F+Dressmaker

October 13, 1805
 * Diary Entry #3**

Today was the day where I couldn’t believe my eyes. After the execution of King Louis XIV, new king has took the place and it was Napoleon Bonaparte. As usual, one of my daily routines, I had to go to my workshop. Today was a day where all my buddies and I were allowed to arrive at the workshop late in the morning. In the morning, I felt sick that Jean-Baptiste Moreau, my husband made me to ride a coach. We saw a coach on the street waiting for people to ride. The driver, Frédéric Lefebvre seemed to be nice. He was suited up with a top hat. While he took me to the workshop, we were stuck in the middle of the street because of the traffic. This was when I couldn’t believe my eyes. It wasn’t the traffic that stopped us. I saw a group of people marching down the street and in the front, there was the king, Napoleon Bonaparte. Although he was on a horse, he seemed to be very short. The crowd went by quickly and the traffic was opened. Even after I arrived at my workshop, I couldn’t focus on my dress, but the king, Napoleon Bonaparte.

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 * Napoleon Bonaparte ||
 * Citation:**

June 20, 1789
 * Diary Entry #2**

Today was a special day. Unlike the other days where I go out to my workshop and work on dresses, I had a special day. I met a wig maker, named Gaston Moreau and went inside the castle. Today was the day I completed the queen, Marie Antoinette’s dress. I was told to visit the castle and hand in the dress that I made. During the afternoon, I headed to the castle. There was a lot of noise and the sound of “BANG”. I was curious of what was happening and went faster. When I was passing by the prison, there was a crowd of people. I was in a hurry that I had to get through the crowd as quick as possible. However, it was hard to get through. I started to bump into people and fell down. I had to protect the dress that people stepped on me. While I was in a danger, a young skinny guy came and lifted me up. He told me to get out of the way telling me that it was dangerous. He saved my life from the crowd. His name was Gaston Moreau. After he helped me, I went up to the Royal Guard and told him that I was here to give the dress to the queen. He started the check my bag filled with the dress and allowed me to go inside. As I entered the gate, I was amazed by what was in my sight. There was a huge garden full of flowers in beautiful colors. In the castle, the hallway was very long and ceiling was very high. I was surprised by the luxurious wall. This made me angry because it told us how they lived while all of the people outside of the castle were suffering. When I arrived in front of Marie Antoinette’s room, the woman stopped me and took the dress. Then, I was told to leave the castle. Although I couldn’t meet the queen, I was very excited about the fact that the queen would wear the dress that I made.


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 * People in front of the Prison ||

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 * Citation:**

April 17, 1788
 * Diary Entry #1**

Just like the other days, today was a normal day as well. I started my day with eating breakfast with my wonderful husband, Jean-Baptiste Moreau and my two children. After spending some time with my family, I headed off to my workshop. As I was walking down the street, there was a shop full of beautiful cloth. It seemed like they just arrived. I couldn’t just pass. I opened my wallet to check how much money I had and decided to buy several of different color of cloths. When I arrived at my workshop, just like the other days, the workers and I had a cup of tea before we started to work. Today, I worked on the new sketch that I drew. As usual, I had a great start and I was done with the sleeves by the time it was time to return to home. While I was walking back to home, I thought of the two kids waiting desperately at home. I felt sorry that I decided to buy breads for them. They were expensive, but I didn’t save my money from using it for my family. When I saw my kids eating bread, I felt so proud that they gave me energy to work harder.
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 * Cloth for Dresses ||

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the average of wealthy
 * Name:** Lucie Petite
 * Age:** 26
 * Gender:** female
 * Occupation:** Dressmaker
 * Social Class:** Third Estate
 * Financial situation:** below
 * Appearance:** I wear old dress, white handkerchief on head, 6 teeth, and height of 159cm.
 * Location of home and/or business:** Rue Saint-Denis, Paris
 * Habitual locations:** Workshop near my house.
 * Daily routine:** Everyday, I wake up at 7am and get ready for breakfast to feed my family. Round 8am, I leave my house and go to my workshop to make new dress for the nobles and the clergy. After working on the dresses, I start creating new sketches for new dress. Sometimes, I would have to send the dress that I made to the castle, or people who needs it. At 5pm, I leave the workshop and head back to my house.
 * Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits:** I am calm, kind, and a wise woman. However, I sometimes cannot manage my anger. If someone bothers me while I work, I often get angry. I like to work in a quite place where there is nobody around me.
 * Past / Family History:**My mother was a dressmaker and my father was a wig maker. I have two sisters and a brother. Both of my parents are dead due to small pox. One of my sisters always comes and ask for a dress to give it to little kids. Her name is Corinne Benoite, a wet nurse.
 * Family:**I have two young children and my husband is Jean-Baptiste Moreau.
 * Social relations with your own and other classes (people you deal with or know about in other classes, AND your opinions and feelings about them):** Since I work for nobles, clergy, and other people in the first and second estate, I get to gather information on how they want their dresses to look like. When I listen to them, there are some people every strict on how they want their dresses to be. I personally think it is hard for me to make sure everything looks best for them. I would appreciate it if they ask for things in a kind manner.
 * Religion:** Christian
 * Education:** My parents taught my how to sew and make clothes. I even learned how to can speak, read, and write by my parents’ help.
 * Style of speaking:** I speak formally when working. I even speak in a formal way inside, working at home.
 * Main privileges and/or conflicts:**Some conflicts that I have are when Jean and I need to pay for the taxes and when my brother asks for money. However, there are some privileges. Those are when I earn money from working hard. I get payed for the dresses that I make. This helps my family to have stable life.
 * Portrait:**

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