MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 (Notes on front pages of diary)
Books to read “Causeries du Lundi” Le Bœuf(?) “Eugénie Grandet” Balsaque (sic) “Un Voyage en l’Orient” Lamartine “L’Imperatrice Wanda” Figuier “ (illeg illeg illeg) ” Essays & advice by A. Balfour “Religion of Humanity” etc “Jean et Pascal” par Mde Adam “Pecheur d’Islande ”P. Loti dedié à Mde Adam
Books read 1893 “Manon Lescaut” L’Abbé Provost “Trente et Quarante” E. About “Tragedy of Caesars” Baring Gould “Ein Kind das Strasse” “In God’s way” Björnstjerne Björnson “Charité” par Pierre de Mael “Die Familie Bücholtz” “Histoire d’un conscrit de 1813” par Erkmann Chatrian
Ending of French letters
Croyez, je vous prie. à mes meilleurs sentiments, M.S. Je vous prie de me croire (illeg) à nous, M.S. Veuillez agréer mes bonnes et sincères amitiés, M.S. Veuillez agréer, Monsieur ou Madame, l’expressions de mes sentiments distingués Veuillez agréer l’expression de mes meilleurs sentiments Recevez, Madame mes sincères salutations Agreez, je vous prie, Monsieur l’assurance de ma habité considération 1
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893
Mrs Heading’s dishes April/93 Cold meat passed thro’ mincer flavoured with little onion, pepper, salt, few breadcrumbs & 2 eggs whip’d separately. Put in buttered basin with saucer over & baked in oven, or steamed. Gravy round. Treacle pudding. Put some treacle in a basin which must be previously buttered. Have some breadcrumbs sufficient to fill basin ready & 2 eggs well whip’d, 6 lumps of sugar & ½ pint of milk, whip these all together & fill up basin with custard mixture & breadcrumbs & steam half an hour. This same pudding can be made with any kind of jam in pie dish & baked & turned out on dish.
Money received during 1892 1st Jany 29th Apil 17th Feby
31.19.0 B.A. Rosario Rly 25.0 .0 March quarter 1. 9.3 Venezuela
4th April
5.17.0 W.B.A. 6%
ditto
3. 1.5 B.A. Rosario
9th ditto
19. 4.0 B.A. Gt. Southern
9th July
2. 4.0 Vieux Habits
1st ditto
1.19.0 B.A.Rosario
19th ditto
25.0 .0
June quarter
27th Oct
25.0 .0
Sep quarter
17th August 1. 9.3
Venezuela
3rd Oct
3. 1.5
B.A. Rosario
ditto
5.17.0
W.B.A 6%
22nd Oct
19.19.6
B.A. Gt S.
31st Dec
12.10.0
½ Dec quarter
£ 153.17.2 ……………………
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Money invested during 1892 4th Nov
£30.0.0
30th Nov £26.5.0
Total
P.O.Savings Bk 3rd call on 21 B.A. Gt. S. Rly.
£56.5.0 ………………..
Money received during 1893 £. s. d 14th Jany
2nd half quarter Dec 12.10.0
5th March Div on B.A. Pacific
.10
only 10d of this received! 21st ditto
1st div on £90 Glasgow SW Rly consolidated stock
14th April March annuity
1.15.1 25.0 .0
2nd Jany
B.A. Rosario Rly
1st April
B.A.Rosario Rly
3. 1.5
5 ditto
West. B.A. Rly
5.17.0
22 April
B.A. Gt. Southern
5 May
B.A. Trams
1.19.0
20. 1.8 9.2
13th June
Annuity
1st July
B.A. Rosario
1.18.11
14th Sep
Quarter
25.0 .0
29th ditto
2nd div’d
25.0 .0
Glasgow S.W.Rly 1.15.6 3rd Oct
B.A. Rosario Rly
4 ditto
Western of Buenos Ayres
14.7
5.16.6 6 ditto
B.A. Trams
21st
B.A.Gt Southern
20.11.6
25 Dec
Quarter
25.0 .0
Received Invested
7.4
£176.18.1 131.17.10 3
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 £45.0 .3
Money invested during 1893 13th Feby
paid £101.17.10 for £90 Glasgow South Western Rly consolidated stock
2nd Oct
P.O.S.
30. 0. 0
£ 131.17.10
Jany 1894 My money invested £30 Jany. P.O. Savings Bk.
Jessie Money received fr. Chapple Welch & Chapple for Midge 1892 £ s d 7. 3. 0
Balance of M’s Dec. quarter received March 10th. Had this entered in her P.O. Savings Book March 14th.
25.0.0
March quarter rec’d 29th April. Paid £22.17.0 of this into P.O.Book May 12th leaving a balance £2. 3.0
25.0.0
June quarter rec’d August 27th
25.0.0
Sep. quarter rec’d Oct 27th
12.10.0
Half Dec. quarter Jany 1st. …………………………………
Received during 1892
£94.13.0
Paid away P.O. Savings Bk
7. 3.0
May 12th P. O. Savings Bk
22.17.0
4 prs stockings Dora
1.11.8
2 blouses Midge 9/11½, 11/9,
1. 1.8½
January B.A.Western 4% divis
39. 9.0
£72. 2.4½
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Leaves a balance to begin 1893 of
£22.10.7½
Dec. paid for Mother (illeg) Leaves
10.9 £21.19.10½
……………………
Jessie Money received for Midge during 1893 £ s d 14th Jany 2nd half Dec. quarter
12.10.0
17th July 1st div on B.A. Western Rly 4% £40 stock
15.7
14th April March Annuity
25.0 .0
13th June Annuity
25.0 .0
15th Sept. Annuity
25.0 .0
22nd Sep. div. on B.A. Western
15.7
Dec. Annuity
25.0 .0
Carried fr. last year
£ 21.0 .10½ 136. 1.0 ½
………………………………..
Spent 1893 £. s .d. 13th Feby
2 dress lengths
ditto
4 prs gloves Penberthys
23rd April
Into P.O. Savings
18th April
Half of 16/9 for Mother’s sunshade
4th Oct.
11th
15.11
30. 0.0 8.4½
Harveys 10 Blk satin 12 lining
ditto
4. 3.6
To Conrad
4. 6.0 5.0 .0
2 dress lengths Liberty for D 1. 9.2 5
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 21st
Dinner jacket & shirt Woolands
26th
5.15.5
Flowers for Midge’s hat
2.11
ditto Packing case
1. 2.3
31st Marshall Snelgrove 4th Nov
13. 7.0
ditto
13.0
1893 continued Spent for Midge
£ s d
4th Nov Debenham & Freebody ditto
Seaman & Little
ditto
Derry & Toms
1.18.9 12.8½ 4.1
Dec. 5th Dressing gown for Mother
1. 9.6
Forward
£67. 3.6
Spent
£71. 8.7
Received
£136. 1.0 ½
Spent
71. 8. 7
Leaves
£64.12.5½
Midge’s continued 1894
In hand Jany/94
£64.12.5½
Put in P.O. S. Bk. Jany Leaves
30. 0. 0 £34.12.5½
14th March 1894
25. 0. 0. £59.12.5½
Less 18/- for Mother’s birthday present & 2/- flowers
1. 0. 0 £58.12.5½
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Tuesday January 3 Mrs. Banks dinner 7.30. V. late there as usual. Borradailes, Hammonds, Bartrams & Grants there, fearfully cold, had to keep shawl on all dinner time. Walked with Mde. after lunch to post letter & called to enquire Miss Graves & to see Mrs. Hamilton. V. strange lady staying with her! Roy to rink & ice with Lin & girls.
Wednesday January 4 Dear Lin’s birthday. Went to London by Gran. Roy & Cuthbert to Margate skating & returned to tea here. 2 Mauds & Mad’lle to Sycamore’s pond. To rink after lunch. Burnands & Effie H. to tea here. Lovely day, v. cold. Drew cheque for £12.0.0 for house.
Thursday 5 January Bitterly cold. Girls to Pond with Mad’lle & Roy. I went out after lunch with Roy & called on Miss Gould & Mrs. Burnand. Girls to Mrs. Hood’s party.
Friday 6 January X. Alice left, pd. her 2 months wages up till next Tuesday £3.6.8, not worth it. Clara dong much better alone, not so muddling. 2 maids & Madame & Roy to ice. After lunch went to rink all of us, 4/6. Sent 2 telegrams 1/1½ . Two wires fr. Lin for Roy & self to go to London, impossible.
Saturday 7 January X. Louise Blondel came, Swiss parlour maid. Dear Lin came down by Gran. All well here & Clara working better alone. Louise & C. waited v. well together, especially for 1st night.
Sunday 8 January Dull morning, thawing. Roy & Lin out riding directly after breakfast. Rained after lunch. In all day. Called v. early. Roy threw cushion at 7
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Barney & lamed him, seems to have broken his leg, cannot move without crying. Had him in my room.
Monday 9 January Wretched day, dark & dreary, snow melting. Busy morg. showing Louise how to do silver. Going to be married in May. V. early in morning. Mary B. to tea. Roy v. naughty. Barney still v. lame. Lin & Roy rode.
Tuesday 10 January Sunny but showery, much warmer. Out morg. shops. Theatricals Town Hall 7.30. Taken 4 tickets. Called & saw Miss Graves. Maud did little German. Out twice with Mde. Barney’s leg same. Lin & Roy rode. Lin took Roy & my photo before luncheon. Very early morning.
Wednesday 11 January Lin to London by Gran. Roy & self to London by S.E. 9.40. Met Martin Thomsons. Mr Gould travelled up with us. Called & saw Mother. Went fr. Station to Rules met Lin there & lunched. Guards 6d. Fr. Rules to Drury Lane pantomime “Bo Peep” V. good. To Mother’s for dinner, saw Mervyn for moment only. Dear Mother fairly well. Cab home 1/6 because of luggage. Roy & self slept in spare room, Roy on sofa, fire & most comfortable. Maud to Mrs. Burnand’s party home v. late. Clara out afternoon & evg. to theatre.
Thursday 12 January Maud to lunch Mrs. Buck’s. Slept well. E. called us 20 to 7 with tea. All v. cosy Staf. Ter. Roy & I walked to Mother’s & pd. Mrs. Dalrymple 4/-, going to find me another maid when Louise marries. Om 2d. Lunched at Mother’s, Mr FitzHerbert there. Rather a rough diamond & very uninteresting. Roy & self left early to go to Maskelyne & Cooks v. good performance on (illeg) 4d. To Charbonel & Walkers Roy’s chocolate there 1/-, cab home 2/-. Dressed & went with Lin to Savoy, dined there most recherché & most expensive dinner. Veg’t Hors d’œuvre. Anchovies, tomatoes & sardines. Petite Marmite. Merlans à la financière. 8
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Noisettes d’Agneau à l’Alsacienne. Bécasse. Salade. Haricot verts. Glaces, café, costing £1 a head. Met Fritz Jackson. Went to Lyceum saw “King Lear” dull play very. Home to comfortable fire & supper in our room.
Friday 13 January Lovely day in London. So tired remained in all morg. Packed & came to Ramsgate by 3.20 with Roy fr. Charing X. Mr Gould got in at Cannon St. & came to Ramsgate with us. Spent 2/6 cab & 2/6 sausages, guards 6d. Lin came by later train. Barney better but still lame on hind leg. Maud to Mrs. Grant’s party. Clara fetched her 10 o’c.
Saturday 14 January Out shops morg. Expenses to London £1.18.8, 10/- of this for tickets. Maud to tea at Lady Rose’s for rehearsal of tableaux for Monday. I called & saw Mrs. Hood, asked the 2 girls to tea here tomorrow. Mr Hicks came in to see Barney.
Sunday 15 January Bright but ground covered with sleet & ice everywhere. Counted clothes with Madame. Quiet afternoon & evg. Lin Roy & Maud for walk.
Monday 16 January Very cold. Out morg. Maud to Lady Rose’s for tableaux. Lin v. angry her going. Lunched v. early. Lin & Roy to skate Margate. Posted letters & French book to Mrs. Humphreys, also transfer of Jessie’s B.A. West V. 4% & Power of Attorney to Messrs Hutchinson, 15 Angel Court.
Tuesday 17 January Bitterly cold. Mde. & Maud out morg. Lunch at 1 o’c. Lin & Roy to Margate to skate. Mended stockings & socks all morg.
Wednesday 18 January
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Dear Roy returned to Eton by 3.55 train. Lin went to London by first train Gran. I went & sat with Miss Graves. Clara out.
Thursday 19 January In all morg. Letter fr. Messrs Hutchinson Syms & Scott about Midge’s money, dreadful bother. Drove at 2.30 dog cart & mare to Westwood. Called after on Mrs. Burnand, had tea at Mrs. Hammond’s. Letter fr. dear Roy returning Rly ticket.
Friday 20 January Lovely day. In morg. Maud drew in Lin’s room. I drove alone with Mare dog cart 2.30, called on Mrs. Wills, Mrs. Warre, Mrs. O’Connel, Mr Gould & Mrs. O’Reilly. Mary B, Effie H, Eddie B, & May Hood to tea. Mad’lle & Maud paid my books, heavy. Mrs. Batey out afternoon. Wire fr. Mr Blunt coming tomorrow.
Saturday 21 January Lin & Mr Blunt came down by Gran. Out morg. shops, pd small bills, ordered things. Rosie B. to dinner & Mr Blunt played & sang evg.
Sunday 22 January Wretched morg, drizzly snow v. cold. Mr Blunt out all morg & afternoon. Lin, Maud , Mr B. & self dined at Mrs. Burnand’s had fly there & back. X. Petit ami. V. delightful evg. at Mrs. F.C.B’s. Large party in after dinner, 11 to dinner. Soup. Turbot. Saddle mutton, haricot verts. Pheasant & salad. Huge asparagus. Mince pies, cheese etc. Mr B. sang & played, danced ! & we were generally wildish.
Monday 23 January Dull dark dreary day. Mr B. out all day. Lin rode. Connie B. to dinner & all went on after to Mrs Burnand’s. Mr Blunt’s fire smoking. Lin hunting.
Tuesday 24 January
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Dull day. Mr Blunt left by 12 o’c train. Miss Gould called. Lin rode young horse, snaffle bit. Wednesday 25 January Lovely morg. Lin out hunting on mare. Lin to town by 3.35 train. Intended going for drive, can’t stand Purnall’s driving with “Jumbo” so would not go. Annoying Lin will always try to make me do what I feel is unsafe, makes me feel ill, especially when seedy. Tilda arrives at 3.45. Lin left cheque for £30 to pay what I gave Alice £3.6.8 & £1.1.0 to Blanche Cole. Sea fog. Sent cheque to L. & County Bank by Purnall evg. & letter to Blanche Cole enclosing £1.1.0.
Thursday 26 January Dull, colder. In bed till 12. Read German, glad to find can understand it so well & without dictionary. Tilda & self drove at 2.30 in cart with mare to St Peters, too wet to go up to dear Father’s grave but passed as near it as possible, saw plants which seem bigger. Called on Mrs. Whitehead. Letter fr. Fritz Jackson.
Friday 27 January Mrs. Clarke to tea. Lovely day, fog in London. Wire & 2 letters fr. Lin, not received mine sent last evg. Edgar wrote saying he would arrive at 12.50. Sent cart & waited lunch. He did not arrive till 5 o’c. Mrs. Clarke & a Miss Beasley here. Edgar had something to eat & left by 7.15 train for London. Affairs bad but better than dared hope.
Saturday 28 January Lovely day. V. cold wind. Tilda & self out morning shopping. Called & saw Miss Graves, looks very poorly indeed. Lin came down 12.50 in time for lunch, drove mare & rode “Jumbo”, brought side saddle & hat for me. Letter fr. Hutchinsons about Midge’s money.
