Marion Sambourne's Diary, 1904

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Notes in front of Diary: Mrs Arnold Foster’s dressmaker: Mrs Neville, 15 Connaught St.

Stories: Harold’s American wife “I w’d like to have 5 minutes conversation with son, on porcelain!”. Asked if she had seen the sights of London said “I have seen the Messel family” & when we laughed said Please don’t laugh, I did not intend to be funny! “Who of all men living, leads the most unblushingly open immoral life?” A bachelor parson who has a family living.” C. Hartree.

Cannsey(?) Depew stories: In company with several others & not having entered into the merriment of the party someone said “You have not added much to our hilarity or amusement”, he said “Well I cannot make speeches sing or tell stories but will ask you a conundrum - Why am I like a turkey on Xmas Eve? Because I am being stuffed with chestnuts!”

The Ld Justice Clerk took a number of Americans over the Edinburgh law courts & livranges attached. On parting a clergyman or minister of the party shaking hands with the Ld. Justice Clerk said “Sir, we thank you for your kind hospitality & when you come to the States we shall have much pleasure in showing you the law & the Gospel.”

Chaimcey(?) Depew after one of his speeches was asked by a man in a car how long he took to prepare his speeches. When told they were not prepared but spontaneous he said “Well I am a bit of a liar myself but it is astonishing to me you can lie so well & so much without any forethought.”

Mr Stones: Invited to theatre by married man friend who had palpable lady with him. Seeing his mother-in-law in stalls of theatre went &

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 apologised to her for being with Mr Stone & such a lady! Had no idea Mr Stone as that sort!!!

Mr Konitz story of Sir W. Pearce who asked Mr K. to meet a certain lady friend & see her into comfortable quarters in London during Sir W’s absence abroad & look after her etc. The lady went mad & Mr K. had to see Doctors & arrange for her being put under restraint! Much trouble & bother! Sir W.P. died & Lady P. sent for Mr K. who had been an intimate friend of the house & said her husband on his death bed had told her of Mr K’s disgraceful conduct with lady & w’d never recieve him again in her house! Dying confessions?! Nonie when Lennie told him he had a dear little brother said “Who is his father?”

Small child who had prayed for a brother when he arrived said it was no surprise to him because he had prayed for one “but what a surprise for Mother!” Young swell drove into another carriage. Coachman “It was not my master’s fault” “No but it was yours for allowing him to drive. “A child may lead a chauffeur to the petrol but 9 men cannot make him drink. Nellie K’s dry story: Spanish soldier charged with stealing golden goblet fr. the Virgin’s altar. After praying some time declared the Virgin had graciously leant forward & given him the goblet. As R. Catholics cannot deny miracles there was silence in court but the judge in dismissing prisoner cautioned him to show his gratitude to the Virgin in future by “Silence”. Mr P.Portman’s: Teacher of Sunday School anxious to relieve the seriousness of Sunday lessons “Now children can any of you tell me the 2


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 name of the pretty little thing I saw coming here today with bright eyes a little body & large bushy tail, it ran up a tree, now what was it.” All silent until a small child ventured “God”! Also small boy asked who his father was “I havn’t got no Father & I havn’t got no Mother”. Then where did you come from? “I’m the mean trick the Lodger played sister Susan”. Equal to the Lark story. Mr Yardsey’s Fox Pitt. Little boy shown his twin brothers. After contemplating them for some time seriously said “I have quite decided which I shall keep!”

Impecunious English barrister married a very wealthy American girl. When the clergyman arrived at that part of marriage service “With all my worldly goods I thee endow” A cousin of bride who was sitting by a cousin of the bridegroom’s whispered “There goes poor Henry’s valise”. April 1904. Maudie asked Nonie if he would send his love to Nana, “Yes Mother, send it all I am always making fresh love & only keep the old for myself!”

Bear story: Man asked to take a pet bear on visit country house. One night it strayed & after hunting everywhere overheard on passing one of the bedrooms a woman’s voice saying “I don’t care who you are or what you are but I will not have you in my bed with that motor coat on!”

A man was discribing the tortures of a nightmare he had experienced, dreaming he was in Hades suffering the tortures of the dammed, when his companion exclaimed “It might have been worse” “What do you mean” asked the dreamer. The other, “It might have been true!”

Addresses: Mrs Davison (Barker) Fircroft, Ditton Hall, Surbiton. Edgar, c/o Thos Cook & Co, Columbo, Ceylon. Post Ofice San Francisco. To be called for. 3


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Mrs Cotton, 68 Curzon St, Mayfair. Evelyn Pym Sankey, G Bungalow, Tanglin Barracks, Hong Kong, China. Toula, 19 Hill Street, Berkeley Sqre. Florence, Fern Bank, Ganaren, Nr. Monmouth. Mrs Chesterfield (Midge’s char) 33 Tadema Road, Kings Road, Chelsea. Mrs Jones (chickens eggs) Blatches, Little Caufield, Dunmow, Essex. Mrs Sells, 13 York Rd, Hammersmith. Mrs Chesterfield, Midge’s char, 47 Oak Grove, Cricklewood. Mrs Goodall, 104 Biddulph Mansions, Elgin Avenue. Laundress: Mrs Hart, Orchard laundry, Rothschild Road, Acton Green. Mervyn’s address Oct 1904: National Bank of New Zealand, Grey St, Wellington, New Zealand.

Ruth Parker, Holmthorpe, Weybridge.

Friday 1 January Dull & dark & cold. Roy to Pyt. Out morg. shop’g. Roy to Pyt until Wed when he goes to Midge, Stoke Edith, Hereford. Walked to Aunt Linda’s. Saw her Ethel & Amy. On to Maudie’s. Lennie busy in his room turning out silver. Lin dined 10 o’c. Quiet evg alone. Excellent drawing, old man & boy.

Saturday 2 January Cold raw morg. Rain on ice! Dangerous. Lin & self dine with Maud 7.45. Paid Jones chaine d’or for E, £1.12.0 also pd into Bank Burmah Oil div £4.9.0.

Sunday 3 January Dull & damp. Lin & self for walk morg. Maudie Lennie & Florence to luncheon. Left at 3.30, darling well. Lin to Club to tea. Sat in drawing room. Lady Lockyer & Lord Kingsbury called & had tea. Ld K. stayed till 6.30, was v. amusing, leaves tonight for Scotland.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Monday 4 January Out morg. Met Hoods, Miss Thorburn, Mrs P. Simpson. Maudie & Florence to luncheon, darling looking so well. Dear Lin’s birthday. We dine 7.30 at Sir Norman Lockyer’s. Maudie & F. left at 3.30. Harold, his wife & Mr Messel dine at Maud’s tonight. Delightful evg. at Lady Lockyer’s, they seem so happy.

Tuesday 5 January Mrs Martin Hood at home 15 Nevern Sqre 4 - 7. To Bank. Paid back £100 fr loan, leaves now £200 owing & leaves a balance at bank in current account of £60. Saw Maud morg. Mrs Pirrie, Miss Carlyle, Miss Thompson, Ethel Edwin, Fanny & May Nembhard called. Drove at 11. Again worried with Lin’s complaint. Model called. Quiet evg. alone with Lin.

Wednesday 6 January Mrs Martin Hood 4 - 7. Dark yellow morg. Lin out to luncheon. Roy returns fr. Pyt festivities & goes on to Stoke Edith for more!!! I dine at Maud’s. Unable to go to Maud’s, too seedy with pain fr. Lin’s complaint! Roy returned fr. Pyt v. tired out after the 3 dances. Remaining here night & going to Stoke Edith tomorrow. Arrived in time for luncheon.

Thursday 7 January Mrs McKenna 4 - 7. Lunch 1.30 with the Nembhards. Still feel v. seedy fr yesterday’s pain. Roy lunches 12.45 & I leave him at Paddington on way to Nembhards. He gos to Midge for balls. V. good luncheon. Volaille of Veal, roast partridge, cold pickled pork, stewed pears & a pretty pud of jam & a layer of custard cream on top. Saw Dora’s lovely dresses & tiara.

Friday 8 January Out at ¼ to 3 shop’g. & called on Maud. Little “Pastral” there Harold’s wife. Ordered ½ doz champagne & 2 botts whiskey at Haines & Potter.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Saw things for Dora, nothing (illeg) factory. Called at Madame (illeg) dressmaker 6 Eardly Cresc, afraid! Cold & damp.

Saturday 9 January Roy returned at 4.30 fr. Stoke. Lin & self lunched at Mrs Pirrie’s. Large number long menu. Uninteresting people. Cossins, Lady Roxburgh, Prof Graham, Mr Justice & Lady Bigham, Miss Ritchie (illeg illeg) etc etc. Dine all 3 at darling Maud’s. Roy looking little better.

Sunday 10 January Wet & sun alternate morg. I walked to Hyde Pk Corner with Lin, home alone to luncheon. Roy out. Mrs & Graham Keith & young Lockyer to dinner. Very pleasant evg. & Lin v. bright & lively, likes Mrs K. vy much, dear bright little woman. No one called.

Monday 11 January Darling Maud, Florence & Mrs Harold Messel to luncheon. I went to Sloane St & Woollands, poor dog followed me. Called at Mr Hartree’s. Carriage at 4. Darling went with me to Mrs Young’s about my dress. Saw black chiffon velvet & mole colour we both liked. Back to Maud’s & home. Roy to drill Balcombe, back at 10.30.

Tuesday 12 January Dull, dark. At ¼ to 12 with darling Maud to Mrs Young & chose mole coloured chiffon velvet for Dora’s wedding. Left Maudie at Glouc. Ter 1.30 & found Sp. lunching with Lin on return. Only Mrs Leonard (Miss Grierson) called. Roy went to Chichester to stay with the Homphreys for dance.

Wednesday 13 January Maudie’s dear little 2nd son born at 5 to 10 AM. Only awakened at 6 o’c in the morg. & all over by 10! I arrived 10.15 & found my darling looking so well. Remained at Glouc Ter. all day. Baby boy very Hebrew looking but such a clean strong happy baby. Lorings, Parkers, Harold Messels & Mr 6


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 & Mrs Messel all called, & Lin. Roy fetched me 10.30. Lennie v. happy & all so well & smooth there. Nurse Millie.

Thursday 14 January Out morg. On way to Maudie’s but painful corn drove me home. Went 3.30 to get Baby comb, flowers, umbrella & frame & to see darling Maud. Slight inflammation in an ovary not comfortable but she seemed well in herself & looked well, & Bandit v. good & quiet on my lap.

Friday 15 January 12.30 to be fitted Mrs Young. Saw laundress Troy at Midge’s & man about blinds, v. dear. Decided to change laundress. To darling Maud at 4.30, looked well & bright but still pain. Stayed some time with her. Baby well & healthy.

Saturday 16 January Out shop. morg. Lunched at 1 o’c. Lin & self to Vaudeville saw “The Cherry Girl” Ellaline Terriss in it. Very pretty bright piece. After drove to my own’s. Looks well but still has pain in her right side, fear ovary or appendix inflamed. Saw Harold Messels there. Tabbie called to see Baby. She & H. returned fr. Mr Foley’s today. Quiet evg. with Lin & Roy. Mr & Mrs Messel & Lorings go abroad together.

Sunday 17 January Fine morg. Walked with Lin to see darling Maud, had pain in right side again & temp 100. Looks fairly well but I feel v. anxious. Baby well. Walked home with the Harold Ms, Lennie & Florence W. Lennie, Tabbie & Mr Stone dine here 8 o’c. Young Lockyer called. Dull dinner rather. Fancy Lennie & Mr Stone non sympathetic.

Monday 18 January X. Changed laundress. Young Onslow Ford’s marriage with Miss Henschell, Essex Church, the Mall, Notting Hill, 2 o’c. Dark dull day. F. Walford lunched. We went after to Buzzards for sponge cakes for Nonie 7


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 boy. Sat with Maudie 1½ hours, better. Roy came home with an awful cold X made him take champagne. Lady Hickman called morning, stayed some time. Mrs Tomalin called but am sending clothes to Troy laundry.

Tuesday 19 January Dull dark & raining. At 11.30 in brougham to Barkers about mistake with French book, muddlers, & to be fitted at Mrs Young’s, & to Maudie’s, much better. Did not see Maud fearing to give her Roy’s awful cold. Roy dining out & going to dance after. Vy nervous about his cold. He won’t take any care of himself, wish I did not worry & c’d be as calm as Lin. Mrs Spofforth called.

Wednesday 20 January Dull dirty day. Out at 11 o’c angry at racing omnibus, spoke to collector. X. To Bond St, bought hat at Louise’s Regent St. Pd by cheque at shop £2.2.0. Met Mrs Caldecott. At 3 in Maud’s brougham to call on Mrs Pirrie, Lady de la Rue, Lady Armstrong (just leaving for 3 months) & Miss Thomson, in. Ordered pr. of shoes Marshalls & to Maud’s. Did not go up fearing as Roy’s cold so bad. Both darlings doing well. Roy & self alone evg, his cold v. bad indeed.

Thursday 21 January Dull dark day. Lin to Stoke Edith until Wed, next 4 days shooting! So glad for him to get change & sport included. Roy’s cold v. heavy & seems on his chest, impossible to do anything for or with him, so morose & cross for any attention. Letter fr. my darling so well & so happy God bless her, the greatest joy of my life. Drove fr. Maud’s to see Midge & Dora at Coburg, stayed some time.

Friday 22 January Mrs Rose, 28a South Audley St, at home 4 - 7. Mrs Young 12 o’c & I lunch at Charlie Hartree’s 2 o/c. Only Lady Lawrence there. Had carriage to Mrs Young’s, to Lady’s Shirt Co & left me at C.H’s. Walked fr. there across Pk to Maud’s, both going on well, carriage fetched me 5.30. Roy 8


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 out so only had gruel & bread & butter. No lunch or dinner at home today. Margarith out.

Saturday 23 January Mrs Rose 4 - 7. Dense fog, in all day, v. cold. Stock Ex. Holiday, Roy at Club all day. Had quiet dinner & to bed at 10 o’c. Sent Otley over to Maud with note & book “Vices of the Virtuous”.

Sunday 24 January Mrs Rose 4 - 7. Wrote to Lin, Nana etc. Walked to darling Maud’s, v. well, Baby also, & back. Alone to luncheon. Midge & Dora, Mr Douglas & Violet to dinner, 4 ladies, 2 men! Very dark & very raw & cold. Anna & George to tea. Dullish dinner w’d have preferred Midge & D. to ourselves alone. Margarith out short time.

Monday 25 January Dull & dark, v. cold. Out morg. Breakfasted in morg. room, dining room cleaned & not used all day. Lunched in morg. room & had my gruel & bread & butter there. Roy dined at Carlton with Mr Sterne & to see Orchid after. Looks v. seedy with cold. Called at 3.30 on Henschall, Mrs Walker, Lady Quilter, Mrs Rose, Maudie, both doing well. Mrs Sington called & saw her at Maudie’s.

Tuesday 26 January Lovely morg. warm. Roy to Pyt for 3 nights. V. seedy not fit to go. At 11 in brougham to Bond St about toque, too dear, to Maudie both well & Maudie looking fatter. Spencer to lunch with me & Hilda fetched him at 3.30. Ada Saunders (Mrs Aitkin) & Florence only called. Margarith danced off at 7.30 without permission. Used morning room for meals. Margarith out at 7.30 (illeg) spoke to her, sorry, next out Friday & little on S instead.

Wednesday 27 January

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Mrs W.S.Gilbert, 52 Pont St. Horrid day v. wet & warm. Out morg. shop’g on foot, too tired to walk to Maud’s, got as far as round pond. Lin returned fr. Stoke Edith at 3.30, cart fetched him. Sat with him after whilst he worked. Margarith out. Lin to Punch dinner.

Thursday 28 January Mrs Taylor Whitehead 4.30. Fanny Nembhard 4.30. To tea with Mrs W, Mrs P. Simpson there. To Nembhards, saw Archdeacon & Mrs Brooks, & to darling M. Both Baby & M. going on splendidly. Roy returned from Pyt looking v. seedy. Awful day.

Friday 29 January To see darling Maud, vy well. Shops & walked. Fine!!! & last Friday also fine. At 3 o/c in brougham, met Midge & D. Kensington, drove them to Russell & A’s. Saw D’s wedding garment fitted & going away dress, she looked lovely in them both, Midge in hers. Drove Midge to Good’s, & to Maud alone, both doing well. Saw Lennie, has 2 men dining there. Roy to dine Sherries & dance at their house after. Dickie & self alone. Wet pouring wet.

Sunday 31 January Mr Child dining here, asked Ethel E. & M. Wallace. Mabel came, v. pleasant evg. Mr C improves on acquaintance & seems intelligent. Mabel looked very pretty. So wet unable to go out all day. Spencer only called afternoon. Lin working on motor drawing.

Monday 1 February Out morg. shop’g. At 3 to Jones about D’s present, selected some to choose from. To Maud’s after calling on Mrs Tuppert & Mrs Laking, found Mrs Hohler at Maudie’s & Ruth. Prefer having Maudie to myself. Tabbie came for night. Spencer & Lennie dined here, family talk.

