#madame de bourke

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NEWS ON BEHALF OF ANNE LISTER ITALIA

Anne Lister's journals introduced us to Madame de Bourke, a dear friend of her who lived in Paris. She was the widowed countess of a Danish diplomat, with an intriguing and surprising life that began in Italy, since Maria Assunta Leonida Butini (her maiden name) was born in Siena, Tuscany. Our research sparked from Anne's journals, and thanks to documents we've found in archives between Naples and Copenhagen plus a few other biographical accounts, we have reconstructed her story.

🚨 Spoiler alert: unfortunately Anne Lister died before her, and could never know how right she had been about this woman. Read the article about Madame de Bourke on our website and find out why!

📸 Images courtesy @westyorkshirearchive @rigsarkivet

[pucktoxicity]

I’m going to NYC but staying in jersey city, in a week or so! Any recommendations for places to visit? I don’t really wanna do the tourist things (sorry if this doesn’t make sense) but do things people living there do on a daily basis, shops, good restaurants for a birthday dinner, best places to take pictures at night.

please ANYONE who has visited or lives there is also welcome to drop some recommendations

i definitely recommend checking out all of the bakeries in the area!! (not carlo’s bakery. it’s average at best since they’ve become so commercialized, and such a tourist trap at this point lol) there are amazing bakeries from so many different cultures and backgrounds in jersey city, hoboken, west new york, weehawken, and all of those surrounding cities!!

here are some of my favorites:

- dulce de leche in jersey city

- bourke street bakery in jersey city

- la gran via bakery in union city

- baking mama in hoboken

when it comes to shopping, i’d say definitely just look around online for whatever you’re looking for. there’s really cool small businesses all over the area, along with your usual shopping malls and stores.

birthday dinner spots:

- madame in jersey city (good photo ops! the restaurant is gorgeous)

- cellar 335 in jersey city

- il tavolo di palmisano in hoboken

- dino & harry’s steakhouse in hoboken

take pictures by the water!! the nyc skyline in the background will look GORGEOUS!! 💋❤️

[the-deeds-to-shibden]

Monday 23rd September 1839

[Anne again wakes up with a bowel complaint, and Ann will likely soon fight her for access to the necessary, seeing as how the doctor has prescribed her a laxative. Today the two of them go to the Hermitage and are impressed by some stunning works of art (one of which used to be owned by Anne’s friend Countess de Bourke), but are no doubt disappointed to miss a picture notorious for containing a pissing cow. After some more sightseeing, and the obligatory bookshop visit, Russian is again studied in the evening. At midnight, the moon is beautiful.]

[up at] 8

[to bed at] 12 35/”

Bowel complaint again – breakfast at 9 3/4 – had Dr. Lefevre 1/4 hour – prescribed something cooling and laxative for Ann – breakfast over at 11 – very fine sunny morning Fahrenheit 64 1/2º now at 11 a.m. – out at 11 1/4 – at the Hermitage palace at 11 50/”  catalogue in French St. Petersburg 1838 De l’Imprimerie d’Edouard Pratz and company In salle 5 the vierge d’Albe bought by Count Bourke  ambassador from the King of Denmark to Charles iv of Spain, and sold by Madame to de Bourke to   .   .   .   .* of London –  

The Alba Madonna by Raphael (image source). This painting, once owned by the de Bourkes, was among a group of priceless works of art from the Hermitage which the Soviet authorities sold mainly in the early 1930s, and is now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.

In salle 31 the mosaic of Paestum – the 3 temples – the middle large one has 14 x 6 columns counting the corner columns to side and end – this the most perfect temple – has the two pediments remaining – Doric – the temple left (as I look at the mosaic) of the large middle temple 17 x 9 columns the other 13 x 6 columns – a very beautiful mosaic –  Large Lapis Lazuli jatte** in the middle of this salle – one side the river – other side hanging garden having turned left from the 1st suite of rooms – the mosaic ticketed – It is number 14 ‘Copie du tableau de Théodore Matveieff representant les ruines de Paestum execute en mosaique par Constantin Rinaldi en 1837’.              

De Piles – Dissertation sur les ouvrages des plus fameux peintres – quoted at page 354 of the Catalogue, number 4 Salle 35. the famous picture by Rubens of our Saviour at the table of Simon the pharisee and Mary Magdalene washing his feet with her tears – 

Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee, by Rubens (image source):

De Piles speaks highly of this picture – good –  Van d’Eyc’s copy of this picture*** (in the same salle) very good but me judice**** not so good by far as the original –  walked in the hanging garden – 

A marvellous video reconstruction of the Hanging Garden of the Small Hermitage through time, including what it would have looked like when Anne and Ann sauntered in it (source):

coach houses underneath – Came away at 4 1/2 . Salle 37 the last we saw – the rest shut up – full of workmen – the pictures all put aside in one room – among them the Paul Potter (vache qui pisse*****) –  

at the Smolnoi monastery at 4 55/” to 5 1/2 – all shining white scagliola – very handsome church – greek cross –  

View of Smolny Monastery, by Karl Beggrov (1799-1875) (image source):

returned (by Lit-tāy-ny street as pronounced by Whitaker) – saw the manège thro’ the officers bedrooms and stables and exercising room – 100 x 30 yards? holds 2000 men under review

A John Peter Gaubert engraving of a drawing by Alexey Gornostayev of the front of the Manège, 1834 (image source). The building is now used as an exhibition hall.

at Dixon’s and home at 6 35/” – dinner at 6 40/” to 7 35/”  Had Monsieur Nouvel from 8 to 9 50/” – did the podoroshna (translated it) – tea – sat reading Russian grammar till 12 – very fine day – Fahrenheit 59 1/4 now at 12 midnight – A- took physic beautiful moon now at midnight –  

visible in pencil after the inked text:

59 1/4 now at 12 midnight

A- took her physic tonight

beautiful moon now at midnight

Marginal notes:

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the Hermitage

Notes:

*The museum guide/catalogue Anne is reading gives the name she missed out as ”Monsieur Coswelt”; this is William Gordon Coeswelt, banker and art dealer.

**jatte (French) = shallow bowl.

*** The copy of Rubens she refers to was attributed to van Dyck at the time, but is not anymore; it is also no longer in the Hermitage, but in Perm. See the last paragraph here.

****me judice (Latin) = in my judgment.

*****vache qui pisse (French) = cow that pisses.

WYAS page:  SH:7/ML/TR/14/0019

[wrotetheaboveoftoday]

1831 Fri. 4 February

Friday 4 7 1/2 3 F46º at 7 3/4 and fair but streets quite wet, as if lately drenched with water - out at 8 40/.. - walked to the Muette gate and back at 10 50/.. - raining more or less all the while with highish wind - dressed - an hour reading Le Temps - breakfast - at my desk at 12 3/4 - wrote (all but the first 2/3 page 1) 3pp. and longish ends to M- [Mariana] and sent off my letter at 2 50/.. - ‘Mrs. Lawton The Priory, Leamington, Warwickshire Angleterre’ - Letter from her Leamington dated lastly Sunday  3pp. the ends and under the seal -

Mr. C. L- [Charles Lawton] has been unwell - Dr. Jephson had thought the ‘squire would not live 6 months but he has rallied again and may by and by be well as ever again - their house at L- [Leamington] too low and near the river - disagrees with all but M- [Mariana] thinks my aunt will go back to Shibden this summer - sees no advantage in it but lessening my expense a little I replied this advantage was problematical - begs me to rummage myself up a little and get introduced to Lady Granville, and increase my acquaintance - said the latter was difficult under my present circumstances - it was very expedient to make some change, but difficult to decide what especially in the present unsettled state of politics - said nothing more fixed than when I wrote last - not necessary to decide this month or mo. [proximo?] and should wait till then and not pother and think of it in the meantime - mentioned the Vicomte de Noés match - very accomplished very clever very pretty girl with a good fortune - to take her to one of Cuvier’s lectures - perhaps we should by and by be good friends - to meet tonight at the ball - Lady G- [Granville] ill in bad cold, and not up when I called with Mrs. Hamilton about 10 days - returned my call the next day - to be introduced to her tonight - said I was to begin going to my little apartment again on Wednesday - the air better than here - would do me good - not that I wanted any good-doing for quite well - but we are seldom the worse for a little rummage -

had my hair done - a little nap - wrote the above of today till 3 35/.. Köenig sent home my [isand?] skin this morning nicely prepared and lined and bound with scarlet - very neat - shall I give it to Lady S [Stuart] in memory of our journey? from 3 40/.. to 5 25/.. at mineralogy -

well it is well to go to to this ball yet my heart dies within me at the thought and I wish it was over? going by myself no agreeable thing at best and knowing so few people is terrible  how little people guess the real state but I am better off than I was eighteen months ago when I knew nobody but Miss H who never recognized me and I had had to hunt out the de Noes to go with!  well I am better off than then besides I know better how to conduct myself and there is a host of comfort in this  yes thank god times have improved with me a little  how I used to go with aching heart last winter longing to be back repeating to myself as I went along for consolation  In rebus angustis animosus atque Forlis appare; sapienter idem Contrahes vento nimium secundo Turgida vela. ode 10. lib. 2 Horace*  I shall repeat the same tonight but still with better heart  thank god for all his blessings -

