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Tuesday

Dear Sherwood: Tennessee Your request for Don Wright's address served to revive our friendship (Wrights and mine) and we have had a few drinks together, to your health. T and Wright and I went to the apartment of a very interesting young woman that I think you have not met -- Laelah Cooper advertising manager of Household. T fell in love with Laelah, and Laelah reciprocates her affection. We have had tea at T's studio.

Marco came to town last week, and T. Laelah Marco and I had dinner together. T read a letter on art and artists that she had written to someone not named. It is unusual -- a fresh viewpoint -- and made an impression. We all urged her to make an essay of it and send it to Mercury. It deals with the reflex of external conditions on the artist, and his attempt to establish a balance. Rather authentic in its psychology. An imperative against the soul sickness of the period.

I have another indefinite lunch engagement with Don. Will try to pick up what I can about with Don. Will try to pick up what I can about things of yours that he has -- though it may take a little time so as not to roil the waters.

I do not think you need have any fear on this score. T is much more her old self apparently, than she was even a year ago. She seems to have recovered her poise -- her quiet jollity, and her whimsical cynicism. She has done a lot more figures in clay -- one