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.Addresses in front of Diary:
Apollinaris Company, 5 Stratford Place, Oxford St. Derben, 15 Francis Place, Bath Rd, Cheltenham. Cope, Springhurst, Bickley, Kent. Academy waiters Cole, Moody, Golden Chalk, 46 Arundel Road, West Kensington. Coals, L & NW Syndicate, 204 York Road N, Kings X. Stephen Glynn. M Cornwallis, 5 St Oswald Rd, West Kensington.
Green, Annie E. 23 Townsend St, Cheltenham. Queens Buildings, High St, Cheltenham Fletcher, Ada. 60 Frederick St, grays In Road. G.N Rly Manager, F.P.Cockcroft, Sir Henry Oakley. Gilbey, Tresham, The Grange, Bishops Stortford. Hackney Horse Show Society. 12 Hanover Square W. Henry E.Euren Secy. George Jouph, 23 Granville Sq, W.C. H.J.Hitchings Esq, Empire Theatre. Miss Green's friend: Mrs Taylor, 9 Redbone Street, Tedworth Square, S.W.
London Chatham & Dover Rly, Mr William Forbes, Traffic Manager Mr Morgan, Secretary per letter from Mr Green, Stationmaster May 19 '94.
Letter from Wartley Richards, August 13 1891 about gun. 12439. Built for T.W.Eyton Esqre, Oct 14 1880. Paid £42 for it.
King, Mrs. 41 Sharsted St, Kennington Park. Lilly & Lovell, Lamdscape Gardeners, 22 Warsill Street, Battersea Park Road. Jones? Mrs Brown, 319 Sauchihall St, Glasgow.
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c/o Mrs Wood, 166 Shaftesbuy Avenue. Mrs King, 16 Chelverton Road, Putney S.W. Mrs Hamilton Langley, The Grange, Earl's Barton, Northamptonshire. Castle Ashby station.
Editor 'Men & Women of the day'. 7 Quality Court, Chancery Lane, W.C. Munchausen. Cassell Petter & Gelquin. Illustrated by Doré, in I.L.N, Jany 1866. Hector Maclean, Chatwicke Lodge, Birdhurst Road, S.Croydon Took away 1 girl photo (Miss Etty P) 1 fireman & 1 Grenadier. Tuesday 26 Nov '95.
Address given by Beadle. Portable domestic Hot Air & Vapour bath (Vapours) James Allen & Sons, 21-22 Mareston Lane, Oxford St
G.N.Rly, Kings X. Francis P.Cockshott.
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James Thompson Esq (with a p) Caledonian Railway Company, Genl Managers & Secys Office, 502 Buchanan St, Glasgow.
Andrew Dougall Esq, The Highland Railway Co, General Managers Office, Inverness. William Gowenlock Secy, same as above.
The North British Railway, Off of Sup't of the Line. D.Deuchars Esq.
Roper, Maud. 22 The Avenue, Bedford Park W.
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Thomas Gilbert. W. Daily Graphic, Melford House, Strand, W.C. Tuck (Raphael & Sons) 72 & 75 Coleman Street, City of London. West Middlesex Water Works, F.H.Wyboro Esq. 19 Marylebone Rd, N.W.
Name of model given by Miss Rose: Clara Wilding.
Tuesday January 1 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Walk before breakfast. Went to P.O & got Davison's address. After back. Breakfast. In morning wrote labels. Letter from F.C.B approving of cartoon last week. Altered camera etc etc. M had carriage at 11.0 & took Maud to her Uncle's, Edwin Herapath. Lunch. Long afternoon at labels. Did drawer of Statesmen. After Roy went out on his cycle in the morning, back for lunch. Very cold at night. M, Roy & self dined together. Roy tidied box of counters & played game of draughts after. Beat him. Bed at 12.30 after snooze.
Wednesday January 2 Stafford Terrace. Overslept. Up 8.30. Walk with Tip. Paw bad. Breakfast. After pasted & wrote labels & at 12.30 took photo of M in cloak from Barkers & after in her silk one. Lunch. Angry with Roy for untidiness & not wishing to learn French. Tip having his paw in poultice. Mademoiselle Jackymot here. In afternoon at 4.0pm Roy & self walked up to the Garrick Club. Gave Cole Xmas box. Called Lincoln & Bennetts. After went to Evered's lamp shop in Drury Lane, No 50. Walked past it into Wych Street. Selected a lamp etc. Roy got onto bus in Fleet St to go home. At 7.15 on to Punch dinner. The 1st of the yr. F.C.B, J.T, self, R.L, A à B, E.I.M (late) B.P, H.W.L & A.G. Long discussions. Cut made up from "Who said Rats". Self got Harcourt & Sleeping Trade. Suggested by self. Drank orangeade after dinner. Left with J.T 11.0pm. Gave Xmas Box to sergeant, waiters & cabman. Home at 11.45. Read & bed after.
Thursday January 3
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Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Got on mare hoping to ride. Got as far as past Albert Hall. Turned back on acct of frost. Breakfast. After Roy went out on cycle. Sent round for Stace. Got to work & skemed subject of Harcourt as Fairy Prince & Sleeping Beauty. At 12.45 photod Stace in medieval costume & cloak. Gave him 7/6. Developed plates & also those of M taken yesterday & Xmas tree. 1st used rocker with pendulum. Doubtful success. Lunch. After rest got to work at 4.0pm & worked to dinner time. Got figure of girl enlarged & outlined. Dinner & quiet evening after, Roy playing draughts & backgammon. Taught Roy backgammon for 1st time. Bed after. New lamp used for 1st time. Gave a brilliant light. Carriage could not be used on acct of frost. (Cuttings glued in: Death of Miranda Newman.)
Friday January 4 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Went for walk with Tip. Breakfast. Bright day. Coldish. Worked hard all day on drawing of Harcourt as Fairy Prince & Sleeping Beauty. Dined at 8.30pm. Backgammon after with Roy. Rest till 1.30am when to bed tired. Birthday. Letter from Violet Jameson. Spent birthday in unusually hard work all day.
Saturday January 5 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Walk with Tip. After got to work & did not finish drawing until 1.45pm. Bothered & late. Lunch at 12.30. Doubts about Pantomime. M & Mite went in carriage at 2.0pm to the Private View of the Old Masters. Put things away & dressed & left with Roy (after cup of tea) at 3.45pm in carriage (mare). Put down at the Academy & took bus to the Lyceum. Saw Mr Hurst about pantomime. Settled for Monday. Bought two brushes for Roy 6/6. Called Garrick. Wrote letter to C.P.Levilly. Saw Gilly Farquhar. After called Camera Club. Gave Barker 5/s & booked Studio for Wednesday the 16th. Billiard room full. Left letter at Prince of Wales's Theatre. Walked home. Bought sausages. Jola's L'argent German sausage at Crofts & fruit & lobster. Home 6.0pm. Cut labels. Dined 7.45pm. Lobster. Game backgammon after. Bed 12.30am. M took Tip to Jarvis's a dog doctor.
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Sunday January 6 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. x. Put on riding things. Walked to top of hill. Found freezing hard. Breakfast. Could not ride. Cut labels & wrote many up to 12.0. Went for walk with Roy round the Round Pond. Lunch 1.30. M & Maud had been to church & Granny's. Very good bubble & squeak. After Mr & Mrs Charley Burnand called in afternoon after lunching at the Boughtons. No one else. Very cold & freezing. Wrote diary & letters after 5.0pm. M, Mite, Roy & self & Evelyn Coward dined at 8.0, keeping my birthday. Goose & had crackers afterwards. Something at this dinner upset me. After resting bed at 12.30am.
Monday January 7 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Very cold. Went for walk before breakfast. After 2 sets of 'Times' sent. Wrote India & Spanish labels & at 12.0 dressed. Roy went to see Tip. Lunched at 12.30pm & after Roy & self left for pantomime at Lyceum. Roy took buss to Mansions. After got cab & saw carriage waiting for Dora. On to Lyceum. Waited for M to come up. Bitterly cold. Saw Santa Claus & Robin Hood & the Babes in the Wood. Children clever little women. Dogs of Lauri very good. Alice went. Out at 5.10. Got carriage in King St. Roy & self had tea at Garrick. Disputed 1d for milk. After called Camera & Waukenphast & walked home getting sausages & crab. Before dinner Mite wrote bogus letter to Guthrie to the Novelty Theatre. Dined 8.0pm & had 3 games of backgammon with Roy. Beat him. Bed at 12.0. Livery & very cold.
Tuesday January 8 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Dull raw cold morning. A little upset & bilious. Why? Walk before breakfast up hill & down. M in bed. After wrote labels etc & lighted M's fire. Pollock called on Roy. After went on writing etc etc. Prepared for dinner at home. At 7.0pm Harris a brother of the last came to wait. At 8.10 dinner at home which went off well. Mite went to children's party at Arthur à Beckett's. Roy dined with us at side table. Cold day & evening. Sir H Bergne liked room. All left by 11.30pm,
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Fritz & Miss Rose Innes the last. (Plan of table seating.) Home dinner of eight. Miss Eykyn, Fritz Jackson, Sylvinia Rose Innes, Sir Henry Bergne, Mrs S, Bret Harte, Lady Bergne, self. Roy at side table.
Wednesday January 9 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Usual walk. Cold & frost. In morning wrote labels etc. Letters. M in bed. Lunch. After put things in order etc. Very great darkness almost fog. Very black. At 5.15 Roy & self started to walk west. Posted letters & called & saw Poggums. Vulgar little girl calling 'Gows!' Walked by Brompton Road & on to Strand. Let Roy look at Edison's Kinetiscope. Roy bothering about brown boots. He got on bus near St Clement Danes. Walked on to Punch dinner. Lawrence B, E.I.M (late) H.W.L, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, Arthur & R.L. Good dinner. Both cartoons soon made up. Self got Ameer of Afganistan, J.T got Manchester & also India quarreling. Left Table earlier & came home by buss. Home 11.15. Mite out at the Harry Dickens's. Waited for her. Home 12.10. Bed after. (Cutting glued in: Letter to Westminster Gazette from F.C.Burnand.)
Thursday January 10 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Intended to ride. Could not. Hard frost. Usual walk. Breakfast. Terrible indigestion all day. Skemed Ameer & Halsbury smoking. At 11.30 Stace in yard & photod him 3 plates. One of self after. Had pier glass taken into yard. Developed & dried. Got print & after drew Lord Halsbury in outline. Dinner at 6.40 & after went in carriage with Maud & Roy (driving Cob) to the Prince of Wales's Theatre & saw Arthur Roberts in Claude Duval. Burnand, Mrs B & Frank in box opposite. A.R very good in barmaid scene. Left at 10.45. Thought had dropped glove. Hansom home. Paragraph in Westminster about Punch dinner at Lord Rothschild's. (Red ink across page: Went to see Arthur Roberts at Prince of Wales's Theatre.) (Cutting glued in: Punch staff at Lord Rothschilds? Hoax letter. Death of Mary Shield.)
Friday January 11
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Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Walk round Holland Park. Very cold & freezing. Dark dull morning could hardly get print of photos taken yesterday. At work 9.45. Finished at 11.0 small drawing of Lord Halsbury smoking. After began drawing of Ameer of Afganistan. Worked till 7.30pm when dressed & went with M in carriage to Colin Hunter's to dine. Very cold & freezing hard. Good dinner. M a Mr Ness. After looked at pictures. Alfred Parsons there, & Tom Graham. Rest all strangers. Jock Hunter's pictures not bad. Left 11.25 & home. Very cold.
