Linley Sambourne's Diary, 1885 by Leighton House and Sambourne House

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Notes in front of diary: 63862 Ticket for 1885 Stores. Norman McColl, 4 Notting Hill Sq. W. Athenaeum 20 Wellington St, Strand W.C. I.C.MacDonald, Times Office, Queen Victoria Street, E.C. Buckle Voules Geoffrey Turner M.P.Hall, 9 Union St, B. Tom Smith & Co, 67 Winton St, Finsbury. Crackers. Max Comyer Ltd, W.B. Haly Esq, 66 Sumner St, London S.E. R. Pain Esq, Apollonaris Co, 19 Regent St, London S.W. Alexandra Carriage Works, 12 Long Acre, London W.C. Late Davis Little Brown Brougham 105 Blanchard, 14 Findon Road, Shepherds Bush, W. Stokes, 72 St James’s St S.W. R. Freeman, 25 Earls Terrace Simpson Tailor, South Molton St, W. Mons. A. Charles, 25 York St, Hackney Road, London E. Mortimer Harris, LCD Rly, Victoria, S.W. Milliken, 37 Falkland Rd, Kentish Town

Thursday January 1 In morning worked on Water Babies. Horse in yard. Rode Pippin in Row from 12.30 to 1.45. After commenced Princess Beatrice & Battenburg. Dined at Boehms. Conny came in after dinner. Home. Kept Waters ½ an hour. Angry with W. Bed 12.0pm. Friday January 2 Up & worked hard all day. Finished Beatrice & Battenburg. After did Granville & countries. After dined 8.45. Bottle Pomery. Slept after dinner. Bed 1.0pm. Saturday January 3 Did not work. Rode to Bouverie St. After called Office & at Swains. After lunch at Club called Royal Academy. To Tuers for Tennis. Lost Roy's togs. Back to Scotland Yard after tea at Stafford Terrace. Called May's. Club & walked home. Dinner. Hamilton & Midge dined. Bad cold. Alkaram. Sunday January 4 Birthday. Chicks came with presents in morning. After breakfast rode to Richmond. Caught up Colin Hunter, explored new ride over Wimbledon. After could not keep up. Pippin went lame. (Red ink: How well remembered. Nov 4 1895.) Home. Lunch. Lewis's & Blackburn called. Good dinner. Sketched Chicks' costumes in afternoon. Cold. Alkaram.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Monday January 5 Did not ride. Wrote Macmillan & many other letters, Langleys here. Went in carriage as far as Knightsbridge. Saw horses sold. Conny's mare 84. Hamilton's grey 100. Bertha 65. Grey pony 18 five. After walked home. Worked. Finished horse in stable yard W.B. After Conny & Effie & Hamilton & Midge to dinner. S.J did not turn up. Bed 11.30pm. Tuesday January 6 Frosty weather. Wrote letters. Disappointed about tennis at Tuers. Back. Called at stables. Put pictures up. Langleys left at 3.0pm. After walked up to May's, got Maud's dress. Called Club. Home by cab. Horse down. Changed. By carriage to Mansion House after dining at 6.0pm. Children's Ball. Roy & Maud's dress a great success. Sent them home by 9.15. After to Club. Sleep. Read letters from Hill. After to Baddeley. Twelfth Night at Drury Lane. Dance supper. Home. Very cold. Horse out of cab. Changed. Home 4.0am. Wednesday January 7 Up ten am. Did not ride. Looked to Diploma. Walked to Club & lunched. After Chicks to Pantomime. Mistake about box. Seats near the stage. Tom & little Cowards there. After saw M into carriage & home Club, wrote letters. Telephoned to Bradbury. Walked to P.D. Bellowing Bradbury. Talk about Drury Lane. Home by 11.10. Embrocation. Sleep. Cold on chest. Thursday January 8 Up. Fine morning. Played Tennis with Tuers & friends. M not well. Fine lovely morning. Mrs Ionides' dance. Did drawing of Chamberlain & Squire. After dining quietly went to Ionides dance. Good evening. Pipe at Colin Hunters. Home after with Abbey. Parsons ill with drains. Friday January 9 Hard work all day on Chamberlain & Squire. Bottle Champagne & bed 11.0pm. Saturday January 10 Up & rode over Wimbledon & Richmond Park. Pippin went lame again. After home to lunch. Lawn Tennis with Tuers in afternoon. Home to dinner. After dinner to Smoking Concert of artists (British). Branden Thomas etc. Home 1.30. Conny sent for to the Boehms "Come at once in this cab." Sunday January 11 Bitterly cold but bright. Rode round Kentish town etc. Pippin still lame. After lunch at home began Montague Guest's drawing. Bed early. Monday January 12 In morning wrote letters. Worked all day & late on Montague Guest's drawing. Nearly finished it. Very cold, did not ride. Tuesday January 13 Very cold. Snow. In morning played Tennis 3 hrs with Col X, Tuer's friend. After worked on Montague Guest's drawing. Finished it. After dined at Arts

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Club with Colin Hunter. Hunter, Abbey, Parsons, Black, Reinhardt, Sambourne. Went to Glee Singers. Chas Keene. After Romanos. After Black's room. After home with Hunter in cab. "I tell you Linley there's no cook in London." Wednesday January 14 Very cold. Snow. M seedy. Pictures from Fox. Wrote letters. Began Punch block. Finished block for Fossil. Written by friend of Andrew Lang. Girl 14 yrs old. After walked to Briggs & Ansdell. Left drawing for Guest. Called Briggs. Cab to P.D. New Sergeant. Bradbury furious about M.P. Thursday January 15 Did not go out. Cold east wind. Wrote letters etc etc. Worked Water Babies. Dined quietly at home. Bed early. Friday January 16 Did not go out. Worked hard & fast all day on Beresford Leap Frog. Quiet evening & bed. Bott Champagne. Yates committed to Holloway jail. Saturday January 17 Up & went for walk. Called about Charlier(?) shoes. After to Ansdell. Saw Marsden, met Capron. After lunch to Club. Law, Evans etc etc. Read French book etc etc. After M called in carriage. Home. Called on Lowell. After afternoon with Chicks went after dinner 7.0 to play Billiards with Lewis. Harold Powers, Youth, Laird(?) Tenniel, Petos etc, there. Home 1.0pm. Sunday January 18 In morning dull. Cold east wind. After rode Wimbledon on Pippin. Struck right path at last. After thro' Richmond Pk. Called Club. Lunch Capron, Col Sykes & Percy O. Ride home. Boat Race. Cold dinner. Long evening. M knocked with slipper. Read in bed on the universe etc. Bed 11.30. Wirgman called. Said about next door. Monday January 19 Worked in morning. Fog. Up nine am. No ride. Wrote letters etc etc. Worked on W.B. Cobweb ill. Tuesday January 20 No ride. In all day. Worked on W.B. In evening drove to Keiths, dined there. Not bad dinner. Jules Bonjour(?). Cold. Mr & Mrs Bertie Keith. Home 11.0. Previously walked to Dannelain(?) & Blakes. Ordered Phiz(?). Called Frodsham. Home, late for Keiths. Santleys called. Cobweb ill. Wednesday January 21 In morning wrote letters etc. Rode round Park. Hard frost. After worked & walked on to Punch Dinner. Called Whistlers & Son. Colts pistol. Discussion about Leech's drawing at P.D. Cut made up early. Burnand not there. Home 12.30pm.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Thursday January 22 Pottered & waited for Editor all day. Wrote letters etc. In evening went to Tuers for dinner. Good dinner. Popes, Alexanders, Hunts, Miss Gilbert etc etc. Chas Keene. Home 11.0pm. Hard frost. News of Col Burnaby's death & battle with Arabs. Friday January 23 No news of cut until 12.30. Hard worked, finished at 9.0pm. Bottle Champagne. Bed at 11.30pm. Saturday January 24 Carriage at 10.0pm. Drove to Benjamins, ordered Inverness Cape. After to Grosvenor & also Salon Parisien. Lunch St James's. Good game with Tuer. After to dinner at home. In evening saw Cox & Box & Young Mrs Winthrop. Home by 11.0. Read Nana. Explosion at 2.15, House of Commons, Westminster Hall & Tower. Sunday January 25 Hard nasty damp frost. Started to ride at 10.0am. Got off. Did Pippin get in a mess. Sent cab back for Waters. Took him home. After put up pictures etc. Lunch at home. Stayed in, did a lot of odd jobs about house etc etc. Dine at home. Mrs Beerbohm Tree called. Spencer called. Roy & snakes. Alfred Herapath died at Bristol. Monday January 26 Wind changed. Read Times. Wrote letters. Rode Pippin to Battersea Park. Closed. Speedy cut. Knocked leg. After home. Went into Miss Blyths house. Old Davis there. Lunch. M went out. Mrs Drabble called. Nice warm weather. Tuesday January 27 In morning Tuer called. Went & had 4 games of Billiards until 1.0pm. Afterwards worked on Water Babies. Sent Pippin to have shoes altered. Had Speedy cut shoes on & answered admirably. Rode at 12.0pm in Park. Met Finlay & old Wyndham. Trower stopped me with news of Battle. General wounded. Narrow thing. Wednesday January 28 Worked in morning. Finished W.B drawing. After in afternoon walked to P.D. Called Benjamin about cape. Tried on. After to Bouverie St. Gt discussion on Leech tracing. After cartoon about Kartoum. Took too much iced Whiskey. Home by cab. Midge & Mother arrived. Thursday January 29 In morning did Joe Carr's drawing for the Kinsman dinner. After Punch & Richard III. After dinner went to Toole's Theatre. Watney there. Behind scenes with L.Brough. Home by cab. Felt bilious in morning. Midge & Hamilton left for Thanet.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Friday January 30 Rode before breakfast. Worked hard all day on Yankee & John Bull. Dined at 9.0pm. Bilious in morning. Saturday January 31 Dora arrived with Waddy. In morning took Roy to Henglers. M drove up & fetched him. Arts Club. Kinsman dinner at Blue Posts. Good dinner. Pouring rain. Rode from 11.30 to 1.0pm. Felt very bilious in morning. Concert Arts Club. Lot there. Home at 2.30 with Luke Fildes in cab. Dolly Storey tight. (Small sketch of cape, titled Came Home.) Sunday February 1 Pouring rain. At 10.0 walked round to stable. Rode Wimbledon Richmond & home. Lunch. Spencer called. Walked with M to top of Row. Sent her home in 4 wheeler. Club. Tea. Walk home. Very tired. Dinner 7.0. Bed 10.15. Monday February 2 Fine morning. Early Turner here. Rode at 11.0 to call on Montague Guest M.P. 3 Savile Row. Home thro' Park. Met Finlay, Wyndham, Kendal & also Heathorn. Lunch alone. Wrote letters. M went with Mother to Twickenham, out till 4.0pm. Adelphi Theatre 'In the Ranks'. Tuesday February 3 Weather changed. Ride in morning. After played 7 sets of Tennis at Tuers. After lunch read Brabourne's book. After dined at New Universities Club with Watney. No friend turned up. Went to St James's Theatre. Smoke at Isthmium Club. Home. Much colder. Wednesday February 4 Much colder. Rode in morning. Saw Holland & Ward, also X. Mother, Conny Spencer, Waddy, Baby here. Confusion. Did drawing of Ichnyomurus(sic). Heavy rain. Cab to 'Punch' Dinner. W.Agnew there. Prophet à Beckett. Garden. Home in cab 11.20. New cook came. Thursday February 5 Up. Rode. Lovely morning. After dressed. Walked to Salon Parisien. Met F.C.B. News of fall of Khartoum. Depression. Lunch Club. Col Jones. Walk. Called at Regent Street. Gibsons Company. After to Salon Parisien. Sketched. Shocking. Called Boehms. Mother left. Home. Dinner. Drove to Prince's Theatre. No performance. Home. Wrote letters. Bed 11.00. Friday February 6 Rode in morning to Tenniel. After changed cut. Worked all day Punch drawing of Clown & Man, Chamberlain. Hard work to get done. Dinner 9.0pm. Bed tired after Champagne. Saturday February 7 In morning letter from Miss Huxley saying could not come to play. After rode in Park. Overtaken by dentist. (Red ink: Bartlett. June 14 '95.)

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Woodville also. Pippin all right. After home to lunch. Played Tennis with Tuer. Promised to go to Lyceum Club.Wrote letters. Read Nana. Went for billiards to Lewis's. Saw Tenniel, Pilleau, Powers etc. Home 12.0pm. Stocks home. Sunday February 8 In morning up & rode to Devonshire Road, a long round. Lloyd, Pym etc. Pippin sluggish. Stalled. Home 1.15. Long afternoon. Wycliffe called. Dined here. Promised to photo. News of Gordon. (Red ink: Pippin had kidneys wrong.) Monday February 9 Lovely fine morning. Put tools up etc etc. Connie & Effie called. Wrote letters. Read & worked on Witches in afternoon. Dined at home. Felt livery. Bed late, slept in chair. Gave Pippin a rest. Illness coming on. (Red ink: Pippin wrong with kidneys.) Tuesday February 10 Could not ride. Pippin ill, can't turn round. Worked on Witches. Lovely morning. After walked to 'Punch' Dinner. Late sitting. Bradbury tight. In morning played Tennis at Tuers. Young Macmillan etc etc. Pin stud home. (A cats eye, purchased Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Compy.) Read Nana. Bed 1.0am. (Red ink: Pippin brought round sluggish. Wednesday February 11 Up & photod Wycliffe & young Watney. ( Photod at Tuers Tennis Ct. Great difficulty finding this. May 23 '94.) Took 42 photos. Learnt to develop. Home to lunch. Midge up. Roy lost his first tooth. After worked up block for Punch, Unified & the Lion. Midge up, slept here. (Red ink: Had vet for Pippin. Kidneys) Thursday February 12 In morning finished letters etc etc. After worked on Punch block, Canada etc. After dinner went to Pavilion Music Hall. Called Club after, saw Tenniel, Burnand & D.M. Home in cab. Hamilton left for Liverpool. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Friday February 13 Worked hard all day on Britannia & Canada. Dined 9.0pm. Bed after. Midge here. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Saturday February 14 Dull morning but nevertheless went to Drury Lane. Photod Clown. Lunched with Clown, H.Payne. (At Rules, oysters & Champagne.) Home. Lawn Tennis at Tuers. Mother came up. Miss Huxleys. Dined at home. Slept after dinner. No Lewis's. (Red ink: Pippin ill.)

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Sunday February 15 In morning could not ride. Heavy wet day & dark all day. Put pictures up etc etc. Read 'What am I? ' Did not go out. Spencer & Ada called. Quiet day. (Red ink: Pippin ill. No ride.) Monday February 16 Dull & heavy continuous & hard rain. In all day. Worked & finished Witches. Arranged about photography. Midge & Hamilton dined. Spelt words etc etc. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Tuesday February 17 Dull & heavy & continuous hard rain. Wrote letters & arranged photography. Finished 2nd Cat man. Went for walk out of sheer necessity. After drive & dined at the Mocattas. Home at 11.30. Mother came to Ealing. Chicks went to Goodalls. Midge & Hamilton left London for good. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Wednesday February 18 At last the sun. Worked. Put lavatory right. Had Pippin round. Perky. After walked to Punch Dinner. Stopped & wrote letters at Club. Posted drawings to Longmans. Bradbury tight. Good dinner. Cold. Home 12.0pm. My mother called. Thursday February 19 Worked in morning. Had Pippin round. Couldn't crawl. Had vet to him. Low fever. Worked John Bull & Herat. Worked after dinner. Did not go out. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Friday February 20 Rode Punch in morning. Worked hard & fast all day on John Bull & Herat. Bott Champagne. Sleep after dinner. M knocked. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Saturday February 21 Up & went by Metropolitan to Army Stores at Pimlico. Saw Mr Mosshead. After went & lunched at Club. Macmillan distant. Lunch with Grossmith. After Tennis (4 game) Tuers. Dinner at home. Slept after dinner. Hard frost. Did not go to Lewis's. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Sunday February 22 Heavy wet. Rode Punch. Missed Coward. Richmond, Wimbledon. Spencer came in. Read Piping Hot etc. Did not go out after dinner. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Monday February 23 Huish called. Sent pictures to Hampstead show. Altered drawing for Montague Guest. Midge & Hamilton up from Westwood. Left for Southampton. M & Maud missed train. To dine at Furniss's. Met Arthur à Beckett, Miss Furniss, Mr Woodall M.P etc etc etc. Home 12.0pm. (Red ink: Pippin ill.)

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Tuesday February 24 Wrote letters etc. After worked on 'Cat Man'. After in evening walked to Spencer's club & dined there. Met General Kent, Gordon, Mackenzie, Will Oakes, etc. Major ? Walked home. (Red ink: Pippin ill.)

Wednesday February 25 Worked on Punch drawing. Took it to Punch Office. Walked hard to Dinner. No Bradbury. Good quiet Dinner. Home. Called with Furniss at Club. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Thursday February 26 In morning much hurried. Photod self as Irish man. (No screen up. Nov 5 '95.) After worked on Prince of Wales as Irishman. Worked after dinner on dogs etc. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Friday February 27 Rode Punch in morning. After worked hard & fast all day on Prince of Wales as Irishman. Dined at home. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Saturday February 28 In morning Spencer drove me with Cobweb to Army Clothing depot etc. Took thirty two photos, soldiers etc. After walked to Club. Saw Macmillan, Grossmith, Arthur Blunt etc etc. Cab to Tuers. Played. M & Maud called with wire from F.C.B. After heavy rain. Dressed. Sugar came. Went to Tristram Ellis's dinner. Met Burgess, Tuer etc. Sir Andrew Clarke (Mily) After to Arthur Lewis's. Pellews etc. Pownall Williams called. Colin Hunter. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Sunday March 1 Wind shifted east. Rode Punch in morning thro' Wimbledon & Richmond etc. Met Spencer & Percy O. After lunched at home quietly. Read Piping Hot in afternoon. Quiet evening did not go out. Tristram Ellis dined with us. Slept. Talk of photos. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Monday March 2 Wrote many letters & pottered. Worked on Fern Fairy. In evening Mr & Mrs Marcus Huish dined here. Did not go out. Quiet evening. Bott Champagne. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Tuesday March 3 Worked on Fern Fairy. In evening went with M to see Household Gods at Princess's. Dreadfully wet night. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Wednesday March 4 In morning worked hard, finished Fern Fairy. Walked to Punch Dinner. Congratulated on Prince of Wales cut. After called Daily Telegraph office. Idiotic porter. Home 1.30. Marion & burglar. Only Highlander & woman. Don barked. (Red ink: Pippin ill.)

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Thursday March 5 In morning photod self as Bismarck & Punch. After worked all day. No ride. In evening pleasant dinner at Miss Elmore's. Met Palmer etc etc. Young Gow. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Friday March 6 Worked hard all day on Bismarck & Punch. Rode Punch 10.0am met Heathorn. Posted letter. M left for Westwood. Did not go out. East wind. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Saturday March 7 Up & rode to Suggs. Cold better. East wind. After lunch with Chicks played capital 4 game Tennis Tuers. After down to Thanet by 6.25 train. Cold journey. Tassell met me at station. After Sophy there. Supper. Bed. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Sunday March 8 At Westwood. Up at 9.0. 10.30 long 3½ hrs walk round coast. Old rock on sands. Girl & colley. Greyhound pups. Called Park House. No Carr. Back to Westwood for dinner. Wrote letters. Home by 7.0pm train. Read Piping Hot. Called & supped at Club. Saw Joe Knight. Supper after Arundel. Home 1.30pm. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Monday March 9 Raw east wind. Wrote letters & sent drawing to Agnews. No ride. Worked for Longman's book. Did drawing Cat & Mouse. In evening drove up to meet Stokes at Club. Dined Holborn. Went to Drury Lane Theatre after to Globe. Row. Supper at Garrick & home at 10.30pm. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Tuesday March 10 Rode Punch in morning. Worked on Longman's drawing. Did Cat & Mouse. Dined at home on lobster & steak. Went after to Whistlers, 10 o'clock. Saw Mrs Woodville, Morris etc. Club. Home. Introduced to Bowles. Saw Buck. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Wednesday March 11 In morning rode Punch. After worked on Longman's drawings. Did Owl & Cat. Walked to Punch Dinner. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Thursday March 12 Finished Owl & Cat by lunch time. Rode Punch in morning. After worked on Pepys & Punch. In evening went out H.Silver. Evans there. Dull slow evening. No cigars etc. (Red ink: Pippin ill.) Friday March 13 In morning rode Punch. Had Pippin out with Waters for 1st time in Row. Tucked up. Worked all day hard on block, Pepys & Northbrook. Milliken came to dinner. Sat up talking till late. Did not go out. Bottle Ivory. (Red ink: Pippin out, in Row for 1st time.)

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Saturday March 14 In morning went to Club. Lunched there. Saw Evans. Young Speed. Carriage to Victoria. After went to Westwood via Ramsgate. Bought sticks. To Westwood by carriage. Walk. Dinner etc etc. Sunday March 15 At Westwood. Most lovely morning. After breakfast walked round by Kingsgate. Home by Margate, Lunch at 1.45. Went to look at Perkin's mare. M in bath chair. Changed mind after driving to Westgate with old mare. Back to Westwood. Called Margate Club. Monday March 16 At Westwood. Rode Mr Jackson's chestnut with fox hounds. Meet beyond Sandwich. Rode with Perkins. Lovely day. Mrs Parsons. Home by 4.30. Lunched at Sandwich. Back to town with Polly at 7.45. Home. Bad lobster. Supper. All well. Tuesday March 17 In morning wrote letters etc etc. In afternoon rode Pippin for 1 st time since Sunday Feby 8th. Went to Wimbledon & home down hill. Dined at home. (Red ink: Rode Pippin 1st time since illness.)

