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1932 MAY 5 PM 3 25

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SORRY COULDNT REACH YOU BY PHONE LAST NIGHT WANTED TO TELL
YOU THE LATER PICTURES WERE SPLENDID AM QUITE EXCITED OVER
THEM AND WRITING AS SOON AS I HAVE A CHANCE TO COLLECT MY
THOUGHTS ARRIVING IN CHICAGO IN THE MORNING PLAYING THEM
ORIENTAL THEATRE AND STOPPING HOTEL KNICKERBOCKER LOVE=
ANNA MAY.

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HOTEL ALGONQUIN

59 to 65 West Forty-fourth Street
New York

FRANK CASE

Carl Van Vechten, Esq.,
150, W. 55th Street,
New York City.

HOTEL ALGONQUIN

FRANK CASE

Sept. 24th, 1935.

Dearest Carlo:

What a gorgeous orange tie, I think
it simply too sweet of you to send it to me. A
thousand thanks, I went out and rode at once
this morning all tied up properly.

The cutting on Books of the Times
just arrived and "My Country and My People"
sounds XXXX like it would be most enlightening
according to the review. I shall get it next
time I'm in town, so I won't feel too much
like a stranger when I get out to the Vaterland.
Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Please tell Fania, I gave the
feathers to Miss Page to give her.

I can hardly wait to see the
pictures, I have a strong hunch, they are
going to be magnificent.

A deep Kowtow to you my friend.

Mrs. Carl VanVechten
150 West 55th St.,
New York City, N.Y.

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time and let you know what the old
country looks like. I shall live
in hopes that you and Carlo might
might suddenly decide your next
trip will be to the Orient. It will
be the happiest moment in my life
to stand at the edge of Bubbling
Well Road, and greet you with open
arms, and welcome you to China. Do
think about it anyway.

I hope everything is working out
the way you planned, and the year
will be full of blessings for you.

With great affection,

P.S.

Give my best to our ray of sunshine,
Pearl.

2424 Wilshire Blvd.,
Los Angeles, Calif.

黃
柳
霜
女
士

January 7th,

1936

Dear Carlo:

I was so delighted to receive
yours and Fanias wires at
Christmas and on my birthday.
These Van Vechtens are so clever.
They find out their friends
birthdays, and remember them
in such charming ways.

The news that you will be
commencing with my pictures
next week sounds most exciting
and I am dying to see them.
I am longing to have a glimpse
of them before I sail for
China. I am going on the S.S.
Hoover which picks up passengers
here on January 20th, but
actually sails from San Francisco
January 24th. I expect to go
to Hong Kong first, and my
address will be:

c/o Miss Wong Ying,
27 Mon Chung Fong,
Happy Valley,
Hong Kong, China.

HONG KONG HOTEL
HONG KONG

or c/o Miss Wong Ying,
27, Mon Cheong Fong,
Happy Valley, Hong Kong.

February 22nd, 1936.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Van Vechten,
150 West Fifty-fifth Street,
New York City, New York,
U. S. A.

My dear Fania and Carlos:

You must think I am a most ungrateful wretch not
to have acknowledged your lovely present sent to me on
the "Hoover." It is an old fashioned way of saying it
but the velva mits was a most welcome gift. I have a
lot to thank you for dear Fania and you always seem to
think of me in so many charming ways. I also received
your's and Carlo's wire at the ship. You do not know
how much I appreciated your kind thoughts which accom-
panied me on my first trip to the land of my fore-fathers

After all the farewell parties I did a Mrs. Rip Van
Winkle and slept around the clock twice between San
Francisco and Honolulu. Honolulu was simply glorious
and I had a delightfully pleasant time and did every-
thing tourist style, but having only twelve hours it
was the only way to see the Island and ended up with a
dip at the Waikiki Beach. I think it was more activity
for my host in one day than he has ever experienced
before. At all these places I was simply bombarded
with newspaper men and I am getting rather tired of
telling my life story for the 'umpteenth time.

The Japanese newspaper men boarded the ship at
quarantine in Yokohama and you should have seen the

HONG KONG HOTEL
HONG KONG

February 22nd, 1936.

