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Addresses Spencer, 5 Alexander Rd, Llandrindod Wells, Radnorshire, Wales Mervyn, Grand Hotel, Calcutta, India Ted Herapath, 19 Up. Belgrave Rd, Clifton Lady Goring, 145 Lexham Gdns, S. Kensington Masseuse, Miss E.D.Wingard, 22 Langham Street, Portland Place Mrs W.S.Gilbert, 4 Grosvenor Cres. Wed until March Eugenie, Wigmore St. Maud’s blouses Geoff Conrad, St BonifaceConvent, Lee on Solent, Hants Frances Johns, 28 Crystal Palace Rd, Sydenham Lin, Royal Yacht Squadron Club, Cowes. c/o Hamilton Fletcher, S.Y.Joyeuse Aunt Barbara, 5 Lorne Villas, Somerset Rd, Teddington
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Books to get “The mastery of the Pacific” & The Key of the Pacific” Anna Dietz, Braishfield Lodge, Romsey, Hants.
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Books read “All over the World” Sir E. Boehm “Wisdom & Destiny” Maeterlinck v. good “The Mystery of Marie Stuart” Andrew Lang V. involved “Resurection” Tolstoi V. strong “Les dernièrs jours de Pekin” Pierre Loti “Around the world through Japan” Delmar “Modern warfare” by Ubique “Twenty-one days camping in Morocco” Lady Grove “The Wonder Book” Nathaniel Hawthorne charming “Lacs et Marchemins” J. Sardeau “Shelley’s Lyric Poems”
M.Hill (housemaid) £17 year M. Rice (parlourmaid) £20. £1.13.4 per month Both awful creatures
E. Reffell £28 £2.6.8 for a quarter
Addresses Mrs Phil May, 5 Melina Rd, Grove End Road, London Sidney Rosenblaum, pianist. 766 Leander Rd, Brixton, Nr London Lady Armstrong, Clanchor House, Howth, Co. Dublin. Sanitary Inspector (Mr Messel’s) 65 Victoria Street, Westminster S.W. French dressmaker rec’d by Mrs H. Adams: Mde. Kaisers, 6 Eardley Crescent, Earls Court, S.W. Doctor rec’d by Miss Brown, Dr Edgecombe, 2 Royal Villas, Station Parade. Also rec’d Dr Oliver
Mervyn Italian address, Casa Piccioli, Via Torna Buoni, Florence E. Roberts, parlourmaid The Chase, Filney St Lawrence, Nr Lynn Norfolk 2
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 F. Howlden, Park Grange, Sheffield Burmah Oil Com, 175 West George St, Glasgow N.B. Mrs Chesterfield (Midge’s char) 33 Tadmia Road, Kings Road, Chelsea
Thursday 1 January (this day copied from 1902 diary) Lennie & Lin to shoot at Paddockhurst, Sir Weetman Pearson’s. Maud Lin, Lennie & self dine at Nymans & Mr Marriott. Perfectly glorious day. Grace Fraser left. Tabbie’s big ball for Gwen’s coming out. V. pleasant dinner at Nymans, Mr Marriott with us.
Friday 2 January Vy wet day, warm. Otley returned to town. Servants dance tonight, Lennie sleeping night in London. Great success, about 40 danced in kitchen. Laundry beautifully arranged with 2 long tables & names on each place, most daintily done. Mr M. & Maud & I went down.
Saturday 3 January Wet & fine alternately. Mabel Wallace came in time for lunch. I breakfasted in Maud’s bed, slept with her. Went with Mr Marriott, Mabel & Lin for vy dirty walk after luncheon. Lennie came down. Had seen Roy who had only slept one night at Pyt! Sang & played evg.
Sunday 4 January Lovely morg, wet later. We all lunched at Lady Pearson’s. Huge party there. Lin, Mr M. & Lennie walked, we drove. Mabel ring fr. plum pudding, I got thimble! Went over house, like huge Hotel. Played bowls in Winter Garden. Played games evg.
Monday 5 January Very wet day. Lin to town for the Madeleine Stanley wedding to Mr Broderick. Lin returns tonight. Lennie & Mr Marriott off by early train, not returning until Wed. Lin returned evg. Maud, Mabel & I lunch at Mrs Fox Adams. Most charming house & exquisite little luncheon beautifully served. Soup in little green jars, prawn patties, cutlets with cut vegts & 3
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 ham, cold turkey, chestnuts veg & sausages etc, chocolate éclairs & delicious anchovy wafers.
Tuesday 6 January Warm & wet. Lady Pearson, Mrs Kinnell, Miss K & Miss P to luncheon. Darling M. worried about town house, Nonie ill again at Glouc. Ter. Maud, Mabel & self to tea with Mrs Tate. Daisy & husband there. Lin walked over & Mr Wignall walked back with him. Lennie not here, coming tomorrow.
Wednesday 7 January Lady Luscombe’s dance, Mabel & Maud went, young Pearson v. attentive. Muriel over for lunch & remaining night. Lennie, Roy & Nipper to some dance at Cuckfield, Sussex Volunteer. They slept here but did not see them, left early. Muriel & I alone evg.
Thursday 8 January Roy & Nipper off by first train. Mrs Messel’s luncheon party. Maud went with Mr & Mrs Tate & fr. there to Lady Pearson’s children’s party & enjoyed it. Mabel left. Lin & Lennie shooting at Paddockhurst. Lin came down early train & returned to town after dinner. Nonie came down to tea with me. Walked for hour New Road. Announcement of Mr J. Fagan’s deat, suddenly at Florence.
Friday 9 January Mr Messel’s birthday. Babies went over to see him morg. Fine & rained after. Maud & I went over to Nymans 3 o’c, stayed to tea. Lennie shooting there, fetched him back. We 3 to dinner alone.
Saturday 10 January Mr Venning came to stay till Monday & Roy & Mabel W. Mr & Miss Pearson to dinner. Harold, Mr Davson, Hilda, Mrs Elliott & Miss Hale came after. Delightful dinner & dance after, great success. Geoff Conrad to lunch & tea, left at 6 o’c. 4
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Sunday 11 January V. cold & snow. All to Church but Lin, Roy & self. Mr & Miss Pearson took Mabel & Mr V. in their motor for drive. Lin, Lennie & Roy for walk Nymans. Maud & I walked some way with them. Played games evg.
Monday 12 January Mabel left. Lennie, Roy & Mr Venning left by first train. Roy looking seedy. Lennie came by late train only in time for dinner. Canon & Miss Mead dined here, games. Maud & I called on Mrs Beightmier, Kay Shuttleworth, Kenderdine, & Mrs Steincopff where we had tea. Frost & ice. V. cold but warm in house. Dear Lin here.
Tuesday 13 January Sent cheque for £290 to Glyn Mills Currie & Co for full payment of allotted £300 in B.A.Gt. southern Rly 4%. Walked 5 miles with Lin & not tired. Miss Meads to tea. Lennie & Nipper drilling, arrived only at 10.15, v. tired. Maud, Lin & self dined alone. Nipper slept here.
Wednesday 14 January Lovely day v. cold. Lin to London by 10. train. Letters fr. Fritz, Geoff & Mr Richardson. Miss Cussans arrived.
Thursday 15 January X. Pay £140 for 1st call on new B.A.Gt S 4% deb. 2,000,000 at £105for 100 stock, paid £290 being amount in full. Lady Romer at home. Lovely day bitterly cold. Drove with Maud in brougham to Lady Pearson’s, Lady Luscombe’s, both out. Walked alone with the 3 dogs. Quiet evg. Lennie again better.
Friday 16 January Lovely day, bitterly cold in London by Lin’s letter as cold as 1895, huge icicles. House here v. cozy & warm. Lennie returned fr. city, better. Miss C. still here but leaves tomorrow. Had walk with Nonie afternoon. 5
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Saturday 17 January V, cold, skating. Lennie down by 4 o’c & off to Lake, Nurse M, Nonie & I with him. Beginning to rain & thaw set in. Lennie skated a little. Mr Childers, Lin & Roy arrived by 5 train. Pleasant evg. Mr C. older than most of Lennie’s friends. Maud to Lady Beatrice Rawsons with Muriel. Great anxiety, she did not return until 9.45.
Sunday 18 January Lin & Roy for walk. Lennie, Mr C. & Maud to Nymans 12 o’c to wish Mr & Mrs Messel bon voyage. They go to London this afternoon & leave for Cannes on Tuesday. Lennie, Lin, Mr C. & Roy for long walk after luncheon. M. & self doing gardening list drawing room. Pleasant evg. New patience by Mr C. Music.
Monday 19 January Damp wet day. Lennie Roy & Mr C. up to London. Nonie painting with Lin! Geoff Conrad goes to Stafford Terrace until Friday.
Tuesday 20 January Returned with Lin from Balcombe after a delightful month’s absence. Arrived 6.30. Found Geoff here staying. Dined 7.30 & to Olympia. Introduced to Buffalo Bill, Col Cody & nice niece, American. Had box. V. tired. Left darling Maud with cold!
Wednesday 21 January V. dark. 2 letters fr. darling Maud. Out morg. Called on Miss Rose Innes, out. Geoff & I lunched 1 o’c. Fetched Jim Galbraith & went to Garrick Theatre “Water Babies” fairly good. Lin met us. Saw Lady Maitland. Geoff, Roy & self alone to dinner.
Thursday 22 January Dull & damp. For walk & shopping morg. Rested afternoon. Geoff in for tea. Roy home 5.30 looking v. tired. We dined at 7 & went in cab to 6
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 “Toreador” V. good box, enjoyed it. Lin & self home in brougham, boys by om.
Friday 23 January Freda out afternoon. Morg. walked with Geoff, met Mabel Wallace. Flowers fr. darling Maud. Fine day. Geoff left after luncheon for Brighton. Called at 4 o’c on Lady Clarke, Lady Lockwood, Lady de la Rue, Mrs Galbraith & Miss Thomson. Saw Coupé, tea in Hall & lovely house.
Saturday 24 January Wet & dull. Gompel 10.30. Matinée with Lin “Admirable Crichton” Excellent piece. Unable to walk, v. wet. Read on return & slept. Quiet evg. Worked out with Roy Mr Childer’s Patience successfully after 4 tries.
Sunday 25 January Walked with Lin, met Lady Hickman. V. dull & windy. Lin to club after lunch. No one called. Quiet evg. Patience! Roy’s cold tiresome & makes him so too! Pity.
Monday 26 January Ada Sp. & Hilda called. Maud & Lennie dine here 8 o’c. Walked with Lin morg. to lady photographer Brompton Sqre & back. Called at 4 on Maud, not yet arrived. Saw Nana & Mrs Partridge. Sat some time talking to them both. Mrs P. better. Whiteley about coffee pot. Quiet evg. V. delightful having Maud back. Roy’s cold bad.
Tuesday 27 January Asked Florrie Blair to stay week, comes Thursday. Walked to top of Row with Lin, met brougham. Saw & had long talk with Cap. Mathews. Lin lunching with Mr (blank) chief of Police. Mrs Adams, F. & May Nembhard, Mrs J. Aird, Mrs Gill & Miss Rose Innes called. Roy’s cold v. bad. 7
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Wednesday 28 January Tea with Maud at Lady Hickman’s. Walk at 12 with Lin & Mrs Gill. Called at Police Sta. on return about street music. Roy in after I had finished dinner! Only E. & F. in, Muriel out. Made calls with Maud on Mrs Kinnell, Gilberts, Palmer & Lady Hickman.
Thursday 29 January Lady Clarke’s dinner, Lin only. Met Sir C. & Lady Clarke, Ewan Smith, Mr Newman. F. Blair arrived 5.50. Catastrophy at night, E. out & our dinner cooked by Muriel & not served until 8.30. Orton came evg to see Roy, fears influenza. Friday 30 January Orton came to see Roy. Roy down after lunch. Florrie & self to see Maud, v. pale & not looking so well. Dinner ¼ to 10.
Saturday 31 January Roy in bed. Orton called morning, says he must go to Brighton first, going tomorrow to Con’s. Out morg. Left securities Bank. X. B.A. Gt Southern £300 4% debs. To “Othello” with Florrie, bus there carriage back. Sausages. Roy vy. tiresome makes me quite ill with his arguing. V. tired & ear ache.
Sunday 1 February Very seedy ear ache & head ache. In bed to breakfast. Roy left for Brighton by 12 o’c train. Lin & self for walk 12.30, blizzard. Lovely later cold wind. Florrie to Church. Col. Leigh called. Maud Paxton, Miss Rose Innes, Spencer & Mr Paxton called.
Monday 2 February L’allemand s’en va. Walked morning. Drove at 4 called on Mrs Jackson, Lady Lawrence Miss Lawrence, Mrs Blair, Mrs Reeves, in, Lady Bergne & to Maud’s, arrived late fr. Balcombe.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Tuesday 3 February Florrie & I walked to Midge’s, returns fr Gatley today. Took flowers for her table. Lady Lockwood, Mrs E. Pollock, Mrs Gilbert & Helene Zimmerman called. Maud & Lennie to dinner.
Wednesday 4 February Walked morg to & fr. Woollands with F. Blair. Drove at 4 called on Lady Burnand, out, & May Nembhards, Brooks. Midge & Dora & Maud there. Also Mr & Mrs Tipping. F. & self dined alone. Freda out.
Thursday 5 February Walked to Sloane St. to get toys, 4/6. Florrie Blair left for Aunt Linda’s morg. Dora came & sat to Lin & remained to luncheon. I drove with her at 3 o’c Woollands, Marshalls. Met Mrs Tate, & to Midge’s. Met Miss Hanbury Ld Bateman’s cousin. On to Maud’s & home. Dined 8.30. Mrs Kinnell called.
Friday 6 February Mrs English at home. In bed to breakfast. Lovely day. Miss Gill called & darling M. with Grace Fraser. Gillie’s brother at Hanwell, dangerous lunatic! awful, & her sister about same. Maud took G.F. to Mrs English.
Saturday 7 February In bed till 12. Roy returned fr. Brighton with Tabbie & H. Lunched here & went with them to Pyt by 3 train. Con came to stay, only arrived in time for dinner. Maud dined here. Lin & Lennie dined with Mons. de Ayala, Carlton. Dora joined Lin & self at Apollo “Girl fr. Kays” awfully good. She drove me home.
Sunday 8 February In bed till 12.30 reading Tolstoi’s “Resurrection” v. strong book. Con to see Effie. Con & Lin in to luncheon. To see Effie after tea. Sp. & Ada called. Con & Lin dined at Maud’s, I too seedy to go. Dora there & Hamilton fetched her. 9
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Monday 9 February In bed till 12 o’c. Read, finished Tolstoi’s book. Drove with Con at 4 to enquire Mrs Armstrong, Welby, English, Tupper, all out. Paid £4.8.0 to Wellers wine peole, leaves still £4.8.0 owing. Con sh’d dine Midge’s, too seedy, dined with Lin & self here. Darling Maud called, away.
Tuesday 10 February Lovely day later, dull morg. Con & self breakfasted in our rooms. He lunched at Mrs English’s. Lin not very well, feels tired & done up. Mrs Tate, Lady de la Rue, Mrs Holland & Ethel, Maud & Miss Cussans & Mary Millais called. Con lunched at Mrs English’s.
Wednesday 11 February Went at 1 o’c to Dr Cumberbatch. Says I am v. weak & bloodless & must go away soon as possible. Had influenza he says which w’d account for my feeling so ill. Mrs Bertie Keith called afternoon. Con & self alone evg. Freda & Minnie in, E. out, la dernière ne sais bien de la cuisine. Ménage mal quand cuisiniere est sortie.
Thursday 12 February Lovely day. Walked Kensington shop’g. Called at 4 on Mrs E.T. Reed. Met Lady Reed morg. at Barkers. Called Ada Sp. & Mrs Maclean, both in. Mrs Watney called. X. Lin dined at Maud’s. Con & self alone dinner. Muriel out.
Friday 13 February Lovely day. In bed to breakfast. Walked fr. Whiteleys. Pd. Barkers bill £5.1.6. Lin fell fr. bicycle. Con dined with Lin at ¼ to 10 o’c. Packed my clothes. La fille n’aide pas aussi bien que la dernière avec l’emballage.
Saturday 14 February Came to Balcombe by 5 o’c train. Lunched 1 o’c. Con & Lin to matinée of “Monsieur Beaucaire”. Darling Maud met me at Balcombe. Saw Hilda Sp. 10
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 who had been spending day with Maud. Maud & Gillie came by 1st train fr. London, Lennie later. Gillie staying till Monday.
Sunday 15 February Dinner (blank). Lennie & Maud out together morg & afternoon. I went for walk with Gillie. Lin dined at Langleys. Con waited Staf. Ter. for Roy who returned fr. Pyt.
Monday 16 February Mrs Fletcher Moulton’s dinner 8 o’c. Maud, Lennie & Lin going. I remain Balcombe, too seedy. Walked & saw Maud & Gillie off Balcombe station 12 o’c, & stroll after with Nurse & Baby. Walked afternoon paid 2/6 for advertisement in West Sussex Gazette for Thursday. Little Anne fretful & w’d not stay with me.
Tuesday 17 February Asked Sir C. & Lady Clarke, Lady Weetman Pearson, Mr & Mrs Pirrie, all away. Lovely day. Walkled twice with Babies. Little Anne fretful, teeth. Colder, frost evening.
Wednesday 18 February Lovely day, frost morg. Colder. Walked to Tailors with Nurse F. about shorten skirt. Little Anne better & less fretful. Lunched, & out again with Babies. Nonie on Camel, the saddle turned round. Saw Miss Mead taking photos of woodman & hut in red road. Met Mr & Mrs Pennythorn, asked me to luncheon & tea, cannot go. Toula goes to Stafford Terrace.
Thursday 19 February Lennie’s birthday. Lin, Roy, F. Walford, Mr Gosling, (illeg) & Eileen Clowes & Mr Brown dined with L. & M. Went for walk morg. stayed in afternoon for Con who did not come. Lovely day, warm & sunny. Four answers to W. Sussex Gazette advertisement.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Lovely day. Went for long walk morg. with little Anne, again afternoon, v. good. Kate took my specks to Cuckfield to be mended. Very quiet peaceful day. Very sunny & warm.
Saturday 21 February Went to meet Lennie & Maud at Sta. with Babies. Saw Ethel English with Mr & Miss Larking on way to Brighton. Nonie boy not quite well, feverish & sick. Very windy, did not go out afternoon. Canon Mead called & Ruth & Muriel fr. Nymans. Lennie to Cuckfield for training. Roy at Mr Kenderdine till Monday, Lin at Mr Hartree’s, Brighton. Toula at Stafford Ter. Unpleasant evg, Lennie worried expenses.
Sunday 22 February Dull & fine Scotch rain.V. annoying, been lovely all the week. Slept very badly, worried over my darling’s expenses. Wish she could manage her own accounts alone. V. pleasant day tho’ wet.
Monday 23 February Returned with Maud fr. Balcombe morg. Toula out to luncheon. Lin ret’nd fr. Brighton, Roy fr. Mrs Kenderdine’s. Lin shot with H.L, clay pigeons.
Tuesday 24 February Walked morg. to Midge’s. Tilda lunched at Maud’s. 2 Miss Laurences, Lady Laurence, Mrs K.L. & May, Mrs Fritz, Mrs Reeve, Mrs P. Simpson & darling Maud came, latter looking sweetly pretty. Roy dined with Tabbie at Coburg & went with her to St James’s after. Slept badly.
Wednesday 25 February Walked to Maud’s & Midge’s with Toula morg. To matinée “Resurrection”. Toula, self, Lin & Dora, Tabs & Bee!!! Maudie met us there, great deal too many. Roy dined Maud’s evg, only Hilda there. Slept badly.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Thursday 26 February Lovely morg, heavy rain 11.15. I lunch with Tabbie. Walked there with Toula. Midge also there, v. cozy little luncheon together. Midge took me for drive in Victoria, greatly enjoyed it, & brought me home. Went to Mrs Gill’s & tired myself, plain little child. Roy dined at Ham L’s. Maudie dinner party tonight.
Friday 27 February Maudie called morg looking sweet with Mad’lle, leaves for Balcombe afternoon. Toula & self doing pictures etc all morg. M. brought lovely flowers & we called there afternoon, brought away more. Walked across Park coming home. Roy high spirits evg. Toula played Patience with him. Mrs Gill to tea.
Saturday 28 February In morg, working. Rain. To Savoy in Maud’s carriage there & back to see “Princess of Kensington” the stupidest piece I have ever seen. V. pretty girls, music & dancing, piece idiotic & w’d be clever. Roy to drill, & to Balcombe till Monday. Midge & Dora to tea. Sat morning room after. V. tired & nervy. Dickie with us at Savoy.
Sunday 1 March V. windy, fairly fine. Lin unable to go to Calais. Tilda Lin & self walked to Hyde Pk Corner & back. Freda out. Mr Paxton & Con called. Roy at Balcombe. Lin lunched at club.
Monday 2 March Freda after place afternoon. V. wet, heavy rain. Tilda & I walked to Row & back.
Tuesday 3 March Out morg. Mrs Braunstein, Lady Bergne, Mrs Child, Mrs Stephenson & Ruth called, & Mrs E. Holl about Freda’s character, sister in law to our Holls. 13
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Wednesday 4 March Roy & Tilda dined with Dora. I alone to dinner, bed early. Lin, Tilda & self lunched at Rules & to Pantomime after.
Thursday 5 March Babies with Nurse M. to lunch & tea, v. good. Darling Maud came with Nonie. At 4.30 to Mrs Jephson with Toula. Roy in to dinner, out with Conrad after.
Friday 6 March Walked with Toula Sloane St & back. Called at 4.30 on Mrs Agnew, Hilda Messel, Midge, Richards & Florence Walford. Tilda out to tea. Dinner 10 o’c.
Saturday 7 March X. V. wet. Box matinée Criterion. Freda leaves. B. Rice comes. Tilda & self & Lin to Criterion by bus. Saw “A Clean Slate”. V. good & v. amusing. Faites assez bien dîner.
Sunday 8 March Walked to Gloucester Ter, chicks out. M. & L. at Ruth’s. Met Midge & H, walked home with Tilda & self. Roy out to lunch, Lin to Calais. Roy dined Midge’s. Lin Tilda & self. Mrs Galbraith & F. Walford called.
Monday 9 March Lin to luncheon Athenaeum & to Levée after. Maud’s carriage fetched me 3.30 with Nurse M. & Nonie. Called on Mrs Welby, Mrs English & Mrs P. Holland, saw Midge there, & to Maud’s. Large number there & 2 gentlemen. Tilda out alone. V. wet.
Tuesday 10 March Out morg. Florence W. & Ruscam Gingham, Midge & D, Mrs Jephson etc etc called. Maud has dinner party unable to come. 14
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Wednesday 11 March Miss Neaves 4 - 7. To matinée with Lin, Tilda & Dora “Three Little Maids” excellent. Walked to Midge’s & Maud’s, latter in bed resting. Roy out to dinner, Tilda & self alone.
Thursday 12 March Lady Burnand’s dinner 8 o’c. Lin went alone, I too seedy. W.S.Gilbert story of stamps. Walked morg (illeg) fille Allemande ne vaut pas. Walked thro’ Pk home. Met Mrs Tate, Neaves, Spender. Tilda to help Maud after lunch, dinner 10, Langleys, Galbraiths, 4 others. Fetched Toula. Roy out. Tilda & self alone evg.
Friday 13 March Lovely day. Walked with Toula morning, Grove. Roy dined at Maud’s, I at 7. Toula & Lin dined 9.45. Packed afternoon. Toula helped Maud. Les deux filles très lente & moitié endormies.
Saturday 14 March Left Staf. Ter. 10 o’c Waterloo for Padstow Cornwall with Lin. Arrived 6.15. Little shed like Sta. & terminus. Walked up to Hotel. Comfortable salon & had excellent dinner. Bed early, fire in room & slept well. Colour of soil after passing Exeter deep rich madder, sheep also looked pink & mole hills!!! Huge quarry of slate, also small low baths of slate & huge slabs of slate like grave stones dividing fields, depressing rather. Great dearth of trees in Cornwall, & Devonshire like curate’s egg excellent in parts! Tilda goes away till Tues. Wonder com. les filles ferant!
Sunday 15 March Fine morg. Down 12 o’c & for lovely walk along estuary. Fine dark slaty rocks with quantities of gorse in full bloom. Seaweed of rich yellow & brown & greens. Walked some distance on shore, slippery. Saw 2 men spearing fish! Excellent luncheon, slept & read after. Wrote letters.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Monday 16 March Miss Lawrence’s luncheon party 2 o’c. Cannot go. Lovely day. Left by 12.50 for Camelford & drove in trap fr. there to Tintagel, 8 miles thro’ wild slate rock walls in parts like ruins of old castle. Slate quarry at Delabole. Angel Hotel at Tintagel! No one in it. Lin & self walked down steep decline to ravine & wild rocks & waterfall to see King Arthur’s old walls, all that remains of castle. Caves & rocks v. fine. Back to Hotel for dinner, all most comfortable, fire in room & lovely evg. Good dinner, bed at 9.30.
Tuesday 17 March Wild night & pouring rain & wind which decides us to leave today by 12.50 for home. Letters fr. Maud, Toula etc & Edith Haines asking for fresh reference. We return home by 12.50 fr. Padstow. Long tiring journey, dined 9 o’c Staf. Ter. Toula here fr. her visit, & flowers all arranged in rooms. La fille en haute très desagrèable. Roy out to dinner.
Wednesday 18 March Fine day, v. windy morg. Tilda & self long walk afternoon. Toula Roy & self dined with Maud. Lennie better. Mr & Mrs Messel came in after dinner. Walked to Mrs Clifford’s & had tea there. All out dinner.
Thursday 19 March Walked Midge’s morg. Called 4.30 on Mrs Pirrie, Maclaran, Grantham, Galbraith, Child, all out but Mrs Pirrie. La fille d’en haut des mannières terribles. Rude. Roy out to dinner.
Friday 20 March Tea with Mrs Edgar Holl 4.30. Mare lame, had to go by om & walked home. V. pretty dau. who plays well & young son at Cambridge. Toula out to tea. All in evening.
Saturday 21 March
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Roy (illeg) at dinner. In morg. To see “Rosemary” Wyndhams matinée, lovely new theatre, by om. Dora joined us there. Drove back in Midge’s carriage. Poor mare quite lame at National Gallery. La nouvelle fille s’en aile à sa mois. Sunday 22 March Heavenly day & warm. Dora to dinner. Walked Hyde Pk Corner, home bus. Con & Roy in to luncheon, Lin to Club. Mrs Mackenzie only called, v. amusing.
Monday 23 March Lennie & Maud to dinner. Tilda & self shop’g, & en l’agence après une fille allemande. Maud’s carriage took me to call Midge, & Maud’s to tea, ours fetched me. Mare less lame. V. pleasant evg, Lennie wants us to have their 2 horses & groom! Ellen waited here.
Tuesday 24 March Lovely day. Dora dining here & to Herefordshire after. Very delightful evg. Out morg. Mrs Agnew, Nellie K, Mabel Wallace called. Dined 7 o’c.
Wednesday 25 March Walked alone Madame R. Saw new German Swiss maid, engaged her from Monday. On to lunch with Maud. Lennie, Mad’lle, Miss Elkin, Miss L, dressmaker with F. Walford. Remained to tea. Tilda fetched me & we walked home. Roy to “Rosemary” after our 7 o’c dinner. Mr Blair called.
Thursday 26 March Lovely day. Lin dined at Maud’s dinner of 10, charmingly done. Toula helping her pack etc. I went at 4 o’c, found them v. busy. M. gave me flowers, turkey. Lennie better. They leave tomorrow morg. Toula going early to help Maud again.
Friday 27 March
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Memorable. Maudie & Lennie start for Paris on way South. Dear old mare to Balcombe, Otley took her down. Walked morg. To Lady Burnand’s, little boy played wonderfully. Poured & came home by cab.
Saturday 28 March Had Lennie’s mare. Morg. busy with Toula. To see matinée of “Quality Street” Seymour Hicks. Pretty little piece. Drove mare there & back, called at Midge’s on way home. Toula to Mrs C’s, Grosvenor Hotel. Quiet evg. Roy neuralgia again.
Sunday 29 March Lovely day, walked alone with Lin. Toula doing letters celebreties all morg. Maud P, Lin, Toula & self to lunch. Roy out, in late. Mr Paxton called. Midge, Ham & Dora to dinner. Astonished girls waited well, v. pleasant evg. Wire fr. darling Maud at Rome.
Monday 30 March Dear Toula left after 6 weeks visit. La nouvelle fille de table vient pour y être 10 jours avant que Mary s’en aille. Margarith Möser. Called at 4 on Mrs de la Rue, Mrs Tattersall, Mrs Dent, all in, & Mrs Fletcher Moulton & Mrs Braunstein, out. Roy captious evg.
Tuesday 31 March Fanvy dress Ball at Gal. of B. Artists Pall Mall. “John Bull’s birthday” (a’Becketts). Out 10.30 to Marshall & Willards. Ordered shoes Marshall Snelgrove. Met Doris Tattersall & May Nembhard. Desirée Welby, Mrs Macquoid, Mrs Campbell Praed called. Lin out in brougham.
Wednesday 1 April Boat Race. Cambridge won. I lunch at Mr Hartree’s 2 o’c. Rain. Mary fallen to pieces again but went out in the wet. Went in cab, returned by om. Roy v. tiresome evg, behaves so oddly. Out after dinner when I had a quiet peaceful read. Letter fr. Rome fr. darling Maud.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Thursday 2 April Wet again. Mary going home, time not up till Tues. but seems so limp & bad. Mary left by 4 train, no loss poor feeble thing. Called at 4 houses & took Con with me to Hotel to know when the Mervyns expected tomorrow. Left him at Mrs C’s.
Friday 3 April Ethel & Mervyn arrive at Norfolk Hotel fr. their 2 years absence. Flowers 1/6. Morg. to Madame Romeider & pd 7/6 for Margarith Möser. Met Anna D. & walked some distance with her. Called 4 Edgar’s Hotel & Club, out. Called Mrs Cole, saw her & dau. Took flowers to Norfolk & found E. & Mervyn already there, both well & lively.
Saturday 4 April Shop’g. Took Con & Miss Child to see matinée of “Light that failed”. V. interesting & human. (illeg) not good in it, rest excellent. Mervyn & Ethel to dinner. Lady Flower called.
Sunday 5 April Walked with Lin morg. Came back alone. Ethel & Mervyn here to luncheon, Roy out. Ethel & Mervyn to tea & dinner. Spencer & Ada called. Poor baby Cole died.
Monday 6 April To stores. Called Mrs Lucy, ill. Fetched flower basket fr. Mervyn’s. Saw M. & E. & presents fr. India. Punch dinner. Lin dining out & Roy with Harold Messel. I dined drawing room.
Tuesday 7 April Lin’s dinner 8, Club. Con lunched here. Marriage of young Levy & Miss Samuel at Mansion House. C’d not go. Out morg shops, short walk. Did flowers. Fanny & May Nembhard, 2 Childs girls & Gladys Paxton called. Lin’s dinner Garrick, Sir Sc. MacDonall, Sir Wymss Reed, Sir W. Abney, Sir B. Baker, Mr Galbraith, Lin, Roy. I dined drawing room. 19
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Wednesday 8 April Lin goes to Stoke Edith for week, Roy to Pyt. Lin unable to leave till tomorrow. Roy unable to go to Tabs. Both go to Stoke Edith, H. Langley’s place Herefordshire tomorrow. Lin & self to St James’s Theatre tonight.
Thursday 9 April Lin & Roy left by 1.40 for Stoke Edith Park. I left for Balcombe by 2.3. Babies met me both looking blooming, little Anne growing very pretty. Letter from darling Maud to greet me at B. Mr & Mrs Messel, Hilda & Cap. Gibbes came at 5, all seemed well & cheerful. Cap’t G. tall, heavy good looking. Much colder.
Friday 10 April Lovely day. V. warm in sun, cold out of it. Had 2 long walks with the Babies to enquire after Mrs Tate, away at Sidmouth sea. Letter fr. darling M. Mr Hohler looking v. ill Maudie says. No other letter. Met Miss Mead & a strange looking brother on our way home from the Tates.
Saturday 11 April The Babies went to Nymans for the day. Had quiet peaceful day here, went too quickly. Letters fr. my darling & Lin who seems delighted with Stoke Edith Park. Went as far as water works to met chicks returning fr. Nymans, got there a large bunch of primroses. Il me parait que les filles ici sortent beauc.
Sunday 12 April Lovely day, much colder. Went to Church 11, stayed communion. V. good sermon. Walked after lunch with the Babies to the waterworks on Nymans road. Tea, & chicks came down after. Letters fr. Lin, Edgar, H. Furrell & Ethel Mervyn. Edgar at Mentone. Monday 13 April
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Alternate sun & heavy hailstorms morg. Fine after luncheon. In all morg. mending. With Babies for long walk after luncheon. Mrs Messel, Mrs Sington & Miss Kennedy called during our absence. Letter fr. Midge & Con. X. Petit ami si peu que je ne me connais pas sous sel condition.
Tuesday 14 April Bitterly cold. Walked after luncheon . Encore ami. Gathered Kingcups & sent them to Staf. Ter. same evg. Roy returned fr. Stoke Edith Pk.
Wednesday 15 April Bitterly cold. Letters fr. Maudie & Lin. Went for walk after luncheon. Maids to Concert evg. & Nurse M. Babies very well. Read “Sacs et Parchemins” by J. Sardeau. Stupid book. Lin returned fr. Stoke Edith Pk. for Punch dinner.
Thursday 16 April Bitterly cold. Muriel rode over morning. Walked with babies.
Friday 7 April All of us to Nymans in Village conveyance. Lovely day but bitterly cold. Mrs Patterson, Mr Kimber MP & pretty niece staying at Nymans. Easter Eggs hidden & musical tea party. The two maids & Mitchell to young Pearson’s coming of age Ball.
Saturday 18 April Lovely day, v. v. cold. Lin came at 6 o’c fr. Reigate on cycle. Walked afternoon with Babies. Huge bonfire & fireworks Paddockhurst. Maids & M. not home till past 5, greatly enjoyed themselves. Full account in “Times” Lin says.
Sunday 19 April Heavenly day, v. cold wind. Walked morg with Lin. X. Petit ami toujours. Walked after luncheon with Lin. Tea, & he went over on cycle to Paddockwood, Pearsons. Quiet evg. Two short walks with Lin. 21
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Monday 20 April Ami. Sat about all day. V. bright & sunny but cold wind. Lin to (blank) after luncheon on cycle. Sat on verandah after lunch in sun, but cold wind. Quiet evg.
Tuesday 21 April Mr D’Arcy’s party at Epsom. Unable to go. Ami. Long interesting letter fr. Maudie fr. Gigenti from where they go to Syracuse. I returned by 4.21, the old mare taking me to Sta. in 4 wheeled dog cart. Brougham met me Victoria. Met Mr Molesworth who secured brougham, great crowd Sta. Lin dined Sir Ewan Smith, Savoy, & Roy dined with Mr Sterne.
Wednesday 22 April Mrs Palgrave Simpson 4.30. Rested in bed until 1 o’c. Called 4 o’c on Aunt Linda, Macquoid, Phillips, Levys, Hickman, Wallace, Blair, in, & Mrs Tyrell, in. Roy to a ball after dinner. Muriel out.
Thursday 23 April X. Toujours ami. In bed till 12. Called 4 on Mesdames Stevenson, MacGauran, Keith, Graham, Carmichael, Gill, in, F. Jackson, in, & Lady Flower, in. Lin has niece of Prof Huxley as model. Feel limp & seedy fr. continuace of little F. which makes everything a worry & an effort.
Friday 14 April Mrs Palgrave Simpson 4 - 7. Toujour ami. To Bank 3 o’c. Saw Mr Richardson & arranged to borrow £150 extra making in all £450 I now owe the bank. Arranged for Bank to sell my £300 4% B.A.Gt. Southern debs, my last purchase in this Compy, at not under £108 per £100. Fetched F. Walford & called Judge Bacon, Mrs D. Whitehead etc. Met her at Mrs P.S’s. Took F. back. Dinner 10.10!
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 X. New Gallery Private View & young Hunter Private View Fine Art Society. X. To Bank about Gt. Eastern Rly. Have rec. no div on £100 in it since purchased at 108, 1900. La petite femme de chambre s’en va com. la cuisinière ne veut pas rester avec elle. Dommage com. elle commence à faire mieux. To Criterion with Lin matinée & Private V. after. Met Mr Ryle, Wagges & Peruginis. Roy dined out with Mr Sterne.
Sunday 26 April Pouring wet day. Lin to Calais. Ethel Herapath dines here. In all day, v. wet. Alone to luncheon.
Monday 27 April Private View 3 o’c at Guildhall Art Gallery. Feel v. seedy. Shop’g morg. & fetched Lin at 5.30 fr. Academy, varnishing day. Mr Ryle dined here 8 o’c, full of news, Roy to dance after.
Tuesday 28 April X. Huge spot sur nez. To Dr Adams £1.1.0. Usual diagnosis, have run down, impossible when I have never been up! Medicines & lotion & ointments! To go in a weeks time. X. To bank, ordered £200 P.& O. 3½ debs 2nd to be sold, & buy Gt. Boulder Perseverance Gold Mine with same. Lady Dixon Hartland, Mrs Whitehead, Mrs Levy & dau, Miss Thornton & F. Walford with Russian, called.
Wednesday 29 April I slept v. badly awake with bad throat. V. feverish & violent sweating, so remained in my room till 4 o’c. Feel v. seedy & badly need some one like Toula. “Rags” to return to Hohlers, v. glad, will be happier there. Margarith out. Roy to Mrs Boyle’s dance, Princes’. V. fine dance, had carriage to go & return. Mad’lle called, v. exhausting little person.
Thursday 30 April Lovely day. Still feel v. weak, breaking out into sweats continually. Lin a cold. In all day. Dined ¼ to 7. Roy & Lin to first night of “Dante” at Drury 23
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Lane. Sir Henry Irving as Dante. Pouring wet night, theatre cram’d. To bed 9 o’c.
Friday 1 May Mrs Tweedie at home 4 o’c. Private View Academy. X. Mr Ryle’s tea 4.30. Mrs Armstrong 5.30. Wet. Breakfast au lit. Mabel W. coming 3 o’c to go with me. Wet. It took us 1¼ hrs to get to Academy. Mr Ryle took us to tea at Artists Club. Met Met Mrs Evans, Eykyns, Fildes, Alexanders, etc etc etc. Mabel v. interested. Left her at Ralston St. Lin & Roy dined 10.15, I at 7 o’c.
Saturday 2 May Mrs Tweedie at home 4 o’c. PrivateView Ryder Gallery, 10 Ryder St. Out morg. X. To Bank about the buying of some Gt. Boulder Perseverance Mines. To matinée of “Worst Woman in London”. To Museum of Minerals Jermyn St after. V. interesting. Quiet evg Lin Roy & self.
Sunday 3 May Pouring all day. Sir Alfred Hickman’s tennis impossible. Lin & self for walk in rain over Campden Hill. Lin & Roy in to luncheon. I asked Edgar & Sophy but no reply to my letter. E. & S. came, both looking extemely well. E. brought me combs.
Monday 4 May Go to see Sophy morg. Wet, fine later. Wire fr. Lennie for Lin or Roy to go to Paris as his guest for week end.
Tuesday 5 May Lady Lockwood 4 - 7. George Studdy. Out morg. Tabbie, Blanche & Mr Paul, Mrs Keith, Mrs Armstrong & G. Studdy called. Tabbie went with me to Lady L’s. Rain. Edgar to luncheon, stayed some time. Roy out to dinner.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Miss Chapman 4 - 6. Opening of Exhibition Welcome Club 4 - 6. Mabel to lunch with Edgar Pagarnis. Matinée Haymarket Theatre, asked Edgar. F. Walford called morg. X. Man Barkers about glass stained window. 14/6! Roy out to dinner. Lin v. feverish. Got diaphoretic which he w’d not take. Roy out to dinner.
Thursday 7 May Mrs J. Carlisle. Asked Geoffrey Blair to dine, came, nice boy. Roy v. tired out 2 nights & dance today but did not go. Made calls.
Friday 8 May Asked Gillie for the day, coming. Lennie’s invite for Roy or Lin to Paris till Sunday, neither able to go. Tabbie & Gwen to Court. I went & dined Coburg Hotel with Eve. Tabs & Gwen looked charming. Took Eve home & back in time to sit with Lin for dinner. Roy dined at Spencer’s.
Saturday 9 May Asked Geoff Blair today week, coming Wed. Out morg. to Glouc. Ter. Took flowers for M’s room. House looks charming. To “Chinese Honeymoon” with Lin matinée, excellent. Very wet.
Sunday 10 May Lady Dixon Hartland’s luncheon party 2 o’c. Sir Alfred Hickman’s tennis. Darling Maud & Lennie return fr. abroad. Lovely day. Lin & self for delightful walk. Roy with dogs lunched here before our return & out again. I met darling M. & Lennie Vic. Sta. Went back & dined there. Lin & Roy alone here.
Monday 11 May “Whitenose” Ham’s horse arrived, saw it in stable clothing. Called on foot Miss Neaves, Sladen, Walkes, Huish, this last in, & Mrs Phipson Beale. Lin’s cold seems bad again. Lennie & Maud dined here. Tuesday 12 May
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Morg. to Tottenham Court Rd. by bus. Mrs J. Ferguson, Mrs Penruddock & Molesworth called & darling Maud. Saw “Whitenose” tried in dog cart. Lin took letter to Mrs Pirrie’s in dog cart after breakfast & in & out traffic with it, went well. Roy out after dinner. Con here to luncheon. Drove with Lin at 6.30 to Maud’s with new horse.
Wednesday 13 May Roy drove in dog cart with new horse to City. Geoffrey Blair comes to stay for a week, arrived tea. Lin lunched with Mr Hartree. Lin & self dined at Mrs Pirrie’s. Charming dinner. Went morg. to Mrs Mason’s. Roy & Geoffrey here alone to dinner, I alone to luncheon. Lin went fr. Pirrie’s to Punch table.
Thursday 14 May Lady Critchett 4 - 7. Maurice Farkoa & Caustro Hungarian Band. Dull morg. Geoffrey out to lunch with Aunt Netta. Returned 4 & went with Maud & self in her carriage to Lady C. Met heaps friends, F. sang 8 times. All of us dined at Maud’s, charming dinner as usual.
Friday 15 May Mr W. Stone’s dinner cannot accept. Apt. Mr Smith for new will 3.30. Blanche Cole Paul’s at home 4 o’c. Left cards for Roy on Mrs Boyle & Mrs Scott. Geoff out all day & to dinner. Lin & Roy dine 10.15! Roy v. tired looks seedy.
Saturday 16 May Out morg. To matinee “A Country Girl” took Geoff Blair. Tabbie & Eve met us there, Evey returned here with Geoff & self to tea & dinner. Roy dined with Tabbie Coburg & to theatre after. Lin to Military Tournament, King there. Evey grown quite pretty. We all enjoyed play immensely.
Sunday 17 May Usual dull heavy day. Gwen & Tabbie dine here. Hamilton fetched them, looks much older & not improved in looks. Long walk with Lin & Geoff. 26
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Met Roy who returned with us, 4 to lunch. Mr Paxton, Sp. & Hilda & Harold M. called. No tennis, too wet, 3rd wet Sunday.
Monday 18 May Blanche Cole 4 o’c. To Mrs Williams morg. & Sloane St morg. Called to enquire Mrs Tate, Mrs D’Arcy, Heilbut, Miss Barran & Maudie where I met Tabbie & Gwen & Mrs Geilgud & Miss Cussans & Mrs Messel & Ottie. Starchy. Darling Nonie came up with Maud but returned almost at once to Balcombe.
Tuesday 19 May Lady de la Rue’s fancy dress ball 10 o’c. We all dine at Maud’s at 8.20. Dora goes to stay at Maud’s & to fancy dress ball. Connie Lindley lunches here. Miss Webster, Mrs Wallace & Mabel & Clara Bergheim called.
Wednesday 20 May Mrs G. Grossmith 55 Russell Sqre 4 - 7. Mrs Eykyn at 3 o’c to see King pass. Tabbies. Went with Maud 3.30 Mrs Mayne’s & Grossmith’s deadly.
Thursday 21 May Mrs G. Grossmith 4 - 7. Miss Stancombe Wills 4 - 7. Lady Hartland 4 - 7. Both deadly dull. On to Maud’s after.
Friday 22 May Miss Stancombe Wills 4 - 7. Mrs Kennell 5 - 6.30. Out morg. met my darling with Dora in Park. Midge & self lunched with Spencer at Club. Lady Margaret, Rosalind & Sylvia & Mrs Thring to tea. Darling called & took me to Mrs K’s. Roy dined at Maud’s, to Alhambra after.
Saturday 23 May Lin & self lunch at Lady Margaret’s 1.15. Lin v. seedy, v. bad 3rd cold. Went to matinée, Tree’s, after luncheon “The Gordian Knot”, bad. Park
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 demonstration tremendous on Education bill! Roy out dining Tabbie, theatre after & Savoy supper.
Sunday 24 May Lin, Roy & self dine at Lady Hickman’s. Wrong night! but had a delightful evg. Much prefer being alone with them. Spencer & Maud P. called.
Monday 25 May Mrs Tate if possible. Out morg. To Mrs Williams about cloth morg. dress. At 3 o’c to call Mrs Abbott. Sat an hour with Mrs Tate & to Maudie’s. Mr York, Maud P. etc there & Dora staying there. Lady Hickman also. X. Whitenose fell down entering Palace Gds gates Bayswater & broke shaft. Roy dined out Maud’s, to Shaftesbury after. Lin dined Punch dinner.