Sunday 29 January
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 X. Wrote to Messrs Hutchinson Lymes & Scott about purchase of £90 Glasgow & South Western Rly Ord stock. In all day, dull wretched day. Maud to Miss Gould’s to tea.
Monday 30 January Mrs. Clarke’s to tea. Fine. Unable to go, wrote. Rode with Lin mare to Sandwich, 14 miles, enjoyed it only mare rushed twice & frightened me, dangerous as was nearly unseated. Very seedy evg. Had to leave dinner table, v. v. sick! To bed & sleep. Mary B. to tea. Lin & Maud to Mrs. Burnand’s after dinner.
Tuesday 31 January Out morg. Mrs. Burnand called to enquire. Had good night & felt better. Mr & Mrs. Banks to dinner. Oysters. Soup. Whiting baked. Leg of mutton stewed, celery, potatoes. 3 roast fowls, salad. Jelly, rhubarb tart & cream. Savory. Tilda to bed before tea with bad cold.
Wednesday 1 February In all morg. Tilda in bed all day with influenza cold. Called alone after lunch on Mrs. Bartram (in bed, cold) Mrs. Banks, Serv’t (Miss B in bed bad cold!) & Miss Parkin. Quiet evg. here. Maud to tea at Mrs. F.C.B’s. Lin to London by 3.35. Purnall late, commotion! Read Queen’s speech.
Thursday February 2 Dull, raining morg. & afternoon, v. dark. Tilda in bed all day, cold better but still heavy. Clara broke green globe to reading lamp. Clara out afternoon to shops.
Friday 3 February Dull, wet. Letter fr. Lin, coming by Gran. Letter fr. Hutchinson Lymes & Scott about £90 Glasgow S.West. Rly. con. stock. Books v. heavy as usual, can’t make out why. Tilda in bed till 12 o’c, cold better. Lin came down 5.15. I called on Mrs. Burnand. She is going to try George. Stayed an hour. Mary B. to tea here. 12
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Saturday 4 February Lovely day. Cold wind. Out shops morg. Mrs. Burnand & Connie called. George gone to Mrs. Burnand’s. Lin hunted. Had to come home earlier 3.30, his back hurt him, either a sprain fr.Tuesday jumping, or a cold. Bessie H. to dinner. Laying stone of (illeg). Crowd & band below!
Sunday 5 February Lovely day, cold. Lin’s back still stiff. To Church alone. Delightful sermon fr. new & intelligent man St. Mary’s. Tilda & Maud to St George’s. Maud & Madame to Convent to see Ethel. Mrs. Burnand came & spent long afternoon & had tea, little Mary also. Frost last night & again tonight.
Monday 6 February X. Sent registered blue envelope with Midge’s transfer for £40 W. B.Ayres Rly 4% by Tilda to main post office Ramsgate to San Emilio Bragado, B. Ayres. Lovely day, frost last night. V. angry Madame sitting about & not helping me as Lin has Maud whole morg. with him drawing. Riding Jumbo 2.15! Lin’s back better. Tuesday 7 February Lin had good day’s hunt. Wet early, lovely later. Tilda, Maud & self to tea at Mrs. Wills. Dullish, considerable singing. Mrs. Studd, Miss Neil & Miss Hicks. Mrs. Warre called.
Wednesday 8 February Lovely day. Rode at 10 o’c with Lin along sands. Rode “Cob” went as far as Margate nearly, home at 12. Maud to Mrs. Tod’s, Walmer, went alone, Tilda & Mde. saw her off. Tilda & self called after Lin had gone to London by 3.55 train on Mr Gould, Mrs. Buckmaster, Mrs. Pugin & Mrs. Hammond, got 2 tickets for College for Saty. Mrs. Batey out afternoon & evening.
Thursday 9 February 13
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Fine, tho’ rained later. Purnall cleaned windows. Tilda & self went over 20 Royal Crescent, v. nice house, with Mrs. Hammond. Shop’d. Letters fr. Lin & Maud. Paid books after lunch, heavy on account of number. Expected two little Burnands, did not come on account of rain. Clara out evening. Translated German after tea. Trod on poor Louise’s toe!
Friday 10 February Madame Maack been here 4 months, £13.6.8. Paid papers 1/6, Cane 1/6, Tilda for Maud’s expenses to Walmer 7/-, Ingram 7/6, printing(?) 4d. Lin coming down this afternoon. Letters fr. him & Maud. Tilda & self went over Mr M. Williams’ & Lady Lawson’s houses.
Saturday 11 February Dear Maud returned from Walmer. Went with Madame to College play. Lin hunted. Did shopping. Translated German & practiced. Went over Montague W’s & Vicar’s houses morg. with Lin & 2 houses in afternoon. V. tired.
Sunday 12 February Lovely morg. Turned off colder, beautiful light afternoon. To Church morg. with Mde. excellent sermon (illeg) Chantry. Tilda & Maud to St George’s. Walked on Parade after, too windy to stay. Met Bill Weigall, called & saw poor Miss Graves v. v. ill. Lin rode after lunch. Maud, Mde & Mary Burnand to Convent.
Monday 13 February X. Posted £101.17.10 to Messrs Hutchinson Symes & Scott for purchase of £90 Glasgow South Western Rly consolidated stock. Also 5/11 to Penberthy’s for 4 prs gloves for Midge & £4.3.6 for 2 dress lengths for Midge of winter material. Rode with Lin 2.15 along coast to Broadstairs, saw Bleak House. Rode by Kingsgate & St Peters home. Mrs. Jones & Miss Ross called.
Tuesday 14 February 14
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Heavy gale. In all morg. Walked with Lin to see several houses on other cliff, not one suitable. Mr Vinton called morg. Maud to tea Mrs. F.C.B. & to College play after. Over 4 more frightful houses after lunch with Lin. Blowing gale – hat!
Wednesday 15 February Fog morg. X. Returned transfer signed in Tilda’s presence of £90 Glasgow S.W. Rly con. stock to Messrs Hutchinson Symes & Scott, 15 Angel Court, Throgmorton St. Pay books, much better!
Thursday 16 February X. Petir ami au soir. The 2 little Burnands & 2 a’Becketts to tea. I drove to Westwood with dog cart, met Tassel & Mr Clarke. Tilda & self had tea at Miss Wishaws, great many there.
Friday 17 February Lin returned by 5.15 fr London. Letter fr. Lady Margaret about Maud going to draw`ing room on the 20th inst, no time to get her dress ready. In bed till 12.30. Miss Gould & 2 nieces, Mrs. Steen & Miss Stancourt & Connie B. to tea. Heard of man falling over cliff this morg. close to Miss Stancourt’s.
Saturday 18 February Lin hunting. In bed till 12.30, feel v. seedy.
Sunday 19 February In bed till 12.30, feel v. weak.
Monday 20 February In bed till 12.30. Mr & Mrs. Burnand & Mr Borradaile to dinner. Soup. Whiting in oven. Roast mutton, cauliflower au gratin, petit pois. Roast fowls & salad. Jelly, pears & cream. Cheese eggs. Connie & Rosie in after dinner to play roulette. Lin as bank lost 5/11.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Tuesday 21 February Up at 12.30. Read German all morg. in bed. Mary & Ethel to tea. Maud to dinner at Burnands. Dull & rainy. Lin rode, obliged to return, soaked.
Wednesday 22 February Wet & dull. Coldish. Read “Trente et Quarante” by E. About out loud morg, most amusing. Practised Beethoven. Read “Tragedy of Caesars” to Lin. Made up books & translated German. Lin remained here working on frontispiece of (blank). Marchioness of Londonderry’s at home 11 0’c. Lin paid Madame £13.6.8, 4 months salary up to 10th of this month.
Thursday 23 February Lin to London by 10 train. Letter fr. Roy. Letter fr. Edgar’s bankers acknowledging receipt of Power of Attorney. X. Snowing! & v. cold. Louise out short time afternoon. Clara out evg. Barney had medicine. Made up books, no money to pay.
Friday 24 February Wet dark dull day. Madame, Tilda, & Maud to communion early. Read & worked morg, practiced. Tilda & self for drive at 2.30 in dirty cart & badly groomed mare, harness to match, ashamed to be seen in it. Mrs. Batey out afternoon & evening. Tilda & self called on Mrs. Jones, found Mrs. Souby there. Mary & Ethel to tea.
Saturday 25 February Lin returned early 12.50. Rode afternoon, bad cold. Went out after lunch to Miss Gould’s & to enquire Hammonds. Mrs. Borradaile, Miss Kelly, Mrs. Pugin & Polly called.
Sunday 26 February V. stormy, gale of wind blowing. Lovely afternoon, v. windy. Lin’s cold heavy. Walked with Maud after lunch. Mr Toller to tea. Mrs. Burnand’s birthday, unable to go in evg. on account of Lin’s cold.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Monday 27 February Wet again, lovely early. Lin’s cold heavy, unable to go out. I called on Mrs. Burnand after lunch, brought back Mary to tea. Practiced, read, translated German. Miss O’Dell here for Maud.
Tuesday 28 February X. Maud little tea party. Mrs. Warre, Berry, Clarke, Jones & Miss Ross, Mrs. & Miss Hood. Tilda & self walked morning & did shop’g. Lin’s cold too bad to go out.
Wednesday 1 March Wet morg. Lin rode after lunch, was caught in rain. Lin’s cold still bad. Miss Caught(?) called. Lin unable to go to London on account of cold. Thursday 2 March Lin to London by 10 train. Mr Claud Watney’s dinner in hs own house. My cold bad feel v. weak & seedy, tho’ eating tons of nourishing things. Louise out afternoon, Clara evening. Tilda pd. books for me, w’d not be heavy except for outside expenses, 3/10 for boxes etc. Maud seedy yesterday, week too soon. Lin took up Maud’s easel.
Friday 3 March Mrs. de la Rue’s dinner party 8 o’c, Lin going D.V. Three letters fr. Lin, one fr. Roy, comes home tomorrow till Monday fr. Eton. Miss Graves’ niece called, & Connie, Mary & Ethel to tea. Cold still makes me feel seedy.
Saturday 4 March Mare & Purnall went to meet Lin at Westgate meet. Tilda & self out shop’g morg. Maud to rink & tea with Burnands. Roy came fr. Eton, looks thin & taller tho’ well. Maud met Weigalls at rink. Played games evg.
Sunday 5 March
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Dry foggy day. Roy & Lin riding. Maud & Tilda to St. G’s. Mde. to St. M’s. Walked on Parade & met Weigalls, Burnands etc. Maud for walk after lunch. Roy returns London at ¼ to 6. Sleeps at Mother’s tonight.
Monday 6 March Mrs. Clarke’s dinner. Excellent dinner. Ox tail soup. Beautiful piece of salmon, cucumber & delicious sharp sauce. Saddle mutton, jelly, potatoes & sprouts. Quails well done. Merangues. Fruit salad, peaches, red cherries & oranges. Devils on horse back, etc. Well served by one maid. Fly 6/- there.
Tuesday 7 March Dul & heavy tho’ fairly warm. Lin to town by 3.20, hunted mare. Tilda left by 12 o/c train. Walk morg. with her on Parade & Pier. Madame struck by boy’s top returning. V. tired remained in after lunch. Mary & Ethel to tea.
Wednesday 8 March Heavenly day. Made up books. Dressmaker here. Driving at 2.30 to Sandwich, drove self with Maud, mare. Mrs. Batey out afternoon & evg.
Thursday 9 March Lovely day. Lin wired coming down in time for dinner. Miss Wishaw, 2 Hoods & Miss Grant to tea. Drove mare self with Maud to Westwood & round by Pegwell home. Lin arrive Granville. Miss O’Dell here. Louise did shopping for me. X. Spoke to Madame about giving up resident governess.
Friday 10 March Lovely day. Mended boxes with Madame. Dressmaker here. Mr Paxton coming to lunch. Mother & Mervyn arrived at Broadstairs. Mr Paxton to lunch, drove him with mare to Sandwich, back alone. Lin v. busy.
Saturday 11 March
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Heavenly day. Dear Mother & Mervyn came to lunch. Drove back with them from Broadstairs & returned by train after tea. Rosie B. came to practice music with me. Lin hunting, out 5 hours, do him good, not been looking over well. Dressmaker here, paid her 6/6. Long letter fr. Edgar about estate, unsatisfactory.
Sunday 12 March Heavenly day. Expected Sp. for night. Maud & self out to meet him after Church, did not come. V. disappointed. Walked with Lin & M. on Parade. Lin rode after lunch. Maud & Madame for walk to enquire for Mrs. Borradaile, & Mrs. Warre, both down with influenza. Expect Mr Sterne & Mervyn to dinner. Mr Soubey called. Sp. came later.
Monday 13 March Lin & Sp. hunted beyond Sandwich, foxhounds. No fox. I lunched with Mother. By train Broads. Walked St Peters, ordered flowers 3/6. Walked back to Mother’s rooms. Drove to St Peters & put our flowers there. Gibbs v. ill. Mother & Mervyn drove me home. Dear Mother rather low.
Tuesday 14 March Lovely day. Rode with Lin, Sp. & Mr Sterne at 2.30, 3 hours, awfully tired. Went by sands to Margate. Cobby kicked out so no one could get near me except Lin. Came back by Westwood. Rosie B. to dinner here. Lin snored all evg, I dead tired. Sent C. home with Rosie.
Wednesday 15 March Sp. & self drove mare over to see Mother. X. Terrible news of Mrs. Warre’s death this morg. fr. influenza. Sp. left by 1.15 train for Canterbury. Lin left by 3.50 for London. Walked to station with him, called on Mrs. Jones & Mrs. Hammond. X. Petit ami. Documents sent fr. Messrs Lee & Pemberton about estate & Mother’s legal responsibility. Mervyn to dinner.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 In bed till 12.30.
Friday 17 March Lin unable to come down. Mary & Ethel to tea. Snow storm.
Saturday 18 March Lin came down morg. Rode later, mare. In all day.
Sunday 19 March Lovely day. Maud & Lin out. Mr & Mrs. Tate & Mr Sterne to tea. Lin rode after lunch, fresh Cobby. Mervyn in during dinner but had nothing.
Monday 20 March Lovely morg. Cold. Letter fr. Roy, wants money! Long lucid letter fr. Tabbie. Mother & Mervyn return to London today. Lin rode after lunch. Walked after lunch with Maud, called on Mrs. Pugin. (illeg).
Tuesday 21 March X. Meeting at Messrs Lee & Pemberton about estate. Received certificate of £90 Glasgow & S.W. Rly cons. stock fr. Messrs Hutchinson with £1.15.1 div. on same. Sent these off at once to Mr Lowndes, London & County Bank. Lin hunting in Herne country. Lovely day. Maud drawing.
Wednesday 22 March Boat Race. Oxford beat the Record. Lovely day. Lin up by 3 train, saw him off with 4 cases. X. Heard of Mr Barker’s death in Buenos Ayres.
Thursday 23 March Lovely day. Wire fr. Lin, comes down by Gran. Met him with Maud & all drove home in Mr Sterne’s fly. M. & self drove & called on Mrs. Clarke, out, & Mrs. Borradaile who looked charming. X. Sent Dora Langley’s P.O. book to be made up, fr. King St. Post Office. Morg. room scrubbed. Empty boxes returned with Lin. Paid books morg, v. heavy, & last week’s also. 20
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Friday 24 March Lovely day, v. warm. Wrote C. Bergheim about our going Vienna about 22nd April. X. Posted off book “Trente et Quarante” to Mrs. H. Carnarvon. Drove at 2.30 to Minster with Maud. Mare cracked heel! Lin working hard all day on 3 figure drawing. Sat with him till 12.30, too tired to read. Heard fr. dear Mother of Mrs. Orton’s death.
