Postcard from Philip to his mother, Minerva Stevens
Dear Mother - This week everything is going will. Today Elroy & I celebrated & had a bang-up feed in a cafe; everything from soup to nuts except the soup and nuts. Elroy is looking fine now, plump & ruddy like a plucked Wyandotte, but my appearance is hampered by my mustache, which I preserve as French people do not like beardless youths. Yesterday we made a desparate attempt to get a real bath in real water but after an hours wait at the bath house the well ran dry, so that we were forced to go down to the green & chilly river. Was very glad to receive your letter of Aug. 5, which just came in. Have you heard from me yet. With love, Philip.
"Wyandotte" refers to the popular American breed of chicken.
