Barderey, (Helen) B(ailly) de: Paris, France to Monsignor (Robert Seton: Jersey City, New Jersey), 1895 January 30

It pains Barberey to learn that (Seton)'s health is not good. His constitution is robust, but no one can survive the overworking of the brain. She should have thanked (Seton) for the almanac, but she has been ill with bronchitis. 1894 was a year of sorrow for her family. January 19 they lost their brother; six months later their sister-in-law, Countess Roederer, died at 58. A few days later, God gave her a great happiness. Alexander, a widower for 4 1/2 years, married a charming person. Barberey's husband's health is very good. At 76 he retains his taste for sociability and reading. They both suffer at the desolate state of their country. The new president has no political sense; he lets the violent lead him.