Notes in front of Diary · 2018. 4. 30. · Mrs Goodall, 104 Biddulph Mansions, Elgin Avenue. Laundress: Mrs Hart, Orchard laundry, Rothschild Road, Acton Green. Mervyn’s address

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904

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Notes in front of Diary:

Mrs Arnold Foster’s dressmaker: Mrs Neville, 15 Connaught St.

Stories:

Harold’s American wife “I w’d like to have 5 minutes conversation with

son, on porcelain!”. Asked if she had seen the sights of London said “I

have seen the Messel family” & when we laughed said Please don’t

laugh, I did not intend to be funny!

“Who of all men living, leads the most unblushingly open immoral life?”

A bachelor parson who has a family living.” C. Hartree.

Chausey Depew stories: In company with several others & not having

entered into the merriment of the party someone said “You have not

added much to our hilarity or amusement”, he said “Well I cannot make

speeches sing or tell stories but will ask you a conundrum - Why am I

like a turkey on Xmas Eve? Because I am being stuffed with chestnuts!”

The Ld Justice Clerk took a number of Americans over the Edinburgh

law courts & livranges attached. On parting a clergyman or minister of

the party shaking hands with the Ld. Justice Clerk said “Sir, we thank you

for your kind hospitality & when you come to the States we shall have

much pleasure in showing you the law & the Gospel.”

Chauncey Depew after one of his speeches was asked by a man in a car

how long he took to prepare his speeches. When told they were not

prepared but spontaneous he said “Well I am a bit of a liar myself but it is

astonishing to me you can lie so well & so much without any

forethought.”

Mr Stones: Invited to theatre by married man friend who had palpable

lady with him. Seeing his mother-in-law in stalls of theatre went &

apologised to her for being with Mr Stone & such a lady! Had no idea Mr

Stone as that sort!!!

Mr Konitz story of Sir W. Pearce who asked Mr K. to meet a certain lady

friend & see her into comfortable quarters in London during Sir W’s

absence abroad & look after her etc. The lady went mad & Mr K. had to

see Doctors & arrange for her being put under restraint! Much trouble &

bother! Sir W.P. died & Lady P. sent for Mr K. who had been an intimate

friend of the house & said her husband on his death bed had told her of


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Mr K’s disgraceful conduct with lady & w’d never recieve him again in

her house! Dying confessions?!

Nonie when Lennie told him he had a dear little brother said “Who is his

father?”

Small child who had prayed for a brother when he arrived said it was no

surprise to him because he had prayed for one “but what a surprise for

Mother!”

Young swell drove into another carriage. Coachman “It was not my

master’s fault” “No but it was yours for allowing him to drive.

“A child may lead a chauffeur to the petrol but 9 men cannot make him

drink.

Nellie K’s dry story: Spanish soldier charged with stealing golden goblet

fr. the Virgin’s altar. After praying some time declared the Virgin had

graciously leant forward & given him the goblet. As R. Catholics cannot

deny miracles there was silence in court but the judge in dismissing

prisoner cautioned him to show his gratitude to the Virgin in future by

“Silence”.

Mr P.Portman’s: Teacher of Sunday School anxious to relieve the

seriousness of Sunday lessons “Now children can any of you tell me the

name of the pretty little thing I saw coming here today with bright eyes a

little body & large bushy tail, it ran up a tree, now what was it.” All silent

until a small child ventured “God”! Also small boy asked who his father

was “I havn’t got no Father & I havn’t got no Mother”. Then where did

you come from? “I’m the mean trick the Lodger played sister Susan”.

Equal to the Lark story.

Mr Yardsey’s Fox Pitt. Little boy shown his twin brothers. After

contemplating them for some time seriously said “I have quite decided

which I shall keep!”

Impecunious English barrister married a very wealthy American girl.

When the clergyman arrived at that part of marriage service “With all my

worldly goods I thee endow” A cousin of bride who was sitting by a

cousin of the bridegroom’s whispered “There goes poor Henry’s valise”.


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April 1904. Maudie asked Nonie if he would send his love to Nana, “Yes

Mother, send it all I am always making fresh love & only keep the old for

myself!”

Bear story: Man asked to take a pet bear on visit country house. One

night it strayed & after hunting everywhere overheard on passing one of

the bedrooms a woman’s voice saying “I don’t care who you are or what

you are but I will not have you in my bed with that motor coat on!”

A man was discribing the tortures of a nightmare he had experienced,

dreaming he was in Hades suffering the tortures of the dammed, when his

companion exclaimed “It might have been worse” “What do you mean”

asked the dreamer. The other, “It might have been true!”

Addresses:

Mrs Davison (Barker) Fircroft, Ditton Hall, Surbiton.

Edgar, c/o Thos Cook & Co, Columbo, Ceylon.

Post Ofice San Francisco. To be called for.

Mrs Cotton, 68 Curzon St, Mayfair.

Evelyn Pym Sankey, G Bungalow, Tanglin Barracks, Hong Kong, China.

Toula, 19 Hill Street, Berkeley Sqre.

Florence, Fern Bank, Ganaren, Nr. Monmouth.

Mrs Chesterfield (Midge’s char) 33 Tadema Road, Kings Road, Chelsea.

Mrs Jones (chickens eggs) Blatches, Little Caufield, Dunmow, Essex.

Mrs Sells, 13 York Rd, Hammersmith.

Mrs Chesterfield, Midge’s char, 47 Oak Grove, Cricklewood.

Mrs Goodall, 104 Biddulph Mansions, Elgin Avenue.

Laundress: Mrs Hart, Orchard laundry, Rothschild Road, Acton Green.

Mervyn’s address Oct 1904:

National Bank of New Zealand, Grey St, Wellington, New Zealand.

Ruth Parker, Holmthorpe, Weybridge.

Friday 1 January

Dull & dark & cold. Roy to Pyt. Out morg. shop’g. Roy to Pyt until Wed

when he goes to Midge, Stoke Edith, Hereford. Walked to Aunt Linda’s.

Saw her Ethel & Amy. On to Maudie’s. Lennie busy in his room turning

out silver. Lin dined 10 o’c. Quiet evg alone. Excellent drawing, old man

& boy.


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Saturday 2 January

Cold raw morg. Rain on ice! Dangerous. Lin & self dine with Maud 7.45.

Paid Jones chaine d’or for E, £1.12.0 also pd into Bank Burmah Oil div

£4.9.0.

Sunday 3 January

Dull & damp. Lin & self for walk morg. Maudie Lennie & Florence to

luncheon. Left at 3.30, darling well. Lin to Club to tea. Sat in drawing

room. Lady Lockyer & Lord Kingsbury called & had tea. Ld K. stayed

till 6.30, was v. amusing, leaves tonight for Scotland.

Monday 4 January

Out morg. Met Hoods, Miss Thorburn, Mrs P. Simpson. Maudie &

Florence to luncheon, darling looking so well. Dear Lin’s birthday. We

dine 7.30 at Sir Norman Lockyer’s. Maudie & F. left at 3.30. Harold, his

wife & Mr Messel dine at Maud’s tonight. Delightful evg. at Lady

Lockyer’s, they seem so happy.

Tuesday 5 January

Mrs Martin Hood at home 15 Nevern Sqre 4 - 7. To Bank. Paid back

£100 fr loan, leaves now £200 owing & leaves a balance at bank in

current account of £60. Saw Maud morg. Mrs Pirrie, Miss Carlyle, Miss

Thompson, Ethel Edwin, Fanny & May Nembhard called. Drove at 11.

Again worried with Lin’s complaint. Model called. Quiet evg. alone with

Lin.

Wednesday 6 January

Mrs Martin Hood 4 - 7. Dark yellow morg. Lin out to luncheon. Roy

returns fr. Pyt festivities & goes on to Stoke Edith for more!!! I dine at

Maud’s. Unable to go to Maud’s, too seedy with pain fr. Lin’s complaint!

Roy returned fr. Pyt v. tired out after the 3 dances. Remaining here night

& going to Stoke Edith tomorrow. Arrived in time for luncheon.

Thursday 7 January

Mrs McKenna 4 - 7. Lunch 1.30 with the Nembhards. Still feel v. seedy fr

yesterday’s pain. Roy lunches 12.45 & I leave him at Paddington on way

to Nembhards. He gos to Midge for balls. V. good luncheon. Volaille of

Veal, roast partridge, cold pickled pork, stewed pears & a pretty pud of

jam & a layer of custard cream on top. Saw Dora’s lovely dresses & tiara.

Friday 8 January

Out at ¼ to 3 shop’g. & called on Maud. Little “Pastral” there Harold’s

wife. Ordered ½ doz champagne & 2 botts whiskey at Haines & Potter.


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Saw things for Dora, nothing (illeg) factory. Called at Madame (illeg)

dressmaker 6 Eardly Cresc, afraid! Cold & damp.

Saturday 9 January

Roy returned at 4.30 fr. Stoke. Lin & self lunched at Mrs Pirrie’s. Large

number long menu. Uninteresting people. Cossins, Lady Roxburgh, Prof

Graham, Mr Justice & Lady Bigham, Miss Ritchie (illeg illeg) etc etc.

Dine all 3 at darling Maud’s. Roy looking little better.

Sunday 10 January

Wet & sun alternate morg. I walked to Hyde Pk Corner with Lin, home

alone to luncheon. Roy out. Mrs & Graham Keith & young Lockyer to

dinner. Very pleasant evg. & Lin v. bright & lively, likes Mrs K. vy

much, dear bright little woman. No one called.

Monday 11 January

Darling Maud, Florence & Mrs Harold Messel to luncheon. I went to

Sloane St & Woollands, poor dog followed me. Called at Mr Hartree’s.

Carriage at 4. Darling went with me to Mrs Young’s about my dress. Saw

black chiffon velvet & mole colour we both liked. Back to Maud’s &

home. Roy to drill Balcombe, back at 10.30.

Tuesday 12 January

Dull, dark. At ¼ to 12 with darling Maud to Mrs Young & chose mole

coloured chiffon velvet for Dora’s wedding. Left Maudie at Glouc. Ter

1.30 & found Sp. lunching with Lin on return. Only Mrs Leonard (Miss

Grierson) called. Roy went to Chichester to stay with the Homphreys for

dance.

Wednesday 13 January

Maudie’s dear little 2nd son born at 5 to 10 AM. Only awakened at 6 o’c

in the morg. & all over by 10! I arrived 10.15 & found my darling

looking so well. Remained at Glouc Ter. all day. Baby boy very Hebrew

looking but such a clean strong happy baby. Lorings, Parkers, Harold

Messels & Mr & Mrs Messel all called, & Lin. Roy fetched me 10.30.

Lennie v. happy & all so well & smooth there. Nurse Millie.

Thursday 14 January

Out morg. On way to Maudie’s but painful corn drove me home. Went

3.30 to get Baby comb, flowers, umbrella & frame & to see darling

Maud. Slight inflammation in an ovary not comfortable but she seemed

well in herself & looked well, & Bandit v. good & quiet on my lap.


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Friday 15 January

12.30 to be fitted Mrs Young. Saw laundress Troy at Midge’s & man

about blinds, v. dear. Decided to change laundress. To darling Maud at

4.30, looked well & bright but still pain. Stayed some time with her. Baby

well & healthy.

Saturday 16 January

Out shop. morg. Lunched at 1 o’c. Lin & self to Vaudeville saw “The

Cherry Girl” Ellaline Terriss in it. Very pretty bright piece. After drove to

my own’s. Looks well but still has pain in her right side, fear ovary or

appendix inflamed. Saw Harold Messels there. Tabbie called to see Baby.

She & H. returned fr. Mr Foley’s today. Quiet evg. with Lin & Roy. Mr

& Mrs Messel & Lorings go abroad together.

Sunday 17 January

Fine morg. Walked with Lin to see darling Maud, had pain in right side

again & temp 100. Looks fairly well but I feel v. anxious. Baby well.

Walked home with the Harold Ms, Lennie & Florence W. Lennie, Tabbie

& Mr Stone dine here 8 o’c. Young Lockyer called. Dull dinner rather.

Fancy Lennie & Mr Stone non sympathetic.

Monday 18 January

X. Changed laundress. Young Onslow Ford’s marriage with Miss

Henschell, Essex Church, the Mall, Notting Hill, 2 o’c. Dark dull day. F.

Walford lunched. We went after to Buzzards for sponge cakes for Nonie

boy. Sat with Maudie 1½ hours, better. Roy came home with an awful

cold X made him take champagne. Lady Hickman called morning, stayed

some time. Mrs Tomalin called but am sending clothes to Troy laundry.

Tuesday 19 January

Dull dark & raining. At 11.30 in brougham to Barkers about mistake with

French book, muddlers, & to be fitted at Mrs Young’s, & to Maudie’s,

much better. Did not see Maud fearing to give her Roy’s awful cold.

Roy dining out & going to dance after. Vy nervous about his cold. He

won’t take any care of himself, wish I did not worry & c’d be as calm as

Lin. Mrs Spofforth called.


Dull dirty day. Out at 11 o’c angry at racing omnibus, spoke to collector.

X. To Bond St, bought hat at Louise’s Regent St. Pd by cheque at shop

£2.2.0. Met Mrs Caldecott. At 3 in Maud’s brougham to call on Mrs

Pirrie, Lady de la Rue, Lady Armstrong (just leaving for 3 months) &

Miss Thomson, in. Ordered pr. of shoes Marshalls & to Maud’s. Did not


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go up fearing as Roy’s cold so bad. Both darlings doing well. Roy & self

alone evg, his cold v. bad indeed.

Thursday 21 January

Dull dark day. Lin to Stoke Edith until Wed next, 4 days shooting! So

glad for him to get change & sport included. Roy’s cold v. heavy &

seems on his chest, impossible to do anything for or with him, so morose

& cross for any attention. Letter fr. my darling so well & so happy God

bless her, the greatest joy of my life. Drove fr. Maud’s to see Midge &

Dora at Coburg, stayed some time.

Friday 22 January

Mrs Rose, 28a South Audley St, at home 4 - 7. Mrs Young 12 o’c & I

lunch at Charlie Hartree’s 2 o/c. Only Lady Lawrence there. Had carriage

to Mrs Young’s, to Lady’s Shirt Co & left me at C.H’s. Walked fr. there

across Pk to Maud’s, both going on well, carriage fetched me 5.30. Roy

out so only had gruel & bread & butter. No lunch or dinner at home

today. Margarith out.

Saturday 23 January

Mrs Rose 4 - 7. Dense fog, in all day, v. cold. Stock Ex. Holiday, Roy at

Club all day. Had quiet dinner & to bed at 10 o’c. Sent Otley over to

Maud with note & book “Vices of the Virtuous”.

Sunday 24 January

Mrs Rose 4 - 7. Wrote to Lin, Nana etc. Walked to darling Maud’s, v.

well, Baby also, & back. Alone to luncheon. Midge & Dora, Mr Douglas

& Violet to dinner, 4 ladies, 2 men! Very dark & very raw & cold. Anna

& George to tea. Dullish dinner w’d have preferred Midge & D. to

ourselves alone. Margarith out short time.

Monday 25 January

Dull & dark, v. cold. Out morg. Breakfasted in morg. room, dining room

cleaned & not used all day. Lunched in morg. room & had my gruel &

bread & butter there. Roy dined at Carlton with Mr Sterne & to see

Orchid after. Looks v. seedy with cold. Called at 3.30 on Henschall, Mrs

Walker, Lady Quilter, Mrs Rose, Maudie, both doing well. Mrs Sington

called & saw her at Maudie’s.

Tuesday 26 January

Lovely morg. warm. Roy to Pyt for 3 nights. V. seedy not fit to go. At 11

in brougham to Bond St about toque, too dear, to Maudie both well &

Maudie looking fatter. Spencer to lunch with me & Hilda fetched him at


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3.30. Ada Saunders (Mrs Aitkin) & Florence only called. Margarith

danced off at 7.30 without permission. Used morning room for meals.

Margarith out at 7.30 (illeg) spoke to her, sorry, next out Friday & little

on S instead.


Mrs W.S.Gilbert, 52 Pont St. Horrid day v. wet & warm. Out morg.

shop’g on foot, too tired to walk to Maud’s, got as far as round pond. Lin

returned fr. Stoke Edith at 3.30, cart fetched him. Sat with him after

whilst he worked. Margarith out. Lin to Punch dinner.

Thursday 28 January

Mrs Taylor Whitehead 4.30. Fanny Nembhard 4.30. To tea with Mrs W,

Mrs P. Simpson there. To Nembhards, saw Archdeacon & Mrs Brooks, &

to darling M. Both Baby & M. going on splendidly. Roy returned from

Pyt looking v. seedy. Awful day.

Friday 29 January

To see darling Maud, vy well. Shops & walked. Fine!!! & last Friday also

fine. At 3 o/c in brougham, met Midge & D. Kensington, drove them to

Russell & A’s. Saw D’s wedding garment fitted & going away dress, she

looked lovely in them both, Midge in hers. Drove Midge to Good’s, & to

Maud alone, both doing well. Saw Lennie, has 2 men dining there. Roy to

dine Sherries & dance at their house after. Dickie & self alone. Wet

pouring wet.

Sunday 31 January

Mr Child dining here, asked Ethel E. & M. Wallace. Mabel came, v.

pleasant evg. Mr C improves on acquaintance & seems intelligent. Mabel

looked very pretty. So wet unable to go out all day. Spencer only called

afternoon. Lin working on motor drawing.

Monday 1 February

Out morg. shop’g. At 3 to Jones about D’s present, selected some to

choose from. To Maud’s after calling on Mrs Tuppert & Mrs Laking,

found Mrs Hohler at Maudie’s & Ruth. Prefer having Maudie to myself.

Tabbie came for night. Spencer & Lennie dined here, family talk.

Tuesday 2 February

Tabie left at 1 o’c for Stoke, lunched first. Out with her to Kensington at

10.30 & to order a dress at Gompels like mine! V. wet. Lin, Roy & self to

St James’ to see “Old Heidelburg”. Lin working at motor cut. Looked

thro’ silver things for Dora.


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Wednesday 3 February

Mrs W.S.Gilbert, 52 Pont St. At 3 o’c to Jones about Dora’s present &

took back silver things sent on approval. To Bumpus for ivory prayer

books & Anne’s book. F. Walford here to luncheon & went with me.

Maudie & Baby v. well. Stayed an hour as usual.

Thursday 4 February

Mrs McKenna 4 – 7, 22 Portland Place. Not home yet! Out at 10.30 by

bus to Stores got Roy’s present for Dora, a double photo frame. Left

umbrella to be recovered, veil, & Lin’s gold pin. Met Lady D. Hartland &

Lady Robertson in Sloane St. Sp. here to luncheon. Mrs Dent & Mrs

Harold M. called. I called alone at 4 on Mrs McKenna, Hadley, Critchett,

E. De la Rue, Roxburgh, Costen & Taylor, & Maudie. Drove Maud

Paxton back. Lin, Roy & self alone dinner.

Friday 5 February

Lady de la Rue’s dinner 8.15. To see darling morg. Found her on chair

for first time, looked pale & thin. V. pleasant dinner Mrs de la Rue.

Common little man and Mr Wanbelin on my right & left. Mr & Mrs

Herkomer, Sir N. & Lady Wood, Sir C. & Lady Hunter etc etc, Lady &

Miss Maclean. V. pleasant evg. altogether. Lin finished in good time.

Saturday 6 February

Poured. Drove to see darling Maud. Seems pale & not making enough

progress.

Sunday 7 February

Poured after luncheon. Lin & self walked to Maud’s. Lin out to luncheon,

Lennie walked back with me but w’d not remain to luncheon. Sp. came

after & Mr Paxton & remained until 7. Awfully tired as I was packing

morg. before going to see darling Maud.

Monday 8 February

Lin, Roy & self to Stoke Edith Pk, D.V. Dull day. Saw Sp. at Sta. Arrived

4.30. D. only up Saty, in Hall wrapped in shawl & Tabs serving coffee &

Midge tea. Lady Knightly, Hon Mrs Gage, Mr & Mrs Schuster & Mr

Vivian best men etc. House party 24. Mr Foley there, also at dinner, took

me in to dinner. D. not able to dine but came in after. We danced. Mrs

Railkes there too. Presents magnificent in library. Could not sleep.

Tuesday 9 February

Dora’s wedding day! Wet!!! very. Lady Pearson at home having Mission

Socy 3.30! House party 26. Breakfasted in (illeg) room where 5 tables


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were arranged charmingly. Dora looked perfectly lovely & all his family

seemed charmed with her, & our family! Lucky they are approved!

Everything beautifully managed. Fine Hungarian band played in painted

hall. Big reception & refreshments in dining room. Dora left 4 o’c in

charming champagne col’d dress, coat etc. Dance after dinner. Sat

between the 2 Hams dinner, H. feels D’s loss more than Midge.


Mrs Mount Batten’s at home 9.30 – 12.30. Ref. Left Stoke Edith by 1

train. Con, Sp. Ada & Roy trav. 2nd C. together & I first class with Mrs

Gage who talked all the way up. Country under water & near Oxford

people getting about in sailing boats! Lin, Tabs, Ham Gwen & Eve. Mrs

Buckley & Miss Forster by 10 train, rest left later. Dull day, found station

all decorated. Con came for night, we 3 alone for dinner. I called & saw

darling Maud, Mrs Hohler there.

Thursday 11 February

Dull. Walked with Con into Kensington, ordered windows to be cleaned

Monday, & ham. Con left at 11 for Worthing. I walked to Maud’s found

her just starting with Nurse M. & Baby for drive in brougham. Wrote to 2

ladies for Maud about Mad. Horn & walked home. Placards up

Manchurian Railway blown up! 2 battleships (Russian) disabled.

Friday 12 February

To see Maudie, going on splendidly. Maudie has engaged Mad’ll Horn,

references so good. Lin & Roy dined at 10 o’c.

Saturday 13 February

Packed morg. Lin & self went by 5 train to Pangbourne to stay at Sir

Benjamin Baker’s. Mr Knowles arrived with us. House party, Sir B, Mrs

Kemp, Mona, Mrs Spagnoletti, Mr Knowles & Miss Siemens. Clergyman

& daughter to dinner also. Roy dining at Maud’s. Emma & Frances to

Pantomime, unable to get in.

Sunday 14 February

Fine morg. Out with Mrs Kemp seeing birds, poultry horses, & sweet

little gazelle fr. Assam. Major Towse (the S. African hero blind) & wife

to luncheon. Most pathetic & such a handsome man. Miss Siemens. Lin,

Mrs Kemp, Mona & self to tea at Mrs Telford Simpson’s at Goring,

lovely house. Col & Mrs Macdonald there & met Major & Mrs Towse in

their dog cart. Poured with rain. Mrs Simmonds & Mr S brother-in-law to

dinner.


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Monday 15 February

Delightful visit. Retrurned by 1.50 train fr. Pangbourne. Mrs Kemp &

Mona saw me to Station. Lin returned by 1st train with Sir Benjamin, Mr

Knowles, Mr Spagnoletti & Miss Siemens. I got into compartment with

Mrs Towse nice little woman. Changed at Reading. Carriage met me & I

went to Maud’s. She looks wonderfully well, was sitting up in bed in

Japanese garment. Baby v. good. Roy looks seedy, out to dine at Garrick

with Mr Bristowe. Lin & self alone, dine 8.30 meaning 9.

Tuesday 16 February

In brougham to pay Weller’s bill £2.4.0. F. Walford called bringing

lovely flowers fr. my darling. Mrs Caldecott, Maggie Hadley, Mrs E.

Pollack & dau, Ruth M, Lady Lawrence, Mr Child, Mrs Gillet(?) called.

Lin, Roy & self alone to dinner, late, Lin hard at work. Met Mrs H.

Adams morg.


Mabel Wallace luncheon. Did not come, seedy. Emma & Frances to

Pantomime. Roy out. Lin at Punch dinner, alone self. Called on de la Rue,

Grantham, Miss Laurence, Mrs Reise, Armstrong, Ld. Alverstone,

Dickens, Eykyn, Millais, Richards, in all, & my darling Maud looking

sweet. Brought Maud Paxton back.


Mrs Daniell called. Out morg, shops in Kensington. Very cold & raw. At

3 to Bumpus, chose 2 of Maham’s books for Lennie’s birthday, £1.1.0.

To Coburg, saw Hamilton & Midge, latter looking very handsome & very

young. To darling, had headache, stayed only a few moments. Lin, Roy &

self to dinner, dined at 10 to 9 o’c! My digestion going again.

Friday 19 February

Lovely bright frosty morning. Lennie’s birthday, Roy dines there. Lin

dined at 10 o’c, must be v. tired. Sat with him. Saw darling Maud

morning, walked there & back. Sat about ¾ hour with Maudie who was in

waiting to see Dr Pollock.


Out shops morg. To matinée with Lin “The darling of the Gods” dull

very, but beautifully staged. Lena Ashwell too old & not pretty enough

for the part. Saw Mrs P. Simpson there. Bought fruit & flowers Butts on

way home.


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Sunday 21 February

Mrs Pirrie’s luncheon ¼ to 2 o’c. Wore wedding garb. 28 to luncheon. Mr

Parker vain engineer took me in, v. full of himself. Lives in Pk. St. Miss

Carlisle sang beauftifully, v. pretty smart mother. Wolff, May, Drage etc

there. Ethel E. & young Larkin called. Mr Spielmann & Mr Kenneth

Graham dined here, latter dull man & highly strung. 2 champagne.

Monday 22 February

Dull after sun morg. Met Mrs Abbott. Midge, H. & Ethel English to

dinner. Went at 3.30 to call Mrs Fildes, she & Luke in Egypt for 10

weeks. Took (illeg) with me to Mrs Stone’s, in, Ada Sp, & Maud, not

well & in her room looks pale & delicate. To Midge Coburg, Mrs

Fennady with her. Home. H. arrived fractious, better after played bridge

with Roy & Ethel. Midge & self talked, very lively M.

Tuesday 23 February

Out morg Kensington. The Nembhards called, Galbraiths, Mabel W,

P. Simpson, Danniells, Ada Sp. & Hilda. Lin hard at work on Motor

drawing. Roy to drill. Lin & self to dine at Maud’s. Margarith forgot

Lin’s evg. paper!


Very cold. Walked to Mrs Keith with Rags & back. Drove at 4, Maudie

again laid up with threatening of apendicitis. Most anxious & worried

about her. Dr. Robinson thinks operation will be necessary later. Roy out

to dinner with Mr Sterne.


Very cold. Nellie Keith dined here with Lin & self, was very amusing.

Roy dined at Mrs Larnack’s & went to dance at Grafton Gallery with her

& dau. & Mr Ponsonby, v. good. To Libertys morg. & to Maud. Still in

bed & to remain there & not allowed to move. Walked home. Called at

3.30 on Mrs Galbraith, Dent, Drage, & to darling M’s seems bright but

has to be still. Saw Lennie as anxious as self.

Friday 26 February

Very cold. Saw American Mr Yansey(?) about Lin’s drawings. Maud to

have gone with Baby to Balcombe. All put off & v. anxious. I drove at 3

to Joachim. Nita yongest girl just engaged to Mr Balfour artist. To

Coburg, Midge out. To Lady Carbutt, in, & darling M’s. Midge & Tabbie

drove up same time, saw Baby. Tabs & H. returning tomorrow Pyt.

Maudie looks better but not allowed to move or see anyone.


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Walked over to see Maud directly after breakfast, same, looks pale. Lin

dines with Mr Spielmann, Holborn. Roy dined at Mrs H.Messel’s 7 o’c.

Self alone to see “Duke of Kilikrankie” matinée Criterion. Midge & H

joined us there, excellent & most amusing. Asked H. thro’ telephone fr.

Taylor’s shop near Maud’s to go with us. Baby v. good, nursed him all

the time I was at Maud’s. Her dear hands so cold always. Roy to theatre

after dinner with the H.M’s & met Lin at Garrick.

Sunday 28 February

Midge & H. dine with us. Bitterly cold. Walked with Lin to Maud’s. Still

unable to move but better tho’ soreness at times. Saw the Harold Ms

there. Lennie & Florence W. lunching with them.

Monday 29 February

Gwen came in time for lunch, her maid Lore putting up at Convent Kens

Sqre. Out again after lunch only in in time to dress for 6 o’c dinner, Lin,

Roy, Gwen & self to Pantomime. Not good, only Dan Leno & Mabel

Love worth seeing. Horribly cold. To darling Maud morg. Walked there

& back.

Tuesday 1 March

Pd off £50 of Loan leaving £150 owing. Roy dined with Lennie. Lin

dined with Mr Galbraith Jnr Carlton Club. I drove at 11 to Barkers &

Maud’s, & stayed at Maud’s until 1.10, carriage fetched me. Nurse M. &

Florence coming to Tree’s Charity Matinée £3.3.0 places! Lin again

worried over motor drawing, bore. Mrs Coward & Mrs Laking called.

Gwen & self to dinner alone & bed early. Gwen out fr. 10 till 7!

Wednesday 2 March

Mrs H. Lucy 4 - 6. Lin to dentist. Dull cold & wet. Gwen off for another

long day’s shop’g & dancing lesson. Lin & self to Matinée of “School

Girl”. Florence W. joined us there & I drove her back & saw darling

Maud, same. Most amusing piece. Maudie sent flowers. Gwen out fr. 10 -

7 with maid. Roy, Gwen & self dined alone. Emma & Frances remained

in, their evg. out.

Thursday 3 March

Mrs McKenna 4 - 7. Mr Douglas 4 - 6.30. Mrs Laking 5.30. Hippodrome

matinée for Gwen & self, went by bus. Met Gwen there. V. good

entertainment. Took Gwen in cab (horrid day) to Samsons left her & on

to Maud, darling still unable to move. Carriage fetched me. 3/- cab &

(illeg). Lin, Roy, Gwen & self to dinner 6.30.


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Friday 4 March

Lunch at Coburg with Midge 1.30, beastly day. Gwen off as usual at 10

for day. Mrs Krabbe at Midge’s, pretty little dark widow. Walked with

Midge after to darling Maud’s, Midge on to Aunt Linda’s. Stayed with

Maud till 4.30, home in cab 1/-. Gwen off to Pyt, just in time to to see

her. Roy dined out & to dance after.

Saturday 5 March

Lace coverlet & chair cover cannot be found. Dull as usual but warmer.

Lin & self to matinée, Bouchier. Roy to Arundel early, left at 8.30 for

Duke of Norfolk’s reception. Roy dines at Lennie’s, & Midge. Lin & self

alone. Midge dined at Lennie’s, H. gone to Frisbys.

Sunday 6 March

Dull & raining. Roy to Club early. Roy dined with Midge at Coburg

Hotel. Lin & self walked to darling Maud’s & back. Lennie, Ruth &

Muriel came part of way with us. Lin & self alone to dinner & luncheon.

Mary Millais & Florence Blair called. X. Missed several gold things fr.

my safe, chain, bracelets etc.

Monday 7 March

Roy dining with Mr Sterne. Out morg. Kensington, met Col Brooke of

Harrogate, walkd to Bank, left Pass book. Saw remains of omnibus &

brougham accident. Lin to Motor Club to see R. Wallace about drawing,

bother, want it altered. To darling Maud’s at 3 after Harrods. Chocolate

1/3½, & (illeg) & lip salve 11d. Maudie looking v. seedy in bed, too

many there, Maud P, Cussans, F.W, self & Nurse M. Too much for her.

Tuesday 8 March

Sir W.H.Wills dinner 8 o’c. Mrs Harold Messel 4 - 6. Roy off at 9.20

with Mr Sterne in motor for hours’ drive & taking him to City. Walked

morg. to see darling Maud. Only Mary Millais & Florence Blair came.

Maudie in bed again with cold, not surprised. Hilda M, Gibbs, Ruth &

Nannie at darling’s. Roy dined out. V. good evg at Sir H. Wills. Mr

Fellowes took me in, Causten, Lady Roxborough, Adams, G. Agnews etc

there. Vy trady people but pleasant.

Wednesday 9 March

Mrs H. Messel 4 - 6. Mrs H. Lucy. Honble Mrs Laurence concert & tea,

23 Eaton Sqre. Dine with Lennie at 7 & to German play with him. Went

with Lin to Mrs Laurence’s. Vy smart & excellent music, lovely lovely

house, beautiful Romney, Gainsborough, Hoppner, Sir J. Reynolds etc. I

dined at Lennie’s & went after to German play “Zapfinstreich” by F.A.


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Bayerlein. Excellent. Saw Fleischman, Wolff & Miss May & (illeg)

Simons & Mrs F. Terry there. Florence went also. Maudie has cold.

Thursday 10 March

Mrs Suttons dinner 8 o’c. I lunched at Tabbie’s Coburg & walked to

darling Maud first, stayed some time. Vy cold. Baby, Nurse M. &

Mad’lle Horn for drive in open carriage. Midge, Tabs, Eve & self walked

to Wigmore St to see Eve’s arm under Rontgen rays. Had it photod by

rays. Left Tabs & Eve Piccadilly end of Bond St & walked with Midge to

Curzon St, took omnibus home. V. tired. Rested ½ hour. Roy dined at

home alone, out after. Very pleasant dinner Mrs S’s, 18. Gosses, (illeg)

Collins Master of the Rolls, Mr & Mrs Parker, Mr & Mrs Peile etc. Sat

next to Mr Sutton. Enjoyed evening.

Friday 11 March

Lady Carbutt’s dinner 8 o’c. Unable to go. Mad’lle Horn came for day,

made shade for Roy’s electric light charmingly. Went twice to see Mr

Herbert about my teeth & he c’d not do them, made ap’t for tomorrow 10

o’c. To darling Maud after calling on Mrs Krabbe, vy charming house, &

on Galbraiths, out. Maudie in bed with bad cold!!! Taken fr. Lennie they

say! Lennie going dinner to Harold Messel’s, & Roy.

Saturday 12 March

Otley’s wife ill. Out morg. shops, in 1.30. X. Otley’s wife taken away to

Hospital with dyptheria unable to have carriage & dare not go to darling

Maud’s. Roy out for day with Mr Sterne on motor to Kempton Park races

& he dined with him at Carlton. Sent Frances over to Maudie, was up

today a little. F. Walford came evg. to let me know how Maud was, in

cab. Lin & self alone.

Sunday 13 March

Dora ill at Rome, Typhoid. Mr & Mrs Harold Messel & Mr & Mrs Rooth

to dinner 8 o’c. Lin to Calais, Roy to Club. Alone all day. Cannot go to

darling Maud for fear contageon fr. dyptheria, Otleys wife. Harold

brought news of Ham & Midge having started for Rome at 8 today, had

news of Dora’s being ill with typhoid at Rome 12 o’c!!! Col Brook, Mrs

Paxton, Sp. & Hilda called. In all day & v. tired. V. pleasant evg. Mrs R.

sang.

Monday 14 March.

Mad’lle Horn here for day. Helped me mend linen, vy useful & neat little

person. Roy’s cold v. bad, at home all day, only went for walk with dogs.

Called at 4 on Spagnoletti, Galbraith, Krabbe, Wills. Coburg to enquire


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for Midge, saw Drew here after, & to my darling who is worrying about

contageon Otley & dyptheria. Quiet evg. Roy perverse as usual when

seedy.

Tuesday 15 March

Miss Thomson’s at home 4.30 - 7, music. Unable to go. Mad’lle Horn

here for day. Roy’s cold very bad. At home morg, & out until dinner time

& up with Lin in morg room on my return home 11.30. I dined with

Lennie & F. Walford & went with them & the H. Messels to German

play, v. good. Maudie’s leg bad, obliged to keep it up. She looks better in

face. Mrs Larnack & M.L. & Farquharsons called.

Wednesday 16 March

Mona Spagnoletti 3 - 6. Mrs Wheen’s at home 4 - 5. Lovely morg. Roy to

City, his cold still heavy but as Lennie said things were booming he

would go. Mad’lle Horn here for day. To Maudie afternoon, called first

Mrs Lucy. Found Maud all packed. Mrs Harold, Ruth, Cussans etc there.

Thursday 17 March

Maudie & household to Balcombe. Lovely day, cold. Lin’s messenger

boy failed him. Mona Spagnoletti, Kensington Palace Mansions, 3 - 6.

Fine. Mad’lle Horn here all day, most useful & quiet. Out morg. to

choose chicken & fish for tonight. Roy’s cold v. bad but he went to City.

Walked to Spags’ at home, called after in brougham on Miss Bourne, &

Laking. Lin, Roy & self to dinner.

Friday 18 March

Lovely day. Mended carpet, took 1½ hours. Out afternoon calling. Roy’s

cold very bad still & he will take no care.

Saturday 19 March

Mr & Mrs Galbraith’s dinner 8 o’c. Out morg. shops. To matinée with

Lin most amusing “Joseph’s Entanglement” enjoyed it. Home to tea.

Margarith out part of afternoon & evg. Pleasant dinner at G’s. Mr Wilson

MP took me in.

Sunday 20 March

Mrs & Maud Larnack to dinner, asked Tabbie also. Gareth to luncheon.

Tabs & G. not up. Lin at Club for luncheon & tea. Walked to Hyde Pk

Corner with him, Roy out too, alone to luncheon. Drew came, no more

news of Midge. Hilda & Ethel C. Herapath, Douglas & Violet Herapath

& Mr & Mrs Lemon called. Mrs & Maud Larnack only to dinner.


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Monday 20 March

Mended clothes morg. Called afternoon on Lady Bergne, Mrs Abbott, to

enquire Mrs Lucas, & to Stores. Lin & self alone to dinner. Roy out.

Tuesday 22 March

Mrs Fletcher Moulton’s dinner 8 o’c. 27th not today. Apt. 12 o’c Portland

Place, went, nothing to be done. X. Mrs Reeve, Mrs Nembhard, Lady

Bergne, Tabbie, Gareth, Mrs Rooth & Spencer called. Dora little better,

temp 103. Roy out. Lin & self alone to dinner, expected Effie, coming

tomorrow instead.

Wednesday 23 March

Effie comes this evg. for few days. Effie & self to dinner. Margarith out.

Roy out to dinner. Effie vy sick & went to bed early. Called on Mrs

Gilbert, Wallace, Hart, Seton, Welby, Partridge & Coburg.