Tuesday 2 February

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Tabie left at 1 o’c for Stoke, lunched first. Out with her to Kensington at 10.30 & to order a dress at Gompels like mine! V. wet. Lin, Roy & self to St James’ to see “Old Heidelburg”. Lin working at motor cut. Looked thro’ silver things for Dora. Wednesday 3 February Mrs W.S.Gilbert, 52 Pont St. At 3 o’c to Jones about Dora’s present & took back silver things sent on approval. To Bumpus for ivory prayer books & Anne’s book. F. Walford here to luncheon & went with me. Maudie & Baby v. well. Stayed an hour as usual.

Thursday 4 February Mrs McKenna 4 – 7, 22 Portland Place Not home yet! Out at 10.30 by bus to Stores got Roy’s present for Dora, a double photo frame. Left umbrella to be recovered, veil, & Lin’s gold pin. Met Lady D. Hartland & Lady Robertson in Sloane St. Sp. here to luncheon. Mrs Dent & Mrs Harold M. called. I called alone at 4 on Mrs McKenna, Hadley, Critchett, E. De la Rue, Roxburgh, Costen & Taylor, & Maudie. Drove Maud Paxton back. Lin, Roy & self alone dinner.

Friday 5 February Lady de la Rue’s dinner 8.15. To see darling morg. Found her on chair for first time, looked pale & thin. V. pleasant dinner Mrs de la Rue. Common little man and Mr Wanbelin on my right & left. Mr & Mrs Herkomer, Sir N. & Lady Wood, Sir C. & Lady Hunter etc etc, Lady & Miss Maclean. V. pleasant evg. altogether. Lin finished in good time.

Saturday 6 February Poured. Drove to see darling Maud. Seems pale & not making enough progress.

Sunday 7 February Poured after luncheon. Lin & self walked to Maud’s. Lin out to luncheon, Lennie walked back with me but w’d not remain to luncheon. Sp. came

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 after & Mr Paxton & remained until 7. Awfully tired as I was packing morg. before going to see darling Maud.

Monday 8 February Lin, Roy & self to Stoke Edith Pk, D.V. Dull day. Saw Sp. at Sta. Arrived 4.30. D. only up Saty, in Hall wrapped in shawl & Tabs serving coffee & Midge tea. Lady Knightly, Hon Mrs Gage, Mr & Mrs Schuster & Mr Vivian best men etc. House party 24. Mr Foley there, also at dinner, took me in to dinner. D. not able to dine but came in after. We danced. Mrs Railkes there too. Presents magnificent in library. Could not sleep.

Tuesday 9 February Dora’s wedding day! Wet!!! very. Lady Pearson at home having Mission Socy 3.30! House party 26. Breakfasted in (illeg) room where 5 tables were arranged charmingly. Dora looked perfectly lovely & all his family seemed charmed with her, & our family! Lucky they are approved! Everything beautifully managed. Fine Hungarian band played in painted hall. Big reception & refreshments in dining room. Dora left 4 o’c in charming champagne col’d dress, coat etc. Dance after dinner. Sat between the 2 Hams dinner, H. feels D’s loss more than Midge.

Wednesday 10 February Mrs Mount Batten’s at home 9.30 – 12.30. Ref. Left Stoke Edith by 1 train. Con, Sp. Ada & Roy trav. 2nd C. together & I first class with Mrs Gage who talked all the way up. Country under water & near Oxford people getting about in sailing boats! Lin, Tabs, Ham Gwen & Eve. Mrs Buckley & Miss Forster by 10 train, rest left later. Dull day, found station all decorated. Con came for night, we 3 alone for dinner. I called & saw darling Maud, Mrs Hohler there.

Thursday 11 February Dull. Walked with Con into Kensington, ordered windows to be cleaned Monday, & ham. Con left at 11 for Worthing. I walked to Maud’s found her just starting with Nurse M. & Baby for drive in brougham. Wrote to 2 12


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 ladies for Maud about Mad. Horn & walked home. Placards up Manchurian Railway blown up! 2 battleships (Russian) disabled.

Friday 12 February To see Maudie, going on splendidly. Maudie has engaged Mad’ll Horn, references so good. Lin & Roy dined at 10 o’c.

Saturday 13 February Packed morg. Lin & self went by 5 train to Pangbourne to stay at Sir Benjamin Baker’s. Mr Knowles arrived with us. House party, Sir B, Mrs Kemp, Mona, Mrs Spagnoletti, Mr Knowles & Miss Siemens. Clergyman & daughter to dinner also. Roy dining at Maud’s. Emma & Frances to Pantomime, unable to get in.

Sunday 14 February Fine morg. Out with Mrs Kemp seeing birds, poultry horses, & sweet little gazelle fr. Assam. Major Towse (the S. African hero blind) & wife to luncheon. Most pathetic & such a handsome man. Miss Siemens. Lin, Mrs Kemp, Mona & self to tea at Mrs Telford Simpson’s at Goring, lovely house. Col & Mrs Macdonald there & met Major & Mrs Towse in their dog cart. Poured with rain. Mrs Simmonds & Mr S brother-in-law to dinner.

Monday 15 February Delightful visit. Retrurned by 1.50 train fr. Pangbourne. Mrs Kemp & Mona saw me to Station. Lin returned by 1st train with Sir Benjamin, Mr Knowles, Mr Spagnoletti & Miss Siemens. I got into compartment with Mrs Towse nice little woman. Changed at Reading. Carriage met me & I went to Maud’s. She looks wonderfully well, was sitting up in bed in Japanese garment. Baby v. good. Roy looks seedy, out to dine at Garrick with Mr Bristowe. Lin & self alone, dine 8.30 meaning 9.

Tuesday 16 February In brougham to pay Weller’s bill £2.4.0. F. Walford called bringing lovely flowers fr. my darling. Mrs Caldecott, Maggie Hadley, Mrs E. Pollack & 13


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 dau, Ruth M, Lady Lawrence, Mr Child, Mrs Gillet(?) called. Lin, Roy & self alone to dinner, late, Lin hard at work. Met Mrs H. Adams morg.

Wednesday 17 February Mabel Wallace luncheon. Did not come, seedy. Emma & Frances to Pantomime. Roy out. Lin at Punch dinner, alone self. Called on de la Rue, Grantham, Miss Laurence, Mrs Reise, Armstrong, Ld. Alverstone, Dickens, Eykyn, Millais, Richards, in all, & my darling Maud looking sweet. Brought Maud Paxton back.

Thursday 18 February Mrs Daniell called. Out morg, shops in Kensington. Very cold & raw. At 3 to Bumpus, chose 2 of Maham’s books for Lennie’s birthday, £1.1.0. To Coburg, saw Hamilton & Midge, latter looking very handsome & very young. To darling, had headache, stayed only a few moments. Lin, Roy & self to dinner, dined at 10 to 9 o’c! My digestion going again.

Friday 19 February Lovely bright frosty morning. Lennie’s birthday, Roy dines there. Lin dined at 10 o’c, must be v. tired. Sat with him. Saw darling Maud morning, walked there & back. Sat about ¾ hour with Maudie who was in waiting to see Dr Pollock.

Saturday 20 February Out shops morg. To matinée with Lin “The darling of the Gods” dull very, but beautifully staged. Lena Ashwell too old & not pretty enough for the part. Saw Mrs P. Simpson there. Bought fruit & flowers Butts on way home.

Sunday 21 February Mrs Pirrie’s luncheon ¼ to 2 o’c. Wore wedding garb. 28 to luncheon. Mr Parker vain engineer took me in, v. full of himself. Lives in Pk. St. Miss Carlisle sang beauftifully, v. pretty smart mother. Wolff, May, Drage etc

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 there. Ethel E. & young Larkin called. Mr Spielmann & Mr Kenneth Graham dined here, latter dull man & highly strung. 2 champagne.

Monday 22 February Dull after sun morg. Met Mrs Abbott. Midge, H. & Ethel English to dinner. Went at 3.30 to call Mrs Fildes, she & Luke in Egypt for 10 weeks. Took (illeg) with me to Mrs Stone’s, in, Ada Sp, & Maud, not well & in her room looks pale & delicate. To Midge Coburg, Mrs Fennady with her. Home. H. arrived fractious, better after played bridge with Roy & Ethel. Midge & self talked, very lively M.

Tuesday 23 February Out morg Kensington. The Nembhards called, Galbraiths, Mabel W. P.Simpson, Danniells, Ada Sp. & Hilda. Lin hard at work on Motor drawing. Roy to drill. Lin & self to dine at Maud’s. Margarith forgot Lin’s evg. paper!

Wednesday 24 February Very cold. Walked to Mrs Keith with Rags & back. Drove at 4, Maudie again laid up with threatening of apendecitis. Most anxious & worried about her. Dr. Robinson thinks operation will be necessary later. Roy out to dinner with Mr Sterne.

Thursday 25 February Very cold. Nellie Keith dined here with Lin & self, was very amusing. Roy dined at Mrs Larnack’s & went to dance at Grafton Gallery with her & dau. & Mr Ponsonby, v. good. To Libertys morg. & to Maud. Still in bed & to remain there & not allowed to move. Walked home. Called at 3.30 on Mrs Galbraith, Dent, Drage, & to darling M’s seems bright but has to be still. Saw Lennie as anxious as self.

Friday 26 February Very cold. Saw American Mr Yansey(?) about Lin’s drawings. Maud to have gone with Baby to Balcombe. All put off & v. anxious. I drove at 3 15


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 to Joachim. Nita yongest girl just engaged to Mr Balfour artist. To Coburg, Midge out. To Lady Carbutt, in, & darling M’s. Midge & Tabbie drove up same time, saw Baby. Tabs & H. returning tomorrow Pyt. Maudie looks better but not allowed to move or see anyone.

Saturday 27 February Walked over to see Maud directly after breakfast, same, looks pale. Lin dines with Mr Spielmann, Holborn. Roy dined at Mrs H.Messel’s 7 o’c. Self alone to see “Duke of Kilikrankie” matinée Criterion. Midge & H joined us there, excellent & most amusing. Asked H. thro’ telephone fr. Taylor’s shop near Maud’s to go with us. Baby v. good, nursed him all the time I was at Maud’s. Her dear hands so cold always. Roy to theatre after dinner with the H.M’s & met Lin at Garrick.

Sunday 28 February Midge & H. dine with us. Bitterly cold. Walked with Lin to Maud’s. Still unable to move but better tho’ soreness at times. Saw the Harold Ms there. Lennie & (illeg illeg) with them.

Monday 29 February Gwen came in time for lunch, her maid Lore putting up at Convent Kens Sqre. Out again after lunch only in in time to dress for 6 o’c dinner, Lin, Roy, Gwen & self to Pantomime. Not good, only Dan Leno & Mabel Love worth seeing. Horribly cold. To darling Maud morg. Walked there & back.

Tuesday 1 March Pd off £50 of Loan leaving £150 owing. Roy dined with Lennie. Lin dined with Mr Galbraith Jnr Carlton Club. I drove at 11 to Barkers & Maud’s, & stayed at Maud’s until 1.10, carriage fetched me. Nurse M. & Florence coming to Tree’s Charity Matinée £3.3.0 places! Lin again worried over motor drawing, bore. Mrs Coward & Mrs Laking called. Gwen & self to dinner alone & bed early. Gwen out fr. 10 till 7!

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Mrs H. Lucy 4 - 6. Lin to dentist. Dull cold & wet. Gwen off for another long day’s shop’g & dancing lesson. Lin & self to Matinée of “School Girl”. Florence W. joined us there & I drove her back & saw darling Maud, same. Most amusing piece. Maudie sent flowers. Gwen out fr. 10 7 with maid. Roy, Gwen & self dined alone. Emma & Frances remained in, their evg. out.

Thursday 3 March Mrs McKenna 4 - 7. Mr Douglas 4 - 6.30. Mrs Laking 5.30. Hippodrome matinée for Gwen & self, went by bus. Met Gwen there. V. good entertainment. Took Gwen in cab (horrid day) to Samsons left her & on to Maud, darling still unable to move. Carriage fetched me. 3/- cab & (illeg). Lin, Roy, Gwen & self to dinner 6.30. Friday 4 March Lunch at Coburg with Midge 1.30, beastly day. Gwen off as usual at 10 for day. Mrs Krabbe at Midge’s, pretty little dark widow. Walked with Midge after to darling Maud’s, Midge on to Aunt Linda’s. Stayed with Maud till 4.30, home in cab 1/-. Gwen off to Pyt, just in time to to see her. Roy dined out & to dance after.

Saturday 5 March Lace coverlet & chair cover cannot be found. Dull as usual but warmer. Lin & self to matinée, Bouchier. Roy to Arundel early, left at 8.30 for Duke of Norfolk’s reception. Roy dines at Lennie’s, & Midge. Lin & self alone. Midge dined at Lennie’s, H. gone to Frisbys.

Sunday 6 March Dull & raining. Roy to Club early. Roy dined with Midge at Coburg Hotel. Lin & self walked to darling Maud’s & back. Lennie, Ruth & Muriel came part of way with us. Lin & self alone to dinner & luncheon. Mary Millais & Florence Blair called. X. Missed several gold things fr. my safe, chain, bracelets etc.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Roy dining with Mr Sterne. Out morg. Kensington, met Col Brooke of Harrogate, walkd to Bank, left Pass book. Saw remains of omnibus & brougham accident. Lin to Motor Club to see R. Wallace about drawing, bother, want it altered. To darling Maud’s at 3 after Harrods. Chocolate 1/3½, & sups & lip salve 11d. Maudie looking v. seedy in bed, too many there, Maud P, Cussans, F.W, self & Nurse M. Too much for her.

Tuesday 8 March Sir W.H.Wills dinner 8 o’c. Mrs Harold Messel 4 - 6. Roy off at 9.20 with Mr Sterne in motor for hours’ drive & taking him to City. Walked morg. to see darling Maud. Only Mary Millais & Florence Blair came. Maudie in bed again with cold, not surprised. Hilda M, Gibbs, Ruth & Nannie at darling’s. Roy dined out. V. good evg at Sir H. Wills. Mr Fellowes took me in, Causten, Lady Roxborough, Adams, G. Agnews etc there. Vy trady people but pleasant.

Wednesday 9 March Mrs H. Messel 4 - 6. Mrs H. Lucy. Honble Mrs Laurence concert & tea, 23 Eaton Sqre. Dine with Lennie at 7 & to German play with him. Went with Lin to Mrs Laurence’s. Vy smart & excellent music, lovely lovely house, beautiful Romney, Gainsborough, Hoppner, Sir J. Reynolds etc. I dined at Lennie’s & went after to German play “Zapfinstreich” by F.A. Bayerlein. Excellent. Saw Fleischman, Wolff & Miss May & Felix Simons & Mrs F. Terry there. Florence went also. Maudie has cold.

Thursday 10 March Mrs Suttons dinner 8 o’c. I lunched at Tabbie’s Coburg & walked to darling Maud first, stayed some time. Vy cold. Baby, Nurse M. & Mad’lle Horn for drive in open carriage. Midge, Tabs, Eve & self walked to Wigmore St to see Eve’s arm under Rontgen rays. Had it photod by rays. Left Tabs & Eve Piccadilly end of Bond St & walked with Midge to Curzon St, took omnibus home. V. tired. Rested ½ hour. Roy dined at home alone, out after. Very pleasant dinner Mrs S’s, 18. Gosses, (illeg)

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Collins Master of the Rolls, Mr & MPs parker, Mr & Mrs Peile etc. Sat next to Mr Sutton. Enjoyed evening.

Friday 11 March Lady Carbutt’s dinner 8 o’c. Unable to go. Mad’lle Horn came for day, made shade for Roy’s electric light charmingly. Went twice to see Mr Herbert about my teeth & he c’d not do them, made ap’t for tomorrow 10 o’c. To darling Maud after calling on Mrs Krabbe ,vy charming house, & on Galbraiths, out. Maudie in bed with bad cold!!! Taken fr. Lennie they say! Lennie going dinner to Harold Messel’s, & Roy.

Saturday 12 March Otley’s wife ill. Out morg. shops, in 1.30. X. Otley’s wife taken away to Hospital with dyptheria unable to have carriage & dare not go to darling Maud’s. Roy out for day with Mr Sterne on motor to Kempton Park races & he dined with him at Carlton. Sent Frances over to Maudie, was up today a little. F. Walford came evg. to let me know how Maud was, in cab. Lin & self alone.

Sunday 13 March Dora ill at Rome, Typhoid. Mr & Mrs Harold Messel & Mr & Mrs Rooth to dinner 8 o’c. Lin to Calais, Roy to Club. Alone all day. Cannot go to darling Maud for fear contageon fr. dyptheria, Otleys wife. Harold brought news of Ham & Midge having started for Rome at 8 today, had news of Dora’s being ill with typhoid at Rome 12 o’c!!! Col Brook, Mrs Paxton, Sp. & Hilda called. In all day & v. tired. V. pleasant evg. Mrs R. sang.

Monday 14 March. Mad’lle Horn here for day. Helped me mend linen, vy useful & neat little person. Roy’s cold v. bad, at home all day, only went for walk with dogs. Called at 4 on Spagnoletti, Galbraith, Krabbe, Wills. Coburg to enquire for Midge, saw Drew here after, & to my darling who is worrying about

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 contageon Otley & dyptheria. Quiet evg. Roy perverse as usual when seedy.

