Monday, 21 July 1879

Decidedly, we are to have no summer — it grows colder and colder.
The model this week, all day, is a red-haired woman of astonishing beauty.
Sculptural forms and a colouring such as I have never seen. She will not remain a model for long — so we make the most of her furiously.
Today is Saint Victor’s Day and I have sent roses to the young Prince.