Princesse Massalsky

Overview

The wife of the Russian consul in Paris in 1883: "la princesse Massalsky, femme du consul Russe de Paris" (099.0332, 099/1883-05-03). Marie never meets her in the diary; she is a figure of gossip, the friend of Mme Mackay who, Marie believes, spreads the word that nobody from the Russian embassy visits the Bashkirtseffs. Mon Journal index: t.15 "Massalsky (princesse) : 241, 269, 278, 280"; t.16 "Massalsky (princesse) : 302". Her husband's first name is not given in the diary and is not researched here.

References in Diary

• 1883-05-03 (099.0332-0333): at the Salon vernissage with Mme Mackay; they met at a charity sale. "Mme Massalsky aura dit à la Mackay que personne de notre ambassade ne va chez nous."
• 1883-05-27 (100.0004): "Mme Massalsky l'amie de la Mackay n'aura pas manqué de dire que personne de l'ambassade ne nous voit."
• 1883-06-06 (100.0090): "La princesse Massalsky, l'ambassade..."
• 1883-06-09 (100.0111): "Mme Massalsky, Mme Mackay, tous ces infâmes potins..."
• 1884-09-14 (106.0043): looking back, Marie recalls that at the 1883 vernissage Mme Mackay walked with "la princesse Massalsky et les deux Bastien auxquels la dite princesse a dit des choses vilaines de nous".

Related

• Mme Mackay