Tuesday 26 May To be fitted Madame Vergard’s. Fiasco dress! Common silk, going to make another!!! Met Lady Hartland, Mrs Ferguson & Mrs P. Holland. Lovely day. Lin’s cold v. bad still.
Wednesday 27 May Mrs J. Carlisle 4 - 7. Mrs Macqueen 4 - 6.30, music. To Mrs Macqueen’s and Mrs Lewis’s. Awful headache. Dinner 10 past 10. Roy dined at Maud’s. Mrs Rhodes called.
Thursday 28 May Mrs Messel’s evg. party 10 o’c. Mrs J. Taylor’s, G. Grossmith junior 4.30. Maudie drove me to Mrs Taylor’s, G.G. junr. v. good, sang 4 songs. Sp. & Ada there. Roy out.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 & worry him with whip, w’d ruin any horse, so bad tempered with them. Met Mr Messel & Mrs Green who came in same carriage. Nonie & little Anne vy. flourishing. Nurse F. away, Miss C. helping.
Saturday 30 May Lovely day. The Hohlers & Miss Venning to lunch & tea. Lennie left for his week’s training with Volunteers at Arundel where Roy joins him. G. Blair goes to Lennie for the night, L. has his motor with him. Quiet evg. Maud, Miss Cussans & self.
Sunday 31 May Miss C. & Maudie to Church. Sat out , lovely day. Quiet evg.
Monday 1 June Lovely day. Maud to Nymans in dog cart for lunch & tea. Miss Cussans & self with Nonie to lunch here. Sat out all afternoon. Sent my “Will” X. altered to Mr Smith, hope he will be able to understand now what I want. Letter fr. Lin, only yachting about Solent.
Tuesday 2 June Lovely day, colder, some rain. Maud put off going to Mrs Hohler’s to lunch. Nurse Marion’s parents & little sister to luncheon. Miss C. v. seedy, to bed before dinner. Letter fr. Lin. Mr Sutton, Mr Pitt Rivers on yacht. Gordon & Shakespeare. Letter fr. Roy. Miss C. to bed before dinner.
Wednesday 3 June Miss Tattersall’s wedding, Lt. Col. Kelham. Dear Lin returns fr. “Joyeuse”. Cold & dull, fire in morning room. Miss Cussans in bed seedy.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Frances Johns comes. X. I returned from Balcombe by 4 train, no change. Darling M. looking delicate. Nonie to Station with me. Arranged flowers & found dear Lin at work. Dined quietly together.
Friday 5 June X. To dressmaker, dress v. ugly, never again! X. To Mr Smith’s & signed new will. Called & saw Mervyn & Ethel at Norfolk Hotel. M. looking v. well & smart, they arrived last evg. Lin dined at 9.15, I at 7.
Saturday 6 June Lin & self to “Girl from Kays” excellent. Roy returned at 6 o’c from his week’s training at Arundel, looks thin & tired but brown. Quiet evg, we three alone. Lovely day v. cold wind.
Sunday 7 June Dull, v. cold wind. Lin & self for walk. Met Roy with dogs & returned together. Lin & Roy to Sir Alfred’s for tennis. Mervyn & Ethel dine here.
Monday 8 June Lovely day. To be fitted morg. Madame Vergard. Afternoon Mrs Williamson. Called on Mrs Tate & saw her. Lin & Roy to Exhibition. To bed early, slept badly.
Tuesday 9 June Mrs Mayne’s at home 4 - 7. Wet morg, fine later. Out morg. no one called. Quiet afternoon. My ugly new dress arrived Vergard’s, £9.9.0. Pd. Lin, Roy & self to Ex. V. good. Roy v. tired. Warmer.
Wednesday 10 June Mrs Mocatta’s dinner. Cannot go. Wet morg. Went all the same! X. Left certificate of £300 cons. ordinary B.A. Rosario at Bank. X. Paid Barry Nat £1.0.0. Gompel £8.8.0 & Brown frames etc 13/3. Called on Mrs Messel & Mrs Farquharson both in. Maud & L. arrive fr. Ny. tonight. Saw lady for Muriel. 30
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Thursday 11 June Mrs Maynes at home 4 - 7. Miss Rose Innes to dinner. Pouring wet day. Out morg. We go to Alhambra after dinner. Wire fr. Maud cannot lunch here.
Friday 12 June Lennie & Maud to Balcombe on ac’t of Nonie boy. Asked Lady Rosamund Christie to tea. Midge, H. & Dora arrive Hyde Pk. Club fr. Stoke Edith for a month. To be fitted Mrs Williamson morning. Again cannot fit me. Went to Russell & Allen’s & ordered evg. dress for 14½ gns. To Maud’s to luncheon. Nurse M. Grace & Lennie ret’d fr. Levée there. Nonie boy not well. To dine Berkeley Roy & self, 12, Miss Rose Innes, & Country Girl after.
Saturday 13 June Mrs Riviere’s 4 o’c. Box for Schoolgirl, Mervyns go with us. Wet. Mervyn & Ethel, Ham & Dora met us at “Dante”, v. good. D. & self to Hyde Pk. Club saw Midge there. They remain a fortnight. Alone dinner, Lin, Roy & self.
Sunday 14 June Lin & Sir Francis to Calais if fine. Pouring wet, cannot go. Lin, Roy & self for walk, alone luncheon. Mr Paxton, Midge & Tilda called. Alone to dinner. Perfectly detestable day. Fire.
Monday 15 June Mrs Mount Batten 4 - 7. Sir Francis & Lady Burnand dine here 8 o’c. Pouring wet. Unable to be fitted or go out morg. To Russell & Allen’s after lunch to be fitted.
Tuesday 16 June Astronomer Royal 3 - 6, Royal Observatory Greenwich. Mrs Pollen, 69 Elm Pk. Gds 4 - 7. Tilda came for day & dined here. Lady Weston, Mrs 31
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Farquharson, Mr & Mrs Fowler, Mrs Wheen, Maud, Miss Wills & Mrs K. called & Miss Young. V. tired.
Wednesday 17 June Roy & self dined at Maud’s. I lunched alone here. Met Lin at Prince of Wales theatre “The Schoolgirl” fairly good. Carriage met us & took & fetched us fr. Maud’s. Cap’t Gibbs & Hilda & Dora at Lennie’s.
Thursday 18 June Astronomer Royal 3 - 6. To see about Hilda’s present. Settled after going to Longacre!! 7 shops, on Kettle & strainer £3.0.3.0 fr. Whiteladies! Called on Mrs Macdougall, Mrs J. Ferguson, Lady Armstrong, Mrs Sington & Maud. Mervyn & Ethel came in after dinner. Roy out to dinner, Lin & self alone. Called Hammonds, Bernands.
Friday 19 June Pouring all day. Nonie comes up to us with Nurse F. Sent Hilda’s present by Otley. Lin & self alone to dinner. To Royal Society Soirée after, dined 8 o’c. Confusion carriage & Otley drove abominably, evidently had too much. Roy dined at Mrs Messel’s, to theatre after.
Saturday 20 June X. Hilda Messel’s wedding, 2.30 St James Paddington. X. Mrs Gupper 4.30. X. Otley drunk after wedding. X. In interview Lin saw & was convinced. Pretty wedding. Lin gave a lovely drawing to Ruth & to Hilda, awfully good of him. Hope Mr M. will do Roy some service too! Maud looked sweetly pretty. Roy dined at Maud’s, 30 to theatre after! Lin & self alone. Nonie did not come.
Sunday 21 June Fine. Walked with Lin to Hyde Pk. Hotel, saw Dora. She & Midge unable to dine here, seedy. Lin & Roy to Sir Alfred’s tennis. Percy Oakes, Toula & Miss Holland called. Only Lin, Roy & self to dinner.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Monday 22 June Mrs Thorneycroft 5 - 7, 23 Pont St, music. Mrs Fowler, 41 Wilton Crescent. La cuisiniere mauvais humeuse(?) grand peur ce qui en sortire! Drove to Midge, out. To Desirée Welby & Effie Conrad’s at the Englishs. Met Hickmans etc at Mrs Thorneycroft. Maud & Lennie dined here.
Tuesday 23 June Mrs Rawlinson 4 o’c. Adrian Jones statue, 147 Church St Chelsea. Out morg. Miss Gill came to stay, arrived to lunch. Lady Goring, Miss May, Miss Batenia, Mr Hartree called, & Ada Sp! Dined 7.30. Mervyn & Ethel & Gillie joined us theatre, Tree v. good in “Man who was”, Kipling’s.
Wednesday 24 June Mr Clerihugh, 81 Duke St, 4 - 7. Mrs E. Pollock 4.30. Mr A. Jones, 147 Church St, Chelsea, 3 - 6, equestrian statue. Went with Maud called Rawlinsons, Wallace, Clerihugh, Guthrie, Pollock, Tweedie, Wheen. Roy had carriage for Percy Howard’s dance. Sour cream fr. Nana.
Thursday 25 June Mrs Montagu Fowler 10 o’c to meet Bishops! Lady Quilter, music, 10.30. Mrs Johnson Ferguson’s luncheon party 1.30. Ethel M’s lunch her club, Old Bristol. E. in horrid temper morg. V. pleasant lunch of Hens only! At Mrs J.F. Lady Allen, Lady Milman, rest I did not know. Gillie lunched with Maud. Met Mrs Hamilton at E’s club, v. pretty. Roy out to dinner.
Friday 26 June Lady Robertson at home 4.30, 108 Eaton Square. Miss White 7 o’c, did not come. Gillie here, worked all morg. Called at 4 on Lady Lockyer, Lady Bergne, Lady Hemming, Lady Robertson, Mrs Aird, Miss Bourne, Mrs Lucas & sat with Lin until 10.10 when he & Gillie dined. Roy out to dinner at Sir A. Hickman’s.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Go to Sir B. Baker until Monday. Postponed. Mrs Riviere’s 4 - 7. Postponed our visit to Sir B. until 4th July, Mona ill. To Russell & Allen to be fitted. Sat after in Park, saw Four in Hand meet. Lin off early for trial trip of new Rotary steamer “Queen” to Boulogne or Calais. Met him in brougham 6.15. Gillie left before tea.
Sunday 28 June V. v. hot & v. fine. Walked with Lin & Roy morg. Lin & Roy to Sir A. Hickman tennis. Mr & Mrs E. Palmer called. Alone to dinner evg, Lin, Roy & self.
Monday 29 June Edgar & Sophy arrive town. Called on them but they were out. Also on Mrs C. Burnand, in, & saw Charlie.
Tuesday 30 June Mrs Tupper 4.30. Ethel Mervyn, Sophy, Ethel Burnand, Maud, called. Dora dined out Mrs Percival’s. Lin, Roy & self dined with Lennie & Maud at Berkeley, & to Hippodrome after. Saw Jerry Weigall there with 3 men. Dora arrived in time for luncheon.
Wednesday 1 July Mrs Mount Batten 4 - 7. Miss Goodenough 4 - 7. Mrs P. Agnew’s luncheon party 2 o’c. Academy Soirée. V. pleasant luncheon Mrs A’s, met American lady, Mrs Ogilvy etc. Carriage there & back. V. pleasant party & talk at Mrs Mount Batten’s, deadly dull Miss Goodenough. Dora & Roy to Soirée after dinner. Emma out.
Thursday 2 July Mrs Huish at home Lords, table behind block A. Mrs Braunstein 4 o’c. Mrs Enthoven 4.30 - 7. Mrs E. Palmer’s dinner 8 o’c. V. hot. Out morg. Dora out to lunch & dinner. Lords, Hyde Pk Club & Exhibition. Small boy played at Mrs P’s.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Friday 3 July Mrs Huish Lords, behind Block A. Mrs Ritchie 10.30, 11 Downing St. Dora left morg, no, after lunch, for Maud’s, Balcombe. Roy also but by later train. Maud’s party go to Lady Pearson’s Ball. Percy O, Mr Stuart, D, Roy, Mabel & another man. Whitenose nervous again am convinced. Called on Mrs Braunstein, Nembhards, Edgar, Lady Roxburgh, Mrs Finlay, Miss Webster. Lin dined 10 past 10.
Saturday 4 July Go to Sir B. Baker’s. Uncertain! Mrs Hartley’s luncheon party at Welcome Club 1.30. Unable to go. Lin & self to see “Cousin Kate” Haymarket. Excellent. Dined quietly alone with only Mervyn & Roy. M. much more lively without Ethel.
Monday 6 July X. Loubet arrives. Lin off at 8.20 A.M by special invitation fr. Admiralty, Ld. Selbourne, to see Mons. Loubet’s arrival on one of our new men of war. I went to see Loubet pass fr. Sp’s club & saw splendidly. On after to see Effie at Mrs English’s, been very ill, seriously. Lin home in time for dinner, I entirely alone luncheon.
Tuesday 7 July Mrs Herbert Keith 4 - 7, 29 Caufield Gds, S. Hampstead. Mervyn dines here. Edgar may lunch here, did not come. To Sloane St morg. Mrs du Maurier & Sylvia & Miss Barran called. Mervyn & young Bergne dined here. Latter not a success, so slangy & self assertive.
Wednesday 8 July C. Berheims 4 - 7. Austro Hungarian Band. Morg. out. Mabel Wallace went with me to Clara B’s, many friends there. Drove Mabel home. Roy & self alone to dinner. Lin photoing women.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Henley with Mrs E. Palmer to Phyllis Court, leave at 10 o’c. Lovely but very tiring. Saw Burnands, Pitts, Elsie. Good lunch & tea. Pearsons. Lin working late. Roy away to Windsor for dance, sleeps night.
Friday 10 July Mrs Tupper. Mrs Ritchie 10.30, 11 Downing St. To Midge’s. To tea 4 o’c Miss Barrans. Midge at 8 Craven Hill Gds. Had to wire Miss B, unable to go, too seedy. Maud lunched with us & Lennie dined with us & left with Lin & Roy for the Ritchies.
Saturday 11 July Mrs Riviere’s 4 - 7. Lin to Sir W. Agnew’s yacht for few days. I go to Midge’s Stoke Edith. Came by 1.40 fr. Paddington, met Midge & Mons. Casares who is here for one night. H. met us with break. Mons. C. v. interesting on America. Sat out evg. V. v. hot. Wire fr. Lin fr. Southampton, yacht “Greta”.
Sunday 12 July Lovely day. Blind boil fearfully painful, makes me feel quite ill. Breakfasted in bed slept only fairly well. Sat out & walked with Midge. Most lovely place & the beautiful little hamlet so unspoilt, all so picturesque. Mons. Casares left 4 o’c.
Monday 13 July Lovely day. Breakfasted in bed. Mr & Mrs Leghton, clergyman fr. (blank) to luncheon. Hamilton went off by early train to London, remains night. Midge, Dora & self to call on Col. Bourne, had tea there. Dora dined at the Leghtons, 3 miles fr. Stoke.
Tuesday 14 July Mrs H. Keith 4 - 7. Mrs Marley 4 - 7. Two letters & postcard fr. Lin, Devon, expects to be home Wed. morg. Sat boudoir, rained. Midge writing invitations for Garden party. Lin returned from Plymouth, Sir W. Agnew’s yacht “Greta”, to Stafford Ter. Roy dined at Mrs Palmer’s. 36
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Wednesday 15 July Morg sat in & worked. Afternoon drove to Mrs Green Price, Tarrington Rectory with Midge & D. & had tea. Midge fetched H. fr. Stoke Edith Station. D. & self walked back. Played bridge evg. M. & D. beat H. & self bridge.
