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THE DETROIT INSITUTE OF ARTS
OF THE CITY OF DETROIT

ARTS COMMISSION
RALPH F. BOOTH, PRESIDENT
ALBERT KAHN
EDSEL B. FORD
CHARLES T. FISHER
COMMISSIONERS

W. R. VALENTINER
ART DIRECTOR
CLYDE H. BURROUGHS 
SECRETARY

March 11, 1930.

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Mr. R. H. Waegen,
Jacques Seligmann and Company,
3 East 51st Street,
New York City.

Dear Mr. Waegen:

I am so sorry you cold not come to the opening of the tapestry exhibition. We had quite a smart reception, with a dozen young and handsome hostesses presiding, all members of the Junior League.

The exhibition appears to be a real success. On Sunday afternoon more than 300 people came in to see the tapestries, and everybody seems to be very enthusiastic about them. I gave a talk on that same afternoon on French tapestries to a group of about 350 people.

I am sending you a copy of the Fine Arts Forecast in which you will find your Savonnerie screen written up. This was, of course, my mistake. I don't know how I ever came to think that you promised to send that screen. However, as you see, it gave me an opportunity to write of three masterpieces, instead of only two.

The Savonnerie section of the exhibition is, as you will see from the catalogue, not very well represented. The corner room with the Boucher-Huet pastorals seems to have a special attraction for the public.

I hope and trust that you will find it possible to come out while the exhibition is on. It is a pity we could not have Mlle. Desmares; she would have been such a charming addition.

With renewed thanks for your kindness, I am

Most sincerely yours,
Adèle Weibel 
Mrs. A.C. Weibel,
Curator of Textiles

ACW:JH

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