The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry
Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735
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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Creator: Pepoon, Marshall, 1813-1877
Title: Diary of European sojourn
Dates: 1874, August 18-December 29
Call No.: Doc. 1590
Acc. No.: 09x14
Quantity: 1 volume (161 pages)
Location: 31 I
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
Marshall Pepoon was a broker in
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Diary kept by Marshall Pepoon from August 18
to December 29, 1874, recording his sojourns in Vevay, Swizterland,
In
ORGANIZATION
The entries are in chronological order.
LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS
The materials are in English, with some French and Italian phrases.
RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Purchased from Carmen D. Valentino.
ACCESS POINTS
People:
Pepoon, Charlotte A. Mildeberger, d.1880.
Topics:
Jewelry.
Men – Diaries.
Men’s clothing.
Railroad travel.
Tourist trade.
Voyages and travel.
TRANSCRIPTION OF DIARY:
Location: 31 I
Notes about transcription:
French and Italian phrases were retained without translation; capitalization of words was normalized; some punctuation was added to make reading easier, but could be misplaced; some misspellings were corrected; some passages of poetry, addresses, and monetary accounts were not transcribed, but their presence is noted.
A few entries were not in page number order. The transcription is in chronological order, and it is noted where the page sequence is interrupted.
[flyleaf]
Marshall Pepoon of
Vevey [i.e. Vevay], Vaudois, Suisse, 18 Août 1874
Aux Soins, Messieurs Munroe & cie, à
[p.1]
Prehensile – “adapted to seize or grasp, seizing, grasping; as the prehensile tail of a monkey”
Guillotine – “from Guillotin, a French physician, though he was neither the inventor nor the introducer of it, but merely proposed, in the Constituent Assembly of 1789, to abolish the usual mode of decapitation and use machines that would dispense with the use of (?) sword. The instrument was invented by Dr. Antoine Louisin, 1792, and was at first called Louison or Louisitte, but this name was soon superseded by that of Guillotine, first used in a satirical song published in a loyalist newspaper of the day.”
Aluminium 8 min. tard, 8 a.m., 19 Août [this refers to the time kept by a watch; see additional notes on watches below]
[p.2-3]
Obnoxious – ob and noxious – hurtful
1st – liable to censure; exposed to punishment, reprehensible, blameworthy, “obnoxious authors”
“All are obnoxious, and this fautly(?) land
Like fainting Hester, does before you stand,
Watching your scepter.” – Naller(?)
2d – offensive, odious, hateful – as obnoxious statesman – A minister obnoxious to the Whigs.
3d – liable; exposed; subject answerable; with to.
The religion of Queen Mary obnoxious to exception – Falker(?) – the
writings of lawers [sic] which are tied and obnoxious to their particular laws
– Bacon. “Esteeming it more honorable to
live on the public, than to be obnoxious to any private purse” –
Accountable, liable, exposed. Cobb
Meretriciousness – the art of a prostitute
Meretricious – from Meretrix, a prostitute, literally one
who earns money by prostitution.
Henry A. Hurlbut, aux soins de M. Meyer – Banquier à
Alluminium watch ¾ of minute slow, Mardi, 18 August, by Vacheron
[p.4-5]
Mardi, Août 18, ‘74
Daniel is back, and with him he they call Sam Powell. They have walked up one of the high hills of Suisse. Dan is swelled or bloated. He calls it burnt. After hearing his story all through, I asked Daniel if he had seen anything higher than “four aces.” He replied that he could see a “full flush” by looking at his face in the glass. No betting(?). All this came off last night before I retired. After I went to bed, as I hear there was large betting(?) and fun. A walking match was made to come off on the 19th instant. Dannie is to walk against time.
“Lady Mackbeth” [sic] culminated her flight with her maid, a subject that the public has but little interest in, and should have been entirely private. It is a case with two sides.
Several of the young gentlemen of our house are undergoing castor oil at the hands of Dr. B----t. Young McAlister took a hearty breakfast as usual with a bottle of wine, then took his oil on top of it, then took a couple of cocktails and a bottle of beer and wound up by taking a row with two oars across the Lake. He was alive and lively last night. Shafto is clean shaved and bright as a gazelle this morning, having laid fifty franks [sic] on Dannie for the walk tomorrow.
This morning is lovely and the house, as far as I can see, the house is intact. Votre servitor.
19th.
G. Heath goes to school every morning at 7 o’clk. He is a nice boy. I have a bet with Dannie Barclay of 1 bottle of Rodera champagne that Worcesters Unabridged Dictionary is considered as better authorite [sic] for definitions than Websters, to be determined by competent judges who are familiar with both.
I took a blue pill, or rather two of 5 grains each, and this morning have drank nearly a pint of bitter water.
[p.6-7]
19 Août.
Dannie Barclay walked two kilometers, say one and ¼ English miles, in twelve 55/60th easy, and Mr. Huntington walked the same distance back in 12 21/60 minutes, by which I won from Pierre McCarty twenty francs. 4 / 5(?) [illegible]
In fortunes car whatever speed you [illegible]
Take for companion patience by your side.
20th Août
I wrote to Henry A. Hurlbut aux soins de Monsier Meyer, banquiere
à Baden Baden, full of nonsense. I asked
him to answer me at this place care of the “Monnet.” I received a charming letter from Margaret à
[p.8-9]
“He called so loud, that all the hollow deep of Hell resounded.
A shout that tore Hell’s concave and beyond
Frighted(?) the reign of chaos and old night.”
EVl’s first awakening to Life.
[there follows a quotation from Pope]
[p.10-11]
Tout le Monde – “Eschscholtzias – Odontoglossums” – neither of these are cowslips, they may be floral aristocrats that fetch ten guineas a root. Garden.
[penciled notes about hotel charges]
24th Août.
I exchanged 2 notes of 20 £ each, numbers 64804 and 5 at the rate of 25.20 to the pound sterling at George Glass, net proceeds 1008 francs.
I bought a case of Razors of [illegible] for 12 francs, with one handle complete.
Paid bill for 2 weeks, 50 [illegible] francs in full.
Mr. Phillips bot [sic] a razor & strop & case.
Rec’d a letter dated yesterday from Hurlbut dated at
Mr. Jaques and family are at Ouchy, am coming here on Thursday. This is Tuesday the 25th. Recd letter from P. R. Strong last evg. & wrote him immediately and again this morning.
“Of
“But still the Canaanite is in the land.”
Our Hotel Monnet they sayt is full, but they will give me a room for Strong & family – not on pension, pas de tout.
[p.12-13]
[lines of poetry]
I wrote to Margaret today a long letter.
25 26th of Août 74
Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Phillips left at 4 p.m. for Saas(?) & the Simplon.
Lottie [wife Charlotte, also called Dottie] and I took a charming drive over the hills to Chateau de Blonney, after a call on Madame Colgate. The call & the drive were charming. Near Blonney the lay of the land is extremely picturesque, the village quaint, the pictures on the walls very funny, the trees & vines literally groaning with fruits, the fragrance of the newly mown hay perfectly delicious, the roads pretty good, but the carriage too cramp’d by half, horses and driver good. I do not remember so charming a drive.
Sierre. Blonay. William H. Phillips. Mr., Mrs., Miss Sutherland, one of the 600 at
Ballaclava [sic, i.e. Balaklava] –
[p.14-15]
27 Août.
My 40 franc watch runs superbly at the moment. It is one minute too [slow – crossed out] fast by Prost.
Nearly a week ago he just touched the regulator a hairs breadth and now
elle
Shafto says Col. Sutherland was one of the gallant charge
600 who fought so famously at
This morning here is charming and I think the Phillips’s
have a delightful day for the ascent of the Simplon. Wish I was with them. Oxenford the old name for
Robert Etzensberger, Grand Hotel Victoria de Venice.
The Midland Hotel, St. Pangras [sic] Station,
Etzensberger [illegible]
Samedi 29 Août
At 7:30 this morning, I took steamer Aigle for
[p.16-17]
with them to Hotel de la Paix, had a lunch and rode about & then back for the steamer Bonevard at 1:40. They deceived me and went off without calling me, so I telegraphed Dotte I should be up by the Aigle at 7 p.m. Montegue bought a case of razors for 12 francs & 7 [illegible] &c. I arrived home at 7 precisely.
29 and 30th.
I am 2 ¼ min. slow by Prost clock. Alluminium is 4 min. fast of Prost.
Rainy all the early part of the day. Fetridge left by the boat at half past one for Geneve. High hang the Goose. The Dent du Midi comes out in a glow of glory. Monsieur Strong and I talk a walk leisurely up to the church on the hill and enjoy the lovely views. The air is clear and the mountains are very fine. Lots of fleecy clouds are [illegible phrase].
Sunday 30th Août.
I rec’d letter from Salem H. Wales yesterday at
We conclude this morning to leave Vevey [sic] for
Monday 31st Août
My watch is 3 min. tard of Prost this morning. Alluminium runs very closely but fast(?) a trifle, perhaps it has gained 6 min. in a fortnight.
[p.18-19]
31st Août
We think this morning that we may get off on Thursday
morning to
Shafto walked over the course 2 kilometers in 14 1/2 minutes, when he was taken vomiting. Dan Barclay walked with him to keep up his courage.
Lottie and Madelle. Strong went together to church.
The day has been perfectly beautiful. The Dent du Midi so fine that all went from the table to see the glow - pinkish.
Peter Remsen Strong and I took a drive today to the
Captain Sullivan & family are gone today to
Madame Bereda with her daughters Madame Colgate and La Comtesse
[illegible], 5 rue Duphot(?),
[p.20-21]
Hotel Monnet, Vevey [sic], Suisse, 1st September 1874
My watches are all on time this morning – “see how they run.”
[accounts]
I am packed up for a start tomorrow. Dotte takes 500 fcs. and I the balance for
bills and railroad fare & etc. Wrote
Hotel du Louvre and Schott wrote Hotel “Jura” à
[more accounts]
[p.22-23]
We are waiting for omnibus for
I saw a Mr. Morse last night who knows Archd. Lowe. The Laniers and La Comtesse, née Keeney with her baby & Roman nurse – charming people.
After a very fatiguing journey in crowded cards we arrived sans incident at ¼ past 5 p.m. We were trotted up two stairs by a d— fool, and then down and into another part of the house on first story. We walked up from the cars only a step. At dinner we foolishly ordered an extra bottle of Beaun [sic, i.e. Beaune] wine at 5 fr. It was not as good as Schott’s Beaun at 4 fcs. The fish was stinking. I could not swallow it. The rest was fair, par[illegible] choses. They shook up an extra lit for me in a room very small where I could not sleep well and did not.
5th September 74
I went to Restaurant de Paris, took some coffee and ordered
a [illegible phrase] for luncheon at 3 francs pour tout. Left
[p.24-25]
Had my trunks brought up. Le 18th 9bre 1874. Mr. P de --- appartement no. 93, a laissé en depôt au magazine de l’Hotel Deux Colis portent le no. 156.
L’Economie [illegible]
1 franc per month I recon.
We have salon 95, cor. [corner] rue de Marengo & rue de
Rivoli 94 and 93 at thirty-six francs per day.
The ticket price is 20 – 10 – and 8 francs, one a [illegible] of 2
francs. They are elegant and
comfortable. I met Maxwell and Montague
at the
7th
I detrunked and [illegible] a lot of old traps and went out
to breakfast at Richard Lucas’s – ordered too much, much more than I could
eat. Went to Munroe’s and found a letter
from Margaret, one from Miss Maggie Browne of
[p.26-27]
and demand an answer to this city – what it all means. I bought 1 doz. St. [illegible], 1 doz.
I saw Jonathan Thorn, Ford, Hughes, Thompson, Dewey, Maxwell, Montague, Vesey(?) and the rest of them at the Grand Hotel and Hurlbut with his moustache terrible mash’d(?). How badly he looks with it. I saw Mr. Phillips, Mrs. Phillips has lost her father and she is sad enough. They are going post haste home. Poor John Butler – all his life he tried to convince his friend that all the Drs. lied.
Monday evening I dined at Blot Palais Royal and met Major
General Torbeau and Mr. Clark from
Tuesday. Met Maxwell and Montegue with Mr. Thompson and under invitation from M. [illegible] the grocer we went all over the new opera house. I invited Francis T. Walker to go with us and he went. I left my pink(?) scarabie to be mounted and a ring to be repaired and a button to be mended, all to be done in all this week by Le Clerque near corner of Rue de la Paix and rue Neuve St. Augustin, Dewey’s man. Dined at Hotel du Louvre, fair, went to [dinner crossed out] bed early.
[p.28-29]
9th September 1874
Saw Hez.(?) Johnson. He says David Crawford(?) is “very bad man.” Hez speaks unqualifiedly and don’t seem to care what he says about it.
I saw J. B. Dickenson.
He looks well, reports the sweet potatoe [sic] vine not gone home at all
but
The Payne boys and mother are expected tonight. How funny.
I received from John Howard the usual lot of maple sugar
today, but did not get any reply to my letter written to
9th September 1874.
I wrote to George W. Wheatley & Co. at chief office [see above for address] asking a reply to my letter asking what is the matter, &c.
10th September
I took breakfast with Mrs. & Monsieur Henry A. Hurlbut
at 65 au premier Hotel Chatham. Codfish
balls and commercial eggs, and only fair coffee, but very very cheap. Mr. & Mrs. Hearn and Monsieur Gibbon
called, spent evening with us. Did not
sleep perfectly well. I met Theodore F.
Payne this morning on the rue Scribe.
Met Sherman Collins who married Miss Newton of
11th
I took a model for my blue cravat over to rue de Halevy. I called on LeClerque, rue de la Paix & got my button & [illegible, scarabie?].
[p.30-31]
12th
I paid Le Clerque, rue de la Paix, for [illegible] my blue scarabie and mounting it in grand pure(?) gold and about a ton of it & doing some other work for me 24 francs – too much. The scarabia does not all suit me, the pin is too long and clumsy and the wretch has broken out a little piece of the very(?) scarabia, which had sooner have been broken from his nose. I take the pin back and tell him to change it and make it smaller. I have left the toad pin which he mounted for me last year, and a small pretty scarabia which I bought in Naples to be new mounted and the olive [or blue] scarab is to be altered, made smaller and prettier(?) at the same price as last year – about 9 francs each(?), including the one he has already made for me.
Ford, Mrs. Payne, Warren, and Theodore called on us last
evening. I gave Theodore the head of
Phyrus(?) in cornelian which I bought for him in
I bought 3 packets of envelopes(?) of Wm. H. Rice Cook, 152 Regent Street, London and 34 rue du Quatre Septembre et Place de l’Opera, for two francs, “Alex Pirie & Son” trademark, a superb article.
13th Dimanche
Our bill was rendered at 40 francs per day, notwithstanding they told me the rooms would be only 36 francs. I made them put down the price and deduct 28 francs for 7 days. Now they say they must have 28 francs in future they deducted 3 [illegible] and some other items. I bought at Cherit 1 bottle of brandy, 8 francs.
[p.32-33; the corner of p. 32 broke off, but before that
happened, it was clear that the first word on page 32 was the name
Salem Wales and I went into the Egyptian department at the
The collection is vast and well placed. I thank the French nation for getting these things together and placing them in position so entirely acceptable to every one.
Edwin Gordon, no. 76 A,
14th
Salem Wales and I went to 121 rued de Havlene(?) and selected 9 shirt patterns at 12 francs each to be made in the best manner. They have taken my measure and will send me one for a model day after tomorrow. The patterns look well and they brag grandes choses about their cuts and fits. Nous verrons.
We went to the Bon Marché and I bought two blue cravats, 7.50 each, 15.00; 1 red undershirt, all wool and fine(?) 15.50. I bought at Maison Petiter Gains 11.75. I ordered 2 jackets and 3 drawers made of finest lambs wool, all red in colour, at Bon Marché. Brown & Jourdan, 14 rue d’Herbe(?), shirt makers, etc. Cartwright & Warner are the best English manufacturers and the best probably in the world of stockings, drawers, undershirts, etc.
15th Sept. 1874
[p.34-35]
15th September 1874 continued.
I paid Maison Frick, rue Scribe 2. Grand Hotel and one Pasquier 1 [illegible]
for “nettoyage de gants et de tons(?) vetements sans retricessement(?) ni
odeur,” for cleaning and sizing up my coat made over 2 years ago by Hill
Brother & Co.,
I paid our board bill at 95 Hotel de Louvre, 355.30 francs, including storage on two trunks, 10 months 20.50 francs.
I took 2 new blue cravats to Brown & Jourdan to be cut
and made into 4. I gave further
instructions regarding my shirts & rist(?) bands. John Howard leaves tonight for
Lottie gave me 200 francs out of which I have to pay all of the dinners for both, my breakfasts, for my shirts & outre chose $40 – will not and ought not to go a great way when everything is included, brandy, Vichy & [illegible] de St[illegible] &c &c. All takes penny [illegible].
The price of our rooms from last Sunday is 38 francs per diem & lamp 2 francs, service 2 francs – 40 all told. Not dear, they are fine.
Saw Mr. Gilbert Rice and his daughter today and the Staleys of Philadelphia. They ask after Mrs. MacAlister [illegible]
Toujours prêt a vous server – on ferons suis bien oblige. Comment va la santé? Comment allez vous? Ha?
16th
I went with Mr. Reynolds in his carriage this p.m. at 2 ¾ to the Place Royal and thence
[p.36-37]
to the Butte Caumant [sic] and all over that lovely parc, then to the Maison Felix Potin, 47 Boulevard Malesherbes, where I bought
2 bottles Cliquot Chamber 16
2 bottles sherry wine, 3.590 ea 7
4 lemons 20 .80
50 sugar .80
50 do. .75
25.35
Stamps .10
Paid in box tomorrow 24.45
Paid Ed. Leclercq, rue de la Paix 18, 3 francs in full for mending rings and settings all very satisfactory.
Reynolds brought me home in grand style – that’s all I’ve done today.
17th Sept.
I like my little rouge scarabie vastly – it is so perfect in
itself – has beautiful colour, is well cut, and prettily mounted. It is a sweet noticeable scarf pin. I admire it as Mrs. Silsh was wont to
say. Brown & Jourdon have not sent
in my model shirt as they agreed to do yesterday. I hate to be disappointed even in the trying
on of a shirt. I met Fred. De
18th Sept.
Jourdain & Brown sent home 4 blue cravats. Bown [i.e. Brown?] is lame and not at the Maison today to see my shirt so I have to let the new shirt be.
I gave Salem H. Wales his selection out of all my silver antique coins of 4 for himself for which he pays for the setting of a pair of sleeve buttons for me; also from the old Roman coins I gave Theodore F. Payne his choice of 4, and then Warren R. Payne his selection of 5 coins from the lot, so the assortment is slimmed down pretty well.
I bought this morning of “Au Gagne Petit” 2 pr. of red knitted drawers of all wool, very fine, at 20 fcs. the pair, 40 fcs.
[p.38-39]
18th
I met M. J. Henriques and had a long talk with him about old
times.
19th Samedi
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hughes and their Lola spent the evening with us. S.M. has some exquisite intaglios. Lola is a pretty pert girl, not quite spoiled, has a mind and a will and a way of her own. She speaks French, German, and English equally well. English she did not learn from her ma mama [sic]. Elle murders it horribly - [illegible] – quelle physic. My Gagne Petit are very nice fitting and the comfort of the knitted stuff is unspeakable – [illegible phrase] and convangience(?).
Why does Salem Wales mess himself up with politics and keep in hot water all the time.
The watch I bought of Vacheron de Geneva runs exactly rightly, as true as possible.
Madame Hurlbut is setting for her miniature! Heaven save the mark(?) – quelle vanity! Ching a ding a ding, ding a ding, a diddle dum dum.
The shovel and tongs
To each other belongs,
And the kettle sings,
- said the widow McCrea.
Au Gagne Petit, rue des Moineant(?) 22, prés
I took a cab and drove to the Prefecture de Police to try to find Dottie’s fan, which she left in cab no. 2796 the other day, but it has not been reported there. They advised that I write to the Chief Bureau upon the subject but I give it up.
[p.40-41]
I called on Joudain and Brown to show up(?) my new shirt and to specify(?) that he set back the whole hole for my [missing word, probably neck] so that the back of the collar will not draw down the back of my neck, to make the collar a little higher in front and put a good strong buttons on behind to hitch a false collar to, and by no means to [another word missing] any starch in the shirts except on the wrist bands and collars, not any in the bosoms, not any elsewhere. Browns seems to understand it.
I lost one of my beautiful coral buttons in the jardin of the Tuileries, out of my sleeve of my new shirt after two hours. I went back there for it, and when looking about, a woman said that it had been found and picked up by a person dressed in black, a woman. She looked about for an owner and then went off. I left my card and address with this person and it may be brought by the Louvre Hotel, but I fear not. Hurlbut offered ten francs for the other button, and I sold it to him and have the privilege of having it back for 5 francs any time. Thank you, j’aime pas [sic] coral, especially lost coral.
20th Dimanche
Mr. Clark, Thompson, & Chancey(?) avec Mr. Gibbon, called on us last evening, the Thompsons having dined here in the evening, le General Torbut, our consul general, and a gentleman - the name is not spelt right, I recon [sic], it sounds like Talbot when spoken. Warren Payne promises to call today for the Louvre at one to two o’clock.
I wrote to Mademoiselle Maggie Browne,
[p.42-43]
Lottie has a very bad cough today and her limbs are swelled very much. I want to call in a doctor but she will not do it. Mrs. Hughes called to see if she had taken her medicine, which she sent to her. She had not taken a drop of it, but Mrs. H. persuaded her to take a dose.
Monday morning, 21st
Dottie applied a mustard cataplasm to her breast. She took Mrs. Hughes medicine and seems better this morning but she in not well and I very much want to call in a doctor. She will not consent today. It starts to rain but the sun is out, as hot as mustard where I am writing.
I have this moment rec’d from Salem H. Wales his photograph and a pair of silver sleeve buttons set by Ed. Leclerq, fabricant bijoutier, jouillier, orfevre, rue de la Paix, 18, Paris. They are not pretty but genuine antique coins, I know for I furnished them.
22nd Sept.
I wrote to E. Gordon, no. 76a
I received a letter from Margaret yesterday, and I went with young Hodge to no. 12 rue de Seine(?) to see a lot of scarabia. I met McNiel of Burrough Road, London, and treated him. I dined at R. Lucas Tavern.
Dejeuner at Madelaine Tavern.
Mr. Ford gave me a neat little whisk broom for clothes brushing and we went to the Pharmacie Pourret, E.M. Ducro, pharmacien de 1er classe, sucessceur, Rue Rambuteau 87, Masison des Bains, Bains Neuralgia.
[p.44-45]
Delavigne(?), 70 rue Quincarr,
Ford has bid me good bye, he goes tomorrow from
I have ransacked my duds very thoroughly to find two or three little things that I have missed, but as they are very diminutive indeed, the probability is that I have mislaid them. I looked two hours for a segar pouch into which I had put a few old coins, and I gave it up for lost when I look in the pocket to my red cardigan jacket and there it was, snug as a bug in a rug, perhaps snugger. I have tried to put things to rights, I forget where everything is.
[French phrase].
Say, 23rd Septbre.
I mislaid this book and got out of patience looking for it. Am I getting so far gone in decadence that I cannot remember a moment. Wake up old Pepoon and shake off this lethargy.
I bought a little cloak, simply for the shoulders, a shedder of water, dust, and wind. I like it, only 15 francs. I left an order at the same place, Au Montagnes d’Esscosse [sic, i.e. Ecosse] for a full circle cloak, all wool, light and nice, 40 francs, with three pockets. Nous verrons.
I left 12 old coins of silver at “
My shirts 9 of “cotton for the
24th
Did not do much but make a few calls on the
[p.46-47]
Dickensons, the Deweys, the Staleys of Phila., the Hurlbuts,
and the
25th
I ordered from Au Montagnes of
I bought at the Bon Marché 1 pr. of gold sleeve buttons for 17 50/100 francs, which I did not want. They are very pretty indeed but why do I want them, not-with-standing [sic] they are marked P. I took my coat to Woodmans to be sponged and pressed out of wrinkles.
Saturday 26 September 74
I call’d on Fitts, rue Faubourg St. Honoré, opposite the Legation Anglaise and paid him 18 francs for 4 pair of sleeve buttons he mounted for me of old coins with a link.
I then tried on my new clothes at the Mountains of Scotland
and all will, I think, fit me well when finished. Nous verrons.
We took a drive on the Bois de B---ge [
After dinner, when I was talking with a Scotchman & his daughter on the top of the stairs, the Comtesse came up and asked what she had done that I should cut her dead. She saw us, Dottie
[p.48-49]
and I, in a carriage. I looked straight at her, she spoke, and I did not, but looked cross as the devil – first ever I heard of it. M.(?) Porte(?) says [illegible] I didn’t mean to and don’t know that I did.
27th Dimanche
Dejeuner at Lucas was cold(?), the mackerel was underdone. I sent it back. They did it, and kept about half of it so I enjoyed a slim breakfast. Then took a walk up the Faubourg St. Honoré and in the Champs Elysses & then through the garden of the Tuileries home. It was very warm. Warren Payne called and he and I took a run through the Egyptian part of the Louvre Gallery. We saw the scarabie and other chose, were pretty(?) interested, he finished his call afterwards and Dottie & I dined dans le restaurant in a frugal way.
I infer that
This day has been almost(?) but warm.
I had my hair cut, as the French say, considerable by the man in the passage Madeleine.
Monday morning, 28 Sept.
It lightened and thundered very severely during the night, the thunder really sounded and seem’d like the report of heavenly shot 7 rifle cannon. (I never heard one, but I have heard the sharp crack of a rifle.) This morning is nice, but not entirely clear. It is cooler than yesterday.
It is astonishing how accurately
[p.50-51]
my new watch goes, or runs.
It was set in
I will not load up with all sorts of things today. I did not sleep well but feel perfectly
well. I rec’d a letter yesterday from
1 pair spring boot joe caps £1.18
1 pair calf oxford shoes 1.10
[total] £ 3.8
They are not low priced but are of excellent quality, best in the end. They last me more than a year, are comfortable, and make one happy.
Gordon writes that they will be ready on Thursday next, the
1st of October. How can I get
them over from
Shaknashy(?) Jim was a Modoc Indian, shot for salvage.
Dottie handed me 4 10£ notes [gives numbers], altogether 40 pounds sterling, to pay for many things, “and leave nothing outstanding,” as she says. Forty pounds sterling £40.0.0, 1000 francs, $200.
Thompson says one can hire a carriage for 850 francs per month, that is 28 1/3 francs per day, calling 30 days to the month. Supposing it rains, or that you do not want a carriage more than 20 days each month, that makes your carriage cost 42 ½ francs for each day. Now with 42 francs, one can hire a much more elegant turnout and have it exactly when one wants it and have nothing to pay rainy weather or when one does not want to go out. Get your carriage when you want it and pay the highest price is the cheapest & the very best way to do.
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I saw Madame Heath on the rue de la Paix today. Mr. Rutherford told me that Regie(?) Barclay came on with Mrs. Heath, Mrs. Swan, “G,” and Willie, and the maid probably. They are at a hotel on the rue St. Honoré, name not in my mind.
I called at the Mountains of Scotland and told them to put 4 pockets in my waist coats and where to put the pockets in my trousers. I bought two very long collar buttons en [illegible] for 1 franc and some cosmetic and fromage de brie et Neufchatel for Lottie, 5 francs. Saw Miss Rice and Her Dad, poor thing, but did not speak with them. Paid our bill for nearly 800 francs for two weeks board and carriage.
Mr. Sherwood Collins from
Mardi 29th September
I have the shirt, undershirt, drawers, and collar subject
reduced pretty much to a science. My
experiments are in progress and pretty much perfected – will be able to report
before the commencement of 1875. Our
weather today is charming to a certainty.
Mr. Collins had heard that Salem H. Wales had bought some stocks on
which he had lost money. Sorry –
About the 20th of August Mrs. Palmer told Dottie
to send a trunk marked “O.H.P.” to
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That same trunk will go today and I will write to Moran and Miss Annie Palmer enclosed(?) concerning the trunk and its destination.
I paid the Bon Marché 33 fcs. just for two woven(?) woolen shirts. Memo: never order a thing made to order, they charge 1 franc each more these shirts than for the one bought out of the store. They sent over three pairs of knitted drawers but there were altogether too heavy. I now order 3(?) pr. of the same thickness of the shirts at 20 francs the pair, to be done by the 15th of Octo.
Dottie paid me 52 francs borrowed last night.
Paid Jourdain & Brown, 14 Rue Halevy 14 for 9 shirts with collars at 12 fcs. 108, 18 facons de cravat 75 ea [total] 6, francs in full 114, one hundred & fourteen francs. Montagnes of Ecosse tried on.
I had 2 notes #18 & #19 changed at 25.10 to the pound sterling; recd. 502 fc from Henry A. Hurlbut.
L’Aubert(?) Kane & Co. offer to take the Dr. Peckham
trunk to
I do not know what to do with the damned trunk. It is not worth what it will cost unless it is very carefully managed. [illegible]
I wrote to I.S. Morgan & Co. with a letter enclosed for Miss Annie Palmer. I requested Morgan to write me the name of the ship and the day Miss Palmer proposed to sail, so that I might order the trunk on
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board without expense.
I wrote Salem H. Wales that he could find someone who would bring my shoes – must write him again not to go on purpose and not to get mad – and not to take the shoes home with him.
I ordered a doz. collars made by Jourdain & Brown – will send home a model.
I ordered L’Herbette(?) Kane & Co., 33 rue du Quatre Septembre, to send to our room for a trunk marked O.H.P., New York, to Henry L. Sherlock & Sons, 9 Canning Place, Liverpool, to go over by Miss Annie Palmer for Mrs. Margaret A. Peckham. I must write to Sherlock tomorrow – fail not.
October 1st, 1874
I wrote to Salem H. Wales a long rambling letter at Langham,
[p.58-59]
Octo. 2d, 1874
Well, my great affair with Aux Montagnes d’Ecosse has culmintated. The goods are all home and the bill is in, 240 francs in all.
Say 1 cloak to [illegible] 40 fcs.
1 costume complete 100 fcs.
Very fair tweed goods, arms too short and no hangers on the coat – they’ll fix;
1 blue sack coat, it suits me all but the colour rubs off like Satan – won’t have it 70 fcs.
1 pr. good trousers 30 [total] 240
I shall deduct the blue coat 70
And the cloak I bot the other day 15
Not a bad outfit for francs 185.
But I doubt the policy yet of patronizing a cheap tailor, everything has a very cheap look – very – ca depend des circonstances.
Vous etes vraiment trop aimable. Avez-vous quelque chose à me dire? Je le
Memorandum for the Blanchisseuse – Ne pas amidoner les plastrons de mes chemises mais poignées et les cols doivent etre amionnes comme d’habitude. [written twice]
George W. Prescott and the widow Schidell passed the evening with us; Mrs. Hearn also came in.
I gave Munroe & Co. one franc today – to send Dod(?) Rathbone & Co. of Cairo for 60 centimes I owe for postage. I fear it will not be done [illegible].
3rd Oct.
This has been an unpleasant day, rainy and otherwise. I saw Miller, Hez. Johnson’s partner, he corroborated what Johnson says touching David Crawford. He talks very bad.
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Jotham Post sent me 20 francs by Lottie today, which he says he lost betting me that Dr. Guillotine [sic] was the inventor of the machine for beheading the French people during the French Revolution. I backed Worcesters Dictionary – it says the machine called the guillotine was invented by Dr. Antoine Louis and that it was called the louison or louissette for several years when it was [illegible] to guillotine by a scurrilous poem.
Fetridge and Post were both cocksure about this thing, and would bet any money on it; all I would bet was one hat. Lottie called on Hughes today. “Loloh” is sick. I have not seen Prescott today, or Warren Payne, or Hurlbut, or hardly anybody. Mrs. Heath I suppose sails today from L’pool. I wish he [sic, i.e. her] a favourable bon voyage.
I gave Mr. Leighnette an order for 1 doz. fine old brandy, will arrive by Tuesday prochain.
“Where even God did seem to set his seal and give the world assurance of a man.”
Ne pas amidoner les plastrons de mes chemises de coulour mais le poignées et les cols doivent etre amidonnes comme d’habitude.
I have written a long letter to Margaret, one to
5th
Blanchisseuse for mercredi. I am trying to learn them what to starch and what not to starch. So far, I have had ill luck with them. There is all the difference in the world in these critters. You bet oui quoique. Ses(?) immense.
I met Mrs. Banks on rue Scribe.
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Rec’d letter from Margaret of 20th, postmarked
22d Septr. All well. Lottie met Dr. Tasker in the street today, en
route to
6th October 1874
Lottie and I drove to the Butte Chaumont this p.m. and we encountered Mrs. Hicks going in the same direction. We had a confab with herself and her friend, drove about, and home again. I slept very badly, a dreadful pain in my back, whether it is the wine or not, I don’t know, but it is very disgusting.
I received a letter this morning from A. Seignette L’Eveque
& Fils,
7th Octo.
The case of brandy has arrived and I have paid to this hotel 23.65 francs freight, douane, &c. Last year it was 23.45, then I paid in person.
I called on Hurlbut, he changed 2 ten pound notes at par
& gave me just fcs. 500, very low exchange, the lowest we ever got on
S. P. Dewey wrote Mr. Hurlbut giving(?) his address to me
care of Eugene Kelly & Co. at
I drove to 5 rue Montmorency 5 and bought of Massonat Ainé 1
doz. little boxes for rings, ½ ditto
Grand maison of many things – see catalogue on file.
[p.64-65]
I then drove to D. Du Puy, 8 rue du Perche. He has set 2 old cornelians, one the balance
and abundance, the other a sphinx with wings, both antiques, for seals, very
pretty, each o.u. francs,
I have ordered 1 doz. collars from Jourdain & Brown, 14 rue Habevy or Halvey, near the grand new Opera House, good fellows, and they may do for warm weather.
8th October 1874
Lottie and I took a drive in the Bois de Bologne –
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Slow in its operation – assists nature, that’s all.
Hughes says at Number 21 rue Bon Enfants is a first rate jeweler fabricant.
A young gentleman from Vevay says Strong is going to Aix les Bains, and after that to Nice.
Paid hotel bill 459 fcs.
9th October
I can make twenty or thirty cigarettes in an hour and two
okes [i.e. okas] of Tobacco will last a year, cost all told not more than
thirty francs of best Oriental tobacco,
In
“None are swept by sudden fate away
All whom him yet spares with age decay
By pills I am going to order(?)”
a box of Thompson’s pills today on the “Toodles plan,” good thing to have in the house – bah.
This turns out to be a perfectly lovely day. I rode round the block from the Grand Hotel to the Bastille, went to the old Place Royal; enquired of an engraver just at the sortie what he would furnish me a plate handsomely engraved with my name and one hundred cards. He said 10 francs pour tout in the very best style of the art. I took his card and omnibus’d around to Hotel du Louvre where I found Dottie and where I am writing this. Bout [bought] one great piece of sealing wax(?) for 2 francs and am prepared to seal things up.
I had the pills prepared by Robert(?), 30 pills cost 2 francs.
I met Mr. Poulain, 37 rue de l’Echiquier.
I bought 1 doz. fresh eggs and one small cheese, 3 pairs, etc. [gives prices]
Turn over
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10th October
Time runs clickety click, “tempus fugit.” I have fixt [sic] my toe nails and corns this morning very much to my satisfaction – tres agreeable, but it is work for me to get at them. That is, the rest of me – what am I? What for? Where’s the use of dis gemman [this gentleman]? Don’t see it. But “Just as I am without one plea,” etc. [This is a line from a hymn.] “The Mountains” have sent home my trousers and we are quits. Trousseau brides clothes, trouver bon – to like, to approve, trouver mauvais – to dislike. Se trouver mal – not to be well. Se trouver bien – comfortable [etc. various French expressions of being sick or well]
This promises to be a charming day. The sun is out in full lustre and
warmth. Fine fall weather à
Madame Joel Wolf with all her diamonds called on us yesterday evening; a sweet woman. An Irishman was with her. Mrs. Hicks sent up her cards, that’s tout.
I met P. Remsen Strong and his daughter on the rue de la Paix today, fresh from Vevey. They report the autumn perfectly charming tout through.
There I saw also Mr. William F. Alcock; he gave me his card and will call. He is a gentleman.
The Bon Marché have sent home my 3 pr. of knitted red woolen drawers. They are elegant but have a queer odour, the colour probably, and the ingrates have charged 20.50 per pair. They offered them at pair(?) 20 francs. Lottie paid the bill sixty one 50/100 fr., and refuses the money back – kind of her. Now I am fitted with woolen underclothing complete – never had so good stock.
[p.70]
Sunday morning 11th October 1874
I have tried on my knitted drawers from the Bon Marché – they are a perfect success, exactly right in all respects and such an improvement upon old Merlier sewed things, the comfort in the wear is immeasurably in favor of the knitted elastic article, and the probabilities are they will more than double outwear and outlast them.
Jourdain & Brown have sent home my collars. These I do not regard as so great a triumph, but can turn ‘em down and worry through with them je pense. My commissariat is now complete and if I could but see Annie Palmer and get the trunk off I could be happy – [illegible]happy.
We have partaken of a very frugal dejeuner, eggs boiled in
the
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noted. The entry for October 11 skips
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er, thy man servant, and thy maid servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates.” I boiled them eggs with as little alcohol as possible and exactly three minutes, but the eggs were commercial, not strictly new lay’d. The woman Madame David said they were and I bought them for such. I don’t blame the hens – they have not lied. Madame David may go to H-ll and look for Uriah for all I care. I am done dealing with her. Our bill is 433.90 and I have paid 36 francs for dinners at the table d’hôte besides.
This is a glorious day, soft and balmy.
“Ascenseur pour tous les etages,” other words “a lift to every story.”
I have overhauled everything but I cannot find anything but
[p.74-75]
[a few French phrases]
Mardi 13th Octobre,
Yesterday, I posted a letter via Brindisi to “Le Docteur Warren Bey, Chirugien en chef de L’Armee Egyptienne, Caire,” officially Edward Warren, Bey, chirugien en chef de l’Armee, & Docteur en Medecin & Chirurgie, Maison de la Bourse, en face des Ecoles, Ditres(?) de 8-10 heures, de 4-5 & 8-10 du soir.
The above is copy of Docteur Warren’s two cards which he enclosed to me by his favor of 24th September. See it.
I met Regia Barclay this morning at the Chatham Hotel. He looks thin and [illegible]. He said he would call on us. Don’t believe it. The Barclay boys do not like me overmuch, Harry non at all. Pas de tout – the blackguard!
We had a grand brew at the
We drove up to the rue de Richelieu to [illegible] for Hurlbut’s new hat, with Mr. H; took him home and then had a lovely drive on Bois de Boulogne all round by the borders of the Seine – charming.
Madame Hearn called and passed the evening with us. She looks well.
Mercredi 14th Oct. Paris
A beautiful day. Walked in the Jardin des Tuileries before breakfast at the Madelaine Tavern.
I drew 10 £ A. 49.520 at Munroe & Cie and rec’d just 250 francs. Mrs. Pepoon afterwards drew for eighty pounds
[p.76-77]
& received 2004 francs. They cheated me and I think they did her.
I paid Jourdain & Brown in full of all accts. [accounts]
for 1 doz. fause cols and making the same 16.10 francs. After, I bought and paid for 1 pair of nice
tidy gloves, two buttons and plenty large enough for 6 francs. Lottie and I then drove to
Jeudi 15th.
I wrote a note to Miss Annie Palmer yesterday morning and
Micawber-like, I was determined to take it to her, or rather to her boarding
house, so that I could leave it for her in case she was out. Well, Miss Annie, I was told, had “gone to
[p.78-79]
[another note about payment to Charles Thompson]
Lottie and I then drove up to the
Mr. Hearn and Mr. Hughes came in after dinner and passed an hour. If I do not hear from Madelle. Annie Palmer by tomorrow morning, I will write to Margaret to make another arrangement and demand an instant reply.
Paid board bill up to 9th inclusive, 432 francs.
After breakfast, I called at Munroes, and then on the Hurlbuts. We had a “brew” and then drove to Monsieur F. Junet, commission merchant, no. 15 rue Richer. Was introduced to Massieur by Mr. Hulbut and was showed over the establishment till we found a scale. I weight 283 pounds and Hurlbut 227 ¾ pounds. [another note about their weights]
F. Junet is an excellent man, well known to Hearn and Hurlbut, ask them.
Hurlbut wants us to come on Saturday next at 2 o’clock p.m.
to Kellner’s, fabricant de voitures at 109 Av. Malakoff, to see his new and
splendid new carriage made for 7000 fcs. and all boxed and delivered on board
ship at Havre for
[p.80-81]
Our head waiter said across the table to one of his under flunkeys the other day, when he had placed the wrong person in my seat, “I wish you’d keep your hies [eyes] a little hopen [open] – will yer?” How’s that for high?
Mr. Hurlbut wishes me if I see any good oil paintings offered very very low in price to buy for him from one to the thousand francs worth for him, and leave it altogether to my taste what to buy.
16th October
I wrote Margaret a long trunk letter about Miss Annie Palmer and requested her to write me immediately in reply, with instructions what to do with the trunk. I paid D. Du Puy, 8 rue du Perche, 106 francs in full for setting my turquoises 50, 2 pins scarabia 18 ea. 36, 2 pins scarabia 10 each 20, [total] francs 106. They are all pretty, au bien fait. Du Puy has sent my scarabia pins very handsomely and I think my commissariat in that line is now quite complete, n’est ce-pas?
17th October, samedi
Very charming. My
scarabia scarf pins are a great success.
I like them in the first place because they are pretty and very
interesting, but more that I got them in
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“Mrs. Marshall Pepoon, Grand Hotel au Louvre,
18th October.
This morning we have a note from Miss Palmer dated at Hall Grove, Bagshot, Oct. 17., in case you need it my address in L’pool is North Western Hotel.
Upon the receipt of this I immediately wrote to Henry L. Sherlock & Sons [gives address,] to put the trunk on board Oceanic, White Star Line, free of any charge whatever, and on separate card sent the key to Miss Palmer, care of Sherlock & Sons, and I enclosed a letter for Miss Palmer in the one to Sherlock, thanking her &c. I requested Sherlock to send me a bill for all expenses and promised to pay it by Mr. Hurlbut immediately. Then I wrote Margaret a letter to let her know that all was serene and lovely on this side. All works well now and will be satisfactory, I think.
Took a paper up to Hughes and enquired after Lolah. She seems a little better today but still is in her bed.
Change entire this morning, under and over, tout à fait.
19th Monday morning
It rains all day. Elize is here. I go to Lucas for my dejeuner. I would go into the Louvre gallery but it is fermer [i.e. fermé] so I go home. We have a fire and keep as comfortable as possible. No one calls and I go to bed.
20th Tuesday
It has cleared up and is very fine. I step around, in the rear of this hotel is the rue des Bons Enfants, no. 21 is Pepin fils, joaillier, bijoutier frabricants. Hughes’ house.
[p.84-85]
I left with Pepin to be reset in a gold ring so that it will revolve and show both sides, my fine old scarabie, Thotnes III dynasty, complete for francs 28.
And 2 imitation Etruscan scarabia, cornelian, to be elegantly set with gold rims and half moon buttons to match, francs 32.
My two blue genuine scarabia, the toad and Phat, to have elegant rims & gold settings like those done by Du Puy, 8 ea. 16
My black Roman glass scarabia mounted for a watch seal 10
Total ensemble 86.
And he will allow me for the gold that is now on the old scarabia eight francs. All are to be ready for me on next week Friday the 30th instant. Took breakfast at Lucas and called after on Hurlbut, has a fine true brew of Old Granada rum, water, sugar and lemon, after which I took Hurlbut out to see the Place Royal, the column of the Bastille, and so forth. Home.
The Hurlbuts each gave me their photographs, small size
[written in small letters]. Their trunks
are all off, and they will go about next Saturday, as they sail from L’pool by
the
Monsieur L’Hommedieu told Charlotte the [sic] Madame Tighe, the woman we have seen about the hotel for several years past and wore a sort of black veil, she that dropt [sic] her bottle the other day when coming out of the dining room and broke it, was found dead in her room and been buried at Pere Lachaise – alas!
Hughes told a story about a fellow, a drunkard at
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replied, dunno,
21st October, Wednesday
Elize not here today. Sewing for poor Miss Finch or Fiske, who sail in a day or two, by permission.
Weather mixt. Dottie ordered a carriage but gave it up after an hour and I attempted to make it go, but was back’d off by rain, hail & wind. Dinned at Madeleine Tavern, 9 Place de Madeleine. No one came in during the evening.
22d October
Got a letter from Sherlock & Sons and will send account as soon as the trunk is on board the Oceanic &c. Saw Madame Hurlbut, she afterwards called on Lottie in the grand new landau. I was at the Louvre Gallery with Peter Remsen, who took his old panel picture under his arm, and in we went with it to the entrance of the officers, and upstairs, up up up. Then we were told that he could not get the old panel out again if he took it up to the bureau or any higher, but Peter was ambitious and up we went, and a queer old place is the upper part of the Louvre, all in perfect order, lots of compartments, and stairs for convenience. Along the corridor we went till finally we were met by a fine old regimentally rigged officer who enquired “our business there.” Strong dit, he was in quest of Monsieur le Conservateur de Musée. Laquais says what do you want of him. He is excessively engaged, and I do not like to interrupt him unless it is a matter of grave importance, but now you cannot get out with that panel without his permission, and with another sapient laquais, they concluded to
[p.88-89]
chercher pour Monsieur. Many keys were rattled, many wise saws and nods between these eminent gentlemen, and at length we were bid “follow,” and down we were [illegible] through all the galleries, Strong lugging his beloved panel; and laquais, with a prodigiously large book under his arm and keys in hand, step’d off so fast that I could with difficulty keep up. At length, we were brought up at a curtained door into the long gallery where the great Rubens de Medici cherubs(?) are. Laquais went thro and left Strong and myself out of breath. Soon a gloved(?) fine looking French gentleman unmade his congé, and Strong made his bow. Montre(?) Messieur(?), the [illegible] was unrolled, and [illegible] & Monsieur said it was of “a school Neapolitan,” an imitation peut-être of Daca(?) Giardino(?) – not much acc’t [account] but pas mal. He immediately wrote a clearance in the big book, something in the margin, and my poor friend was left to tie up beloved panel and trot out with it. After which we walked through the gallery together and spent an hour delightfully.
I dined in the Palais Royal at Blot. Messrs. Hughes & Gibbon spent the evening with us and we talked pictures, etc.
I saw Dr. Mayo and Mrs. Skewton were there.
23d October à
Here is Sherlock’s bills of items
[gives figures for transporting for Miss Palmer’s trunk]
[p.90-91]
This bill was received late this evening after I had bid good bye to the Hurlbuts so I went to bed without a murmur, promising to rise with the lark and see the Hurlbuts encore.
I took a drive in their new carriage down the Champs d’Elysée. It is lumbering and heavy, but easy and majestic, too ponderous for me. One wants two Normandian(?) horses, two men in front, and nearly two behind to make that go. “Nous verrons.” Saw Thompson and Mr. & Mrs. Hutchings, the lively(?) at Hurlbuts.
24th 7 a.m.
I rose very early this morning in hopes to see the Hurlbuts before they got off, but after thinking the thing over, I did not do it. They don’t want to be bothered with one at this time of day, so I will write to him.
I went to the Bon Marché and made enquiry about Hurlbut’s
shirts and pants or drawers. They
promised vigorously to have them all over to Liverpool and in the hands of
Sherlock & Sons on Friday next, in plenty time to go by
I wrote Hurlbut care of Langham(?) Hotel all about it and
filled up with a lot of nonsense of my own, and asked him to pay Sherlock &
Sons, and send my shoes if possible. We
drove out au
Margaret looks well but is quite subdued and not as loud as formerly. She talks about the men who were “wiped out” by the great commercial panic of N.Y.
[p.92]
25th October 1874 Sunday
Turned over a new leaf – tout à fait. Got breakfast at Madeleine Tavern, met Mr. Musgrove, Jr., and then went to the gallery of the Louvre at 11 ½ and remained till ½ past two, and saw things, toute les beau tableau de belle painteur &c &c, and ran through the Grand Gallery Napoleon. Saw the wonderful collection there of gems, I think the nicest as a whole lot in existence of one collection. So rich, so beautiful, so superb. And the Egyptian department – how wonderful, how grand! And so accessible!!!! This has been a nice day, but it has been overcast and is now fixing to be nasty for the eclipse of the moon this evening. Nous ne verrons pas.
[several French expressions]
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[p.71]
[many more French phrases.]
26th Monday
Received a letter from H. A. Hurlbut saying that Mr. John Sloan would bring over my shoes, to arrive
[p.72]
26th [continued]
on Wednesday morning.