Thursday 24 March

Mrs Krabbe 4.30. Private View A. Parsons. Tabs asked me luncheon &

go with her & Gareth to Hippodrome. Unable to go. Went for walk with

Effie into Kensington. Sat & read after luncheon. Mrs K. to tea & went

after to A.P’s in her motor. V. rude noisy girls there. Lin, Effie & self

dined 8.30. Roy out to dinner, had carriage.

Friday 25 March

Lin with awful cold came on suddenly evening. Wet & dull & raw. Lunch

at 1.30 with Tabbie. Saw her & Gareth off, walked home & called on way

on Mr Hartree, Cap’t Heathorn & Lady Weston. Effie & self had dinner

at 7, Lin after 10 o’c dead tired. Champagne, & he has awful cold. Roy

out to dinner at Spencer’s & on after to Mr Sterne’s.

Saturday 26 March

Mrs H. Blackburn at home 4 o’c, 123 Vic. St. Boat Race, Cambridge

won. Roy went with Mr Sterne on motor. Effie & self to Matinée

“Cingalese” Daly’s & bought brawn 1/10½ at Walls. Lin’s cold too heavy

to go. Roy out to dinner. Sp. & Ada called. Champagne at dinner. Paid

back another £50 to loan, leaving £100.

Sunday 27 March

Mrs Fletcher Moulton’s dinner 8 o’c. Lin’s cold little better. Effie out to

dinner. Roy out all day with Mr Sterne, dined at home. Emma out. Fairly

interesting dinner F.M’s. Reeds, Colefax, Gordon Salamon, Spielmanns

etc. Vy rich dinner.


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Monday 28 March

Morg. mended. Lin busy. Punch dinner tonight. Roy out. Effie & self

alone. Had quiet evg alone together & worked.

Tuesday 29 March

Roy out to dinner. Mrs Wallace & Mabel called, M. looking much older

& thinner in the face. Effie left. Out with her morg. met Alice Kuling &

Effie went back to lunch with her & goes to Worthing after tea. Enjoyed

having her, no trouble at all.

Wednesday 30 March

Packed afternoon & worked morg. Terrible manque (illeg illeg) à soigner

dans la maison et pas m’aider avec les ouvrages demain. Roy out to

dinner. Effie left. No, yesterday.

Thursday 31 March

Came to Pyt with Lin by 3 train, v. full. One man had to stand in our

compartment. Mrs Morrison in our carriage, quite a character. Found Evy

& 2 boys at Pyt, Tabbie out, arrived when we had finished dinner fr.

seeing a school for Gareth.

Friday 1 April

Roy came down. Went for walk to wood & saw boys’ saw pit. Tabs &

self for walk. Lin alone. Very cold. Roy told me que toutes les filles

étaient sorties (illeg) il est reviron(?) du City hier après notre départ!

Saturday 2 April

Lin did photos. Went for walk & gathered violets, Lin & self, Tabs &

Roy. Mr Berkeley Portman came for luncheon & 2 children, Chichesters.

Lady Stalbridge came at 3 & stayed all afternoon. Mr Gordon & Mr B.P.

staying here. Went round Houses. Children to tea, Shaw Stuarts etc.

Bridge evg.

Sunday 3 April

Lovely day. All to Church, Tabs, Gareth, Mervyn, Evy, Mr Berkeley

Portman & Mr Gordon. Lin & I went to meet them. Tabs & self drove

back in Dr. Tench’s motor. After luncheon walked about with Mr B.P. &

gathered violets & told stories! Mr Oldfield came to tea, good looking

man. Lin does not look well. Bridge & bed. Roy on motor with Mr J.

Bennett who came to luncheon.

Monday 4 April

Lovely day. Read, walked & read.


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Tuesday 5 April

Mr B. Portman leaves at 3.30 for Yeovil where he has to speak tonight.

Went for long walk after with Lin, Tabs, Gwen, Eve, Mr G. & Roy.

Played bridge evg.

Wednesday 6 April

Lin left by 12.50 train. Took photos before going! Lovely day, v. warm

out of wind & sunny. Monti got caught in trap! Sat out morg & afternoon,

gathered violets with Tabs, Roy & Mr Gordon. Cricket with boys after

lunch & drove with Tabs to Semley. Mr G, Roy & Tabs to Sherborne by

5 train for ball, returning tomorrow. Alone to dinner. Vere Bennett here.

Evy left early for some races with Stalbridges, joins Tabbie at Sherborne.

Thursday 7 April

Winifred Noots marriage at Camp Hill Grange, Nuneaton. Tabs & Mr G.

& Eve return fr. Sherborne. Still v. rough & windy tho’ fine. Letters fr.

Lin & F.W. about Maud, anxious about her.

Friday 8 April

Wet early fine later. Gareth up all night with croup, Tabbie v. tired.

Margaret Dudley Ryder to luncheon & Vere Bennett. Invitation fr. Mrs

Messel for dinner Tues 19th inst. Wrote ref. as Lin dining at Mr Lucy to

meet G. Wyndham & Montagu Scott etc.

Saturday 9 April

Fine but cold. Miss Ryder left after luncheon. Tabs, Evie & self for walk.

I drove to meet Lin at 5.15 Tisbury. Seems better. Quiet evg. Mrs Bennett

called & Mrs Attwood.

Sunday 10 April

Mrs Tupper. Lovely day walked with Lin, Tabs & Evie to Semley. Lin &

self long walk round home. Mr Bennett & Vere came in after tea, told Lin

several interesting details of pictures etc in Pyt House. Astonished to find

him so well informed & rational.

Monday 11 April

Lovely day. Went with Tabbie over Agent’s house furnished £80 a year

wanted. Mr Pitkin lunched here. At 3.30 Tabs, Lin & self drove to

Shaftesbury, lovely drive. Went over old ruins being excavated, church.

Met Miss Oliver & walked to Mr Fox Pitt’s where we had tea. The Bests,

interesting American clergyman & his wife, Yardley, Mr & Mrs Fawkes

etc there. Pretty little house & garden with lovely view. We walked long

way home sending carriage on. Evie off at 9 to Grosvenors.


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Tuesday 12 April

Heavenly morg. Too warm to sit reading long on steps. Nellie Grosvenor

luncheon. Young Gerald Grove came to stay, handsome boy, v. good

manners. At 3.30 Lin & self fetched Tabs fr. C(illeg) drove to Donhead to

see Canon Short’s wonderful old garden of trout pools & after to

Donhead St Mary Church. Beautiful old church, exquisitly situated on top

of hill overlooking Wardour Castle. Then to Lord Winford’s for tea.

White cyclamen v. fine & aubretia on wall in clusters. Miss Bret nurse at

St Thomas Hospital. Met Mrs Gerald Grove walking on way home.

Packed.

Wednesday 13 April

Lin & self return to London by 10 o’c train. Glorious but v. windy day.

Comfortable journey. Roy & self dined alone, seems vy worried &

depressed about business, had drawn all money out of firm. Vy sorry &

fear muchly his extravagent ideas & tastes will ruin his chances of doing

anything.

Thursday 14 April

Pd. Weller £4.8.0, S(illeg) £1.15.4, & Barkers £2.16.0. Mrs Young

£16.16.0. Lovely day, fearful headache all day. Slept badly & had night

sweat. Roy depressed about business. Hamilton Langley to dinner, much

better news of Dora. Roy to a dance at 10 o’c. Sp. came in during desert.

Called on Aunt Linda, Mrs Messel, Ruth!! & Mrs Welby, looks rather

swollen in face.

Friday 15 April

Dark yellow morg, had to have electric light. Bad night & heavy sweat

feel I need a fortnight’s complete rest, not visiting.

Saturday 16 April

Mrs Causten’s, 57 Leadenhall St E.C. Lady Mayoress 3 o’c. Opening of

new premises. Private View New Gallery. Sent tickets to Mabel Wallace.

Came by 4.30 to Balcombe. Maudie looking v. delicate, all babies v. well.

Mr Wynn also on visit. Pianola. Headache all day.

Sunday 17 April

Lovely day. After luncheon F. & self in Victoria to Nymans. Mrs Harold

& H. only there. Lennie, Mr Hodgson & Roy in motor. Lin remained with

Maudie. Had long walk thro’ wood to Lake. Roy seems v. seedy, walked

back. F. & self returned in motor. Pianola evg. Slept v. badly neuralgia

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Monday 18 April

Slept badly. Glorious morg. Mr Wynn, Lennie & Roy off early. Darling

Maud seems better & easier fr. pain. Rested until lunchtime. Lin & self

for long walk with 4 dogs, v. troublesome, & only Peter returning with

us. Sat with Maudie after lunch & went with Lin at 4.30 in motor to East

Grinstead to meet Lennie. Motor broke down 2 miles short of E. G.

Luckily cart took us on & we walked up footpath to Station, found Lennie

& returned Balcombe by train. Car returned same evg soon after us!

Maudie & F. for drive. To bed early.

Tuesday 19 April

Glorious morg. Lennie taking Maud to London to see Dr Pollock. Nurse

Millie meeting them Vic & going with her. Slept well & feel better. Dr

Pollock says Maud is to be treated as an invalid & that she is to breakfast

in bed & rest after luncheon & to go to bed early. Darling very tired &

had to be douched 3 times daily with boracic powder. Lennie rather

tiresome.

Wednesday 20 April

Mrs Tupper at home. Mademoiselle, Nonie, Anne & Nurse F. for drive

not in till 10 to 12. Maud left with Baby. Lady came to see about Kate’s

character taking her. I saw her for Maud. Fachais avec la bonne à cause

de (illeg) le tout petit (illeg) ce temps grandes cene! Mais ça s’est passé

après. Nonie very naughty & disobedient will take some time to alter.

Thursday 21 April

Mrs Alfred Mellor 3.30 - 6.30. Maudie about same. Read in her room

morg. Short walk after posting letters & short walk with Nonie at 3.30 &

Mademoiselle to gather primroses. Nonie v. tiresome. The darling is

being spolit by Nurse F, is utterly disobedient except with Lennie &

Maud when he is as good as gold. Florence met Lennie at Three Bridges.

Lennie in good spirits elected a Liveryman of Goldsmith’s Company.

Friday 22 April

Another lovely morg. Letters fr. Lin, Edgar & Mrs Galbraith. Letter fr.

Hamilton L, Midge returning fr. Rome Thursday. H. meets her at Paris &

brings her to London, Coburg Hotel. Uncertain if she goes with him or

not to South America.

Saturday 23 April

Mrs Mocatta 3.30. Dull & rainy morg. Mr Allen & Lennie arrived on

motor after going to Nymans, & Mr Stewart & his fiancée Miss Priaud

came later. Tall nice girl. 7 to dinner. Maudie to bed at 10 o’c, danced


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after. I went up earlier. V. pleasant evg. Lennie very lively. Lovely

afternoon. Long letter fr. Midge.

Sunday 24 April

Lovely day. Lennie, Mr Allen to Church. Mr Stewart & Miss Prieau for

walk. Sat & read to darling Maud & finished “Oliver Twist”. After lunch

Lennie, Mr Stewart & Miss Prieau on car to Eastbourne thro’ Brighton,

home at 7.30! Maudie & self in all day. Mr Allen & F. for walk after tea.

Pianola evg. Late to bed.

Monday 25 April

Lady Carbutt 3.30 to 6. Stayed all day with Maudie. Did not meet Lennie

at East Grinstead, F. went instead. Lovely day but cold. Nonie getting

very naughty, so disobedient. Walked just round pergola with Maudie but

afraud she will take cold, w’d not put on jacket. Lennie played evg.

Tuesday April 26

Returned fr. Balcombe by 10.15 train. Breakfasted downstairs with

Lennie & F.W. F. saw me to Station alone. Lin looks seedy I think & am

so sorry. Left Maudie looking little better, wish she w’d go to bed earlier.

Roy to drill. Had long talk with him on return. 2 to dinner.

Wednesday 27 April

Lovely morg. Wrote letters, pd cheques etc. To matinée with Lin at St

James, stupid piece. Roy & self dined alone. Quiet peaceful evg, to bed

early. Tea at Mrs Keith’s. Charming letter fr. darling Maud. 2 to dinner.

Thursday 28 April

Mrs A. Mellor, 3.30 - 6.30. Elsie McLaren’s wedding to young Johnson

Ferguson at St Margaret’s Westminster 2.30, & 43 Belgrave Sqre. Dullish

wedding, great crowd. Lin’s drawings beautiful. Bride & bridegroom

went away in motor! Met heaps of friends. Called on Mrs J. Aird, Mrs

Palmer & Mrs Mellor. Roy out to dinner. 2 to dinner.

Friday 29 April

Evie Fletcher coming 12 o’c. for week. 3 to dinner, 4 to luncheon.

Academy Private View. Midge returned fr. Paris. Great crowd at

Piccadilly, saw many we knew. Darling arrived for luncheon brought

lovely flowers. Evie also. Maudie remained until we left for Academy.

She dined with Mr Stewart & went to Ball for short time Goldsmith’s Cy.

Vy wrong. Roy out. Evie & self dined alone, Lin at 10 o’c.


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Saturday 30 April

Mrs Tupper. Dar Rhodes’ wedding St Peter Eaton Sqre 2.30, & after 29

Princes Gds. Lin & self went. Darling Maud there, left at 4 o’c for

Balcombe. Mr Child going there. V. nice cheerful wedding. On to see

Midge at Coburg after. Evie there after day’s shop’g with her maid. Roy

out to dinner. Eve, Lin & self only, 3 to dinner.

Sunday 1 May

H, Lin, Midge, self & Evie, 5 to dinner. Walked with Lin & Evie morg. to

Hyde Pk. Corner, I home in om, Lin & Evie walked. Midge & H. to

dinner. Lovely day. Roy dined at Carlton with Mr & Mrs Scott. Quiet

evg. Midge & H. left at 10.45. Sp. & Hilda called only. Evie & self

walked to Sir A. Hickman’s. Roy & Lin played tennis there. Roy out all

day at Club.

Monday 2 May

Pd off £50 of loan. Leaves only £50 now owing. Alice Street 4.30, 24a

Bryanston Sqre. Wet. S.E. holiday. Out morg. shops. Walked to Queen’s

Road ordered cakes. Evie out all morg. with her maid, in to lunch & out

after until 5.30. Dine at 6.45, Lin, Roy, Evie & self to theatre. Lewis

Waller “Miss Elizabeth’s Prisoner”. Very good, & first piece also.

Tuesday 3 May

Small at home 4.30. 32 about came. F. Walford to lunch also. Mrs Sells

& Ellen to help. Cost Babillon, Hills, 4 window boxes, ferns & cases,

Mrs Sells 2/6, Ellen 4/6, hire urn etc. Lin giving dinner at his Club, 9.

Evie & self dined at Ada S.J’s. 10 to dinner, cab 2/-. Vy pleasant evg. V.

tired. Darling Maud to luncheon, great help c’d not have done without

her. F. Walford to lunch also. Very late with everything in future all must

be ready by one o’c, shocking muddle. Plenty of everything & Ellen a

great help in arranging table etc.

Wednesday 4 May

Lovely day. Evie out to dentist & to lunch with Lady Grove. Matinée

Haymarket. Roy, Evie & self to dinner. Emma remained in. Frances

waited much better alone, Called at Maudie’s, out. Mervyn came in after

dinner, vy thin but well.

Thursday 5 May

Evie goes. Walked to my darling’s & went to see Dr Pollock with her.

Think he lanced her, says she is to be vy careful. Left her at Glouc. Ter.

& came home in her fly. Maud returning to Balcombe 4.30, & Tilda with


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her. With Evie at 3 to call on Ethel M & Midge, both out, returned to tea

& Evie left at 5 o’c. Roy out dinner.

Friday 6 May

Mrs A. Mellor 3.30 to 6. Wrote morg. Mad’lle called. At 3.30 to stores,

ordered medicine belt, 3 plovers eggs 10 ½. Barkers etc. Called Lady

Weston, left cards Mrs Fritz, Mrs Rhodes & Lady McLaren, V. Behrens.

Roy, Lin & self in to dinner. Dined 8.30! Lennie given Roy coat.

Saturday 7 May

Dull. Mad’lle coming for day. Cleaned top of spare room wardrobe

thoroughly, put all in order. Drove with Mad. at 3.0 to Coburg, Midge

out. To Mrs Mocatta, tea there & home to tea here. Lin & self alone to

dinner. Roy out.

Sunday 8 May

Lin & Roy to Sir A’s tennis. Mr & Mrs Graham Keith dine with us 8 o’c.

Soup, Salmon, ribs of lamb, beans, potatoes, asparagrass, nasty

gooseberry tart, cream, cods roe. Sp. called morg. F. Walford to

luncheon. Steak pud, gooseberry tart & custard. Miss R. Innes to tea.

Walk with Lin morning.

Monday 9 May

Mrs H. Messel’s dinner 8 o’c. (Awful books £7.7.6 & only 16/6 & Ellen

4/6. £1.0.0) for weeks expences!!! too much. Hamilton F. called in his

Motor, v. smart. Out morg. Kens shop’g. Met Miss Macdougall & Miss

Russell. V. delghtful dinner & evg. at Mrs H.M’s, 8. Caviare, mock turtle

soup, fillets sole, quails. Duck, green peas, Cream surprise, strawberries

in cream iced. Savory.

Tuesday 10 May

Mrs Aird. V. wet morg. To Coburg, saw Midge. To Claridges saw Tabs.

Barkers. Hamilton & Tabbie to dinner. Sent off a suit to Herbert Furrell

fr. Mount St. P.O. Gave no paper with it, odd. Maud Paxton called

afternoon & came in to dinner. Tabbie admired her & asked her to go and

stay there.

Wednesday 11 May

Mrs Drage’s dinner. Unable to go. Mrs Hadley’s at home 4 - 7. Mrs

Messel 4 - 6. Mrs Aird 3 to 6.30. Spencer & I lunch at Exhibition. F.

Walford comes to stay. Mrs Keith’s dinner, unable to go. Sp. took me

Earls Court Ex. to lunch, splendid. Sat op. Sir W. Richmond most


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amusing. Ret, & called with Florence on Mrs Aird, Messel, Macmillan,

Lady Critchett. Roy, Florence & self to dinner.

Thursday 12 May

Tea with Miss Macdougall, 39 Courtfield Gds. Walked morg with F.W.

Called at 3.30 on Mrs McKenna, Hannen, Hadley, Kendal. Had tea Mrs

Finlay in new house & to Miss Macdougall. Met Major Mathews in om

morg. Roy out to dinner.

Friday 13 May

Out morg. Made 13 calls, only Lady Lockwood in. F.W. out on own ac’t.

Darling Maud & Tilda came after luncheon. Tabbie came to tea & stayed

long time on my return 5.30. Roy dined Mrs Dickens & to a dance with

her party. We dined 8.30. (Called F. Moulton, Dent, Warre, de la Rue,

Welby, English, Ferguson, Burnand, Lockyer etc.)

Saturday 14 May

Out morg. shops. To matinée with Lin of “The Fairy’s Dilemma”. Box.

Vernon Watney & 2 girls front row dress circle. Vernon came to our box

between acts. On fr. there to tea at Mrs Nembhard’s. Saw Ethel &

Mervyn there. Quiet evg. Lin, Roy, F.W. & self to dinner.

