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Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid updates Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt on the visits of royalties to London, England, including the dinner held for German Emperor William II and his wife Auguste Viktoria. Reid raves about Auguste Viktoria’s dress and notes she wore the “biggest pearls I ever saw worn in any part of the world.” Reid also tells Roosevelt about the Bourbon wedding he and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid attended. The ambassador includes an anecdote about Spanish King Alfonso XIII who wanted to change his clothes, but his wife Maria Cristina told him he could not because the luggage had already left. Reid concludes by telling Roosevelt about a luncheon for the new Mexican minister and a dinner for the Alfonso XIII and Maria Cristina of Spain. Reid discusses his plans for a leave of absence, which will include stopping in New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-20

Paris– L’Arc de Triomphe

Paris– L’Arc de Triomphe

Postcard showing the Arc de Triomphe with many people traveling in the traffic circle around it. Charles C. Myers notes the photograph was taken from the roof of the Hotel Cecilia, but the view from the top of the Arc de Triomphe gives an excellent view of the city center. Myers comments on the history and construction of the arch.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Here is a closer view of the great triumphal arch which is the largest in the world and was built by Napoleon in memory of his many victories and battles of 1805-6, being completed by Louis Philip in 1836. This vast arch is 96 ft high and 48 ft wide, being intersected by a lower transversal arch 61 ft high and 27 ft wide. The whole structure being 164 ft high and 148 ft wide and 72 ft deep. The huge pillars of masonry on which this arch rests are adorned with scenes of battle and also many names of Napoleons Officers. Thru the gates of this arch marched the victorious German Army in 1871.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection