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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1890

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Notes on preliminary pages:

Securities held by Estate March 1890

£13.500 6% Consolidated Mortgage Bonds Detroit Grand.

£6.000 Ord. stk. Cent. Argt. Rly.

808 shares City of B.Ayres Tram. Comp.

£500 6% permanent debenture stock City Buenos Ayres Tram Comp.

£1500 permanent 6% debenture stock City of Buenos Ayres Tram Comp.

10 shares Assam Company.

£5000 ordinary stock Buenos Ayres Great Southern Rly.

£3000 6% Debenture bonds Western Rly of Buenos Ayres.

£4500 6% Debenture bonds East Florida Land & Produce Company Ltd.

50 shares Great Western of Brazil Rly. Company.

£3952.8.2 advanced to Thomas Tubbs & Joseph on mortgage.

£1800 ditto

50 shares in the London Stock Exchange.

Albert Hall Box.

£150 stock Margate Pier & Harbour Company

£4000 advanced to Messrs Tubbs & Lewis.

£1057 Great Western 5% Consolidated Guaranteed stock.

Freehold house & grounds of about 10 acres & farm of about 153 acres at

Margate.

Freehold house No 4 Angel Court £18,000

Westwood reserve sh’d be £25,000

Estate valued 15th March 1890 at the new price by Money Market Review

to be £59,019.15.2

Angel Court yearly rent £650, sh’d fetch £18,000.

Westwood

Roy’s clothes taken to school May 5 1890 (loose sheet)

6 black stockings

2 coloured ditto

4 night shirts

2 brown night vests

2 white combinations

4 thin summer combs (grey)

4 flannel day shirts

12 handkerchiefs (7 sent)

10 collars (8 sent)

3 pairs gloves


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2 cricketing suits

1 dressing gown

1 bedroom shoes

2 house shoes

1 lace boots

1 walking shoes.

2 overcoats

4 suits

1 pair extra trousers

1 football suit

2 scarves (1 silk, 1 cloth)

1 clothes brush

1 tie

1 hair brush

1 sponge

1 tooth brush

18 Stafford Terrace, Kensington

Roy’s clothes taken to School Sept 1889

6 prs black stockings & 2 coloured

4 linen nightshirts

2 brown night vests

2 thick grey combinations

2 ditto white

4 thin summer combinations

4 flannel day shirts

12 handkerchiefs

10 collars

3 prs of gloves

2 cricketing suits

1 silk handkerchief

1 dressing gown

1 bedroom shoes

2 house shoes

1 lace boots

1 walking shoes

2 overcoats

4 suits, 1 pr extra trousers

1 football suit

2 scarves (1 silk, 1 white)

1 tie silk

1 clothes brush


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Music to get “Yt. Palatine”

Die Mühler by Jensen

Czardas Album (Hungarian National Album) Selection Peters No 1889.

Deuselt Album Vol II format (illeg) vol 491

Books to read fr. Palatine “La Mare au diable” by George Sand

“Sans famille” by Hector Mailot

Mary Somerville’s Physical Geography

Mr Burns The Ocean of our air.

James Whishaw Esqre, Vice Consul at St Petersburg.

Toothpowder rec. by Mr Bartlett; Hydonaphol dental solution

Scabney & Johnson 46 (illeg) St, E.C.

Petropavloski St Peter & Paul Cathedral

Gastini davor Bazaar

Samovar - tea kettle arrangement for Russian tea.

Vodka - Russian liqueur.

Zakouska – the little savouries etc placed on a side table taken before

dinner.

Mujic – name used for all subordinates, porters, labourers etc.

Ikon or icon – a sacred image.

Symbols of different saints / evangelists:

St Mathew – angel or child’s head

St Mark – Lion.

St Luke – Ox.

St John – Eagle, & sometimes serpent.

Sacred & Legendary Art by Mrs Jameson.

(Sketch of ship, names of sails.)

Laurence’s City of Buenos Ayres Tram. £52. £1 still to be paid

Miss Gill’s cake receipt

1lb flour, 6 oz sugar, ¼ lb currants, ¼ lb fresh dripping or butter, 2 eggs,

1 cup of milk, carbonate of soda enough to cover 6 pence

Ditto pastry

1lb flour, ½ lb butter or dripping, little salt, ½ pt water.

(Notes for 3 to 8 January 1891, later copied into new diary.)

Address where Tabs got her (illeg) & astracan jacket

L. Lemoine et Cie, 12 Boulevard des Capucines, Paris.


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Cavally, 8 Boulevard des Capucines – et pour chapeaux Mde. Alice,

1 Rue du Helder.

Wednesday 1 January

Lovely day cold. In bed till 12, 3rd day little F. Lin came down by Gran.

bringing bad ac’t of Russian Influenza, all papers full of it. Gave M. &

self pretty gold bangles. Brought large box of toys fr. Cremer’s, chicks

delighted.

Thursday 2 January

Lovely day. Maud v. poorly, kept her in bed, late with her little F. &

seems bilious. Lin for ride after lunch. Miss G. & Roy out morg. & paid

books for me. V. heavy this & last week. Mrs. Thornton & Rosie called –

did not see them morg. Very cold. 27 poor children suffocated by fire in

East End. Ac’t of fire at Leaken(?) Palace. All destroyed. Princess

Clementine’s governess burnt. Influenza still raging. Ld. Salisbury down

with it.

Friday 3 January

Maudie in bed v. poorly. Lin working hard all day. Young Buckmaster, 2

Rooses, 2 Hoods called to say both Mrs. Hood’s & Mrs. O’Connell’s

dances put off, all down with colds & Russian Influenza. Young Hicks in

to see Maud – says no cause for anxiety. Lovely barrel of oysters fr.

Rules. Overdrawn my banking account £15.11.3!

Saturday 4 January

Received £25 annuity due last month. Sent it off at once to Bank. Leaves

me only £9.9.3 to draw. Dear Lin’s birthday. Lin rode mare, Jolly young

horse. Worse ac’ts of influenza. X. Maud little F. Still has cold & sore

throat.

Sunday 5 January

S. W. gale blowing. Roy & Lin out for long walk. Too wet for Church.

Alarm about smoke coming thro’ stairs.

Monday 6 January

Packed all day. Miss G. paid books. Rosie Burnand called. Lin went up

after dinner at 6 o’c.

Tuesday 7 January

We all return by S. Eastern Rly fr. Ramsgate. Miss G. seedy. L. & self

unpacked. Letter fr. Edgar about reversion, to be decided Friday.


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Wednesday 8 January

Fine day. Wrote Edgar accepting reversion if he joins. Roy & Lin in cart

with new horse to lunch at Rules - & on to see Pantomime. Roy back in

cart after. Maud & self to see dear Mother, v. shocked to see how ill she

looks. Sp. & Con there. Mervyn ordered to Algiers. Miss Gill left, her

cold bad. C’d not manage with her here being short handed.

Thursday 9 January

Lovely day. Mended all morg. Letter fr. Tabs - bother with their footman.

Chicks & Lin to Barnum Show. I go to dear Mother after lunch at one

o’c. Found her better. Con there. I took beef tea, met Mrs. Coward. Cab

there & back 4/-. Nana came after lunch, looks much better, says Minnie

& L. not doing well, getting careless. Lin dined with Mr T. Eykyns, met

Mr Traile there, whole estate joined Ld. Caithness’. Ld. C. left Mr T.

money in the new unsigned will.

Friday 10 January

Lovely day. Went with Maud to see dear Mother – much better, taken all

beef tea. Truth is she wants more feeding & someone to make her eat.

Found C. Price there – awful voice but so kind. Got Maud’s shoes at

Barker’s & my rib. Spent 6d in om, 3½ ribbon, 1½ cotton & Maud’s

elastic. Lovely day. Late working evg.

Saturday 11 January

Lin, Maud, Roy & self to Tabs. Reach Tisbury 5.13. Unable to go. Maud

v. feverish in bed - sent for Orton. Up all night with her. M. cannot go till

Monday or Tuesday.

Sunday 12 January

Maud better, in bed till late. M. came into drawing room evg. Roy had

bad head ache at luncheon time – afraid he is going for M’s cold. Lin &

self drove to see Mother, found her v. poorly but looking better than

when I last saw her. Mervyn came in when there - looks all right again!

Quiet evg. Orton came to see Maud.

Monday 13 January

Pay £15 final instal. of £1 per share on 15 shares, now fully paid up in

Cent. Argt. Rly. Coy. All our things packed up since Friday last forgot to

send above must again draw on Bank never been so short of money

before! Sent for Orton to see Roy, says he must not go till Wed. or

Thursday. Roy v. poorly, in bed till tea time. Lin off by 4 o’c train to

Tisbury great rush, finished shadow drawing barely in time. Terrible

shock on seeing announcement in Times of Mr Sch’s death.


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Tuesday 14 January

Roy better, taking tonic with Maud. Took M. out for hour before lunch,

seems better but looks seedy. Quiet afternoon & evg. Jane not come.

Heard fr. Mr Fildes Mr Sch’s death caused by gout attacking heart.

Wednesday 15 January

Paid £15 last call on 15 new £5 shares in Cent. Argt. Railway. Had to

borrow fr. London & County Bank for this. Letter fr. Lin returning for P.

din. tonight fr. Tisbury. Took M & Roy for walk up C. Hill. Met M.

Lewis much grown. Dr. O. came to see Roy. V. angry with Roy just

before O. came for standing undressed on staircase never been so angry

before with either children. Man here doing (illeg). Lin arrived at 6.13 at

Waterloo sent J. to meet him. Came home after dinner feel tired out.

Thursday 16 January

Lin decided to go to Tisbury today. Jane returned last night. L. went with

us in om. to station, saw us off. Lin had reserved carriage for us thro’

guard. Roy’s ear aching v. much. M seems better. Carriage & cart met us

Tisbury. Tabs, H. & Bee B. here. Charming house & grounds exquisitely

situated. Roy slept with me. Tabs’ chicks much grown. Servants ball on

most (illeg) here went.

Friday 17 January

Ham off hunting, went in cart with Cap’t Irving. Roy better, out morg.

with M. & Tabs’ little ones. Lovely view fr. house for miles. Ju. & castor

oil! Walked morg with Tabs & Bee. Colder. V. pretty country, quantities

of snow drops. After lunch went with Tab to call on Lady Grove (3rd wife

of Sir Thomas G.) & after to tea with Mrs. Stuart Wortley. Mrs. Irving v.

pretty, Mrs. S. W. v. like Mrs. Bergheim. B. met us. Roy’s ear bad again.

Letter fr. Miss Allen. School continued. Mr Sch. cremated! Roy’s ear v.

painful.

Saturday 18 January

Lovely day. Up a great deal during night with Roy’s ear. Seems better

tho’ looks seedy. Morg. sat & played chess with him & read “Nadine”

Mrs. Praed’s book. After lunch drove with Tabs, B. & Gwen to call on

Mrs. Morrison. Lin coming by 2.40. Lin arrived seems to have cold.

Papers full of Portugal & England’s dispute.

Sunday 19 January

Colder. Roy v. naughty dressing quite tires me out. Broke glass. Seems

still poorly & seedy. Tabs throat sore. Wrote to Mr Lowndes about

money. Letter fr. Edgar about reversion.


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Monday 20 January

Mr & Mrs. Stuart Wortley & Cap’t & Mrs. Irvine dine here, their babies

to tea & a lively little boy Jack Chalander with Aunt, Miss Davis! Queer

woman! Out for walk morg. Tabs’ throat bad. Roy & M. better. Roy v.

deaf.

Tuesday 21 January

Drove in open carriage to Tisbury. Mrs. Morrison’s dinner, heard after

slow. Nothing of importance happened.


Bitterly cold. Letters fr. Miss Allen, Gill. Tabs, B. & self for walk. Cold

but lovely & bracing. Roy out all morg. & to lunch with Lin & Ham

whilst shooting. Much impressed at first! but expects too much. Played

with chicks after lunch. Cap’t Irvine came in about tea time, played

billiards with H. & Lin. Tabs & H. dining with Lord Arundel, Stuart

Wortleys going with them. Parlage about Mervyn! Somewhat warm. B. &

Lin discuss ancient title of Dukes.

Thursday 23 January

Showery. Bacteria of this new Russian Influenza found “Times” - or

supposed to be! Tabs description of their dinner last evg. at Ld Arundel’s

Wardour Castle. H. shooting today with Ld A. Dear Lin going up to town

missed his train had to go by later one, dined with Bangs! an American.

Went for long walk after lunch with Tabby. Bee seedy. Fearful gales.

More deaths fr. Influenza or subsequent causes. Mrs. Stuart Wortley,

Mrs. Irvine & Cap’t I. to tea. Irvines leave for Clifton tomorrow.

Friday 24 January

Lin came down by train in time for dinner. X. Petit ami au matin after

breakfast. Lin looks pretty well. V. stormy night.

Saturday 25 January

Fearful gale & driving rain. Stayed in bed to breakfast, feel queer as

usual. H. unable to shoot. Tabby called with Maud & Gwen on Lady

Stourbridge (Lady Richard Grosvenor) - out. Fearfully windy but sunny.

H, Roy & Lin out shooting pigeons after luncheon. Bee took dogs. Tabby

had letter fr. Midge staying with Mother at Westwood until 4th Feby. Mr

Stuart Wortley came to tea & billiards.

Sunday 26 January

Fearful gale morg. Cleared up later & all went for long walk after lunch.

Lin took photos.


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Monday 27 January

Lovely day. Came down to breakfast, feel wonderfully well considering.

Tabby went to Winchester. H. shooting with Sir T. Groves. B. & self

alone with chicks all day - Roy rampant at lunch. Lin taking photos.

Maud still snuffly cold.

Tuesday 28 January

Wet morg. H. off to London by 1st train. Roy & Lin out after lunch.

Photoing all morg. Mrs. S. Wortley & husband to tea. Lin to Mr S. W,

played billiards.


B, Tabs & self for long walk. H, Lin & Roy out all day shooting. Finished

reading 2nd vol Louis XIV.

Thursday 30 January

Pay £9 1st install. on newly allotted £10 shares in B. Ayres & Rosario Rly

5% /94. Sent off Tisbury. Meet. B, Tabs, Lin. Maud & self went to meet.

V. pretty sight. Ld. Stourbridge, Mr & Mrs. S. Wortley etc etc there. Dear

Lin went up to town 1 train. H. hunting.

Friday 31 January

Self & chicks return home. Roy & self return, leave Maud until Wed.

week. House looked v. nice. L. met us at Vauxhall & brought our boxes

home. Carriage met us too. X. Found Cert. for £100 B.A. & Rosario stock

4% awaiting me.

Saturday 1 February

Lin & self took Roy to Sir William Dolbey. Roy will have to have op. on

Tuesday next here - has an obstruction in throat causing his frequent

colds earaches etc & w’d be dangerous sh’d he take scarlet fever or

diptheria. Went on to Covent G. Circus after lunching at Rules. Capital

circus, so varied. Called after & saw Mother & Jess at Brown’s Hotel,

both look well & fatter much. Mervyn jubilant about tour engagement

with “London day by day”, Gen. B’s part.

Sunday 2 February

Drove in dog cart with Lin & Roy to Wimbledon & lunched with C. F. &

Mr Coglan there. V. glad to get comfortably home again. Cold driving.

Talk with Mr Barker about the Linley money. W. Bingham seems to have

used it all & there is nothing left.


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Monday 3 February

Lovely day. Roy & self walked to Albert Memorial, waited for Midge

who was to meet us there & lunch here. Unable to come on ac’t of cold.

Drove at 3 in brougham to call on Miss Thompson, out, & on to Brown’s

Hotel to see Mother. Foud her much better & Midge seedy, stayed to tea.

Roy gone for walk with Laurence. Quiet evg. Sent off Bank receipts for

£75 in Cent Argt Rly. Entered £100 stock 4% debentures in B.A. Rosario

Rly at London & County Bk.

Tuesday 4 February

Mrs. Geiger’s dinner 7.45. Lin going. Roy’s operation on throat at 4 o’c

by Sir W. Dolbey. Mrs. Levy’s dinner tonight. Very foggy, in all day. Dr

Brain & Sir W. Dolbey came at 4 o’c. Operation took about 5 minutes &

cost £21! However thankful dear Roy seems better than I dared hope. Lin

dined at Mrs. Geiger’s. I went to bed at 8 o’c! Felt v. seedy all day,

headache & sick. Letter fr. Nana, all her little charges laid up with

whooping cough. Nellie K. called. Midge ought to have returned to

Cheshire today, cannot leave on ac’t of cold.

Wednesday 5 February

Dear Roy seems better & no fever - busy looking at Illustrated London

News. Had good night with him only up 3 times. Carrie Price called to

enquire, gone up to Mother. Jess goes home today. Rec’d Cert of £75 in

Central Argentine Rly 5%. Entered it at London & County Bank this

afternoon. Dull rainy day. Letter fr. Tabby. Lin had Turkish bath. Mother

called whilst I was out. Called on Mrs. Kemp, Pollock, Mrs. Abney

(bride) not to be compared with last one - & Lady B. Saw Floss, had had

row with Con about Jeff. Blanche Cole called bought Roy jelly & sponge

cakes. (Herbert’s, Jones, pd 1/9, fruit Barkers 1/6. To bed early.

Thursday 6 February

Snowing morg. v. cold. Fine later. Lin working hard dined late. Lin rode

Marquis & seems pleased with him. Letter fr. H. Fletcher saying v.

pleased to have M. there.

Friday 7 February

Mrs. Finch Hatton’s at home. Lin had to alter his work on ac’t of German

Emperor’s declaration calling conference to consider labour question for

working men. Did drawing of it. V. late dinner. Splendid drawing. Roy

down, better. Pity so tiresome to manage.


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Saturday 8 February

Pay call of £2 on 1 share in City B. Ayres Trams. 1st call paid 21st June.

£2 on this must mean second call. Paid previously & received receipt.

Went with Roy in brougham to Sir W. D. Says R. better but must be in air

as much as possible. Walked in Row. Saw Lin riding Marquis. V. stiff

after!!! I walked to Miss Websters, Dora ill, & on to Mrs. Cole, took book

back “Ideala”(?) strange & original - but do not agree in much written in

it. Roy tooth ache. Went to see “La Tosca” at Garrick Theatre. Bernard

Beers(?) & Forbes Robertson in it but cannot compare with S.

Bernhardt’s representation of same.

Sunday 9 February

Fine day. Roy in bed to breakfast. Took Roy for walk & told him about

“Tosca”. Met Sp. v. jumpy, going on to lunch at Jnr Carlton with Freddy

Brown. Roy tiresome & fretful, no doubt weak but feel how easily he is

spoilt, inclined to be selfish & rude. Wish I understood how to manage

him wisely & gently better. At home at Mrs. Hunt’s to meet Mr Benson

actor. Nelly came for night. Norman Sinclair came to tea. Lin busy, in all

day.

Monday 10 February

Lovely day. Nelly Roy & self for walk, saw little boy run away with. Roy

v. cross & tiresome. Met Connie & Ethel Burnand. Roy tired so had to

(illeg illeg). Bought tape & binding 11d, flowers 6d. Called at 3 with

Nelly on Mrs. Huish, Lewis & Harvey Nicols & Mrs. Cahill, found her v.

seedy expecting Baby! Had tea & left. Called Mrs. Joshua, de la Rue, Mr

Coglan & Miss Keith, had tea there, v. prettily arranged. Sp. came in to

dinner, sang, stayed late.

Tuesday 11 February

Fine morg. Flowers fr. Maud, letter fr. her & Tabby wrote. In Park at 12

o’c. Walked with Roy, v. good. Lin walked up so late missed him. Roy’s

tooth bad. Mrs. Levy, de la Rue, A. Critchett & Orchardson called. Punch

dinner. Jane took Roy out after lunch. E. out. Lucy Cahill’s baby born.


Went for long walk round Pond with Roy. Cold & bright. Toothache

again. Pd 5d Roy’s (illeg)! & 10d for dates. Mr Morris here to see Lin.

Lin took photos of Roy as young Prince Duc d’Orleans who is

imprisoned at Paris for wishing to enter French Army. Box fr. Nana for

Roy. Toole Banquet tonight, all Staff going. Laurence took Roy out after

lunch. Long letter fr. Edgar fr. Algiers. L. took Roy for walk. I called at 3

in brougham on Mrs. Rainbow. Left papers at W. London Hospital. Miss


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Lutyens, Miss Richmond, lives in pretty ungetatable house & is a sweet

sympathetic gentle woman. Roy v. bad toothache again. Laurence out.

Thursday 13 February

Went for long walk Roy morg. round Pond. Called at 3 o’c on Ada Sp,

looked v. nice & v. well, Mrs. Fildes, Hunter, Roberts, & met Roy at Mr

Herbert’s dentist. Roy had tooth out with gas. Quiet evg. Lin v. tired after

Toole banquet.

Friday 14 February

Went for long walk in Row morg. with Roy. Met Mr Findley, Mr

Wyndham & Mrs. de la Rue riding, enquired after Roy, her boy having

same op. Monday. Sp came in morg. Lin doing Duc d’Orleans drawing

on imprisonment in Paris, 2 yrs sentence. Alice Farquhar went for drive

with me, called to enquire Lucy Cahill, self & boy doing well. Alice F.

expecting too! Went & had tea at Mrs. Mackenzie’s, looked v. handsome.

Sent off cheque for £54 for 1st call on 18 5% B.A. Gt. S. Exten/94 making

£108 paid altogether. Looked thro’ Roy’s things.

Saturday 15 February

Pay £54 2nd call of £3 per share on 18 shares allotted in B.A. Great

Southern Rly Cy 5% Extention shrs 1894. Sent above to post by Emma.

Pouring wet day, dark & dull. Packed Roy’s things with Jane. Hurry

scurry at last as usual, Lin’s bag not done. Sp. came in morg. & afternoon

to tea, coming to stay whilst Lin away. Letter fr. F.W. Oil bottle fr.

Broadman & Glossops, charged 5/6 instead of 3/- as arranged.

Sunday 16 February

Lovely day. Went to Church with Sp. St Paul’s small C. Saw Alice &

Mrs. Street there, went to Miss Lutyrens. Lunched, walked at 2.30 to

Derwent Lodge, had tea there, Norman Sinclair. Douglas ill with bad

cough. Farquhars to tea here. Sp. depressed. Ada very hard frost with him

but most amiable to me.

Monday 17 February

Long letter fr Lin, dear chicks well. Sp off instant after breakfast to D.

Lodge! Frost again all round. Will left (illeg) here, off to town. Mr

Farquhar called for shoes too large. Showed him Lin’s polish. Sp’s tie

found. Went at 3 o’c in brougham to Mr A. Burnand’s, Lady Freake’s

Mrs. Jarrett, C. Hartree. Fetched Sp. fr. Meistersingers Club. Went to

Tudor Ex. 1/- for Catalogue. Interesting but monotonous. Pictures.

Antonio M(illeg)’s pics wonderful & detailed embroidery pearling etc.


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(illeg) good, interiors with H. VIII & family. Sp. bought me 2 cheeses at

Webbs. Quiet evg. Lady Blomfield’s at home but do not care to turn out.

Tuesday 18 February

Mr & Mrs. Farquhar to dinner 7.30. Asked Will & Ada to please Sp, am

glad they can’t come. Lovely day. Long letter fr. Lin & chicks, Roy’s

most amusing, writes & spells much better than Maud. Sp. off before 9 to

Derwent Lodge! Received Banker’s receipt of £54 for B.A. Gt. Southerrn

Rly. Angry no one seen to drawing room after windows cleaned, L. not

dressed by luncheon time. Mrs. Coward & Mrs. Lilly only called. Dull

evg. Sp. looking seedy & not in his usual spirits, felt awfully tired self. E.

cooked dinner nicely, F. & L. waited well.


Dear Lin & Maud arrive at Waterloo 6.12. Death of Count Andrassy long

interesting ac’t. of his life in “Times”. Another lovely day. Shop’d &

walked morg, bought inkstand 4d corn stuff 6d. Called after lunch on

Mrs. Spofforth, Huish, Beale, Ionides, Morris, Kemp Welch & Mrs. Gale

walking. At 4.30 in carriage to Mrs. Phillips away Carpenters away Mrs.

Lucy & Fritz Jackson. To Stores saw glass much cheaper than in

Kensington, 3/9 a doz against 7/9. Met dearest Maud & Mr Guthrie at

Waterloo.


Dull cold & foggy. Miss Gill returned after holidays. X. Both Maud &

self little F, M. a week too soon. Rained c’d not go out morg, after lunch

Lin walked to Academy, M. & self met him there to see old masters.

Beautiful pic. of “A Mother & 2 Children” by Romney. Curious story of

same told by Mr Agnew at Punch dinner, bought fr. an old lady (who had

insured it for £500) for £8500 after being offered £3000 & £6000 for it.

On fr. there to New Gallery Tudor Ex. Lin had Turkish bath & walked

home. Mr Molesworth called forgot to ask him to have tea.

Friday 21 February

Promised to call with Mrs. Coward on Blanche Cole about E. & B. going

to studio with Maud. Called at 4.20 & fetched Mrs. Coward, went to Mrs.

Cole’s to tea very dark foggy day. Arranged for Mondays & Fridays. Mde

Allain came evg. arranged 2 days a week for M’s French Tuesdays &

Thursdays. Lin only received work v. late. Alsop’s failure.

Saturday 22 February

Fine morg. Lin rode morg. with V. Watney. Maud, Evelyn, Lin & self to

Drury Lane Pantomime. Mr Watney joined us there inopportune remark


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of mine coming out. Lin had Turkish bath & then dined with Mr Parsons

at Arts Club, Mr Osgood’s birthday. Lin after to Mrs. Jeune’s at home.

Sunday 23 February

Fine day. Lin rode mare with Mr Hunter. Gave me £1 for children’s box

fr. his winnings last night. Sp. & Fritz Jackson called & had tea. Miss G.

to Church morg. M. & self in all day. Miss G. worries still with her

perpetual chatter!

Monday 24 February

Lady Blomfield’s at home 9 o’c. X. Maud goes for her first drawing class

at Blanche’s studio. Sent Roy’s music to Pyt & returned 12 ladys handk’s

to Lurgan Ireland, registered. Miss G. took Maud & called with me on

Mdes. Finch Hatton, Joachim, Wells, Boughton, Tuer, Price, du Mauriers

where I forgot to thank Mr du M. for his charming drawing, wrote on

return so stupid of me! Holmes, de Coster & Tweedie & Mrs. Arcol.

Tuesday 25 February

Lady Boehm’s dinner ¼ to 8 o’c. Letter fr. Tabs & Mr du Maurier. X.

Maud’s first French lesson saw Mde. & arranged for Mondays & Fridays

after this week. In brougham morg. to Hyde Pk. Cor. Walked with Maud

down & back again. Met Lin riding with Mrs. Heilbut. Saw Sylvia &

May du Maurier, de la Rues etc etc. Mrs Evans, Miss Price called latter

brought eggs fr. dear Mother for Maud. Very pleasant din. at Ldy B’s. Mr

McHardy took me in, Sir R. Harding on other side. Ldy B. looks v.

poorly. Slept badly.


