| Description | This material comprises correspondence and other papers relating to visits made by Cynthia to France, particularly Paris, during the 1920s. Correspondence includes letters from friends such as Gladys Waterbury, and Sibyl Colefax, which were sent to Cynthia from England while she was in France, and more formal letters from Le Comte Clauzel, the Princess of Piedmont, Lucile Paray and 'Ch. Benoist d'Azy', written from France and concerning social arrangements or administrative matters. Other papers consist of printed promotional leaflets for fashion boutiques in Paris; business and personal calling cards for individuals based in London, Paris and other locations in France, including cards for fashion designers and dressmakers; typescript details about furnished apartments available for rent in Paris; bills and receipts, some made out to Oswald Mosley for the use of utilities and services relating to the hire of villas and apartments; notes made by Cynthia on scraps of paper, largely consisting of addresses in Paris, some of which are for art galleries, restaurants, bars, furniture stores and boutiques which Cynthia presumably patronised while staying there.
Letters comprise:
/1 from Gladys Waterbury, signed 'Quart', Curzon Street, Mayfair, 1919, discussing social events and enquiring about Cynthia's stay in Paris.
/2 from Gladys Waterbury, Curzon Street, Mayfair, undated, containing addresses of dressmakers and milliners in Paris. For further letters from Gladys Waterbury, see OMN/A/2/16
/3 from Sibyl Colefax, Argyll House, Kings Road, Chelsea, undated, containing addresses for personal contacts in Paris
/4 from Le Comte Clauzel, Ambassade de France, a Londres, 1924, arranging a meeting with Cynthia
/5 from the Princess of Piedmont, undated, making social arrangements
/6 from Lucile Paray, dressmaker based at 8, Place de la Madeleine, Paris, undated, inviting Cynthia to view her new collection on her next visit to Paris
/7 from Ch. Benoist d'Azy, proprietor of 'Service Flats', 5, Rue Copernic, Paris, 1929, discussing a booking to rent two apartments in Paris in December 1929, with details of the price, and an attached bill which includes a description of the apartments and the services and facilities |