Saturday January 12 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Usual walk. Man had finished the drain at side of pathway in Holland Walk. Worked from 9.30 to 1.15pm & finished drawing of Ameer before Glass. Was to have skated. Roy & Maud back from Long Water. No one allowed on the ice. Put things away & made labels in the afternoon. Tea. Had my hair cut at Belshaw's, full of news. Dressed & dined 6.45. Cold evening. M & self left in carriage at 7.35 & drove to Lyceum for 1st night of King Arthur. Roy went to Criterion Theatre. Had front row of stalls. Duke & Duchess of York there. Many friends. Abbeys just behind us. Sir Whittaker Ellis next to me. Went out & found Roy. He came in for last act. Speech from Irving. Over 12.15. Round at back 12.30. Hosts of friends. Arthur à Beckett feeding grossly. Saw Brandon Thomas & many others. Miss Stannard etc etc. Forbes Robertson very good as Lancelot. M tired. Left at 1.45. Met Beatty Kingston, said it was snowing & no cabs. Not true. Got a four wheel cab & home at 2.15am. Read & to bed at 2.45am. Great night. Roy enjoyed it. (Red ink: M caught nasty cold & in bed next week for days.) (Red ink across page: 1st night of King Arthur at the Lyceum. M & self went & Roy after.)
Sunday January 13 Stafford Terrace. Up late, 9.30am. Very tired. Down breakfast. After made labels & then went for walk at 11.50 with Roy. Great thaw. Wet & sloppy. Walked to bridge at Serpentine & back by Long Water. Mite at her Gd mother's at Albert Hall Mansions. Lunch, M, Roy & self. After long
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afternoon at labels & letters. Roy at Club. At 4.30 Sylvinia Rose Innes called & is now talking Psychology. Stayed till 6.45pm. Dressed 7.15 & at 8.0 Hamilton Langley & Midge dined with us. Quiet dinner. They left at 11.0. Hamilton looked older. Bed 12.0.
Monday January 14 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Wet & frost nearly gone. Out for usual walk. Gave M cheque. After finished some labels etc etc. In afternoon began drawing for Englishwoman on large scale. At 5.0 Mr Blathwayt called for 2nd interview. Devoured tea. Tea was bitter. Dressed 6.15 & left at 6.30 in carriage for the Bristol to dine with Miss Rose Innes. There punctually. Kept waiting ¼ hr. Carriage to call for Roy & to take Maud to the Rawlinsons. Met Mr & Mrs Oswald Crawford, Bret Harte, Miss Rose Innes, Mr Hermann Herkomer & one other lady. Had most excellent dinner & enjoyed it immensely. Drank red wine. After good cigar from Bret Harte. Went on to see ‘A cure of Rebellious Susan’ at the Criterion Theatre. Home with Miss Rose Innes in a four wheel cab. Bed 12.30. Found Roy up & Maud back. (Red ink across page: Dined with Sylvinia Rose Innes at the Bristol & saw ‘Cure of Rebellious Susan’ afterwards.)
Tuesday January 15 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Usual walk. After decided to ride. At 11.0 did so, Roy & self. Dull wet morning. Went thro' Row & round inner ring of Regents Park. Lost way. Home at 1.0. After lunch skemed heading for Englishwoman & made tracing, M had bad cold coming on. Lady Bergne called. At 6.30 Tip brought back by man. Better & very pleased. Left home at 8.10 in cab & drove to Savoy Theatre & out to banquet to Beerbohm Tree. Lord Russell presided. Many there. Sat next Campbell Praed & Marshall Hall. Fair dinner. Drank Claret. Left at 12.15 & on to Garrick. Saw Beatle & Little, Furniss in distance. Left at 1.30 & home by hansom. Pinero's speech the best, Lord Russell dull, Tree poor. Bed 2.0am. (Red ink across page: Dined at Savoy. Banquet to Beerbohm Tree. Garrick after.)
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Wednesday January 16 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Usual walk with Poggums, 1st time since back. After breakfast at 10.0 started for Camera Club. M had bad cold come on. Got Club at 10.25. Up in Studio. Took about 30 photos from Mrs King. Out at 1.30 & on to Garrick. Met Spottiswood. Lunch. Talk to Sir William Marriott & Cecil Clay after. At 3.15 Roy came to Club. Played 200 up at Camera Club. Good table. Out 4.45 & took hat back to Lincoln & B's and cloak to Lewis & Allenby's & then on to Turkish baths. Roy & self had bath. Weight 11.13½ before, 11.12 after. Out 6.50. Roy home by buss, self on to Punch dinner. Phil A, E.I.M (late & worried) B.P, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self & Arthur à B. Got cut of Harcourt & Morley as King Arthur & Sir Bedevere, Tenniel France. Left at 9.45. Wet. On to Lyceum Theatre. Saw Bram Stoker. Prince of Wales there. Went into Dress Circle. Awfully hot. After to stalls. Saw King Arthur 2nd time. Out & on to Garrick. Wrote Mrs Mays & then home after lemon squash. (Red ink: Cob fell down at the Stores.) (Red ink across page: Photod Mrs King at Camera Club.)
Thursday January 17 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Usual walk. Sent Otley for armour to May's. At 11.45 Stace round. Had skemed King Arthur & Sir Bedevere. Otley back 11.30. Photod Stace & after Roy in shirt of mail etc. Developed them & got prints. After lunch also developed many photos taken yesterday. M up in bed all day. At 5.0 got to work & drew in Harcourt & Morley. Worked till 8.0 when dressed & dined, Mite, Roy & self. After played 2 games of backgammon. Roy won both. Nostril painful. Used Vinolin. Bed 12.30.
Friday January 18 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Usual ride. Slight frost. After back fast. Developed photos & then went to work at Harcourt as King Arthur. Also printed a good many photos. Lovely bright sun all day. M in bed up to afternoon. Down in drawing room at 5.0pm. Dined at 8.45. After played Roy 2 games of backgammon. Won both. Mite out to dine with Miss
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Rose Innes & went to hear Prof Dewar's lecture. Sat up. Mite back at 12.0 precisely. Bed after. Mite in M's room.
Saturday January 19 Stafford Terrace. Up later. 8.30. Usual walk. Breakfast. After got to work at 9.45am & went on all morning with drawing Harcourt as King Arthur & Morley. M in bed. Finished 1.45pm. Lunch. At 2.0 carriage up & Roy & Maud went to the Avenue Theatre to see 'The Lady Slavey'. Dressed & left by cab at 3.25. Raining. Yoké good. Hamilton, Dora & Midge in box. Roy thought he saw Mr Ainger. After drove to Conduit St & saw Abbey's frescoes of The Quest of the Holy Grail. Marvellous. Saw Fagan & many others. Very heavy rain. Home at 6.0. M in bed. Bathed photos. Wrote diary & letters etc etc. Dined at 8.0pm. M in bed. Played Roy backgammon. Beat him. Letter from Pennell from Daily Chronicle about cartoon. (Red ink: Heavy wet in afternoon. M in bed.) (Red ink across page: Went to see 'The Lady Slavey' at Avenue.)
Sunday January 20 Stafford Terrace. Up at 9.0. Very late. Beautiful warm morning. Showery. At 11.0 Roy & self rode up Roehampton Lane & over Wimbledon, past Barkers & Putney Hill home. Saw Adrian Jones. Lovely on Wimbledon. Worth 5£ note. Free from P entirely. Home 1.0. M down. Lunch. After got ready & went to skate at Niagara. Great success. Saw heaps of people, Tates, Sterne etc, Boughton, Mrs Stannard & Mrs McTear etc. Enjoyed it immensely. Roy delighted. Saw Campbell Praed, Humphreys, little Carn, Grossmith etc etc, Delarue. Left at 6.45. Cab home. Adams & Woodruffe & Russells had called. Quiet dinner. M's cough bad. Played Roy 3 games backgammon. Roy won 2. Bed 12.0 exactly. (Red ink: Most lovely ride. 1st skate at Niagara.)
Monday January 21 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.20. Usual walk. Saw Bob Coward. How tall? Breakfast. M down. Dark dull day. Roy off to Mansions. Sent Otley for Condal W. Indexed diary etc etc. Got to work cover of Englishwoman at
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11.0am. After enlarged 2 photos. Over exposed them. After enlarged Maud Easton in chair taken Sep (blank) '91. Gave it 9 minutes with small stop. Which was right? Roy went to Mansions in morning. At 7.30pm dined. Hamilton Langley dined with us. M out in carriage at 2.30pm. At 9.20 Roy, Hamilton Langley & self went to the Pavilion. Poor show. Heard Bessie Bellwood. Knowles, an American I heard at the Tivoli. Also an Egyptian giant. Very cold. Back 11.30pm. Had left key at home. (Red ink: Went with Langley & Roy to Royal Pavilion.)
Tuesday January 22 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.15. Usual walk. Just beginning to snow which turned into a heavy snow storm & lasted all morning. Went on to work at cover for Englishwoman. M's cough very bad. Could not get print of photos etc. Lunch. Roy went to Club. Worked till 8.0. Messenger fom Edmund Evans came at 5.30. Dined quietly at 8.15, M, Maud, Roy & self. After played Roy 5 games of backgammon. Won three & lost two. Bed twelve. (Cutting glued in: Value of personal estate of James Renton. Note on loose sheet of paper: Afgan Uniform, Ameer etc. Ill.L.News May 23 1885.)
Wednesday January 23 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.15. Usual walk. Snow bad & melting. Tip's foot bad again. Yelled out at boys. Met Pepys Cockerell. Breakfast. Roy a spot on his nose. At 10.0 a very heavy thunderstorm came on. Vivid lightning, heavy snow. M said it was the coals next door. M & Mite cleaning silver & furniture. Got to work & finished drawing for Englishwoman at 12.30. Never sent for it. At 1.0 dressed. Lunch. M & Mite back. Roy & self left at 2.30 & went by Met Rly to Temple. Walked back to Buckingham St. Called on Mr Pennell & settled for cartoon. Out & played Roy 2 games at billiards at Camera Club. Roy won both. Out at 5.0. Bought Munchen calendar. Roy home by buss. Bath. Weight 12.1 & 11.13½. Saw Mocatta & Bastard. On by buss to P.D. Waited reading 20 minutes. F.C.B, J.T. self, R.L, A à B, B.P & E.I.M, late, A.G. Very long discussion on big cut till 10.0pm. Got Oyster for self. Col Welby's cut to
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be used. Took buss to Lyceum at 11.0. Met Roy. Went to Garrick. Supper. Saw Beetle, Cuming, Maclean, Carr etc. Out 12.20 & home 1.0. Roy to bed. (Red ink: Finished cover for Englishwoman.)
Thursday January 24 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15. x. Walk. Cold raw morning. No letters. After breakfast wrote letters & Roy's cheque, £82.13.5. Heavy rain & miserable morning. Bother with Victor lamp. Roy good all day & went out with Tip in the wet. Lunch. After skemed drawing of Lobster, Oyster & coals. Got a lobster & 2 Oysters from Slater's & photod them at 2.0pm. Rain & cold. Worked in drawing room after. At 7.45 dressed & went up with Maud to dine at the Joachims. Dull dinner. Very cold. Took Mrs Boughton in. Talk of the Lewis's lost money. Met Tuers & Pike QC, Harry Dickens etc. Left at 11.0. Home by carriage. Slept in chair till 1.0pm. (Red ink: Roy returned to Eton. Gave him £4.0.0 Photod 4 plates of Roy at 2.0pm.) (Red ink across page: Dined at Mr Joachims. Very cold.) (Cuttings glued in: Death & Obituary of Lord Randolph Churchill.)
