Marion Sambourne's Diary, 1905

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1905

Notes on front pages of Diary: Store ticket 124473 Mrs Biancardi, Valletta, Malta.

Read, our old housemaid: Mrs Thorpe, 6 Ranelagh Rd, Pimlico S.W. Miss Breyson (Cairo) 5 Torrington Sqre, W.C. Florence Walford, Woodside, Whitchurch, Herefordshire.

Geoff Conrad, The Camp, Eastbourne.

Spencer, The Ravenscraig, Nr Conway, N. Wales.

Emily Fraser La Dorita, Estacion Carlos, Cesares, Buenos Ayres.

Mrs Hartley (illeg) Mayfield, Kings Rd, Clapham Pk Mrs du Maurier 2 L. Portman Mans.

Herbert Furrell, 23 Princes Sqre, Bayswater.

Girl, 25 Campden Sqre Mr Gath (illeg) Barrhill Mrs Kemp, Girls Friendly Society, Cambridge.

Madame Ringot, 11 Rue Mulhouse, Paris Mrs Hohler’s place for cheap smart underlinen.

Mrs Biggs, Mrs Beale’s char woman, 2 Bulman Terrace, Notting Hill Gate.

Spencer’s champagne: Theophile Rocdeger 1893 or 95, 48/- doz, Shoolbreds.

Olivette, Davis St, Berkeley Sqre Mrs Jones (eggs) Blatches, Little Cowfield, Dunmow, Essex Mrs Hart, Orchard Laundry, Rothschild Road, Acton Green H. Furrell, Swiss Bank Verein, 45 Lothbury, London E.C. Mrs W. Onslow Ford, 55 Clifton Hill, St John’s Wood, N.W. Mrs Toulmin (Stockdale) 5 Stanley Crescent, W. Katie Speed (Mrs Ambrose Parsons) Said House, Chiswick Mall, W. Mrs Beale’s char: Mrs Biggs, 2 Bulman Terrace, Notting Hill Gate Mrs Joachim, 14 Albert Hall Mans Col Lucas, Easton Park, Wickham Market, Norfolk Mrs Howlden, Park Grange, Sheffield.

Herbert Furrell, 328 Green Lanes, Finsbury Pk, N. Mervyn: National Bk of New Zealand, Grey St, Wellington, New Zealand.

The Esplanade Hotel, Paignton Mrs Lowey (late Mrs Colin Woodville) The Lodge, Chalk Hill, Bushey Dr Hommel’s Haematogen, Allen & Hanbury, Plough Court, Lombard St, London.

2/9 in original bottle.

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Mrs Pym, Foxwold, Braysted, Kent Florence Walford, The Brackens, Symonds Yat, Herefordshire Miss Bret Harte, 23 York Place, Baker St H. Brodie Esqre, aaShrubhurst, Oxted Spencer, The Ravenscraig, W. Conway, N. Wales Alice Linley, Grosvenor Hotel Buxton Miss Bret Harte 23 York Place, Baker St Lin’s soap: Coarse white Castile soap To draw £80.15. 8, July 22nd Messrs Logan Rc’d, Cathedral Dairy, Eastgate, Exeter. 1/5¾ lb tin.

Miss Cussans, 4 Cromwell Avenue, Highgate Mrs Alt, 3 Airlie Gds Dossie Noott, 8 Kensington Pk Rd, W.Stores cream cheeses Clynde Dairy 1/2 & 7d, excellent 124473 Store Ticket Tabbie, S.Y. Joyeuse, Castletown R.Y.S. Portland Alice Turner, Matron, 1 Villa Hospital, Horton Asylum, Epsom Olive Shakespeare, 12 Brunswick Gds, Kensington Florence Howlden, Park Grange, Sheffield Xmas purchases 1905 Edie: tweed dress 10/3 2 angel toped box & pin cushion 4/3 2 pen trays 1/7, Almanack pad 2/9 Penwiper silver 5/9 frame 13/9 Cheque for these £1.18.4 pd 24th Nov Friday 1st Dec, Stores: 3 books 16/4½, Dress 10/-. W. muffler in seals 13/1½, Pen wiper 2/-, notepaper 1/8, 3 needle books 1/10½.

Total £ 2.5.3½

Sunday 1 January Lovely morg. All to Church ex. Roy, Mr Davison & self. Walk with F.W. before luncheon. To Nymans in car & cart. Tea there. V. cold. Mrs Messel not looking well. Ruth & Mr P, Hilda & Cap. Gibbs & Miss (blank) at Nymans. We took Nonie boy with us. Harold also at Nymans.

Wrote letters morg.

Monday 2 January Lovely day. We danced after dinner. Gave Roy £1.1.6 for his & my fare here. Lin shooting with Hamilton F. Large house party there, 10 young couples. Feel unhappy about Roy, he looks v. seedy & won’t take any

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care of himself & is so reserved & undemonstrative. Wish he was more like darling Maud.

Tuesday 3 January Lin returned fr. Pyt. Tiresome these ridiculously short visits, not worth the expense. All Pyt party to Salisbury ball. Roy went after leaving here early & to Stock Exchange. To Salisbury to join Tabs party again not worth it. All party here to ball at Mrs Cruikshank’s East Grinstead, & I to bed early by 11! Danced after dinner last night.

Wednesday 4 January Lovely day. All late after last night’s Ball Mrs Cruikshank’s. Went for walk with Geoff, Donna Linda & Florence. Mr Marriott left after lunch.

Sent wire to Lin for his birthday. Went for walk after lunch with Maud, Lennie, Donna L & Geoff to Mill lady, out, but saw house & garden.

Lennie charmed with furniture. Roy ret’d fr. Salisbury. Mrs Messel & Mrs Gibson called.

Thursday 5 January Mrs Mountbatten’s at home 4 o’c. Came to Staf. Ter. fr. Balcombe by 12.13. Fine but heavy rain early. Found Lin vy busy so called at 3.30 on Ada Sp. Found her & Hylda looking vy smart awaiting Ball guests.

Return calls to Mrs Harold’s, to enquire only. Sat with Lin & read on return. Roy transformed, dined with us & went to Lady Critchell’s dance after. Find house vy dusty, Marie absolutely no good in cleaning, does not see dust.

Friday 6 January Vy wet morg. Out at 2.30 in brougham to Stores, Harrods & Barkers.

Read to Lin. Roy in to dinner at 10.15. Feel as tired as if I had done work myself. Roy wonderfully better, less morose. Think Maud must have spoken to him.

Saturday 7 January Miss Sutton’s marriage with Mr Dennis, 2.30 St Mary Abbots. Bright sunny morg. Lin & self to Balcombe 4.30, Roy remaining in town alone.

Signor Gardia arrived Balcombe with us, Italian attaché. Very pleasant young man, seeems to know a lot about investments. Found all well, Maudie a little tired. Played charades after dinner, word “Concert”. Bed 11.30. Geoff & Fitzroy here.

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Sunday 8 January Lovely day, warmer. Lin & self for walk before luncheon. All to Church except selves, Lennie & Cavaliere. After lunch we all walked thro’ red road when Maudie & & I returned, rest went on. Mr & Mrs Hayworth Booth to tea, great on diet. All in fancy dress except self at dinner, charades after excellent. Word “Mil”, Maudie Geoff & Lennie.

Monday 9 January Lin returns fr. Balcombe & gos to Col Lucas Easton Park until Friday.

Signor Gardia goes with him.

Tuesday 10 January Geoff & Donna Linda left. Canon Mead came to dinner. Maud & self made calls.

Wednesday 11 January Mrs Messel & Miss Loring came over in the morg. & fetched Fitzroy who slept at Nymans for the dance tonight. Walked with Florence. Geoff ret’d fr. Worthing & Mr Gordon Leith came for night. He Lennie & Geoff in cart to Nymans. I went to bed early.

Thursday 12 January Mr W, Stone’s dinner 8 o’c, 26 Albany. Unable to go. Lovely day. Mr Charles Allen lunched at Maud’s. Lennie had to leave directly after lunch for Hants. Mr Allen vy nice man, interesting & knows India well. Maud & self left little Linley with Edith at Mrs L’s & called after on Lady Loder, no, large party at Mrs Stephenson Clark’s, Xmas Tree dancing etc.

Vy large house built 1602. Danced evg till 11.20 Nurse F. played. Maud very funny mimiced Mrs Gordon Leith & Mrs Hohler’s dancing & was as lively as a kitten.

Friday 13 January Little Oliver’s birthday. He came to us Maud & self early 8 o’c. Lovely day. Lin ret’s fr. Col. Lucas Easton Pk, Wickham Market Suffolk, home 4 o’c. Maud, Florence & self lunched at Brook House (sic, Borde Hill?)

(Mrs Stevenson Clarke’s) went in motor. Murillo, Reysdael, Cuyp, Tenniers, Van Steer, Canalettos etc, beautiful china silver & works of art.

To call after on Mrs Cruikshank, Mrs Fletcher’s cousin & vy like Sophy.

Lennie arrived middle of dinner fr. Welch Thorntons. I packed & bed 11 o’c.

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Saturday 14 January Returned home after delightful time at Maud’s by 10.50 train. Geoff, Fitzroy & Maud saw me off. £1.5.6 fees. Lin & self to matinée “Catch of the Season” Seymour Hicks good, vy amusing. Walked to Hyde Pk. Corner. Bought fruit, cream, 4 ferns. Roy in to dinner. Vy cold frost.

Quiet evg.

Sunday 15 January Lin & self for walk morg. Only Mr Paxton called. Cap’t Grant (12th Lancers) Sir A.G’s son, Spencer & the dear lttle Onslow Fords dined here. Roy in. Three large bottles champaign used & yet Cap G. did not take any. Mrs O.F. told me they were worried about money & how I pity them.

Monday 16 January Letter fr. Tabbie to Roy announcing Evie’s engagement to Major Fisher Rowe. She is only 18, he is 37. Lin remarked “Anne is engaged & he is 54 – but three!” At 3 to Mrs Hunt’s saw housemaids, also to enquire registrar. Roy in late to dinner, c’d see Lin annoyed. Had been to see Stern, ill with influenza! Maud & Lennie return fr. Balcombe.

Tuesday 17 January Not a soul called. Sat with Lin afternoon. Lennie, Maud & Florence dined here with Roy & Lin. Darling Maud looking a little tired. At 11.15 in carriage to Harrods & Barkers & Bank. Find I owe bank £750! Not so cold. Marie out about her certificate this afternoon.

Wednesday 18 January Lovely morg. Awake since 4 this morning. Roy worries me terribly, wonder how long my nerves will stand it! Makes me feel quite ill again.

Sp. called morg. Four men fr. Harrods about different estimates of work to be done.

Thursday 19 January X. Shocking accident on Sheffield Leeds train & Glasgow Scotch Ex. in which Mr Brough was terribly injured. Out 3.30, called Lady Critchett, Mrs Pohl for Roy, Sutton, Mason about maid. Back 6 o’c read to Lin. Roy in for dinner, seems better. Sp. called morning. To see Mrs Palgrave Simpson.

Friday 20 January Mrs Palgrave Simpson & Mrs Joachim 4 o’c. Lin wired for news of Mr Brough fr. Sargent. Heard of G.H.Boughton’s sudden death in studio. Sat 6

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with Lin morg. In brougham 3.15 to enquire Fritz, away, called Joachim, saw Mrs Simonds, Sington, Sleisinger etc. Miss Lawrence, M. Millais, Maud, Mrs Gibson there. Darling looking v. pale & tired. Home 5 o’c.

Read “Cecilia de Noel” to Lin. Splendid drawing! Roy in for dinner 10 o’c! Roy brighter.

Saturday 21 January Apt 11 Mrs Neville if dress there. Not there. Lin lunches with Spencer 1 o‘c. Young Bergne dining here at 8 o’c. Lin & self to matinée “Cyngalee”. Lin brought Admiral Keppel to our box. Startling news fr.

St. Petersburg. Czar literally a prisoner in Winter Palace. Mob fired on by soldiers 80 killed. Poor young Brough succumbed to his injuries at 5.30 PM today. Feel very sad. Roy in to dinner, 4. Emma & Marie out afternoon & evg.

Sunday 22 January Mrs Kendal’s dinner 8 o’c at Carlton Hotel. Walked morg. with Lin fr.

Hyde Pk. C. Vy raw cold. Alone we two for luncheon. Anna & George Dietz & Sp. Called. Roy dined at Sp’s, young Pollock there. Dinner of 32! 4 tables of 8 in private room. Alexanders, Cap. Marshall, Heilbutts, etc large theatrical element, A different flower on each table (illeg) violets & each presented with (illeg) of the flower of the table we sat at.

I at Mrs Kendall’s next to Sir Bruce Seton & Mr McKenna. Sir A Fripps(?) Mrs Courtney, Weedon Grossmith.

Monday 23 January Mr George Boughton interred today 12 o’c. Lady Carbutt 3.30. Unable to go as we go to dress rehearsal of “As You Like It”, Tree’s theatre at 7 o’c. Darling Maud reurnes fr. Balcombe. All vy sad about poor young Brough. Lin has hoarse voice, fear another cold. He does not seem well.

Tuesday 24 January First night of “Much Ado” at Tree’s His Majesty’s. Out morg. Conrad came to stay, sent carriage but missed him. Mrs Hohler, Donna Linda, Aunt Linda & 2 girls, Fanny & May Nembhard, Clara Bergheim & niece, Mrs Spofforth & Mrs Gibson called. Roy dined at Mrs Hohler’s & to dance after. Lin, Con & self to dinner.

Wednesday 25 January Emma out evg & Marie. Con, Roy & self dine at darling Maud’s. Lennie out. To dressmaker ¼ to 12, Neville. Made few calls with darling Maud who lunched here. Con out & Lin out to luncheon at Club. Called on Mrs

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Evans, Mrs Blair, both in, also Mrs Krabbe, away. Had brougham evg.

Roy’s cold v. bad. Mrs Gibson at Maud’s.

Thursday 26 January Lin dines at Fishmongers Hall. Mr Brough’s funeral & memorial service.

Maud & Lennie went. At 3.30 to Mrs Neville’s, was fitted. Called on Mrs Kendal awful tea! Mrs K. most entertaining. Marshalls. Midge called during my absence, did not know they were in town. They leave tomorrow. Con, Roy & self to dinner. Lin out.

Friday 27 January Lovely morg. Roy’s cold still very bad. Went to City but dined out, came in at 11 o’c. Went at 11.30 to see Midge & Ham, Brown’s Hotel. Both wonderfully well & young looking (money & property!!!) To Dr Abraham but c’d not see me. Sat with Lin entire afternoon & vy splendid drawing of Death on Russian Throne. He & Con dined at 10.30. Called on Mrs Fred Kerr morg.

Saturday 28 January Lovely morg. Roy’s cold dreadful but he will do nothing to relieve it & is vy noisy, even Con sees how trying he is, does not consider Lin & self one bit in our natural anxiety for his well being. Darling Maud to Balcombe. Out morg. shops & fruitless errand to Mrs Neville’s. Lin & self alone to luncheon.

Sunday 29 January Mrs Gibson dining with us 8 o’c. Walked with Lin to Hyde Pk. Corner, he on to Club. Found Roy & Con lunching here on return. Two young Krabbes called, & Evie & Major Fisher-Rowe. He looks older than P. Foley & is rather like Major Parkinson. Roy out to dinner, Evie asked him to dine with them Claridges. Lin looks livery. Mrs Gibson vy handsome.

Monday 30 January Dr Abraham 12 o’c. Mrs Neville 11 o’c, £1.1.0. Went by om, carriage met me. Con, Lin & self to luncheon. Con in to lunch, out after.

Remained in all afternoon. Lin busy tidying. Japanese success again Shinto. Abrahams given presc. excema again, to try electricity, high pressure. Roy out to dinner.

Tuesday 31 January Con alone here to luncheon. Con dinner with Hollands, Roy with Stern.

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self alone. Lin & self off to Tilbury by train 10 o’c to see S.S.Orient we propose going to Marseilles on the (blank) March. Disappointed in her & the cabin selected by Compy. Miles fr. Saloon & Bath, lavatories.

Lunched on “Omrah”, bad, & carriage met us Fenchurch St. Lady Carbutt, Lady Weston, Mesdames Gibson, Silver, Zimmerman, Beaumont, Geiger, Schlessinger etc called.

Wednesday 1 February Mrs Armstrong 4.30. To Hippodrome with Lin matinée. Con v. seedy in bed with sciatica morg. but went with us & on to Club with Roy to Garrick for tea & returned with me in brougham. He looks shockingly ill poor boy. We called & saw Mrs Armstrong, had coffee there & met amusing people. Roy dined at Maud’s. Con & self alone here. Marie waited quite nicely.

Thursday 2 February Miss White. Put her off. Apt S.Low, 2 Henrietta St, 10.45. Apt 11.30 Mrs Neville. Don’t think much of Dr L. To Nevilles & darling, found her busy altering furniture. Hamilton F, Lennie, Maud to dinner. V. pleasant dinner. Tufley waited. Lin & Con quite lively & Roy also. Maudie looking sweet. Had fearful headache but all went smoothly & dinner excellent. Lin enjoyed evg. Roy left with Stern for Monte Carlo!

Friday 3 February Mrs Joachim 3 - 6, 14 Albert H. Mans. H.F. dining & going to theatre with Lennie & M. Mrs Silver’s dinner ¼ to 8. Miss White comes for day, remained all night Con so ill. Sent for Orton, injected morphia & powder presc. for night. Lin vy late 10.30 dinner. Went at 4.30 to see Tabbie looking well in bed. Evie & Major F.R. came in too, Claridges, & darling Maud. Tabs never enquired after Con altho’ I said how ill he looked.

Saturday 4 February Florence Tyler comes, has v. short references! Marie Perrot leaves.

Private view & Pantomime. Lin & self lunch in town. Lin & self dine at Maud’s. Gave Miss White 5/- most kind sleeping in Con’s room. 2 telegrams 1/1. Con still seems v. ill. Gave Tufley 3/- for waiting Thurs.

Lennie in bad temper dinner, tiresome. Lin & self enjoyed pantomime immensely, forgot all my worries for the time.

Sunday 5 February Con looks better but had bad night. Margarith kept his fire in. I went up at 4 to see him. Walked with Lin to Hyde Pk. Corner, he on to Club. F. Walford lunched & had tea with me, sat with Con. Mr Paxton called 9

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stayed ages. Mr & Mrs Wirgman & Arthur Linley dined here, deadly dull evg! Con in bed all day.

Monday 6 February Lin to see sculptor with Lennie. I went with him & Lennie met there 6 o’c, Mr Wood. Went first with H to Jacobs dressmaker, called Mrs E. Pollock, in, left H. Marylebone Rd, & fetched Lin. Feel worried to death with coming & going. H. Furrell arrived at breakfast time! Had not received my letter putting him off. Con still in bed vy seedy.

Tuesday 7 February Ap’t Dr Low 11 o’c. Desirée Welby to luncheon. Unable to come. Maud came, H. Furrell here also. To doctor 2nd time by om, carriage fetched me.

Con still in bed all day but seems better. H.F. to see Lennie 4 o’c. Lin dined out, Boz dinner. Schomberg McDonnell his guest. Mrs Colefax, Mrs Joachim & Mrs Wallace called. H.F. & self alone to dinner.

Wednesday 9 February Mrs Fletcher Moulton’s luncheon, not tomorrow, 1.30. H.F. morg to see Fritz, at 4 to see Lennie. Lin also out to luncheon. Con & H.F. in. Con down, looks vy seedy. Hen party at Mrs F.M’s. Sat next to her mother Mrs Davis vy charming woman. Called after on Mrs Dent, Welby, in, met Lady Boyle here. Fritz came to see Con, promised to advance money. (copied from next day) Sat with Con & Herbert evg, dead tired, fell asleep sofa morg. Room. Fritz came saw Con & promised to advance money.

Thursday 9 February Lin in cart to Westminster. I by om to Dr Low morg. Herbert & Con to town together. Con back to luncheon & left at 20 to 4 for Worthing. Sent little Anne book for birthday fr. Bumpus. Dined 8.15 Lin vy tired.

Friday 10 February Fine.At 2.30 to Queen’s hall with H.F, c’d get no places. To Albert Hall.

Heard neurotic exhortation by Mr McNeil on religion (much good & much humourous & much weak & fanatic!) Hope good may come of it.

The Hall crowded & vy many men. Sat with Lin after, he seemed nervous & tired has cold & hoarseness. Dined 10.20. Saw darling Maud who looked tired.

Saturday 11 February Lovely morg. Shops morg, met Alice Maud’s old housemaid. Seems vy seedy & unhappy, unable to settle anywhere. Lin, Herbert & self to

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Palace matinée, delightful entertainment. Quiet evg alone & dear Lin rested. Darling Maud sent flowers by Florence.

Sunday 12 February Asked Cap. & Mrs Adrian Jones to dinner & young S.Mackinlay. V. rough young man & not over clean in appearance. Walked to Sp’s with H.F. Met Lady Hickman, Col & Mrs French, who went with us as far as Derwent Lodge. Ada in bed with gout, Sp. only just up 12.45! Lin for motor ride with Lennie & Maud, out to lunch. Waiting bad at dinner, tumblers not up etc.

Monday 13 February To see Mrs Saunton Collins, 108 Westbourne Terrace about Dora & nurse. To City to see Mr Birks about Jamaica Transfer & left City of Buenos Ayres paper & 3 certificates to be transferred to the new shares.

Hope rising!!! Mr Birks seedy, & young Bergne away.

Tuesday 14 February Mr Guthrie dines with us. To doctor with Herbert morg, felt cold & tired.

To Jacobs dressmaker after. Hylda & Ethel C. Herapath, Mrs Keen, Maudie, Florence & Mrs Beale came. We took Mr G. & Herbert Furrell to see “Henry IV”, L. Waller, after dinner. Vy good but felt so bad, hot & cold & so tired. Nearly fell asleep at theatre. Dear William Nembhard v. ill.

Wednesday 15 February Mrs Jacobs 11.30. In bed all day, gastric liver attack. Feel horribly seedy.

Darling Maud came & arranged some lovely flowers. Herbert Furrell left at 4 o’c great relief to be alone again. Saw him in my room before he left, glad we were able to have him. Margarith out.

Thursday 16 February In bed all day feel v. seedy indeed, gastric or liver attack. Darling came & brought lovely flowers. Looks so white & thin, not nearly so well as when at Balcombe. X. Gen Nembhard vy ill. Lin bothered with work, another paper has his subject already published. X. Friday 17 February Got up at 11 o’c, drove at 12.15 to enquire for General Nembhard. He passed peacefully away at 7.30 this morning. X. Left 9 prs of gloves Johnsons to be cleaned. Darling Maud came to tea & stayed some time with me. Seems worried the darling. Lin dined 10.30. Sat with him until 11.15 PM. 11

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Saturday 18 February Florence came with more lovely flowers from my darling. In bed to breakfast. Lin & self to Matinée “The Lady of Leeds”, Cap. Marshall’s play. Very amusing but not up to his usual high standard. Saw Mr Marriott & Mrs Simpson there. Felt the strange feverish feeling again in theatre. Quiet evg at home alone.

Sunday 19 February Lennie & Maud dine here alone. Lin took me for short walk over Notting Hill. Sp. & Hilda came morg, stayed some time. Lin lunched at Club, I alone here. No one called. Had cozy little evg. with Maudie & Lennie.

Maudie v. tired, they had motored to & fr. Balcombe, wind v. cold.

Babies well.

Monday 20 February Lodged 3 securities at Bank, saw Mr Richardson morg. H. Furrell to luncheon 1.30. Went at 3 with him to choose wreath 10/6. Took it to Devonshire place. To tea with Mrs Tweedie, took H. in. Many there, Lady Critchett & dau, Mackinley etc, & to darling’s. Saw Geoff there who came on to me after. He dined at Maud’s. Lin & self quiet evg alone.

Tuesday 21 February Out morg to Doctor Low, & dressmaker. Harrods, ordered 12 new serviettes. Maudie, Mrs Rooth, Lady Bergne, Mrs Evans & F.Walford only came. Quiet little evg alone with Lin. Wednesday 22 February Florence Walford & H. Furrell to dinner. Tyler out. Lin out to lunch. He is so vexed with himself having forgotten an important dinner. To stores 2.30, v. late back, ¼ to 6. Vy tired. Herbert stayed till 11.30, tiresome. V. cold. H. has appointment at Swiss Bank thro’Lennie & is to receive £130 a year.

Thursday 23 February Lin & self dine at Mr Spielmann 8 o’c. Emma & Margarith to Pantomime. By bus to Dr Low, cold & rain. Met Mrs Finlay. Toupée, saw hats, none do.

Friday 24 February Miss White comes for day £1.13.6. To be fitted 12 o’c Jacobs morg & to stores after. Lin dined at 10.30 again. Miss White absolutely useless, did nothing. Letter fr. dear Roy.

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Sayurday 25 February Out morg. Shops. To bank, only £50 to my credit. Received cheque fr.

Lennie evg £65.11.6. Delightful comes just in the nick of time! Went with Dickie 2.30 to Palace. Vy good performance, monkeys, ponies & vy pretty ballet. Quiet evg, darling sent flowers.

Sunday 26 February Very wet unable to go out. Mr Cole, Mr Ryde, Tabs, Lennie & Maudie to dinner. Very lively cheerful little evg, Lin enjoyed it. Arthur Linley & Florence Blair called. Lin lunched at his club. He fell on ladder floor too slippery, am thankful he did not hurt himself.

Monday 27 February Miss Gill coming for day. Worked. Drove Miss G. to Uxbridge Rd, then shop’d. See nothing I like anywhere.

Tuesday 28 February Out morg to be fitted Jacob. Darling to luncheon & brought lovely flowers. Only Mrs Wirgmann & Mrs French called. Dossie Noot engaged.

Wednesday 1 March Vy cold. Out 12.30 shops, Harrods, Lady’s Shirt compy. Margarith out.

Busy seeing to things to take, worked all afternoon & evg. Not much to show.

Thursday 2 march X. B.A. Pacific. X. Cold & dark, snowy feeling. Out morg. X. Pd £19.10.0 to L & Joint Stock Bk for 2 allotted £10 ord B.A. Pacific shrs fully pd less 2%. To be fitted Jacob. Unable to get travelling coat, to Marshalls saw one I liked, £9.9.0. Left linen skirt Gompels. Quiet evg.

Friday 3 March V. cold, fine. Lin vy late 10.30. To be fitted.

Saturday 4 March Toula coming. To see Veronique with Lin, splendid, house full. Roy to Sandown with Stern, & out to dinner.

Sunday 5 March Lin to Club for lunch. Roy out for lunch. Lennie & Maud her for dinner.

Mrs O. Ford called only. Packed with Toula.

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Monday 6 March Packed. Out morg with Toula, & at 5 to Harrods & to C. Hartree’s, in, & very well & full of stories! Quiet evg Lin, Roy, Toula, self. Roy depressed after 1st day again on S.E. Tuesday 7 March Packed all morg with Toula. Maudie & F.W. came & Mrs Holland & Ethel English. Toula to see Midge, Browns Hotel. Lin, Roy, Toula & self to dine at Maud’s.

Wednesday 8 March Midge came to tea 5 o’c. Sent cheque for B.A. Pacific, allotted 2 shares in Ordinary of £10 each. Sent, & have receipts. Toula & self alone to dinner.

Emma out. Tyler rather muddled waiting. Margarith cooked. Awful indigestion both Toula & self. Something in soup think it must have been.

Thursday 9 March Mrs Finlay 4 o’c. Out morg & again at 3 o’c to take 2 receipts of £10 each in B.A. Pacific Rly ordinary shares fully paid. Entered in my list of securities in safe in my bedroom. To Peter Robinsons. Called on Maud, out. Sat with Lin. Dined at ¼ to 9 o’c. Roy spoke to Lennie about the loan of £600 & is going to settle it tomorrow.

Friday 10 March Toula & self out at 10.30 shopping. & after to R. Academy to see Watts’ beautiful pictures. Saw Mrs H. Dickens, Mrs Fritz Jackson, & Winnie Lockyer there also. Went & returned by omnibus. Toula after out for afternoon. Roy dining at Lennie’s & has the carriage. Toula having cold chicken with me at 8 o’c, Lin late. Roy out to dinner.

Saturday 11 March Mrs Sutton 4 - 7. Out shop. Morg. To matinée v. wet “The Orchid” box.

Toula & self in carriage & Lin joined us later. Toula walked home, Lin to Club, I to Mrs Suttons. Lady D. Hartland’s 4 - 7, unable to go, wrote.

Quiet evg. Roy to Maud & supper out.

Sunday 12 March Lin to Club. Roy out all day. Toula & self walked to Sp’s. V. stormy. Sp. called & Mr Paxton here 2 mortal hours, both Toula & self exhausted!

Lennie & Maud to dine. Maudie looking v. white darling doing too much.

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Monday 13 March Toula to Sloane St & at 12 we shop’d together, Bank etc. Edgar came to tea & stayed till 10 past 7. Tabbie, Major Fisher Rowe & Evie dined here.

Pleasant dinner but vy annoyed Tabbie only let me know at ¼ past 7 they were coming. Luckily I had ordered dinner on chance.

Tuesday 14 March Drove morg. To Maudie, went over 104 Lancaster Gate, charming house, so bright & sunny. Took flowers to Edgar. Tabbie, Eve & Major Fisher Rowe dined at Maud’s. Mr Hartree, Mrs Harvey & Sybil Grantham & darling came afternoon. Florence arrived before dinner to stay & dear Toula left at 10.30 AM. Lin, F & self to dinner, Roy dined at Maud’s.

Wednesday 15 March Severe gale on & off all day. Heavy storms of rain & sun, warm. Unable to go out morg, packed few remaining things with Florence. Babies all came up fr. Balcombe & remain 3 nights. They all came to tea & Nurse F & darling who had lunched with Mrs Fletcher Moulton. Maudie, Roy, Florence & self dine here, Margarith remaining in. Florence to Stores 12/10 odds & ends. Mrs Holmes called.

Thursday 16 March Lady Boyle’s luncheon party, unable to go.

Friday 17 March (blank) Saturday 18 March Had most comfortable jouney to Marseilles by ourselves, c’d not sleep but rested, awake 5 o’c & washed with eau de cologne. Vegetable v. little, more advanced if any than with us. 12 o’c went on board. Wrote to Maud, leaving Lin to see to luggage. Gave letter to post which he forgot, & discovered luggage wrong, great commotion & found it. Lin’s lovely camera broken coming! Most annoying. Ship far too crowded. Sat table with Ld Mount Edgcumbe, Ld & Lady Mary Dartry, Mr Villiers, seem nice.

Sunday 19 March Lovely morg. Regret breakfasting in bed but too tired to get up. Slept well. Lin & self attended service in Saloon, impressive. Struggled with camera, no good. Dined again at same table, had interesting talk after with Ld M.E. & to bed & bath. Peaceful happy day but for camera.

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Monday 20 March Lovely, sat out with Lin, still camera bothering him. Have hateful headache. Dear Lin so flurried over trifles worries me, gets so upset about nothing instead of keeping calm & quiet. Saw Stromboli, Etna & the picturesque group of islands off Sicily. Wrote Maudie bless her.

Headache after lunch.

Tuesday 21 March Very seedy after bad night choppy sea off the Italian coast & until we got under the lee of the Albanian & Greek coasts. The Albanian coast beautiful with its snow tip’d mountains. Unable to get up until after lunch, head too bad. Sat on deck & watched the lovely scenery. The Island of Corfu a picture of beauty with its old fort, cyprus trees & quaint houses. (more description on opposite page illegible) Wednesday 22 March Very cold on awaking fr. good night’s sleep. Going to Count Melis at 11 & spend day with them. Went ashore on steam launch found carriage waiting at Count’s, left at once for Achillian Palace. Passed Santa Decca (Holy Ten) lovely drive. Picturesque Albanians, Greek priests (Popes) women’s headdresses. Palace views. Prickly pear hedges. Lunched just outside Palace, black olives, thin maccaroni & chicken liver, parmesan (continued on loose sheet) grated over. Chicken cutlets (vy tough) sour cream cheese excellent butter & rather sour bread, oranges & nuts & a queer vy dark sweet claret of the country. Lin vy silent scarcely uttered.

After drove back & had tea at Count’s. Met nephew of late Prime Minister of Corfu, also minister’s wife & sister & English Chaplain & his sister. W’d have preferred strolling into the market place. Absence of sun makes the town less picturesque than yesterday. Came on board by ship’s boat at 5 o’c. Lady Dartry, Lady Mary & Mr Villiers had to run to catch it. Lady D. had bought a silver hair pin as worn by peasant women, just what I w’d have liked, resembled a large bodkin. Lin seems livery & absolutely absorbed in his injured camera. Hoped to have got away from this hateful photograpy, it seems so much more trouble & bother to him than to anyone else & is always being lost or broken. Very amusing dinner table. Lord Mount E. did cork trick & Lin made us all laugh saying he was so fond of the Hermes statue that he kept it in his bedroom! More the tone he said it in! The Artist model who said he was sitting for the Duke of D’s legs, but the Duke says when he sees me as he would sit for his legs his self. I made a foolish remark too, that Lin got all his daily papers fr. the barber on board!

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Thursday 23 March Leave for Olympia at 8.20. Arrive Katakolo at 8 o’c, uninteresting looking place. Went ahore in 4 boats packed like sardines, shore about 2 miles off. Dull grey & cilly. Took train to Olympia, changed at Purgos much time lost here. Men selling Albanian shoes with the bows perched on the top of toe! Also stamps & innartistic bunches of flowers. Walked fr. Station at Olympia to the Ruins, the wild red & purple amemones growing amongst the broken columns. Gt scramble to get luncheon (continued on loose sheet) but finally succeeded in getting small table laid in hall, at which 2 gentlemen joined us. Strangely mannered man who had travelled all over the world. As Lin was so occupied with his broken camera I walked with Sir W. Forward’s party round the ruins & was greatly interested in the different temples. The Stadium where the races were run, chariot races etc, the level of ground is all altered by the earthquakes, land slips & the inundations fr. lake & river. After luncheon which was fairly good we went over Museum which is built in classical style close to Hotel on ajoining hill. Here is the fine Praxitiles statue of Hermes, the drapery of which no photograph could ever do justice to, & the beautiful female statue of Victory which stands on a tripod column of white marble. Fine bronze foot on a pedestal alone! Then a rest with Lin on the grass outside Museum overlooking (illeg) & a country which resembles a mild Scotland without its exquisite colouring & rushing streams. The we walked back to the Station, the small vine trees looking like mutilated gooseberry bushes where are grown the grapes used for drying. A great trade is done here in currants & raisins. The place has a poor forsaken look. Men were selling little wooden jugs for 2 or 3 francs, some postcards of views & photographs. There are many flowers foreign to me, a small orange flower like a tiny dandelion but bright orange is charming. The deep violet anemones, & brilliant red, the common daisy which is twice as large as ours in England. The men selling oranges with their stem & leaves attached struck me most. Much time & patience was lost on our return journey as we had to change at Purgos. Here the vendors of shoes, stamps, bouquets & oranges filled our carriage with the smell of garlic & one feared that something more clinging might have remained! as other people were very dirty. A very nice man, an Australian clergyman who also owns a ranch he told us came & talked to us thro’ the window whilst we waited at Purgos for our engine, which certainly took its time coming. After a weary wait of an hour at least we steamed off & a wild rush for the boats took place at K(illeg) Lin & I getting into the second lifeboat which had 38 crammed into her. Here again we had to wait some time before the steam launch was ready & at last after jumping about for some time we were towed off about 7PM on a rough choppy sea but our boat rose well & only a few of those in the 17

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forepart of the boat got wet. 2 ladies were soaked through & no doubt several others. We being in the stern were more fortunate & were able to sit down & dine as we were immediately after getting on board. The 3 strange men had again taken out places at table so we dined at a table in our corridor where the 2 unfortunate ladies who had been drenched dined with us. I turned in directly after & had a delicious hot sea water bath & slept soundly. Very tired as we all were. Vy glad Lin at last realised his camera hopeless in its present condition. The 2 ladies were sisters, Mrs Compton & Lady Stukeley.

Friday 24 March Excellent night’s rest, up at 8.30. Very dull & grey. Very cold. Sat & read on board. Talk with Ld Dartrey on yachts. Our places again taken by the 3 men so sat between Airds & the Bath Dr. Arrived Athens at 6 o’c.

Beautiful view of Acropolis as we approached Piraeus. Huge natural harbour full of ships. Hamburg American S.S. Molke by us, full of Germans & Americans. Mr Byron’s yacht ‘Rosabelle’. Also Russian gun boat & Russian yacht near us. Harbour full of ships, I counted 18 (illeg) on one side alone & a Greek gun boat.

Saturday 25 March Went ashore 9.20 with Nunnerlys, took cab by hour fr. Thesium Sta. To Temple of Theseus, Odeion of Herod, Socrates prison, theatre of Dionysius, Parthenon, Acropolis, Temple of Nike Apteris, Erectheion.

Byzantine churches, Greek church, Temple of the Winds, Monument of Lysythratis, Hadrians Arch, Temple of (blank). Lunched at Grand Hotel excellent. To museum after. Bronze statue of Hermes, Winged Victory.

Erectheion celebrated female figures, Hadrians Arch. Persoidon or Neptune statue. Wonderful carved sargofogi (sic), old Micene gold ornaments, vases, glass, mummies & very tired but after most delightful day returned on launch to Steamer. Tea, rested & dined. V. cold & raining hard, no sun all day. To bed early.

Sunday 26 March Dull & raining. Went ashore 9.30 with the Nunnerlys. Walked fr station to Dionysus Theatre where Lin took photos, Odeion of Herod, Temple of Theseus & Acropolis, most beautiful even in the rain & grey sky which made distant hills deep grey blue. Walked to hotel, excellent lunch 22.50 dragmars, 3 for service extra, & to Station. Tried to bargain for Armenian doll. Saw prisoners behind bars pulling up their food & on board at 5.

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Jupiter. Propylaea. Acropolis or Parthenon. Dionysus (Caryatides female figures). Nike Apteris, wingless Victory. Odeion of Herodis Attican.

Beulé Gate. Pedestal of Agrippa.

Monday 27 March An awful night. Ship stuck on mud, instead of leaving Piraeus at 6 only got off at 11 o’c PM last night. ½ a gale blowing, one of crew a steward seriously injured & had to be taken to Hospital at Smyrna which we reached at 4.30, nearly ran down a tramp trader & narrow escape of fire in (blank) one of cylinders of engine went wrong. Fearfully nervous all night & feel a wreck today. Sat out all afternoon. The Adriatic coast reminds us of some of the milder parts of Norway, wooded hills, snow top’d mountains. Austrian Men of War in harbour. Many went ashore after tea, felt too seedy. Letter fr. darling Maud. Concert evg.

Tuesday 28 March 3 Austrian gun boats 2 cruisers & 1 torpedo boat saluting. Smyrna, Asia Minor. Fine, fairly cold. Good night, breakfasted 8.30. Went ashore 9.30 ith Cap. Harry, dau, Mr (blank) vulgar man, to Consulate, passport unnecessary. Fly round town & Bazaar. Funeral with woman in coffin standing inside open carriage, 3 carriages following. Long lines of laden camels. Shocking paving, picturesque people, blacks etc. Returned ship for luncheon. Went with Mr Gould at 3 o’c ashore & round Bazaars. V. interesting bought silver reticule 5/-, tobaco pouch 1/-, Lin’s Albanian sabre 10/-, boy guide 2/-, Carriage 4/- morg. Wrote Maudie. Left Smyrna 6 o’c lovely view with setting sun.

