French woman of letters, actress, and journalist. Autographed letter signed, to her friend Marguerite Moreno, undated, 4 pages in-8: 210 x 135, on a sheet with the letterhead of Claridge's Hotel, 74 Avenue des Champs Élysées, accompanied by her stamped envelope dated February 19, 1932. A very interesting letter in which Colette discusses a crucial moment in her life, namely the creation of her beauty institute located on rue de Miromesnil in Paris.
She describes to her friend the excitement that accompanies this endeavor that occupies her entirely: "We are working a lot. The factory sees us often.
I also scratch the paper, of course. Our 'products' are wonders, - and I'm not joking. And then we receive offers from here and there that we must have the heroism not to accept. That's why I haven't written." A long paragraph follows about the deaf-mutes of Auray, in which she explains to her friend the work of the educators. "I saw the deaf-mutes in Auray, Brittany, long ago. And I also admired with horror the saints who devote themselves to them. Do you know how the educators teach them to speak? By holding their fingers in their mouths and putting the fingers of the mute in their own mouths to show the position of the tongue!!!" Finally, she talks about the play La Banque Nemo by Louis Verneuil, created on November 21, 1931, at the theater of La Michodière: "Isn't it curious, this vitality of La Banque Nemo! Nobody counted on it, except perhaps Verneuil." The play, which enjoyed great success, was later adapted into a movie in 1934.Colette finally apologizes for having to shorten her letter due to a painful conjunctivitis caused by: "a freezing East wind, [. ] The long drought and the East wind conspire to suspend in the air all imaginable filth.