Sunday 15 May

Midge & Miss Innes to dinner 8 o’c. Lin & self lunched at Lady Margaret

W’s. Mr Wallop & Mr & Mrs Mowbray Howard there. Mr Paxton, Miss

Macdougall, Miss Russell, Ethel & Mervyn, Sp & Ada & Hilda & Miss

R. Innes called. Lin & Roy to Sir Alfred Hickman’s tennis. V. tiring day.

Roy & F.W. here to luncheon.

Monday 16 May

Slept badly. C. Hartree’s luncheon 2 o’c. 18 to lunch. Lovely day. 2

laundresses! V. pleasant party, excellent lunch. Sir Trevor took me in.

Drove home 4.30 & rested. Punch dinner tonight. Roy out to dinner more

depressed than ever. Florence out till ¼ past 7 with Violet. F. & self alone

to dinner, bed early.

Tuesday 17 May

Mrs Heilbut 4 - 7. Unable to go. Out morg. shop’g 1/1 flowers. Large box

fr. Evie with lovely flowers. 2/- pd for cakes, Babillons. Midge, Lady

Bergne, Mr & Mrs Hartley, Mrs Dent, Mackasy, Mabel W, Maud P, Mrs

Gibson & Mrs Harold called etc. Roy vy depressed.


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Wednesday 18 May

Made £2.3.9 over £100 Jap loan each. Roy dined out. Drove with me to

E’s club & on to Garrick in brougham. Mrs Reed Cardiff House, Parks,

Wimbledon Common. Mrs Messel 4 - 7. Mrs Keith’s dinner. Unable to

go. F.W. & Lin alone to dinner, dined at 10 o’clock. I dine with the

Mervyns at Ethel’s club 7.30. Very good dinner. Left at 9.30, called at

Coburg on way home saw Midge & Dora who arrived in afternoon fr.

Paris. Looks fearfully fragile. Mr Foley out. Long letter fr. Maud fr. Bath.

Had called on Mrs Adlam, gave Maud all 5 Moore portraits.

Thursday 19 May

F.Walford left at 3 o’c. Went for walk with me morg, called to enquire

for Mr Douglas & on Mrs Sington. Lin out to luncheon. Lin & self alone.

Roy dined with Dora at Coburg & the Mervyns & Mr H.K.Foster.

Friday 20 May

Packed morg. Florence came in. Drove at 5 to see Midge & Dora. Mr

Foley there. D. looking very delicate & fragile. To see about dress

Marshalls, saw nothing worth copying. Roy out to dinner, Lin & self

alone. Maud & Lennie & Toula arrived home fr. their week’s motoring.

Mrs Adlam gave Maud the 5 Moore pictures.

Saturday 21 May

To Sir Benjamin Baker till Monday, Pangbourne. Not going. Lin & self

to Balcombe by 10.40, arrived 11.4. No crowd or fuss at station, raining.

Lennie left for week’s camp at 4.30 in car which he is keeping with him

at Arundel. Roy with Mr Stern to Oxford on motor. Dora & Mr Foley

leave Coburg Hotel for Stoke Edith. Midge goes to them Monday.

Sunday 22 May

Dull morg, fine later. To Church with darling Maud & Toula & remained

to Communion. Rested after lunch with Maudie who slept. Long walk

after tea with Lin & rather tired. Babies down after tea. Wonderful

improvement in Nonie boy’s behaviour jusque ici. Maudie played

pianola, not (illeg). To bed early.

Monday 23 May

Lovely day. Maudie alone to luncheon at Mrs Hohler’s. Went for long

walk with Lin. Maudie back about 6 none the worse for long drive. To

bed early. Miss Venning at Mrs Hohler’s, engaged to Major (illeg) of

Cornwall, old family fr. 1560!


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Tuesday 24 May

Wet (illeg) morg. Undid goods with Maud & Toula fr. Italy, fan broken!!!

6 pieces of glass safe. Nurse F. vy seedy. Con’s birthday. Went for walk

with Lin as far as Major Oxley’s. Maudie & Toula drove to Nymans.

Wednesday 25 May

Mrs Reed, 4.30 Wimbledon. Lin left by 9 train. Toula left by 12 train.

Mrs Harold & Mrs Gibson came to luncheon. Mrs G. looked vy smart &

handsome & has a great charm of manner. Maudie vy tired.

Thursday 26 May

Heavenly day. Letters fr. Lin & Midge fr. Stoke. Dora very happy. Mrs

Hohler came over for tea & brought Valentine. Nurse F. Baby & Anne

for drive in Victoria. Mrs H. quite lively & talkative. Wire for Maud to go

to Grants, Arundel tomorrow, too tiring for her. Maudie looked vy pale

evg.

Friday 27 May

Heavy thunderstorm & rain early, Maudie in my room. Breakfasted in

bed. Went for drive with Maudie & Nonie past Paddockhurst. Maudie

told her own fairy stories. Happy little evg, to bed at 10 o’c.

Saturday 28 May

Letter fr. dear Lin. Dull morg, fine later. Lennie arrived during luncheon

looking very well. Lin did not come. Lennie & I heard sound of a carriage

driving up after lunch but saw none from window. Met Maud in hall who

heard us saying odd nothing there. Maud & Lennie for walk together & I

went with Lennie round garden before dinner. 2 letters fr. Japan fr. Edgar.

Sunday 29 May

Lovely day. Lennie Maud & self to Church & to Nymans after. Hilda,

Cap Gibbs, Miss Brigstock, Sir E. Waterlow, Mrs Sington etc there. Sat

out. Quiet evg. Roy on river with Mr Stern. Lin to Calais & dined alone,

on tray.

Monday 30 May

Mrs Farquharson at home 10 o’c. Exhibition of Irish pictures Guildhall

Art Gallery 10 to 6. Return fr. Balcombe by 4.20. Lennie & Maud with

me to station, met rude Major Oxley. Cab strike. No difficulty getting

cab. Lin & Roy to Mrs F’s at home. Roy came, sprained his foot &

covered with boils over face! Frances took flowers to Coburg, Midge,

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Tuesday 31 May

Mrs J.Ferguson’s dinner 8 o’c. Very wet. Roy quite lame won’t take any

precautions, & spots. Lady Critchett only called. V. pleasant dinner met

Sir E & Lady Strachey, Mr & Mrs Cunningham, Sir & Lady Fane, J.

Bennet’s relatives etc, Sir F. & Lady D. Hartland etc. Roy dined alone.

Wednesday 1 June

Alice Street 4.30. Mona Spagnoletti. Very wet. Midge dines here, or I

with her, depends on Roy. I dined with Midge. Roy dined here alone &

went to Mocatta’s dance at 10 when carriage fetched me at Coburg & on

to supper at restaurant, Derby supper. I walked shops, left cheque Bk. &

character of nursemaid, no good, Pembroke Gds.

Thursday 2 June

Alice Street 4.30. Miss Spielmann’s wedding West London Synagogue

2.45 & 56 Westbourne Terrace. Miss Joachim’s wedding St Mary Abbots

2.30. Mrs J. Ferguson’s at home 20.30. Midge dined here. We went after

to J.F’s vy nice at home.

Friday 3 June

Windows cleaned. Lady Dixon Hartland 4.30. Lady Burnand 4 o’c. In

morg. at 3.15 fetched Midge fr. Coburg. Went to Mrs D’Arcy, Heilbut.

Holland, de la Rue, Larnack, & Mrs Drage, in & Mr D. also, had tea there

with Midge. She left after in cab & I went to Lady H’s, very dull party,

harpist, & to Lady Burnand looking as pretty as ever. Read to Lin de

Wint’s book on Russia, “Paris to New York”. Roy at home quite lively.

No more cold salmon! Fridays.

Saturday 4 June

Out shops morg. Nellie Keith called to enquire for Maudie. Lin & self to

matinée of American piece, most excellent. Saw W. Humphreys there!

Called on Midge, saw her looking well & smart. Lin & self alone to

dinner. Roy dined out & was late. Marguerith again out afternoon during

my absence & Roy & friend came & Frances opened door.

Sunday 5 June

Mrs P. Agnew 4.30. Rosie Macguire to dinner. Lin & Roy to Calais,

lovely day. Unable to go to Mrs A’s as Mr Paxton & Miss Innes came &

stayed till past 7. Miss Innes & Rosie dined here.

Monday 6 June

Lin & self dine with Sir H. & Lady Bergne at Ranelagh 7.30.


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Tuesday 7 June

Babies have chicken pox. Letter fr. Mrs Messel. Mrs Alec Johnson

Ferguson, Hyde Park Hotel, at home at 43 Belgrave Sqre. Miss Barrace’s

luncheon 1.45. Miss Rose Innes’ dinner at Carlton 8 o’c. Ten at Miss B’s,

amongst others Mrs J.Ferguson, Mrs ?, Miss Fowler writer etc, 2 dear

little girls. Lady Lockwood, Mr Hartree, Mrs Reeve & Ada Sp. with Mrs

Tomlin(?) called. V. large party at Miss Innes, 26! Midge, also Dewar,

Stone, Brown etc. Roy alone to dinner here.

Wednesday 8 June

Mrs Messel 4 - 7. Out morg. about (illeg). Toula to dinner. Called to

enquire Sir A. Hickman, Mrs Messel, Mrs Farquharson & Nembhard,

Spielman. Roy at Mrs M’s, brought him home. Roy, Toula & self to

dinner here.

Thursday 9 June

Mrs A. J. Ferguson. Mrs Frank Parish 4 - 6.30. Out all morg. shop. Lin to

Zoo in cart. Bear drawing. Met Sir A. Hemming in omnibus. To call at ¼

past 4 on Mrs Harold Messel, Mrs P. Agnew, splendid at home, Mrs

Parish’s & to Mrs Alec J.F. Lin & self alone, Roy out to dinner.

Friday 10 June

Miss White here morg. I took character of Edith Murphy undernurse. Vy

good, nice looking girl. Called at 3.30 on Mocatta, Markhams (met Mrs

Wagge looking ill) Welby to enquire, Rose Innes, stores. Bought ivy,

ordered 2 plants. Louis Coward for Roy. Lady Lawrence, Lady Henning,

in, Lady Burnand. Saw Mrs Hammond & Ethel, Mrs Welby, Tate.

Saturday 11 June

Lin & self to Sir Benjamin Baker’s Pangbourne till Monday. Came by 5.5

train. Sir James & Lady Clarke dined here. Mr & Mona Spagnioletti &

Mr Mackie staying here. Roy with Mr Sterne. Great rush to get dressed &

unpacked.

Sunday 12 June

Heavenly day. Out all morg in garden with Mrs Kemp. Mona, Mr S. Mr

(blank) & Lin in motor. Sir Benjamin for walk alone. Drove in motor

with Mona & Lin to Sir James Clarke’s, tea there, & ret’d in Victoria

with Mrs Kemp, Mr Mackie. Sir B. cycled over & Lin & Mona in motor.

General Waddington, Mr Nicoli called.


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Monday 13 June

Return. Mrs Alec J. Ferguson at home 3 - 6, no, 15th . Lovely day. Lin

went up with Sir B. & the men by early train. I came up by 10.45.

Carriage met me & drove to Mde. Seaman, arranged about voile dress.

Called after luncheon on Mrs P. Simpson, Miss Holland & Miss Neaves.

Roy out to dinner. Letters fr. my darling & Midge.

Tuesday 14 June

Mabel Lewis marriage with Cap’t Batey at St Mary Abbotts 2.30 & at

Bolney House Ennismore Gds. The Astronomer Royal 3 - 6. Mr & Mrs

Hammond lunch here 1.30. Young Bergne to dinner. Lin went with me to

the wedding. Great crowd, charming house & beautifully arranged.

Molesworth, Tilda, S. Grantham, Mrs J. Aird, Lady McLaren & Mrs

Clarke called. Roy in to dinner. Vy sleepy.

Wednesday 15 June

Mrs Messel 4 - 7. Mrs Leslie Ward & Mrs Rabey(?) Watney at home 4 -

6.30 at Blomfield Studios, 13a Blomfield Place. Mrs Alec Furguson 3 - 6.

The Astronomer Royal 3 - 6. Mrs Mount Batten 4 – 6.30. Mrs Hammond

called. Went to be fitted. Met Mrs Rooth, Bond St. Maudie & Lennie

drove up in motor just as I was starting for Toula 4 o’c. Had tea, both

look well. To at home with Toula, left cards on Lady Henderson, Mrs

Ritchie, Lady Pearson to enquire, Welby to enquire & home. Roy &

darling Maud came to dinner, 4! Margaret out afternoon & evg. A most

tiring un-nerving day. Roy vy noisy & tiresome evg, so unrestful.

Thursday 16 June

Ask Arthur Linley to dinner. Maud & Lennie to dinnner. Lovely morg.

Roy going to Maidenhead evg by late train. Feel very seedy, head so bad,

did not sleep. In all morg. At 4 to Lady Armstrong, Mrs Ferguson, in, &

Mrs A. Lewis, in. Darling M. & Lennie to dinner both look well. Opened

old port wine 25 years here in bottle.

Friday 17 June

Roy at Maidenhead & to Ascot with Mr Sterne’s party. Mrs Alec

Ferguson 3 - 6. Mrs Reginald Harrison 9 - 12, 6 Lower Berkeley St. Mrs

Bergheim’s party 9.30. To be fitted 11.30, Seamans. Met Mr Rooth.

Heard fr. Toula Midge back fr. yacht & at Coburg. Called on Desirée

Welby, had tea with her, & to see Mrs English. Plant for Desirée, 2/6. My

darling to Nymans with Lennie.


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Saturday 18 June

Roy returned at 6.30 fr. Maidenhead & off directly to dine & theatre party

with Mr Sterne. Out morg. bought toque £1.18.9 & veil. Lin out to

luncheon. I alone & to Haymarket where he joined me. Called after on

Mr Hartree, out, home to tea. Sat with Roy whilst he dressed. Lin & self

alone to dinner. Mrs E. Bagle called.

Sunday 19 June

Dull morg. Lin & self lunch 2 o’c at Lady Rosamund Christie’s, 63

Onslow Sqre. Lin & self dine Sir A. Hickman, Roy to Mrs Dickens.

Excellent lunch. Col & Mrs Bridgman fr. Shropshire, 3 others, Jap

gentleman. Left early on ac’t of tennis at Sir A’s. Large dinner at Sir A’s.

He looks v. pulled down by flu.

Monday 20 June

Lunched with Midge, Coburg. Mrs Kevil Davis there also. At 3.30 to

Hunts with Midge. Called on (blank) & drove round Park & home to tea.

Midge dined here quietly without ret’g to Hotel. Arranged flowers

together fr. darling Maud’s. Roy to a dance after dinner.

Tuesday 21 June

Mrs Rawlinson 4 o’c. Asked Mabel to come & go with me, & to dine

here, & Arthur Linley who did not come. Tilda asked me to go to Opera

with her, unable to go. Miss White morg. to fit me. Mrs Tate, Pitt, Mills,

Grantham, J. Aird & Rose Innes called. Dull but full party at Mrs R’s,

went at 6 o’c with Mabel who dined here. Roy out with Mr Sterne at

Ranelagh to dinner.

Wednesday 22 June

Miss Chapman 4 - 7. Asked Midge. Mrs Reed, Wimbledon. Roy to

Oxford with Mr Sterne, away before dinner. Miss Gill to lunch

unexpectedly. Midge came at ¼ to 4, went together to Lady Hickman’s.

Miss C’s at home & fruitless drive to Wimbledon, R’s away!!! Walked

on lovely common & Midge dined alone with me, Dora to Court.

Thursday 23 June

Lin & self dine at Mrs Larnack’s, 16 Hans Place 8 o’c. Miss Lawrence’s

luncheon party 2 o’c, unable to accept. Lovely day. Darling Maud comes

to Glouc. Ter. for 2 nights. Maudie came & had tea in my room. Mr

Messel dines with them at Glouc. Ter. 7 to dinner Mrs L’s, Mr Ansdell, a

pretty girl & one other man. Roy out to dinner v. late home.


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Friday 24 June

Roy looking vy seedy, & perverse. Darling fetched me at 11.30, drove to

Mde. Clare’s & Coburg & Barkers. Bought (illeg) & flowers. 2 boxes fr.

Balcombe. Maudie to luncheon. Lady Armstrong, Lady Henderson, Miss

Barran, Fanny Nembhard, Mrs Gibson & Mrs Harold M, Mrs Mount

Batten & dau, Mervyn & Ethel, Mrs Gill, Miss Rose Innes. Lin finished

early 9 o’c. Lennie fetched Maudie. Roy out to dinner & dance, v. late

home 5 o’c!

Saturday 25 June

Roy not down until 10 o’c! Out all day. Maud & Lennie to Mrs Hohler’s,

Lowfield Heath. Lin goes on Vectis, P & O. Yacht until Tuesday, left 9

o’c. Geoff Con comes till Monday for Exam. I go to lunch with Midge,

Coburg 1.45. Dine there instead. Roy dined out & to dance. Out morg,

met Mrs Gill, Annie Tweedie, Mrs Mackenzie. Shop’d & ordered wreath.

Small rememberence Lady Hickman 3/6, & called to enquire for & saw

her. Sir A & J.H. just off in motor. Dined alone with Midge, Coburg.

Sunday 26 June

Tilda to luncheon. Geoff & self to enquire after Mrs Messel, saw Harold

& Hilda. Roy, Geoff, Toula & self to luncheon, returned home in

omnibus. Midge called at tea time, vy well & lively. Geoff to Sp’s later.

Roy dines with Midge at Club. Geoff & self alone to dinner.

Monday 27 June

Lady Armstrong 4 - 7. Midge & I go D.V. to Broadstairs to visit our

beloved Parents’ grave. Geoff Con leaves us for Mrs English. Fetched

Midge fr. Coburg. Had vy happy day, the grounds at St Peter’s better kept

than I have ever seen them & Church beautiful, new vestry rooms. We

drove to Westwood, vy overgrown but lovely trees. Saw Midge home. Sat

out on Parade & saw lodgings.

Tuesday 28 June

Lady Romer’s dinner 8 o’c. Mrs Sidney Cotton’s dinner. Delightful

dinner & most charming family. Lord Justice took me in, his brother

(illeg). Dora, Midge, Mrs Palgrave Simpson, Rawlinson, Barran, Rose

Innes, Gill etc called. Out morg. Dear Lin returned fr. his cruise on P. &

O. Steamer

Wednesday 29 June

Dora & Paul to Brown’s Hotel for 2 weeks. Lady Nottage 4 o’c. Mrs

Maginis 3.30 - 6, 8 Craven Hill Gds. Academy Soirée 9 o’c. Lady

Henderson 4.30 - 7, 18 Arlington St. Effie comes for 3 nights. Both my


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girls with bad places, one on arm, M. finger. Maudie fetched me 3.30,

called on Dora, Mrs Laking, Thorneycrofts, Ritchie, Pearson, & at home

Lady H. Roy & I to Academy alone, v. full. Saw oceans of friends,

Wickliffe Taylor etc. Roy looked v. tired. Maud & Lennie there after

dining at Mrs Fleischman’s.

