My dear boy: This, you know, is my birthday and Mama thought it no more than proper that I should treat ourselves to a ride and guide to Versailles. We had a nice park wagon with two horses, and there were six more in our party and the guide. We started at 9:30 and took…

Shopping was the password today, and all attempts failed to get the two anywhere else before they had seen the shops. We took a taxa [sic] and rode through town and across the bridge to the “Bon Marche,” a large department store, and here we spent a few hours looking and buying. The prices are…

Dear Boy: I guess this letter will reach you before we do, and so I send it ahead with the hope that we will follow it in person and catch up with it, if possible. Well, Mama and I have enough of Paris, but Emily is anxious for more. We started early this morning and…