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December 8th 1921

Mr. A. Chatain,
629 Woodland Park
Chicago, Ill.

Dear Professor Chatain,-

According to your request, I am writing to give you my ideas about the lines on which Mr. F.D. Stout ought to improve his house. Of course you realize that this is between us as I hate to give anybody advices, but as you insisted so much upon having my opinion, I will do so.

During our journey back to New York, my son and I had a long talk about Mr. Stout's home and we both came to the conclusion that it was a pity that the setting should not be in keeping with the beautiful quality of the pictures. It is the more so to be regretful that, as I told Mr. Stout, he has all the elements to build up a beautiful and cosy home, but this is a matter of time. (No museum, but a home with fine things.)

I believe that the two rooms which you ought to induce Mr. Stout to improve are: 1.- the entrance hall,- I mean the room in which the beautiful Fromentia is [[strikethrough]] expected to be [[/strikethrough]] placed- ought to be ornated and furnished with very fine Renaissance works of art; the architecture and decoration of this room is Renaissance, and therefore there is no discussion about it. 

2.- the little 18th century room, which has a French 18th century panelling, I mean the one in which the beautiful Corot is hung up. It is a lovely room, perfect in proportions, and just the thing asking for lovely