Wednesday 29 March Dull raining & bitterly cold as we steamed thro’ the Dardanelles. Saw the Hellespont, the narrowest part where Leander used to swim across to visit Helen & Ld Byron once swam across it. Walked on deck but miserably cold & finally sat in our cabin, the only restful place as every other is crammed. To arrive Constantinople 6 o’c tonight.

Thursday 30 March Poor gentleman dead, much anxiety how to be interred. Ashore at 9.30.

Dragoman met us. Vy cold & dull. Went to Saint Sophia much impressed proportions but crowded. Saw pillars after underground where the water was & is got. Also Hippodrome, 2 obelisks, Delphi Oracle serpents body without heads. Jansen Museum, Emp W’s monument centre Hippodrome.

Bazaar, nothing, got spoon 1/- Turkish Delight 1/3. Horrible streets. Good luncheon Ellis Restaurant. Passport bother. To Embassy after dinner.

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drove to Ad. Sir Henry Woods Pasha, most kind. Went on with their party to Embassy. Lady O’Connor vy gracious & Sir Nicolas invited us both to luncheon Sat. Lady Dartrey looked charming in darkest green, emeralds & diamonds. All their party most kind & was introduced to Cap.B(illeg) & G(illeg) & many others. Ret’d with Mr Ellis after v. enjoyable day.

Letter fr. darling.

Friday 31 March Dull & cold. Great weekly Salamik, the Sultan goes to Mosque. Troops all drawn up. Tripoli, Lancers, Albanians etc, great number Court officials. High priest in Minaret. Sultan’s sons. Hareem ladies. Sand! on carts. Went ashore 9.30 with the N’s to Ad. Sir H.Woods Pasha. He gave us plan of ceremony, followed their carriage to places on terrace. French sailors fr. Valour. Saw splendidly. After lunched at café & drove after to Hippodrome Mosque. Pigeon Mosque. I bought Attar of Roses 3/6 at a dirty place. Unable to take tea at Lady Wood’s, sent dragoman with our cards. To Orient, dead tired, did not dress for dinner. Dickie looking vy livery. Letter fr. darling Maud & one fr. Florence. Dance on board.

Saturday 1 April Lunch at Embassy D.V. 1 o’c. Left Orient for Museum at 9 o’c. Great delay & bother to get into Treasury. Our guides met us on steamer & went with us & we walked up Sariolo(sic) Point to Treasury. Saw musty library & Baghdad Kiosk where Mahomed’s robe is kept, then over Treasury, a dark low building with priceless jewels, china, arms, telescopes, clocks, Sultan’s robes & jewels etc etc. Then to Museum, beautiful sarcophogus of Alexander Great under glass case others also fine. Then Embassy in fly. Ld M. E, Ld & Lady D, Lady M.D, Mr V. (continued on loose sheet) 2 secretaries & governess to the three nice little girls & Sir Nicolas & Lady O’Connor, both most kind, & asked us to tea 5 o’c & to go on to Embassy launch at 5.30, but left after seeing some embroideries, stones etc. Lin bought me an emerald uncut. Lin wrote in books & did some drawings. We then walked with guide to Admiral Sir Henry Wood pasha. Saw Sir H. & Lady Wood & Miss Witherall. Bought another box of Turkish Delight & a small silk bag & caught 4.30 boat. Put away my mantle in big box. Dartrey party back, & the second secretary also with our table party now. Sun shone during afternoon & transformed the whole place & made it beautiful. Fairly amusing dinner. Steamed out of Bosphorus at 6 o’c.

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Sunday 2 April Rain, cold morg. Actually sun later. Attended service & sat out. Watched the islands of Greece, saw the plains of Troy in distance. Olympus in distance. Actually warm.

Monday 3 April Steering towards Alexandria which we reach tomorrow at 10 o’c AM. Sat out & read. Regret vy much we have taken Cook’s tickets for Cairo, am certain we could manage better alone with less fatigue & less expense.

Packed my things. Dartrey, Goulds etc going to Angleterre Hotel, we go to Sheppards.

Tuesday 4 April Arrive Alexandria 10 o’c. Vy fine harbour. Lovely morg. Colour of building sea & sky as one sees it in pictures. Vy fine. All left by train for Cairo. Great scramble & no luncheon. Bought oranges & bread & had chocolate. Reached C. only 3 o’c. Shepherds Hotel, room 1st floor. Good room. Arabs. After tea drove to Citadel & saw sunset, magnificent.

Wednesday 5April Slept well. Breakfasted at 8.30. & drove to Citadel, Hassan Mosque.

Bazaars, bought ink stand, spangled shawl, 25/- & 6/-, Arab quarter.

Luncheon, & to Heliopolis Obelisk companion to our Cleopatra’s needle.

Ancient ruins of Temple, Joseph’s Well, Virgin’s Tree, & Ostrich farm etc. Rather wasted day but enjoyed drive. Dined & sat out with Nunnerlys on Terrace after dinner. Saw Bergheims who come tomorrow to our Hotel, arranged to dine at same table with them. Seems odd having Arabs in white with red scarves to wait on us, they come in without knocking!

So lock doors. Would like one as servant at home.

Thursday 6 April Breakfasted 8.30. Left at 9 o’c for Pyramids in carriage with Nunnerlys.

Vy hot. Arrived Mena House Hotel when our horses refused to move so had to walk up hill in hot sand! to Pyramids. Too nervous to take Camel & donkeys bad. Wonderful sight Sphinx & its Temple underground.

Excellent lunch Mena Hotel. Saw Sir A. Hemming & McLarens just before leaving. The Hemmings had been at the Pyramids since Dec! Vy comfortable. Enjoyed drive. Left at 3.30 for Museum. Saw Rameses II & many others! & the newly found treasures fr. Thebes found by Mr Davis.

3 chairs, chariots, jewelry etc etc. Bought Scarabs. Dined at table with Bergheims, dullish.

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Friday 7 April Glorious day. Breakfasted 8.0. Left at 9 o’c in Motor for steam launch.

Cavalcade of Cooks following for Memphis up the Nile & Sakkara.

Delicious on the D(blank). Reached (blank) after good lunch on board at 11.30. We went at 12.30 to Memphis on donkeys, rest to Sakkara. Vy hot.

Saw 2 colossus of Rameses I or II, wonderful granite statues & ruins beyond & village. Back at 6.30. Dined at table with Bergheims & sat out after. Austrian gentleman. To bed at 10. Packed. Awfully hot. Too hot to have bath even in that stuffy bathroom & dare not open window, Lin so punished by mosquitos.

Saturday 8 April Left Cairo 9 o’c. Up at 6 o’c. Vy tired, longed for a good rest. Saw marriage procession vy quaint. Bride shut up in upon a huge sedan carried by camels, the back one with his head under sedan! Saw large fair or market at one of towns passed. Quantities of camels, donkeys, goats, sheep. Lunched on board. No difficulty reaching ship. Steamed fr.

Alexandria 4 o’c. Dined feeling tired. Had table with Mrs McLaren. Mrs N lost her mantle (illeg). Fine day. Marked difference in temperature, quite cool on board after intense heat Cairo. Letters fr. Maud, Midge & Florence.

Sunday 9 April Very tired. Slept fairly well, breakfasted in berth. Fine & calm. Like another planet the cool air after Cairo. Need all our warm clothes again.

All those who had rooms on ground floor Hotel seedy. Why do not people caution those visiting Cairo for 1st time it is dangerous to sleep on ground floor!!! Feel awfully seedy & so weak. Many much worse.

Monday 10 April Steaming to Malta. Quiet peaceful day, getting rested, but still feel so tired.

Tuesday 11 April Steaming rowards Malta. Peaceful quiet day, fine & not too warm. Feel tired. Arrived Malta 4 o’c. Col & Mrs Biancardi met us in small boat, took us off & drove in their Victoria to Marsa Club, had tea there & drove until 6.30. Dull day, no sun. Very fine harbour Malta. So glad to see the Biancardis. Letter fr. Lady Mansfield Clarke asking us to dine with them tonight or lunch tomorrow, chosen luncheon & we dine with Biancardis tomorrow. Fancy dress Ball on Orient, prizes awarded to (blank).

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Wednesday 12 April Ashore 9 o’c, to B’s charming house. Dog bit Lin. To Armoury & St John’s Church of the Knights Hospitalers. Carved stone, gilded tombs, altar lapis lazuli & bas reliefs in gold. Vy fine hall of Armour. Lunched at Palace San Antonio. All Dartrey family there. Major Butcher sat next me.

Vy interesting gardens, flowers, fruit. Drove all round island. Dined & tea at B’s. Vy kind of them to give us such a hearty welcome. Dull & not too warm. Steamed away.

Thursday 13 April Arrived Girgenti Thursday morg, v. rough. Lin went ashore & many others. Anchored a long way outside harbour. Lovely day. Packed.

Friday 14 April Reached Girgenti at 7.30. Breakfasted in cabin, toast coffee fruit. Lin went ashore to see temples, remained on deck. Vy tired. Packed all day & feel more space to move. Fine but sea rough. Thankful I did not go ashore, sh’d have been unable to do anything after we left Girgenti such a swell on & the ship heeled over so to starboard, most uncomfortable. Ld. M.E. gave address & Lady D distributed prizes after dinner.

Saturday 15 April Marseilles. Left ship 11AM, fairly fine. Fearful scramble felt so ill morg had to keep lying down. Muddle with luggage & special (blank). Drove after with our small luggage to Restaurant of Station where we dined. A great bother about our carriage after, 6 in it! For the night. Every carriage filled up, however slept fairly well & Mr Ellis came & woke us by loud talking at intervals. Wished Dartrey party adieu at Marseilles & left by 8.10 for Paris, N’s in same carriage.

Sunday 16 April Arrive home evg. D.V. in time for dinner. Got home 7 o’c, found dear Roy & Florence awaiting us. Lovely flowers everywhere fr. my darling who had done them herself. Lennie & Maudie dined here, she looking a little pale. Delicious chocolate at a wee station en route fr. Marseilles at 6 o’c, 4 fr.50, 2 cups, excellent lunch in train. Missed Nunnerlys Paris.

Horrid crossing, lovely cabin & carriage to ourselves fr. Dover.

Monday 17 April Remained in bed to breakfast & went thro’ correspondence with Florence. Darling Maud came morg, looking better. Lin to Club for lunch & Punch Dinner tonight. Unpacked. Cold, fairly fine. F, Roy & self to dinner & to bed 10.30. Vy tired & head tired. Punch dinner. Went to 23

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Child & Child about presents, to Miss Lawrence tea & to Mauds. B. Weigall.

Tuesday 18 April Out morg. Mrs Finlay, Lady Strachey, Maud looking smart. Miss Cussans called. Lady S. full of theosophy. Miss Rose Innes. Lunched with Midge at her club & carriage fetched me, great rush. Roy out to dinner.

Wednesday 19 April To Stores for Easter eggs morning & to Jones about Evie’s present, chose silver gilt Tudor cup immitation of the one sold Christie’s for £1001.

Called at Coles about brougham, says ours is unsafe! Wants £150 for new & 55 for doing it up but not thoroughly. Cold, dull & heavy rain. Lin worked late as for Friday. Maud, Edgar & Sophy came after. Packed new box £3.12.6.

Thursday 20 April Florence helped me packing & left for Balcombe at 1 o’c. We left for Tisbury by 3.30 train. Vy dull & cold. Books vy heavy £4.17.11½ for last week & Roy out a great deal! Lin, Roy & self left by 3.30 for Tisbury. Vy comfortable journey, no change. Gwen & Laurence met us, his brother lost on way! All at Pyt looking well & Evie vy pretty. Miss Holland here.

Friday 21 April Aunt Anna died at 8.30 PM. Rested on bed breakfast, down 10 o’c. Lin slept in dressing room, had Colonade rooms. All to Church except Lin, Roy, H. & self. Walked to meet them returning. H. Lin & self in car at 3.30 to see Glynn property, Melbury Hill beyond Shaftesbury. Fine view.

H. thinks of building. There are 900 odd acres but no House with estate.

Fear it would take years to make & seems waste of time when so many beautiful places are to be had ready & with fine timber. Much planting is needed on this estate. Evie’s trousseau lovely, she tried on some of her dresses & nightdresses.

Saturday 22 April Ham, Lin & Roy to see a house & property some distance off. Away all day in cart taking lunch with them. Helped Tabbie pack Eve’s things.

Only walked round garden with Tabs. Laurence & Eve to pay calls afternoon, boys golf with Fraulein. Bridge evg. with Gareth, Miss H. & Roy. Late to bed. The Estate they went to, Wilbury, belonging to Sir E. Mallet & Lady Ermintrude Mallet.

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Sunday 23 April Lovely morg, cold. Girls to 10 o’c service, Tabs & Miss H. Lin & Roy took me for 11 o’c service, rest remained on & Lin & Roy again came & fetched us. Sir J. Pender another man & several ladies called after lunch.

The Catholic sisters & a Priest to see presents etc.

Monday 24 April Races. Lin returns on account of Academy & alteration of cut.

Complications with France. Not altered after all as Mon. Delcassé not resigned. Tabbie & Miss Holland left for 79 Eaton Sqre at 12. Gathered flowers with Fraulein & Mervyn. Up late with wedding list etc. They all seem to have enjoyed races & the day generally.

Tuesday 25 April Arrived with Roy fr. Pyt at 12.30. Unpacked. Dressed after luncheon. Mr Pat Blair came only, stayed some time. Seems still vy fond of Maud & talks of her. Quiet evg. Found Lin at work with his cough again. Dora had a son born this morg.

Wednesday 26 April Out morg shops. Hamilton Tabbie & Miss Holland dined here 8 o’c. At 3.15 by Om. to New Gallery. Private View. Crowded. Met darling Maud there & Miss Cussans. Maud’s picture looks vy fine, one by poor Brough of Mrs Tennant. Tea at Maud’s. Home in time to dress. To Coles morg about carriage tried a new one, only fetched new one fr. Maud’s, O. busy with Lin. Thursday 27 April Evie’s wedding day Guards Chapel. Dull. Roy lunched with Laurence a party of 6. Charmingly pretty wedding. Tabbie lovely in agates(?) white with a tinge of pink in it, white drawn tulle hat velvet band & Nell Gwynne feathers. Evie’s wedding gown lovely & veil. Maudie vy sweet in charming dress. Band of Guards no organ. Lost my little yellow & paste broach. X. So sorry. Roy to dine Savoy & to Gaiety after with Tabbie’s party. Number of pretty women, & Midge, Edgar, Spencers, Cons, 2 H’s & L’s family. Lady Wharncliffe & Grove party both most amiable. Do not like House.

Friday 28 April I go with Maudie at 3.30 to Private View Academy. Maudie immensely admired & she looked sweetly pretty in black glassé & white lace & lovely hat with pink & black rib. Out morg. Saw Cole about new carriage.

Roy out to dinner, came & joined Maud & self.

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Saturday 29 April Edie Furrell arrived in time for dinner. Herbert brought her here. I gave him 5/-, he must have been out of pocket meeting her. He dined here & left at 10.30. Saw darling Maud Roy & Lennie off at Vic. for Paris. Went with Lin who accompanied them to Calais. Roy their guest until Tuesday.

Ret’d by Om. Went to Macmillan wedding & called on Mrs Holmes & Mrs Harold M. Sunday 30 April Showery. Went with Lin & Edie to see new carriage, stables. Rather like it. Fine later. Lin to Club for luncheon & tea. Called to ask Miss Rose Innes to dinner tonight. Edgar & Sophy dine here. Mr Paxton, Miss Innes & Florence Walford called. Edgar looking thin.

Monday 1 May Left certificate 5 Sons of Gualia to Bank. Cole. Brougham. To tea with Mrs Mills 4.30. Paid off £150 of my debt to bank of £7.50. To Coles about new brougham arranged to pay £63 for new one which is to be touched up & new mat, & Lin’s initials put in place of present ones.

Called at 3.15 on Lady Strachan, Johnson Ferguson, Armstrong, Jackson, Krabbe, etc & had tea at Mrs Mills (Elsie). Herbert F. dined here.

Tuesday 2 May Bank morg. about B.A.P. signing of shares £10 each. To Jacobs & Marshalls about dress. Mrs P.Simpson, Miss Evans, Casella, Ada & Hylda. Lin, Edie & self to dinner. Letter fr. darling Maud fr. Paris. Letter fr. Florrie Blair, Aunt Anna left me her silver plate. Well under £20 so no duty to pay on it. Roy returned late 12 PM fr. Paris.

Wednesday 3 May Edgar’s birthday. Herbert Furrell dined & had tea here. Roy, Edie, H. & self to dinner. Emma remained in. Out morg shops. Bank. Lin out to luncheon. Called at 3 on Millais, Tattersall, Holins, Braunstein, de la Penha, Hickman, Macquoid, Sir John Tenniel, Keen, Keith, Spofforth, Huish, Clarke etc. Roy to a dance after dinner.

Thursday 4 May Out morg. To bank & shopped in Kensington. At 3.30 called with Edie on Mrs Adlam (in) Douglas Pirrie (in) Lady MacLaren (in) Binns Smith, Dennis, Colefax, Lady Dixon Hartland. Tea at Mrs Pirrie’s. Roy, Edie, Lin & self to dinner. Edie played after.

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Friday 5 May Edie to lunch with Edgar. Barker’s man doing my 13 boxes with white paint, Mrs L. Sambourne. Vy badly done. Roy out to dinner. Edie & I had ours alone, Lin his at 10 o’c. I fetched Edie fr. Edgar’s. To Jacobs.

Saturday 6 May Windows cleaned, door varnished. Private View etc at Exhibition Earls Court. Edie going out with Herbert & dines out. Gave our tickets to Ada Sp. & Hilda & 2 to Herbert & Edie who took supper at their uncle Furrell’s. Lin & self to matinée, vy good. “Alice Sit by the Fire”, Ellen Terry, Irene Vanburgh, Trevellyan, excellent. Lin & self alone evg. Roy to Maidenhead with Stern.

Sunday 7 May Edie with Herbert to lunch here after meeting him at Westminster.

Remained to tea & both out evg. Miss Hollins called. Lin & I went to Hyde Park Corner. Met Mr & Mrs Hohler. Lin to Club, I home alone.

Miss Innes, Mr & Mrs Phipson Beale to dinner. Roy returned 4 o’c fr.

Maidenhead.

Monday 8 May Worked morg. Edie to a concert after luncheon alone Queens Hall.

Shop’d alone to Marshalls & Jacobs. Called Pollocks & McMillans. Lin, Edie & self alone to dinner.

Tuesday 9 May Lady Monckton 4 o’c. Lin dines out, City Compy. Emma out, she gave up last Wednesday. Lin dines at City Comp’y. Mrs Hohler, Spofforth, McKenna & dau, Mrs Rhodes & Dar, Hilda, Miss Clarke, Mrs Lane, called. Morg to Miss Beresford’s about housemaids, Marshalls etc. Roy dined out. Our boxes arrived by Orient. Met Mr Villiers.

Wednesday 10 May To be fitted Jacobs 11 o’c. Took up 3 allotted £10 shrs in B.A.Rosario Rly. Pd £6 Glyn Mills Currie Co. X. Con called morg, looks so well, been staying with the P. Hollands. Jacob, fitted. Called at 3.15 on Mrs Kinnell, 44 Up. Brook St, Lady Carbutt, in. Saw boas, Joyce. Roy out to dinner.

Edie to Apollo Theatre with Herbert.