Dinner at 6 10/.. - read the paper - came to my room at 7 55/.. - changed my stays then sat on my sofa sleeping and waiting for the coiffeur foolish because it made the blood rise to my head which was hot and my eyes reddish all the evening afterwards Mme. Decante came 2 or 3 minutes after 9 - by and by came the garcon to curl my hair - and about 9 3/4 came Edouard himself - ought to have come at 8 1/2 - my dress white crape with five white ostrich feathers hat had come from herbaults while I was at dinner  Madame Decante dressed me - not ready till 10 40/.. - just took a cup of coffee and off at 10 3/4 - about or rather more than 1/2 hour in going so long was the file of carriages -

On arriving asked Jean to see for Mrs. Hamilton  she could not be found so I walked in desiring not to be announced saying I must first find Mrs. H - in I walked all along looking about for her passed and bowed to her she was talking to some gents no lady near her and looked not very comme il faut? but I felt my loneliness and walked forwards saw Lady Isabella Blatchford just before me and Lady Mexborough  but avoided them as I was alone  at last spied all the de Noes seated and went up to them and then felt I had somebody 

Said I was looking for Mrs. Hamilton and Count de Noe walked about with me to find her  could not  then seeing Mr. de Hagemann walked about with him and found her  in the meantime spoke to Mrs. de H Hagemann and said I was very angry she had not told me they were coming we might just as well have come together  she said I had never asked if they were coming and laid the blame on me  she had Madame de Bourkes niece to chaperon I begged to be introduced to the girl  foolishly enough?  and never saw either of them after Mrs. H [Hamilton] took me up to Lady Granville and introduced me 

I just made my curtesy Lady Stuart was sitting by her and got up to shake hands with me and admired my blonde scarf and asked if it was the lyons satin and said nobody so well dress she must tell Miss Hariott all for some thing to say and pointed out Lady Mexborough sitting by whom I had seen and shaken hands with before as also with Lady Sarah (when with Mr de H- Hagemann or Count de N Noé) but somehow I thought they did not want me to sit down there and made off directly back to the de Ns [Noés]  foolish?  Lady had left her seat directly fancying I suppose that I should sit down by Lady S [Stuart]  who said oh pray come back dont leave your corner  I really had not looked at Lady G [Granville] enough to know her again and never came in contact with any of the party afterwards but was a hanger on on the de Noés  was this stupid  Lady S [Stuart] had refused to present me to Lady G [Granville] I thought of this  for Mrs. Hamilton was here and there and every where said she must go to the Miss Gowers  and was in fact a maitresse de ceremonies - had no opportunity of speaking to Lady Isabella -

Went to supper in the train of the de Noés  hung behind a little and let them get away in leaving the supper then wandered about a little by myself avoiding everyone I knew or would know me by sight and Jean who was really very attentive got me my carriage brought me my cloak and boots to the room door and I was happy to be quietly away -  never did ball give less pleasure to an individual - Lady S [Stuart?] and a nice party were at the next table to us with their backs turned  thought I it is my own fault or not that I am not there? might I not have managed better?  the de Ns [Noés] would wonder at my being so hanging on them and I was staring about all the while really and professedly  the bride pretty little person would think no great things of me  how could she?  never was more dissatisfied in fact I can not be said to have made Lady Gs [Granvilles] acquaintance and I did nothing that answered for pleasure or profit or eclat  what folly all this  to be thus the maker of ones own unhappiness for what and when with better management .......

never was more dissatisfied with myself or more glad to be away - could not not get it out of my mind and now that I am writing this (on Saturday morning) the annoyance and mortification still uppermost but writing my journal does me good - spoke to and shook hands with Mr. Gregory and Henry Stuart and spoke to Mr. Frisell  but the feeling alone and the whole thing had taken away all pleasure -

The supper not near so handsome as in the Stuart time - all Lord S-’s [Stuart’s] magnificent plates sadly missing - hardly any plate at all on the tables - Jean and all the upper servants in scarlet with broad gold lace and white waistcoats and smalls - other servants in blue and silver, and 2 or 3 in drab coats with scarlet facings as if they had not had time to get dress shirts - 800 people there according to Mr. Henry Stuart - did not see the Miss Gowers or Lady Granville - home at 2 10/.. in less than 1/4 hour - fine day -

* [translation from Latin:] wisely show yourself spirited and resolute when perils press you; likewise reef your sails when they swell too much by a favoring breeze (Horace)

[timehasbeenbusy]

Paris

Wednesday 18 June 1834

7 55/..

12 25/..

A kiss last night at twice - Very fine morning Fahrenheit 66º at 8 10/.. am breakfast at 9½ in an hour Miss Walker having had Madame Calès – annoyed at our dinner of yesterday - Changed 24/50 – the valet du place de mal proper, would not let him go with us – Out at 11¾ - 

Hotel Meurice     Source  historichotelsthenandnow.com

Went 1st to the Hotel Meurice and sat above ½ hour with Isabella and Charles Norcliffe and Miss Beckett - the latter so aged and altered, should not have known her – 

Agreed about a valet du place from Meurice’s to meet me in ½ hour at Amyot’s – then went to the bank ‘Messrs ‘Farère Laffitte 36 rue Laffitte’ for 3 circulars numbers 4099, 4100, and 4101 value £25 each = £75 got (at 25/30) 1897 francs 50 cents – and got also my little packet of French plate sent back from the London Custom house – about 2/- carriage – left this unpaid Laffitte having received francs 300 from Madame de Bourke on my account (for Miss Ferrall’s journey) which I did not receive but left in Laffitte’s hands –

Then to Mellerier’s, Privat’s Amyot’s and took up Francois the valet du place – then to Madame de Bourke – went to nº 51 instead of 53 and not admitted -Then to the de Noe’s au midi a l’île du Noe – then saw St Sulpice church and went to Crochard’s -

St Sulpice Church  Source en.wikipedia.org

Then to my little apartment some time there – letter from my aunt Shibden partly to Miss Walker and partly to me – in answer to our joint letter from London all going on prêtty well – sent to inquire if the Audouin’s were at home – no! – Then bought plan of Paris and map of Italy in the rue du Bac – 

Called and sat ½ hour with Madame de Bourke – very civil and glad to see me – told me all her troubles about the Ferrels and Bourke family has quite done with Sophie – Madame de Bourke going in a day or two to the Eaux á Creuzot near Marseilles - She recommended Figarol No 23 bis rue de Suresne for dresses and Madame Thomas au coin de la rue St Thomas and de la rue de Richelieu – and to buy the Etoffe chez Delille rue de Choiseul – Said we should go to the grand opera at 7½ this evening to see La Muette de Portici – Went to Madame Figarol - her dress-maker to come at 7 tomorrow evening – 

The Opera House Paris  Source Commons. Wikimedia.org

Home at 6½ - dinner - at the opera at 7½ just before it began – very good dancing and the whole thing beautifully got up – Miss Walker tired at 10¼ and an hour and ¼ before it was over – the carriage to be in waiting at 10 – not there at 10¼ so came home in fiacre and back at 10 40/..

Wrote the last 6 lines of yesterday and the above of today till 12 - Miss Walker in bed by 11¼ - Very fine day Fahrenheit 67º now at 12 tonight - Miss Ws cousin came tonight -

