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Letter with loose diary entries to Ernest Ludwig Harthern Jacobsen by Sigurd Wegener Thomsen
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Østerbrogade 93II -@Translator: MO
København Ø. -@Translator: MO
21.12.1931
(001) Kære Red. -@Translator: KEJ HarthernErnst Harthern (historical) Linked to: #hoyerNiels – Harthern used the pseudonym Niels Hoyer!
(002) Jeg sender dem -@Translator: KEJ herned det jeg lovede dem . .
(003) Den lille ”gule” vil jeg sætte pris på at få returneret ved lejlighed.
(004) Er der noget de ikke kan forstå – eller ønsker nærmere oplyst, vil jeg gerne hjælpe dem med det. - Min adresse bliver fra 22/12 – 1931 til 2/1-3/1 1932 -
(005) c/o Købmand Holger Kelstrup R.a.Db. ”Borggården”
(006) Kolding
(007) Jeg ønsker dem og deres familie en glædelig jul og et godt nytår, - - og håber de kan have lidt fornøjelse af det tilsendte - - der er jo ikke noget særligt. –
(008) Deres hengivne
Sigurd ThomsenSigurd Wegener Thomsen (historical) Linked to: #nephew – Einar Wegener’s nephew; son of Christiane Wegener Thomsen, Einar’s sister
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(001) 25/12 -@Editor: RJP
(002) FarTC Thomsen (historical) Linked to: #brotherChris – Einar Wegener’s brother-in-law satte det store billede fra VersaillesVersailles – op i dag, det var svært at faa sømmet i. Onkel EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – forgylder rammer og tante GerdaGerda Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreGre – læser en roman, ”Paradisfuglen” af Rung -@Translator: KEJ, og siger at den er skrevet stakato og er for det meste beskrivelser fra det gamle KøbenhavnCopenhagen – City in Denmark – Hjalp onkel EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – med at lave sine ”minustøvler”. Det sneede om eftermiddagen. FaderTC Thomsen (historical) Linked to: #brotherChris – Einar Wegener’s brother-in-law og onkel EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – spillede skak, EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – tabte.
(003) 28/12.
(004) Onkel EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – s fødselsdag.
(005) 29/12.
(006) Tante GerdaGerda Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreGre – , onkel EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – og fru GottliebMadame Gottlieb (historical) – Einar Wegener’s mother-in-law and Gerda Wegener’s mother kom mer til middag med hummer. ElseElse (historical) – Sigurd Wegener Thomsen’s sister and Lili’s niece laver mayonaise. Modersister (fictional) – Andreas Sparre’s sister in narrative; modeled on Christiane Wegener Thomsen, Einar’s sister var til middag en time om at spise sin portion. Så var der to slags oste, 1 råden og en frisk , samt salat, mayonaise og lagkage. Der blev spillet en masse på grammaphonen og onkel EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – dansede en fransk Apache dans. Grin m.m.
(007) 3/1.
(008) Blev liggende i sengen p. gr. a. Fåresyge, mægtig tyk i hovedet. Fik 1.80 Kr. af onkel EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – , fordi han tog ElseElse (historical) – Sigurd Wegener Thomsen’s sister and Lili’s niece med på restraution
(009) 9/1.
(010) Onkel EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – og tante GerdaGerda Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreGre – tog afsted med toget 1020 over GedserGedser – Only mentioned in D1 and D1-TR
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(001) Dec. 1924 -@Editor: RJP
(002) FarTC Thomsen (historical) Linked to: #brotherChris – Einar Wegener’s brother-in-law fortalte os om EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – , der klæder sig ud som pige. De praktiske forudsætninger herfor er, hans ringe højde, velskabte skikkelse, nydelige ben og små fødder. Desuden barberer han sig omhyggeligt, og ved rigelig brug af pudder og sminke kan han i ParisParis – City in France ved elektrisk lys gå for en dame. – Stemmen lægger han op i et sådant leje, at den kan gå for en dyb kvindestemme . – Grunden til hans lyst hertil er sandsynligvis forfængelighed. – Udklædt som LiliLili (fictional and historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #wegenerE – Our project editors have been unable to verify that Lili Elbe used the pseudonym Lili Courtaud outside of its use in the narrative. be=søgte EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – os en gang medens vi boede på PhistersvejPhistersvej – da hans egen mormother (fictional) Linked to: #wegenerAM – Andreas Sparre’s mother in narrative var i besøg hos os. Hun kendte ham ikke.