Thursday 11 May Lunch 1.30 with Miss Hollins, 51 Albert Court. 11 to luncheon. Walked there. Delightful flat & delicious luncheon. Wirgmans, Millais, Arkwright, Gen. Brook etc. Edie fetched me 3.15. To call dressmaker 27

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Kinnell, Wagg. Read “The Garden of Allah” to Lin. Roy, Edie Lin & self to dinner 8.30.

Friday 12 May At 11 to Mrs Hohler, 4 o’c Jacob. To Mrs Wilkinson, Green & Salisbury shop with Mrs Hohler. Left at 1 o’c, cab 2/6. Lovely day. Dull. Edie dines at Ada Sp’s. Roy out elsewhere club. Lin vy late. To Jacob fitted.

Saturday 13 May Out morg. To see “Mr Hopkinson” with Lin, matinée. Edie with Herbert to Ex. & out dinner. Lin & self alone dinner. Roy at 8 with Stern in motor to Maidenhead. Long letter fr. darling Maud fr. Portofino, Italy. Books awful, £7.0.6.

Sunday 14 May Dull & cold. Edie out Botanical Gds with Herbert, they both lunch here 1.30. Lin out to lunch. To Park with him. Saw 2 dumpy housemaids, common little things & one tall girl on 2 char. of 6 months each. No one called. Roy, Lin, Edie self to dinner. Roy out with Stern.

Monday 15 May Lovely day. Saw 5 or 6 perfectly hideous housemaids, none at all suitable. After walked, pd Barkers 3.0.4½ . Vy heavy, house, & sat in Park with Edie. Horrid headache all day. X. Man to see Lin’s drawings.

Tuesday 16 May Mrs Bosanquet to luncheon 1.30. Not coming. (illeg) up at 4 o’c. Tea. Out 11 to Marshalls, Woollands. Took allotment letter X. to Bank 3 shrs of £10 each, receipt of £6 being £2 on each. Called saw Edgar, Mrs Keating, Mrs (illeg), Mrs Macquoid & Sophy called.

Wednesday 17 May To be fitted again, vy tired of Jacob! To have Maud’s Victoria tomorrow if fine. Edie to Herbert to mend his things. Out morg alone, met Toula at Woollands. At 3.15 in Maud’s carriage pr. & groom to Jacob. Called after with Edie & all out on Lady Lockwood, Mrs Parish, Agnew, Thompson, Alexander, Johnson Ferguson. Home 5.30 to tea.

Thursday 18 May Mrs McKenna 4 - 7. Out morg shops. Had Maud’s Victoria, called at 3.30 Harvey, Innes, Spagnioletti, Mellor, Holmes, Medley, Stevens (in) Lindo, & McKenna. Charming house, Hungarian Band. Kendal, Tate etc. Took Edie. Delightful drive in open carriage.

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Friday 19 May Ranelagh? Out morg 10.15 to Stores. After lunch at 3.30 to call Lady Bagle, Lady Romer, Lady Nottage, Lady Burnand (in) V. Morgan, & Ranelagh. Met Dr Hastings who took us over new polo ground etc. Tea 2/-. Had Maud’s carriage & pair, delightful drive enjoyed it. Took Edie.

Roy out evg to dine. Lin vy late double cartoon.

Saturday 20 May Out morg shops. At 12.30 to Savoy, lunched there with Lin, went in brougham, to see young Irving’s “Hamlet” after. V. good performance.

Had Maudie’s Victoria to fetch us. Edie & Roy out, only Lin & self to dinner. Edie out with Herbert.

Sunday May 21 Mrs P. Agnew 4.30. Postponed. Dull. Mr & Mrs Fred Kerr, Miss Bryson & Mr W. Stone to dinner. Toula here luncheon. Edie out to supper & lunch. Fairly amusing evg, find Mr Kerr a little heavy. Mr Paxton & Maud & Miss Innes called.

Monday 22 May Edie & self mended all morg. In Maud’s carriage, Mrs D’Arcy, Heilbut, Geilgud, Quilter, Drage. Left Edie at her aunt’s & to Edgar’s, saw him & Sophy. Lin dined at Royal British Medical Socy, 100th anniversary. Roy & self alone to dinner.

Tuesday 23 May Mrs Bosanquet to luncheon. Out morg. shops, did flowers with Edie. Mrs B. to luncheon & remained until 6 o’c. Vy pleased to see her again. Mrs Geilgud, Mrs & Miss Allan Cole, Lindo & Ethel, Hollins, Beale, Reeve, Knowles. Roy Lin Edie & self to dinner. Roy after in brougham to Lady Lockwood’s dance, enjoyed it.

Wednesday 24 May Hilda Gibbs at home 4 - 6.30, Empress Club, Berkeley St. I lunch 1.30 at Mrs Silver’s to meet Mrs Evans & Lady Burnand. Mrs Keen’s at home.

Vy pleasant luncheon. They had not received my letter! but had a place put for me. Edie fetched me 3.15, to call Tate, Mrs Reed (in) Heilbut.

Dull party Empress club. Round Pk & to Mrs Kerr. Met Mrs & Miss Alton, vy nice. Herbert, Roy Edie & self to dinner.

Thursday 25 May Mrs Rhodes dinner 8 o’c. Mrs Newman’s at home 10.30. Out morg with Edie to enquire after Mr Ransome in hospital, better. Worked afternoon.

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Edie out afternoon & evg. Roy dined with Edgar & Sophy & Miss Harvey’s dance after. Pleasant dinner Rhodes, no getting into Mrs N’s house after, so crowded. Emma out, & Tyler.

Friday 26 May Ranelagh? Lunch with Edgar at Paganis 1.30 at 156 Old Cavendish St, 1 o’c. Take Sophy for drive Maud’s carriage 3.30. Lovely afternoon called on Mrs Newman, Threlfall, Mrs Aird. Left cards Miss Harvey for Roy. Excellent lunch Paganis Sophy & Edgar. Remained with E. until 3.10.

Roy out to dinner.

Saturday 27 May Roy out to dinner. Box matinée “The Little Michus” charming music, author of “Veronique”. Lin & self alone in brougham, Maud’s carriage fetched us. Edie out all day with Herbert. Lin & self alone to dinner. To Exhibition after, met Col Mount Batten, Hartleys & common little Brown. Happy day with Dickie.

Sunday 28 May Sir Henry & Lady Bergne dine here & Mr & Mrs Graham Keith & Roy, 7. Edie out with Herbert. Toula called. H. & Edie here to tea. Lin & self in Park morg. Lin to Club. Edie & self alone luncheon. Fairly amusing evg. Mrs K. sang. Edie in early & played accompaniment.

Monday 29 May Sent £32.10.0 to Glyn M & Co for allotted shares. Maud’s Victoria at 3.30. Called Mesdames Adlam, Geiger, Colefax, Partridge, Larnack, Lockwood, Welby, Messel, H. Messel. Round Park, home. Read to Lin. Roy good day on S.E, hope it may continue. Roy, Lin, Edie & self to dinner. We 3 to Ex after, met Mount Battens. Edie out on dray to Hampton Court with Edgar & Sophy. Russian fleet sunk. Rodovansky dead.

Tuesday 30 May Mrs Braunstein dinner, ref. Mrs Herkomer’s 4.30, music. Mrs Colefax’s lunch 1.30, ref. Out morg with Edie. Lin dined with Mr Lucy to meet Mr Asquith. No one called. Margarith out evg. Lin dining with Mr Lucy. Roy out to dinner. Herbert dines here.

Wednesday 31 May Mrs Johnson Ferguson 5 o/c. In bed all day feeling ill with gastric attack.

Up all night & 7 times during day, & feel a wreck. Tyler out. Coals in & Emma too tired to go out. Must find her another evg.

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Thursday 1 June Mrs Daniele 4 - 7. Mr H.A. Jones luncheon party to meet Rhodes Scholars at Windsor & Runemead (sic). Mrs Parish’s 4 - 6.30. Went to both but felt v. seedy & vy nervous. Otley drove so badly had to sit in Pk with Edie to recover my nerves, & home. Sat with Lin & dined separately. Lin & Roy dined at 9 o’c.

Friday 2 June Mrs Pirrie’s dinner 8 o’c. Lady Strachey’s 4 - 7, 27 Cadogan Gds. Hope Emma will get out tonight as she was in Wednesday. Lin hopes to get finished. Maudie’s carriage at 11.30. Edie dining at Spencer’s & Roy also out tonight. Emma went out. Vy charming dinner party. Lady Clanwilliam, Ld C, & Lady Katherine Meade, Ld & Lady Robertson, Mr & Mrs Moberley Bell etc. Margarith out after tea.

Saturday 3 June Edie at 11.30 with Hilda & friend to Colosseum & out all day & evg.

Alone morg to Kens shops. To matinée with Lin in our brougham to “Walls of Jericho”. Bouchier & wife most excellent. My postcard to Beach never reached him so we had to take omnibus back. Lin, Roy & self to Exhibition.

Sunday 4 June Col. & Mrs Trench & Mr & Mrs Harold Messel dine here. With Dickie to Park. Saw Mr Villiers, not another soul we knew! Dickie to Club, I quite alone to luncheon. Edie out all day & evg with Herbert. Toula to tea. Vy pleasant dinner, most cheery & all got on well together.

Monday 5 June C. Bergheim 4 0’c. Miss Cotton, 81 Pelham Crescent 4 o’c. King of Spain arrives at 4 o’c. A pouring wet day alas! Margarith out afternoon. & evg. In all day self.

Tuesday 6 June Mrs Spofforth 4.30. Mrs Batley, 34 Sloane Court 4.30. Mrs Hankey 4.30.

Mrs Mayne 4.30. Only Ship girl (Miss Hopkins?) & Lady Bergne called.

Edie & self went to Mrs S’s at 6, good recitations. Pouring wet day. Roy out to dinner, he had carriage evg.

Wednesday 7 June Mona Kemp 4 o’c. Ethel Clifford’s wedding at St Margarets Westminster 2.30 & reception Stornaway House, Cleveland Row. Edie out to dinner.

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Lubbock Holy Trinity Sloane St, & 6 St James Sqre. Attempted, awful crowd so gave it up. To Mabel B’s pretty flat. Braunstein & Spagnioletti, Mrs Holland & Welby. Roy out to dinner. Lin & self alone.

Thursday 8 June Mrs Watson 4 - 6.30, 11 Albert Court. Mrs Mayne 4.30. Out morg with Edie shops. In all afternoon packing. Gave Edie £5.5.0. with 5/- on arrival £5.10.0. Edie left 7 o’c for Derwent Lodge. Roy dined with the P. Hollands & goes to dance with them. Lin & self alone.

Friday 9 June Go to Midge for Whitsuntide by 10 train. V. comfortable journey, no change. H. met us, & Dr.O. just leaving for town. Midge arrived later. Mr Maitland Congreve here, tells me his mother has married again & is now Mrs Moore. Walked round grounds with H, perfectly lovely.

Rhododendrons & exquisite roses & white & yellow broom.

Saturday 10 June Slept well, lovely day. Have Midge’s old bedroom. H. & Lin drove out morg to see preserves. Young pheasant with 4 legs brought in dead, 2 with 5 claws & 2 with 4! Went with Midge in Victoria to call on Mrs Rogers of Stanager, out. Talked evg.

Sunday 11 June Had motor & drove over with Midge, Ham & Lin to Stoke for Christening of Baby. Henry Thomas Hamilton Foley. Lady Foley, Mr Vivian & Sponsors. D. looking v. pretty but delicate. Went to service 3.30 at Stoke & many to tea after. Baby a dear & vy like Paul. Called at the Davidsons (Yatten) on way home. Mr Seton dined here fr. Heath House. Enjoyed drive immensely.

Monday 12 June Fished in pond morg with Ham, got one trout. V. warm. At 4 Lin & self & Midge to Heath House. Midge left us to rejoin Ham who was fishing on the river. Lin & self had tea at Heath House, odd menage. Mrs Sunderland sr, Mr & Mrs Sunderland jnr, Mr Seton & Mr Ian & wife, all related. H. & Lin locked in billiard room after dinner!

Tuesday 13 June Lady Bateman’s Garden Party. We all lunch at the Davidsons first. Letter fr. Dora asking me to go on to them at Stoke. V. sorry impossible. Dullish party Lord Bateman. Lady B. looked bored. Most tenantry there. Quiet evg & packed after dinner. Never can get to bed before 12.15.

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Wednesday 14 June Mrs Holmes 4 - 7. Returned fr. Bedstone court 9.45. Reached Staf.

Terrace 4.30!!! Lovely day enjoyed our visit muchly but most tiring journey home. Roy returned fr. yacht Weymouth last evg, out to dinner. I alone to dinner.

Thursday 15 June Mrs John Taylor, 4 - 7, 25 Devonshire Place. Hungarian Band. Mrs Mount Batten 4.30. Out morg. shops, Kensington. Maud’s carriage 3.30.

Lovely day. Geoff Con came with me. Called on Mrs Walker, Silver, Rhodes, Mayne, Lady Critchett & Miss Ritchie. Rather dull party Mrs Taylor. Lin & self alone to dinner, 8.30.

Friday 16 June Emma gone to see poor Alice at Workhouse infirmary, had gone quite mad for time. Mrs J. Ferguson. Out morg shop’g on foot. At 3.30 M’s Victoria alone to call Lanarch, 40 Rutland Gds, Jackson, Walker, Pirrie.

Mrs Ferguson to tea. Lady F. Bruce there. Miss Innes came at 5.30 & kept me till past 7. Found Lin worried about Almanack. Roy out to dinner. I dined with Lin at 10.10. Lovely roses fr. Midge.

Saturday 17 June Mrs John Carlisle 4 - 7. “Oliva”, Putney Heath. Mrs Breton Riviere 4.30.

Lady Bergne 3.15, Ranelagh. In Victoria to stores morg for tonic, coffee, caviar. Heavy rain unable to go to Ranelagh. Had brougham intending to go to Mrs Carlisle. Otley drove in such a sleepy way went to Ada Sp. instead & to the Knowles. Miss K. dined here evg & Roy making 4 to dinner, & a short dinner!

Sunday 18 June Mrs P.Agnew at home 4.30. Lin & self lunch at Ranelagh with Mrs Keen 1.30. Hamilton, Midge & Jack, Miss J. Cole dining here 8 o’c. Fine morning. Vy pleasant lunch at Ranelagh. Mr & Mrs Foster fr. Hereford, pretty woman, & Mr Williams. At 4 o’c to Mrs Agnew’s with Lin, first rate music. O. Seaman, Mrs A. Russell, G. Agnews, Colefax etc. Vy pleasant evg. here, all admired Miss Cole. M. & H. in good form.

Monday 19 June Miss Bourne 4 - 7. Queen Anne’s Mansions. Geoff here morg. & drove with me at 3.30 in Maud’s Victoria to Mrs Davis, in, saw Mrs Fletcher Moulton there. Geiger, Tupper (ill but in) Lucas, Laking, in. Dull at L. Bourne’s. Daisy. Lin & Roy & self at home to dinner. Geoff left me at Gloucester Rd. Sta. Gave hime 5/-, also Beach 5/-.

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Tuesday 20 June Lin bachelor dinner at Garrick. Sir Francis Burnand, H. Lucy, Sir Charles Bright McLaren, Sir Henry Craik, Ld. Rathmore, Mr Galbraith, Mr Wolff, Capt Marshall. Mrs Ionides 10 - 1PM, 26 Jubilee Place Chelsea.

Took Om. morg to Mrs Messel to hear about children. Saw Mrs M, & to Glouc. Ter. Darling M’s letter this morg. says they return Thurs or Fri. Mrs Geiger, Capt Heathorn, Mrs & Miss Alt, Maud Paxton, Hilda & Ethel Knowles & Mrs Gill called & Mrs Sington, Cole, Wallace, Mocatta, (illeg) & fiancé Phillipson.

Wednesday 21 June Mrs H.J. Dickens’ dance 10 o’c, Grafton Galleries. To Piercey’s morg by Bus for Maud. After lunch on foot to call on Miss Webster, 2 nieces of Lady Bridge’s there, one vy pretty. Mrs Herkomer, Mrs Lemon in Baby party, Mrs Keen, & sat with Lin for an hour after. Margarith out afternoon evg. Roy out to dinner had carriage. I alone 2nd night, tray.

Thursday 22 June Maud & Lennie return fr. abroad today or tomorrow. Mrs Clerihugh’s 4 7. Mrs Keith’s dinner 8 o’c. 12 o’c appt. Piercey’s. 11 o’c Glouc. Terrace, flowers. Saw 5 maids for Maud, 3 cooks & 3 head housemaids. Roy to stay Maidenhead with Mr Sterne. Toula to tea. Most delicious dinner & beautifully served at Mrs Keith’s, everything A1. Clear soup, salmon, noisettes of volaille peas (cold). Quails. Lamb, delicious tongue & peas.

Vanilla cream in silver cups & apricots & raspberry syrup & strawberry pistachio cream ice. Savory. Peaches, strawberries, melon & cherries.

Friday 23 June Lady Bergne’s dinner, Ranelagh. Cannot go. Mrs C. Burnand 4.30. Mrs Palgrave Simpson 4 - 7. Darling Maud & Lennie return fr. Italy after 8 weeks absence. To Gloucester Terrace did flowers. Cussans vy Messelish & odd! Home to luncheon. Maud’s carriage fetched me at 3 & met them at Char X. Both look so well. Left darling after tea as feared she w’d be tired. To Mrs P. Simpson’s, excellent singing & recitations. Lin & self alone, Roy away.

Saturday 24 June Ranelagh Mrs Keen, 3.30. Darling & Lennie to Balcombe. Cap Heathorne dinner Hurlingham, postponed. Maud & Lennie came in motor on their way to Balcombe, darling well. At 3.30 in brougham to Ranelagh with Mrs K. & her rude little girl. 5/- tea. Met Mrs Mackasey, Rogerson, Kennedy, Taylor, Ethel Burnand etc. Lin & self alone to dinner.

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Sunday 25 June Lin & self dine at Hurlingham 8 o’c with Mr Galbraith. Tennis at Sir Alfred Hickman’s, first Sunday this year. Roy away at Maidenhead., returns tomorrow. Midge came to tea looking vy handsome & smart.

Party of 4 Hurlingham, Mr Galbraith, Mr Maxwell, Lin & self. Not nearly as lively or pretty as Ranelagh. Singing, band & recitations.

Monday 26 June Mrs Colefax, 4.30. Mrs Wheen, 6 Cumberland Ter, 4 - 7. Went with darling M at 3.30 to Mrs Wheen’s, Mrs Walter Agnew, Mrs Colefax, & Mr Ryle & Mr Hood’s! All interesting. Maudie & Roy dined here, 4 of us! Lin working all day. Vy cosy little dinner we 4 together, like old times. X Burmah Oil renewal X. Tuesday 27 June Mrs Silver 4 - 7. Mrs Messel 4 - 6.30. Mrs Mocatta 10 o’c. Lady Henderson 4 - 6.30. Vy warm. Out morg Kens, to bank about Burmah Oil renewal for 3 years. At 4.30 to Mrs M. Saw Maud, Lennie seedy. Mrs Hohler monopolised darling M. Roy came later. Went alone to Midge’s saw Dora, looks ill, & Ham. Vy bright with Band & overlooking Pk. Donna Linda there. Lin & self alone. Roy out.

Wednesday 28 June Paid Cole £62 for carriage. Mrs Newman & Mrs Prettyman’s at home, 31 Ennismore Gardens 4.30 - 7. Vy crowded. Mrs Rawlinson’s 4 o’c.

Academy Soirée. Mrs Ackers, 27 Portland Place Mansions, 3.30. Mrs P. Walker’s dinner 8 o’c, ref. Mrs Taylor Whitehead 6 o’c, ref. Vy full Mrs N’s. Saw Mrs Brightheim, Silver, no one else I knew. Roy & self dined together & to Soirée, met everyone we know!

Thursday 29 June Astronomer Royal 3 - 6, ref. Maudie & Lennie dine here. Asked Miss Krabbe, cannot come. Mary Millais, Maud & Lennie only. 6, Roy here.

