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Beaton/A/A1/118/16
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- 6 Oct. 1943 (Creation)
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3p paper
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Has been thinking of Beaton. Is heartbroken to hear the news of Baba. There is a situation similar to this in Ilka's new novel. Sympathises with Beaton's fatigue. Is noticing a 'definite disintegration' of their normal living. The 'servant question' is a major problem. Thinks that her cook will stick by her. Came back looking rejuvinated after her trip to Elizabeth Arden's. Went to the spa at Saratoga as Dick suffers from siatica and gout. Describes the hotel. Business is going well. Could get lots of advertising if they had the paper to publish it. Wonders how Beaton's mother is. Agha has left to do freelance work. The new man, Liberman, is 'full of charm' and was on Vogel's staff in Paris. The Vogels look 'sadder and older' by the day. Their daughter is in a concentration camp in Germany. Feels it is 'so incredible' that she 'cannot bear to write about it'. Their son is training in England. Pages has joined a French regiment. Ilka is on a speaking tour for the Government and raising funds for the war drive.