WYAS Reference Number SH:/7/ML/E/17/0044

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1834 Sunday 24 August

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she with me in my bed half hour this morning  but quitely –

all sorts of tradespeople Victor could not get the address for the bellows –

Perrelet came gave him back the watch with directions to give it to Miss Berry at Bellevue or inquire for her of Blondel Embassy porter – Perrelet went for the bellows – brought back the man and I bought 2 pair – sent Victor to Lesage for the Ecran à secretaire and had it packed to go on the top of the imperials –

wrote a large sized sheet full and enclosed it in envelope to ‘mademoiselle mademoiselle Ferral chez la comtesse Emilia de Blucher à Copenhague’ and sent it with 2 pages of 1/2 sheet civil note (in French ‘pour la retour de madame madame la comtesse de Bourke, Faubourg St Honoré nnumero 53’ under cover with a 1/4 sheet civil note of thanks to himself, to monsieur monsieur Edouard ferrall Faubourg Saint Honoré nnumero 53’ – kind enough to miss Ferrall glad to have seen her brother – very much improved – very good looking and agreeable – knew no young man m ore likely to do well -hoped still to see them all again at Copenhagen – would let her know when I could more nearly fix the time – hoped not to be forgotten – should have written oftener than the once she had heard from me since my return to England but my letters not worth postage – that not the case with hers, and begged her to write – gave my address at Shibden and said that would sure to find me – should rejoice to the last moment of my life I had come home when I did – my aunt’s satisfaction and :. therefore my own, had more than repay me for a dozen such journeys – should have written to her sister at-her-elbow but had not time – would try to leave a few lines for Lady Harriet with Lady Stuart merely civil thanks to madame de Bourke not doing at the top unluckily forgot to date my note at the end – said Monsieur Ferrall knew of no letter for me about the carriage – but I still hoped if nothing could be done, still thanks  to Madame de Bourke –

a well enough written note? Tho’ myself astonished at the rapidity with which the phrases poured from my pen – could not have written so quickly in English! –

sent Victor off with this packet to Monsieur Ferrall – breakfast by snatches till 1 – Fahrenheit 66°at noon – heavy rain between 2 and 3 for above an hour – 

left the servants to dine and Ann and I went in a fiacre to rue St Victor at 3 40/.. – having forgot to leave my passport for horses, drove off to the poste aux cheveux changed about 2 years since rue montblanc Faubourg mont -martre, ordered 4 horses – 

back at meurice’s at 5 20/.., and paid all in the public Salle à manger, (servants 2/. a day included in the bill as in Dover Street) and off from Paris at 5 35/.. just as the 4 horses I had ordered came up to the door – Victor had got horses by borrowing some gentleman’s passport! Explained to the postillions on arriving at Saint Denis - they wanted 1/2 p. for themselves for waiting they said 3/4 hour and 1/2 p. for the other postillions – gave the former – declined the latter saying I would settle it with meurice, if, as they said, he was obliged to pay the 1/2 p. – 

fine till about 2 – heavy rain between 2 and 3 for above an hour – fair about 4 p.m. – fine evening and night but coldish –

[woollyslisterblog]

1834 June Monday 23rd

7 1/2 12 5/60

A double kiss last night

very fine F70° at 7 3/4 for breakfast at 9 to 9 3/4 – finished my letter to Lady Stuart de Rothsay – of 3 1/2 pages of 1/2 sheet wrote to ‘Monsieur le Directeur Général des donanes’ begging him to address his letter to me under cover to Miss Berry – wrote to ‘Henry Heneage Esq Attaché to the British Embassy’ thanks and begging him to take charge of my letter to Lady Stuart – wrote to ‘Madame la comtesse de Bourke rue de St Honoré, no.53’ sorry not to have seen her on Saturday night and saying I should be off tomorrow (all my notes dated Sunday evening) and wrote to ‘Miss Berry au coin de l’avenue de Marigny, Champs Elysées’ to say going tomorrow – had written to the director to beg the letter to me to be addressed under cover to her – and hoped she would get me the envied fellows? – Mme de Bourke’s servant came to inquire after me and Mme de Bourke – wished to see me today – sent back my note by him and said I would call if I could -sent François with my note to Mr Heneage – out at 1 – left my note for the directeur general de douanes at the treasury in passing –

went to Laffittes – for circulars nos. 4097 and 4098 =£50 got 1265 francs -then went to Mme de Bourke - she would do all for me with the directeur general – told me to write to him under cover to her to tell him to send the letter to her instead of Miss Berry – very kind – then went to Miss Berry to explain – out so left my note and wrote on the back in pencil I had just seen Mme de Bourke who would be kind to arrange the carriage affair that I was glad I need not trouble Miss Berry about the letter – then home – out shopping – home again at 4 1/2 – dinner immediately – impossible to be off today -wrote and sent note (thanks) to ‘Mme le comtesse de Bourke Rue du Fabourg, St Honore no. 53’ and enclosed note to M le directeur general – demande mille pardons de toute la peine que je lui donne etc etc but beg him to send his letter under cover to Mme de Bourke – giving her address – arranging what things to leave behind –

out at 8 25/60 – to the rue St Vincent -several letters price 7 francs to be paid at Geneva had been forwarded to Geneva – what a pity! left the box of things – plate, gloves, some books etc etc – went into my cellar and brought away bottle of champagne at the Palace royal at 9 3/4 – walked round – had one 1/2 tasse café au lait and I h[a]d a strawberry ice at the café de la rotonde – ho[me] at 10 35/60 – very fine day – F71° now at 11 1/4 p.m.

[awhilesince]

Thursday, 23 December 1830

6 3/4

12 1/2

Fahrenheit 40° at 7 3/4 – fair before then, but very rainy night and morning till after 7 – at my desk at 8 – did not go out – partly on account of my heel, partly to write notes of invitation which sent off before breakfast to ‘Monsieur Monsieur Waterhouse, Rue de la Chaussée d’Antin no. 21’, and to ‘Monsieur Monsieur Edwards Place Vendôme no. 24’ to request the pleasure of their company to a family dinner on Saturday Xmas day at halfpast five, and to ‘Monsieur Monsieur Monod Faubourg St. Martin no. 80’

‘Madames L– (Lister) offer les civilités très empussées à Monsieur M– (Monod) et le prie de vouloir bien accorder à messieurs Rawson and Waterhouse la permission de venir diner cher elles Samedi prochain à cinq heures a dernier – Jeudi 23 Decembre 1830’ – 

preparing Travelling Day Book – breakfast at 9 1/2 in 3/4 hour – at my desk at 10 1/4 – from then to 1 20/60 at my Travelling account writing out posting account of the first ten days of my journey – should have done much more but so bilious all the morning stopt I know not how long at the adding up of one page, and after doing it I know not how often, always making the amount different was obliged to give it up – answers from Mr Waterhouse, and from Monsieur Monod, that they will come – gently at 1 25/60 raining now and for the last 1 1/2 hour – had sent a little note to Madame de Hagemann this morning to offer to take her to the Embassy, at 2, and had little note back to say yes – and we were off at 2 1/4 – an hour at the Embassy Lord and Lady S– (Stuart) and Mr Gregory and Mrs Hamilton entered as we did – Lady S (Stuart) never asked us to go into the childrens room to lucheon  she would have asked me had not Mr de H (Hagemann) been there?  better not take hher again? then called and sat 1/2 hour with Madame de Bourke my 1st visit save going to see little Frederic de H– (Hagemann) who had a paire de France sitting with her – very civil – said she would call on me in a few days, but could not sooner – I have long asked Madame de H– (Hagemann) to go with me to Madame de B– (Bourke) thinking that if she would take me in to bed and board, it might just suit me some time or other – then drove to Giroux’s to choose Etrennes for the 2 Stuart children – a long while there – at last chose a soufflet writing case for Charles and to have albums to look at tomorrow for Louisa – will cost about one hundred and seventy francs – then called at Corcelet’s (au gourmand) palais royal, and got bottle of sherry and bottle of pickles and home at 5 3/4 – read a litle of the paper – George had had too much liquor but managed wherewithal remarkably well considering – 

dinner at 6 20/60 read the paper – the sentence read to the ex-ministers yesterday morning the bearer set off at 6 a.m. and found them all in bed – Polignac too ill to get up – all of them disappointed with the severity of the sentence – P– (Polignac) perpetual confinement ‘in a solitary prison’ and dead in civil law – so that even his wife is a widow and might marry again tomorrow, and his children inherit from him as if he had died intestate, and he is incapable of inheriting or possessing property etc etc As the peer at Madame de B–‘s (Bourke’s) this morning said ‘Il n’y a de perpetuité en France’ otherwise I should have preferred real death to this civil death with perpetual imprisonment – the other 3 ex-ministers condemned to perpetual imprisonment but no mention in their case of civil death – came to the dining room at 8 20/60 and asleep till coffee at 9 10/60 – found letter on coming home from M– (Mariana) Leamington – 3 pages and the ends – would have written last week but prevented by having sprained her shoulder otherwise good account of herself – has merely a very little of her old complaint whites now and then. nothing particular in the letter – note of excuse from Mr Henry Edwards – a prior engagement –

a little boy of 18 cook came to see if I would engage him to come and cook a dinner for us on Saturday – Oh! no! – but told the poor 5 francs a day boy so very civilly – but this pother about ordering a dinner is terrible – raining at noon (vide line 12 of today – and a little when we went out and when we came back –

wrote all but the first 12 lines of today and in about 1 1/4 hour wrote 2 2/3 pages to M– Mariana till 11 10/60 – came to my room at 11 40/60 at which hour Fahrenheit 38° and fine night –

(SH:7/ML/E/13/0127) (SH:7/ML/E/13/0128)

[whateuniceats]

Master List So Far (Part 3)