Saturday 25 March Another heavenly day. Man taking inventory. More broken than ever this year. Lin rode. Maud to tea at Burnands. I drove Mde. in cart to Westwood & Broadstairs, left “In God’s Way” at Mrs. Clarke’s. Met Tassel & Mrs. Tassel. Home by Pegwell. Arranged to go to No 4 from Wed. until Saty week over Easter.
Sunday 26 March Glorious day. Wrote letters.Maud & Mde. to Church, I on Parade with them later. Met Bucks & walked up & down with them. Called & saw Miss Graves.
Monday 27 March Pack with Madame alone all morg. & afternoon. Lin at work, rode after lunch. Miss Gould called with drawing.
Tuesday 28 March Lovely day. Packed again with Madame again. Piano taken away. Packed my things with Clara. Madame paid books for me, very high as usual.
Wednesday 29 March Servants, Madame, birds, self & luggage to London by 1 o’c train. Maud & Lin to No 4 Prospect. Had 21 large boxes & 12 small. Unpacked at night. V. tired. Nothing broken. Clara useless nearly. House clean but overfilled with furniture. Mervyn met us with lovely flowers fr. dear Mother. 21
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Pr. Om
5.0
Emma
1.3.1
Men
2.6
Guard
1.0
2.6
Boy
2.0
18.6
Cab
2.6
Porters 3 tickets
Porters C.X. 2.6
Sausages
Om
6.0
Buns
1.1
Men
5.0
Porter
1.6
£2.2.0
1.10
3.15.0
Thursday March 30 Packed. Roy arrived 8.30 for breakfast. Mde. did M’s shop’g. Roy & self came down to Ramsgate by 3.20. V. crowded, every place taken. Maud & Lin met us with cart. Quiet dinner here. Rooms look v. nice. Dear Mother called to see me morg. Expenses to & from London £3.15.0 2 Concert tickets
8.0
Church
.6
Ribbon
1.1 ½
Salad
6
Friday March 31 Lovely day. M. & self to St Mary’s. Parade after, Roy & self with Barney. M, Mary B. & Mr Bill walked together. Mr Toller, Mr Burnand & Mr Ready called. All walked with Mr Toller to Granville & called on Miss Thomson. Mr Wills & large party there. Afterwards went into Mr Toller’s rooms, Mr Routledge with him. Home quiet dinner here. Roy & Lin to club after.
Saturday 1 April Glorious day. Shop’d. Roy to lunch at Granville with Miss Thomson. Maud & Bucks to tea. I to Mrs. Berry’s, met Clarkes there & Horseleys. M. & self on Pier all morg after shop’g. met entire community. Mr Bill walked part of way home with us. Dined at 7 o’c & M. & self went to concert at Granville, heard Courtis Pounds (illeg) (Mattai too much) 22
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Martini. Mr Toller sat in front of us & talked! Bucks, Moultons, etc etc. Met P. Coulson(?)
Sunday 2 April Exquisite day but cold wind. M. & self to 8 o’c communion at St Mary’s. M. with Roy to 11 o’c service. Lin & self & 2 chicks on Parade after. Met Mr Moulton, Mr Coupé (illeg) & Electrical friend, all Weigalls & Bucks. Barney etc. Sad accident off East Cliff, Coopers son drowned. M. to Mr Gould’s to tea, Roy to Burnands. Lin, M, Roy & self dined at Granville. Lin cold. Roy most amusing all thro’ dinner. After sat in hall with Mr Moulton’s party & had coffee & drove to Mrs. Burnand’s. Mr Toole & Mr Routledge came also. V. pleasant evg.
Monday April 3 Heavenly day. Roy & Lin to see Review between Dover & Canterbury. Dine at Mrs. Clarke’s 7.30. 10 to dinner there, Horseleys, Turners, & a Mr Croker(?). Maud to Burnands for games on lawn. I fetched her after having tea at Mrs. Bucks. M. & self walked morg. on East Cliff.
Tuesday April 4 Lovely day, east wind. Lin with bad cold again! He rode with Roy after lunch who had first fall. Maud & self shop’d. morg. Pd. bills etc. After lunch went with Lin to Mrs Buck’s. Maud & Roy there all afternoon. Margate dance.
Wednesday 5 April Lin’s cold still heavy. Went to London by 10 train with 7 packages. X. First dull day after more than a month’s uninterrupted fine weather. Sea fog.
Thursday 6 April Out shops morg. Parade & Pier. Had to walk with Mr Garnet horribly bad mannered man, walked home with us. Parade afternoon. To tea at Miss Thomson’s. 23
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Friday 7 April Dull sea fog. On Pier morg. Met B.W. walking with Ethel B. On to Marina & sat behind awning with Thomsons. Roy out for drive with Cuthbert. Maud & self drove dog cart round by Minster. Walked on Parade after. Called on Mrs. Burnand, out. Fancy ball Ramsgate.
Saturday 8 April Dull, v. cold east wind. Our shops morg. Once up Pier, on to sands. Sat behind Sarah Perring staying with Miss Thomson. Maud ro rink after lunch. Lin came by 10 train, all met him. He & Roy rode. Cob tiresome. To tea at Mr Moulton’s, Mrs. O. Crawfurd there. Maud met me there, walked back & on Parade met B.W.
Sunday 9 April Dull, cold. In all morg. till 12.30. Called saw Miss Graves. Walked with Mr Burgess & B.W. on Parade. Lin & Roy rode, Cob v. tiresome. Mr Souby & Mr Burnand called. All went in to Mrs. B’s after dinner.
Monday 10 April X. Petit ami. Miss Effie Hare’s wedding 2 o’c. All Saints Church Margaret St & after at 3 Park Cres. Telegraphed congratulations. Lin & Roy to London. Mr Burgess called. Lovely day. Sent cheque of £10 to Bank for house, had overdrawn my house money. Dined at Mrs. F.C.B’s.
Tuesday 11 April M. & self returned fr. Ramsgate after delightful fortnight there by 1.15 train. In cart to station. Lin & Roy to theatre evg. Had steak for dinner. Wednesday 12 April In bed till 12.30. Tabs called & had tea. Roy to see billiard match Roberts & (blank). Lin to Punch dinner.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Mrs. A.G.Pollock’s dinner 8 o’c. acc’d for Lin only. Received Midge’s & my annuities £25 each. Lin met Fritz J. & Sophy at Pollocks.
Friday 14 April Saw Annie, gone off in appearance. Engaged her for three weeks hence. Great commotion about Mrs. Batey sending boy off. Went with Maud to order her dress at Woolands £6.6.0. Cab there 1/6, back 1/-, cakes 3d. Saw Bill Weigal bottom of Argyll Road. Roy out all day with Banbury.
Saturday 15 April Lin & Maud to Canon Bourne’s. Not going, too busy. Lovely day. 2o’c I drove with Roy & Maud to Savoy theatre saw Haddon Hall. Lin had Turkish bath. Mother sent round statue of Duke of Clarence. Paid Mrs. Batey’s book 19/6. Paid 3/- cab, 1/8 sausages, 4d Roy.
Sunday 16 April Lovely day. Maud with bad cold. I went to see Mother, seemed low dear thing & depressed. Lin & Roy rode. Miss Harcourt & Mr Frisby called & stayed some time.
Monday 17 April Down to breakfast. Went to see “Becket” in the evening, most charming.
Tuesday 18 April Mrs. Wills dinner 8 o’c. Out shops morg. Dear Mother’s birthday, took her flowers & potted meat 1/4. Arranged her flowers. Rested after lunch. Good dinner at Mrs. W’s but hugely dull after. Went on to supper at Mr Blunt’s, 12 Haymarket. Met Winchester Cloweses & their 2 cousins & Mr F. Robertson. V. delightful evg, forgot time until all the lights went out! Too many good things. Home little after 2 o’c. Met Mrs. Huish who told me Fanny had long since left her.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Lovely day, like spring. Took Maud to be fitted, don’t like her dress. Omnibus 6d. Went after luncheon & bought sunshade & 3 glasses for sideboard. Dals about maid. Paid Derry Toms £1.1.9 by cheque for sunshade.
Thursday 20 April Lady Reed’s dance 112 Cromwell Rd. 9.30. Out morg. shops. Got M’s rib 4/-. M. looked v. sweet in her new white muslin, had heaps of partners & seemed much admired. Bed 2 o’c. Roy went to baths after lunch, rode with Lin morg. Lin pd. M’s dress £6.6.0. Lin pd. M’s gloves 7/11.
Friday 21 April Vienna? Can’t go alas! Lovely day. Went in cab with M. to Bocquet’s, ordered dress for £6.6.0 & she is altering black bodice. Ordered pr. boots for M. & self at Marshall & Willets. Cabs 4/- cakes 9d. Going to see “Liberty Hall” St James.
Saturday 22 April X. Maud petit ami. Café chantant 3.30 Kens. town Hall. Gave tickets to Mde. & Mademoiselle. Went & enjoyed it, M’lle here to dinner. Morg. out shop’g bought flowers 1/6, gooseberries, bananas & cucumber 2/11 Barkers. Lin, M, R, & self to Court theatre saw “The Amazons”. Mr Stone came to our box. Drove home cab 2/-. Herberts & Jones 2/11. Lin & Roy to theatre evg.
Sunday 23 April Lovely hot day. Went to see Mother, out. Walked thro’ Gds home. M. & Mde. to Gardens. M. seems limp & seedy. Clara out afternoon. Lin, Maud & Roy to tennis Mrs. Lewis. Mr & Mrs. Reed called.
Monday 24 April X. (illeg illeg). Lovely day. Went out shops morg. bought asparagus 2/6 & bonnet £1.6.9 Pontings & paid for it. To tea at Lady M’s by bus, cab home 1/6. Met Mr Frisby. Roy Lin & self to “A Woman of no Importance”, 26
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 O. Wilde, Haymarket. C. Watney to our box. Unpleasant but cleverly written. Roy & Lin to tennis at Mr Reed’s.
Tuesday 25 April Mrs. Tate’s dinner party 8 o’c, 1 Collingham Gds. Magnificent dinner table & house. 24 to dinner. Mrs. Montefiore & Mrs. Spielman called, out morg. Flowers 1/4, Maud 9d. Roy to see “Diplomacy” evg. alone, came in together, found him struggling with door.
Wednesday 26 April Mrs. Heilbut’s dinner 8 o’c, can’t go. Lovely day. Dear Roy returned to Eton, gave him 5/-. Lin & Roy rode morg.
Thursday 27 April Mrs. Trower’s dinner 8 o’c. Asked Alice Linley to lunch. Alice Linley to lunch & tea. Messenger, Trowers dinner put off on account of Mr T. being ill. Lin rode morg. Maud & self to Witton & Bocquet. Cab & cakes 2/10. X. Sale of all the dear old furniture at Westwood. So passes away one more link of the dear past.
Friday 28 April Private View of Academy. M. & self went morg. & saw pictures well. Cabs 3/6, bread 3d. Home to lunch. Mad’lle & Mr Clementson to tea. Lin & Maud to Academy after luncheon.
Saturday 29 April Lovely day, cooler. Morg. out shop’g. No money except 3d which spent on flowers. After lunch Lin, M. & self to Private View of New Gallery. Met endless friends & acquaintances. Home to tea & dinner. Lin & self to Palace Theatre after. Saw Sandau well worth seeing, etc. Lin rode morg. Kensington sore throat again. Dear Mother returned from Ramsgate after sale of furniture. Lin has bought goods amounting to over £10.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Lovely day. Lin riding with Mr Lockwood etc. I went in bus to Mother’s, looked poorly & weak. Stayed till one o’c. Maud & Mde. to Church & Park. Sent cheque £17.8.0 Mde. Bocquet, making bill fully pd. up.
Monday 1 May Fanny Barker arrives from S. America. Lin dines with Mr Parsons. To Miss Witton morning, om 2d, cab 1/6. Saw maid – fringe! Lin paid Clara’s 4 months wages up to 24th April £16.13.4. Lin drove Cob to town.
Tuesday 2 May X. Madame Maark left for Paris by 11 o’c train fr. Victoria. Mervyn called. Bates sister came fr. S. America with Transfer of £40 B.A. West. Rly signed & letter fr. Midge. Sent same on to Messrs Hutchinson 15 Angel Court City for certificate of same. Louise took Maud to see Mervyn act morg. performance Terry’s theatre “Allan’s Wife”. Out shops morg, pd. Mde. 12/-, flowers 6d, mushrooms 6d, M’s things for blouse 2/11. Lin rode Cob morg. Mr Hartree & Alice Sewell (Oram) called.
Wednesday 3 May Mrs. Farquharon 10 o’c. Maud & self to lunch at Lady Margaret Watney’s 1.30. Lin dines at Mr Lockyer’s. Lovely day. V. worried over books expenses seem to increase & cannot keep them down. Cabs (illeg) money for Maud etc etc & Lin paying me only bare house money. Tea at Tabbie’s, Park St. Lin paid me £25 for house, have already overdrawn £3.19.2 from private account, leaves me only £21.1.0 in hand. Called Tabs after Lady M’s, tea there, cab to Mother’s 1/-. Dear Mother seedy. 1/- cab home, cab to Lady M’s 1/6, Maud’s flowers 1/-, cab to Mrs. Farquharson’s 1/-. Pleasant evg. there.
Thursday 4 May Mrs. E. Tate’s at home 10 o’c, 1 Collingham Gds. Asked Miss Warre to come to tea 5 o’c, too soon. Lovely day, warm. Out with Maud morg. to Oxford St for patterns. Cakes 8d, om 4d, cab home fr. Hyde Pk. 1/6.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Pleasant party at Mrs. Tate’s. Mr Hall called to see Lin after luncheon. No maid called. Paid books morg. too.
Friday 5 May Annie Tallent comes tomorrow. M. & self in bed to breakfast. Self out by 10.30. Flowers 8d, tongue for M’s breakfast 8d, wicks 1d. Letter fr. Emma with not surprising news. Called & saw Mrs. Dalrymple about parlour maid. Boy 2d. Ordered blouse at Barkers 10/6 & shoes Kelseys 12/6. Lost latch key. X. M. & self to Mother after lunch, had heart attack which worried me v. much she looked so ill. Stayed with her till 6.30. Dined at 8.20.
Saturday 6 May Annie Tallent comes. Louise leaves, worked well to last. Lovely day. Out shops morg. Feel v. seedy & tired neuralgia all up right side of face. Did not sleep well worried about key. Saw maid, experienced or supposed to be, engaged her if character suits. Sat in schoolroom & worked with Maud all afternoon. Lin out twice driving mare & cob, finished drawing this morg. Also drove in cart 10.20 to Marchioness of Breadalbane’s reception of Home rulers! Annie came. Gave Louise 5/- for little present. V. nice little servant & sorry to lose her.
Sunday 7 May Tabs, Ham & Bee to dinner 7.30. Found key in blotter. Lin out morg. in cart to Photographic studio. Lin to Sir A. Hickman’s for tennis. Edgar, Sophy & Sylvania Rose Innes called. M. & self went to Mother early & then sat in Park. Cab & om 1/4. Lin gave me 3/- for cabs.