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display of politeness. The only thing was I couldn't go one better in being polite. My glimpses of Yokohama, Tokyo and Kobe were not impressive. While the ship was in Kyoto we spent a visit of six hours in Kyoto which was really lovely. As you know they have many Shinto Temples and Shrines. The only feature I did not like about Japan was taking off one's shoes all the time. After eating Suikyaki the bending over exercises are a bit too strenuous.

Madame Wellington Koo and my brother, James, wired me at the ship that I must definitely stop over in Shanghai as so many receptions had already been arranged to welcome me. They were simply marvelous to me and received me in right royal fashion.

With both the welcome parties in my honor and the farewell parties for Ambassador and Madame Wellington Koo I missed many a night's sleep. It amazes me how they all keep going all night and work during the day. But they seem to flourish on it.

Yours friend Mrs. Fritz and I got together after several unsuccessful attempts. She was most charming to me and so anxious to have you both come out to China. She is doing wonderful things with her theatre and has all the admiration of people who are interested in theatrical art.

attended

Mr. Lin Yu Tang and his wife gave a reception given for me at the Park Hotel, Shanghai. He is a

HONG KONG HOTEL
HONG KONG

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most delightful person and I gave him Carlo's message about wanting to photograph him. I spoke with Mr. Lin Yu Tang about the possibility of a trip to America and he said that the prospect of visiting such a big city frightens him into a state of inaction. He has promised to let me read a great many of his unpublished scripts upon my return to Shanghai.

I arrived in Hong Kong yesterday and I expect to be around these parts for about three weeks until the end of March, with possible side-trips to Manila, Canton and Macao, when I will return to Shanghai. Shanghai will therefore be my headquarters until the end of May and I will be staying at the Park Hotel, after which time I will go to Peking for the Summer.

I have had several offers to do pictures in Shanghai and Hong Kong but I am definitely carrying out my purpose in making this trip to China to learn Chinese and to study the customs and traditions and writing the articles. I have finished enough material. If you see them please let me know what you think of them.

Give my love to all our mutual friends and I do hope you can come out while I am here.

All my affection to you both.

C/o Miss Wong Ying,
27, Mon Chung Fong,
Happy Valley,
Hong Kong.

March 23rd, 1936.

Dear Carl;

Just before leaving Hong Kong for Shanghai I received your second batch of photographs taken in front of the Algonquin. I am simply delighted to have the ones of Pearl, Reggie and Winkie and the Hsiung's. I don't know which one I like best of my own sitting. I think they are all fun.

Do by all means let the Case's have some of those taken in front of the Algonquin on condition that Frank Case gives us our meals"on the house" in future.

It sounds most exciting about your moving. I somehow thought that with the amount of things you have you never move out of 150. I suppose the next time you will have a house in the country with horses and ducks. Anyway, no matter where you are I will find you.

Please forgive this silly letter but it is written in haste. Thanks again for the pictures. I am crazy about them all including the first sitting.

I am just going to board the "Coolidge" for Shanghai and will be stopping at the Park Hotel, Shanghai until the end of May. Then I expect to go to Peiping for the Summer.

Do come over if you can.

Love to you both.

NIUMALU HOTEL

WAIKIKI BEACH
HONOLULU, HAWAII

VIA CLIPPER

Mr. and Mrs. Carl van Vechten
101 Central Park West
New York City, N. Y.

NIUMALU HOTEL

WAIKIKI BEACH
HONOLULU, HAWAII
U. S. A.

November 8, 1936

Dearest Fania and Carlo:

I got your card forwarded to me in Shanghai ad-
vising that you have just moved. How in the world did
you ever do it? It's a miracle! I received Fania's
dear letter and wanted to write so often, but due to
leaping around and seeing China, it was not very con-
ductive to collecting one's thoughts to write proper
letters. Please forgive me, but I did love having it.

After missing three ships I finally managed to
turn a deaf ear to the persuasiveness of my good friends
to remain in China, and leaped aboard the "President Pierce".
Suddenly the maritime strike took place, and here we are
marooned on this heavenly island. They couldn't have
chosen a more delightful place; and except for the fact
that it delays my return to the States and to seeing
dear friends like yourselves, I would be enjoying this
enforced vacation immensely, as I always wanted to see
more of these islands.

Have had an offer to play a week's personal ap-
pearances at the King Theatre here, with the possibility
of three more weeks on other islands. Then will wend my
way back to California and stay until March; after that
to New York, and then on to London.