Wednesday March 18 In morning took Roy to see Drawing Room. Rode Pippin before breakfast. Went all right. After did Hare drawing for Mrs Longman. Walked to P.D. Ought to have gone to Moncktons. Desperate row between Bradbury & D.M. (Red ink: B.F.Frog.) Thursday March 19 Rode after breakfast as Waters was out late. Saw Finlay & old Wyndham. After worked. Began Eagle & Dove. (Prince of Wales & Emperor of Germany) Wrote letters etc etc. Dined at home quietly. Very cold. (Red ink: Did Prince of Wales & Duke of York as doves. Friday Dec 28 1895). Friday March 20 Rode Pippin in morning. Worked hard all day on Eagle & Dove. Wrote Bradbury. Dined 8.30. Bottle Pommery. Bed 12.0am. Saturday March 21 Raw cold morning. Rode Pippin early. After took M & Maud to zoo. After lunch at home. Played Tennis at Tuers. Wrong day. After home. Cup of tea. Put aquarium straight. M out at Colin Hunters. Dined at home. Did not go out. Bed early. Sunday March 22 Deep snow on getting up. Wrote letters & put room in order. Spencer called. Blues. Walked to Club & back. News of battle outside Suakin. Dined quietly at home. M's cold bad. Went to bed early. Roy in bed with cold.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Monday March 23 Cold east wind & frost. Rode Pippin. Wrote letters. Marble shelves came. Wine packed. M in bed with cold. Boughtons party. M decided not to go to Boughtons. Went to dinner a little late. Met Mr & Mrs Boughton, Mrs Black, Abbey & Parsons, Miss Wertheimer, self, Colin Hunter. Late. Cards. Whiskey at Abbey's. Tuesday March 24 Worked on block for Longman, initial etc. Did not go to Our Club, was to have provided (sketch, possibly an eel) Dined at home quietly. Bed early. Rode before breakfast. Mrs Boehm called in morning. Effie dined with us. Wednesday March 25 Rode Pippin before breakfast. After worked on Longman drawing. Did Punch drawing Man in bed. Mother came up & Mrs H. Conny's engagement out. Met Conny & Effie. Punch dinner. Walked there. Good dinner. Bradbury pitched into Cat. Home. (Red ink: The Prince of Wales as Dove. Dec 28 '95.) Thursday March 26 Worked on Punch drawing, Gladstone & Khedive. Photod Waters & self. Engsmore(?) called. Rode in morning. Dined at home & worked late after dinner. Did not go to theatre. Friday March 27 Rode Pippin before breakfast. Had him put in harness. Worked hard & fast all day on Punch drawing Gladstone, Khedive etc. After went to Skerrow dinner. After to Chester Hotel. Seedy. 'Crum' sent at 9.30. Saturday March 28 Colder morning. Rode Pippin in morning. Lame again. Afterwards had interview with Huish & Browne. Afterwards rode Punch to Boat Race. Oxford won easily. Lovely day. Roy had 'Crum' for first time. After lunched with Chicks. M lunched with her mother. After played Tennis with Tuers. After home. Talked with dear Roy. Mrs Stone dined with us. Bottle of Geisler. Sunday March 29 Cold morning. Rode Punch to Hampsted etc etc. Back to lunch with Chicks. Mother called. Conny & Effie in. Sorted papers. Monday March 30 In morning Waters drove Pippin & self to Fine Art Socy & also to Agnews. Saw drawing to go into Academy. After home. Dr & Miss Harcourt lunch with us. (Offended Dr Harcourt. Nov 5 '95.) Spencer & self went to see Mrs Langley. After supper at Club. Home. Champagne. Mistake about sovereign.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Tuesday March 31 In morning photod dear Roy as boy. After Waters as waiter & Nurse & self. Lawn Tennis Tuers 3.30. After walked to 'Punch' Dinner. Called Club. Good dinner. Home 12.0pm. Called Police Station. Wednesday April 1 Rode in morning Pippin for last time. Went as lame as a cat. Blues about him. Hardly got him home. Gave him up. After worked hard all day on Gladstone & France. Dined 8.30. Bed after. (Red ink: Pippin lame again.) Thursday April 2 Conny here. Put room in order etc. Worked on Punch & figure of Ringmaster. Mrs Stone called. Did not go out in evening. Policeman called. Inspector etc etc. Dined at Mrs Wrights. Met Cunninghams & Mary Nicol. Good game of Billiards. (Red ink: Pippin lame again.) Friday April 3 Good Friday. Worked in morning on Hawk & Pigeon Rigmarole. Ellis called in afternoon. Showed me how to develop plates. Conny here & Effie. Dined with us. Photod Don, Crum, etc etc. Mother called & took me for drive. (Red ink: Pippin lame.) Saturday April 4 Cold east wind. Policemen called. (Stace I believe.) Photod him. After drove to town. Felt cold east wind take hold of me. Called at Macmillans. After lunched at Club. Saw Evans. After walked to Savoy Theatre. Home. Dined early after developing 4 plates. Went to Savoy Theatre. Home early. Cigar at Club. Saw Christie & Dr Percy etc. (Red ink: Pippin lame.) Sunday April 5 Cold east wind. In morning developed 8 plates. Partial success only. In afternoon went to see pictures etc Mrs Morley sent. Met Mrs M. Mary Nicol & Mrs Wilson called. Tristram Ellis called & dined. Showed how to tone plates etc etc. Cold coming on. Embrocation & bed early. (Red ink: Pippin lame again.) Monday April 6 Rain in morning. Wind shifted to south west. After back to east again. Developed & printed photos etc. Worked on Rigmarole in afternoon. Did not go out all day. Cold bad very. Bed early. Gruel etc etc. (Red ink: Pippin lame.) Tuesday April 7 Cold east wind all day. Worked all day on Rigmarole. Did not go out at all. Finished experiments with photos. Edgar called. Dined at home & bed early. (Red ink: Pippin lame.) Wednesday April 8 Dull. East wind. Wrote letters. Crum up in drawing room. Vet to Pippin again. Punch Dinner at Bradbury's Club. Drove up in brougham. M dined

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 at Mrs Stone's. Good dinner. Lawrence Bradbury's first dinner. Ruinart Père et Fils. Home 2.30. M awake. (Red ink: Pippin lame.) Thursday April 9 Seedy in morning. Finished drawing for Rigmarole. After walked as far as Club. Met à Beckett & F.C.B. Russian news of advance into Afganistan. Excitement. Seedy. Lunched at Club. Water, & water at dinner. Called Meagher & also ordered the Press at Hammonds. Walked home thro' Park. Friday April 10 Worked all day on Punch drawing. Goschen as Scotchman. Dinner very late, 9.0pm. Bed after. Saturday April 11. Death of the Lord Mayor. In morning took M & Maud to British Museum. Lunch at Holborn Restaurant. Afterwards called Club. Home. Very dark dull weather. Played Tennis with Tuer, Millington etc etc. Dined at home quietly. Sunday April 12 In morning east wind cold. Photod & developed. Toned John Bulls. Ellis & Wycliff Taylor called. Dined with us. Quiet peaceful day. Read Countess Sarah. Bed 10.30. Monday April 13 Dull cold east wind. Miserable in extreme. Wrote letters. Worked on Sullivan's Lion. Tuesday April 14 Worked all day on Sullivan's Lion. Wednesday April 15 Sent Sullivan's Lion off. Worked Punch block. Punch Dinner. No Bradbury. No Burnand. Quiet Dinner. Cut settled at 9.15. After went with Furniss played Billiards at Garrick. Made 24. Saw old Stirling. Home after supper alone, 11.30. Thursday April 16 Worked on Gladstone & Britannia. Wire from Arthur to alter cut. Photod self. Friday April 17 Worked hard & fast all day. Gladstone & Britannia. Lucys dined at 8.45. Stayed late. Gt favourite with M. Saturday April 18 Bright sun in morning. Photod 40 plates, uniform, from Policeman. After walked to Club. Lunch plovers eggs. Bad headache all day. Back home. Called Bath. Edgar there.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Sunday April 19 In morning developed 40 plates. Shut up all morning. Afternoon walked up Row. Met Stokes. Stokes back to dinner. Tricks at cards. Bed 11.30. Monday April 20 Printed a lot of photos, nearly all, in morning. Bright hot sun. Lovely morning. After went to Tattersalls. Pippin sold for 33 guineas. After went down to Herkomers. Met Gosse. Met Mrs Müller. Dull afternoon. Reception after at Herkomers. Old Noakes. Back to Club. Met Weldon at club. Wheel off hansom. Tuesday April 21 Began drawing for Pall Mall. Wednesday April 22 Worked Pall Mall drawing. Walked to Club. After dressed & went to City dinner. Saw Boehm, Gilbert, Fildes, Stone, Barnley etc. Box sweets. Cab to Punch Dinner. Club. Home. Thursday April 23 Finishing. Photod self & portmanteau. Burnand called. Heavy rain. Caught Pall Mall Gazette. Worked after dinner. Did the Childers cut. Gosse to dine at Herkomers. Friday April 24 Worked hard & fast all day on Tennyson & Guy Fawkes. Also Childers. Bottle Champagne 9.0pm. Bed 11.30. Photod Guy Fawkes. Saturday April 25 In morning pottered. Bothered toning photos etc. After called on Boehms. Got cheque from Tattersall. Lunch Club. Steak etc. At 3.0pm walked home. Worked on Pall Mall drawing after dinner. Sunday April 26 In morning worked Pall Mall drawing. After in afternoon cab to Bath. Got Polly & walked to Tattersalls. Looked at horse. Cab home, Worked Pall Mall drawing. After Sterne came in. Mrs Boehm. Much worried. Dined at Sternes. Met McTears. After to Boughton's reception. Home 1.30. Monday April 27 Finished Pall Mall drawing. After went up with Polly to Tattersalls. Saw Lot 82, Folkestone. Ran up to 80 guineas. Offered 85 with Vet. Carriage met M after delay. Walked home. Began Academy drawing. Worked after dinner. Tuesday April 28 Worked hard all day on Academy drawing. Sent Waters for Mavor to examine horse. Note about his shoes to be taken off. Unusual. Went up to dine with Conrad. Last bachelor evening. Spencer, Orton, Turner, stranger, Mervyn, Conrad. Home by cab.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Wednesday April 29 Up at 6.0pm to finish Academy drawing. Got up with influenza cold, horrid. Worked on drawing. Finished it. Folkestone passed sound. Went toTattersalls. Drew cheque for horse. (Pencil note: This week yesterday April 8 1897 Cobby sold for 14 guineas. I am also this day Thursday Oct 17 1889 having Folkestone prepared to send to Tattersalls tomorrow for sale.) Conrad married. Just caught wedding. Saw Mother. After to Press Day at Academy. Blackburne etc . After changed at Club. Irving Banquet at Criterion. A'Beckett, Tenniel, F.C.B, Routledge. After Billiards with Arthur Stirling. Home 1.30. (Pencil note: Dispute on Wedy Oct 16 1889 about why the only breakfast Punch ever held was given. Referred to diary this day October 17 1889 & find it was because of the Irving Banquet the day before. Nobody remembered anything whatever about it. L.S.) Thursday April 30 Cold very bad in morning. Walked thro' Park. Waters shewed Folkestone off. Went to Breakfast. (The only B Punch ever had.) (Red ink: No! 2nd Breakfast on Wednesday May 13 this year 1885. May 14 1895.) Very seedy. Left early. Put Welman off. Turkish Bath. After carriage took me home. Dinner. Bed early & plasters etc etc. Friday May 1 Cold very bad. Rode new cob for 1st time. Went to Battersea Pk & after to Park. Saw Woodville & Smiley. Drove at 3.0pm to Private View of Academy. Long time getting there. Had extra ticket. Took Judy. Punch tired & slipped coming home. (Behind hind leg.) Dined quietly at home & did Admiralty Gov'r after. Saturday May 2 Cold very bad. In morning gave Punch a rest. Academy dinner. Walked up to Club. After took cab & lunched with Mr Chapple. His daughter came in at Verreys. Bottle Lanson. Arts Club. Rode cob in Park. Met Caldecott & Millais. After dined & home. After 1st night of Irving's Hamlet. Great night. Hume Williams screwed. Home 3.0pm. Cold bad. Sunday May 3 Very bad with cold. Rode new cob thro' Richmond etc etc. Very hot. Felt really ill coming home. Horse heavy & dull. After went to bed after lunch. In afternoon McCarthys, S.J.H & wife & Hensmans called. Dined very quietly & to bed 10.15. Porvus plaster. Monday May 4 Dull wretched morning. Up & took children to Exhibition. Saw the Healtheries opened. Prince & Princess of Wales. After saw John Macdonald. Met Harold Powers. Also Grossmith, Tooles, etc. Critchetts sat next us. Roy grabbed sweets. Saw Chicks back in carriage after wretched lunch. Du Vals. M & self walked round exhibition. M tired. Called stable & home. John Macdonald, Hensman, Woodville, Welman to dine. Good dinner. (Woodville screwed.)

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Tuesday May 5 Worked in morning. In afternoon walked to Inventions. After rode from there. Very wet in evening. Dull east wind. Wednesday May 6 Worked in morning. After Punch Dinner. Walked there. Called on Mavor. Talk about horse. Walked along Oxford Street. To 'Punch' Dinner. After went home in pouring wet. After went to Woodalls. Smoking Sandwich Concert. G.O.M. (illeg) Bertram, Ellington, Roberson etc etc etc. Sold drawing to Knowles. Thursday May 7 In morning wanted to photo Policeman. Did Waters & self & Roy. Rode in evening. Dined at home quietly. Friday May 8 Rode before breakfast Folkestone. Afterwards worked hard all day on Harcourt & Little Boys. Dined 8.30. Did not go to the Strand Theatre. Bottle Champagne & bed. Saturday May 9 Rode in mornng Folkestone. Blundered with me. M & self after went down by Granville Xpress to Thanet. Carriage met us. Saw Lockyer, Corbett etc etc. Dined at 7.0pm. Lovely weather but cold. Basin of gruel. Sunday May 10 At Westwood. Up at 9.30. Walked long 3 hrs walk round coast. After thro' St Peters Church. Lunch. Walked to Ramsgate. After dined with Burnands. Carriage fetched me home. Monday May 11 At Westwood. Stayed in grounds & photod. Set clock going etc etc. Went up to town. Saw Lockyer in train. Very cold. Shivered in carriage. Home. Fire. Read about Sun etc etc. Bed 12.0pm. Tuesday May 12 In morning put things in order. Played Tennis with Tuer. After rode in Row on Folkestone. Saw Heathorne etc, offered 100 guineas for him. Wrote letters. At 5.0pm walked to Finsbury Barracks. Had long dinner. Seedy after. Saw Mrs Lewis in Row. Wrote letters etc. Disappointed about developing. Wednesday May 13 In morning felt very seedy indeed. Rode old Punch to Bouverie St. Met Waters. 'Punch' Breakfast. Good fun. Great dissipation. After walked Club. Uncomfortable ride. Changed. Went to Artists Benevolent Dinner. Walked home as far as A Hall. Bilious. Not well.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Thursday May 14 Dull morning. Composed Princess Beatrice. Photod Waters. Cheque from Pall Mall sent. Bilious. Rode Folkestone. After lunch saw boys beating boundary. Worked on Beatrice. Friday May 15 Did not ride. Worked all day hard on Princess Beatrice & Gladstone. Photod Roy in morning. After dressed & dined at Wells'. Saw Davies, Sant, Blanks, Ass, Street. After to Colin Hunters. After to Club (Garrick). Home by cab. Saturday May 16 Still cold. Rode Folkestone in morning. Saw Sybil Cook, Miss Nailsworth etc. Agnew etc etc. After lunch at home. Photos. Drove over to Davis's to play Tennis. Saw Street etc win. Home. Called on Miss Innes. Dined at home. After to Inventories. Saw Sterne & Mrs MacTear. Home to Stafford Terrace. Sunday May 17 Up in morning. Drove Folkestone to Victoria. Waters not a penny. Very cold & wet. Met Conny & Effie. down to Westwood. Sugden & Watson in train. After walked as far as copse by Friends. Home to Westwood across fields etc etc. Did not get wet. Stokes there. After dinner walked to Birchington etc etc. Girl on cliffs. Westgate. Nayland Rock. Home to Westwood. Supper. Bed. Monday May 18 At Westwood. Up at 9.0am. Breakfast 9.15. M's finger not well. Back to town with Stokes. Drove to Club. After lunch 19th Centy. Saw Evans. Home by cab. Dressed. Hair cut. Wrote etc etc. Sent cheques. After drove to Offords, also Stokes. Dined Cavour. Saw Murray & James. Savoy. Could not get in. Metropolitan Music Hall. Saw Brookes etc etc. Supper at Cavours. Walk as far as St James'. Cab home, 12.30am. Tuesday May 19 Awfully wet in morning. Got up at 9.0am. Wrote letters. Printed phos. Worked on Brabourne's book. After Jess's table came. (Red ink: This table sent for by Midge when we were at Ramsgate Easter 1895. At Stafford Terrace close on 10 years, May 14 1895. Sprained thumb.) Piano tuned. Punch Dinner this night. Fancy Ball Artists. Very wet. Played Billiards with Furniss. Home 1.30pm. Wednesday May 20 Worked all day on the Witches for Brabourne. After Millikin came. Went to Inventories. Supper & Club after. Girl etc etc. Thursday May 21 Worked in morning. 10.30 to see Spencer. Not there. Rode. Saw Adams. Very wet. Rode round by Fulham Road & home. Finished drawing for

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Brabourne. Mother came early. In evening after dinner went to Inventories. Home early 10.15. Bed early. Friday May 22 Did not ride. Got to work early. After work all day on Sower. Drove to Club. Saw Irving & also game of B with old Arthur Stirling. After home. At 1.30 supper. Talk of Matthew Jennings. Home 2.0pm. Saturday May 23 In morning rode at 10.0pm. Very wet & disagreable. Also met Gilbert & Nemo(?) After home. Went down to Westwood. Met Stokes in train. Carriage met me. Bought cigarettes. After Westwood. Polly better. Effie & Con there. Read Dynamiter. Bed 10.30. Sunday May 24 At Westwood. Dull weather. In morning walked past Friends & called Miss Tomlin. To sands. Into Margate, no money. Met Stokes. Stokes at Nayland R & chambermaid. Walk to Westwood. Met cads at drapers from Thanet College. After dinner photod. Walked into Ramsgate. Girl at doctors. Inn for Ginger B. Back to Westwood. Bed 11.0pm. Monday May 25 At Westwood. Rained all day. Walk with M in afternoon. Dinner. Bed 10.30pm. Dull wet day all day. Wrote letters, did work etc etc. Tuesday May 26 At Westwood. In morning photod Effie & Con. Afterwards lunch. Walk to Sanger's past Salomons. Animals fed. Called Nayland Rock. Posted letters. Wired. Left them. Back thro' cemetery. Dinner. Read Brigands. Bed 11.0pm. Wednesday May 27 Up 8.0am. Returned to London. Carriage reserved. Folkestone & brougham new. Chicks well. Roy better. (Red ink: No 'Punch' Dinner.) Warm day. Developed photos. After skemed Rosebery, Bismarck. 1st night Olivia, M & self to go. (Red ink: Went to Olivia. Drove there with 'Punch'. Sent him home. Good night. Did not go behind.) Thursday May 28 Skemed drawing Lord Rosebery & Bismarck etc etc. After dined at home quietly. Worked all day on Rosebery & Bismarck. Bottle Champagne. Photod Bobby in morning. Friday May 29 All morning doing photos etc. Printed them. Took Policeman dressed up at 11.30 & got ready for going on with Longmans book. After drove with M to theatre. Met Miss Nicol. Saw the Widowhunt. Called at Grand. After home by Punch.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Saturday May 30 Worked in morning on Longman's book. Did Elf. Photod dear Roy. Dined at home. Went after into the Invention Exhibition. Cab home. Felt very tired. Sunday May 31 Hot weather set in. In morning worked. In afternoon played Tennis at the Lewis's. Good game. Col Leonard etc etc etc. After Tabs Ham & Parsons dined with us. Good evening. After went on to slow at home at Cowens. M very tired. Monday June 1 M tired very. Sent drawings off. Rode to Meet of Coaches with F.C.B etc etc. Worked in afternoon & after dinner. Did drawing for Longman's. Tuesday June 2 Worked in morning. Rode Folkestone before breakfast. Saw Watney & Coward. After pushed with work. Went Santley's at home. Glass wine etc. Went to Inventions. Met Orchardson. Had dinner. Came across Agnew. Invite to Derby. Wednesday June 3 At 10am went to Ennismore Gardens. Dray of Will Agnew. After good day at Derby. Drunken people. Girls etc. Met Spencer & Hensman. Back from course at 3.0pm. Pea shooters. Shine with Shine. Home 9.15. Verreys dinner. Good very. Home 12.30. Thursday June 4 Awfully hot. Crum washed. Mother not well. To ride at 12.0 noon.) Did ride. Nearly boiled. Met Miss Agnew & Mrs Wilson. After lunch worked. Did 4 blocks (small) Punch. In evening dined at the Joshuas. Good dinner. Miss Elliot etc sang. Took Mrs Linklater in. Home 12.30. Burne Jones elected at the Academy. (Pencil note: A baronet, 1894) Friday June 5 Rode before breakfast in white coat. Met Hickmans, Boehms, Schloss etc etc etc. No cartoon. Pottered. Wrote. Did block for Brabourne. After called on Wright. Saw Nicols. Storm coming on. Dinner. Mother came & upset M. After went to Inventions. Good night. Strauss. The McTears. Saturday June 6 Worked in morning all day on block for Lord Brabourne. Girl at Style. Very wet. After rode 'Punch'. Met Coward. Good ride. Sunday June 7 Still showery. Rode in morning at 11.15am Wimbledon & down hill. Home. After played 3 hrs Tennis at the Hickmans. Met Charley Hartley. Stud. Grinning man etc etc. After tap in bathroom spoilt hat. After walk home. After drove Burnands. Dined. hungry. Very tired. Home 12.30.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Monday June 8 Poured continuously all day. Could not get E's present. After worked. Did lovers for Brabourne's book. Did not go out. Was to have gone to yacht race. No. Fall of the Gladstone Ministry of 1880. Tuesday June 9 This day was Edgar married to Sophia, 4th & last daughter of Mrs Hamilton Fletcher. Very wet. After went down by carriage to Victoria. After church. Hyde Clarke. Also Ackland etc etc. Kent. Dull day. Bad breakfast. Moselle. Dance. Billiards. Town. Dined with Spencer & Adah at Café Royale. Home. Conny & Effie there. Wednesday June 10 Wrote letters in morning. Photod self etc. To ride to Richmond. 'Punch' Dinner at Hampton Court. Rode to Richmond with F.C.B. Met in Park. Burnand upset about his bag. Good dinner. After home by train late. Garrick Club & home. Bradbury screwed. Thursday June 11 Worked on Row of Puppies etc. Dined in evening at Ayalas. The Bristol. Good dinner. Home 11.30. Met Logan, Thompson etc etc. Friday June 12 Worked hard all day on Row of Puppies etc. Portrait of Strauss. After drove to Hampstead & dined at Du Mauriers. M seedy. Sir Richard Temple etc. Miss D.M. Millais, Buckle etc etc. Home 11.30. George Thompson & wife called. Awfully pushed for time. Saturday June 13 Val's birthday. Chicks at Fildes's. Rode in morning. Worked. Did initial for Longmans. Effie tearing to river. After went with Con & Effie to Inventories. Met Copley Ray. (Pencil notes: Looked at a carriage. This written Sunday May 17, 1903, 18 years after. Also July 17 1905, after (illeg)). Sunday June 14 Most lovely day. Conny & Effie here. Rode in morning with Conrad & Boehm. Wimbledon, Richmond. Home. Lunch. Tennis at Lewis's. After sleep went to Lady Monckton's at home. Home 1.30. Monday June 15 In morning row with Waters. Blew him up. After lunch went down to opening of Holloway's Sanitorium. H.R.H, Fildes, Spencer, etc etc. Knocked my shin coming home. No lunch. Scramble. Dance. Home 1.0pm. Club. Weldon. Met Morgan in train. (Pencil note: Also first saw Broadley.) Tuesday June 16 Ascot. In morning very seedy. Worked. After to Lucy's to lunch. Met Ashley Storey in Park. After drove Folkestone to Victoria Street. Lunch. Mrs McLaren, Lady Waterlow, Capn (blank). After stores. Down to

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Chapple. Billiards. Beat Chapple. (Pencil note: Last time I saw Chapple.) Quiet dinner. Home. Waters met us. Rain. Wednesday June 17 Worked on drawing for Longman's. Finished Girl & Cheeseman. After in afternoon rode to Punch Dinner. Met & rode with French. Full dinner, W.Agnew & all. Home 12.0pm. Wrote D'Oyley Carte for robes etc etc. Also Canon Harford. Thursday June 18 Prepared for block of Gladstone. Gave up Ascot. Bowen May. Worked all day. In afternoon drove Folkestone to Davis's. Game of Tennis. Cotton etc etc. After home. Worked after dinner etc etc. (table of figures.) Friday June 19 Did not ride. Worked hard all day on Gladstone on the river & Tennyson. Dined 9.0pm. Hard day. Toothache all day. Worry. Saturday June 20 In morning develped photos. Waters took me etc etc. Very busy. Did not ride. After in afternoon played 5 sets with H.W.B.Davis. Beaten. Very wet. Home. Bad dinner. After to Joshuas'. Home with Fildes in cab. Bad luck. Laddie came. Miss Webster's childrens party put off while there. Sunday June 21 Lovely morning. Up late. Photod etc etc. At Joshuas' in early morning. M not well. Did not ride. In afternoon went to Lewis's. Played Tennis. Good game. (illeg) Miss L not well. Asked for Tuesday. In evening went up to Boughton's evening. Good night. Spencer & Adah. Walked home. Monday June 22 Worked. F.C.B called. After dressed. Went to Oratorio at the Crystal Palace with F.C.B. Lunch. Girls. Palace. F.C.B asleep in train. After home. Dined Boehms. Dance. Good night. Cold. Toothache. Tuesday June 23 Toothache. Worked in morning. Did drawing for Longman's. After in evening dined at Wrens. Good dinner but slow, oh so slow company. Toothache. Met Graves. Home. Wednesday June 24 Worked. After lunch went to Agricultural Hall Tournament. Toothache very bad. (Drove Tabs & Hamilton there in dog cart with Folkestone.) Very good. Roy Maud & Fletchers sent home. Walked. Girl & Greens. Called & had sausage. Man & lobster claws. After dressed Club. Tooth very bad. Punch Dinner. After Academy Soirée. Wet. Rain. (Pencil note: Went to Agricultural Hall Saturday 16 May 1903, 18 years after above. Very wet. The King there. Walked same walk past Day's the Greengrocer. Stopped & spoke to man who said he remembered my father & mother at 15 Lloyd

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Square. Curiously enough Evelyn Fletcher at Stafford Terrace now grown up not born at this period. Sunday 17 May 1903. Very wet.) Thursday June 25 In morning began block. Bull & Frog. Afterwards dined at Hartrees, the St Steven's Club. Leslie Ward, Bow, etc etc. Pool. Home at 1.30pm. (Red ink: Also lunched with Hartree on Wednesday May 13 1903 at 11 Wilton Place & also met Leslie W & Stein & Bow.) Friday June 26 Hard at work all day. Altered block. Photod etc. Millais made a Baronet. Watts. Sir R.Collier R.A. a peer. After late dinner. To Morris's dance. Very tired. Mr & Mrs Stone, Mr & Mrs Fildes, etc etc. Home 1.45. Saturday June 27 In morning fine. Pottered about & photod all day. Edgar & Sophy called. Mrs Conny called. After rode in Park. Agnew etc etc. Warm. Bed early after dinner. Sunday June 28 In morning fine. East wind. Rode Folkestone. Called S.J, Oakes etc etc. Boehm, Conny. Rode to Richmond. Lunch. Paid Capron. Afterwards home. Rest. Hickman's Tennis all afternoon. Dinner there. Trench etc etc etc. On to Grossmiths. Home 12.45. Monday June 29 Cold grey morning. Wrote letters etc etc. After worked on Hart's drawing. Sketched it out. M out at Mrs Silver's at home. Caught chill. Very seedy at night. Walked round for Orton. Came. Saw her. Stayed till 11.0pm. Tuesday June 30 Very hot. No dinner. Rode in afternoon. Worked. Dined at Mrs Packington Wright's. Met Mrs (blank) M.P. 'Punch' & Purdie. (Wilkinson June 28 1889. No, Williamson July 8 1894) Also Miss Purves. Home 11pm. Good dinner. M much better. Wednesday July 1 M very seedy. Worked. Waters photod self in uniform etc. Rode to Punch Dinner. Good Dinner. Watney's at home after. Stayed till 2.0am. Saw Mrs Fildes, Mrs Stone, etc. Thursday July 2 M very seedy. Went early to Henley. (Pencil note: Twice since to Henley, 1886 & July 5 1894 with Mite.) Headache all day. Lovely & good day. Hot. Saw M.Pollock & husband. Grossmith, Barrington, Poynters, Tooles, Mocattas, Tom Smith, Miss Beattie Kingston. On McLaren's barge. Home 7.0. Dressed. Holl's dinner. Agnews, Bacons, Norman Shaws. Called at Club. Got letters. Home.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Friday July 3 Rode early in morning. Worked very hard all day on Brer Animals etc. Dined 9.0pm. Went to Socy Arts conversatzione. M very seedy. Up at dinner. Saturday July 4 Very hot. Ought to have gone to Crabbett. M very seedy again. Developed photos & printed ditto. In afternoon rode. Sent Tabs home in carriage. Burnand's mare kicked etc etc. Dined at home. Did not go out. Bed early. M very seedy. Summons from Ogden. Printed photos all the morning. Sunday July 5 Very hot. Waters a holiday. Developed & printed photos all morning. Marion very seedy in bed. Came down. After in afternoon Tabs came. Went to Tennis at Lewis'. Good sets. Won all. Should have been at Crabbetts. Home. Uncomfortable dinner. M very seedy. Sent for Orton. Went to chemist etc etc. Bed 12.0pm. Monday July 6 Very hot. Marion still ill in bed. Orton called 11.30. Tabs & Geraldine. Letter about Mrs Linley & Harry. Wrote letters. Sent photos etc etc. No work till afternoon. Dr Barnes came. Worked on Ernest Hart's drawing. Tuesday July 7 Mother went to Broadstairs. Went to Foundling & also to wedding of Miss Nicol. Dined at the Inventories with Nicols. Good night. Miss (blank) Mrs Wright etc etc. Home 11.0pm. Wednesday July 8 Worked on drawing for Ernest Hart. Rode to Punch Dinner. Good Dinner. Home by cab. Thursday July 9 Worked on Churchill as Puck. Photod Roy. Geraldine borrowed clothes. After went to dine with Mrs Bankes Tomlin. Met Leyland. After to Knowles' party. Good. Home 2.30. Rode with Miss Elmore at 5.30. Folkestone heavy. Friday July 10 Mother left for Westwood. Worked hard & fast all day on Churchill as Puck. Saturday July 11 Worked in morning & all day on Ernest Hart's drawing, Gladstone on Ship. After in afternoon took dear Roy to Eton & Harrow. Delighted him. Went to Inventories. After to Club. Saw Gerty Burnand, Cartwright. Billiards with Arthur Stirling. Supper & home.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Sunday July 12 In morning intended to work. F.C.B sent round. Met him. Rode over Wimbledon & on thro' Richmond. Back to Capron's. Good lunch. After F.C.B put his name down. Cameroons. Home at 7.0 riding. Fletchers dined with us. M still in bed. Monday July 13 Hot day. Worked on drawing for Hart. Put in outline etc etc. In afternoon went to play Tennis at Davis's. His brothers etc. Dined there. On to Toole's first night, Theodora. Thunder showers. Walked to Club. Home by cab. Seedy. Liver. Tuesday July 14 Worked hard all day on Gladstone on Ship. Finished it for Ernest Hart. After dinner went to Oakes' at home. Music etc etc. Home 2.0am. Wednesday July 15 Up & drove to Paddington with Folkestone. Met for day on river. Photod etc etc. Good lunch & day. W.Agnew, Bradbury, Tenniel, F.C.B, D.M, self, Arthur à Beckett, Millikin, Furniss, Lucy, Lawrence Bradbury (Additional note: Screwed, Nov 5, 95. Yes, 1 Apl 1903.) Paddington 10pm. After with F.C.B to Club. He went to Byng's party. Home 1.0pm. Mervyn & Ma came up to lodgings in town. Thursday July 16 In morning developed photos of party in launch. F.C.B called in cab. In evening dined with W.Agnew. Good dinner. Mrs Blinnerhardset, John Bright etc etc. (Additional note: This was the evening Bright said 'You're talking nonsense' to Agnew. Nov 5 '95.) Home to Club. Called F.C.B. Woodville at Cavours'. Home by Punch. In afternoon drove to F.C.B. Miss Purves etc etc. Friday July 17 Worked hard all day on Pauper & Doctor. Photod pauper. Dinner. Did not go out. Saturday July 18 In morning at 7.0am went to Zoo with Percy Oakes. Photod. Home to lunch. After rode to Camp. Dinner, Theophilus Bernand. Pleased with photos. Home by brougham with F.C.B. Sunday July 19 In morning met F.C.B. Rode down to Camp thro' Park. Along thro' Hammersmith Kingsway & home. Wet in afternoon. No Tennis. Afterwards developed photos. Milliken came 4.0pm. Dinner. Sleepy. Bed 10.30. Monday July 20 Marion had relapse in evening. Caught chill. Not so well. In afternoon went over to Davis at 6.0pm played Tennis. Bad horse. Waters fetched me. Went up to Club after & to theatre. Saw the Candidate. Home 1.30.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Tuesday July 21 Worked on Welman drawing. M not so well. Mervyn better. Dined quietly at home. Did not go out. Wednesday July 22 Rode before breakfast. Called Miss Purves. Worked on Butterfly. Did Fancy Portrait of S.Clarke M.P. After drove to Club. Dined with W.Clowes, Ld May, Clowes, Murray, Macdonald 'Times' etc etc. Home 12.30. Thursday July 23 Rode before breakfast. After photod self as Jockey in afternoon. Dined at home quietly. M better. Friday July 24 Rode in morning. Bartlett. After worked hard all day on Prince of Wales cut. Rosebery. Dined at home. Tidied. Bed. Saturday July 25 Early went with P.Oakes to the Zoo. Photod lions. There until 1.0pm. Home. Developed plates. After went to Mocattas. There 8.0pm. Miss Twiss, Miss Hargreaves, Mrs Mocatta, Mrs Price, Mr Mocatta, Mr Price, S, Mr Metcalfe. Fladguters came in after dinner. Atkinsons dined. Bad billiards. Bed. Awfully hot in roof. Up 6.0am. Sunday July 26 At Mocattas. Up 8.0am. Girls punting. Bathe. Breakfast bad. After awfully hot. Row to Ankerwitch. Boat. 2 canoes. Picnic. Bad. Beer!! Stayed under trees. Herrick. After row home. Dickensons. Shrimp & wife. Good dinner. John. Home 10.0. Luggage. Waters met me. Monday July 27 Up 9.0am. Wrote letters. Finished Arrowsmith drawing. Sent it off. Very hot weather. Tuesday July 28 In evening dined at the Healtheries by self. Met Miss Twiss. To Club by carriage & home early. Wednesday July 29 In morning went with Roy to National Hist Museum. Photod apes & birds. Eagle. Home to lunch. Roy delighted. Photod poodle for Miss Purves. After rode thro' Park to P.D. Good Dinner. Billiards with Furniss after. Home 2.40am. No supper. Thursday July 30 F.C.B called on horse in morning. 'Dun' from Oxford St, W. Long talk. Scotch Breakfast. Photod Scotch Breakfast. Worked on it & after dinner too. Did not go out. (table of figures, Heads, Tails.)

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Friday July 31 M still ill. Worked hard all day on drawing of Crocodile & Rothschild. Dined at home. Judy. No Champagne. Bed. Read 'Germinal' & after tidied up. Rode before breakfast for ½ an hour. Saturday August 1 Up at 6.0am. Went to Zoo with Percy & Roy. Dull day. Called Club & Dalmeyers. Developed plates. Percy dined. Went to Inventories & Club after. Sir J.P.Linton. Home 2.0am. Sunday August 2 Dull morning. Bank holiday. Rode with F.C.B thro' park, Richmond etc to Richmond Club. Arthur à B, Spencer, Oakes, F.C.B, self. Lunched. Back thro' Park with Percy. Folkestone slipped down. Cobweb jumped over hurdles etc etc. M cried. Not so well. Bed early. Solitary dinner. Monday August 3 Bank Holiday. Did not stir out. Dull day. Developed & toned & printed photos all day. Tuesday August 4 Worked all day on D'd photos. Went to Zoo in morning. Spoilt plates. Took Lynx etc etc. Home by train. Annoyed. Ma altered mind about Westwood. Wednesday August 5 Photod. Printed. Very dark. Wrote letters etc. Ma here. After rode to P.D. Waters & boys. Home by brougham. Good quiet Dinner. Thursday August 6 Very dark in morning. Up 8.30. Tabs here. M better. Wrote letters etc. Bright after. Mervyn leaves lodgings. Dined at home quietly. Worked. Friday August 7 Worked all day on Dogs pulling. Rode in morning. Dined at home 9.0pm. Read Zola. Bed after tidying up late. Did slides with glass paper. Saturday August 8 In early morning went to Zoo with Roy & Percy. Did Bears, Hyenas, etc. Lions. After went home. Lunch. Down to Westwood with Polly by 3.15. Saw Yates etc etc. At Westwood. Sunday August 9 Fine day. Had carriage after lunch. Called Southwood Villa. Bad. After Mrs Fletcher, Pugins, Burnands. Post. Train to Westgate. Orchardsons, Peto, Julian Marshall etc etc. Walk to Margate. Pier extension. Williams Walker. Monday August 10 Fine morning. Went in carriage at 11.45 to call at Vintens. Saw Rev Banks' house, Townley Castle. Liked it. After Ashlar House. Lunch at Granville. Carriage. Yates. Sands. Margate. Williams Walker. Walk home

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 thro' St Peter's. Cap'n Digby. Ginger Beer. E Cockaldyce. Home to dinner. Fowl bad. Bed 11.30pm. Tuesday August 11 In morning went with Ma & M to Townley Castle. Saw Banks, Mrs B & Mrs B senior. After signed agreement with Vinten. After lunched at New Albion. Walk across to Kingsgate. Sands. Waited about. Rained. Thro' Drapers Arms, home. Saw Green. P.O.O. Wednesday August 12 Came up from Westwood by 10.15 Margate. Carriage met me. After developed photos. Very wet. Drove to Bedford. Bad dinner. Bad Wine. Billiards. Furniss, Milliken. Home by cab. Thursday August 13 In morning began Titania & Bottom. F.C.B called on horse. After went to Natural Hist Museum. Photod skull of sheep. After wire to alter cut. Dined at home. Went to Inventories. After to Music Hall. After to Cavour. Home am. Friday August 14 Worked hard all day on drawing of Churchill. Polly came from Westwood. Bed late after wine. Saturday August 15 Up early. Packed etc etc. Very hot. Got M off. Judy left Waterloo by 2.15pm. Long journey Ch Ch at 5.45. Hungry in train. No sausages. Hamilton met us, break. Lovely house. Chicks delighted. Walk by sea. Tea. Dinner. Billiards. Bat in Billiard Room. Moth. Bed. Sunday August 16 Up in morning early. Conny & Effie. Round about grounds. Hamilton wrote in Summer House. Lunch. After walk along shore with Con, Effie, Ham, Tabs & 3 dogs. Dogs in boat. Ju hurt his leg. Shot with spring air gun. Dinner. Quiet evening. Hot sun. Monday August 17 Up before breakfast. Nearly carried away by tide with Ju. Swan being carried back. Hamilton went to town. Back at night. Went fishing with Con. Caught only a few. Home in evening. Lawn Tennis, Effie lost gloves. Billiards. Worked in morning. Morris in Stocks. Tuesday August 18 Adah's birthday. No present. Fine day. Worked on Morris in Stocks, finished it. Photod Conny in water. Paddled about & got wet. Chicks delighted. Dinner. 1st Roulette. Dance & foolery.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Wednesday August 19 Worked hard all day on Titania & Bottom. Others went trawling. Home to dinner late. No fish. Roulette & Billiards. Wired to Punch Dinner. (Con's last comfortable dinner.) Thursday August 20 Con & Effie left in blues. Worked. Did drawing of Chinese Physician. Ch Ch Regatta. Rowed about. Took Roy in boat. Saw swimming etc etc. Lovely evening. Threatened rain. Dinner. Roulette. Billiards. Friday August 21 Worked in morning & photod. In afternoon went fishing with Mervyn & Ham. Dull. Rough & rainy. Miss Drummond Hay came. Home rather late. Roulette. Billiards. Saturday August 22 In morning rowed in Ch Ch with Tabs & Miss Hay & Marion & Ju. Got parcels, camera etc. All wrong. Bothered. Lawn Tennis. Dinner. Billiards. Hamilton all day painting boat. Sunday August 23 Lovely hot morning. M sat by sea shore. Photod Mervyn & pine trees. Back to house. In afternoon sat about. Wrote letters. Hamilton,self, Ju & Colonel went for walk along sea shore. Boat washed ashore made into house. After dinner worked over Hamilton's photos. Pipe. Bed. Monday August 24 In morning wrote letters etc. Went with Hamilton to Christ Church. Got (illeg) & flag for boat. Fine weather. Took photos of Maud & hen. After dinner Roulette, Billiards. Launch of the 'Je ne sais quois'. Tuesday August 25 Worked on W.B. Cupid & World. Fine day. Lawn Tennis with Miss Hay. Dinner. Roulette, Billiards. Trottles Garden Party. Wednesday August 26 Finished Cupid & World. Photod rough sea. Wrote & wired F.C.B. Dinner. Roulette, Billiards. Thursday August 27 Worked hard all day on Punch block. Finished it. Sent it off. Dinner. Roulette, Billiards. Ju lost. Up till 1.30. Moonlight walk round ground. Friday August 28 Worked in morning on small blocks. Drove with Ham into Ch Ch. Very dull. Walked home. Adah went to Lawn Tennis party with Mervyn, Hays & Hamilton. After took dogs Ju, Hero & Colonel for walk along sea shore. Got sore. Beautiful pools of sea water as far as 1 st wall. Home dusk. Rough sea. Hamilton did blue photos. Painted. No Roulette. Billiards. Bed.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Saturday August 29 Did not work in morning. Went up river with Tabs & Miss Hay. Very rough. Photod lilies. Blew a gale & sea coming in. Photod lilies in dish. Hot sun. Cap'n Parrish came. Tennis. No good. Dinner. Bear story. Roulette. Billiards. Little bat killed. M not so well. Sunday August 30 Most lovely morning. Up. Sat on shore & read Temple Bar, Napoleon etc. Cap'n Parrish & Miss Hay. Summer House. Lunch. Photod groups, dogs etc. Changed plates in dark room. Wrote letters. Hamilton & self walked along shore as far as boat with dogs. Dinner. Pipe. Bed. Monday August 31 Wet day. Sailed in boat in morning to Christchurch. Had post etc etc. Sent wire for Cap'n Parrish etc. Very wet coming back. Last night of Roulette. 3 Billiards. Put things together. No drive. Tuesday September 1 In morning goodbye to Sandhills. Came up with Nurse & Chicks. Met boat at landing. Nurse limp & ill. Back by rattling buss to Stafford Terrace. Put things in order & after to Club. Dined. Went to 'Mikado'. Sleepy. Barrington etc. Club. Wrote letters & home. Wednesday September 2 In morning put things in order. After took cab to Huish. Saw him about Pictorial World. Very wet. After walked to sponge shop. Called at Thrupp & Maberlys. After P.D at Holborn Viaduct. Prof a cold. Burnand yachting. Bradbury away. Home by Knightsbridge. Onions. Dull evening. Thursday September 3 Pottered in morning. Waited for Arthur's letter. Rode to Warwick St on Folkestone. After went & dined at Inventories & home after smoke there. Saw no one I knew. Friday September 4 M came back in afternoon from Christchurch. Hard at work all day on Sheffield Cutlery. Did not go out. Dined at home quietly. Saturday September 5 In morning walked up to Piccadilly ordered shirts etc. Called at Cordings, Sands & Hunter & at office of Pictorial World. Over to Meaghers ordered camera. After to Pictorial World. Saw Huish & Clay & Cutts. Left frame. After lunch at Club. Evans & cigar talk. Home Stafford Terr by cab. Mother there. Lawn Tennis at Tuers. Met Shepherd. Home. Dinner etc. Sent horns down at 8.0am. Sunday September 6 Last day at Stafford Terrace. Got things all ready. Packed all photos etc etc. Did not go out. Quiet day. M bed early. Monday September 7

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 M, Chicks & servants all went down to Townley Castle. Heavy thunder showers. After putting things straight went to Club & caught 3.15 for Ramsgate. Tired. Perkins in train. Saw Evans & C.Beverly. Waters met me. M & Chicks at Westwood. Nurse & Lawrence depressing. Dressed. 1 st dinner. M better. Tuesday September 8 1st morning at Townley Castle. Walked with Roy in town. Bought pears etc. Put papers etc right. Tassell brought easel & Lawn Tennis. After rode Folkestone along sands. Row with cad in evening. Dinner all right at night. Bed. Wednesday September 9 Put things in order etc. Wrote letters all morning. In afternoon up to town by 3.15. Nearly lost train. Bligh sent trap in morning. Went in Mrs Tomlin's brougham. Good Punch Dinner. Called Meagher. Game Billiards with Tenniel after. Furniss & cue. Quite enough wine. Bed 1.0pm at Holborn Viaduct Hotel. Thursday September 10 At 1st Avenue Hotel. Up 7.30 breakfast. Down to Ramsgate. Waters met me, M & Maud also. Mother in town. Bought string etc. Began work. After wet. Lawn Tennis marked out by Frank Burnand. Rosie & Zeta here tea. After rode along sands & thro' Broadstairs. Folkestone fresh. Dinner. Sleepy. Bed. Friday September 11 Up early. Worked all day. Sausage & Onion. Wired Bradbury. Waters & self rode thro' Broadstairs. Gale of wind. Home. Dinner. Sleepy. 1 st night in Drawing Room. Saturday September 12 Wet all morning. Finished Lawn Tennis. Mary & Frank Burnand called. Mary stayed to lunch. Rode over to Margate. Hair cut. Green. Back & called Westwood. Mother & Edith. Home. Dinner. Sleepy. Walked into Ramsgate. Book & Jews Harp. Sunday September 13 Fine day at last. Lovely morning. Ordered lamp for Church. Waters late. Put photos away. Went to meet 12.15. No Millikin. Back. M went to Ramsgate church. Brown dog came. Excursionists etc. In afternoon drove over to Westgate with M. Quiet dinner after. Played Tennis with Orchardson. Saw Lockyer. Met Sir William Wiseman & Watson. Monday September 14 Letter from Milliken. Banks called & picture fell. Rode Folkestone.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Tuesday September 15 In evening Orchardson Mr & Mrs Banks dined with us. Good evening. Banks stayed late. Tennis in afternoon. Four B, Conny, Rosy. To set up hurdle tomorrow. Little Burnands all here. Wednesday September 16 Went up to town by 3.35 train. After to Stafford Terr, saw Mother. Got baggage in hurry. Very wet. Up to 1st Avenue. Letters at Club from Lord Wolesley, Innes etc. Late for dinner at 1st Avenue. Burnand away. Billiards. Beat Furniss. Annoyed could not write letters. After to Club in wet saw Gillie Farquharson, Knight etc. Back to 1st Avenue. Thursday September 17 At 1st Avenue. Came down from town by 1.30. Wire from Porchester Terr. Very wet. Worked on Wolff & Turkey. Called on Meagher, also Spooner. Walked into Regent Street etc. Bought Roulette board, counters, in Burlington Arcade. Friday September 18 Wet dull weather. Rode old Punch after work. Hard at work all day on Turkey & Wolff. Quiet dinner. Saturday September 19 Milliken came down in evening. Met 3 trains. Worked W.B drawing last The Crows. Rode round thro' Broadstairs saw Hiburnia House now Fruman Lodge. Could not dine at Banks'. Roulette came. Sunday September 20 Most lovely day. Drove to meet à Becketts. Missed. Called Royal Court, after to Granville. Met à Becketts. Sent luggage up. Long walk with Milliken, Pegwell Bay. Just caught Burnand at Royal Cres't. Home. Good dinner. Arthur slept all afternoon. Monday September 21 Went up to town by 10.0am train. Beautiful day. Called Stafford Terr, Porchester. Lunch at Club. Caught 5.15 train. Home to dinner at 8.15. Roulette with eyelette holes. Bed. Tuesday September 22 Early tried Folkestone over hurdle. Good jumper. After went fishing. Milliken & à Beckett. Rough. Arthur great funk. 3 score fish. Home. Found Burnands & Hammonds at Tennis. Dinner. Burnands, à Becketts, Milliken. Piles. Bothered with string etc etc. Good dinner. Roulette. Wednesday September 23 At 11.0am à Becketts left. Worked on W.B drawing. At 3.0pm Milliken left. Did not go to town. Delicious ride on Folkestone. Jumped hurdle. Rode home. Met Canon Harford. Quiet dinner. Waters waited.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Thursday September 24 Miss Boehm came 5.15. Worked in morning all day on W.B. After went for Lawn Tennis to Banks'. Poor sport. After went to sketch at P.O.O. Saw Mrs D.M. Walked with them up to castle & station. After Mr & Mrs Whitehead, Miss Boehm, Canon Harford, W.Q.Orchardson dined. Waters did not wait. Much put out. Slow evening. Canon read Dante. Friday September 25 Worked hard all day from 9.0am. Miss Boehm & Canon H here. Did drawing of P.O.O & Lord Manners. After rode Folkestone along sands to Westwood. Called saw S.J & Mother. Poor dinner. Sleepy. Roulette with Canon & bed 11.30. Saturday September 26 Fair morning. Put nets round Lawn Tennis, marked court etc. Canon Harford left at 2.0pm. At 4.0pm Burnands, Banks's, Miss Beeching, D.Ms, Millars's all came. (Additional note: 'Let em all come' Jany 2, 1898.) Spencer called. Worked. Spencer in at dinner. Mother's affairs. Roulette. Bed 11.30. Sunday September 27 Fine cold morning. M seedy. Good breakfast. In afternoon went for long ride round Margate & sands. Folkestone very tired. Blue suit. Spencer & Stokes came in in afternoon. After dinner went to Burnands. Fine evening. Very cold. (Additonal note across page: Worked all morning on last Water Baby drawing, Hoodie Crows.) (Cutting glued in: In loving memory Carlo Giuliano. Cut out Sep 1898.) Monday September 28 Worked. Very cold. Finished Water Babies. Last drawing. Crows. Sent it off. G.Boehm left at 1.25. Nelly Keith came in evening. Went to meet her. (Additional note across page: Coldest day on this date since 1824. See 'Times'.) Tuesday September 29 Worked morning on Punch. In afternoon Hammond & Gerty in to tennis. Banks did not turn up. After D.Ms, Hammonds & Miss Hollingshed, Nelly Keith in to dinner. Grapes from Westwood. Roulette. Bed. Wednesday September 30 Went up by 10.0am train. Called Meaghers, Sands & Hunters, Spooners. After lunch at Garrick. Called at Pictorial World Office. Saw Clay etc. After to Chapple. Walked with Spencer to Garrick. Bought M little brooch at Attenboroughs. Called coach place. After to Club. Arthur Blunt. Whiskey & Potash. After to Punch Dinner. 1st day in new rooms. Very close & hot. After to supper with Spencer & Oakes. 2.0am Holborn Viaduct Hotel. Thursday October 1

