Marion Sambourne's Diary, 1899 by Leighton House and Sambourne House

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Notes in front of Diary:

To send cards to for enquiring after Lin March /99: Mrs Walkes, Fildes, Marcus Stone, Messel.

Tilda 1899: 69 Grosvenor St. W.

Things to remember: French = means Laitances = herring roes Poulard rôti flanqué de Mauviettes = Capon flanked with larks.

Books read during 1899: “The Paths of the Prudish” by Fletcher, vy good. “In saint” Paul Bouret “Robespierre” G. Lewis, most interesting “Les epines ont des roses” Ferrey. “Stories in light & shadow” Bret Harte, v. good. “Les trois dames de la Kasbah” Pierre Loti “Martyrdom of an Empress” V. interesting altho’ extremely bad taste to bring it out during the Emperor’s life. “Le Roman d’une croquale” de la Brete. V. sad.

Mrs Noott, Poplar House, Broadstairs, Kent. Edgar, Hellsboro’ Cottage, Hellsboro’. Miss White, dressmaker, 83 Uxbridge Rd, Shepherds Bush. Tilda, 69 Grosvenor St.W. Miss Radcliffe, dressmaker, 3a Ebury Street. Midge Langley, Southern Hotel, Waterville, Cy Kerry, Ireland. Spencer, Gairnie House, Kinross, N.B. Mrs. Neely, 23 Foxcombe Rd, Lower Weston, Bath. Mr. Gotts, 515 Central Meat Market, London.

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Sunday 1 January Fog morg. fine later. Roy to Queen’s club. Spencer & Douglas called. Mrs. Oakes not well, afraid of a stroke. Dickie in to luncheon. V. busy with his room. Mr. Freyer to dinner, dull evg. I felt so seedy with little F. Mr. F. left at 10.30. Lennie & Maud at Nymans. I came down in time for luncheon.

Monday 2 January In bed till 12.30. Emilie’s temper becoming unbrearable, sheer laziness on my part or w’d not stand it! Lin off on furniture hunt after luncheon. I drove at 3 to enquire after the 2 baby daughters of Col Welby & Fritz Jackson, flowers to Désirée! Saw Mrs. Keene who was v. amusing as usual. Lin bought 3 new pieces of furniture for his room & a quantity of curtain grey brown satin for drawing room.

Tuesday 3 January In bed till 12.30. Mrs. Nembhard & Mrs. & Miss Evans called. Mrs. Blair taken house in Cromwell Gds. Box for Adelphi. Pantomime “Puss in Boots”. Lin, Roy & self dined at 6 o’c. Lennie & Maud came on at 7.30 & we three joined Lin & Roy at theatre. V. good piece. Maudie looking sweet but has a cold. Saw Mrs. A. Peto at theatre.

Wednesday 4 January In bed till 12.30. Midge & D. came whilst I was dressing. M. sat with me some time. Maudie arrived for luncheon looking v. pale & delicate, 5 days en retard with her little F. Feel most anxious about her. At 3 o’c we drove about parlourmaid for her to Mrs. Lord’s & to Miss Watson & to Maudie’s. Feel depressed leaving the child alone, she wants a girl to be with her during day. Young Micklejohn going to dine there & sleep night. Roy & self alone to dinner, he to theatre after. Dear Lin’s birthday.

Thursday 5 January 2

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Men here fitting curtains fr. Taylor’s, awful mess after, I cleared it. Box for “Ld & Lady Algy”. Mr. & Mrs. E.Reed dined here & went with us. Delightful evening, enjoyed it immensely. Mrs. Lecky (Miss Payton) & her late husband’s niece called & had tea. V. pleased to see her, looks just the same but grey hair. Did not see my darling Maud all day.

Friday 6 January Received div due June last fr. Coupé London shares £9.5.7. 2 pheasants & brace of partridges fr. Mr. D’Arcy. To Maudie’s at 3 o’c. To call at Mrs. Kendall (out) & Mrs. H. Power, in. Stayed a long time. Mr. Power & his son & dau-in-law there. Pianette wonderful. Left Maudie at 27. Fell asleep in Lin’s room before 9 o’c dinner. V. tired.

Saturday 7 January Out morg. shop’g. Took 2 div amounting to £9.5.7 to L. County Bank. Ordered fruit, flowers & plants Taylor’s. Carriage at 3. Got flowers & paid for them 2/- at Aldous for Mrs. Fritz, left them. To C. Hartree’s. Stayed a long time there & on to Maudie’s. Found her & Lennie in library, just returned fr. New York. Maud looking so pretty & sweet in her new grey Young gown. She & Lennie to Opera tonight. Lin & Roy to first night of “School” Hares. Gave my place to Roy.

Sunday 8 January Lennie & Maud to dinner. Walked to enquire for Sp. & Mrs. Oakes, there & back. Lin & Roy to Calais. Lovely day so warm. Mr. Bret Harte & Midge & Dora called, former most entertaining. V. pleasant evg. all v. cheery. Roy noisy. Lin enjoyed his day, met Mr. Gill & Mr. Merryweather.

Monday 9 January Roy to see Mr. Gill. Out morg. shop’g. Emilie late again morg consequently had to clean brass & drawing room myself. At 3 to Maudie’s called on Mrs. P. Agnew & to see pictures, Rembrandts, at Academy. Beautiful collection. Left Maudie & home in time to dress, dine, & go with Lin & Roy to “Gaiety”. V. good “Runaway Girl”. 3

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Tuesday 10 January Out at 11.15. Barkers for flowers etc. To Marshalls, Willats, ordered driving shoes. To darling Maud’s brought her back to luncheon & stayed here till 7 o’c. Found her cleaning silver with Sykes! Miss Morgan & her brother & Winnie Lockyer came. Quiet evg. with Lin & Roy. Miss White here.

Wednesday 11 January Out morg. shop’g in carriage bought 2 coms. No, walked. Roy & self dined at darling Maud’s. Major Hemming there, don’t care for him so unpolished like his brother. Lennie in v. late & looking so tired. Most excellent dinner, extremely well cooked & served, silver lovely. Maudie looking sweet. White here.

Thursday 12 January Stormy rough day. Little Bixley here morg. helping me with books. V. pretty respectable little girl. White here. Lin Roy & self dine early & go to see “Lady Ursula”. V. good indeed, enjoyed it immensely.

Friday 13 January Out shop’g. Went at 4 o’c to Maud’s sat 2 hrs with her, looking v. sweet. Had had Edie Sismey with her. Roy went to Mrs. Macqueen’s dance, saw Maud & Lennie there who left before Mr. Blair arrived. Roy & Mr. B. left together at 2 o’c. Miss White here pd. her 10/- for 4 days.

Saturday 14 January Out morg shop’g, met Evelyn C. who walked home with me. Went at 4 to enquire for Midge, out, & Spencer, Mrs. Fildes & Mrs. Gale & Mrs. Mackenzie, Mrs. Pennefather to enquire for Mrs. Jones, v. ill. Lin Roy & self to Daly’s to see “Greek Slave”. V. good. Saw Pollens there. Men finished putting up new curtains in drawing room.

Sunday 15 January 4

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Pouring wet morg. In all day. Roy to luncheon with Mr. Blair who came back here to tea with him & stayed 1¼ hour. The huge cornice with curtains fell at the stained glass end of room with a crash when Emilie drew them at tea time.! Only put up yesterday. Lennie & Maud to dinner. Maudie domestically worried poor darling. Lin lunched at club, I alone.

Monday 16 January Mrs. C. Hunter’s dinner 8 o’c. Pouring wet day. Overslept myself again & feel bilious. “Belle of New York” box tonight, asked Sp. & Con. Mr. Blair going with him & returning to Scotland by last train. V. pleasant dinner at the H’s, met the Waterlows, Miss Chapman etc & nice old gentleman Mr. Ridley. Drove Miss C. home. Lin walked.

Tuesday 17 January Mrs. E.T. Reed’s dinner 7.30 at 112 Cromwell Rd. Feel awfully tired. Maudie to luncheon. May Nembhard, Mrs. Joachim & dau. & Mabel Wallace called. Out morg. shops. Mr. Munro took me in at the Reeds & Mr. Agnew P on other side. Felt too tired to enjoy myself. Hideous house, v. indifferent dinner & service, light dreadful on table. Partridges, Barries, Seaman, Munros etc.

Wednesday 18 January Out morg. to Midge feel v. seedy & head tired. Roy tires me by his arguing. Con dines here & we three go to see v. good piece at Terry’s theatre. Fetched Lin on way home fr. Athenaeum. Midge in bed, saw Waddie there. Dora going to Pyt tomorrow until Monday.

Thursday 19 January Roy packing & generally tiresome, makes my head ache. Maudie called for me at 3.15, gave Roy £1. M. & I to call on Lady Bergne, Mrs. A. Lewis & Mrs. Ritchie (all in) last just starting for Hatfield. Long chat with Ellie. Maud v. quiet but looking sweetly pretty. Roy returned by last train to Oxford, had dog cart. Rather glad he has gone, cannot stand his being so idle. 5

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Friday 20 January Wet & fine alternately. Peaceful calm & my head feels better. In all morg. At 3.30 to call Lady Weston. Left Annie’s photo to be copied 3/6. Flowers 2/- for Fritz. To Gorden Home, Holly St Oxford St. Sat some time with Fritz & Mrs. ? Called on Mrs. Lindo & left 18 prs of gloves to be cleaned, & to Mrs. Macqueen’s who said Maud was greatly admired at her dance.

Saturday 21 January Out shop’g in Kens. Then in cab to Maud’s & with her to Dr Fenton, home at 2 o’c to lunch after after leaving Maud. Dressed & went at 3.30 with Mabel W. to see Mr. Waterlow’s(?) pictures at Egyptian Hall. To Grafton Gallery to see wonderful Russian pictures Vereskis, (illeg) & fr. there to meet Maud, Lennie, Mr. Allen & Mr. Johnson at the Ladies(?) tea place Bond St. Great crowd & v. hot. Lin at work all day.

Sunday 22 January Lin at home. Walked late in afternoon. Walked morg. after doing the washing, v. annoyed Emilie so careless & no pride in her work it seems hopeless with her. Only Mr. Bret Harte called. Had most delightful talk with him for 2 hours. Darling Maud & Lennie to dinner, M. looking sweet, Lennie wreck with bad cold.

Monday 23 January Man doing elecric wires over my dressing table. Lin out to luncheon. Lennie remaining in all day nursing cold.

Tuesday 24 January Mrs. Rawlinson’s dinner ¼ to 8 o’c. Walked morg. V. cold. Enjoyed evening but had indigestion. Met Broughtons, Barry Pains, Mrs. Clifford. Rest fresh dinner of 18. V. good dinner. Mrs. Rubens, Aunt Linda & Ethel, Mrs. Power & Mrs. Palgrave Simpson called.

Wednesday 25 January 6

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Mr. Guthrie’s tea to meet H. Langleys protégé artists of 14. V. clever. Fetched Maudie called & to Mr. Guthrie’s. V. ugly geniuses! Mrs. B. Partridge, Mrs. Nettleship both quaint, several men, little uncle of genius’s nicest person there. I drove back to Maudie’s & dined there. Most excellent dinner & v. nice new parlour maid, thorough gentleman’s servant.

Thursday 26 January Out for walk v. cold to Round Pond. Lin dined with Mr. Knightley Gresham Club. I fetched Ethel Herapath at 4 & went to see Burne Jones pictures 3/-. Called on Miss Hogarth after & saw tiresome Mrs. Sington & a sister of M. Stone’s. Ethel dined here. Bad dinner badly served.

Friday 27 January Mrs. Tweedie’s dinner 8 o’c. Unable to go on account of Lin’s work. X. Seedy. Miss White here doing Lin’s curtains working in my room. V. late dinner 9.35. Roy ate his first dinner for Bar!!! Returned in time to dine again with us. Maudie fetched me at 4 we went together called on Mrs. Huish & Mrs. Coward & met Lennie at dentists. M’s carriage brought me to Midge’s stayed some time. Cab’d home.

Saturaday 28 January In bed till 12.30. Miss White here doing bags for drawing room curtains. Darling Maud to luncheon, went with me to Goupil & Fine Arts Galleries, Oxford pictures & pastels. Saw only Mrs. C. Carr. Left Maudie at 27. Lin & self dined at dear Maud’s exquisite dinner well served. Her house maid ill with influenza. Roy ate 2nd Bar dinner. Mr L. Coward most kind & drove R. on to theatre after.

Sunday 29 January In bed till 12.30. Lin to Calais. Roy out to lunch. Awfully dark day & damp. No one called. Lennie & Maud to dinner most cheery. Lin enjoyed his day.

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Monday 30 January In bed till 12.30. Lin bothered by F.C.B. again. Bother him. Roy returned to Oxford by last train. V. charming letter fr. Mr. Lewis Coward about Roy, Lin & I delighted with it. Only trust Roy may prove worthy of impression he made Saty night Grays Inn. Men all over house.

Tuesday 31 January In bed till 12.30. Maudie to luncheon & remained till 6.30. Judy & Lady Weston, Mrs. Warre, Mrs. Pitt, Mocatta, Enthoven, Harry Henderson, Percy Holland, Miss Hogarth, Mary Millais, Miss Rose Innes who stayed on to dinner & left at 11 o’c. Lin dined at Jnr. Carlton with Mr. Galbraith. Miss White here.

Wednesday 1 February In bed till 12.30. Lin to see Lennie & P. Agnew morg. & to Mr. Burnand’s after luncheon. Miss White here. Satisfactory interview with Burnand. Why worry Lin? wish he c’d be independent of work. Out with Maudie to see Fritz, & Mrs. Fritz there.

Thursday 2 February Ethel E. to dinner 8 o’c. Sang & was generally amusing. Miss White here. To tea with Mrs. Fritz J. Missed Maud.

Friday 3 February (blank)

Saturday 4 February Miss White 12/6. Bodice not finished. Lin & self left by 2.30 for Vic Sta. Lin saw me off to Con’s, Findon nr Worthing. Effie met me at Sta. Drove out together 5 miles to Findon. V. pretty old house. Miss Gordon here. Letter. Effie X.

Sunday 5 February

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Dull & wet. Went for walk with Con & Baby after luncheon. Letters fr. Lin, Spencer, & Midge. Tableau after dinner.

Monday 6 February Pouring wet. Mr. Morris & Mr. Brookes gentlemen jockeys came morg. Con in bed seedy morg. Long letter fr. Lin. Wet all day. Letters fr. Lin.

Tuesday 7 February Wet & damp & cold. Con drove me in to Worthing & stayed 1½ hours at Aunt Anna’s. Found her greatly altered, & much aged. Enjoyed drive. Lin dines with Maud.

Wednesday 8 February Letters fr. Lin & Maud. Lovely day, wet later. Walked with Effie & Gordon over downs. Con alone.