Friday January 25 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15. Usual walk. Slight frost. After printed lobster. Wrote letters & got to work at 11.0am on drawing of Lobster Doctor & Sick Oyster, Crab Nurse. Worked all day up to 8.30pm when dined. M all day with her mother up to 7.15pm. Mite had a snuffly cold come on & went to bed at 8.0pm. Quiet evening after. Letter from Tuer etc etc. Bed 12.0am. (Cutting glued in: Lord Randolph Churchill's will.)
Saturday January 26 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15. Usual walk. Cold hard frost. Worked & finished Lobster & Crab at 12.0. Skemed picture for Daily Chronicle & at 1.0 photod Otley in suit of armour from May's. Stace at 2.15 after. These photos nearly spoilt by being put to dry in a frost. All starred all over. Hurried lunch. M out in carriage. Developed photos. Very cold in hut. After up in Maud's room. Mite ill with sore throat & feverish. Miss Rose Innes called & left at 7.15. Dinner 8.0. Quiet evening. M slept in Maud's
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room. Very cold at night. (Red ink: Hard day photographing armour. Intensely cold. Mite in bed with cold.)
Sunday January 27 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.45. Usual walk. Met Otley. Round by Hornton St. Mite slightly better. Very cold hard frost. Photos nearly spoilt. Tidied letters and put photos to print. Wrote diary etc. At 1.45 Mr Wheat & sister called & stayed to lunch. Miss W pretty girl but wilful. Going to be a hospital nurse. Left at 3.15 in carriage to go to skate at Niagara. Had delightful afternoon. Saw Harold Powers etc, Delarues, Tates. Also Princess of Pless. Left at 6.50 & cab home. Very hungry. Stokes had called, M said looking stout & bloated. Wheat stayed till 6.0pm. Dined 8.0pm. At 8.30 Sylvinia Rose Innes called to say goodbye before leaving. Went up to Maud's room. Left at 11.0pm. Read in the Sunday Sun about Austin Dobson's book. Intensely cold. Went up to bed 12.0. M not in bed. x. (Red ink: 2nd day's skate at Niagara. Mr Wheat & sister lunched. Mite in bed with cold.)
Monday January 28 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.10. Heavy snow. Usual walk. Good breakfast. Clock run down on landing. After wrote diary & letters etc. Put panel in sideboard in dining room & generally tidied up etc. Up to lunchtime. Got prints of armour in blue. After rested. Drew plans for shelter in yard & box for photo hut. M out at 3.0 in carriage. Doze till 4.30pm. Tea & after got to work on drawing for Daily Chronicle. Evelyn Coward came in. M at her mother's. Worked till 8.0pm & dressed & dined. Very cold in evening. Read book on Thibet. Bed at 12.15am. Cold. (Red ink: Death in Paris this evening of Marshal Francois Certain Caurobert. Born 1809, sub Lieut 1832. Last Marshal of France.)
Tuesday January 29 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15. Usual walk. Very cold hard frost. Good breakfast. After decided to photo self in armour. Otley round & put it on self. Took about 11 photos all no good. Very good. Spencer came in &
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stayed. He came into yard & helped. After developed same. Not much good. At 4.30 got on to work again with drawing. Bother with figure. Mite still up in her room. Quiet dinner M & self. Read Thibet after. Snooze & bed. (Red ink: Photod self in armour. Failure. Very cold. Spencer called.)
Wednesday January 30 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Walk. After breakfast got to work on drawing for Daily Chronicle. Mite down. Worked till 5.30pm when changed & decided to walk to 'Punch' dinner. Started at 5.50pm. Walked as far as top of Strand in fur coat. Very cold. Bought for 30/s a black Waterbury watch. Took buss to Bouverie St. Punch dinner, F.C.B, J.T, self, R.C.L, A à B, E.I.M (late) B.P, A.G. Talk & chaff. Got subject of Emperor of Russia, J.T Ld Rosebery as pavement artist. Talk of names on Punch table. A number of Lika Joko produced. Furniss alluded to me as slave of the camera & mere copyist. Left at 11 with J.T in cab & home. Frost after but had thawed in afternoon. Looked at paper & bed at 12.30pm. (Red ink: Bought Waterbury watch.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Andrew Skene.)
Thursday January 31 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Walk with Tip. After breakfast got to work & skemed drawing of Emperor of Russia, Bear & 'Le sabre de mon Père'. Otley round at 11.0 put armour on one arm & photod him. After with sabre. Snow showers. Difficulty to photo. After lunch enlarged photo of Otley & also armour. Broke hour glass. Got to work at 5.0pm & put in outline. Tabs came & dined & spent the evening. (Red ink: Very cold. Photod Otley with sabre.)
Friday February 1 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Tabs in spare room. Walk. Tip not so well. Back. After breakfast got to work on Emperor of Russia & Sword of his Father. Mite at work. Got on. At 1.0 Miss Hepworth Dixon called & said they did not like the drawing for the Englishwoman. Great bother. She stayed to lunch & M took her off in carriage. Tabs left at 11.30 in cab.
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Worked up to 8.30 pm when dined. M read Captain Bowers book on Thibet. Quiet dinner. Snooze after & bed at 12.0am. Thaw & cold again after. Sir Richard Webster's at home. Persuaded Maud not to go. Very cold. (Red ink: Miss Ella Hepworth Dixon called & objected to drawing done for Englishwoman. Oh! what a surprise.) (Cutting glued in: In Memoriam Mary Thorneycroft. Times 1 Feby '97.)
Saturday February 2 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Walk. Tip difficult to get along. Very ill. Cold & hard frost. After breakfast finished drawing of Tzar of Russia & Bear. Finished at 12.0. After tidied up. M & Mite went off in carriage at 12.0. Lunch. After up in Mite's room & rested & read books. Mrs Galbraith called & brought flowers. At 5.30pm got to work & began 2nd drawing for Gentlewoman, I mean Englishwoman. Worked till 8.15pm. Hamilton Langley came & dined with us. Drank Burgundy. Stayed till 11.30pm. When left dozed till 1.0pm. Bother with stove in morning. Smelt dreadfully. Letter from F.C.B about Phil May. (Red ink: Langley dined.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Adelaide Montefiore.)
Sunday February 3 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30am. Walk. Difficulty to get Tip along. Met Alfred Parsons. After breakfast I got on with 2nd drawing for Englishwoman. Bother with head. M at her mother's. Lunch. Work after lunch till 3.30. Got head so so. After dressed. Many called. Mr Bret Harte, Mrs Galbraith, Hubbard Farquhar, Miss Coward, Mr Blair, Dietz etc. Left at 4.30 & went to rink. Skated till 6.50 & enjoyed it immensely. Saw Mrs Turquand, Mrs McTear, A.Stuart Wortley etc etc. Cab there & back. Home 7.30. Dressed. Hamilton Langley to dinner. 2 bottles Perinet. Wrote 5 or 6 letters after dinner & diary. (Red ink: Cold day. Many callers. 3rd day's skate at Niagara. Langley dined.)
Monday February 4 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Walk. Cold. After breakfast went on & bothered with 2nd drawing for 'The Englishwoman'. M in bed. Worked
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until 3.0pm when finished it. After dressed hurriedly & went to skate on the Long Water. Very pretty girl, lovely large eyes. Met Mrs Shakespeare & Miss Lewis. Knocked down by an awkward brute. Left at 4.40 & walked home. M & Mite in carriage to Mansions etc. Tea & got to work at 5.30 on cartoon for Daily Chron'l. Worked till 8.30 when dined. Walked across the Round Pond frozen over. Snooze in chair & bed 12.30. Wakeful at night. (Red ink: Skated on Long Water 1st time. Before breakfast went to Alfred Parsons to look in Abbey's studio for Screen, could not find it.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Frederick Willis.)
Tuesday February 5 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15. Bath frozen for 1st time. Out with Tipoo & met Mr Coward. After Brek't wrote orders & letters & Mite doing her drawing for Mr Fowler. Went on to work all day at drawing for Daily Chronicle. Took out chain armour & lengthened the legs. Galbraith called in the morning. M at home. Many called. Mrs Godefroi. Worked up till 8.30pm when dined quietly & snooze. Tip very ill & sick, sent him round to stables. (Red ink: Mr Barr paid amount into L & County Bank £323.17.5. Edith Buckmaster married to Mr Sismé at Ramsgate. Maud did not go.)
Wednesday February 6 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. After got on with drawing (usual walk 1st time without Tip.) for D.C. Put in Magog & Gog, St Pauls etc. Began to shade in afternoon. Slipped & fell heavily in the dining room at lunch time. Hit my cheek on chair. Worked till 6.0 when changed & took train to Blackfriars. Punch dinner. Phil May's 1st dinner. Phil A, L.B, E.I.M (not late) B.P, E.T.R, Hy W.L, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B, R.L, G du M & Phil May. Good dinner. I suggested cut of Elephant & Bottles for Amendments. Got Rochefort & Trente et Quarante for self. Talk to May after. Left at 11.0 with Tenniel. Put down corner of Garrick St. Went to Club & wrote many letters. Left at 12.30am & home by cab. Most bitterly cold night. (Red ink: Phil May joined the 'Punch' staff and dined for first time.)
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Thursday February 7 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Usual walk. After breakfast got to work on drawing for Daily Chronicle. Pennell sent at 11.30am. Sent boys back. Fnished at 3.0pm. Sent the drawing off. Then dressed & took buss to corner of Kensington Gardens. Went to skate at the Long Water 2nd time. Ice crisp. Girls had skating quadrilles. Left at 5.10 & walked home. After dressed & left at 6.30 to go to dine with the Galbraiths at the Bristol. M & Mite went on in the carriage. Good dinner. Mr Blair there. Mrs Galbraith not well. Went after to Daly's Theatre and saw 'An Artist's Model'. Dreadfully poor stupid play. Went to sleep. Bother about carriage after. Last to leave. Angry. Home at 12.0. Most bitterly cold. Posted letter to Golden. (Red ink: Dined at the Bristol with the Galbraiths. Went to see 'Artist’s Model' afterwards.)
Friday February 8 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Walk as usual. Very cold. Put coat on. Back & looked out after breakfast & skemed subject for Monte Carlo & Rochefort playing Trente et Quarante. No photo. Worked all day. Got it out & up to 7.30pm. At 7.0 Golden came. After octagon dinner of eight. Mrs Galbraith could not come. Good evening. 2 Champagne, Lanson, 4 of Corton Burgundy. Bitterly cold night. Slept in chair after till 2.30am dash it. Bed. M awake. Thermometer outside bathroom stood at 18º. (Plan of table seating) Self, Evelyn Coward, Mr Blair, Mite, H.Langley, M, Mr Galbraith, Midge.
Saturday February 9 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Usual walk. Bitterly cold. Put coat on. Back & at 9.30 went on with drawing of Henri Rochefort at Monte Carlo. Hindered. Maud went to Long Water. Finished 1.15. M & Mite & Evelyn Coward off in carriage to Drury Lane for Pantomime. Changed things & packed & left at 2.40 in cab for Garrick. Cold bitter. Left bags & on to Drury Lane. Large box. Langley, Galbraith, Blair, Mite, E.C, M & self. Saw pantomime for 2nd time. Campbell never sang his song on Mrs Chant.
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Left 4.50. On to Garrick & had tea. Wrote to Pennell. Left at 5.10 for Victoria. Slightly warmer. Down to Brighton. Cold in carriage to self. Got to the Bedford Hotel at 7.30pm. Met Captain Stopford & Gerald Ansdell. Went up to dress. Ward turned up after. Dined 8.15. Good dinner. Drank Champagne. Smoke after. Up to room at 12.30am. Read till 1.30am when to bed. (Cutting glued in: Death of Jane Way.)
