Visit to Paris June 17 1917
An account of a visit to Paris by Coates and his friend Fawcett
Albert Coates, Diary, 19197
Accession number: MS 10345
From the State Library of Victoria's Collection.
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Transcription:
26th Monday February 1917
The entertainment provided by the guide was much appreciated, though I must say we did not learn a great deal about the Louvre.
At 5pm we visited the ’Corner of Blighty’ ['Blighty' was a slang name for England] in Paris, 20 Place Vendome. This ’foyer des soldats anglais’ is a kind of rest home for soldiers in Paris. English and American ladies served tea, bread and butter, etc, and afterwards play at the piano, sing chat and generally entertain the soldier visitors.
The Consul’s and Ambassador’s daughters are amongst those serving tea etc.
High society doing...
