italian policy seems to be very vacillating.  

No more today, dear Friend, and forgive a typewritten letter in English, but I try just now to avoid writing myself.

Please convey our greetings to your wife and to Dr. Légrády^[5] and the other friends, whom we look forward to seeing this Summer.

With kindest regards,

Editorial Note:

Doctor László Siklóssy de Pernesz (1881–1951), Hungarian art critic; for biographical notes, see [111404].

SMDL

17/04/2019