Tuesday 15 March Miss Thomson’s at home 4.30 - 7, music. Unable to go. Mad’lle Horn here for day. Roy’s cold very bad. At home morg, & out until dinner time & up with Lin in morg room on my return home 11.30. I dined with Lennie & F. Walford & went with them & the H. Messels to German play, v. good. Maudie’s leg bad, obliged to keep it up. She looks better in face. Mrs Larnack & M.L. & Farquharsons called.

Wednesday 16 March Mona Spagnoletti 3 - 6. Mrs Wheen’s at home 4 - 5. Lovely morg. Roy to City, his cold still heavy but as Lennie said things were booming he would go. Mad’lle Horn here for day. To Maudie afternoon, called first Mrs Lucy. Found Maud all packed. Mrs Harold, Ruth, Cussans etc there.

Thursday 17 March Maudie & household to Balcombe. Lovely day, cold. Lin’s messenger boy failed him. Mona Spagnoletti, Kensington Palace Mansions, 3 - 6. Fine. Mad’lle Horn here all day, most useful & quiet. Our morg. to choose chicken & fish for tonight. Roy’s cold v. bad but he went to City. Walked to Spags’ at home, called after in brougham on Miss Bourne, & Laking. Lin, Roy & self to dinner.

Friday 18 March Lovely day. Mended carpet, took 1½ hours. Out afternoon calling. Roy’s cold very bad still & he will take no care.

Saturday 19 March Mr & Mrs Galbraith’s dinner 8 o’c. Out morg. shops. To matinée with Lin most amusing “Joseph’s Entanglement” enjoyed it. Home to tea. Margarith out part of afternoon & evg. Pleasant dinner at G’s. Mr Wilson MP took me in. 20


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Sunday 20 March Mrs & Maud Larnack to dinner, asked Tabbie also. Gareth to luncheon. Tabs & G. not up. Lin at Club for luncheon & tea. Walked to Hyde Pk Corner with him, Roy out too, alone to luncheon. Drew came, no more news of Midge. Hilda & Ethel C. Herapath, Douglas & Violet Herapath & Mr & Mrs Lemon called. Mrs & Maud Larnack only to dinner.

Monday 20 March Mended clothes morg. Called afternoon on Lady Bergne, Mrs Abbott, to enquire Mrs Lucas, & to Stores. Lin & self alone to dinner. Roy out.

Tuesday 22 March Mrs Fletcher Moulton’s dinner 8 o’c. 27th not today. Apt. 12 o’c Portland Place, went, nothing to be done. X. Mrs (illeg), Mrs Nembhard, Lady Bergne, Tabbie, Gareth, Mrs Rooth & Spencer called. Dora little better, temp 103. Roy out. Lin & self alone to dinner, expected Effie, coming tomorrow instead.

Wednesday 23 March Effie comes this evg. for few days. Effie & self to dinner. Margarith out. Roy out to dinner. Effie vy sick & went to bed early. Called on Mrs Gilbert, Wallace, Hart, Seton, Welby, Partridge & Coburg.

Thursday 24 March Mrs Krabbe 4.30. Private View A. Parsons. Tabs asked me luncheon & go with her & Gareth to Hippodrome. Unable to go. Went for walk with Effie into Kensington. Sat & read after luncheon. Mrs K. to tea & went after to A.P’s in her motor. V. rude noisy girls there. Lin, Effie & self dined 8.30. Roy out to dinner, had carriage.

Friday 25 March Lin with awful cold came on suddenly evening. Wet & dull & raw. Lunch at 1.30 with Tabbie. Saw her & Gareth off, walked home & called on way 21


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 on Mr Hartree, Cap’t Heathorn & Lady Wiston. Effie & self had dinner at 7, Lin after 10 o’c dead tired. Champagne, & he has awful cold. Roy out to dinner at Spencer’s & on after to Mr Sterne’s.

Saturday 26 March Mrs H. Blackburn at home 4 o’c, 123 Vic. St. Boat Race, Cambridge won. Roy went with Mr Sterne on motor. Effie & self to Matinée “Cingalese” Daly’s & bought brawn 1/10½ at Walls. Lin’s cold too heavy to go. Roy out to dinner. Sp. & Ada called. Champagne at dinner. Paid back another £50 to loan, leaving £100.

Sunday 27 March Mrs Fletcher Moulton’s dinner 8 o’c. Lin’s cold little better. Effie out to dinner. Roy out all day with Mr Sterne, dined at home. Emma out. Fairly interesting dinner F.M’s. Reeds, Colefax, Gordon Salamon, Spielmanns etc. Vy rich dinner.

Monday 28 March Morg. mended. Lin busy. Punch dinner tonight. Roy out. Effie & self alone. Had quiet evg alone together & worked.

Tuesday 29 March Roy out to dinner. Mrs Wallace & Mabel called, M. looking much older & thinner in the face. Effie left. Out with her morg. met Alice Kuling & Effie went back to lunch with her & goes to Worthing after tea. Enjoyed having her, no trouble at all.

Wednesday 30 March Packed afternoon & worked morg. Terrible manque (illeg illeg) à soigner dans la maison et p. m’aider avec les ouvrages demain. Roy out to dinner. Effie left. No, yesterday.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Came to Pyt with Lin by 3 train, v. full. One man had to stand in our compartment. Mrs Morrison in our carriage, quite a character. Found Evy & 2 boys at Pyt, Tabbie out, arrived when we had finished dinner fr. seeing a school for Gareth.

Friday 1 April Roy came down. Went for walk to wood & saw boys saw pit. Tabs & self for walk. Lin alone. Very cold. Roy told me que toutes les filles etaient sorties (illeg illeg) au City hier apres notre depart!

Saturday 2 April Lin did photos. Went for walk & gathered violets, Lin & self, Tabs & Roy. Mr Berkeley Portman came for luncheon & 2 children, Chichesters. Lady Stalbridge came at 3 & stayed all afternoon. Mr Gordon & Mr B.P. staying here. Went round Houses. Children to tea, Shaw Stuarts etc. Bridge evg.

Sunday 3 April Lovely day. All to Church, Tabs, Gareth, Mervyn, Evy, Mr Berkeley Portman & Mr Gordon. Lin & I went to meet them. Tabs & self drove back in Dr. Tench’s motor. After luncheon walked about with Mr B.P. & gathered violets & told stories! Mr Oldfield came to tea, good looking man. Lin does not look well. Bridge & bed. Roy on motor with Mr J. Bennett who came to luncheon.

Monday 4 April Lovely day. Read, walked & read. Tuesday 5 April Mr B. Portman leaves at 3.30 for Yeovil where he has to speak tonight. Went for long walk after with Lin, Tabs, Gwen, Eve, Mr G. & Roy. Played bridge evg.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Lin left by 12.50 train. Took photos before going! Lovely day, v. warm out of wind & sunny. Monti got caught in trap! Sat out morg & afternoon, gathered violets with Tabs, Roy & Mr Gordon. Cricket with boys after lunch & drove with Tabs to Semley. Mr G, Roy & Tabs to Sherborne by 5 train for ball, returning tomorrow. Alone to dinner. Vere Bennett here. Evy left early for some races with Stalbridges, joins Tabbie at Sherborne.

Thursday 7 April Winifred Noots marriage at Camp Hill Grange, Nuneaton. Tabs & Mr G. & Eve return fr. Sherborne. Still v. rough & windy tho’ fine. Letters fr. Lin & F.W. about Maud, anxious about her.

Friday 8 April Wet early fine later. Gareth up all night with croup, Tabbie v. tired. Margaret Dudley Ryder to luncheon & Vere Bennett. Invitation fr. Mrs Messel for dinner Tues 19th inst. Wrote ref. as Lin dining at Mr Lucy to meet G. Wyndham & Montagu Scott etc.

Saturday 9 April Fine but cold. Miss Ryder left after luncheon. Tabs, Evie & self for walk. I drove to meet Lin at 5.15 Tisbury. Seems better. Quiet evg. Mrs Bennett called & Mrs Attwood.

Sunday 10 April Mrs Tupper. Lovely day walked with Lin, Tabs & Evie to Semley. Lin & self long walk round (illeg). Mr Bennett & Vere came in after tea, told Lin several interesting details of pictures etc in Pyt House. Astonished to find him so well informed & rational.

Monday 11 April Lovely day. Went with Tabbie over Agent’s house furnished £80 a year wanted. Mr Pitkin lunched here. At 3.30 Tabs, Lin & self drove to Shaftesbury, lovely drive. Went over old ruins being excavated, church. 24


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Met Miss Oliver & walked to Mr Fox Pitt’s where we had tea. The Bests, interesting American clergyman & his wife, Yardley, Mr & Mrs Fawkes etc there. Pretty little house & garden with lovely view. We walked long way home sending carriage on. Evie off at 9 to Grosvenors.

Tuesday 12 April Heavenly morg. Too warm to sit reading long on steps. Nelie Grosvenor luncheon. Young Gerald Grove came to stay, handsome boy, v. good manners. At 3.30 Lin & self fetched Tabs fr. C(illeg) drove to Donhead to see Canon Short’s wonderful old garden of trout pools & after to Donhead St Mary Church. Beautiful old church, exquisitly situated on top of hill overlooking Wardour Castle. Then to Lord Winford’s for tea. White cyclamen v. fine & (illeg) on wall in clusters. Miss Bret nurse at St Thomas Hospital. Met Mrs Gerald Grove walking on way home. Packed.

Wednesday 13 April Lin & self return to London by 10o’c train. Glorious but v. windy day. Comfortable journey. Roy & self dined alone, seems vy worried & depressed about business, had drawn all money out of firm. Vy sorry & fear muchly his extravagent ideas & tastes will ruin his chances of doing anything.

Thursday 14 April Pd. Weller £4.8.0, S(illeg) £1.15.4, & Barkers £2.16.0. Mrs Young £16.16.0. Lovely day, fearful headache all day. Slept badly & had night sweat. Roy depressed about business. Hamilton Langley to dinner, much better news of Dora. Roy to a dance at 10 o’c. Sp. came in during desert. Called on Aunt Linda, Mrs Messel, Ruth!! & Mrs Welby, looks rather swollen in face.

Friday 15 April Dark yellow morg, had to have electric light. Bad night & heavy sweat feel I need a fortnight’s complete rest, not visiting.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Saturday 16 April Mrs Causten’s, 57 Leadenhall St E.C. Lady Mayoress 3 o’c. Opening of new premises. Private View New Gallery. Sent tickets to Mabel Wallace. Came by 4.30 to Balcombe. Maudie looking v. delicate, all babies v. well. Mr Wynn also on visit. Pianola. Headache all day.

Sunday 17 April Lovely day. After luncheon F. & self in Victoria to Nymans. Mrs Harold & H. only there. Lennie, Mr Hodgson & Roy in motor. Lin remained with Maudie. Had long walk thro’ wood to Lake. Roy seems v. seedy, walked back. F. & self returned in motor. Pianola evg. Slept v. badly neuralgia back of head.

Monday 18 April Slept badly. Glorious morg. Mr Wynn, Lennie & Roy off early. Darling Maud seems better & easier fr. pain. Rested until lunchtime. Lin & self for long walk with 4 dogs, v. troublesome, & only Peter returning with us. Sat with Maudie after lunch & went with Lin at 4.30 in motor to East Grinstead to meet Lennie. Motor broke down 2 miles short of E.G. Luckily cart took us on & we walked up footpath to Station, found Lennie & returned Balcombe by train. Car returned same evg soon after us! Maudie & F. for drive. To bed early.

Tuesday 19 April Glorious morg. Lennie taking Maud to London to see Dr Pollock. Nurse Millie meeting them Vic & going with her. Slept well & feel better. Dr Pollock says Maud is to be treated as an invalid & that she is to breakfast in bed & rest after luncheon & to go to bed early. Darling very tired & had to be douchd 3 times daily with boracic powder. Lennie rather tiresome.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 character taking her. I saw her for Maud. Fachais avec la bonne à cause de (illeg) la tout petit (illeg) ce temps grandes cene! Mais (illeg). S’est passé après. Nonie very naughty & disobedient will take some time to alter.

Thursday 21 April Mrs Alfred Mellor 3.30 - 6.30. Maudie about same. Read in her room morg. Short walk after posting letters & short walk with Nonie at 3.30 & Mademoiselle to gather primroses. Nonie v. tiresome. The darling is being spolit by Nurse F, is utterly disobedient except with Lennie & Maud when he is as good as gold. Florence met Lennie at Three Bridges. Lennie in good spirits elected a Liveryman of Goldsmith’s Company.

Friday 22 April Another lovely morg. Letters fr. Lin, Edgar & Mrs Galbraith. Letter fr. Hamilton L, Midge returning fr. Rome Thursday. H. meets her at Paris & brings her to London, Coburg Hotel. Uncertain if she goes with him or not to South America.

Saturday 23 April Mrs Mocatta 3.30. Dull & rainy morg. Mr Allen & Lennie arrived on motor after going to Nymans, & Mr Stewart & his fiancée Miss Priaud came later. Tall nice girl. 7 to dinner. Maudie to bed at 10 o’c, danced after. I went up earlier. V. pleasant evg. Lennie very lively. Lovely afternoon. Long letter fr. Midge.

Sunday 24 April Lovely day. Lennie, Mr Allen to Church. Mr Stewart & Miss Prieau for walk. Sat & read to Darling Maud & finished “Oliver Twist”. After lunch Lennie, Mr Stewart & Miss Prieans on car to Eastbourne thro’ Brighton, home at 7.30! Maudie & self in all day. Mr Allen & F. for walk after tea. Pianola evg. Late to bed.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Monday 25 April Lady Carbutt 3.30 to 6. Stayed all day with Maudie. Did not meet Lennie at East Grinstead, F. went instead. Lovely day but cold. Nonie getting very naughty, so disobedient. Walked just round pergola with Maudie but afraud she will take cold, w’d not put on jacket. Lennie played evg.

Tuesday April 26 Returned fr. Balcombe by 10.15 train. Breakfasted downstairs with Lennie & F.W. F. saw me to Station alone. Lin looks seedy I think & am so sorry. Left Maudie looking little better, wish she w’d go to bed earlier. Roy to drill. Had long talk with him on return. 2 to dinner.

Wednesday 27 April Lovely morg. Wrote letters, pd cheques etc. To matinée with Lin at St James, stupid piece. Roy & self dined alone. Quiet peaceful evg, to bed early. Tea at Mrs Keith’s. Charming letter fr. darling Maud. 2 to dinner.

Thursday 28 April Mrs A. Mellor, 3.30 - 6.30. Elsie McLaren’s wedding to young Johnson Ferguson at St Margaret’s Westminster 2.30, & 43 Belgrave Sqre. Dullish wedding, great crowd. Lin’s drawings beautiful. Bride & bridegroom went away in motor! Met heaps of friends. Called on Mrs J. Aird, Mrs Palmer & Mrs Mellor. Roy out to dinner. 2 to dinner.

Friday 29 April Evie Fletcher coming 12 o’c. for week. 3 to dinner, 4 to luncheon. Academy Private View. Midge returned fr. Paris. Great crowd at Piccadilly, saw many we knew. Darling arrived for luncheon brought lovely flowers. Evie also. Maudie remained until we left for Academy. She dined with Mr Stewart & went to Ball for short time Goldsmith’s Cy. Vy wrong. Roy out. Evie & self dined alone, Lin at 10 o’c.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Mrs Tupper. Dar Rhodes’ wedding St Peter Eaton Sqre 2.30, & after 29 Princes Gds. Lin & self went. Darling Maud there, left at 4 o’c for Balcombe. Mr Child going there. V. nice cheerful wedding. On to see Midge at Coburg after. Evie there after day’s shop’g with her maid. Roy out to dinner. Eve, Lin & self only, 3 to dinner.

Sunday 1 May H, Lin, Midge, self & Evie, 5 to dinner. Walked with Lin & Evie morg. to Hyde Pk. Corner, I home in om, Lin & Evie walked. Midge & H. to dinner. Lovely day. Roy dined at Carlton with Mr & Mrs Scott. Quiet evg. Midge & H. left at 10.45. Sp. & Hilda called only. Evie & self walked to Sir A. Hickman’s. Roy & Lin played tennis there. Roy out all day at Club.

Monday 2 May Pd off £50 of loan. Leaves only £50 now owing. Alice Street 4.30, 24a Bryanston Sqre. Wet. S.E. holiday. Out morg. shops. Walked to Queen’s Road ordered cakes. Evie out all morg. with her maid, in to lunch & out after until 5.30. Dine at 6.45, Lin, Roy, Evie & self to theatre. Lewis Walker “Miss Elizabeth’s Prisoner”. Very good, & first piece also.

Tuesday 3 May Small at home 4.30. 32 about came. Mrs Sells & Ellen to help. Cost Babillon. Hills 4 window boxes, ferns & cases. Mrs Sells 2/6, Ellen 4/6, hire urn etc. Lin giving dinner at his Club, 9. Evie & self dined at Ada S.J’s. 10 to dinner, cab 2/-. Vy pleasant evg. V. tired. Darling Maud to luncheon, great help c’d not have done without her. F. Walford to lunch also. Very late with everything in future all must be ready by one o’c, shocking muddle. Plenty of everything & Ellen a great help in arranging table etc.

Wednesday 4 May Lovely day. Evie out to dentist & to lunch with Lady Grove. Matinée Haymarket. Roy, Evie & self to dinner. Emma remained in. Frances

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 waited much better alone, Called at Maudie’s, out. Mervyn came in after dinner, vy thin but well.

