Thursday, September 26, 1833

1833

September

Thursday 26

7 10/..

1 20/..

Very fine morning. F 63° at 8 1/4 a.m. At my German. 

Breakfast at 9 50/.. in 25 minutes – Finished dressing –

M. Christiani, 2nd Lesson, from 11 to 12 1/2 when Lady H- de H- [Harriet de Hagemann] took me up in their carriage with Comtesse B- [Blucher] and Miss Ferrall to see Fredericksborg, the large new palace opposite (almost) my windows –

The pictures not to be seen today – An hour (with several people then) in the museum of old Scandinavian curiosities, spears, hatchets, rings, etc., found in tumuli – Then an hour walking over the palace – A round room, very pretty, pannelled in differently stained wood, and the top (quite flat) made to look domed by being done in large flutings (like an escallop shell) –

Just peeped into the large unfinished room – Will be like their great assembly room in York only a balcony all along above the fine Corinthian columns – Handsome chapel –

Then peeped into the handsome de cours de première instance (from which no appeal) and where the king presides in state the 1st Thursday in every March – Not used as yet – the president of the court begs to go on longer in the present place –

The old palace of Fredericksborg burnt down 7 years ago – The workmen had left some chips at the top of the palace and something or other that inflamed them –

Then to the round tower Observatory – Could not be seen without an order, for people went up and committed suicide by throwing themselves down – A woman did it only a few days ago –

Then begged the ladies to drive home and walked with M. de Hagemann thro’ the Exchange on to the island of Amage to the East India dock, then to the government dock – the East India company has but 2 ships – Only send one every other year –

Home at 4 10/.. – Then wrote out the German of this morning – Dinner at 5 55/.. in 3/4 hour –

At my German again till 7 40/..

I put on a different handkerchief but kept on my morning gown and pelerine

Off to Comtesse Blucher’s at 8 – M. de Quahlen (of Altona) there, then came young Madame de Bille, and afterwards her husband, son of the Madame de Bille who was at the De Hagemanns’ on Tuesday, and then came the de Hagemanns – Tea at 9 – Then sweetmeats and wine and water at 10 or after – Agreeable evening –

Home at 11 1/2 – At my German till 12 1/2 –

Very fine day.  F 63 1/2° now at 12 40/..tonight –

Took Eugénie just to put my large comb and arrange my hair in the anteroom.  The people talk excessively about the theatres of Paris and the one here.  In fact, I must learn these nothings before I can have much company conversation --


WYAS Finding Numbers SH:7/ML/E/16/0116 and SH:7/ML/E/16/0117

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