To meet C. Price at Albert Hall Mansions 11 o’c. Sp. came & went with

me. Think flat v. dark & cheerless. Drove at 3.30 to Lady B, looks v. ill.

Lady Abercrombie there. Mrs. Tomlin saw Mrs. Stephenson in her bed

room, Baby 3 weeks old. Mrs. Norton Latham, out as usual, & to tea at

Mr Molesworth’s. Lady Goldsworthy & Miss Dinan there. Mr M.

amusing in his self absorbtion! Lin’s head bad. Had Turkish bath & no

ride. Spoke to Jane about dining room, think she is getting discontented &

complains of work! Mr Hartree called.


Lin dines with Mr E. T. Reed to meet Sir E. R. & Mr Burnand. F.

Walford to lunch. X. Mr Welch called to see us about Reversion.

Declares it will be a good investment! Don’t see it myself & am afraid

never shall. Lin wishes me to join in it, can only hope for his & the

children’s sake it will turn out all right. Lovely day. After lunch went to


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stores with Maud & F. Walford, bought 1/- sweets, 6/11 M’s stays, 7/6 2

doz glasses, sherry & port, one broken, candles 2/2. Washed out cabinet

in drawing room. Awfully dirty, Miss G. helped. Most careful & quick, if

she did not talk so much w’d be a great help.

Friday 28 February

Lovely morg. Out morg. shops & walked to end of Row & back with M.

& Miss G. M’s drawing lesson. Called at 3.30 with Miss G. with new

horse in brougham at Miss Thomson’s, in, lovely house, to enquire Mrs.

Geiger, better, Mrs. Waring, Harding, McLaren, & round Park home.

Young horse goes well. V. green but with careful driving w’l do well.

Lin’s head still bad.

Saturday 1 March

Lin dines with Mr Osgood, Reform Club. Mrs. Richmond’s dinner, can’t

go unfortunately. Sp. & Douglas came in morg, singularly uninteresting

child. Snowing hard, very cold. After lunch Lin walked up to Avenue

theatre. M. & self drove in brougham mare, met Lin at Avenue. Saw “Dr

Bill” delightful piece & wonderfully well acted all thro’. Sp & Douglas

came to our box. Lin & self went down & had tea with Mr Alexander,

Miss G. Ward with him. Saw Green room, most luxuriant. Lin had

Turkish bath again. Sp. & Douglas came home in brougham with us to

tea. Quiet evg. Mr Hensman called.

Sunday 2 March

Will Oakes, Mr Molesworth to dinner 7.30. Lovely day. Bitterly cold

hard frost. M. & Miss G. to Church, snowing a little. Lin walked to Club

after lunch, head bad, called on R. Roose, away. Mr McFall called stayed

some time delicate plain man seems v. fond of his step mother. Will &

Mr Molesworth here to dinner, both had to walk here roads so bad.

Pleasant evg.

Monday 3 March

Lady Blomfield’s at home 9 o’c. Hard frost. Letter fr. Edgar fr. Sandgate,

arrived fr. S. France yesterday. Weny by bus to Woollands met F.W.

there being fitted. Enquired after Mrs. Cahill & called & had tea with

Mrs. Silver. Lin’s head bad.

Tuesday 4 March

Asked Mr Watney, Mr Reed, Mr & Mrs. Rider Haggard, Mr & Mrs. du

Maurier to dinner 8 o’c. Miss G. went with me at 11 o’c to stores, spent

£2.0.0. on things there for dinner. Mr Molesworth came in after din.

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at conversation. Edgar came & had long talk about business, promises to

share reversion with him & Tabs. Must be p’d in by Saty. Put mustard

leaf on Lin’s head, gave him amoniated quinine.

Wednesday 5 March

Fritz’s dinner. Can’t go on ac’t of Punch dinner. Lovely day. Go to

Westwood by Granville. Went to see Mr Lowndes, had long business

talk. He will place £400 to my ac’t charging me at Bank Rate, borrowed

on £200 B.A. Gt. Southern Shs & £200 W. of B. Ayres. Maud & Miss G.

saw me off by Gran. Irritable old lady in compartment going to

Broadstairs. Tassel met me. Found dear Mother looking better than I’ve

seen her for a long time. Lin’s head much better. Letter fr. Edgar on

arrival here saying some delay about reversion money not required just

yet. X. Queen’s first drawing room.

Thursday 6 March

Cold & dull. Wrote Mr Lowndes money not required yet, Wrote Mrs. S.

& Lin. To Ramsgate at 3 o’c. Called 4 Pros. Ter. to see if Rollers there –

not there! & at No 5 to see if vulcanite top of pen c’d be found – cannot!

Shop’g. Went to St Peter’s coming home & to dear Father’s grave.

Mother seems better tho’ tired & does not sleep well.

Friday 7 March

Lovely morg. Mother’s head still bad. Letter & enclosures fr. Lin. Mother

went with me to Margate & did shop’g whilst I called & saw Mr Edwards

& Rosalie Thornton. Mr E. pleasant sort of ultra-ordinary individual, not

any of Mr Sch’s individuality, strikes me as being gifted in no particular

way nor overburdened with brains. Can only hope he will prove a more

able master than he gives me the idea of being. Dear Mother seems better

& does not seem to suffer so much with her heart. Mended cuffs on best

dress!!! Quite easy, ought to have done them before.

Saturday 8 March

Mrs. Watney’s dinner 6.45, to see Mrs. Langley in “As you like it”

afterwards. Lin gone as I am with Mother at Westwood. Lovely day

morg. rained after luncheon. Cleaned silver morg. & mended brown

dress. Tassel into Ramsgate. Mother gave me shawl for Wads. Wrote to

Bee, Edgar & Miss Allen. Letter fr. Lin & Aunt Anna. Mother had letter

fr. Annie, coming to St Mildred’s Hotel Westgate for few days. Wire fr.

Tabs saying Roy & Evelyn have chicken pox !


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Sunday 9 March

Met Lin at Broadst. 1 o’c after leaving wreath at St Peter’s. Heavenly

morg. Snowed hard after lunch. Lin walked to Ramsgate to B’s & H’s.

Home in cart. Mother & self quiet afternoon v. cosy together. Bates same

sort of maid as Laurence, goodish worker with no style & abrupt

manners.

Monday 10 March

Lady Blomfield’s 9 o’c. Mrs. N. Lows Cohen dinner ¼ to 8. Came up by

Granville in same carriage as Mrs. F.C.B. Bitterly cold raining & blowing

hard. Saw Annie get in at Westgate - did not see her at Victoria. Maudie

looking v. well. Miss G. making her a grey dress. M. & Miss G. off to

drawing class. Dear Mother m’a donné une livre et (illeg illeg). Gave

livre to Maud & kept rest for self. Wire saying dear Roy better. Letter fr.

Bee on arrival. Awfully slow set at Mrs. C’s, indifferent dinner. Lovely

women at Lady B’s.

Tuesday 11 March

Mrs. Medley’s dinner 8 o’c. Mr Peto’s at home 10 o’c. Walked morg.

Mrs. Chapmen, Macmillan, Webster, Spofforth, Aunt Linda called.

Delightful dinner at Mrs. M’s. Henderson took me down. White lilac,

lilies & pink & white tulips on table, pale blue centre piece. V. pleasant at

home at H. P’s after. Heard Nachy(?) play & Mde. Simon sang. Beautiful

house. Letter fr. Tabs, Roy better. Tabs has chicken pox.

Wednesday 12 March

Mrs. de la Rue’s at home 10.30. Out at 10 past 10 morg. Ordered 4 prs

stockings for Roy fr. Derry Toms. Walked 2 hours to middle of Row &

back. Met Mrs. E. Palmer, told me of her separation fr. her husband!

Slept after lunch. Fetched Lin fr. Bouverie St, had cold. V. great crush at

Mrs. de la Rue’s. Heard Mackey play violin, same piece as last evg, Air

Hongroise. Laurence Kelly sang Irish song. Drone took me to supper.

Said “Yr lies belook you” instead of “Yr looks belie you” to Mr Burnand,

my usual luck. Came home earlier than Lin being tired. Sp. & Will O.

called to say good bye. Will leaves for India.

Thursday 13 March

Mrs. Rider Haggard ¼ to 8. Dear Father’s day. Dull & colder. Letter fr.

Midge can’t come. Walked with Maud at 12 to end of Row & back! Met

Mrs. Heilbut, Harrison, & Lin riding. Slept after lunch for hour. Very

delightful evg. at Mrs. R. H. Count de Lalaing(?), Dutch legation, took

me down, knew number of Dutch Belgians I knew years ago. Mr Froude

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Friday 14 March

Lovely day. Lin phot’d me for arms! Letter fr. Bee, dear Roy better & up

to tricks again. X. Bought Roy 4 prs of new stockings. Sent off one pr. to

try. Fetched Maud fr. drawing class, left cards on Mrs. Pickering & Mrs.

Medley, round Park saw Princess Wales. V. late dinner awfully tired.

Stood to Lin morg. Miss G. out to tea.

Saturday 15 March

Lovely day v. warm. Walked with M & Miss G. Paid Derry & Toms bill

14/11. Walked fr. Hyde P. Corner home, took hour. Lin rode young

horse. Miss G. home. M. & self rested. Lin M & self to St. James after

din. to see Mrs. Langtry in “As you Like it”. Charmingly acted. Mrs. L.

looks older but has gained in her acting. Andersons, Spofforths &

Beddingtons there. G. Nicol sent me lovely salmon 7½ lbs weight.

Sunday 16 March

Dine at Mrs. Heilbut’s ¼ to 8. To Church morg. with Miss G. & Maud, in

gardens after, rained a little. Lin rode mare morg. Mr & Mrs. Kemmis

called, both v. nice good form. Delightful evg. at Mrs. H’s. Mr Stone

there, like him immensely. Mrs. Yardley. W. Humphreys not improved

tho’ looking no older than he did 16 years ago. Mr McClean, Joe, not

seen him for years either. Home v. late.

Monday 17 March

Lady Blomfield’s 9 o’c. Heavenly morg. Letters fr. Tabs, Mother,

Molesworth & Edgar. Walked in Row. Went after lunch to Blanche’s

dressmaker, don’t fancy she will be enough for me - nous verrons! Drove

round Park, “Bay” shied so rather alarmed me. To Marshall’s for patterns.

Mistake about dress, L. thought parcel came for Lin.

Tuesday 18 March

Mrs. Henry Levy’s dinner 8 o’c. Acp’t. Invite to dinner Mrs. Heilbut’s,

can’t go alas! Hugely slow dinner at Mrs. H. L’s. Drove with Maud in

cart morg. (mare) to Park walked down Row met everyone! Spoke to Mr

Stone. Lin played tennis with Mr Reed. Mr Hartree, Mrs. Welch & Mrs.

Spielman called. News of Prince Bismarck’s resignation! Miss G. went to

Southampton Place about Maud’s sleeve.

Wednesday 19 March

Mr Reed joins Punch Table for first time after v. short trial. X. Petit ami

au lit. Cannot go to Westwood in consequence. Wired Mother morg. &

wrote. Drove with Lin to Turkish bath & back.


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Thursday 20 March

In bed till 12. Drove at 3.30 with dear Mother round Park - she called just

as I was going for drive with Maud, had arrived by Granville. Brought me

lovely flowers & 26 eggs. Took Miss Lutyens 2 lillies. Heard of Major

Mackenzie’s death this morg. at St Moritz. Lin dined at Mr Barclay’s.

Met Mr Courtney who knew (illeg) Hamilton’s father. Lin’s cold still

bad. Lin annoyed put head of bed at feet! X. Maud’s little F. Wrote Edgar

& sent off list of securities.

Friday 21 March

Coal strike settled - men gained their point. Miss Snell’s musical drill

3.45, by Mrs. Finch Hatton’s invitation. In bed till 12. Mother called so

sorry did not see her being in bed. Maud seedy too. Went at 3.30 to

Alexandra House to see Musical Drill, grand affair. Mrs. F. Hatton played

the whole time girls sing & do exercises. Had to leave early to see dear

Mother at Bailey’s Hotel. Drove once round Pk, saw Princess 3 times.

Found Mother was out when we reached Bailey’s. Told Jolly about his

disgracefully dirty mackintosh. Lin still has cold. My throat v. sore & 2

lumps in it. Long ac’t. of Prince Bismarck’s resignation. Gen Caprini to

take his place & Count Herber & Bismarck to be Foreign minister!

Saturday 22 March

Lay in bed till 11. After lunch went to see Mother at Bailey’s. Maud & C.

Price went on to theatre “Red Hussar” at Lyric. I stayed with Mother.

Florence & her sister called & had tea, sister distinctly common! Came

back in brougham. Bought flowers 1/8 & tangerine oranges. Cheese 10½,

total 2/6½. Cab to Mother 1/-.

Sunday 23 March

Throat v. bad. Maud out in bath chair. Lin riding got wet thro’. I went in

cab at 11.30 to Mother at Bailey’s lunched there feel v. seedy. F.W. came

about 5 o’c looked v. nice in her new dress. Quiet dinner. Emma out. 2

cabs 2/-. Spent yesterday 3/6½.

Monday 24 March

Lady Bromfield 9 o’c. X. Lin paid cheque to Mr Pickering ac’t. for Army

Navy Auxilliary Stores for doing creeper. Letter fr. H. F. He, Tabs & Roy

arrive Ogles today. Miss G. going to fetch Roy as I can’t go out, cold bad.

Saw Clarke about milk - seems new customers are served better than old!

Long letter fr. Edgar. Mr Welch seems to think v. little about law matters

or position of Trust! I have serious doubts & sincerely hope they will not

be realized. Reversion not settled or anything else. Trust money strangely

invested to my thinking! X. Changed milk man after 16 years fr. Clarke’s.


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F.W. to tea had just seen dear Mother off to Westwood. Darling Roy

home looks v. well & as lively as ever. Slept in M’s room, he with Miss

G. Lin doing Fargeon drawing dined at nearly 10 o’c. Feel beastly seedy.

Tuesday 25 March

Mrs. A. Levy’s dinner 8 o’c. Mrs. Colin Hunter’s dinner, acpt. Mrs. L’s

so can’t go. In bed till 11.30. Cough & chest awfully sore. Wired Mrs. L.

can’t go on ac’t of cold & wrote to Mrs. Harley & Mrs. Costa same. Lin

finished Fargeon drawing about 12 o’c. Roy Maud & Miss G. out morg.

for walk. X. Dr Langston came Lin wired for him.

Wednesday 26 March

Mrs. Harley’s dinner 8 o’c. Can’t go on act. of Punch din. Mrs.

Thornycroft’s invitation for Boat Race 3.30. Mrs. Donaldson’s also. Mrs.

Watney’s at home 10 - 12 o’c. (menu on scap of paper glued in) Soup.

Turbot. Roast mutton. Salad. Pigeons, escarole salad. Rhubarb tart,

cream. Soft herring roes, parmesan.

Thursday 27 March

Mrs. Coster’s dinner ¼ to 8. Lady Rosebery’s at home. In bed all day.

Con came looks wonderfully well, never saw him better. Dr Langston

came. Told me to give Maud warm baths every night heat 100, 1 oz of

borax to 1 gallon of water. He seemed v. strict with Maud.

Friday 28 March

Lovely day. Cough v. tiresome & throat just the same. Feel beastly weak.

Miss G. & chicks out morg. Miss G. & Roy fetched Maud fr. drawing

class. Lin hard at work. Finished “Robert Elsmere” one of the cleverest

books I ever read, full of beauty & delightful characters. Lin met Mrs.

Humphrey Ward the authoress of above at Lady Rosebery’s last evg. &

talked to her about her book. Wish I had had that honour.

Saturday 29 March

In bed till 12. Cough & throat horrid. Miss G. M. & R. to Criterion,

returned no places. Lin rode. Dr Langston came, 3rd visit. Reading Mr

Guthrie’s new novel “Pariah” v. amusing.

Sunday 30 March

Lovely day. Cough & throat still tiresome. Maud & self walked up &

down for 35 minutes. Roy & Miss G. to Church. Miss G. home after

lunch. Lou Mackenzie to lunch & tea looks fearfully delicate. Mrs.

Mackenzie returns home next Tuesday. Lin lunching & playing billiards


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at Mrs. A. Levy’s. Mr McFall called about his drawings. Miss G. out.

Jane’s day.

Monday 31 March

Lady Blomfield 9 o’c. Mrs. Boughton’s 3 to 7. Go to Westwood by Gran.

Lovely morg. Cold on throat still v. painful. Lin & Roy to Hyams about

Roy’s coat & suit. Lin saw me off. Rather confusion. Dr Langston called

4th visit. F.W. met me at station. Mother pretty well.

Tuesday 1 April

Lovely day. Out morg. in garden for an hour with F. Powder & medicine

arrived fr. Dr Langston & gargle. Letters fr. Lin. Finished reading

“Pariah” delightful little easy novel & well finished. Throat better. Punch

dinner tonight. Quiet peaceful day to bed early. Mother very tired. I like

the look of Mother’s (illeg illeg) cook, hope she will turn out well.

Wednesday 2 April

Colder & dull. Letters fr. Lin Roy & Maud. Took horrid powder in soda

water made me feel sick. F.W. to London for day by Granville, took my

23 £5 Cent Argt. shares to London & County to see if Mr Lowndes c’d

make anything on them for me. Mother & self quiet day alone. Nana

spending day with the children, looks well they say. F. back by Granville.

Thursday 3 April

Mother & self to Ramsgate in brougham. Met Burnands. Florence to

lunch at Mrs. Nordens. Mrs. Hammond & B. Hollingshead called. Mother

& self walked round grounds. Cold east wind tho’ v. fine day. Two letters

fr. Lin. Letter fr. Edgar with enclosure fr. Mr Welch, Ada declining to be

3rd in reversion. Edgar does not mind going in alone shall be thankful to

be out of it as somehow I feel its not all square. Sincerely hope Edgar

may profit after all the trouble & worry he has had with it. Letter fr. Mr

Lowndes, too late to sell Cent Argt. Shares 23 £5 ones newly allotted

must be quite (illeg) if wish to sell. Wrote & thanked C. S. for lovely

flowers sent Monday.

Friday 4 April

Heavenly day. Had bad night, cough so troublesome. Letter fr. Lin morg.

& fr. chicks. Wire Lin coming at 1 o’c. Mother & F.W. to Church. Lin

arrived Broadstairs at one o’c, train v. late. Read in Kettles about the near

shave we had Monday in Granville of a severe accident which accounts

for the shock I had when traffic pulled up suddenly at Teynham. 4 large

dray horses crossing the line with huge tree, horses took fright broke


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away & left tree lying across the line. Had to stop whilst it was taken

away. Lin walked to Ramsgate, home to supper.

Saturday 5 April

Heavenly day. Lin up by Granville. Florence went by 12 fr. Broadstairs. I

went with her to Station & called at Grounds, lovely flowers going in to

Church. Mother seems better without F, rested after lunch. I walked in

lower paddock, found 4 thrushes nests & fed fowls with peppermint!

Result rather funny. Little Tom Thumb out. Slept well but throat sore

again, put on compress. Wrote Edgar hoping he will buy Reversion

entire.

Sunday 6 April

Picture Sunday. Lovely day tho’ colder & not so sunny. Letter fr. Lin.

Wants to go to Boulogne next Saty & on to Paris, afraid I shan’t be able

to go. Mother to Church morg. I fetched her & fancy I saw Mrs. H. Roller

walking, too late to catch her up. Quiet peaceful day.

Monday 7 April

Pouring all day with usual pertinacity. Wrote to Lin, Aunt (illeg) & Eff.

Only one post, letter morning only. Cleared up, lovely after lunch.

Walked with Mother round grounds. Throat still sore. Mother caught C.

Tassel birds nesting, corrected him! Felt guilty having done same.

Tuesday 8 April

Cold showery stormy day. Throat horrid. Drove to Ramsgate & shop’d.

fr. brougham! Callerd on Rollers at Granville, not there nor been there.

Three letters fr. Lin long one fr. Club, fr. Mrs. Mackenzie etc. Lovely

after lunch walked with Mother. Heavy hail storm about tea time. Lin full

of going abroad, wish I felt better. X. Letter fr. Edgar deciding he should

buy reversion himself alone. Wrote Lin sh’d return home Thursday.

Wednesday 9 April

Dull. Throat still same. Cold wind. X. Wrote to Mr Lowndes about his

paying my cheque on the 15th inst for £23 to Cent. Argt. Rly. Compy.

Bankers. Also that I shall not need £400 advanced as Edgar is buying

“reversion” alone. Letter fr. Lin. Mother choosing carpets & bed steads.

Very cold after lunch. Bates in cart to Ramsgate. I walked round grounds.

Man cleaning big gates. Very cold. Quiet evg.

Thursday 10 April

X. Go to Mr Lowndes about selling 23 £5 shares in Cent. Argentine Rly.

Returned fr. Westwood by Granville. Dear Mother saw me off at


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Broadstairs. Roy met me at Victoria. X. Sent cheque of £23 being £1 per

£5 share on 23 Cent Argt. Rly. shares on allotment to London

Westminster Bk. Letter fr. Auntie saying too late to sell until first call is

paid. Maud to drawing. Cold & raining, miserable day. Expenses to

Westwood £1.15.6. X. Dr Langston called.

Friday 11 April

Lovely day tho’ colder. Lin photing as usual.

Bought elastic, hairpins & stay lace 4. 1¾

Gloves fr. Derry & Toms 3.11

Paid for self 8. 0.¾

For house flowers 1.2

Jelly 1.1

2.3

Saturday 12 April

Helen Hardman’s wedding at Chapel Royal Savoy 2.30. Shop’d morg.

Throat better. Went at 2.30 to Criterion with 2 chicks, “David Garrick”.

Lin walked up, went to H. H’s wedding & came on to us in box, had

Turkish bath & home. X. Chicks dined with us. Letter fr. Mother gone to

Edgar. Bought 1 lb sausages & sardines fr. Crafts 1/11, fruit 1/6. Total

3/5d.

Sunday 13 April

Lovely day. X. Maud’s little F. Miss G. home for day. I took Roy to St

Matthias morg, much impressed. Om. there & back. Lin riding mare.

Throat much better. Lin sent Mr McFall’s drawings back. Lin not in to

lunch. Church 1/4.

Monday 14 April

Mother’s wedding day. Out morg with Roy nearly talked my head off.

Went to Mother’s flat met Mrs. H. Power on dray. X. After lunch with M.

in carriage to Marshall’s, bought veils 3/9, shoes 5/11. Paid Smith &

Larke 16/11, cream cheese 10d. My hat & bonnet. Maud’s hat fr. Emilie

Regent St. Paid £3.13 on account for washing. Paid for Maud’s hat & my

bonnet & hat £3.18.6.

Tuesday 15 April

X. Lovely day. Paid £9 to Glyn Mills Currie for B.A. Rosario 3 shares of

£10, this makes £6 paid. I now owe the Bank £90!!! Went morg. to Bank

with M. in carriage saw Mr Lowndes left an allotment for £10 in B.A. &

Pacific to be sold if saleable. X. Find I owe Bank £47.18.6. On to Mde. to

be fitted. Her dau-in-law better. Bought velvet 3/3 . Spoke to Jolly about


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risky driving. Geraldine, Mrs. Rainbow, Mrs. Finlay & Mrs. Lindo called.

C. Cosens engaged to be married.

Friday 18 April

Mother’s birthday. In bed till 12. Lin hard at work on Balfour cut on Irish

ld. ques. Read Budget in bed, 3,000,000 surplus. S. American sec. better.

New mines try hope they will do better than last. Maud to her drawing.

Roy for walk with Miss G. Cold better.

Saturday 19 April

In bed until 12. Lunch 12.30. Miss G, M, R, & self to Lyceum to see

“Dead Heart”. Drove Marquis going, mare returning. Roy & M. delighted

with Irving & E. Terry, first time seeing them. Found Alice L. & Mrs.

Brinehere on return, uncomfortable uninteresting creatures both of them

& found it uphill work being tired to entertain them! Bought 3 lbs

sausages 3/6. Roy coughed at night.

Sunday 20 April

Dull tho’ warmer. Mrs. Heilbut wired for Lin to meet her, rode to

Richmond & both enjoyed it immensely. Lin home to lunch. Miss G. &

Roy to church morg. Maud with me. L. put dirty decanters & pepper pots

on wish she would try to be neater - never will!

Monday 21 April

In bed till 12. Drove at 3 with Maud to Whiteleys, bought potted tongue

1/6 stamps 6d carrots 5d. Laurence pd. bills for me Miss Dampier 5/-

Stokes 5/- Ponting 6/s ½. Dickens & Jones 10/-. Called on Mrs.

Farquharson & Miss Holland. Letter fr. Bee. Tabs & Ham in London left

Monte Carlo Friday night. Maud’s cold v. bad, Roy’s little better. Lin

rode morg. Mother called after lunch, v. surprised to see her. Looks pretty

well.

Tuesday 22 April

Mrs. Lilly’s dinner ¼ to 8. Drove with Roy & Miss G. to Hyde Pk. C. left

them to walk home & drove to see Tabs & H. at Ogles, arrived there Saty.

Both look well. Ret’d on ac’t of gentleman in next room dying of typhoid

fever, cleaning out Hotel drains! Drove round Pk home. Wire fr. Mother

engaged till 3. Roy & Miss G. out afternoon. Wire fr. Mother (illeg)

arrived fr. Whiteleys. V. pleasant dinner at Mrs. L’s. Mr & Mrs. Lowe of

St James’Gazette, Mrs. Lynn Linton, Mr McNab of Athenaeum & selves.

One maid waited on all most wonderfully. Miss Thomson & sister called,

v. kind to Roy. Mr Coglan sent me water stone.


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Wednesday 23 April

Lovely day. Wire fr. Mr Burnand about our going. Maud & self to Stores

at 11.30 bought fowl etc & called at Grov. Hotel for Mother, out met her

after & returned to Hotel with her, looks well. Packed after lunch & Tabs

came for some time, going to dine with Mother. Quiet evg. L.

unaccountably rude at dinner - can’t understand her.

Thursday 24 April

Dull foggy. Started for Charing X enroute for Boulogne 9 o’c uncertain

about coming. Laurence gave notice has been v. rude lately asked her

reason. Notice result. Sorry for some things but could not go on with her

so rude. Pleasant passage. R. v. brave but finally ill, M. & self on deck all

time felt ill! but were not. To Imperial Hotel. Letter fr. Mon. Bonvoisin

awaiting us at Hotel.

Friday 25 April

Mrs. du Maurier dinner 8 o’c. Very wet morg. Went out but had to return

on ac’t of wet & rain. Fine afternoon. Spoke to the only gentleman, &

lady with 5 boys & one girl. After dinner played games all together.