Thursday 5 May Evie goes. Walked to my darling’s & went to see Dr Pollock with her. Thinks he lanced her, says she is to be vy careful. Left her at Glouc. Ter. & came home in her fly. Maud returning to Balcombe 4.30, & Tilda with her. With Evie at 3 to call on Ethel M & Midge, both out, returned to tea & Evie left at 5 o’c. Roy out dinner.

Friday 6 May Mrs A. Mellor 3.30 to 6. Wrote morg. Mad’lle called. At 3.30 to stores, ordered medicine belt, 3 plovers eggs 10 ½. Barkers etc. Called Lady Weston, left cards Mrs Fritz, Mrs Rhodes & Lady McLaren, V. Behrens. Roy, Lin & self in to dinner. Dined 8.30! Lennie given Roy coat.

Saturday 7 May Dull. Mad’lle coming for day. Cleaned top of spare room wardrobe thoroughly, put all in order. Drove with Mad. at 3.0 to Coburg, Midge out. To Mrs Mocatta, tea there & home to tea here. Lin & self alone to dinner. Roy out.

Sunday 8 May Lin & Roy to Sir A’s tennis. Mr & Mrs Graham Keith dine with us 8 o’c. Soup, Salmon, ribs of lamb, beans, potatoes, asparagrass, nasty gooseberry tart, cream, cods roe. Sp. called morg. F. Walford to luncheon. Steak pud, gooseberry tart & custard. Miss R. Innes to tea. Walk with Lin morning.

Monday 9 May Mrs H. Messel’s dinner 8 o’c. (Awful books £7.7.6 & only 16/6 & Ellen 4/6. £1.0.0) for weeks expences!!! Too much. Hamilton F. called in his Motor. V. smart. Out morg. Kens shop’g. Met Miss Macdougall & Miss Russell. V. delghtful dinner & evg. at Mrs H.M’s, 8. Caviare, mock turtle soup, 30


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 fillets sole, quails. Duck, green peas, Cream surprise, strawberries in cream iced. Savory.

Tuesday 10 May Mrs Aird. V. wet morg. To Coburg, saw Midge. To Claridges saw Tabs. Barkers. Hamilton & Tabbie to dinner. Sent off a suit to Herbert Furrell fr. Mount St P.O. Gave no paper with it, odd. Maud Paxton called afternoon & came in to dinner. Tabbie admired her & asked her to go and stay there.

Wednesday 11 May Mrs Drage’s dinner. Unable to go. Mrs Hadley’s at home 4 - 7. Mrs Messel 4 - 6. Mrs Aird 3 to 6.30. Spencer & I lunch at Exhibition. F. Walford comes to stay. Mrs Keith’s dinner, unable to go. Sp. took me Earls Court Ex. to lunch, splendid. Sat op. Sir W. Richmond most amusing. Ret, & called with Florence on Mrs Aird, Messel, Macmillan, Lady Critchett. Roy, Florence & self to dinner.

Thursday 12 May Tea with Miss Macdougall, 39 Courtfield Gds. Walked morg with F.W. Called at 3.30 on Mrs McKenna, Hannen, Hadley, Kendal. Had tea Mrs Finlay in new house & to Miss Macdougall. Met Major Mathews in om morg. Roy out to dinner.

Friday 13 May Out morg. Made 13 calls, only Lady Lockwood in. F.W. out on own ac’t. Darling Maud & Tilda came after luncheon. Tabbie came o tea & stayed long tim eon my return 5.30. Roy dined Mrs Dickens & to a dance with her party. We dined 8.30. (Called F. Moulton, Dent, Warre, de la Rue, Welby, English, Ferguson, Burnand, Lockyer etc.)

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 between acts. On fr. there to tea at Mrs Nembhard’s. Saw Ethel & Mervyn there. Quiet evg. Lin, Roy, F.W. & self to dinner.

Sunday 15 May Midge & Miss Innes to dinner 8 o’c. Lin & self lunched at Lady Margaret W’s. Mr Wallop & Mr & Mrs Mowbray Howard there. Mr Paxton, Miss Macdougall, Miss Russell, Ethel & Mervyn, Sp & Ada & Hilda & Miss R. Innes called. Lin & Roy to Sir Alfred Hickman’s tennis. V. tiring day. Roy & F.W. here to luncheon.

Monday 16 May Slept badly. C. Hartree’s luncheon 2 o’c. 18 to lunch. Lovely day. 2 laundresses! V. pleasant party, excellent lunch. Sir Trevor took me in. Drove home 4.30 & rested. Punch dinner tonight. Roy out to dinner more depressed than ever. Florence out till ¼ past 7 with Violet. F. & self alone to dinner, bed early.

Tuesday 17 May Mrs Heilbut 4 - 7. Unable to go. Out morg. shop’g 1/1 flowers. Large box fr. Evie with lovely flowers. 2/- pd for cakes, Babillons. Midge, Lady Bergne, Mr & Mrs Hartley, Mrs Dent, Mackasy, Mabel W, Maud P, Mrs Gibson & Mrs Harold called etc. Roy vy depressed.

Wednesday 18 May Made £2.3.9 over £100 Jap loan each. Roy dined out. Drove with me to E’s club & on to Garrick in brougham. Mrs Reed Cardiff House, Parks, Wimbledon Common. Mrs Messel 4 - 7. Mrs Keith’s dinner. Unable to go. F.W. & Lin alone to dinner, dined at 10 o’clock. I dine with the Mervyns at Ethel’s club 7.30. Very good dinner. Left at 9.30, called at Coburg on way home saw Midge & Dora who arrived in afternoon fr. Paris. Looks fearfully fragile. Mr Foley out. Long letter fr. Maud fr. Bath. Had called on Mrs Adlam, gave Maud all 5 Moore portraits.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 F.Walford left at 3 o’c. Went for walk with me morg, called to enquire for Mr Douglas & on Mrs Sington. Lin out to luncheon. Lin & self alone. Roy dined with Dora at Coburg & the Mervyns & Mr H.K.Foster.

Friday 20 May Packed morg. Florence came in. Drove at 5 to see Midge & Dora. Mr Foley there. D. looking very delicate & fragile. To see about dress Marshalls, saw nothing worth copying. Roy out to dinner, Lin & self alone. Maud & Lennie & Toula arrived home fr. their week’s motoring. Mrs Adlam gave Maud the 5 Moore pictures.

Saturday 21 May To Sir Benjamin Baker till Monday, Pangbourne. Not going. Lin & self to Balcombe by 10.40, arrived 11.4. No crowd or fuss at station, raining. Lennie left for week’s camp at 4.30 in car which he is keeping with him at Arundel. Roy with Mr Stern to Oxford on motor. Dora & Mr Foley leave Coburg Hotel for Stoke Edith. Midge goes to them Monday.

Sunday 22 May Dull morg, fine later. To Church with darling Maud & Toula & remained to Communion. Rested after lunch with Maudie who slept. Long walk after tea with Lin & rather tired. Babies down after tea. Wonderful improvement in Nonie boy’s behaviour jusque ici. Maudie played pianola, not (illeg). To bed early.

Monday 23 May Lovely day. Maudie alone to luncheon at Mrs Hohler’s. Went for long walk with Lin. Maudie back about 6 none the worse for long drive. To bed early. Miss Venning at Mrs Hohler’s, engaged to Major (illeg) of Cornwall, old family fr. 1560!

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Wet (illeg) morg. Undid goods with Maud & Toula fr. Italy, fan broken!!! 6 pieces of glass safe. Nurse F. vy seedy. Con’s birthday. Went for walk with Lin as far as Major Oxley’s. Maudie & Toula drove to Nymans.

Wednesday 25 May Mrs Reed, 4.30 Wimbledon. Lin left by 9 train. Toula left by 12 train. Mrs Harold & Mrs Gibson came to luncheon. Mrs G. looked vy smart & handsome & has a great charm of manner. Maudie vy tired.

Thursday 26 May Heavenly day. Letters fr. Lin & Midge fr. Stoke. Dora very happy. Mrs Hohler came over for tea & brought Valentine. Nurse F. Baby & Anne for drive in Victoria. Mrs H. quite lively & talkative. Wire for Maud to go to Grants, Arundel tomorrow, too tiring for her. Maudie looked vy pale evg.

Friday 27 May Heavy thunderstorm & rain early, Maudie in my room. Breakfasted in bed. Went for drive with Maudie & Nonie past Paddockhurst. Maudie told her own fairy stories. Happy little evg, to bed at 10 o’c.

Saturday 28 May Letter fr. dear Lin. Dull morg, fine later. Lennie arrived during luncheon looking very well. Lin did not come. Lennie & I heard sound of a carriage driving up after lunch but saw none from window. Met Maud in hall who heard us saying odd nothing there. Maud & Lennie for walk together & I went with Lennie round garden before dinner. 2 letters fr. Japan fr. Edgar.

Sunday 29 May Lovely day. Lennie Maud & self to Church & to Nymans after. Hilda, Cap Gibbs Miss Brigtock, Sir E. Waterlow, Mrs Sington etc there. Sat out. Quiet evg. Roy on river with Mr Stern. Lin to Calais & dined alone, on tray.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Monday 30 May Mrs Farquharson at home 10 o’c. Exhibition of Irish pictures Guildhall Art Gallery 10 to 6. Return fr. Balcombe by 4.20. Lennie & Maud with me to station, met rude Major Oxley. Cab strike. No difficulty getting cab. Lin & Roy to Mrs F’s at home. Roy came, sprained his foot & covered with boils over face! Frances took flowers to Coburg, Midge, who arrived fr. Stoke today.

Tuesday 31 May Mrs J.Ferguson’s dinner 8 o’c. Very wet. Roy quite lame won’t take any precautions re spots. Lady Critchett only called. V. pleasant dinner met Sir E & Lady Strachey, Mr & Mrs Cunningham, Sir & Lady Fane, J. Bennet’s relatives etc, Sir F. & Lady D. Hartland etc. Roy dined alone.

Wednesday 1 June Alice Street 4.30. Mona Spagnoletti. Very wet. Midge dines here, or I with her, depends on Roy. I dined with Midge. Roy dined here alone & went to Mocatta’s dance at 10 when carriage fetched me at Coburg & on to supper at restaurant, Derby supper. I walked shops, left cheque Bk. & character of nursemaid, no good, Pembroke Gds.

Thursday 2 June Alice Street 4.30. Miss Spielmann’s wedding West London Synagogue 2.45 & 56 Westbourne Terrace. Miss Joachim’s wedding St Mary Abbots 2.30. Mrs J. Ferguson’s at home 20.30. Midge dined here. We went after to J.F’s vy nice at home.

Friday 3 June Windows cleaned. Lady Dixon Hartland 4.30. Lady Burnand 4 o’c. In morg. at 3.15 fetched Midge fr. Coburg. Went to Mrs D’Arcy, Heilbut. Holland, de la Rue, Larnack, & Mrs Drage, in & Mr D. also, had tea there with Midge. She left after in cab & I went to Lady H’s, very dull party, harpist, & to Lady Burnand looking as pretty as ever. Read to Lin de

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Wint’s book on Russia, “Paris to New York”. Roy at home quite lively. No more cold salmon! Fridays.

Saturday 4 June Out shops morg. Nellie Keith called to enquire for Maudie. Lin & self to matinée of American piece, most excellent. Saw W. Humphreys there! Called on Midge, saw her looking well & smart. Lin & self alone to dinner. Roy dined out & was late. Marguerith again out afternoon during my absence & Roy & friend came & Frances opened door.

Sunday 5 June Mrs P. Agnew 4.30. Rosie Macguire to dinner. Lin & Roy to Calais, lovely day. Unable to go to Mrs A’s as Mr Paxton & Miss Innes came & stayed till past 7. Miss Innes & Rosie dined here.

Monday 6 June Lin & self dine with Sir H. & Lady Bergne at Ranelagh 7.30.

Tuesday 7 June Babies have chicken pox. Letter fr. Mrs Messel. Mrs Alec Johnson Ferguson, Hyde Park Hotel, at home at 43 Belgrave Sqre. Miss Barraces luncheon 1.45. Miss Rose Innes’ dinner at Carlton 8 o’c. Ten at Miss B’s, amongst others Mrs J.Ferguson, Mrs ?, Miss Fowler writer etc, 2 dear little girls. Lady Lockwood, Mr Hartree, Mrs Reeve & Ada Sp. with Mrs Tomlin(?) called. V. large party at Miss Innes, 26! Midge, also Dewar, Stone, Brown etc. Roy alone to dinner here.

Wednesday 8 June Mrs Messel 4 - 7. Out morg. about (illeg). Toula to dinner. Called to enquire Sir A. Hickman, Mrs Messel, Mrs Farquharson & Nembhard, Spielman. Roy at Mrs M’s, brought him home. Roy, Toula & self to dinner here.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Mrs A. J. Ferguson. Mrs Frank Parish 4 - 6.30. Out all morg. shop. Lin to Zoo in cart. Bear drawing. Met Sir A. Hemming in omnibus. To call at ¼ past 4 on Mrs Harold Messel, Mrs P. Agnew, splendid at home, Mrs Parish’s & to Mrs Alec J.F. Lin & self alone, Roy out to dinner.

Friday 10 June Miss White here morg. I took character of Edith Murphy undernurse. Vy good, nice looking girl. Called at 3.30 on Mocatta, Markhams (met Mrs Wagge looking ill) Welby to enquire, Rose Innes, stores. Bought ivy, ordered 2 plants. Louis Coward for Roy. Lady Lawrence, Lady Henning, in, Lady Burnand. Saw Mrs Hammond & Ethel, Mrs Welby, Tate.

Saturday 11 June Lin & self to Sir Benjamin Baker’s Pangbourne till Monday. Came by 5.5 train. Sir James & Lady Clarke dined here. Mr & Mona Spagnioletti & Mr Mackie staying here. Roy with Mr Sterne. Great rush to get dressed & unpacked.

Sunday 12 June Heavenly day. Out all morg in garden with Mrs Kemp. Mona, Mr S. Mr (blank) & Lin in motor. Sir Benjamin for walk alone. Drove in motor with Mona & Lin to Sir James Clarke’s, tea there, & ret’d in Victoria with Mrs Kemp, Mr Mackie. Sir B. cycled over & Lin & Mona in motor. General Waddington, Mr Nicoli called.

Monday 13 June Return. Mrs Alec J. Ferguson at home 3 - 6, no, 15th . Lovely day. Lin went up with Sir B. & the men by early train. I came up by 10.45. Carriage met me & drove to Mde. Seaman, arranged about voile dress. Called after luncheon on Mrs P. Simpson, Miss Holland & Miss Neaves. Roy out to dinner. Letters fr. my darling & Midge.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Mabel Lewis marriage with Cap’t Batey at St Mary Abbotts 2.30 & at Bolney House Ennismore Gds. The Astronomer Royal 3 - 6. Mr & Mrs Hammond lunch here 1.30. Young Bergne to dinner. Lin went with me to the wedding. Great crowd, charming house & beautifully arranged. Molesworth, Tilda, S. Grantham, Mrs J. Aird, Lady McLaren & Mrs Clarke called. Roy in to dinner. Vy sleepy.

Wednesday 15 June Mrs Messel 4 - 7. Mrs Leslie Ward & Mrs Rabey Watney at home 4 - 6.30 at Blomfield Studios, 13a Blomfield Place. Mrs Alec Furguson 3 - 6. The Astronomer Royal 3 - 6. Mrs Mount Batten 4 – 6.30. Mrs Hammond called. Went to be fitted. Met Mrs Rooth, Bond St. Maudie & Lennie drove up in motor just as I was starting for Toula 4 o’c. Had tea, both look well. To at home with Toula, left cards on Lady Henderson, Mrs Ritchie, Lady Pearson to enquire, Welby to enquire & home. Roy & darling Maud came to dinner, 4! Margaret out afternoon & evg. A most tiring un-nerving day. Roy vy noisy & tiresome evg, so unrestful.

Thursday 16 June Ask Arthur Linley to dinner. Maud & Lennie to dinnner. Lovely morg. Roy going to Maidenhead evg by late train. Feel very seedy, head so bad, did not sleep. In all morg. At 4 to Lady Armstrong, Mrs Ferguson, in, & Mrs A. Lewis, in. Darling M. & Lennie to dinner both look well. Opened old port wine 25 years here in bottle.

Friday 17 June Roy at Maidenhead & to Ascot with Mr Sterne’s party. Mrs Alec Ferguson 3 - 6. Mrs Reginald Harrison 9 - 12, 6 Lower Berkeley St. Mrs Bergheim’s party 9.30. To be fitted 11.30, Seamans. Met Mr Rooth. Heard fr. Toula Midge back fr. yacht & at Coburg. Called on Desirée Welby, had tea with her, & to see Mrs English. Plant for Desirée, 2/6. My darling to Nymans with Lennie.

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Saturday 18 June Roy returned at 6.30 fr. Maidenhead & off directly to dine & theatre party with Mr Sterne. Out morg. bought toque £1.18.9 & veil. Lin out to luncheon. I alone & to Haymarket where he joined me. Called after on Mr Hartree, out, home to tea. Sat with Roy whilst he dressed. Lin & self alone to dinner. Mrs E. Bagle called.

