Sunday, September 13, 2020

Alix's diary entries from April 8 to 10, 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.

https://vk.com/lastromanovs?w=wall-56510987_43666

The diary entries:


APRIL 8
Monday
After Breakfast went shopping with Victoria. — Lessons. Luncheon. Drove with Gretchen & Baby. Lessons. Tea. Went with Wilhelmine to the Victoriaschule 6½-½ to 9. —

Supper. To-bed past 10. —

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APRIL 9
Tuesday
At 8 Pfr. Sell. Breakfast at 9. Walked with Wilhelmine. — Lessons. Luncheon at 2. Wrote to Grdmama. Went in the garden with dear Papa & the others. — Papa left at 3½ for England with Wern. —

Frl. v. Bechtold. — Tea.

Supper at 8. Games.

To bed at about 10½. —

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APRIL 10
Wednesday
Breakfast at 9. — Walked with Gretchen. From 11¼-12½ Frl. Textor. Then French. — Luncheon at 2. Then drove in the Buchwald with Wilhelmine.

At 4½ Toni came for the reading and stayed till nearly 8. — Supper & then games. —

Papa arrived safely, after good passage at 12 a.m. in London, [illegible] so dark, that the lamps were lit. —


Above: Alix.

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