Thursday 9 February Pouring wet part of day. Out morg. with Baby for walk. Wet later. Con to Worthing in cart, took Baby. Effie, Miss G. & self for walk. Awful row between Con & Effie after dinner, makes me feel quite ill. Letters fr. Lin & Maudie. Lin dining at Mr. Bradbury’s tonight.

Friday 10 February Spent £2.0.0 at Conrad’s. Returned by 2.7 train fr. Conrad’s, he & Effie lunching at Mr. Thornton’s. Miss Gordon drove in with me & saw me off. Lovely day & v. warm. Darling Maud met me in brougham looking pale & came on home to tea with me. Brought me flowers for drawing room & table. Unpacked, & re-packed. Lin v. busy. Workmen busy in his room. We two alone to dinner, peace! after the rows at Con’s most refeshing.

Saturday 11 February Lin & self decided to go to Lincoln by 4 train, gave us more time. Found Edgar & Sophy awaiting us at White Hart Hotel where we found most comfortable bed & dressing room, fire, flowers. Dressed & dined with E. 9

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 & S. & talked after in little room. To bed early v. tired. Left Lin talking to Edgar. Sophy left early on cycle.

Sunday 12 February Mrs. Craigie’s at home. Unable to accept. Lin got up with bad headache. Breakfasted in coffee room & then to Cathedral service with Lin. Poor sermon. At 1 o’c in fly to Edgar’s, The Barracks. Lunched in his quarters v. good & had tea at Cap’t Harding’s & went over his rooms. He dined at Edgar’s in the evening. V. entertaining man had been A.D.C. to Gov of Malta 3 years & met many interesting people. Lin & I walked home.

Monday 13 February Dull morg. Edgar & Sophy hunting so Lin & self did the curio shops all morg. After lunch rested & slept. At 4 to Cathedral & over tower. Many things of interest at Lincoln, gateways, buildings, & its situation so fine. Drove to Edgar’s at 6. Major Graham there. Pleasant evening, not good dinner. Drove back, v. strong wind & rain. Letter fr. darling Maud.

Tuesday 14 February Breakfasted in bed. Sophy fetched me at 11. After finishing packing we went over Cathedral, most beautiful edifice. Met Edgar & went to Thompson curio shop with him. Edgar, Sophy, Lin & self lunched together & drove in omnibus to see us off for London. Comfortable journey up. Otley in cart took our luggage whilst Lin & I returned by Metropolitan. Dined at 7 o’c. Lovely morg. All well here. Letter fr. Maudie poor darling not well.

Wednesday 15 February Bust morg. Maudie’s to dinner & very delicious dinner, flowers lovely. V. lucky in her Scotch parlourmaid, most efficient servant.

Thursday 16 February Lady Bergne’s dinner. Can’t go. Lin dining at Mr. Ayala. I dine at Maud’s, dinner of 8. Mr. Mickleham, Mr. Stewart, Mr. & Mrs. Griffiths, Miss Rose 10

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Innes. Exquisite dinner perfectly served flowers lovely. Great success. M. looking sweet in white muslin & pink. Wire fr. Tabs & went to her at Coburg Hotel. Midge also there. Lin had fairly good dinner at Mr. Ayala’s, made speech! Great applause! Drove to Drs & shop’d with Maudie in open carriage. Met Mrs. Drabble.

Friday 17 February Out morg. shops Kensington, flowers fruit fish fowl! Darling Maud to luncheon, brought me lovely flowers. House still in workmens hands. After luncheon M. & self to call on Mdes Colin Hunter, Rawlinson, Tuer, Holland Nidrey, Geiger, Heyworth Savage. Stores for Lennie’s cigar cutter £1.2.3. Charbonel & Walkers darling M’s tea, & Effie Weigall, saw Baby. Left M. at 27 both dining at the Rooths tonight.

Saturday 18 February Carriage 11 o’c to order blk. & white blouse, enquire Roger Wallace, C. Hunter, order bonnet, Davis about lamp shades changed. X. Harris notice. Sat in Lin’s work room still chaos with workmen. Dined 6 o’c & to first night Hares “Ours”. Hare, G. Hare & Kerr excellent. Met Fildes, Stones, Lewis, Rubens, Mrs. Miller etc etc. V. pleasant evg.

Sunday 19 February Mrs. Macqoids dinner 7.45. In all morg. doing books in Lin’s room. Darling Maud & Lennie to luncheon unexpectedly & stayed to tea, delighted to see them. Mrs. Watkins (Mary) Florence Walford & Bret Harte called, latter looking v. seedy. Lin to Club. Charming dinner at Mrs. M’s, envy their lovely things. Mr. & Mrs. Foa handsome dull woman, Alexanders, Mr. Smith & Mary Millais.

Monday 20 February Fog. Arrival more furniture. Lin to Maples. Lennie & Maud to dinner both most cheery. Called at Maudie’s & saw Lady Lawrence, Mrs. Messel, Mrs. Griffiths (American) & Miss Schleisinger. To enquire Colin Hunter.

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Tuesday 21 February Walked to Midge’s to ask Dora to dine & go to Drury Lane pantomime with Lin & self which she did. Midge walked back with me. Miss Innes, Mrs. Fildes, 2 Child girls (v. common!) Effie Weigall, Mrs. Walkes, Maggie Hadley (Wells), F. Walford etc called. Maudie to luncheon & tea. Maudie has dinner party of 7, the Langleys, Clements, Nipper & 2 others.

Wednesday 22 February Lovely day. Disappointed not going to Oxford. Wrote morg. & walked twice round Pond with Mrs. Unwin & her friend. Lin & self alone luncheon. Electric light again blown itself out! At 4 o’c to leave cards Mrs. Unwin de Vere Hotel, Mrs. Child Albert H. Mansions. To Gordon Hospital about nurse & to tea Mr. Guthrie’s. Met Tabbie, Dora & Maud there. Left Maudie at 27.

Thursday 23 February Mrs. Hankey’s dinner 8 o’c. Out morg. walked to Queens Rd, on to Sybille’s. Missed Maud. On to Mr. Pepper’s (doctor) & bus home. V. large dinner. Odd table, pots of violets. Cold. Taken in by Mr. Walford solicitor, handsome wife sang well. Mr. Bertram played organ & Mrs. Hankey piano charmingly. I enjoyed evening, Lin v. bored took in pretty woman though!

Friday 24 February Lunch with Tabbie, Coburg. Wired lunching with Cavendish Bentincks. At 3.30 Barkers sent off things to Aunt Barbara. To Nursing home Fitzroy Sqre, no good, & to Maud’s. V. busy packing. Hilda & Miss Innes there. Stayed until 8 o’c, taking quantity of new things.

Saturday 25 February Darling Maud & Lennie start at 9 o’c for Monte Carlo. Linley with them as far as Calais. Lovely day. Nash man doing drawing room tiles. Walked to Lady’s shirts association. They were not ready to fit me, v. annoyed. Met Ethel E. Discoursed on Cowards. Dora came for me 3.30. To Mrs. C. 12

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Hunter’s, Mrs. Reed’s, found Daisy Tate in. Flowers & fruit 2/4. D. here to tea. Lin home at 8 o’c, saw Maud & L off at Calais, good crossing.

Sunday 26 February Helped Lin with books etc in his room all morg. Dora did not turn up for luncheon. X. Darling Maud & Lennie arrive at Monte Carlo at 2 o’c today. Lovely day. V. cold E. wind. No one called but Mrs. Unwin & Miss Newenham. V. quiet evg. Lin & self alone.

Monday 27 February 3 o’c Her Majesty’s Theatre. Rehearsal Club. Mrs. Mayne’s invitation unable to go. Lin out all day alone to luncheon. At 3 o’c to Barkers fetched Miss Rose Innes who went with me to Lady shirt place to be fitted. Left me at Midge’s. Mrs. Child, Florence, Mr. & Mrs. Bond there. Left fawn jacket to be altered & got chicken & 2 lettuces Whiteleys. Miss Rose Innes to dinner. Left jacket Smythes to be altered.

Tuesday 28 February Out at 11 in brougham. To stores bought seed, apron, bodice, dress binding, cream cheese v. good & flowers. Walked home. Lady & May Lawrence, Mrs. Child & F.W, Mrs. G.Armstrong & Grace Fraser & Mrs. Stone called. Lin out before break. & after lunch on cycle. X. Ami. Lin & self to Court Theatre “A Court Scandal”. V. good, Seymour Hicks. Saw Mrs. & the Miss Thorneycrofts & Mr. A. Crawfurd with 2 frisky ladies. A telegram mysteriously passed round house to Miss M. Macbeth! Not claimed.

Wednesday 1 March Mrs. R. Caldicott at home 4 - 6.30. Mrs. A.H.Pollen at home. In bed till 1 o’c. Midge came & sat some time. Orton came to see about for operation. Tabbie to drawing room. Unable to go & see her felt giddy & faint . Read all afternoon. Lin had carriage. Mrs. Henderson attends drawing room.

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Thursday 2 March Mrs. R. Caldicott 4 - 6.30. Tabs & Bee lunched here, full of Con’s affairs. Bee heard all fr. Miss Milligan. V. seedy. To leave cards Mrs. Hankey, Mrs. Macquoid & Mrs. Caldicott’s. Saw the Rawlinsons, Mrs. P. Simpson & Mrs. Blackburn there. Miss Radcliffe to dinner. V. lively & amusing, Lin likes her. 2 long letters fr. darling Maud.

Friday 3 March Went out afternoon, returned early to read to Lin.

Saturday 4 March Dear Lin’s operation at 10.30 under chloroform 1¼ hrs. Found 8 large piles, 2 v. large internal ones. Much worse than expected. Lin in pain rest of day. “Tip” most anxious! In all day. Orton came morg. & evg.

Sunday 5 March Lovely day, cold. In all day. Lin v. full of pain & discomfort. Slept on & off. Orton came.

Monday 6 March Lovely day, cold. Lin had good night & looks better. Went for walk to Whiteleys & back. Letters fr. dear Roy & Maud. Box of dried fruits fr. Maud fr. Monte Carlo. Mr Pepper & Orton to dress Lin’s wound. Gave Mr. Pepper cheque. Mrs. Messel, Galbraith, Midge & Mr. Guthrie came to enquire. Mr. G. went & sat with Lin. Orton came twice. Most unnececessary.

Tuesday 7 March Out at 11. Lin not good night, weary. Orton came once also unnecessary, dressed Lin’s wound which Nurse could do. Gillie to lunch & tea. Mrs. Maquoid, Geiger, Cameron Corbett, Rose Innes called. Mr. Lewis & Mr. Reed, who went & saw Lin. Letters fr. Mr. F.C.B. Quiet evg.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Mrs. A.H. Pollen at home. Out at 11. Lin looking better. Nurse dressed Lin’s wound well, Orton quite offended. Flowers fr. Gwen, Evey & Midge. Saw Midge & walked part of way home with me. Mrs. Booth about maid. V. kind letter fr. Tabs asking us there when Lin can be moved. Sent box of sweets on to Roy.

Thursday 9 March Lovely day. Out at 11 in carriage to Whiteleys with Midge, to Cripples Home left 12 hand’s to be marked there & to Craven Terr, needle place, & Woollands. Left Midge at home. Spent afternoon with Lin, seems brighter. Orton came. Lady Lockwood called & I saw her, to enquire, also Bancrofts, W.H.Wills & many others. Quiet evg. Mr. Fildes called & stayed some time.

Friday 10 March Lovely day warmer. Bad day for Lin & he had bad night, up after castor oil 4 times. To stores to get his fish. Ordered underlinen for self. Mr. Hartree & Mr. Ryle called & saw Lin. Miss Rose Innes came & had tea, but did not see Lin.

Saturday 11 March Miss Rose Innes party at Adelphi, Berkeley Hotel dinner. Out morg. Sat with Lin all afternoon. Mr. Guthrie & Mr. Lucy came & sat some time with Lin.

Sunday 12 March In all day. Lin v. seedy & uncomfortable. Spencer, Evelyn Coward came & Mr. Wirgman who sat some time with Lin & left at same time with Evelyn.

Monday 13 March Mrs. McLaren’s dinner. Cannot go. Fog. V. anxious about Maud, writes been in bed 2 days, telegraphed to her. Out 11 o’c shop’g. Midge called & saw Lin & sent lovely salmon. Mr. & Mrs. Finlay & Mrs. Eykyn came to 15

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 tea, Mr. F. with Lin. Many other callers but did not come in. Lin v. tired & exhausted. Nurse’s fiancé came & had tea with her, no, yesterday. Tuesday 14 March Mrs. Steincopff’s dinner, unable to go. Lin had better night. Wire fr. darling Maud, better thank God. At 11 to Whiteleys ordered many things. To enquire for Mrs. Steincopff, influenza, & to Barkers for flowers. Walked fr. Hyde Pk. Cor. to Gds. Lady Bergne, Mrs. Reeve, Mrs. Turquand, Mrs. F. Evans, Mrs. Wallace & Mr. Fildes called. Latter sat & had tea with Lin. Lin seems better. F. Walford to lunch & tea.

Wednesday 15 March Mrs. A.H. Pollen at home. Fog, sun later. No letter fr. Maud. At 12 o’c to Whiteleys, bought away quail, sole, rusks(?). Walked there & back. Lin about same, v. weary of bed. Mr. Burnand, Mr. W. Stone, Mr. Hartree & Mr. Finlay came & saw Lin. Mrs. Burnand & Mr. & Mrs. Galbraith also came & stayed some time. Left Mr. Finlay with Lin & went at 5.30 to Mrs. Pollen’s, saw Mrs. Lawrence there, v. handsome woman. Quiet evg. Lin v. tired.

Thursday 16 March Fog slightly. At 11 o’c out in carriage to Whiteleys ordered (illeg) pigeon, 5 sweetbread, prunes etc. Walked down Row, saw accident to groom, unhurt. Met Mr. P. Holland. Mr. Burnand & Midge called. No news of Maudie. Awful headache & feel vy seedy, no time to think of it.

Friday 17 March Mrs. Galbraith’s theatre & dinner party alas cannot go. Mrs. Quintin Twiss 4 - 7. Mrs. Sherman 4 - 7. X. Mr. Ryle dines here with me 6.30. No news of Maud since telegram on Tuesday. XX. Letter at 10 PM fr. Maudie. Go at 11.30 with Midge to Godfreys tailor. Ball & ordered lace blouse 33/. Mr. Guthrie, Miss Rose Innes (who brought lovely roses) Mrs. Jackson also flowers. Sir Norman Lockyer & Mr. Ryle v. amusing before during & after dinner.

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Saturday 18 March Flowers fr. Eve & Gwen. Out at 11 shops. Left cert. at Bank for £150, W. White on dep’t. Mr. Parsons (of Thanet) called for money. Gave him what I had in purse. Alice Leigh also came, Harris got rid of her. Ada Sp. also came but was dressing for dinner. Roy to theatre after. Roy returned fr. Oxford for Vac. No one came besides.

Sunday 19 March V. cold. Lin going on slowly. Did birds & flowers. Roy at his Club all day. Dora to luncheon. Mrs. Caldicott, Miss Bastard, Mr. Reed & Mr. J. Hood called & Spencer & Ethel English, sat with Lin. Miss Rose Innes to dinner, stayed till ¼ to 12, dead tired.

Monday 20 March V.v. cold. Letter fr. dear Maud to Lin. Lennie & Maud leave Monte Carlo today for Paris. Shop’g morg. Mr. Pepper called & saw Lin. At 3.30 to Miss Philips, Godfrey tailors, Sterhs & Barkers. Shop’d morg Kensington met Mrs. Eykyn. 3 large photos of Herbert Furrell. V. like Annie & Mervyn.

Tuesday 21 Florence W. to luncheon. Came early & went with me at 11 to stores for Lin’s chicken & sole. Felt v. bad & in awful pain with Hemorroid. Bitterly cold. Snow. Felt v. bad after lunch incerted morphia suppositor & became faint & dreadfully sick. Nurse most kind. Mrs. Geiger & sister, Mrs. Tweedie & Mrs. Harley etc called, too ill to see anyone except Mrs. Geiger. To bed at 6 o’c. Letter fr. Maudie, better & gone to San Remo. Lin better, in his study.

Wednesday 22 March Mrs. A.H. Pollen at home. In bed to breakfast. Herbert Furrell photo. Tabbie called & asked us to go on Monday. Midge & H. & D. going on Thurs for Easter. Mr. Guthrie came. Roy at Club all day & to Court Theatre after dinner. Bitterly cold. 17

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Thursday 23 March Bitterly cold. Feel v. wretched fr. pain.

Friday 24 March Mrs. Skinner at home. Bitterly cold. Nurse left, paid her £6.6.0 for 3 weeks & 7/6 washing. V. nice person. Nurse came to my room morg. & the pain I suffer comes fr. a small fissure. Went about hat. Dora came to tea.

Saturday 25 March Beastly day still in great pain. Lin better. Bitterly raw & cold. Went to Mr. Ryle’s studio, saw young Wallace & Mr. Newton there. Only called to enquire Mr. Aird.

Sunday 26 March Lovely morg. Lin went for his first little walk with Roy & self & was none the worse. Miss Rose Innes, Mr. Douglas who amused Lin v. much, & Mr. Lemon called. Tabby & 2 girls arrived at Coburg too late to dine here. Awful pain fr. fissure all day. Tilda left with Miss Rose Innes at 6 o’c. Lin slept in my room.

Monday 27 March Lovely warm morg. Long letter fr. darling Maud fr. San Remo, much better. Out morg. shops, still great pain better about 12.30. Lovely box of flowers from Maudie. Tabby & the 2 girls to dinner. I called on Midge afternoon. E. & H. had row again waiting execrable in consequence.

Tuesday 28 March Lovely day, warmer. X. Petit ami. Packed. Awful row again between Emilie & Harris. Waiting at table last night abominable. Edie Sismay & Ethel H. called only.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Lovely day. In bed till 12. Midge called. Lin finished his drawing & packed. Lin & Roy go to Pyt House today by 3 train. Maud & Lennie arrive from S. of France, sent Otley. Maudie sent me 2 exquisite bunches of violets fr. Paris. Both well.

Thursday 30 March Maudie’s cook goes to her. J. Crawford, Bridge St, Catrine, Ayrshire. Maudie & Lennie lunch here. Think Maud looks v. thin & pale, longed to have her all to myself. They had to hurry off after luncheon for Nymans where they stay until next week. V. warm. Lovely day, so glad for Lin. Finished reading “My official Wife”. V. good.

Friday 31 March In bed till 12.30. Finished reading “La fiancée de Gilbert” sent it off to Mrs. Humphreys. V. pretty love story. Letter fr. Lin, seems better & enjoying himself. Mr. Bret Harte called, did not see him. Put away china drawing room.

Saturday 1 April Go by train D.V. to Tabby’s, Pyt House. V. amusing journey met Mrs. Stone & Miss White at Waterloo. Had v. handsome “Harem” lady & husband & fair young man in my carriage. Lady distinctly fast & amusing. Salisbury Mr. & Mrs. Jack Bennett got into my carriage & were v. funny, he was. Lin met me station & found all Langleys here. V. jolly.

Sunday 2 April In bed to breakfast. Fine day. Country looking lovely. Mr. Jack Bennett came to ask all to Steeplechases tomorrow. The 2 Hamiltons, Roy, Tabbie & Bee only going. Took walk in grounds with Bee. Lin only progressing slowly. Letter fr. Maudie fr. Nymans.

Monday 3 April Dullish, sun later. Party off to Steeplechases, Midge, Lin & self & Dora remaining. Sat out afternoon with Sprite. Lin & girls for walk. Midge 19

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 resting v. seedy with toooth ache. Hurley burley dinner after races & to bed early.

Tuesday 4 April V. wet all day. Midge seedy with tooth ache. Lin v. seedy with a bad cold. Cleared up after luncheon & we all went for walkwith dogs & goat. Men played whist after dinner.

Wednesday 5 April Lin’s cold v. bad. Walked with him morg, could scarcely speak. Ham & Eve hunting. Packed afternoon. Mr. Hilton called at tea time & brought photos of French ports. Mr. Seymour Hayden came to stay. Mr. Jack Bennett dined at Pyt. V. rude man & noisy, loose in conversation. Hamilton L. & Roy out all day fishing.

Thursday 6 April Midge, Ham, Lin & self leave Pyt, & Roy & Dora return tomorrow. Lin’s cold v. heavy. We came by 11.40 fr. Tisbury & had v. pleasant journey up. Mr. Watney called. Hamilton F. & Mr. Seymour Hayden went off by first train to Southampton to see the yacht. No work ready for Lin. Mr Guthrie goes to Pyt today, just miss him.

Friday 7 April Out morg. & called at Midge’s afternoon, Roy & Dora returning home tonight, also at 27 & Maud not returning until Monday.

Saturday 8 April To Whiteleys morg. Awful blizzard had to take a cab home. With Lin in his study all afternoon. Dora came & went with us to “Three Musketeers”. V. good indeed, better than Tree’s. Mistake about D’s carriage & had to take cab. Think it v. unwise Lin going out at night. Orton called morg. surprised to find us back.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Lin & Roy to Calais, hope he won’t take cold, he seems better. Walked to Derwent Lodge & saw Ada Sp. Sp. gone to Calais also with Hylda. V. rude returning with Mr. Lewis, bothered Lin. No one came. Lin & Roy home v. late.

Monday 10 April Walked morg. & shop’d. Darling Maud to lunch, looks v. well. Stayed until 6 o’c. Mrs. Galbraith sr. & Jenny Wilson called to tea. Dined early. Spencer dined here & we went to see the “Concho” (?) at Avenue, C. Hartree. Lennie & Maud joined us there. Saw the Trowers. V. amusing piece.

Tuesday 11 April To stores morg. Darling Maud to lunch & tea, Lin out. Lennie & Maud to dinner. Roy at Queen’s Club all day, Public School rackets. Not a soul called. Mr. Stone also dined with us & Lin enjoyed chat with him.

Wednesday 12 April Lennie & Maud to see house at Esher. I dined there, 27, evg. Maudie v. tired poor darling. To Whiteleys morg. in brougham. Roy dined with Harold Messel at Hyde Pk Club & to Adelphi after. Lin to Punch dinner for first time since operation.

Thursday 13 April Out at 11 in brougham, shop’g. Had 2 fowls & 1/- eggs fr. Black Ireland. Mr. & Mrs. Bergheim to dinner. V. pleased to see them. Clara v. bright but find Mr. B. more accentuated in his ill bredness, odd little man. Darling M. came in to tea. Called & saw her morg. Lin looking fairly well.

Friday 14 April Eton won public school rackets. Pouring wet morg. Roy off to Public School Rackets. Maudie to luncheon. Cold. Saw Miss Peachey & arranged for massage 3 times a week, Monday Wed & Friday 2.10. 6/- a week. Roy to Eton triumph at Queen’s Club. Roy to dine here early & to 21

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Mr. Stone’s party at Daly’s & supper after. M. & self called on Lady Lawrence, Miss Lawrence, Mrs. Welby, Mrs. English, S. Grantham, Mrs. Russell & Midge.

Saturday 15 April Out morg. shops Kensington. Roy to Nymans until Monday, travels with Maud & Lennie who go for a week. In afternoon dined at 6 o’c. Lin & self to 1st night of Sardon’s play of “Robespierre” at Lyceum. Irving had tremendous reception & brilliant house. Play translated by L. Irving. Had supper after on stage. Felt v. tired. Sat next to A. Critchett. De la Rues, Trowers, Mrs. Craigie, Mrs Tree & Lady Granby, Burnands etc etc etc.

Sunday 16 April Went for ½ hour walk. Lin to Calais. Bitterly cold east wind, hope he won’t take cold. Roy at Nymans. Ethel English came & stayed some time. Lin seems all better for day, cold & wet returning.

Monday 17 April Miss Peachy here 2.10 for massage, 3 times weekly. Great fire at Hyde Park Club. Roy retrned fr. Nymans. Harold Messel & Ina Mackenzie to dinner.

Tuesday 18 April Out morg. to Woollands. Great fire at Hyde Pk. Club yesterday. Edgar to luncheon & stayed some time. Box at Shaftesbury, Edgar & Sophy. Mrs. Mackenzie & Colin met us there, pretty crowded. Roy dined with Lennie & to some music hall after. Lady Bergne & 2 others called.

Wednesday 19 April To Woollands to be fitted, walked back. Saw Mr. Stone & Mr. Trower in Park. Miss Peachy 2.12. Roy to Her Majesty’s. I dined with Edgar & Sophy at Monico, enjoyed it, & was home by 10.15. Lin out all day long, seems quite well.

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Thursday 20 April To Woollands morg. Not ready, go tomorrow. Lovely morg. Walked home thro’ park. Saw Mr. Stone & Mr. Trower riding. Called at 4 o’c on Mdes Johnson Ferguson, Cameron Corbett, Armstrong, Mrs. Robertson & Braunstein. Rosebery & Crewe wedding. Agnes Blackburn’s wedding day! Roy returned to Oxford.

Friday 21 April Mrs. Harry Lewis 3 - 6. Pouring wet day. To Woollands morg. Fitted. Shall not like dress. Morg. massage & rest after luncheon. Dined by 9.30. Cold & damp. Paid Miss Peachy 6/- for 3. ½ hours massage during the week.

Saturday 22 April Evey Jackson’s wedding day. Mrs. Harry Lewis 3 – 6. Mrs. Messel’s invitation to Nymans fr. Friday till Monday. Private View New Gallery. X. Petit ami hier soir, unable to go to Nymans most annoying, & box packed. Sat all afternoon & evening in Lin’s study. Ada Sp. called as I was having my dinner on tray. Finished reading “The Paths of the Prudent” v. amusing book by Fletcher.

Sunday 23 April Fine. In bed till 2.30. Dinner & luncheon in drawing room. Mr. Bret Harte came & stayed an hour about tea time. As usual most entertaining, thinks Ld. Crewe greatly spoilt by his Ld. Lieuts of Ireland, has never been able to recover fr. it! Wrote & read “Nance Oldfield”, badly written. Gave Mr. B.H. his own book by mistake for “Paths of the Prudent” to read! Stupid.

Monday 24 April Wet & dull. Vy funny letter fr. Mr. Bret Harte about my mistake in giving him one of his own books for one I wished him to read. Lin rerturned fr. Nymans bringing me lovely pink roses fr. darling M. Lennie again in bed with cold. Lin off to Academy, Varnishing day. Pouring with rain. Midge 23

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 came just as I was starting for Woollands, where I met Doris Tattersall & Mrs. Moscheles. Mistake about Mr. Bret Harte’s book.

Tuesday 25 April Heavy showers & fine after. Wire fr. Tabby to lunch at Coburg with her. Cannot go, too seedy. In bed till 12.30. Mrs. Maynes musical party 4 - 7.

Wednesday 26 April In bed till 12.30. Massage. At 4 o’c to Lady Hickman’s, Mrs. Kettle, Max Nembhard, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Critchett, Coburg, Mrs. Heilburt, & Barkers for Leithea water, & Midge. Alone to dinner on tray drawing room. Darling Maud & Lennie ret’d fr. Nymans, sent Otley to enquire. Both colds.

Thursday 27 April To tea with Ethel English 4.30. To lunch with Maudie. 2 stalls for “Manoeuvres of Jane” Lin & self go. Went with Maudie to tea Ethel E’s. Mr. & Mrs. Cookson, Mr. Holland & Effie there. E. looking as usual in blooming health.

Friday 28 April Mrs. Mayne’s musical party 4 - 7. Darling Maud’s wedding day. Private View Academy. Maudie lunching here & going together. Maudie lunched here & we went to Academy together. Enjoyed it immensely. Not many friends, M. greatly admired. Left her at Claridges Hotel to meet Schiffs & Lennie. Unable to go to Lady Margaret W’s or Mrs. Mayne’s. Maud & Lennie arrived just as we were sitting down to dinner at 9.30. Both seemed depressed, Lennie v. seedy.

Saturday 29 April Mrs. Cameron Corbett’s dinner 8 o’c. Mrs. a’Beckett Tyrrel musical 4 - 7. Unable to go. Out morg. shops, chose new toque Angraves. Massaged today instead of yesterday. Maud & Lennie to Nymans. V. pleasant

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 dinner. Mr. Mackee M’s friend took me in. Sir E & Lady Carbutt there, rest strangers. Mr. & Mrs. Coleridge.

Sunday 30 April Had walk in Park with Lin. Saw P.J.B. did not see us. Met the Seymour Trowers & Cap’t Heathorne. Lin playing tennis with Sir Alfred Hickman. Dora dines here. Mr. Bret Harte & Mr. Freyer called. Long talk on American politics with Mr. Bret Harte. Dora dined here looking extremely handsome.

Monday 1 May Lovely morg. Lin off early to try guns. Busy cleaning out fern cases. Darling M & Lennie return from Nymans. Did not come. Planted ferns etc in cases. Lunched alone. Masseuse, & at 4 o’c to enquire Mr. Donaldson, Lady Richmond, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Fildes, Maudie’s not ret’g until tomorrow, Aunt Linda’s, Midge’s. Lin in 10 to 8. Electric light went wrong again in drawing room. Letter fr. darling M.

Tuesday 2 May To Whiteleys morg. Lin cycled to (blank) returned 6.30. Mrs. & Miss Clifford called & Lady Sadler. Entirely forgot all about her & could not imagine who she was at first. Midge & Dora to Con’s. Hamilton to dinner here.