Sunday February 10 Bedford Hotel, Brighton. Waked at 8.0. Down at 9.0 & out at 9.15 with Leslie Ward for walk up & down. Bitter wind & clouds of blinding dust. Breakfast at 10.0. Giant appetite. Fish & ham & eggs. Smoke after & walk with Captain Stopford & Ansdell & Ward. Driven back by wind. Went on pier. Lunch at 2.10. Washed, shaved & changed. After smoke again walked. Met Horace West & his father. After walked by self to Coastguard House. Dust dreadful. Could not find Black's house. Met pretty girl. 'Shall be frozen'. Back at 5.30. Walked 1.35 minutes. Up in room & wrote 11 letters & down to dinner 8.5pm. Put on smoke jacket. Mixed a salad. Punch & turtle soup. After slow evening smoking. Bed at 12.0am. (Red ink: At Brighton.)
Monday February 11 Bedford Hotel, Brighton. Cold at night. Waked at 7.0. Curious dream of Tabs. Packed & down at 9.0am. Met Hartree & Capt'n Stopford. Stroll as far as Old Ship. Bought Telegraph. Back. Letters from M & Joseph Pennell. Breakfast by self. Leslie Ward & Ansdell went up early. Talk to Hartree after. 1st issue of Illustrated Daily Chronicle. Burne Jones design out. Left in fly at 10.30. Up to town. Stupid porter. London 12.40. Drove to Kensington. M & Mite upstairs. Room being done. After lunch went at 3.0pm in carriage to skate on Long Water. Met Ethel English. Also Little. Left 4.45 & walked home across the Round Pond. Tea. Bathed prints. Very cold in drawing room. Orton came in with a letter. Dressed & dined 8.0pm. Bother about wine & Burgundy. Bitterly cold. Bed at 12.0am.
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Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15. x. Down 8.45. Walk with Tip. Very cold again. Breakfast. Evelyn Coward in at 9.45. Most lovely bright sunny winter's day. Mite went to Long Water. M & self after by buss. Saw Mrs Kemp Welch running. Got M on the ice. Skated with Mite. After saw Ethel English. Walked home at 12.15. Met Sir Guy Campbell. Lunch by self. Mite went to the Galbraiths. Carriage back & took me to Earls Court Station. Took ticket to Wimbledon Park, ½ an hour to wait. Saw Mrs Peckham & monkey of a daughter. After good skating. Curling & hockey etc. Met Richards. Left & caught 4.39 home (going 17 after hour & 47.) Got home to tea. Ethel English there & Mr & Mrs Fowler after. Wrote many letters & dined at 8.0pm. Quiet dinner after. (Red ink: Skated at Wimbledon Park & on Long Water in morning.) (Cutting glued in: In Memoriam Charles Jecks.)
Wednesday February 13 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Walk. Very cold & foggy. Back. In morning turned very dark did not go out. Wrote letters & made sketch for bathroom window box. Lunch. Came down with a little candle. Had 3 candles on table. After at 3.0 dressed & left at 3.30 with M in the carriage. Put down corner of Serpentine. Walked diagonally across it past island & to top. Many skaters. Walked on to top of Strand. Left watch for ring. After to Tukish bath, hair cut & shave & bought razor. Weight 12.2, 12.1 after. Had soft fingered shampooer. Out at 6.45 & on by buss to Punch dinner. F.C.B, J.T, self, A'aB, R.L, L.B, E.I.M, P.M, B P, E.T.R, H.W.L & A.G. Long discussion after. Tenniel got cut of Wales & Goat, self Plumber Joe C. Left at 11.0 with J.T. Very slippery. Home by cab from Isthmian. Wind changed to south at 4.0pm but it got colder than ever before. Home 12.0. Read Westminster & bed after.
Thursday February 14 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.10. x. Walk. Turned colder again & hard frost. Breakfast. After skemed cut of Chamberlain as Plumber. At 10.30 photod young man from Nash's. Great difficulty to develope them. No water & hypo. Broke jug & altogether made a mess of it. Mite & Evelyn Coward
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went skating in the morning. After lunch at 2.20 Mite & self drove to Ranelagh & skated on Barn Elms water. Saw Miss Phillips & Mrs Hastings. Intensely cold. Left at 4.15. Cab fetched us home. M & Miss Gill out. Letter from Mr Wimpey. After got to work & drew out Chamberlain as Plumber. Dined at 8.0pm. Gave up idea of going to Garrick Theatre. Quiet evening & bed at 12.15am. (Red ink: Skated on Barn Elms March 16 1886. Roy hurt his head. Also Sunday January 2, 1887. Robin.)
Friday February 15 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Walk. After got to work & worked all day on drawing of Chamberlain as Plumber. Mite went to skate with Mrs Nemmard(sic) at the Botanical Gardens. Back at 6.0pm. 2/6 for cab. Miss Gill back to tea. Dined at 8.30pm. Had left figure to shade only. Put some wrong x lines in just as M came down for dinner. Very cold still tho' not so bad.
Saturday February 16
Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0 & usual walk. Still hard frost. After breakfast got to work & finished drawing of Chamberlain as Plumber at 12.15am. Mite went to skate. Dressed & took cab to Long Water & took 12 plates. Very pretty girl skating. Back at 2.0 walking. Had lunch & after rested. Took photo of icicle outside & made up mind to go with M & Mite in carriage at 3.30pm. Put down Serpentine. Skated till 4.50. Walked home past Tuer's tennis court. After tea read & at 6.45 dressed. Left at 7.10 & buss to Princes Gate. Walked on the Serpentine the whole length. Skaters with lanterns & torches. Great sight. Flying crowds of revellers. Walked up to top of Piccadilly when took cab to Union Club & dined with Mr Routh. Mr Hutton only one other. Delightful Chambertin. Good dinner. Hutton defended Miss Piercy & solicitor who acted towards her case there after dinner. Played 2 games of 64 up. Routh & self won both. Left 12.20am. Walked to Garrick. Had lemon squash. Saw the brothers Grossmith. Left at 2.0am & home 2.30. Bed about 2.50am. (Red ink: Met
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Arthur Hutton, Barrister, & Arthur Newton, Solic'r, Marlborough St.) (Red ink across page: Dined with Henry Routh at the Union Club.)
Sunday February 17 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.30. Slight head. Went for usual walk. Thermometer 25º outside window. Mite went to church. After fog came on. Rested & after put photos away and did my skates straps & sharpened them. M went out with Poggs & Miss Gill. Evelyn Coward here at 1.0am. Lunch. After rested. Mite went off to the Galbraiths at 3.0. Self left at 3.50 & took hansom to skate at Niagara. Met Mite & Mrs G. Saw Grossmiths, Phil May & wife, Harold Powers & many others. Man with fair beard the Duc d'Orleans. Lockwood skating at Buckingham Palace grounds. Lady Colebrook & daughter of Lord Alfred Paget's. Stayed till 6.50 when had cab home. No one had called except the Langleys & Galbraiths. Quiet dinner. Burgundy. Maud's mimicry. Slept after & bed at 12.15am. (Red ink: Skated at Niagara. (Cuttings glued in: Death of Catherine Chester.)
Monday February 18 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Walk. Still freezing. Breakfast. No letters. Mite went off at 10.15 with Evelyn Coward. Self followed at 11.0. Real good skate. Met Bobby Lowe, Miss Rhodes, Colonel Weymss etc. Thaw set in rapidly whilst on the ice. Left at 1.15. Home. M bothered about blue cloak being spoilt. Looked up & dated photos etc. M to go out 3.30. Went with Mite & M as far as Albert Hall. Went to Long Water & skated from 4.0pm to 5.20. Met Searle & daughter. Had very good skate. Walked home across the Round Pond. Mite home. Dressed. Had tea 6.0pm. 7.0 M back. Cried about her mother. Read till dinner & wrote letters. After at 8.0 dined & quiet evening. Good Punch. Lamp smelling. Bed at 12.15am. Frost again at night. (Red ink: Walked 8 times over the frozen Round Pond up to today.)
Tuesday February 19
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Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15. Walk. After breakfast dated Birch's model. Wrote letters. Put chains on coats & at 11.15 went with Mite to skate. Took buss & got on ice at 11.40. Ice not so good. Pretty frozen & broken up. Met Miss Taylor, Lowe etc. Mite & Miss McQueens. Left 1.15 & walked home with Schmaltz. Lunch Mite & self. M at 58 A.H.M. Sent Otley to Stores. M back 3.0pm. Left at 3.30pm & went by buss etc to skate again at Long Water. Saw boys skating well, Lowe etc. 2 very pretty little girls, Zoe. Went on to 5.0 when left. Walked home. Tea. After Mr Fowler came & talked. Dressed 7.5pm & went with M in the carriage to dine at the Steinkopffs. Slow dinner. Took Mrs Rawlinson in. Mrs Crackenthorpe opposite never said a word to Mr Rawlinson. M had German friend. Met Baumann. Out at 11.0 & drove home. Hard frost. Rest & bed at 1.0am. Ball next door music up to 2.0am. (Red ink across page: Dined at Edward Steinkopffs, 47 Berkeley Square.)
Wednesday February 20 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.10am. Walk. Warmer. 35º. Pipe burst. No water in W.C. After breakfast sent Otley to Nash's. Plumbers round. Evelyn Coward here at 10.30. Went to Long Water. Met H.Langley. Thaw. Ice going & sloppy. Skate with 2 Miss McQueens. Mite fell. Shin muscle ached very much. Left 12.45. Goodbye to Lowe. Home 1.0. Wrote diary. M's head & eyes bad. Lunch. After at 3.30 left in the carriage & called at Burnand's to enquire how he was. Put down at Knightsbridge. Bus to Charing X. Row with woman about watch. Got in a temper. Turkish bath at 5.45. Weight 12.3½, 12.1½. Out 7.0 & on to Punch dinner. Burnand away ill. A à B, J.T, self, Reed (next to me) E.I.M, P.M, B.P, H.W.L, A.G. Good dinner. Got cut of Jonathan taking Eagle to be gilt to John Bull. Left with Tenniel. Put down Isthmian. Sent Partridge his cheque for 20.000 good wishes & Pomade Hongroise. Home & bed at 1.0am. (Red ink: The great frost broke at last early today. 11 times across Round Pond.) (Red ink across page: Last morning's ourdoor skating on Long Water.)
Thursday February 21
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Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Usual walk. After skemed subject & at 11.30 photod Stace for John Bull & Pot of Paint. Also went round to Nash's shop & photod carpenters & painters shop. M & Mite out to lunch. M at A.H.M, Mite at Miss McQueens'. Rest & at 4.30 got to work. Could not get Langley for Yankee. Dined at 7.0 & after went in the carriage to St James's Theatre & saw Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of being Earnest'. Very good witty & brilliant dialogue. Saw Galbraith & Harry Livesey. Also Harry Newton. Out & home by carriage. Felt a nasty snuffly virulent cold come on in the evening. (Red ink: Went to St James's Theatre.)
Friday February 22 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. walk. Got to work. Langley round at 10.30. Photod him for Yankee & developed 3 plates. Got platinotype prints. Galbraith called & asked Mite to go to Savoy & after to Haymarket Theatre. Spencer called. M round at Gardens. Worked all day up to 9.0pm when dined. Cold very bad. Mite back at 11.30pm. (Cutting glued in: Death & Obituary of Edward Pigott.)
