Paris
9 February 1890
Juan Luna
Dear Rizal,
Through your letter I know that you live almost in a garden and you are pleased with the life there and the cheapness and spaciousness of your rooms.
The colony is well. You know of what it is composed and its quality; I have nothing to say to you about it; you already know perfectly who they are.
I have begun a large painting whose modern and simple subject you already know. It is a Paris street where there is an orphanage. I have very little time to do it. And so I work steadily.
And you, what are you doing? Have you begun the second part of Noli?
I have just finished the title page of La Ilustracion Flipina[1] – it represents a young woman seated, beside her a basket of books, in the second row some little girls reading, and in the background the Mayon Volcano.
My regards to Albert, in case he has not yet left for Berlin.
Receive the kisses of my children, regards from Paz and
Your most affectionate friend,
Luna
04-500 [Misc.]
[1] An illustrated magazine published in Manila