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252 Mary Caudle Andre Nicoletti Feb. 1 - Tuesday [[strikethrough]] Monday [[/strikethrough]] [[strikethrough]] September 8 [[/strikethrough]] Large Russian type hats & sleeves hanging a foot beyond the hand - creating interesting movements - quite colorful. Dinner at Inya Gardens - Lake is pretty - the air heavenly - Nicolletti has quite a complex about his father who must be an interesting personality. He is still a practicing surgeon at 79 - was an engineer & is still a good pianist with a good tenor voice. Andre asked me to give his regards to his father when I reach Rome. Feb. 2. [[strikethrough]] Wednesday [[/strikethrough]] Wedday AM - Finished water color - 3 o'clock - Beata Welsing visit - made quick sketch, & worked on it after 5 when I got home. Eve - at 7 - cocktails at Mary Caudle, Louis' secretary. Spinster, in her 40s - Lives well here - nice apt. of 5 rooms, well furnished, servant, car, etc. One couldn't possibly live on this scale in the States - Besides 253 SS. New Castle Wednesday, Feb. 2 [[strikethrough]] September 9 [[/strikethrough]] having a full social life. After the party, Phil. Hauser, the Bryants, Tatichiffs, & Macarthur Carman, Louis, Dorothy & I - with Mrs. Barnes went to Annise Restaurant for late dinner. Gay & talkative - everyone high and dead tired, including myself. Thursday, Feb. 3 AM. Lucy's portrait - Lunch with Lucy at the Continental & then to Art shop to return stretchers. 4-5.30 - Dorothy & the children's portrait Evening - cocktails on battleship to meet Sir Charles & Lady Lambe - He is Chief Commander of our fleet in the East. To be followed by dinner of the Union Bank of Burma Commission at Sally-San Lin Aboard the battleship, New Castle, everything was gay & festive as could be. We had waited to see the naval band march & play (very well