Thursday 16 July In morg. Walked after lunch with D. to trout pool, lovely walk & saw quantities of trout. Wet after. Letters fr. Lin & Maud etc. Wrote to D. Bosanquet & asked him to play for Dora’s 11, 25th inst. H. & self beat M. & d. bridge.
Friday 17 July Sat out morg. working with D. & walked to the pretty little post office with Midge morg. Mrs Price Green called & we all went in break to Bunkers Hill. Most exquisite view of Malvern Hills & Monmouth Hills. Heavy rain returning. Alternate sun & heavy showers all day. H. & self beat M. & D. bridge.
Saturday 18 July Heavy thunderstorm. Cleared after tea & we played croquet. Unable to go to Garden party.Tilda arrived in time for dinner fr. Edgar’s. Lin & Roy go to Balcombe.
Sunday 19 July To Church morg. Rained hard on & off all day.
Monday 20 July Mrs Tupper 4.30.
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Wednesday 22 July Vivian Coward’s wedding, 2.30 St Mary Abbots. Lovely afternoon. Midge D. & H. to Lady Croft’s party.
Thursday 23 July (blank)
Friday 24 July Lady Nottage 8 o’c. dinner, Lin, Roy & self. Mr Foley arrived 11.30 AM. Mr & Mrs Foster, Mr Burns, Major Parkinson, Miss Kevil Davies etc arrived for tea & Mr Jobson. 15 to dinner. Mr Bromley Martin arrived late. Danced after. V. delightful evg. & day, fine.
Saturday 25 July Dora’s 11 against Miss Leigh’s. Fine morg. Miss L’s XI won toss & scored well 187 runs. 35 to luncheon served in Theatre. Rain stop’d our 11 at 4.30 at 17 to 3 wickets. Tea served out. Many visitors, amongst others Ld & Lady Chesterfield, Mrs Fairfax, Dean & Mrs Leigh, Miss L. etc etc etc. 15 again to dinner. Mr Evelyn, Mr & Mrs Green Price, Mrs Tracy etc etc. Danced after & songs Vera K. Davies & Mrs G.P.
Sunday 26 July Lovely day. Mr Foley & H. to Tarrington Church. Midge & Toula to Stoke Edith & Col. Parkinson, D. Vera & Mr Burns for walk. Self rested morg. Walked after tea with H, M, Toula, Mr Evelyn & Mr Bromley Martin who came to tea. Mr Foley, Col. Parkinson & Mr Burns here still. Glorious day. Rest played cricket.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Punch dinner tonight on ac’t Bank Holiday. Toula, Mr F, Col. P, Mr Burns etc left.
Tuesday 28 July Midge & H. to Puppy show Ledbury & lunch there. Met Duchess of Hamilton & Lady M. Carnaby Foster etc. Dora & Miss K.V. to Hereford Cricket match after 1 o’c lunch. Before lunched we 3 walked into Tarrington. Ethel English & Mr Kemp arrived to tea & remain. Mr Buxton also dined here.
Wednesday 29 July Lovely morg.
Thursday 30 July Dora, Ethel & Vera off early with Mr Kemp & Mr Buxton for otter hunt. I returned by 11 from Stoke Edith Park, Hereford. Met Mrs Kennedy who travelled in same compartment with me to Paddington where Otley met me, & drove across to Vic. Sta. where I joined Sp. (who was up fr. Maud’s for the day) & Lin, & we came to darling Maud’s by 5 o’c train, only just caught it. Darling at station looking well. Sp.remaining until after Bank holiday. Lennie looks worried & pale. Babies well. Nurse Marion gone. Midge saw me off Stoke E. Sta.
Friday 31 July Rested morg. Dull day & colder. Nurse Millie arrived to lunch. Geoff Conrad & Mr Marriott come. Roy goes to Stoke Edith today.
Saturday 1 August Sp. had (illeg)! Roy played with Dora’s XI at Stoke & made top score of 60. They got 117 to 7 wickets. The other side won toss & got 176. Lovely day at Stoke Roy writes. Some rain here Balcombe. Had long walk with Lin & Sp. V. busy arranging dresses for Maud’s fancy dress impromptu Messel party, great fun for all, enjoyed it. Thrings & Mr Sheppard came.
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Sunday 2 August After luncheon we all went over to Nymans to tea. Hilda & Cap Gibbs, Mr Gibbs, Mr Parker & Ruth & the 4 babies & our 2, 6. Ours shine!!! Went for long walk with Mr Messel, Dr M. & Lin thro’ woods & saw Mr M’s microscope after. Nurse F. v. seedy going & returning fr. Nymans. Sp, Geoff & Mr Marriott went with us.
Monday 3 August Lovely day. Sat about all day & had long walk with Lin & Spencer.
Tuesday 4 August Lovely day, windy. Geoff left by 3 train. Had long walk with Spencer & Lin round lake & mill. Sat about & gardened after luncheon with Lennie whilst Maudie rested.
Wednesday 5 August Poor Phil May died 1.30 today. Darling Maud’ sbirthday, lovely & fine. Lennie at home all day. Mon dejeuner sauté par l’escalier, dangerous. Vexed my present book “Debrett’s County Gentry” not come. Lin & Spencer went to town by 4.50 train. Mr Faure Walker called with Mrs Peel. Lin to London with Sp.
Thursday 6 August Lovely day. Lennie seedy unable to go to city. Worked in garden, weeding.
Friday 7 August Dear Roy goes to Pyt.
Saturday 8 August Lovely day. Dear Lin came down. Lennie holiday. Had long walk with him.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Sunday 9 August Lovely day. To Church morg. with Lennie & Maud. Mr & Mrs Messel, Mr & Mrs Fox Adams to tea. Lennie, Lin & self played golf after they left. Lin won as he generally does at all games.
Monday 10 August V. fine. Went for long walk morg. with Lin by mill & past Lord Frederick’s home ¼ to 2. V. hot & late & Lin leaves by 4.20 for Staf. Ter. Maud & self after seeing Lin off called on Mrs Outram (out) lovely old farm house, & on Mrs Huth, in.
Tuesday 11 August Gt. preparations for Balcombe Flower Show. Pouring in torrents, tents must be soaking. Miss Parker (Ruth’s sister-in-law) arrived tea time. Mr Clement came in time for dinner. Dear Lin starts for Perth early this morg. to stay with Mr Wolff, Ballinluig, Ballechin, Perth, for week.
Wednesday 12 August Lovely day. Balcombe Flower Show. Went with Maud & Lennie to see Exhibits. Gardeners here best of fruit & v. daintily arranged all one side of tent. Lady F. Fitzroy’s roses beautiful & tall plants. Maud selected bread, 5 loaves. 5 prizes! Very gt. many came to tea. Mrs Twiss & Effie, Mrs Keating with the Messels, Fitzroys, Faure Walkers, etc. Dined in nursery, & lunched there. Darling Maud v. tired evg, c’d see she c’d scarcely sit through dinner. Great success show.
Thursday 13 August V. anxious about darling Maud, she looks so pale & the veins in her legs & her waist are like ropes, & so discoloured. Lovely day. Miss Parker to Nymans until 3.30 in Messels’ motor. Mr Clement wired for & had to leave suddenly. Mrs M. sent chair for Maudie. We had tea under trees & Lennie sat with us till 7 when he & Maudie went for walk. Darling v. tired.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Letters fr. Lin enjoying himself. Raining heavily morg, unable to go out all day. Poor Maudie feeling very seedy, great discomfort & veins so enlarged & painful in her legs. Mr Winn came down for night with Lennie. Like a sickley Fleischman & laughed at everything. V. ordinary sort of man, son of Ld. St Oswald. Fond of music. Lennie played till past 11. Darling unable to sit at table, had hard chair in drawing room & to bed at 10 o’c.
Saturday 15 August Mr Winn left with Lennie by early train. Poured all morg. in torrents. Nurse Maud came & Nurse Simmonds went for holiday. Miss Parker left at 3.30 for Worthing. Darling very seedy indeed, up only to lunch & felt v. sick after dinner. Cannot get her into bed before 11.15. No letter fr. Lin. 2 brace of grouse fr. Mr Wolff.
Sunday 16 August To Church alone between heavy showers. Nurse Maud with me in pew. I remained to Communion. Lady Frederick most kind in enquiries for darling Maud. V. wet & heavy storms of rain & wind.
Monday 17 August Maudie’s leg still v. bad. Quiet day. Maud walked with me to E. garden morg & with Lennie evg. but was too tired after. Afraid she ought to lie up entirely.
Tuesday 18 August Went for walk morg. with the Babies. Je n’aime pas l’autre bonne, elle est si commun. Darling Maud looks a little better. Letter fr. Lin he travels fr. Ballechin tonight reaching London tomorrow morg. Babies to Nymans in Victoria. Mr & Mrs Gilbert there & Miss Mackintosh. Maudie & self rested & then sat out & worked. Lennie & self cut roses. After dinner had talk about Roy & loan.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Dear Roy’s birthday, 25. Sent him cheque £6.0.0. Quiet beautiful day. Read “In the Fog” by Harding Davis to Maud. Sat out.
Thursday 20 August. Letter fr. Roy having v. good time at Tabbie’s. Winnie Lockyer arrived. Pouring wet day came in fly fr. station. Long letter fr. Midge.
Friday 21 August Mrs Messel, Mr M, pretty Mrs Barber cousin of the Gibbs & Miss Gibbs came to tea. Mrs B. very pretty smart woman, widow with 350 a year but dresses like 1000. Je ne me sens pas bien toujours ces eruptions sur la figure qui montre sang de mauvaise état.
Saturday 22 August Lin came by 4.30, met him with Winnie. Miss Venning came in time for luncheon looking v. pretty & smart. V. amusing little person. Lovely day sat out all afternoon after rest. Fancy dress dinner! M, Venning & Winnie looked v. pretty.
Sunday 23 August Lovely day. Miss Venning, Violet, Mr Clement to church. Darling Nonie to Church with Nurse F. morg, 1st time. V. good. Lin & self M. & Lennie sat on verandah. Winnie L. wrote letters. After luncheon Lin, Lennie & Miss V. to Nymans in motor. Maud and Nonie, self, in Vic. Pretty Mrs Barber there. Lin & I walked home. Maudie better evg.
Monday 24 August Very wet morg. Rained in heavy showers all day. London streets & cellars flooded. Roy has huge boil on chin at Pyt fr. blood poisoning. V. anxious about him. Tiresome when he was so much better. Long walk evg. with Lin round Tates. Ina Venning & Winnie fetched Lennie in motor. Dumb Crambo evg. Troisième fois le V (illeg) à table par hôte. Droit d’etiquette.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Tuesday 25 August Wet fine alternately. The Venning left after luncheon about 3.30. Sat with Lin morg. Encore ennuyé avec les cataplasms(?) sur mon nez qui sont aussi laide quels sont désagréable et me fout bien mal. Mon sang doit être (illeg) mauvais etat. Lin & self long walk Outrams Farm.
Wednesday 26 August Lovely morning. Mr Clement & Violet go to London tomorrow for night. V. played Lennie accompaniments extremely well. His voice improved but still makes me nervous as he goes false every now & then, takes away all pleasure listening to him. More blind boils. Dear Lin went up fr. Three Bridges.
Thursday 27 August Mr Wertzler came down with Lennie. V. ugly & common looking young man about 20 but distinctly intelligent. Packed afternoon, no, morg. Darling M. insists on my taking chicken, tomatoes, cucumber & 6 eggs. Talked evg. no music. Mr W. cousin of Mr Fleischman, looks it.
Friday 28 August Returned to Stafford Ter. fr. darling Maud’s, she saw me off at Balcombe Sta. Found all well here. Emma away holiday. Frances doing cooking, Margarith rest. Roy still at Pyt returns Monday or Tuesday & goes to Maud. Been v. seedy with large gathering fr. razor poisoning. Dined with Lin 10 o’c. V. tired poor dear.
Saturday 29 August In morg packing. To “Dahomey” matinée with Lin. V. fairly good, little tedious in parts. Fine day. Lin looks tired, seems to have so much to do even when not drawing with photos which take up 9/10th of his time. Wish he could get more leisure. Blind boil awfully painful.
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Monday 31 August Left Staf. Ter. at 9 o’c fr Gt Central. Most uncomfortable journey & bad luncheon, v. dear 10/6. Had to change twice. Arrived Majestic Hotel Harrogate 5.15. Found Mr Clerihugh, Mr Peter Reid, Sir T & Lady Lawrence here at same hotel. V. nice room first floor southern aspect. Slept well. Went & saw Dr Liddell at 6 o’c. 2 glasses strong sulphur, 8 & 8.30. Strong sulphur bath 98, 15 minutes alternate days. Our room 1st floor charming No 129. 10/- a day 10% off account.
Tuesday 1 September Engaged room at Queen’s Hotel Harrogate. Not going there. To take waters 8 o’c. Lin & self breakfast table d’hote 3/6 each, excellent. Too long walk after rest 2½ hrs. Saw Mrs Mackasy at Pump rom. Lin depressed evg. at leaving tomorrow. Sat with Lawrences.
Wednesday 2 September Pouring wet day. Lin left at 8 o’c, I in his fly to Pump room. Worked morg & afternoon walked. Dined with Mr Peter Reid, Mr C. & Dr Bowles there also. V. pleasant evg. Plain luncheon. Bought wool 1/11.
Thursday 3 September 2/6 started plain breakfast. Bath at 10.30. Saw Mr Grossmith. To take water 10 to 8. Met Mr C. coming out & walked to Hotel together. Met Mrs Mackasy. Lay down. Table d’hôte luncheon 3/6, felt I needed it. Mr Reid gave me Ld. Dufferin’s book. Walked with Lady L. to Doctor, says I must not go anywhere sightseeing yet, too weak. Giving me tonic & nose douche. Met Marie & Mr & Mrs Vaughan Morgan lunching here. Had tea with Mr C, Mrs Vansittart & Mrs (blank). Sat after dinner with Sir T. & Lady L. Letters fr. Lin & Roy.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 they lunched here. Walked after luncheon to Lady Monckton’s rooms thro’ a sort of corrupt Peel St, nice when there but not getting there. Saw the Ismays leaving. Much overcome by their great wealth. Sat after dinner with Mr C, Mrs Whatman & her cousin Major (blank). Spoke to Mr & Mrs Rogerson.
Saturday 5 September Raining morg. Dull. Close. Had Bath & rested there after, & after luncheon here. Lovely afternoon. Letters fr. Lin & Maud. Hotel seems fuller than ever. Walked to Station about Grimsby, old curiosity shops. Called on Mrs Grossmith. Sat after dinner with Mrs W, Mr L & Major Dugdale & Col. Brook (Mrs W’s guest). Spoke to Mrs Ismay & Drages. Fireworks.
Sunday 6 September Started plain luncheon 2/6. Sat about morg after taking waters.Mr C. took me, Mrs W, Major D for lovely drive 3 hours to Ripley, Nidd & Knaresboro’! We all had tea together, Mr & Mrs Drage also. Saw Mrs Ismay again. Mr C. out to dinner, Grand, with V.M’s. Mrs V. Morgan asked me to dine tonight. Never had her letter, just going into dinner here, too late.
Monday 7 September X. Signs of petite ami. Did not drink water take bath or take medicine. Bought bottle sulphur for nose douche, 3d, & 1d bottle. Met Mr C. with Marie V. Morgan, walked with them, explained about mistake last evg. Rained heavily. Saw Doctor. X. 3rd visit, & the vulgar little lady with her child from Hotel. Met Violet Rogerson in Parliament Street & her husband later. Went to bed early after writing letters.