Out morg, dull, rain. With Maud at 3.15 to leave cards. Pirrie, Prettyman, A. Linley, Lucy, Henderson. Maud to tea H. of C. with Col. & Mrs Welby. Slept peacefully in carriage waiting. Lennie vy seedy & Roy tiresome at dinner, will talk such nonsense.

Friday 30 June Astronomer Royal 3 - 6. Lady Lockyer’s dinner, unable to accept. Lady Bergne’s garden party. Mrs Pym to tea here 4.30. Lady Burnand 4.30.

Mrs Kimell 4.30 - 6. Pouring wet morg. Breakfasted in bed.

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Saturday July 1 Mrs Mount Batten 4 - 6.30. Mrs Briton Riviere 4.30. Herkomer’s pictures 22b Ebury St, Belgravia. Dine at Hurlingham with Cap. Heathorne 8 o’c.

We take Phenie Knowles with us. Lovely afternoon. Saw Armstrongs, Hollands, Batemans. Cap. H. vy fatiguing & tiresome to talk to, there & not there.

Sunday 2 July Asked Mr & Mrs Ackers & Sir James Hayes Sadler, 8 o’c. Cannot come.

Herkomer’s pictures 23 Ebury St, Belgravia. Mrs A. Lewis dines here & Mr H.B. Davis & Mr Douglas dine here, 6. Heavenly day. Sir A. Hickman tennis. Roy dined at Sir A’s leaving our party 5 only. Vy pleasant evg but muddly waiting, do better with more.

Monday 3 July Lady Carbutt’s dinner 8 o’c. Herkomer’s pictures. Out morg carriage, Kensington only. Darling came with Mad’lle morg, looks pale. Mr Hartree called, saw him. Roy dined & to dance at Lady McLaren’s.

Delightful evg Lady C’s. Mr Cunliffe delightful companion took me in.

Gen. Stirling flippant but clever, S.A. fame. Gen. Plumer & sprightly wife (illeg) crown! Vy talkative. Captain & Mrs Battey (Mabel) & Sir William & Lady Abney. Vy pleased to see him again. Judge Bacon.

Excellent dinner & well served. Most delightful evg.

Tuesday 4 July Tyler out afternoon & evg. Belita Steven’s dinner 8 o’c. Mrs Welby’s dinner at House of Commons 8 o’c. Out morg met Maud Cole, & saw girl about daily work. Mrs Palgrave Simpson, Mrs G. Keith, Maud P. & Miss Barren called. Dullish dinner at Mrs Welby’s. Gen & Mrs Ward (she sis.

Mrs Lucas) & stupid Mr & Mrs Andrew. Mr & Mrs McCartney etc, 12, & Mr Stone. Roy out too.

Wednesday 5 July Mrs Noott to luncheon & Dossie to dinner. Wired late not coming. Mrs Noott eat nothing! Called at 3.30 McLaren, Dickens, Lady Carbutt, Levy, Dora Claridges, Wells & to see Lennie. Cussans there. Lin & I went morg in car with Maud to see 104, lovely house! Sat with Mrs Spofforth in Holland Pk. Alone evg.

Thursday 6 July Invite to go to Mrs Keen, ref. Lords Tea Mrs Huish, Block A. Mrs Johnson Ferguson 10.30, music & G. Grossmith Jn. Susie A’Beckett 4.30. Out morg. Given Margaret to clean odd silver. 3 large forks, 1 small 36

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(daily use pattern). Fiddle pattern 4 large forks 4 small, 4 dessert spoons, 3 table, 4 salt, 1 cake basket. Vy crowded & hot at Mrs J.F. Saw Airds, Roxburgh etc etc. Roy, Lin & self went & ret’d together. Vy tired. M. & Lennie to Balcombe.

Friday 7 July Lords, Block A. Lady Monckton’s dinner 8. 15, ref. Mrs Fletcher Moulton’s Garden Party 4 - 7. Mrs Jopling Rowe 4 - 7. Lady Nottage 4 7. Maud came to luncheon, we went in her carriage to Lords. Saw Dora & Miss Forster, Bosanquets, H. Henderson etc. On to Mrs F.M. Pitt, Romer, Dickens, Critchett, D. Hartland etc, Burnand. Home in brougham. Maud to Balcombe 5.30. Roy out, dined with H. Messels.

Saturday 8 July Go to Pangbourne till Monday by 5.5 fr. Paddington. Packed & sewed morg. Found Sir W Judge Selfe & Lady S here Bowden Green, & Mona & Mr S. Lovely evg. Mr & Mrs (blank) dined here evg. Very hot. Played games on billiard table after. Dear Roy had Dora & B. Yorke to luncheon Savoy, costly. Roy at home tonight, seemed depressed.

Sunday 9 July Pangbourne. Heavenly day. Breakfast on lawn! Margarith out afternoon & evg. Lunch on lawn. Mr & Mrs Beale & Miss Thompson came for long day. Called with Mrs K & Lady Selfe at 4 o’c on 3 people. 14 to dinner.

Sir Frederick Cardwell, Miss Jones, Mr & Mrs (blank), Beales & Miss T who left after. Delightful day.

Monday 10 July Ret’d fr. Pangbourne by 10.40 train. Breakfasted on lawn. Mrs Kemp laid up fr. fall, vy bruised. Met Maudie who had taken flowers to Staf. Ter. Lennie still ill, Balcombe. To Stores ordered fish, cheese. Butlers tray stand etc. Sent £100 to Mr Birks for application for £2,000 Japs.

Tuesday 11 July Young Krabbe married to Miss Jardine 2.30, 14 Lancaster Gate. Asked Rooths, Partridges, Lady Monckton, Major Du Maurier dine with us 8 o’c. Roy dines at Mrs J. Aird’s. Rather nice little dinner. Man Golden & woman to help. Forgot 3 things self. To have claret for dessert, ½ lb salted almonds & 2 bots Hock! To remember 3 things. Darling Maud came morg, flowers. (rest of entry illegible).

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Wednesday 12 July Mrs Bergheim 4 - 7, Hungarian Band. Mrs Bosanquet’s luncheon Lords, cannot go. Lovely day. Went alone saw Mr Reed, Sir B.B, Mrs Gribble, Wards etc. Dined alone. Roy home 9.30. Lovely day.

Thursday 13 July Asked Dora & Paul dinner, cannot come. Vy hot. At 4 to Marshalls, ordered 3 prs gloves & veil & net. Morg to Woollands bought silk for dress, evg, glacé, £2.17.6, & linen skirt 17/11. Hat at Evans 15/11. Roy Lin & self to dinner here.

Friday 14 July Mrs Finlay’s invite to Lords for match, ref. Vy hot. Packing. Sp. Came morg on new Polo pony, had a spill after. Not hurt fortunately. To Stores 4 o’c & Heath’s.

Saturday 15 July Mrs B. Riviere, 4. Go to Southampton, join Joyeuse. Came to S’ampton at 11.30. Saw Olive & Dorothy who came to stay at the Cox’s. Steamed off 5.30. Anchored at Yarmouth, only selves on board.

Sunday 16 July Rain. St Malo’s steamer aground. 2 tugs busy tugging her but seems stuck. Left Yarmouth 11 o’c. for Poole, arrived 3 o’c at Portland. Lin, Gwen, H. for sail. We then went ashore & had a long walk along stoney rocky cliffs, ugly. Lovely evg, watched signalling of battleships in harbour with Gwen.

Monday 17 July Dullish. Steamed to Dartmouth arrived about 3. Had tea. Rowed about harbour with Gwen & Lin. Yacht M(illeg) etc. After tea went for lovely walk views beautiful & colouring vy fine, trees & grass to water’s edges, wild flowers. Fright with cow! Quiet peaceful evg, vy tired fr. long walk.

Sat on deck with Gwen evg.

Tuesday 18 July Dartmouth on Joyeuse. Received allotment letter for £200 in Japanese 4 ½ % (illeg) loan & cheque of £60 returned making £40 paid. Sent the £60 to London & County Bank fr. here. Saw Church of St Saviour’s at Dartmouth with Tabs morg. Beautiful old church, 1400. 1500 finely carved rood screen, painted. At 3 o’c to Totnes with Tabs, H, Gwen & Dickie in launch, had tea there. Most lovely all the way. Giddesham with its church beautiful. Stay Balcombe until today.

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Wednesday 19 July Sir W.H. Wills dinner 8 o’c. Return home fr. Dartmouth. Most inconsiderate of both Tabbie & Hamilton as weather was perfect & they might have taken us back to S’hampton, instead of putting us to this great expense & for 3 days in harbour! Roy away. Dined in train & went to bed after unpacking. Exeter Cathedral fine organ over rood screen spoils it.

V.v. tired.

Thursday 20 July X. Took letter of Allotment £200 4% to L.C. Bank. Mrs A.C.Harding’s Garden party, Torfield, Eastbourne. Out morg. Mrs Devonshire called & Mary Millais to tea. Arranged to go with her Harrogate 26th August. At 6 o’c took back ugly expensive panama to Heath’s. Lin vy tired with work.

Not a line fr. Roy. Friday 21 July Mrs Kemp’s dinner, ref. Gov’t defeated over Irish secretary’s salary!!!

Vy hot. Out 3 o’c brougham stores, met Sp. Pd. £2.10.9 for Dossie’s wed. pres. Linley boy’s birthday books £1.0.0 & my cones 10/-. Roy returned but dined out. Feel vy vy tired with pain at back of my head, over fatigue.

Vy late dinner 10.15.

Saturday 22 July To darling Maud. Heavenly day. Roy out to lunch, home to dinner.

Packed morg. Roy to City all day, wired Emma he would bring one or two men to dine with him. Hylda H. here. Lin & I came by 4.30 train, found darling M. not well, kidney trouble & seems not herself. Lennie better and the dear Babies all vy bonnie, greatly grown especially Nonie boy. Little Anne vy pretty & Oliver greatly improved. (illeg illeg).

Sunday 23 July Roy home to dinner. Plays tennis at Sir Alfred’s. Breakfast in bed & sat in Maud’s room. Wet morg. Lennie, Nonie & self to Nymans. Mr M, Mrs Sington, Muriel vy fat there. Sat with my darling on return. Rained again.

Lovely afternoon. Pianola & Patience evg. Margarith out.

Monday 24 July Roy to Galbraith’s. Sat about all day, lonely. Vy wet. Dr Parker came to see Maudie, says she is to remain in bed, takes milk only. Maudie came down to tea & had it in garden.

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Tuesday 25 July Lady Monckton 8.15 dinner acp’d. Wired & written cannot go. Also invite to dine Lady Burnand. Lin left by 10.40 & dines at Lady B’s tonight. I remain Balcombe until tomorrow. Maudie in bed till 5 o’c.

Lennie & Hylda to Hohlers in car. Mr & Mrs Messel, Mad’lle & Muriel called & had tea.

Wednesday 26 July Dossie Noot’s wedding at Lady Hickman’s. Mrs Lehmann’s dinner at Field Head, Bourne End, Bucks. I return by 10.40. Lin lunches with Staff & we go by special train to Bourne End & dine with the Lehmanns & staff (illeg illeg). Up river in Electric Launch with Burnands, Partridges, Guthrie, Lucys etc. 22 to dinner.

Thursday 27 July Miss Gill comes for day & Miss Stancombe Wills to tea, after Olive, Lady Selfe & Mabel. Gilly arrived 12.20 looks much older & must find it difficult to make a living. She had bad fall near desk just before leaving.

Gave her cab fare home, fear she may feel faint. Happy evg with Dickie dined 8.45. Bed early. In all day. Lost net & lace & my white gloves, curious to see where they can be.

Friday 28 July Left by 4.30 for Balcombe 2nd C. full. Saw Hamilton F. Balcombe Sta. & we came on together in Vic. Found Maudie looking sweet but vy pale in drawing room on sofa. Left dear Lin vy busy. H. & Lennie walked about grounds. Pleasant cheerful dinner. H. & Maudie talked about Marston after, & Lennie pianola. Have a tiresome sty on left eye, cold fr. train to Bourne End! Letter to Lin fr. Roy fr. Galbraiths, seems enjoying it.

Saturday 29 July Sty v. painful. Lin & Mr Hood arrived by 5.30 (4.30 fr. Vic) Lovely day.

Maudie about same, came down into drawing room at tea time. Vy pleasant dinner.

Sunday 31 July Tyler out afternoon evg. To Church morg with Nonie, rather restive but funny, imitated Lennie’s way of sitting in Church. Saw Faure Walkers, Ld F & Miss F, Mrs H. B(illeg) etc. Mr Parker over to tea. Hamilton, Lennie, Lin & Mr Hood played tennis. Hamilton left after tea for Hythe Southampton. Vy delightful talk dinner on history of American War & after on Egyptian History.

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Monday 31 July Tyler out. To Academy afternoon evg. Eye vy bad & unsightly. Lin to London after tea 4 o’c, returns tomorrow. Florence Walford comes at 5.30. Mr Hood left early. Lennie to town first time since his illness. Lin had to wait 40 minutes at Balcombe Sta. on acct of trains late Goodwood Races & Royal party travelling.

Tuesday 1 August Lovely day. Dr Parker came & lanced my eye. It is better & less painful but will not discharge freely. Maudie better on sofa drawing room after tea. Lady Frederick Fitzroy called, vy kind about Maud. Lennie off to drill his men, seems better but tired. Only 10 men appeared. Dr P thinks Harrogate w’d do me more harm than good. Lennie to drill, only 10 men turned up. Nurse Maud came, to be here whilst Nurse F. is away.

Wednesday 2 August Lovely day. Eye about same. Miss Mead called about basket making.

Maud not nearly so well evg. Lennie played tennis with Mr Stevens (curate). Nurse Marion came & had fall, looks well. F. & self had walk after tea.

Thursday 3 August Goodwood Cup day. Pouring rain. Letter fr. Dora asking us for week’s shooting 3rd Sep. Letter fr. Midge, also dear Roy fr Terregles, having a lovely time. Telegram fr. Johnson Fergusons asking us for 2 day’s shoot Sep, 2 dates. Mrs Messel & Ottie drove over.

Friday 4 August Mrs Messel’s garden party Nymans. Florence, Mad’lle & Nonie went.

Darling Maud seems about same, taking nothing but milk. Vy wet morg, fine afternoon. I walked to meet Lin at 5.30, train late. Motor to meet Lennie, awful commotion about no carriage or luggage cart at Station.

Lennie off to Nymans in great fluster. Mr Marriott, Lin & self walked to house. Lennie upset Maud about conveyances as he was too late for tennis Nymans & too late here on return.

Saturday 5 August Darling’s birthday. Hilda M & Mrs Harold came over morg. Mrs M. sent odd little present wicker tray & 3 cloths. Lennie Lin & Mr Marriott to Nymans after luncheon. Lin vy annoyed Lennie drinking Maud’s health in Hock! Uncomfortable. Maudie looking tired evg. So difficult to keep peace with (illeg) need so much tacking!

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Sunday 6 August Lovely day, eye rather inflamed so did not go to Church. Dr Parker came says Maud w’d be better in bed entirely but is going on well. Lin, Lennie & Mr Marriott to Arundel in car. Lennie lunching with Duke of Norfolk & officers of W. Sussex at castle.

Monday 7 August Posponed on account of Maud’s illness, indefinitely. Very wet morg.

Maudie looks better but always does.

Tuesday 8 August Left with Lin by 10.15AM train. Darling Maud looks pale, promised to remain in bed. Found all well at home. House vy airy.

Wednesday 9 August Morg to Stores & Lady’s shirt company. V. dear. 3 baskets for maids etc.

Hylda called & brought Boysie Sambourne looks wonderfully well & happy. Douglas home. They all go to a small house with some shooting in Cumberland.

Thursday 10 August Went for 40 mile run with Mr Hartree in his Electric motor. Enjoyed it & felt better. Worked after lunch put away some silver etc. Dined at 9.15.

Vy tired.

Friday 11 August Otley missed Roy with dog cart station, odd. Lin finished work by 6.20.

Packed. Mended & ready by 4 o’c. Just going to lie down when Roy arrived from Stoke Edith where he found it dull in that great house alone after the Galbraiths large house party. Looks well. Tyler leaves tomorrow & goes to Maud tomorrow week. Roy leaves tomorrow for Homburg with young Stern. We left by 8.30 train for Scotland Midland.

Saturday 12 August Go to Mrs Beale Drumlanford. Arrived 7.30AM. Coldish drive of 2 miles fr. Newton Stewart. Slept badly but most comfortable double compartment in night train Midland. Rested, breakfasted in my room & down 11.30. Walked round garden with Mrs Bright. Lin Mr Bright & Mr Beale off shooting early. Excellent dinner, grouse etc. Mr Beale played pianola & to bed. Mr B. played some (illeg) & Scarletti (illeg) & Brahms.

Young horse goes today to Horlicks for rest. Lin shot 19 grouse, 1 hare, 1 snipe.

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Sunday 13 August Lovely day. Mrs Beale, Mr & Mrs Bright to Kirk. Mr Beale, Lin & self for long walk delightful not hurried. 2 golden plover, lakes etc.

Monday 14 August Lin shot 6 brace grouse. Very peaceful day sat out. Had walk with Mrs Bright & drive with both ladies to (blank). Stamps & money at Post Office, vy primitive. Got mushrooms on way home. Walked after rest with Mrs Bright. Pianola evg.

Tuesday 15 August Off day. Went on Lake with Mr & Mrs Bright. Judge & Lady Kennedy came, 8 at luncheon. Rested until 3.30, read papers. Lady Sherbourne (Stern’s aunt) died suddenly. Perhaps Roy won’t go to Homburg, were to have started today. Lovely day. Walked after to watch Judge fishing in (blank). 2 small fish. Pianola evg. Delightful day.

Wednesday 16 August Wet all day. In all day. Men shooting but home early. Mr Robertson & Mr Lutyens to tea & all our party of 8. Bridge evg. Mr Beale, self, Mr Bright & Judge Kennedy. Lost by 104 points.

Thursday 17 August Lovely morning. Drove to Barrhill with Mrs Beale, Lady K. & Mrs Bright. Judge & Mr Bright off fishing. Lin & our host in to luncheon.

Heavy rain after & strong wind. Letters fr. darling & fr. Florence. Mr Coventry there again this weekend. Played Bridge partner our host & lost by 108 points.

Friday 18 August Wet, fine later & glorious colouring over hills evg. Morg walked & drove later with hostess, Lady K. & Mrs B. to Barrhill. V. windy returning.

Judge & Mr Bright to fish all day caught nothing & the Judge cut one finger & sprained another on left hand. Walked after tea towards fishers with Lin, host & Lady K. Lovely walk & interested in farms. Bridge evg, partner Mr Bright. Lost 85 points! but learning!

Saturday 19 August Dear Roy’s birthday. Pouring wet & gale blowing. Picnic vy doubtful.

We all went in spite of wind to the shooters for luncheon & had it in a large barn, 4 Mr Jonas’ with us! 27½ brace grouse, 11 hares, 4 snipe.

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range burning peat which looked like coal. Bridge evg. Breakfasted at 8.

Fine evg & had walk before dinner with Lady K. Mushrooms.

Sunday 20 August Lovely day. Rain came into my room! Had walk with Judge, our host, Lin & Lady K to Windmill, few mushrooms. V. warm. Most excellent dinner 2 o’c. Rested, sat out, tea & walk with Lin, hostess & Lady K. Lin & self with Judge to take photo of house, beautiful evg the hills shining with opal tints. Music evg. Delightful day. To bed at 10 o’c.

Monday 21 August Pouring wet morg. Drove to Barrhill. V. windy.

Tuesday 22 August Lovely day. Another large luncheon at the Gordon farm after 1st drive grouse. Mrs Bright & I went with shooters for first 2 drives. Lovely view fr. house of Drumlanford. Mr Robertson, Lutyens, Cameron & “Romes”.