Wednesday 3 May Miss White here. Miss Chapman 4 - 7. Lady Hickman tea 5 o’c. Lin & self to Oxford D.V. by early train. Lovely day. Lunched with Roy in his rooms, excellent lunch. Roy looking v. limp & seedy. Met Conrad & Mr. Rumford at Oxford only had a moment with them. Perfectly charmed with Oxford, one of the loveliest places I have ever seen, full of beauty & interest at every corner. Saw darling Maud in Palace Gds on driving home looking sweet.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Ham to dinner 7 o’c & to Her Majestys after. Lennie & Maud join us there. Miss White here.

Friday 5 May Mrs. Harvey’s dance 10 o’c. Roy comes up for 3 dinners, Law. Roy, Lennie, Maud & Winnie Lockyer to the Harvey’s dance. I called with Maudie & M. Paxton on Lady Bergne, Clarkes, Suttons, Sir W. Agnew, Mrs. Steinkopff etc, Joachim, Tuers.

Saturday 6 May Midge’s dinner 8 o’c. To Stores morg. Sent Edie blue serge dress & silk blouse. Massage after luncheon & rest. V. charming dinner at Midge’s, 10. Sir T & Lady Thompson, Mr. & Mrs. Rooth, Mr. Heineman & Ethel English. Lovely pink roses on table. Soup, tiny fillets sole, sweetbreads & macaroni, fillets beef salad beans, ducklings green peas, chocolate savoy, macedoine fruit, savory.

Sunday 7 May Walked with Lin in Row. Met Ham & Dora & Mr. Warre. Walked to Gds with them. Roy out all day, ate his dinner evening at Lincolns Inn & ret’d in time for ours. Lin to Sir A. Hickmans. Mr. Bret Harte & Mr. Blair & Miss Enthoven called. Lennie, Maud, M. Paxton to dinner. Maudie with feverish cold.

Monday 8 May Out morg. Lin out to dinner with some city company. To darling M’s 4 o’c, home at 6 o’c to take Roy to station to return to Oxford.

Tuesday 9 May Out morg. shops. Lin & self dine at Mrs. Lucy’s 8 o’c. Maud & M. Paxton to luncheon. Mrs. Robertson, Turquand, Abbot & dau, de la Penha, F. Walford & Conrad called. V. charming dinner at Mrs Lucy’s. Lord & Lady Beauclerc (née Lady Herbert/Carnarvon) Lady M.W’s cousin, Sir Thomas

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 & Lady Sutherland, Sir W. & Lady McCormack & Mr. ? Excellent dinner 3 new ideas.

Wednesday 10 May Sir Cuthbert Quilter’s smoking party 10 o’c. Mrs. H. Pollen’s at home. Went alone to Mrs. P’s at home. Left cards at Miss Millais, McCleans, Chapman etc. Brought F. Walford with me fr. Mrs. Child’s to dinner. Emilie served dinner rather slip-slop.

Thursday 11 May Out morg. With Maudie at 3.30 to call Mrs. Corbett, Mrs. Dent etc, McLaren. Maudie bad cold. Lin & self to Alexander’s piece. V. dull piece no interest in it. Lovely girl in front & horrid fat man next to me, changed places with Lin. With Lin morg. at Zoo, he photoing parrots.

Friday 12 May Lady de la Rue’s musical evg. 10.30. To Barkers about tailor blue gown & coat morg. & walked to enquire for Maud, out, & to Midge’s. Wanted me to stay luncheon, cab’d home on ac’t of Lin. Massage 6/-. With Maud & M.P. at 4 in open carriage to call on Mrs. Tate & to Mrs. Lewis’ at home. Lin late to Lady de la Rue’s at home, self too tired. Settee fr. Oxford arrived.

Saturday 13 May Mrs. Harry Lewis 3 - 6. Lin & self to Oxford by early train. Met Maud, Lennie & M.P. at Pad. St. & went down with them. Lunched in Roy’s rooms excellent luncheon. After to river punt overloaded so Lin & self returned & walked about town. Met rest at station & returned together. Met Mr. Birnbaum at Merton Col. Home to dinner 8.15.

Sunday 14 May Lovely day. Lennie & Lin for cycle ride at 11.30. Maud, Lennie & Maud Paxton dine here. Lennie more tired then Lin after ride. Maudie v. hot & feverish & with bad cold evg. Feel v. anxious about her. 27

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Monday 15 May Mrs. Harry Lewis 2 – 6. Masseuse 9.30. Breakfasted in bed & at 11.10 to Maud, went with her to Mr. Pollock, examined her carefully, gave her tonic, spray for throat & rec’d warmer clothing. Lunched with Maud, F. Walford there, M.P. out. Callers Mrs. English, Henderson, & Maggie Hood & dau, Messel & Ruth, Mary Millais, Paxton & Maud, Mrs. F. Kerr, Miss Enthoven. Maud had to put off dining at the Granthams tonight.

Tuesday 16 May Darling Maud’s dinner 8 o’c. Lin & self dine there. X. Ami. Shop’g morg. Flowers Barkers, pd. Leroy £17, c’d not get bell answered Youngs, ordered collars Ball & Ferner. Not a soul called. V. heavy showers afternoon, bad drawing room day. Invitation to dine at Mrs. Burnand’s tonight. Charming dinner M’s, 8. Mr. Thornton, Mr. Dale & Harold, flowers on table lovely. Most delicious dinner, 10 courses.

Wednesday 17 May Mrs. Douglas Sladen’s at home 9.30. Mrs. Parish’s dinner unable to go. To darling M. at 3. Went with her round park great crowd & impossible to call anywhere on ac’t of Queen opening or laying foundation stone for new Vic & Albert Museum South Kensington. Tea at M’s, seems v. seedy poor darling. Dined alone & bed early.

Thursday 18 May Col Welby’s dinner 8 o’c. Also invite to dine at Mrs. E. Abbey’s. Lin out to luncheon. M. Paxton came to say Maudie not so well. Lin going to see her this afternoon, most anxious & feel such a wreck myself. 12 at Mrs. W’s. Col & Mrs. Mount Bennet, Sir? Lady & Miss Carden, Dr Farquharson, Miss Griffiths & 2 strange men. Sat between host & Col Mount B. Mrs. W. looked v. pretty. Mrs. Mount B. née Sant.

Friday 19 May

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Lin & self go to Folkeston by night mail. Lennie & Maud with her maid went with us to Pavilion Hotel. Mr. & Mrs. H. Dickens, Enid, & Mr. & Mrs. Merryweather also at same Hotel, & a Mr. Mercer v. attentive to Mrs. D. & Enid.

Saturday 20 May In bed to breakfast. M. Lennie Lin & self lunched at Hotel. M. & self for drive 2 hrs along the Dover Rd. Met Lin & Lennie walking to Dover. M. & self had cocoa in our rooms & rest & met at dinner. Sat together after. A half brother of Mr. Burnand’s here. Sat in lounge after dinner saw Mr. Dickens.

Sunday 21 May In bed to breakfast. M. & self lunched alone. Col Ward Bennett came & saw us after & long talk with the Dickens.. Lennie & Lin to Boulogne for day & dined there. M. & self dined alone & sat with the Dickens after until Lin & Lennie’s return 9.45. M. & self for hours’ drive to Sandgate.

Monday 22 May Wretched day in bed to breakfast. Lin & Lennie to Calais, Mr. D. also. Sat in with M. all day, M. much better. Sat afternoon & evg with Dickens. Mrs. D. & Enid returned by last train to London. Mr. Mercer & Mr. D. saw them off.

Tuesday 23 May Invitation to lunch at Mrs. Lucy’s Hythe 1.30. In bed breakfast, out morg. with Lin to see boat off. Darling M. met us & remained out till luncheon. Lin went on hired cycle to Lucys. Lennie to London by first train. Maudie left with Sykes by 4.10 train, saw her off. Met Tates, Carbutts, Mr. Gage, Hensman & Mr. Ward. Lady C travelled with M. Mr. Dickens dined & spent evg. with us.

Wednesday 24 May

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Mrs. Macqueen’s dinner unable to go. Lovely day. Breakfasted with Lin & Mr. Dickens in Saloon. Went after & saw boat off, Mr. D. on it, regretted we did not go also. Lin for cycle ride after. Maudie left her miniature behind. We left by 4.10 train, saw Sir A. de la Rue & young English, Tates, travelled up with the Merryweathers. Dined alone, Lin to P.D.

Thursday 25 May Fine. V. cold. To be fitted Barkers. To Ball & Ferners, ordered new house & walking shoes Marshall & Willetts. At 3.30 with Maudie to call Spielmans, Watney, Lady Priestley, Clifford, de la Rue, P. Holland, Hansen Walker & Lady Blomfield. Quiet evg. at home. Maudie to see “The Gay Lord Quex” with Lennie & Harold.

Friday 26 May Mrs. Steinkopff’s dinner 8 o’c. Walked to Whiteleys & to Midge, long talk. V. pleasant dinner S’s, sat between Mr. W. Stone & Mr. Low, Standard contributor. Mr. & Mrs. Messel there. Maudie came in afternoon looking sweet.

Saturday 27 May Mrs. Pitt’s at home 4 - 7, music. Invitation to go with Fletchers yachting. Flowers & went at 11 with M. Paxton to see over Kensington Palace. Lunched alone with Lin & to see “Lucky Star” Savoy after, v. good. Then with Maud & M.P. to Mrs. Pitt’s, met Mrs. Snagg & dau. & Lady Pontifex & Mr. Gribble. Quiet evg. alone. Maudie going to “Palace” has man dining there & going with her, Len & M.P.

Sunday 28 May Mrs. Tate’s dinner 8 o’c. Lin off with model morg. lovely day, cold, for cycle ride after lunch. Tilda only to lunch. Cap’t Heathorn, Ham L. & Mrs. Alms who married (blank). Miss L. Langley called. V. charming din. at Mrs. T’s. Mr. Macquoid & Mr. Fladgate on my sides. Mr. Fildes, Bram Stokers, Macquoids etc there. Exquisite table & dinner.

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Monday 29 May Out morg. First lovely summer day. At 3.30 to call alone on Mrs. Douglas, Sladens, Lady Cotton, Tate, Lady Slater, Heineman. Maud first in. Mrs. Messel called & on to Midge, Bee there. Maud dining a party at Bath Club & to Opera after. Lin v. put out about no letter coming about Levée today. Lin with another cold.

Tuesday 30 May Out at 11 shops. Dorothy Mott arrived ¼ to 1. Nice girl. Mrs. Tuer & colossal sister, Mrs. Fagan, Grace Frazer, Clara Bergheim & relative etc called, & Mrs. Spofforth. Lennie, Maud & Maud Paxton to dinner. Bee Barrs to luncheon.

Wednesday 31 May Out morg with Dorothy to Gardens. Afternoon called on Mrs. Welby, Lady Seaton. Lady Quilter & Maud. Saw Ruth. M. dining at Mrs. M’s. Nana there just arrived & sleeps here tonight & off to Maud’s country house tomorrow. Lin to Derby with Mr. D’Arcy’s party, Duke of Westminster’s horse won. D. & self to Coronet Theatre saw Kendals in “Edermuss(?) Blossom” excellent. Saw Wirgmans, Hamilton, Midge & Bee. Mrs. Critchett & Macqueens there.

Thursday 1 June H. & Tabs up for Miss Grosvenor’s wedding. Mrs. Armstrong at home 5 o’c. Lovely day. With Dorothy to Marshalls, Angrace’s, Hills about hat, & buttons. Saw Sir W. Agnew & P.A. in Bond St. Lin off about Exhibition, & bother with photos. At 4.15 with Dorothy to call on Miss May, Lucy, Mayne (in) Warre, Hogarth & Armstrong, & Maud. Lady Borthwick dining there & going to theatre with them.

Friday 2 June (blank)

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Mrs. Levy’s dinner 8 o’c. Unable to go. Maudie to luncheon & drove at 3.30 round Pk in open carriage, tea in Gds or ices. Lin & Lennie on cycles to Thanet, home for dinner. Little Bixley here.

Sunday 4 June V. hot & lovely, poor Lin feels heat dreadfully, I love it. Lin to tennis at Sir A.H’s. Maud & Lennie to dinner. Mr. Bret Harte called. Little Bixley here.

Monday 5 June Mrs. McLaren at home 5 o’c. Little Bixley here. Harris returned fr. country. Called at 4 o’c on Mrs. Phipson Beale, Walkers, enquired Mrs. Boughton, fetched Maud, chose 2 wedding pres, for Miss Aird, Salviati glass, Evey Jackson pen & pencil silver. Called on Mrs. Ackers Langham Hotel, & Park. Left Maud at home. Quiet evening. Pd Bixley 4/6. Nice but rough mannered girl.

Tuesday 6 June Mrs. Turquand’s dinner 8 o’c. Accepted for Lin only. Roy’s room begun. X. Sent 3 empty boxes to Maud lent only. Little Dorothy Noot left. Emily & self v. busy getting furniture etc ready Roy’s room & loft. V. hot.

Wednesday 7 June Mrs. Messel’s at home 4 - 7, music. Fetched Maudie & went to Mrs. M’s with her.

Thursday 8 June Miss Aird’s wedding 2.30, St John’s Church Pad’g’n. Miss Fairfax Rhodes dinner 8 o’c, acp’t for Lin only. Mrs. Rawlinson’s garden party 4 o’c. Lovely day. Went with Maud Lennie & household to Oaktree House.

Friday 9 June Mrs. Henderson’s dance 10.30. Mrs. G. Armstrong’s dinner 8 o’c. Accepted both for Lin only. Mrs. C. Burnand 4 - 7. Soirée at Guildhall 32

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Publisher’s Association. Busy morg. with Maudie doing flowers. Drove at 4 to Horley, shop’d, not over polite tradespeople. Met Lennie at Station drove home. V. v. cold & fire evg. Lin greatly enjoyed Mrs. A’s dinner. Met all young married people.

Saturday 10 June Mrs. Marcus Stone’s dinner ¼ to 8. Acp’t for Lin only. Mrs. Elkin Mocatta’s dinner, unable to go. Lady Salisbury’s reception & garden party at Hatfield 4 - 7. Mr. Weedon Grossmith 4 - 7. Drove with darling M. to Crawley, shop’d, much prefer it to Horley. Letter fr. Lin. Lovely day cold wind. Lin enjoyed Lady S’s recep. Great number of lovely women. Dullish dinner at Mrs. S’s.

Sunday 11 June Mrs. Weedon Grossmith 4 - 7. X. Ami. Drove to Nymans (6 miles) for luncheon with darling M. in Victoria, Lennie on cycle. Lovely. Delicious lunch & grounds lovely. Microscope. Mr. & Mrs. Elliot (bridal c) to tea at Nymans & Mr. Stuart to dinner & ret’d next morg with Lennie to London fr. Oaktree House. Like him much better alone. Interesting when he gets the undivided attention of his audience.

Monday 12 June Mrs. Threlfall 4.30. Music. Lennie & Mr. Stuart to London early. M. & self for long drive 4 o’c. Lovely quiet day.

