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Conger Reynolds correspondence, June 1918

1918-06-13 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 4

and will probably stay several more unless the Huns get here to destroy it.  On the edge of the stream this morning some scores of the towns women were down on their knees doing the family laundering on a board slanted into the water. That sight was interesting, but it stirred my sympathy for the women. The day of the electric washing-machine has not even pinked the eastern sky in France.  Perhaps that is one of many reasons why youth and beauty last but a few short years for most French women.  There is an idea you know that French women are beautiful. That is based on the beauty of the few who live in luxury.  As a whole I think they would fall far short of American women in the distribution of good looks. 
My personal preference as to beauty is not among them, chiefly, I suppose because my wife has it cornered somewhere in the United States.
I love you, honey girl. 
Your Very Own
Conger Reynolds
2nd Lt A.G.D.
[[stamp]] PASSED AS CENSORED A. 37 [[/stamp]]

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and will probably stay several more unless the Huns get here to destroy it. On the edge of the stream this morning some scores of the towns women were down on their knees doing the family laundering on a board slanted into the water. That sight was interesting, but it stirred my sympathy for the women. The day of the electric washing-machine has not even pinked the eastern sky in France. Perhaps that is one of many reasons why youth and beauty last but a few short years for most French women. There is an idea you know that French women are beautiful. That is based on the beauty of the few who live in luxury. As a whole I think they would fall far short of American women in the distribution of good looks. My personal preference as to beauty is not among them, chiefly, I suppose because my wife has it cornered somewhere in the United States. I love you, honey girl. Your Very Own Conger Reynolds 2nd Lt A.G.D. [[stamp]] PASSED AS CENSORED A. 37 [[/stamp]]