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June 19th 1908 - Letter from Eugénie Sladden to her husband, Julius Sladden

Date
19th June 1908
Correspondence From
Eugénie Sladden, Hotel du Parc, Lausanne, Oneley
Correspondence To
Julius Sladden, Seward House, Badsey
Relationship to Letter Addressee
Wife
Text of Letter

Hôtel de Parc
Lausanne Duchy

19th June 1908

My dearest Husband,

I was very pleased to get your nice letter yesterday & the ones enclosed & will at any rate begin a letter this morning, I find it very difficult to get in my letter writing, as we are out most of the day & of course I don’t like to keep the others in for me.  

We all stood the long journey down here very well, about twelve hours in the train on a hot day is a bit trying, but even Aunt did not seem over-tired, & for the last two or three hours we had the most lovely scenery to look at.  Geneva is a fine city, we were there the greater part of Wednesday, & in the afternoon had a good drive round; Mont Blanc was in clouds all the morning, but we got a glimpse of it in the afternoon.  The railway journey here was perfectly lovely, all along by the lake side, with the beautiful mountains on the other side.

This is a nice hotel on the borders of the lake, with a nice view.  Yesterday afternoon we had a lovely trip in a steamer as far as Bouveret which is at the top of the lake, the mountains were grand & the lights & shades on them wonderful.  Champéry, where Charlotte talks of going is not far from there I think, but higher up the mountains.  Aunt & I are going by boat to Territel this morning & from there by mountain railway to Faux; the two others went off earlier this morning to get a good walk on the mountains.  

I must stop as we have to start in a few minutes.  Give a good kiss to Juliet, I am glad her cold is better, I hope the doll’s Show will go off well & not be too much for poor Ethel.  You must be quite dull now without your visitors & will be glad to welcome Arthur this evening; I have thought of him working at his exam & hope he had nice papers.

Fond love to you all dear from
Your loving wife

Eugénie N Sladden
 

Letter Images
Type of Correspondence
Envelope containing 1 double sheet of notepaper
Location of Document
Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Record Office Reference
705:1037/9520/1/ii/443-444