Tuesday 13 June Mrs. Johnson Ferguson dinner 8 o’c. Ret’n fr. Maudie’s by 2.40. Darling M. drove me to Station. Read Carlyle’s French Revolution on way up. Bee arrived at 6 o’c. Seems disappointed cannot remain after Saturday. Roy returning fr. Oxford. Met Sir F & Lady Hartland, Sir W. & Lady Lawrence, Mr. & Mrs. Hobhouse. Maclarens, Lawson, Waltons etc. Lady Roxborough. V. pleasant dinner.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Lady Richmond 4 - 7.

Thursday 15 June Lin & self dine at 7 o’c with Mr. Galbraith at the “Berkeley” & go to see “The gay Lord Quex” after. Howard called to tell me of poor Aunt Bessie’s death on Tuesday last the 13th at 25 Oxford Ter. Effie came in whilst Bee was dining alone here. Greatly enjoyed Mr. G’s dinner at Berkeley, only Miss Rose Innes besides ourselves. Play splendid & Irene Vanburgh splendid.

Friday 16 June Dine at Queensland Court, Earls C. Ex. 6 o’c. Colonial Restaurant (Mr. Jack). Sp came in morg, taking me tonight. Bee to lunch with Lady Edith Fox Pitt. Quiet afternoon. Odd assemblage at Ex. Sp & self sat together, speeches feeble, delivery worse, learnt v. little. Good dinner considering 230 guests. Usual clumsy waiting & champagne spilt. Found Effie at Staf. Ter. on retuern & Lin etc still at table 11 o’c.

Saturday 17 June Roy returns fr. Oxford. Bee leaves, I came back to Oaktree by 4 o’c train. Roy had not arrived. Found Mr. Fleischman & Lennie already at Oaktree & busy with games. Maudie looking v. well. Fly met me as horse gone lame. V.pleasant dinner, Mr. F. much nicer than I had pictured him. Bee left by early train for Conrad’s, not pleased to go!!!

Sunday 18 June Lovely morg. hot, dull later. Len. & Mr. F on cycles to Nymans. Maud & self in Victoria with hired gee. Went steadily & well. Excellent lunch at Nymans & returned at 6 o’c just in time for dinner heavily laden with flowers. Violent indigestion at dinner ? cannot imagine. Monday 19 June Lady Carbutt garden party 4 - 7. Mrs. Evans tea party 4 - 7. Oaktree. Lovely sat out writing under trees. Mr. F. & Lennie off early. Sat out in

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Tuesday 20 June Effie called. Mrs. Enthoven’s dinner 8 o’c. Acc’t for both. Mrs. C. Mackenzie’s 9.30. Mrs. Braunstein’s dinner unable to go, maddening! For what? Mrs. Morland Agnew 9.30, music. Private View Mortimer Mempes private V. 4 - 6 at Dowdeswell’s Galleries, 16 New Bond St. Arrived Vic with Sykes 12 o’c, home 12.30. Roy back to luncheon. Lin busy at S. Ken Museum selecting drawings. Mr. Arthur Lucas took me in to dinner & on to M. Agnews after. Good music.

Wednesday 21 June Lady Richmond 4 - 7. Dull morg. Roy to Oxford for night, Merton Ball. Tilda coming to dine with me. Harris out. Sybil Grantham & Mrs. Morton Lucas called. Called at 4 with Tilda on Mrs. Aird, Corbutt, Threlfall, M. Agnew, Rhodes, Armstrong, Johnson Ferguson, Enthoven. Not v. interesting soirée at Royal Society.

Thursday 22 June Lady Quilter 10 o’c, music. The Astronomer Royal’s afternoon party 3 to 6 PM. Mrs Cameron Corbett 4 - 6.30. Mrs. Jopling Rowe 4 - 7. Mrs. Pickering 5 - 7, music. Pouring wet day cd only do 3 at homes. Farbida(?) at Mrs. P’s. Harvey Wheans etc. Lin & Roy to Lady Q’s. Lin v. tired with work. Thought drive to S. Audley St wd do him good, it did.

Friday 23 June Mrs. Macqueen’s at home 4 - 7. Lady Hayes Sadler 4 - 7. music. Paper being put up in Roy’s room. Went at 11 o’c to see Dr Abrams, given me several things to try £2.2.0! To Maud, found lost bracelet in safe!!! (illeg) band at Mrs. Macqueen’s. V. handsome Indian man & lady at Lady Sadler’s. Lin dines with Mr. Lawrence.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Roy & self came to Oaktree by 4 o’c train. Lin unable to come on account of work. Found Mr. & Mrs. Messel & Muriel here. Lennie & Maud both v. well. Played croquet after Mr. & Mrs. M left & quiet evg.

Sunday 25 June Lennie, Roy, Maud & self to Nymans for luncheon & tea. No sun but warmer & no rain. Roy drove with M. & self, Lennie on cycle. Sat out after dinner.

Monday 26 June Mrs. Jopling Rowe 9.30. In all morg. Drove at 4 to Mrs. Hohler’s to tea. Charming old oak panelled house. Mr. H arrived for tea & Lady Goring, Mrs. H’s mother there also. Mr. Norman came down with Lennie.

Tuesday 27 June Punch dinner. Mrs. Rawlinson’s garden party 4 o’c. Aunt Linda’a at home 9.30, Hungarian band. The Astronomer Royal’s party 3 - 6 PM. Mrs. Thorneycroft 4 - 6 music. Mrs. Silver’s music 4.30 to 7. Mrs. Rhodes 4 7. Maurice Farkoa(?). Academy Soirée 9 o’c. Took Mabel W. at 4 o’c to Thorneycrofts, splendid music. Mrs Rhodes fair after other! & Mrs. Silver’s, dull. Mabel dined here. Roy & Lin to Soirée.

Wednesday 28 June Lady Richmond 4 - 7. Mr. Mortimer Mempes 4 - 7. Out morg. At 3.30 Mabel W. came & went with me to Mrs. Steincopff’s to congratulate on engagement. Lady Quilter, Medley, Pickering, d’Arcy, Fagan. Left Mabel & on alone to Sybil G’s. Roy v. naughty made me unhappy. He went on to Messels dance after dinner. Lin dined Reform Club with Sir Norman Lockyer & on to Punch soirée, grand affair.

Thursday 29 June Mrs. Jopling Rowe 4 - 7. Mrs. Bastard 4.30 to 7, Hungarian band. Lin, Roy & self to Exhibition evg. Out morg. To call 4 o’c on Mrs. a’Beckett, McLaren, H. Henderson, Shannen(?), Hartree, Heathorn & Mrs. Bastard, 36

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 met Burnands. Lin, Roy & self to Exhibition excellent. V. funny dog with ball & galopping monkeys.

Friday 30 June Mrs. Gerald & Mrs. Cyril Maude 4 - 6 (Mr Paul Green’s band). Mrs. Pennefather’s 4 - 7. Mrs. Street’s 4.30. Alice Farquhar to luncheon, & at 3.30 to Alice Street’s & Mrs. C. Maud’s, party postponed. To Mrs. Geiger, left Alice Cadogan Sqre & to Mrs. Pennefather’s. V. dull party. Saw Mrs. Pitt looking sweet.

Saturday 1 July Mrs. Sidney Cotton 4 - 7, music. Lin Roy & self came to Lennie & Maud’s at Lowfieldheath. Both looking v. well. Good dinner, little music & to bed.

Sunday 2 July Dullish day some rain. Lin & Lennie on cycles to Nymans, Maud & self in Victoria & Roy in dog cart. V. pleasant day at Nymans, Maudie not feeling well, pain in side. She lay on sofa in drawing room whilst we were at dinner. Sat talking after till 10.30.

Monday 3 July Dull morg. Lin & Roy to London by 11.10 train. Had walk with Maudie after luncheon. Quiet day. Letter from Lin. Maud much better.

Tuesday 4 July Mrs. Maclean 4 - 7, 17 James St Mansions. Wrote morg. Drove at 3 to call on Mrs. Carol Ansdell 2 miles beyond Charlewood. Lovely drive old farmhouses. Lennie for cycle ride before dinner. M. & self for walk with dogs, lovely day. Sat out after dinner. Letter fr. Lin.

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Thursday 6 July Mrs. Jopling Rowe. Mrs. a’Beckett 4.30 to 7. Mutton for dinner!!! Long letter fr. Lin, enjoyed Burnands party immensely. Hear Roy was at Lords with Edna May.

Friday 7 July Mrs. Alec Tweedie 4.30 to 7. In all day. M. feeling heat, unable to go to Mrs. Hohler’s to tea. Lennie went alone. Young Cussans came until Monday. Long letter fr. Dickie. Ld. Wolsey given him 2 tickets for Great Volunteer Review tomorrow.

Saturday 8 July Lady Anne Blunt’s Arab Sale 1 o’c Crabbet Pk. V. fine & v. warm. Lennie & John Cussans playing croquet all the morg. I sat & worked in Maud’s room. Unable to go to Lady Anne’s sale with Mr. Hohler, Maud not well enough. Sat out.

Sunday 9 July Mr. Cussans, Lennie, M. & self to Nymans for luncheon & tea, home late too late to do flowers. Saw view fr. tower with Mr. Messel & Muriel. Microscope not so interesting as usual, failed to get good water specimens. Sat out after dinner. Maudie v. tired, too long a day for her.

Monday 10 July Worked & wrote morg. for lovely drive after. Lennie for cycle ride to Carol Ansdell’s & much pleased with his house.

Tuesday 11 July Lady Romer 10 o’c. Letter fr. Lin. X. Petit ami deux jours en retard! M. & self for long drive.

Wednesday 12 July

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Mrs. Schwann’s garden fete 9.30. Lin & Roy to big reception of new Carlton Hotel. Quiet day in bed till 12.30 reading “Une Idylle Tragique” par Paul Bourget. Out all day or rather afternoon on lawn, v. v. bad with little F. Sat out evg. Lennie better for cycle ride to Mr. Wilkinson’s. Letters fr. Lin.

Thursday 13 July Mrs. Jopling Rowe 4 - 7. Mr. Earle Douglas 4 - 7. Lennie off early for Volunteer Exercise later. Unable to go on account of trains. Back evg. v. tired & put out about Lin & Roy not coming Saty. Maudie to meet Lennie alone Horley. Tilda arrived 4.45. Tilda & L. croquet. Sat out evg. Maudie not well, overtired. She did flowers before dinner.

Friday 14 July In bed till 12. M. asleep on my arm after breakfasting in bed together. Letter fr. Lin, he & Roy to Lady Romer & Exhibition. Lords Eton & Harrow match.

Saturday 15 July Lady Nottage 4 - 7, music. Lady Ellis 4 - 7 Bucleugh House. Mrs. S. Cotton 4 - 7, 58 Curzon St. Mrs. G. Hart’s party at Fairlawn Totteridge. Lady Pearson’s political party.

Sunday 16 July Maud & Lennie to Nymans. Tilda & self to tea at Mrs. Hohler’s, a handsome Mr. Durham & a pretty Mrs. Blake there besides Lady Goring. Quiet evg.

Monday 17 July Returned by 2.40 fr Horley, Tilda with Maud. Sp. called at 4.30 & I took him in brougham to Midge’s, out at Bisley, & left Sp. at Dewent Lodge. Quiet evg with Lin & Roy.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Mrs. Oakes’ garden party 18th, 4 - 7. Hungarian Band. Miss Steincopff’s wedding. Lin & self to wedding, full church St Margarets Westminster. Recep after v. crowded. Yellow bridesmaids dresses. Col Welby, du Mauriers, Laboucheres, Canon Ainger etc there.To Academy after & to Oakes, saw Mrs. Taylor & pretty daughter, Midge & D. rest of family. Lin, Roy, self to see “Tyrrany of Tears” Wyndham & Mary (illeg). V. good.

Wednesday 19 July V. hot. Out at 3 o’c to Mrs. Fletcher dress maker, Davies cleaner & Marshalls. Sat out in garden with Roy after dinner. Lin to Punch dinner. Letter fr. Maudie. (Advertisements for lodgings glued in).

Thursday 20 July Mrs. Jopling Rowe 4 - 7. Miss Hemmings dinner ¼ to 8, acpt. Mr. Hartree’s dinner. Mrs. Noble Smith at home 4.30. Roy has a friend to dine here & goes to theatre, do not think much of friend. Fairly good dinner Mr. H’s in artistic house.

Friday 21 July Mad’lle called & went with me to be fitted Miss Fletchers. Carriage at 4 shops only. V. v. hot. Slept & read fr. 2.30 till 3.30. Read later to Lin. Dinner 9 o’c.

Saturday 22 July Roy to Queen’s Club for sports taking E.M! I go to Horley by 2 o’c train. M. & Lennie met me at Horley. M. looked sweetly pretty in white & pale blue. Lin to Lady Ellis for River etc & dinner (Roy joining him there for dinner) & Lady E. asked us to stay until Monday alas cannot.

Sunday 23 July Much cooler than in London, little rain. Maud & Lennie to church in carriage. Not going to Nymans today. Rested with Maud after lunch & to tea with the Hohlers.

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Monday 24 July (blank)

Tuesday 25 July Lin’s bachelor dinner. Out at 12.20 to shops. Fowers from Pyt. Dinner Lin v. pleased with, Roy & self dined in morg. room. 12 dined here, Lord Rathmore, Sir C. Hall, Sir Norman Lockyer, Mr. Schomberg MacDonnell, Mr. Weld Blundell, Mr. F. Lucas, Mr. Wolff, Mr. Roger Walker, Mr. Lucy, Mr. Burnand & Mr. J. Aird. I came in late & had long talk with Ld Rathmore & Weld Blundell & Schomberg MacDonnell.

Wednesday 26 July V. close & stuffy. Letter fr. darling M. had to put away things. Lin vexed Mr. F.C.B. left so early last evg & came late. Both Mr. McDonnel & Weld Blundel complimented us greatly on dinner.Out at 2.30 to see Smith about cot, awful price £10.10 without extras! Roy dining at Midge’s who has a dinner party tonight. Lin off early to Bath Club.

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Friday 28 July Lady Ellis’ river fête to meet the Duchess of Albany 9 - 11.

Saturday 29 July Mrs. Messel’s garden party Nymans “The Follies”. Lin & Roy arrived in time for luncheon & went over on cycles to Nymans. Winnie & self in Victoria & Lennie on Mr. Hohler’s coach. V. delightful party, saw Steincopffs, Stuart, Mackenzies, Miss Williams, Marcus Stones etc. Maudie unable to go, too tiring for her.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Lennie Maud & Winnie to Church. Lin self & Roy at home. Sat out all afternoon until 5 when all back. Maud & self went to the Hohlers for tea & croquet & on after to see a house Lennie fancies near Charlwood. Quiet evg. out under trees. Roy dined at the H’s. A Miss Carlisle there actress.

Monday 31 July Lovely morg. Drove over with Lin & Maud to see house “Greenings” lovely situation, v. wide & four & ½ miles fr. station. Lin went up by 4 something train, saw E. English in same train. The Lorings arrived at Nymans fr. Malta.

