March 3, 1881: Businessmen Drebber and Stangerson bid adieu to Madame Charpentier. [STUD]
This according to one version.
The illustration at right is by George Wylie Hutchinson from the Ward, Lock, Bowden, & Co 1891 edition of A Study in Scarlet.
Intriguing way to say good-bye. If the reader does not remember the details, It could be a good time to reread the story.
Source
A Day by Day Chronology of Mr. Sherlock Holmes by William S Dorn DWNP, BSI
Posted by Chips aka Ron for whom the Game is always Afoot and Selena Buttons, Co-Columnists
Beth, Thanks for adding the description to clarify the description.