4 extra guns, 39 ½ brace snipe & hares. Excellent luncheon. Mrs Beale & Lady K. walked home. Mr Bright & self drove. Walked after tea with hostess & Mrs B. All vy tired evg. No bridge.

Wednesday 23 August No letters today. Fine but sunless. Judy & Lady Kennedy departed at 11 in Newton Stewart fly. Mr Bright to fish in the Cree. Lin & Laird to fish Drumlanford lake, 2 good trout. Mrs Beale, Mrs Bright & self drove to Barrhill at 2.30. Good stories all the day! there & back. Heavenly afternoon & evg. Tea, & Mrs Bright & self went to meet Charles, had 2 6lb salmon!!! Foundling chicks found in wood. Rainbow evg. V. lucky day.

Thursday 24 August Lovely morg. Out morg on Terrace. Packed. After luncheon walked with Mrs Beale & Mrs Bright to met Lin & Mr Beale & Mr Bright near Drumlanford Loch. Walked home together. V. pleasant dinne . Pianola after & to bed. Delightful day.

Friday 25 August Lin & self leave Drumlanford after most delightful visit, never enjoyed one more. Raining hard. Had open carriage & glad as it was quite warm.

5 other visitors arriving today! Ethel & Micheline working away to get rooms ready, wonderful housemaid Micheline. Comfortable journey but our train 40 minutes late at St Pancras, crawled & tore alternately.

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Saturday 26 August Going to Ramsgate. Not going. Breakfasted in bed vy tired. To matinée “What the Butler saw”. Not worth seeing! Home by omnibus & cab there.

White came about evg. dress & wonder if I am wise letting her do it! Vy tired evg.

Snday 27 August Heavy thunderstorm whilst Lin & I were out, took shelter in St Mary Abbots Cloister. Dear Roy arrived at 12 AM from Homburg. Looks well & seemed to enjoy it. Stern has given him 2 lovely pearls for studs. Lin & Roy to their Clubs together after lunch & home together. Maudie had solid food for 1st time for 7 weeks!!!

Monday 28 August Out morg bought for evg dress net 1/11, 3 yards cream silk 5/7, velvet & rib 2/3½ . Post Office order pincurls 5/1½. Total 14/11. Rested & mended! after lunch. To Gaiety “Spring Chicken” after dinner with Roy & Lin. Amusing & pretty music but stupid piece. Cab there & back. V. wet night. Florence Walford’s stepmother’s death in Times today.

Tuesday 29 August White coming morg. Came 7 o’c late. V. wet morg, sun later. Roy giving dinner at his club. In morg, out after tea to see about gas stove for Emma.

Ordered 2 lbs damsons 4d & Condal water Barkers. Lin & self quiet little evg together.

Wednesday 30 August Roy off vy early 9 o’c. Peace between Japan & Russia declared! Japan giving in on all sides ceding ½ Saghalen & Russia paying no indemnity.

Great solar eclipse today. Alas! dull morg. Lin & I saw it for one second.

Roy dined at home & was most disagreable loudly whistling & generally unsympathetic.

Thursday 31 August Vy tired & headachy & worried about Roy, makes me feel quite ill.

Darling Nonie’s birthday 6 years old. Out morg, lace Woollands. To White afternoon, cut my bodice wrong. No good going to her, more bother than it is worth, she ruins things so. Roy out to dinner. Gave him £5 for his birthday.

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Friday 1 September Dull. Take Banker’s receipt No 1 first call £2.10.0 per share of 13 allotted B.A. Gt. Southern 4% Ex shares of £10.0.0 each to Bank. Alliance between Gt Britain & Japan. Roy in to dinner.

Saturday 2 September Lin goes to Lady Spielman, The Hyde, Nr Luton. Telegrams to Harpendon. Lin & self go to Stoke Edith. Most comfortable journey only stop’g 3 times, Worcester, Malvern & Stoke Edith. Found cricket in full swing at Stoke. Dora looking vy well, Tommy much grown. House party Miss Forster, Miss Wilkinson, young Burns. 8 left this morg after cricket week here. Lin’s Kit bag missing! Great scare & bother to him. Billiards evg.

Sunday 3 September P. Burns & two girls to Church. D, Lin & self round garden. Found Lin’s bag in bedroom next to us! after telegrams & letters sent all over the place. Rest for walk after lunch. Had Baby down for ½ hour 5.30. D. with bad cold. After dinner bannister broken by Mr Burns sliding down oak stairs on tea tray! Clumps after, words chosen “ Leg of india rubber ball”.

Heel of Miss Williams shoe & letter H! Monday 4 September Miss W. left morg. Long walk to Beacon Hill with Lin, lovely. Paul to see Public Houses! Wrote Roy & Midge. Mr & Miss Wakeman, Mrs J.W. Evelyn, Mr & Hon Mrs Jackson & Mr Simpson Hayward came. Rabbits evg. Rather late. D’s cold rather bad.

Tuesday 5 September Lovely day. Went for walk & to Stoke Edith Post Office with Miss Wakeman, Mrs Jackson, Miss Forster. Dora breakfasted in bed. Men off at ¼ past 10 shooting, got 42½ brace, 29 hares, rabbits. Walked round garden after tea. Rabbits evg. Vy late to bed after 12 o’c.

Wednesday 6 September Wet. No shooting. Lin returns by 12.30, at least leave here 12.30. Mr & Mrs Onslow come. Mr & Mrs H.K. Foster to dinner. Wet. Walked after luncheon with Mr Jackson. 13 to dinner, 2 Onslows, 2 Fosters, 1 Forster, Simpson Hayward, 2 Jacksons, Mr & Miss Wakeman, 2 Foleys, self.

Songs, & Leg ball!. P. more amused than anyone else with it.

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Thursday 7 September Miss Forster left. Mr & Mrs Onslow leave. Men out shooting. Mr Evelyn left. Mr Jackson, Wakeman, D. & self to tea at Mr & Miss Cresswell’s.

Vy pretty cottage with lovely view, quantity of choice birds. Played Rabbits evg. Feel uncomfortable about Maud, she is not making any progress.

Friday 8 September Very gusty rainy & alternate sun day. Shooters off 10 o’c. 30 brace. Dora, Miss Wakeman & Mrs Jackson to lunch with them. I remained here alone, felt too unhappy about Maud to go. Bad news this morg. & letter fr. Nurse Millie advising another doctor. Mr & Miss Wakeman left 4 o’c.

Packed comfortably during Lin’s absence.

Saturday 9 September Go thro’ DV fr Stoke Edith to Balcombe. Vy anxious about my darling.

Pouring wet day. Mr & Mrs Jackson return home before me. Swarms of people got in at Worcester, got paper & Bath bun, disgusting bun. Just caught Lin at Vic. My train late on ac’t of some accident on line. Otley met me with his special safety cab. Scrumage for luggage. Found Maudie looking v. fragile, gone back distinctly. Dr Kopke young German for week end. Nonie boy much grown. All Babies well.

Sunday 10 Septermber Waited fr. Church to see Dr Parker. He seems satisfied with Maud’s progress, I am not & I think he has been unwise all through in allowing her up at all. It has kept her about much longer than necessary & she ought to have had a proper (illeg) Nurse fr. the first. Little German vy nice intelligent plain man. Had good dinner talks. Lennie, Lin & Dr K. to Nymans after lunch in car. Sat with my darling after dinner.

Monday 11 September Wet on & off all day. Lennie & Dr Kopke left early. Sat with Maudie after her massage. She looked vy exhausted & pale. After lunch chicks in carriage for drive. Lin & self for walk at 4 to 5.30 to Tates, away. Sat with Maudie after tea, fancy massage tires her too much. Lennie, Lin Nurse Alexander & self dinner. Sat with Maudie till 10.20.

Tuesday 12 September Major Guy du Maurier’s marriage with Gwendolen Price, Broadwater, Godalming. Walk with Lin lovely day. Maudie seems to make no progress, disheartening. Hamilton F. has sold Marston! Telephoned to Lennie. Cosy little dinner, sat with darling Maud after. Mrs Fox Adams & 47

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a Mr Bainbridge came over to tea. Found them rather heavy in hand, especially when Nurse A came to tea.

Wednesday 13 September Saw Dickie off by 10.45 train. Again he is worried by the Punch firm & fear it is the beginning of the end. Feel vy anxious about darling Maud, she seems going back & losing heart about herself. Glorious day. Lennie home vy tired, Hamilton F. lunched with him today. He has sold Marston! Letter fr. Tabbie. Sat with Maudie after dinner.

Thursday 14 September Feel vy livery & indigestion, fear it is iron I am taking. Afraid journey to Scotland will knock me up.

Friday 15 September Cap. & Hilda Gibbs came at 4 o’c in their own motor. Lin arrived fr.

Haywards Heath in Lennie’s motor at 11 o’c. (illeg: Dordiemer hat conge gegibese! Viel Lennie roar base morgens.) Maudie about same.

Saturday 16 September Lennie, Lin & Cap. Gibbs shot at Nymans. 14 brace partridges to 3 guns.

Hilda with little Linley to Nymans after luncheon. Sat with darlingMaud, seems cheerful. Lennie had bad gun headache & eat no dinner. To bed at 10 o’c.

Sunday 17 September Lovely autumn day. Dear Roy looks vy seedy & white. Little Linley & I went to Church & Cap. Gibbs & Hilda came after. Maudie seems bright but still in bed all day. Mr & Mrs Messel, Mr & Ruth Parker, Muriel, Mr & Mrs Stokes & Mr & Miss ?? to tea. Tennis after. Lennie stung at luncheon by wasp. Maudie vy tired & worried by Mrs M. wanting her to put up Ruth, Mr P. & Nurse & 2 Babies (illeg)!

Monday 18 September Cap. Gibbs & Hilda left at 10 o’c for Nymans in their own motor.

Children to Nymans in carriage. Walked after tea with Dickie red Rd, found gate locked. Saw Ld & Lady Frederick. Maudie seems brighter & vy busy in bed. Miss E. Cussans came by 5 o’c train. Lennie vy tired evg. but better later. Roy left by early train, looks vy seedy & white.

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drawing room looking sweet at 7 & lay on sofa. Had some porridge for her lunch & Bengers for her next meal. Red letter day! We had Patience together after & Lennie played pianola. Darling not vy tired at 10 o’c. when she went to bed. Had awful headache packing.

Wednesday 20 September Woke before 5 o’c, bright morg. Left by 10.51 train. Ethel Cussans & Nonie boy saw me off. Still nervous sort of headache. Comfortable journey, found Lin well & busy. He left directly after luncheon. I rested & re arranged a few things at top of box. Fire & rested in morg. room, vy cozy. Roy out to dinner. Sat with him whilst he dressed, told me he had made £600 in 13 months, was leaving money in firm until he had pd Lennie, wd be happy & settled if next Feb when new arrangements on Exchange come into working if his present firm Simonds & Co w’d take him on. Sincerely trust they will. So much depends on the business he brings & the help he can be to them. Trusting Lennie will do all he can & darling Maud has his interest so absolutely at heart bless her and I wish he w’d show her the loving attention so dear & good a sister deserves.

Thursday 21 September Mrs Johnson Ferguson’s shoot, Springkell, Eccelfechan, Dumfries. I go alone, Lin following Friday by night mail! Cab 4/-, Otley’s! 2 boxes only.

Lin seems happier & less anxious now he knows Roy is doing better. So glad to be able to ease his mind. Lovely morg. Emma seems to like her little gas stove & oven, vy glad. Comfortable journey, met Miss White & Mr Caustin in train. House party Mr Caustin (Liberal whip) Col Younger, Miss White, Mr & Mrs Johnson.

Friday 22 September Walked morg with Mrs J.F. by her donkey carriage, Miss White also, for ½ hour. Rested after luncheon. Walked again with hostess alone in garden & tea together. Mrs Johnson, Miss White in former’s motor to Carlisle.

Mr, Mrs & Miss Bates to dinner. Talked after.

Saturday 23 September Lin arrived at 7.30. Seems well & fit. Lovely day. Off at ¼ to 11 with Mrs Johnson in her “Crossley” 25 H.P. & Miss White to Wiston 50 miles to see & lunch with Mrs Alec. Lovely run thro’ pretty country, town or village of Moffat & Lockerbie where we bought 9 cheap little presents for Mrs Caustin. Had jugged hare, blancmange with bottled blackcurrants (gave me awful pains after!) & left Mrs A’s at 2.30. Nice house but not carefully kept. Bridged evg, host, Mr C, Miss W, & self. Mr C. & I won.

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Sunday 24 September Dullish morg. Host & hostess, Miss White, Miss Irwin, Alec, Mr Johnson & Mr Caustin & Col Younger to Church. Mrs Johnson, Lin & self remained at home. Awful tummy ache fr. the bottled blackcurrants yesterday! Took dessertspoonful oil early, cured afternoon. Walked with Lin to see Helen of Kirconnel’s & G. Hennings graves. Met Alec & Mrs J. Motor party, walking party! I rested & pleasant evg talking. Number game.

Monday 25 September Lovely day. Ladies lunched with Shooters. Mrs J.F. & I walked with them part of way & we 2 lunched alone. At 2 o’c I went in Mrs Johnson’s car to join ladies & we three went went a long run thro’ lovely scenery to ? by Edinburgh road & returned by Glasgow road thro’ Gretna. Home at 4.45. Changed dress & tea. A girl came to dinner who sang beautifully.

Bridge & my side won, again partner J. Ferguson. Col Younger would not sing with Mr Caustin. Dullish.

Tuesday 26 September Leave Ecclefechan. Heavenly day, brilliant sun. Mr & Mrs Johnson & Miss Irwin in former’s motor, Alec in his own motor. Miss White, Lin & self left at 10.45 in omnibus & travelled to Carlisle together. Lunch in train, vy so so, 7/6. Midge & Hamilton at Terregles. Good news daily of darling Maud. Vy pleasant visit. Comfortable journey, dined at 8 alone with Lin. Roy at Savoy with Stern.

Wednesday 27 September Dull, dark & rain vy different to Scotland. Lin cannot go to Balcombe Saty, bitterly disappointed. Fear darling will be put out. Looked thro’ accounts all morg. Wired Maud later to say we w’d go to Balcombe Saty.

In all day & dined alone. Let M. go out afternoon & evg, being alone.

Roy still at Savoy & dining with Tabbie & H. there.

Thursday 28 September Roy ret’d late after theatre. He dined at Savoy with Tabs, H, Evie, Gwen & Marquis ? Out to Nevilles morg. Kens & Bayswater full of Edgware Rd people. I sat with Lin & read to him. Quiet evg & bed early, dined ¼ to 9.

Friday 29 September Wet early. By bus to Neville, fitted. Won’t go again, they cheat in material & use other than patterns submitted & selected. Afternoon by om to tea 19 Harley St with Fanny & May Nembhard. Met Major & Mrs 50

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Carson there. Feel vy tired. Read to Lin on return. His room always gives me headache, so stuffy & hot, or a violent draught. Dined 10.15. Roy came home before we had finished dinner.

Saturday 30 September Lin & self go to Balcombe 4.30. Met Harold & his wife at Station & came down with them. Found darling Maud better & up, & down to dinner but looks vy fragile. Pleasant evg. Games.

Sunday 1 October To Church with Forence W. & Nonie boy. Lennie came in later. We remained to Communion. Kite flying with Mr Thring. Lennie tired himself greatly. Mr Thring came to dinner, vy amusing little man. Games after, to bed 10.45. Harold v. seedy all day.

Monday 2 October Harold & Mrs H. left morg. Mrs Messel came morg, seemed vy lively but worried after hearing Harold was not well yesterday. Lennie shooting at Mr Lester Reid’s, got 90 head of game. Lennie vy enervi evg, & tired.

Darling & I for drive to Nymans taking Harold’s nailbrushes, & thro’ Handcross home. After tea walked with Lin for hour. Wish Maudie c’d go away alone for 3 weeks, she needs the change. Mr E. Parker arrived just in time for dinner, shooting with Lennie tomorrow.

Tuesday 3 October Lennie & Mr E. Parker shooting at Nymans. Lin unable to go, busy with Almanack work. Had lovely walk of an hour with Lin after tea. Mr & Mrs Thring here to dinner, she looking very handsome & nice but overdressed. He vy amusing & seems clever. Had games after dinner.

Maudie vy bright & always best with Lin at all games.

Wednesday 4 October Dr Parker came, says Maud doing well & 2 weeks in Scotland w’d cure her. Rain, fine after 3.30, glorious sunset. Saw dear Lin off with little Anne at Station. Maud in all day unable to get her drive so she worked.

Difficult to get her to rest. Wish Lennie would be a little more considerate to her, he gets so easily cross & unpleasant. I can see how much it hurts the darling & he doesn’t mean it having the kindest nature. Odd. Thursday 5 October Lovely morg. Woke 7 o’c to read until breakfast came in 9 o’c. Had one hours walk before luncheon, darling busy in bed with her accounts with Florence. After luncheon for lovely drive taking little Anne with Maud.

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Dear little Anne bad cold, only noticed it at teatime. Mrs Faure Walker to tea, chicks after. Lennie vy tired & tiresome at dinner, Maud feels his childish petulancy when she is so weak herself. Wish he was more manley & less childish over trifles.

Friday 6 October Lovely morg. Bitterly cold wind, walked to end of new road morg, posted letters. Sat with Maudie. Walked with Maud after luncheon. Florence with Nurse F & Oliver to Mrs Fox Adams for cream. Nurse Alexandra left after dinner for good. Bad news of Aunt Barbara, Mrs Thompsett & Ethel to visit.

Saturday 7 October Massaged Maudie morg. Had walk with F. & Maudie after lunch, too far.

Lennie busy flying Kites with Tuffley on our return, no wind. Mr Marriott & Mr Brodie came for week end, latter going in to Parliament.

Lin arrived at 5.40. Looks only fairly well & Roy v. seedy. Dickie has had a pain on muscle of chest & found Homercal(?) most effective. Had charades evg. Lennie, Mr Brodie & Mr M. all very good. (rest of page illeg).

Sunday 8 October Colder but fairly fine. Sat with Maudie all morg & massaged her & used my sponge(?), vy effective. Mr Marriott, Florence & Nonie boy to Church. Lennie, Mr M. & Mr Brodie to Nymans in car & walked back. I read to Lin & went for walk with him after tea as far as Oxleys. Maud & F & Nonie for walk. Played games evg.

Monday 9 October Dull, colder. Mr Brodie, Mr Marriott & Lennie to London. Sat with Maud all morg. After lunch Maudie & Florence made 3 calls! Sanitary inspector here. Lin & self for walk after tea & paid 1/- bill I owed at corner drapers, no receipt. Lennie home earlier, & for walk with Maudie. Games evg.

Tuesday 10 October Maudie & Florence to London by 9 train for day. Lin left by 10.45 on act Almanack work. Lennie said Roy better last evg. Lin seems to have also begun a cold. Always afraid of his, feel v. seedy with mine but am so well looked after here & have every mortal hing it ought to go soon. Darling Anne had tea with me & Nonie boy to tea at Dr Parker’s. Maudie not as tired as I expected.

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Wednesday 11 October Had a little walk to Post Office (illeg) but too cold wind to go further.

Maudie seems no worse for her journey yesterday. Mrs Worsley & 2 girls came to tea one Miss O’Connor does miniatures. Evie Fisher-Rowe sent us game, vy thoughtful of her. Lennie looks much better in fact a better colour than I have seen him for ages. To bed early.

Thursday 12 October Dull. Maudie & F. go to London for day’s shop. Hope Maudie won’t tire herself. Rested & feel worlds better. Darling Nonie put to bed for not eating his dinner. Nonie & Anne came & had tea with me. Little Anne vy excitable. Walked morg to farm. Lovely position but deadly dull uncomfortable inside. Maudie so tired unable to come in to dinner, pain, indigestion. Lennie well, in good spirits.

