Thursday, October 24, 1833

1833

October

Thursday 24

9

12 1/2

Damp small rainy morning, F 56 1/2° at 9 and 10 a.m. – Breakfast at 10 10/.. and read the Hamburg Reporter of the 21st instante mense (no. 720) till 11 1/2 –

Had had the waiter up – Asked him if he had traveled much – No! He is ætatis 30 and married, so that he could not go about with me – Would like to get a quieter place – Would be satisfied with less wages and more sure – He can gain as much as 20 dollars a month here in summer, but in winter, 6 months, perhaps not more than 6 dollars a month – The money given is divided among all the servants of the house (10 of them) every 1/2 Year –

Dawdling over 1 thing or other till 12 10/.. – Finished dressing –

Out in the carriage at 12 55/.. to Countess Blucher – Ordered the French hairdresser to come at 4 p.m. on Wednesday next to dress my hair for the birth night – Then at the dressmakers, Mrs. Müller’s, and at Madame Ricard’s Monde des Modes –

Left cards for Madame de Billé jeune, and Madame Scholten – and left card at 1st for the Queen’s Maid of Honour at the Palais Jaune, the only one omitted yesterday –

Set down Countess B- and went to Lady Harriet at 3 – Brought her home with me, and sent her back in the carriage and she staid till 4 3/4 –

Dinner at 5 20/.. and sat over it (had a little nap) till 7 –

M. and Mme. Fallesen called about 8 1/4 and sat 1/2 hour with me.  Very nice people – Did not mean to receive anybody, but the porter sent up to know if I was at home and so admitted them – not liking to seem to be in the house and refuse them – With this interruption all the evening till 11 1/2 at my accounts –

Fine day after between 11 and 12 – F 58 1/2° now at 11 55/.. p.m.

 

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/16/0126

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