Friday, November 26, 1830

1830 November

Friday 26

(Got up at)  6 1/2 /  (Went to bed at) 1

Fine frosty morning.  Out at 7 3/4.  Had been above 1/4 hour looking in vain at plan of Paris for rue du Chantre.  Rue Saint Honore beyond Palais Royal said a cocher de fiacre.  I wanted to find Marteroy, the marchand de vin some time back recommended by Comte de Noé.

Sauntered slowly along through the Palais Royal.  Tasted wine at 14 and 16 sols the litre, and brought away sample of the latter (a Burgundy) thinking it very good.  A litre will be 1 1/4 bottle that 16 sols the litre = 12 sols the bottle, ‘a 1/2 pièce 114 litres = 92 francs’ ‘une futaille 136 liters = 107 francs.’

In returning, bought small pot of Narbonne honey chez Corcellet au Gourmand, containing about 3/4 pound, 2/50.  But if I took 30 pounds, should have it at 2/25 per lb.  Perhaps this would be as little as if I had it sent from Narbonne; for Lady Stuart told me on Wednesday (I went into the greenhouse to see the plants) that though the man declared the carriage would only be 50 francs it was 150/. I daresay I should pay 30 sols a pound at Narbonne. Lady  Stuart asked the price of a pot, and they said 30 sols per pound, on which account thinking it too dear, thinking they were imposing on her, she would not buy any.

Sauntered home from the Palais Royal by the rue Vivienne and the bourse, and the Passage des Panoramas, and boulevards, where went into 2 bazaars en passant, and home at 10 35/.. Place de la Bourse, saw in the window of Slater’s shop very nice panoramic view of Paris taken from Notre Dame.  Bought Algiers Guide near to this shop. Oranges, Passage des Panoramas, 10 and 12 sols each.  Plan of Paris on calico, 1st bazaar, 4/50. Would take 4/.; offered 3/. in vain. Jaspé at 6/. and 5/50 l’aune.  Small dining room carpets 32/. to 38/. A nice little Aubusson carpet about 3 1/2 yards square 60/. A jaspé that would cost 36/. (6 ells) would be 52/. for lining and putting down – not worthwhile carpeting my little room rue Saint Vivienne.

Home at 10 35/.. Breakfast. 1/2 hour setting and plastering up back [buche] in my bedroom after George’s failure – very tiresome that he cannot manage these things better.

Dressed at 12 10/.. At my desk at 12 50/.. , at which hour kind letter (a half sheet full) from Lady Stuart (Whitehall), and note from Lady Stuart de Rothesay dated last night to ask me to dinner today and to take Madame de Hagemann with me, and just as I was answering this came another little note from Lady Stuart de Rothesay wondering at my having sent no answer.  Then wrote in answer that I had that moment received both notes at once.  Should be most happy to dine with her at 6 1/2, and would take Madame de Hagemann, and sent back this note to ‘The Lady Stuart de Rothesay’ be the bearer of her last note.

Then wrote and sent at 2 50/.. 3 pages and one end to Mariana Lawton asking her to write again as soon as she could.  Say my aunt is so marvelously well that even if she be really ill another time, I shall not, as I have told her, mind much about it.

Then write one half sheet full and three pages of another to Lady Gordon.

Foust came at 5 – hair dressed – dressed.  Took Madame de Hagemann and off to the Embassy to dinner at 6 1/2 and home again at 11 55/.. The Russian ambassador, Pozzo di Borgo, and Madame Alfred de Noailles, and 3 or 4 others came and went, and then Lady Stuart and Mrs. Hamilton and Madame de Hagemann and Mrs. McGinnis and I sat comfortably over the fire like a family party and I had a very pleasant evening enalgré the pother of my dress, which Cameron had wadded to that degree that I was really not fit to be seen, and this made me uncomfortable more or less all the time. Such an object I was wretched.It was the black silk petticoat that was so wadded.  What with George and Cameron I am shockingly pothered.

Fine frosty morning – F 36° at 7 20/.. a.m. very fine day – fine frosty night.

 

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/13/0112


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