Saturday 26 April

Mrs. Lindo’s dinner 8 o’c. Lovely day at Boulogne slept better.

Breakfasted 9.15. Roy on to sands with the boys. Lin, M, & self packed.

After went for walk in town saw market place v. full. Lunch. Bill heavy

very. Spoke to lady for some time. Comfortable journey to Paris, old lady

& silent girl. Roy much impressed with Paris & Tour Eiffel. Little dîner

apart. Too late for table d’hôte. Quiet dinner & evg. Roy v. funny &

excited. Fire in our top roof rooms overlooking Tuilleries.

Sunday 27 April

Very late down to coffee. Small rooms c’d find nothing. After breakfast

walked to Madeleine stayed some time ½ franc to Restaurant Le Doyen

where we had delicious lunch & met Mrs. Turner & 2 plain daus. 24 frcs

lunch, ½ cabinet, cab to Jardin d’Acclimatation 5 frcs, entrée 2 fr.

omnibus petit 60 cent 1 fr. Antedeluvian animals, monkeys v. funny.

Pretty American. Pretty dresses. Drove round Bois met Mon. Bonvoisin

& his boy & girl not well dressed! Went to Panorama 5 frcs, cab 6 frcs.

Dined at table d’hôte nothing but English. Pretty American girl. Mother

& father dined after. Roy seemed to attract much attention by (illeg)

questions.


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Monday 28 April

Had coffee in our room. Out at 10 o’c. Walked to see Notre Dame. Cab to

Les Invalides. 3 fr. cab to Voisin for lunch cab 3 fr. umbrella 30 cent.

Excellent lunch salmon done with pink shrimp sauce mushrooms &

truffles, entrecôte, pommes frits also good. 25 frs. Lunch, waiter etc 3 frs.

extra. After lunch Lin & Roy off alone to see Panoramas. Maud & self

shop’d. Bought chocolate 5 frs. Met Mrs. Moscheles & Mrs. Cox née

Leibnich, oculist, her hus. G. C. Saw some fairly good jackets, funny

little bonnets, all glacé good gloves worn. Lin dines with Mon. Bonvoisin

at Lion d’Or, dîner du Crayon.

Tuesday 29 April

Pay £9 second instal. on 3 newly allotted £10 shrs in B. Ayres & Rosario

Rly. This paid on 16th April on account of going abroad Saty 19th April..

Lovely day out early, to Louvre bought gloves. To Tour Eiffel cab there.

Most marvelous view of Paris fr. Tour. Walked after to Ledoyen, good

lunch. Lady & little girl with dog. Lin tried at Salon c’d not get in,

Varnishing day. Lin & self took stroll after dinner. Roy v. funny at

dinner.

Wednesday 30 April

Private View New Gallery. Private View of Salon!!! Late out. Wrote to

Mde. Bonvoisin. After to Louvre with Lin & chicks. Cab to Luxembourg

lovely pic. by Messonier, Detaille & Deneuville, Delauncy etc. Saw

funeral & remained some time at St. Sulpice. Cab to Ledoyen.

Tremendous crowd most curious people. Wonderful dresses. Hats all

alike different colours. Good lunch but (illeg)! Lin on to Salon!

Wonderful sight & crowd. Chicks & self to see Roy on Merry go Round

& P(illeg). Took cab called on Mrs. C. Clarke, 116 Champs Elysées.

Fetched Roy & to Louvre. Maud bought gloves. Along Rue St Honoré &

bought chocolate. Roy off to Bodega, M. & self to get Maud’s brooch.

Lin met Bob Humphreys at Salon.

Thursday 1 May

Leave Paris today. Lovely day. 50,000 troops in Paris on ac’t of

demonstrations. Left Paris by 10 o’c train, crowds of English leaving for

fear of row. Maud v. sick dressing & seems to have a cold. Comfortable

journey lovely passage. Edgar met us with Sophy at Folkestone both

looking v. well. Home again at 7.30. London looking so small & dingey

after beautiful Paris. Letters fr. Midge etc. X. Little birds laid 4 eggs!

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Friday 2 May

Royal Academy Private View. Grosvenor Gallery Private View. X. (Sent

to Mr Davison 2 Bankers receipts for B.A. Rosario Ex /94 issue 100,000

shrs making £16 paid on the 3 newly allotted £10 shrs in above.) Lovely

day, cold. Man here white washing basement. House looks v. nice.

Lunched with Lin at St James. To Academy & Grosvenor - met

everyone! Lin v. angry about mistake with carriage. Maud met us & went

to Academy late in afternoon with me, passed in with Lin’s book. Dined

at 11 o’c. Dead tired. Laurence took Roy for walk. Miss Gill returned.

Saturday 3 May

Mrs. F. Parish at home 4 to 7. Postponed on ac’t of Gen. Parish’s death.

Feel awfully tired. Walked morg. With Roy in om to Knightsbridge, lost

him, off to see soldiers with Tony. Met M & Miss G. Bought radishes &

tea cakes 6d, om 4d. After lunch Lin, Roy & self to see “Our flat”

screamingly funny. Fr. there to New Gallery, saw Mrs. C. Carr’s portrait

by Sargent, ghastly. Bought asparagras 2/-. Lin had Turkish bath. Dinner

at 8 o’c. X. Received certificate of my 3 new B.A. & Rosario shrs /94

allotment & 1st call only paid on them. Called at Ogles with Roy, saw

Tabs & H. Had tea there, saw dresses.

Sunday 4 May

Mrs. Heilbut’s dinner 8 o’c. Invite to Mrs. Kemp’s for dinner also. Mrs.

Hickman’s tennis. Lin off to ride to Richmond 10.30. His watch an hour

slow, late in consequence. Miss G, Roy & self to St Cuthbert’s, called in

& saw Mrs. Mackenzie & Mr Mac & boys. Roy out for walk after lunch

awfully nervous forgot about Demonstration in Hyde Park. Roy back,

been to see Demonstration Hyde Pk. Mr & Mrs. Tweedie called. Went in

cab to Palace Gds. Lin forgot studs & had to return here. Delightful evg.

at Mrs. Heilbut’s. Mr Ponsonby, Dr ? Mr Weedon Grossmith & Mrs.

G.G, Mr Yardley, Ainsworth. Good songs & fun after dinner.

Monday 5 May

Dear Roy returns to school by Granville. Pouring wet morg, fine later.

Letter fr. Mother enclosing £2.3.0 for my fare, sh’l go with Roy & remain

one night at Westwood. Lin had to leave at 9.30 for Court, called for Jury.

Got off thro’ Mr Binns Smith again. Dear Roy awfully down at leaving.

Mr & Mrs Tiddy met him at Margate so let him go with them not to

prolong agony. Lovely at Westwood. Mother pretty well. Had a good

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Tuesday 6 May

Lovely day. Both Mother’s servants went up to Mansions to get ready,

Tassel by 1st train & returned at night. Mrs. Wesley helping, poor little

body, no go in her tho’ anxious to please. I drove to School in fly after

lunch took Roy strawberries, saw him, looked v. pale & seedy, quite a

contrast to Fildes boys. Hope Roy will soon pick up in lovely Margate

air. Had long talk Miss A. Afraid school won’t do so well as before.

Found Mother v. annoyed, girls left their rooms dirty. X. New house

keeper arrived.

Wednesday 7 May

Mrs. Cowen’s at home 9.30. Linley’s luncheon party at Garrick 1.30.

Dull morg. tho’ clear. Mother & self in all day walked about grounds.

Meg Merilees seems most anxious to please. Quiet evg, to bed early.

Thursday 8 May

Tabs & Ham to dine here. Returned by Gran. fr. Westwood, carriage met

me. V. wet dull & stuffy. Box for Dr Bill, dine at 7 o’c. Called saw

Mother’s flat don’t think girls have done much - good deal of dust about,

had to ring twice!

Friday 9 May

X. Wretched dull day. Took Cert of B.A. Rosario Ex /94 for 3 £10 shrs,

£6 paid to London County Bk, & asked to have Sunshales shrs converted

into stock. To Witton about evg. dress for Wed. Called & saw Tabbie

looking sweet. Poured after lunch. Miss G. (illeg) un drôle (illeg) qui

m’ennui beauc. Saw maid for Jess, too short character.

Saturday 10 May

Went at 10 o’c in brougham to Mde. Bocquet ordered black dress evg.

£14.14.0. Left shirt to be lengthened, red silk frill at Madame’s safe

thankful. To Wittons chose yellow & black evg. dress. Tabs with me,

went with her to Fishers & Estelles. Home, called on Mother after lunch,

H. & Tabs called too. Big concert of Working Men Hall, P. Wales etc

there. Miss G. out. Evelyn to tea.

Sunday 10 May

First engagement to lunch at H. Court, party driving & riding, & dine

evg. with Dr ? at Lyric Club. Second to dine quietly with Miss Thompson

8 o’c. X. Maud petit ami. Went by bus to Albert Hall, sat in Park. Storm -

rushed to Mansions just caught Mother on steps for church - poured,

impossible to get cab. Stayed with Mother till one. Cleared up. M. came

home with M & self & lunched here stayed till 4 o’c. Lin rode morg.


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Delightful dinner at Miss T’s, charming company. V. late, did not sleep

well.

Monday 12 May

Parlage avec L. s’en va. Parlage avec J. en doute. Mrs Hilliard brought

my belt most comfortable. Sent Mde. B. cheque for £15.15.0 balance of

last year’s account. Lunch at 2 with Tabs, Witton after. Mr Irving kindly

sent dresses & p’d cab bringing them unheard of kindness. Called with

Tabs & saw Mother, v. busy curtaining. Lin in all day. Blanche called &

brought her little cock bird & took our Monsieur in place for a while.

Tuesday 13 May

Mde. Allain coming. Lin going to Guild Hall to meet Mr Stanley. F.W.

coming to lunch. Ap’t Miss Witton 2.30. Received receipt for cheque

£15.15.0 fr. Mde. Bocquet.

Wednesday 14 May

Mrs. de la Rue’s fancy dress ball 10 o’c. Mrs. Mocatta’s dinner 8 o’c.

Mrs. Hickman’s dinner 8 o’c. Lin’s luncheon party at Garrick, tea after at

Mr Guthrie’s rooms. Patti concert at Hall. Awfully jolly lunch at Garrick,

quiet tea at Mr G’s. Charming dinner at Mrs. M’s, v. pretty night. Mr

Arthur Anderson took me down, Mr Fladgate other side both amusing.

Mrs. de la Rue’s dance cram’d. Prettiest ball I ever saw, costumes lovely.

V. tired returned 1.30. X. Petit ami. Maud & Miss Gill to Hall, Patti. F.W.

came morg. made my hood. Banker’s receipt for last call on Sunshales.

Thursday 15 May

Mrs. Faudel Phillips at home 10 o’c. Ap’t with Bartlett dentist 2.30 for

Maud. Midge & Hamilton coming for week. Mrs. Priestley’s “Pasteur”

fan on view 3 - 6. Lovely day. Saw 3 maids none v. promising too young.

Expecting Midge. X. Drove at 2.20 to dentist, M. had 3 teeth prepared.

Mde. B. not ready with my dress. Wrote for character of young girl

Martha Nicols, afraid too young. Sp. dined here. Midge arrived just about

7.30 looks stouter, awful rash all over her. Lin went to Mrs. F. P’s.

Friday 16 May

Lovely day! Midge off to Orton about rash. Miss Underhill called &

stayed some time in my room. Midge & H. dine at Tabs. H. arrives fr.

Cheshire about 4 o’c. Midge out until lunch. At 3 Midge & self went to

Tabs, saw Ham. To Harvey & Nicols about jacket, ordered a shirt at

Goodmans. Midge called & saw Mother. We called at Tattersalls & saw

Ham. Home had tea, M. & H. to Tabs. Lin & self dined at 10.30.


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Saturday 17 May

Lovely day. Midge off at 12.30 to Derry’s. Lin rode morning. Received

letter fr. Miss Luff about new maid. Maud & self & Lin drove to

Tattersall’s, I waited in Park. Lin on to Turkish bath, M. & self to see

Mother. Forgot M. sh’d have spent day with Mother, so sorry forgot. H.

& Midge to Mrs. (illeg) to dinner & to see “Marjorie” after. To bed early.

Miss G. to see house where M. Nicols lived, utterly impossible to take her

fr. it.

Sunday 18 May

Mrs. Joshua’s dinner 8 o’c. Mrs. Boughton’s luncheon party 2 o’c. Mrs.

Priestley’s Pasteur fan on view 3 - 6. Lovely day. Midge & H lunch at

Mother’s. Maud & Miss G. to Church. Lin for walk with M. after. Mother

called morg. Delightful lunch at Mrs. B’s, about 24. Josephs, Dickie,

Cheeseborough, Grossmith, Ponsonby, Chapmans etc etc there. Rested

afternoon for 10 mins only, got up fr. lunch 4 o’c & had delightful evg.

Joshuas. Justin McCarthy took me in, C. Hunter, Laboucheres, Boughtons

etc etc, most delightful evg. home late. Intro. to Dr Fox.

Monday 19 May

Hamilton’s horses all sold at Tattersalls. Miss Thomson invited Tabs &

self to luncheon, c’d not go, fetched her at 2.30 & drove there together.

Lin met us. H’s horses sold well, fetched over £755. Sp. & Mrs. Sterne

there etc etc. Midge & self drove to Bocquet & Witton to be fitted, chose

materials at Snelgroves. Parlage avec femme de chamber, going to stay

on, relief to my mind as Lin is accustomed to her & she is v. good in

many ways & understands us & we her. Called to see Mother on way

home. We had quiet dinner & went to see Mrs. Langtry at St James as

Esther Sandrag(?) v. good play & well acted. Midge & self had accident

coming home in cab. Lin & H. stayed to see Mrs. Langtry.

Tuesday 20 May

Madame Allain com’d 2nd doz lessons. Mrs. C.O.Barker’s dance 9 o’c.

Asked Miss Frith to tea 4 o’c. Duchess of Sutherland’s at home to meet

Mr Stanley 10 o’c. Lovely day. Midge & self to town saw Mother at flat.

After lunch Mde du (illeg) Miss Frith, Mrs. Huish, Mrs. Agnew & Miss

Brink & sister called. Lin dined at Savoy Hotel, Seasons Club dinner. I

fetched him & we went to Stafford House. Magnificent house, hall

galleries & staircase lovely. Saw Stanley, dear little face, & Dr ? who

stayed all their lives in Africa. Stanley left early. Poor reception. Roger

Eykyn, Riviere, Lewis, Boehms etc there but none of the aristocracy.

Came home, Lin went on to Barker’s dance, grand affair. H. vexed the

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Wednesday 21 May

Mrs. Cowen’s at home 9.30. Mrs. Lynn Linton’s dinner 8 o’c. Mrs.

Herbert Raphael’s at home 4 - 7. Lady Salisbury’s at home 10 o’c. X.

Ap’t with dentist at 11.30 for Maud. Tickets for matinée at Avenue

Theatre. Midge & self to Mother’s & on to Tabs & Miss Witton by om.

Lin rode. Miss G. took M. to dentist. Lin came back at 4 o’c this morg fr.

Barker’s dinner. Lovely day. Stayed in bed to breakfast. Midge lunching

at Tabs. H. been up all day about horses. Tabs & Hamilton Langley

calling on Lady Boehm. Tabs & H. to dinner here.

Thursday 22 May

Mrs. Quintin Twiss at home 10 o’c. Midge off early to Dr (illeg) with H.

I went at 2.30 to Mother. Carriage met me there. To Mde. B, fitted with

last dress she will make me, too dear altogether. To Miss Witton, Midge

met me there, had lunch with Tabs. Called on Lady Boehm, Mr Coglan,

Lady Nottage. Quiet evg. here.

Friday 23 May

Mrs. Quintin Twiss at home 10 o’c. Midge & self off early to Mother’s,

then Russel & Allen, then stores, bought jacket £1.13.9. Cab 2/6. Back to

lunch, out again bought hat 4/7 books & (illeg) 2/3. Back to tea. Hamilton

Midge & self to Café Royale in brougham. Trevor Roller there. Very

good dinner & on to Terry Theatre “New lamps for old”. V. amusing. Lin

alone! Disappointed in T. R. quite typical young man of present day

neither chivalrous nor gentlemanly. Hope Roy will improve & be

courteous. Mother gone to stay with Conrad.

Saturday 24 May

Lin & self D.V. go to Canon Bourne’s until Wed. Invitation to go to Mrs.

Earle’s, Meadowside, Tonbridge. Lovely day. Jess & H. will remain

during our absence. V. sorry to leave dear little Maud do not like going

away to enjoy myself without her. Great crowd at Paddington. After

much difficulty secured porter & were put into comp. with 2 gentlemen

who got out at Oxford & left us carriage to ourselves. Country looking

more beautiful than I ever remember. Canon Bourne met us at

Honeybourne & we drove in open carriage to Weston Subedge. A Miss

Sewel staying here only other visitor. Bright lively girl nearly pretty.

Excellent cuisine & to bed v. tired.

Sunday 25 May

Lovely day. Slept well. All went to Church in the morg. a pretty little old

fashioned Church & along a pretty walk to it. Luncheon & to Church

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refreshed after. Tea under beautiful sycamore tree in the garden. Lin &

Canon off for long walk before dinner.

Monday 26 May

Lovely day. Canon & Lin ride to Broadway. We drove & lunched with

Mrs. Millet, v. good lunch & charming house, saw Studio. Mrs. M. sang

& v. well too. Long drive & home, country charming, delightful house to

stay in, all so kind.

Tuesday 27 May

Lovely day. Sat out morg, ride in barrow! Drove after lunch to Mickleton

& Campden, called on Mrs. Percy. Saw Church, pretty old church with

tombs & monuments of Ld & Lady Gainsboro’. Lin & Canon rode. Lin &

Miss Sewel played tennis good game. Mr & Mrs. Fisher (fr. Campden)

Mrs. Millet, Mr Cholmondeley & Mr Foster to dinner. Mrs. F. v. pretty

bright woman quite young about 24. Mrs. Millet looking sweet. Gloves!

Wednesday 28 May

Lovely day. Lin goes by 12.3 train. Canon kindly put up luncheon

champagne etc. Canon off for day M(illeg) duties. Letters fr. Maud &

Roy. Dear Roy v. happy at school & getting on.

Thursday 29 May

Garden party at Canon’s. Lovely day enjoyed it v. much.

Friday 30 May

Garden party.

Saturday 31 May

X. Pay £36, 2nd call on B.A. Gt. Southern Ext 1894 5%. Returned after a

delightful week at Canon Bourne’s. Lin met me at Paddington. Polite

gentleman (old) who got in at Oxford got into one of the Royal carriages

at Paddington. Dear Maud had been to see “David Garrick” for 3rd time &

stayed to tea at Mother’s, Bates brought her home. Found Nina had sent

me lovely roses & flowers. Mother has let Westwood to Mr Corbett for

July & August for £90. Quiet evg. to bed early.

Sunday 1 June

X. Sent cheque for £36 second call of £2 per share on 18 new B. Ayres

Gt. Southern Rly 5% Ex 1894. Lovely day slept well & late! M. & self

walked to St Stephen’s Church Gloucester Rd. Never saw more pretty

women together, rather high Church. Walked on to Mother after, Jess

there found both looking well sitting over fire! Left Maud there. Lin rode


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morg. Played tennis at Mr Hickman’s after lunch. Letter fr. Mrs. Watney

asking us to go middle of June with her on “Yacht Palatine” to Norway &

home by West coast of Scotland. Miss Gill out for day. Mr Austin, Sp. &

American, Mr & Mrs. a’Beckett called. Lin had slow game at tennis at

Mr Hickman’s.

Monday 2 June

Mrs. Mocatta’s dance 10 o’c. Box for H.A.Jones play “Judah”,

Shaftesbury. Out shops morg. with Midge. M’s drawing class. Had dog

taken away fr. next door, stray dog. Bought hat £1.2.6. Midge trimming it

for me. Saw dear Mother. Mervyn arriving tonight fr. tour in provinces.

Took Maud to see “Judah” most extraordinary & original play. Mr &

Mrs. Finlay & Brigham Young’s 3 wifed son! Pollocks, Lancasters,

Rollers & Mrs. Millet there, felt like a reception given by ourselves. Mr

F. & H. Roller came to our box. Too late for Mocatta’s dance.

Tuesday 3 June

X. Madame A. Mr Herkomer’s theatricals 2.30 Bushey. Mrs. Speed at

home 4 to 7. Went up morg. to stores, spent £1.17.0. on flan. stockings &

shirt for self, 10/6 also for Goodman’s shirt. Bought Maud 4 prs

stockings, 2 coms. & flan. for petticoat. Spent for Lin £2.16.0. Lin rode

with Mr Burnand says must certainly go to Norway with Mrs. Watney.

Lin afternoon to see Mr Bradbury about work. Expect Mrs. Sambourne

this week. Mrs. Holmes, Messel & Hunter called. Could not call to see

Mother.

Wednesday 4 June

Maud’s ap’t with dentist. Pouring wet day. Postc. Mrs. S. not well. V.

sorry I mentioned our trip to her. Poured all day. Derby Day. Maud with

Miss G. to Mr Bartlett 2.30, in brougham young horse. I dined with

Mother, v. seedy & low. H. & Midge ret’d fr. Derby. Sainfoin, Le Nord,

Orwin won! Favourite “Surefoot” not in it. Mervyn Mother & self alone

to dinner, Midge & H. went to Brown’s. H. won on Derby, Midge too.

Home in cab 1/- H. saw me into it. Drunken man walked in front of us all

the way.

Thursday 5 June

Went to stores with Mervyn at 11.30. M. left me there. Changed Maud’s

coms, bought 2 bodices 5/6 & one grey alpaca slip 10/6, shirt 4/9. Sent

darling Roy 3/- stamps 5d altogether £1.0.3. Walked & bought velvet,

ties, band, veils 7/4½. Upset ink pot at Pontings!!! Studs 1¾. Midge

called & helped me with bonnet, had tea here. Lady Lucas called.


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Friday 6 June

X. Mrs. Quilter’s at home 10 o’c, Corney Grain & music. Mrs. Anderson

Critchett’s dinner 8 o’c. Miss Thomson’s tea at the Studio. Dine at Mrs.

Watney’s to meet party for Yacht. X. Called at Bank. Mr Lowndes going

to sell my 15 Cent. Argt. shares £5 each. Called after fetched Jess went to

Witton & Marshalls, cab & om. 2/9. Lunched with Mother told her about

riding top of om!!! Called at 3.30 in brougham on Mrs. Kemmis(?),

Kemp, Joshua, de la Rue, Lilly & Wright(?) Took scarf to Pullers to be

done by 16th. Blanche Cole called.

Saturday 7 June

Mr Speed’s at home 4 - 7. Box for Pair of Spectacles. Mr Bartlett at 11

o’c self. Mervyn & Mr Tenniel going to meet us at theatre. Went at 10

o’c with Lin to Park strolled down & saw Prince riding, row crowded. To

Mr B. had 2 teeth stop’d. Lunched with dear Mother & Midge, Maud

there also. Said good bye to Midge, felt v. depressed & miserable. H.

fetched her, hope he will be very good to her. Walked home. Mervyn

dined here, went 3 in hansom to Garrick Theatre saw “Pr of spectacles”

excellent. Mr Tenniel came to our box. First night of new supper room

Garrick Club.

Sunday 8 June

To church with Maud, to Mother after & on to Church Parade. Crowded,

rained. Home in cab. Lin 1st meet of Two Pins Club. Lin lunched at

Richmond, Star Garter. Mr Burnand most amusing on hearing Mr Gilbert

had measles, said “I knew he’d have something childish”. Mr Salaman &

Mr Molesworth called. Rained all afternoon.

Monday 9 June

Box for Hare’s Theatre “Pr of Spectacles”. Mrs. Campbell Praed’s dinner

8 o’c. Miss Gill out for day. M. & self by bus to Miss Witton, carriage

fetched us. To Stores, bought 6 yds shirting for Maud 3/7½, 4 yds serge

for self 6/-. Jacket for self £5.0.0. Nana here to lunch & tea. Miss Reeds

called. Bad news of Mrs. Sambourne, Lin very worried, has cold too,

hope worry won’t increase it. Pleasant dinner at Mrs. Praed’s. Mr D’Arcy

took me down, Australian. Mr & Mrs. Tom de la Rue & Mr & Mrs.

Chapman there. X. Maud & self both little friend.

Tuesday 10 June

Mrs. Will’s dinner ¼ to 8. Punch dinner at Savernake. Mr Bartlett 11.30.

In cab to dentist 3 teeth stop’d. Lin gone to Bristol to see Mrs.

Sambourne, v. ill. Florence came to lunch & to stay night. Only Mrs.

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Wednesday 11 June

Lady Salisbury’s reception 10 o’c. Mrs. (illeg) Pickering at home 4 - 7.

Mrs. Barker coming morg. Four in hand meet in Park. Dear Lin returning

fr. Bristol by 2.45, found Mrs. Sambourne much altered & thinner.

Florence left about 3 o’c. Fetched Lin fr. Paddington 2.45, train in to

moment. Lin found his mother v. v. weak & altered, Dr. thinks her heart

is good deal affected. Mrs. Worth just as well as ever. F. & Maud went to

meet in brougham saw Duke & Duchess of Fife etc. but heavy rain came

on.

Thursday 12 June

Aunt Linda’s at home 9.30. Mrs. G. Grossmith’s at home 10 o’c. Mrs.

Pickering at home 4 - 7. Mrs. Millet & dressmaker 2 o’c. Called at 3 o’c

at L.C.Bk. for new cheque book, on to Mother’s, out. To Miss W, fitted

rather undecidedly as usual, called after on Mrs. Seymour Trower & Mrs.

Millet both out. Poured with rain. Mrs. Pickering heavy party! Mrs. Wills

& Mrs. H. Levy. Maud looking seedy. French lesson. Gave Miss G. 2

tickets for Mr Cusins concert.

Friday 13 June

Mrs. Hickman 4 - 7. Went at 3 with Marquis in brougham to Marshall &

Willet’s. Called on Mrs. Trower, Millet, Cusins, Mother, c’d only stay

short time, & to Mrs. H. Saw man hypnotized by Dr Rutland told dates on

coins which appeared v. painful, personated Irving in “Bells” &

Grossmith also Gladstone, Ld Randolph Churchill & H. G. very well.

Called on Lady Lucas, Mrs. Friar, stayed short time. Om. ran into us, did

no damage.

Saturday 14 June

Mrs. Richmond 4 - 7. Mrs. Morton Latham at home 4 - 7. Asked Mrs.

Millet to dinner, can’t come. Went with Maud to Mother’s at 10.30, left

M. Lin fetched me & we went shop’g got or ordered mackintosh, shoes.

Lunched at “Rules” bad chop , v. polite over it, & on to Military Ex.

Excellent, good music, uniforms, pictures, implements etc. V. interesting.

Saw balloon go up. Pretty woman in green velvet mantle. Shot at rabbits!