Monday 8 May X. Petit ami. Knitting afternoon Lady M’s. Met Mr Morrison, Mrs. Crighton & another lady there. Cab 1/6, ditto to Woollands 1/- & home 1/-. Tuesday 9 May Mrs. Williamson & Mrs. Wills drawing room teas. Lady Hickman’s ditto. Dine 8 o’c Mrs. Medley. Unable to go to drawing teas, in bed till 1 o’c. 29
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Mrs. Tweedie called. V. pleasant dinner Mrs. Medley’s, nephew took Maud in & seemed much impressed, met her at Lady R’s dance also. Only 2 young gentleman & Mr & Mrs. Chapman & daughter beside ourselves.
Wednesday 10 May Mrs. de la Rue’s fancy dress ball 10 o’c. Dine at Mrs. Heilbut’s. Lunch at Mr Sterne’s to see procession, Queen driving in state to open Royal Institute. Lin to Institute. Maud sore throat morg. Unable to go to Mr Sterne’s as I am seedy. Margaret Riley called arranged to engage her fr. next Wed. Letter fr. Emma going to her Mother’s for a few weeks & va revenir chez nous après. Dear M. wept because I c’d not go, afraid she is v. seedy. She had to leave table at Mrs. Heilbut’s feeling ill. Mervyn to ball. Lin & M. arrived home 10 to 4. Never trust her again unless I go. She was v. much admired.
Thursday 11 May Lovely day. Had v. disturbed night. Maud in bed v. poorly & feverish with throat. In all morg. called at ¼ to 4 on Mrs. Tate, Lady Reed, Lady Flower, M. Pollock, Mrs. Wills, Mrs. Spielman, Aunt Linda, Farquharson & dear Mother. Bought bananas & oranges 1/7½, jelly & sponge cakes 1/2. Mother v. depressed & seedy. Mervyn there. Maud in bed all day, bertter, eat nothing. Slept with Maud.
Friday 12 May Lunch at Mrs. Linley’s. Private View Grafton Gallery. Tabs invite to lunch. Mr Burnand called. Maud better, slept in her room & had breakfast there together. Her throat still bad. Took Maud to Libertys. Miss Witton cannot make her dress. On to Tabs, gone to Gallery. M. & self there, crowded fashionable assembly. M. looks wretched & is nervous & languid. Home. Dined at 8.15.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Lovely day. Lin finished work morg. Lin lunched out. Drove at 11 o’c to Libertys, got 3 dresses (materials) green, pink & white. Manning & Witton unable to make anything for fortnight!!! Home. Paid books after lunch. Wrote E. Annie not smart enough in laying table for parlourmaid, otherwise is nice, & looks nice. Mad’lle came & remained till 10 o’c. Lin to Savoy after dinner. Third night slept with Maud. Cut out her dress & worked away at it with Annie’s machine.
Sunday 14 May Went with Maud at 12 o’c to Mother’s. Better. To Park & sat there. Cabs 2/10 altogether. Lin rode cob to Col Sir (blank) Maude’s where he & T. P. C’s lunched & had tea. M & self lunched at Mother’s. Tabs & her 2 chicks there, H. in later. Tabs, M. & self & Tags home in cab, pd. it self. H. & chicks here to tea later. Mrs. Orchardson & Hilda, Mr & Mrs. Frisby called, she grey mare! Poodles.
Monday 15 May Dine 7, 93 Park St, Tabs, & go to Gaiety after. Lady M’s stocking class. Unable to go, dined at Tabs & went to theatre. Busy with Maud all morg. Mad’lle came to dinner with Maud.
Tuesday 16 May Dine at Mrs. Trower’s 8 o’c. Out morg. shop’g with Maud & busy making her pink dress. Maud seedy with sore throat. Dull dinner Mrs. T’s, most uninteresting people. Fanny B. sent me 2 dresses etc. V. acceptable. Mademoiselle came to dinner with M.
Wednesday 17 May X. Engaged Margaret Riley. Mrs. A. Critchett’s at home 10 o’c. Margaret Riley comes. V. busy shop’g with Maud hard at work on her pink dress. Lin to Critchetts, M. & self too tired.
Thursday 18 May
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 X. M. Riley today instead of yesterday. Go to Studio with Tabbie. Unable to go. Clara left. Busy all morg. working with Maud, shop’g after lunch & called on Mrs. Trower, Lady Hickman, Mrs. Heilbut. Dr O. came to see Maud, thinks I am too anxious. Maud looks v. seedy. X. M’s petit ami.
Friday 19 May Maud goes to Lady Margaret for 10 days, “Middleton”, Longparish, Hants. Out shops morg. Maud pack’d. Annie helped with work for her. I took her to Waterloo. She went down alone with Lady M. Called on way home on Mrs. Lucy, Fritz, de la Rue’s & Mother. Lin & self to Pavilion. Heard Bessie Belwood, Campbell, & Chevallier. V. amusing performance.
Saturday 20 May Out morg shop’g. After lunch called in brougham on Mrs. Eykyn, Rose Innes, Kemp, English, Mrs. Speed, had tea there, Mrs. Lewis, saw her & Mabel & Sir R. Webster. Rained hard. Quiet evg. at home. Letter fr. dear Maud. Strange dog came in at luncheon, v. friendly, & disappeared as strangely as he came.
Sunday 21 May Dull morg. Lin rode. I turned out nurseries, found moth in full possession of cupboards & no wonder. Lin put up Barometer fr. dear Westwood. Mr Stone & Sylvania Rose Innes come to dinner, making 4. Pleasant evg. only they stayed so late. Riley waited v. well.
Monday 22 May Lovely day. Annie will leave at her month finds stairs too much. Quiet day.
Tuesday 23 May Dullish. Out morg. bought flowers 1/-, cabs 1/1½. Mrs. Spofforth, Mervyn, Tilda, Madame Allain, Connie & Mary Burnand called. Quiet evg.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 X. Emma comes back today month. Mrs. Batey v. nice about it & quite understands.
Wednesday 14 May Go to Mr J. Hood’s studio to meet Tabs 3 o’c, 26 Tite Street. Went morg. to S. Audley St, fetched Tilda, went to Russell & Allen. Ordered black satin evg. dress there, £14.14.0. Bus & cabs 10d. Lin rode. Called after lunch on Mrs. Williamson, Finlay, Nembhard, Pickering, & Mrs. Hare. Had tea & dinner at Mother’s. Mervyn & Mother depressed. Tabs there to tea, not sitting today. Carriage home. Annie & Batey out.
Thursday 25 May Lovely day. Out shops morg. Tabs & H. here to dinner, theatre after. I go to Studio Jacomb Hood to sit with Tabs. Sat there 1½ hours. To Mother’s, & Tabs & H. dined here, to see “Amazons” after.
Friday 26 May In morg. sent Maud’s dresses 3 & 8 prs gloves to Pullars, Perth, to be cleaned. Called on Miss Hogarth & went on to J. Hood’s studio, sat with Tabs an hour & had tea, drove to Woolands where Tabs ordered her tea gown. Boy threw stone at carriage lamp & broke it. Lin dined with Mr Stone. I dined with Mother, Mervyn out. Home early. Two letters fr. dear Maud.
Saturday 27 May Asked Charlie Stokes & wife to dinner 7 o’c & Mervyn. Box for “Diplomacy”. Lin out to lunch & tea. I paid books & shop’d morg. Enjoyed “Diplomacy” immensely. Mervyn unable to go on with us, no room. C & wife looking v. well especially Mrs. S, prettier than ever. Letter fr. dear Maud evening.
Sunday 28 May Asked Connie & Mary B. to luncheon. Mr Guthrie to dinner. Lovely day. Mr John Wheat (stammers!) otherwise v. nice & far more polished than 33
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 his generation of town men. Mrs. Park & Mr J. Hood called. Only Mr G. & ourselves to dinner, former most entertaining, exactly hits our own case of “Grande dame” fallen princess imaginaire.
Monday 29 May Mrs. Kemp at home 8 P.M. Letter fr. darling Maud returns today in time for luncheon. Lovely & hot. Lady M. brought dear Maud home & a lovely box of flowers. M. & self in brougham to Mother’s, Mrs. Nembhard & daughter there, had called here first. To Miss Manning & home. V. heavy shower. Quiet evg. Lin busy all day at hanging of his pictures at Fine Arts Gallery. Madame Maark returned evg.
Tuesday 30 May Mrs. Souberbielle at home 4 - 7, 78 Cromwell Rd. Mrs. Hannau at home, 8 St Andrews Place, Regents Park 4 - 7. Go to Russell & Allen to be fitted 12 o’c. Dull, colder. Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. (blank) called. I went alone to Mde. S’s. Hungarian band, all French & Americans. Chée there.
Wednesday 31 May Mrs. Harley at home 10 o’c. Lin & self dine at Fanny Fildes 8 o’c. Mrs. Hannau at home, 8 St Andrews Place, Regents Pk, 4 - 7. Out morg. about maid, saw one Lin won’t let me have, not sufficient reference. Maud v. busy with Madame on green dress. Charming dinner at Mrs. Fildes. Sernans(?), Rhodes, Blomfields, McCleans. Lin busy with pictures for his Private Exhibition at Fine Arts Gallery. Riley home afternoon & evening, her mother v. ill, will have to leave Friday.
Thursday 1 June Mr Parsons at home 4-7 to meet Mr Millet. Lovely day. Out morg. Ordered bonnet & gloves Vickerys. Counted silver with Riley who leaves tomorrow on ac’t of her mother’s illness. Maud, Lin & self to see Lin’s drawings at Fine Art Gallery. They look beautiful, I was delighted with them. Met Mr & Lady Margaret W, Mrs. Wagge, Trower, Col Grant etc.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 there. Many drawings already sold. Very pleasant tea at Mr P’s. Mrs. Millet prettier than ever. Lovely water colours of Japan by A. Parsons.
Friday 2 June Mrs. Atkin charwoman here for week. Mrs. Quilter’s at home 10 o’c. Dine with Mr C. Watney & Mr Stone, 11 Chesterfield St. Go to see Pinero’s new play “The Second Mrs. Tankerville”, Alexander’s. Riley leaves. Enjoyed play immensely. W.A Speed came into our box short time. Mr Watney took us after to supper at Willis’ rooms or restaurant, delightful French place, music & cuisine excellent.
Saturday 3 June X. Petit ami. Mr Ainger’s luncheon party 2 o’c Eton Day. Reception Foreign Office evening. Private View of dear Lin’ s drawings at Fine Art Gallery. Sp. called. V. crowded Fine Arts, great success, drawings look charming. Lin & M. to Foreign Office. Dear Roy had black eye.
Sunday 4 June Lovely morg. Got up as M. was in bed. Lin to Sir E. Lawson’s by 11.30, sleeps night there & returns tomorrow. Dear Mother called, & Mr P. Agnew who was so pleased with morning room I showed him other rooms. Mr Bill, Mr Spiers, Mr Huish & Miss Rose Innes called & stayed long while. Miss R. I. stayed to supper. Showers after lunch. Maud looking sweet in her new green dress.
Monday 5 June Mrs. Rawlinson at home, 4 - 7. Mrs. Palmer’s at home, 4 o’c. Brief ac’t of Colportage(?) in England. Mrs. Batey after situation morg. Lin ret’d fr. Sir E. L’s morg. M. & self called 3.30 on Lady Wills! tea there, Lady M, more tea, Mrs. Watney there. Baby quite lovely. Mrs. Agnew. Lin dined with C. Stokes, box of sweets! Mrs. Rhodes called.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 8 Westbourne Ter. Mrs. Montefiore’s dinner 8 o’c. V. warm. Lin slept hours after lunch, came home v. late this morg. Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. & Miss English, Mrs. McLaren called. V. pleasant dinner at Montefiores.
Wednesday 7 June Mrs. de la Rue’s party 10.30. Mrs E. Palmer’s at home 10 o’c. Nelly Keith’s luncheon party 1.30. Lin rode morg. M. & Mde. to coaching club meet. Lin to Hampton Court, rides mare there. V. pleasant party de la Rues. Ravosli(?), Ondin & Wolf. Ondin’s voice charming & v. handsome face. Lin met us there & came back with us.
Thursday 8 June Mrs. H.A. Jones at home 10 o’c. Lovely day. Dull rowdy party.
Friday 9 June Out 5 o’c calling. Went to Mrs. Burnand’s, Cox’s, Reed, Harcourt, Mother’s. Mervyn v. poorly. Tilda there. Quiet evg. Lin finished work after dinner.
Saturday 10 June Mrs. Phipson Beale at home 4 - 7. Mrs. a’Beckett Terrell 4 - 7. Lin goes on Sir W. Pearce’s yacht “Lady Torfeda” until Monday 9.30. Invite to dine with Fritz Jackson. M. & self went to both at homes, v. amusing. Col. Welby & Miss Bullock called. Mrs. Batey after situation at Mrs. Laws 24 Queens Gate. Bought dust cloak for self £3.18.6 & Maud at Teuman(?) fitting.
Sunday 11 June Tilda to early dinner. Maud & self have supper at Mother’s. Dull morg. Miss Hogarth & Mr & Mrs. Spielman called & had tea. Mad’lle here to dine with Mde. M. & self to Mother’s evg. Annie fetched us & walked home with us. Saw Reffell walking up & down.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Mrs. Rawlinson 4 - 7. Go to Mrs. Cohen’s, Round Oak Englefield Green Surrey, till Wed! Lin returns fr Sir W. Pearce. Go to Egham by 5.40 fr. loop line, Waterloo Sta. Saw Mrs. Law for Mrs. Batey. Gt. crowd at Waterloo. Mr Cohen & party met us at Egham. Drove us in two detachments to Round Oak, charming place. Tea under trees, 2 lovely old cedars. Our rooms communicating. Linley joined us before dinner. Dinner party dull. Maud much noticed by Mr Palmer. Spent 15/Cake
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Tuesday 13 June Mrs. H. Dickens dinner ¼ to 8 o’c. Mrs. Kemp’s glees 8 o’c. Received £25 my annuity, & £25 Midge’s fr. Messres Lee & Pemberton’s. Lovely day. Drove in 2 parties to Ascot thro’ Windsor Pk. Cap’t Nathan, Miss Cohen, Mr & Mrs. N. Cohen, Mr & Mrs. Cohen our host & hostess. Delightful box. Saw Mr Lethbridge, Colin & Mrs. Hunter, Morley etc etc. Huish party close to us. Luncheon under trees most charming. Saw 3 races. Tea with Cap’t Nathan in Artillery tent, he ret’d to town with us. Dined at D’s, met Mr & Mrs. Whitehorn, Joachims, Boughtons & another couple. V.v. tired. Lots of callers. Mr Palmer took Maud to paddock.
Wednesday 14 June Paid Annie £1.10.0 one month’s wages till yesterday. Maud & self dine at the Bristol 7 o’c with Miss Rose Innes & go to Lyric theatre to see L. Duce in “Anthony & Cleopatra”. Lovely day. In all day. M. & Mde. to Park. Lin rode. M. & self dined with Miss Innes at Bristol, 2/-, on to Lyric. Saw “The Dolls house” in Italian. Duce fine but lost the beauty as c’d not understand ¼. Arno as Helmer good. Saw Kemp Welchs & Alma Tademas. Mrs. J. Watney called.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Lady Seton 4 - 7. Mrs. W. H.Wills garden party at Botanic Gds 4 - 7. Mrs. Colin Hunter’s dinner 7.45. Character of maid fr. Mrs. Milman, 17 Southwell Gds, S. Kens. Mr W. Agnew called. M. & self to Lady Wills. Met B.W. there remained all time with us. Met Rhodes, Boughtons, Hunters etc. On to Lady Seton’s, nearly over. Just time to dress. Pleasant dinner C. Hunters, walked home. 6/6 cabs today. Mrs. Atkin a fortnight here today £1.0.0.