Blank Slate Tea

88 Lanzhou Handmade Noodles

Milkcow

Chaan BonBon

BBQ Olive Chicken

Le Paris Dakar

Tokyo Sushi

Le Tea

Tea I Y

Macao Imperial Tea

Madame Vo

Patisserie Tomoko

Nicky’s Vietnamese Sandwiches

Maestro Pasta 

Softbite 

The Dough Club 

Outro

Flipper’s 

Uncle Tetsu

Tea La Ra

BAO Teahouse 

Moge Tee 

Kim Ga Nae

Snow Show

Tonchin Ramen

Pop Bar

Four Four South Village

M Tea

Hao Noodle 

Aoi Kitchen

Teinei Ya Ramen

Bosphorus Cafe Grille

Narinatto

Right Coast Taqueria

The Wild Goose

Ichiddo Ramen

Steiner Pastry Shop

ChungChun Rice Dog

Bake Culture

Pelicana Chicken

Song Tea

Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao

Cakehouse WIN

Cafe de Cupping

Cheogod Zip Chicken & Pizza

Martha’s Country Bakery

Kunst Coffee Haus

Momo Ashi Cafe

Nippon Cha 

Mad for Chicken 

Yummy Gyro

The Sweet Sap 

The French Workshop

Playdate NYC

Young’s Dessert Bar

Teazzi 

Shero Cakes

B&W Sweets 

Cookies By Kase 

Cheryl’s Cookies

Fudge Du Locke 

Mary’s Brigadeiro 

Soul Sweet Boutique 

Ikedo Ramen 

St. Honore Pastry Shop

Kung Fu Kitchen 

Kyuramen

Diwan

Chana’s Bakery

Xiang Hot Pot

Eclair Bakery 

Gregory’s Coffee

Kings Street Coffee

Angelina Paris 

Ugly Donuts & Corn Dogs

Wagashi Studio

Cafe Bench

Beat Mazesoba

Soba-ya

Flipsigi

Book Club

Bird & Branch

Dragon Bing

Rebecca’s Cake Pops

Gaonnuri 

Her Name Is Han 

Blank Street Coffee

Ravagh Persian Grill 

Claduette

Sweets Laboratory 

Calle Dao 

Oramen

Penelope

Yakitori Nonono

Waterzooi

Chirp

Kabisera 

Cipriani Dolci 

Dominique Ansel Workshop 

Bourke Street Bakery

Barn Joo Nomad 

Hortus NYC

Hey Yuet 

Oh My Goodness

Ivory Kitchen 

Ichiran Ramen 

Bear Donut 

Tiger Sugar

Wagamama 

E-Mo

Cafe Hong Kong 

Cafe 1 of a Kind 

Bean & Bean Coffee 

Oh K-Dog

Handsome Rice 

Mochinut

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop

Lady Wong Pastry & Kuih

Donut Craft 

MB Ramen

The Butcher’s Daughter

Anita La Mama del Gelato 

Çka Ka Qellue

The Smith

Joy Love Club

Mom’s Touch 

Farniella Bakery & Pizza

Serra Provisions 

Joju

Tart Tart House

Lysee

Kam Hing Coffee Shop 

Golden Unicorn Restaurant 

75 Degrees Cafe

Baonanas 

Jia Dim Sum

Ol’ Days NYC

Take31

The Boiis Co

520Desserts

Chick of Us

Machi Machi

Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart

Koku Ramen

Planta Queen

From Lucie

Copper Mug Coffee

Yubu

Kame Ramen

Angelina Bakery

Five Senses

Ando Patisserie

Tipsy Shanghai

Zaytinya

Round K By Sol

Maiko Matcha Cafe

Turntable Chicken Rock

Huek Hwa Dang

Buttercup Bake Shop

Sundaes Best

Butterdose

Elly’s Pastry

Akibo Curry

Setsugekka

Kimika

Crumbl Cookies

La Mira Gelateria

Venchi

Smusht

I Am Nacho Mama

Dokebi Kitchen

Citizens of Chelsea

Prime Meat Rokko

Hojokban

Darbar Grill

Kaiten Zushi

Tradisyon

Noflex

Peppercorn Station

Mabu Cafe

Momoya Soho

Baodega

Octo

Cafe Skye

Speedy Korean Grill

Cafe Skye

Nana’s Green Tea

Seoul Salon

Little Uluh

Mesita

Ruta Oaxaca

Anntremet Cake

Sarisa Cafe

Duo Cafe

Bunny & Bro Coffee

Senza Gluten

Postcard Bakery

Bad Roman

Figure Eight

Caminito

[skylightbooks]

Late last night we gathered all of the new books that we carry that contain lists of

radical/difficult/legendary/badass/bold/brave/bad

girls/women/ladies/leaders/rebels/princesses/goddesses/feminists/heroines 

and created a word cloud of all the names that occur in these books. Here it is in long form:

A'isha bint abi Bakr Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer Abigail Adams Ada Blackjack Ada Lovelace (appears 4 times) Adina De Zavala Aditi Aelfthryth Aethelflaed Agatha Christie Agnodice (appears 3 times) Agontime and the Dahomey Amazons Aine Aisholpan Nurgaiv Ala Alek Wek Alexandra Kollontai Alexis Smith Alfhild (appears 2 times) Alfonsina Strada Alia Muhammad Baker Alice Ball (appears 3 times) Alice Clement Alice Guy-Blache Alice Paul Alicia Alonso Alma Woodsey Thomas Althea Gibson Amal Clooney Amalia Eriksson Amanda Stenberg Amaterasu Amba/Sikhandi Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Amelia Earhart (appears 4 times) Amna Al Haddad Amy Poehler (appears 2 times) Amy Winehouse Ana Lezama de Urinza Ana Nzinga Anais Nin Andamana Andree Peel Angela Davis (appears 3 times) Angela Merkel (appears 2 times) Angela Morley Angela Zhang Angelina Jolie Anita Garibaldi (appears 3 times) Anita Roddick Ann Hamilton Ann Makosinski Anna Atkins Anna May Wong Anna Nicole Smith Anna of Saxony Anna Olga Albertina Brown Anna Politkovskaya Anna Wintour Anna-Marie McLemore Anne Bonny Anne Hutchinson Anne Lister Annette Kellerman (appears 3 times) Annie "Londonderry" Cohen Kopchovsky Annie Edson Taylor Annie Edson Taylor Annie Jump Cannon (appears 3 times) Annie Oakley (appears 2 times) Annie Smith Peck Aphra Behn Aphrodite Arawelo Aretha Franklin Artemis Artemisia Gentileschi (appears 4 times) Artemisis I of Caria Ashley Fiolek Astrid Lindgren Athena Aud the Deep-Minded Audre Lorde Audrey Hepburn Augusta Savage Aung San Suu Kyi (appears 2 times) Azucena Villaflor Babe Zaharias Barbara Bloom Barbara Hillary Barbara Walters Bast Bastardilla Beatrice Ayettey Beatrice Potter Webb Beatrice Vio Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter Belle Boyd Belva Lockwood Benten Bessie Coleman (appears 2 times) Bessie Stringfield Bettie Page Betty Davis Betty Friedan Beyonce (appears 3 times) Billie Holiday Billie Jean King (appears 3 times) Birute Mary Galdikis Black Mambas Blakissa Chaibou Bonnie Parker Boudicca (appears 3 times) Brenda Chapman Brenda Milner Bridget Riley Brie Larson Brigid of Kildare Brigit Britney Spears Bronte Sisters Buffalo Calf Road Woman (appears 2 times) Buffy Sainte-Marie Calafia Caraboo Carly Rae Jepsen Carmen Amaya Carmen Miranda Carol Burnett Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Carrie Bradshaw Carrie Fisher (appears 2 times) Caterina Sforza Catherine Radziwill Catherine the Great (appears 3 times) Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Celia Cruz Chalchiuhtlicue Chang-o Charlotte E Ray Charlotte of Belgium Charlotte of Prussia Cher Cheryl Bridges Chien-Shiung Wu Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (appears 3 times) Chiyome Mochizuki Cholita Climbers Chrissy Teigen Christina   Christina of Sweden Christine de Pizan Christine Jorgensen (appears 2 times) Clara Rockmore Clara Schumann Clara Ward Claudia Ruggerini Clelia Duel Mosher Clemantine Wamariya Clementine Delait Cleopatra (appears 3 times) Coccinelle Coco Chanel (appears 2 times) Constance Markievicz Cora Coralina Coretta Scott King Corrie Ten Boom Courtney Love Coy Mathis Creiddylad Daenerys Targaryen Dahlia Adler Daisy Kadibill Dame Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira Delia Akeley Demeter Dhat al-Himma Dhonielle Clayton Diana Nyad Diana Ross Diana Vreeland (appears 2 times) Dixie Chicks Dolly Parton (appears 2 times) Dolores Huerta Dominique Dawes Dona Ana Lezama de Urinza and Dona Eustaquia de Sonza Dorothy Arzner Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Thompson Dorothy Vaughan Dr. Eugenie Clark Dr. Jane Goodall (appears 3 times) Durga Edie Sedgwick Edith Garrud Edith Head Edith Wharton Edmonia Lewis Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor Roosevelt (appears 3 times) Elena Cornaro Piscopia Elena Piscopia Elinor Smith Elisabeth Bathory Elisabeth of Austria Elizabeth Bisland Elizabeth Blackwell Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Hart Elizabeth I (appears 3 times) Elizabeth Murray Elizabeth Peyton Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Zimmermann Elizsabeth Vigee-Lebrun Ella Baker Ella Fitzgerald Ella Hattan Elle Fanning Ellen Degeneres Elsa Schiaparelli Elvira de la Fuente Chaudoir Emily Warren Roebling Emma "Grandma" Gatewood Emma Goldman (appears 2 times) Emma Watson (appears 2 times) Emmeline Pankhurst (appears 3 times) Emmy Noether (appears 3 times) Empress Myeongseong Empress Theodora (appears 2 times) Empress Wu Zetian (appears 2 times) Empress Xi Ling Shi Enheduanna Eniac Programmers Eos Erin Bowman Estanatlehi Ethel Payne Eufrosina Cruz Eustaquia de Souza Eva Peron (appears 3 times) Fadumo Dayib Faith Bandler Fannie Farmer (appears 2 times) Fanny Blankers-Koen Fanny Bullock Workman Fanny Cochrane Smith Fanny Mendelssohn Fatima al-Fihri (appears 3 times) Fe Del Mundo Ferminia Sarras Fiona Banner Fiona Rae Florence Chadwick (appears 2 times) Florence Griffith-Joyner (appears 2 times) Florence Nightingale (appears 4 times) Frances E. W. Harper Frances Glessner Lee Frances Moore Lappe Franziska Freya Frida Kahlo (appears 7 times) Friederike Mandelbaum Funmilayo Ransome Kuti (appears 2 times) Gabriela Brimmer Gabriela Mistral Gae Aulenti Gaia George Sand Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick Georgia O'Keefe (appears 3 times) Gertrude Bell Gerty Cori Gilda Radner Girogina Reid Giusi Nicolini Gladys Bentley Gloria Steinem (appears 3 times) Gloria von Thurn Grace "Granuaile" O'Malley Grace Hopper Grace Jones Grace O'Malley (appears 3 times) Gracia Mendes Nasi Gracie Fields Grimke Sisters Guerrilla Girls Gurinder Chadha Gwen Ifill Gwendolyn Brooks (appears 2 times) Gypsy Rose Lee Hannah Arendt Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Tubman (appears 6 times) Hathor Hatshepsut (appears 7 times) Hazel Scott Hecate Hedy Lamarr (appears 5 times) Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Hel Helen Gibson Helen Gurley Brown (appears 2 times) Helen Keller (appears 2 times) Hildegard von Bingen Hillary Rodham Clinton (appears 2 times) Hina Hortense Mancini Hortensia Hsi Wang Mu Huma Abedin Hung Liu Hypatia (appears 4 times) Iara Ida B. Wells (appears 3 times) Ida Lewis Imogen Cunningham Irena Sendler (appears 3 times) Irena Sendlerowa Irene Joliot-Curie Isabel Allende Isabella of France Isabella Stewart Gardner Isadora Duncan (appears 2 times) Isis Iva Toguri D'Aquino Ixchel J.K. Rowling (appears 3 times) Jackie Mitchell Jacqueline and Eileen Nearne Jacquotte Delahaye Jane Austen (appears 2 times) Jane Dieulafoy Jane Mecom Jang-geum Janis Joplin Jayaben Desai Jean Batten Jean Macnamara Jeanne Baret (appears 3 times) Jeanne De Belleville Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Steinkamp Jenny Lewis Jesselyn Radack Jessica Spotswood Jessica Watson Jezebel Jill Tarter Jind Kaur Jingu Joan Bamford Fletcher Joan Beauchamp Procter Joan Jett (appears 2 times) Joan Mitchell Joan of Arc (appears 3 times) Jodie Foster Johanna July Johanna Nordblad Josefina "Joey" Guerrero Josephina van Gorkum Josephine Baker (appears 7 times) Jovita Idar (appears 2 times) Juana Azurduy Judit Polgar Judy Blume Julia Child (appears 2 times) Julia de Burgos Julie "La Maupin" d'Abigny (appears 3 times) Julie Dash Juliette Gordon Low Junko Tabei (appears 4 times) Justa Grata Honoria Ka'ahumanu Kali Kalpana Chawla Karen Carson Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera Kat Von D Kate Bornstein Kate Sheppard Kate Warne Katherine Hepburn Katherine Johnson (appears 2 times) Kathrine Switzer Katia Krafft (appears 2 times) Katie Sandwina Kay Thompson Keiko Fukuda Keumalahayati Kharboucha Khawlah bint al-Azwar Khayzuran Khoudia Diop Khutulun (appears 5 times) Kim Kardashian King Christina of Sweden Kosem Sultan Kristen Stewart Kristin Wig Kuan Yin Kumander Liwayway Kurmanjan Dtaka Lady Godiva Lady Margaret Cavendish Laka Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi (appears 5 times) Lana Del Rey Las Mariposas Laskarina Bouboulina (appears 2 times) Laura Redden Searing Lauren Potter Laverne Cox (appears 2 times) Lee Miller Lella Lombardi Lena Dunham Leo Salonga Leymah Gbowee (appears 2 times) Libby Riddles Lieu Hanh Lil Kim Lili'uokalani Lilian Bland (appears 3 times) Lilith Lillian Boyer Lillian Leitzel Lillian Ngoyi Lillian Riggs Lindsay Lohan Liv Arensen and Ann Bancroft Lorde Lorena Ochoa Lorna Simpson Lorraine Hansberry Lotfia El Nadi Louisa Atkinson Louise Mack Lowri Morgan Lozen (appears 3 times) Lucille Ball Lucrezia Lucy Hicks Anderson Lucy Parsons Luisa Moreno Luo Dengping Lyda Conley Lynda Benglis Ma'at Mackenzi Lee Madam C.J. Walker (appears 3 times) Madame Saqui Madia Comaneci Madonna (appears 3 times) Madres de Plaza de Mayo Mae C. Jemison Mae Emmeline Wirth Mae Jemison (appears 3 times) Mae West Mahalia Jackson Mai Bhago Malala Yousafzai (appears 7 times) Malinche (appears 2 times) Mamie Phipps Clark Manal al-Sharif Marcelite Harris Margaret Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown Margaret Bourke-White Margaret Cho Margaret Hamilton (appears 2 times) Margaret Hardenbroeck Philipse Margaret Sanger Margaret Thatcher (appears 2 times) Margery Kempe Margherita Hack Marguerite de la Rocque Maria Callas Maria Mitchell Maria Montessori (appears 2 times) Maria Reiche Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Tallchief Maria Vieira da Silva Mariah Carey Marian Anderson Marie Antoinette Marie Chauvet Marie Curie (appears 5 times) Marie Duval Marie Mancini Marie Marvingt Marie Tharp Marieke Nijkamp Marina Abramovic Mariya Oktyabrskaya (appears 2 times) Marjana Marlene Sanders Marta Marta Vieira da Silva Martha Gelhorn Martha Graham Mary Anning (appears 5 times) Mary Blair Mary Bowser (appears 3 times) Mary Edwards Walker (appears 2 times) Mary Eliza Mahoney Mary Fields (appears 2 times) Mary Heilmann Mary Jackson (appears 2 times) Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen Mary Kingsley Mary Kom Mary Lacy Mary Lillian Ellison Mary Pickford Mary Quant Mary Seacole (appears 3 times) Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft (appears 2 times) Maryam Mirzakhani Mata Hari (appears 3 times) Matilda of Canossa Matilda of Tuscany Matilde Montoya Maud Stevens Wagner Maya Angelou (appears 4 times) Maya Gabeira Maya Lin (appears 2 times) Mazu Meg Medina Megan Shepherd Melba Liston Mercedes de Acosta Merritt Moore Meryl Streep Micaela Bastidas Michaela Deprince Michelle Fierro Michelle Obama (appears 3 times) Mildred Burke Miley Cyrus Millo Castro Zaldarriaga Mina Hubbard Minnie Spotted Wolf Mirabal Sisters (appear 2 times) Miriam Makeba (appears 3 times) Missy Elliot Misty Copeland Mochizuki Chiyome Moll Cutpurse Molly Kelly Molly Williams Moremi Ajasoro Murasaki Shikibu (appears 3 times) Nadia Murad Nadine Gordimer Nakano Takeko Nana Asma'u (appears 2 times) Nancy Rubins Nancy Wake (appears 2 times) Naomi Campbell Naziq al-Abid Neerja Bhanot Nefertiti Nell Gwyn Nellie Bly (appears 8 times) Nettie Stevens (appears 2 times) Nichelle Nichols Nicki Minaj Nicole Richie Nina Simone (appears 2 times) Njinga of Angola Njinga of Ndongo Noor Inayat Khan (appears 3 times) Nora Ephron (appears 3 times) Norma Shearer North West Nuwa Nwanyeruwa (appears 2 times) Nyai Loro Kidul Nzinga Nzinga Mbande Octavia E Butler Odetta Olga of Kiev (appears 2 times) Olivia Benson Olympe de Gouges Oprah Winfrey (appears 5 times) Osh-Tisch Oshun Oya Pancho Barnes Paris Hilton Parvati Patti Smith (appears 2 times) Pauline Bonaparte Pauline Leon Peggy Guggenheim (appears 2 times) Pele Petra "Pedro" Herrera Phillis Wheatley Phoolan Devi Phyllis Diller Phyllis Wheatley Pia Fries Pingyang Policarpa "La Pola" Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta (appears 2 times) Poly Styrene Poorna Malavath Pope Joan Portia De Rossi and Ellen Degeneres Princess Caraboo Princess Diana Princess Sophia Duleep Singh Psyche Pura Belpre Qiu Jin (appears 3 times) Queen Arawelo Queen Bessie Coleman Queen Lili'uokalani (appears 2 times) Queen Nanny of the Maroons (appears 4 times) Quintreman Sisters Rachel Carson (appears 4 times) Rachel Maddow Raden Ajeng Kartini Ran Rani Chennamma Rani Lakshmibai Rani of Jhansi Raven Wilkinson Rebecca Lee Crumpler Rhiannon Rigoberta Menchu Tum Rihanna Rita Levi Montalcini (appears 2 times) Robina Muqimyar Roni Horn Rosa Luxemburg Rosa Parks (appears 4 times) Rosalind Franklin Rosaly Lopes Rose Fortune Rowan Blanchard Roxolana Ruby Nell Bridges (appears 3 times) Rukmini Devi Arundale Rupaul Ruth Bader Ginsburg (appears 3 times) Ruth Harkness Ruth Westheimer Rywka Lipszyc Sadako Sasaki Sally Ride Samantha Christoforetti Sappho (appears 3 times) Sara Farizan Sara Seager Sarah Breedlove Sarah Charlesworth Sarah Winnemucca Saraswati Sarinya Srisakul Sarojini Naidu Sarvenaz Tash Sayyida al-Hurra (appears 2 times) Sekhmet Selda Bagcan Selena Seondeok of Silla (appears 2 times) Serafina Battaglia Serena Williams (appears 4 times) Shajar al-Durr Shamsia Hassani Sharon Ellis Sheryl Crow Sheryl Sandberg Shirely Chisolm (appears 2 times) Shirley Muldowney Shonda Rhimes (appears 2 times) Simone Biles (appears 2 times) Simone de Beauvoir Simone Veil Sister Corita Kent Sita Sky Brown Sofia Ionescu Sofia Perovskaya Sofka Dolgorouky Sojourner Truth (appears 5 times) Solange Sonia Sotomayor (appears 2 times) Sonita Alizadeh (appears 2 times) Sophia Dorothea Sophia Loren Sophie Blanchard Sophie Scholl (appears 3 times) Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (appears 2 times) Sorghaghtani Beki Spider Woman Stacey Lee Stagecoach Mary Fields (appears 2 times) Steffi Graf Stephanie Kwolek Stephanie von Hohenlohe Stevie Nicks Subh Susa La Flesche Picotte Susan B. Anthony Susan La Flesche Picotte Sybil Ludington (appears 3 times) Sybilla Masters Sylvia Earle (appears 3 times) Tallulah Bankhead Tamara de Lempicka Tara Tarabai Shinde Tatterhood Taylor Swift Te Puea Herangi (appears 2 times) Temple Grandin (appears 3 times) Teresita Fernandez Mirabal Sisters Muses Night Witches Shaggs Stateless Thea Foss Therese Clerc Tin Hinan Tina Fey (appears 2 times) TLC Tomoe Gozen (appears 2 times) Tomyris (appears 2 times) Tonya Harding Tove Jansson (appears 2 times) Troop 6000 Trung Sisters Trung Trac and Trung Nhi (appear 2 times together) Tyche Tyler Moore Tyra Banks Ulayya bint al-Mahdi Umm Kulthum Ursula K. LeGuin Ursula Nordstrom Valentina Tereshkova (appears 5 times) Valerie Thomas Vanessa Beecroft Venus Williams (appears 2 times) Victoria Beckham Vija Celmins Viola Davis Viola Desmond Violeta Parra Virginia Apgar Virginia Hall Virginia Woolf (appears 3 times) Vita Sackville-West Vivian Maier Wallada bint al-Mustakfi (appears 2 times) Wang Zhenyi (appears 2 times) Wangari Maathai (appears 3 times) Washington State Suffragists Whina Cooper Willow Smith Wilma Mankiller Wilma Rudolph (appears 3 times) Winona Ryder Wislawa Szymborska Wu Mei Wu Zetian (appears 3 times) Xian Zhang Xochiquetzal Xtabay Yaa Asantewaa (appears 3 times) Yael Yani Tseng Yayoi Kusama Yemoja Yennenga Yeonmi Park Ynes Mexia Yoko Ono Yoshiko Kawashima Yuri Kochiyama Yusra Mardini Zabel Yesayan Zaha Hadid (appears 2 times) Zenobia Zoe Kravitz Zora Neale Hurston (appears 2 times)