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Annoyed never called. Breakfast 9.0am. Caught 9.55 train. Liver out of order. To Ramsgate. Light wrong. Upset. Photod Walters. Worked on Gladstone's Old Umbrella. M & Nelly went to Westwood. Friday October 2 Worked early & late on Old Umbrella. Sent it off. 2 nd block by post. Dined at Weigalls. Orchardsons, girl, Curate, American. Dull dinner. Liver. Home. Bed 10.30. Saturday October 3 Stokes turned up with Mother. Went for ride. Folkeston refused at Upton. Back lunch. Ch(illeg) & steak. Lawn Tennis with Stokes. After walk. Hills. Pipe. Saw Cooper. Bought things at Hills. Roulette. Sunday October 4 Fishing with simple Stokes. 8 score. Ventroloquism. M went to church, Westwood after. Back. Walk round town. Roulette. Stokes a hass. Bed 11.0pm. Monday October 5 Stokes fooling about. Tricks. Began Andersens in earnest. Initial Thumbelina. Stokes away in wet. Did not go out. Poured all day. Tuesday October 6 Lovely day. 1st day with hounds. Hacked Punch. Hunted Folkestone. Home 2.0pm. Worked Thumbelina. Very much put out with face. Worked late. Bed 11.30. Wednesday October 7 Lovely day all day. Worked all day hard Thumbelina. Uphill work. Dinner. Did not go to P.D. Thursday October 8 Very wet. Nelly Keith leaves. Finished Thumbelina. Sent off 11.30pm. Nelly left 1.30. Subject came. Photod Roy as Bulgar Boy. Worked till 12.0 at it. Got on very well. Friday October 9 Worked at Turk & Bulgar Boy before breakfast. After went to Chislet. Rode Folkestone. Called Sarre. Met hounds. Very difficult country. Left 2.30pm. Lunch Sarre. 48 mile ride. Walked home. Good evening. Nurse taken ill. Dr Hicks called. Yarns about Caesar etc. Saturday October 10 Went up to town by the 10.0 train. Called at Meaghers. Put up at 1 st Avenue. Went to Kensington. Saw Kearley's manager & home & stables. Drove to Club. Lunched there. Called at Office of P.World. After to Reeds. Saw Grain & actor. Reed's little ones. Sell about letter. After walked to Club. Called Solomons for walnuts. Bought Napoleon medal. Almanack dinner. Good. Bilious. Drove to Club & to 1st Avenue. Had fire.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Sunday October 11 Furniss & self came down by the 8.45am train from Ludgate Hill & Victoria. Very sleepy. Tired & bilious. Cold day. Saw Edgar at Faversham. Changed carriages. Alfred Watson in carriage. Rough sea & gale. Furniss & self walked in afternnoon through Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Margate & home along the road. Heavy wind & gale. Back tired to dinner. Edgar dined. Stokes did not turn up. Roulette. Edgar lost 1/6. Slept in little room. Monday October 12 Started for Harriers. Heavy wet set in. Furniss in funk. Met F.C.B. Home lunch. Photod toad in afternoon. Failure. Walk on Pier. Raining. Dinner. Roulette in study. Bed 11.0pm. Tuesday October 13 Furniss here. In morning worked & later. Heavy wet all day. Play 6 sets Tennis in soaking rain. Beat 5 to 1 Furniss. Weigall called. Champagne dinner. In evening lost 54 dozen at Roulette. Bed 11.30. Wednesday October 14 Went up by 10.0 in rain. Heavy wet all day. Furniss left 1.15, L C & Dr R. Called Meaghers. Annoyed by unfinished Camera. Club. Stafford Terr. Huish, Macmillans. P.W. Saw Gillie & Ford at Club. Huish tea call & talk at Garrick. Saw Furniss & Weldon. Punch Dinner. Cab with Furniss to dinner. Cab with F.C.B in wet to Stafford Terrace for photos Venus etc. Back Club. Wrote letters. 1st Avenue 2.0am. Thursday October 15 Came down by 8.10 from 1st Avenue. Lovely morning. All well. Sun. Photod toad. Also self as Horsley. Developed mine. Worked till 2.0pm. Edgar at dinner. Very tired & sleepy. Worked on Horsley as British Matron. Friday October 16 Up 7.30am. Work on Horsley & Venus. Sent off 1.30. M went to lunch at Westwood. After caught harriers at 3.0pm. Good run. Home thro' Margate. Hair cut, Browns. Put Folkestone up at New Inn Yd. Called Westwood. Saw Mother, Edgar, Roy there. Home. Mouse came. Wrote letters. To dine at Hammonds. Dined Hammonds. Met Banks, Miss Griffin etc, Dr Curling. Saturday October 17 Stokes turned up. Photod poor dead mice. Tennis in afternoon. Hammond, Gerty, Rosy & Jack. Photod them. In evening developed animals etc etc until 11.0pm. Stokes left for Margate. Promised to go fishing. Sunny morning. Sunday October 18 Cold dull day. M did not go to Westwood. Edgar & Sophy there. Drove over after lunch. Stokes there. Called Quex, across country with trap. Stokes came to Ramsgate & nearly lost his train. Quiet dinner by selves. Walked over to see F.C.B. Not visible. Saw girls etc etc. P.P.Pugin.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Monday October 19 Worked in morning & wrote letters. Began Thumbelina & Toad. Gerty here to dinner & after took her home. At Hammonds in evening. Home 11.15pm. Tuesday October 20 Up in morning. Fine bright day. Went hunting. Meet at Sarre. Passed Martin Thompson. Back with old O'Grady Evans. Worked on Thumbelina, flowers etc. My mother came 3rd class. Not well. Annoyed. Bed 11.0pm. Wednesday October 21 Up, worked in morning on Thumbelina. Could not finish it. Caught 12.10 train in a hurry. Dirty boy etc. Cold coming on. Seedy. Met Courtenay in train. H.V. Upset with Meagher being unfinished. On to Club in pouring rain. At P.W Office no one there, left card etc. Back Club. Tea. Read. Walked to Office. Good dinner. Left 12.0pm. Holborn Viaduct Hotel. Fire. Cold came on badly. Thursday October 22 Cold awfully bad at night. Came down from town by 8.10. After photod self kicking up for Dufferin, & toad. Worked. Dined at Whiteheads. Went in carriage. Cold dreadfully bad. Home & embrocation. Friday October 23 Pouring wet day. Worked till 4.30 on Toad & Dufferin. After did not go out. Read & wrote letters etc etc. Cold better. Dined at the Hicks'. Poor evening. Good dinner. Martin Thompsons, old duffer & also old maid Miss Levy etc etc. Home 11.0. Saturday October 24 Pouring wet day. Did not go out. Courtenays wired. Worked all morning on Toad & Thumbelina. Rode 3.30pm. Arthur Linley came down. Worked before dinner. Roulette after. Bed 11.0pm. Sunday October 25 Lovely fine morning. M & mother went to St Peters in cart. After walked with Arthur & Crum to St Peters & round coast. Met them at St Peters. Crum lost, followed trap. Called Westwood. Home lunch. Letters. Worked. Finished Thumbelina. Called Burnands. Locked out by Waters & Lawrence. Bed 11.50. Monday October 26 Pouring wet morning. Arthur left. Wrote letters all morning to Editor of paper. M seedy. Worked all day. Miss Levy called. Quiet dinner. Bed early. Worked Bird & Thumbelina. Tuesday October 27 Gale of wind. Worked Thumbelina & Bird. Went up by 7.25 to town & drove to 1st Avenue. After went to Garrick & supper with Stokes at Cavour. Champagne & whiskey. Bed 1.0pm. Puzzled with new camera at 2am.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Wednesday October 28 Up 7.0am. Went with Furniss to Tower. Very seedy. Photod armour till 2.30. Lunch Garrick. Called at P.W. Saw Clay. After back Club, Sands & Hunter, 1st Avenue. Punch Dinner. Back Club & 1st Avenue. Thursday October 29 Came down by 8.10. Saw Chicks on sands. Beautiful day, cloudy after. Called at Butchers. Took photos. Made mistake. Back to Butchers. After photod Butcher. M at Westwood. Worked on block. Went to Mayor's banquet at Granville. Sat near Hammond. Cold. Good dinner. Speeches etc etc. Friday 30 October Worked all day till 4.30am. Drawing of Butcher Farmer. After sending off developed 1st lot of armour photos. Dinner. Bed. Saturday October 31 Went for ride round coast & across thro' Ramsgate in afternoon. Met Morgan. Home. Stokes came & dined. Good evening. Tricks. Felt sleepy. Began Almanack. Printed photos armour. Developed photos in afternoon. Sunday November 1 Stokes here. Called 11.30 at Albion. Stokes gone. Printed photos of armour in morning. Beautiful walk to Westwood. Stokes there. Walked home. Worked Almanack page. Polly & Stokes came in cart. Saw Rosie Burnand home. Stokes away. Back to dinner. Bed. Monday November 2 In morning began Almanack. Good ride in afternoon round sands & thro' Margate. Dined with Polly at F.C.B's, eve of Harry Burnand's wedding. J.K, Douglas, Wagg etc at dinner. Roulette after & fly home. Bed 12am. Tuesday November 3 In morning went hunting. Meet at Sportsman. Very small field. Rained after. Hare went to Westcliff Terrace & across Weigall's. Harry Burnand married. Dined in evening at F.C.B's. Roulette. Hammond & self won £3. Good wine Lanson '74. Home 11.30. Wednesday November 4 Went up by 8.25 from Ramsgate. In train Sebag, Douglas, Frank Gilbert Burnand, Wagg & self. Mackintosh left. Hills met me. After rained all day in town. Went to 1st Avenue & after to Stafford Terr. Garrick Club. Lunch. Furniss. Called on Macdonald 'Times'. Also P.W. After Club. Wrote letters. Called 1st Avenue. Punch Dinner. Sat till 12.0am. Garrick & home to 1 st Avenue. Tired. Fire. Thursday November 5 Came down by 8.10 Holborn V. Fine morning but heavy rain after. Mother & Roy got wet. After worked. Began Lord Mayor. Subject for Inventions came down. Worked after dinner until 11.30. Bed 12.0pm.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Friday November 6 Worked all day till 4.30 on Inventions etc etc. Farewell to Inventions. After Fireworks at 5.30pm. Little Hicks, little Burnands, Mr & Mrs Banks, young Thornton. Good display. Dinner. Bed after. Children romped. Mother left in carriage. Saturday November 7 Beautiful fine day but cold. Wrote letters & sent cheques, £110. Gunnings etc etc. In afternoon rode Folkestone round sands etc. Not so good again. Thro' Margate & Westwood, home. Wiseman & (?) goods etc. Conny comes by 6.15 train. Worked on Almanack. After Rosie Burnand dined. Jack fetched her. Carriage for Con. Bed 11.0pm. Sunday November 8 Wind due east all day. M did not drive in cart, went over to Westwood in carriage. Roy went with his grandmother to Church. Long day at Almanack title page. Did not go out. Monday November 9 Worked hard all day on Almanack Calendar. Lord Mayor's day. Did not take Roy up. Out with Harriers. Marion went with Mrs Tomson. Meet Minster. F.C.B not well, captious. Hard at work on Almanack drawing. Tuesday November 10 Worked all day on Almanack Calendar. Orchardson called. Dined with the Banks'. Met 'Daniel's come to judgement.' Good dinner. Home 11.30pm. Wednesday November 11 Did not go to town. Worked hard all day on Almanack page. Crum bit Roy in morning. Cauterized & washed. Rode in afternoon thro' St Peters & round by Westwood. M at Westwood. Tassell drove her home by Punch. Thursday November 12 F.C.B's instuctions for Harcourt came. Worked hard on Almanack. After on Harcourt & Salisbury. Cleaned drawing, could not finish it. Bed after working after dinner. Friday November 13 Worked (illeg) & finished easily, Harcourt & Salisbury with Sherry. Walk on Pier after. Tidied up things. Bed early. Saturday November 14 Worked all day on Almanack Calendar. In afternoon rode round to Margate called on Stokes. Home by coast & Ramsgate. Stokes at Castle. Dinner 7.30. Bed. Bottle Lanson. Sunday November 15 Fine morning, sunny. Worked hard all day on Almanack Calendar. Finished it. Walked to Hammonds. Foolishly took whiskey. F.C.B not well with tongue.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Monday November 16 Lovely morning, cold. Went to meet at St Nicholas. Missed Mrs Hammond. Home 2.0pm. Folkestone pretty well. After began the smaller Almanack blocks. Worked to dinner, not after dinner. Bed 11.0. Rather bilious. Tuesday November 17 Worked hard all day on second Almanack block. Very cold. Mother & Chicks to sands. Photod Folkestone. Nearly down in front of house. Roy lost. Worked after dinner. Bed 12.0pm. Fire in bedroom. Wednesday November 18 Printed photos. Fine morning, not quite so cold. Roy & English history. Worked hard on Almanack block. Did not go to town. Thursday November 19 Worked hard on Punch block in afternoon & late after dinner. Finished 1 st Almanack block & sent it off. Friday November 20 Worked hard all day on Punch drawing of Bismarck etc, Waiting for Verdict. Afterwards did second block. After dinner at the Hammonds. Was late, sent Polly on. Met Weigalls, Parsons, Frisby, Roses, Mrs Tomson. Home 11.0pm by Tassell. Saturday November 21 Photod Punch in morning & Roy on Punch. Fine sunny morning. After worked on second block, Taurus & Gemini & Cancer. Worked after dinnner. Rode to Margate & had hair cut. Sunday November 22 Stokes here. Worked hard all day on Almanack. Took photo of Stokes on Punch. Dull morning very. Stokes & Mother walked home. Worked late after dinner on Almanack drawing 2nd block, second series. Monday November 23 Worked hard all day on Almanack. Missed hounds. Sent 2 nd block off. M seedy very. Rode in afternoon round by Lighthouse. Men in road shouted at Stonehouses. Missed Mother. Worked late after dinner. Skemed 3 rd block & made mistake with Libra. Tuesday November 24 rd Worked hard all day on Almanack. Sent off 3 block of seasons. Found I had made mistake with Libra. Worked till 11.0am. Bed. Bad weather. Drove in afternoon to Cap'n Fearons. For sale. Roy fell out of cart. Home. Marion very seedy.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Wednesday November 25 Did not go to town. Had to work hard all day on Almanack. Took photo Walters on Folkestone. Very wet. Mrs Herapath here. Worked late after dinner. Got on well. Thursday November 26 Finished Almanack at 6.55pm. Sent it off. Up & worked hard all day on Almanack. Dined in evening at Mrs Tomson's. Mr & Mrs Buckmaster 2, Hammonds 2, Tomsons 2, Parsons 2, self, Frisby, Miss Roberts. 11. Home by 11.30pm. Very wet. Elections. Mrs Herapath here. Friday November 27 Fine morning for a wonder. Annoyed with Waters being late. Rode Folkestone to Bush House Hotel meet. Across Quex. Mounted Punch. Saw Mrs Tomson & sister. After pottered about. Left hounds at 2.30. Saw Mother & Marion in Westwood. Called at Fearon's sale. After home. Banks's to dine. Banks's dined & Mrs H. Good dinner. Saturday November 28 Dull morning. Put things in order. Drove in afternoon to Weigalls. Saw church. Went down to town. Back again. Stokes to dinner again. Good dinner. Mother here. Stokes at Albion. Sunday November 29 Dull morning. Photod 2 Grandmamas & group. Developed them afterwards. Designed church picture frame. Stokes in to lunch. Walk round & round harbour with Stokes. Spanish ship. Mother (Mrs H) here & dined. Bed early. Stokes went home. Lost stick. Girls about. F.C.B's birthday. Walked to Burnands. Children's theatricals. In at Hammonds & home. Monday November 30 In morning did photos etc. Put things in order. Decided not to do children cut. Lucky I did. Very wet. Went for ride in afternoon. Got wet. Election Day at Ramsgate. After dinner walked in town & back. Bed early. Sat before fire. Tuesday December 1 In morning printed photos etc. Put things in order. Caught 1.15 with Mother & back to town. Got into Election riot. Just caught train. Buss to Stafford Terr. Mother went on to Ealing. Dressed. After cab to Garrick Club. Called for Stokes. Dined Club. Went to Drury Lane. Large box for Human Nature. Club. Supper at Cavours. Back Club & on to 1st Avenue. Fire. Wednesday December 2 At 1st Avenue. Fine morning but very cold. Walked to Meaghers. Called Corbens. After walked thro' to 50 Brook St & Harts Carriage Works. Took cab to Offord. Went to Kensington, Stafford Terr. Put house in order. After cab to Club with boxes etc. Called Pictorial World, meeting Hatton & Maurice Grant. Jaw. Tea at Spiers & Ponds. Bilious. Went to Garrick.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Letters. Walked 1st Avenue & on to Punch Dinner. Almanack produced. st Called Corbens again. Back to Garrick. Home to 1 Avenue. Luggage. Thursday December 3 Caught 3.10 train. Down to Thanet. Out by Westgate. Got Orchardson's picture. Photod it & developed. Worked on it. Rode to Westwood & back thro' Dumpton & past Mascalls. Dined. Worked. Very tired after dinner. Bed 11.30. Friday December 4 Worked hard all day on parody of Orchardson's picture 'Hard Hit'. Finished in hurry. Tidied up. Dressed & carriage came for us to go to Orchardsons. Run into by brewers dray Thompson & Son & nearly smashed. Man hurt. Police. Crowd. Cold by horse & home. Went to Westgate. Bad roads. Afterwards dined. Late for dinner. Col & Mrs Jones, Mr & Mrs Trowers, selves, Orchardsons. No coffee. Back to Westwood to sleep. Saturday December 5 At Westwood. Fine morning. Drove over to Ramsgate at 10.30 after inspecting carriage. Called Thompsons & also Police Station. Back to Westwood. Photod field with stubble. Lunched at Westwood. Pork. Back to Ramsgate. Rode for ¾ hour & home thro' town. Saw hare on embankment. Back to Townley. After dined. Stokes & Mother to dinner. Stokes & Mother drove home in wet. Hot grog. Sunday December 6 Dull morning. Printed photos. Stokes called. Photod him. After walked round past Granville & on to Westwood. Good lunch. Found screw. Back to Townley. Developed photos. Dinner. Put photos in order. Read History. Bed 11pm. Monday December 7 Grey cold morning. Wrote letters. After rode Folkestone to meet at Acol. Very cold. Came up with hounds. Scrimageours, Brown. Goodbye to Harriers. Home. Very cold. Saw Roy at school. After walked with M down to harbour & on to Pier. Tea. Photos. Weigall called. Tuesday December 8 Frost set in. In afternoon rode Folkestone last time in Thanet. Round by Dumpton etc & thro' town. Maud stiff neck. Dined quietly at home. Wednesday December 9 In morning up from Thanet. Only just caught train. Frightfully cold. Reffell met me at station. Went to Club. Lunched. Saw F.C.B. After to 1 st Avenue & on to Stafford Terr. Unpacked & put things away. Walked to Club & P.D. Horses left Thanet. Thursday December 10 Frightfully cold. Frost. At 1st Avenue. Walked, called Corben & Club. Cab to Stafford Terr. Put things in order. After to meeting of Pictorial World.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 After dressed & dined with F.C.B at Junior Athenaeum with Walter Austin. Saw Dresden. After Toole's Theatre & after to Pavilion. Saw Raphael with Canon Harford, Borthwick etc. Club. Back to 1st Avenue. Friday December 11 Up from 1st Avenue. Walked to opposite Watneys. Cab at gate Kensington Gardens. Worked hard all day at Children & Punch. After too tired to go out. Slept Stafford Terrace. Bottle Ayala. Frightfully cold. Frost. Waters back at 3.0pm. Saturday December 12 Dull morning very. At Stafford Terr. Tidied things up. Met Waters at Corbens. Settled carriage. Lunched 1st Avenue. Frost gave in. After down by Granville Express to Ramsgate. Fly. Lost stick & papers. 2/6 for them. Saw Polly at door. Waters things sent away. Saw Banks' boys school rehearsal. Cold came on very bad. Hot grog etc. Sunday December 13 Last Sunday at Townley Castle. In morning dull, almost wet weather. Stokes again. Walk to Westwood. Cold bad. Back by brougham to Townley. Stokes away. Bottle Champagne dinner. Last night at Townley C. Wrote heaps letters. Monday December 14 Cold bad in morning very. Left Townley Castle. Confusion. Damp weather. Home Stafford Terr. All well. Mother came with us. Saw furniture at Hills etc etc. Tuesday December 15 At 10.0am away & hunted with Queens hounds from Paddington. Foggy morning. Meet Uxbridge Common. Good run. Woods, Willis, Old Willis, Way, Lord Burford, Daloway etc etc. Home 3.40 with Rosevi(?) & (blank). After bath. Dined at Albion, Shaw's dinner. Met Davies, Sir J.B.Monckton etc. Home 11.30. Cold better. Wednesday December 16 Sun. Lovely morning. Put things in order. Tore up letters etc etc etc. Carriage brought home. Wrote up etc etc. Cold all right. Punch Dinner. Took Water Babies. Stayed, showed W.B to Tenniel & others. Home. Thursday December 17 Photod Maud & Roy for Children's Home Rule. Worked. Mrs Herapath at Stafford Terr. Friday December 18 Worked all day at Children's Home rule. After dinner, bottle Champagne. Saturday December 19 Disappointed about carriage coming up. After drove to Corben. Paid for it. After to meeting of Pictorial World. After to lunch with them. Walked home