Sunday 19 June Dull morg. Lin & self lunch 2 o’c at Lady Rosamund Christie’s, 63 Onslow Sqre. Lin & self dine Sir A. Hickman, Roy to Mrs Dickens. Excellent lunch. Col & Mrs Bridgman fr. Shropshire, 3 others, Jap gentleman. Left early on ac’t of tennis at Sir A’s. Large dinner at Sir A’s. He looks v. pulled down by flu.

Monday 20 June Lunched with Midge, Coburg. Mrs Kevil Davis there also. At 3.30 to Hunts with Midge. Caled on (blank) & drove round Park & home to tea. Midge dined here quietly without ret’g to Hotel. Arranged flowers together fr. darling Maud’s. Roy to a dance after dinner.

Tuesday 21 June Mrs Rawlinson 4 o’c. Asked Mabel to come & go with me, & to dine here, & Arthur Linley who did not come. Tilda asked me to go to Opera with her, unable to go. Miss White morg. to fit me. Mrs Tate, Pitt - Mills Grantham, J. Aird & Rose Innes called. Dull but full party at Mrs R’s, went at 6 o’c with Mabel who dined here. Roy out with Mr Sterne at Ranelagh to dinner.

Wednesday 22 June Miss Chapman 4 - 7. Asked Midge. Mrs Reed, Wimbledon. Roy to Oxford with Mr Sterne, away before dinner. Miss Gill to lunch unexpectedly. Midge came at ¼ to 4, went together to Lady Hickman’s. Miss C’s at

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 home & fruitless drive to Wimbledon, R’s away!!! Walked on lovely common & Midge dined alone with me, Dora to Court.

Thursday 23 June Lin & self dine at Mrs Larnack’s, 16 Hans Place 8 o’c. Miss Lawrence’s luncheon party 2 o’c, unable to accept. Lovely day. Darling Maud comes to Glouc. Ter. for 2 nights. Maudie came & had tea in my room. Mr Messel dines with them at Glouc. Ter. 7 to dinner Mrs L’s, Mr Ansdell, a pretty girl & one other man. Roy out to dinner v. late home.

Friday 24 June Roy looking vy seedy, & perverse. Darling fetched me at 11.30, drove to Mde. Clare’s & Coburg & Barkers. Bought (illeg) & flowers. 2 boxes fr. Balcombe. Maudie to luncheon. Lady Armstrong, Lady Henderson, Miss Barran, Fanny Nembhard, Mrs Gibson & Mrs Harold M, Mrs Mount Batten & dau, Mervyn & Ethel, Mrs Gill, Miss Rose Innes. Lin finished early 9 o’c. Lennie fetched Maudie. Roy out to dinner & dance, v. late home 5 o’c!

Saturday 25 June Roy not down until 10 o’c! Out all day. Maud & Lennie to Mrs Hohler’s, Lowfield Heath. Lin goes on Vectis, P & O yacht until Tuesday, left 9 o’c. Geoff Con comes till Monday for Exam. I go to lunch with Midge, Coburg 1.45. Dine there instead. Roy dined out & to dance. Out morg, met Mrs Gill, Annie Tweedie, Mrs Mackenzie. Shop’d & ordered wreath. Small rememberence Lady Hickman 3/6, & called to enquire for & saw her. Sir A & J.H. just off in motor. Dined alone with Midge, Coburg.

Sunday 26 June Tilda to luncheon. Geoff & self to enquire after Mrs Messel, saw Harold & Hilda. Roy, Geoff, Toula & self to luncheon, returned home in omnibus. Midge called at tea time, vy well & lively. Geoff to Sp’s later. Roy dines with Midge at Club. Geoff & self alone to dinner.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Monday 27 June Lady Armstrong 4 - 7. Midge & I go D.V. to Broadstairs to visit our beloved Parents’ grave. Geoff Con leaves us for Mrs English. Fetched Midge fr. Coburg. Had vy happy day, the grounds at St Peter’s better kept than I have ever seen them & Church beautiful, new vestry rooms. We drove to Westwood, vy overgrown but lovely trees. Saw Midge home. Sat out on Parade & saw lodgings.

Tuesday 28 June Lady Romer’s dinner 8 o’c. Mrs Sidney Cotton’s dinner. Delightful dinner & most charming family. Lord Justice took me in, his brother (illeg). Dora, Midge, Mrs Palgrave Simpson, Rawlinson, Barran, Rose Innes, Gill etc called. Out morg. Dear Lin returned fr. his cruise on P. & O. Steamer

Wednesday 29 June Dora & Paul to Brown’s Hotel for 2 weeks. Lady Nottage 4 o’c. Mrs Maginis 3.30 - 6, 8 Craven Hill Gds. Academy Soirée 9 o’c. Lady Henderson 4.30 – 7, 18 Arlington St. Effie comes for 3 nights. Both my girls with bad places, one on arm, M. finger. Maudie fetched me 3.30, called on Dora, Mrs Laking, Thorneycrofts, Ritchie, Pearson, & at home Lady H. Roy & I to Academy alone, v. full. Saw oceans of friends, Wickliffe Taylor etc. Roy looked v. tired. Maud & Lennie there after dining at Mrs Fleischman’s.

Thursday 30 June Mrs Huish tea, Lords, table behind Block A. N.Wensum(?). Mrs Holland 10.30. G. Grossmith Jnr. D. & Paul there. Maudie fetched me for Lords, had tea at Mrs H’s. Barrans there. Vy tired. Evg. parties not worth going to, too tiring. Effie & Roy remained till 3 o’c!!! Darling Maud & Lennie at Hollands.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 dine with Lennie & Maud & go to French play with them. Out morg. with Effie to Grove. Too tired to go out afternoon. Enjoyed my evg. immensely. Saw O. Crawfurd with his new wife to whom I was introduced.

Saturday 2 July Mrs Briton Rivière 4 o’c. Mrs Pirrie’s luncheon party 2 o’c. Too tired to enjoy it. Sat next to Mr Vincent & Mr Wollf, Lady Egmont & Mr Briscoe, Ld & Lady Robertson etc. Nice party Mrs R’s. Effie out all day. Geoff called morg. Roy out to dinner. Heavy showers. Eff, Lin & self quiet evg. Mrs Chesterfield char here today, 3/-.

Sunday 3 July Invite to luncheon Mrs Davison. Paul & Dora dining here Sunday. Lovely morg. In all day. Effie remaining until tomorrow. Effie to see E. English. Roy lunched with Mrs Wood & her 2 pretty daughters. Lin & Roy to Sir A’s for tennis. Dora & Paul to dinner, D. looked lovely. Both quite lively.

Monday 4 July Mrs Gill’s dinner 8 o’c. Mrs Binns Smith, 7 Eaton Mans, 4.30. To stores morg, bought 2 W. petticoats £1.11.6, 6 prs stockings 11/6, house brush leather & rubber for Roy’s boots 6/9. Effie left 2.30 for Henley. Darling Maud & Gillie came, had tea in my room. Ten to dinner Mrs G’s. Vy smart & well done but not good company. Roy in alone to dinner. (Sheet glued in) Mrs Gill’s dinner, 4 July. Soup & vegetables in it. Salmon. Cold entrée chicken truffles with aspic over. Loin of lamb, beans, potatoes. Chicken roasted, salad & peas. Pineapple cream, fruit jelly. Savory. Flower ices. Ten. V. well done. Mr & Mrs Walter, Mr & Mrs ?, Mrs Tattersall, Mr Stone, ourselves & Mr & Mrs G.

Tuesday 5 July Dinner here. Asked Burnands, Fletcher Moultons, Lockyers, G. Armstrong, Bergne, Rooth, Mrs Biancardi. Lady Larnack 4 o’c. Only 8 at dinner. Sir H. & Lady Bergne, Mr & Mrs Rooth, Mrs Biancardi, Roy. Out 42


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 morg. Mrs Chesterfield here to help 3/-. Man cleaned windows morg. Paid off £50, last of loan. Soup. Fillet cotes, tomatoes. Tongue & mushrooms. Lamb, peas. Poussins, salad, beans. Pèches Melba & genovoise pastry. Liver savory.

Wednesday 6 July Mrs Morland Agnew 4 - 7. Mrs Macmillan 10 o’c. Mrs Fleischmann’s dinner. Unable to accept, going alone. Out morg. Hindered by continual meeting of friends. Geoff arrived for dinner alone. Sent him to Ex. with friend. Roy dined Coburg with Midge. Strange smart company. Mr J. Heilbut, Arthur Hills she very … etc. Excellent dinner beautiful house but felt out of sympathy with entire company. V smart pretty & (illeg illeg). Saw Midge Dora & Paul & left Roy at Mrs Macmillans.

Thursday 7 July Lin & self dine at Mrs Rooths 8 o’c, 2 Montagu Mans. Walked to French dressmaker Notting Hill with Geoff morg. Geoff lunched with Dora at Browns. Roy dined here & went after to join Lennie & M’s dinner party at Carlton, Foleys there. Most delightful dinner & company at Mrs R’s, enjoyed our evg. immensely. Excellent dinner.

Friday 8 July Fête Regent’s Park. Unable to go. Made calls, 15! instead. Gave 2 Regent’s Park tickets to Hilda. Geoff lunched with Tabbie at Carlton. Lin finished work at 6 o’c & dined at 8 & to bed early. Geoff, Lin & self to dinner, Roy out. Called on Midge, saw Hamilton who had just arrived fr. B. Ayres, & Tabbie. Had tea with her after at Claridges. Roy dined with Maud after Eton & Harrow match.

Saturday 9 July Mrs Breton Riviere. 4 o’c. Mrs Hartley’s luncheon at Welcome Club 1.30. Charming company. I taken in by young German Lieut who created sensation by being dismissed service by writing book “Seven years in a Garrison town”. Most interesting man 26 years of age. 80 to lunch! Mr 43


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Donaldson a writer & poet. Douglas Gordons, Lady D. Nevile etc. Called after on Mrs Trench & Lady Carbutt. Roy lunched with Dora & to Eton & Harrow match Lords. Eton won!!! Geoff with the Spencers all day at Lords Cavalry Club. Lin, Geoff & self to exhibition after dinner. Met Carlisles & very interesting men, one a ship owner friends of the Carlisles. Great crowd had to wait long while for chairs. Roy dined with Stern & took night & flan. suit returns tomorrow.

Sunday 10 July Sat in Park morg. with Geoff. Lin, Geoff & self to luncheon here, Roy away. Geoff off after to the River, returns late. Mr & Mrs Phipson Beale to dinner 8 o’c, 4 of us only, both boys out. Had misgivings about North. Mrs B’s eyes had had glasses on all time. Young Bergne called.

Monday 11 July X. Lady Bergne 4.30. Out morg. shops. Lovely day. Maud still at Mrs Hohler’s. Geoff in to luncheon. Geoff, Roy , Lin & self to dinner. Boys went after to exhibition. Called after going to Morettes about evg. dress. on Mrs P. Holland. To Mabel Wallace & left present, & Lady Bergne, dull party rather, garden pretty. Roy with new firm X.

Tuesday 12 July Lovely morg. Geoff goes to Exam, I in brougham at 10.30 to Bank, Barkers & Seamans, Marshalls & Haywards. Bought dress & hat. Met Lady Monckton Marshalls, insisted on my lunching with her Friday 1.45. Miss Webster, the Miss Bastards, Miss Innes & my darling came after little Hanson Walker wedding. Roy out to dinner. Geoff out after dinner to Alhambra.

Wednesday 13 July Mrs Morland Agnew 4 - 7. Miss Binns Smith 4 o’c. Mrs Dent 4.30. Mrs Causton 4 o’c. Lovely day. Geoff to call & see Maud, he leaves today. Lovely flowers fr. Maud & Tabs. Roy dined at Maud’s. Great crowd at

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Mrs Causten’s. Charming flat Mrs B. Smith & delightful couple, dull at Mrs Agnew’s. Geoff left, fear he lost his train. Alone to dinner.

Thursday 14 July Mrs Binns Smith 4 o’c. Ap’t Mirettes 12 o’c. Miss White here for day. Paid her 6/6. In all morg. Sp. to luncheon looks vy seedy. After lunch to Mirettes & my darling, found her packing with Miss Cussons, saw Lennie. Roy out to dinner, returned 1.30 night in a motor.

Friday 15 July Mrs Mount Batten 4 0’c. I lunch with Lady Monckton at 1.45 at 33 Bedford Sqre. Lady Milman 3.30. Mrs Wallace 3.30. Lin dines at Sir Norman Lockyer’s, Penywern Rd 8 o’c. Maud to Balcombe for summer. Mr Hartree called morg. to take me for drive in motor. Charming house lunch & everything Lady M’s. Col Lyon only there. Went to Mrs W, Lady M & Mrs M. Batten’s after. Roy & self dined alone late.

Saturday 16 July Mrs Briton Rivière 4 o’c. Mabel Wallace’s wedding 2.30, Holy Trinity Sloane St & at Rutland Gate. Maudie came fr. Balcombe, lunched here & we went to wedding together. I saw her off fr. Vic after. Roy dined out. Lin & self alone vy nice evg. Mabel looked vy pretty. Roy came to reception after.

Sunday 17 July Col & Mrs Trench & Ham & Midge dine here 8 o’c. Lin & self at 2 in brougham to see Abbey’s picture. Delightful house. Roy out to luncheon. Lin & Roy to Sir A. Hickman’s for tennis. Heavenly day. V. pleasant evg, 7 to dinner with Roy. H. looking seedy again. Lin & Roy to Sir A’s tennis. No one called.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 day. Darling to lunch here & after with her to Hunts & Mrs Young’s. Left her for Mirettes & Lady L’s at home. V. full. Good talk with nice woman. Lin, Roy & self to Exhibition, Roy round in Maxim. Walked home, cab there.

Tuesday 19 July Louisa Bourne 4 o’c, Queen Anne’s Mansions. Out 11.30 to Barkers & Mirettes, final fitting white satin. Only Lady Bergne & Mrs Spofforth called. Lovely day.

Wednesday 20 July Out at 10.30 after Maud’s cook, one taken another place. Saw vy pretty & nice girl Hunts, engaged her for Monday if ref. satisfactory. To Ex evg. with Lin in carriage. Lovely day, windy. Maud & Lennie go on motor to Stoke Edith until Monday. They left Balcombe v. early. Tuffly & Crawfurd came up, C. going to S.Africa. Louisa Bourne came to tea, does not look one day older. Lin dines with staff Hurlingham 7.30.

Thursday 21 July X. Russia taken one of our P. & O. ships. Lin & self dined alone. Roy out. Out morg. shops on foot. At 4.30 to Stores bought Roy’s vests, drawers, silver blow pipe for Maud, stamp book Nonie & veils self, £3.19.4 total. X. Great stir Russia seized one of our ships P. & O. Malacca & manned it with her own men. May alter Lin’s cut.

Friday 22 July Lovely day. Letter fr. Maudie fr. Stoke Edith, seems vy happy there. Shopped. V. uneventful day. Read Mr Reeve’s book to Linley evg.

Saturday 23 July In all morg busy. After luncheon with Lin to “Cingalee” matinée, vy full, vy hot, but vy amusing. Home to tea. Roy out to lunch & dinner. Lin & self alone & to bed early

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Sunday 24 July X. Lin Roy & self dine at Sir Alfred Hickman’s after tennis at 8 o’c. Margarith out & Emma all afternoon & evening. No one called. In all day. Lin & Roy in to lunch & to tennis after at Sir A’s. X. 12 to dinner Sir A’s. Lady Kitson, Sir & Lady Trevor (he Lord Malmesbury’s brother) Mr & Mrs Robinson, Trenches etc. Lady T. v.fascinating.

Monday 25 July Thunderstorm v. heavy 6 o’c. Committee at Garrick Club, drove Lin there 4 o’c. Roy & self alone to dinner bed early. Punch dinner today. Lady Grove 4.30 - 7, 51 Bedford Sqre. Called Lady Monckton & Mrs Weedon Grossmith, Mrs Rooth. Margarith out afternoon & evg again. V. comic Lady G’s at home, only 5 people relatives & no tea or food! Cups only. Lady G. looking lovely & v. pretty baby boy. Called on Lady Hickman, Lady Monckton & Mrs Weedon Grossmith.

Tuesday 26 July X. Paid £202.9.8 to Mr Birks for purchase of $ 2500 5% Cuba Ex. 1904 37% paid, 2 ½ com. etc. No one called. Out morg. shops. Roy dined with Mr Sterne, cariage fetched him 10 o’c. Heavy rain.

Wednesday 27 July Roy left at 6 o’c. Lin’s late night like Friday. Maudie’s Goodwood party. Roy on motor to Balcombe for Goodwood with young Sterne. To Marshalls (lost broach!!! there trying on blouses). To Irish linen place. Willers about having Carbolic in bottles for Lin & Harrods about blinds & stained glass windows repaired. Paid Cosenna 2/- coffee, 1/9 2 small tins sardines. Wigmore St.

Thursday 28 July Miss Macleans marriage 2.30 with Harold Austen, St Barnabus. Pay £202.9.8 to young Bergne for purchase of $2.500 Cuba 5% External 1904 37.70 pd 2½. £200.18.8 com & stamps. £1.11.0 Total £202.9.8. Asked Mrs 47


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Adlam to tea, 30 Bramley Gds. Busy morg turning out drawing room drawers. Harrods man called about stained glass windows, need repair. Lin dined at Athenaeum with Mr (illeg). I went to Maclean wedding. Mrs Wallace, saw Mabel! Mrs Dickens, Gill, Spofforth & Ruth. Alone to dinner. White came to fit evg dress 7 o’c. Frances out evg.