Saturday February 23 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Usual walk. After got to work at 9.30am & finished drawing of John Bull gilding Yankee eagle. Finished 1.45pm. Lunch. M & Mite had gone in carriage to Gaiety Theatre to see 'The Shop Girl'. Went at 3.0 after them. Hobart Farquhar in the box. Out 5.20. Walked to carriage. Sent M & Mite home. Club. Saw Bancroft. Heard of poor Pigott's death. Walked after writing 3 letters to ½ way down Row. Carriage met me. Bought fruit & haddock. Home. Rest & read. Dressed 7.40 & dined quietly. Quiet evening at home & bed at 11.0pm. M knocked twice. (Red ink: Went to matinée of 'The Shop Girl'.)
Sunday February 24 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. M did not do her duty, no persuasion availed. Walk. After Mite went to church. Put stop to brass plate on door etc. After rigged up camera & printed one dozen or rather took one
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dozen of photos from Lehmann's Japanese book. Fine morning. 45º. M out with Poggs. Effie Harrison in to lunch. Felt cold on chest come on after lunch. Richard Richardson & Marshall called. Tea. Did not go to Niagara. Dressed at 7.15 & went with M & Mite to dine at the Moultons. Good dinner. Took Mrs Armstrong in. Justin McCarthy. Man with a wig (clever) & wife. Young Cassell there. Miss Thomson. Left 11.30 & home. Mrs Armstrong told me about Mr Eliot living in the Albany 96 years of age. Walked across the ice at Thames in 1814. (illeg) the Queen. (illeg) of Cossacks on Blackheath. Home. Read The Body Snatcher. Bed 12.30am. Cold on chest very bad. (Red ink across page: Dined at the Fletcher Moultons. Met Mr & Mrs Armstrong.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Marion Harding.)
Monday February 25 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15am. Down 9.15. Usual walk. Greatcoat. Worry letter from F.C.B. Cold on chest bad. Wrote letters etc & sent Otley back with armour etc skates to be ground. Tip washed. Had great day tidying drawers etc etc. Cold dull day all day. Looked in vain for book with article on English Humourists. M & Mite out. Quiet dinner & evening. Cold bad. Roy wrote to come home next Saturday. My cartoon came out in the Daily Chronicle, very good.
Tuesday February 26 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Walk after. Printed photos etc etc in morning. Finished photoing Lehmann's Japanese book after lunch. M & Mite out in the carriage. In afternoon sent Otley with book for Lehmann & with message for Ld Rosebery & to get box of sweets. Wrote letters & finished tidying drawers etc. Rest in afternoon. Miss Clarke & Effie Harrison called. Squared prints & dressed & dined 8.10pm. Quiet evening. Bed at 11.45pm. Sent for Bank Book, about £900 in credit.
Wednesday February 27 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. x. Mite in bed unwell. Usual walk. Breakfast. After wrote letters & printed photos. Sent phos to Mrs King & Maud
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Rose. Man came to put up window sill in bath room. Knocked a hole in the wall. Lovely bright sunny morning. Sent cheque for £21.19.2 for Parish Taxes. In afternoon went with M in carriage. Put down at top of Park. Very cold. Walked on to Turkish bath. Hair cut. Weigh 12.3 & 12.1. Long talk with fat Frenchman in smoking room. Out at 7.0. Got in buss & got out & in to buss again. P.D. No Burnand. Phil A, R.C.L, P.M, E.I.M, late, H.W.L, A à B, J.T, self & B.P. Suggested both cuts. Very annoyed at having cut of Hyena changed. Lehmann dictatorial & Milligan emphatic. Left with J.T at 11.0 & home. Cold getting better.
Thursday February 28 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Walk & after got to work & skemed subject of Harcourt & Morley hunting. Sent to Stace. Did not use him. Took 9 photos at stable with hand camera from Otley & after developed & enlarged them. Man from Ewarts mending pipe etc. Got to work at 4.30pm & worked to 7.50. After Evelyn Coward, Hobart Farquhar & Jacomb Hood dined with us quietly. 1 bottle of Champagne, 1 Burgundy. Settled to go to Carmencita on Saty. Hood left at 11.30pm. (Red ink: Evelyn Coward, Farquhar & Jacomb Hood dined with us.)
Friday March 1 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Walk. Back & after breakfast got to work on drawing of Harcourt & Morley hunting. Worked hard all day & finished at 9.30pm. Dined. Cheque sent from Daily Chronicle arrived last night. Men doing the cats' shelter outside. Snowy dark day. They finished at 6.0pm. (Cutting glued in: Death of Frederick Chapman.)
Saturday March 2 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Tired. Walk. After in morning put things straight etc. At 11.30am, 12.0, went for ride on Cob. Very cold. Met Col Rich. Ride & talk. Back. Lunch. Roy home from Eton. After had cab to Gaiety Thetre & saw Shop Girl 2nd time. Very good. Out & to Garrick. Tea. Saw Bertie Hare. Walked to ½ way down Piccadilly. Sausages. Buss home. Dressed. Jacomb Hood dined & M & Roy on in carriage to Palace
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Theatre. Saw Carmencita. Langleys there also. Very cold. Sandwiches & bed. Roy very good & well. (Red ink across page: Roy back from Eton. Went to see The Shop Girl. Jacomb Hood dined & we went to Palace Theatre to see Carmencita.) (Cuttings glued in: Death of Ismail Pasha. Death of John Blackie.)
Sunday March 3 Stafford Terrace. Up 9.0am. Roy in bath. Walk. Very cold. Frost. Sausages & German ditto after. Put things straight. Printed photos etc etc. Cleared hut. M out. Photod 2 little girls at 1.0pm. Lunch. After cigar & rest. Went at 3.30pm to Niagara. Met Mrs Russell & also Powers, Montague Guest etc & many I knew. Robson Rooses. Good hard skate. Left at 7.0 & back by Met Rly. Home 7.25. Read. Roy dressed & put on my smoke jacket. Good dinner. Pine. 3 games backgammon & bed 11.30. Very cold. Nightmare. (Cutting glued in: Death of Sir Geoffrey Hornby. Death of John Maxwell.)
Monday March 4 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.15am. Roy in bath. Walk. Very cold. Snow on the ground. Roy back to Eton at 9.30am. Wrote letters. Thermometer broken in drawing room. Very much annoyed. Pottered all day putting things straight etc. M out in carriage. Heard of Mr Chapman's death. Quiet dinner M, Mite & self. Pineapple. Read Genl Marbot's memoirs. Bed at 11.45. (Red ink: Roy went back to Eton from his Exeat.) (Cuttings glued in: Death of William Bennett. Death of James Anderson. Will of James Anderson proved. Times Friday Apl 19.) (Red ink: Death of James Anderson, Tragedian. Mr Anderson was attacked by footpads some time before the above in going from the Garrick to the Bedford Hotel & seriously hurt. Written Sunday 11 Oct 1903 on reading his Life.)
Tuesday March 5 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Usual walk. Breakfast. After put photos away etc. 1st day of Hackney Horse Show. Mite had the carriage at 12.0 noon & called at Gardens hoping to get Con to photograph. After Miss
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Wallace & Bill Weigall called. Miss Gill to lunch. Began the article for Mr Fowler & wrote a lot up to 8.15pm when dressed & dined. Quiet evening.
Wednesday March 6 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Usual walk. Breakfast. After printed photos etc. At 12.0 Con came round. Man from Elliot & Fry here at 11.0 & took many photos of me at work. Upset room & did not finish till 1.15. After lunch photod Con & Mite for Mite's drawing up to 3.0pm. Did not develope them. After dressed & left in buss at 4.30pm & went to Turkish Bath. 12.4, 12.2½. Met B(?) McLean. Out at 7.0pm & bus on to P.D. F.C.B back. J.T, A à B, R.L, P.A, E.I.M late, P.M, B.P, H.W.L. Arthur idiotic chaff about my hunter & Harcourt. Very angry with him. Left with J.T after suggesting both cuts. Home. Alice sitting up with cap off waiting to go to fetch Mite who was at dance at Mrs Cameron Corbetts. Went to bed 12.30am. Mite home 1.45.
Thursday March 7 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Usual walk. M in bed. Skemed cut of Cricketers. Otley at 11.0 put on flannels & photod him for Stoddart & Giffen, Lion & Kangaroo. After developed 6 photos & also 5 of those taken yesterday. Hardly any water. Plumber at work. Got plates & put them to dry. Rest after & got to work at 4.0. Drew out cut. M read Genl Marbot's memoirs. Quiet dinner at home, M, Mite & self, & bed after. (Cutting glued in: Death of John Livesey.)
Friday March 8 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Usual walk. After got to work on drawing of Stoddard & Giffen cricketers. Worked all day & finished at 9.0pm when dined. Lobster. Quiet dinner & bed after. Gillyflower in to lunch again. Came in & shewed me M's cape. (Cuttings glued in: Death of Mary Corbould. Death of Isabella Wyvill.)
Saturday March 9
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Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Usual walk. Breakfast. After went round to Pembroke Gardens to look at a sale. A sell. Nothing worth having. Burst pipe at door. Home. A beastly morning, rain & muggily cold. Could not ride. Put all photos away. Felt tired & slack. Eat wonderful lunch. Curry. In afternoon rested in bedroom & looked over all Pall Mall Budgets etc. Dinner at 6.45 & went after to Lyric Theatre. M, Mite in carriage, self by buss. Saw 'His Excellency' for 2nd time. Lady McKenzie in box opposite. Barrington forgot his words. Home by carriage. In morning room. Letter from Vaus etc. Mite hard at work on her drawing. (Red ink: M, Mite & self went to see 'His Excellency' at the Lyric Theatre in the evening.)
Sunday March 10 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30. Walk at 9.0 took Pogs. Back & breakfast. At 10.45 rode Cob to Camera Club. Fine delightful morning threatened showers. At 12.0 photod Miss Rose about 30 photos. After out & lunched at 2.45 on cold beef & stilton chese. Met Dr BurneyYeo. At 4.0 on to Niagara. Good skate. Met Mr Beddington, Miss & Mrs Russell, Miss Roose, Lady Morel Mackenzie etc etc. Talk to Campbell Praed & left 6.50. Back home by 7.30. Col Welby & also the Cohens had called. Quiet dinner. Bottle of Lanson. Very tired. Lamp smoked. Bed 11.50pm. (Red ink: Last piece of huge icycle melted.) (Cuttings glued in: Death of Alfred German Reed. Death of Sophia Orlebar.)
Monday March 11 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.50am. 1st ride before breakfast since (blank) Met McNamara & after Pepys C who had the influenza. Parsons etc. Back 9.30. After printed blue photos, did a lot. Otley round & cleared out cupboard in roof & took things down. Decided to ride after lunch. Rode mare at 3.0 till 5.30. Saw the Oxford & Cambridge boats practising. Went thro' Richmond Park & across Wimbledon home. Nearly rode over a man at foot of Putney Bridge. Saw 4 of the Cambridge crew walking, one with hooked nose, another in specs. Changed things at 6.0 & down & wrote letters & diary. Quiet dinner, M, Mite & self. Bottle of Champagne
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(yesterday) Bed after reading Genl Marbot's memoirs. (Red ink: 1st spring ride in Park after frost.)
Tuesday March 12 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Rode mare in Park. Very cold. Had only one vest on. Saw Pepys C. Home. Felt like influenza. Shocked to see poor Taff Reed's death in Times. Sunny morning. Printed many blue photos. Lunch. Mr Fowler called in afternoon. Delighted with Maud's drawings. Long jaw to me after. Quiet dinner. After at 8.30 M, Mite & self went up in carriage to Savoy Theatre & saw 'The Chieftain'. Very dull. Saw Adams. Home by four wheel cab. Bed at 12.0. (Red ink: M, Mite & self went to the Savoy Theatre & saw 'The Chieftain'.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Elizabeth Trynham.)
