Staritsky

Overview

A Russian family from Poltava, known to the Bashkirtseffs: «Staritsky (M.), russe de Poltava» (Mon Journal t.14 index, p. 144); in t.16 the index has M. and Mme Staritsky (pp. 85, 235) and their daughters («Staritsky (filles)»: pp. 85, 205, 217, 228, 235, 237). Marie's mother tells in 1883 that Staritsky «a jadis demandé maman en mariage, il est maintenant très haut placé» (102.0322). No first names appear.

Relevance to Marie

• 2 June 1881 at Gavronzi: among the guests at the family dinner, with Oustimovitch the marshal of nobility, Alexandre, Trégouboff, Wolkowitsky and Michel Orloff (092.0088).
• 26 November 1883: Maman visits a lady newly arrived from St Petersburg with a letter from Mme Staritsky; Mme Zarondny, her sister-in-law, has a daughter studying at the Academy in St Petersburg (102.0322).
• Spring 1884: Marie takes «les demoiselles Staritsky» to an auction at the Hôtel Drouot and to the Salon (104.0274); they are Zoé Zarondsky's nieces (104.0448), visit the Bashkirtseffs, learn «le nom de Bastien-Lepage» to the parrot, and leave on 28 June: «deux créatures charmantes, bonnes, franches, bien élevées ... surtout l'aînée, la malade» (104.0690). On 14 June Marie amuses them and a certain «Esteoule» with her Cumberland tricks (104.0580), and the Staritskys are at the tea on the 27th (104.0672).

References in Diary

• 1881-06-02 (092.0088); 1883-11-26 (102.0322); 1884-05-20 (104.0274); 1884-05-30 (104.0448); 1884-06-14 (104.0580); 1884-06-27 (104.0672); 1884-06-28 (104.0690)

Sources

Diary as quoted; Mon Journal t.14 and t.16 indexes.