Friday 29 July. Dr Orton dining here. Out at 3.30 to Harrods, ordered work basket for Maud’s birthday, about stained glass windows. Everyone we know gone fr. the Terrace for summer holidays except Mrs Spofforth. Dr Orton v. well & lively, stayed talking until 12 o’c. Ada Sp. called just as I was dressing for dinner. White soup, whiting, tongue, mutton. Cherry tart, cream, egg savory.

Saturday 30 Lovely day. Darling Maud writes she is so well, & houseparty merry. Roy, Mr Davison, Mr Sterne, Violet & (illeg illeg). M’s Goodwood party great success. Mademoiselle came & went with me to Bank. Gave her old grey Woolland dress. Saw Mr Richardson about loan overdrawn. Received notice B.A. Pacific demanding £3! more on 2 allotted shares. Heavy thunder unable to drive. Lin & self to Ex by om. evg.. Walked home. Horse not well.

Sunday 31 July Young horse not well, but drove him fr. Zoo 5.30. Lovely day. Young horse still not well. X. Wrote to B.A & Pacific Secy about odd letter! & further demand £3. Roy remains Balcombe until Tuesday. Lin & self to Zoo by cab, carriage home. Mr & Mrs O. Crawfurd called & had tea, she odd & a foreigner. Quiet evg, 1880 champagne.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Roy, Lin & self to dinner. Lovely day, vy hot. Walked to Harrods about stained glass windows & blinds. Roy returned home fr. Balcombe. Lin & self to see “Orchid”, Gaiety. Stupid piece. Had cab, horse still ill.

Wednesday 3 August Lovely, v. hot. X. Took certificate & allotment letter B.A. & Pacific 2 £10 shares to bank. X. Paid Whiteladies 11/9 eleven & nine house repairs. Emma out. Fearfully hot. Roy out to dinner. Mervyn & self dined alone, v. happy evening.

Thursday 4 August Otley has to go to see about Lin’s electric light at Herbert Moore, 3 Stratford Rd, Marloes Road. More rumpus between Margarith & Frances. Mervyn left directly after breakfast. Roy lunching with him today. Roy does not take advantage of his many opportunities, seems so lifeless & unenterprising. Could get all Mervyn’s & Ethel’s family business if he chose to exert himself. Roy out to dinner. X. Lin’s electric light went out suddenly. Con came at 10 PM stayed an hour, had arrived fr. Dresden this morning.

Friday 5 August Lovely day. Roy out to dinner. Lin finished work at 9 o’c. White here about blk muslin bodice. In all day except for short shop walk Kens. morg. Grindham painting tubs & retopping dust bin, mended sashes of dining room window.

Saturday 6 August X. Put away part of silver with Margarith. X. Lovely day. Put away drawing room silver, 3 old caddys fr. side board & urn & inkstand (illeg) & horse shoe fr. my room morg. with Margarith. Lin & self for walk evg together. Douglas here to dinner, he & Roy after to Exhibition. Lin & self to see horse, still seedy. Otley vy boosey, even Lin noticed.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Lovely day, busy all morg. Walked with Lin gardens after tea. Margarith out afternoon.

Monday 8 August Lovely day. Turned out drawing room with Margarith, brushed & covered everything over. In all day & very tired. Feel need of a lady help to see to things generally. Roy out to dinner with Sterne, doing better. Sat in morg. room after dinner.

Tuesday 9 August Margarith out afternoon & evg. F. managed better alone. Punch dinner tonight on account of Lin, & at Savoy Hotel. Roy & self alone. Il m’enuit beauc. qu’il ne elevient plus serieux, c’est si mal eleve d’etre toujours si (illeg) et jamais serieux, sa future m’inquiete beauc.

Wednesday 10 August Lovely day. Packed. In all day & vy tired leaving all dresses ready in labelled boxes ready to be forwarded if needed Harrogate. Midge very smart & looking very well burst in on me at 11.00. Had just returned today fr. Scotland. Have taken Ripley’s place near Ludlow, fine shoot. Was vy amusing. Roy out to dinner. He is giving dinner at Garrick to Sterne etc.

Thursday 11 August Mrs Phipson Beale’s invitation Lin & self till 25th inst. Wet & dull! Cooler. Finished packing. White here early with my bodice & skirt black muslin, charged for this & renovating old black satin £1.9.8.

Friday 12 August Bag 32 grouse. Frances Johns leaves 11 o’c. Heavenly day. Arrived after comfortable journey but sleepless (Lin slept fortunately) at 5.5, Castle Stewart. V. good 2 horsed fly closed to meet us pd 25/- for it! Drove to Drumlanford in 2 hours. Beautifully situated tho’ v. wild & isolated on hill overlooking beautiful lake. Plain comfortable & well ordered house. 50


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Breakfasted in my room 9 o’c. Men off, Lin also, at 9.30 or 10. Long day’s shoot. Unpacked, walked, rested, wrote. Mr Borthwick arrived 12.30. After lunch joined Mr Beale, Mr Young & Lin on moor. To bed vy early after a vy delightful day.

Saturday 13 August Wet & very blowey, shooters off later on foot. Lin very burnt. Wrote engaging room Wellington Hotel for 24th inst. In all day. Played Bridge & won, glad no money played for. To bed early. Very quiet delightful day & good company.

Sunday 14 August Alternate fine & showery, high wind. Went for walk, lovely surroundings & country. To bed early.

Monday 15 August Lovely day, less windy. Shooters off early. Worked in evg. Drove at 2.30 to Barr Hill, lovely drive & clean little village of one street. Took washing to laundress, walked after. Played Bridge evg, our host my partner won again. The 4 cigars round gave me headache. Mr Borthwick coached me.

Tuesday 16 August Lovely morg. Shooters off ¼ to 10. Wrote to Hotel Harrogate abut room for 23rd instead of 24th, tiresome Lin altering now, misread Mr Wolff’s letter. Walked & had a delightful day & evg. Bridge & won.

Wednesday 17 August Blinds & windows to be done by Harrods. No, not until next Tuesday 23rd. Pouring wet day. Went for long walk after tea with Miss Thomson. Gentlemaen fished after tea, one large salmon caught. Bridge evg & again won.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Lovely day. Drove 10.30 to River Cree with Lin, Mr Beale, Miss Thomson & Mr Young, saw lovely view over valley & drove back at once. Mrs Tuer & Mrs Fuller Maitland came over to tea. Played Bridge, won again. Letter fr. Midge asking us for a fortnight to their new place.

Friday 19 August Fine day. Mr Smith factor & son came over, had tea, & we ladies drove them to Barrhill. Letter from Dora again asking us for the 3rd Sep. for week or longer. Hamilton will be there also. Lin may go for weekend till Wed.

Saturday 20 August Lovely day. We lunch with shooters, 8 guns Mr Fox & son, Mr Slater, Mr Jonas & own party. Miss Thomson I walked there & we 3 ladies walked back. Had delicious lunch in a field high up on a hill under stone wall with glorious views of hills and moor all round& the peaks of Arran. Long letter fr. dear Roy fr. Homburg luxuriously happy there & warm, fr. Midge v. amusing. Lost at Bridge after dinner, sleepy after lovely day in air.

Sunday 21 August Lovely day. Walked, read & worked. Good stories evg.

Monday 22 August Lin & self leave Drumlanford, Lin for Mr Wolff’s Perthshire & I for Harrogate. No, tomorrow! Packed morg. Walked after tea. Men had good day’s sport, 14 brace grouse, 11 snipe, hare etc. Played bridge partner Mr Borthwick & won.

Tuesday 23 August Lin & self left Drumlanford about 11 o’c in hired wagonette £1.5.0. 2 hrs drive heavenly day, after most delightful visit. Lin with me to Carlisle where I go on to Harrogate by Leeds, & Lin to Perth & to Mr Wolff’s,

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Ballechin, Ballinluig, Perthshire. Arrived late Harrogate. Expenses ticket 17s, porters & tea 3s, total £1.0.0.

Wednesday 24 August Drank waters early. Saw Dr Boyd at 2.30, different treatment £1.1.0, water 8d. Moved into another room 3rd floor. Am at same table with Capt & Mrs Jones, sculptor. V. kind & hospitable. Mary Millais & Miss Holins at next table! Expenses, doctor £1.1.0, stamps 6d, water 8d. Total £1.2.2.

Thursday 25 August Fine but vy cold. Out all morg with Mrs Jones. Rested till 4.30 & went with Mary Millais to have coffee, shop in Parliament St. Good, & for walk on moor after. Drank waters & home rather late. Pleasant dinner with Capt & Mrs Jones. Wrote after, & to bed 9 o’c. Arranged for Bath Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday. No letter fr. my own. Expenses stamps 6d, 6d sulphur, 3 Baths 3/6, 12 water tickets 1/-. Total 12/6.

Friday 26 August Fine early, dull later. Very cold. Youngish fair lady came & introduced herself whilst I was writing as Mrs Adam’s sis-in-law. She seems nice but her husband seems devoid of manners. Letters fr. dear Lin & my darling, so glad to get them. Read morg. Alone in drawing room 3.30. Coffee 1/5, water 6d, paper 1d. Total 2/-.

Saturday 27 August Bath, Aix douche, 11.40. No, Sunday. Water 6d. Sat & read after writing letters in Valley Garden till luncheon. Letters fr. Dickie & Maud. For walk after lunch with Cap. & Mrs Jones. Took them to coffee Parliament St, 1/5. After with Mrs Jones Valley Garden till 6 o’c. Found Mrs Simmonds here, showed her my room. Asked me to go with her to Café Kursaal. Stayed & talked with Mary Millais & Mrs Holins.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Flowers 6d, bathing cap 1/-. Roy to Stoke Edith. Bath 11.40. Tea 5.15 Prospect with Mrs Simmonds. 4 o’c with Mary Millais to Majestic. Mrs Adams asked me to go with them to Knaresborough this afternoon, do not mean to cultivate that couple. Mary Millais & self to Majestic, saw Mr Clerihugh & Mr Read, latter walked with us Took water & to tea with Mrs Simmonds & her brother-in-law Prospect. Saw Mrs Mackasy. Mrs S. walked back with me. Sat out with Mrs Jones after dinner.

Monday 29 August Lovely day. Sat out morg. knitting. For lovely drive with Mr & Mrs Simmonds to Spofforth & Follyfoot where we saw stocks outside Park gates! Must be very old. Also horse being broken. Cap’t & Mrs Jones took me to Kursaal after dinner, heard Ada Reeve, delightful. Good performance. Home by 10.30. Paper 1d, water 6d, total 7d.

Tuesday 30 August Lovely day. Had bath at 10 o’c. Cap. & Mrs Jones left at 12. Chocolates 1/-, water 6d, paper 1d. Total 1/7. Sat out after lunch which I had at the Millais’ table & do from now. Talked to plain lady. Dined & had good walk after outside with Mary M. & Miss Holins. Lin leaves for London by night mail.

Wednesday 31 August Lin arrives St.Ter. 8.30 AM. Letters fr. Lin & Midge. Bucknell their station. Sat out morg. Valley Garden. Screaming children as usual. Lunched with Miss Holins alone, Mary M. lunching at Majestic & both tea with Lady Pontifex. Paid my bill £14.13.0, first week. Cocoa 6d, water 6d, Pierrots 1/6.

Thursday 1 September Total spent today £3.18.9. 4.13.5 £7.12.2

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Bath 10.20. Cocoa 6d, water 6d. Miss Holins leaves. Mary Millais & self share table alone. Letters fr. Lin & Maud. Doctor 10/6. Drew fresh cheque £1.10.0 for baths etc. Stamps 1/-, total 12/-. Had tea at Hotel & walked to Dr Boyd, had long talk with him, rather amusing. Called Majestic & Lady Laurence. Miss Holins seedy, unable to go today. Martin Harvey at out Hotel.

Friday 2 September Forwarded Lin’s P & O div £8.6.2 with mine for same amount & 2 Waihi £4.5.0. Harrods 6/8. Total £12.17.11. Paid 8d water, paper 1d, stamps 1/-

Saturday 3 September Lin to Stoke Edith till Wed, Roy still there. Miss Holins left by 12.10. Mary Millais & self to see Martin Harvey “The Bride of the Threshers”. Vy good, pd. 4/- for our tickets each & saw well. Walked to & fr. theatre. Places theatre 4/2. Water 8d. Total 4/10.

Sunday 4 September Lovely day. Sat out & read all morg. At tea time sat with Mrs Kennedy, & Mary Millais & I went for walk into woods on moor & sat until dressing time. Sat together after dinner & went to bed early. Watched Martin Harvey & Cy. depart before luncheon. Water 8d.

Monday 5 September Doctor 10/-, water 1/-, washing 1/2, Electric bath 2/6. Total 14/8. Lovely day. Called morg. on Mrs Mackasy, Prospect. Sat out with her in garden & saw Irish wedding. To Dr Boyd at 3 o’c. To leave off Magnesia water & take Kissinger at 11 & 5 o’c. 10 oz. Sulphur morning only, milk 2 - 10 oz. 3 Aix douches & 2 Electric a week! Met Mrs Mackasy & walked to her Hotel & sat out with her till 6 o’c. Sat after dinner with Mrs Kennedy. Mary Millais left at 9 AM. Roy leaves Stoke Edith.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Fine. Met Mrs McAlaster at Pump room. Went with her to see her rooms, vy pretty & cosy, & high. Bath at 10.20. Sat after in Royal baths after taking Kissinger water, iron. Lay down after luncheon. Letters fr. Lin & Roy both seem vy happy there. H. arrived Sat evg. at Stoke. Evy Fletcher & Mrs Forster & young Burns. Letters fr. Midge, Sp. & darling Maud. Water 1/- stamps 6d, total 1/6.

Wednesday 7 September Dreamed about Dickie. I was going away & cd not reach him to tell him. £1.10.0 self, Hotel bill £4.10.0. Water 1/-, 2 baths Electric 5/-. Met Mrs McAlaster & walked early with her. Had first electric (illeg) bath 10 minutes at 4 o’c, & on to Mrs MacAlaster’s to tea. Bright sunny room & delicious tea. Saw her work etc. She walked home with me. Sat with Mrs Kennedy. Lady Laurence & Lady Pontifex called. Lin returned to Staf. Ter. Spent 9/-.

Thursday 8 September Wet morg. 1/- water cake 1/4, weighing 2d. Mr & Mrs McAlaster to tea 4 o’c. Miss Brown also. Again dreamed of Dickie uncomfortably. Foreign stamps 6d. parcel 4d. Mr & Mrs McA. came & I walked to Royal Bath with them for Kissinger water & left them. Sat with Miss Brown after dinner. Bed 9.15.

Friday 9 September Thurs spent 3/4, Wed 6/-, Friday 2/- . Aix D. Bath 11/-, water 1/-. Long letter fr. Edgar, fr. Banff Canada & Lin. Met Lady Pontifax & Mrs McAlaster morg. Very warm after bath. Stamps 1/-, water 1/-. Sat with Mrs Kennedy & friend after dinner. Wrote to Mrs Johnson Ferguson, Lin, Maud. Long letter fr. Edgar. Wrote Midge & Lady Laurence.

Saturday 10 September 3 o’c Electric bath. 11.30 to Lady Laurence, Majestic. Sat all morning with her, & with Lady Pontifex afternoon & tea with her & Miss

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Sedgwick. Sir Charles came in. Quiet evg. Awful singing 4! Wrote Edie. 6d singers, water 1/-, flowers 6d.

Sunday 11 September Fine. Rested till 8, did not take sulphur water. Sore throat & feel seedy. Wrote & talked to girl with her mother, Cooper. Read after Kissenger water. After luncheon wrote & called on Mrs Ismay, large party at tea there. Tired coming home, to bed after talking to Coopers again & hot bath.

Monday 12 September 12 o’c Electric bath. Vy cold. Sat with the Coopers, Mrs Halse who asked me to go to see her & Mrs Kennedy.

Tuesday 13 September Left Harrogate 12.20. Changed at Leeds, Shrewsbury & Craven Arms where met Evy & maid & travelled on together to Bucknell. Arrived Bedstone Court 7.45. Found only Bee here. Both Ham & Midge v. well. To bed early with Midge. H, Bee & Evy played Bridge.

Wednesday 14 September Breakfasted in bed, v. tired. H. to London for day. Rained all day. Midge & self for walk. Talked after dinner. Evy played, & read & found it 11 o’c before thinking of bed.

Thursday 15 September Dull & colder. Hamilton returned from London, some mistake about carriage to meet him so he walked from Station home, not pleased. Had walk with Midge, lovely country & beautiful place. Young Ripley came to tea.

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Saturday 17 September Lovely day. Midge & H. lunched at (blank). Sir W. Curtis, H. & Evie left here for cub hunting at 5.30. Killed 3 foxes, Sir W. vy pleased. Left about 11 o’c. Mr Cook, Col & Mrs Davison, Dora & Paul Foley arrived afternoon. Bridge evg, To bed 10.30. Lin & Roy go to darling Maud, Balcombe. Lin vy backward with work.

Sunday 18 September Lovely day. Midge, P. & D, Mr Cook, Mr Davison, Evie & self to pretty little church, short service. H. & Col Davison remained at home. Vy warm. Dora looking very well.