Thursday 30 June

Mrs Huish tea, Lords, table behind Block B, W. corner.?). Mrs Holland

10.30. G. Grossmith Jnr. D. & Paul there. Maudie fetched me for Lords,

had tea at Mrs H’s. Barrans there. Vy tired. Evg. parties not worth going

to, too tiring. Effie & Roy remained till 3 o’c!!! Darling Maud & Lennie

at Hollands.

Friday 1 July

Mrs Boyle, 63 Queens Gate. Mrs Mount Batten. Mrs Reeve to go with

me. Mrs Huish, Lords tea. Mrs Armstrong 4 o’c. Mrs Fletcher Moulton

4.30. I dine with Lennie & Maud & go to French play with them. Out

morg. with Effie to Grove. Too tired to go out afternoon. Enjoyed my

evg. immensely. Saw O. Crawfurd with his new wife to whom I was

introduced.

Saturday 2 July

Mrs Briton Rivière 4 o’c. Mrs Pirrie’s luncheon party 2 o’c. Too tired to

enjoy it. Sat next to Mr Vincent & Mr Wollf, Lady Egmont & Mr

Briscoe, Ld & Lady Robertson etc. Nice party Mrs R’s. Effie out all day.

Geoff called morg. Roy out to dinner. Heavy showers. Eff, Lin & self

quiet evg. Mrs Chesterfield char here today, 3/-.

Sunday 3 July

Invite to luncheon Mrs Davison. Paul & Dora dining here Sunday. Lovely

morg. In all day. Effie remaining until tomorrow. Effie to see E. English.

Roy lunched with Mrs Wood & her 2 pretty daughters. Lin & Roy to Sir

A’s for tennis. Dora & Paul to dinner, D. looked lovely. Both quite lively.

Monday 4 July

Mrs Gill’s dinner 8 o’c. Mrs Binns Smith, 7 Eaton Mans, 4.30. To stores

morg, bought 2 W. petticoats £1.11.6, 6 prs stockings 11/6, house brush,

leather, & rubber for Roy’s boots 6/9. Effie left 2.30 for Henley. Darling

Maud & Gillie came, had tea in my room. Ten to dinner Mrs G’s. Vy

smart & well done but not good company. Roy in alone to dinner. (Sheet

glued in) Mrs Gill’s dinner, 4 July. Soup & vegetables in it. Salmon. Cold

entrée chicken truffles with aspic over. Loin of lamb, beans, potatoes.

Chicken roasted, salad & peas. Pineapple cream, fruit jelly. Savory.


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Flower ices. Ten. V. well done. Mr & Mrs Walter, Mr & Mrs ?, Mrs

Tattersall, Mr Stone, ourselves & Mr & Mrs G.

Tuesday 5 July

Dinner here. Asked Burnands, Fletcher Moultons, Lockyers, G.

Armstrong, Bergne, Rooth, Mrs Biancardi. Lady Larnack 4 o’c. Only 8

at dinner. Sir H. & Lady Bergne, Mr & Mrs Rooth, Mrs Biancardi, Roy.

Out morg. Mrs Chesterfield here to help 3/-. Man cleaned windows morg.

Paid off £50, last of loan. Soup. Fillet soles, tomatoes. Tongue &

mushrooms. Lamb, peas. Poussins, salad, beans. Pèches Melba &

genovoise pastry. Liver savory.

Wednesday 6 July

Mrs Morland Agnew 4 - 7. Mrs Macmillan 10 o’c. Mrs Fleischmann’s

dinner. Unable to accept, going alone. Out morg. Hindered by continual

meeting of friends. Geoff arrived for dinner alone. Sent him to Ex. with

friend. Roy dined Coburg with Midge. Strange smart company. Mr J.

Heilbut, Arthur Hills she very … etc. Excellent dinner beautiful house but

felt out of sympathy with entire company. V smart pretty & (illeg illeg).

Saw Midge Dora & Paul & left Roy at Mrs Macmillans.

Thursday 7 July

Lin & self dine at Mrs Rooths 8 o’c, 2 Montagu Mans. Walked to French

dressmaker Notting Hill with Geoff morg. Geoff lunched with Dora at

Browns. Roy dined here & went after to join Lennie & M’s dinner party

at Carlton, Foleys there. Most delightful dinner & company at Mrs R’s,

enjoyed our evg. immensely. Excellent dinner.

Friday 8 July

Fête Regent’s Park. Unable to go. Made calls, 15! instead. Gave 2

Regent’s Park tickets to Hilda. Geoff lunched with Tabbie at Carlton. Lin

finished work at 6 o’c & dined at 8 & to bed early. Geoff, Lin & self to

dinner, Roy out. Called on Midge, saw Hamilton who had just arrived fr.

B. Ayres, & Tabbie. Had tea with her after at Claridges. Roy dined with

Maud after Eton & Harrow match.

Saturday 9 July

Mrs Breton Riviere. 4 o’c. Mrs Hartley’s luncheon at Welcome Club

1.30. Charming company. I taken in by young German Lieut who created

sensation by being dismissed service by writing book “Seven years in a

Garrison town”. Most interesting man 26 years of age. 80 to lunch! Mr

Donaldson a writer & poet. Douglas Gordons, Lady D. Nevile etc. Called

after on Mrs Trench & Lady Carbutt. Roy lunched with Dora & to Eton


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& Harrow match Lords. Eton won!!! Geoff with the Spencers all day at

Lords Cavalry Club. Lin, Geoff & self to exhibition after dinner. Met

Carlisles & very interesting men, one a ship owner friends of the

Carlisles. Great crowd had to wait long while for chairs. Roy dined with

Stern & took night & flan. suit returns tomorrow.

Sunday 10 July

Sat in Park morg. with Geoff. Lin, Geoff & self to luncheon here, Roy

away. Geoff off after to the River, returns late. Mr & Mrs Phipson Beale

to dinner 8 o’c, 4 of us only, both boys out. Had misgivings about North.

Mrs B’s eyes had had glasses on all time. Young Bergne called.

Monday 11 July

X. Lady Bergne 4.30. Out morg. shops. Lovely day. Maud still at Mrs

Hohler’s. Geoff in to luncheon. Geoff, Roy , Lin & self to dinner. Boys

went after to exhibition. Called after going to Morettes about evg. dress.

on Mrs P. Holland. To Mabel Wallace & left present, & Lady Bergne,

dull party rather, garden pretty. Roy with new firm. X.

Tuesday 12 July

Lovely morg. Geoff goes to Exam, I in brougham at 10.30 to Bank,

Barkers & Seamans, Marshalls & Haywards. Bought dress & hat. Met

Lady Monckton Marshalls, insisted on my lunching with her Friday 1.45.

Miss Webster, the Miss Bastards, Miss Innes & my darling came after

little Hanson Walker wedding. Roy out to dinner. Geoff out after dinner

to Alhambra.

Wednesday 13 July

Mrs Morland Agnew 4 - 7. Miss Binns Smith 4 o’c. Mrs Dent 4.30. Mrs

Causton 4 o’c. Lovely day. Geoff to call & see Maud, he leaves today.

Lovely flowers fr. Maud & Tabs. Roy dined at Maud’s. Great crowd at

Mrs Causten’s. Charming flat Mrs B. Smith & delightful couple, dull at

Mrs Agnew’s. Geoff left, fear he lost his train. Alone to dinner.

Thursday 14 July

Mrs Binns Smith 4 o’c. Ap’t Mirettes 12 o’c. Miss White here for day.

Paid her 6/6. In all morg. Sp. to luncheon looks vy seedy. After lunch to

Mirettes & my darling, found her packing with Miss Cussons, saw

Lennie. Roy out to dinner, returned 1.30 night in a motor.

Friday 15 July

Mrs Mount Batten 4 0’c. I lunch with Lady Monckton at 1.45 at 33

Bedford Sqre. Lady Milman 3.30. Mrs Wallace 3.30. Lin dines at Sir


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Norman Lockyer’s, Penywern Rd 8 o’c. Maud to Balcombe for summer.

Mr Hartree called morg. to take me for drive in motor. Charming house

lunch & everything Lady M’s. Col Lyon only there. Went to Mrs W,

Lady M & Mrs M. Batten’s after. Roy & self dined alone late.

Saturday 16 July

Mrs Briton Rivière 4 o’c. Mabel Wallace’s wedding 2.30, Holy Trinity

Sloane St & at Rutland Gate. Maudie came fr. Balcombe, lunched here &

we went to wedding together. I saw her off fr. Vic after. Roy dined out.

Lin & self alone vy nice evg. Mabel looked vy pretty. Roy came to

reception after.

Sunday 17 July

Col & Mrs Trench & Ham & Midge dine here 8 o’c. Lin & self at 2 in

brougham to see Abbey’s picture. Delightful house. Roy out to luncheon.

Lin & Roy to Sir A. Hickman’s for tennis. Heavenly day. V. pleasant evg,

7 to dinner with Roy. H. looking seedy again. Lin & Roy to Sir A’s

tennis. No one called.

Monday 18 July

Sir N. & Lady Lockyer’s 4 - 7. Maudie comes up to see cooks & lunch

here. Crawfurd going to South Africa! 4½ years with Maud. Heavenly

day. Darling to lunch here & after with her to Hunts & Mrs Young’s. Left

her for Mirettes & Lady L’s at home. V. full. Good talk with nice woman.

Lin, Roy & self to Exhibition, Roy round in Maxim. Walked home, cab

there.

Tuesday 19 July

Louisa Bourne 4 o’c, Queen Anne’s Mansions. Out 11.30 to Barkers &

Mirettes, final fitting white satin. Only Lady Bergne & Mrs Spofforth

called. Lovely day.

Wednesday 20 July

Out at 10.30 after Maud’s cook, one taken another place. Saw vy pretty &

nice girl Hunts, engaged her for Monday if ref. satisfactory. To Ex evg.

with Lin in carriage. Lovely day, windy. Maud & Lennie go on motor to

Stoke Edith until Monday. They left Balcombe v. early. Tuffly &

Crawfurd came up, C. going to S.Africa. Louisa Bourne came to tea, does

not look one day older. Lin dines with staff Hurlingham 7.30.

Thursday 21 July

X. Russia taken one of our P. & O. ships. Lin & self dined alone. Roy

out. Out morg. shops on foot. At 4.30 to Stores bought Roy’s vests,


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drawers, silver blow pipe for Maud, stamp book Nonie & veils self,

£3.19.4 total. X. Great stir Russia seized one of our ships P. & O.

Malacca & manned it with her own men. May alter Lin’s cut.

Friday 22 July

Lovely day. Letter fr. Maudie fr. Stoke Edith, seems vy happy there.

Shopped. V. uneventful day. Read Mr Reeve’s book to Linley evg.

Saturday 23 July

In all morg busy. After luncheon with Lin to “Cingalee” matinée, vy full,

vy hot, but vy amusing. Home to tea. Roy out to lunch & dinner. Lin &

self alone & to bed early

Sunday 24 July

X. Lin Roy & self dine at Sir Alfred Hickman’s after tennis at 8 o’c.

Margarith out & Emma all afternoon & evening. No one called. In all

day. Lin & Roy in to lunch & to tennis after at Sir A’s. X. 12 to dinner Sir

A’s. Lady Kitson, Sir & Lady Trevor (he Lord Malmesbury’s brother) Mr

& Mrs Robinson, Trenches etc. Lady T. v.fascinating.

Monday 25 July

Thunderstorm v. heavy 6 o’c. Committee at Garrick Club, drove Lin there

4 o’c. Roy & self alone to dinner bed early. Punch dinner today. Lady

Grove 4.30 - 7, 51 Bedford Sqre. Called Lady Monckton & Mrs Weedon

Grossmith, Mrs Rooth. Margarith out afternoon & evg again. V. comic

Lady G’s at home, only 5 people relatives & no tea or food! Cups only.

Lady G. looking lovely & v. pretty baby boy. Called on Lady Hickman,

Lady Monckton & Mrs Weedon Grossmith.

Tuesday 26 July

X. Paid £202.9.8 to Mr Birks for purchase of $ 2500 5% Cuba Ex. 1904

37% paid, 2 ½ com. etc. No one called. Out morg. shops. Roy dined with

Mr Sterne, cariage fetched him 10 o’c. Heavy rain.

Wednesday 27 July

Roy left at 6 o’c. Lin’s late night like Friday. Maudie’s Goodwood party.

Roy on motor to Balcombe for Goodwood with young Sterne. To

Marshalls (lost broach!!! there trying on blouses). To Irish linen place.

Willers about having Carbolic in bottles for Lin & Harrods about blinds

& stained glass windows repaired. Paid Cosenna 2/- coffee, 1/9 2 small

tins sardines. Wigmore St.


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Thursday 28 July

Miss Macleans marriage 2.30 with Harold Austen, St Barnabus. Pay

£202.9.8 to young Bergne for purchase of $2.500 Cuba 5% External 1904

37.70 pd 2½. £200.18.8 com & stamps. £1.11.0 Total £202.9.8. Asked

Mrs Adlam to tea, 30 Bramley Gds. Busy morg turning out drawing room

drawers. Harrods man called about stained glass windows, need repair.

Lin dined at Athenaeum with Mr (illeg). I went to Maclean wedding. Mrs

Wallace, saw Mabel! Mrs Dickens, Gill, Spofforth & Ruth. Alone to

dinner. White came to fit evg dress 7 o’c. Frances out evg.

Friday 29 July.

Dr Orton dining here. Out at 3.30 to Harrods, ordered work basket for

Maud’s birthday, about stained glass windows. Everyone we know gone

fr. the Terrace for summer holidays except Mrs Spofforth. Dr Orton v.

well & lively, stayed talking until 12 o’c. Ada Sp. called just as I was

dressing for dinner. White soup, whiting, tongue, mutton. Cherry tart,

cream, egg savory.

Saturday 30

Lovely day. Darling Maud writes she is so well, & houseparty merry.

Roy, Mr Davison, Mr Sterne, Violet & (illeg illeg). M’s Goodwood party

great success. Mademoiselle came & went with me to Bank. Gave her old

grey Woolland dress. Saw Mr Richardson about loan overdrawn.

Received notice B.A. Pacific demanding £3! more on 2 allotted shares.

Heavy thunder unable to drive. Lin & self to Ex by om. evg.. Walked

home. Horse not well.

Sunday 31 July

Young horse not well, but drove him fr. Zoo 5.30. Lovely day. Young

horse still not well. X. Wrote to B.A & Pacific Secy about odd letter! &

further demand £3. Roy remains Balcombe until Tuesday. Lin & self to

Zoo by cab, carriage home. Mr & Mrs O. Crawfurd called & had tea, she

odd & a foreigner. Quiet evg, 1880 champagne.

Monday 1 August

Bank Holiday. In all day.

Tuesday 2 August

Roy, Lin & self to dinner. Lovely day, vy hot. Walked to Harrods about

stained glass windows & blinds. Roy returned home fr. Balcombe. Lin &

self to see “Orchid”, Gaiety. Stupid piece. Had cab, horse still ill.


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Wednesday 3 August

Lovely, v. hot. X. Took certificate & allotment letter B.A. & Pacific 2

£10 shares to bank. X. Paid Whiteladies 11/9 eleven & nine house

repairs. Emma out. Fearfully hot. Roy out to dinner. Mervyn & self dined

alone, v. happy evening.

Thursday 4 August

Otley has to go to see about Lin’s electric light at Herbert Moore, 3

Stratford Rd, Marloes Road. More rumpus between Margarith & Frances.

Mervyn left directly after breakfast. Roy lunching with him today. Roy

does not take advantage of his many opportunities, seems so lifeless &

unenterprising. Could get all Mervyn’s & Ethel’s family business if he

chose to exert himself. Roy out to dinner. X. Lin’s electric light went out

suddenly. Con came at 10 PM stayed an hour, had arrived fr. Dresden this

morning.

Friday 5 August

Lovely day. Roy out to dinner. Lin finished work at 9 o’c. White here

about blk muslin bodice. In all day except for short shop walk Kens.

morg. Grindham painting tubs & retopping dust bin, mended sashes of

dining room window.

Saturday 6 August

X. Put away part of silver with Margarith. X. Lovely day. Put away

drawing room silver, 3 old caddys fr. side board & urn & inkstand (illeg)

& horse shoe fr. morg. room morg. with Margarith. Lin & self for walk

evg together. Douglas here to dinner, he & Roy after to Exhibition. Lin &

self to see horse, still seedy. Otley vy boosey, even Lin noticed.

Sunday 7 August

Lovely day, busy all morg. Walked with Lin gardens after tea. Margarith

out afternoon.

Monday 8 August

Lovely day. Turned out drawing room with Margarith, brushed &

covered everything over. In all day & very tired. Feel need of a lady help

to see to things generally. Roy out to dinner with Sterne, doing better. Sat

in morg. room after dinner.

Tuesday 9 August

Margarith out afternoon & evg. F. managed better alone. Punch dinner

tonight on account of Lin, & at Savoy Hotel. Roy & self alone. Il


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m’inquiète beaucoup qu’il ne devient(?) plus serieux, c’est si mal élevé

d’être toujours si (illeg) et jamais serieux, son futur m’inquiète beaucoup.

Wednesday 10 August

Lovely day. Packed. In all day & vy tired leaving all dresses ready in

labelled boxes ready to be forwarded if needed Harrogate. Midge very

smart & looking very well burst in on me at 11.00. Had just returned

today fr. Scotland. Have taken Ripley’s place near Ludlow, fine shoot.

Was vy amusing. Roy out to dinner. He is giving dinner at Garrick to

Sterne etc.

Thursday 11 August

Mrs Phipson Beale’s invitation Lin & self till 25th inst. Wet & dull!

Cooler. Finished packing. White here early with my bodice & skirt black

muslin, charged for this & renovating old black satin £1.9.8.

Friday 12 August

Bag 32 grouse. Frances Johns leaves 11 o’c. Heavenly day. Arrived after

comfortable journey but sleepless (Lin slept fortunately) at 5.5, Castle

Stewart. V. good 2 horsed fly closed to meet us pd 25/- for it! Drove to

Drumlanford in 2 hours. Beautifully situated tho’ v. wild & isolated on

hill overlooking beautiful lake. Plain comfortable & well ordered house.

Breakfasted in my room 9 o’c. Men off, Lin also, at 9.30 or 10. Long

day’s shoot. Unpacked, walked, rested, wrote. Mr Borthwick arrived

12.30. After lunch joined Mr Beale, Mr Young & Lin on moor. To bed vy

early after a vy delightful day.

Saturday 13 August

Wet & very blowey, shooters off later on foot. Lin very burnt. Wrote

engaging room Wellington Hotel for 24th inst. In all day. Played Bridge &

won, glad no money played for. To bed early. Very quiet delightful day &

good company.

Sunday 14 August

Alternate fine & showery, high wind. Went for walk, lovely surroundings

& country. To bed early.

Monday 15 August

Lovely day, less windy. Shooters off early. Worked in evg. Drove at 2.30

to Barr Hill, lovely drive & clean little village of one street. Took

washing to laundress, walked after. Played Bridge evg, our host my

partner won again. The 4 cigars round gave me headache. Mr Borthwick

coached me.


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Tuesday 16 August

Lovely morg. Shooters off ¼ to 10. Wrote to Hotel Harrogate abut room

for 23rd instead of 24th, tiresome Lin altering now, misread Mr Wolff’s

letter. Walked & had a delightful day & evg. Bridge & won.