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 & had carriage to Lyceum. Cough bad. 1st night of 'Faust'. At Club till 2.45am. Sunday December 20 In morning rode round Wimbledon on Folkestone. Met Lockwood & Coward etc. Home after. Quiet afternoon & dinner. Monday December 21 Began Gladstone as Conjuror. F.C.B called on me on horseback. Photod Waters. Worked all day. Mrs Herapath left. Tuesday December 22 Mother came. Wire from Tabs about going to Pershore. Undecided. Worked late on old Gladstone as Conjuror. Bothered with head. Wednesday December 23 Worked on Gladstone as Conjuror. After on Irving's head. After quiet evening to bed. Cough troublesome. Decided to go to Tabs. M went out with the Rooks. Thursday December 24 Rode in morning in Park, very cold. Saw Gilbert & Beerbohm Tree. After went down to Elmley, train to Evesham. Carriage all to ourselves. Long drive. Tabs & Hamilton. Quiet dinner. Fires. Bed 10.30. Hot grog. Friday December 25 At Elmley Castle. Quiet morning. Read Warburton Davies 'Faust'. Hamilton at church. After lunch walked round Castle Hill etc. Shot 1 rabbit. Wrote letters. Saturday December 26 Hunting morning. Got on 'Slap Bang' & off again. Changed. Walk round with gun & Stumps. Enjoyed lunch very much. After wrote letters. Hamilton back. Read Napoleon book, O'Meara. Dinner. Bed 11.0pm. Sunday December 27 At Elmley. Fine morning. Girls church. Rained after. Ham & self went for walk all round park with dogs. Ju & rabbit. Home tea. Dinner. Bed early. Monday December 28 At Elmley. 1st day's shoot. Very cold. Top of hill. Blank wood. 26 rabbits, 3 hares. Home at dinner. Drenched with rain. Good read before dinner. Bed 11.0pm. Tuesday December 29 At Elmley. 2nd day's shoot. Went along hedge etc & thro woods. Got about 24 rabbits, no hares. Home. Heartburn. Dinner. Bed 11.0pm. Sleepy.

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1885 Wednesday December 30 At Elmley. Went shooting with kite. 2 brace of birds. Shot rabbit in head. After came up to town. Bitterly cold. Heavy rain & sleet. Carriage met me. All well. Saw Chicks. Called Briggs & Beasley in St James's St. On to Club. Punch Dinner. Home by Club. Wet. Chaff Arthur. Thursday December 31 At Stafford Terrace. Wrote up journal. Cold wet dull day, wretched. Folkestone not well. Worked all day & did not go out. Mother not well. Worked the New Year in. Primrose League. Dined at Home.