23 Aug August 23, 1945

letter
from: PFC George Shonkwiler
to: Alice Shonkwiler
Nice, France
23 August, 45

Happy Anniversary, my dear,

This perfume I bought at Grasses about 20 miles from Nice.  It’s supposedly the
center of the perfume world.  The box of No. 5 is the same as Chanel No. 5.
According to the guide in the factory, they make the essence of all the
perfumes here.  It is then sent to other firms for their trade names.  They
claimed to the prices here were cost.  However, I still paid three hundred and
fifty francs for each box.

The ivory elephant I picked up in a shop near here and is made from pure ivory
tusks from Africa.

Guess you should have enough perfume now to make you smell like the French
mademoiselles for years.  Just don’t put as much on as they do at a time.

Wes