Strawberry ices. Home in cab. Miss G. out.

Sunday 15 June

Mrs. C. Matthews at home 10 o’c. M. & self lunched with Mother. Lin

off with 2 Pins Club. Mr Furniss came in & waited for him & amused us

with anecdotes. M. & self walked in Gds. Lunched with Mother, found

Sp. & Douglas there. M. & self walked home. Lin & Maud called on Mrs.

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there any Sunday whilst we are away. Fanny Fildes came, stayed long

while, looks wonderful. Tilda to dinner. V. pleasant party at Mrs. M’s.

Great crush, cab’d there & back. Mr & Mrs. Burnand, Grossmith, Sir B.

& Lady Seton etc.

Monday 16 June

At 10 o’c to Bank saw Mr Lowndes, left M’s dressing gown at Pullars.

Left blue serge skirt to be done at Harvey’s. Bought duckling & fish at

stores 4/4, music 3/-, ordered 2 linen lady’s shirts, 2 flannel do. Bought 2

silk shirts cream & pink, £1.14.6. Drew cheque for £2.1.9. M. to drawing

class. Mrs. Crawfurd called. Box at “Gondoliers” Savoy.

Tuesday 17 June

Two stalls for Opera. Out all morg. shops. Called saw Mother. Effie

called afternoon, Charlie S. & wife. Mr & Mrs. Stuart Wortley & Arcols

at Opera. Saw “Faust” Scaletti(?) made charming Margarite.

Wednesday 18 June

Go to Miss Witton. Stores, pd. for 2 bodices, 1 angora vest, 1 shawl, 2

cotton shirts, 2 flan. do. Ulster & Maud’s shoes. Recuffing 4 Lin’s shirts.

Shirts £1.11.6. Ulster & M’s shoes 12/6. 2 prs of shoes Marshall &

Willets £2.16.0, sent by cheque. Miss Witton not ready, to go Thursday

11 o’c. Harvey Nicols too. Mother called whilst I was out. Lady

Salisbury’s reception Arlington Street. Invitation for 1st Life Guards dray

Ascot.

Thursday 19 June

Sail for Norway D.V. Postponed till Monday. Go to stores about jersey

jacket, Harveys, links at Goodmans. Invitation for Guards dray Ascot.

Can’t go. Lin Mervyn & self to see Ruy Blas, slow distinctly. Midge &

H. arrive Ken. P. M. & Dora & Wads & Mother.

Friday 20 June

Miss Rose Innes tea 4 o’c. Out morg. to Miss Witton, v. behind with

dresses. C’d not have carriage, Lin v. busy with 2 drawings. Dora lunched

here. Called morg, saw Midge & H, arrived last evg. at Ken Palace Man.

Called with M. on Mother, took Dora to Miss R.I’s large children’s party

18 de Vere Gds. Mr & Mrs. Muller there, taken house in Hamilton Ter,

stayed till 7. Took Dora back to Albert H. M. there she & Wads staying

with Mother. Mervyn there, had little drive with them & om. home. Cab

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Saturday 21 June

Mrs. Richmond 4 - 7. Sp. came morg, walked to Barkers got shoes 12/6,

pd. rib 5/- stays 12/6, Woollands 11/9. Lin 6d, om 6d. Went with Sp. to

Gds, met Midge, Wads, Dora & Con’s old nurse. To Bond St, impertinent

man in bus to foreign gentleman. Dora to lunch. Lin gone to Sir C.

Russell’s for night to meet Lord Rosebery. All Two Pins Club going.

Jolly taken mare down.

Sunday 22 June

Lin returns fr. Sir C.R’s. M & self to A. H. Mansions, Mother gone to

Church. Called at P. Gdns, M& H. in. Jess, D. & Wads to Church. Regret

M. & self not there also. Con came in. H, Midge, Dora, Con, Lin, Miss G,

M. & self to luncheon. Sp. & Douglas called & Tilda to tea. Packed all

my things with Jane. (illeg) not arrived L. going for it tomorrow. Mother

came in after din. for an hour.

Monday 23 June.

X. Yachting. Mrs. Heilbut at home 4 - 7. Left Kensington in a yellow fog

at 8.30, wish dear Maud with us. V. pleasant journey to Portsmouth H.

Mr Goldie joined us at Clapham. Mrs. Watney, Admiral & Miss Clarke

joined us at P. Harbour Sta. Fine tho’ overcast. Palatine lovely Yacht 450

tons all newly painted lovely fittings. Sh’l never forget how beautiful she

looked as we came round her. Had luncheon & unpacked, all settled

comfortably in. I have a large cabin with bath let in floor, large hanging

closet & endless drawers. Luxuriant hangings of pale blue & buff satin

damask, lovely crushed strawberry coloured damask quilt, excellently

ventilated v. light. Convenience next door. Mrs. W. cabin close, Lin cabin

to himself, & Miss Clarke. Had luncheon & sat around until dinner. Had

tea on upper deck, rolling a bit. Got under way for Harwich at 3.30. My

(illeg) not arrived when Admiral sent for it. After dinner consulted about

lights & then studied stars under Miss C’s tuition! New moon,

phosphorescent light on waves v. pretty. Turned in at 10.30 but not to

sleep.

Tuesday 24 June

Mr A. Burnand’s at home 4.30. Mrs. Val Princep’s 4 - 7. Did not sleep

well. Engine sounded & thumped like the beating of one’s heart in a

fright, also amount of coals used for engine startling. Asked the Admiral

how many tons usd in 24 hours, 5½! Lovely day. Passed Felixtowe about

10 o’c. Bath (illeg) in cabin, thought of Lady Boehm’s experience &

mistletoe (illeg). Scrambled in, delightful sea bath, & scrambled out.

Steward waits on us, v. pleasant now, wonder how it will be when

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table & strawberries. Sat wrote letters in deck house. Stayed some hours

Harwich Har. After lunch went ashore in cutter, dull little town. Harwich

people all look ill & bad conditioned. Sight only worth seeing huge

lobster for fish shop. Man required 5/-. Saw passengers off Harwich

steamer land all singularly un(illeg) & ill looking. Delightful row back to

Yacht. Had tea & strawberries on deck. Sea fog. Mrs. Watney decided to

remain in Harbour all night. Had good night. East wind blowing.

Wednesday 25 June

Mrs. Geiger’s dinner 8 o’c. Mrs. F. Parish at home 4 - 7. Mrs. Macmillan

at home 4 - 7. Lovely warm sunny morg. Mr Barker bad egg! &

mathematical problem! Mrs. Watney not well. Lin did charming little

sketch of Harwich. Set sail in fair wind (west) & glorious sunshine under

sail. Yacht looking beautiful. Ravenous at lunch!!! Read Miss Clark’s

book on Astronomy. Like her v. much, both sympathetic & clever.

Something wrong with engine shall have to put in at Hull to have her

overhauled. 5 o’c. Engine going all right. Sails carried us on too fast ,

engine c’d not keep up with pace. Had tea on deck, lovely & calm. Had

good view of Felixtowe, Lowestoft Yarmouth etc. Calm quiet night &

dry. Slept well. Mr Barker’s 2nd edition of conundrums. (illeg)

Thursday 26 June

Home welcoming to Mr & Mrs. Kendal 4 till 7. Whitehall Rooms.

Children’s garden party at Foundling 4 - 7. Lovely day. Sea like indigo.

Walked 20 minutes with Lin morg. Fine all day, no land in sight till 6 o’c.

Off Codsall Island, Farne islands near which a little bird “Landrail” came

& rested on bulwarks after flying round ship some time. As we neared the

islands it left us. Bamboro’ Castle & coast v. pretty. Quiet peaceful

afternoon. Read Howel’s story “Shadow of a dream” to Lin whilst he

worked, well written, American author, but disappointing unsatisfactory

end. Dined ¼ p. 8. & played a good game after, law court! Words chosen

being cricket cup, Mr Goldie’s cigar, 2 blades of screw of yacht, rat trap

& Albert Memorial. Discussed tomorrow’s arrangement & to bed at

11.30. V. tired.

Friday 27 June

Lovely morg. Woken 4.20 by the letting down of anchor off Edinboro’

Leith, peeped thro’ port hole saw city. Several small fish in my bath this

morg, seemed amused at my describing them of no particular shape at

breakfast. Went at 10 o’c in cutter to Leith & on in tram to Edinboro’

leaving Dr. & Mrs. W. on yacht. City looking beautiful, the Scott

monument, Castle, Arthur’s seat, Sir G. Herriot’s college etc. all standing

out grandly in the lovely sunlight. Went over castle, saw room James VI


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Scot. born in & let down thro’ window to be baptised at Stirling Castle by

Catholic clergy. Heard much fr. guide I’ve forgotten. Lunched at Royal

Hotel, v. bad. Left cards on Ld. Kingsbury, out. Rained heavily getting

back to Tacht. Semiramis Yacht (illeg) Firth of Forth alongside us. Slip’d

down steps going for cutter, hurt myself considerably & got v. dirty.

Reached Palatine 3 o’c & steamed on to see Forth B. most beautiful, like

lacework & scenery round exquisite. Went under one division & ret’nd

by another, just in time heavy squall, thunder & rain, had to remain in

deck house rest of afternoon. (illeg illeg) arrive in dingy. Spine v. sore &

painful.

Saturday 28 June

Mrs. Richmond 4 - 7. Left Leith 10 o’c morg. Lovely passage off

Aberdeen 7 o’c evg. Passed May Island. Sat on bridge all morg. with

Mrs. W, much better. After lunch rained on & off all afternoon. Lin

worked morg, finished drawing of dingy & bulwarks. Mr Goldie read us

3 of Rudyard Kipling’s plain stories of the Hills. Had tea in deck house.

Ship rolling good deal as I write, dressed for dinner 8 o’c. Miss daily

papers. Appear to have North Sea to ourselves, sighted v. few others.

Read Mr Lilly’s notice of Paul Bourgett’s novel “ Un Disciple” also

Tolstoi’s Views on Matrimony in Universal Review. Rolled v. much

during dinner, Miss C. had to retire, thought I sh’d have to do same. We 3

ladies lay down in deck house, had dessert & coffee there, gentlemen aft.

To bed early. Light at 10.30, needed no light to go to bed by.

Sunday 29 June

Lovely morg, off Wick. Good deal of movement. Walked up & down

deck. Miss C. eat apple before breakfast! Rough rather until we reached

Fair & Foula islands, strange rugged rocky places with a few little houses

dotted about. Lovely & calm after, lovely view of Fitfull Cape &

Sumborough, S. of Shetland I. Most picturesque dipping of flag of

Lerwick, approach charming & most quaint, more like continental town,

Lin photod it as we anchored. Saw several Shet. ponies & their little foals

on the hills, few small yachts in the Harbour. Dining at 8.30. Went to lie

down at 7 feeling cold & sleepy. Lin startled me at 7.30, worked on deck

& w’d have been sorry to lose the light.

Monday 30 June

Lovely morg. but bitter east wind blowing, too hard to sail for Bergen.

After lunch Miss C. Mr G. & Mr B. & self went ashore. Miss C. & self

remained alone to explore. P. Office, Town Hall, built 1883, information

fr. local postman. Quaint town, stone streets, no paths, narrow street.

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flowers in windows, people plain & independent. Saw 7 Shet. ponies

going on steamer which steamed tonight at 9.30 to Aberdeen. U.P.

Church & about 5 other kinds. Churches depressing & neglected looking.

Bought Shetland Times for 1d. Dreadful gale & shipwrecks of sm. fishing

boats off Orkney Wed. last, 37 men drowned. Mr G. off fishing in small

boat, got about 7. Lovely after din. tho’ cold on deck. Received wire fr.

Mrs. S, better, sent letters home. Mrs. Watney v. poorly. Mr B. bought

fish for 4d off man in boat, v. good. Saw steamer start for Aberdeen.

Numbers of little sailing boats about loch, came round yacht. Mostly

white looking like fairy boats in the moonlight, quite light till 12 o’c.

Tuesday 1 July

Rather cold east wind blowing pretty hard, not much sun. Slept well,

bright morg 11 o’c went ashore. Lunched at Grand Hotel. Lin ravenous,

ex. beef, could not fancy anything myself, people seem so dirty. Had

strange conveyance after and drove to Scalloway, other side of island,

about 7 miles. Horse 20 years old went well. Wild desolate country, peat

everywhere, sheep on hills, numbers of blk. ones. Strange bird which we

think was a curlew, being solitary & having long beak, curling. Gathered

a pretty sort of flax growing in boggy parts, like three little tufts of snow-

white wool on a little reed. Approach to Scalloway v. picturesque Castle,

Earl Patrick Stuart (1614) beheaded. Quite a picture (but a v. smelly one)

on the beach. Herring boats in & about 80 women all busy salting &

packing them. A gang of 3 women, good workers, can fill 50 to 100

barrels daily, they get 8d a barrel. Gulls round small boats. Drove back &

had tea on yacht, lovely evg. Mrs. Watney better, Mr Barker also.

Wednesday 2 July

Dull rainy morg. Woke at 4.20 by sound of engine getting up steam

apparently. Gentlemen went ashore at 10 o’c for final commissions,

expect to get under weigh at 11 o’c. Wind N. West. Lovely passage.

Table rolling about at lunch. A good sea on which effectively turned me

up, felt awfully queer at 4 o’c, came to cabin, was sick. Picnic dinner in

deck house, I in bed! Slept well.

Thursday 3 July

Mrs. Gregory’s garden party at Foundling 4 - 7. Mrs. Hartree’s 10 o’c.

Feel terribly seedy. Went on upper deck, had coffee, sat out till lunch.

Pilot came aboard at 10 o’c, a weather beaten weird looking man, fair,

with huge square feet with woolen socks on. Approach to Bergen thro’

fyord, exquisitely lovely unlike anything I ever saw. Three men boarded

Yacht. Admiral soon sent them off. Were tradesmen anxious for custom.

After lunch all party went ashore except self. Empress E. on steamer near


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us, saw her come fr. shore where someone presented her with bouquet.

Lin took photo of her passing, dip’d colours. X. Petit ami au soir ac’ts for

seediness, 4 days too soon. Letters fr. Maud, Gill etc. Victoria name of

steamer Empress on. Lovely evg, light & shadow beautiful. Lin did

sketch. Mr Goldie went ashore before dinner & got some ferns & dog

roses for the table. Wrote letters home, every one doing same evg. To bed

at 12 o’c.

Friday 4 July

Mrs. Lewis’ garden party. Long letter fr. Maud & Miss G. & Roy.

Admiral & Mr G. ashore early for letters. Steamed off at 9.30 for

Trondheim. Breakfast in bed. Sat in deck house all morg. Sogne Fiord

dullish after the lovely Kross Fiord yesterday. Fine & rugged scenery

with snow on tops about 5 o’c. Sat on upper deck with Mrs. Watney. Lin

busy drawing in my cabin. Solved one difficulty about (illeg) one

remaining. Dull all day, going to remain night. Most exquisite scenery in

Sogne Fiord. One side mountains covered in snow down to water nearly

in some places, & on other side trees, grass, most lovely green & same

pretty red tiled cottages, grandest sight ever saw. Anchored in a fairy like

dell. Passed the night in the Esse Fiord off Balestrand. Name of Pilot fr.

Bergen to Trondheim & back Christian Lawsen.

Saturday 5 July

Mrs. Richmond 4 - 7. Steamed about 8 fr. Esse Fiord up the Nord Fiord

as far as Gutvangen (good pasture). Ex. scenery, feel seedy unfortunately.

Saw the Victoria with Empress at Gutvangen. Steamed back again passed

Esse F. & passed the night at Bo or Leyvik the lovliest fairy like dell with

wooden boat house where some people were fishing. High mountain

scenery all round, pretty long low farm house which seemed everything

combined, Manor House, farm, post office etc etc. All went ashore. Miss

C. horrified at seeing fowls killed in boat. Bought fish, large salmon for

10/- & something 4 lbs weight caught this morg. Postman has the fishing

on this little inlet. Reflection of house, people old Viking boat etc in

water, colouring & all, most beautiful & romantic.

Sunday 6 July

Steamed fr. Bo. Leyvik about 7.30. Windy & colder. Beautiful scenery

tho’ so different, fiord (Skargaard) wider & mountains not so high. Quite

a little sea on in some places. Lin much struck with all the people going

in their little boats, some sailing, some rowing & in a stiff wind to

Church. Lin took photos, little lighthouse on rock, 2940 ft above the sea.

Awfully rough going to Store round coast on way to anchorage for night,

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2 nights. Egg & little bird! Supposed to be curlews or gulls. Cap’t taking

charge. To bed at 11 o’c! Rough part coming round Statland.

Monday 7 July

Pouring wet all day. Left Store early morg. Wrote letters, practiced. Misty

scenery, fine but c’d see little of it. Arrived at Molde about 3.30 o’c.

Hopelessly wet cold & damp. Little bird out of shell in Capt’s cabin!!! Up

to breakfast. Mr Goldie overslept himself, reported but not by same!

Today dear Father’s birthday R.I.P. All went ashore except self. Rested in

berth whilst others absent & feel better for it. Lin looked sleepy all thro’

dinner! Poured with rain after dinner, Lin took sketch nevertheless. Quiet

chatty evg. in deck house, to bed 12 o’c. Quite light enough to read.

Leave at 4 tomorrow for Trondheim.

Tuesday 8 July

Remained in bed expecting it v. rough. Felt v. well, dressed by 11. Lovely

warm sunny day. Sat on up. deck, scenery beautiful, fiord wider. Left

Molde at 4 in morg. Mr Goldie read several R.Kipling’s stories. Arrived

Trondhjem at 8 o’c sooner by 2 hrs than expected. The most glorious

sunset I ever saw, all gold brown & purple. All went ashore after dinner

except Mrs. W. & self. Sat on bridge watching sun. “Cerglan Yacht” in

harbour. V. light at 12 o’c.

Wednesday 9 July

Trondhjem. Lovely warm day. Coals coming in everything covered up in

Holland early. Went off in dingy at 10 o’c to explore town. Charming

place (illeg) convenient landing place. Nice square buildings of wood,

broad streets, v. good roads & paths, trees on either side like boulevards.

Post office. Photos. Lost Miss C, found her at Cathedral most interesting

building much of it as beautiful as it is quaint & differing in period of

architecture. Large statue about 2 life size of Our Saviour, soap stone.

Lunched at 2 o’c table d’hote, band, at Britannia Hotel. Miss C. not well,

encounter in lavatory upset her. Walked saw shops, Lin bought me lovely

silver belt, designs fr. old Viking boats, fr. Cathedral. Met Mrs. W. at 6

o’c with Admiral at landing point, drove to another Hotel had ex. coffee

& on to jeweler shop. Poured with rain. Quite rough returning to yacht.

Mr Goldie read after dinner in deck house until after 11, needing no

artificial light. Lin gave me lecture on self opinion, must try to correct

this.

Thursday 10 July

Pouring wet cold morg. Steamed at one o’c fr. Trondhjem. Mr G. ashore

twice with letters. Received one fr. Maud & Miss G, all well. Mrs.


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Watney not so well, came in at luncheon. Wrote to Mother & Roy.

Steaming for Christiansund. Again self opinionated about lady writers,

wish I could keep my opinion to myself. Little bird not so well, slept all

night in Capt’s hand. Cap’t described bird as being “very dicky today”.

Arrived at Christiansund at 12 o’c at night. Unfortunately wet & damp all

day. Christiansund like all Norwegian towns picturesque, a natural

Harbour is formed by the islands it is built on, quaint old wooden houses

all colours with their red or green roofs.

Friday 11 July

Fine day. Christiansund. Went ashore at 10 o’c. Funny old place,

apparently few English come here, went up & looked over the church

which is a bright clean large building with accommodation for 900

people. A gentleman with v. little knowledge of English courteously

showed us over. It was all painted brown & a rather bright buff inside.

Large picture over altar of Our Lord. Did not know before visiting

Norway Lutherans burned candles (2) on altar & wore vestments. Back to

Yacht & steamed for “Veblungsnas” in the Romsdal Fiord passing

Molde. Arrived Veblungsnas at 9.30. Went ashore after dinner. Most

beautiful place, huge green & dark purple mountains, snow on one

summit. At Belle Vue Hotel found 3 Englishmen, fair one brimming over

with spirits & fun. Arranged about carriage for a drive tomorrow if fine.

Englishmen took great interest in Yacht, their own tiny steamer the only

other boat in this lovely place but ourselves. Little bird died at 6 o’c this

morg. Cap’t looks quite depressed. (illeg) small rowing boats for hire.

Scientific fact it gets lighter further north.

Saturday 12 July

Mrs. Richmond 4 - 7. Fine day. Mr Goldie went ashore before breakfast

& bought quantities of foxgloves & ferns, staghorn moss etc. All going

ashore at 11.30 to see environs of Veblungnas. Fine, glass going down.

All started at 12, Mrs. W, Mr B, Miss C & self in 2 horse Vic, Mr G. &

Lin in carioles to Horgheim thro’ scenery beyond description, huge

mountains & rocks, quantities of wild flowers. Mr Wills & son taking

“Birds Eye View” of his valley fr. an elevated position. Mr Bromley

Davenport has another place further north with better fishing than Mr

W’s tho’ not so beautifully situated. Mr Balfour has rented it this season.

V. fine until we reached Horgheim where we met our 3 Englishmen of

last evg. “the Bubble”! Bonham Carter & 2 Marigolds had luncheon

which we took in a little room off public dining room. On again thro’

more wonderful scenery to Hadmark. Exquisite waterfall, massive rocks,

pine woods, moss etc. Had excellent coffee here & saw quaint old

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today, dined at 9.30. To bed at 11. Boy rowing about like a duck in half a

boat. Cost 9/6 each our trip to Hadmark. The river is the Raumer.

Troldhinder 5053 ft. Romsdalshorn on left. This mountain more

dangerous than the Matterhorn.

Sunday 13 July

Fine but cold. Lin brought me my breakfast, expect to be reported by Mr

B! Lovely day fr. morg till night. Steamed fr. Veblungnas early morg,

something wrong with engine again off Staatland would never recognize

sea or coast as same as last Sunday, so calm today. Anchored at Moldo

this side of mountain or rather cliff called the highest in Europe. Read

“War & Peace” by Tolstoi. Mr G. read another of R.Kipling’s stories.

Dined at ¼ to 9. Wrote to Miss Gill. “Hornellan” name of highest rock in

Europe.

Monday 14 July

Pouring wet night, unable to steam off on ac’t of weather. Wrote all

morg. Splitting headache! Mr Goldie went out in dingy, tremendous gale

blowing raining hard. Finished “War & Peace” by Tolstoi, prologue best

part of it in my opinion. Steam valve been seen to. Mrs. Watney played

some time on piano. Lin hard at work on Norwegian boats taking people

to church. 8.15 still raining hard as it has done all day. Yacht came in to

anchor can’t find out name. Also steamer “Nordfiord”. Heavy squalls of

rain all evg. Feel horribly sick & neuralgic, liver & digestion again.

Wrote to Mother & Tabs. Pomade divine useful. Mrs. Evans had

tremendous fall on upper deck - thought machine gone wrong! 12 o’c

night, blowing hard.

Tuesday 15 July

Steamed off fr. Moldo at ¼ to 9. Blowing & wet still. Rained hard until

about 3 o’c. Read words on Wellington by Sir J. Fraser to Lin whilst he

worked. Still feel bilious & headachey. Had walk up & down deck with

Lin after tea, saw sea urchin Mr G. found. Anchored at a wild little place

all rocks round & not a house anywhere near. Mr G. & Lin went ashore,

only rocks & a single bird to be seen, a curlew. Passed Yacht

“Semiramis” & another belong to Lord Dusie(?) named “Monarch” 367

tons. Saluted & enquired for name of our Yacht. Mrs. W. & Miss C.

arranged book case. Miss C. thinks we must have passed thro’ tail of a

cyclone. The Yacht shook again & it rained in torrents. Steam fr. here

tomorrow at 8.30 for Bergen. 8 o’c anchored in a little inland lake called

Knapsvaag. Wild rocky place no house in sight. Mr G. & Lin went ashore

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Wednesday 16 July

8.30. Steamed away fr. Knapsvaag. Fine day, showery later, still cold. Mr

Barker entering diary fr. Miss C’s which is most accurate. Reached

Bergen 2 o’c. Man o’ war “Jagel(?)” one of Germen Em’s torpedo

catchers in harbour. Lin taking photo of it. 3 o’c. Pouring with rain in

torrents. Dingy ordered for 3.30! W’s doubtful A1. Think its cold &

damp can’t stand cold, solved kidneys again wrong. 8.30. Fine, been

ashore, Lin & self walked about alone did shop’g saw lovely old silver

mugs one £22, snuff boxes etc & silver loving cups belonging to the

Laps. Bought knife, wooden sabots, blotter & bowl cost 10 krones, things

all dear. Photos. Emperor Germany left 2 days ago, just missed him.

Bought papers. “Orelia” (“Aurelia”) scooner yacht belonging to Mr

(illeg) no steam power in harbour encountered v. bad weather. Saw old

square brass candle sticks in Bergen. Had tea on return, horrid

indigestion. Salmon 60 ore a pound here. German liner has pennant

flying, two red & green cones on rigging don’t understand what for, Cap’t

called it “some of their tomfoolery”!

Thursday 17 July

Lady Seton at home 4 - 7. Weighed anchor at 8.30, going on without pilot

up Hardanger Fiord lovely warm sunny day. Passed “Orelia” tacking

towards Hardanger v. slowly. “Jagel(?)” steamed off before us at 4.30.

Saw small whale 3 times. Scenery wider & more extensive, snow top’d

mountain & glacier beautiful. Reached H. Fiord at 1.30. Exquisite views

of waterfall glacier etc in Manranger Fiord. Mr G. & Admiral went

ashore to see c’d buy salmon fr. man fishing, no! Back again to (blank)

where anchored for night. Had tea on up. deck, discovered nail marks on

deck! mine & Miss C’s. Reached lovely little place Lervik & anchored

night there. Mr G. & Admiral & Lin ashore. Wonderful blue peacock

coloured fish Cap’ called “crab fish”. Lin photod it. Miss C. talked to the

children, asked name of fish “Johanes Fisker” old man’s name Johanes.

Friday 18 July

Fine day. Weighed anchor about 9 o’c fr. Lerwik. Saw the Folgefond

lovely snow mountain. Steamed all day, had tea on upper deck. Folgefond

26 miles long largest seen yet & largest for Norway. Fine sunset. Wind

blowing in cabin v. hard at night. Big square sail & two others up. Saw

Jupiter, south, Arcturus, north, at midnight.

Saturday 19 July

Mrs. Richmond 4 - 7. Rolled a good deal during night, early morg.

engines stopped twice. Grunted v. much could not sleep in consequence.

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11 then below & collapsed for rest of day utterly & entirely. Rolled

immensely. Sea heaviest Cap’ has had with Palatine. 4 sailors 2 engineers

& Mr G. ill. Lin worked all day.