[veryfineday]

Friday 6 December 1833

7 55..

11 1/2

Vc  Vc  Vc  L  L  L  Vc  +

much rain last night  two good but water motions  one at five and the other on getting up  breakfast at 9 – read over and directed my letters (-vide yesterday) –

had the man from mr. Delaval and paid for my passage in Danish species and dollars (the 1st worth 60 the 2nd worth 30 Hamburg schellings each, and 16 of these schellings = 1 marK or 16 pence English) at 17 marKs currency per £1 – then had mr. StäcKer – very civil – would do anything for me, at any time – I had only to write to him ‘mr. John StäcKer Secretary to the English Post-office Hamburg’ under cover to ‘Thomas Pittwell Esquire Foreign Office London’ – could only thanK him as he was not a man I could pay –

then came mr. Canning for about 1/2 hour – very civil – thinKing of mrs. milne, asKed what chance the son of military officer had of being employed in a counting house here – none if his object was emolument – but there were a great many English here studying the language and in commercial houses learning the business; but these had all commercial connections to go bacK to at home – the only people who had influence here were the houses connected with Hamburg e.g. Rothschild; mellish that is John Gore and co. Bishopsgate street; Barings, brothers; Alexander and co. India banKers; Hammersleys and co. – paid my hotel bill –

then at 12 1/2 mrs. Canning called and sat about an hour and tooK me out in her carriage – stopped at the consulate office and gave mr. C-[Canning] my let[ter]s for the post – to ‘madame madame la comtesse de Blucher, Blanco-gade, à Copenhagen’ – to ‘the Lady Harriet de Hagemann, Amaliagade, Copenhagen’ – and to ‘madame la comtesse de BourKe Rue du [fab] Faubourg Saint Honore no.52 à Paris’ – then drove to the banK (Hunt carr and co.) – went into a private house as I had done before and one of the Hamburg society young mr. Goddefroi (Know not to spell his name) tooK my 55 species and 100 dollars, and would let me have the value (according to the exchange) in the evening –

then we went to the great booKseller’s close to my hotel and here again mrs. Canning was shaKing hands with the old gentleman there who was also one of the leading men – got Schade’s English German grammar and 3 gotha almanacKs and we then tooK a little drive on the Ramparts

mrs. C-[Canning] a rather pretty? good sort of person – seemed satisfied with me; at least, begged I would let her Know when I came again and really pressed me to be at her house – mr. C-[Canning] has £1500 a year and some fees – a mr. JacKson (who was secret secretary to madame de Stael when in England) writes against him in the English newspapers – told me a long history of his fancying himself opposed in a matrimonial scheme by mrs. Canning, the Lady having married a mr. Prendergast –

a sir Henry Heathcote Knight and his Lady here for economy – he a rear admiral – brought no letter to mr. C-[Canning] she will not all on the people here, so cannot get into the best society here, tho’ wishing it – she a violent tempered woman – also a mr. Pigoux H.P from some regiment (gunpowder man) and his wife here, and they not in the society here the not liKing to call on the people? or mrs. Canning not liKing to introduce either them or the Heathcotes, neither of them having brought any letter to mr. C-[Canning] [?] Mrs Canning a vainish liking to talk of herself not very genteel person  who was she?  but extraordinarily civil to me

mrs. C-[Canning] set me down at home at 3 1/4 – met L[or]d H-[Hillsborough] just coming away – he had been to asK me to walK – walKed with him on the Ramparts – looKed down up the river and shipping – home at 4 1/4 after an agreeable walK, – he going to dinner at a mr. Smith’s – changed my dress – had my little banKer at 5 – he said Crusens Comptorist was scarce and dear, and very good for a person who wanted to learn arithmetic but thought Cruger’s tabelles price 10 marKs 1 long thin volume would be better for me or for any traveller comparing the different weights and measures and monies of all the principal states and towns of Europe – dinner at I did not get quite so much as £1 for 17 marKs – 21 1/2 sovereigns for 55 species + 90 dollars or half-species – expected £22 for this sum –