Friday 13 October Florrie Blair coming for day to say goodbye, leaves for India 24th Nov. Came. Packed comfortably. V. tired & worried about Maud who looks very delicate. X. Sir Henry Irving died of syncope after his arrival at Hotel at Bradford where he played “Beckett”. Seemed exhausted during the performance & wonder restoratives were not given him.

Saturday 14 October Roy to Balcombe. I returned by 12.15 train from Balcombe. Fees 27/- cab 3/- porter 1/-. Total £1.10.0. Found Lin rid of his cold. Sat with Lin. Lin & self went to Butts & Slaters at 6 o’c, fruit & ham, back to work & dined ¼ to 9. Great sorrow expressed everywhere on announcement of Sir Henry Irving’s sudden death last evg. on his return to Hotel after having played Beckett at the Bradford Theatre.

Sunday 15 October Went up to Hyde Pk Corner with Dickie & walked back. Met Mr Braunstein. Margarith out afternoon, Emma brought up tea. Sat with Dickie & read. Roy at Balcombe. Young Bergne called 6 o’c, talked of stocks & shares.

Monday 16 October Darling Maud comes fr Balcombe to Gloucester Terrace. Roy returned fr.

Balcombe with bad cold. Alice mending linen at 11.30. Went to see Edgar & Sophy by om. Parrot vy amusing stayed an hour, would not remain to lunch on account of Lin being alone. Sat with Lin all afternoon.

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mend electric light! Darling Maud comes up fr. Balcombe. Lin, Roy & self dined together. Margarith to be fitted dress after tea.

Tuesday 17 October Lovely morg. Maudie, Lennie & Roy dine here 8 o’c. I walked morning, sat with Lin afternoon. Morg. room vy hot after dinner had to open window. Miss Needham White & Lady Critchett called, saw no one.

Wednesday 18 October Alice Linley to luncheon 1.30. My darling & Lennie go to Scotland. To be fitted 10.30 Neville, fear me about dress. Alice here till 4.30 & sat with Lin after. Roy out. Margarith out afternoon & evening. Emma managed very nicely. Telegram fr. Maud, all well & comfortable at Abbey Hotel Melrose NB. Thursday 19 October Lovely morg. Walked 11 o’c with Mrs Gill to Bayswater side of Gds, sat in sun. To Laking about housemaid, saw one seemed willing but am not impressed with her much. Sat with Lin, worked & read. Letter fr. Maudie seems vy happy in Scotland. Roy dined with Ham & Tabbie & went to see “Oliver Twist” & liked it immensely.

Friday 20 October Sir Henry Irving’s funeral at Westminster Abbey. Lin & self went. One of the most impressive & beautiful scenes, dense crowds. Had good places in Chancel, sat next to Sir Harry Poland. The whole of the west cloister had double rows on either side of wreaths & up the central aisle also.

Music & singing beautiful, coffin covered with pall of laurel leaves & cross. Lin vy late with work. Roy out to dinner.

Saturday 21 October Lovely morg. Wire fr. Tabbie for Lin & self to lunch at Carlton, went, most excellent luncheon à trois. Saw Wyndham. Lin & self after to see “On the Love Path” Ellis Jeffreys, du Maurier most amusing & (illeg) du rideau of Pepys, vy good also, “The Private Council”. Tabbie back to Pyt by rail. H. already started on his new car. Roy out to dinner with Edgar & Sophy, Lin & self alone.

Sunday 22 October Lin & self dine at Lady Burnand’s, 8 o’c. Roy in tonight. Sir Francis Burnand ill in bed, dinner postponed. Emma remained in & managed a nice little dinner for Roy, Lin & self. Out morg. with Lin, met Nellie

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Keith looking rather! & walked part of way with her. Miss Rose Innes came at tea time. Lovely day. Lin to Club after lunch.

Monday 23 October Lovely morg. Mended Roy’s clothes all morg. Out afternoon for short time. Roy out with Mr Stern for boxing match evg, they dined together.

Edgar & Sophy dined here & vy pleasant evg, both in good form.

Tuesday 24 October Mis Rose Innes & Nellie. Out morg wasted time looking after hats & no success all ugly & only fit for professional beauties. Nellie K, Miss Rose Innes & Mr & Mrs K. Graham to tea & Toula. White came charged 6/6 for only washing & replacing lace in blouse. Vy dear, badly washed & bothered me with dress. Lin, Roy & self to dinner.

Wednesday 25 October Promised to go & see Aunt Barbara, unable to go, wrote, vy sorry. Emma out evg. Toula to luncheon & to see “Oliver Twist” after, Tree vy good, house full. Arthur, Giggie & Susie a’Beckett there, came to our box.

Giggie vy much improved. Dickie saw us into omnibus. Roy out to dinner. Toula & self cosy little evg. alone, she left at 9.30. Letter fr. darling Maud, seems well, air doing her good.

Thursday 26 October To be fitted 10.30. By om. to Woolands after & bought fur toque, £2.2.0 with nothing in it! Lin, Roy & self to dinner. Roy came in too late to dress, Lin annoyed. Sat with Lin all afternoon, dinner 20 to 9. Emma to see about Alice’s things, she’ll leave Asylum tomorrow.

Friday 27 October Roy out evg. Went to lunch with Edgar & Sophy but found Edgar in bed with liver, gout attack. Dr MacGeogh there. Edgar in great pain in back.

Lunched at their rooms & sat with Edgar until 4.30 whilst Sophy went to see an old protégé of Edgar’s at Work House. Sat & read to Lin on return & at 7.45 took cab & went to meet Sophy at Court Theatre to see “Man & Superman” by Bernard Shaw. V. clever, Gilbertian rather, amusing but not a pleasant piece. Cab home. Toatal 4/6, morg 1/-.

Saturday 28 October Sir F. Burnand not so well again. Lin went to enquire. Went immediately after breakfast by omnibus to see Edgar. Up in dressing gown in morg. room & free fr. pain but looked pulled down. Sat with them until 12 o’c.

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us & returned by cab with me to dinner, Roy in also. Very amusing piece but not pleasant side of life. Lin dined with Conrad Cooke at Savage Club & enjoyed it.

Sunday 29 October Wet morg. Fine after, walked with Lin fr. Hyde Pk Corner, met Cowards.

Roy out luncheon. Lin to Club. Burnand better. Phene Knowles called to tea, Emma served it, Margarith out till 7 o’c. Lin, Roy & self to dinner.

Got thro’ much afternoon.

Monday 30 October Mended all morning. At ¼ to 2 by om to Putney. Fr there to Teddington, saw Aunt Barbara, better, & takes great interest in everything. Nice clean rooms & woman to look after her. Hopes to get up soon! Roy dined with Mr Stern. Saw vy aged housemaid, 19 years service, too old.

Tuesday 31 October Lady Selfe’s dinner 8 o’c. Morg. to White to be fitted, walked part way.

Mr Molesworth & Mrs Keen called tea time. 12 to dinner Lady S, Lady Lockwood, Sir A & Lady Critchett, Mr Blunt etc. Mr & Mrs Gow, dull man Mr Gow. Vy pleasant dinner. Roy in to dinner alone. Emma out to see Alice Turner & Agnes. Alice just out of Asylum.

Wednesday 1 November Miss Hannay’s wedding Guards chapel with Lt Col Crompton Roberts, Grenadier Guards. Recep after 40 Up. Brook St. Wet & dull. Stock Exchange holiday. Roy at home, out to luncheon. Lennie’s shoot Nymans. Margarith out.

Thursday 2 November Out morg. Lin busy & behind rather, difficult subject. Roy out.

Friday 3 November Out morg. Walked to enquire for Edie. Lin vy late & seems nervous about work. Feel same self & tired. Read, mended, & Lin dined at 10.30.

Feel dead tired as if I had done everything & nerves all over the place.

Lin’s drawing v. fine, Czar giving Russia Liberty as woman escaping fr prison.

Saturday 4 November Lovely morg. Feel v. seedy & nervous overstrained fr. anxiety over Lin’s work. Splitting headache vy stupid. Lin & self lunch out & to matinée “Prodigal Son”. Excellent luncheon at Savoy 10/-, chops, cheese, wine, 56

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coffee & one liqueur. Enjoyed piece vy much. Back by omnibus. Lin bought fruit. Roy, Lin & self alone evg dinner. Feel better, headache gone. 2 duck & pheasants fr. Lennie.

Sunday 5 November Miss Bret Harte 4.30. Roy off 10 o’c in Mr Stern’s motor car. Ham’s horses on view at Tattersalls previous to sale tomorrow. Saw them.

Heavy rain. Miss Rose Innes dining here. Midge & Miss Bret Harte to tea. M. looking vy smart & handsome as usual. Lin lunched at Club, I alone. Roy to Winchester on motor, home late. Only 3 to dinner.

Monday 6 November Take B.A.Pacific allotment letter for 2 new £10 shares to Bank. Unable to do it. Remain in morg. to see maids & mend linen. Out Kens & Knightsbridge after luncheon. Maud came afternoon for ½ an hour. Maud & Lennie dined here 8 o’c. L. looking vy seedy but seemed lively. Vy cheery evg. Maudie starts moving into 104 Lancaster Gate tomorrow.

White called & pd her 12/6.

Tuesday 7 November 2 & 3 o’c white fog. Lennie & Maud dine here 6.30. Roy also in, & we go to see Bouchier in “Merchant of Venice” together. Mrs Levy & dau. only called. Out morg. Very foggy at night. Saw maids, none likely.

Wednesday 8 November X. Paid to London Joint Stock Bk. 3 Princes St, £2.0.0 being £1 each on two newly allotted £10 Ordinary shrs. 1st payment on these. Margarith out afternoon & evg in Emma’s place. Roy out. Alone to dinner. To Vera about black walking dress & blouse & hat. Late luncheon ¼ to 2, wrong bus. Worked afternoon.

Thursday 9 November Mrs Caustin 4.30. Mrs Harold Messel. Mrs Parish. Fitted 10.30 Vera. To 676 Fulham Rd maids, saw none likely. To Maud’s after luncheon. Called enquired Mrs Messel, & Mrs Caustin & Mrs Harold in M’s fly, met Mabel B. here. Walked to Mrs Parish’s, business talk with Mr P. Bahia Blanca waterworks. Roy out to dinner. Quiet evg, did all I wanted today!

Friday 10 November Mrs Newman 4.30, 58 Eaton Sqre. Fine. To Mrs Hunt’s morg, saw several ones all unsuitable. 8.45 PM young Bergne comes about changing stock. Decided to sell £300 P.& O. 3 ½ debs & 7 Harrods shares.

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Remained in all afternoon tired. Saw maid vy common ugly little person, these seem to be legion!

Saturday 11 November Mrs Cohens 3 - 6, 11 Hyde Pk Terrace. Wet. Edie Furrell surprised me at 10.30 & went with me to be fitted Vera’s. Lin & self lunched Criterion Grill room (vy common) food good. To see “Public Opinion” after, good cast, bad piece. Roy, Lin & self home dinner. Bad bird, wild duck. Lucky had steak in house.

Sunday 12 November Mrs Cohen 3 - 6. Edie F. to lunch. Lin & Roy out. H.F. to tea & fetch Edie, stayed till 6.30. Lin home 6.15. Margarith out afternoon. Roy, Lin & self in to dinner, disastrous dinner, pheasant gone, fine bird kept too long. Fish also none too fresh.

Monday 13 November Fanny & May Nembhard to tea, early. Pouring wet day. Maid morg. Lin to Bedstone until Wed, one day’s shooting. V. wet. White came pd her 7/6. Marie about place, seeing lady at 6 o’c for her. Saw maid “Savage” looks too delicate. Roy out. Worked evg. To bed early.

Tuesday 14 November Gill saw lady for me, bad character. M. Bird comes tomorrow. To be fitted Vera 3 o’c. Asked Gillie for day. Out morg also. Horrid day. Ham & dates. Maud & Lennie dined here, vy good spirits. Maud had been to young Pearson’s wedding, looked charming. Rose Innes, Maud P. called, was out. Roy & I dined alone, he vy depressed. Business flat, or worse!

Wednesday 15 November Lady Pearson 4.30 - 6.30. Lady Armstrong 4.30. Unable to go either.

Packed. Edie F. came & stood /// & Miss Gill came for day. Lin returned fr. Langleys, bad day yesterday for // but good bag. Paul Foley got 12?? head of game at his big shoot this week! Roy good day on S.E. made £30 fr. deal thro’ Lennie. Darling came looking lovely at 6 o’c, had been to lady P’s at home. Roy & I dined together, v. lively.

Thursday 16 November Go to Mrs Galbraith for shoot until 21st, Terregles, Dumfries. Accepted for today. Fine day. Cab late, 10 minutes, plenty of time. Otley fearfully lame. Lin drove with me as far as Mall. Vy comfortable journey. Pleasant journey, Mrs G. met us. V. Cold. House party a Mrs Mackenzie, Mr & Mrs C. Maxwell, Mr W.Maxwell, Miss Timms.

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Friday 17 November Lovely day, v. cold. Mrs Galbraith shoot. Lin comes North by night mail.

Walked with M’ds Galbraith, Mackenzie, Timms & Maxwell to join shooters luncheon. Mrs G. & self late to luncheon here. Sprained thumb.

Pd 2 calls after. Campbell, 2 Maxwells, Mackenzie guns, record bag 179 pheasant 207 bag. Cap. Ross took me in.

Saturday 18 November Mrs Trench 4.30. Lovely day. Lin arrived 7.45. All ladies off 10.30. I join them at luncheon. Mr W. & Mr C. Maxwell, Mr Ferguson, Cap. Campbell Johnston, Mr Mackenzie walked with party to guns round home grounds after. 335 pheasants besides hares rabbits woodcock etc.

18 to dinner. Puff billiards. V. late to bed. Mr Mackenzie told stories. Vy good but a bore as he only likes to listen to his own voice. Margarith out.

Sunday 19 November Mrs G. Mackenzie, Miss Timms, self & 2 Mr Maxwells to Church, dear little service. Luncheon. Talked & rested all afternoon, did not go out again. Had rest fr. 6 to 7. Stories evg. Bed late as usual. Emma out.

Monday 20 November Mrs H. Levy’s dinner, unable to go. Breakfasted in bed. Mr & Mrs Mackenzie, Miss Timms, Mrs Maxwell left, leaving only Mr C. & Mr W. Maxwell & ourselves, party of 6. Told stories after dinner. I walked for hour with Mrs Galbraith after luncheon. Late to bed! Packed.

Tuesday 21 November Lin & self left with Mr W. Maxwell at 10.30. Saw Cap. Ross & Mrs Ross at Station going to London. Dull, damp, slippery. Breakfasted downstairs.

Maid 6/-. Had a coupé tonight reserved. Train late, over an hour in fog.

Better at St Pancras. Maud & Lennie go to Pyt, Midge, Mr Rooth, Mr & Mrs Jackson only other guests there.

Wednesday 22 November Lady Pearson, 16 Carlton House Terrace 4.30 - 6.30. Dull party. Ans. letters all morg. Went in omnibus 5d!!! Saw Mrs Kemp, Mrs Williamson, Mr Lucy, Mr & Mrs Fox Adams, Vy comfortable in om, no trouble at all.

Thursday 23 November At 11.30 to Bank about P. & O. & new £10 allotted shares. Left allotment letter at Bank for them to pay up in full. To Barkers about paint Hall.

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underbodies, uncertain here or Terregles, remember packing them. Found them evg.

Friday 24 November Florence Blair leaves for India. At 10.30 to Stores by electric, vy easy.

Left 10.30 got back 1 o’c. Saw Mr Lethbridge, Lin’s list of securities fr.

Bank. Roy out evg. V. late dinner.

Saturday 25 November Pd. Vera £1.10.0 blouse to brown dress. Lin & self to Balcombe till Wednesday by 4.30. Found Mr Davson coming by same train. Maudie with bad cold & looking seedy. Babies blooming, Florence looking v. well. Pleasant evg.

Sunday 26 November Margarith out evg. V.wet & blowy. In morg. Walked with Maudie, Lennie, Lin & Mr Davson after luncheon, vy dirty muddy walk thro’ fields. Kitten followed us all way home. Music singing evg. V. tired rested in my room after walk, Nonie came kept me company. Lennie & Mr Davson to Church morg.

Monday 27 November Lovely morg. after a perfect gale during night. Lennie, Mr Davson, Lin, Mr Stern, Mr Coventry & Mr Wynne shooting Nymans & sleeping here.

Florence to London morning. Emma out evg.

Tuesday 28 November Margarith out evg. Wet. Men off before I was down. In all day. Mr Stern with gout unable to go to Nymans, left by 11 train. Had talk with him Smoking room, seems fond of Roy & vy sensible for so young a man in many ways. Mrs Firth came to dinner, pretty young woman, sang well.

Her husband Capt in G(illeg) Regt. Lin’s nose bled during dinner, soon better.

Wednesday 29 November Lady Pearson 4.30 - 6.30. Lin left by 10.45. I came with Maud at 12, lunched with her at Lancaster Gate. Baby & Nonie up for day with Nurse Francis, came back in Maud’s omnibus, 1/6 to man. Roy in to dinner, he & I alone. Looks vy pale & tired, was not well last night Emma said.

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Thursday 30 November Out morg. to see about charwoman, opened door in her night dress!!! In afternoon. Lin vy tired & busy with work all day. Roy out to dinner & theatre. Lin & self dined alone 8.30 Friday 1 December Mrs Armstrong’s at home. Edie here early to stores together. Paid £2.5.3 by cheque Xmas presents, & coffee 5 ½, buns 2d. Lunched & we made our own coffee at 5 o’c. Gave Edie pheasant, she looks thinner. Roy out to dinner. Lin vy late 10.15. Saw maid, 28, short character only, no good.

Saturday 2 December Lin & self to matinée “White Chrysanthemum”. Roy dined with Maud & Lennie & to see “The Little Michus”. Sent cheque £5.14.0 to Bk, Waihi div. Vy good enjoyed play vy much. Saw Mr & Mrs Adams in omnibus (Wills). Lin & self dined alone. White came & took white crèpe de chine for blouse.

Sunday 3 December Maud & Lennie & Roy dine here. Garrick dinner, Lin & Roy unable to get seats. Telegram fr. Tree but too late for Lin & Roy to go. Lin doing drawing for “Queen”, unemployed. Dense blackness but no fog, like night.

Monday December 4 To Stores with Edie who remained until 6 o’c. Margarith out afternoon & evg. Roy in to dinner. Changed cheque £2.10. I dined at Maud’s & went with her & Lennie to German play “Die Wilde Jacht” excellent. Saw there Mr Wolff, Miss May & Miss Carlisle. Lin to Easton Park, took Otley.

Tuesday 5 December Mrs Tree’s & Mrs Alexander’s at home, School of Art Needlework Exhibition Rd, 4 - 6.30. Edie here for day. In all day. Dull. Emma out afternoon & evening. We worked all morg & afternoon, paid Edie. Roy out, alone to dinner.

Wednesday 6 December Mrs Binns Smith dinner, ref. Lin ret’d from Easton Park, Wickham Market, Suffolk, enjoyed it. I went morg to L.C.Bank left Jap. 4% allotted stocks of £100 to be pd. up in full by Bank, & on to White to be fitted.

Packed afternoon. Roy dined with Stern & met Fletcher party at theatre, all in town Xmas shop’g. Alone to dinner.

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Thursday 7 December Vy fine. Left Staf. Ter. for Bedstone Court, Bucknall, Salop. 9.30 fr.

Euston, 10.30 to Hopton Heath. Amusing episode of respectable old gentleman at Sta. Obdurate & he went into smoking carriage “altho’ I do not wish to smoke!” Roy v. seedy looking. Letter fr. Ellen Cracknall coming next Friday. Had to wait ½ hour Hopton Heath. Comfortable journey. Cosy evg with Midge & H. alone.