Sunday 20 July

Hveen(?) island sighted on right 10.30 where Tycho Brahe made

wonderful observations (1601) in astronomy. Pass Elsinore (Hamlet)

about 12. Up to breakfast feel better tho’ shaky. Kronberg Castle. About

9 o’c Helsigor(?) sighted. Kronberg Castle. Copenhagen in sight about 1

o’c. Flat looking coast after beautiful Norway. Picturesque fortifications

entering Harbour Copenhagen. Lunched & all went ashore. Took carriage

to Hotel Angleterre, after drove about town to Post. Letters fr. Miss G, M

& Roy & Tabby. Dined at 7 Hotel A. Most excellent dinner & service,

after took Hotel carriage to Tivoli!!! Classical entrance to wild dissipation

in the way of little theatres, music, merry-go-rounds, ships tossing & a

wild switch back in which 8 persons can sit which is turned round gently

at first, then violently, & goes off twirling round down incline & back

again – all (illeg). Then 6 large baloons with cars for 4 into which Mr G,

Admiral, Lin & Miss C. got & were carried off. Cried with laughing.

Back to yacht rough & dark, glad to be on it. Copenhagen delightful

mixture of dutch & french, fine wide boulevards & buildings, excellent

shops, all basements utilised, principally by confectioners, fruiterers

butter & (illeg). Good glove & china shop. Left Miss C. at church & took

drive to Fredericksburg Park, delightful sort of Bois de Boulogne,

quantities of roses. Crowds of bourgeois people, no poor, no smart

people. Courteous & well mannered but distinctly not a handsome race,

altho’ better than Norwegians. Officers’ uniforms attractive, had 2 tags

behind, pretty blue with white facings. Happy people who seem to

understand the best way to enjoy themselves.

Monday 21 July

Lovely warm morg. Miss C, Mr B. & Goldie went ashore at 7.30, for

Miss C. church, rest shop’g. Had nice quiet morg. in bed till 9. Lin

brought breakfast. Mrs. W. lunched with Admiral on Yacht. Mr G, Ad,

Lin & self ashore at ¼ to 12. Went to Kronenberg Palace most interesting

collections (illeg illeg) Gobelin tapestry, exquisite old silver, empire

candlesticks, exquisite Venetian glass, quantities of carved ivory, some

done by Queen. Saw cabinet in which was her machine for working it.

One King had 90 rings, jewels in abundance. Huge silver warmers. Silver

chair ditto silver (illeg) with round tops which were filled with boiling

water to warm the hands. Old costumes. 3 huge silver Lions in council

chamber, old enamels wonderful, quantities of amber carved etc etc.

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with. Lunched at Hotel Angleterre. Hurried by Admiral who arrived with

Mrs. W. in middle of it. Chicken size of small sparrow. On to Post & for

lovely drive in country, to Park. Coffee & strawberries at (blank). Dined

together in little room overlooking Tivoli Gds. Shakespear waiter, not

contented, good dinner & wine. Saw ridiculous little peacock play after!

Too late to dissipate further, back to Yacht. Lin v. quiet & looking livery,

& is!

Tuesday 22 July

Weighed anchor fr. Copenhagen at 4.30 morg. Awoke at 7 o’c to find us

rolling about considerably. Rested in bed after 2 unsuccessful attempts at

dressing. Got up at 11.20 & knocked myself about dressing, everything

flying about cabin as if it were alive. Felt all right when up for wonder.

Squally morg. Stop’d engines about 11.30 & set sails. Prefer movement

to engine. Made good lunch. Mrs. W. came in to lunch, read papers, old,

beginning to get accustomed to anno domino news! & am grateful.

Walked after tea under difficulties. Watched high seas & sunset both

fascinating. Saw (blank). Table at meals trying under chin or at one’s

feet! Engines or no engines consultations between Mr G. & Mrs. W.

Game of Go bang, Mrs. W, Miss C, Mr G. & Admiral. Lin very sleepy.

Rough all day, to bed 11 o’c. Bornholm Island sighted about six o’c.

(menu glued in:) Soup. Turbot. Roast mutton, tomato salad. Pigeons,

salad. Rhubarb tart, cream. Soft herring roes. Parmesan toast.

Wednesday 23 July

Sailed until 8 o’clock this morg, engines grunted a good deal at first. Up

to breakfast. Calm lovely morg. Sighted Oland & islands. Mr G. read us 3

plain tale stories after lunch. 2 water spouts!! Lin photod. Lovely banks

of silver clouds all round. About 5 sudden change, dark cloud & strong

wind & heavy rain & cold, only lasted about 15 minutes. Had tea in deck

house. Had to take whole (illeg) with no results. Lovely after 6 o’c. Tout

bien, 3 visites. Lovely sunset, watched it before & after dinnner till 11

when we went to bed. Mr G, Admiral & Cap’t had hair cut in stern. Mrs.

W. walked up & down with me & discussed our return home. Anxious on

ac’t of children.

Thursday 24 July

Lovely day, warm & sunny. Just entering Stockholm at 10, passing

number of islands with charming houses & thickly wooded. Anchored at

about 10.30. Went ashore at 12 o’c, bright city with beautiful large square

block of buildings. Royal Palace standing out prominently, like Petit (sic)

Palace Florence. Took carriage fr. Grand H. & drove to Palace, 2 men

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Carpets hangings etc atrocious. Fr. there walked to Biddarholm Kyrka

where the tombs & shields of the Kings of Sweden are. Also all the

colours drums etc taken during the 30 years war, Gustavus Adolphus,

Charles the 13th, 14th (Bernadotte) & endless others. Candles on one of

tombs, 4, & underground tunnel place where about 7 to 10 coffins were

laid. Lunched at “Rydberg” Restaurant. Mrs. W. v. seedy & upset.

Luncheon bad, dear, service tortoise like. Walked some distance thro’

street high & narrow for ring tram. Got in & went to green square facing

R. Palace. Rested & went on in trams to Dyurgard a charming restaurant

garden with 2 theatres & band. Had coffee here excellent tho’ dear.

Returned to Yacht tired at 7.30 after which Mr Goldie left. Mr B. & Lin

going to Station with him. Found their train went some hours earlier, had

to go another route. Stockholm looking charming by grey evg. light &

lamps, electric light like diamonds along the water’s edge. Saw several

fish here. Old hulk anchored near us, been run into by English Steamer,

fore part carried away. Received several letters fr. home heard of Judy’s

husband’s death, terrible. 3 letters fr. Maud & one fr. Roy.

Friday 25 July

10 o’c morg, dull, colder, has rained. Lin gone ashore to sketch arbour.

Salvation Army Yacht next us just anchoring 3 flags. Men with red

collars & yellow braid round!!! Wrote Maud & Miss G. 2.25. Just

returned fr. National Museum for lunch. Most interesting collect. of flint

instuments, Iron, Bronze periods. Bronze p. ceased 1500 yrs B.C. Only

able to do one floor. Old silver Scandinavian instruments. Back to lunch.

Ashore 4 o’c. Smart carriage met us at Bridge, drove thro’ Park to see

King Oscar’s country Palace. Royal lodge chimneys! Water butts for

draining water fr. house, grounds untidy. Lovely drive further to

“Ulriksdal” reminds one a little of Versailles. Custodian took us over.

Lovely old leather Spanish, & well proportioned room, carved oak

furniture. Wash stand in pewter & jug of leather belonging to Charles the

12th. Room painted by Charles 15th, unable to sleep after 4 morning, so

painted his wife’s boudoir. Old glass of 15th & 16th centuries. Were

presented with little bouquets by gardener! & on to tea at a quaint little

coffee house. Girl like Mrs. W. Marshall. Back to time on Yacht. After

dinner Lin & self went ashore to Gds, Hasselbacken, heard good band. V.

few people there, polite waiter. Waiter took us in dingy. V. tired.

American paper! Mr Barker v. poorly.

Saturday 26 July

Mrs. Richmond 4 - 7. Most lovely morg. sun & warmer. Feel v. tired. Lin

ashore all morg. Miss C. to church before breakfast. Lin to shore, back at

12 o’c, when we all went to National Museum. Saw pictures, Kronberg’s


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David & Solomon, Boucher’s pastoral & girl scenes. Statue by Mölen Mr

Lewis also has of two men wrestling & strap’d together old Scandinavian

way! Beautiful copies of Milo Venus, Ap. Belvedere & Hermes etc.

Lovely old furniture & curios, Egyptian etc. Returned to lunch here. Left

at 4 o’c for shore. Carriage met us at bridge, drove to Brittaholm took

steamer to Drottingholm, saw over lovely old Palace with grand pic. Salle

of Crowned Heads of Europe. Furniture, yellow room etc & back by boat,

carriage met us, drove to Elevator, saw view of Stockholm fr. height,

dined on Yacht. Embruillage encore sur santé! Fâché. Lin ashore after

dinner. Big fête day here. Mr Barker much better. Mrs. Watney suffering

fr. rheumatism.

Sunday 27 July

Lovely morg. W’d have given a good deal to have rested in bed till 12

o’c. Feel seedy generally, not p’d visit since Thursday & Friday. Lin went

ashore & walked to Belmond’s statue. Crowds of holiday people going

with their dinners into wood. Salvation Army Yacht v. busy all morg.

people singing on the deck. Read “Daisy Miller” H. James & finished it.

Quaint bright little story. Mrs. Watney v. poorly, only appeared at

luncheon for few seconds, had bad night, bother about cook. Passed

imperial Yacht. Mr Barker fortunately better, went on a v. scrubby tug

alone. Mr B, Lin, Miss C. & self to Gustavsborg. Flags all round us

above, there & back about 2½ hours. V. pretty scenery rocks trees &

pretty villas all gay with people taking coffee out of doors most cheerful

& exhilarating. 6.30. Mrs. W. still v. ill in great pain. Dull after luncheon

but fine evg. Mr B. looks worried. Mrs. W. at dinner.

Monday 28 July

Lovely morg, warmer much. Mrs. W. better. Went ashore with Mr B, Lin

& Miss C. at 10.30. Mr B. left us for shop’g. Lin, Miss C. & self took

tram & went to Northern Museum, like a bazaar with wax work figures &

Northern scenes on one side, some old silver, brass boxes like mine,

copper & brass tobacco boxes. V. original & sensible. Carved stick

almanac, carved plain & coloured beating sticks for laundresses.

Costumes v. pretty large white caps red dress & skirt pretty shoes. Old

flint instruments, fish hooks made fr. animals’ bones, spinning wheels

etc. Fr. there to Observatory. After some waiting gentleman took us over

telescope 1862 date, old fashioned. Not sufficient grant for science in

Norway & Sweden. Took tram to Rydsberg H. had lunch. Saw ac’t in

German paper of 20th inst. of Mr Gladstone opposing the Government

with regard to Heligoland on the ground of its being unconstitutional

without appealing the country. Went thro’ another wing of Palace 600 ft.

long most uninteresting & to buy photos & gloves 2 prs at 7K 50 each,


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awful! Miss C. here joined Mrs. W’s carriage. Swede girl with her. Mr B,

Lin & self took tram to Hasselbacken & had coffee delicious 95 - 05, 2

lots & 3 cakes. Heard band play charming waltz recollection fr.

Huguenots & Faust. Bought cherries & home. Mrs. W. much better but

to bed early. Lovely evg, threatened storm passed over. Lin & self ferried

across to Island for 2 ore each.

Tuesday 29 July

Lovely morg, glass going down! 10 o’c Mr B. & Lin gone ashore shop’g.

Had nice little fish between herring & sardine for breakfast excellent

Swedish fish. Weighed anchor at Stockholm 12 o’c. Mrs. W, Miss C,

Admiral & self on upper deck scenery v. charming little villas &

delightful country houses. Passed strong fortification Vasholm. Mrs. W.

v. seedy all day, feel worried & seedy self sure to be ill - was. V. calm till

we reached Sando where pilot left us. A dream of a place, so lovely in its

situation & colouring & the rocks so close that it looked impossible for

Palatine to pass thro’. We had to lessen our pace considerably to do so.

After passing thro’ & leaving pilot the clouds became overcast & wind

rose & white breakers appeared & we rolled considerably. Miss C. sat

with Mrs. W. & read about St. P. until it rained. Mrs. W. much upset,

nerves. I dressed for dinner but was unable to go in so went to bed. Mrs.

W. & Admiral had v. bad night.

Wednesday 30 July

Pay £12 last inst. on 3 newly allotted shrs of £10 each in B.A. & Rosario

Rly. 12 o’c AM. Just up feel shaky heard Mr B. about at night. Steaming

in Gulf of Finland fairly calm lovely day & warm. Sat on deck till

luncheon. After lunch sat on deck with Miss C. after constitutional with

her. Lin working at Midnight Sun! Mrs. W. in her cabin all day, did not

appear once. Quiet peaceful day nothing particular happened. Sailed

greater part of day & night.

Thursday 31 July

Dear Roy returns fr. school. 10 AM. Had grand night. Land on other side.

Dull heavy morg. Land low & uninteresting so far. Expect to reach

Kronstadt about 12 o’c. Passed K, wonderfully strongly fortified place,

about 12 o’c. 3 guns startled us by being sent at a target just after we

passed. Lin vainly tried to get photo. Russian pilot with us at (blank) o’c.

Two more steamers one Scotch seemed to be running across our course,

had to slacken pace, came v. close & then went off, suppose curiosity

brought them so near us. 4 o’c PM. Just anchoring off St Nicolas Bridge,

St Petersburg. Wonderful the number of exquisitely gilded domes &

cupolas, St Isaacs on our right. Time here 2 hours (illeg) in advance of


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English time. Mrs. W. little better, not up. Mr B. terribly worried about

her. Rained for 30 mins. Russian custom H. officers on board. Went

ashore after tea. Post not open. Fine large leafy streets & magnificent

buildings. Russians quite different to any people have yet seen. Slav or

Tartars most stern looking big & v. broad. Droskis strange little Victoria

without backs for 2 persons, harness strange, drivers costume strange, hat

which seems to bury their heads. Coats all blue & v. long & v. full like

my blue dressing gown, tied in at waist with leather belt. Got 2 (illeg

illeg) at Apothecaries, only gave 8 roubles for a sovereign (illeg). Grand

Dk. Alexander’s yacht “Lady (blank)” 623 tons schooner anchored on our

right. Small yacht was “Iris” English (illeg) yacht now owned by a

Russian on our left. Mrs. W. v. seedy still. To bed at 10 o’c. Were much

struck with great beauty of St Isaac’s Cathedral, closed so c’d not go in.

Friday 1 August

Roy goes to Christchurch tomorrow. Most divine morg. 10 o’c Admiral

& Lin gone ashore to get permits, money changed & letters. X. Petit ami

au matin. Rested morg. Lin & Admiral ashore. Ad. back to lunch. Lin

lunched with Consul at Hotel de France. Came back at 2.45 with Mr J.

Badderly friend of Ad’s. Went ashore, met by Negro guide. Took 2

droskis & drove to St Isaacs Cathedral. Grand & magnificent columns of

Malachite & Lapis Lazuli 3¼ millions cost. Bronze gates. Silver

sarcophagus. Exquisite jewels gilded cupolas & capital & base of

columns. Mosaic heroic pictures of our Lord or saint jeweled. Nagar (our

Lady of). Cathedral v. exquisite, entrance like St Peters Rome. Keep of

(illeg) Fortress. Stool here valued at £15,000 jewels so beautiful. V.

devout people men & women prostrate themselves many times before the

pictures of our Lord & Virgin, always kissing the image before leaving.

Jasper steps to altar. Fr. here to Guards Cathedral built in home of Emp.

Paul assassinated. Here uniform in glass cases of Emp. Paul his (illeg)

Nicholas I & Alexander II with the sword he wore when killed blood still

on it. Colours here of Turks & Swedes taken by Russians. The inside

most richly gilded 2 stones (holy Siberian) set in cases silver sarcophagus

(shields with keys & guns). Railing round formed by 3 Turkish canons at

intervals (sketch) with chains fr. each & double eagle on the centre one

with spread wings. From here to St Catherine Canal to where Alex II was

assassinated. Sun flowers. Church being erected on the right. Back to

Yacht, met Ad. & Mr Badderley. Quiet evg & dinner. Mrs. W. little

better.

Saturday 2 August

Dear Roy goes to Capisthorn. 10 o’c. Lin just been to say Police orders

come to have the Palatine dressed with flags, Emp. Russia going to pass.


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Men scrambling away & clearing now. 12.15. Emperor passing. Gun

going every few moments fr. Dutch Steamers & Man of War. Returned.

Passed on starboard side so c’d not see. After lunch Lin & Miss C. to

post, chemist & monasteries some distance off. 7 churches there richly

endowed. Had 2 droskys & Blacky. Went to Hotel de France after for

coffee & change money. Lin went into St Isaacs for service, most

wonderful singing, boys & mens voices, no instrumental music. All

standing at a certain point in service, golden gates thrown open disclosing

altar. Lin & Miss C. also went before lunch to School of Art. Copies of

sculpture. Lin went early to Museum of Military Equipment inside St

Peter & Paul Fortress. Most interesting but he was 2 hours before he c’d

get out & had great trouble 3 policemen bothered him. Had 2 droskys for

3 hours afternoon & Blacky. Mr Forbes English priest called at luncheon

time. I remained on Yacht all day, impossible to get to Co. Finished

reading Schultz Wilson’s book Elizabeth Stuart Queen of Bohemia dau.

of James 1st by sis. of Charles I & mother of Sophia Electress of Hanover.

Sophia mother of George I. Ad. did shop’g morg with Blacky. (illeg) 1

rouble, mutton 14 copecks, beef 15 copecks.

Sunday 3 August

Russian flag (sketch). Russian I. Navy (sketch) with blue cross. Pouring

wet morg. Miss C. off notwithstanding to Church 7 o’c. Head aches

awfully. Good reason wish we were home.Today called “Harnday” great

fête at Peterhof, Empress’ birthday. Great illuminations. Steamers going

off cram’d every 5 minutes, Peterhof an hours journey fr. St Petersburg,

built by Peter the Great 1720. Portraits of 50 young girls taken in

different European costumes by Rotari for Catherine II. All the people

starting fr. the quay in front of Gd. duke Paul’s palace. 3 o’c. Lin gone

ashore in dingy alone, fine now & sunny. Admiral disappointed. Read all

afternoon. Lovely tho’ strong west wind. Steamers still going cram’d

dense crowds en queue all along quay. All ships decked out, royal salute

at 12 o’c. Maids ashore. Lin returned at 8 o’c. Mr Gladstone still raging at

Ld Salisbury’s foreign policy. Fighting in B. Aires, premium on gold 400

odd!!! V. anxious about Midge & Dora. Mrs. Watney better.

Monday 4 August

Coaling, out all day. Lovely day. Up to 9 o’c breakfast, off at 10 o’c with

Lin & Miss C. to Vice Con. Took 2 droskies at 3 copecks each to

Hermitage, the beauty of which surpasses anything I have ever seen. The

Armoury too beautiful to describe. Saddle cloths in (illeg) exquisitely

laced with a design entirely in brilliants, another in blue cloth with red &

gold fringe & a lace pattern in huge diamonds, sabre hilt & all to match

each with costly brilliants. Cloisonné sabres in precious stones & silver


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etc. One especially beautiful all platinum & turquoise. Pictures. Raphael’s

Madonna & ch, & many more. Titian’s Danaë exquisite & many more

rooms of Tenniers, Rubens, Paul Potter, Angelica Kaufmann, Sir R.

Reynolds his infant Hercules & several others, Van Dyke, Rembrandt

most wonderful collection. Croyd(?). Old Egyptian (illeg). (illeg illeg)

perfectly marvelous gold necklaces (illeg) gold laurel wreaths, vases,

endless stores of beauty. Lunch at H. de France, met Mr B. & Badderley,

(illeg) excellent lunch. Took 2 droskies to Cottage of Peter Great, saw

boat & heard service in chapel (Peter’s original bedroom) heard service

saw Ikon covered in jewels & on to Cathedral of St Peter & Paul in

fortress. White & gold beautiful altar. Wonderful sapphire & diamond

star in Ikon ring of Alex II in one. Emperors’ tombs all here in white

marble with rich gold corner piece & large gold cross in center, railed in

(illeg). Palms & plants, lovely real & imitation wreaths, people pass’g

cross themselves prostrate & kiss these. Dined at Hotel, back at Yacht

9.15 v. tired.

Tuesday 5 August

Maud’s birthday. Up at 11 o’c & went on board Dutch Man of War

Koningen Emma von Nerdenland. 2 officers showed us over, knew Van

den P(illeg). She weighed anchor at 2 o’c. (illeg) our adieux, going to

coal at Kronstadt. “Semiramus”, Lysaght fr. Bristol owner, 272.19 tons

anchored near us this morning. Lin ashore to lunch & Mr B, Miss C. &

self alone. Most lovely day. Mrs. W. still ill in cabin, Mr B. v. worried.

Mrs. W. up & on deck at tea time dined on deck & Mr Badderly late

Standard Cores’pt to dinner. Good looking man not particularly

distinguished manners. V. (illeg) during dinner. Mr Badderly told us

about assas. of Emp Alex II, after 1st shell burst under carriage Emp. got

out & facing assassin said “You villain thank God you have failed” where

upon another man came forward saying “Is it thank God” threw another

shell between Emp & himself both being killed instantly. Classes in

Russia v. distinct.

Wednesday 6 August

Lovely day. Lin & Mr B. ashore to Vice Consulate. Mrs. W. on deck at

one o’clock. Wrote to Maud, Miss G, enclosing £10 to Miss Bourne.

Went ashore at 3 o’c together. Lin lunched ashore. Mr B, Miss C. & self

alone. Mrs. W. had her lunch on deck. We 4 went in hired carriage to St

Isaacs & Kazan Cathedrals. Lin went up tower of St Isaacs with 2

American girls & their father & drove to Zoo. Not good enough so

returned to Hotel de France & had v. expensive Russian tea 2/6 a head,

nice little biscuits! Passed Palaces of Grand ducs Constantine, Sergius,

Michel & Nicolas. Had guide who spoke indif. German. Dined on deck.


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Mr B. declared he sh’d go home! Expect we sh’l see England first. Miss

C. v. anxious to be home. Lovely cool evg, no wind. Watched huge

wooden barges tugged along round stern of Palatine after dinner. Mrs.

Watney seems much more herself.

Thursday 7 August

Lovely day, bright sunny & pleasant breeze. Lin photod. Mr Wishaw’s

drosky kept Mr Barker waiting. All went ashore at 12 o’c. Lunched at

Hotel de F. Mr Baddely with us. So so luncheon. V. dear everything here.

Went to see Hermitage Kertch collection . In carriage with Mrs. Watney

thro’ Kertch col. to St Peter & Paul & Peter Great’s little house. To

“Drios”(?) see nothing worth buying. Mrs. W. bought fruit etc for

tomorrow. Lin & Mr Barker dined with Mr Wishaw on Island Belle Vue

Restaurant & went round islands, met Russian Prince who spoke English,

“Bellacloski” offered his horse for the big review Saty. Mrs. Watney

much better.

Friday 8 August

Fine morg. Went at 11 o’c with Lin, Cap’t. & Miss C. in launch up river.

Took photos of Winter Palace, Caths of St Peter & Paul, St Isaacs,

Admiralty etc & statue of Peter Great. Breakfast! Miss C. crushed her

finger getting out of launch. Ships decorated again. Wind altered. Mr

Wishaw, Mr Forbes, Mr & Mrs. Hubbard & Mr Badderly to lunch. Good

luncheon! (Mrs. Hubbard née Miss Longman.) Had coffee on deck. Our

party & Mr Badderly went after on steamer to Peterhof. V. uninteresting

scenery there 1¼ hrs journey. Took big carriage with wretched pr. horses

& drove thro’ grounds to Palace. Gold cupolas & white rooms v. (illeg)

one filled with 843 girls heads painted by one artist French. An ivory

white room, yellow, blue, green sort of old china colour. Verandas,

peasant decorations up everywhere for illuminations. Beautiful fountains

like ice & snow combined but generally tawdry effect (illeg). Parks look

too tea-gardeny. 2 bands. Dined well! in stuffy saloon on board. Vodka.

Lovely sunset & silhouette effect. Home by 10. Mr Badderly came to

settle up accounts, leaves tomorrow morg. for the country. Host & hostess

en bien accord p. premiere fois depuis (illeg illeg). Emperor fond of

fishing with (illeg illeg) at Peterhof.

Saturday 9 August

Fine morg. Wind NE colder. Mr Wishaw came on board at 9 o’c, Lin not

dressed. Bon dejeuner. Bought ticket fr. Prince Bellacloski for all our

party for review today. Unfortunately too late, also to ask Lin to ride one

of his horses. Good luncheon. Wrote to Tabs, Miss G. & Mrs. S. Mr B.

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self went by tram to Winter Palace after luncheon. Huge palacial place.

Battle pictures one of Napoleon by H. Vernet. Chap. of Palace, in ikon

had the hand (right) of John the Baptist & also hand of St Luke & a piece

of the Saviour’s cross. Icon given by Catherine II had 18,000 roubles

worth of diamonds round the head. Large picture behind Icon all of

descent fr. the Cross by Raphael. Ballroom all white porcelain pillars to

hold 8,000 persons. Pic of Alexander II returning (illeg) Pasha’s sword to

him after P(illeg). Mr B. & Mrs. W. awaiting us in carriage outside drove

to Kasmenna(?) Ost, Belle Vue Res. & had coffee. Lovely (illeg). Heard

service at St Isaac’s most impressive. Saw a poor man with a little Baby

of few weeks in his arms, took it to the Icon of Virgin & child & rested its

little mouth against the glass & then made it bend low to the image &

altar. Bandy leg’d child, also saw children nibbling end of candles!

Sunday 10 August

Lovely morg. Went ashore. 11 o’c Mr Wishaw’s carrage at V.Consulate.

Drove 15 miles to Mr W’s place thro’ fairly pretty scenery, flat, passed 7

bridges. German colony all walking about without hats or bonnets.

Russian village wood huts. Mr W, his cousin & 2 little girls met us on the

road. Mrs. W. rather pretty delicate little woman, most kind & gentle.

Charming large low long house with pretty grounds on quite a mountain

for Russia with winding river below. Any amount of lovely flowers &

large oak tree in centre of lawn. No carpets but well washed boards.

Large spacious rooms & veranders. Mr W. four little girls, v.fair affec’ate

children. Nice German governess, all Russian maids & menservants &

appear excellent. Lin photod a soldier & the 2 head gardeners fr. village.

Hunting cart 3 horses abreast. Walked after to Count’s house in ruins

(illeg illeg) tea rooms. W’s grounds sort of colony of English relations

close together. Excellent dinner & glorious golden sunset for drive home.

(illeg illeg). Mrs. W. gave me 2 bouquets peas. Mrs. W. not well enough

to go ashore all day. Lin terrible (illeg). Lin saw Church yard where old

people choose their last resting place, buy a plot of ground, have a seat

placed on or near it & take their work & contemplate the future!