Monday 19 September Paul Foley left at 12.30. Lovely hot day. Shooters had good day, 40 brace. 1 quail shot by Col. D. Sir W. Curtis came to breakfast & shot with H. Lin & Roy returned by first train fr. Balcombe. Roy taken bad cold. Midge & self sat up talking till past 11 in drawing room, found all lights out & all gone to bed!

Tuesday 20 September Dora left at 12.30, Evie & Midge saw her off. Mr D. & self walked morg, & again after tea. Mr Frisby fished, rest shot. 19½ brace, 1 hare, 2 pigeons. Heavenly day. Heard number of new stories.

Wednesday 21 September Lovely day. H, Mr Sheen, Col Davison & Mr Cook left in break 10 o’c. Mr Frisby & Evie rode to the shoot. Midge, Mrs D. & self wrote worked & read. Distinctly colder. Letters fr. Maud & Lin.

Thursday 22 September Mervyn & Ethel sail for New Zealand. Evie joins Tabbie in London. Unable to go as she was seedy. Evie to Lady Grove’s. Mr Frisby left

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 directly after breakfast. Mistake – he left Friday. Midge, H, Mr F. & self to dinner.

Friday 23 September H. shooting with Mr Rogers. Midge & self walk to Bucknell after luncheon up & down steep hill, Midge’s short cut home!!! Mr Frisby left directly after breakfast.

Saturday 24 September Colder dull & some rain. H. out shooting morg. close home. Midge & self walked to Bucknell & up hill & down, Midge’s short cut home. No, to Hopton Castle, gathered wild flowers. H. rode. Quiet evg. Judy came looked well. Overslept myself morg, never woke until 9.30!

Sunday 25 September Fine morg. Midge & Judy to Church. Wrote to Dora as Midge wants me to remain few days longer. Am afraid unwise, P. may be put out. Lovely walk after luncheon, H, M, Judy & self. Staghorn moss.

Monday 26 September (blank)

Tuesday 27 September Lovely day. Drove after lunch to call at Mr Rock’s. H. out all day.

Wednesday 28 September Lovely day. Put things up morg. Letters fr. Lin, 2 fr. Maud. H. off at 9 o’c. to shoot with Mr Harvey & Col D, joint shoot. Midge, J. & self for drive to Leintwardine, saw fine old church, passed thro Clungunford.

Thursday 29 September Came to Stoke Edith by 1.8 fr. Bucknell. Lovely day v. warm. Commotion leaving as Johnson forgot my second box! Got it & caught train which

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 was late. 2 changes, Craven Arms & Hereford. Found D. v. well. Called to enquire after tea with her on Mrs Foster.

Friday 30 September Colder. Had short walk with Dora round the Park morg, rained rest of day. D. & P. put up china in Hall.

Saturday 1 October Lovely day. Had walk morg. with Dora & wee Peter. Rested before luncheon. Drove at 4 with D. in open carriage to call on Miss Cresswell & Mrs Barnaby, both out. Lovely drive. P. read letters evg.

Sunday 2 October Dull. To church. D. & self walked after lunch & sat out in wood. P. read letters evg.

Monday 3 October Heavenly day, warm. Walked morning with Dora to Tarrington. After lunch sat out until tea. Mr & Mrs Hunter & Mr King came for short time. Played game with red balls evg. We won by 26 points.

Tuesday 4 October Fine, much colder & v. windy. Mrs Hunter & D. to Tarrington. I to Stoke Edith post office for stamps & walk & read. 23½ brace partridges, 36 pheasants, 1 hare. Game billiards evg, our side lost.

Wednesday 5 October Dull, warm. Walked garden morg. Drove with D. & Mrs Hunter to Hereford. Rained. Bought cotton for crochet. Awful indigestion coming home, had to lie down until dinner. Letter fr. Maud beg’g me to go to Bedstone Saty to join Lin, have written Midge.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Morg walked with D. & Mrs Hunter thro’ wood. Drove after lunch to Col. Bourne’s, out. Same games after dinner.

Friday 7 October Mr & Mrs Hunter left 11.20. D. & self to post office & garden, rained hard. Fine after lunch, sat & worked. Wire fr. Midge, go tomorrow back to Bedstone. Dr. (blank) & Cap. (blank) called & had tea. D. looking v. white & rather tired.

Saturday 8 October Fees 12/6, fare & porters 8/-. Left Stoke Edith 10.30. Most tiresome journey. Met K.D’s at Craven Arms & came on with them arriving Hopton Heath 3.46. Bitterly cold. Midge with bad cold. Lost 3/- to H. at Bridge. To bed 11.15.

Sunday 9 October Mrs K. Davies, Ham & self to Church & walk after. Midge’s cold heavy. She & I sat in drawing room after luncheon. Mr K.D, H, & Mrs K.D. for long walk. Quiet day & talk.

Monday 10 October Lin arrived & met the shooters at luncheon, 6 guns. Ham, Mr Evelyn, Col. Kennedy, Mr Green, Green Price, K. Davies. Fine after luncheon. Mrs K.Davies, Midge & self walked to Heath House. Mrs Kennedy & Mrs Evelyn arrived for tea. Party of 11 dinner. V. jolly party. Bridge & billiards evg.

Tuesday 11 October Mrs Kennedy asked me to go on & stay with them, returning with them. Lovely day. Mr Evelyn left at 11 AM. Midge, Mr Kennedy, Mrs K. Davies & self walked to Heath Farm & had lunch with the shooters. Heavenly day. Had luncheon laid out behind a hayrick, burning sun. Most delightful lunch. Midge & Mrs K.D. walked with shooters after. Mrs Kennedy & self

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 came back & saw garden. Tea, talk. Mr Evelyn left after tea. Late to bed, packed.

Wednesday 12 October Lin & self left Bedstone Court 10 o’c AM on break with the guns. Ham, Mr Green Price, Col. Kennedy & Mr K. Davies. Drop’d them at Heath House. Train thro’ to Euston. Fine morg.

Thursday 13 October Edgar & Sophy arrived in England after a year’s travel abroad & around the world. Out morg. shop’g. After lunch to 15 Old Cavendish St, Edgar & Sophy arrive tomorrow fr. New York. Vy tired. Lin & self to dinner alone. Game fr. Hamilton Langley. Roy dined out.

Friday 14 October Lovely morg. Edgar & Sophy arrive. Went at 3.30 by omnibus to 15 Old Cavendish St. Saw Edgar, looks well, & Sophy v. well. Drove with him to Locks & then on to Fanny Barker at Garlands Hotel, Suffolk St. Had tea there. Alice & Mary Carter there & 3 other ladies. Cost 1/- ! return on om. Roy, Lin & self dined at 9.30. Find dear Roy so dreadfully noisy & unrestful.

Saturday 15 October Lovely morg. Roy dines at Carlton with Fanny Barker. Mistake, Roy dined at home.

Sunday 16 October Edgar & Sophy lunched here 1.30. S. left after luncheon, Edgar remained until 7 o’c. Looks vy ill, so thin & grey looking. Spencer & Hilda came to tea. Mr Paxton called. Roy dined out & lunched out. Lin & self went for walk morg.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Wet. Hilda was to have gone with me at 10.30 to Sloane St, wired could not come. In all day. Roy dined with Fanny Barker at Carlton, 14, & to “Woman without a smile” after. Lin & self to see “His Majesty my husband”, vy amusing. Cab there & back.

Tuesday 18 October Out morg. to Bank & Harrods toys 8/6. Met Mrs Geiger & Mrs Spofforth. Left B.A Pacific letter about changing allotment letter etc for my 2 £10 shares in Ord. for certificate. They promised to see to it having allotment letter & calls. Sat with Lin all afternoon & read. Mrs Stone came, did not see her. Lin, Roy & self in to dinner.

Wednesday 19 October To Mrs Probyn dressmaker morg. about velvetine bodice. Sat with Lin afternoon, read. Roy dined with Mr Sterne. Emma out. Letter fr. darling Maud not vy happy I fear at Bedstone, overtired walking.

Thursday 20 October Lunch at 1 o’c with Edgar & Sophy. Went by om, excellent lunch. Cheese omelette, roast pheasant, braised celery & coffee at Paginis. Sophy also who left earlier. Edgar & I sat on & then walked to Piccadilly when he saw me into an om. Paid Mirette, Sloane St, £10.10.0. for white satin dress. Wedding day, 30 years! Champagne. Roy home for dinner. He called on Fanny Barker & Edgar, both in. Kept his cab!

Friday 21 October Roy lost £50 in American deal. To dress maker early, velvetine blouse fitted. Vy seedy with trying Mrs Beale’s cure, so far no good. Gompels about ill fitting jacket. In all afternoon. Lin not finished until 10.15. Roy depressed, wish he had more pluck & energy, seems to hopelessly rely on others always instead of on himself.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Lin out morg. met young Bergne. To be fitted morg. Lin to work all day again & until Wednesday!!! Maud & Lennie return to Balcombe fr. Bedstone Court. Sat with Lin & read after lunch. Lady Flowers called, did not see her. Also went morg. about housemaid Madame Romertis(?). Roy vy odd evg, must have had too much. Nearly maddened me & felt vy unhappy & worried.

Sunday 23 October Dull & wet. Headache from worry, & bad night. Roy seems better & more reasonable this morg. Lin hard at work on Xmas drawing. Lin & self for walk.

Monday 24 October Mended entire morg. Felt vy seedy indeed & remained in all day. Roy depressed again over losses. Wish he had more energy.

Tuesday 25 October Maudie & Nonie called & had lunch here. Nonie as good as gold, Maudie looks vy well. Out early to Westbourne Grove about maids. One called evg. from 9 Talbot Rd, Mrs V’s french girl. Roy dined with Mr Yorke & to Bouchiers theatre after, our box. Great commotion about Baltic fleet firing on our Hull fishermen. Sir J. Aird wrote for Lin’s drawing this week.

Wednesday 26 October Miss Venning’s wedding. Out morg. to Bank & Harrods. 2 prs gloves 5/11. Dressing gown 29/6. Hat £1.1.0. Rags v. dirty in morg room on sofa & had been rolling, filthy dog. Darling Maud & Nonie came after wedding looking sweet. Roy out to dinner, Great commotion his hat! & dirty dog! Lin finished Xmas drawing. Papers full of Baltic fleet’s outrage on fishing.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Engaged M. Perrot from today at 6/- a week. Gt. excitement about Russian Baltic fleet. Packed morg. Saw french maid Marie Perrot who seemed to think she could do work. Settled to take her if character suitable. Met darling Maud Nonie & Nurse F. at Vic Sta. Comfortable journey & Lennie & Maud seem vy well. Baby Oliver much grown, vy sweet, image of Lennie. Little Anne v. sweet & so fair. To bed early.

Friday 28 October Lovely morg. Slept well. Wrote letters. Sat on verandah after luncheon so warm, & read. Walked round garden with Maudie, gathered violets for Edgar. Lennie lively & well evg. Still no answer fr. Russia about Baltic fleet, our men being called up.

Saturday 29 October Lovely day. Political aspect better. Lin arriving by 4.30. Lennie shooting with Mr Lester Reed. Lady to see Mad’lle. Wrote after housemaids, 3, have written for character French one. Lin arrived, Maud & self met him after calling first on Mr Tate & Mrs Faure-Walker, both in.

Sunday 30 October To church with Nonie, Lennie & Maud. Long service. Saw Tates, Fitzroys, Faure-Walkers, Mr & Mrs Speer, Mr & Mrs Booth. A Mr (blank) came & looked over house. Lennie to Nymans. Maud & self went after lunch & had tea there, leaving Lin alone here. Mrs M. in bed vy seedy. Mr Loring & Muriel there.

Monday 31 October Dull & wet. Wrote to engage Marie Perrot as character fairly satisfactory. X. Wrote Evelyn Bergne about Mexican stocks. X. Lin wrote & had quiet day. Maud & self to Mrs Messel’s, not allowed to see her altho’ better.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 to Mrs Messel’s, not so well. Saw Mr Messel. Still bothered with these tiresome boils & indigestion.

Wednesday 2 November Saw Lin off at Sta. Hurry & forgot for ticket! dear thing. Met Marie & young Vaughan Morgan going up & Canon Meade. Lennie shooting at Mrs Campbell’s.

Thursday 3 November M.P. 6/- from today. To Nymans with Maudie in brougham. Met Mrs Sington. I walked part of way home. Mrs Messel better. Drove at 3 with Maudie to call Mrs (blank) & to tea after with Mrs Rowe, saw lovely old lace. Lennie late vy tired, looked at “Nitsukas” Jap. buttons after dinner. Lennie gave me one. Wrote to Mr Birks about altering stocks.

Friday 4 November X. P. & O. Certificate. X. Dull. Wrote morg. Sent Mr Richardson for P. & O. certificate to be sold by Mr Birks for (blank) & buy 200 City of Mexico 5% Bonds at (blank) & 300 Port of Buenos Ayres Bonds at (blank). Unable to sell P. & O.

Saturday 5 November ? Balcombe return ? Remained at Balcombe. Cap & Hilda Gibbs, Mr Parker arrived. Nonie & Miss Meads for bonfire & fireworks. Maudie’s cold very heavy. Lin came down with bad cold.

Sunday 6 November Wrote morg. in Lin’s room. Cap’t G. & Hilda & Nonie to Church. Walked before luncheon with Maud. Mr Parker, Cap’t Gibbs, Lennie & Hilda to Nymans at 2.45. Maudie’s cold bad, in bed to breakfast. Mr Welch Thornton came about 7 o’c. Mrs Messel better & down to tea.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Lennie’s shoot. Pouring wet day. Mr Parker, Cap’t Gibbs, Mr Welch Thornton, Lin & Lennie & Mr Whittaker. They got 120 duck, 18 pheasants & 3 rabbits, v. good. Hilda went over to Nymans for the day. Mrs Messel better. Maudie’s cold better. Mrs Hayworth Booth & her little boys to tea, amusing. Wrote french housemaid.

Tuesday 8 November Mrs Rooth at home 3 - 6.30. Postponed till 15th. Lennie had to remain in London night, slept at Harold’s on account of American election! Roosefelt re-elected. Mr Brough arrived. Lin, Maud & self only. Very amusing man & very like Geoff Conrad. Met Maud years ago at the Nicols, also knows Mr Blair. Lin & self for walk to Mill. Saw little lady working in her garden. Roosefelt re-elected.

Wednesday 9 November Wet & gusty. Lin went up by 2nd train. After lunch Maud, Mr Brough & self went for walk to the Mill, quite warm tho’ heavy & dull. Saw little Mill lady working in her garden in white smock & cap. Went over cottage. V. clever interesting woman, her chicks to tea here. Lennie returned. Made me £8 by spec in Vickers Maxim. All morg. arranging Maud’s position for portrait, she looked sweet & Mr B. seems charmed with his subject.

Thursday 10 November X. £400 B.A. Gt. Southern. Marie Perrot enters my service £20 a year. Je ne sais pas qu’elle viendera, point de (illeg)! Lovely day. Letter fr. Marie Perrot saying she w’d be at Stafford Terrace Monday at 2 o’c. Letter & wire fr. Mr Allen allotting me £400 B.A.Gt. Southern 4% debs new issue £500,000. Sent him cheque for £20. X. Maud & self to Mrs Worsley’s at home. Maud sat all morg to Mr Brough for her portrait.

Friday 11 November Fine morg. Maud sitting to Mr Brough for portrait. Florence Walford arriving tonight. Maud & self to Miss Mead’s to learn basket making &

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Saturday 12 November Lovely day. Maud sat all morg for her portrait, F. & self with her alternately. Lin arrived first train & shot with Lennie at Nymans. Over 168 head of game but no champagne at dinner!!! Odd of Lennie. Darling v. worried as cook sent up wretched dinner. Maudie, Mr B, F.W. & self for walk. Lennie v. pleased with picture. Lin fell when shooting & felt the shock rather evg. Otley came down by night train. V. pleasant evg, Mr B. distinctly an acquisition here, so clever & appreciative.

Sunday 13 November Lovely day. To Church with F. Walford & Maud & Nonie boy. Lennie, Lin & Mr Brough to Nymans morg in car, back to lunch. Maudie rested & F. after lunch. I packed. Lennie & Mr Brough went for walk. Find latter a great acquisition at table, so lively.

Monday 14 November M Perrot comes today, £20. Lin & self return home together by 4 train. Lovely day. Lennie beginning to feel strain of going up & down.

Tuesday 15 November Lady Lockyer’s dinner 7.45. Fog early. Fine & sunny later. Showed new maid a little about. Deadly dull dinner, 14. Saw coloured photos after. Sir W. & Lady Ramsey, P. Blair’s cousin, there. Walked home.

Wednesday 16 November Mrs Toulmin 4 - 7, 5 Stanley Crescent, W. Miss Gill came to lunch & tea. I went early to see cooks for Maud. Saw one I like, 7 yrs character, E. Salmon, 21 Ashley Gardens, fr. Mrs Marshall’s. Roy in at 8.30 to dinner! Too bad.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Fog. Arranged blouses etc morg. No room to move anywhere. In all morg. Wrote. Rested until 3 after luncheon & went for walk to call on Mrs Beale, out. Barkers chocolate. Troops, Lancers, returning fr. procession, King & Queen of Portugal. Midge dined with Roy & self alone, taught us new game cards.