Tuesday 1 August Lovely day, some wind. Roy goes to Nymans till Tuesday next. Harold comes here. Maud, Winnie & self drove to Crawley, met the Messels who all returned here with us, the Lorings, Mr. & Mrs. M & Muriel. Roy returned with them, Nipper came here. Mr. Loring returning tomorrow & Thursday sails again for Malta.

Wednesday 2 August Nipper here. Maud, Winnie & self drove to Crawley & on to Mrs. Trots to see lovely baby linen. Met Mrs. Messel, Mrs. Stone & Ruth driving to Crawley & saw them returning with Mr. Stone.

Thursday 3 August Lin came down. Nipper here. Much chaff about Lennie’s playing cricket at dinner.

Friday 4 August Quiet day. Roy returned from Nymans. Had to take fly fr. Crawley. Winnie met him there on her cycle. Nipper left.

Saturday 5 August

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Lennie & Mr. Hohler played cricket. Darling M’s birthday. Lennie gave her broach diamonds & ruby & little silver gilt match box of baby! I 2 old cut glass dishes & (illeg) for Roy like Lin’s. Hilda hat pin, Ruth 2 hands, Mrs. Messel photo stand. Quiet happy day. Went morg. over old house belonging to Miss Lyon hacking breeder. Lovely place & house. I drove Maud in dog cart, rest on cycles. Cricket match Roy made 30 & 5 wickets Mr. Hohler & Lowfield Heath. Tea at Mrs. H’s. Mr. & Miss Venning, Lady Goring & Lady Florence Burton.

Sunday 6 August Showery morg. No one to Church. Lennie left for Camp, Worthing, after luncheon with his man. Winnie Lockyer left after early dinner 7 o’c. Mr. Marriott came to tea & stayed until 6.30. Roy & Lin went on their cycles to Nymans, large party there.

Monday 7 August Lin at work all day & for cycle ride after tea. I slept with Maud. Sat out all day. Roy played in a match between Horley & Handcross, made 41 runs & 5 wickets.

Tuesday 8 August Ami due, not come. Letters fr. Tabs to Maud, fr. Midge & Aunt Anna for me. Langleys all at Waterville, Cy Kerry, Ireland. Maud & self for long drive to see house, too far off at Newdigate, 6 miles fr. station, & on to Crawley after to shop. Met Mrs. Luscombe promised to tea there Monday. Roy & Linley cycled evg. before dinner. Long letter fr. William Adlam.

Wednesday 9 August Letter fr. Con, dining tonight with Lennie at Mess, Worthing. Quiet day. Drove to “The Glovers” Charlwood. Charmingly furnished & delightful house. Very pretty garden.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 M & self to tea at Countess Reichenbach’s. Prettyly situated house but suburban surroundings. Her brother & young Henessy there, foppish young man. To Miss Trots after with work. Met Mrs. Messel & Ottie going to fetch Mr. Messel fr. Three Bridges. Roy playing cricket.

Friday 11 August Roy v. seedy. Lennie returned at 8 o’c fr. Worthing after week’s training. In all day worked & read & walked. Maudie keeping v. well. Lennie v. brown.

Saturday 12 August Harris leaves. Lin arrives 6.2 Horley. Lennie & Maud to see “Glovers”. Lin & Lennie to see it just before dinner, v. pleased with it. Roy v. seedy, took oil & unable to go over to Nymans afternoon. Lin looking only fairly well. Letter fr. Sophy. Edgar had bad fall fr. his horse.

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Monday 14 August Lin at work all day. Lin & Roy on cycles to Cuckfield, came home late for dinner & v. tired. Tappage. Lennie to Mr. Hohler’s for croquet on return fr. cycling. M. & self to Trots about work. Walked after. Sat out evg.

Tuesday 15 August V. v. hot. To Crawley in dog cart with Roy morg. Lennie not going to City, foot bad. Sat out all day. Mr. & Mrs. Hardy fellow officer of Lennie’s to dinner fr. Nelsfield. Lin working, appears no worse for yesterday’s cycle ride!

Wednesday 16 August Lin & self to London by 4 37. Roy to Nymans by 10 o’c, left us at 9.30. Ruth arrived 10.30, helped M. pack linen box. Maudie drove me with

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Ruth to Horley, Lin on cycle. Otley met us Vic, train punctual. 3 brace grouse fr. V. Watney. Lin bought gold chain for Roy’s 21st birthday.

Thursday 17 August X. Ami due Tuesday week 8th Aug! To stores morg. To Jones ordered Roy’s pin, 21st birthday. Single diamond in claw setting or for single stud. Arranged wardrobes afternoon with Emily & made room for M’s things.

Friday 18 August In bed till 12. To Smiths, ordered bassinette, bought papers. Wrote Secretary of Whiteley’s lost the Banker’s receipt. Put away all linen of Maud’s in spare room. Lin dined at Mrs. F.C.B’s, only A. a’Beckett & F.C.B there excellent dinner as usual & well served. Unable to go self, dined off tray drawing room & bed early.

Saturday 19 August Dull v. close. 2 letters fr. darling M. Lin leaves for Ballechin Mr. Wolff’s place near Perth tonight. I unable to return to Maud until Monday. Dear Roy’s birthday so sorry not to be with them in Sussex. Find Emilie terribly dull & sad to wait on one, depresses one by her own depression.

Sunday 20 August In bed till 12.30. Read all day long “Valima letters” by L. Stevenson charming. Finished french book “Les épines ont des roses” & 2 short stories of Bret Harte’s. Wrote to Lin.

Monday 21 August Came to darling M’s by 4 train. Found all v. well here.

Tuesday 22 August Washing mystery. Went with Maud after a laundress, meanwhile one came & fetched away the washing! Mr Messel, Harold, Ruth & Miss Hale

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 to tea. Solemn rather. Miss H. cheery girl. Roy reading a book Stanley Weyman’s.

Wednesday 23 August Maudie & self in all day. Maids to flower show, gardener took 6 prizes out of 7. Roy to play cricket at Staplefield.

Thursday 24 August Lovely day. Letters fr. Lin enclosing one fr. V. Watney asking Lin, Mrs. Johmson Ferguson asking us & fr. Sir W. Agnew asking Lin for a cruise on his yacht. X. Poor Riki seized with a fit at 1.30 & died at 2 o’c. Vet Penfold & gardener & Roy with him, all most kind. Roy v. cut up. Mrs. Hohler & Lady Goring to tea stay’d ages & were v. nice asking us to call on them in London.

Friday 25 August M. & self for walk along road met Lady G. asked us to go in, did not. Lennie & Roy cycle rides.

Saturday 26 August Lovely day. Lennie & Roy to see houses Reigate & to Nymans on cycles after. M. & self packed few things. M. Lennie & Roy to see over 2 houses & M. & I called at moated grange opposite.

Sunday 27 August Lovely day, packed.

Monday 28 August Lennie, Maud, Garnet & self returned home fr. Lowfield Heath to Staf. Ter. Found all well & dear Lin glad to have us. Roy left for Nymans morg. No, soon after luncheon. We got home 6.30, train late. Heavy rain morg. M. & self v. tired fr. packing.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Busy morg. Dear M. seems well & happy tho’ tired. Drove after lunch. 2 brace grouse fr. Mr. Wolff. V. pleasant evg. Maudie had dinner upstairs too tired to come down. I up all night v. sick, no sleep till 6.30 AM.

Wednesday 30 August Busy all morg tidying M’s room. At 4.45 to Whiteley & Hyde Pk. Corner to meet Lennie. He & darling M. walked home & to see furniture at sales on way! M. v. lively & bright at dinner, in evg. she worked, Lennie read & I strummed. Lin at Punch dinner.

Thursday 31 August Lennie called me at 2 o’c this morng. Maudie having pains every 4 or 10 minutes. Emma & self made up bed in spare room, got her there. Lennie for Dr Pollock, came 3.30 & Queen C’s hospital nurse arrived 6 o’c. Had to send again for doctor, arrived about 6.30. Maudie had a little son at 12.10 AM both doing well. Nurse Millie arrived, dressed & washed baby. Dr. breakfasted & lunched here. Lin off to Mr. Lawrence’s after for day’s shooting. Mr. & Mrs. Messel came evg, all so delighted with Baby & darling M.

Friday 1 September Maudie & Baby had v. good night, both flourishing. Dr Pollock came once. Shop’d morg &walked across Park to Prince’s Gate. Rested afternoon. Lennie in to lunch & dinner. Mrs. Messel came brought flowers, Mr. Messel evening. Maudie v. well. Sent £1.1.0 to Roy.

Saturday 2 September Lovely morg. Maud & Baby v. well. Oil! T Smiths, Barkers etc shops morg. 2 letters fr. Lin. very good time at Shrewsbury. Lennie to Kingston bought heaps of furniture. Trout from Midge.

Sunday 3 September Lovely day. Lennie on cycle to see Hamilton Langley & his own house. Midge not back yet or Dora. Maudie & Baby doing splendidly. Nana 47

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 came morg & the Hospital nurse. Ham to tea & dinner. Dr Pollock came whilst H. was here.

Monday 4 September Lennie not leaving until tomorrow for Glous. Ter. Long letter fr. Lin, greatly enjoying his visit. Good company. M. & Baby doing well.

Tuesday 5 September Lennie goes to Gloucester Terrace, Roy also. He returns from Nymans today, v. surprised to see Maud so well, expected to find her complete wreck! & amused with baby. We all dine here tonight, Lin, Lennie, Roy & self. Lin returned fr. Mr. Lawrence’s after delightful visit of 6 days.

Wednesday 6 September M. v. well & Baby also. Lennie & Roy dined here. Lin to Punch dinner.

Thursday 7 September Baby a week old today. To stores about medical belt. Maud v. well. Lennie & Roy dined here. Friday 8 September Roy to luncheon. Lennie & Roy go tonight to Dieppe until Sunday night. Lin busy all day at work. Read Biography of Sir George Pomeroy Colley aloud to Lin. Lennie came to see M. before leaving. M. not v. well diarrhoea poor darling.

Saturday 9 September Out 11 o’c. M. complaining slight diarrhorea. Lin left for Scotland by late train 8 o’c, dined 6 o’c. Long wire came at 10.10 from Mr. Watney, Milford Haven, asking Lin for a fortnight’s yachting. Called at Glous. Ter.

Sunday 10 September Quiet happy day. Maudie & Baby well, except for slight pain & diahorrea Maud has since Friday. No one called. Garnet out a little afternoon. Lennie & Roy returned fr. Dieppe at 9 o’c, dined & enjoyed themselves v. 48

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 much. Saw Mr. & Mrs. Mills, Lady Pontifax, Mr. Gribble & friends of Lennie’s.

Monday 11 September Maudie still slight diarrhorea. Lennie & Roy dined here, seemed to have enjoyed their Dieppe trip immensely.

Tuesday 12 September Dr Pollock called. Maud still diarrhorea. Letter fr. Lin. Miss Taylor, Miss Howard, Cap. Moon, Mr. Douglas, Capt & one other at Tressady. Drove shop’g. Dined 7 o’c with Roy alone. He went after to Music Hall. Lennie dined with a friend.

Wednesday 13 September Lovely morg. autumnal, hot later. Walked to Whiteleys & to Midge’s, found Midge & D. here on return both looking v. well & brown. Drove at 3.30 to Ball & Ferner, took back muslin shirt, & lace collar of M’s to copy. X. Petit ami. A maid came fr. Queen’s Rd, not good looking enough, 6½ yrs & a 4 months cha. Lennie & Roy dine here. Letter fr. Lin.

Thursday 14 September V. bad, in bed till 12.30. Nurse took dear Baby out at 2.30 for first time. Roy dined with Harold & Hilda at a restaurant & to Music Hall after. Lennie & self alone. Letter fr. Lin having good sport. Cap’t Moon, Cap’t Earl, Miss Taylor, Miss Howard, Mr. Douglas at Tressady.

Friday 15 September Mr. Fernan de Ayala died yesterday, v. grieved & shocked to receive notice of his Interment on Monday. Few lines fr. dear Lin, working at Tressady. Gillie lunched & had tea here. Hilda Messel called. Lennie & Roy to dinner. Felt awfully bad. Wrote to Mons. Ayala’s nephew. 3 brace grouse fr. Mr. Watney, 2 brace fr. Lady Hickman.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Emma going out. Agnes here for day to help clean Kitchens etc. Nurse Millie finds Emilie v. dirty if not looked after & rude. Lennie & Roy out all day together & dine out. I remained in bed all day, Nurse up several times.

Sunday 17 September In bed till 12.30, down to luncheon. Lennie & Roy gone to Newhaven fishing with a friend of Lennie’s. Back 8.30 to dinner. I had some grouse with Maud & Nurse in M’s room. Baby uneasy all day. Dora called but did not see her.

Monday 18 September Emilie up again about Nurse & going. Nurse out shop’g for Maud. Letter from Lin returning Wed to breakfast. Roy depressed having nothing to do. Roy dined out.

Tuesday 19 September In bed till 12.30. Drove at 3 with Nurse Millie to Mudie’s with Baby, changed books. Tea with Maudie. Harold, Roy & Lennie to dinner.

Wednesday 20 September 2 letters fr. Lin, not returning until Friday morning. In bed until 10.30. Emilie out a little afternoon. I drove at 3 to Whiteleys & round Park with Baby & Nurse. Midge, Dora & Miss Rose Innes to tea. Too much for Maud, quite exhausted after. Roy dined at Mr. Hogan’s.

Thursday 21 September Lovely day. At 3 o’c to fetch Lin’s coat fr. Glous Ter. Round Pk with Baby & to Wellers Bond St about bill. Maudie better & stood up up for first time to sofa. Dr came. Ruth & Hilda Messel called morg, brought M eggs & partridges. Roy & Harold out together to dinner & evg. Lennie here alone, tired & cross. Bought 2 large ferns for Maud.

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Friday 22 September Lovely morg. Lin arrived 9.45 in dog cart. V. well & greatly enjoyed his visit. Maudie up & sitting in Nurse’s bedroom (our room) looking sweet. Nurse out & dear Baby on warpath. Roy round at 11 o’c looking seedy not slept well.

Saturday 23 September Lin Roy & self had luncheon at Rules & to Drury Lane after “Hearts & Trumps”. Evg. to Duke of York’s with Lin & Roy “An American Citizen” v. good indeed. Bought fruit at Covent Garden.

Sunday 24 September Maud & Lennie out morg. in Victoria. M. lunched down stairs. Lennie took Maud in Bath chair after lunch. Miss Rose Innes called & had tea. Lin to Calais. Roy out to luncheon.

Monday 25 September Maud & Nurse out with Baby, Bath chair. I went out at 4 o’c, called at Midge’s & had long talk. Lennie Harold & Roy dined here.