We received a letter from Gabe Tooker with a photo of little Emily, a
great bonny(?) [illegible] girl. I wrote
him a long letter dated the 28th as I want it not to go till about
time for the
27th
Another letter from Mr. Hurlbut today. Sloan has go possession of the shoes &c. Wrote Hurlbut a long letter.
I ordered from Woodman & Co., 1 Saxony blue pea jacket of the very finest materials and the very best boiled silk lining all through, velvet collar, nap to run up, for 170 francs, and 2 white waist coats at 25 francs each, to try on the day after tomorrow,
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[p.93]
say Thursday at ½ past 1 p.m.
Strong and Madelle. called and announced to me that John A.(?) Stevens, his later father-in-law, was dead, &c. Would not stay to dinner.
28th October 1874
Mr. Herriman told me today of the death of Van Buren
Wilcoxson at
I met Fessenden – he looks thin but seems well. Dottie gave me today 250 francs, $50. I am to pay Sherlock’s bill out of it and then shall soon be short again.
[p.94-95]
28th October
A fine day. Received
a letter from Hurlbut. The shoes are in
Sloan’s trunk. Sloan leaves
29th October 1874
I rose early and made up a lot of cigarettes and went to the Hotel Chatham. The first man I saw was John Sloan. He was à dejeuner and come out to meet me. He had just sent my shoes which he was kind enough to bring over from Gordon de London, down(?) to the Louvre. I took a burster(?) and went over to the Bon Marché about Mr. Hurlbut’s things. They think they will not be ready by next Friday, so I left a memo that if not there in L’pool on the 30th in time to pack conveniently, that Mr. H would not receive or pay for the same, and that they must send the model to me at the Louvre for Mr. Hurlbut.
I found on my return a letter from Mr. Hurlbut, which I
answered to the care of H.L. Sherlock & Sons at
Edwin Gordon’s bill is £3-8-0, for which I must send him a draft toute à l’heure. I will do it tomorrow. Miss Homer
[p.96-97]
Called to see us last evg and has today sent us her sister’s photograph. It is beautiful indeed. Miss Homer promised hers and we will get it today, likely. N.V. [Nous verrons]
30th October 1874
Bot of Munroe & Co. their draft on
Had a long talk with Strong. Went to Woodman’s and tried on my coat with him. Afterwards to the office of Andrews & Co. and then home.
I paid Pepin fils, 21 rue des Bons Enfants in full 80 francs, and I left my old sous(?) there to be mounted in his best style and the old gold to go to him, 30 fcs, and to be ready on next Wednesday morning.
I am greatly delighted with the articles Pepin has mounted for me, such as my old scarabaie and the little black Roman “dancing goat.” I have given it to my Dottie at once for a seal. It is jolly very. She likes it. This is a rainy day – hope tomorrow will be fine on the Hurlbuts’ account.
31st October
This is a pleasant day, the sun is out brightly and
[p.98-99]
the Hurlbuts have a fine day for embarking. I do hope they will have a fine passage over
the glad waters of the dark blue sea. It
is a great way over, but the
I think I will get a letter from Hurlbut Monday or Tuesday from L’pool or from Queenstown, with a receipt from Henry L. Sherlock & Sons for the expense on that same trunk we went to Margaret by Miss Palmer, and I think the trunk, by the Oceanic, will arrive in New York by Monday next, safely. N.V.
My letter to Margaret and Gabe Tooker will embark to [word
missing? Or to written by mistake] by
the
We must begin to pack up to get off to the south soon.
A lovely day. I have
meet Genl. Darling(?) and Madame Mygalt(?) & Mr. Ward, General Starring(?), Admiral Gordon Watson
Case and his two daughters, P. Remsen Strong & daughter, who gave me her
photo for Madame Mrs. Moore and the sore headed woman Mrs. Francis Salters(?)
Banks and several others. We drove to
Andrews & Co., 10 Place Vendome.
Lottie drew for 100£ sterling for which she received 2505 francs. We had a nice drive on the
The Hurlbuts are off from
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Tomorrow is All Saints Day, the first of November.
Ich bien extreme bon Marché
I received last evening from Mr. Hurlbut a letter of yesterday, the articles from the Bon Marché were all received and packed in the trunk, and they are off today no doubt. I wish them a prosperous voyage, yes I do.
Wurzinger, tailor for Mf. Turnbull, rued du Helder 4, upstairs. I will try him on for 1 pair of pants. None of them fit me here like Timewell or Hill Brothers of London.
I think the scarf pin jascinto is very beautiful. If the face was not so broken, it would be worth a great deal of money. As it is, it is very very very pretty, a brilliant deep burgundy wine colour. J’aime ca beaucoup. Some say it should be set open in the back. I think not – they set rubies close like this. Others suggest setting it in a ring – that would be pretty and could be worn either on a scarf or the finger, but it is well enough as it is. I have a letter from Edwin Gordon, [gives address,] with receipt in full for boots & shoes to date. The old man is very prompt and makes excellent shoes. W.H. Phillips has gone there.
I went into the Louvre Gallery today and examined the
Deligne(?) particularly. Oh, but they
are nice – must go in there again.
130(?) in the first room is a little Teniers, The Vision of St. Anthony
– very pretty indeed. This is a lovely
day and a fête à
[p.102-103]
2nd November, All Souls Day, Paris
This is a perfectly bright, lovely morning, very calm. The Hurlbuts are whistling along home briskly, je pense. Hughes and Mr. Gibbon were in and spent the evening with us. I dined at Lucas; Dottie did not go down but had dinner in her room.
I made Dottie a present today of my new cornelian sleeve
buttons just beautifully mounted in fine gold by Pepin, 21 rue des Bons
Enfants. He charged 32 francs and the
scarabaei I paid 25 francs for in
Yesterday was Allerheiligentag [also gives names for All Saints in French and Italian].
I have paid Mr.(?) 56.35 F. Junet, to the credit of Henry A. Hurlbut, the exact amount he paid Sherlock & Son for Mrs. Peckham’s trunk at Liverpool, £2-5-1.
29/10/4.
Madame Bereda is at number 5 Avenue l’Emperatrice for one year. He told me that in that is the brother of the lady who is Madame Bereda’s friend, a good looking Spaniard. I meet Smith Clift at Munroes; he looks fat and somber as an andiron.
We had a lovely ride on the Bois. Saw Watson Case and his daughters, nice looking faces(?), no much like Watson to speak of. Very pleasant day indeed.
[p.104-105]
Fine day. Paid bill 378.10. Lottie handed me 70 francs for amt. paid on the trunk to Junet, Hurlbet, &c.
[French phrases]
I received a letter from Margtte. of 18th
October. She complains of getting
nothing from me. Oceanic arrived Oct. 2d, sailed 22d. Margaret has the trunk and is opening it this
moment to an admiring audience, je pense.
“Trunks and cases forwarded to the
I went to the Jardin de Plantes and was greatly delighted there.
When I came home, I found a letter from Mr. Hurlbut at Queenstown of Sunday the 1st Nov., all nice and well. They are finally off.
I received a note from F. Junet about my painting which I answered post instantly, en ville; he will have it by the time he has dejeuner tomorrow morning.
Monsieur Riferson(?) called to talk
“Ne donnez rien à manger à la giraffe.”
A perfectly superb morning.
How time flies.
Hurlbut is ½ over the
Ecrire franco.
The glittering toy so fiercely sought
Has lost its charm by being caught.
[p.106-107]
4th November 1874, Salon 94-5,
Yesterday I went in the Louvre Gallery with young Colt of
New Jersey, he that went up
This morning is perfectly splendid and we cannot but believe
that the
5th November 1874, Thursday
Quotations:
“Kill yer, he’s only going to take yer in the country.” - Jane
“Sheppard was the d—d d—l, she said.
Walter Rosevelt [i.e.
“The glittering toy so fiercely sought
Haw lost its charm by being caught.”
[French phrases]
[p.108-109]
It is thick today and looks like to rain. Nous verrons.
I think of going to
Received from Dottie 150 fcs, thirty dollars, six pounds, all in one lump.
The Adriatic came
from
Received a letter from Miss Homer at Queenstown, she having
embarked on the “
7th November,
A very muggy day, not raining but on the point of it. Saw Madlle. Strong at Munroe’s; said her
paternal was ill and at home. I hastened
with Mademoiselle round and found Peter up, smoking. He has a little fever only, is(?) not
sick. I drove to Junets and left word
that I was going to
Saw an elegant wagon all painted and [illegible] up in large letters all over it were these words: “viands pour les chiens, meat for dogs.” What a people, to be sure.
[illegible] at adaptability have the French, very. Theodore Payne says that
[p.110-111]
Very humid and dampish. Went for a little while to the Louvre Gallery and home. Rather a good dinner than otherwise.
Hughes not present, Gibbon on hand. I am preparing to go to
Still humid. No letters, but a prayer book from Margaret at Munroes. It is dreadfully heavy and does not give perfect satisfaction. I am all packed and ready to go, taking my little painting by Hobbema along with me, to submit it to the Dutchmen to be, if possible, authenticated – it is true.
St. Antoine, 67 Charles Guyt(?), Place Vert, [gives details
of money exchange] for
I took the cars at 1/4 before 4 pm, arrived at Bruxelles at 10.25, was detained a long time, getting from one station to another and finally started from station du Nord at 30 min. apres 11, and arrived in Antwerp 27 minutes after 12 midnight, and drove to St. Antoine Hotel and went to bed supperless. Paid by rail 40.40, cab to Chemin du Nord 2.50, [total] francs 42.90.