Friday 16 June Mrs. Orchardson’s dance 9 o’c. Mary Nicol comes for 4 days. Not coming. Lovely day, heat intense. Out shops morg. Flowers 7d, rib 1/7½.
Saturday 17 June Go to Mrs. Peto’s Knowlton Court, Dover, until Tuesday. By 1.30 fr. Victoria due 3.52,. Station Adisham. Went by 4 train. Met Mr Warre, married dau. & child, sta. Lovely place Knowlton Court. Train late & dinner party! Only time to scramble into dress. House party. Mr & Mrs. Harding, Cap’t Chapman & Col. & Mrs. Corry Walker.
Sunday 18 June Lovely day. Sat out morg. & afternoon, read, wrote & talked. Do not care for Cap’t C, like Mr & Mrs. Harding & Col. C.W. immensely. Never saw such profusion of fruit at all meals.
Monday 19 June Mrs. Rawlinson 4 - 7. Return fr. Mrs. Peto’s. Mrs. Kemp at home 9 o’c. Returned by 3.50 train. Heat intense. Home at 8. Dinner & bed.
Tuesday 20 June Mrs. A. Henderson’s dance 10 o’c, 52 Princes Gate. Invite to go with Mr C. Watney on coach “Magnet” fr. Vic. Hotel 11 0’c to Reigate. Mary Nicol comes. Left after hurried breakfast to Vic. Hotel. Dull day but cooler & no rain. Met Mr & Mrs. Ray, Mr Spottiswood, Mrs. Whitbread, Mrs. Hewitt, Sir Guy & Lady Campbell & their pretty boy. Picked them up at their own 38
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 house etc. Fritz Jackson & one other. Most delightful drive to Reigate. Lunch there & coffee on lawn, caves. Home at 7.30 in dog cart & cob fr. Vic. Maud Lin & Mary Nicol to dance. No introducing so did not enjoy it much.
Wednesday 21 June Dull morg. Cooler. Mary N. & Maud out all morg in Park. To Russell & Allens & met Mrs. Thorneycroft. Mary & self at 3 o’c to Grafton Gallery. Met Mrs. Schlessinger. To Lin’s show, met C. Watney, & home. Mary on to meet her sister at St Pancras. We dined here alone, Mary Maud & self. Mary to party after dinner. Letter fr. Mary Edmonds, hope she can come Friday. 2/- Grafton.
Thursday 22 June Mr Moscheles pictures on view. Mary Nicol left us at 9 o’c for Scotland. Dull. Maud & self after lunch to Fishers with bodice & vest of grey dress. To Mrs. Orchardson’s about Maud. To Mde. Bocquet, ordered dress, 10½ gns! Fawn & black.
Friday 23 June X. Mrs. Batey goes to Bournemouth. Mrs. Reffell & Mary Edmonds came. Mrs. F. Macmillan’s dinner 8 o’c. Lady Anne Blunt at home 4 - 7, Wentworth House, Swan Walk, Chelsea. Mrs. Bellew 10 - 12 Vieux habits, £1.0.6. Mrs Holl’s dance, Maud going with the Orchardsons. Out morg. Paid books. Strawberries 8d, flowers 6d. Bates called. V. pleasant dinner M’s. Maud home 2.30, I let her in.
Saturday 24 June Lin finished work morg, becoming very tiresome now to have drawing room cleaned. Girls can’t get in till so late it does not get properly done. Rained afternoon. Pd. Mrs. Atkin 12/- for week & one day. Went in carriage to fetch Lin fr. Club. With Lin to Fine Arts, crowd there, met Mr Fenn, Tilda, & Mr & Mrs. Kesley. Called on Mrs. Watney & Mrs.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Henderson, & stayed with Mother till 7. Sophy arrived & remaining a week, strangely abrupt.
Sunday 25 June Friends to dinner 7.45. Miss Rose Innes, Mr Spottiswood. Stayed till 12.30.
Monday 26 June Mrs. Rawlinson 4 - 7. Mrs. Rhodes at home 4 - 7.30. Grossmith. Out with Maud morg. Out at 4 o’c. Called on Col. Welby, gone. Very pleasant at home at Mrs. Rhodes.
Tuesday 27 June 3rd time windows done at 3/- a time. Mrs. Holmes dinner ¼ to 8, not acp’d. Academy Soirée 9 o’c. Maud lunches with Miss Davis at 1 o’c, 15a Pembridge Cres. Out morg on bus to Bank. X. To Mde. Bocqet’s to be fitted with fawn & blk. dress. To Liberty’s for Maud’s blue dress & tiresome Fishers about grey. Mrs. Sington, Mrs. A. Harding & Mrs. & Miss Finlay called.
Wednesday 28 June Mrs. S. Williamson at home 10 o’c. Maud lunches at Lady Hickman’s. To Mrs. Parr’s to see the Queen pass 4.30 on way to uncover the statue of herself by the Princess Louise Marchioness of Lorne in Kensington Gardens. Saw well but unfortunate thunder shower came on just as they were passing. Went morg. in carriage to Mother’s, saw Sophy. Mother & S. just going out to Fishers & Liberty’s. Ret’d material to Liberty sent yesterday. Select & dull party. Lord Spencer, Ld. & Lady Aberdeen. Mary out.
Thursday 29 June Mrs. Messel’s dinner party 8 o’c. Out morg to Mrs. Levy & Mrs. Cox. Brought in raspberries & 2 brown cotton 3d. X. Sent £26.5.0 to Glyn Mills
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Currie, last call on 21 B.A.Gt. S. 4% pref shares. Pleasant dinner. Mary leaves today week. X. Petit ami.
Friday 30 June Lady Anne Blunt 4 - 7, Wentworth House, Cheam. Mr Moulton’s dinner 8 o’c. Mrs. Walter Crane 4 - 7 at 13 Holland St.
Saturday 1 July Lin dines at Mansion House & to Opera. Mrs. C. Wylie’s dance, 38 Abercorn Place 9 o’c. Patti concert at Hall. Mrs. Walter Crane at home 4 - 6.
Sunday 2 July In bed till 12. V. seedy. Miss Innes & Will O. & Spinks called. Lin rode & played tennis at Sir A. Hickman’s afternoon. V. v. hot. Quiet evg, to bed 10 o’c.
Monday 3 July Lady Wills at home 4.30. Mrs. Rawlinson 4 - 7. Lin & Maud to Lords for Varsity match & lunch with Lady Hickman’s party. V. hot, feel v. limp. Out at 3 with Mde. shops for tomorrow. Called on Lady W. & tried on dress Madame B’s, don’t like it & it does not fit.
Tuesday 4 July Mrs. Reginald Bingham at home 10 o’c. Asked to dinner 8 o’c Sir J. Tenniel, Lady M. & Mr Watney, Mr Guthrie, Mr Bret Hart, Mr Dicksee, Mr Lockyer, Mr & Mrs. Winchester Clowes, Sir B. Baker & Mrs. Kemp, Syvania Rose Innes. Very pleasant dinner, had man to wait & Mrs. Bixley to help Emma. Soup. Salmon etc. Chaud froid pigeons & tomato salad. Roast lamb & peas beans à part. Roast chicken & salad. Jelly & compôte of fruit. Anchovy egg savoury. Mde & self did all shop’ in Kensington early. Maud & Lin to Lords all day for lunch & tea with Lady Hickman. Mrs. H. Peto, Mrs. A. Harding, Lady M. & cousin, Mrs. Tate, Mrs. Ogilvie & son, Judy Mason, called. 41
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Wednesday 5 July Mrs. Tomlin call 10 to 12. Mrs. Legge called about her dau. as pro tem. Mary v. busy. At 3.30 to Mrs. Purdy, Spielman, Aunt Linda, had tea there, Mrs. Montefiore, Ladies Lucas & Hickman, & Messel. V. hot. Could not sleep. Mad’lle here to tea. Poor Annie tooth ache.
Thursday 6 July Royal Wedding. Glorious day v. hot. Could not sleep. Mad’lle & Mde off to see procession. Lin, M. & self to Mr Agnew’s. X. Mr Ainger’s letter, one boy to sanatorium with scarletina. Feel most anxious about Roy.
Friday 7 July Fritz’s dinner 8 o’c, M, Lin & self. Lady Ellis at home 8 o’clock. Mrs. Pickering at home 4.30 (Mrs. Arkel). Mary’s 2 weeks wages 17.6.0. V. pleasant dinner at Fritz. Met my double Mrs. Bridge & Admiral Bridge, 2 Miss Meinertzhargan, Mr Jack Robertson, Mr Herkomer & American gentleman who took Maud in. Good music after.
Saturday 8 July Marion Pollack’s at home 4.30 - 7 o’c. Maud dines with Miss Rose Innes, on to see French play after. Maud, Lin & self to Mrs. Mocatta’s until Monday. House party Mr & Mrs. Wedderburn & Miss Enthoven, latter v. nice.
Sunday 9 July To spend day at Mrs. Mocatta’s Leyfield, Datchet. V. windy(?). Sat out afternoon. Pool & battle evg.
Monday 10 July Return fr. Datchet. For lovely drive in Vic. with Mr Wedderburn & M. tho’ Windsor Pk. & forest.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Gentlemen’s dinner, 12. Out to stores morg. Spent £2.14.6 there. Arranged table etc. Mr C. Watney, Schomberg McDonell, F. Burnand, Lucy, Brandon Thomas, Ayala, Lehmann, Parsons & Lockwood. Caviare. Clear soup. Cold salmon. Chaudfroid pigeons, tomato salad. Roast lamb, peas etc, haricots verts. Roast chicken, salad, Russian salad. Jelly & macedoine. Anchovy savory, cream cheese etc. Ices, pineapple cream raspberry water. Grapes, cherries, greengages etc. All stayed till 2 o’c. Peals of laughter. 2 men waiters Mrs. Birley & girl.
Wednesday 12 July To Mrs. Ionides for day by 10.20 fr. Paddington to Reading with Maud. Maud lunches with Mrs. Burnand. M. & self dine with Miss Rose Innes & go to French plays. Saw “Francillon”(?) by Dumas & “La joie fait peur” Gerardin. Saw Bartet, Reichenburg & G(illeg) first & last splendid, they can & do act.
Thursday 13 July Out shops morg. Rested afternoon. Maud & self dined with Fritz at 7 o’c & went to Opera after, “La Favorite”. V. cheerful music. 3 good stalls near entrance & close to Ld. Lathom & Lady Brooke’s boxes. Lin dined alone here most strange!
Friday 14 July 1st month Annie’s wages at £19.0.0. Mrs. McLaren’s dinner 8 o’c. Dear Roy home till Monday. Eton & Harrow, Lords. V. dark afternoon. 6 o’c. No Roy yet appeared. Roy home at 7, Eton winning great rejoicing. Mde. & Roy to see “Second Mrs. Tankeray”(sic). V. dull party at McLarens. Mr Dillon, Mr & Mrs. J. P. O’Connor, Mrs. Milner (lively), Mr Williamson, J. Waring, etc. Hugely dull glad to get home by 11 o’c.
Saturday 15 July Lady Ellis at home 4 - 7, Buccleugh House. Eton & Harrow. Roy left for Lords directly after breakfast. Lin, Maud & self went after lunch, met B. W. who walked some time with Maud. Dear Roy v. much exalted Eton 43
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 won easily with 9 wickets to go down. Had tea with Mrs. Faudell Phillips & grapes with Mrs. Williamson. V. handsome men at the latter’s. Lin dined at Mr Agnew’s, most of Punch staff there, & Mr Morley etc. Roy, Mde. M & self to Daly’s theatre, brilliant house. Saw “The Hunchback” but oh! so dreary & dull, were densely bored.
Sunday 17 July Did washing with Annie. Maud & self called after lunch on Mdes Pickering, Webster, Walter Crane, Mrs. Williams, & to Mrs. Rawlinson, had tea there very dull party.
Tuesday 18 July Mrs. A. Lewis Garden Party 3 - 6. Madame Souberbeille’s dance at Queen’s Gate Hall, 10.30. Katie Lewis wedding day! Most exquisite presents all the world there. Ethel English called & kept us rather late. Mrs. O. & Ada came on our return from Mrs. Lewis’. Lady Wills & Mrs. Walter Crane called.
Wednesday 19 July Up morg. by 9 to breakfast, turned out papers. Home from largest private dance I ever went to at 2.20. Mde. had had 96 to dinner first at Queen’s rooms & most gorgeous supper served hot & cold at 1 o’c, perfect everything. Only knew Terreros, Mr Davis, Miss Knowles & Mrs. Morley. Rained all afternoon. Maud to dinner at Mrs. C. Burnand’s 8 o’c alone.
Thursday 20 July Lin dined with Mr C. Watney.
Friday 21 July Go to Mrs. Ionides for day fr. Paddington 10.20. Had to take cab at Reading. Warm & fine but not sunny. Charming house. Went round grounds most delightfully situated top of steep hill overlooking river & Reading in the distance. River at the end of Ionides garden & field. Went 44
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 over house belonging to a Mr Gower, too small, & after excellent luncheon went on river, had tea. Enquired prices at Roebuck Hotel v. dear! Dined at Ionides & returned by 9.40. Mr & Mrs. & child arrived at 6 o’c on visit to Mrs. G. He played well. Marie & Irene extremely pretty girls & look lovely at night.
Saturday 22 July Mde. de Souberbeille at home, 78 Cromwell Rd, 4 - 7. Lady Anne Blunt’s at home, Crabbet Pk. Busy morg. shop’g & Mother visit. Maud, Lin & self to see “Love in tandem” at Daly’s. Ada Rehan & Bouchier splendid, enjoyed it immensely. To Mde. S’s after. V. dull, knew no one but Ena Terraro. Quiet evg. Mde. went to enquire for Mrs. Fildes for me. Phene Knowles called handsomer than ever.
Sunday 23 July Lovely day. Hot. Mr Wirgman & Lin for ride early.
Monday 24 July Maud goes to Mrs. Messel, Nymans, Crawley Sussex. Saw dear Maud off by 4.30 with Mr Messel & son. To stores after for shopping.
Tuesday 25 July Lady Freake’s at home 4 to 7, collation 7.30, Fulwell Park Twickenham. Asked Fritz, Mr & Lady M. Watney, Col & Mrs. Callaghan, Mr Stone, Sir J. Tenniel, Miss Knowles. Caviare. Cold Salmon. Pigeons, mushrooms. Roast lamb, peas etc, beans. Roast chicken, salad. Genoa pastry, apricots, cream. Haddock savory, cream cheese etc. Ices, pine cream, raspberry water. Pleasant dinner. Don’t care for table as much as octagon, light too high, cloth too dark. Stayed to ¼ to 1 o’c. Sir J.T. left at 10 past 1 o’c.
Wednesday 26 July Tea Mr Molesworth, 6 o’c. C’d not go, tomorrow instead. Mad’lle here, had supper with Mde. & self. Great on Siam! Out Wed afternoon, called & 45
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 saw Mother. Tabs there for one night. Drove up with Lin to Turkish baths. Feel v. weak & seedy. Long letter fr. dear Maud.
Thursday 27 July Tea at Mr Molesworth’s. Went at 4 o’c called for Mother already gone out to see Tabbie off to C.C. Went alone to Mr Hartree’s stayed & had tea there & long talk. To Col. Welby to enquire. Went in & stayed some time, charming man with excellent taste in furniture, china, etc etc. Took me all over his house full of beautiful things. His fall not so serious as expected, only stiff knee. To Prof. Dewar’s & to & to Moley’s, out as usual. Sat alone in his dirty little room in smart locality, 6 Arlington St, for 20 minutes. Cheap little maid brought weak tea & came home, feel cross with his unpunctuality. Lin rode morg. with Mr Stone. Quiet evg, no letter fr. Maud.