Excellent arrangement for watch dog able to run full length of yard

without getting away. Siberian wild rose sort of large magenta 4 or 5

leafed rose, the berry large & flat.

Monday 11 August

Another lovely day. Hear fr. Mr B. can’t start till Wed! Consternation all

round!!! Mr Wishaw called & took cartridges. Miss C, Lin & self went

ashore, took tram to H. F. Read papers affairs better S. America pre. on

gold 170. Culman deposed, Peregrini taken his place. On to Hermitage.

Lin v. tiresome would not come away. (illeg) by ourselves & he followed,


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took drosky. Back at Yacht by 2.15, excellent luncheon. Mrs. Watney on

deck at luncheon. I breakfasted in bed so tired. Hier soir et ce matin de

trop après les fatigues de mer! Wrote Miss Gill. Lin going to play tennis

with Mr Wishaw’s cousin in their place at “The Islands”. Sky dull &

overcast at 2 o’c for first time almost since we came. Rained after lunch.

Under awning with Mrs. W. & had tea there. Lin & Mr Mr B. ashore. Lin

off for tennis & enjoyed it notwithstanding rain. Miss C. decided to go!!!

Spoke to me & then to Mr Barker. Mrs. W. v. ill new abcess somewhere

(illeg). 7.45 pouring with rain. Mrs. W. dined on deck. We all sat with her

after dinner. Mr Wishaw of the Islands sent beautiful flowers & peas to

Mrs. Watney. Lin enjoyed game immensely.

Tuesday 12 August

Lovely day. Horribly tormented with fleas all night! Mrs. W. better & in

less pain this morg. Miss C. ashore to Vice Consulate at 7 o’c & Church

also. Lin remained on deck. Miss C. & self to Museum Carriages.

Carriage Em. Alex II was assassinated from. Carriage made by Peter

Great. Exquisite coronation carriages gold & red, Cathherine I & II

painted by Boucher, Gravelot & Watteau. One carriage inside lined with

Saphires & diamonds. Harness & (illeg) Catherine I . Gobelin tapestries.

To Davor, bought fruit, photos. Lady Torfrida got up steam for going &

ran right into embankment wall, c’d not imagine that had happened. Huge

stones torn up & railing round & crowd, figurehead of Lady Torfrida

lying broken. Rowed round to see damage, fortunately above water mark.

Lying at anchor great commotion on deck, her tug in danger. Mr Wishaw

called. Lin & Mr B. went with him ashore took his cartridges & cartridge

box. Mrs. W. decided to leave St Petersburg tomorrow at 12, seems v.

seedy & depressed. Letter fr. Miss Gill written 5th good accounts of dear

Maud but no other news. Do not even know how Roy reached C. Church.

Lady Torfrida belongs to Grand D. Alexis brother of Emp. & is Admiral

of the Fleet. Cap’t apparently lost his head!

Wednesday 13 August

Dull wet morg. Wind W. & unfavourable again. Pity not to have taken

advantage last 4 days East wind, now wind against us. 10.30. Three Mr

Wishaws came on board, took more cartridges. 11 o’c just steaming out

of here, sun shining gloriously on the Golden Domes of St Petersburg. Mr

W. gave us number of Punch, cartoon & another drawing entirely erased.

Weighed anchor 11 o’c without assistance of Tug or Pilot to Cronstadt. 2

fine men war lying off C, one saluted. Mrs. W. & all on deck, beautiful

breeze & fine. Reached Cronstadt about 2 after lunch again on deck.

Butterfly dragonfly & large bee & numberless flies suddenly flew on

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experienced. Mrs. W. fortunately below. Reading D. Jessop’s book “Mrs.

Dunlow or a story half told”. Lovely evening. Found carcases of butterfly

& bee walking up & down deck before dinner. Miss C. not well. Had

same pilot as before at Kronstadt. Left us at Lundun light ship.

Thursday 14 August

Glorious day. Sat out all morg. calm as mill pond. Read Mrs. Fawcet &

Mrs. A. Dilke’s reply about Woman suffrage. Commenced Hanseatic

Towns. Wrote 3 letters on deck under awning & on Miss C’s case! Mrs.

Watney v. poorly & in continual pain & discomfort. Came into dinner for

first time for long while. Sea v. calm. Roughish night head wind only

went 3 knots an hour! Left Gulf of Finland 9 pm. Saw lights.

Friday 15 August

Lovely day but rolling about all whilst dressing finished me off & felt

wretched all day. Sat in deck house until driven to cabin by inward

squalls! Had lunch there, after slept hour. Lin working, he been seedy

also & afraid has slight cold. Sat on deck with Mrs. W, Miss C. & Mr B.

who read acount of Dublin till dinner bell. Discussion as to whether we

sh’d anchor off Gothland, decided we sh’d having head wind. So had

peaceful dinner & evg. Mrs. W. much better & less pain, so very glad.

Only going 9 knots in 2 hours & last night only 6 in same time. Headache

all day. Mrs. W. came in to dinner. Man in boat came off to see if we

wanted pilot where we were going & where we came from! 8 o’c.

Ljugarn anchored here east coast of Gothland for night, delightfully

peaceful. One of the little hamlets of Gothland like all Swedish places

clean looking.

Saturday 16 August

9.50 AM. Just under weigh fr Ljugarn, lovely morg. Strong head wind

still blowing S. West. Had comfortable breakfast, really good eggs &

excellent tongue. Wind on port beam, set some sail. Feel v. languid &

tired. Wind rain & lightening, rough night, made but little headway.

11.30. Got up all my things rolling about, chair over with a bang. Lin

disturbed internally. Mrs. W. sat on bridge with Mr B who read to her.

Read outside deck house “To call her mine” by W. Besant well written

but unpleasant character also “Love & Peril” by Ld Lorne feeble, & piece

of Hansa towns. The Baltic was originally the great emporium of herring

fishering now none ever come here. Sardines & other fish abound. Went

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Sunday 17 August

11.30. Anchored at Karlskrona, charming Swedish port with wonderfully

pretty islands about. Remained in bed to breakfast feeling tired & done

up. 1.30 PM. Small launch with brass band playing cheerful air passed

escorted by 9 or 10 small white sailing boats looking like butterflies on

the greenish blue water. Heavenly day, strong wind SW. Karlskrona

principal Naval port of Sweden charming looking town so clean with

white houses & their pretty picturesque red tiles & little groups of sailors

in white trousers looking v. smart about. Miss C. v. anxious about her

Church but we cannot land until Swedish Customs house officer comes to

us, this etiquette! Mr Barker puts the percentage of happy marriages at

one in 90! Lin had bad fall trying to jump with stool between his feet –

stunned him. Pomade divine useful. After tea went ashore, most clean

picturesque little town, 3 churches. Funeral. Young sub- lieutenant.

Stamps, medicine, little Park. Odd eyed man one blue other ½ blue &

dark brown. Belfry built by Charles XI 1664 about. Mr B. & Lin read

after dinner “Lady Baby”. Miss C. sore throat. Mrs. W. better. Starry

night, fine sunset. Lin v. sleepy.

Monday 18 August

Tabs birthday. Kerlskroma. 10 o’clock AM. Weighed anchor. 4 Swedish

brigs under full sail just off also for few days cruise, v. pretty sight. Our

young sub-lieutenant on the 3rd one. As we passed on our course the

leading brig saluted, we returned it. Haisey warm morning, wind drop’d.

Feel better this morg. Miss C. better also. Not a puff of wind, “Wind bob”

hanging limp. Gray haze. Had tea on bridge. Mrs. W. cold in head going

round, Lin, Mr B. & Miss C. had it. Mr Barker read after dinner on deck

house when we were alarmed by hearing fog horn. Engines slackened &

Cap’t voice. Soundings taken, finally stop’d. Anchored at Somyge Point

for night & to bed at 12 o’c.

Tuesday 19 August

Dear Roy’s birthday. Weighed anchor fr. Somyge Point (Swedish coast)

8 o’c. Heavy rain 9.30 to 45 heaviest thunderstorm I ever experienced,

lightning v. vivid! Heavy peals thunder & drenching rain. A hawk & 2

small birds in soaking condition! took shelter on Yacht. Lin pinched Mr

Barker by lifting side table on which he was sitting! Usual result! Miss C.

v. shocked. Margery mending covers in deck house. Passed sailing ship

all sails drop’d & Wilson boat. 12 o’c AM. Sighted wreck off entrance to

Sound. Tug Skandenavia by side of her. Must be a v. large vessel her 2

masts so wide apart. Green flag on one. Only about 8 feet of her masts

visible, sinking, run into in last night’s fog. Hawk & 2 small birds on

deck. 3 o’c. Reached Copenhagen. Austrian Squadron 4 iron clads. Yacht


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“Carmen” belongs to Mr Wood of Portsmouth. Ashore for letters no one

disap. Roy home fr. Tabs, only there for a fortnight. Mare ill! Other news

good. Saluting! Victoria steamer in harbour again!!!! Lin settled to leave

Yacht tomorrow! Mrs. W. v. annoyed & disagreeable about our going.

Miss C. going to remain. Packed at once. V. tired. Mrs. W. dignified

during dinner. Slept badly. Lin made desperate noise packing.

Wednesday 20 August

Packed everything. Lin photoing Gig. Mrs. W. most tiresome &

interfering with Lin’s things, wish he would not take so many things with

him always. Mrs. W. pitched in to me at great length about the trouble

Lin gave! True, but cool to tell me! Cap’t taking care of surplus things,

many. Mrs. W. ashore with us, bother her. V. hot. Great bother about L’s

plates at Wilson’s agents, Mr B. says Lin absolutely reckless of expense!

Wish he was more careful but he never will be. Waited in carriage for

him with Mrs. W & Miss C, latter so kind & sympathetic. Said goodbye

at Hotel Angleterre where we had lunch & dinner, both good. Charming

yachting trip spolt by fuss & worry over trifles! Bought few little things,

saw flower & fruit market. Tasted absinthe. Ball given honour of 4

Austrian Men of War at Hotel. Saw Ballroom, 2 bouquets, one pink &

white Danish, one red white & green Austrian, ribs to match. 8 o’c took

train to Karsor. 10.30 Karsor. Hurried off on to steamer. Charming clean

bright, tasty supper laid out saloon. Lay down in saloon, flea! Pretty girl

(Dane) & plain young man, each eat enormous supper. Reached Kiel 4.30

Thursday morning, no bother with luggage.

Thursday 21 August

Kiel 4.30 AM. Took train after exam. luggage to Altona 6.15 AM. 8.11.

Reached Hamburg. Difference of opinion as to which Sta. to go to

Flushing fr! Swedish gent. assisted us. Had coffee, bad. 9.40 started fr.

same sta. for Bremen. Swede in same carriage & American. He turned

out to be a cousin of Nordenfeldts, has an estate 30 fr. Stokholm. Keeps 4

Elks for hunting, close time for Elk hunting except one month in year fr.

14 Sep to 15 Oct. Can tell Elks age by number of its horns. When 3 years

old it has one horn & another each year until they have 5 or 6. Best age

for eating 3 to 4 years. Members of the Lords House in Sweden are

elected for 9 years, they can resign during that time. Commoners elected

for 3 yrs only, they cannot resign. Slow tedious journey. Reached

Flushing at 10 o’c. Great rush of people on enormous but horrid steamer.

Had to sleep in a sort of Kennel with 4 berths below. Gent. with pretty

wife been in Norway on “Brittania” her engines too strong for her strains

her at every point. No money. Lin offered to lend him some.


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Friday 22 August

Most uncomfortable journey fr. Flushing to Queensboro’. Reached

Queensboro’ at 7 o’clock, lovely bright bracing morg. Victoria 8 o’c. No

trouble with luggage at custom house. Reached home 8.35. Delighted to

see dear chicks. Maud looking sweet & fatter than when we left home.

Roy thin & has a nasty loose cough. Had breakfast & lay down for hour,

house looking v. nice & clean. Poor Lady Boehm died at 6 o’c this morg.

Con, Eff & Eddie there, Floss not arrived fr. her wedding tour in Ireland.

Called at 3.30 on Eff, poor girl v. upset can scarcely believe it yet. Saw

Fanny B. at Mr Coglan’s, Mr C. between life & death too, his sister taken

possession of house to F’s annoyance. Went to Mother with Maud &

stayed till 7 o’c, looking v. v. seedy, excema again! F.W. there &

Mervyn. Mr Burnand dined here at 8.30, v. bright & lively. Laurence told

me she was going to be married 20th Sep!!! Must now really see for

someone. Letters fr. Tabby.

Saturday 23 August

Pouring wet morg. 11 o’c Con arrived to arrange about dear lady

Boehm’s funeral at Dorking for next Wednesday. 3 o’c this morg. went

down to drawing room found Lin fast asleep as usual in chair, room

suffocating with heat of lamps & smell of smoke. Mr Burnand left at 12

o’c. Lin & Roy out to lunch. Maud & Miss G. met them at Savoy & saw

“Gondoliers”. I went to Mother at 4 o’c stayed till 6 o’c. Fanny Barker to

dinner. Mr Coglan worse. Lin had Turkish bath. Embarras de richesse in

fruit. F. Barker had skittish horse in cab!

Sunday 24 August

M, R. & self to St. Mathias, rained had to take cab. M’s pretty new dress

spot’d by rain. Lin riding Marquis. Mervyn & Florence in after tea. Find

Roy much spoilt & inclined to be very rude in speaking, hope he will

alter as I do not like it. Poured greater part of afternoon.

Monday 25 August

Fine morg for wonder. To stores with Maud. Bought R. 4 prs stockings

10/-, 6 collars 3/-, brush & comb 5/9, gloves 5/6, wreath 5/6. Lin & Roy

to stores after lunch. Called at Mother’s morg. Out. Miss G. had tea with

me, Maud with Mother. F.W. brought her back at 6.30.

Tuesday 26 August

Fine morg. Went with Roy to see Mother. Bought hat band 1/6½, braid

1½, flowers 6d, bus 2d. Lin & children out after lunch. Roy v. naughty &

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come, v. glad, much nicer than a stranger. Coming on 16th Sep’t. Wet

again & dull. Two brace of grouse fr. Vernon Watney.

Wednesday 27 August

In bed to breakfast. X. little friend due next Saty. Nana & James

Matheson to tea. V. pretty boy with a sweet voice. Canon Bourne sent us

2 brace of grouse fr. Sutherland. Lin off early to Lady Boehm’s funeral.

Punch dinner after.

Thursday 28 August

Lovely morg. Miss G, M. & Roy to Lamb’s to have Roy fitted with his

new suit. Roy going with Jolly after lunch to Oval to see Cricket match,

returned at 7 o’c. Sent Mother grouse, she sent me back a duck. Little

gold fish arrived fr. B. Cole’s. Cocky’s little birds hatched! Lin did

drawing & we dined late. Laurence went out for me.

Friday 29 August

Fine day. Tassel brought 2 bunches of grapes. Had duck for lunch.

Carriage at 3 o’c. Called with Maud on Miss Clerke 68 Redcliffe Sqr,

dear old things all. Round Park & called on Mother. Mervyn & F.W.

there, going to Buxton tomorrow. Quiet evg. Lin called on & saw Mr &

Mrs. Abbey, seem v. happy. Want place in country for about £150 a year.

Roy & Miss G. out for walk. Miss C. had received wire fr. Mrs. Watney,

home.

Saturday 30 August

Fine morg. Lin goes by night mail to Tressady, Sutherland. Miss G. taken

Roy to Dr. Orton’s. Went thro’ silver with Laurence, glass & china. Find

all quite correct & in order. Miss Gill & M. to stores. Mother & F.W. go

to Buxton. Mother sent Laurence a pretty pepper glass & silver for

wedding present. Miss G. spent at stores £1.12.9 for Lin & children. Lin

took Roy to rink came back v. hot. Mervyn to dinner. Lin started for

Scotland at 8 o’c. Books £11.13.0. Miss Gill £11.5.0. Jane £ (blank).

Sunday 31 August

Fine morg. All to Church. Pretty girl with her husband & little boy in

front. Left cheque at B. Cole’s £1.5.0. Con came in to tea, stayed till 7.

Packed. Quiet day.

Monday 1 September

Go to Tabs D.V. with Maud. Paid up books £11.8.9. Emma gone home

for week. Laurence went up with us to Waterloo, no inconvenience. V.

nice thro’ carriage 2nd class reserved. Roy knocked my eye at Brockhurst,


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nearly stunned me, awfully painful after. Carriage & cart met us. Found

Tabs & all looking wonderfully well. Took walk along coast before

dinner. Eye perfect sight!. Two letters fr. Jess. Accounts of revolution v.

bad. Letter fr. F.W. Mother already better at Buxton. Miss G. v. kind in

packing Roy’s & M’s boxes & seeing after their things being mended etc.

Tuesday 2 September

XX. Commenced taking arcenic de fer, 3 a day. Black eye! Sat out morg.

whilst Tabs, Roy, E. & Gwen bathed. After watched Ham’s little sailing

boat “Water Baby” race, came in good second, coast guardsman v.

enthusiastic! After lunch Maud Evelyn & self in cart to C. C. bought

Evelyn spade. M’s bathing gown. Gwen rode. Met Mrs. Rhodes & girls.

Long walk with Tabs. Mrs. Wetherall called. Tabs sang after dinner.

Letter fr. Lin, party of 8 at Tressady.

Wednesday 3 September

Fine morg. Went with all to sands Maud bathed with rest. H. out all day

after breakfast. Gwen rode. Read Four Georges by H. Justin McCarthy.

Letter fr. Lin. Mr Watney v. kindly wished to have Roy up at Tressady.

D.V. he may go with Lin another year. Jackdaw! Shawl & letter fr. Mrs.

S.

Thursday 4 September

On sands all morg. Two letters fr. Lin. Vernon’s best dog shot by friend

accidentally. Vernon v. kindly asked Lin to send for Roy. Out after lunch

in “Water Baby” in a boat to C. C. Had tea there bought Roy bathing

shoes. Maud bathed. Letters fr. Sophy asking us to stay there, & fr. poor

Judy. Lovely & hot.

Friday 5 September

Lovely day. On sands all morg. whilst rest bathed. Drove to Bunnie(?)

Chine beyond High Cliff Lady Waterford’s place (Louisa) with Tabs &

Maud in cart. Letters fr. Miss Harcourt, 2 fr. Lin & Con. Roy out in duck

punt after lunch with Ham. Very warm all day.

Saturday 6 September

Lovely day. Bathed morg. except self. After lunch went in to C. C. in

“Water Baby” with H, Roy & Evelyn & enjoyed it. Had tea at C. C.

bought net for Eve 1/8. H. & Tabs dined at the Wetheralls, Cap’t W. in

Life Guards. Roy & Maud dined with me. Letter fr. Lin.


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Sunday 7 September

Lovely day. Letters fr. Mrs Watney fr. Palatine off Ryde. Aunt (illeg). M.

& self to Church with H, T. & G. Good sermon on Obedience &

gratitude. Tabs & self remained to Com. After lunch Roy & self for long

walk after spiders & blackberries, no end of questions. Roy off again after

tea with H & dogs for walk. Wrote to Mrs. Watney, Lin, & Auntie Anna.

Roy & H. for walk till dinner time.

Monday 8 September

2 letters fr. Lin. Counted washing & off with H. in high dog cart to

Bournemouth “Slap Bang”. Tabs & Eve came on in dog cart to be

photod. Met them there had ginger beer & 2 cakes. H. had interview with

Mr Stone about S. Y. Scarf 206 tons lying at Mr Allen’s yard “Poole”.

Drove on with H. to Poole to see her. Had sandwiches at Antelope Hotel,

put up cart & rowed across to see her & nearly all over her seems to be

well built well found & good sound craft all round. Allen astonished at

price Mr Stone willing to take for her. H. will overhaul her, & we had tea

at Hotel. Drove to Mr Stone’s, long interview & H. decided to buy her at

£319! V. late getting home dark & no lights. Enjoyed day v. much, H. vy.

companionable. Tabs & Maud anxious about our being late. Forgot to

take my letters to post.

Tuesday 9 September

Lovely day. Wrote letters all morg & read at Gate. Miss Elphinstone

passed! Ham & Roy off to Poole for day about yacht £319, cost £1000.

After lunch Tabs & self in dog cart off to Mrs. Sage garden party pretty

place. Met Mr & Mrs. Bush & niece there. Mrs. B. Mrs. Kemp Willet’s

sister. Mr & Miss Nugent etc. H. & Roy home by 7.30. Letters fr. Lin, Mr

Burnand ill. Lin returns Thursday. Letter fr. Mother wanting me to go to

her.


Lovely morg. Music & letter fr. Miss G. Out all morg bathing & reading.

Ham off before our breakfast about yacht. Bought it (illeg) & being fitted

for cruise! Tabs & self paid calls on Mrs. Wetherby, Mrs. Stuart & Mrs.

Rider. Walked after to get flowers, v. tired. Letter fr. Lin.


Lovely day. Tabs off to Winchester early. Bathed with children in her

dress morg. & enjoyed it. Roy up at 5 o’c & to fish with Tutor Ward &

Coates & again with H. & Coates fr. 11.30 till 3.30. About 8 fish morg. &

mid day. After lunch Maud & self went to C. C. to tea in Water Baby

with Hamilton. New cushions. Stuck on mud! Mr Harding arrived, v. like


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Mr Molesworth in manner more learned & has had his books published.

Letter & wire fr. Lin. Letters fr. Sp. & Miss Harcourt. Lin wired telling

me to wire, no means of doing so.

Friday 12 September

Tabs went to London & returned same night. Mr H. & Hamilton at

Elmshurst all morg & to garden party after lunch. Gwen’s birthday, had

tea in garden. Played tennis Roy & Maud. Wire fr. Lin at Tressady.

Wired back. Bathed with chicks morg. Practiced.


Lovely day. Bathed with Tabs & chicks. X. M. seedy. Letter fr. Emma.

Laurence wants to stay a week longer. Wrote to say she could do so.

Wrote Minnie also. Wire & letter fr. Lin, going to leave Tressady

Monday & hopes to be here Tuesday evg. Mr H. dined at Lady

Waterford’s.

Sunday 14 September

Wrote Lin. Letter fr. Mrs. Sambourne. All to Church morg. Met Mrs.

Maberley & Cap’t & Mrs. Wetherall. Walked after lunch with Roy, Gwen

& Eve for spiders & blk berries, home to tea. All went for long walk after

tea.

Monday 15 September

Lovely morg. Letter fr. Lin written Friday. Mr H. & H. off for sail to C.

C. Tabs, chicks & self bathed, v. rough. Roy knocked down by waves &

self too. Jackdaw cage!!! Slap Bang & brown horse Spick tried in

harness. Letter fr. Effie. Tabs, Maud & self drove to Bournemouth, had

coffee there. Found telegram fr. Mother on return. Mervyn very poorly

wants me to go to her.

Tuesday 16 September

Lovely day. 2 letters fr. Lin. Bathed morg. & talked after to Mrs.

Wetherall. H. & Mr Harding out all day at Poole & Bournemouth, yacht

in water. Roy, Gwen & self out fishing all afternoon caught 9. Mrs.

Reeve called wants us to go to tea there tomorrow. Lin arrived by 2.25 fr.

Waterloo, Mr Warren architect later, ridiculously like Will Oakes. Lin

looks pretty well but has slight cold. Letter fr. Minnie.


Lovely day. Lin playing tennis with Roy. Cap’t & Mrs. Wetherall coming

to dinner. Letter fr. Con. Bathed morg. Mr Warren remained on for night.

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Lancaster Gate in Nov. if we are in London. Wire fr. Mother saying she

& Mervyn returning home tomorrow fr. Buxton. Roy & Lin bathed

before breakfast.


Rained early. Lin & Mr Warren went to town by 1st train. Mr Harding by

the 11.17. Tabbie to luncheon with Cap’t & Mrs. Wetherall. H. shooting

with Cap’t W. V. kindly asked me but rather too tiring so preferred

lunching at Capisthorn. Bathed morg. Roy off trawling with Coates. I

walked with Tabs to Bure Hommage(?) Ricardo’s place. Letter fr. Mrs. S.

Maud bathed with me. Played tennis with Roy all afternoon.

Friday 19 September

H. left before our breakfast for 2 days shooting at Brookwood. Tabs &

self Maud & chicks for long drive after lunch. Roy out playing cricket.

Bathed morg. not Tabs, & walked to end of Cliff.


Left Capisthorn by 1.35 train. Very high tide, went to see it at Elmhurst.

Comfortable journey up. Lin met us at Waterloo fearfully crowded.

House looking nice. Roy came on with boxes in cab, M. & self in

carriage. Lin to Turkish Bath. Hamilton not returned fr. Brookwood when

we left.

Sunday 21 September

Rained early fine later. M, R. & self started for Church at 20 to 11, took

om to Mother’s, found her with Mervyn both looking well. Had arrived

fr. Buxton last evg. Saw us at Waterloo, too far off to call. Stayed until ¼

to one o’c. Lin took Roy for long walk after lunch. Mervyn came to

dinner. Jane out, poor dinner.

Monday 22 September

X. Petit ami. Dear Roy returns to School by Granville. Went out by

himself at 10 o’c morg. & never appeared again until 4 o’c! Maud & self

went to Vic calling first at Mother’s. No Roy, met Lin at V. Sta. v. angry.

Lin took Roy by 5.15 great rush. Mother sent round to hear particulars

sh’d feel v. anxious till we hear. Lin had wire about work for (illeg).

Dinner at French Ex. given by Mons. Ayala. X, petit ami, unable to go.

Laurence left at 8 o’c. Spoke v. nicely about little things done for her. Lin

& self gave her a sovereign each. Worked well till the last! X. Minnie

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Dear Mother called early bringing wire fr. Tassel. Had met Roy last evg.

at Margate, was all right. Sp. came in, jumpy. All O’s going to Scotland

tonight till Dec. Mervyn & F.W. came. Edgar & Annie been to Mother’s

& Con who had fetched his chicks fr. Mr Jackson’s. Minnie took Maud

for walk. Bought 2 ferns & flowers 1/7. After lunch in carriage round Pk.

& called at Mother’s, looks tired out. Mervyn & F.W. there. Thunder

storm. Postcard fr. Miss Allen, Roy safe. Wrote to Mde. Ayala & Tabs.


Maud & Jane out for walk morg. Maud & I have tea & dine with Grannie.

Dull heavy day. Letter fr. Miss Allen with Mr Edward’s receipt, thinks

Roy looks well. Two little ladies & 1 dog puppy arrived last evg. 2

bitches drowned, keep dog pup. Letter fr. Mrs. S. Drove to Miss Witton’s

for alteration of blue serge bodice. X. Pass book overdrawn, account £68

odd!