Wednesday 17 August

Blinds & windows to be done by Harrods. No, not until next Tuesday

23rd. Pouring wet day. Went for long walk after tea with Miss Thomson.

Gentlemen fished after tea, one large salmon caught. Bridge evg & again

won.

Thursday 18 August

Lovely day. Drove 10.30 to River Cree with Lin, Mr Beale, Miss

Thomson & Mr Young, saw lovely view over valley & drove back at

once. Mrs Tuer & Mrs Fuller Maitland came over to tea. Played Bridge,

won again. Letter fr. Midge asking us for a fortnight to their new place.

Friday 19 August

Fine day. Mr Smith factor & son came over, had tea, & we ladies drove

them to Barrhill. Letter from Dora again asking us for the 3rd Sep. for

week or longer. Hamilton will be there also. Lin may go for weekend till

Wed.

Saturday 20 August

Lovely day. We lunch with shooters, 8 guns Mr Fox & son, Mr Slater, Mr

Jonas & own party. Miss Thomson & I walked there & we 3 ladies

walked back. Had delicious lunch in a field high up on a hill under stone

wall with glorious views of hills and moor all round& the peaks of Arran.

Long letter fr. dear Roy fr. Homburg luxuriously happy there & warm, fr.

Midge v. amusing. Lost at Bridge after dinner, sleepy after lovely day in

air.

Sunday 21 August

Lovely day. Walked, read & worked. Good stories evg.

Monday 22 August

Lin & self leave Drumlanford, Lin for Mr Wolff’s Perthshire & I for

Harrogate. No, tomorrow! Packed morg. Walked after tea. Men had good

day’s sport, 14 brace grouse, 11 snipe, hare etc. Played bridge partner Mr

Borthwick & won.


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Tuesday 23 August

Lin & self left Drumlanford about 11 o’c in hired wagonette £1.5.0. 2 hrs

drive heavenly day, after most delightful visit. Lin with me to Carlisle

where I go on to Harrogate by Leeds, & Lin to Perth & to Mr Wolff’s,

Ballechin, Ballinluig, Perthshire. Arrived late Harrogate. Expenses ticket

17s, porters & tea 3s, total £1.0.0.

Wednesday 24 August

Drank waters early. Saw Dr Boyd at 2.30, different treatment £1.1.0,

water 8d. Moved into another room 3rd floor. Am at same table with Capt

& Mrs Jones, sculptor. V. kind & hospitable. Mary Millais & Miss Holins

at next table! Expenses, doctor £1.1.0, stamps 6d, water 8d. Total £1.2.2.

Thursday 25 August

Fine but vy cold. Out all morg with Mrs Jones. Rested till 4.30 & went

with Mary Millais to have coffee, shop in Parliament St. Good, & for

walk on moor after. Drank waters & home rather late. Pleasant dinner

with Capt & Mrs Jones. Wrote after, & to bed 9 o’c. Arranged for Bath

Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday. No letter fr. my own. Expenses stamps 6d,

6d sulphur, 3 Baths 3/6, 12 water tickets 1/-. Total 12/6.

Friday 26 August

Fine early, dull later. Very cold. Youngish fair lady came & introduced

herself whilst I was writing as Mrs Adam’s sis-in-law. She seems nice but

her husband seems devoid of manners. Letters fr. dear Lin & my darling,

so glad to get them. Read morg. Alone in drawing room 3.30. Coffee 1/5,

water 6d, paper 1d. Total 2/-.

Saturday 27 August

Bath, Aix douche, 11.40. No, Sunday. Water 6d. Sat & read after writing

letters in Valley Garden till luncheon. Letters fr. Dickie & Maud. For

walk after lunch with Cap. & Mrs Jones. Took them to coffee Parliament

St, 1/5. After with Mrs Jones Valley Garden till 6 o’c. Found Mrs

Simmonds here, showed her my room. Asked me to go with her to Café

Kursaal. Stayed & talked with Mary Millais & Mrs Holins.

Sunday 28 August

Flowers 6d, bathing cap 1/-. Roy to Stoke Edith. Bath 11.40. Tea 5.15

Prospect with Mrs Simmonds. 4 o’c with Mary Millais to Majestic. Mrs

Adams asked me to go with them to Knaresborough this afternoon, do not

mean to cultivate that couple. Mary Millais & self to Majestic, saw Mr

Clerihugh & Mr Read, latter walked with us Took water & to tea with


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Mrs Simmonds & her brother-in-law Prospect. Saw Mrs Mackasy. Mrs S.

walked back with me. Sat out with Mrs Jones after dinner.

Monday 29 August

Lovely day. Sat out morg. knitting. For lovely drive with Mr & Mrs

Simmonds to Spofforth & Follyfoot where we saw stocks outside Park

gates! Must be very old. Also horse being broken. Cap’t & Mrs Jones

took me to Kursaal after dinner, heard Ada Reeve, delightful. Good

performance. Home by 10.30. Paper 1d, water 6d, total 7d.

Tuesday 30 August

Lovely day. Had bath at 10 o’c. Cap. & Mrs Jones left at 12. Chocolates

1/-, water 6d, paper 1d. Total 1/7. Sat out after lunch which I had at the

Millais’ table & do from now. Talked to plain lady. Dined & had good

walk after outside with Mary M. & Miss Holins. Lin leaves for London

by night mail.

Wednesday 31 August

Lin arrives St.Ter. 8.30 AM. Letters fr. Lin & Midge. Bucknell their

station. Sat out morg. Valley Garden. Screaming children as usual.

Lunched with Miss Holins alone, Mary M. lunching at Majestic & both

tea with Lady Pontifex. Paid my bill £14.13.0, first week. Cocoa 6d,

water 6d, Pierrots 1/6.

Thursday 1 September

Total spent today £3.18.9.

4.13.5

£7.12.2

Bath 10.20. Cocoa 6d, water 6d. Miss Holins leaves. Mary Millais & self

share table alone. Letters fr. Lin & Maud. Doctor 10/6. Drew fresh

cheque £1.10.0 for baths etc. Stamps 1/-, total 12/-. Had tea at Hotel &

walked to Dr Boyd, had long talk with him, rather amusing. Called

Majestic & Lady Laurence. Miss Holins seedy, unable to go today.

Martin Harvey at out Hotel.

Friday 2 September

Forwarded Lin’s P & O div £8.6.2 with mine for same amount & 2 Waihi

£4.5.0. Harrods 6/8. Total £12.17.11. Paid 8d water, paper 1d, stamps 1/-

Saturday 3 September

Lin to Stoke Edith till Wed, Roy still there. Miss Holins left by 12.10.

Mary Millais & self to see Martin Harvey “The Bride of the Threshers”.


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Vy good, pd. 4/- for our tickets each & saw well. Walked to & fr. theatre.

Places theatre 4/2. Water 8d. Total 4/10.

Sunday 4 September

Lovely day. Sat out & read all morg. At tea time sat with Mrs Kennedy,

& Mary Millais & I went for walk into woods on moor & sat until

dressing time. Sat together after dinner & went to bed early. Watched

Martin Harvey & Cy. depart before luncheon. Water 8d.

Monday 5 September

Doctor 10/-, water 1/-, washing 1/2, Electric bath 2/6. Total 14/8. Lovely

day. Called morg. on Mrs Mackasy, Prospect. Sat out with her in garden

& saw Irish wedding. To Dr Boyd at 3 o’c. To leave off Magnesia water

& take Kissinger at 11 & 5 o’c. 10 oz. Sulphur morning only, milk 2 - 10

oz. 3 Aix douches & 2 Electric a week! Met Mrs Mackasy & walked to

her Hotel & sat out with her till 6 o’c. Sat after dinner with Mrs Kennedy.

Mary Millais left at 9 AM. Roy leaves Stoke Edith.

Tuesday 6 September

Fine. Met Mrs McAlaster at Pump room. Went with her to see her rooms,

vy pretty & cosy, & high. Bath at 10.20. Sat after in Royal baths after

taking Kissinger water, iron. Lay down after luncheon. Letters fr. Lin &

Roy both seem vy happy there. H. arrived Sat evg. at Stoke. Evy Fletcher

& Mrs Forster & young Burns. Letters fr. Midge, Sp. & darling Maud.

Water 1/- stamps 6d, total 1/6.

Wednesday 7 September

Dreamed about Dickie. I was going away & cd not reach him to tell him.

£1.10.0 self, Hotel bill £4.10.0. Water 1/-, 2 baths Electric 5/-. Met Mrs

McAlaster & walked early with her. Had first electric (illeg) bath 10

minutes at 4 o’c, & on to Mrs MacAlaster’s to tea. Bright sunny room &

delicious tea. Saw her work etc. She walked home with me. Sat with Mrs

Kennedy. Lady Laurence & Lady Pontifex called. Lin returned to Staf.

Ter. Spent 9/-.


Wet morg. 1/- water cake 1/4, weighing 2d. Mr & Mrs McAlaster to tea 4

o’c. Miss Brown also. Again dreamed of Dickie uncomfortably. Foreign

stamps 6d. parcel 4d. Mr & Mrs McA. came & I walked to Royal Bath

with them for Kissinger water & left them. Sat with Miss Brown after

dinner. Bed 9.15.


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Friday 9 September

Thurs spent 3/4, Wed 6/-, Friday 2/- . Aix D. Bath 11/-, water 1/-. Long

letter fr. Edgar, fr. Banff Canada, & Lin. Met Lady Pontifax & Mrs

McAlaster morg. Very warm after bath. Stamps 1/-, water 1/-. Sat with

Mrs Kennedy & friend after dinner. Wrote to Mrs Johnson Ferguson, Lin,

Maud. Long letter fr. Edgar. Wrote Midge & Lady Laurence.


3 o’c Electric bath. 11.30 to Lady Laurence, Majestic. Sat all morning

with her, & with Lady Pontifex afternoon & tea with her & Miss

Sedgwick. Sir Charles came in. Quiet evg. Awful singing 4! Wrote Edie.

6d singers, water 1/-, flowers 6d.

Sunday 11 September

Fine. Rested till 8, did not take sulphur water. Sore throat & feel seedy.

Wrote & talked to girl with her mother, Cooper. Read after Kissenger

water. After luncheon wrote & called on Mrs Ismay, large party at tea

there. Tired coming home, to bed after talking to Coopers again & hot

bath.

Monday 12 September

12 o’c Electric bath. Vy cold. Sat with the Coopers, Mrs Halse who asked

me to go to see her & Mrs Kennedy.

Tuesday 13 September

Left Harrogate 12.20. Changed at Leeds, Shrewsbury & Craven Arms

where met Evy & maid & travelled on together to Bucknell. Arrived

Bedstone Court 7.45. Found only Bee here. Both Ham & Midge v. well.

To bed early with Midge. H, Bee & Evy played Bridge.


Breakfasted in bed, v. tired. H. to London for day. Rained all day. Midge

& self for walk. Talked after dinner. Evy played, & read & found it 11

o’c before thinking of bed.


Dull & colder. Hamilton returned from London, some mistake about

carriage to meet him so he walked from Station home, not pleased. Had

walk with Midge, lovely country & beautiful place. Young Ripley came

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Friday 16 September

Fine. Sir William Curtis arrived evg time for dinner. Bee Barrs left at

1.30. Midge took her to Station. Talked after dinner & to bed early.


Lovely day. Midge & H. lunched at (blank). Sir W. Curtis, H. & Evie left

here for cub hunting at 5.30. Killed 3 foxes, Sir W. vy pleased. Left about

11 o’c. Mr Cook, Col & Mrs Davison, Dora & Paul Foley arrived

afternoon. Bridge evg, To bed 10.30. Lin & Roy go to darling Maud,

Balcombe. Lin vy backward with work.

Sunday 18 September

Lovely day. Midge, P. & D, Mr Cook, Mr Davison, Evie & self to pretty

little church, short service. H. & Col Davison remained at home. Vy

warm. Dora looking very well.

Monday 19 September

Paul Foley left at 12.30. Lovely hot day. Shooters had good day, 40

brace. 1 quail shot by Col. D. Sir W. Curtis came to breakfast & shot

with H. Lin & Roy returned by first train fr. Balcombe. Roy taken bad

cold. Midge & self sat up talking till past 11 in drawing room, found all

lights out & all gone to bed!


Dora left at 12.30, Evie & Midge saw her off. Mr D. & self walked morg,

& again after tea. Mr Frisby fished, rest shot. 19½ brace, 1 hare, 2

pigeons. Heavenly day. Heard number of new stories.


Lovely day. H, Mr Sheen, Col Davison & Mr Cook left in break 10 o’c.

Mr Frisby & Evie rode to the shoot. Midge, Mrs D. & self wrote worked

& read. Distinctly colder. Letters fr. Maud & Lin.


Mervyn & Ethel sail for New Zealand. Evie joins Tabbie in London.

Unable to go as she was seedy. Evie to Lady Grove’s. Mr Frisby left

directly after breakfast. Mistake – he left Friday. Midge, H, Mr F. & self

to dinner.

Friday 23 September

H. shooting with Mr Rogers. Midge & self walk to Bucknell after

luncheon up & down steep hill, Midge’s short cut home!!! Mr Frisby left

directly after breakfast.


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Colder dull & some rain. H. out shooting morg. close home. Midge & self

walked to Bucknell & up hill & down, Midge’s short cut home. No, to

Hopton Castle, gathered wild flowers. H. rode. Quiet evg. Judy came

looked well. Overslept myself morg, never woke until 9.30!

Sunday 25 September

Fine morg. Midge & Judy to Church. Wrote to Dora as Midge wants me

to remain few days longer. Am afraid unwise, P. may be put out. Lovely

walk after luncheon, H, M, Judy & self. Staghorn moss.

Monday 26 September

(blank)


Lovely day. Drove after lunch to call at Mr Rock’s. H. out all day.


Lovely day. Put things up morg. Letters fr. Lin, 2 fr. Maud. H. off at 9

o’c. to shoot with Mr Harvey & Col D, joint shoot. Midge, J. & self for

drive to Leintwardine, saw fine old church, passed thro Clungunford.


Came to Stoke Edith by 1.8 fr. Bucknell. Lovely day v. warm.

Commotion leaving as Johnson forgot my second box! Got it & caught

train which was late. 2 changes, Craven Arms & Hereford. Found D. v.

well. Called to enquire after tea with her on Mrs Foster.

Friday 30 September

Colder. Had short walk with Dora round the Park morg, rained rest of

day. D. & P. put up china in Hall.

Saturday 1 October

Lovely day. Had walk morg. with Dora & wee Peter. Rested before

luncheon. Drove at 4 with D. in open carriage to call on Miss Cresswell

& Mrs Barnaby, both out. Lovely drive. P. read letters evg.

Sunday 2 October

Dull. To church. D. & self walked after lunch & sat out in wood. P. read

letters evg.


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Monday 3 October

Heavenly day, warm. Walked morning with Dora to Tarrington. After

lunch sat out until tea. Mr & Mrs Hunter & Mr King came for short time.

Played game with red balls evg. We won by 26 points.

Tuesday 4 October

Fine, much colder & v. windy. Mrs Hunter & D. to Tarrington. I to Stoke

Edith post office for stamps & walk & read. 23½ brace partridges, 36

pheasants, 1 hare. Game billiards evg, our side lost.

Wednesday 5 October

Dull, warm. Walked garden morg. Drove with D. & Mrs Hunter to

Hereford. Rained. Bought cotton for crochet. Awful indigestion coming

home, had to lie down until dinner. Letter fr. Maud beg’g me to go to

Bedstone Saty to join Lin, have written Midge.

Thursday 6 October

Morg walked with D. & Mrs Hunter thro’ wood. Drove after lunch to

Col. Bourne’s, out. Same games after dinner.

Friday 7 October

Mr & Mrs Hunter left 11.20. D. & self to post office & garden, rained

hard. Fine after lunch, sat & worked. Wire fr. Midge, go tomorrow back

to Bedstone. Dr. (blank) & Cap. (blank) called & had tea. D. looking v.

white & rather tired.

Saturday 8 October

Fees 12/6, fare & porters 8/-. Left Stoke Edith 10.30. Most tiresome

journey. Met K.D’s at Craven Arms & came on with them arriving

Hopton Heath 3.46. Bitterly cold. Midge with bad cold. Lost 3/- to H. at

Bridge. To bed 11.15.

Sunday 9 October

Mrs K. Davies, Ham & self to Church & walk after. Midge’s cold heavy.

She & I sat in drawing room after luncheon. Mr K.D, H, & Mrs K.D. for

long walk. Quiet day & talk.

Monday 10 October

Lin arrived & met the shooters at luncheon, 6 guns. Ham, Mr Evelyn,

Col. Kennedy, Mr Green, Green Price, K. Davies. Fine after luncheon.

Mrs K.Davies, Midge & self walked to Heath House. Mrs Kennedy &

Mrs Evelyn arrived for tea. Party of 11 dinner. V. jolly party. Bridge &

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Tuesday 11 October

Mrs Kennedy asked me to go on & stay with them, returning with them.

Lovely day. Mr Evelyn left at 11 AM. Midge, Mr Kennedy, Mrs K.

Davies & self walked to Heath Farm & had lunch with the shooters.

Heavenly day. Had luncheon laid out behind a hayrick, burning sun. Most

delightful lunch. Midge & Mrs K.D. walked with shooters after. Mrs

Kennedy & self came back & saw garden. Tea, talk. Mr Evelyn left after

tea. Late to bed, packed.

Wednesday 12 October

Lin & self left Bedstone Court 10 o’c AM on break with the guns. Ham,

Mr Green Price, Col. Kennedy & Mr K. Davies. Drop’d them at Heath

House. Train thro’ to Euston. Fine morg.

Thursday 13 October

Edgar & Sophy arrived in England after a year’s travel abroad & around

the world. Out morg. shop’g. After lunch to 15 Old Cavendish St, Edgar

& Sophy arrive tomorrow fr. New York. Vy tired. Lin & self to dinner

alone. Game fr. Hamilton Langley. Roy dined out.

Friday 14 October

Lovely morg. Edgar & Sophy arrive. Went at 3.30 by omnibus to 15 Old

Cavendish St. Saw Edgar, looks well, & Sophy v. well. Drove with him

to Locks & then on to Fanny Barker at Garlands Hotel, Suffolk St. Had

tea there. Alice & Mary Carter there & 3 other ladies. Cost 1/- ! return on

om. Roy, Lin & self dined at 9.30. Find dear Roy so dreadfully noisy &

unrestful.

Saturday 15 October

Lovely morg. Roy dines at Carlton with Fanny Barker. Mistake, Roy

dined at home.

Sunday 16 October

Edgar & Sophy lunched here 1.30. S. left after luncheon, Edgar remained

until 7 o’c. Looks vy ill, so thin & grey looking. Spencer & Hilda came to

tea. Mr Paxton called. Roy dined out & lunched out. Lin & self went for

walk morg.

Monday 17 October

Wet. Hilda was to have gone with me at 10.30 to Sloane St, wired could

not come. In all day. Roy dined with Fanny Barker at Carlton, 14, & to

“Woman without a smile” after. Lin & self to see “His Majesty my

husband”, vy amusing. Cab there & back.