I can hardly wait to see you both, and have so much
to tell you, and two tiny presents which I will send either
from here or from California.

All my blessings. I have thought of you so much
and wish you were with me in my marvelous experience of
seeing China.

From your completely Oriental friend,

PARK-WILSHIRE

HOTEL-APARTMENTS
2424 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
LOS ANGELES

Carl Van Vechten, Esq.,
101 Central Park West
New York City, N.Y.

PARK-WILSHIRE
HOTEL APARTMENTS

2424 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
Wilshire and Carondelet at Westlake Park

LOS ANGELES

January 6, 1937

Dear Carlo,

I came across a card giving an exact translation of your name in Chinese and thought you should know what you mean in Chinese, especially since I gave you the wrong translation. Excuse, please. I beg pardon! (And hope you won't tell on me.)

Your sweet wire reached me Christ-
mas morning, and I did so much appreciate
yours and Fania's ever thoughtful remembrance.

Saw Blanche while she was here,
and we spoke and thought how jolly it would
have been if we could have all been together.
Your new apartment sounds too enchanting
for words, and I am longing to see it, es-
pecially the two dear people who live in it.

So sorry I omitted to give you my
address when I wrote from Honolulu, but the
above is where Wong is living until further
notice. However, I received your note and Fania's
lovely Christmas card, addressed to Hollywood.

All my best wishes for your continued
good health and happiness, and may we meet
soon again! I am planning an working towards
arriving in New York by the end of March, but
will let you know definitely when the time
arrives.

With fondest love to you both,

PARK-WILSHIRE
HOTEL-APARTMENTS

R

Mrs. Carl Van Vechten
101 Central Park West
New York City, N.Y.

LOS ANGELES

March 4, 1937

Dearest Fania,

Your dear letter received sometime
ago, and I have wanted to write you, and have
written you hundreds of letters mentally - but
that's neither here nor there - so here we are.

Have been seeing so many people who
were headed for New York that I have been
suffering from nostalgia for that place, and
the friends it holds.

No doubt you have seen Arthur, Blanche,
William Seabrook, and I expect you've met another
friend of mine, Lady Fitzherbert, through Bernar-
dine Fritz. I wish somebody would be coming out
this way from your way, and give me some news
of New York. Lester Ziffren is here, and I got
a slight bit of news out of him about Carl, and
am so happy to hear he is feeling very well again.

Regarding all the European clothes
I have been trying to dispose of, I think there
were several things that might have amused you,
but seeing that we are so different in height,
I didn't see how they could be adjusted small
enough to fit you. Nothing is so boring as to
have to have things fixed over. However, I am
reserving some of the more extreme and better
things, and will no doubt take them along when
I go to New York, when you can have a look at
them, and should anything intrigue you enough to
bother about having the necessary alterations,
you can try them to your heart's content.

Haven't done a stroke of work professionally since my return, but seem to keep as busy as a bird dog with my sales of personal effects of every nature, from steel files to bird cages.

LOS ANGELES

Also, the family own a few pieces of property, and I have been trying to help them get rid of those. In between times, I have charming visitors like Lady Fitzherbert, and tomorrow the son of the Vice-President of the Philippine Islands, Nick Osmena, is arriving for a two weeks' visit to our fair city. I wish you would come out here, as I know how much you love the sun, and we are just getting a tremendous spell of it. Today was 80° and like a summer's day. Maybe you can come out with Arthur when he returns.

I wish I could convey more interesting news to you, but life is just fraught with many little things that aren't exciting to anyone except to oneself, at the moment.

Arthur has probably told you about my offer to do a series of lady detective pictures. At present, they are running into a few snags, due to difficulties in obtaining a proper release. It's a grand idea, if it goes through, and would give me every opportunity to do something really constructive for China, and worthwhile for myself. Also, have had an offer from Paris but I haven't committed myself until I have read the manuscript, which has as yet, not arrived. That production would take me to Paris in May, and I would arrange to leave here earlier, getting to New York some time this month. On the other hand, if no professional obligations enter into the scene, I will try to be in New York the early part of April. A friend of mine, Miss Kitty Clements, has invited me to stay with her at 128 West 59th Street, so we can have lovely walks in the park.

Will write you more when there is something exciting to report. In the meantime, all my best thoughts and love to you and Carl.

Yours ever,