Dina Bedriaga

Overview

A young woman of Poltava society whom Marie calls "l'homme-femme". The Mon Journal t.9 index has "Bediagra (Mlle Dina)" (pp. 44, 70, 145); the diary text has both "Mlle Bedriaga" (065/1876-08-29) and "Mlle Bediagra" (066/1876-09-12).

Relevance to Marie

A figure of Poltava gossip in the autumn of 1876. She praises Marie at the theatre: "C'est l'homme-femme, Mlle Bedriaga qui s'est exprimée ainsi" (065/1876-08-29); Marie sees her in the town garden, "Mlle Bediagra, l'homme-femme, qui se trouve partout" (066/1876-09-12). Lola reports that she wears a hat trimmed with feathers of the crow Marie shot at Gavronzi, and that she courts women, "s'habille comme un homme, sauf le pantalon, et sert les dames comme un cavalier" (067.0300, 067.0302).

References in Diary

• First mentioned: 1876-08-29 (065)
• 1876-09-12 (066); 1876-10-24 (067.0300, 067.0302)