October 10, 1943

Diane my darling,

 

            Mail from you is a very scarce article and I watch the mails with hope. I suppose that you have written but as things go with our mail anything can happen. I broke off my last letter to you due to the press of some interference and will now take it up with new ribbon in my typewriter. Looks better doesn’t it. The other one was getting so that I could not hit the keys hard enough to make a letter.

 

            I looked at quite a display of silver while on my trip south. This woman there has a display of all kinds in her home and is an agent for the best house in Lima. Of course she has many many articles and can order anything that one likes. The silver itself was disappointing in as far as anything that pertains to table silver goes. It all has many imperfections in it. The joints and soldering show on most pieces. For such things as cigarette boxes and odd trays and things it is alright though the things are not highly finished as that we get in the states. She had a pair of candelabra there. I was at loss as to the shape and so forth that you wanted. These had a place for five candles say one in each corner and one in the middle. I had the idea that you wanted them more or less in one row with about four candles though you have failed to say so far. The things are solid silver throughout without any hollow stems and are heavy as the devil. They of course have been cast and are not what I would call highly finished workmanship though they are presentable enough and after they were shined up would probably look better. The price was a hundred and fifteen dollars. The two of them would take up, a lot of the table space due to there shape and stand about a foot high to the top. That is a lousy description my sweet but more or less gives you the idea.

 

            I think that I told you that I had ordered a lovely present from her for you and do hope that you really like it. I feel sure that you will for it is very rich looking and will be unusual in the states. The one I really wanted to get was 240.00 dollars but I could not see my way for that particular one. Now isn’t your curiosity aroused. I do not depend much on my taste in matters of this kind but in this particular instance I feel that it is OK.

 

            News here is scarce as usual and with now letter from you to chat on I can’t tell you much. Things have been much busier than usually but to day I think that I will take the afternoon off and attempt a golf game. How did you used to play? Score I mean. I will have to be careful for it would be bad for morale and dignity to have you beat me. For such a little guy I don’t think that you could whale it very far at a time though I must admit that skill seems to be the main thing at the game. I have the strength and you probably have the skill so between us we could probably make par.

 

            Loads of love to you my dear and don’t forget to drop me a line. I have to have my letters from you.

                                                                                                                        Edwin