Tuesday 8 September A Mrs Rose called? Mrs Whatman left, gave me her address, 2 Cranley Gardens, to call. Mrs Ismay asked me to join her party evening. Did not take waters. Met Daisie Markham & Evy Nicolson as I was going out, 46
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 walked to Grand with them & had tea there & called & saw Mrs Morgan, kindly communalities. Poured returning. Sat with Mrs Ismay. Mrs Drage violent hiccups! Rec sugar. Talked over Fletchers etc, enjoyed it.
Wednesday 9 September Fine morg. Poured in torrents all afternoon. Met Major Dugdale at Pump room, walked after with him, had 2nd glass & then fetched my bottle of water. Spoke to Mrs Ismay at breakfast. Wrote to Lin & Maud, no news of Roy. Maudie sent me powder. Miss Brown called & came to my room, stayed some time. Called on Lady L, out. Lovely lady with Lady Derby’s party. Indigestion violently at 4.30. Seems to have come with little F. & cold, did not have it before.
Thursday 10 September Otley laid up, Lin’s work hindered. Lin unable to get to Stoke Edith until Monday in consequence. Fine morg. Sat after dinner with Ismays. Dined with Mr Clerihugh, Marie V. Morgan & her father & Major Dugdale. Sat after in winter garden. Lady Lawrence & son joined our party. Vy late to bed. Young L. v. common looking but has brains. Found Mr V. Morgan intersting tho’ rough diamond. Had tea with Mrs Rogerson & Mr & Miss Coates. Violent indigestion.
Friday 11 September To Doctor 5 o’c, 1st day to 5 o’c. 4th visit. Walked with Miss Brown. Sat out morg. & saw Major D. Mrs Ismay asked me to tea. After doctor’s visit went & had v. pleasant talk with Mrs I. & Mrs Drage. Also sat with them & Major Dugdale after dinner, first with Mr C. who leaves tomorrow. Little F & great soreness, bought larger douche to use both purposes, Indigestion, 3rd day of it.
Saturday 12 September Dullish cloudy some sun. Cold. Mr Clerihugh left 10 o’c & Vaughan Morgans. Cannot take a bath. Little F. continues, feel more comfortable fr. using douche. Met Mrs Simmonds at Pump room, walked with her, 47
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 pretty but dull unsympathetic little person. Read & sat out afternoon. X. Had cocoa in my room & toast. Mr Lawrence sat with me after dinner & we joined the Ismay party. I introduced him. Flowers fr. my darling.
Sunday 13 September Letters fr. Lin & my darling Maud. She has seen Pollock, early days for veins, feel most anxious. Met Major D. Walked with him. Sat out morg. in sun, read. In room afternoon. Cold & poured with rain, alternate sun. Sat with Ismays in their room after dinner, a Mrs Cox with them & Daisie M. looking vy handsome. Ada Ismay v. like Grace Fraser. “Tart” couple in front of me. My waiter leaves, sorry.
Monday 14 September Fine all day tho’ cold. Bill £7.0.0. Indigestion. Lin goes to Stoke Edith. Unable to get away Sat on account of Otley ill. Lovely morg. Met Miss Brown & Col. Brook & Major Dugdale. Water fetched, large bottle. Mrs Ismay left by 12 & Mrs Drage at 3 o’c. Sat with her little boy next to me at lunch. New waiter. Uncertain price luncheon. Sat out. Letters fr. Lin, Maudie seen Pollock, early days for veins! Anxious. Walked to Queen, had cocoa Parliament St.
Tuesday 15 September Water to my room 6d. X. Doctor 5th visit! 5.30. Sat out morg. Daisie to tea. She left me at Dr L’s on way to see Evy at Queen’s where I went on after & saw Mr Nicolson. Fearful acidity. Fine day. Saw Col. Brook & Miss Brown. Walked separately with both. Wrote after dinner. Am to start baths Thursday.
Wednesday 16 September Lovely day. Met Col. Brooke & Major Dugdale at Pump room. Walked alone. Sat out reading morg. Fearful acidity still. Sat sime time morg. with Lady Lawrence, charming rooms. Walked & had cocoa, Ophir, & to see Evy after, Queen’s. Sat some time with her. Rest gone to theatre,
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 matinée. Ernie, Mr N. & Daisie came in before I left. Wrote after dinner. To bed 9.o’c. Darling Maud suffering with tooth.
Thursday 17 September X. Lovely day. Met Daisie & Ernie at Pump. Col Brook & Mr Simmonds. Had bath. Rested there ½ an hour. Spoke to Miss Murray. Wrote letters after dinner. Maud’s tooth still painful on ear & face.
Friday 18 September X. Mr Chamberlaine resigned & fiscal question, taxing corn. Heavenly day. V. warm. Walked home with Major Dugdale, told me Mr Chamberlaine, Dr Ritchie, Ld G. Hamilton had resigned. Mr Chamberlaine most important. Bath at 11. Rested there & felt better. Met Mrs Murray & talked after luncheon to a Mrs Armstrong whose husband is Rector of library at Dublin. Tea at Ophir. Flowers fr. darling Maud. V. warm all day. Mervyn & Ethel to stay at Maud’s.
Saturday 19 September Fine but not sunny & warm. 6th visit to Dr Liddell. Does me no good & judges by appearances only, neither testing water nor heart. He alters my tonic & to continue baths. Feel seedy rather, digestion & circulation wrong. To tea Ophir. Taken over house by one of the 2 sister ladies. V. interesting 2 women alone sh’d be able to make such a business in 2 years, employ 18 maids, 4 chefs, & others. Mrs Armstrong fetched me to sit with her in hall. Very nice woman, well read, husband director of Dublin Library.
Sunday 20 September No water brought. Commenced new tonic. Warm dull morg. Met Miss Brown at Ophir, walked together. Saw Major D. looking v. ill. Lin remains until tomorrow at Stoke Edith. Had bath at 11. Met Miss Brown & Mrs Simmonds who asked me to tea 5 o’c Grand Hotel. Went after rest & enjoyed it, excellent band of women. Went over Hotel. Dined 7.15. 2
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Monday 21 September 3 weeks at Harrogate today. Seen Dr Liddell. Lin returns fr. Stoke Edith & Roy fr. Balcombe. Mervyn there. Bath at 11. Sat out till 10 o’c with Mrs Simmonds, lovely warm & sunny. Major Dugdale left & Col. Brook.
Tuesday 22 September Had long walk with Miss Armstrong, seems nice girl. Doctor 5 o’c. Says I must remain until Monday, dreadful bore. Start Aix douche baths tomorrow. Received £7.7.6. cheque fr. Smith lawyer of £10 due fr. Edie’s surplus money. He repaid himself £2.2.6 for alteration to Will leaving the £7.7.6. Hope he has made no mischief, his profession seems to necessitate doing so! Sat with Armstrongs, was introduced to a Mr Farrer by them who is staying at Cairn Hydro. Rained heavily afternoon.
Wednesday 23 September Dull damp but warm. Aix douche at 4 o’c. X. Letter fr. Florence, Aunt Anna very ill. Sat out reading
Thursday 24 September Violet Phillips came morg & found me reading in garden. Stayed until lunch time. Mrs Simmonds & Miss Gow to tea. Walked part of way with them back. I dined with Sir W. Armstrong, Lady A. ill, Mr Farrer & daughter. Vy pleasant evg. winter garden & talked on interesting topics.
Friday 25 September Fearful day poured in torrents. Unable to go out morg. for sulphur water. Thick mist. Bath at 3.40. accident outside with Nurse, missed 10 minutes of my bath! Met Miss Brown. Very tired, to bed 9 o’c. Sat some time with Lady Armstrong.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Lovely day. Packed partly morg. & sat with Lady Armstrong, & after luncheon until 4 o’c, when I went to Dr Liddell. Bought biscuits chocolates & glass for Emma. Dr L. told me the tall handsome couple are Mr & Mrs Miller Mundy, she a sister of Sir Charles Hartop! She & her sister look like it. Fireworks evg. Clever lady next me fr. Scarborough.
Sunday 27 September Water before breakfast. Aix douche at 10.40. Bather late & short time. Lovely day. Sir Walter asked me to join their party after dinner. Pleasant with clever lady next table during dinner. Sat evg with Sir W. & Lady Armstrong, she looks v. ill.
Monday 28 September Go to Grimsby to stay with Edgar at Ravendale Hall for week, leave Majestic Hotel 9.30 to catch 10 o’c train Doncaster & Grimsby. Very comfortable journey, met pleasant clergyman’s wife in 3rd class carriage to Doncaster. Two Frenchmen in my compartment, fortunately left it after. Dog cart met me Grimsby. Edgar & Sophy both well. George & Anna staying with them. Pleasant evg.
Tuesday 29 September Dullish day, warm, no sun. Down to 8.30 breakfast. Walked with Edgar to see George fishing, 2 fish only, rest too small to take. Walked with Sophy & Anna before dinner. Quiet evg. Vy warm. Felt faint after walk.
Wednesday 30 September Fine day, sunny & warm. George & Anna left vy early to spend 10 days in London. Letters fr. Midge, Lin & Grace Fraser. Walked morg. with Edgar, garden with Sophy, & afternoon with Edgar, shot rabbits. Sophy to fetch Mrs Davis fr. Grimsby alone in dog cart. Feel headachy.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 take more interest in farm. Poultry & dairy all like one vast pigsty. Fine & warm.
Friday 2 October Wrote morg, colder. Walked with Mrs Davis & back at 1.45 instead of 1 o’c. E. & S. had finished luncheon. Drove at 3 with Sophy & Mrs Davis in dog cart to Waltham to see S’s dressmaker, out. Walked before dinner. Played bridge.
Saturday 3 October Sophy off early cub hunting. Ed riding 11 o’c to meet her. Wet & fine alternately. Walked morg. with Mrs Davis. Afternoon walked with Edgar Sophy & Mrs Davis to play tennis at Rothwell, home at 7 o’c. Played bridge after dinner, I vy badly.
Sunday 4 October Fairly fine. Sophy photod me. Usual non success with my portrait! Sat in all morg. No church, only service once a month in hamlet. To Church with E. & S. & Mrs Davis. Mr Fagan in after. Eye painful. Discovered awful place in head!
Monday 5 October Dull & heavy rain but cleared by 11.20 when I left Ravendale in cart with groom. Edgar met me at Grimsby, sold his 2 cows £26.17.6. Paid £23.13.0. Sophy cub hunting. Found dear Lin & Roy well. All well at home. Quiet evg. Felt v. tired & eye painful.
Tuesday 6 October Wet, but went & saw Dr Abrams, says treatment too severe. New lotions, medicine etc 6/1 which Otley got stores! £1.1.0 fee! Lanced eyebrow & probed with carbolic. Vy painful. Place in head Alopicia caught at Harrogate! So much for my £52 cure!!! X. Paid £100 off loan making 350 now owing. Ethel & Mervyn to tea! Hare & 2 partridges fr. Midge.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Wednesday 7 October Lovely morg. My eye perfect sight swollen & watery-looking, can scarcely lift lid. Roy dining out. Walked morg & shop’d but felt v. tired after. Sat with Lin & Roy, dined alone off tray! drawing room. Poulticed eye. Margarith out. Nonie boy better 2 letters fr. Maud.
Thursday 8 October Eye less painful but another head forming. Nonie boy better, chill in stomach poor darling. Out morg. v. close & warm. Roy’s cold better. Tabbie to tea looking v. pretty & smart. Brought lovely flowers. Alice fr. Maud’s brought flowers, vegts & chicken & my skirt. Quiet evening.
Friday 9 October Lovely morg. Strong wind. Lin fnished drawing at 7.30. Walked morning & shop’d. Letter fr. Tabbie saying she had heard again fr.Gwen who is at Stoke Edith that engagement of Dora to Mr Foley would be announced next week. Roy dined with Harold. He goes to America to be married. Darling Nonie still very seedy in bed with chill, catarrh.
Saturday 10 October Roy to Con’s till Monday. Home to lunch looking v. seedy. Out morg. shops. No news fr. darling Maud of Nonie boy. To matinée “Little Mary” by bus & home together by bus. Quiet evening. Letter at dinner fr. Maudie, Nonie little better. Poulticed eye, much better & discharge feels easier.
Sunday 11 October Mervyn & Ethel dine here 8 o’c. Pouring in torrents all day, warm. Dickie & self for walk, came in drenched. Eye much better. One partridge too bad to eat, wonder if there will be enough, & no fish & forgot more fruit, disaster all round.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Roy returned fr. Con’s & went out after dinner with Mr Sterne. Quiet day. Called on Mrs Spofforth, Gill Keith, P. Simpson, & Mrs Adams, in, walked part way home with me, v. pretty.
Tuesday 13 October Mr Stone’s dinner F2 Albany, 8 o’c. ref. for self. Roy going also in my place. Met Midge morg. at Woollands. Stayed some time with her, looking wonderfully well. Mrs Spofforth, Palgrave Simpson, Adams, Nembhard & May, F. Walford & Miss Childs called. Midge dined with me alone, delightful evg. together. Dear Roy looked v. seedy & I feel ditto, bad throat & hot & cold.
Wednesday 14 October Tea with Ethel Mervyn at her Club, unable to go, very seedy. To see Abrams, says I have influenza! Much good has Harrogate done me!!! Dora to Norfolk & remains with Midge & Mervyns till Saty when they all leave, Mervyns for Florence. Rain eternal.
Thursday 15 October Lady Lockyer 3 - 6. To Dr Abram morg. by om. Felt v. hot & cold & stupid, congested. Says its slight influenza. Unlucky mortal that I am. Believe revolving basins are to blame as I am never well or Roy either at home.
Friday 16 October Fine, colder. In bed till 12 o’c. After lunch for short walk but felt vy. seedy, hot & cold. Got flowers. Read to Lin a book Gen. Hawkins sent “Philestines”. American, vy amusing. Geoff Blair called when I was out & Ethel Mervyn came to say goodbye after dinner. They leave for Italy Sunday early. Dined 9.30 very very tired & cold.
Saturday 17 October Blowy. Roy another cold, passed off later. In bed breakfast, shop’d morg. Geoff Blair, Mrs Gill & Mrs Rooth called. Lin dined at Mansion 54
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 House, Literary dinner. A’Bs, Mrs Crawfurd, Miss Steele etc. Roy & self alone quiet evening, he reading Thomas Hardy’s “Tess of the D’Urbevilles”.
Sunday 18 October Fairly fine. For walk with Lin at 12 after breakfasting in bed. Met Mr Roger Wallace who walked some distance with us. Said he lost all money in speculation. Roy with Mr Sterne in motor to Oxford away for lunch & dinner. Miss Rose Innes called stayed until 7. Lin hard at work all day.
Monday 19 October In bed to breakfast. Dull. Out at 12. Geoff Blair to dinner, has to pass exam Thursday in Russian. Affliction very noticeable!
Tuesday 20 October No one called. Very wet all day. Roy to drill, late home 11 o’c. Letter fr Gwen saying she was coming tomorrow for one night. Awkward as I can’t get off Thurs.
Wednesday 21 October Lady Lockyer 3 - 6. Very annoyed with Margarith made great fuss showed temper over giving up her afternoon after my long absence shows she cannot be worth much! Gwen coming for one night. V. tiresome prevents my going to Maud’s tomorrow. Out morg. vy. wet. Pleasant little evg. Gwen grown v. pretty & is bright & clever.
