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must have neen [[been]] a beauty parlor. The letter, "i" is missing from a sign in the window, making it read, "man cure." Beneath the photograph, I wrote, "Raison d'etre." Why, I don't recall.

When Helen finished her work in Prague we moved on to Budapest. There I all but lost my mind over the Hungarian native costumes, long purple stockings, black embroidered skirts, wonderful peasant hats. I photographed and sketched like mad. The gypsies on St. Catherine's Isle were particularly colorful. I was fascinated with the aprons, usually with a woven black background and multicolored designs in embroidery. I bought some, beginning what has become a large collection of native costumes from many widely separated countries, Mongolia and Japan, Guatemala, Peru, Mexico and the Balkan States. They have been a continuing source of design inspiration.

Budapest in the 1930's was one of the loveliest and most exciting cities in the world. Helen and I walked