Irwin Miller extends congratulations to Girard and Saarinen for “expressing so well what we want in our house,” but adds, “Xenia is still skeptical about the steps down into the living room, and I agree that these may appear formidable to older ladies.” 

J. Irwin Miller to Alexander H. Girard, 19 March 1954, 1/2, Miller House and Garden Collection, IMA Archives, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana. (MHG_Ia_B001_f002_104-105)