dinner at 5 1/2 – then pacKing travelling bag etc. looKing over my map of Germany and almost tired of waiting for mr. Canning’s carriage when Lord H-[Hillsborough] came with it at 8 1/2 – off in 5 minutes  at the river in 1/4 hour – on board the Columbine (a longish way to row in a small boat) at 9 – Lord H-[Hillsborough] really very attentive – he wrote a letter below and then tooK his leave at 10 1/4 promising to write me some hints for Norway and leave them with old Lady Stuart – in fact I had not let him pay a far thing for his journey  except the value of a species in small money taken out of his bag that he would not take back  I even paid for his eating etc. unless perhaps one or two glasses of rum when nobody else had anything –

walKed on decK till 11 1/2 p.m. and then crept into my cot – did not undress nor shall I during the voyage – only 4 births in the cabin at the stern and nobody but Eugenie and myself – the wife of a captain of a large Russian vessel with a nurse and 2 children and one gentleman and perhaps one 2 steerage passengers besides Thomas and that all – fair all today for a wonder – high wind during the day and now and right against one getting out of the river – Fahrenheit 48º at 11 1/2 p.m. –

[whatdoesshedotothem]

: Sunday 5 July 1835

7 ½

11 5/..

no kiss rainy morning breakfast at 8 20/.. – A-‘s cousin came as she sat at breakfast so she A- and I did not go to school – went in to my father and Marian to take him some Mytholm strawberries and staid talking till 9 ½ at which hour F63 ¼° – then downstairs with A- till 10 20/.. – poorly – she has had much pain lately (she says) in the back of her neck and must have something done for it – I said she must not mind Sutherlands or anybody but let us go from home the end of the August for a month or six weeks – the Sutherlands visit would then be over or if not A-‘s own health ought to be the 1st consider – left her lying down on the bed and came to my desk at 10 20/.. – then writing till 12 ¼ – copies of letters to Madame de Bourke etc. from 12 20/.. in ½ hour read the morning service to my aunt and the servants – did not disturb A- till 1, luncheon time, –  she seemed considerably better for her rest – at the school at 2 10/.. for ½ hour afraid of being again too late at church not expecting to have Mr. Wilkinson – some minutes too early for he did all the duty – preached 22 minutes from Jeremiah xiii 23 – his voice feebler than usual – home (direct) at 5 – walked 10 minutes on the flags in the garden – then wrote as follows ‘Halifax 5 July 1835 Sir – we are requested to inquire whether you intend coming over or not, and to beg your immediate answer – we are, sir, your obedient servants Whitely and Booth’ – dinner at 6 ¼ – coffee – ¼ hour with my father and Marian and came upstairs at 7 ½ – letter from Mr. Harper York to say he will be here on Tuesday and wishes  to meet here about 2 p.m. the mason and joiner who are to do the Lodge –

SH:7/ML/E/18/0056

note from the West Riding election committee (for Mr. John Stuart Wortley) signed by Mr. J.E. Norris to ask my attendance at the meeting at the White Swan on Wednesday – to pay my subscription I supposed – A- had letter from Mr. Gray York saying he was glad the matter of the division was amicably agreed upon with Captain S- he had written to him for the papers respecting Mrs. Sutherland’s moiety – recommends Washington’s making out a regular schedule for each lot as now agreed to be taken – has written to Messrs. Alexander to make the claim for Mrs. Clarke on Mr. William Priestley for the waste – satisfactory letter – wrote the last 9 lines till 8 ½ p.m. – then tea downstairs 20 minutes with my aunt till 10 ¼ p.m. at which hour F65° fine day –

[thenextrush]

Southern France comes alive in the intimate setting of the Bourke Street homestead, Loluk.  A menu that continues to captivate, only a handful of places in the immediate city come to mind when it comes to French cuisine representation and Loluk stands prominently with consistency, authenticity and aesthetics unveiling its Autumn/Winter menu.  Aromatic flavours swirl through the palette with rich sauce, infused oils, slow cooked proteins featuring Salmon, Beef Cheek, Backstrap, Scallop, Octopus and more! 

(LAMB BACKSTRAP) SELLE D’AGNEAU EN CROUTE DE CHATIGNE, VELOUTE DE PANAIS, PATATE CONFITE:  One of the more exciting regions of France, you find more prominent influences of the neighbouring Mediterranean here with the use of lamb backstrap.  The crust is chestnut which is countered by a parsnip white sauce and confit potato.  The richness and obvious precision to the dish make this the must-try this winter.

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(PORK BELLY) POLTRINE DE PORC, VELOUTE DE CRESSON, PETIT POIS A LA FRANCAISE, JUS A LA POMME:  Classic combination of pork and apple are heightened with the accompanying sauce turned into a jus.  Crackling skin roofing the succulence of the pork on a high green background not only invite visually, but satisfy with great depth in flavour.

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(SCALLOPS) SAUNT-JACQUES SNACKEES, VELOUTE DE CHOUX-FLEUR, HULLE TRUFFLE:  The captivating allure as you study each element that has been carefully positioned to create the interlude of delight.   The wine poached scallop is extracted from its shell with the puree evoking hues of truffle.

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(SNAILS) ESCARGOTS EN PERSILLADE: An essential 19th Century staple in French cuisine, the French reportedly consume 40,000 metric tons of snails each year.  The snails absorb and are soaked through with a garlic and parsley sauce.  National Escargot Day is on 24th May, so what better time to try, if you haven’t already.

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(BEEF CHEEK) DAUBE PROVENCALE, POLENTA CREMEUSE, TUILE AU PARMESAN:   The dense cut of daube and its sweetness are matched with a cushioning parmesan polenta and topped with a crisp carrying that parmesan flavour through.

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(PORK RILLETTE) RILLETTES DE PORC, CORNICHONS, CROUTONS GRILLES A L’ALL:   Shredded pork cooked in its on fat, its history steeped in the same medieval practices of confit to preserve food longer.   The process of of the rillette seems to add potency to its flavour.

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DESSERT:  The dessert highlights include a creme brulee and souffle, pictured here is an off-menu item, yet essential that allowed the culinary team to flex their choux-prowess during the menu showcase.

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Starters range from $16-$22 with $65 caviar also available, while mains range from $24-$42.

Remember when they entered the brunch world? Do you think they should bring this back?

LOLUK CROQUE MADAME: Baked hame, gruyere, tomatoes, bechamel sauce and egg (sunny side up)

OMELETTE DU PAYA: Wild asparagus, eggs, garden tomatoes, marinaded vegetables and homemade focaccia

OUEGS PARFAIT EN VERRINE: Perfect eggs, ratatouille, Lamb with home made focaccia

Nice family owned and run by two brothers with a focus on Provence. Definitely worth a visit

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A week-end with my friend

13, 14 et 15 Juillet 2018

Mon amie du lycée, Sophie, qui fait un stage à Brisbane, est venue me retrouver à Melbourne pour visiter. C’est donc moi la guide cette fois-ci (ouh la pression) !

Après l’avoir récupérée à la gare, nous partons pour le Chuckle Park Bar and Cafe. C’est un restaurant/bar très original entre deux buildings: on adore l’ambiance ! Puis, pour fêter nos retrouvailles nous commandons un cocktail dans le célèbre rooftop bar Madame Brussels (a-t-on vraiment besoin d’une excuse pour un bon cocktail ?!). Ce bar propose une vue superbe sur le centre ville dans une ambiance girly ; mais aussi des cocktails seulement au pichet !!!Heureusement, il y a plus de sucre que d’alcool à l’intérieur. Nous avons pris un Passion Fruit Mojito : trop bon !

La journée du Samedi démarre par la visite de Flinders Street Station ; Federation Square et la Saint Paul's Cathedral. Nous passons par de nombreuses rues de street art pour ressentir l’esprit artistique de la ville. Je montre aussi à Sophie le Town hall, Chinatown, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne Central avec l’horloge, la Prison (Old Gaol). Nous allons jusqu’au Royal Exhibition Building qui est normalement toujours fermé au public. Mais c’est notre jour de chance : il y a un marché spécial aujourd’hui à l’intérieur et il est possible de rentrer dans ce bâtiment impressionnant ! Trop contente ! La décoration est très coloniale, c’est grandiose ! Nous sommes impressionnées et très reconnaissantes de pouvoir découvrir ce monument.

Après le Parliament house, Old Treasury Building et Collins place, nous nous arrêtons manger sur Manchester Lane, une rue pleine de mini restaurants et de street-art. Le « Melbourne spirit » est à son maximum ici !