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Tuesday 18 October

Out morg. to Bank & Harrods toys 8/6. Met Mrs Geiger & Mrs Spofforth.

Left B.A Pacific letter about changing allotment letter etc for my 2 £10

shares in Ord. for certificate. They promised to see to it having allotment

letter & calls. Sat with Lin all afternoon & read. Mrs Stone came, did not

see her. Lin, Roy & self in to dinner.


To Mrs Probyn dressmaker morg. about velvetine bodice. Sat with Lin

afternoon, read. Roy dined with Mr Sterne. Emma out. Letter fr. darling

Maud not vy happy I fear at Bedstone, overtired walking.

Thursday 20 October

Lunch at 1 o’c with Edgar & Sophy. Went by om, excellent lunch.

Cheese omelette, roast pheasant, braised celery & coffee at Paginis.

Sophy also who left earlier. Edgar & I sat on & then walked to Piccadilly

when he saw me into an om. Paid Mirette, Sloane St, £10.10.0. for white

satin dress. Wedding day, 30 years! Champagne. Roy home for dinner.

He called on Fanny Barker & Edgar, both in. Kept his cab!

Friday 21 October

Roy lost £50 in American deal. To dress maker early, velvetine blouse

fitted. Vy seedy with trying Mrs Beale’s cure, so far no good. Gompels

about ill fitting jacket. In all afternoon. Lin not finished until 10.15. Roy

depressed, wish he had more pluck & energy, seems to hopelessly rely on

others always instead of on himself.

Saturday 22 October

Lin out morg. met young Bergne. To be fitted morg. Lin to work all day

again & until Wednesday!!! Maud & Lennie return to Balcombe fr.

Bedstone Court. Sat with Lin & read after lunch. Lady Flowers called,

did not see her. Also went morg. about housemaid Madame Romertis(?).

Roy vy odd evg, must have had too much. Nearly maddened me & felt vy

unhappy & worried.

Sunday 23 October

Dull & wet. Headache from worry, & bad night. Roy seems better &

more reasonable this morg. Lin hard at work on Xmas drawing. Lin &

self for walk.

Monday 24 October

Mended entire morg. Felt vy seedy indeed & remained in all day. Roy

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Tuesday 25 October

Maudie & Nonie called & had lunch here. Nonie as good as gold, Maudie

looks vy well. Out early to Westbourne Grove about maids. One called

evg. from 9 Talbot Rd, Mrs V’s french girl. Roy dined with Mr Yorke &

to Bouchiers theatre after, our box. Great commotion about Baltic fleet

firing on our Hull fishermen. Sir J. Aird wrote for Lin’s drawing this

week.


Miss Venning’s wedding. Out morg. to Bank & Harrods. 2 prs gloves

5/11. Dressing gown 29/6. Hat £1.1.0. Rags v. dirty in morg room on sofa

& had been rolling, filthy dog. Darling Maud & Nonie came after

wedding looking sweet. Roy out to dinner, Great commotion his hat! &

dirty dog! Lin finished Xmas drawing. Papers full of Baltic fleet’s

outrage on fishing.

Thursday 27 October

Engaged M. Perrot from today at 6/- a week. Gt. excitement about

Russian Baltic fleet. Packed morg. Saw french maid Marie Perrot who

seemed to think she could do work. Settled to take her if character

suitable. Met darling Maud Nonie & Nurse F. at Vic Sta. Comfortable

journey & Lennie & Maud seem vy well. Baby Oliver much grown, vy

sweet, image of Lennie. Little Anne v. sweet & so fair. To bed early.

Friday 28 October

Lovely morg. Slept well. Wrote letters. Sat on verandah after luncheon so

warm, & read. Walked round garden with Maudie, gathered violets for

Edgar. Lennie lively & well evg. Still no answer fr. Russia about Baltic

fleet, our men being called up.

Saturday 29 October

Lovely day. Political aspect better. Lin arriving by 4.30. Lennie shooting

with Mr Lester Reed. Lady to see Mad’lle. Wrote after housemaids, 3,

have written for character French one. Lin arrived, Maud & self met him

after calling first on Mr Tate & Mrs Faure-Walker, both in.

Sunday 30 October

To church with Nonie, Lennie & Maud. Long service. Saw Tates,

Fitzroys, Faure-Walkers, Mr & Mrs Speer, Mr & Mrs Booth. A Mr

(blank) came & looked over house. Lennie to Nymans. Maud & self went

after lunch & had tea there, leaving Lin alone here. Mrs M. in bed vy

seedy. Mr Loring & Muriel there.


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Monday 31 October

Dull & wet. Wrote to engage Marie Perrot as character fairly satisfactory.

X. Wrote Evelyn Bergne about Mexican stocks. X. Lin wrote & had quiet

day. Maud & self to Mrs Messel’s, not allowed to see her altho’ better.

Tuesday 1 November

Lennie & Lin shooting at Glovers with Mr Ladenburg, one ather gun.

Miss L & Miss Lindo there. Got 50 head of game to 4 guns. Maudie &

self to Mrs Messel’s, not so well. Saw Mr Messel. Still bothered with

these tiresome boils & indigestion.

Wednesday 2 November

Saw Lin off at Sta. Hurry & forgot for ticket! dear thing. Met Marie &

young Vaughan Morgan going up & Canon Meade. Lennie shooting at

Mrs Campbell’s.

Thursday 3 November

M.P. 6/- from today. To Nymans with Maudie in brougham. Met Mrs

Sington. I walked part of way home. Mrs Messel better. Drove at 3 with

Maudie to call Mrs (blank) & to tea after with Mrs Rowe, saw lovely old

lace. Lennie late vy tired, looked at “Nitsukas” Jap. buttons after dinner.

Lennie gave me one. Wrote to Mr Birks about altering stocks.

Friday 4 November

X. P. & O. Certificate. X. Dull. Wrote morg. Sent Mr Richardson for P. &

O. certificate to be sold by Mr Birks for (blank) & buy 200 City of

Mexico 5% Bonds at (blank) & 300 Port of Buenos Ayres Bonds at

(blank). Unable to sell P. & O.

Saturday 5 November

? Balcombe return ? Remained at Balcombe. Cap & Hilda Gibbs, Mr

Parker arrived. Nonie & Miss Meads for bonfire & fireworks. Maudie’s

cold very heavy. Lin came down with bad cold.

Sunday 6 November

Wrote morg. in Lin’s room. Cap’t G. & Hilda & Nonie to Church.

Walked before luncheon with Maud. Mr Parker, Cap’t Gibbs, Lennie &

Hilda to Nymans at 2.45. Maudie’s cold bad, in bed to breakfast. Mr

Welch Thornton came about 7 o’c. Mrs Messel better & down to tea.

Monday 7 November

Lennie’s shoot. Pouring wet day. Mr Parker, Cap’t Gibbs, Mr Welch

Thornton, Lin & Lennie & Mr Whittaker. They got 120 duck, 18


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pheasants & 3 rabbits, v. good. Hilda went over to Nymans for the day.

Mrs Messel better. Maudie’s cold better. Mrs Hayworth Booth & her

little boys to tea, amusing. Wrote french housemaid.

Tuesday 8 November

Mrs Rooth at home 3 - 6.30. Postponed till 15th. Lennie had to remain in

London night, slept at Harold’s on account of American election!

Roosefelt re-elected. Mr Brough arrived. Lin, Maud & self only. Very

amusing man & very like Geoff Conrad. Met Maud years ago at the

Nicols, also knows Mr Blair. Lin & self for walk to Mill. Saw little lady

working in her garden. Roosefelt re-elected.


Wet & gusty. Lin went up by 2nd train. After lunch Maud, Mr Brough &

self went for walk to the Mill, quite warm tho’ heavy & dull. Saw little

Mill lady working in her garden in white smock & cap. Went over

cottage. V. clever interesting woman, her chicks to tea here. Lennie

returned. Made me £8 by spec in Vickers Maxim. All morg. arranging

Maud’s position for portrait, she looked sweet & Mr B. seems charmed

with his subject.

Thursday 10 November

X. £400 B.A. Gt. Southern. Marie Perrot enters my service £20 a year. Je

ne sais pas qu’elle viendera, point de lettre! Lovely day. Letter fr. Marie

Perrot saying she w’d be at Stafford Terrace Monday at 2 o’c. Letter &

wire fr. Mr Allen allotting me £400 B.A.Gt. Southern 4% debs new issue

£500,000. Sent him cheque for £20. X. Maud & self to Mrs Worsley’s at

home. Maud sat all morg to Mr Brough for her portrait.

Friday 11 November

Fine morg. Maud sitting to Mr Brough for portrait. Florence Walford

arriving tonight. Maud & self to Miss Mead’s to learn basket making &

fetched F. Walford after & Mad’lle who had been after a place. Pleasant

evening.

Saturday 12 November

Lovely day. Maud sat all morg for her portrait, F. & self with her

alternately. Lin arrived first train & shot with Lennie at Nymans. Over

168 head of game but no champagne at dinner!!! Odd of Lennie. Darling

v. worried as cook sent up wretched dinner. Maudie, Mr B, F.W. & self

for walk. Lennie v. pleased with picture. Lin fell when shooting & felt the

shock rather evg. Otley came down by night train. V. pleasant evg, Mr B.

distinctly an acquisition here, so clever & appreciative.


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Sunday 13 November

Lovely day. To Church with F. Walford & Maud & Nonie boy. Lennie,

Lin & Mr Brough to Nymans morg in car, back to lunch. Maudie rested

& F. after lunch. I packed. Lennie & Mr Brough went for walk. Find

latter a great acquisition at table, so lively.

Monday 14 November

M Perrot comes today, £20. Lin & self return home together by 4 train.

Lovely day. Lennie beginning to feel strain of going up & down.

Tuesday 15 November

Lady Lockyer’s dinner 7.45. Fog early. Fine & sunny later. Showed new

maid a little about. Deadly dull dinner, 14. Saw coloured photos after. Sir

W. & Lady Ramsey, P. Blair’s cousin, there. Walked home.


Mrs Toulmin 4 - 7, 5 Stanley Crescent, W. Miss Gill came to lunch & tea.

I went early to see cooks for Maud. Saw one I like, 7 yrs character, E.

Salmon, 21 Ashley Gardens, fr. Mrs Marshall’s. Roy in at 8.30 to dinner!

Too bad.


Fog. Arranged blouses etc morg. No room to move anywhere. In all

morg. Wrote. Rested until 3 after luncheon & went for walk to call on

Mrs Beale, out. Barkers chocolate. Troops, Lancers, returning fr.

procession, King & Queen of Portugal. Midge dined with Roy & self

alone, taught us new game cards.

Friday 18 November

Lunch Fanny Nembhard 1.30. By omnibus. Lady in om recom. cook,

took name & address. Saw groom ill treating beautiful blue roan mare.

Took name & address, Harley House. Gen. Black & Donna Linda at

Nembhards. Showed them new single bridge game, & Fanny left me at 15

U.P. St. Edgar gone. Quiet evg. Roy in. Lin dined ¼ to 10 o’c.


Out shops morg. Lin lunched out. Roy went with Mr Stern to Margate on

motor, sleeps night there. Lin & self to matinée “Veronique”, dull play,

by omnibus. Walked back. Tired. Lin & self alone to dinner.

Sunday 20 November

Mrs Onslow Ford, 62 Acacia Rd, St Johns Wood, N.W. 3.30. Sir Norman

& Lady Lockyer dine here 8 o’c, & Spencer. 74 champagne, old port & 2


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other champagne! Walked with Lin morg. saw Silvers & Pepys

Cockerell. Mr Paxton & Sp. called. Sp. came to dine, left 11.30! Roy

returned 10 o’c P.M. fr. Mr Stern’s, been to Margate.

Monday 21 November

Bright cold. 2 letters fr. darling Maud fr. Pyt. Seems to be enjoying

herself there. Roy out at 9.15!

Tuesday 22 November

Out morg. stores in brougham, bought 1 bot. carb. 1/4 & coffee pot 3/-.

Mrs Agnew (Morland) Mrs Sington, darling Maud (just arr. fr. Pyt) &

Mrs Adams called. Marie v. lame with sprained ankle, & hear of sores!

Lin, Roy & self to dinner. Lin v. tired doing extra drawing.


Bitterly cold frost. Out morg. 11.15. to Bank, took allot. letter & Bankers

receipt £20 for £400 B.A.Gt. Southern 4% Debs first call. Dr Orton

comes to see Marie & about Lin’s cough. To Seamans, pd. £9.19.6 for

fawn voile dress. Orton says neglect & old wounds Marie, uncontageous.

Relief. Maudie unable to come & Con never turned up at 6 as he

promised. C. Hartree called.


Hard frost, fine. Unable to go out roads too slippery. Geoff Blair passed

1st in exam as Russian interpreter! Walked after luncheon for ½ an hour.

Maud & Lennie dining with Tabs at Claridges & went together to see

picture at Mr Brough’s studio & had tea there. Roy, Lin & self in to

dinner, sat in drawing room.

Friday 25 November

V. cold. Thawing. To stores 2 o’c & left cards Sybil Grantham. Out morg.

Bitter. Roy Lin & self to dinner 9.30.


Lin & self lunch at 2 o’c with the Pirries. Delightful luncheon. Bitterly

cold day. Dr O. called morg. to see Lin, giving him tonic. Drove to & fr.

Mrs Pirrie’s. Roy to Margate with Mr Stern till tomorrow evg.

Sunday 27 November

Mrs Onslow Ford, 62 Acacia Rd, 3.30. Music. Mr & Mrs P. Beale dine

here 8 o’c & Mr & Mrs Spielmann. Lin & self for walk morg. Spencer

only to tea. Vy pleasant evg. Roy in at 11 o’c P.M. Enjoyed his stay

Margate with Mr S. Lin v. seedy upset internally.


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Monday 28 November

Mr Owen Seaman’s dinner 8 o’c. Hans Cresc. Hotel. Out morg. shops.

Cold. Only to Kensington. Dr Orton came. Lin must have eaten

something to disagree with him, not medicine that upset him Orton says.

To stores at 3 o’c. Vy pleasant dinner. Mr & Mrs (blank) Mr Austin

Chamberlain, Mrs P. Agnew etc. Vy cold.

Tuesday 29 November

Maud to lunch 1.30. Asked Geoff & Florrie Blair to dinner, Lennie &

Maud. 7 to dinner. Tufley came & helped. Mrs Fletcher Moulton, Donna

Linda, Mrs Gill, Mrs Beale & Hylda came. Heard startling news fr.

Lennie! X.


Invitation to Mrs Galbraith fr. today until 5th shooting. Asked Mrs Adlam

to tea. Go to Mrs Adlam’s to tea & to Mrs Mackesy’s Burlington

Gdns(?). Florrie Blair to luncheon. Drive to Mrs Adlam’s after & found

her most kind & exactly like Maudie’s drawing of her. To Mrs Mackesy’s

after v. smart party. Was introduced to Sir R. Sankey, both he & Mrs

Adlam great admirers of Lin’s work.

Thursday 1 December

Mrs Cyril Maude 3 - 6, 26 Cleveland Gds, & Mrs McKenna. Went &

enquired for Mrs Harold, called on Maudie, out, & Aunt Linda, out. Mrs

Maude, saw Mrs Colefax there, & lady met at Lady Burnand’s. Dull

party. Mrs Maude looked v. pretty.

Friday 2 December

Mrs Cyril Maude 3 - 6, 26 Cleveland Gds. Lin goes to Sir Charles

McLaren. Hilda came 10.30 & went with me to stores. She lunched here

after & left at 3.30. Mrs Adlam came to tea & seems disposed to be

friendly. Roy out to dinner. Dickie left (after dining at 7o’c) in cart for

station.

Saturday 3 December

Hylda here morg. Unable to come. I went there, saw Sp. & Ada, dining

here with Douglas tomorrow. Called at 4 on Aunt Linda, enquired Mrs

Harold, & to Mrs Keith, all unanimous about speedy send off of

delinquent. Roy & self to dinner alone. He takes far too much spirits.

Sunday 4 December


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Dull. Roy out to luncheon. Spencer, Ada & Douglas dine here. Sp.comes

at 4 & takes me to Onslow Fords, 62 Acacia Rd, & to enquire after Sir

John Tenniel.

Monday 5 December

Nellie Keith dines here. Out three o’c. White here morg. 1/6 only, put

chiffon in top of sleeve. Saw dogs fighting Oxford St. Called on Mrs

Fritz, Mrs Keene. Pleasant evg. with Nellie, & Roy also in. Maudie to

luncheon, arrived in car. Looks vy well. Left in car at 3 o’c. Geoff Blair

called.

Tuesday 6 December

Mabel Beaumont 3 - 7. Out morg. Raining hard, to dress maker 11 o’c,

Barkers, & home. Mended. So wet no one came. Called & saw Florence

Blair. Letters fr. Lin seems to be enjoying his visit to McLarens.

Wednesday 7 December

Mabel Beaumont 3 - 7. Lin arrives in time for breakfast, travels all night.

Thursday 8 December

Lin & self go to Mrs Johnson Ferguson. Left at 8.30. V. comfortable

journey to Carlisle. Walked with Lin, saw Cathedral & met Miss Barran.

To tea with her where her brother joined us & after Mr & Mrs Newman

also going to Springkell, & Mr & Mrs Donner & Mr B. Mr & Mrs Alec

F.J. & Miss White making party 14. Talked evg. No games.

Friday 9 December

Walked to see shooters in Park, stood with Lin & Miss White. Ladies

lunched at House. Talked, rested. Played Bridge with Mr Donner, Mr

Ferguson, Miss White, & lost by 214 points. Lovely day, bitterly cold.

Saturday 10 December

Percy Oakes’ wedding day. Lovely day, thawing. Went for walk with

Miss Needham White & Mrs Newman in Park. Mrs Donner, Mrs

Ferguson & Miss Barran to village. Talked after luncheon. Letters fr.

Midge & Mr Ryle. Played Bridge after dinner, won by over 300 points.

Bed 11.30.

Sunday 11 December

Heavenly morg. To Church. Borrowed 6d off Miss Barran, repaid it. V.

great draft in Church. Mr F.J. went v. righteous. Walked after luncheon

with Mr Ferguson, Lin joined us. Long walk. Rested after. Mr Donner

left. 13 to dinner. Talked evg, late to bed.


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Monday 12 December

Lovely day. Tramped up & down an hour waiting for shooters. Came,

rest went on with them. Mrs Donner & self returned & I packed.

Luncheon. Finished packing & rested in my room. No bridge after dinner.

Alec took me in, v. talkative. Late to bed, but slept.

Tuesday 13 December

Leave Springkell. Lovely crisp hard frost & sun. Left at 10 o’c. The

Newmans, Barrons, Miss White & Mrs Donner travelled alone, met at

Carlisle to shop, had to rush away. Had carriage reserved. Saw Barrans &

Newmans who passed us for luncheon. Roy out to dinner. Quiet evg.


I dine at Mrs Vaughan Morgan’s 7.45 alone. Pouring with rain all day &

very dark. Vy bad dinner but vy pleasant evg, large party. Roy dined at

home.

Thursday 15 December

To stores. Roy dined out. Vy tired shop’g.

