Miss Macainne
Also known as: Mlle Macainne, la grande Macainne
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The tall sister of the English officer Macainne, met with her family at Spa in the summer of 1874 (020.0419) and seen again at Nice that winter. The Mon Journal indexes list the sisters separately from the brother (t.4 pp.79, 241; t.6 pp.159, 339). Her first name is not given.In Marie's diary
- 11 December 1874, Nice: «La grande Macainne cette canne anglaise qui à Spa était misérable et imperceptible, commence à devenir à la mode ici. Gambart et Prodgers la lancèrent, on a parlé d'elle dans un ou deux journaux comme "Les Echos de Nice"» (027.0230).
- 6 February 1875, Nice: «La figure moutonne de Macainne sous un bonnet blanc à rubans roses, était détestable» (029.0218).
- 11 November 1875, Nice: among the questions put to Galula, «si c'est vrai que Mlle Macainne est arrivée» (049.0263).
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