Box 3 Folder 19_ Juliana Gardiner to Alexander Gardiner, Nov. 29, 1840_01_restored

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November 20th Dear Brother. Give my best love to Mary C. I shall endeavour to write a letter by the steam ship I am going to Paris Meurices Hotel November 28th Rue Rivoli No 42 My Dear Sons I wrote you from Dover England where we remained a day waiting an opportunity to cross the Straits which we were able to accomplish, the morning my letter was sent. The passage across is very much dreaded by travellers & well it may be, as our experience can testify. Our time was as favorable as usual at this season tho' very tempestuous. Winds high rainy Thursday November 26th. Mr Bailey arrived in Paris day before yesterday we saw him Tuesday Evening & I felt somewhat disappointed at not hearing directly from you through by him. He said he had seen you very recently in the street & you looked well this was some satisfaction. The Miss Nicolls & Mother arrived here from Italy yesterday & will remain the winter they are in this house. We received a call from them they are looking in fine health & spirits & congratulate them selves they are in their carriage the houses too were profusely propped up in all directions presenting a fearful aspect. We have exchanged calls with many persons French English & Americans among those you have heard spoken of but do not know the Van Ransaleers. Julia & Margaret saw them but on account of my not being well I did not. Madame Guillet called upon Julia to day but as she speaks french exclusively the visit was rather a difficult one. She is Mother of Mr G. the sisters are in Italy. Mr B remains a few days in Paris before he departed for Panoa There is much apprehension for the safety of the President steam ship the time for her arrival having expired more than a week there has been some severe gales of late & we leave the Iow a has put in to some port in distress. I feel some anxiety for the fate of Cpt De Reyter as he sailed about the same time as the I-a. We have had quite a serious business here shopping & mantua maker hunting. The dresses do not fit half as well as Miss Mullens make or Miss Turner. The last you must call & see as she wished so much to hear from us & you are very near them. I am seated by the window looking out upon the Tuileries which is thronged with ladies & gentlemen promenading this being the hour half past four. Your Pa & Margaret have just returned from the days excursion visiting the Paintings & Statuary at some of the exhibitions also the monument of Peace Vendome. Julia & myself have remained at home to receive calls. We visited a few days since the burial of the flowers among the Americans in front of it. This establishment is the resort of English & Americans in consequence of being so thorougly sick. We were thirty hours travelling in a Del- dishes office for breakfast. Our carriage being easy enabled us to sleep very pleasantly during the night. We are at present as you will perceive by the date at Meurices Hotel with the far affairs probably in consequence of being so thorougly sick. I have at the time we left for Piripold arrived the same day in H- that we did in Liverpool. Have at the time we left for Piripold arrived the same day in H- that we did in Liverpool. They will leave next week for Italy intending to spend the winter. Mr P. appears to be a very fine man and his daughters are pretty & interesting. Mrs Sigourney is also in Paris she left London about the time we did & will remain here several weeks when she returns to England. Mrs Van Ransalder is also in Paris & will remain during the winter. Your Pa called upon her day before yesterday and left her cards generally where he had letters. which have all been responded to. On Sunday we attended a Mr Thorne Chapeu and saw Mr & Mrs Thorn also one of his daughters a very pretty girl. We have been at the French & Italian Operas. Julia & Margaret went once in Company with the evening with us we think him I had no doubt agreeable. Julia thinks the Sister she has seen very interesting & pretty. I noticed suppose Paris to the generality of strangers would be rather interesting after the first few weeks unless they met some of their own nation among the Stroud. I think it would take a long time for such to become very much interested in a people who speak a language so different from ours. There feeling must be much the same towards English & Americans. There are an American family by the name of Parrs staying in the house. I saw in New York the Prince & Prince & Prince & Prince are also here about a few days since. We saw them at Sea in London very handsome & exterior appearance. I presume you have collected the description Cornelia gave of her beauty as Miss Temelope Smith. I was surprised to read from Mr Brown that he no one accord to know how they led as neither I am rich. I was not by this packet to purchase anything it will be for the name of them as I never did better. The letters we must have more or less to keep up with our calling duties. We saw from the papers from New York that they were to b…