Jane Bigelow Diary, 1858-1859
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- Jane Bigelow Diary, 1858-1859
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- did the city as well as we could from 12 to 4 1/2 - visited one of the largest silk manufactories in which I was much interested - & old church; the museum of Egyptian antiquities - for which I don't care a pea - having none of [illegible words] or tastes - a gallery of paintings; somewhat in the style of our own Art Union = but in which we saw some very pretty things - one I should have liked very much - a beautiful face with mirthful black eyes & coral lips smiling - almost laughing - one candle burning on a table by her - wonderfully well painted I thought - the whole picture a little gem in its way that I quite coveted. At dinner we had to sit with the Whites - a great bore though they did give us very good champagne in the . In the evening we took a walk to buy some refreshments & some [illegible] & on our return again had to [illegible] to the [illegible] & say goodbye. The great [illegible] of [illegible] came in while we were there - very old & feeble looking in [illegible] military costume as is usual here - officers always wearing full uniforms - his breast covered with honors - which I have no
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