Wednesday March 13 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Rode mare in the Park at 8.30am. Met Coward. Saw the Duke of York riding. Walked home with Pepys C. After breakfast wrote letters etc. Man cleaning hut. Lunch. Sent pattern shirts off. Galbraith childen in to tea. Left at 4.45. Buss to Lincoln & Bennetts. Ordered hat. On to Turkish bath. Weight 12.4½, 12.2½. Familiar fat Frenchman with shampooer. Punch dinner. F.C.B, J.T, self, R.L, A à B, P.M, B.P. Guthrie & Millikin ill. Sugested cartoon of Speaker's Chair. May related experiance with Carmencita last Sunday evening. Left with J.T 11.0 & home. Cats outside. Sent cheque in morning for £567.1.0 to Henderson. Bed at 12.45. Frost at night.
Thursday March 14 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. x. Rode mare in Park. Foggy & cold. Saw Beadle & wife. Back & looked out dolphins. After changed & at 11.25 took cab to Brompton Cemetery & attended poor Taff Reed's funeral. Saw Henry Reed & his son. Out & called Gay's arranged for lesson on tricycle on Monday with B.P. Buss home. Bright sun. At 1.0 skmed subject of Spencer & Britannia on Dolphin. At 2.0 photod Otley & M. Developed & put to print at 5.0. M out in carriage. Worked on Lord
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Spencer & Britannia. Got it in outline after. At 8.0 quiet dinner, M, Mite & self. Snooze in chair & bed 11.30pm.
Friday March 15 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Rode in Park on Cob. Saw Ames, looked gigantic, 6ft 9ins. Met Alfred Parsons. Back & got to work on drawing of Lord Spencer & Britannia on a Dolphin. Worked hard all day. Finished at 9.45pm when M & self dined quietly. Mite went to dine at the Steincopffs & had dance after. Enjoyed herself immensely. M went to bed. Sat up & let Mite in at 1.0am. Bed after. M never woke.
Saturday March 16 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Walk with Tip. After breakfast at 10.45 rode Cob. Called on Galbraith. After met them in the Park. Good ride. Saw also Lockwood & Finlay, Alexander. Wyndham left £58000. Home. Changed. Lunch. At 2.0 the carriage. Walked as far as L & City Bank to Avenue Theatre. Saw Yoké in Dandy Dick Whittington. Langleys there. Out 5.20. Had Turkish bath. 12.4 ½, 12.2 after. Home by buss. Dined quietly. Rather a headache. Sleepy after dinner. Bed at 11.30pm. (Cuttings glued in: Death of Corney Grain. The Times Monday 18th. Obituary Corney Grain.) (Red ink: Died 5.30pm in peace. Born Oct 26 1844. School in England '54 - 58, Germany '58 - 60, Paris '60 - 62. Called to Bar '66. Practised till 16 May 1870. Joined German Reeds.)
Sunday March 17 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. x. Down. No walk. Breakfast at 8.45. Mite to church. Got on mare at 9.30am. Walked up Campden Hill. Lovely day morning. Meet at Parsons'. Frank Mellor, Henschel, Shakespeare, Sergent, Jacomb Hood, Herkomer & self. Eight. All went pounding down Hammermith Road. Hard ride thro' Richmond Park & Wimbledon Common. Had drink at the Robin Hood Gate. Hood & Shakespeare left & went along road. Caught them up after at stables 12.15. Home. Spencer & Hilda at gate. Bath. Dressed. At 1.40 went in cab, M, Mite & self to Moultons & lunched. Met Justin McCarthy, Mrs Oswald Crawford, Sir
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James Robinson & member of Parliament. Good lunch. Up in drawing room. Met Cassell & nephew. Talk. Out. Cab to Niagara. Skated from 5.30pm to 7.0pm. Met many I knew. Lady Lepel Griffen, Miss Maple etc. Shocked to hear of poor Corney Grain's death. Met Campbell P. Back by 7.15 underground. Home dinner, Campbell P, Pepys Cockerell & Hamilton Langley. Good dinner. All stayed till 12.10am. Very tired. (Red ink across page: Lunched at the Fletcher Moultons. Campbell Praed & Cockerell & Langley dined. Great gallop in Richmond Park & Niagara after. )
Monday March 18 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Tired & stiff. Rode Cob at 8.30. Met George Holland & Doctor. Brisk ride. Back 9.20. After put all photos away etc. Photod Maud & little girls at 12.30 am & Marie Buhler. Lunch. At 2.15 went by buss to Gay's & had lesson on bicycle. Got on better than Partridge. Thro' cemetery. Saw poor Taff's grave, all levelled over. Home 4.0 by buss. At 4.30 Mr Brooke Smith called. Bore & undecided young man. Tea. After at 5.30pm developed 9 plates taken in the morning. M back 6.0. Rested. Wrote diary. At 7.30 dressed, & dined quietly M, Mite & self at 8.0pm (Cuttings glued in: Death of Pricilla German Reed. Born Jany 2, 1818. Death of Sarah Dalby.)
Tuesday March 19 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am & rode Cob in the Park. Met Beadle etc. After home. Looked up drawings to send to Academy. Fox's man called at 1.15pm. Also sent prints. Lunch. After looked over St Pauls. Wrote letters. Heard of Mrs Geman Reed's death. After at 6.15 dressed & left to walk towards London. Met Luke Fildes. On in carriage & dined with the Galbraiths at the Berkeley. Fair dinner. After to Prince of Wales's to see Gentleman Jack. Arthur Roberts as hansom cabman. Poor. Went to the Garrick & back. Home by 4 wheeler. Damp evening. Rode with Sir William Dalby & Doctor in the morning. (Red ink: Dined with the Galbraiths at the Berkeley. Went to see Gentleman Joe at Prince of Wales's Theatre.)
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Wednesday March 20 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Rode Cob in the Park. Good sharp ride. Rode with D'Arcy & daughter etc. Home 9.25. Breakfast. After began drawing of Sir George Lewis. Worked till 1.0pm. Lunch at 2.20. Went & had 2nd bicycle lesson. Got on all right. Back by buss. Changed. Packed Mite's drawing up. Tea. On by cab to Turkish bath. 12.3, 12.2. Out 7.10 & on to P.D. Phil A, E.I.M(late) Phil M, E.T.R, A.G, B.P, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B. (The rest of this page is obliterated by the cutting glued in: Funeral of Corney Grain.)
Thursday March 21 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Collry wobbles. Rode Cob. Damp morning. Met Beadles & Lockett. Back 9.30. Death of the Duchess of Leinster. After skemed subject for Duke of Cambridge as Drum Major & Herbert Gladstone. Photo came at 11.0. Wrote letters. Also skemed cartoon for Weighing Machines. At 2.0 photod Otley & Stace & self in bearskin shako. Developed & rested. After at 430pm got on with fancy portrait of George Lewis. Dined at 8.30pm. M, Mite & self & quiet evening afterwards. Bed 11.30. (Red ink: Death of the Duchess of Leinster.)
Friday March 22 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Rode Cob in the Park. Lovely morning. Met Dalby etc, Pepys Cockerell walking. Back & got on & finished Fancy P of George Lewis by 11.0 when after began cartoon of Duke of Cambridge as Drum Major. Worked till 8.45. Decided to finish in the morning. Mite went to dine at the Roger Wallace's & then on to see Gentleman Joe for 2nd time. M took Mite's drawings to Mr White & saw him & Miss Dixon. After dinner snooze & bed at 11.30pm. (Cutting glued in: Death and Obituary of John Bell.)
Saturday March 23 Stafford Terrace. Up at 6.30am down to work at 6.45. Worked till 9.15 on drawing of Duke of Cambridge as Drum Major. After at 9.45 in again &
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finished at 11.30am. Rode on Cob at 11.50. Long rambling talk with Heathron on Burnand etc. Saw Mrs Turquand & Peter Reed. Back to lunch 1.30. After changed & went to have 3rd bicycle lesson at 2.50. Met Bernard Partridge. Pretty girls from carriage with man like Captain Uniacke. Back 4.0. After read book & developed 16 plates Miss Rose. After dressed at 6.0. Dined 6.30 at home & went by 4 wheel cab to Lyceum. Had large box to left. Saw King Arthur, M. Mite & self. Bram Stoker very attentive & got us cab to private door. Home at 11.40. Gale & wet. Gave cabby 4/s. Bed at once. (Red ink: M, Mite & self went to Lyceum Theatre for King Arthur. Big box.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Mary Jeanneret.)
Sunday March 24 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.45. x. Walk with Tip. Great gale of wind. Breakfast. Decided not to ride. After put up hour glass, cupboard & thermometer in yard & developed 1 doz of Roy taken January 24. Miss Lockyer here with Mite. Pasted obituary slips in diary. Lunch 1.45. Tip ill & very thin. Rested after lunch. Headache from being in hut. At 3.30 dressed & left by 4.10pm for Niagara. Met Campbell Praed. Introduced to Mr Bagg. Saw D'Arcy etc. Not so many there & slower. Mrs McTear. After back 6.40 & home. Tip sick. Dressed. Wrote 3 letters & after at 7.45 left in carriage with Cob & drove to Heilbuts. Good dinner. Dagonet '74. After left at 11.0. Drove home by cab. Slept in chair till 1.0am. (Plan of table seating) Mrs Gilgood, Mr Lucy, Mrs C.Mathews junr, Marcus Stone, M, Mr Gilgood, Mrs Stone, J.de la Rue, Lady Seton, Sam Heilbut, Mrs C.Mathews, L.S, Mrs A.De la Rue, G. Alexander, Mrs (blank), Mr Dresden, Mrs Alexander, W.Mathews, Mrs H, Sir B.Seton. (Red ink: Dined at Sam Heilbut's.)
Monday March 25 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. In Park at 8.35 on mare. Met Dr Dash & had sharp canter 3 times up & down. After saw De la Rue. Out. Breakfast. Lovely morning. Trees blown down in Park from yesterday's gale. Evelyn Coward in & asked Mite to go to Brighton on Thursday. At 12.45
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photod Otley & Stace & self for cartoon for Mr Brooke Smith. Lunch. Miss Ritchie called. After developed prints or rather negatives. Out of hut at 3.0. Rested 3.30. M, Mite out in carriage. Sent organ man away. Read Marbot. Felt tired & seedy. Dated & put away photos. At 6.0 got to work on cartoon for Brooke Smith. Worked up to 7.45. Dressed & at 8.15 George Nicol dined with us & stayed after dinner until 12.0am. (Red ink: George Nicol dined with us.)
Tuesday March 26 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. At 8.30 on mare & rode in the Row. Met Alfred Parsons. Out at 9.20 & home. Breakfast. Cockerell sent a bottle of oil. After printed off negatives taken yesterday. Sun at 11.0 & got on with drawing for Brooke Smith. Lunch. At 2.15 left & on to buss. Walked round by Lleweny House. Looked very shabby & wanted painting. On to Gays 2.50. Met B.P. Roy's cycle not ready. Had boss of wheel stripped in screw. Rode on lady's cycle. Did not get on so well. Rain came on. Home 5.50. After read & worked. Mr Fowler called, Miss Ritchie etc. Worked up to 7.50. Dressed & Mrs Galbraith dined with us. Left at 11.15. Bed 12.0. Sleepy. (Red ink: Mrs Galbraith dined with us.) (Cuttings glued in: Death of Leonard Jerome. Death of Hermione Crinnery.)