Had Lola for breakfast, after went and found Nott[illegible], a great banker. He was glad to see me and recommended Messrs. Delehaye Freres, 2 rue des Recollets 2, pres du musée, dealers in tableaux. Then I drove to no. 10 rue
[p.112-113]
{
des Juifs no. 10 & thence to 36 rue Haute, where I found Kusenberg & Co., and at this moment do not like them. With their young man, we drove to the Magazine Store House, where I saw the painting, or rather the box, in a terribly bad place, very damp, &c. The wretched herr(?) said the storage on the case was 30 francs and said something about other expenses. I at once drove to Delehaye Freres and gave them an order for the case on Kussenburg & Co., telling them to pay and deliver the case instantly, & I would pay their bill. I then telegraphed Dottie and drove home and saw Pieters(?) and
{
shall now write Dottie a line.
Paid cab 4 fc.
That wretch has made a bill against my painting of 100 francs, and I have paid it and sent for the painting. It rains and the man comes(?) at Messrs. Delehaye, where I am waiting, to say that the case is so large, it will cost 5 or 6 francs to bring it. I say bring it, d—n the cost, and he goes like shot from off a shovel for it. Wait nearly 2 mortal hours, it did not come, and I drove home to the hotel where I had a superb dinner, and here I am at the end of the first day & have not even seen my painting yet. Tomorrow I hope to do better. Nous verrons. I got a note changed at Nott[illegible].
[p.114-115]
They gave me 251.20 francs for it, 49.515 I sued and have endorsed the other also. It rained.
11th November 1874
After breakfast and with great difficulty, I got the case
open, the screws were all rusty and the screw driver dull, but at length she
come off, and barring the cobwebs, the grand old painting looked well after
brooming the dirt off. We sent thro the
rain for Mr. Nicola, an expert, but he could not be come at, being before the
Tribunal (court) at
[p.116-117]
Very unpleasant weather still. Drove down to Delehaye. An amateur(?) or two have heard of the
painting and drop in to see it and ask the price. Nicola cannot be found, I am tired and
disgusted and will got to Bruxelles, leaving the painting in such a shape that
it can be shipped to
Delehay is clever as possible, but says that there is no one that will buy the painting, but they want to know my lowest price.
I am asked upstairs to take some wine & warm up. Go to hotel, get dinner, pay bill and go to Bruxelles at Hotel de l’Europe. Go to sleep.
Bruxelles. 13th November 1874
I am cold, the weather is bad, do not shave, get a light
breakfast and walk out in pursuit of Messieurs LeRoy. I see the son, who tells me “his father has
gone to
I order it sent to
I telegraph Dottie that “keep Willie up till I come, about ten o’clock, leave at half past two,” 3 francs.
Young Mr. LeRoy asks me to send him a catalogue when my
picture is sold in
[p.118-119]
It is very cold here this morning. I slept tolerably well. Breakfast at Lucas. Go to Monsons(?), find nothing there. I went in to McKean & Co.’s office and
find that they have an office in
I called with Strong at his house, & then called with Charlotte
on Mr. & Mrs. Nelson, Mr. & Mrs. Prescott, the General Darling, and
Mrs. Matilda Mygalt(? perhaps Mygatt), & finally on Mrs. Whitman, 128 Rue
Bassano. All were out, and we went out
to the
We went to bed at ½ past nine and just at that point of time, Mr. William Nelson of Edinborough [sic] with all his family called to see us and Dr. Turnbull. They were too late for us; peut-être Turnbull has not turned in.
[p.120-121]
This bids fair to be a sunny, nice day, and perhaps it will
be, as all the Sundays lately have been very charming indeed. All
The Nelsons threatened to come again to see us today. I must be on the qui vive for them. I slept tolerably and this morning feel perfectly well. Mr. Charles T. Fisher [sic] was in to see us yesterday. Fischer is Fischer.
I ran thro the Louvre Gallery this morning, having heard that the long River Gallery was again open to the public, a false report.
Mr. & Mrs. Nelson & their daughter came in to make a
call. I invited them to stay and dine,
they accepted, and I was very happy to be civil to Wm. Nelson of
[p.122-123]
The weather is wet but warm. Somewhat disagreeable underfoot.
Received a nice letter from Margaret of the 1st instant, very nice and very lively. The conundrum of when had the English the first beef tea on record. When Henry Eighth dissolved the Pope’s bull.
Saw young Grant this morning en route to
I have written a long letter to the Docteur Peckham, asked for acc’t for Dottie and an opinion as is an opinion, added a small postscript on the subject of letter writing and postage in general. I paid postage in full not 3 or 6 cents but 10.
I wrote McKean & Cie,
It rained all day. Nothing was done. Mr. Nelson and family came here to dine; after they paid us a good visit. Two little bronze vases I saw and two very jimmy(?) candleholders, they want for the 4 one hundred & twenty francs.
Just a year ago today we set out for
[p.124-125]
18th Nov. Paris
I called on
My pants are to have nice leather pockets, all complete.
I then drove to
19,
Received letters from Marfant(?) and Gabe of 6th instant, acknowledging the receipt of the trunk, which left L’pool the 22d October. Plus vite – even quicker than letters often are gong out and back – 28 days. It rains and is infernal, nasty overhead and underfeet.
The Strongs called while I was in the Louvre. It rains like the diable.
[p.126-127]
20th
Mr. Roy sent me three volumes of Mr. Vaughan’s Heir, a novel by Frank Lee Benedict.
Saw Tinsley London.
I called to see the Rt. Revd. Bishop Bedell and posted him
as well as I could on the route to
“One is not a woman for nothing,” replied Susanne.
The Bishop has seen
Lottie & I drove out on the Bois Pontins(?). 2 # [pounds] candles for 3.60 francs pour tout.
Woodman sent home my clothes. They fit nicely.
Coat all lined thro soir 170,
2 vests elegant, 25 ea. 50,
1 pants, extra trim(?) 60
1 entire suit & 1 vest plus 280.
All very nice and less than half the cost in
I visit the
Dottie gave 200 francs to me yesterday for pins. Lovely day.
Received a letter from
[p.128-129]
Maggie of 7th.
I wrote the Docteur to send 500£ sterling at 60 or 75 days
date on
I went to the Hotel des Ventes, rue Druorow(?) and saw some pictures and other chose sold at auction. We then took a drive on the Bois. It was cold but pleasant. The full sun went down and the full moon came up at the same instant, both largely magnified and glorious.
The Rt. Revd. Bishop Bedell of
Strong’s [sic] and Bishop Bedell left
My wash bill is 7.20 francs for 11 weeks, pas tres chere. It has been very cold today, but clear and fine. Mr. Gibbons moves today to this winter quarters, where he goes it for ten francs de jour – pas grands choses.
I bought pomade and elastics today and took breakfast at Lucas.
[p.130-131]
25th November 1874,
This has been a very cold day for
We have the heating arrangement on today for the first [time – omitted]. It takes the chill off superbly. Out-of-doors, it seems very snowy.
26th Nov. Thanksgiving Day
At ½ past eight o’clock, I took the three volumes up to the
room of John Box, 409, au 4eme, and left the [sic, i.e. them] with the service
on that floor for Mr. John Box, with my thanks.
This is a gloriously fine morning and I thank God that we have
mercifully been spared to enjoy it. My
health is very fair and Dottie, with the exception of a cough entirely
bronchial, seems pretty well. Last year
at this time, we were on the Mediterranean Sea en route for
I called on Mrs. Governor Marcy [probably wife of William L.
Marcy, governor of
[p.132-133]
I paid for 100 cartes de visit [sic, i.e. visite] 3 francs in rue Dauphin, no 3, Dewey’s man.
Why in the world do I not hear anything regarding my
painting in
27th.
Nice day but chilly.
I suffered with rheumatism all night, more or less, I think more. Both my heels were so lame that I could
hardly stand on them. What does it
mean.
What is he going to do with them. I cannot for the life of me see their value.
Interest is $380.80 a year go on my fine cripple legs are cheap, very cheap. (???)
I wrote to Delehay Freres, no 2 rue Recollets 2,
28th
Not quite as cold today. I took breakfast today at Madame Dijons, 29 rue de [illegible], a very nice breakfast for which I paid 3 francs, the price is 2 1/2. Good breakfast.
The
Mrs. Payne rode out with us this p.m. sur
29th. Sunday
We received a letter begging us to contribute some pretty
things for a charity for incurables in
[p.134-135]
It thundered this morning and rained merrily. I took breakfast at Dijons, and afterwards had my hair cut, under the Louvre by he that used to cut for the Emperor and Mr. Nelson.
It is 22 hours by express, to
Thunder and rain.
Dejeuner at Dijons. No letters
from home, great disappointment. One
beggarly letter from Delehay from
1st December
Hughes sets out tonight for Nice; Crocker and his kit went yesterday evening in the rain.
I paid Woodman & Co. 280 fcs, less 5%, say 14 ditto, [total] francs 266 in full, & left my overcoat there to be repaired under the arms.
Lottie drew today 100£ and bought a draft on
I received 100 francs for pocket [money – omitted], and commence “One of a [illegible].” Nous verrons how long it lasts me.
It has cleared up & now bids fare to make fine weather.
News comes today of the sudden death of Mayor William F.
Havemeyer of
2d Dec. 1874
Wrote Madame C. I. Nelson,
[p.136-137]
benefit of incurables of Edinburgh, Mrs. Nelson having solicited quelque chose for her table at the bazaar, &c.
I wrote to McKean & Co.,
I dined at Lucas this evening and now it starts to rain again, 9 p.m., and I am off to bed.
Tres beau tempes.
I bought a packing boite full four feet long, and correspondingly wide and high, two trays and a nice large long cord, all for 50 francs, ten dollars, with my name in full on each end. $10, it is cheap. It was sent home this p.m. and paid for, 50 francs. Bought of Louis Vuitton, 1 rue Scribe 1, a good man, je pense. Good articles are high.
We took a drive on the
4th December à
A nice clear day.
Dejeuner à Dijons and bought some packing paper for two francs. I began today to pack a lot of small articles
in my little red sack, which I propose to fill and put into the great trunk and
leave here in
Received a funny letter from McKean today.
Packing.
5th
Packing. Dottie and I breakfast at Dijons. Packing and putting to rights. This evening have a sweet letter from Madame Nelson of course, 5£ worth.
The trunk I bought is grand but hardly strong enough.
