Rosita

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-01-23 Diary Coverage: Up to 1881-02-17

A friend in Marie's Parisian social circle who has recently returned from Spain. Part of the young social set that attends soirées and balls.

Diary References

• February 17, 1881: Marie visits Rosita who has returned from Spain and had visited Marie several times. They discuss the season's soirées and balls, which makes Marie feel humiliated at not attending any social events, retreating behind the excuse of her painting

Notes

Represents Marie's connection to the social world of young women her age. Her visits highlight Marie's isolation from normal social life for her class and age.