Wednesday March 27 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Pouring wet morning & dull. Nevertheless rode mare 8.30. Called on Mrs Galbraith & on & called Peals. The only man in the Row except one groom. Home 9.15 changed everything. Breakfast, after wrote letters for 2 hours. Academy labels etc etc & sent them off. Got to work 12.15pm till 1.45. Mite at lunch. M at her mother's. M back at 3.30pm. Dull dark & wet. Dressed & left by buss for Turkish bath at 4.0pm. Got to bath 4.45. Conjuror in buss, Devine. Weight 12.5, 12.2½. Hair cut. Good bath. Out. Called & paid 5/s for photos of Guardsmen at Gregory's, 51 Strand. After Punch dinner. F.C.B, J.T, self, E.T.R, R.L, A à B. E.I.M (late) Phil May, B.P, H.W.L, A.G. Told Arthur to go to a barnyard not as a Cock but as a Hen. After left with Tenniel at 11.0 & home by 12.0 Mite out & just home from the Leech's.
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Thursday March 28 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Mare 8.25. Called for Mrs Galbraith & rode 5 times up & down. Saw Galbraith in cab. From Scotland. Back at 9.45. Breakfast. After expected Brown. Wrote letters. Skemed subject of Emperor William & Bismarck & at 12.0 photod Otley & Stace. Developed them & put to dry at lunch. Put out to print & at 3.25 went for fifth lesson on cycle. Got on Roy's machine. Better. Back 3.45. Mite & M left, Mite for Brighton at 4.0pm. Rested till 5.0 & got to work from 5.0 to 8.30 on drawing of Bismarck & Emperor William. Dined quietly M & self. M to bed.10.30, self 12.0am. (Red ink: Rode with Mrs Galbraith. Mite went to Brighton with Cowards.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Henry Pemberton.)
Friday March 29 Stafford Terrace. Up 7.45. x.. Out at 8.15 on mare. Wet. Called at 40 Queen's Gate & on to Park. No one I knew. Twice round & home. Letter from Tuer with cheque. Letter from Mite. After got to work all day on drawing of Emperor of Germany & Prince Bismarck. (Presenting sword). Miss Wheat came to lunch & went out with M in carriage in aftrnoon. M back at 6.0. Worked till 9.0pm when knocked off & dined. Half bottle of Burgundy. Snooze & bed early after. M read 2nd Vol of General Marbot's Life after. (Cutting glued in: Death of Viscount Clifden.) (Red ink: Viscount Clifden lived at Dumpton Park 1888-9, 1889-90 etc. Was a crank & objected to vaccination. Only 25 or 26 when at Dumpton.)
Saturday March 30 Stafford Terrace. Up 7.0. Work 7.15 till 9.0 on drawing of Germany & Prince Bismarck & after breakfast till 11.45. Tidied up, did not ride. Wet cold showers. Rested after lunch. Did not go to Oxford & Cambridge Boat race. M out in carriage till 6.0pm from 3.30. Tenniel show at F.A.Socy. Rested in chair in day nursery. Cold. Slept 1 hr. After at 5.15 worked till 8.0 on cartoon for Mr Brooke Smith. Dined, ½ bottle of Burgundy. Smoke & bed at 12.0am. (Red ink: Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race. Oxford won by 2¼ lengths. Sir John Tenniel's private View at Fine
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Art Socy. Roy confirmed at Eton by Bishop of Oxford.) (Cuttings glued in: Death of Admiral Lord Alcester. Death of General Sir G.Chesney.)
Sunday March 31 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.15. Colder. Out for walk with Tip. M in bed. Breakfast. After wrote many letters. Sent an order on the Bank to pay ground rent to Davis when due. Wrote letters till luncheon time. Dressed & at 12.40 went out & got hansom cab with difficulty. Drove to Sir Bruce Seton's & had good luncheon. Met Dr Lennox Browne & others. Rawlinson of Tattersalls. House crammed with pictures. Signed book & left at 3.45 in carriage. Drove to Niagara & skated. Saw Hungarian lady & Campbell Praed, Armstrongs etc. Out at 6.40 & home. Met Mr Sladen on the stairs. Mr Lacy & Richardsons had called. Quiet dinner with M & bed after. (Red ink: Lunched at Sir Bruce & Lady Seton's.) (Cutting glued in: Critique of 'The battle of Dorking' by Sir George Chesney.)
Monday April 1 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Rode Cob in the Park. Went well. Back. Breakfast. M in bed. After breakfast dressed & prepared to go to town. Just going out when received impudent letter from Fred Davis. Answered it & left 11.30 in cab taking photo case. Called Camera Club. Put plates in slides. On to Garrick. Wrote Davis again & others. Saw Lawrence Bradbury. Lunch. Cold beef. Saw Evans & Jones & Stone looking older. Out 1.40 & on to C.C. Smoky stove. At 2.30 took 40 photos Miss Green. 1st time. Miss G an adept. Modest girl. Out at 4.30. Washed & on to Turkish bath. Weight 12.3, 12.1½. Otley brought bag. Out 7.30 & on to Hotel Metropole. Gordon dinner. Met Lord Duncannon (Ponsonby that was) Tenniel, Albert à Beckett etc. Sat next Charles Keene's brother. Long talk. Eat snake at dinner. Glee singing. Out 11.15. Called for bag at Camera Club & home. Found another impudent letter from Fred Davis. To bed at 12.15am. (Red ink: News of Fritz Jackson's engagement.)
Tuesday April 2
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Stafford Terrace. Up 7.30. Slept very badly. Woke at 4.0am. Down, wrote letter to Davis & went on Cob for ride. Otley left letter. Met Alfred Parsons. Back. M in bed. After breakfast went on & finished drawing for Mr Brooke Smith. At 1.0 a letter of apology came from Davis. All right. Lunch. Went on to finish drawing after. At 2.45 took buss to have lesson on bicycle. Met Partridge. Got on much better. Left 3.30 & walked with Partridge home. Miss Wallace & mother called. Very pretty girl. After Ethel English. Tea & after went on with drawing. Dined quietly with M at 8.0. Read & bed after at 12.0. (Cutting glued in: Inquest on Alice Smith, formerly Mrs Ebb Smith.)
Wednesday April 3 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Rode Cob in the Park. Back 9.30. After packing up & finishing drawing for Mr Brooke Smith got to work on drawing, or rather writing rest of article for The Minster. Finished it between 1.0 & 4.0pm. Dressed & took buss 5.30 for Dover Street. Called Bath Club & saw Turkish bath. Walked on calling at Club at 6.30pm. Looked at portmanteau. Late for Punch dinner. Lawrence B, P.M, B.P, E.T.R, H.W.L, A.G, F.C.B, J.T & self. A à B & E.I.M late. Very long discussion. 2 cuts to make up. Lasted till 11.0. Headache. Left with Tenniel at 11.15 & home by cab. (Cutting glued in: Mr Justice Hawkins gave judgement in an action "Robb v. Green".)
Thursday April 4 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Rode Cob in the Park. Very few people in. Sent Otley for Stace. Skemed drawing of Nile & John Bull. Photod Stace in helmet & sitting on box at 12.45 & developed them. Lunch. Rested. Dried plates. To print at 4.0. No cycle lesson. Got to work at 5.0 & drew in from unwashed prints. Dined 8.30pm. Roy's bills came in £85. Rested after dinner. Bed 12.0. (Cutting glued in: Central Criminal Court. Mr Oscar Wilde examined.)
Friday April 5
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Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0. Out in Park on Cob. Met Sterne. Long talk. Back & got to work. Roy home from Eton at 10.0am. Got on with drawing of John Bull & Nile. Worked all day up to 9.0pm. M had made mistake about dinner invite. Sent Roy for dinner jacket to Wings. Roy went to dine with Stone & after to St James's Theatre. Sat up for him. (Red ink: Roy back from Eton at 10.0am)
Saturday April 6 Stafford Terrace. Up 7.15. At work 7.30 on drawing John Bull & Nile. Breakfast 9.0. Finished at 11.25. Dressed & out on Cob. Cold & raw. Met Galbraith. After Lockwood & Finlay. Saw good looking horse belonging to Wolff. Home 1.30. Rain. Spencer there. After left at 2.15 for bicycle lesson. Got on better, much. Saw Orton. Partridge there. Home by buss. Rested in chair. Corrected proofs of article. After at 7.15 dressed. Left Roy & Mite at dinner. M & self went in 4 wheel cab to dine at the Cameron Corbetts. Met the Galbraiths. Took a Mrs Westlake in. Oh! my. Advanced. Dull slow stupid bad dinner. Old colonial holding forth. Left at 11.15 & home by 4 wheeler. Unlaced M's dress. Roy had been to the Lyric Theatre, back 11.40. Read W.G & to bed 12.0am. (Red ink: Dined at the Cameron Corbetts. Very bad dull dinner. Mite came home from Brighton at 7.0pm.)
Sunday April 7 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.40am. Bath & out for walk. Called for Tip. After breakfast Mite went to church. Very wet. Sorted photos etc. Wrote diary. Sent Roy for Mite at church. After looked over papers & cut extracts etc up to lunch time. Wrote 3 or 4 letters. At 2.15 dressed & went at 2.50, Mrs Galbraith, Roy, M, Mite & self, to see Pictures. Went to Stones, Thorneycroft, Fildes, Hunter, Leighton, Prinsep & Forbes. Back home to tea. Rider Haggards called. Talked till 5.45 when went in carriage to Niagara. Got there 6.0pm. Saw Mrs Hare, Mrs Wagge etc, Sternes, Campbell P. Words with Director. Out 6.50 & home. Dressed. Quiet evening all together & bed 12.0 after snooze. Curious dream of lunch in
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a lodging house Mecklenburgh Square. (Red ink: Picture Sunday. Went round with Roy, M, Mrs Galbraith & Mite. Niagara after.)
Monday April 8 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Bath. Out 8.25. Called for Mrs Galbraith. Rode till 9.35. Beautiful morning. Back. Breakfast. Roy went for his cycle. Skemed subject of Punch & Spring. Developed 10 plates at 11.30 of Miss Rose. Gave M cheque. Afterwards got on with Punch & Spring in afternoon. Drew figure out before dinner. Worked to 8.30pm when dined, M, Mite, Roy & self. Quiet evening & bed early.
Tuesday April 9 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Rode in Park. Met Holland etc. Cap blew off in Row. Back. Breakfast & after got to work on Spring & Punch. All day at it. Roy at Club. Mite dined at Edwin Herapath's. Fanny & Alice called. M took Mite to call on Critchett for her eyes at 5.0pm. Worked till 9.0pm. Boy never came. M, Roy & self dined. Roy went to fetch Maud & just missed her, both coming home in cab separately. Bed at 12.0 after rest.
Wednesday April 10 Stafford Terrace. Up 7.15am. Down & went on to finish drawing of Spring & Punch. On after breakfast until 11.15 when finished. Dressed & rode Cob in the Row. Met the Galbraiths & after had long talk with Stone who was walking. Saw H.A.Jones & Alexander. After home. Lunch. Read & rested & at 3.30 dressed. Called with Roy at the L & County Bank. Gave instructions to Mr Lemon to sell £700 of Buenos Aires & Rosario Railway Co shares. Debentures. After out at 4.10. Walked up with Roy to Dover St & had Turkish bath as Mr Williamson Milnes' guest. Good bath & swim. Played Roy 50 up won by 13 self. Out 6.50. Saw Roy catch his buss & then went on to Punch dinner by buss. William Agnew, P.M, B.P, E.T.R, H.W.L, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, Arthur a B, R.L, & E.I.M (late). Long discussion. Got cut of Japan & China. Tenniel the Speaker. Lika Joko
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dead. Left with Tenniel at 11.10 & home in his cab. Lehmann found out Herodotus spelt wrongly. (Red ink: Had Turkish bath. The Bath Club.)