[p.138-139]
So large a trunk to pack hardware in – I hope she will hold.
6th Dec. 1874.
Nearly finished packing the new grand malle. We had a grand ball at this house from this from 10 o’clk last night till 5 a.m. this day, called “The Accomtants Ball.” As was quite [either meant to write quiet or a word is missing] as possible.
7th Dec.
Clear morning. We had a letter from Margaret and one from Maggie today, of 27th. Nice letters. I have made up a nice lot of segars and the machine is busted.
My heel of my right foot pains me very much. Can it be gout? I hope not – it is so tender, I can hardly touch it to the [illegible] or floor.
I am pack’d, & ready to be off. Saw Mr. Carhart, George B. Mrs Hicks is at the Londres, no. 21(?).
I [sic] turns to rain, and I turn out to out to [sic] dinner.
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Tuesday, 8th December,
The morning breaks beautifully and one would think it has not rained lately and was not likely soon to again. Nous verrons.
Dottie is greatly agitated about Walt’s order for a dress suit. I would not bother about it at all. The tailors here cannot fit a person here who
is on the spot, particularly they cannot fit a slender person way off in
Dejeuner at Dijons and went to the Bon Marché & bot two little memorandum books, of convenient size, 55 cts a piece, about 10 cents. I bought 2 pair of knitted woolen gloves, 3.50 each, excellently good, but by no means cheap or bon marché. It turned to rain before I got home and was bad all the afternoon, rainy.
[p.140-141]
8th Dec. Paris.
Dined at the Café Re[illegible]. After, Mr. Carheart with Madame and Lib came
in and spent the evening. Woodman’s man
called to say that the suit of clothes ordered for Walton M. Peckham could not
be made ready by the time set, and why should they – when they are done, they
put them in a tin case and the express company take them to the address,
whatever it is. It is a thing they do
every day and understand perfectly. I am
to go up tomorrow and give them the direction, and then we can go about our
business. Woodman will write to Walt at
230 at(?) Woodman’s price.
I took the instructions to Woodman’s today at the hour
appointed, and left all in writing, and told them to enclose the bill
immediately after shipment to me at
[p.142-143]
10th Dec.,
Beautiful day. The
now full trunks are both in the Economat, and I have the receipt for the
same. I met
Lottie drew for fifty pounds sterling thro Andrews &
Co., 25.2 ½, got in gold 1251.25 francs.
I paid 410 francs fare thro to
[p.144-145]
My tickets are 1201 & 1202, 204.90 each is say 410 francs.
I wrote to Margaret that we had changed to Andrews &
Co., 10 Place Vendome à
I have given Dottie the tickets for the trunks in the Economat.
11th
We gave Charles 20 francs, head waiter 20, concierge 20,
Marie [or Mamie] 25, Charles extra 5, porters 6, omnibus 6, porters of baggage
to Macon 26, & Turin 26. Dinner at
Well, we had the whole of a first class compartment and came
on nicely. The ground was covered all
the way with snow, and when we arrived at
Money changed at 22.05 lire for the 20 franc piece. Settled with Dottie in full. Afterwards, she gave me
[p.146-147]
{Turino, 12th}
say ten louis d’or, which I have converted to paper for incidental expenses, on which was a gain of 20 and a few sous.
We had a good dinner and a bouteille Veuve Clicquot, that is a widow that helps many over their troubles - good dinner.
Went to bed early and slept pretty well.
13th Sunday, Turino
Rose early, took a [illegible] powder(?) and a fair breakfast. After, I took a walk and ride over Turin in the morning, and we are taking a nice rest, proposing to leave tomorrow morning at 5:50 for Florence, where we are due at 5:40 evening. After dinner will pay our bill and we will crawl out slyly and early. I like a good start, don’t you? N’est-ce pas?
14th, en route
We arrive at
We took two rooms at 10 francs for the night and the next
day, and night and the next morning at 8 ½,
we left for Rome, where we arrived at Hotel di Costanzi, rooms 5 &
6, at 30 francs per day, lights & service included. The rooms are elegant and Costanzi sent his
swell(?) carriage for us and was glad to see us, very(?). There is nobody in
[p.148-179]
Bought a new hat of Lowes man on the Corse for 20 lire and had my name put into it.
Our room and living(?) is to be the same hire as before, but the rooms are larger and nicer.
Wrote Margaret and was just finishing when her letter of the 29th was handed in.
18th Dec.
I added a long P.S. and mailed the letter to Margaret. She writes that General Badrau(?) is engaged to marry Elize Miles(?). It cannot be possible, but all talk only. Nous verrons.
19th.
A rainy bad day.
[illegible] I got things out of my trunks after 2 p.m. I called on
20th Dec.,
It stormed terribly during the night – hail and rain and wind. It try’s [sic] to clear again this morning.
I wrote to A. Cushman and mailed the letter this morning all right. Requested him to write me here, care of Costanzi.
Rec’d letter from Woodman, with bill for Walt’s suit, 228 francs net, this includes tin box, 10 francs, and 5% off for cash, 12 fcs. They go by I.H.(?) Laurent from [illegible] 19th yesterday, and they have written to Walt by mail.
[p.150-151]
21st December,
The most infernal weather that ever was. Shine, hail, rain, blow, light dark - all within five minutes. The elements are really at strife one with the other.
Yesterday drove to the Colosseo [sic], St. John Lateran, and
about, but it was unpleasant, very. I
came home and wrote a very amiable letter to Signore
This morning the weather is hateful.
Eugene Benson and his kit have gone to the Nile with Tom
Appleton of
I gave Huddy(?) a pencil. Did not sleep at all well. “Shadows my Lord have caused more terror to the soul of Richard &c.” [see Richard III, V, iii, line 217, which reads in part, “shadows tonight have struck more terror to the soul of Richard….”]
22nd Dec.,
I gave Huddy a letter to Edward Warren Bey at
I wrote to Woodman & Cie with draft for Walt’s clothes
in full for 228 francs, on Drexel(?) Hargas(?) &
It has partially cleared up, but not permanently, je pense.
Lottie drew thro Eyre & Matteini on Brown Shipley &
Co. for £100, at 27.65 is 2765 fcs. Dft.
on
23rd Dec.
A beautiful, bright morning shines on
[p.152-153]
Mr. Wm. P. Wright introduced me to Mr. Potter, member of Parliament. I found him a very interesting gentleman indeed, have never met one more so, very much in favour of American now – was so all through our war and has been goodly inclined always.
Louis Lang(?) spent the evening with us and was very
funny. Sore head Huddy, née Garrett of
Philadelphia, Miss Wells of
This is a lovely morning, cool and divine. I feel tolerable. Pd. 393.75 one weeks board. Introduced to T. Bayley Potter, M.P., yesterday by Mr. Wright. My neighbors at table are of the name of Mr. & Mrs. Searanoke(?). She has a beautiful miniature of one of her ancestors by Zimpe(?) or some such name. It is simply superb. Mr. & Mrs. Davidson with about 9 small childers [sic] and one at the breast sit next below them. They are [illegible].
Christmas 25th December,
Was a fine day and passed pleasantly enough.
Dottie went to her own church in the morning. Rogers and I drove up to the Capitol and saw
Marcus Aurelius and some other nice things there; then we drove back to
Wazzarni(?), took a snifter; and thence for Lottie and home till ½ past 2
p.m. Then we drove to St. Marie
Maggiore, where mass was given in the most unctuous style; thence we drove to
26th
The Huddys are off this morning for
[p.154-155]
1 lovely scarabia, Etruscan – 80 lire,
1 not so fine – 10 lire,
1 cameo, head of Medusa – 12 lire,
1 onyx head, beautifully cut – 10 lire,
1 intaglio, antique –
1 do. [ditto] topaz, Oriental – 15 lire
1 little head for shirt button – 4 lire
4 little gold antique trinkets – 9 lire
[total] – 140 lire, offered for the [illegible], the prices annexed no(?) go(?) Jones(?)
We rec’d yesterday evening a letter from Dr. Peckham of the 9 and 10th inst., with draft on Union Bank of London £500, 75 days date, 485 ½, 2694.52 fc.
Sketch of account, showing credit [gives details of accounts, including taxes paid and store rents]
Wrote the Dr. today not to let
Junet, 15 rue Richer
De Bernede, no. 1(?)
Madame Berede, 5 ave. Emperatrice
George H. Draper, out agent at Havre
La voie lactée = Milky Way
Monsieur Paul de Canbertin(?) dans le cour du Musée du Louvre, Conserviteur,
De Bernede 1.
“Animal fantastique chimere,
On l’appelle aussi serpent,”
“Carbolic acid or phenol bobeuf(?), only to be as pint(?), the easiest method is to pour a little on a rag and breathe through it, box(?) on cough.”
Remember Hughes’s story about the crooked man who lost 1000$ and what came of it.
Woodman & Cie, 22 Chaussée d’Antin 22
29th Dec. ‘74
I took my Egyptian foulard to be washed to Tintoria, 3 via Frattina 3, price 1.75 lire.
[p.156-157]
[French phrases; an address in
In my large “tie up” are my cravats, shoe string, a vest buckle, a lot of medals from Rome in silver and copper, The Huguenots, Huguenots, Ganymede by Benonneto Cilini [i.e. Benvenuto Cellini?], and Joseph with his Brethren of the School of Celini, all are from the Zecca (Mint) Govermental of Rome and were strictly for myself and Mr. Dodge of Boston, Mass.
[more French phrases]
Scaraboeus – scarabée – scarabei
Thracian cap – Liberty cap
[more French phrases and addresses, mostly in
[p.158-159]
[French phrases, an address in Paris; a pharmaceutical formula; an invitation from Madame Pepoon to Elize or Madame Monssiau, asking her to call, Mrs. Pepoon wishes to engage Elize’s services]
[p.160-161]
[time tables for travel from
[end paper:
On this marbled end paper is found a wax impression, made with a seal, perhaps with the “balance and abundance” seal mentioned on pages 57 and 64.]