Mme Balagny

Overview

A French lady of Nice society, «une vieille connaissance de Nice» (063.0611, 18 July 1876), whom the Bashkirtseffs meet at the comtesse de Mouzay's and later see in Paris; her husband is mentioned with her (017.0036 «M. et Mme Balagny»; 082.0268 «De Mme Balagny et son mari»). Mon Journal indexes: t.3 «Balagny (M.), 86», «Balagny (Mme), 83, 86»; t.8 «Balagny (Mme) : 299»; t.12 «Balagny (M.) / (Mme) : 107»; t.13 «Balagny (Mme) : 192». The forenames are not given.

Relevance to Marie

• 22 February 1874, at the sick comtesse de Mouzay's: Mme Balagny asks Marie why she pushes up her bust so, and Marie takes her into another room to show that she is made that way; Mme Balagny «s'étonna mais me consola en disant que ça passera avec l'âge» (017.0006).
• 24 February 1874: M. and Mme Balagny spend the evening with the family (017.0036).
• 17 July 1876, Paris, at Mme de Mouzay's (063.0611).
• 2 September 1878: the couple sends condolences on the death of Marie's grandfather (082.0268).
• 28 February 1880: among the guests of the Bashkirtseffs' evening (087.0547).

References in Diary

017.0006, 017.0036; 063.0611; 082.0268 (tagged MME_BALAGNY); 087.0547.