Friday 28 July Mr Jones here for stairs. In bed till 11.30. Disgraceful conduct of Mr T.P. O’Connor in H. of Commons last evg. over Mr Chamberlaine’s speech. Went with Lin after dinner to Shaftesbury Theatre, saw Loie Fuller dance. Good but not elegant.
Saturday 29 July Lady Cotton’s garden party & cold collation, could not go. Called after lunch left note Col. Welby, cards on Mrs. O. Crawfurd, C. Mathews, Mr Woodall, Mrs. P. Agnew & Aunt Linda, with Mde. After dinner to Aquarium with Lin. Legs ache awfully. Saw boxing Kangaroo, v. good, tight rope, & the dive! Wonderful but man looks v. mad. Baby screaming all day at 21. 2 letters fr. dear Maud.
Sunday 30 July Lovely day. Lin riding with Mr Wirgman, lunches at Club. I lunch with Mother, home early after. 1/2 cab & bus. Mr Bret Harte, Mr Dicksee, 2 Miss Clerkes in afternoon & darling Mother. Mr Milliken dined here, nominally on business but general conversation during dinner, & Lin fell 46
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 off calmly to sleep & snoring after dinner & left me to talk! religion! Mr M. left 11.30. V. v. tired. Mr & Mrs. Walter Crane also came, like both, he rather sad dyspeptic looking.
Monday 31 July Lovely day.
Tuesday 1 August Lin & self to see “Morocco Bound”. Went to dress maker Alice Hill about red velvet dress.
Wednesday 2 August Invitation to stay at Mrs. W. Clowes, unfortunately cannot go. Drove Lin to Wellbey’s chose broach for Maud, crescent of diamonds & sapphires. Lin gave me broach & having my pearl ring made into broach, also cameo earrings.
Thursday 3 August Took Madame & paid calls. Most people away. Had tea with Mr Hartree, more like a banquet all his family there, on way to Switzerland. To theatre with Lin evg, forget where!
Friday 4 August Dear Roy’s holidays begin. Arrived for breakfast, went off to Oval directly after & only came home in time for dinner. We, Lin, R & self, went to see “A Womans’s Revenge” Adelphi, pretty good.
Saturday 5 August Shop’g morg. Met Mrs. Kemp & Mrs. Spofforth. After lunch Roy, Sp. & self to Exhibition. Water show most amusing 2 monkeys swimming & rowing, trapeze divers excellent & slack rope walker. Roy & Lin down slope, all of us in toboggan, horrid. Spencer dined here & we all went to see “Charlie’s Aunt” v. good. Roy saw school fellow Fox Strangeways with his people. 47
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Sunday 6 August Lin & Roy riding to Hampton Court for luncheon. Quite an autumn morg. dull foggy & crisp. Annie’s wages 1.11.8 Left fr. last
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Monday 7 August Roy to Oval. Frightfully crowded. V. hot.
Tuesday 8 August Last Tuesday windows cleaned by Nash. Fetched dear Maud fr. Vic. Sta. Met Mrs. Messel there. M. looking so well. Roy to Oval all day. I went after with Maud to stores, bought 2 fowls 3/6, salmon 1/8. Punch dinner. Left Mother’s entrée dishes. M’s train so late could not go up & see her.
Wednesday 9 August Lovely but v. hot. Called at 4.30 on Mrs. Sington at 12 Welbeck St, too seedy to see me, took her some flowers. Posted letters & sent postal order of 11/4½ to Pullars for piano cover & dressing gown cleaned.
Thursday 10 August V. v hot. Out morg. Roy rode alone 5.30 in Park, cob. After dinner 7 o’c Mde. Maud Lin Roy & self to Earls Court Ex. Saw water show again. Lin v. wet coming down. Met Mr Kinderman & Mr Messel.
Friday 1 August V. v. hot. Out morg. Pd. fish book, & on to see Present. Imperial Institute, c’d not get in without paying. Walked home bought fruit. Dear Mother to C.Church, Bates round morning. Letter fr. Mr Bret Harte about Seekins. Roy riding alone in Row.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Saturday 12 August Lin & Roy to Mr Lehmann’s for day & night, on river tomorrow. Maud, Lin, Roy & self to morning performance of “Madame Angot” met Mr Ainsworth & his bride, he came to our box. Pas jolie. He just engaged at Daly’s Company.
Sunday 13 August Lin & Roy leave by early train for Cookham & remain night with Mr R. Lehmann. Sp. & two chicks to tea & Mr Bret Harte. Fearfully hot quite glad of interruption to my packing.
Monday 14 August Go to Tabs. Broiling hot day. Paid up books etc etc, came to Elmhurst by 2.15 train. Found the Stuart Wortleys & Mervyn here. Mother in rooms but comes on Thursday to stay. Lin & Roy returned at 10 o’c from Mr Lehmann’s, had delightful time there.
Tuesday 15 August Mr & Mrs. Stuart Wortley left for Highcliff. Tabs, Maud, Mrs. S. W. & self to Garden party at Mrs. Surman’s. Tabs & Maud drove. Mr S. W. to Highcliff after.
Wednesday 16 August Lovely day, v. hot. Mrs. Bell & two little boys to tea. Mrs. Bell translates German books. Rested all day. Morg. to Bournemouth with Tabs, shops. Tabs to dentist. Spent 1/9 telegram & something for Mother.
Thursday 17 August Out morg. in dinghy with Hamilton, Lin & Roy. Mrs. Stuart Wortley came to see Tabbie morg. I drove with H, Tabs & Maud to Ringwood where they took train to Weymouth to join yacht “Alba”. Mervyn & Mr McCrow already there. Wire fr. them morg. Two brace of grouse fr. Mr Watney arrived morg.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Friday 18 August Lovely day. Mother Roy & self alone Elmhurst. Went in morg. to see Mrs. Surman about Mr Bret Harte’s taking “Sandhills”. Roy caught crabs & had game tennis. Roy v. tiresome, will not play again as he gets rude & naughty. Lin left by 7.30 train for London.
Saturday 19 August Lovely day. Sat out all morning. Mother & I drove to Mrs. Burnand’s for teas. Charming house & tennis, billiard room. Mr Milliken & Miss Hollingshead there. Lin came down by afternoon train, says heat fearful in London. Dear Roy 15 years old today.
Sunday 20 August Dull & windy, little rain. Mother, Bates & self to Church. Poor little sermon, Trottle in front of us. Lin & Roy on tricycles to Bournemouth, so wet fr. heat & rain returned for lunch. Took chicks for walk along cliff, met Col & Mrs. Surman & Mrs. Oliphant & Mrs. Gibbs & Miss Cullen, former asked Maud to tea for next Wednesday.
Monday 21 August Sat out all day with dear Mother & feel much better. Yachting party returned in time for dinner, blowing too strong to venture round coast in yacht. Mrs & Miss Gillson & Mrs Reeve called, latter as funny as ever.
Tuesday 22 August X. Petit ami au matin. In bed to breakfast, read “Heavenly Twins” by Mrs Grand, 1st vol, very clever & original. Tabs, Maud & Lin to Bournemouth. M. & L. lunched at Mrs Burnand’s, dear little Mary sent me lovely bunch of flowers.
Wednesday 23 August Maud to tea at Mrs Gibbs. Susie Cullen fetched her 3 o’c. Sat on Terrace all afternoon. Pouring wet morning. Yacht race. Lin & Roy v. occupied with tennis, billiards, cricket, & in to Christchurch on tricycle. Lin v. 50
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 tired! Ham angry last evening at dinner at delay in waiting caused by 2nd bottle of ginger beer opened for Roy. When I expostulated with Roy about his always taking 2 bottles of g.b. during dinner & delay caused he said “I have settled that with McCrow now & told him to have the 2nd bottle ready otherwise the first would disappear with startling rapidity”.
Thursday 24 August Lovely day. Change of rooms. Mr J. Hood came. Maud moved to Mervyn’s room & Mr J. H. to Maud’s. Lovely drive with Mother & Tabs to call on Mrs Miles. Interesting old house built 1652, Cromwell. Susie Cullen here morg. with Maud. Mr Hood arrived time for tea. Music evg & guessing game. Roy won pool later with gentlemen & was v. late to bed & v. noisy.
Friday 25 August Lovely morg. Dear Lin to London by 1st train.
Saturday 26 August Tea at Mrs Bell’s & Mrs. Reeves. Lady Metcalf there, seemed much impressed with Tabbie & fixed her eyes on her, evidently with satisfaction. Mrs Reeve most amusing & original, persuaded Mr Hood to go in with us, & think he liked her. Saw Constable sketches after tea at Mrs Bell’s. Very large crowd of funny people there like moles of interrogation appeared surprised to find themselves there. Gwen the admiration of small Bells. Some of Mrs B’s water colour sketches very charming.
Sunday 27 August Tea at Mrs Gillson’s. Tea at Mrs Surman’s. M. & self to Mrs G. Horrid neuralgia all night & feel seedy. Dear Mother seedy with pain in back. Think we have been unwise in sitting out so long & so late without jackets or hats.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Lovely day. Dear Mother left by 11 train, better, with Bates. Ham, Lin & self for cruise in yacht “Alba” enjoyed it altho’ unable to land at Totland Bay. Lunch on yacht, home to tea. Dear Roy off at 10.15 with Mr Gillson & for G. (illeg) for cricket match. Tabs & Maud there with Mr Hood after lunch. Roy returned much elated, made 44 runs not out & 4 wickets down to 5 balls. Mrs Surman to Pool evening. Roy & Lin divided pool.
Tuesday 29 August All returned by 1.30 fr. C. Church. Train one hour late.
Wednesday 30 August Hot & close. Out directly after breakfast with Maud shop’g. Chose 3 dresses for Midge, 2 sailor hats & one to be trimmed for Midge. Called & saw dear Mother, looks much better. Miss Gill here to tea. Lin & Roy to Turkish bath. Thursday 31 August Out all day shop’g. with Maud.
Friday 1 September Left dear Roy at Mother’s after dinner. Lin, Maud & self to Euston, met Farquhars, lost them at station, met again at Aberdeen Saty morg. & had breakfast all together. Left Maud with them Saturday. Had bad night. Lin & M. slept peacefully.
Saturday 2 September Left dear Maud after breakfast 7 o’c at Aberdeen with Farquhars. Our two trains left together in different directions. Arrived Tressady 8 o’c. Lady M. met us at hall door in her usual kind way & to my room, the same as before. House party – Mr & Mrs Fort, Miss Taylor, Mr Thring, Mr Ryle, Mr Richards, Mr Newton. Played camps after dinner.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Ryle, Mrs Fort & self drove to tea at Lady Margaret Graham’s. Mr & Mrs Grenfell there, both seem v. lively & nice. Lady M. v. ill in bed. Evg. trial of Walla in full & complete court of justice. Get up of council v. perfect. Mr Ryle still grumpy, & put out.
Monday 4 September Mr Ryle left at 2 o’c. No letters. Mrs Fort & self had little walk together, watched Lady M. & Mr Watney play golf. No games after dinner.
Tuesday 5 September Mr Marshall came. Lady M. & self alone afternoon, rest all out. Arranged table for Ledger dinner & arranged sweep stakes after. Bébé drew Truglass, Lady M. Ravenbury, self Royal Harry, Miss Taylor Peppercorn, Mrs Fort Self Sacrifice. Great fun over drawing horses in one hat, names of drawers in another. Letter fr. Dear Maudie, Roy, & Mother, all well. M. having good time, Roy’s as usual v. short with P.S. of “What more can I say”.
Wednesday 6 September Lady M, Miss T, Mrs F. & self drove to Goldspie & Mr Fort. Did large amounts of shopping for school treat. Lunched in large field facing sea & skirting grounds of Dunrobin Castle. Lovely view of pretty little Goldspie. Quite ravenous at luncheon, indigestion sequel. Saw Lady Brooke & the Sutherland baby. Dunrobin Castle looked lovely, w’d like to have seen grounds, too late unfortunately. Drove home to tea. No letters fr. Chicks.
Thursday 7 September All party gone off to Brora for day except Mr Thring, fishing, & Lady M. & self. Arranged presents for school fête morg. Wrote to Roy, Maud, & Mother.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Miss Taylor, Mrs Fort & all the gentleman to Brora for Golf. Lady M. & self at home, just having quiet talk in drawing room, Lady M’s hair all down when the Duchess of Wellington, Lady Fitzhardinge & Lady Blanche Coningham called, stayed ages. Room in great mess. Lady Blanche v. pretty not v. young(?).
Saturday 9 September Great fête of 300 people, presents for all & extra prizes. Played games with children. Marvellous disappearance of food at tea. Sweets & cakes to go away with.
Sunday 10 September (blank)
Monday 11 September Lady M, Miss T, Mrs Foot & self drove to tea at Mr Ryle’s. Mr Dryhurst & Mr Foot there all day. Bébé & Nurse, Lady M. Graham & little girl there. Had tea in Mr Ryle’s room. Mr Dryhurst returned with us to Tressady.
Tuesday 12 September Miss T, Mr & Mrs Fort to Lairg fishing. Mr F 9½ lb salmon, ladies 26 trout. Lady M. & self, Mr Watney & Lin only at home all day. Poor Bébé fell on pencil which pierced her forehead & bled horribly. Dr. came & plastered it. Seemed wonderfully bright after. Letter from Maud.
Wednesday 13 September Rained heavily morg. cleared at 12. Went with Lin & saw bathing pool. Grand after rain, spate. No shooting. Book game evg.
Thursday 14 September Leave for London by 11.15. Great hand waving. Mr Newton leaves by later train. Hot bearing on wheel at Kingusie, such a spashing with hose, carriage next to ours. Heavenly day & scenery too lovely to neglect for
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Friday 15 September Arrived Euston 8.30, late one hour. Comfortable journey & slept well. Lady Blanche Coningham got in at Lairg next carriage.
Saturday 16 September X. Petit ami au matin. Mother came & saw me morg, brought fruit. Going to have Maud Monday till Friday. Lin & self leave by 2.15 for Seekins, Mudeford. Comfortable journey. Dear Roy met us, looks well, on bycycle. Pity Lin bought trycycle, like Roy so impetuous & does not look ahead.
Sunday 17 September In bed till 12. Lin, Roy & self dined early here. Lin dined at Ham’s. Lin & Roy to tea Mrs Burnand’s. Tabs, Olive & Alice Holland called after lunch & stayed some time. Gwen, Evy & Dorothy Shakespeare came in after, & Mervyn. Roy & self alone to supper here. R. v. good, to bed ¼ to 10.
Monday 18 September Dear Maud leaves Mrs Nicol, Banchory, for London. Emma meets her at Euston & she goes to Mother, 58 Albert Hall Mansions, until Friday when she & Lin go to Mrs Henderson’s. V. windy here. In bed till 12 o’c. Lin headache again. Heel better. Roy to Bardoe’s for tennis on bicycle. Lin to lunch H’s & out fishing with him. Roy & self alone to lunch here. Tabs & Mervyn came in about tea time.
Tuesday 19 September Up by 12. Went to Tabs after lunch & had tea there, Lin & Roy also. Came home in time to dress for dinner. Lin & Roy after dinner to Tabs. Tabbie most kind asks us every day to lunch or dinner.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Sat round with Tabs & Olive on sands morg. Lin to town by 1.30. Mervyn drove him in. Two long letters from Maud, she slept Monday Staf. Ter. & goes to Mother tomorrow. I went at 3 o’c with Tabs & Olive to Lady Manners, lovely view from grounds, house v. ugly outside, like a huge barrack of red brick. Lady M. out, had tea at Tabs.