Thursday 22 October Lady Lockyer 3 - 6. Gwen left at 10 o’c to meet Tabbie in coupé at Waterloo, up for day. X. To Dr Abraham £1.1.0, 3rd visit. Bought cream 1/not appreciated by Roy. Pouring wet morg. Got soaked. Fine later.
Friday 23 October
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Lovely morg. X. Sanitory Inspector testing drains. X. Out morg. Bought mending silks & 2 books for Babies. Packed afternoon. Roy dined with Harold at Westbourne Terrace. I at 7, Lin at 10 o’c, much later than he expected. Edgar & Sophy arrived at 15 Old Cavendish St.
Saturday 24 October Fine. Came by 4.30 to Balcombe. Roy in to luncheon. Lin dined with Roger Wallace, Automobile Club, & joined me at Vic Sta. Roy not coming. Gt. commotion at Sta. with the steam hammers rebuilding Station. Met Sir F. & Rosie Burnand going to Brighton by same train. Found darling Maud looking so well & happy & the darlings well. Lennie looked vy depressed. Quiet evg. So thankful Maud well.
Sunday 25 October Very wet. Slept badly. Lin in dejection own fault taking wine after fruit pudding! Lennie & Lin to Nymans in motor walking back.
Monday 26 October (blank)
Tuesday 27 October Lennie remains night in town for Harold’s bachelor dinner Café Royal. Lin, Maud & self alone at dinner. Had drive with Maud & Nonie.
Wednesday 28 October Lennie returned for dinner. Maud, Nonie & self for long drive at 3 o’c. V. wet morg. Fine afternoon. Letter fr. Midge. D & H. at Prestwood. Lin to town by 9.30 train to attend Jarrah Wood meeting. Ld Alverstone written for the Canada drawing, Alaska.
Thursday 29 October Cloudy. Driving with Maudie at ¼ to 11. Lennie dines at Ld. Frederick Fitzroy’s.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Friday 30 October Maud & self to see Lady F. Fitzroy’s 50th anniversary presents, lovely & so kind to Maudie. Went morning. I drove after lunch with Babies & Nurse Frances to Haywards Heath & called to see Hilda H, out.
Saturday 31 October Lin down by 4.30. Grace Fraser to stay until Monday. Arrived in time for tea. Hilda Herapath, Ruth & Muriel & Miss Mead called. Miss V. Mead dined here. Played games matches etc! Lennie going to sing in concert next Saty Balcombe. Lin looks well but complains headache.
Sunday 1 November Lovely day. To Church alone. Good sermon fr. stranger. Walk with Lin who met me coming out of Church. Lin & Lennie to Nymans after lunch. With Grace F. drove there. Major Hawker nice little man & Mr Welsh Thornton came for night & dined. Major H. vy fond of Roy, his wife knows Pyt.
Monday 2 November Grace Fraser left at 9.30, returning next week for village concert. Major Hawker Mr Welsh Thornton, Lin, Lennie, Mr Parker & 2 other guns shot at Nymans. 33 birds only but Lin enjoyed day. Vy fine.
Tuesday 3 November Had lovely walk with Lin morg. by Mrs Faure Walker’s & round. Not tired after & slept after luncheon for a few moments. X. Lin’s cold very heavy. Slept badly, rather late to bed.
Wednesday 4 November Fine. Dear Lin goes up to town by 10, cold about same. Nurse F. gone to London for day. Drove with Maud & Nonie for 1½ hrs by Red Road & Lady Pearson’s. Lovely afternoon. Mrs Thring to tea in the last of country walking costumes. Lennie in fine form, swearing in men for his Volunteer company. Tufley, 2 of his gardeners & two others! 57
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Thursday 5 November Lovely morg. Edgar & Sophy start for India & a years travelling round the world! Slept very badly no doubt fr. having no sleep after luncheon & no walk yesterday. Edgar & So leave next Tuesday not today.
Friday 6 November Quiet uneventful day.
Saturday 7 November Spencer, Grace, Violet & Mr Stuart came to stay. Lin not coming. Nonie very feverish & sick. Dr Parker came, uncertain what it is. Put in spare room with Nurse F. & carbolic sheet across door, temp 102.2. Lin & Roy to Gaiety. Mr & Mrs Messel & M. called, had seen Roy at Gaiety looking v. ill last night. Lin can’t see it!
Sunday 8 November To Church with Grace. All Lennie’s volunteers & cadet boys fr. Ardingley College 142 in all to Church, & reviewed after. Lennie gave his men a dinner 72, & 3 of the masters fr. A.C. lunched here. Band fr. Handcross played after until 4 o’c. Poor Nonie in bed & out in red rash. Little Anne delighted. Mr Stewart in Yeoman uniform acting as Lennie’s orderly.
Monday 9 November Hamilton Langley’s shoot at Stoke Edith. Lin taking Otley, I unable to go. Lennie in high spirits evg. Nonie better but temp 101.6 still. Rash out all over him except face. Grace left 12 o’c. Ada Sp. came to luncheon. Sp. Fetched her fr. Haywards Heath. Feel most anxious about Roy. Lennie cheerful.
Tuesday 10 November Braunstein dinner unable to go, away. Fine morg. X. Edgar & Sophy leave for year’s travel by India. Letter fr. dear Roy saying he is well all
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 but for depression in business which worries him v. much. Walked with Sp. Little Anne fretful with teeth. Nonie better. Lennie cheerful.
Wednesday 11 November Lost my specks! Mr Rowe came to tea. Fairly fine, quite warm. Dr Parker came to see Nonie, much better. Still to remain in bed. Little Anne well again of teeth worry. Walked morg. with Sp. & drove with him to see Hilda after lunch. Letter fr. Lin fr. Stoke Edith. Col Davidson & wife, Major Kevil-Davis, Sir A. Ledyard, Tabs & Ham & Mr Foley there.
Thursday 12 November Letter fr. Lin fr. Stoke Edith, poor ‘Scamp’ dead. Spencer returns to London. Saw him off by 4.20. Hilda met him at Balcombe. Still bothered with (blank) which prevents my walking & feel headachy in consequence. Nonie better & little Anne well. Still cannot find specks. Must have lost them at Miss Maberly.
Friday 13 November Dr Parker sent Nonie out for 20 minutes. Looks pale & pulled down, otherwise well. Letters fr. Lin & Tabs begging me to go Monday to Pyt but am afraid to. Lin’s old complaint which makes me seedy! Maud for drive with V. I had long letter fr. Mr Clements. Florence W. came. Lennie very well.
Saturday 14 November (blank)
Sunday 15 November Lin & self for long walk morg, lovely. Only Florence to Church.
Monday 16 November Hamilton Fletcher’s shoot. Accepted for self but doubt being well enough to go. Lin left here by 10 train & goes with Roy to Pyt. Still seems seedy fr. his cold. Saw him off at Station. Met Mr Pennythorn 59
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 returning Balcombe, has named Florence W. Miss Sambourne! Maudie drove with Florence, fear too cold for her.
Tuesday 17 November Spielmann dinner, unable to go, away. Lin & Roy at Pyt. Walked morg. Mr Allen coming for night. Vy pleasant dinner & evg. Darling Maud v. tired. Nonie in my room, screamed for Nurse F. & was carried off to her room at 11.30 PM.
Wednesday 18 November Letter fr. Lin fr. Pyt. Guns there Ld Winford, Mr & Mrs Bennett, Mr Rooth, H. & Lin. Roy at Pyt also. Darling Maud in bed all day, back aching. Walked morg & saw ripe raspberries in garden near Post Office! Lennie seems well & in good spirits. Nonie none the worse for being transplanted during night. Dr P. came, says he is to gargle.
Thursday 19 November Lovely morg, white frost. Violet left at 4.20. Walked morg with V. to Sta. Saw Mrs Tate in distance. Saw ripe raspberies in P. Office garden. Dear Roy returning fr. Pyt with H. & Tabs dined with them Coburg, & to theatre.
Friday 20 November Dull morg, cold. Sat with Maudie, in bed all day but came down to dinner looking sweet. Walked along New Rd fr. B. till 3, met Nurse Frith, Baby. Rained. Rested & tea in Maud’s room with F. Walford. Lennie fairly well, seemed tired. To bed early.
Saturday 21 November Lin coming by 4.30 train. Lennie shooting with Mr Faure Walker. Terribly bothered with Lin’s old complaint, otherwise am so well, or sh’d be! Lin looking better, headache gone. Roy motoring with Mr Sterne.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Lennie & Florence to Church, & Nonie with Nurse F. looking lovely in red velvet coat & white lace collar & white felt 3 cornered hat. Lin & self for long walk past Lord F’s. Mr & Mrs Messel, Muriel & Mrs Sington to luncheon. Mr Parker arrived in time for dinner, shooting with Lennie tomorrow. Maudie tired evg.
Monday 23 November Lennie Mr Parker & Lin shooting at Nymans. In agony all morg with old complaint. Very seedy. Too long walk yesterday with Lin, awful pain, unable to go down to dinner. Lin’s old complaint!
Tuesday 24 November Lady Pearson’s recept. to view presents for Miss P’s wedding with Lord Denman. Better but still vy uncomfortable. Darling gives me every conceivable thing to cure it. Drove with Maudie & F. Lennie at home seedy all day fr. gun headache. Unable to walk all day.
Wednesday 25 November Lady Pearson’s 2nd reception. For drive with Maudie & Florence, lovely day. Walked with Lin to Station, he went up by 10.40. Still discomfort. Letter fr. Midge asking us for Xmas. Roy going to Pyt. Had written Tabbie accepting her invite for Xmas for Lin & self. Lennie inspecting volunteers & home late.
Thursday 26 November Lord Alverstone’s dinner ¼ to 8. Miss Pearson’s marriage with Lord Denman. Letter fr. Tabbie again about Xmas. Wired Lady Denman congratulations! Drove at 11.30 with Maud, lovely driving. Took Barney back to Nymans. Florence vy seedy & unable to come to dinner.
Friday 27 November Still uncomfortable but better. In all day, damp & cold. Florence W. feeling seedy.
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Saturday 28 November In all day. X. Edgar & Sophy arrive at Bombay. Dear Lin & Roy arrived 5.45. Lennie shooting at Mr Sturdy’s, asked also to Pearsons again & unable to go. Roy does not look well. Lin only slight headache. Damp & wet. Colder.
Sunday 29 November Very wet & chilly. Lin & Roy for walk morg. Little Anne not well. Ans’d invitations. Lennie getting ferns from wood. Horrid day. Nonie not well & little Anne not herself.
Monday 30 November Roy dines with Cap. & Mrs Homphrey. Lin went for short walk walk with me. Vy cold but bright. Lennie looking v. seedy.
Tuesday 1 December Lin & Roy dining at Carlton with Miss Rose Innes. Vy charming dinner 16, Galbraiths disappointed at last moment. Packed. Lennie shot with Sir W. Pearson & reviewed (illeg) brigade after. V. tired & seedy he looks but played pianola. Babies better but Nonie seedy again.
Wednesday 2 December Geoff Conrad comes to us for his Exam. Tabbie’s fancy dress Ball. Sp. to luncheon. I came up fr. Balcombe by 10.45, left darling in bed & not v. well. F. saw me off. Found all well & house looking nice. Roy looking seedy & v. cross & tiresome. Sp. stayed until 3 & sat with Lin. Too tired to go out.
Thursday 3 December Out morg. Breakfasted in bed. Too noisy downstairs with Roy! Roy dined out with Mr Sterne, theatre & sup’r out! I slept v. badly. To Stores but unable to get ¼ of what I wanted. Feel too seedy in head to be able to think properly. 3rd bad night. Friday 4 December 62
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Breakfasted in bed Out 11 o’c. Back. Met H. Zimmerman, Mrs Caldecott & saw E. Sankey in cab. Rested 2 to 3 & drove to Marshall Snelgroves for lace & chiffon for bodice, had it sent to Florence W. Poor Lennie in bed ill will be unable to go to Stoke Monday. Letters fr. Maud & F. Walford. Roy seems better, dined 10 o’c with Lin. I had mine earlier, 7 o’c, v. tired. Tufley, Lennie’s butler, married today.
Saturday 5 December Dense fog. Shop’d Barkers, met Mrs Thring. Unable to go out, awful fog, had intended to go to see Tree in Richard II. Roy out to lunch. Lin, Roy & self in to dinner. Man Lin gave a quantity of clothes to not returned his bag, a new one! So much for gratitude!
Sunday 6 December Dull & v. cold & raw. Lin & self at 11.15 to Zoo in brougham. New white polar bear, wee thing. Called & saw Sir John Tenniel. Stayed some time with him, seems hurt Lin has not been before. Roy out to luncheon. No one called. Quiet evg. we three. Very sleepy, liver!
Monday 7 December Wet morg. By omnibus early to Harrods. £3.4.6½. Met Sybil Grantham there. Fine afternoon, in. Roy dines out & has carriage. Lin’s bag not returned from Rowton lodging house, a severe lesson in being kind to a poor man! Usual gratitude.
Tuesday 8 December Geoff Conrad comes to stay, came & went off to his French Exam. Roy dined out with the Daniels. Vy tired shop’g morg. V. unsuccessful. Roy had carriage.
Wednesday 9 December Dull morg. fine later. Carriage to Lincoln’s Inn, Bankruptcy court 11/10!
Thursday 10 December 63
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Lady G.Armstrong’s dinner 8 o’c. Pleasant. Col. Leveson took me in. Mrs Tweedie, the G.A’s etc. V. pleasant evg.
Friday 11 December Lady Lockyer’s dinner 8 o’c. Unable to go. Shop’d, felt tired. Geoff with me in brougham to Marshalls. Occasion de parler au cocher! To see about E’s chain, Jones.
Saturday 12 December To see “Richard II” matinée with Lin & Geoff. Interesting. Roy to Club. Played Bridge with boys evg. Roy seems better for Geoff’s company.
Sunday 13 December Walked with Geoff to see Spencer. Ada in bed with cold. Spencer & Miss Rose Innes to luncheon. Mr Paxton came to tea, stayed ages, looks v. ill. W’d like to have kept him for dinner. Lin busy with drawing.
Monday 14 December Geoff for walk with Lin. Drove with Geoff to Stores & Harrods. Quiet evg. with Lin, Roy & Geoff. Dined 9 o’c.
Tuesday 15 December Lin left by 2.30 for Col. Lucas, Easton Pk, Wickham Market. Je pense que O. a trop bu, he let Lin’s bags fall. I came to Maudie’s by 4.30 train. Geoff saw me off Vic, & remains on with Roy at Staf. Ter. till Saty. Roy ought to have gone to drill but did not!
Wednesday 16 December Mrs Galbraith’s to the 21st. Shoot. Mr R. Rose’s marriage with Miss Hemmingson (illeg illeg). Lin had excellent days shooting at Col. Lucas’ Easton Park, Wickham Market. Otley with him. Got 65 pheasants besides other game. Darling Maud well & happy always thinking of others. Florence W. working with her. Lennie much better, at home, not to go to city. Babies well. 64
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Thursday 17 December Washed & cleaned 2 chairs Lennie is giving to Mrs Messel. Lennie busy in garden, seems v. soon tired. Baby slight cold. Maudie v. busy working. Lin had another good days shooting & good company. Left at night & travelled by night mail to Dumfries, Galbraiths.
Friday 18 December Maudie & I packed hampers for Aunt Barbara, Nana & Conrad boys. Much too good of her quite £3 a hamper. Lin arrives Terregles this morning, Galbraiths. Shoots today & tomorrow. Lennie seemed vy tired evg. after his days gardening & altering books.
