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S GS  ES

April 12, 1926


Mrs. Cornelia B. Sage-Quinton,
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park,
San Francisco, Calif.


My dear Friend,

Your dear letter of April third to hand.

We, too, were extremely disappointed not to have been able to greet you in San Francisco.  Indeed, it is my fault.. When reading over my letter of march 19th, of which you took the trouble of enclosing a copy, I did not remember that, and you know, anyhow, the French saying "L'homme propose et Dieu dispose."  We planned our trip, changed it and finally when we got on the spot, had to change it again.  I have been so much taken by the splendor of your "new" country that don't be surprised if you hear that I am returning to California. Of course, I do not know when, as I must say that it is certainly not business that is going to attract me.  

There is, sad as it might be to say, very little going on in San Francisco and all around, and the little that is being done, I suppose is greatly due to you, as remembering your activity at the Albright Gallery, I am sure you spare no efforts at the Palace of the Legion of Honor to stir up interest and make people realize how far behind the other large cities of the States, such as Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, etc., etc., they are.

Mr. Herbert Fleishhacker was, of course, extremely nice to us and told me that if I were willing to send some tapestries, he would have them hung up with all "due honor."  I have not decided anything yet to that effect, as I might need all of my tapestries in Paris, where I am planning a big show during the latter part of the summer. 

What a shame we should have missed you both. My mother