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  • Walter E. Dandy Letter 01/30/1914

    11 Holford Place

    Percy Circus

    London, England

    January 30, 1914

    My Dear Son,

    We were delighted to get your picture if it is only a proof, and also your other book and Sedalia paper. The picture is fine. Never saw you looking so fat and so well. It seems to be pretty near perfect.

    I have a little objection to make in regard to your suit, that is the deep wrinkles in the sleeves and your rather drooping attitude. I would rather you sat upright or erect, good square broad shoulders that you have would have looked better (and I was always proud of them). The position you are in gives you rather a round shouldered appearance. I think the face is simply fine, couldn't be improved any. I think a bust picture would have been better as it is nearly impossible for a suit to look well in the position you are in. I feel like cutting the picture off above the big wrinkle in your sleeve but maybe the pictures will be better than the proof. I am delighted to see you are looking so well. Collar and tie and shoulders are lovely. You must be pretty good to yourself to be looking so well and working so hard. Hurry up with those pictures. You know how impatient Pa is.

    The Sedalia paper sure gives you a good boost. What will B.'s and G.'s and C.'s and Letts think. I suppose they thought you weren't doing much. They can see we are not doing all the bragging. I am more pleased over Sedalia knowing it than any place. We are so well known there. In a small place everybody knows everybody. In a city like London, nobody knows you and nobody cares. I think we have great cause to be thankful and happy and especially so when we see you looking in such perfect health and beauty of face and form and brilliant mind. I think nobody has more cause than you to be happy and thankful.…

    Your loving Mother

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