Friday 8 December Breakfasted in bed. Midge & self for walk morg. Mr & Mrs Gee & Mr Pennyfeather arrived 3.30. Evie & Laurence, Mr Hackett, Col. Forbes later. Pleasant evg. Bridge won. Vy mean tho’ close game. Late to bed.

Saturday 9 December Lovely sunny warm day. Out with shooters round Park, lunched at house.

Ham, Col. Forbes, Lawrence F.R. Mr Gee, Lin, Mr Pennyfeather, Mr Hayes Halbutt guns. 4 ladies. Walked after luncheon. Pig killed!!! Mrs G. & self took sharp walk before tea & saw it!!! Played bridge evg. with Midge, Mrs G, Col. Forbes. Won, & last night also. 13 to dinner.

Sunday 10 December Lovely day, cold, frost. Midge & Eve & men to Church. We wrote. Mrs Gee, Mrs Galbraith & self. Walked after luncheon up hills, lovely view.

Midge & Evie remained in. Talked & played evg, time passed quickly, to bed 12 o’c. Two tables, Evie, Mr Hay Halbutt, Mr Pennyfeather & self at small one, 13 to dinner.

Monday 11 December Lovely day. Joined shooters at 1 o’c. but walked about & lunched in farm house at ¼ to 2. 12 in one room at 2 tables. Mrs Galbraith & I walked home after, rest followed guns. Most excellent luncheon. Two Miss Harleys dined here, 2 tables. Mr Galbraith took me in. Cheery evg (illeg) bridge. Evie played, & we talked. To bed 11.30.

Tuesday 12 December Party of 11 left at 10 o’c, Lin with them. Midge & self & Ham for walk, had to return “Fruit Salad”. Midge same later when home! Saw poor wounded pigeon in shrubberries(sic) near stream, too distressed to wait.

Rested, dressed for tea. Very cozy evg. & bridge after à 3. Vy cozy & to bed early. H. won by 120 pts.

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Wednesday 13 December In all morg. H. shooting with Mr Harley. Packed morg. Midge & self after luncheon walked to Heath House to see Mrs Brian Sunderland & her baby, did not remain to tea. Home just in time to see H. arrive fr. shoot.

Cozy tea together in Hall. Rested, wrote to Lin & Maud. Cheery little dinner & again bridge in Hall. H. won by 199 points. Bed 10.30. Put evg. & tea dresses in trunk, & so to bed!

Thursday 14 December Left Bedstone with upset after delightful week at 5 to 10 AM. & wish I could have remained on for their next shoot tomorrow as they wanted me to, should have felt selfish leaving dear Lin. Friday 15 December Ellen Cracknell housemaid £18 aged 20 comes, Suffolk girl. Out morg.

Met Spener in omnibus when on my way to Maud’s. He looks well, they ret’d fr. Wales yeesterday. Maud out. Roy out to dinner. Felt vy bad on my return, hot & feverish & aching all over. Darling came & helped me to bed, heaven knows what I sh’d have done without her. Need somone to attend me when seedy.

Saturday 16 December In bed all day. Feel vy ill & ache all over, throat bad. Lin & Roy to dinner. Darling Maud goes to the Galbraiths (Scotland) at 9 o’c this morg.

Edie came & spent day. Stood to Lin & Margaret also for Vivandier.

Found Edie vy useful.

Sunday 17 December In bed all day feeling vy bad, aching all over & vy feverish. Badly feel need of lady in house when ill. Lin at work all day. Roy & Lin dine together. Fritz Jackson & Mr Paxton called. Read until eyes ached “Cut Laurels” by Hamilton. V. clever & interesting book distinctly original.

Lin sold £400 worth of drawings less 20% making £320 to American.

Monday 18 December In bed till 12 o’c. Edie came, was useful writing letters & amused me with stories. Lin vy busy all day with drawing & electric light! & cheques trust sound & good ones! American. Two more divs fr. Coupé. Wonder how long that will go on! Have no faith in Cortauld Thompson. Punch dinner. Margaret out 6 o’c. Roy out to dinner. To bed early.

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Tuesday 19 December Edie here all day, to Stores for me, £1 spent on Xmas things. In bed to breakfast. Walked a little after luncheon in sun as far as Mrs Beales.

Wrote after. Lovely day. Vy tired evg, slept badly. Lin sent his checks of £300 to Bank, so far so good!

Wednesday 20 December Fine. Edie here. Packing morning & afternoon. To bed early. Roy out to dinner. Lin working late like Friday. I went to bed before his dinner, so tired. Darling Maud comes by night mail fr. Scotland today arrives tomorrow morg.

Thursday 21 December Olive & Dorothy to Pyt by 1 PM reaching Tisbury 3.36. I go too, travelling together from Salisbury. Found all well. Evie & L. here. Evie with throat like mine looks vy seedy but came down to dinner. Tabs & H. arrived fr. Paris 9 o’c. Find doctor says drains cause of Evie’s throat! & she wrote to Midge. Darling Maud came, only just arrived fr. Scotland.

Friday 22 December Lin arrived 5.30. Boys return from school, both with bad colds. Both in to dinner. Lin seems in good spirits. Had short walk with Tabbie. Music after dinner. Bridge.

Saturday 23 December Walked with Olive after luncheon. Lin at work all day in old schoolroom on drawing Campbell Bannerman as Cupid on bed of roses. Roy arrived evg fr. town. Roy’s cold so bad Tabbie sent for doctor after dinner. Evie better but earache. Bridge after dinner.

Sunday 24 December Dull & cold. X amie!!! Makes me feel vy seedy. Breakfast in my room.

Lin, Ham, Mr Shakespear in new Mercedes car to (blank) for day. Boys better & up, but in Tab’s boudoir. In all day.

Monday 25 December Unable to go to Church, still little F. X.! Walked up & down in sun. Quiet day. Crackers & holly on table, no other signs of Xmas. Mervyn to bed before dinner fr. chocolates! Tabs gave me pincushion & Roy silver gilt match box. Read & rested. Bridge after dinner.

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Tuesday 26 December H, Mr S. & Lin shooting round covers. Gwen hunted. Drove to meet at Mere in Panhard with Gwen, Dorothy & Olive. Vy pretty sight. Saw old Mere Church after & looked for Moore tombs, none to be seen only Groves, all obliterated. Rested after luncheon & read. Laurence arrived during dinner. Bridge after with Ham, Evie & Laurence. Read “Tragedy in Common Place” Urquart, vy interesting.

Wednesday 27 December Lin gave dinner of (blank) at Staf. Ter. Members of Punch Staff. Drawing Room still closed. Lin & Mr Shakespear shot at Fonthill Abbey with Mr Shaw Stewart & Lord Leigh. Lady Leigh & Lady Octavia Shaw Stewart there. I fetched Lin in Panhard car fr. Fonthill & he caught the 2.45 fr.

Tisbury. Laurence took me in to dinner, mythological talk! Evie better.

Dear Roy went up by 9.30 train returns Saty.

Thursday 28 December Slight rain & white fog. Left Pyt by 2.30 for 2.45 train. Left Tabs trying on ball dress. Fees 10/- housemaid 3/-. Quite nice quiet little week.

Friday 29 December Maudie with cold when I arrived 5.30 & looks tired. Only Geoff & Florence here. Maud & Geoff to dance at Mrs Brightmeyers after dinner.

Had accident to carriage returning luckily they were not in it but Beach & groom were thrown off box, & had Mrs Brightmyers carriage with Maud’s horses to return by. Lennie in town returns tomorrow.

Saturday 30 December Roy returned to Pyt. Lin came down 5.30. Children’s fancy dress ball.

Maudie with an awful cold & does not take care of herself. Mr Davson, Mr Marriott came. V. large number fr. Nymans also here. Geoff here.

Danced after dinner till 12 o’c! Mr & Mrs Harold came. Maud ought to have been in bed early.

Sunday 31 December To Church all of us except Maud & Lin. Maud bad cold. Walked with Lin before luncheon. Rested & read after. Played charades after dinner & (illeg). To bed 12.30. Too late for Maud with her bad cold. Lottery.

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Monday 1st January 1906.

Tabbie’s big ball at Pyt, 32 staying in house. Maudie in bed with awful cold on her chest, feel vy woried about her. Lennie & Lin shooting at Nymans. Mr Davson up to town for day. 19 to dinner here tonight, large number fr. Nymans. Walk with Geoff.

2nd Jan, Tues. Lennie, Harolds, Davson, Marriott left early. Lennie not returning till Saty.

Invested 1905 Pd. £6 being £2 per share on 3 allotted £10 shrs in B.A.Rosario Rly ordinary, May 10th 1905. £30.

Pd £32.10 May 29th being 32.10.0 per share on 13 £10 4% Ex 1910 B.A. Gt. Southern allotted, £130.

Both allotment letters at Bank.

July 11th sent cheque £100 to Mr Birks for application £2,000 4½ % Jap. new loan, £200 allotted. Paid £20 on each. £60 returned. Left allotment letter at L.C.bank 20th July.

Sold this year £100 Christiana & £100 Jamaican stocks. Allotted £200 at 90 4½ % new Jap loan. Pd. £40, 420 on each, Bank paying up future calls.

Received 1903 from Trust £ 412. 7. 4 Private ac’t £ 197.15.3 £ 610. 2. 7 £10 extra from Furrell surplus in trust ac’t this year.

Received 1904 from Trust £ 409. 9. 7 Private ac’t £ 238. 0. 4 £ 647. 9.11 £ 15.16. 9 of this extra from spec. by Lennie in Private act this year.

This a mistake. B.A.Gt. Southern 4% stock unsold, starting year with debt of £ 750 & balance at bank of £ 43. 2. 8 Paid off £ 150 1st of May of debt, now owe £ 600.

Pd. £ 50 August leaves £ 550

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Trust ac’t 1905 Argentine Gt Western July ditto Cent Uraguay ditto Gt Western Brazil August ditto Peebles July August ditto Cordoba & Rosario Oct ditto North Atlantic S.S. ditto Illinois Cent Oct ditto Canadian Pacific ditto Antofagasta July ditto Lehigh Valley Ditto Local Loans Feby July ditto Oct ditto Dec To come

£ s d 19. 0. 0 19. 0. 0 23.15. 0 23.15. 0 28.10. 0 28.10. 0 23.10. 3 23.10. 3 19. 1. 8 19. 0. 0 21. 7. 6 21. 7. 6 19. 9. 5 19.8.11 23.15. 0 23.15. 0 3.16. 0 3.16. 0 21.17. 0 21.17. 0 3. 5 3. 5 3. 5 £ 363.19. 9 45.12. 0 409.11. 9

Private Ac’t B. Ayres Rosario Cordoba Rosario July ditto Rosario ditto B.A. Pacific Fby ditto April, May Buenos Ayres West Burmah Oil ditto

17. 2.11 1.18. 0 1.18. 0 1.18. 0 19. 5. 8 8. 8 13. 4 1.10.10 8. 8 4. 5.11 4.15. 0 4.15. 0 67

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Wirral ditto Chinese July ditto Jamaica Feby Christiana Waihi Dec Robinson Mine August ditto Waihi March June ditto Sep ditto B.A.Pacific August Chinese Oct B.A. Pacific Rly This column amounts to Amount this page Private ac’t continued Feby Coupé Brougham ditto April ditto Gt Eastern August ditto Hull & Barnsley Midland 28 Aug ditto March Glasgow S. Western Oct ditto 22 Aug Furness Sept ditto March Cuban 5% Gold ditto Barker, May ditto Oct Harrods City B.A. Trams April City of B.A.Trams Oct ditto Buenos Ayres B.A. Gt Southern debs P.&O. Steam S.

1.17.11 1.17.11 2.17. 0 2.17. 0 1.13. 3 1.18. 0 5.14. 0 5.14. 0 5.14. 0 4.15. 0 8.11. 0 4.15. 0 13. 4 1.18. 0 1.18. 1 £ 110.14.6 £ 149. 2. 9

2. 8. 6 2.11.5 2. 8. 6 4.10.3 1. 8. 6 4.15. 0 7. 4. 0 5. 6.11 2. 7.10 2. 7.10 9. 6 7. 6 12. 4. 4 12. 4. 4 1. 9 8 1. 0. 0 9. 6 1. 0. 0 19. 0 25.11. 6 7.12. 0 8. 6. 3 68

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Sept Oct

ditto B.A. Gt Southern

8. 6. 3 31. 1. 5 £ 110.12. 6

Private Ac’t

£ 110.14.6 149. 2. 9 110.12.6 £ 370. 9. 9

Total

Trust Private

£ 409.11.9 370. 9. 9 £ 780. 1. 6

Jany 1905

24 stocks in my Private ac’t

Jany 1905

11 stocks in Trust account

Private ac. continued Feby

Bonus pd by City B.A Trams 7.10.0 Surplus fr. sale of Jamaica & purchase of 100 6% Japs 1.15.0 Total £ 9.5.0 should be returned to capital

Feby 25th From Lennie’s spec on my account!!! £ 65.11. 6 April 5 Sons of Gualia (cost me £10. 5. 3) 7. 6 7. 6 7. 6 April Japan 6% 1. 7. 6 ditto Oct 2.17. 0 th July 4 Lennie’s spec 29.19. 0 (Total £95.10.0!!!) th Dec 7 from Aunt Anna 10.10 Paid off £50 from Loan Oct leaving £500 owing Installment on £200 allotted Jap 4½% £20 by Bank B.A. Rosario allotted 3 £10 shares 2nd payment Oct by Bank on same £6.0.0

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B.A. Gt Southern 13 allotted £10 shares 2nd payment by Bank Oct £32.10.0 Nov 1st paid off £50 of Loan Bank leaves owing £450 Nov 8th paid £2 to London Joint Sk Bk being £1 each on 2 £10 Ordinary Shares in B.A. Pacific Rly 1st payment on this new issue Sold by E.Bergne Saty 11 Nov £200 P.& O. 3½% for 99½.

Remains allowing for Loan etc £197.19.0 to reinvest. On deposit or to P.A. Bank until new security found, or to pay off part of Loan.

Nov 23rd left allotment letter with £2 pd at Bank of 2 £10 B.A.pacific ordinay shares for them to pay up fully.

1905 Forward Private ac’t Coupé Dec ditto

£ 370. 9. 9 2. 8. 6 2.11. 3 £ 375. 9. 6

List of silver left me by Aunt Anna, May 1905 12 tea spoons 1 soup ladle 1 sugar sifter 2 sugar tongs 1 table napkin ring 2 mustard spoons 1 butter knife 2 salt spoons 3 forks 2 spoons (dessert & table) Terregles. Motor car story. (rest of page illeg) Riddle In my first my second sat & my third & fourth ate. Insatiate A lady replied to this: Under my first my second stood. Your riddle clever but mine is as good.

Understood

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Whistler was talking to some men after dinner, du Maurier amongst them.

Whistler said “Remember I am not arguing, I am telling you.” du Maurier said “Remember you are not telling the Marines.”

Describe Neglect in 2 consonents, a, b, and one d!

Invested during 1904.

Paid off loan of £300 but incurred fresh loan of £350 late in year 1904, Sep £300 & Dec £50.

Bought £500 Cuban Took up 2 £10 B.A. Pacific Ordinary allotted £20 Took up 3400 B.A.Gt Southern 4% debs. Paid £20 Have only invested £150 during year 1904. No, must be £470.

Paid off Cuban B.A. Gt S 4% B.A. Pacific And owe out of this

£ 300 500 400 20 £ 1220 £ 750, leaves £ 470

Bought January 1905 £100 Japanese new scrip 6% 75 ½ pd at 6 prem & call one same Total Sold Jamaica 3½% (illeg) stock at 98 ½ com. 5/Net proceeds of sale Total

£ 81. 0. 0 £ 15.10. 0 £ 96.10. 0 £ 98. 5. 0

Both thro’ E. Bergne Esqre cheque for balance of same Bought £100 Chinese 5% Feby thro’ Lennie at 97 Bonus fr. City B.A. Trams Feby £7.10. 0 Capital to reinvest £ 9.5.0 Bought with this 5 shares Sons of Gualia Australian Gold Mines thro’ E. Bergne at 1½% with coin & stamp £ 10. 5. 5 Sold £100 City of Christiania 4% Bond at £10 ¼ with com etc £100.19.

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Invested 1905 March. Took up 2 £10 ord shares allotted in B.A. Pacific Rly, less 2½ % paid in full 2nd March 1905 Paid £19.19.6 to L. Joint Stock Bank.

Took these 2 Receipts to London County Bank who put with my other securities March 9th.

Allotted £200 in new 4½ % Japanese Loan 18th July 1905. Pd £40 first installment on it. £ 40. 0. 0 st Took 1 call paper to Bank 30 Aug of B.A. Gt. Southern Ex shares 1910, 13 shares allotted.

Pd Sep 29th call on B.A. Gt.S. Rly on 13 Ex 1910 £10 shares.

29th Sep. paid on B.A. Rosario shares £6. 0.0 installment pd by Bank.

Pd August installment on Glenrock Mine (Indian) young Bergne Oct 1905. £200 Japanese 4½ % series £20 August.

South American Light & Power Co, Bahia Blanca.

Lady’s Guild, 10 George Street, Hanover Sqre. Lady’s maids etc.

Veitch’s Australian heather plant.

Eve on seeing Adam for the first time in the Salad days “Adam, you are concealing something from me!”

For 2 chemises Florence needs 2½ yds beading for ½ inch rib, 3 yards of rib to run through ½ inch wide 8 yds lace edging, 2½ lace insertion.

9 yds silk for petticoat Mrs Lewis stories. Small child reassured by her mother when afraid to be alone in the dark that God was alwayswith her everywhere day and night (rest of page illeg) Nonie on Florence & Nurse F’s enquiries as o how she felt. (rest of page illeg) Southerin’s practical joke, where all dogs were muzzled had a needle fixed into nose of his dog’s muzzle, result as can be imagined!

Two hop pickers having kept company 6 years thought it was time get married. Mr Glen Price asked the man if he was a bachelor “Oh no Sir, both my parents are still living!”

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decide on hers & asked Sir Edwin L. what she shd wear. He said “A dainty night dress with ribbons discretely used.” She said “Oh! But I could not possibly wear that Sir Edwin.” “Then go without it my dear young lady!”

Oscar Wilde’s remark to his Doctors when dying “Gentlemen, I fear I am dying beyond my means”.

Ld Mount Edgcumbe:”Do you ofter wash? “No, but I often scratch”.

Gentleman seeing potatoes boiling at Katakole “Do you see they are boiling potatoes in Greece?” “No” said the other & went to see, when the pun dawned on him!

Investments rec.

New Zealand Bank Shares 3½ share with 3½ liability. The marked price for each (Jan 1905) share is 5½ & (illeg) ¾ in June. In 2 years 10/- is expected. See particulars Ethel H’s letter.

Bromley Electric Light. 4½ % Deb 102 present price & ordinary shares £5.15.0. Edmonson’s Electric Light separate.

Things to remember, Corfu. Village of Santa Decca where women are celebrated for their beauty a red rag is hung out of the window of any house where there is a marriageable daughter. Men wishing to aspire for the hand of this lady ascertaain particulars as to her dot etc & then if satisfactory introduce themselves as an aspirant!

Corfu. Women’s head dress. Huge rolls interspersed by ribbon, the hair of ancestors worn until it becomes a complete block.

Signor Gordin rec’ds Uraguay Bonds City of Rosario 80, Chile ditto.

Cairo guide showing us Sultan Hassan’s sarcophogus said Mrs Hassan is buried with him, the Caliphe wished to marry her so she begged to be allowed to visit her late husband’s grave where she committed suicide.

Cap. Harry to lady deploring the depeopling of Troy said, not hearing, “Do not worry about that, son, leave that to me, I’ll see to that!

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