Tuesday 26 September Out 11 o’c brougham. Maud in Victoria with Nurse & Baby, lunched downstairs. Mr. Adlam sent me 5 little drawings of the Moores my grandmother Herapath’s people. Mrs. Spofforth called. Much troubled with old complaint, piles, stairs. Dr Pollock called. Heard of Mr. Blair’s engagement to Miss Blunt.

Wednesday 27 September Lennie, Nipper & Roy to dinner.

Thursday 28 September

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Out morg. Maid enquiry. Col. Hume Spry & wife, Winnie Lockyer, Tabby, who appeared much pleased with Baby, Miss Elkin rank Jewess, Clara Bergheim & niece another Jewess! to tea.

Friday 29 September For drive with Maud Nurse & Baby. Feel v. done up, shall be glad to have a little quiet again. Dined with Tabbie, Roy & self at Coburg & to Criterion after “My daughter in law” v. amusing Seymour Hicks & wife & Fanny Brough v. good. Tabbie lunched here. Midge fetched her. Maud gave me lovely silver set for dressing table.

Saturday 30 September To see “King John” with Lin & Roy. Stayed in until 3. Interesting play well acted. Out shop’g morg. Mrs. Warre called on cycle just before luncheon, told me of Mrs. O. Crawfurd’s death.

Sunday 1 October Dull wretched morg. Lin off early to breakfast at Club. Lennie Lin self Maud to luncheon. Dear Baby Christened at 5. Mr. Allen, Mr Marriott & Dora sponsors, came back to tea here. Dora remained to dinner. Lennie left for Nymans at 6.30. Maud looked sweetly pretty. Mrs. Paxton & Maud called.

Monday 2 October Darling Maud, Lennie Baby & Nurse go to Nymans. Unable to go, weather too bad. Lennie left for Nymans last night.

Tuesday 3 October Darling Maud Nurse & Baby left us for Nymans. Lovely day. Several people called forgotten who. Fanny Nembhard, Miss Rose Innes.

Wednesday 4 October Saw several maids. Mrs. Kenneth Graham called & stayed till past 7. Wretched dark day. 52

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Thursday 5 October Busy morg. Went at 3.30 after character of house maid & parlour maid, good. Roy dined at Midge’s, Conrad there & Spinks. Miss Rose Innes dined here & stayed till past 12 o’c. Dead tired. 2 letters fr. darling Maud. Startling news of war in Transvaal, contradicted after.

Friday 6 October Dull dark morg. Drove at 3.30 to Midge’s, saw Con there & stayed some time.

Saturday 7 October In all morg. arranging wardrobes. To order fruit & flowers on foot. Enquired for Mrs. Sington, staying at Coburg Hotel! Tabbie came in morning looking v. pretty, stayed some time. Lin, Roy, & self drove to Alhambra & back again, could not get places.

Sunday 8 October Lin & Roy to Calais. In all day, no one called. Wrote letters & finished reading “Diana Tempest” stupid book. Monday 9 October Took character of E.Griffiths for Maud. To see Nana, took her my old blk. Redfern coat & suit.

Tuesday 10 October Out Kensington morg. flowers & fruit. Only Mabel W. called. Miss Rose Innes dined here at 6.30 & Lin, Roy, Miss Innes & self after to see “An American Citizen”. V. good. Saw Gilbert & Mrs. Crutchley, Sir E. Lawson, Sir Campbell Clarke, Mr. Justice Darling & wife in stalls, & Phil May who came up to our box.

Wednesday 11 October Lovely day. In all day, morning did dust sheets. X. Petit ami. Letter fr. Maudie, Ottie expecting in Feby. Roy dined with me at 6.30 & went with 53

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Mr. Hoghan to Belle of NewYork & on with Edna May’s party to Savoy Hotel, home late.

Thursday 12 October In bed until after tea. Roy seems v. seedy & found party v. dull last night. E. May also not herself & dull & absent. Roy generally depressed. Packed & left for Oxford after dinner, gave him £1, Lin allowing him over £300 a year, too much.

Friday 13 October Letter fr. Maud to Lin, Lennie laid up with cold at Nymans, sang at concert night before. Lovely sunny morg. In all day. Mr. Burnand worried Lin with 4 letters about Almanack.

Saturday 14 October In bed till 12.30. To Aunt Linda’s after luncheon, stayed some time. Quiet evening.

Sunday 15 October In bed till 12.30. Nana came. Lin out morning on cycle doing Almanack today. Lovely day. Mr. William Stone & Mr. Hood called. Quiet evg.

Monday 16 October In bed till 12.30. Darling Maud sent us 2 lovely old silver salt cellars as a silver wedding present. Put them on table at dinner, they look extremely nice. Called at 3.30 at Edgar’s 9 Princes St Hanover Sqr. Found him alone & had long talk. He went on with me to call on Fanny Barker Sackville Hotel, out. I left him at his club. Quiet evg. Lin at Almanack. Dined 8.30. Old fowl. Tuesday 17 October Mr. & Mrs. a’Beckett dine here 8 o’c & Edgar & Sophy. Out at 11 to Whiteleys. Clear soup, fried soles, cream de volaille of Veal, leg of lamb cauliflowers, purée of blackberries, genoise pastry, herring savoury. Rather dull evening, Lin so tired. Mrs. Rose Innes & Mrs. Stone called. 54

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Wednesday 18 October Emilie leaves. X. Ellen Griffiths comes until Saty. Out at 3 to Nana saw house & left Baby’s Allen mug. Left silver at Mr. Letts, 4 salts & silver basket. To Midge’s sat some time both Midge & D. looking v. handsome. Miss Murdock there. Lin & self bought dog for Roy 30/-. Letter fr. Roy. Mr. & Mrs. Messel return fr. abroad today. Lin v. busy on Almanack.

Thursday 19 October To tea at Mrs. Wallace’s 4.30. Refused. Fanny & Alice dining with us at 8.30. Fanny gave us lovely piece of Moorish embroidery. Called on Mrs. Kenneth Graham & Mrs. Geiger, out, & Mrs. H. Dickens, saw Mrs. Moscheles there.

Friday 20 October Darling Maud wrote two very dear letters which made me weep, the darling sent us a lovely basket of flowers. Lin v. hard at work all day & dined v. late. Think Griffiths will do well bye & bye, nice girl & anxious to learn. Mrs. Tattersall & Mrs. Routh called & Miss Rose Innes who gave us a lovely little silver cream jug, & darling Maud gave us 2 lovely old silver salt cellars.

Saturday 21 October Our siver wedding party given by Miss Rose Innes, Bristol Hotel 7 o’c. After to see “The Degenerates” Mrs. Langtry & C. Hawtrey, party of 12. Fog. 3 boxes at Garrick thrown into one! Stupid piece. Kerr took Hawtrey’s part. Mrs. Langley v. bad. X. Garnet & Griffiths left for Maud’s. Nice girls & have done well here. My new Parlour maid & housemaid come, Barker & Ellen.

Sunday 22 October First day of new maids. Strange. In all day. Dora to luncheon & tea. Lin hard at work on Almanack.

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Monday 23 October Dark dull day not cold. Another battle at Glencol (?) young Micklejohn wounded seriously, great bravery among men & officers, our victory. To Barkers 3.30, Midge’s, out, Mrs. Evans away, & to tea with Fanny Barker & her party at Sackville Hotel, saw Zimmermans there. Lin v. busy on Almanack, began shading at 4 o’c. Ellen not a good duster, sweeper, or polisher!

Tuesday 24 October Out 11 o’c shop’g. Both maids leave at this month. X. No one called. Lin v. busy with work on Almanack, sat all day nearly with him. He must be dead tired.

Wednesday 25 October Lin desperately hard pushed to finish Almanack. Sent it off at 7 o’c. I dined alone. Called on Midge sems v. seedy & depressed. Great losses among our troops near Dundee. Called on Mrs. Finlay, out, Mrs. Turquand in. Miss A Clerke called, out.

Thursday 26 October Death of Gen. Symons. Retreat of Gen. Yule to Ladysmith to join Sir G. White’s forces, left wounded Dundee. I lunched with Tabbie at Coburg 1.30. Looks v. pretty & smart as usual. Rain. Called after on Gen. Nembhard stayed some time, & to Midge’s, seems better but not well, & v. depressed at leaving. Lin put finishing touches to Almanack. F.C.B. pleased for a marvel!

Friday 27 October V. wet & dark, warm. Lin to call at Midge’s to say Good bye, they all leave today at 2 o’c for S’hampton.

Saturday 28 October Midge , H. & D. sail for Buenos Ayres today.

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Sunday 29 October Mr. Guthrie, Hood & Symons dine here 8 o’c. Pleasant evg. Miss Rose Innes also came. Evelyn Coward to lunch & tea. No one called. Lin cycled & worked.

Monday 30 October To Mrs. Hunt’s morg. Saw Sybil Grantham & Mrs. Dickens, both in search of maids. Drove at ¼ to 4 to Mrs. Turquand, Maud’s, & Mrs. Sutton, her daughter going with us tomorrow night to theatre. Terrible disaster to our troops near Ladysmith, had to surrender 2 battalions on nameless hill near Nicholson’s (illeg).

Tuesday 31 October Out morg. Mrs. Geiger, Col & Mrs. Welby, Mrs. Hohler & lady ? & Mrs. & Miss Vaughan Morgan called. Miss Sutton dau. here & we went to see “His Royal Highness” at Court Theatre. V. amusing. Saw & spoke to Mr. Howe who came to our box & going to H. Henderson. Going out to Africa 1st Life Guards.

Wednesday 1 November Saw 3 maids, none taking or likely. Massage at 2, find no benefit so far , rather worse than better. Waddie called, had 2 letters to ans. for Midge. Drove at ¼ to 4 to leave book Mr. Spielman’s, Maud’s, took 4 Venetian glasses & china. Cards Mrs. Morton Agnew, & to Mrs. Holmes. Out morg. to Mrs. Mason & Courts.

Thursday 2 November Pouring wet day. Darling Maud with Lennie & Baby return to Gloucester Ter. Maud & Lennie dine here. Went to see Maud arrive, took flowers. Her house looks charming. M. looks v. well, L. seedy.

Friday 3 November Saw 4 maids all v. common, & all v. short characters, useless. Went to see Maud afternoon, & Baby darling little thing. V. like what Maud & Roy 57

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 were as infants! Has M’s lovely mouth. V. nice nurse. Lin & self dined at 10 o’c. V. tired.

Saturday 4 November Olive Shakespear at home. In all morg. With Lin at 1.30 to Duke of York’s to see “The Christian” Miss Millard, Hall, Cave, Messrs A. Ainsworth, Ben Webster etc, bad piece forced acting. Drove to M’s after, & quiet evg. with Lin. No fresh news fr. Transvaal.

Sunday 5 November Pouring wet morg. Maud & Lennie dine here asked Lord Robertson’s son also, left town yesterday. Lin at work all day. Miss Rose Innes came to tea. Darling M. looking so well & bright.

Monday 6 November Pouring wet day. To tea at F. Nembhard’s. X. Ami au matin, commence hier au soir. X. Sent carriage Maud who sent to Mrs Nembhard’s for me. In all day. Saw 4 unlikely maids, all v. common. Lennie shooting at Sir Whatman Pearson’s & sleeping night. Evelyn C. at Maud’s for night. Mr. & Mrs. Messel dined there.

Tuesday 7 November In bed to breakfast. Saw french maid & one from Mrs. Tweedie’s, leaving at her month. Darling M. to luncheon brought me flowers & arranged them. Baby came in his pram looking sweetly pretty. Mrs. & Enid Dickens, Miss Rose Innes, Miss Sutton, Mrs. R. Wallace called.

Wednesday 8 November Pouring wet morg. Saw tall parlour maid & Scotch housemaid am taking up characters of both, short characters alas! Darling to lunch & tea, complains of pain in her side. Stayed till 6 o’c. They dined at Mrs. Griffith’s. Felt vy seedy & rather sick, had my tray in drawing room, not hungry.

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Thursday 9 November Saw old Irish parlourmaid with short character only! Saw 2 v. common Hunt girls quite impossible, & a job person. Mrs. Hudson & Mr. Hartree called. Dined 8.20, felt vy seedy, could only take soup.

Friday 10 November In bed. Up all night with violent sickness & D & slight flooding again. Orton came, am to remain in bed. V. feverish & feel thoroughly ill. Darling Maud came looking sweet. Sent Baby in to Mrs. Coward’s where we were to have had tea, & stayed with M. Baby brought me lillies! Maud remained until 5.30.

Saturday 11 November Lovely day. had good night, feel better. Dr O. came, to remain in bed., still ½ degree fever. Evelyn called, brought me violets. Received satisfactory letter about F. Tweddle parlour maid. Letter fr. Midge written off Tenneriffe, well so far, but rough passage.

Sunday 12 November Lin & self to dine at Mrs. Sutton’s ¼ to 8. In bed till 3 o’c. Had v. bad night could not sleep until 3.30 this morg. Darling Maud & Lennie arrived at ¼ to 4, stayed till 5.30. They dine at Mrs. Clifford’s tonight. Lin alone to Mrs. Sutton, I too bad to go. Finished reading “Martyrdom of an Empress” most interesting.

Monday 13 November Lin to see Roy at Oxford, well & happy in lovely new rooms. Up by 12 o’c. Orton came. Read all afternoon & dined with Lin evg. Long letter from Edgar about Edie.

Tuesday 14 November Went for drive at 12 o’c. Maudie came to lunch & tea., her leg bad with vaccination. Mrs. Jackson, v. pretty, Mrs. Reynard, Mrs. Palgrave

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Simpson, Evelyn & Mrs. Turquand called. Saw Mackay housemaid & wonder! If ? Letter fr. Edie & photo.

Wednesday 15 November. Horrid day. Drove at 12 to Miss Phillips about bodice. X. Lin out all day club. Orton called, I out. Drove round Park. Quiet evg. tray in drawing room & to bed early.

Thursday 16 November In bed to breakfast. Orton came, saw him. He told me what I knew, viz that I am weak & run down, clever! Drove & saw darling Maud in bed with bad cold. Thankful Nana there to look after her. Her house looking charming & well polished.

Friday 17 November Dear Roy home in time for luncheon. Spencer came in to lunch, drove with me to (illeg) after. I went in to see Maud, found her with working bees! Eve, Ruth, Winnie, Mrs. Elliot. In bed to breakfast still feel vy seedy. Roy to eat dinner & to Covent Garden Ball after. Maud’s brass shames mine.

Saturday 18 November Mrs. Hunter’s at home after Jack’s wedding. Put off on account of Mrs. H’s sister’s death. To Daly’s “San Toy”. Miss Sutton goes with us & dines here after. Roy with us at theatre speachless, dined at Lincolns Inn on route after. Miss Sutton left early.

Sunday 19 November Mr. Douglas, Maud, dine here. Lin to Calais. Maud unable to come, in bed X & cold. Baby came with Muriel & de la Penha. Harold, Miss Rose Innes & Chilian Minister’s son called. Harold, Spencer & Mr Douglas dined here. V. pleasant evg. Roy left for Oxford middle of dinner. Lin enjoyed his trip.