On continue la balade sur Bourke Street avec les magnifiques arcades : the Block and Royal arcades. Et, en tant que bonnes touristes, nous achetons des casquettes Australia, ahah.

C’est parti pour un coucher du soleil en haut de la Eureka Tower (que j’avais déjà fait). Toujours aussi breath-taking (stupéfiant) ! Après le diner, encore un rooftop pour discuter de tout autour d’une bière locale et finir cette journée bien fatigante dans de bonnes conditions ahah.

Le Dimanche matin, nous démarrons la journée par une balade sur New Quay, puis nous partons nous cultiver à la superbe National Gallery of Victoria. Ce musée est immense et pleins d’oeuvres exceptionnelles (dont des peintures signées Picasso). Avant ça, nous trouvons des CHOCOLATINES dans un petit marché ! Nous n’avons pas pu résister à la tentation. Elles étaient bonnes mais quand même différentes de celles de France.

Le temps est ensuite parfait pour aller déjeuner et se promener vers la plage de Saint Kilda. Enfin, nous finissons ce séjour par l’effervescence du Victoria Market.

Merci à ma Soso d’être venue me voir, j’espère que j’ai été un bon guide !

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1831 Sat. 29 January

7 3/4 1 25/.. Incurred a cross last night thinking of π [Mariana]  somehow my bowels are getting I fear into their old bad way  do very or far too little and that chiefly in little knobs  I have not had a good proper stool this week past - F34º at 8 and fine frosty morning - then at Italian till M. Pelletier came at 9 35/.. and staid till 12 - 3rd lesson from page 57 to 99 Brard - then just sitting down to breakfast when Madame Galvani came and staid till 1 3/4 - it was 12 3/.. before I began my Italian 13th lesson - my translation into French very bad as usual - told her I was almost in despair - said when I could write really French I would write her a letter as large as my sitting room - till then she must never expect to hear from me - wrote note to ‘Monsieur Monsieur Waterhouse’ to say we should be glad to see him this evening if he had no better engagement and wrote the following to ‘Monsieur Monsieur Julliart’

Monsieur Je desirerai, que vous puissiez la peine de passer chez moi lundi on mercredi après onze heures jusque à ‘six - Je voudrais prendre avec vous un arrangement pour les heures de leçons, s’il vous en reste de libres - agréez, monsieur, je vous prie, mes civilités très empresseés. A Lister - Samedi. ‘29 Janvier 1831.’ -

M. de Hagemann waiting in the drawing room to go with me to the lecture - off (my aunt with us) at 2 25/.. - en passant left the note for Mr. Waterhouse, (and in returning left the note for M. Julliart vide above) and then en passant left 2 cards for myself and 2 for my aunt (Mme. Lister) at the de Noés - one of each sort being directed in pencil ‘pour la Vicomtesse de Noé’, - and at the college at 2 50/.. by the college clock - in good time for seats - Lecture 14 Cuvier, on the authors and their works on anatomy, very interesting to me from three to 4 40/.. by the college clock our clocks about 5 minutes too soon -

In returning called at Crochard’s he did not buy the anatomy - it sold at 300/. - had written to Brussels about some copies he has some chance of getting cheap, and will let me know the answer in ten days - then to no. 26 rue Jacob, M. Firmin Didot, to ask about the Iconographie Grecque he bought last night - said I was told he was the editor, and I had therefore not bid against him last night but called today to ask what he would take for his bargain - did not wish to sell it - he was not editor - it was his uncle - but the work was published by government - supposed the copy I wanted was a commission - no! for myself - he would try and get me a cheap copy - at 200/. marked in De Beure’s catalog at 240/. said I congratulated him on my not having bid more against him - he said he had commissioned the agent he employed to go as far as 200/. - declined giving my address - said I would see him again -  then drove to numero 23 quai de la cité, and left my note (vide above) to Monsieur Julliart, and home at 5 50/.. -

M. de H- Hagemann owned this lecture was not quite so interesting as the last - but spoke as if he intended going to the next - which is to be on ge[n]eration - Dinner at 6 20/.. - read Galignani - came to my room at 7 50/.. - wrote the last 22 lines till 8 25/.. - Reading Le Temps - 1/4 hour’s nap - Mr. Waterhouse came at 8 3/4 and staid till 12 - then sat up warming my feet and talking to my aunt about going to Shibden and my staying here - taking a small apartment at Mme. de Bourke’s etc - came to my room at 12 3/4 at which hour F32º and fine frosty night tolerably fine day, occasionally threatening snow but held off -

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Paris

Wednesday 11 May 1831

6 5/..

12 20/..

Fahrenheit 40½º and fine morning at 6 5/..  Out at 7 35/.., stood some time looking at the de Hagemann’s calêche, they came to the window and we stood talking 2 or 3 minutes.  Three large boxes behind, one at the top, one beneath the body of the carriage, another larger leather portmanteau on box on the front seat inside – one largish, straw packed, round package under the seat, and one box under the under seat and one box under the seat of the dickey in front. Largish box for the dickey is arranged  rather like a mail coachman’s box  ie 8 boxes and one larger straw package besides innumerable small parcels.

 Monsieur and Madame de Hagemann the maid and two children at 6 and 8 drove off with two horses, to pay for four just out from Paris but will pay for three afterwards.  Doubt about their going by Franckfort, will go by Luxembourg and Coblentz if the country is quiet enough. All this is enough to determine me to have a calêche for traveling in future.

 Walked by the Rue des Petits-Champs, Rue des Croix-Petits-Champs etc to my little apartment Rue St Victor. Asked a few prices of things en route, and stopped also to see the 3eme of nº 27 Rue St Victor for which all but agreed at 340/- per annum including porter and all taxes. Told my porter nº 7 would give a decided answer tomorrow, said I  could not possibly stow all my things in my present little apartment without another room without this newest donner conge pour le 1st Juillet.

 Home at 10½, told my aunt what I had been about.  Had my menuisier (carpenter) about the bibliothique - dressed – breakfast –  all the de Hagemann’s came in for a few minutes to take leave just before starting and were off at 12¼ - all in good heart for the journey – Madame de Hagemann not low as last night, may perhaps get as far as Château -Thiery tonight.

 Then talking a little to my aunt and wrote all the above of today till 12 50/.. Madame de Hagemann left me letter to put into the post (which I did en passant) ‘ à son eacellence monsieur Foster ministre Plenipotentiane de s. m. Britanique pres la cour de Sandaigne  à Turin en Piedmont’.

 Out at 1¼ from the post office to Madame Hautecoeur’s. not at home, then to the palace royal Berthellemot’s. Took to mend my aunt’s dressing box glass which I had broken just before going out, and to Maurisset engraver, palace royal. Left my plate to have add taken off. Then back to Madame Hautecoeur’s, finally settled to have a white turban – then at Privats spoke about my gloves being made to fit better.

 Then to Lady Stuart’s – out – left my card – th[e]n to the de Noe’s – sat there with Mademouselle de Noe and her 2nd brother (confined to the house by his sprained ankle), and lastly with Madame de Noe above ½ hour, 2 ladies there and lastly a gentleman and another lady came in as I went out.–

 Then to Schey’s to be measured for gaiters – all so apparently in disorder civilly, went off saying I would call again but never meaning to go any more.  Then along the Rue de Grenelle St Honoré for the gaiter-man recommended by Madame Galvani, again, the 2nd time could not find him – went to Madame Decantes for an address for gaiters. Then to Madame Contant, then to the gaiter man recommended by Madame Decantes, Bouhouse Rue de Richelieu nº 40.

Then to Mazzara’s Rue de Provence to see the panorama of Algiers – nobody there to be paid, only a little boy who shewed me in. So asked for Madame Mazzara who stayed with me about ½ hour, very civil and would not let me pay anything.  Remembered me quite well, very happy to have had the pleasure of seeing me, Monsieur Mazzara not at home.

 Excellent view Algiers, I seem now to know the face of the city and country as well as if I had been there. Three views of Paris during the revolution, two on the boulevards, one gigantic (scene the place des Victoires), of the Garcon Boulanger carrying about the dame who was shot, one of the 1st victims and calling out for vengeance.

Home at 5 50/.., dressed, dinner at 6½, read the paper. Came to my room at 8 40/..and till 9 wrote the last 17½ lines.  Note this morning from Monsieur Pelletine to say that the examinations at the Ecole prevented his coming, but he would come next Wednesday.

 Coffee at 9¼ - the man (Monsieur Clement) from Berthellemot’s brought home my aunt’s dressing box glass, paid him his bill.  Came to my room at 11¼ at which hour Fahrenheit 58º fine night, fine day.

 While I was out this morning Madame de Hagemann for fear of my not returning in time had sent a little note with small box and note for Miss Ferral, Madame de Bourke’s niece – the kindest little note I have ever had from Madame de Hagemann in as much as it concludes with ‘God bless you, au revoir I hope. yours H –

Reference Number SH:7/ML/E/14/0058