Alix's diary entries from January 14 to 16, 1889

Source:

Transcripts and photos of scans of diary pages courtesy of GARF via Olga Grigor'eva at lastromanovs on VK.

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The diary entries:

JANUAR 14
Monday
Breakfast at 9.
Walked. Lessons.
Luncheon. —

Alexi skated there too, also the following days. —

At 10 min. to three went off to skate. —

I Skated in Kranichstein with Gretchen, Toni, Victoria B., Mathilde v. d. H. & Carola. — Splendid ice. —

Tea. Lessons. —

Went to the Concert with Papa. Max Pauer played. Ri[illegible] sang. Orchestra. Delightful. Wernher & Wilhelmine supped with us. —

[the rest is written in code.]

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JANUAR 15
Tuesday
Darmstadt
At 8 o c. Pfarrer Sell. Breakfast at 9. Walked — Lessons.

Luncheon, & then Papa drove us to Kranichstein, where we skated: Ernie, Ad. Frankenberg, Ad Bothmer, Ltn. v. Lepel, Victoria B., Toni, Gretchen, Mathilde von der Hoop, Carola, & myself. — Delicious. Great fun. — Ad[?]'s heal came off, so could not go on skating. —

Sandro came to Supper.

[the rest is written in code.]

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JANUAR 16
very cold
Wednesday
Darmstadt.
Breakfast at nine. Went for a walk. Lessons. [illegible]. Luncheon at 2. Papa drove us, with the same girls, also Victoria, Louis & Ernie to Kranichstein. Splendid ice. —

Marie was there. Gustav Alexi & Victor skated. —

Kept Toni for tea, & then I played & sang with her & that we chatted. Ages since I had had her quite to myself. — Papa, & Gretchen in the Theatre, to hear "Aïda". —

Supped at 8. — Wilhelmina away for the day. —

Above: Alix.