MUCHA ALPHONSE Autograph Letter Signed Alfons to his sisters

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MUCHA, ALPHONSE. Autograph Letter Signed, "Alfons," to his sisters Anna and Angela ("Milá Anicka a Andelka"), in Czech, concerning costumes for a ball, with small ink drawings. The drawings, sketches illustrating details of costumes, drawn near lower edges of first two pages: the first, two views of a dress's short sleeves, ¾x2¼ inches; the second, a walking stick with spherical head, 2½x¼ inches. 4 pages, 8vo, written on a folded sheet; faint scattered foxing, minor staining at lower right corner of first page, horizontal fold. Mikulov, 26 January 1884

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". . . Anna wants to be a painter. Nice costume! However, it could be put to better use, fancied up more . . . . The dress especially . . . is good, except for the sleeves here. They ought to be short, elbow-length, and about this wide: Anyway, you can tell from the sketches I've included. . . .
"Instead of a hat on her head, a palette with brushes would do very nicely, accompanied by a tasteful hairdo of course. Instead of fringe around the hem of the dress there are brushes tied on (. . . made of cotton, like tassels). She must have a cane in hand (a painter's cane [drawing]), and she can have a book as well, if it's empty. I can put a few faces in there for her. We'll put a gold thread with a tassel on her head with the palette . . . . I can fancy up the hall a bit.
"I was in Vienna shopping for . . . paints . . . but my departure kept being postponed . . . .
"I'll bring my costume with me, the one I wore here last year at the costume ball . . . . If they get a mask and full Pierrot costume . . . save that for me too, I could joke around for two hours in that costume, do you understand? . . . ."