Maud & Minnie out for walk morg. Carriage at 3. Mervyn & self to make

calls. Mrs. Alexander out, Mrs. Thomson in. Mrs. Lynn Linton in, v. kind

to Mervyn. Crawfurds & Mathews out. Bother with Marquis going under

arch! Bought 3 ferns at Smith & Larkes paid 1/- for them, small ones.

Maud at Mother’s, Bates brought her back. Lin took drawings after

dinner at Military Ex. for this week’s drawing.

Friday 26 September

Up to breakfast. Maud & Jane to French Ex. after lunch. Lin to stables &

took photos of horse for work. Mare still away. I drove at 3.15 to Barkers

about 2 bills paid & charged again, about bankruptcy Sp’s awful bother.

To Slaters about meat & stores, bought music Henselt & V.White’s songs

4/1½. 2 small books 9d, cream 10½ blotting paper 10½. Dined at

Mother’s, F.W. there to tea. Mervyn brought me back in cab much better.

Letter fr. Fanny B. Mr C. left her £7000 & all pictures. Maud v. tired.


Out morg with M. Bought stay lace 6½, plants 1/6, flowers 6d, gum

coachiline(?) bird sand 5d, Tony’s collar 1/3. Did fern case & birds &

Mervyn called. Lin rode Marquis & seemed much better for ride. After

lunch Lin, M. & self to French Ex. V. good. Met Mr Whiteley & Mr

Applin who gave us free passes. Met Mr Reed. Lions & Wild East

excellent. Saw Mr & Mrs. Drabble. Went to theatre, “Pr. of Spectacles”

in evg. Mr & Mrs. Thomson in our box.


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Sunday 28 September

Awful pains in tummy all morg, can’t make out cause. Dear Mother sent

early flowers, card, vases & cheque for £2.2.0 for my birthday her usual

thoughts & goodness to us all! Wrote to Roy. Lin walked to Mr

Spielman’s about work. Mr Tom Taylor & dau. called. V. pleased to see

them.

Monday 29 September

X. Wrote Midge. Mervyn came in. Don’t feel well enough to go to theatre

with dear Mother & M. tonight. Letters fr. Roy, Mrs. S. & Tilda. Lin pd.

washing £2. M. & self walked to Mother’s, bought flowers 4d, nuts 11d.

Mervyn in to be photod after lunch, stayed tea. M. & Jane to Ex. Took

3/7 to W. Tratton junr. for affidavit Sp’s bankruptcy.


Mrs. Sambourne comes fr. Bristol, Mr Glossop with her. Nana to lunch &

tea. Letters fr. Tabbie, Eff. Roy’s play box, to send 2 pots strawberry, 2

sardines & cake. Pain in night & sore throat, can’t make out why. X.

Warrants for interim Div. on Pref. Sunshales Ex. Shrs. & interest on

Tucuman shrs. due today. Ordinary shrs. div. due 13th next month.

Wednesday 1 October

C. Burnand’s wedding day! with Mary Tirzah Wilson(?) dau. of Mr &

Mrs. Tilford Simpson of 54 St George’s Sqre. Oratory 2.30. Mr Hartree’s

luncheon party 2 o’c. Went. Dullish party but v. pretty bright house. Has

bought several of Lin’s & other drawings fr. Mr Cosens sale. Too late for

wedding, left cards at Mrs. Burnand’s. Mrs. Sambourne in bed all day.

Thursday 2 October

In bed all day with bad cold, had awful pain on chest all night. Mrs.

Sambourne up after breakfast. Mervyn went to Capisthorne at 2.25. Miss

G. & Maud called & saw Mother morg. Mrs. S. very depressed by cold

could not speak to her when in my room on account of throat. She went to

bed after lunch. Maud dined with Linley. Letter fr. Midge they have lost 3

boxes on W. Rly, sueing company for £100.

Friday 3 October

Lovely day, down at 11 o’c. F.W. called & brought flowers fr. Mother.

Drove her back at 12 o’c, went for hour’s drive past Kens. stores. Maud

& Miss Gill to A. N. Stores about selling our birds, & to buy lobster. Lin

with cold today! Mine better, chest awfully sore inside & out. Drove

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had some for dinner, did both of us good. Lin v. bothered with work. Lin

wrote to Mrs. Langtry for Mervyn.

Saturday 4 October

Lovely day. Went out in carriage at 12 o’c, called at Mother’s leaving

Maud & Miss G. at Albert Mansions. Mother sent grapes to Mrs.

Sambourne & celery to Lin. Met M. & Miss G. in park, walked with

them. After lunch Lin went for Turkish Bath. X. Almanack dinner. M. &

self to Butts for fruit & flowers. Called at Miss Lutyens on way home, a

Mrs. Knight there, like H. Langley. Miss G. out for Mrs. S. Had tea all

together. Mrs. S. in her room all day. Seems seedy & depressed a usual.

Notice fr. B.A. & Gt. S. Rly, all Ex shrs 1890 fr. now turned into ordinary

shares. Find Miss G. v. wearisome to talk to, rattles on so for the sake of

talking!

Sunday 5 October

Fine day. Mrs. S. up for break. in her room looking much better. X.

Written to Midge. X. Sent cheque £25 annuity to Bank. In all day. Maud

seedy taken medicine. Miss G. to Church morg. Mrs. S. seems better tho’

v. depressed.

Monday 6 October

Walked to Mother’s morg. Bought red plant 4d. Drove with Mother

round Park at 3 o’c. Marquis shied at Bank, Jolly thrashed him makes me

feel quite ill, wish Lin would not be always buying new horses, never has

time to get used to one before he is either sold or given away. This is the

second time Jolly has thrashed Marquis unmercifully. Saw Mr Lowndes

about money, have nothing fit to sell now! & no money to draw! Left

cards with Mother on C. Hartree & had tea after with Mother. Cab home

1/-. Called at Browns, Edg. not there. Mrs. S. better, in drawing room on

my return. X. Maud to drawing with Blanche for 1st time since return. Mr

Lowndes going to convert Tucumans into ordinary stock. Letter fr. Roy,

well.

Tuesday 7 October

Rain, dull. Long letter from Edgar fr. Pull Court, coming to London today

or tomorrow. Went morg. at 11 to Stores with Mervyn ordered & bought

1 pair of twill sheets, 6 new towels £1.16. 5½, & 4 packets of Price’s

candles, included in £1.16. 5½. Quiet evg.

Wednesday 8 October

Lovely day. Out morg, stamps 6d. Mrs. Sambourne’s bath chair did not

come, fatigue of dressing for nothing. Emma’s afternoon. Mrs. S. better.


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Lin photoing all morning. Went at 3.30 with Maud called on Mrs. Furniss

asked her to write her doctor about Nana at Bournemouth. Called on Mrs.

B. Keith, out, & to Mansions, Edgar there more Edgarish than ever.

Mother’s foot v. bad inflamed corn. Had dinner at Mother’s with Mervyn.

Mr Webber called to see Mother. Headachy day. Getting more & more

nervous driving. Miss G. stayed & amused Mrs. S.

Thursday 9 October

Fine day. Very cold. Fires! Lin gave me money for books, had given me

£2 to make up £5.15, £3.15 & 4 cheques besides for coming weeks. Went

at 3.30 to Studio fetched head of Minerva. Called after on Mdes. Watney,

Carbut & Wills & Mr A. Burnand, home at 4.30. Mrs. Childs & her sister

to tea. Walked to Mother’s morg. with Miss G. & M. Mother’s corn

better. Webber there. Edgar came in just as I was leaving. Mervyn came

in after dinner, brought grapes & huge tomato. Letter fr. C. Stokes fr. Gt.

Yarmouth. X. Maud’s little friend.

Friday 10 October

In all morg. to see governess for Tabbie. Lovely day, cold. Saw 2

governesses, frights. First number of “The Gentlewoman” came. Walked

to Mother’s after lunch called on Mrs. Spofforth & Mrs. Gale on way.

Edgar & So. at Mother’s having tea. Mother’s foot better. Stayed & dined

alone with Mother. Lin dined at 11.10 o’c! Read to him for hour & half,

don’t feel so tired as when I wait for dinner with him. Maud seedy very.

Minnie fetched me fr. Mother’s & walked home. Long unhappy letter fr.

Nana afraid she is v. seedy. Mrs. S. much better had game cards with G.

& M.

Saturday 11 October

Mrs. S. & Miss G. for walk Bath chair 12 - 1 o’c. Lovely clear bright day.

People moving on our right, no more crying baby I hope! Out morg.

Ordered fowl Barkers 3/- fish Carters flowers 8d fruits too dear. After

lunch met Mervyn at Savoy Theatre, Maud & self. Lin joined us stage

box. Met Mr Blunt going to carriage walked part of way with us. Met

Mrs. Spofforth morg, asked me if I knew of good place for a cook & a

governess! Took Maud to have her hair cut Belcher’s, v. dear cutting &

singing 1/6, hairpins 4d. Lin lunched out. Miss G. stayed with Mrs. S. Lin

had Turkish Bath & lunched out. Letter fr. Tabs. Mrs. S. better, had game

of cards with us all on return fr. theatre.

Sunday 12 October

Miss G. home for day. Lin riding Marquis to north London. I went to

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walk. Mrs. Watney called & stayed long time. Mr Lockyer called only

stayed few moments. Maud seedy. Wrote to C. Burnand, Eff, Mrs. Möller

& Tabs. Minnie’s day out.

Monday 13 October

Div’d due on B.A. & Rosario 6% stock on 13th, today. Lin photing all

day, no ride! Walked morg. to Whiteleys about cage, v. dear. Met Mrs.

Coward & children. Mrs. C. had a burglar who stole all her silver last

Saty morg, got in thro’ side dining room window when lunch was being

laid. Lovely day. Drove at 4 fetched Maud fr. drawing class, called on

Mrs. Holmes & Mrs. Messel, long chat with latter. Blanche lent us

beautiful large cage so sh’l not need to buy. Called on Mrs. Spofforth,

out. Letter fr. Roy full of eating wants! Quite a new phase in him, & more

money. Mrs. S. better, gave me lace shawl black. Box arrived fr. Norton

for Mrs. S. Letter fr. Arthur L. about Linley estate. Mrs. Spofforth called

about Miss Ridgeway. C. Hartree called.

Tuesday 14 October

Miss Clark & Mr Lockyer to dinner 7.30. Mrs. Earle to tea. Mr & Mrs.

Abbey to dinner. V. foggy. M. & Gill out for walk. Birds delighted new

cage. Lin says I’m always talking about governesses with Miss Gill must

cure myself of such a tactless habit. Called at 3 on Miss Harcourt (away)

& Mother. F.W, Mervyn & Miss Beadall there, pity! Mr Hartree called &

gave Maud a pretty moonstone necklace fr. Ceylon. Blanche & Mrs.

Earle also called. Very pleasant little dinner girls waited v. nicely.

Wednesday 15 October

See governesses fr. 10 till 12 o’c. Saw 2, not bad. Called at 3.30 on Mrs.

Möller & on Aunt Linda found them all ill with colds. Stayed to tea.

Uncle looking v. poorly. On to Mother’s for dinner. Conrad up staying at

Mother’s till Saty. V. jolly little dinner. Sir E. B. at Baileys Hotel. Lady

B. left Eff. £300 & Eddie £20,000. Con looking v. well. Believe

Mervyn’s engagement is broken off. Carriage fetched me. Lin walked

Punch din.

Thursday 16 October

Walked morg. with Miss G. & Maud to Mother’s, heavy hail storm so

stayed to lunch. Mother drove me back in private hansom. Nellie came to

tea. Moving back to Notting Hill in fortnight’s time. Put out winter

dresses. Mervyn dined here & we went to Avenue Theatre after & saw

“Struggle for life” dull play. Mrs. Boughton, Mrs. Alexander, Miss

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Friday 17 October

Walked with G. & M. 12 o’c. Bought (illeg) shades 11d & bodkins 4½.

Met Mrs. Boughton & Mrs. Street with 2 children. Called on Mr Keene

110 Hammersmith Rd. Looks fearfully thin & ill but v. cheerful & happy.

Bought lobster & fowl at Ham. stores 4/-. Called on Mrs. Fildes & Hunter

both out. On to Mother’s, dined there. Con & Mervyn there, lively little

dinner. Con quite in his old form. All glad Mervyn has broken off his

engagement. Dined at ¼ to 11 o’c , Lin v. tired, good drawing. The boys

off to theatre together. Mrs. Linley & Alice called to see Mrs.

Sambourne.

Saturday 18 October

Tabbie came up to see governesses, about 30. Waited in for her until 10

past 2, , then went with Maud to Lyric Theatre to see Mr Burnand’s piece

“La Cigale” where Lin met us. House crowded, excellent piece. Ulmer &

L. Brough. Lin walked home, brought large pine, sausages & german

sausage. Missed seeing Tabbie v. sorry.

Sunday 19 October

M. & self to Church. Met Alice & Mr Street & 2 little girls one v. pretty.

Lin riding to Ealing, lunched with C. & F. Barker. Misses Clerke, Elsie

Mackenzie & Mr Watney called, stayed some time. Minnie out. X. Petit

ami.

Monday 20 October.

X. Washing 15/½. Lin paid back washing £4.12. Letter fr. Roy getting up

a paper called Albion News! Wants Lin to do a drawing for it! Same

order for jam etc. Went fetched Maud fr. drawing class, round Park &

called on Mrs. Lewis, only returns 1st Nov. Mervyn came in. Thinks he

has engagement with (illeg) Graham! Trial this week. Allotment of 21

£10 shares in B.A. Gt. S. 5% Pref. Shares (issue of £300,000 shs of £10

each.) I being at this time holder of £650 in B.A. Gt. S. share & capital.

X. Having creeper trained by Store men.

Tuesday 21 October

Mrs. Möller’s dinner at Metropole. In bed till 12 o’c. Drove with Lin to

Reform Club to see drawings, took Lin’s dress clothes on to Garrick &

home. F.W. called at 3 o’c. Lin had v. amusing evg. at Metropole & on

after to “Cap’t Therèse” Burnand’s piece. Fritz Jackson, Mr & Mrs.

Maggs, Mr Robertson & wife & Miss Innes party! Quiet evg. here. No

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New B.A. Gt. S. 5% Pref. shrs quoted in morg. Times at 1/8th premium.

Nana here, looks ill. Lin gone for ride morg. Letter fr. Tabs & Sir B.

Baker. Called at 3.30 after taking Lin as far as Hyde Pk. Cor. on Mrs.

Baker & had tea with her. Miss Cooper there, old friend of Mde.

Leopold’s, & on Marion Pollock. Miss P. there, starchy Leigh sort of

person, v. comme il fait. On to dine with Mother. Ina Mackenzie with

Maud for tea & supper.

Thursday 23 October

Down at 11 o’c. Fanny Barker to lunch. Miss Lutyens called, Mrs.

Crawfurd, Mrs. O’Brian & Miss Harcourt. Mrs. O’B went with me to

Mrs. B. Tomlin, going abroad for a month, wants to find places for her

servants! Sorry to recommend them always look so dirty opening door!

To Mrs. O’B’s (illeg) after & Miss Clerkes. Everyone with colds. Maud

& G. called morg. at Mother’s, out. Lin rode morg. in Row.

Friday 24 October

Up to breakfast, fine warm day. F.W. here to lunch. Went at 2.30 in

brougham together to Maples, looked at blinds & chairs v. dear. Called

Mrs. Calderon & Orchardson, both away. Left hat at Pullars to be dyed

black. Stayed at Mother’s for dinner. Heard little Russel play Mervyn’s

accompaniments. Carriage fetched me at 9. Lin finished good drawing on

London Smells, Also did one yesterday on another subject. Dinner at 10

to 10! early.

Saturday 25 October

Lin dined at Brabants Ex. with Punch staff. Mr Milliken here to tea. Man

called fr. Maples about window blinds morg. room, dear, 10/6 each!

Went at 2 o’c in brougham to Mother (pouring wet) to Theatre Savoy

matinée “Gondoliers” Mervyn joined us later. Bought 2 lbs sausages 1/8

& flowers 1/8 at Butts, 3/4 together. Mervyn came in in evg. & stayed till

10 o’c. X. Whiskey arrived fr. Scotland. Wish Minnie would be more

punctual & regular in pulling down blinds & lighting up, my room not

ready at 6.15.

Sunday 26 October

Rained, did not go to Church. Lin returned fr. his ride. M. & he cleaned

out drawers! Miss G. home for day. V. cold & uncertain day. No one

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Monday 27 October

Asked Miss Harcourt to tea. Out to French Ex. with Maud morg. to see

furs, not good. Walked there & back. Fine bright day. Washing 13/½.

Miss G. bought stamps for me 10d & called to enquire for Mrs. Fildes

who returned today fr. country. Called after lunch on Mrs. Spofforth, talk

about Madlle. Choisi, Miss Harcourt, Mrs. Watney just going out,

Mother, & Mr Cole, had tea there. V. cold evg. X. Lin promised to take

up shares of 5% B.A. G. Southern pref. already quoted ¼ prem.

Tuesday 28 October

X. 3rd install. of £23 on 23 £5 new issue of Cent Argt. Rly. took to Mr

Lowndes to pay for me. Hard frost bright & clear. Letters fr. B. Barrs,

Miss Harcourt & C. Hartree. Lunch with Mother & see Mervyn in “Mons

Moulu”. Tickets for Court Theatre “Cabinet Minister” tonight. X.

£52.10.0 paid 1st install on 21 £10 shrs 5% B.A. Gt. Southern pref. to

Glyn Mills Currie & Co, 67 Lombard St E. C. Enloyed Court T. v. much,

Mervyn met us there.


X. Must sell or get Lin to take up B.A. Gt. S. 5% pref shares. 21 £10 shrs

allotted me. Taken them up. Lin advanced money fr. £246 he has of

mine! Mad’lle Choisy coming morg, like her v. much. In practicing all

morg. Maud to drawing class. Fetched her & called on Mrs. Finlay. To

Mother’s early. Returned home 9 o’c on ac’t of Maud. Mrs. S. not so

well.

Thursday 30 October

Mrs. Crawford’s dinner 8 o’c. Miss Harcourt calling morg. X. Received

receipt of cheque £52. 10 fr. B.A. Gt. S. & £23 Cent. Argt. Miss H. called

& kindly promised me medicine. Went out at ¼ to 10. Met Mr Livesey,

thinks things will improve in S.A. but never former prices! Lin gone for

ride to see place of possible murder of woman & child (Hogg) by a

woman! Delightful evg at Mrs. C’s. Cap’t. Leverson (fancy military

attaché somewhere) v. interesting man took me in & Mr Johnstone C. B.

sat on my right. Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Lynn Linton, Chapmans, Mr

Moulton & a lady poetess also there. Miss Wells called & stayed some

time. Mrs. Gale & Miss Winthrop.

Friday 31 October

Dull dark morg. Drove to Mde. Bocquet with Maud, left bodice to alter,

brought away shawl. Dined at Mother’s, v. tired. Lin & self dined at

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Saturday 1 November

Out morg. for Maud’s shoes. Flowers 1/4. First night of “Sunlight &

Shadow” by Carton at Avenue Theatre. Alexander, M. Millet, Marion

Terry v. good, full house. Stern, O. Crawfords, Moultons etc there. Mr

Orwell asked us to go on & sup at Lyric Club. Lin went, I too tired.

Mervyn there, just missed him coming out. Windows cleaned! Received

notice of £1.7.0 to be pd. in re. S. J. Herapath & Delmar, wonder if I sh’l

ever get it.

Sunday 2 November

Wet morning, cleared up later. Miss G. to Church. Minnie out. Sir B.

Baker & Mona, Miss Clerke & Mr & Mrs. Möller called. Lin rode after

lunch. Quiet evg.

Monday 3 November

Writen to Clarke about Vieux Habits, 9.30 to 11.30. Came, pink dress

(Gillie’s) 10/-. Blk & white cotton 5/-, M’s old bodice 3/-. Grey Boquet

much faded 7/-. Blue cloth striped Boquet 8/-. Blk white skirt 4/-. Total

£1.17.0. Went at 11.15 to Ramsgate about houses, went over 5, decided

on same if they’d accept our terms! Had chop after Mrs. Hammond’s, tea

at Mrs. Burnand, back by 7.10, beastly train raining hard & had to change

Faversham, cost £1.3.8. Lin dined with Lehmann, Furniss etc & on to

Gondoliers, fr. there to club, home v. late. Dreadfully tired reached home

at 11 o’c. Maud went with Mother to Patti concert at Albert Hall. Miss

Harcourt called & Alice Linley to lunch.

Tuesday 4 November

Promised to take tea at Miss Harcourt’s 4.30. Lovely morg, so tired

remained in to breakfast. Lin rode morning. Had tea at Miss H’s with

Maud then on to Witton with wrong dress! & called to see Mother.

Wednesday 5 November

Went to Mother directly after giving orders for whole day. Con & Geoff

to lunch & Mervyn. F.W. & Mr & Mrs. Sinclair called & had wine. Quiet

evg.

Thursday 6 November

Asked Mrs. Watney, Mr Stone, Sir B. Baker, Miss Rose Innes & Mr &

Mrs. Crawfurd 8 o’c. To Stores at 9.30. Paid £3.11.2 there for goods for

dinner. Nana & her Baby came to lunch, looked v. seedy. Very stormy

evg. pouring & blowing hard. V. successful dinner, Lin & self enjoyed it.

Dinner. Prawns & cod’s roe sandwiches. Clear soup. Filleted soles &

white sauce. Stewed pigeons & tomatoes. Leg of mutton, cauliflower au


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gratin. Beans au francais. Larks stuffed on bacon with salad. Jelly au

madere, Eykyn plum pudding. Soft herring roe. Biscuits cheese etc.

Friday 7 November

X. Maud’s petit ami. V. tired, everything went off wonderfully well, girls

managed v. well indeed. Drove after lunch to Witton about red silk dress,

left velvet & silk dresses with her to be sent home together. To Chapple’s

for “Gondolier” music & dined at Mother’s alone. Mervyn left today for

Brookwood with Shakespear. Dined at home at 11 o’clock! Lin not

satisfied with his work. Heard of Ld. Canterlupe’s death off Belfast

Lough in his yacht.

Saturday 8 November

Lin drove Marquis to Dulwich on business. I walked to Mother’s, Jeff

there, walked part of way home with me. Staying at Mother’s with Con

until Monday. Turned out furs etc afternoon whilst G. talked to Mrs. S.

Lin home at 8.10.

Sunday 9 November

Lovely day. Went alone to Church. Saw Alice S. her nurse & 3 children.

Called on Miss Lutyens, Mrs. Mac. there & 2 boys came in with me. Lin

rode mare. Miss G. home for day great relief at meals. Maud rather seedy.

Mr Stone called but did not come in. Quiet day.

Monday 10 November

Lord Mayor’s show. Too foggy for M. or self to go. Lin went. I waited at

H. Pk. C. for him fr. 3.15 to nearly 4 o’c then left letter for Mother & on

to see Georgie B. & Eff, out as usual. Called on Miss Lutyens.

Tuesday 11 November

Wittons morg. to see dress altered. Went to Ince’s about seal. Fine day.

Continued controversy about Major Bartolini & Stanley. Busy turning out

wardrobe. Dine at Mrs. de la Rue’s 8 o’c. V. jolly evg, Mr Finlay took me

in. Finlays, Taits, Messels & Pollocks there.


Ina Mackenzie to lunch & tea. Shop’g morg. Bought flowers 9d. M. to

drawing after lunch. Drove with Ina to call on Mrs. Rainbow, met Mrs.

Ross there, Ldy. Nottage, Monckton, Frith. Mother gone to Westwood

with Bates. Con & Geoff left yesterday morg. Quiet evg. (illeg) fetched

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Thursday 13 November

Dine at Metropole with Rose Innes & theatre after, 7 o’c. Went morg. by

bus with M. & G. to get patterns at Welby’s 1/9. Om 1/6, French book

1/11. Horribly dull dirty & muddy. Lin photoing Stace. Lin & M. to see

furniture at 16 Up Phillimore Gds, all poor. Lin rode mare morning.

Friday 14 November

Drove to see Mr Keene with Mrs. S. & on to Mrs. Mackenzie, 2 pretty

women there. X. Petit ami. Mr Keene much weaker than when I last saw

him, felt v. sad about him. M. to drawing. Cowards there for first time

since return.

Saturday 15 November

In bed till 12. M. & G. to see matinée Shadow & Sunshine. Lin went to

see Mr C. Keene. Letter fr. Laurence.

Sunday 16 November

In bed till 12. G. & M. to Church morg. Miss Harcourt to tea. Jane out.

Paid 9/- for diametric medicine. Miss H. going to get it for me.

Monday 17 November

Mrs. Clarke coming about remains of Vieux habits. Sold for £1.10.0.

Drove 3 o’c met Con, left him at Mansions. Mother still at Westwood.

Drove called on Mrs. Jephson & Effie at Cork St, a Mrs. Hyde Clarke

there. Called on Mrs. Maggs 123 Cromwell Rd. Lin doing almanack.

Tuesday 18 November

Paid 10/- to Blanche for (illeg) of M’s drawing lessons. Drove with Maud

at 3 o’c. Sent 2 papers, Times & Gentlewoman to Midge. Wrote

Laurence. Great scare about Baring Brothers difficulty. France advanced

75,000 frcs to Bk. England. S. American securities v. low. Mother still at

Westwood. Left Maud’s dress at Puller’s to be cleaned. Lin went to first

night of Cleopatra, Mrs. Langtry & Coglan. Slow play & long. Mrs. L.

lacks power. Coglan good as Antony.


Dull & warm. Mrs. S. not so well. Drove with Maud at 11.30 to Marshall

Snelgroves to see materials. Mrs. S. gave me £5 for Maud’s winter dress.

On to Ince fetched seal, to Mde B. gave her pieces. Wire fr. Mother

sending box for Patti, Marie Rose, Nachey & Belle Cole concert. Given

Miss G. 2 tickets & she will take Maud & Evy Coward. Alice Linley to

tea. Walked after lunch & pd. Pontings bill 4/11½. Maud’s cabs. Had tea

at Mrs. Orton’s.


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M, G. & self by om morg. to Marshall & Snelgrove, bought grey material

& gloves £1.13.6. After lunch to stores with M. for hat 4/11, birds 3/6.

Alice & Fanny & Mrs. Sheehy called. M. & self out.

Friday 21 November

To stores morg. by om. with M. & G. Bought lobster 1/3, M’s jacket

£3.15.6, velvet 3 /4½, om. 9d, rib veils 8.10½, bonnet shape 6¾ & 1/6¾

for buttons & cotton. M. to drawing. V. bad news fr. B. Ayres! ½ yard

extra passementerie for Maud 2/6, centre piece for Mother 5/9, gloves

7/6, silk tie 1/-, altogether morning spent £4.10.7½, afternoon 16/9.

Mother still at Westwood. Jane prepared morg. room. Lobster sent fr.

Halls but returned it as last Friday they were unable to get one so cannot

always rely on them! Only dined at 10 past 11, to bed 12. Lin slept in

drawing room till 2 o’c. Mrs. S. saw him come up.