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Monday 20 November Orton came. Feel cold & rheumaticy. Drove at 3 & walked a little in Park on way home. Feel still v. seedy & uncertain dans l’estomac.

Tuesday 21 November Barker & Ellen Boland leave, Mackay & Tweddle come. Out at 11 o’c to Maud’s, brought her back, seemed seedy poor darling. She stayed till 4.30. Mr. Molesworth, Lady Weston, Mrs. Walkes, Sybil Grantham & baby called. Je ne suis pas enchantée avec les nouvelles.

Wednesday 22 November Dull morg. Slept v. badly felt sick for 3 hours in night. Pas grand choses les filles. At 2.30 to stores bought dressing jacket 14/- & net for sleeves 2/3. Found darling M. here on return, better, & dining with the Hohlers tonight. Sat with Lin until he dressed. Also called & fitted at Miss Fletcher’s.

Thursday 23 November Lin dined at Sir Henry Thompson’s, enjoyed it muchly. Lord Morris, Mr. Costin & 4 others there. Alone. Je ne crois pas que les nouvelles filles me conviendront en future je ne donnerai pas autant de gages.

Friday 24 November Called & saw darling Maud. Found Ruth & Hilda & Eve Coward there. Drove Evelyn home. Lin & I dined together he finished work earlier.

Saturday 25 November Came by Granville to Mrs. Noott, Poplar House, Broadstairs. Dossie met me. Found house much larger & much nicer in every way than I expected, most convenient & warm. Little Bay, boy of 9, laid up with bad carbuncle.

Sunday 26 November

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Slept well. Lovely day. Walked to St Peters saw garden looking well kept & cared for. Walked along parade after with Mrs. Noott & met Ravens. Miss Griffiths & Miss O. Raven in to tea.

Monday 27 November Slept badly with chest sore, mustard keaves. For walk morg. along parade. Mrs. & Miss (illeg) called. Violent influenza evg. Capt Napier called evg.

Tuesday 28 November Slept better. Still feel stuffed up on chest. Wrote Lin, Edgar, Mr. Treves & sent braid pattern to Phillips.

Wednesday 29 November Lovely day. Long walk with Dossie morning. Mr. Treves came to see me 2 o’c. Weakness & cold due entirely to nervous prostation, to rest in bed as much as possible. In all afternoon, cough tiresome. Col. Ford called. News of another big battle, Lord Methuen near Modder River our troops victorious.

Thursday 30 November Walked along parade with Dossie, rather too far, felt tired. Miss Denne came to supper & sang, pretty but common little thing. Read “Life & Times of Savonarola” v. interesting.

Friday 1 December Rested all day, so afraid of little F. coming on. Letters each day from dear Lin & Maudie.

Saturday 2 December Mr. Blackburn’s at home. Lovely day. Walked to Parade with Dossie & sat in shelter, lovely & so warm out of wind, cold in it. Mrs. Noott & D. to (illeg) Bay & self for drive round Westwood. Dreadfully altered, brickfields & labourers cottages all round it. Never wish to see it again. 62

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Sunday 3 December Lovely day, cold, but sunny. Walked to St Peters with Mrs. Noott & Dossie, found Tassel’s grave, v. neat. Met Fitzroy Weigall & wife, talked some time. I rested remainder of day. Miss Denne came & Bay’s schoolmistress. Talked rather late as usual evg.

Monday 4 December Returned from Mrs. Nootts Broadstairs by 3.30 train. X. Petit ami au matin feel better lay on sofa all morg. Dossie gave me 2 lovely bunches of flowers. Dear Lin met me at Vic Sta. drove home with me.

Tuesday 5 December Edie Furrell arives. Lady Finlay’s concert 4.30, unable to go. X. Tweddle going, not strong enough. In bed till 12.30, slept spare room. Maudie came in after lunch stayed till 6 o’c & came to dinner 8 o’c with Lennie, both v. well. Mr. Seaman & Mr. Molesworth called. Feel v. seedy.

Wednesday 6 December Young Eykyns massage with Ethel Burgess 3 o’c. Edie arrives from Germany, Victoria 6.15, Otley meets her. Emma out.

Thursday 7 December (blank)

Friday 8 December Lin goes to Mr. Johnson Ferguson’s. I unable to go. Left by 11.30 train. Read of accident during dinner on Railway line. Maudie came & dined & slept with me. Roy had invite to go today for few days to Sophy & a (illeg).

Saturday 9 December

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Roy ret’d fr. Oxford. Edie & self to Court Theatre matinée. Maudie joined us there. Miss Lockwood sat in front of us. Roy also joined us there. Quiet evg. at home, Roy, Edie & self.

Sunday 10 December Invitation to lunch with Lady Rosamund Christie, also with Mrs. Rhodes to meet Sir A. Farquhar. Invitation to spend Fri. till Monday Lady Lawrence. Miss Rowley & Evelyn came to tea. Lennie & Maud to dinner.

Monday 11 December Mrs. Messel’s dinner party 7.45. Bitterly cold feel perished. Letter fr. Lin, seems pretty well. To stores, too crowded to do anything. Fetched Edie fr. Maud’s. Mrs. Rooth looking like Tabbie there. Tabbie in town, leaves for Duttons Wed.

Tuesday 12 December V. cold, snow. At 9.30 to Stores. Lin returns for Punch dinner tonight. Mr. Galbraith called morg. No one called.

Wednesday 13 December Mrs. Eykyn’s invitation to dinner, ac’t, 8 o’c. Unable to go, Lin went alone, enjoyed it. 20 to dinner.

Thursday 14 December Invitation to dine F. Jacksons, unable to go. Baby tea Mrs. Welby 4.30. Lady Slater’s at home, unable to go.

Friday 15 December Mrs. Hankey at home 4 - 7 unable to go. To Stores morg. In all afternoon working.

Saturday 16 December Lin goes to Mr. Galbraith’s, I unable to go. Lin goes tomorrow. Long walk morg with Edie in gardens. V. cold. Lin at work. Shop’d morg, 64

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 flowers. Lunch 1 o’c. Edie & Roy & self to matinée, “Belle of New York”. Roy & Edie dined with Maud 7 o’clock to “San Toy” after & to supper at Charlton after. Lin & self alone. Quiet evg.

Sunday 17 December V. cold raw & foggy. Edie & self for walk in gardens.

Monday 18 December Monday to be fitted. Lady Warwick’s 12.30. Invited to lunch at Mrs. Nembhards, can’t go. Shop’d.

Tuesday 19 December Maudie & Baby came afternoon. May Nembhard, Mrs. Mountbatten, Mrs. Baines, Mrs. Taylor & Mrs. Taggett etc called. Out shop’g morg.

Wednesday 20 December (blank)

Thursday 21 December Packed. Maudie came in for a short time afternoon. Morg. to be fitted Lady Warwick’s.

Friday 22 December Go to Mrs. Messel for Xmas. Unable to go to Tabbie’s. Edie Furrell to Conrad’s, Findon. Met Mrs. M, Maud, Miss Gibbs & travelled together. Mr. Messel arrived later. Quiet dinner.

Saturday 23 December Walked morg & afternoon, cold. Miss Gibbs v. slow & quiet. Lin, Roy & Lennie came v. late, 7 hours on the journey, happy none the worse. V. cold. Decorated staircase etc, Baby v. sweet & good.

Sunday 24 December

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Quiet day. All to church but Lin, Mr. Messel & self. Lennie & Roy & Harold. Walk. Maudie’s leg bad, vaccination. Walked again after luncheon.

Monday 25 December Lovely day. After presents had walk with Lin & met Mr. Messel & went with him. V. happy day. Gave Mrs. Anderson 5/- & card, Nannie inkstand & Nurse (illeg) box. Mr. & Mrs. Fox Adams to tea & dinner, presents & tree. Maudie had to drive to church.

Tuesday 26 December Had delightful walk with Lin. Met Mr. Messel returning, v. muddy. Quiet happy day. Dear Baby v. sweet & good. Had dinner, talk on books with Mr. Messel, rather interesting.

Wednesday 27 December Lin returned to town by early train with Mr. Messel & Lennie. Roy by later train with Lin’s letters for F.C.B. Young Mr. Campbell & another young man to luncheon. I walked alone to Staplefield, lovely morg. cold & crisp. Maud & Muriel for drive in her cart. V. rude little girl, Maud v. angry. The rest skated. Sat in drawing room evening.

Thursday 28 December I returned alone fr. Mrs. Messel’s Nymans by 3 fr. Three Bridges. Fees £1.0.10. Damp & dark but not so cold. Found Lin & Roy well. Roy out again after tea! Lin, Roy & self dined alone, R. v. merry. X. Ami. Lucky I got home in time.

Friday 29 December In bed till 5.30. Roy dined at Claridge’s Hotel with Mr. Payne & went to “Belle of New York”, to a dance after. Sat with Lin & quiet dinner.

Saturday 30 December

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Lin & self & Roy go to Pyt. Unable to go in bed all day. Lin & Roy left at 2.30 in dog cart. Letter fr. Edgar, leaves on 4th for S. Africa. Edie not coming until Monday. Lovely day bright sunshine no fire in my room.

Sunday 31 December Glorious sunshine all day. In bed all day alone. Mr. Bret Harte & Ethel English called. Wrote & finished reading “Le Roman d’une croyante” by de la Brete, v. sad.

Invested during 1897 £100 in Gt Eastern ordinary stk at 113½, expense of purchase 17/4. Two allotted Harrods ordinary shrs of £1 cash at £3.10.0 each, £7.0.0 £230 stock of London Chatham & Dover Rly 2nd pref 4% at 86¼ , £198.7.6, expenses £2.3.11. Two ordinary Barkers shrs at 3¼ £1 shares expenses 14/-. Total invested counting expenses £328.18.9. Invested during 1898 dear Maud’s wedding year. Sold Chathams for £251.16.3 & bought £400 stock Midland def. at 92½ cost with com. £372.10.4. Also £100 stock Mid. Pref. at £84½ with com. £85.11.0. Total invested £205.0.0.

Invested during 1899 £150 March in Whiteleys Bank 3%

Xmas presents Lin’s scarf

£. s. d. 18. 0

Lennie’s Roy’s & Edgar’s 2. 0. 6 Maud’s photo frame

1. 6. 0

1895 spent on dress Invested

£75.19. 0 £195. 6. 0 67

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Had balance from 1894

£43. 2. 6

1896 Balance from 1895

57.14.3

Invested Coupé London Pref

85. 0. 0

ditto ordinary

90. 0. 0

5 ordinary shares Harrods stores £1.0.0 at 5 7/8 Total invested

30.12. 6 £205.12. 6

1897 Balance from 1896

£100. 4. 4

Invested during year with com. & stamps

£328.18. 9

Received fr. Private money 111.12. 5 Received fr. Trust

£388. 7.10

Total received

£500. 0. 3

Spent on dress etc

£168.17. 3

1898 Balance from year

£102. 8. 4

Sold Chatham for

£251.16. 3

& bought £400 Midland def stock at 92½ cost with com. etc

£372.10. 4

also £100 stock Mid. Pref. at 84 ¼ with com.

£85.11. 0

deducting profit fr. sale of Chathams. Invested

£205. 0. 0

Received from Trust money 418.13. 4

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Ditto private

154. 5. 2

Total

£572.18. 6

Balance fr. 1898

£106. 2. 8

Put on deposit at Whiteleys bank 18th March at 3%

£150. 0. 0

May 4th 1899 put another £50 to Whiteley’s bank 3%

50. 0. 0

& 4 26th May allotted £12 def Midland at £10.4 & £12 pref at £9.6.0 Total £19.10.0 Sept. Bought £400 stock Hall & Barnsley at 55 & £100 Furniss at 91½ with stamp & commission £314.1.0

Total invested /99 £333.11.0 Paid £5 Nov 14th /99 first call on five shares of £5 each allotted at par in Cent. Argentine Rly. Brought forward

333.11.0

Paid 19th Nov call of £12 on City of B.A.Tram

2. 0. 0

Paid first call of 5 newly allotted £5 shs in Cent.Arg. Rly as on opposite page

5. 0. 0 £340.11. 0

Trust. Jan.

1899

£. s. d

Argt Gt Western

19. 6. 8

Cent Uraguay

24. 3. 4

Local Loans Feby

Peebles Gt. Western Brazil

Total invested 1899

17 23.18. 6 29 69

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Cordoba & Rosario To March

19. 6. 8 116.12. 2

March Cordoba & Rosario Payment in conversion stock April Steamship navigation

6. 8

24. 3. 4

Local loans

17. 0

Illinois Central

19.15. 2

Canadian Pacific

24. 3. 4

Lehigh Valley

22. 3. 6

Cent. Uruguay

24. 3. 4

Argentine Gt. Western

19. 6. 8

Local Loans Sept

Cordoba & Rosario

17. 0 19. 6. 8

Peebles

23.18. 6

Gt. Western of Brazil

29. 0. 0

British North Atlantic

24. 3. 4

Local Loans

17. 0 £349.13. 8

Private

£. s. d

Balance fr. 1898 Jan

B.A. Rosario Debs

106. 2. 8 1.18. 8

Cordoba N. Central D.

1.18. 8

4% B.A.Western

4. 7. 5

Feby

Harrods

16. 3

Gt Eastern

2.10. 9

Midland

8.18. 10

March

G.S.Western

3. 0.11

Difference on converted stock April

B.A.Rosario

B.A. Gt Southern City B.A.Trams May

Cent Arg.

6. 8

1.17. 6 21.11. 6 19. 2 6.15. 0 70

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 Barker

1.10

June Harrods

3. 5

B.A. Pacific

3. 6

B.A. Pacific

5. 5

July

B.A. Pacific

3. 6

B.A. Rosario

1.18. 8

Cordoba N.C

1.18. 8

B.A. Western

4. 7. 5

August

Gt Eastern Rly

1. 4. 2

Midland

7. 9.10

Interest on Whiteley deposits

1. 7. 0

£174.16.10

Less balance leaves £68.14. 2

Further dividends on Private money brought forward £174.16.10 Sept

Harrods

3. 5

Glasgow & S.W. Buenos Ayres Rosario Oct

Barker

3. 0.11 3. 0. 0 8

Profit on sale of Whiteley City B.Ayres Tram B.A. Gt. Southern Rly Cent Arg Rly

11. 0. 0 19. 2 27. 1. 6 6.15. 0

Coupé London Brougham Co 11. 6. 8 238. 4. 2 less balance from last year

106. 2.10 £132. 1. 4

Buenos A. Pacific

1. 7. 1 £133. 8. 5

Trust brought forward

Private

£. s. d 71

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1899 249.13. 8 Illinois Central

19.15. 2 369. 8.10

Ontario & Quebec

24. 3. 4

Lehigh Valley

22. 1. 9 £415.13.11

Trust

133. 8. 5 415.13.11 £549. 2. 4

received during 1899 for Private & Trust money