Alix's diary entries from January 20 to 23, 1889

Source:

Transcripts (edited to fit the pages) 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:

Warmer.
Snowed a little.
JANUAR 20
Sunday
Darmstadt
At 9 Breakfast. Then I went to the Stadtkirche (Pfr. Sell) with Wilhelmine & Frl. v. Fabrice. —

Then went for a turn in the town with Gretchen.

Very slippery — saw several people fall. — Sang. — Wrote. Family Luncheon. — Painted & read. Tea. Then dressed for the Theatre, where I went with Papa. "Lohengrin" H. Winkelmann. Voice, very much like Krauss, [illegible]. — Theatre very full — ausverkauft. —

Supper, & then to bed. — Nearly one °. of cold. —

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JANUAR 21
Monday
Darmstadt
At 9 Breakfast. Then set for the Painter, who is doing a large Picture of Glasgow, in remembrance of the Exhibition, & Grandmama's visit there. —

Went for a run with Gretchen. Lessons. Luncheon at 2. Then skated in Kranichstein, with the same girls, of the 14-th, & Alexi. — [this part in code]. — Tea. — Russian History & then French reading, after which writing. Finished "Satanella".
Supped at 8. Very tired from the skating. — Early to bed. —

Papa went out shooting.

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JANUAR 22
Tuesday
Darmstadt
At 8 Pfr. Sell. Interesting lesson. Breakfast at nine. Walked for half on hour with Gretchen. (Ex. Platz). Rested and read. Lessons. At two Luncheon. Papa again out shooting.

At ¼ to 3 went off with the girls to Kranichstein. Wilhelmine went with us, Gretchen payed visits. — Tea. At 5 music lesson with Ellen Bechtold.

Papa went to the Theatre. — Played 4 hands with Gretchen.

Supper at 8. Played games. To bed at 10½ — Victoria bad cold & cough, Louis + Baby, better. —

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4/° of cold
JANUAR 23
Wednesday
Darmstadt
Breakfast at 9. Victoria in bed, because of bad cold. —

Franks came. Lesson with Frl. Textor. Preperation. Tried on again 9¼-3. — Lunched alone up here, at ¼ to 3. —

At 9 we, the same as yesterday, went to Kranichstein. Splendid ice. Girls. had tea & stayed — 7½. — Ernie returned this morning. —

Wilhelmine & Gretchen supped at Webers. —

Supped at 8. —

Above: Alix. Photo courtesy of TatianaZ on Flickr.

Note: ausverkauft = sold out.