DLA016-0151 Transcription

Dr. F. Dengler’s Sanatorium

Baden-Baden

17 Aug 1925

My dear De Laszlo

Thank you so much for your letter. As I shared in your sorrows so do I rejoice in your triumphs.^[1] I fear I could not refrain from blowing your trumpet for you here when there a funny mixture of London Society Dames trying to improve or preserve their figures. [illegible] Lady

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Strafford, Countess of Huntingdon^[2] Hon Mrs Ronnie Greville^[3] Lady Sarah Wilson^[4] Lady Ludlow^[5] & many others. I hope I have committed no indiscretion talking of your distinguished popularity.

Now you must rest & store up nerve power.

We are having wonderful weather here glorious sunshine & the friends are perfect

Will you please my

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homages give to madame De Laszlo.

Good luck & God bless you and yours.

Love to Scotie [or Scofie?] | Yours Ever Sincerely

Charles Russell

Editorial Note:

Sir Charles Russell, 1st Baronet (1863-1928), English solicitor. Russell acted as de László’s solicitor before and during the Naturalisation Revocation Committee hearing; for biographical notes, see [6657].

SMDL

01/01/2018

[1] Possibly a reference to the artist’s recent commission to paint Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon, later Queen Elizbeth, The Queen Mother of Great Britain (1900-2002) [4460] on the occasion of her engagement to Prince Albert, Duke of York, later George VI (1895-1952).

[2] Possibly Florence Kate Huntington-Whiteley, née Huntington (d. 1948)

[3] Dame Margaret Helen Greville, the Honourable Mrs Ronald Greville, née Anderson (1863-1942), British society hostess and philanthropist

[4] Lady Sarah Wilson, née Spencer-Churchill (1865-1929), war correspondent

[5] Possibly Alice Lopes, Lady Ludlow, née Mankiewicz; other married name Lady Wernher (1865-1945) [6780]