Translation
Østerbrogade 93II -@Translator: MO
Copenhagen East. -@Translator: MO
12.21.1931
(001) Dear Ed. -@Translator: KEJ HarthernErnst Harthern (historical) Linked to: #hoyerNiels – Harthern used the pseudonym Niels Hoyer!
(002) I am hereby sending you what I promised you . .
(003) I would appreciate having the little “yellow thing” returned at your convenience
(004) If there is something you cannot understand – or wish to be further informed about, I would be happy to help you with it. – My address will be from 22 December – 1931 to 2 January – 3 January 1932 –
(005) c/o Tradesman Holger Kelstrup R.a.Db. ”Borggården”
(006) Kolding
(007) I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, - - and hope you may have some pleasure of the item I sent - - it is nothing special. –
(008) Yours sincerely
Sigurd ThomsenSigurd Wegener Thomsen (historical) Linked to: #nephew – Einar Wegener’s nephew; son of Christiane Wegener Thomsen, Einar’s sister
(001) 25/12 -@Editor: RJP
(002) FatherTC Thomsen (historical) Linked to: #brotherChris – Einar Wegener’s brother-in-law put up the big picture from VersaillesVersailles – today, it was hard to get the nail in. Uncle EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – guilds frames and Aunt GerdaGerda Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreGre – reads a novel, ”The Paradise Bird” by Rung -@Translator: KEJ, and says that it is written staccato and is for the most part descriptions from old CopenhagenCopenhagen – City in Denmark -– Helped Uncle EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – make his ”low heels”. It snowed in the afternoon. FatherTC Thomsen (historical) Linked to: #brotherChris – Einar Wegener’s brother-in-law and Uncle EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – played chess, EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – lost.
(003) 28/12.
(004) Uncle EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – ’s birthday.
(005) 29/12.
(006) Aunt GerdaGerda Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreGre – , Uncle EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – and Mrs. GottliebMadame Gottlieb (historical) – Einar Wegener’s mother-in-law and Gerda Wegener’s mother are coming to dinner with lobster. ElseElse (historical) – Sigurd Wegener Thomsen’s sister and Lili’s niece is making mayonnaise. Mothersister (fictional) – Andreas Sparre’s sister in narrative; modeled on Christiane Wegener Thomsen, Einar’s sister took an hour to eat her portion at dinner. Then there were two kinds of cheese, one moldy and one fresh, as well as salad, mayonnaise, and birthday cake. There was a lot played on the grammaphone and Uncle EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – danced a French Apache dance. Laughter etc.
(007) 3/1.
(008) Stayed in bed because of mumps, mighty swollen head. Received 1.80 kroner from Uncle EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – because he took ElseElse (historical) – Sigurd Wegener Thomsen’s sister and Lili’s niece to a restaurant.
(009) 9/1.
(010) Uncle EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – and Aunt GerdaGerda Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreGre – left on the train at 1020 via GedserGedser – Only mentioned in D1 and D1-TR
(001) Dec. 1924 -@Editor: RJP
(002) FatherTC Thomsen (historical) Linked to: #brotherChris – Einar Wegener’s brother-in-law told us about EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – , who dresses like a girl. The convenient conditions for this are his small stature, well-formed figure, beautiful legs and small feet. Moreover he shaves carefully and with ample use of powder and makeup he can in ParisParis – City in France by electric light pass for a lady. -– He raises his voice up at such a pitch that it can pass for a deep woman’s voice. -– The reason for his desire for this is probably vanity. -– Dressed as LiliLili (fictional and historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #wegenerE – Our project editors have been unable to verify that Lili Elbe used the pseudonym Lili Courtaud outside of its use in the narrative. EinarEinar Wegener (historical) Linked to: #sparreAn #lili – visited us once when we lived on Phisters StreetPhistersvej – when his own mothermother (fictional) Linked to: #wegenerAM – Andreas Sparre’s mother in narrative was visiting us. She did not recognize him.