Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff
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Monday, 13 January 1873

# Lundi 13 janvier 1873

Our New Year.1 At church, in a blue silk dress. We paid calls. Tomorrow, the Floréal ball.

Notre nouvel an. A l'église, robe bleue en soie. Nous avons fait des visites. Demain, bal Floréal.

Last night, placing a mirror under my pillow,1 I dreamed among other things that we were looking for a gentleman through whom we might become acquainted with the Duke of Hamilton, and that we absolutely wished to make his acquaintance because we desired to be seen with someone from high society at the races.

Cette nuit, en mettant un miroir sous l'oreiller, j'ai rêvé entre autres choses que nous cherchions un monsieur par lequel nous pourrions connaître le duc de Hamilton et que nous voulions absolument faire sa connaissance parce que nous désirions nous montrer avec quelqu'un de la haute société aux courses.

Notes

The Russian New Year was celebrated on January 13th according to the Gregorian calendar used in Western Europe, due to Russia's use of the Julian calendar at that time. ↩
A traditional Russian New Year divination practice: placing a mirror under one's pillow was believed to induce dreams of one's future husband. ↩