Saturday 19 December Lin shoots Terregles & leaves by night mail! Enough to kill him this rushing about by night trains. Very damp & cold. Mr & Mrs Messel & Muriel came over morg. Geoff arrived for luncheon fr. Stafford Terrace, stayed till 6.10 & went to Worthing.
Sunday 20 December Lin arrives at 8 AM home. Florence & self to Church & Communion service. Maudie v. busy all day doing up presents. Greatly fear she is doing too much.
Monday 21 December Florence Walford & I go up by 10.40 train. I return here tomorrow. Florence goes to Maudie’s at Glouc. Ter. next Monday & stays with her. Did not go. Wire fr. Lin, fog in London so remain here. Saw F.W. off. Beastly day. Finished chair covers. Lennie to (illeg)field on motor about trees.
Tuesday 22 December Pyt invite today for fortnight till 4th Jan. Cannot leave Maudie. Long letter fr. Tabbie quite satisfied about my not going to them for Xmas. Hope 65
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 dear Lin gets off to Pyt today. Letter fr. him & enclosure of Burnands who is at Lord Burnham & the King also! Organist & daughter came after dinner to hear Lennie pianola. Organist came Monday not Tuesday.
Wednesday 23 December Invite to Pyt for Xmas for fortnight. Fine day. Lin unable to get off to Pyt. To theatre with Roy to see “Letty”. Very busy all day, had walked & felt better for it. Lennie still busy on his rock garden.
Thursday 24 December Dull. Dear Lin to Pyt, unable to get off Tuesday or yesterday, so foggy in London. Unable to get studies for next week’s work. Lin travelled with George Dietz to Pyt. Roy with Dora to Stoke by 1.40 train for Xmas. Quiet busy happy day arranging Tree. Lennie at Nymans shooting.
Friday 25 December Xmas Day. Dull & dark, not v. cold. To morg. service with Violet. Lennie, Babies & Violet to Nymans for day. Darling Maud & self very happy alone arranged lottery(?) presents deserts etc. Maudie gave me a lovely blk. cloth mantle made by her precious self copied fr. Mrs Young, perfectly lovely. “The birds Xmas Tree”! 2 large cushions for the Dad shirts & china bowl for Roy etc etc. V. happy day. Tabbie sent me grey knitted jacket, v. pretty. Indigestion evg, well deserved fr. injudicious eating! Darling v. bright, busy & well & happy. Lennie played evg. our favourite pieces pianola. Violet thinks Mrs Harold pretty tho’ v. delicatelooking. No letter fr. Lin but a wire last evg. with greetings.
Saturday 26 December Went for walk with Nurse F. Baby & Nonie. Baby Bettie, Ruth & Hilda came over morg. V. busy on darling’s dress all afternoon. Lennie at Nymans shooting with E. Parker & Capt. Gibbs.
Sunday 27 December
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 V. raw & cold. Worked in darling’s room. Only V. to Church with Nurse F. & Nonie. Harold & Mrs Harold to luncheon, rather nice little thing, nice looking, plays well & seems to have character & will. Maudie’s dress sweet & suits her admirably. Letters fr. Lin. Charming book fr. Toula.
Monday 28 December Packed. Lennie went up early. F. Walford goes to Glouc. Ter. & Lennie & F.W. dined at Trocadero, went to Pantomime together. Maud, Violet & self alone Balcombe to dinner & busy packing & putting away things. Crawfurd & Ellen left for Glouc. Ter, & George.
Tuesday 29 December Returned to London with darling Maud & Violet. P. was well & lively & seemed none the worse for journey. Lin returned from Pyt with Hamilton & Ham, lunched Lennie & saw him on business. F. Walford at Maud’s & remains with her. Darling little unhappy leaving children.
Wednesday 30 December Drove to Maud’s after luncheon & called on several, all away. Met Aunt Linda & Amy. Called on Mrs Nembhard, Mrs Macmillan, Tweedie & Pollock. Walked to & from Maud’s morg.
Thursday 31 December Lin, Roy & self dined at darling Maud’s. Violet Philips & Florence Walford there. Delightful evg. & Maudie v. well. Called on Mrs V. Cole for sake of walk. Very raw & cold.
1902. Disatrous year financially.
Received from Trust
£ 398. 7.0
From private money
£ 199.10.0
Total
£ 597.17.9
Less from sale of Cert Argt. & Rosario stocks £22. 6. 6 (loss in income & capital by this stupid sale) 67
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Leaves total income for year £ 575.11. 3
Spents on doctors, dress & private account £190. 7. 3
Invested during 1902 May 5th, in P. & O. 3% debs at par
£ 500. 0. 0
June, Burmah Oil Company 5%
£ 200. 0. 0
Dec. Calls fully paid on B.A.Gt. Southern 4% Ex £ 95. 0. 0 Dec. New issue of above stocks B.A.Gt. S. £25 of above for this
£ 290. 0. 0
making £315 pd. for this £215 in all (last issue of stock) at 5 prem. fully paid
Total £ 1035. 0 .0
Sold this £325in 1903 for £ 323 & bought B.A.Rosario ordinary £ 300 stock at 85½
£ 258.16. 0
Received from Trust 1903
Jany. Argentine Gt. West Cent. Uraguay North Local loans Feby
18.15. 0 23. 8. 9 1. 0. 9
Gt. Western Brazil
28. 2. 6
Peebles
23. 4. 0
March Cordoba Rly
18.15. 0.
April
21. 1.11
British St. N.A. Local loans Illinois Central
3. 5 19.10. 1
June
Canadian Pacific
23.17. 1
July
Antofagasta
3.15. 8
June July
Lehigh Valley Argt Gt. Western
21.18. 4 18.18. 4 68
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Local loans August Peebles Gt. Western Brazil
3. 5 23. 8. 3 28. 7. 6
Sept
Surplus
7. 7. 6
Oct
B. North Atlantic
1. 9. 4
Illinois Cent
19.11. 7 £ 312.10. 4
Received from Private account 1903
Jany
B.A.Pacific B.A. Western
4. 4. 9
Wirral
1.17. 5
Rosario Deb
1.17. 6
B.A. Pacific
Feby
4.10.11
Chinese
2.16. 3
Jamaica
1.12.10
Cordoba Cent North
1.17. 6 13. 2
Christiana
1.17. 6
Robinson Gold
4.14. 4
Gt. Eastern Rly
2.14. 6
Hull & Barnsley
1.17. 7
Coupé
2. 2. 3
Midland Rly
8. 1. 5
Waihi
4.15. 0
P.& O. Steamship Harrod
April
5. 3
Burmah Oil
Pacific
March
3. 4
8. 4. 0 16. 5
Furness Rly
1.12.10
Glasgow S. Western
2.13. 2
Coupe Cy
2. 7.10
City B. A. Trams
1. 0. 0
B.A. Gt. Southern
24.15.11 69
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 B.A. Rosario 7%
9. 3. 9
Barker
1. 9
B.A. Rosario ord May
4. 4. 4
Gt Eastern arrear of 2 years
5. 3. 4
£ 100. 0.10
Forward
322.10. 5
June
Cent Uraguay
23.12.11
Sep
Cordoba Rosario
19. 0. 5
Canadian Pacific
23.17. 1
Lehigh Valley
22.10. 6 £ 408. 1. 4
Forward May
£ 100.0.10 Waihi
4.15. 0
(figures crossed out) August
Robinson
June
B.A. Pacific
13. 2
July
B.A. Pacific
3. 5
B.A.Pacific
5. 3
B.A.Western
4. 5. 6
Rosario Deb
1.17.10
Cordoba Cent
1.17.10
Burmah Oil
4.14. 7
Chinese
2.17. 3
Wirral Cash ? August
Sep
1.17. 9 3.15. 8
Jamaica
1.13. 5
B.A.Pacific
13. 3
Waihi Harrods
Aug
3.18. 9
4.16. 0 6. 8
P.& O.
8. 6. 6
Christiana
1.18. 2
Robinson Gold
3.18. 9 70
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Gt. Eastern Rly
1.13. 1
Midland
5.14. 2
Furness
1. 1. 3 £ 161. 2.11
Private ac’t Forward Sep
£ 161.2.11 Waihi
4.15. 0
P.& O.
8. 6. 6
Harrods
6. 8
Glasgow S.W. Oct
Nov
2. 4.10
Barker
8
City B.A. Trams
1. 0. 0
B.A. Gt. Southern
31. 1. 1
B.A. Rosario 2 lots
14.18.11
Pacific
16.11
ditto
13. 3
Dec 3rd Cash
4.15. 0
ditto
11.10 £ 230.14. 7
Private Account 1903
£ 230.14. 7
Trust
£ 408. 1. 4 Total
£ 638.15.11
Still owe Bank £ 300 on 1st Jany 1904 with balance at Bank £ 103.10. 0
Invested 1903 Bought £ 300 B.A.Rosario Rly consolidated Ord stock at 95 ½
£ 265.10. 0
com. ¼ & stamp
16. 0
stamp fee
1.10. 0
April 22nd
£ 269.16. 0
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 Sold by L. & C. Bank April 25th£ 300 B.A. Gt. Southern Rly 4% Deb stock at 108¼
£ 324.15. 0
Less com ½
1.12. 6
Contract stamp
11
Total
£ 320. 8. 6
Borrowed £ 450 of Bank at this date April 26th Difference to replace to capital
£ 64. 5. 6
Books “An idler in old Paris” by Tighe Hopkins “Home life under the Stuarts” “Household of the Lafayettes” “An English girl in Paris” “The mystery of the Pacific” “The key of the Pacific”
Private account Jany
B.A. Pac.
8. 7 13. 2 13. 2 1. 5. 2
Western B.A. ditto
4. 5. 6
Burmah Oil
4.10.11
ditto
4.14. 7
Chinese ditto Feb
4. 4. 9
Jamaica
2.15. 3 2.17. 3 1.12. 10
ditto
1.13. 5
Christiana
1.17. 6 72
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 ditto
1.18. 2
Robinson Gold
4. 4. 4
ditto
3.18. 9
Gt. Eastern Rly
2. 4. 6
ditto
1.13. 1
Hall & Barnsley
1.17. 6
Coupé
2. 2. 3
ditto
2. 7.10 £ 51.17. 8
Brought forward
£ 51.17. 8
Midland Rly
8. 1. 5
ditto
5.14. 2
Waihi
9.10. 0
P. & Oriental S.S.
8. 4. 1
ditto
8. 6. 6
Harrods
16. 5
Furniss Rly
1.12.10
ditto
1. 1. 3
Glas. S. Western
2.13. 2
ditto
2. 4.10
B.A.Trams
1. 0. 0
ditto
1. 0. 0
B.A. Gt Southern ditto
24.15.11 31. 1. 1
B.A. Rosario Rly
9. 3. 9
ditto
4. 4. 4
ditto
14.18.11
Barker To 1st Dec
Lehigh Valley ditto A. Gt. Western
1. 9 £ 186. 8. 1
21.18. 4 21.18. 4 18.15. 0 73
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 ditto
18.15. 0
Cent Uruguay
23. 8. 9
ditto
23. 8. 9
Gt. W. Brazil
28. 2. 6
ditto
28. 2. 6
Peebles
23. 4. 0
ditto
23. 4. 0
Cordoba
18.15. 0
ditto
18.15. 0
Nth Atlantic
21. 1.11
ditto
21. 1.11
Illinois
19.10. 1
ditto
19.10. 1
Canadian
23.17. 1
ditto
23.17. 1
Antofagasta
3.15. 8
Local Loans
1. 4. 2
Furrell surplus
10. 0. 0 £ 413. 5. 2
1899 fr. Trust Argt Gt. Western ditto Cent. Uraguay ditto Peebles ditto Gt. Western Brazil ditto
19. 6. 8 19. 6. 8 24. 3. 4 24. 3. 4 23.18. 6 23.18. 6 29. 0. 0 29. 0. 0
Cordoba Rosario
19. 6. 8
ditto
19. 6. 8
B.N. Atlantic
24. 3. 4
ditto Illinois Central
24. 3. 4 19.15. 2 74
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 D itto
19.15. 2
Canadian P.
24. 3. 4
ditto
24. 3. 4
Lehigh V.
23. 3. 6
ditto
22. 1. 9
Local Loans
17. 0 17. 0 1.14. 0 £ 405.10. 0
Xmas presents 1903 Lennie’s atlas
1.18. 9
Maud’s silver spirit lamp
1. 5. 9
Roy
3. 0. 0
Lin!
3.11
Emma
1.15. 0
Maids 3/6 prints, 2
7. 0
Nonie game etc
6. 6
Little Anne
4. 0
Nurse Frances
2.11
Crawfurd
3.11
Alice
2. 3
Tufley
3. 9
2 housemaids Edith Furrell dress Aunt Barbara
4. 0 12. 9 1. 2. 0
Nana Mitchell George Fritz Jackson
2. 6 9. 0
Margery Howlden Edie Furrell
11. 6
Nurse Ida
2. 0
Maud for Roy
1. 9 75
MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 £ 11.18. 3 Cheques for Balcombe & expences
5. 0. 0 £ 16.18. 3
Scotsmen are always supposed to come to London to make their fortunes. Mr Reid said at Stock Exchange “I have walked 6 miles in an hour” to which stockbroker remarked “That must have been when you came up first from Edinburgh to London”.
American fond of self aggrandisement. American would use his own decease to boom(?) his own soul “1/6 me a kipper” Ans: Bob Tanner sent me a Kipper. Where do you get the (illeg) (illeg)? From the Kipper! What will go up a chimney down & down a chimney down but won’t go up a chimney up or down a chimney up? An Umbrella.
There was a young lady of Wilts Went over the county on stilts When told it was shocking To show so much stocking She answered, then how about kilts?
The master of Harriers wears a red coat. The master of foxhounds a pink un, but the Devil, he cares not a damn what he wears, when he’s hunting the Bishop of Lincoln. Mr Reid’s: King George IV at Portsmouth repremanded Admiral of Fleet: “I hear you are the biggest scoundrel in the Navy” to which Admiral replied “I regret your Majesty should come so far to take away my character.”
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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1903 The primary cause was the Abbess’s drawers Which were airing in front of the fire.
Good stories: Painter asked by plain & elderly lady whose portrait he had just finished “Do you think it does me justice?” His reply “Madam if it is not justice you need, it is mercy!” Gilbert’s reply to Mrs Playfair who is v. v. stout, “Why have you not been to see me Mr G. Am I so stale & unprofitable?” “You are not flat, Mrs Playfair, not flat!” Three men married for love, money & Honour. Hamilton L’s story. Lady E. Foley’s: My first is a male, my 2nd a female, my third a great man, my fourth a great woman. Heroine.
Lady asked postmistress to put stamp on her letter, was abusive. What w’d you do?
Investments to December Millwall Dock Hudsons bay Allsopp ordinary B.A. Western new shares National Telephones La Capital Tramways S. African Breweries Philadelphia Com. 60 – 64 N. States Steel trust 21 – 22 African City Property Trust South American Light & Power Comp. Bahia Blanca African City Properties Trust “To cultivate teretary(?) under ones own hat would (illeg illeg) 77
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Love microbe destroyed & put marriage on a sound basis. “South African Hotels” “Transvaal & Delagoa Bay Investment Company” General Mining & Finance price 3.5.0 Bromley Electric Light 4 ½ Debs. South African Gold Trust.
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