Friday 18 November Lunch Fanny Nembhard 1.30. By omnibus. Lady in om recom. cook, took name & address. Saw groom ill treating beautiful blue roan mare. Took name & address, Harley House. Gen. Black & Donna Linda at Nembhards. Showed them new single bridge game, & Fanny left me at 15 U.P. St. Edgar gone. Quiet evg. Roy in. Lin dined ¼ to 10 o’c.

Saturday 19 November Out shops morg. Lin lunched out. Roy went with Mr Stern to Margate on motor, sleeps night there. Lin & self to matinée “Veronique”, dull play, by omnibus. Walked back. Tired. Lin & self alone to dinner.

Sunday 20 November Mrs Onslow Ford, 62 Acacia Rd, St Johns Wood, N.W. 3.30. Sir Norman & Lady Lockyer dine here 8 o’c, & Spencer. 74 champagne, old port & 2 other champagne! Walked with Lin morg. saw Silvers & Pepys Cockerell. Mr Paxton & Sp. called. Sp. came to dine, left 11.30! Roy returned 10 o’c P.M. fr. Mr Stern’s, been to Margate.

Monday 21 November Bright cold. 2 letters fr. darling Maud fr. Pyt. Seems to be enjoying herself there. Roy out at 9.15!

Tuesday 22 November Out morg. stores in brougham, bought 1 bot. carb. 1/4 & coffee pot 3/-. Mrs Agnew (Morland) Mrs Sington, darling Maud (just arr. fr. Pyt) & Mrs Adams called. Marie v. lame with sprained ankle, & hear of sores! Lin, Roy & self to dinner. Lin v. tired doing extra drawing. 69


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Wednesday 23 November Bitterly cold frost. Out morg. 11.15. to Bank, took allot. letter & Bankers receipt £20 for £400 B.A.Gt. Southern 4% Debs first call. Dr Orton comes to see Marie & about Lin’s cough. To Seamans, pd. £9.19.6 for fawn voile dress. Orton says neglect & old wounds Marie, uncontageous. Relief. Maudie unable to come & Con never turned up at 6 as he promised. C. Hartree called.

Thursday 24 November Hard frost, fine. Unable to go out roads too slippery. Geoff Blair passed 1st in exam as Russian interpreter! Walked after luncheon for ½ an hour. Maud & Lennie dining with Tabs at Claridges & went together to see picture at Mr Brough’s studio & had tea there. Roy, Lin & self in to dinner, sat in drawing room.

Friday 25 November V. cold. Thawing. To stores 2 o’c & left cards Sybil Grantham. Out morg. Bitter. Roy Lin & self to dinner 9.30.

Saturday 26 November Lin & self lunch at 2 o’c with the Pirries. Delightful luncheon. Bitterly cold day. Dr O. called morg. to see Lin, giving him tonic. Drove to & fr. Mrs Pirrie’s. Roy to Margate with Mr Stern till tomorrow evg.

Sunday 27 November Mrs Onslow Ford, 62 Acacia Rd, 3.30. Music. Mr & Mrs P. Beale dine here 8 o’c & Mr & Mrs Spielmann. Lin & self for walk morg. Spencer only to tea. Vy pleasant evg. Roy in at 11 o’c P.M. Enjoyed his stay Margate with Mr S. Lin v. seedy upset internally.

Monday 28 November Mr Owen Seaman’s dinner 8 o’c. Hans Cresc. Hotel. Out morg. shops. Cold. Only to Kensington. Dr Orton came. Lin must have eaten 70


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 something to disagree with him, not medicine that upset him Orton says. To stores at 3 o’c. Vy pleasant dinner. Mr & Mrs (blank) Mr Austin Chamberlain, Mrs P. Agnew etc. Vy cold.

Tuesday 29 November Maud to lunch 1.30. Asked Geoff & Florrie Blair to dinner, Lennie & Maud. 7 to dinner. Tufley came & helped. Mrs Fletcher Moulton, Donna Linda, Mrs Gill, Mrs Beale & Hylda came. Heard startling news fr. Lennie! X.

Wednesday 30 November Invitation to Mrs Galbraith fr. today until 5th shooting. Asked Mrs Adlam to tea. Go to Mrs Adlam’s to tea & to Mrs Mackesy’s Burlington /// Florrie Blair to luncheon. Drive to Mrs Adlam’s after & found her most kind & exactly like Maudie’s drawing of her. To Mrs Mackesy’s after v. smart party. Was introduced to Sir R. S/// both he & ///////

Thursday 1 December Mrs Cyril Maude 3 - 6, 26 Cleveland Gds, & Mrs McKenna. Went & enquired for Mrs Harold, called on Maudie, out, & Aunt Linda, out. Mrs Maude, saw Mrs Colefax there, & lady met at Lady Burnand’s. Dull party. Mrs Maude looked v. pretty.

Friday 2 December Mrs Cyril Maude 3 - 6, 26 Cleveland Gds. Lin goes to Sir Charles McLaren. Hilda came 10.30 & went with me to stores. She lunched here after & left at 3.30. Mrs Adlam came to tea & seems disposed to be friendly. Roy out to dinner. Dickie left (after dining at 7o’c) in cart for station.

Saturday 3 December Hylda here morg. Unable to come. I went there, saw Sp. & Ada, dining here with Douglas tomorrow. Called at 4 on Aunt Linda, enquired Mrs

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Harold, & to Mrs Keith, all unanimous about speedy send off of delinquent. Roy & self to dinner alone. He takes far too much spirits.

Sunday 4 December Dull. Roy out to luncheon. Spencer, Ada & Douglas dine here. Sp.comes at 4 & takes me to Onslow Fords, 62 Acacia Rd, & to enquire after Sir John Tenniel. Monday 5 December Nellie Keith dines here. Out three o’c. White here morg. 1/6 only, put chiffon in top of sleeve. Saw dogs fighting Oxford St. Called on Mrs Fritz, Mrs Keene. Pleasant evg. with Nellie, & Roy also in. Maudie to luncheon, arrived in car. Looks vy well. Left in car at 3 o’c. Geoff Blair called.

Tuesday 6 December Mabel Beaumont 3 - 7. Out morg. Raining hard, to dress maker 11 o’c, Barkers, & home. Mended. So wet no one came. Called & saw Florence Blair. Letters fr. Lin seems to be enjoying his visit to McLarens.

Wednesday 7 December Mabel Beaumont 3 - 7. Lin arrives in time for breakfast, travels all night.

Thursday 8 December Lin & self go to Mrs Johnson Ferguson. Left at 8.30. V. comfortable journey to Carlisle. Walked with Lin, saw Cathedral & met Miss Barran. To tea with her where her brother joined us & after Mr & Mrs Newman also going to Springkell, & Mr & Mrs Donner & Mr B. Mr & Mrs Alec F.J. & Miss White making party 14. Talked evg. No games.

Friday 9 December Walked to see shooters in Park, stood with Lin & Miss White. Ladies lunched at House. Talked, rested. Played Bridge with Mr Donner, Mr Ferguson, Miss White, & lost by 214 points. Lovely day, bitterly cold.

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Saturday 10 December Percy Oakes’ wedding day. Lovely day, thawing. Went for walk with Miss Needham White & Mrs Newman in Park. Mrs Donner, Mrs Ferguson & Miss Barran to village. Talked after luncheon. Letters fr. Midge & Mr Ryle. Played Bridge after dinner, won by over 300 points. Bed 11.30.

Sunday 11 December Heavenly morg. To Church. Borrowed 6d off Miss Barran, repaid it. V. great draft in Church. Mr F.J. went v. righteous. Walked after luncheon with Mr Ferguson, Lin joined us. Long walk. Rested after. Mr Donner left. 13 to dinner. Talked evg, late to bed.

Monday 12 December Lovely day. Tramped up & down an hour waiting for shooters. Came, rest went on with them. Mrs Donner & self returned & I packed. Luncheon. Finished packing & rested in my room. No bridge after dinner. Alec took me in, v. talkative. Late to bed, but slept.

Tuesday 13 December Leave Springkell. Lovely crisp hard frost & sun. Left at 10 o’c. The Newmans, Barrons, Miss White & Mrs Donner travelled alone, met at Carlisle to shop, had to rush away. Had carriage reserved. Saw Barrans & Newmans who passed us for luncheon. Roy out to dinner. Quiet evg.

Wednesday 14 December I dine at Mrs Vaughan Morgan’s 7.45 alone. Pouring with rain all day & very dark. Vy bad dinner but vy pleasant evg, large party. Roy dined at home.

Thursday 15 December To stores. Roy dined out. Vy tired shop’g.

Friday 16 December

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 To Marshalls afternoon. Met Dora, Mrs McQuoid & Mrs Watney. Midge & D. at Browns Hotel. Miss White here 2/6. Made silk under bodice only. Roy dined at home.

Saturday 17 December Shops morg. At 2.30 with Lin to see “The Tempest”, Viola Tree as Ariel, charming. Enjoyed it v. much. We drove home together bought fruit 8/-. Roy in, unable to go to Maud’s as intended on account of Barber’s rash! Saw Orton morg. about it. X.

Sunday 18 December Dark & raining hard. Mr & Mrs Onslow Ford to dinner. Roy v. seedy but noisy, rash out on chin. Roy dining Sterne & out to luncheon. Lin vy seedy with horrid indigestion but we both enjoyed seeing the dear little couple. She sang 3 songs delightfully.

Monday 19 December Beastly fog. To be fitted 12 o’c, find her sister to Beerbohm Tree! Wondered why she reminded me of someone. X. Dr O. came to see Lin, seems vy seedy & I was awake 5 times in night with him. He eat no breakfast & only fried sole & milk pud & biscuit for luncheon. Midge & Dora dine here. X. Left silver cigar cutter at Mrs Morgans for L. Bradbury.

Tuesday 20 December Out morg. Mrs Spielman, Lady Bergne, Marie Vaughan Morgan & (blank) called.

Wednesday 21 December To be fitted 3 o’c. Dense fog unable to go out all day. Dined 10.20. Lin’s cough less troublesome by vy tired after work the dear. Roy to Mrs Oakes’ dance for Douglas. Maud & L. there.

Thursday 22 December 74


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Miss Morgan’s marriage with L. Bradbury, 20 Sussex Mans. Dense fog, vy cold. X. Pd £2.9.6 to Sanitary inspector 45 Vic. St. Otley posted it. To be fitted Mrs Neville.

Friday 23 December Lin & self came to Balcombe by 4.30, train over an hour late, thick fog. Met Lennie, Donna Linda, Mr & Mrs Hohler, came in same train. Great scramble to get dressed. Rather late to bed. Darling Maud looking v. well.

Saturday 24 December We all went over at 3 o’c to Nymans. Took our evening dresses & dressed there. Party of 23 at dinner. Danced after & I sat with Lin & Dr Messel in billiard room. Babies there early & Lennie, Geoff, Florence, Mr Marriott & Mr Hohler to luncheon there. Tree, presents. V. pleasant day, late home 1.30. Roy to Bedstone for Xmas.

Sunday 25 December To church with little Linley, Florence, Donna Linda, Maud, Lennie, Mr Marriott, Mrs Hohler & Geoff. Maudie gave all most lovely presents, mine moleskin muff & tippet perfectly lovely. Played charades evg. & cobweb American game. Delightful day, not to bed till 1 o’c.

Monday 26 December Maud’s dance. Went for walk morg. with Mrs Hohler. Lennie, Linley, Hohler to Nymans for shooting. Very great success dance, about 55 came. Kept up until 2 o’c. Good music. Maudie looked sweet in cream lace & net dress.

Tuesday 27 December V. cold, damp. In bed till 11.30. Fog walk after luncheon with Mrs Hohler. Met the Shepherd & Mrs Thring. Donna L, Mr H, Geoff & Florence to E. Grinstead in car. Lennie staying at the Hohlers. Roy returns fr. Midge’s, Bedstone Court. 75


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Wednesday 28 December Dear Lin went off by 9.30 AM. Florence, Mr G, same train for shop’g for fancy Ball Saty. Mr & Mrs Hohler left by 10.45. Maudie busy doing her dress. Letter fr. Midge. Donna L, Geoff & Nonie to lake to sail boat.

Thursday 29 December Go up by 2.20 fr. Three B. to be with Lin. Bitter pheasant at dinner. Roy out, quiet evening. Geoff drove with me to Three Bridges & came up by 2.20 fr. there.

Friday 10 December Apt. Miss Starling 5 - 6. Gail & rain, bright later. Toujours mécontent en bas. Maison bien sale en haut. Femme de chambre va se marrier.

Saturday 31 December Maud’s fancy dress ball. I return Balcombe. Lin goes to Pyt. Fancy dress ball there. Lin left by 2.30 for Pyt. Roy & self to Balcombe by 4.30. Dr O. called to see Lin morg, better. Found Mr Davison, Marriott, F.W, Donna Linda & Geoff Con at Maudie’s. Most successful dance.

Received from 1903

Trust Account Trust account

£197.15.3

Private ac.

£412. 7.4

Total received

£610. 2.7

Spent on dress

£86. 1.8

On Hotels, Doctors & travelling

72. 5.6

Presents

38. 4.1

Unaccounted

5. 0.0 £ 221.11.3

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MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Balance 1st January 1904

£ 103 10.0

Received from 1903

Private Account Jan

B.A.Pacific ¾ “

13. 2

1. 5. 2

Western B. Ayres “

Burmah Oil “

“ “

4. 5. 6 4.10.11

2.15. 3 2.17. 3

Jamaica

1.12.10

“ “

1.13. 5

Christiana “

1.17. 6

1.18. 2

Robinson Gold

4. 4. 4

3.18. 9

Gt. Eastern Rly

2. 4. 6

March

4. 4. 9

4.14. 7

Chinese

Feb

5. 7

1.13. 1

Hull & Barnsley

1.17. 6

Coupe

2. 2. 3

2. 7.10

Midland Rly

8. 1. 5

5.14. 2

Waihi

4.15. 0

June

“ “

4.15. 0

Sept

“ “

4.15. 0

Nov

“ “

4.15. 0 £ 85. 1. 1

77


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Trust Account 1903 Jan

Argentine Gt Western “

18.15. 0

18.15. 0

Cent. Uraguay “

23. 8. 9

23. 8. 9

Gt Western Brazil “

28. 2. 6

28. 2. 6

Peebles

23. 4. 0

23.4. 0

Cardoba & Rosario “

18.15. 0

18. 15.0

North Atlantic S.S. “

21. 1. 11

21. 1.11

Illinois Cent “

19.10. 1

19.10. 1

Canadian Pacific “

23.17. 1

23.17. 1

Antofagasta “

3.15. 8

3.15. 8

Lehigh Valley

21.18. 4

22. 5. 6

Local Loans

1. 4. 2

Furrell surplus

10. 0. 0 £ 412. 7. 4

Private account 1903

Forward P. & Oriental S.S. “

Harrods Furness Rly “

85. 1. 1 8. 4. 1 8. 6. 6 16. 5 1.12.10 1. 1. 3 78


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Glasgow & S.West “

2.13. 2

2. 4.10

City & B.Ayres Trams

1. 0. 0

1. 0. 0

Buenos Ayres Gt S. “

24.15.11

31. 1. 1

B.A.Rosario Rly

9. 3. 9

14.18.11

4. 4. 4

Barker

1. 9

Extra B.A.Pacific

16.11

Cordoba & Rosario

13. 3 £ 197.15. 3

Trust

£ 412. 7. 4

Private

£ 197.15. 3

Total

£ 610. 2. 7

Private account contains 22 different stock investments, too many for so small a sum.

Trust Account 1904

Jany July Jany July Jan June April

Argentine Gt W. “

19. 0.10

Antofagusta “

3.16. 4 3.16. 3

Central Uraguay “

19. 1. 8

23.17. 1 23.16. 0

Local Loans

3. 5

3. 5

Brit. N. Atlantic “

21. 9. 4 21. 7. 6 79


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Illinois Central “ March

June

23.16. 0 23.12. 4

23.11. 4

Lehigh Valley “

Feby

19. 0. 0

Peebles “

June

19. 1. 8

Canadian & Pacific 23.15. 0

Dec July

19. 9.11

Cordoba Rosario “

19. 8.11

21.17. 0

21.16. 5

Gt. Western Brazil

28.16. 5

Aug

28.12. 6

28.11. 3 £ 409. 9. 7

Private Account 1904

Balance fr. 1903

Jany

£ 103.10. 0

Buenos Ayres Rosario

April

17.18. 9 Deb

B.A. Western “

B.A.Pacific Aug June

Jany July

1.18. 2 1.18.11 16. 9. 5 4. 6. 3 4. 6. 1 5. 4

3. 5

13. 4

Pacific

10. 3

13. 4

8. 6

Wirral Railway “

1.18. 1 1.18. 0 80


MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1904 Jany June Jany July

Cordoba Cent “

1.18. 1

Burmah Oil “

4.15. 5 4.14..4

Jamaica July

1.18. 2

1.13. 3

1.13. 3

Coupe

2. 8. 8

2.11.0

March

2. 8. 8

July

Chinese “

Feby August Feby August

2.17. 3

Christiana “

Robinson “

Gt. Eastern “

2.17. 0

1.18. 2 1.18. 0 3.18. 9 4. 5. 6 4.10. 8 1.13. 3 £ 98.17. 6

Private Account 1904

Forward

£ 98.17. 6

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