Friday 16 December

To Marshalls afternoon. Met Dora, Mrs McQuoid & Mrs Watney. Midge

& D. at Browns Hotel. Miss White here 2/6. Made silk under bodice only.

Roy dined at home.


Shops morg. At 2.30 with Lin to see “The Tempest”, Viola Tree as Ariel,

charming. Enjoyed it v. much. We drove home together bought fruit 8/-.

Roy in, unable to go to Maud’s as intended on account of Barber’s rash!

Saw Orton morg. about it. X.

Sunday 18 December

Dark & raining hard. Mr & Mrs Onslow Ford to dinner. Roy v. seedy but

noisy, rash out on chin. Roy dining Sterne & out to luncheon. Lin vy

seedy with horrid indigestion but we both enjoyed seeing the dear little

couple. She sang 3 songs delightfully.

Monday 19 December

Beastly fog. To be fitted 12 o’c, find her sister to Beerbohm Tree!

Wondered why she reminded me of someone. X. Dr O. came to see Lin,

seems vy seedy & I was awake 5 times in night with him. He eat no

breakfast & only fried sole & milk pud & biscuit for luncheon. Midge &


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Dora dine here. X. Left silver cigar cutter at Mrs Morgans for L.

Bradbury.

Tuesday 20 December

Out morg. Mrs Spielman, Lady Bergne, Marie Vaughan Morgan &

(blank) called.


To be fitted 3 o’c. Dense fog unable to go out all day. Dined 10.20. Lin’s

cough less troublesome by vy tired after work the dear. Roy to Mrs

Oakes’ dance for Douglas. Maud & L. there.


Miss Morgan’s marriage with L. Bradbury, 20 Sussex Mans. Dense fog,

vy cold. X. Pd £2.9.6 to Sanitary inspector 45 Vic. St. Otley posted it. To

be fitted Mrs Neville.

Friday 23 December

Lin & self came to Balcombe by 4.30, train over an hour late, thick fog.

Met Lennie, Donna Linda, Mr & Mrs Hohler, came in same train. Great

scramble to get dressed. Rather late to bed. Darling Maud looking v. well.


We all went over at 3 o’c to Nymans. Took our evening dresses &

dressed there. Party of 23 at dinner. Danced after & I sat with Lin & Dr

Messel in billiard room. Babies there early & Lennie, Geoff, Florence,

Mr Marriott & Mr Hohler to luncheon there. Tree, presents. V. pleasant

day, late home 1.30. Roy to Bedstone for Xmas.

Sunday 25 December

To church with little Linley, Florence, Donna Linda, Maud, Lennie, Mr

Marriott, Mrs Hohler & Geoff. Maudie gave all most lovely presents,

mine moleskin muff & tippet perfectly lovely. Played charades evg. &

cobweb American game. Delightful day, not to bed till 1 o’c.

Monday 26 December

Maud’s dance. Went for walk morg. with Mrs Hohler. Lennie, Linley,

Hohler to Nymans for shooting. Very great success dance, about 55 came.

Kept up until 2 o’c. Good music. Maudie looked sweet in cream lace &

net dress.

Tuesday 27 December


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V. cold, damp. In bed till 11.30. Fog walk after luncheon with Mrs

Hohler. Met the Shepherd & Mrs Thring. Donna L, Mr H, Geoff &

Florence to E. Grinstead in car. Lennie staying at the Hohlers. Roy

returns fr. Midge’s, Bedstone Court.


Dear Lin went off by 9.30 AM. Florence, Mr G, same train for shop’g for

fancy Ball Saty. Mr & Mrs Hohler left by 10.45. Maudie busy doing her

dress. Letter fr. Midge. Donna L, Geoff & Nonie to lake to sail boat.


Go up by 2.20 fr. Three B. to be with Lin. Bitter pheasant at dinner. Roy

out, quiet evening. Geoff drove with me to Three Bridges & came up by

2.20 fr. there.

Friday 10 December

Apt. Miss Starling 5 - 6. Gail & rain, bright later. Toujours mécontent en

bas. Maison bien sale en haut. Femme de chambre va se marrier.


Maud’s fancy dress ball. I return Balcombe. Lin goes to Pyt. Fancy dress

ball there. Lin left by 2.30 for Pyt. Roy & self to Balcombe by 4.30. Dr

O. called to see Lin morg, better. Found Mr Davison, Marriott, F.W,

Donna Linda & Geoff Con at Maudie’s. Most successful dance.

Received from 1903

Trust Account

Trust account £197.15.3

Private ac. £412. 7.4

Total received £610. 2.7

Spent on dress £86. 1.8

On Hotels, Doctors & travelling 72. 5.6

Presents 38. 4.1

Unaccounted 5. 0.0

£ 221.11.3

Balance 1st January 1904 £ 103 10.0

Received from 1903


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Private Account

Jan B.A.Pacific ¾ 5. 7

“ “ 13. 2

“ “ 1. 5. 2

Western B. Ayres 4. 4. 9

“ “ 4. 5. 6

Burmah Oil 4.10.11

“ “ 4.14. 7

Chinese 2.15. 3

“ “ 2.17. 3

Feb Jamaica 1.12.10

“ “ 1.13. 5

Christiana 1.17. 6

“ “ 1.18. 2

Robinson Gold 4. 4. 4

“ “ 3.18. 9

Gt. Eastern Rly 2. 4. 6

“ “ 1.13. 1

Hull & Barnsley 1.17. 6

Coupe 2. 2. 3

“ “ 2. 7.10

Midland Rly 8. 1. 5

“ “ 5.14. 2

March Waihi 4.15. 0

June “ “ 4.15. 0

Sept “ “ 4.15. 0

Nov “ “ 4.15. 0

£ 85. 1. 1

Trust Account 1903

Jan Argentine Gt Western 18.15. 0

“ “ 18.15. 0

Cent. Uraguay 23. 8. 9

“ “ 23. 8. 9

Gt Western Brazil 28. 2. 6

“ “ 28. 2. 6

Peebles 23. 4. 0

“ “ 23.4. 0

Cardoba & Rosario 18.15. 0

“ “ 18. 15.0

North Atlantic S.S. 21. 1. 11

“ “ 21. 1.11


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Illinois Cent 19.10. 1

“ “ 19.10. 1

Canadian Pacific 23.17. 1

“ “ 23.17. 1

Antofagasta 3.15. 8

“ “ 3.15. 8

Lehigh Valley 21.18. 4

“ “ 22. 5. 6

Local Loans 1. 4. 2

Furrell surplus 10. 0. 0

£ 412. 7. 4

Private account 1903

Forward 85. 1. 1

P. & Oriental S.S. 8. 4. 1

“ “ 8. 6. 6

Harrods 16. 5

Furness Rly 1.12.10

“ “ 1. 1. 3

Glasgow & S.West 2.13. 2

“ “ 2. 4.10

City & B.Ayres Trams 1. 0. 0

“ “ 1. 0. 0

Buenos Ayres Gt S. 24.15.11

“ “ 31. 1. 1

B.A.Rosario Rly 9. 3. 9

“ “ 14.18.11

“ “ 4. 4. 4

Barker 1. 9

Extra B.A.Pacific 16.11

Cordoba & Rosario 13. 3

£ 197.15. 3

Trust £ 412. 7. 4

Private £ 197.15. 3

Total

£ 610. 2. 7

Private account contains 22 different stock investments, too many for so

small a sum.


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Trust Account 1904

Jany Argentine Gt W. 19. 1. 8

July “ “ 19. 0.10

Jany Antofagusta 3.16. 4

July “ “ 3.16. 3

Jan Central Uraguay 23.17. 1

June “ “ 23.16. 0

April Local Loans 3. 5

“ “ 3. 5

Brit. N. Atlantic 21. 9. 4

“ “ 21. 7. 6

Illinois Central 19. 8.11

“ “ 19. 9.11

March Cordoba Rosario 19. 1. 8

“ “ 19. 0. 0

June Canadian & Pacific 23.15. 0

Dec “ “ 23.16. 0

July Peebles 23.12. 4

“ “ 23.11. 4

June Lehigh Valley 21.17. 0

“ “ 21.16. 5

Feby Gt. Western Brazil 28.16. 5

“ “ 28.12. 6

Aug “ “ 28.11. 3

£ 409. 9. 7

Private Account 1904

Balance fr. 1903 £ 103.10. 0

Jany Buenos Ayres Rosario 1.18. 2

April “ “ 17.18. 9

“ “ Deb 1.18.11

“ “ 16. 9. 5

B.A. Western 4. 6. 3

“ “ 4. 6. 1

B.A.Pacific 5. 4

“ “ 3. 5

Aug “ “ 13. 4

June Pacific 10. 3


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“ “ 13. 4

“ “ 8. 6

Jany Wirral Railway 1.18. 1

July “ “ 1.18. 0

Jany Cordoba Cent 1.18. 2

June “ “ 1.18. 1

Jany Burmah Oil 4.15. 5

July “ “ 4.14..4

Jamaica 1.13. 3

July “ “ 1.13. 3

Coupe 2. 8. 8

“ “ 2.11.0

March “ “ 2. 8. 8

July Chinese 2.17. 0

“ “ 2.17. 3

Feby Christiana 1.18. 2

August “ “ 1.18. 0

Feby Robinson 3.18. 9

August “ “ 4. 5. 6

Gt. Eastern 4.10. 8

“ “ 1.13. 3

£ 98.17. 6

Private Account 1904

Forward £ 98.17. 6

Feby Hull & Barnsley 13.16. 4

” Midland 7.14. 6

Aug Midland 5. 5. 3

March P & O Steamers 8. 6. 11

Sep P & O Steamers 8. 6. 11

“ Waihi 4.15. 0

May Waihi 8.11. 0

Aug Waihi 4.15. 0

Nov Waihi 4.15. 0

“ Harrods 1. 1. 0

Harrods 6. 8

April B.A.Gt Southern 25.12. 3

Oct B.A.Gt Southern 31. 1.10

“ City of B.A. Trams 1. 1. 0

“ City of B.A. Trams 1. 1. 0

May Japanese Loan sold 2. 3. 9

“ Barker 1. 9


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Sept Barker 8

March Glasgow & SW 2.11. 1

Sep Glasgow & SW 2. 7.11

“ Furness Rly 1. 6. 3

Aug Furness Rly 4. 9

Nov from Lennie for spec 13.13. 0

Dec Cuban 5% gold 2. 8. 6

Private Ac’t £238. 0. 4

Invested 1904

Nov 9th paid £20 to Mr Allen for £400 B.A.Gt Southern 4% £500 ord deb

shares allotted specially.

Lodged the allotment letter Bank. Receipt of above at L & C Bank Nov

23rd, see diary

Xmas

Maud, tray with 5 china fittings, old.

Roy, gloves fur lined & cheque £3

Edgar, fur lined gloves

Nonie, soldiers

Anne, hamper with 2 dolls & clothes

Baby, horse, rattle ball

Mrs Messel, silver glove stretcher

Nurse F, warm gloves

Tufley, gloves

Jane, box handkerchiefs

Ellen, needle book

Emma, black petticoat

Margarith, print dress & apron

Otley, 5/-, child doll & book

Florence W, pin tray

Edith Furrell, dress material

Nana, material for flannel blouse

Lennie, 2 books

Aunt Barbara, woollen shawl

Received from Trust money 1903 £ 408. 1. 4

From private money £ 230.14. 7

Total 1903 received £ 638.15.11

£10 of this extra from estate on surplus of Furrell money

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£300 B.A.Rosario consolidated Ord. Stock at 83½:

£256.10. 0

Messel stamps & fee 16. 0

Com. ¼ 1.10. 0

April 22nd total cost £258.16. 0

Sold for this purchase by L.C.Bank 25 April £300 B.A.Gt. Southern 4%

Deb Stock at 108 ½ originally bought for 105:

£ 324.15. 0

Less com ½ 1.12. 6

stamp 1. 0

Total £326. 8. 6

Difference to replace to capital £ 64. 5. 6

& loss on sale

Argentine Rosario by Messel 22. 6. 6

£ 86.12. 0

Owed L.C. Bank Jany 1903 £ 708.17.6.

Paid off £ 408.17. 6 during year

& start year 1904 with Loan debt to Bank £300!

Received from Trust 1902 £ 398. 7. 0

From Private Account 199.10. 9

£ 597.17. 9

Less £ 22. 6. 6 entered for sale to Messel of Argt. & Rosario Invst

foolish sale £ 22. 6. 6 at loss, leaves £ 575.11. 3 total income for 1902.

Spent on dress, travel etc 1902 £ 109. 7. 3

Paid off £ 100 Jany 1904 of loan which now stands at £ 200.

Paid off £ 50 March 1st of loan leaving £ 150 owing

March 28th paid £ 50 to loan leaving now only March 30th £ 100 owing.

2nd April paid £ 50 of loan leaves only £ 50 now owing.

July 5th Paid off £ 50 last of loan to Bank. Owe nothing!

Bought thro’ E. Bergne $2.500 Cuba 5% Ex 1904 pd 200.18.8 com

1.10.0 stamp 1/-. Total pd £ 203. 9. 8 July 28th 1904.

Borrowed money again! Monday July 18th took up 2 allotted shares of

£10 each in B.A. Pacific Rly Ord recommended to do this by Hamilton

Langley less 2 ½ %. Paid 2 cheques of £ 9.15. 0. each total £ 19.10. 0.

6/- extra charged 26th July on these & sent same day making £ 19.16. 0 in

all. Lodged certificate of Cuba Bond London & County Bank Saturday


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30th July. Mr Richardson agreed to pay the remaining 2 calls on these &

to receive scrip when ready. Lodged allotment letter receipts & cert for 2

allotted B.A. & Pacific Rly £ 10 ordinary shares at London & County

Bank August 3rd Wed.

Invested during 1904 & paid off one debt of £ 300 loan to Bank &

incurred another debt of £ 300! Sept & £ 50 Dec Paid off £ 50 leaving

nothing owing to Bank.

Sept again borrowed £300 of Bank for Cuban loan.

Invested £ 500 at 5% in this thro’ young Bergne.

Took up 2 £ 10 ordinary shares in B. A. Pacific £ 20.00

Cuban £ 500.00

£ 520.00

Making only £ 200 invested during 1904 on account of £ 300 loan.

Story: Go ask papa the Maiden said. He knew quite well that he was

dead. He also knew the life he’d led. He understood when Mary said Go

ask papa!

Can you be true to eyes of blue when you gaze into eyes of brown? – old

gentleman gazing at a case of glass eyes!

Metaphysics: is a man explaining something he knows nothing about to

one who does not understand what he is talking about.

Children allowed to play charades on condition they choose scriptural

subjects: a little girl came into the room carrying a doll in long clothes &

walked sadly up & down the room caressing the doll from time to time.

Suddenly she threw it on to a large sofa & walked sadly away. This was

the Widow’s mite!

Mrs Beales: A French lady anxious to marry her son found a suitable lady

who the son became enamoured with. The father of son being asked to

give his consent said “Mais c’est impossible mon fils, cela ne ce peut pas

il faut chercher ailleurs…. Cest sa soeur!” Another lady was found &

again the father emphatically said No. “C’est encore sa soeur mon fils.”

The son told his mother this time the cause whereupon she said “espouse

ce toujours mon fils, il n’est pas ton pere!”

Trinity cochon story. La viande la conesme(?) et le gras!

Negro sermon: Negro explaining there are 2 roads a broad & a narrow,

the one leading to eternal perdition & the other to eternal damnation. A

negro in congregation exclaimed “Dis ere negro will take the road thro’

the wood.”


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Sic a predicament, sic a predicament: if I cling on I lose my train, if I

leave go I fall down. Said by drunken Scotsman clinging to a lamp post.

Charades: Children choose Scriptural subjects as Adam & Eve stark

naked & one small boy as God taking a walk in the cool of the evg also

naked but with a top hat on!

Mrs Beale August 17th 1904.

Party calling on Duchess etc on her at home day in Quartier St Germain

“Madame la Duchesse est elle chez elle,” “Oui Monsieur mais elle ne

(illeg) pas, elle s’est purgee hier soir et elle en est tres fatiguee”.

The sporting parson who could not shoot. Mary Millais.

Mons. Pasteur at a dinner party when dessert came round was observed to

fill a wine glass with water, dip each grape in before eating it saying “one

should never eat grapes or fruit without washing it as microbes abound.”

As the gentlemen rose to leave Pasteur drank up contents of glass he had

washed the grapes in & laughed when his absent mindedness was

remarked on!

Investments rec’d. by Ethel Edwin:

Louis & Nashville at 109.

also New York Cent at 120.

National Telephones

B.A.Western new shares

La Capital Tramways

S. African breweries

Pennsylvania Com. at 59, Mr Stone.

South American light & power Corp, Bahia Blanca.

African City Properties trust

Bromley Electric Light

South African Gold Trust

Transvaal & Delagoa Bay Investment Coy, self.

General Mining & Financial, self.

Adjusted Achison (American Railways) rec. by Ethel Edwin.

New York Central.

Louisville & Nashville

Argt. Gt. Western 4% accumulation pref, all these by Ethel E.

Buenos Ayres Port, Tabbie.

Greek & Cuban & Egyptian (illeg) by Lennie April 1904

Japanese War Loan 6%


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Cuba 5% Ex.

B.A. Water, Fritz in Oct 87.

Standard Bank of S. Africa

Mrs Chesterfield, 47 Oak Grove, Cricklewood, London

Trains fr. Newton Stewart to Harrogate. 1.15 fr. Newton Stewart arrives

Leeds 6.15. Leaves Leeds ? & arrives Harrogate 7.20.

Chars: Lady Bergne’s Mrs Morley, 3 West Kensington Place Earls Court.

Mrs Chesterfield (Midge’s) 47 Oak Grove Cricklewood.

Mrs C. Mackenzie’s French dressmaker: Madame Girodon, 4 Cowper

Mansions 37 Cadogan Gds, Sloane Sqre.

My train leaves Newton Stewart 1.15 PM. Arrives Leeds 6.15. Arrives

Harrogate 7.20 by G.S.Western & Midland.

Electric Light: Herbert Moore, 3 Stratford Rd, Marloes Rd.

Gentleman having persuaded his hostess to allow him to bring a pet bear,

vy well trained & perfectly tractable, discovered its absence one night

from his room. Hunted along corridors etc but failed to discover it. Heard

passing one of the rooms a woman’s voice expostulating “I don’t care

who you are or what you are but I will not have you in my bed with that

motor coat on!”

Man describing an awful night to a friend said he had suffered the

torments of Hell etc etc. “It might have been worse” said his friend “What

do you mean” said the dreamer angrily “Well it might have been true!”

A child having been struck with wonder at the Almighty’s creation of

Elephants, Giraffes & Hippopotamus remarked “God must have found it

mighty work making a flea after.”

Train taking Hospital nurses to Pretoria a placard was discovered with

above “Officers’ reservations(?)”

Mrs Toulmin, 6 Stavely Crescent W.

Mrs Adams, 6 Maresfield Gds, N.W.

Documents

Notes in front of Diary · 2018. 4. 30. · Mrs Goodall, 104 Biddulph Mansions, Elgin Avenue. Laundress: Mrs Hart, Orchard laundry, Rothschild Road, Acton Green. Mervyn’s address