Thérèse (Spa, 1874)

Overview

Mlle Thérèse Witoslowsky (the surname from the Mon Journal t.4 index, with the editors' query: «Witoslowsky (Mlle Thérèse ?), 25–26, 42, 45, 62, 71–72»; «Thérèse, 71–72, 241»), a young woman of the Spa season of 1874. Count Merjeewsky has brought «la deuxième Thérèse» to Spa with him, to the distress of his wife (022.0266); there is also a sister and a father («le père Witoslowsky»). See MERJEEWSKY.

In Marie's diary

• 1874-07-30 (022.0237): «la sœur de Thérèse qui est je crois sa bonne amie ou à peu près».
• 1874-07-31 (022.0266, 022.0274, 022.0275): «Les Thérèse que je ne peux supporter me détestent et me mirent cent fois à bout par des méchancetés aimables».
• 1874-12-11 (027.0231): at Nice she dreams of «Thérèse, la mater dolorosa comme la nomme le comte Merjeewsky».

Identity uncertain

The index query mark («Thérèse ?») shows that even the editors were not sure of the surname. The Paris milliner «Thérèse et Mantel» of 1873 (008.0266, 014.0173) is another person, tagged under MANTEL; the later index lines «Thérèse (sœur)» (t.5 p.161, t.6 p.257) belong to yet another. If you can help identify her, we would be glad to hear from you.