Thursday 21 September Sat out morg. Much colder. Had tea alone at Seekins. Tabs, Mervyn & Olive came in after & had fresh tea. Roy at Tabs.
Friday 22 September Lin & Maud go to Mr Henderson. Send Jessie’s div. 15/7 fr. B.A. Western Rly to Bank. Sat out in sun reading all morg. Wrote letters (illeg) at Seekins. Fire evg. in sitting room, v. cozy. Had tea alone. Called on Mrs Gibbs & Mrs Gillson.
Saturday 23 September Roy & I lunch at Mrs Reeves 1.30 & Mervyn. Roy lunched at Tabs. Olive & I went in Seekins cart to Mrs Reeves & lunched there, dreadful morg. so cold & stormy, cleared about 1 o’c. Met Mrs Lowther & a Miss (blank) at Mrs R’s, former amusing. Olive & self called after on Mrs Roll. Tabs sent carriage for us. Lady & dau. Lady Manners calling on Tabs. Had tea at Elmhurst & walked home. Ham shooting with Mr Mills. 2 brace of grouse fr. Sir A. Borthwick. Had one for dinner, excellent. Excruciating neuralgia all night & morg. & all day. Makes me feel quite wretched. Fire all day in sitting room.
Sunday 24 September Lovely day, fresh. Had better night, covered head up in flannel. Sat out morg. Roy & self lunched here. I had tea alone here & Roy & I dined at Ham’s.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 To lunch tea & dinner at Tabs, both Roy & self. Miss Nugent & brother & friend, Miss White, Mr & Miss Gillson & 2 Miss Hays. Practised cotillion. Mervyn returned fr. London & is sleeping here. Miss L. Bagnall arrives at Tabs. Had long letters from Lin & Maud. Miss Bagnall arrived at Tabs 6.30.
Tuesday 26 September Went at 11 o’c with Olive in dog cart to Bournemouth, shop’g. Had tea at Tabs. Mr Harding came, Mr Molesworth later. They all went to Mrs Lathom’s dance. Wire fr. Lin saying Roy to return to Eton Thursday.
Wednesday 27 September Neuralgia again. Writing all morg. After lunch went to Tabs for tea with Olive. Rest all gone to Nugent’s for tournament. Miss Bagnall played in tournament.
Thursday 28 September Roy & self returned by 1.37. Roy to Eton same night. Maud to Mudeford for Tabs dance. All lunching at Seekins today! Found Lin at Station, came home with us. Packed Roy’s things. Darling Maud’s letter & little presents of hand’s & scent awaiting me on my table.
Friday 29 September Orton in morg, to see Lin’s foot, v. inflamed. Dear Mother sent me lovely roses. Went by om. to see Mother, looking very weak & poorly, had tea there. Om. home 2d. lint 7d, poor woman 4d. Total 1/1.
Saturday 30 September Lin’s foot no better. Dear Maud returned fr. C. Church with Mervyn & Shakespeares. I went after lunch in om. to Effie’s, 54 Ashley Gds. Charming flat. B. B. there. Con laid up with muscular rheumatism. Had tea there, returned by cab 2/-, om 4d, fruit 2/6. Total 4/10.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Lin’s foot still v. bad. Maud & self to Mother’s, Mervyn there. Om 8d. Lunched here. Dr Orton came, kept us till quarter to 3. Mr & Mrs H. Henderson, Edgar & Mr Claud Watney called.
Monday 2 October Did washing with Maud. Bixley here doing stairs. M. & self to Marshalls about Midge’s dress. Om 6d, cab home fr. Piccadilly 1/6, figs 1/6. Total 3/6. Orton came during dinner. Lanced Lin’s foot, v. bad & v. painful.
Tuesday 3 October Effie’s boy born 6 o’c this morg. In till 11.30. Saw nice maid fr. Mrs Hunt. Dimanche. Dr Orton came. Lin’s foot v. painful but will take photos in garden!!!. Brutal eternal photos. Had to fetch fish for lunch. Ordered & paid for oilskin 1/2, & linseed 1/6. Total 2/8. Flowers 1/-. With Maud after lunch to Sloane St. Ordered Midge’s tea jacket & satin & silk for skirt & my stays at Bournes. Called & saw Mervyn & walked home. Om 6d.
Wednesday 4 October Dr O. came. Lin’s foot still v. bad. Out with Maud to Snelgrove’s to be fitted. Kept me waiting ¾ of hour & not ready. Came away angry. Fare there 6d, fare back 8d, with much walking, 1/2. Mrs. Spofforth called & told me of small maid, who called with her sister in evening. Lin gave me £25 for books.
Thursday 5 October Dr O. came. Lin’s heel v. little better O. w’d lance it but did not. Mr H. Furniss came & stayed some time. Mr Burnand & Mr Agnew came. M. & self out morg. shops. Bought her lining 4/-, pears 1/-, paper 2/8½, stamps 2d. Mrs. Spofforth’s little maid’s sister here for week. Wrote to Mrs. Richards for housemaid’s character. Lin with cold.
Friday 6 October Went with Maud directly after breakfast to Stores. Bus there 5d. Bought fish 1/9½, fowl 2/6, M’s toilet set 9/9, sweets 1/1, music 2/6½. Fare back 58
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 7d. Ethel English called. Saw Con’s baby morg. I went after tea & sat with dear Mother, v. poorly indeed. Dr Orton came. Lin’s cold v. bad, foot slightly better. Maud with sore throat. Long broom & wire sieve 4/9½.
Saturday 7 October Went with Maud directly after breakfast to pay Mrs. Bixley 2/-, & called & saw Blanche & Mrs. Cole, both look well. M. & self walked to Mother’s, saw Dr Orton there. Mother still very weak but walking about. Stop’d poulticing Lin’s heel, using carbolic oil now. Too tired to go out after lunch. Mr Milliken came & had long talk with Lin. Find drawing room here unbearably stuffy with Lin’s gas & smoking all day in it. Maud with bad cold, Lin’s little better.
Sunday 8 October Lovely morg. Stace here being photod. Lin in bath chair for hour fr. 12.30 to 1.30. I took “Kerrie” & went with him. K. behaved beautifully on chain! Orton came. Mr & Lady M. Watney, Sp. & W. Oakes, Mr Rawlinson & Mrs. Parish & child & Miss Drummond Hay called. Maud to bed directly after dinner with feverish cold. Sent for diaphoric & gave it her fr. Jones & Bowles.
Monday 9 October To Woollands to be fitted. Neuralgia in ear, head & neck. M. in bed with cold. Paid washing £3.5.10. Unable to go to Woollands.
Tuesday 10 )ctober To Marshall to be fitted 11 o’c. Left here at 10.10, reached there 11, bus 3d. 3d also bus home. Ethel & Marion H. called. Annie did not know & let them go. Woollands sent here & was fitted with Midge’s dinner jacket. Went with Lin in brougham with mare round Park.
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Thursday 12 October Rosalind Watney & Dorothy Shakespeare to tea. Lovely day. Drive at 2 round park with Maud, & to Mother’s. Unable to go in, M. did. Mervyn came & sat with me in brougham. Only Lady M. & Baby to tea. Maud to dine & to Savoy at Mr Watney’s, & supper at Berkeley Sq’re after.
Friday 13 October Maud Paxton came to stay. In bed till 12.30. I drove in brougham to Con’s at 3. Eff sleeping, Con away. To Mother’s, found her having large cases fr. Westwood unpacked. Miss Price called when there & remained. Feel dreadfully tired & weak.
Saturday 14 October V. wet morning. Two Mauds for walk. To Drury Lane evg. Mr Stone joins us, & to supper in his rooms, The Albany. Dine 6 o’c. Saw Mr Hood, M. P’s friends at theatre, long silly piece, good cast. “Life of Pleasure”. Fritz Jackson came about tea time, staying with Claud Watney.
Sunday 15 October Two Mauds to Church & to see Mother. Lin out riding with heel less boot. Hot & close.
Monday 16 October Mrs. Jopling Rowe at home 9 to 11.30. V. dull evg. for Lin & 2 Mauds at Mrs. J.R’s. Mr Moleworth called. Lin rode. Two Ms & self to tea at Mrs Christians, to see Auntie after.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Bartlett’s. Mr Hood called to see M. Paxton. Dr. Orton to dinner, stayed till 11.30.
Wednesday 18 October Invitation to dine Colonel Welby. Cannot go alas! 2 Mauds to pay bill at Peter Robinsons. Both wrote two important letters! Great excitement over same! X. Ap’t with Mr Bartlett 2.30. Stopped 3 teeth (2 eye teeth & one beyond left side.) Left at ¼ to 4, there 1 hour & ¼. Amy & Ethel to tea. Con called. Mad’lle called. Lin to Punch dinner.
Thursday 19 October Col. Welby’s dinner, 13 Queen Anne’s Gate, 8 o’c. Lovely day. Arranged bills & papers. Did fern cases. App’t 3.15 Mr Bartlett. Two Mauds out morning for walk, followed by 2 gentlemen, v. annoyed. Mad’lle to dinner with 2 Mauds, took them to “Dalys” theatre. Mrs. Watney called. Most charming dinner at Col. Welby’s, his sister or a relation. V. charming home. Mr Gilbert & Mrs. Lynn Linton. Silver, furniture, dinner all perfect.
Friday 20 October Lovely. X. Maud to 1st drawing class. Two Ms went with me to Marshalls to be fitted.
Saturday 21 October Two Ms to Surbiton to tea & lunch. Lin worked till 12. I turned out cupboards. Lin rode morg. Slept in my room after. Quiet evg. Clara Bergheim called. Kerrie w’d not touch food all day.
Sunday 22 October Pouring wet day. Two Mauds to Church. Mr Messel & Mr Dyce to tea. Lin rode morg. Mare went well. Mr Dyce & young Messel called.
Monday 23 October Walked morg. shop’g. To Mother in bus 3d. Girls for walk. Basil P. called evg to tea. Maud & self to Mr Bartlett’s to make ap’t for me shopping out 61
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 again! Called on Mrs. Mocatta, Lady Hickman & Mrs. Aird. Lin at work on Almanack. Quiet evg. La nouvelle fille s’en va au mois.
Tuesday 24 October X. Anne s’en va aujourdhui mois. Saw two maids both willing to undertake work. Col. Welby & Miss Muir Mackenzie to tea. Mrs. Finlay & Mrs. Paxton & two little girls called. Out morning shop’g & ordered Halma & book for Midge. Two Mauds to tea at Aunt Linda’s. Conrad to dinner here stayed v. late.
Wednesday 25 October X. Ap’t 10 o’c with Mr Bartlett, cab there 1/6. Walked after maid’s character, late riser & slow, & lodging house. To Mrs. Hunt’s. Met Mrs. Holmes & Edith Cole. Mrs. Paxton & two chicks box at Court Theatre. Emma & Emily out. Wet night, last to leave theatre. Thursday 26 October Col. Welby & beautiful lady fr. to tea. Came Tuesday instead. Morg. to Mrs. Hunt’s & to order packing case for Midge. Afternoon 3.30 two Ms & self to Stores ordered mantle, called & saw Eff, looking v. well & pretty. Con & Miss Gordons there, & dear Mother after. Bought Midge’s robes 2/11 Woollands. Two Ms in Row morg. Met Mr Stone, Col. Welby, Ruth Messel. Basil P. with them all the time.
Friday 27 October M. & self to tea at Miss Dyce 4.30, 4 Cheyne Court. Maud Paxton goes. Maud to drawing class & walk after. Lovely day. Drove to Vic. with Mauds, saw Mrs. P. Left M. with her & on with my M. to Mrs. Crawfurd’s. Saw her, wanted us to stay to tea but had to go to Mr Dyce’s. Charming flat at Chelsea, showed us over his rooms. Miss D. v. ordinaire. Called at Mrs. Torrens & arranged about Maud’s going to Mitcham with her Thursday next. Saw dear Mother, going tomorrow to Edgar’s.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Morg. out shops. X. Maud seedy. At 2.30 to Lyric theatre. V. good American girl Yoké & Lonnen(?) v. good in “Little Christopher Columbus”. Saw maid. Lin had Turkish bath after theatre. Quiet evening.
Sunday 29 October M. & self went to Park, met Mr Messel, walked part of way home with us. Lin rode trycycle, knocked over little child! Lovely morg. Dull later.
Monday 30 October Washing. Fetched Maud fr. her drawing class & saw her gown fitted at Derry’s. M. & self to tea Miss Muir Mackenzie’s. Sir Horace Davy there & Col. Welby. To Russell & Allens. Mother at Edgar’s. Roy been getting into trouble throwing stones. One flew thro’ a tradesman’s window. Roy & accomplice were summonsed & had to pay fine 10/- & cost of window. Mr Ainger v. lenient about it & kind.
Tuesday 31 October Out morg. early to Stores. Ordered meat, fish & fowl. Spent 10/1. Ruth & little Messel to tea with Maud. I went in brougham at 3.30 to Lady Cotton’s, Mrs. F.C.B, Mrs. Sidney Harding, Mrs. Watney & Mrs. O’Callaghan. Sent £5.0.0 on deposit to Army & Navy Stores.
Wednesday 1 November V. cold. Fires in full force. Maud to lunch at Mrs. Messel, Annie taking her. M. only went for walk with L. & R. Messel. Mrs. Crawfurd, Mr Brabazon & Lill Laver called. Tilda to supper. Annie out. Mad’lle had called & left me book to read.
Thursday 2 November Maud goes with Mrs. Torrens to Mitcham for dance. Take her ticket to Mitcham Junction, L.B.S.C. Rly, Victoria 5.20 train. Dull & wet. Out morg. with Maud to Barkers & Butts about accounts. Gave Maud flowers 1/6 & 1/6 for something else, hair net etc. Saw maid 22 years in one place with Mrs. Simonds brother in law. Took Maud to station, took her return ticket 63
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 2/6 & gave her 17/6. Was introduced to Mr Torrens. To see Eff after. Ethel E. & another friend there. Letter fr. dear Mother.
Friday 3 November M. returns by afternoon train, did not enjoy it had supper & bed being glad to get home. I went to meet her. She came by later train with Miss S(illeg)
Saturday 4 November Mrs. Rawlinson’s 4 - 7. Lin, M. & self to Comedy. Saw “Sowing the wind”. Miss Emery, C. Maude & B. Thomas excellent. Most pathetic piece. Carriage met us in Jermyn St, difficulty in finding it. Saw maid Alice Turner, parlourmaid. Mr C.Carr came to our box.
Sunday 5 November I went to St Paul’s Ch. for prayers only. Lin rode thro’ London! Struck as ever with its squalor!!! No callers, M. disappointed.
Monday 6 November Maud to drawing. I went after maid’s character. Lady c’d not see me as maid had not asked her permission. Miss Craigie, 40 Warrington Crescent. Saw short house parlourmaid, like her face, lived in Wilts. Fanny Stubbs. See lady for Annie. Lovely day, frost during night. Lin rode morg. Called with Maud on Mrs A. Speed, Rawlinson, Holmes, Messel, Spielmann, Lady M, Medley & Mrs. Walter Crane. Saw Mrs. Church for Annie.
Tuesday 7 November Lovely morning. Maud for walk with Annie morg. Mare sore back. Purnal to stores. Called alone on Mrs. Fildes, C. Hunter, Princep, Harcourt, Parr & Spofforth & Gale on foot.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Wednesday 8 November X. Petit ami. In bed till 12. Mrs & Miss Walter Crane, Miss Holland (Niddry Lodge) Aunt Linda, Amy & friend, Mr Dyce, Mrs. & Miss Schulhof(?) called, rather a squeeze in small morg. room. Lin to Punch dinner.
