Amalia (Amélie), Marie's Italian maid (1876)

Overview

Marie's Italian femme de chambre from June 1876, called «Amélie» or, in Italian, «Amalia». The Mon Journal t.8 index lists her as «Amélie (Amalia) (femme de chambre) : 171, 174, 209, 234, 244, 249, 338, 340-342, 345, 369, 371».

Relevance to Marie

• 15 June 1876, Nice: «J'ai pris une nouvelle femme de chambre. Une grande et belle brune, très bonnes façons. Trente ans à peu près», liked because she is called Amélie like Gioia and is Italian like Antonelli (062.0354).
• 16 June: Marie chats with her in Italian and shows her Antonelli's portrait (062.0398, 062.0399).
• 24 June: «Gioia est fille publique, Amélie est femme de chambre…» (062.0642).
• 29 June and 3 July: packs Marie's dresses and brings her a bodice for the journey (062.0786, 062.0856).
• July–August 1876: travels with Marie, ma tante and Chocolat to Russia (064/1876-07-31: «moi, ma tante, Chocolat et Amélie, sommes arrivés à la gare», 064.0327); cooks for her on the road (064.0364) and is courted «comme une dame» (064.0567).

References in Diary

• First mentioned: 1876-06-15 (062.0354; that paragraph is tagged GIOIA only)
• Tagged in 062–067 (1876)