Asked Mr & Mrs. Möller, Mr & Mrs. R. Haggard, Mr & Mrs. C. Praed &

Mr Watney. Postponed. Mrs. Crawfurd’s at home 10.30. Mrs. Lyn

Linton’s at home. Pd. 1/- for flowers. Asked Concy Orton for afternoon

& evg. Walked morg. with M. & G. bought Toreador hat Derry Toms

4/11, poupons & velvet 5/10½, braid 8d, together 11s 5½. Lunched with

dear Mother, looks v. weak & poorly but cheerful & light hearted as ever,

so different to Mrs. S. Concy O. here to tea stayed with Mother till 3.30

walked back. Lin rode morg. Mr Guthrie will meet us at Lyceum. Lin

dines in town & meets us at theatre (M. & self). Broke fan, goose Concy

O. drop’t it out of carriage. Mr G. met us at theatre. B. Stokes sent ices &

tea to our box. Enjoyed play very much, “Ravenswood”.

Sunday 23 November

Mrs. Heilbut’s dinner 7.45. V. dull morg. Miss G. gone home. Lin rode to

Wimbledon. M. & self walked to Mother’s lunched there with Mervyn &

Con who is staying there. Walked home at 3.30. Miss Rose Innes to tea,

stayed till past 5 o’c. Minnie out. Strong gale blowing!

Monday 24 November

Sold Vieux habits for £1.10.0. (this for last Saty). Lin went to Brookwood

at 2 o’c. Packed one large box with Jane. Poor little Minnie v. seedy.

Minnie & Emma brushed curtains & Gregory’s man took down all

drawing & dining room curtains to be cleaned. Maud & Miss G. to see

Mother. I gave Maud 4/-. Mother gave her 10/-. Letter fr. Roy.


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Tuesday 25 November

Sharp cold morg. brighter. Gave Jolly £3.4.1 out of cheque of £15 Lin

gave me for expenses, no expense spared in stables! Awful headache.


Move to Ramsgate D.V. (5 Prospect Terrace). Bitterly cold day. Books

£6.10.7½ fully paid up, washing papers & all till today.

Fares 1.10.10

L. om 9.0

Guards 3.6

Cab .2

B. om, 2 men 8.0

Porters 1.6

Telegram .6

£ 2.13.6

Had 24 packages in all, 12 large & 12 small. Pass for self reserved 2nd

Class for 3rd class fares. Tony passed for nothing! & birds. V. tired.

Bitterly cold journey.


Heavy snow. Miss G. & M. out, snowing all time. Re arranged curtains

dining room. After lunch M. & self went out, v. slippery & v. cold.

Bought & paid for Tony’s 2 blankets 5.11

Piano & carriage of same 15.6

Stout fr. Thomson & Wootons 6.9

Curling .6

Total £1.8.6

Ordered furniture for Jolly 8/- a month. Ordered haddock, 2 hearth

brooms & Telegraph & Pall Mall Gazette daily.

Expenses down 2.13.6

Gave Jolly 3. 4.1

Books 6.10.7½

£13.16.8½

Friday 28 November

Vintin taking inventory. Letter fr. Lin. Miss G. & M. gone about stabling

& sending off mule panniers for Jolly. Mrs. Hawkins here for day. Piano

came men 6d. Snow cleared man 6d. Fish 6d. Bitterly cold & second

snow. Beer came in, men 3d, at 9 o’c. Sent off 2 mule panniers for Jolly

by L.C. & Dover. Two letters fr. Lin enclosing one fr. V.Watney,

engaged to be married!!! & v. happy. Large palm arrived.


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Out morg. shops. Warmer, thawing. G, M. & self out shops, ordered

oysters, haddock, man to fit Lin’s tube. Fly to Westwood ordered for

2.10, 4/-. Man v. useful helped brought Lin’s chair, easy chair, easel &

globes, drawing board etc, photo lamp, 2 cushions, one lamp with

chimney no globe, eiderdown, 2 plants, pot for same. Lin arrived at 7.55.

Minnie arranged dinner v. nicely. Oysters, mutton broth, leg of mutton,

cauliflower au gratin, potatoes, apple charlotte & haddock savory (by M.

last 2 things!. Lin looks v. well & seems pleased with house etc. Bought

& paid for bottle of Thanet sauce & selza water 1/6.

Sunday 29 November

Lin walked to Margate & fetched Roy, delighted & v. surprised to see

him looking so well too. G. to St. Georges, M. & self to St. Mary’s.

Walked after on parade, met Burnands, walked with us home. Asked us

all there tonight, Mr B’s birthday. Dear Roy going to stay night. Connie

& Frank in to tea. Lin, Roy & M. & self to Mrs. Burnand’s for Mr B’s

birthday party. Children did 2 little plays v. prettily, one written by Rosie.

V. cold but bright & lovely.

Monday 1 December

Lovely day. Dear Roy returned to school alone after breakfast, he slept

with Lin in our room & I with Maud. Maud to Mrs. Burnand’s for tea &

evg. Miss G. seedy. Lin & self went to see stables. Mr Johnstone’s too far

off I think, much. On about gas. Ordered loin of pork & hare for

tomorrow. Labels & book. Bought self apron 2/2 & pd. for it at Hawkins.

Enquired about boy for boots knives & coals. Letter fr. Roy!!! & P.C. fr.

Tabbie about V.Watney’s engagement. Lin & I dine at Mrs. Burnand’s.

Tuesday 2 December

Busy all morg. in kitchen. Minnie v. seedy. Walked at 3 with Mrs. Pugin

to Convent of Assumption beautifully clean place. X. M. seedy, out morg.

with Miss G, Mary & Ethel for walk. Lin working, read Major

Bartelotte’s book to him. Dined all right, had fresh herrings, roast hare,

cauliflower, potatoes, stewed pears & custard, haddock savory.

Wednesday 3 December

Lin went to London first train. X. Boy for boots came, first morning.

Busy washing up & cooking supper etc. Miss G. out with Mary B. Maud

resting. Mary & Ethel to tea. Can’t understand about Roy’s suit. Man

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Thursday 4 December

Boy here, seems handy, new brooms! Made pastry & were able to eat it!

Note fr. Mrs. Burnand about maid. Called after lunch & saw Rosie, old

Nana’s grandchild Winifred Spain, sincerely hope she will do. Miss G.

did my blue velvet bonnet v. nicely. Dull damp day, v. raw. Jane had

letter fr. Laurence last evg, v. happy. Jane out at 5. End of trial yesterday

Hampstead murder, Mrs. Piercey condemned without chance of reprieve.

Jane gone to see about Ford. Minster.

Friday 5 December

Cooked morg. Saw Alice Spain. Ne la trouve pas belle. Engaged to come

next Wednesday afternoon. Dull cold N. E. wind. Letters fr. Lin & Mrs.

Spofforth. Mrs. Hicks called. Shopped with Maud, found Cony & Mary

B. here on return. Stayed to tea & Maud had no lessons! Arranged about

table for pantry. Vinten promised to see to bells & castors to sofa.

Saturday 6 December

Pantry table arrived. Mrs. Montefiore’s dinner ¼ to 8 o’c. Cooked 2 tarts,

washed up breakfast things, busy all morg. M & G. out. V. rough night, v.

windy N.E. wind. Shop’d after lunch with Mary & Maud, ordered

furniture for stables. Pd. for Mrs. S. caps & teacloths Hawkins 6/11 &

also for lamp wire & black lead 2/1 at Rowe’s, ordered 3 new laid eggs.

Three letters fr. Lin & wire. Horses etc coming Monday. X. Jane’s table

for pantry arrived found it much more convenient in pantry, 4/- to pay for

the 3 month’s use of it. Arranged to pay 8/- a month for Jolly’s furniture.

V. pleasant din. at Montefiores. Mr Wills sat next me. Levys, Friends,

Fox Thornton etc there. Pd. fly Foster 5/- asked only 4/6. Lin arrived by

S. E. Rly at 6 o’c. M. to tea at Burnands.

Sunday 7 December

Glorious morg. M, G. & self to St Mary’s church. Lin, M. & self walked

on parade till luncheon. Met F.C.B’s & Martin S’s. X. Wrote to Mr

Lowndes, sent 2 papers, one fr. B.A. Pacific Equip. Compy for fully paid

up scrip to be exchanged for certificate as the Bank holds my Banker’s

receipts. Also B.A. Gt. S. 5% debentures which I pd. £52.10 on 29th

October last on 21 allotted shrs in same. X. These apparently to be made

into 4%, hope not.

Monday 8 December

Lovely day. Did washing, pd 15/- washing. Drove at 2.30 to Pegwell with

Mr Wills & Norwegian pony jolly little pony should never be worried

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furniture in. Lin & self walked round to Stables after dinner, gas going

full blaze. Ella dead. Puppy well.

Tuesday 9 December

Lovely day. Cooked morg, pastry better. Lin rode Marquis morg. Walked

at twelve with M. & G. on pier & marina. Ordered fowl for tonight,

butter. Sent Nana postal order of 10/-. Drove with Lin at 2.20 to St Peters

& Westwood. All well, looks terribly dull without Mother. Mrs. Fox &

Martin Thomson called. M. looks seedy & languid. Minnie much better.

Maud went to cooking bee at Burnands, G. fetched her.


X. Lovely day. Received letter fr. Mr Lowndes promising to exchange 2

B.A. & Pacific Rly. Equip. 5% debt. scrip certificate & 2 B.A. Gt. S. Rly.

6% 1890 Ext certificate for (blank). Wrote to Mr Lowndes not to sell any

securities as expect more money in shortly. X. New girl coming, W.

Spain, rec. by Mrs. F.C.B. Lin riding morg. Ordered cart with Marquis

for 12.15. Drove self with Maud. Lin goes to town. Puppy round all day.

Paid 10/- for Maud’s salmon dress fr. Pullars. Ethel B. to tea, Jack

fetched her.

Thursday 11 December

Minnie leaves, coming back if new girl does not suit. Lovely day. Made

cake after Miss G’s receipt. Jolly taking Minnie to Sta. Letter fr. Mother

& Effie. Minnie wages & fare £1.7.2. Two letters fr. Lin, v. foggy in

London.

Friday 12 December

XX. Sir E.Boehm died suddenly at his Studio between the hours of 4 & 6

P.M. H. R. H. Princess Louise found him at 6 o’c. Mr Gilbert there also.

X. Petit ami au soir. Alice out, seems a nice girl. Maudie gone to have

lesson in Lancers at Mrs. Burnand’s. Miss G. took & fetched her. Pup

here all day. Letter fr. Mother seems fairly well.

Saturday 13 December

In bed to breakfast. Mrs. S. out morg. XX. Read of terribly sudden death

of Sir E. Boehm at his studio yesterday evg at 6 o’c. Too awful. Feel v.

sad not having seen him since Lady Boehm’s death in August. Maudie to

Mrs. Burnand’s at 2.30 till 7 o’c. Miss G. took & fetched her. Dear Lin

arrived looking v. tired & worried at 6 o’clock. Fog & bitterly cold in

London not seen daylight since he left here Wed. Alice managed dinner

very well. Clear soup, fried lemon soles. Roast beef, mashed potatoes,

greens. Custard pudding & bloater toast.


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Sunday 14 December

Card fr. dear Mother. Con had gone in to her yesterday utterly broken

down. Mervyn gone to Fittleworth to Georgie & Eff. Lovely morg. again.

Lin walked with Maud after Church. Lin v. hard at work. Mr Burnand &

2 little ones came in after lunch, worried Lin about work.

Monday 15 December

In bed to breakfast. V. cold. Lin v. busy, finished one drawing. Pup here

all day. Sad letter fr. Con fr. Studio Fulham Rd, too terrible can think of

nothing else, dreamt of Sir E. & Lady Boehm all night, feel we have lost

one of the few real friends one makes in a life time.

Tuesday 16 December

Most bitterly cold, coldest day we’ve had. Lin v. hard at work, invite fr.

Mrs. Hall & letter fr. Tilda. Lin letters fr. Tabs & H. Maud to sewing bee!

Stayed to tea. Sat all day with Lin, finished another drawing, sat with him

till 2 o’clock Wed. morg. AM.


Not so cold, dull morg. Letters fr. Con, Molesworth, Hartree etc. Sat up

till 2 o’c this morg. Lin working v. hard indeed, has nasty cold. Great fuss

with dear Maud about sleeping with Miss G. Finally settled she sh’d sleep

in her own room, Roy in Mrs. S’s ditto & Mrs. S. below. Mary & Ethel to

tea, Zita & Connie also. Jack came & fetched chicks, danced with them,

thought drawing room ceiling would come thro’. Lin looks worried &

seems self absorbed, saw letter marked private hope he is not worried

about money matters or business. X. 4½ gal. stout.


Darling Roy coming home for holidays. Dear Roy returned in dog cart at

11.15. Bother with rooms. Miss G. v. disobliging, top rooms most

comfortable. Had bed moved to back dining room, know which I w’d

have preferred. Roy in room next Lin’s. Came down at 12 o’clock last

night Lin as usual sleeping heavily instead of going to bed, room bitterly

cold fire low. V. angry as I c’d not get to sleep worrying about his cold.

Mended dining room blind & got sink clear both of which Miss G. said

w’d require a man! poor helpless thing!

Friday 19 December

Dull day V. cold. Lin hard at work all day. Mrs. Middleton’s family came

down to 1 Royal Cres. Bitterly cold. Miss G. slept in back dining room.

Letter fr. Mervyn.


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Dull sloppy day thawing fast. Went after breakfast with Roy to see

trousers for blue navy suit. Pd. for fruit & cress 2/7. Ordered bacon,

candles at grocers, fowl & butter at Drambiers. Jolly over in cart to

Westwood took hamper & brought one. Lin working. Sir Edgar Boehm’s

funeral at St Paul’s today (Cathedral) by Queen’s wish, semi public one.

Wine arrived fr. stores. Princess Loiuise spent an hour with Georgie &

Eff, all Royal family sent wreathes. Gave Maud 2/- for burnt frilling!

Sunday 21 December

Went to Church with Maud, Roy, Miss G. Walked after & met Burnands,

Buckmasters etc. Gill to tea at Mrs. Middleton’s. Lin riding after

luncheon. Church 1/-. Quiet evg & afternoon, no one called.

Monday 22 December

Left glorious morg. for London by S. R. Lin drove me to Sta. Boy’s

special going just before my train 9.40. Bitterly cold journey 6 hrs going

up, fog in town. Only reached Mother’s at ¼ to 4 o’c. Con & Mervyn out,

slept in Mervyn’s room. Mother looking v. poorly, all her left side

swollen out unable to fasten her dress. Mervyn’s things being packed.

Unable to do any shop’g too late was dark & too tired.

Tuesday 23 December

Slept well. Dear Mother woke me at 8 o’c brought cup of tea. Dull day,

breakfasted & went out shop’g. Roy’s trousers, M’s fan 3/11 ½. Roy’s

chess 3/4. Pen holder 5/11 for Lin, ash tray 2/11. Button hook & slippers

2/6 & 1/11. Expenses to & from town 8/10, had pass. Train hour late.

Mervyn saw me off by S. R. one lady in carriage. Lin & Roy met me at

Ramsgate in dog cart. V. glad to get out of London, sorry to leave dear

Mother. Saw Emma looked thro’ wardrobes for Roy’s suit no where! E.

walked back to Mansions with me.

Wednesday 24 December.

Fine day but raw cold. Shop’d, pd. books v. heavy. Put chicks’ presents

ready. Mary Burnand with us. Roy rode 2 hours after lunch with Lin &

Jolly, got on v. nicely & thoroughly enjoyed it. Ordered fish, cod. Mrs.

Hammond called, out. Lin working on Blk & White drawing.


To Church morg with Maud, Roy & Miss G. Collection 3/-, Emma 12/-

Jane 10/- Alice 3/- approx, Jolly 2/6. boy 6d, band man 6d. Left cards

after Church on Mrs. Pugin, Burnands & Hammond, met Buckmasters.


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Had v. jolly evg. at Burnands. Mr Burnand gave us all presents & little

addresses. Charlie B. & his wife there, she seems a nice sensible girl.

Friday 26 December

Out morg. Went to Burnands evg. & had a good time. The children acted

two little plays & danced after.


Went out shop’g. Ethel, Mary, Cuthbert, (illeg) Middleton to tea. I called

on Mrs. Hammond & Mrs. H. Buckmaster. Bitterly cold. Lin so hard at

work wish he could get a rest. Maud got bad cold.

Sunday 28 December

Maud in bed with cold. X. Little friend too. Ethel to lunch & tea. Connie

B. came in after tea. Roy & self to church & Miss Gill. Lin v. hard at

work on Blk. & White drawing. Piano one month.

Monday 29 December

Out morg. Pd. remaining books fr. last week. Maud in bed. Roy to ice

with with Jolly & Burnands. Lin finished Black & W. drawing for 1st

number. Lin & self dined at Mrs. F.C.B’s, Hammonds there. V. jolly evg.

Mr B. told us Sp. had good outside business, surprised. Lin so tired only

said about 100 times “I know there was an American.” Maud cold v. bad.

I called on Mrs. Pugin & Miss Gould, & Mrs. Harry Burnand in bed with

headache.

Tuesday 30 December

X. Sent 2 Banker’s receipts of £54 & £36 of B.A. Gt. Southern Rly 5%

Ex. 1894 to Mr Lowndes. Lin & Roy out skating all morg. & afternoon.

Went out shops, bitter cold never felt its equal. Mervyn sailed for S.

America on S. S. Tagus. Tabs, Con, Tassel saw him off at Southampton.

Maud in bed all day with bad cold. V. hard frost. Roy v. occupied with

skating & thermometer.


Went to London with Lin S.E. Rly one hour late. Left dear Maud in bed.

Mrs. S. v. disagreable about my going. Arrived C.X. hour late. Lin drove

me to Albert H. Ms. Found dear Mother fairly well. Lin on alone to Staff.

Ter. felt horrid leaving him to go alone! Con came up fr. Tabs having

seen Mervyn off on Tagus yesterday, rather disagreeable about Lin’s not

being at Sir E.B’s funeral, felt angry knowing how much Lin wished to

be there. Tassel here also, returning Westwood tonight. To bed early.

Snow in London much cleared since Monday week! Hard frost.


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Thursday 1st Jany

After breakfast shop’d. Called on Lin. Had lunch with him, oysters! Eff

& Con called after lunch & Marion Pollock. Lin here to dinner. Con &

dear Lin on to Pantomime. Mother seems tired & complains of shortness

of breath, wish she could nap during day.

(Notes written on Memoranda pages of Diary)

Received during 1886 fr. Allowance interest presents £ 166.17. 7

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Received during 1887 ditto £ 182. 8.10

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Received during 1888 ditto £ 194. 2. 4

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Received during 1889 ditto £ 299.17. 8

of this Lin lent me £54 & withdrawn fr. children’s money £ 24

£ 221.17. 8

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Received during 1890 in presents annuity & add. money £ 308. 6. 7

Spent in 1887 on dress by cheque £81.1.1

Invested in 1887 including commission for same £ 127. 0.0

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Spent in 1888 on dress etc by cheque £80.19.0

Invested in 1888 £ 136. 0.0

but £18 of this lost thro’ Spencer’s failure

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Spent in 1889 on dress by cheque £ (blank)

Invested in 1889 £ 271.10.6

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Spent on dress 1890 £ (blank)

Invested in 1890 £ 283. 0.0

Sold out of this 15 Cent. Argt. £5 shares for £108 having only paid £75

for same.

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Begin year with only £9.9.3 in Bank.

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Received in 1890 fr. annuity div’ds & presents

January £5. 0.0 Margate, fr. Mother

Feby 6th £ .19.4 fr. B.A. & Rosario Rly


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Feby 18th £ 1. 9.3 Venezuela 1881

March 10th £ 1.15.0 fr. Mother

April 10th £ 1.10.0 fr. Mother

£25. 0.0 March quarter

May 10th 2. 2.0 Mother gave me

April 1st 3.12.5 Buenos Ayres Rosario Rly

April 1st 17.16.0 Great Southern ditto

April 3rd 5.17.0 Western B. Ayres Rly

April 16th 17.6 City B.A. Trams

April 19th 10.0 Transfer stamp (refunded)

6th June 107. 8.6 Sale of 15 £5 Cent. Argt Shares by L. County Bk

21st June 25. 0.0 Annuity

27th May £ 1. 7.4 B.Ayres & Rosario Rly

28th May 11.10.0 Cent. Argt. Rly

29th Sep £ 2. 2 Mother

5th Oct 25. Annuity

July 1st 1.19.0 B.A. & Rosario

Aug 18th 1. 9.3 Venezuela

Sept 26th 11.0 B.A. Ayres Trams

Oct 1st 1.11.11 B.A. Rosario Rly

Oct 3rd 5.17.0 Western B.A. Gt. Southern Rly

Oct 14th 1. 8.0 B.A. Rosario Rly

273. 3.1

brt. forward 273. 3.1

Nov 3rd 1.17.0 Vieux Habits

Nov 3rd 1. 7.0 Bank’cy (illeg) re S. J. H.

Nov 16th 1.10.0 Vieux Habits

Nov 15th 1. 7.4 B.A. Pacific Rly

Nov 17th 4. 2.2 Cent. Argy. Rly

Dec 25. 0.0 Quarter

£308. 6.7

also

Nov 29th 8.4 1st Div on Pacific Depot

Dec 10 1. 1.9 B.A. Rosario Rly

Nov 4. 2.2 Cent Argt. Rly

£ 5.12.3

Total received during year of 1890

£313.18.10


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Money invested in January 1890

5th Jany £15.0.0 Last call on 15 new £ 5 shrs in Cent. Argt.

Rly. Sold these 15 Cent Argt £ 5 shrs June 6th

1890 for £ 107 thro’ L. County Bk.

30th Jany £ 9. 0.0 for 3 newly allotted £10 shrs in B.A. Rosario

Rly 1894

6th Feby £ 2. 0.0 City B.A. Tram

14th Feby £54. 0.0 First call 5% Buenos Ayres Ex. 1894 being

£3 per shr on 18 shrs.

10th April £23. 0.0 Being £1 on each £5 Cent. Argt. share allotted

(23 shrs)

15th April £ 9. 0.0 B.A. & Rosario Ex. 3 shares making £6 pd.

(sent 2 Bankers receipts to Company’s office

B.A. Rosario 1894 Ex. 2nd May/98) received

cert took it to Bank 9th May.

June 2nd £36. 0.0 Second call B.A. Gt. Southern %% Ex. 1894.

July 28 £12. 0.0 3 newly allotted B.A. Rosario Rly shrs £4

per share.

July 28 £23. 0.0 Cent. Argt. Rly. call being £1 on 23 £5 shares

July 31st £ 6. 0.0 B.A. Pacific Rly Equipment

August £36. 0.0 B.A. Gt. Southern Rly 3rd call

May 9th £ 1. 0.0 B.A. Pacific Equipment

May 31st £ 6. 0.0 B.A. Pacific Equipment

July 1st £ 6. 0.0 B.A. Pacific Rly Equipment Co.

208. 0.0

28th Oct £ 23. 0.0 Third instal. on 23 £5 shares in Cent. Argt.

Rly.

£ 52.10.0 First install. of 21 new B.A. Gt. S. £10 shrs

5% pref shares (this money Lin advanced me

fr. £24 he owes me.)

(Wrote to Mr Lowndes about B.A. & Pacific

Eqip. Compy fully paid up scrip for

certificate or (illeg) also B.A. Gt. S 5%

debentures) see diary 7th Dec.

Signed paper of B.A. Pacific Rly. Equip. of

goods depôt Coy limited, exchanged for £20

5% debenture stock same company Monday

15th Dec 1890.

Sent 2 Banker’s receipts to Mr Lowndes fr.

Ramsgate. B.A. Gt. Southern 5% Ex/94

30th Dec 1890, one for £ 54 & the other for

£36.


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Carried forward £208

23

52

283

Paid on Investments 1889

Feby 14th £ 6. 0.0 2nd install. of £2 per shr on 3 Tucamans

April 28th £ 12. 0.0 3rd install on 4 new Buenos Ayr. Gt. S. 2nd

issue.

May 12th £ 5. 0.0 £75,000 issue of 4% debentures B. Ayres

Rosario Rly 1st install. of £50 on £100

allotted.

May 15th £11.10.6 City B.A. Tram bought by London &

County Bk.

June 3rd £ 9. 0.0 B. Ayres & Rosario Rly making £7 pd. on 3

shrs allotted.

June 21st £ 2. 0.0. 1st call on one newly allotted City of B.

Ayres Tram.

June 22nd £25. 0.0 making £30 pd. on £100 stock allotted in

new 4% debenture of B. Ayres & Rosario

Rly.

June 22nd £ 8. 0.0 Final call on 4 B. Ayres Gt. Southern Rly.

1892 2nd issue.

August 30th £ 9. 0.0 Final inst. on 3 allotted £10 shrs in B.A.

Rosario Rly. Tucaman.

Oct 1st £35. 0.0 2nd inst. on B.A. & Rosario 4% debenture

making £65 paid.

Nov 13th £54. 0.0 B.A. Gt. S. Rly. new 5% Ex. shrs 1894.

Dec 31st £35. 0.0 B.A. Rosario 4% debentures now fully paid

up.

Securities held by London & County Bank 1890.

1 Cert. 3 shares City of Buenos Ayres Tram.

2 Cert. 2 shares ditto (8th issue).

1 Cert. 4 shares Buenos A. & Rosario Rly (Sunshales).

Gave order these converted into Ordinary

st. shrs 9th May /90.

1 Cert. 5 Shares B.A. & Rosario Rly (Tucaman Ex).

Gave order these converted into Ordinary

stk. shares Oct 6th /90.


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1 Cert. 3 ditto (Tucuman Ex).

1 Scrip. £100 B. Ayres & Rosario Rly. 4 % fully paid up 31st Dec/89

£200 Western Rly Buenos Ayres 6% (illeg).

1 £40 First pref B. Ayres & Pacific Rly.

2 Cert £65 Cent Argt Rly (Rosasio to Cordova)

1 £40 Cent. Argt. Rly

1 £10 ditto (Rosario to Cordova)

1 Cert. 2 shares Buenos Ayres Gt. Southern

5% Extension 1892.

2 Cert. 21 shares Buenos Ayres Gt. Southern

6% Extension 1890.

1 Cert. £200 Buenos Ayres Great Southern Rly (original).

1 Cert. 4 shares £10 each B. Ayres Great Southern Rly. 5% Ex/92.

£100 Venezuela 1881.

1 Cert. 2 shares Cent Argt. Rly. (£5 paid)

Securities held by London & County Bank entered at Bank 1890.

Feby 3rd £100 Stock B.A. & Rosario.

4% debentures

Feby 5th £75 Stock in Cent. Argt. Rly.

15 £5 shares. These sold June for £108 by London & County

Bank.

May 9th £30 3 shrs B.A. & Rosario Rly. £10 each.

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