Thursday 9 November Lunch at Punch office. Lin dines out. Lin & Punch staff dined at Mr A. de Rothschild’s. “Yoké” there sang & much admired. Feel v. weak & seedy. New kitten arrived, mice all over drawing room.
Friday 10 November In bed till 12. Drove at 3 o’c to Mrs. Simonds, had tea there, charmingly roomy house. To see dear Mother after, stayed some time with her. Altho’ she was ill at Edgar’s she looks better for the change.
Saturday 11 November Mrs. Cohen’s at home to see Chrysanthemums, 3 - 6. Unable to go. Emily left. X. Roy came home for long leave, arrived in time for luncheon. Roy & Lin to Drury Lane “A life of pleasure” directly after lunch. Lin, Maud, Roy & self to Haymarket. Mr Guthrie met us there & Mr Tree came between acts to our box. Mr W.S.Gilbert & Mr Goodall in stalls. Piece much more interesting than we expected, wonderful scenery. “The Templer” by H. A. Jones, time of Chaucer. Mr Guthrie most kindly gave Roy 10/-.
Sunday 12 November Lovely day. Maud to lunch with dear Mother. Lin & Roy for ride. Only Miss R. Innes called.
Monday 13 November Lovely. Agnes did washing for me. Went at 3.30 to call on Auntie, Mrs. P. Agnew, Mrs. Power, & fetched Maud from Mother’s where she had spent day. Fanny B. & Alice called, both well. Lin rode, met Mr Stone & Mr Alexander who admires Maud v. much. Roy returned to Eton. 65
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Tuesday 14 November. Fog. 1st fog. Lin lunches with Mr Guthrie. M. & self with Mother, returned about 6 o’c in cab 1/-.
Wednesday 15 November Dull & wet. To stores by bus. Carriage fetched me at 12 o/c. Ordered 3 leathers, new sieve, & liquid gum. 6 pudding & 6 cheese plates, 7/5. Miss Enthoven & sister, Mrs. Medley, Mrs. Boughton, Mr Molesworth & Miss Clerke called. Annie out.
Thursday 16 November Lin dines with Mr Chaplin. Maud lunches with Mother. Emma out. Maud walked with Agnes in Park. Kerrie lost, & found, great commotion. Maud met Lin & Mr Stone in Row. Bates brought Maud back.
Friday 17 November Maud & self to tea at Miss Clerkes & on to Burlington House to see Molesworth’s clock. Met Lady W. Lennox & a gentleman whose name c’d not hear. Do not care for her. V. confusing invention, do not understand enough astronomy to appreciate it. Lin’s cold v. bad. Maud & self walked to Row after her drawing class. Met Lin & Mr Stone. Quite warm & sunny.
Saturday 18 November Very cold & damp. X. Annie goes. Alice Turner comes. Out morg. shops with Maud. Flowers 1/5, 2 plants Barkers 2/6, plant 9d. After luncheon Lin, M. & self to see “Mde. Favart”. St John & James v. good. Bitterly cold coming home snow & sleet. Lin’s cold very bad, will go out.
Sunday 19 November Snow! & very cold. Maud lunched with Mother. Blanche came to dinner & Agnes went out. Lin dined with Mr Lockwood, met Bar & Stage only! Agnes out. 66
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Monday 20 November Maud to drawing. Lin rode. V. cold wind. Maud to lecture on Shelley & Keats with Miss Rawlinson, & to tea with her. Agnes fetched her. Dined 6.30 & went to Daly’s theatre to see Miss Rehan in “The school for Scandal”. Sir J. Tenniel & Mr Stone met us there, & we supped after at Mr Stone’s.
Tuesday 21 November Mrs. Lucy’s dinner 8 o’c. M. & self walked in Row, met Lin riding with Mr Stone & Mr Maude, was introduced to last. V. good looking small man. Met Mrs. Messel & Ottie, & Dr Smiles. Emma out. Rested afternoon. Maud alone here evg. Met at Mrs. Lucy’s Mr & Lady Fanny Marjoribanks, Sir Donald Currie, who took me in, Mr & Mrs. Harry Lawson, Sir James Carmichael, Mr Jackson, Sir Douglas Straight, Sir James Robinson (Editor Daily News). Lin’s cold still v. bad & new maid’s also.
Wednesday 22 November Effie Harrison to lunch. Maud to drawing. I out alone shop’g. Mrs. Harrison called. Mrs. Holmes & niece, Mrs. Rawlinson & dau. called. Agnes out.
Thursday 23 November Shop’g morg. alone. Agnes took Maud for long walk in Row. Lin in all day. At 3 o’c went with Maud to Mrs. a’Beckett’s & Miss Thomson’s, both in. Justin McCarthy & Mrs. O. Crawfurd at Miss T’s.
Friday 24 November Dull, cold north wind. Lin’s cold still heavy. Maud all morg. to drawing class. Lin in all day.
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Sunday 26 November Wet morg. Alice out after lunch till dinner. Bret Hart, Miss Rose Innes, Olive & Dorothy to tea. Lin’s cold v. bad & I feel v. shivery & seedy generally.
Monday 27 November Dr.O. came morg. sent me to bed. Slight attack influenza, feel bad! V. cold wind.
Tuesday 28 November Maud Lin & self dine at 7.45 at Mrs. Tweedie’s, 30 York Ter. Very seedy in bed all day with influenza pains all over me & head dreadful. Dr.O. came gave me stuff for head antipirine(?) better almost at once. Mr & Mrs. a’Beckett called. Lin & M. went for walk in Row. Lin felt v. done up after. Maud went alone to Mrs. Tweedie’s. Col Hosier & Mr Darley next her at dinner.
Wednesday 29 November Got up about 12 v. limp feeling as if I had been ill weeks. Influenza heavy in my head. Dr.O. came morg. & also evg. to write prescription. Lin rode. Called on W. Agnew & dined with him evg. altho’ he ought to have been at home. Alice out. Mrs. Joachim called. Unable to see anyone.
Thursday 30 November In bed till 12.15. Cold still heavy in head but do not feel so weak as yesterday. Mervyn called, sat to Lin, looks well. Lin rode, still looks very pulled down. Maud & Agnes for walk. Maud out at 3.15 driving. Lin & self were to have dined at Mr Ayala’s tonight, unable to go. Mons. sent me 12½ bottles of champagne. Mervyn ill evg. with influenza.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Friday 1 December Dull wet morg. Awake early, horrid pain on chest fr. coughing. Cleared at 12. Agnes took Maud for walk. Lin in all day. Maud drove at 3 alone.
Saturday 2 December Con sails alone for Havana. Very hard frost. Lin & Maud walked in Row. Lin & Mr Stone to Garrick Club for lunch. Lin had Turkish bath after & Maud fetched him in carriage. In bed till 12.
Sunday 3 December Lovely & bright but very cold. Up at 12. Maud & Lin walked to Row. I wrote number of letters. Mr Bret Hart, Edgar, Rose Innes who remained dinner, & Mr Hensman called.
Monday 4 December Sp. called & I went for short walk with him. Warm out. Lin rode. Maud with Miss Rose Innes shop’g.
Tuesday 5 December Stiff neck, cough v. tiresome. X. Petit ami. To stores at 2 o’c. Ordered 4 prs stockings 2 petticoats for self, Mother’s dressing gown. Miss Webster & Mrs. Spielman called, out. Lin dining with Ayala.
Wednesday 6 December Maud shop’g, did not go to drawing class. In bed till 12. Sylvania Rose Innes, Mrs. Leech & dau, & Mrs. Nembhard called. Mad’lle to supper, looks v. pale & thin. Lin rode. Agnes out.
Thursday 7 December Invitation to dine at Miss Rose Innes at Bristol, & to see “Eutopia” after. Lady Wills’ dinner & Mr Ayala’s dinner. Lin & Maud dining with Miss Rose Innes & to see “Eutopia” after. Maud with Agnes to be fitted at Woollands for brown & green dress. Lin rode. Emma out. Miss Crane called. 69
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Friday 8 December In bed till 12. Lin busy finishing drawing to be off tomorrow to Tabbie’s. Mrs. Heilbut & Mrs. & Miss Gordon called. Took Maud at 4 to Blanche’s studio where she had tea & drove to Mother’s. Both she & Mervyn looking seedy, feel v. bad myself. Agnes fetched Maud.
Saturday 9 December In bed till 11.30. Lin left early for Tabbie’s Brookwood Park till Monday. Lovely day like spring & so sunny. At 3.30 I called alone & had tea on General Nembhard who has v. nice about our cousinship & talked about Mother when a girl. Charming house & quite enjoyed my visit. Maud went to a dance with Miss Holland to her sister’s which she enjoyed immensely. Alice sat up for her as I sat with Lin till 1 o’c last night. I feel awfully seedy.
Sunday 10 December Pouring wet morg. Maud down late after dance which she enjoyed immensely. Maud received £4.14.6 from Messrs Bradbury & Agnew for her 4 drawings in Punch. I paid her £2.6.0 which I had borrowed for house. Mr Messel & Mr Hook called & stayed tea. Maud to Mother’s to lunch.
Monday 11 December Mrs. Cohen’s small dance. Out morg. shop’g on foot alone. Maud & I alone. Dull day, shops nearly empty. Lin returned fr. Tabs.
Tuesday 12 December Mis Gill to luncheon & tea. Frightful gale, window smashed. Mr Weigall called & had tea. Lin dined at Mr Lehmann’s.
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Thursday 14 December To Woollands to be fitted. Walked with Maud & Kerrie thro’ Park. Met Mr Stone, Mrs. Heilbut & Mr Harding who walked part of way home with us. I lunched at Mother’s, Tabs there & Mervyn. Went with Tabs to call on Lady Annaly, out. To tea Mother’s. Wired for Mr Messel, engaged. M, Lin & self to Court Theatre alone. £50 Midge’s & my annuity. Conrad sailed for S. America.
Friday 15 December Lovely day. M. & self took Kerrie & walked to Woollands & thro’ Pk. Met Mr Stone & walked back. M. v. tired. I alone 3 o’c to Madame Napoleon. To Mrs. Oakes & had tea there, & to Mrs. Joachim who seems much taken with Maud.
Saturday 16 December Lovely morg. Again to Woollands to be fitted by bus, & walked part of way back. Miss Innes dined here & we went to see “Diplomacy” after. She brought us back in her carriage.
Sunday 17 December Went alone by bus to Mother’s, walked with her & remained to luncheon. Lin walked to club & lunched there. Maud with cold, lunched here! Mrs. Sington called. Mr W. Stone to dinner, hope he will not marry, think him too selfish a man ever to make a good husband.
Monday 18 December Dull. Lin riding. Maud & Agnes to Ramsgate.
Tuesday 19 December Mrs. Buckmaster’s dance. Maud enjoyed it immensely. B.W. there.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Wednesday 20 December I came down to Ramsgate alone, left Lin in town. Think Maud looking tired & dark round eyes. Quiet evg. Bedroom small & inconvenient for 2 but sitting room comfortable. Maud slept with me. Alice v. good helping me pack etc.
Thursday 21 December Fine day, colder. Shop’d. Maud to Mrs. Grant’s dance, took 2¾ hours to dress. B.W. not there. V. angry at her being so long at it, tires her out before she starts. Had quiet peaceful evg. alone.
Friday 22 December Lin & Roy came down by S.E.Granville. Shop’d morg. Maud dined with Mr Gould. Miss Gould called.
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Sunday 24 December Lin & Roy rode. Maud & self to St Mary’s, sat in line with whole family of Weigall boys. Agnes walked with Maud & met B.W. & walked on Parade till M. came in. Mr Soubey, Mrs. Burnand & Mrs. Charley & Mrs. Simpson(?) called today or yesterday, forget which. Lin & self dined at Granville with Mrs. Heilbut & husband, Alexanders & W. Humphreys. V. dull evg.
Monday 25 December Maud & self to St Georges to avoid B.W. Met on Parade & walked with Maud whilst I was speaking to Mrs. Hood, seems v. fond of Maud, pity as it’s quite hopeless. We all went in to Burnands after dinner, received books as usual. Mr Hammond & Frank gave away books. Mr Burnand seedy. Lin’s cold still heavy.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Lovely day. Lin & Roy rode to meet. Lin had fall on mare, fortunately unhurt himself beyond shaking but mare’s leg badly cut. Lin v. upset, ought to be very thankful it was no worse. I called on Mrs. Buck, heard Cuthbert had scarlatina so Lin Roy & self did not go in to children’s performance. Maud went & stayed till one o’c, Lin v. angry. Mrs. Hammond & the Pugins called.
Wednesday 27 December Lin to London by early train. Roy & self by 12, all met at C. Cross & went to Brasted together where carriage met us & we drove to Foxwold. House party Miss Hogarth, Mr Luxmoore (Eton master) & Mr Guthrie besides ourselves. Quiet evg. Boys dined with us, little Pym 6 months younger than Roy.
Thursday 28 December Charming house & grounds. Sat in all morg. talking to Miss Hogarth, whilst Lin & boys went shooting. Miss H. & self drove to Westerham, home to tea. Dinner party evg. Mr Mrs. & Miss Burnaby & another lady. Delightful home to stay in full of books & charming pictures.
Friday 29 December Lovely day. Walked out morg. saw grounds & drove after luncheon to Ld Stanhope’s Chevening Pk, & another place owned by Spottiswoods & now let to a Belgian count. Dinner party evg. Mr Gordon, Mr Mrs. & Miss Johnstone.
Saturday 30 December Returned with Roy fr. Brasted 12 o’c after delightful visit. Lin & Mr Guthrie to London by early train, L. joined us at Ramsgate by Granville. X. Petit ami. All went to Mrs Burnand’s evg. Connie engaged to Mr Lindley. Maud showed me B.W’s letter to her. V. nice letter & je crois qu’il l’aime mais l’amour ne va rien sans argent. Letter fr. Emma, her husband died suddenly last evg.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1893 Sunday 31 December Dull. Fog from sea. Maud in drawing all morg. Lin & Roy walked. Connie B. to tea. Maud to tea Mrs. Hood’s. Too tired to go to Mrs. Burnand’s. My first visit. (Roy’s handwriting on back pages of diary) It was my first visit & we were to stay from 27th until the 30th Dec with some friends who owned a charming old Queen Anne house in Kent surrounded by a well wooded park. After a 1 hours journey we approached the little station of (blank) at six o’clock PM where luggage cart & brougham were awaiting our arrival. It was a very cold evening and freezing hard. After a slight delay, owing to the luggage, off we drove and after half an hours drive we arrived at the destination. I was 15 years old at the time and was at Eton where I had been 3 years. It is necessary to say that the son of Mr Pym was also an Eton boy. My father & mother were with me leaving my sister Maud at our house in Ramsgate. There were several other visitors in the house one of which was a Mr Luxmore an Eton master. He was an elderly gentleman, very handsome, of medium height, grey hair and had very gentlemanly manners. Our host was a tall genial man, stout, with a touch of Napoleon about him, evidently an admirer of art as the house was filled with works of art & the library was filled with valuable books of which he was not a little proud. The hostess was a little short woman with a kindly expression in her large prominent blue eyes, about 35 years of age. She was Mr P’s second wife. My Eton companion was about my age tho’ somewhat shorter. There were two pretty little fair girls besides, about 9 & 10 respectively, who were kept in strict order by a French governess. There was a large double hall where large family portraits hung & portières of old tapestry. The grand staircase leading to the principle bedrooms which were on either side of a long gallery, lighted by a stained glass window whose prismatic rays cast weird & fantastic light on the many old pictures.
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