Alix's diary entries from April 15 to 18, 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:

APRIL 15

Monday

Jug: Darmstadt.

Breakfast at 9. Then Ernie & I drove back to town. Lessons. Luncheon. Ernie left for shooting & is going to meet Papa for that purpose to the road.

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APRIL 16

Tuesday

Papa & Ernie returned, halten gutes Glück gehabt, Ernie shot his first Auerhahn.

Aunt Helena & the Cousins came.

Drove with the Girls to the Marienhöhe, to pick cowslips. Luncheon, after that they soon left. —

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APRIL 17

Wednesday

Papa & Ernie returned. Good luck. Ernie shot his first Auerhahn.

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APRIL 18

Gründonnerstag

Breakf. at 9. To the (Beichte)

(Schlosskirche at 10.

Victoria & Louis came in from Jugenheim for tea.

Above: Alix and Ernst.

Note: Auerhahn = male capercaillie