Thursday April 11 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Went with Roy to practise cycle up top of Phillimore Gardens. Came off at pillar box. Back. Breakfast. After put all photos away & sent Otley at 10.45am to London Bridge Station. Rode for 2½ hours in Park. Called Stace. Saw Mrs Tate & Miss Tate & after Heathorne & Stone. Soldiers out. Most lovely April day. Back lunch at 1.15. M & Mite preparing to go to Ramsgate. Otley could not get pass for S.E.Rly. After lunch gave M funds etc. They left by 4 wheeler at 2.45pm. Roy & self went to Gays. Rode 6 times round the track. Tired. Back by buss. Tea. After dressed & at 5.45 went by Met'n Rly to Portland Rd & called Strassen & Sons, bicycle makers. After Roy & self had very good dinner at Paganis Restaurant & went to see The Shop Girl for 3rd time. Very good. Out 11.20 & to Garrick. Had supper. Carr & Gillie F there. Left 12.10 & home by carriage. (Red ink: M & Mite went to Ramsgate. Roy & self went to see Gaiety Girl or rather The Shop Girl at Gaiety.)
Friday April 12 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Walk with Tip. Roy went to Club. Skemed subject of Jap & China at Counter. Wrote diary. At 11.0 got ready & at 11.30 photod Stace & boy for China & Japan. Developed plates (also photo of Flag.) Roy back at 1.0. Lunch. Rested till 3.0pm & at 3.20pm rode mare & Cob up along Euston road & thro' Lloyd Square & Holloway to Highgate. Went to cemetery & at last found out the 2 graves. There fifteen past 5. Left 5.30 & home past Hampstead & Fitzjohn's Avenue. Back 6.30pm. Lovely afternoon & delightful ride. Had tea & hot X buns. Changed plates & dressed at 7.30pm. Roy & self dined together. After played 2 games of backgammon. Won two out of three. Bed at 11.30pm. (Sketch plan of cemetery entrance and path to Catacombs.) (Red ink: Rode to Highgate in afternoon. Plan of graves at Highgate. Sharp turn to left after entrance.)
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Saturday April 13 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Roy & self rode in Park 8.15am. Met gent in Government office & saw De la Rue. Back 9.30. Bother with sweep. No fire & all rooms upset. Breakfast. After up in bath room. Packed & printed photos & put all things straight. After down in drawing room & attempted to put photos away. Roy went to Strassen & Son. Lunch 1.30 & left 2.45 in 4 wheeler for Victoria. Carriage reserved. Frenchman & two others in it. Arrived Ramsgate 6.0pm. M, Mite & Dora met us. Most bitterly cold east wind. Just time to dress. Had most uncomfortable dinner. Bottle of Claret. After played Roy at billiards. Beaten. Went round to see M & Mite. Back & another 100 up at Billiards. Bed 11.30pm.(Cutting glued in: Death of John Matherson.)
Sunday April 14 The Granville, Ramsgate. Up at 9.0am. Out. Bright sun but very cold. Went round to see M & Mite at 9 Wellington Crescent. Back & had breakfast. Pretty little girl. A Miss Mure. Walk with Roy. Met John Penn. After round to see M again. At 11.30 walked along sands to Dumpton Gap & back. Then on to West Cliff along new road. Saw Weigalls & F.C.B, Mrs Sismé etc. back. Lunch. Made Hock cup. After rested in room & round to M's to tea. Walk to end of pier. Dressed & met M & Mite. Dined at Table d'Hote, M, Mite, Roy & self. Back & ½ of Hock. Concert after. Talk to the Dewars & John Penn. M left 9.45, walked home with her. Bitterly cold east wind. Back. Read Monte Christo. Bed 10.45. (Red ink: Bright sun but very cold wind.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Edward Willis. T, 24 April.)
Monday April 15 The Granville, Ramsgate. Up at 8.0am. Roy & self had beastly cold sea bath. Oh! Out & on to see M. Nasty cold east wind & dull. Back & had breakfast. Up in room after. Nothing to do out & failed with cycle. Walked at 11.30 down to station & caught 12.0 train to Broadstairs. Walked on to Kingsgate. Threatened rain. There 1.15. Met Luke & Mrs Fildes. Steam roller at the door. A German doctor & Gordon Thompson
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there. Good lunch. Mr Maclean came in. After mooched round & at 4.30 went to the Convent. Mr Brookes nice man & very civil. Young Abernethy there. A high tea at 5.45. Mr B kindly sent me home in wagonette. Very cold. Borrowed Mr Fildes' coat. Back to Wellington Cres't 6.25. After to Granville. Dressed & dined. Music. Brown of Colorado opposite. John Penn & party. Played Roy one game of 100. Had to pay 1/6 for it. Row with Marker. After went & sat with M. Back & went to bed at 10.40pm. J.W.Brookes Esquire. (Red ink: Bitterly cold wind. Went to Kingsgate to see Fildes.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Robert Barnes.)
Tuesday April 16 The Granville, Ramsgate. Up 8.30. Bath in room. Down & went to see M. Back & breakfast. People going. Talk to unknown. Wrote diary. Also wrote many letters. Roy back. After M, Roy & self strolled to catch 12.0 train. Saw Miss Goodenough & Pepys Cockerell's daughter. Roy & self to Margate. Went on extension. Saw Hitchings. Out & up to Cliftonville after calling at Post Office. Lunch at Cliftonville. Very good. Out. Called at Kimbers Hotel & round by Albion House School. Walked along cliff. Cut name at Gap, R.S. To Fildes' at 3.40pm. Toller there. After Marcus Stone & wife. Had tea & left at 5.15. Walked to Ramsgate from Joss's gap. Great change in cliffs, many falls etc. Just got round cliff at Broadstairs. Got to Ramsgate 7.40. Called M & back to dress. Dined. Claret. Music. After played Roy for 1 hr. Beat him. Made 27 break. Just made 150. To M's 9.15. Row with flyman, surly brute. Out & Roy & self walked. Race game. Roy lost 3/6 & M 2/6. Took whiskey which made my head ache. Left M, Mite, Dora at 11.15. Roy & self walked to East Ciff. On to hotel 11.30 & bed. (Red ink: Roy & self went to Margate.)
Wednesday April 17 The Granville, Ramsgate. Up 8.0am. Blinds up & down. Called M. Breakfast. After packed. Lovely morning. Out with M on sands. Saw Mr Mure & daughters. Sat in chair. Had headache. Niggers. La diddy la de didder. Singing children. Walked on to West Cliff. Saw Mrs Hammond &
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nieces. Went in to their house & on to order fly at Woodwards. Back. Finished packing. Lunch. After to M's again. Bill at Granville with lunch £10.0.0. Dear. M & Mite & self sat out. Met Phillip B. Walked down to train. Only just caught it. Roy & self had carriage to selves. Victoria at 6.20. Last view of Mures. Cab home. Had been raining. Dressed & took cab to Café Royal. Had very bad dinner. Roy no appetite. Walked to Garrick Club & on to Tivoli. There 9.15. Roy felt ill & went out. Sick. Cab home at 10.20, Roy up to bed. Sent Alice to stables & read. Snooze & bed 11.30pm. (Red ink: Came up from Ramsgate. Dined at Café Royal. Bad dinner. Roy ill in evening at the Tivoli.)
Thursday April 18 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Left Roy in bed. Dull morning. Rode 8.30 to 9.30. Met Stanhope. Heard Claude W had married badly. Back. Roy better. House being cleaned. Lunched at home. Got on with drawing of Japan & China. Letters & wires from Milliken & F.C.B. Dined quietly at home. Played Roy backgammon afterwards. Bed early. Drawing of Spring in 'Punch' too much reduced.
Friday April 19 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Out in Park on Cob. Met shop girl wrong side. Also saw battalions of Guards in Dress Parade. After met Guscotte. Home & worked hard all day on drawing of Japan & China. M & Mite back at 12.30 to lunch from Ramsgate. Roy at Club to lunch. Nearly finished drawing by dinner, 8.45pm. Wrote letter to Vaus & Co & Brightstone etc. Quiet dinner at home. Beat Roy backgammon after. (Red ink: M & Mite back at 12.30pm from Ramsgate.)
Saturday April 20 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. x. Breakfast & after finished drawing of China & Japan. Sent it off 9.45am. After photod Maud & Roy for Maud's work. Midge round looking seedy. Developed the plates & went for a ride in Park. Met Heathorne, Finlay etc & saw Betty, Miss de Mure. Band playing. Out at 1.15 & home to lunch. All afternoon put things & photos
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away. Quiet dinner at home. Went nowhere. Backgammon after. Beat Roy 3 out of 5 games. (Red ink: Lovely bright morning.)
Sunday April 21 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.30am. Dull morning. Mite to church. At 10.10 rode mare, Roy Cob, up Roehampton Lane. Lovely ride round Richmond Common or rather Wimbledon. Home 12.50. Looked Reed's house. To let. Changed. Lunch. Up in Maud's room & rested. Out at 4.30 (train 4.37.) Went to skate. Not so many there. 1st day of new skates. Saw Campbell Praed & Sterne. Pretty girls. Miss Tate etc. Out 6.45. Home. Only Bret Harte had called & young Harold Paxton. Dressed & dined. Guessing acrostics & backgammon. At 10.15 Mr Galbraith called & stayed 1¼ hrs. Bed after at 1.0. Had snooze. (Red ink: Lovely ride in morning. Skate at Niagara in afternoon.)
Monday April 22 Stafford Terrace. Up 7.55. x. Out on Cob. Strassen fetched Roy's cycle at 8.30. Out in Park. Rode with Mocatta. Spoke to Patrol about galloping Jewess. Wertheimer. Back 9.30. Wrote letters all morning. Lunch. Read book on China etc. M to Stores at 3.30. Roy at Club. After tea designed drawing for Tuer's horse book. Decided to do mice(?). Worked until 7.45 when went up to dress. Stone & Hobart Farquhar dined with us. So so dinner. They stayed till 12.10am. M tired. Bed 12.30. Slight cold came on. Took quinine. (Red ink: Hobart Farquhar & William Stone dined with us.)
Tuesday April 23 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.55. On Cob 8.30. Posted letter to Tuer. Met Ristori & Wax. After Sterne & De la Rue. Back 9.30am. Breakfast. Cleaned Roy's coat. After wrote letters & diary. M out in carriage at 11.30. Wrote letters after got to work & did Tuer's drawing of Mice & Horn Book. Finished it. Dined at 7.0pm & after M, Mite, Roy & self went in four wheeler to Adelphi Theatre & saw 'The Girl I left behind me'. Very poor play on American cavalry & Indians. Left at 10.45 & home by four wheeler. Supper & bed. Saw Christopher Sykes in stalls. (Red ink:
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Slight cold in head. Went to Adelphi Theatre in evening.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Taylor Whitehead.)
Wednesday April 24 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Walk. Lovely morning. After breakfast put checked suit on & went up to 132 Sloane Street to be photographed. Curious little French operators. Took about 8 negatives. Cob round & rode to the park. Long talk with Stone, Finlay etc. Back home & changed. Took cab up & lunched with Spencer & saw Peters at the St George's Club. Met Schmaltz, a Mr Ackers (Times correspondent) Scotch painter, Sir J Heron Maxwell. Curious incident of Haddon Chambers. Said he did not know Wirgman. Good champagne. Out at 4.0 & took cab to skate at Niagara. M, Mite, Roy & self there. Good skate till 6.30. Mite & Roy home Self on to Blackfriars. Punch dinner. William Agnew, L.B, E.I.M (late) D.M, B.P, Phil M, H.W.L, E.T.R, F.C.B, self, Arthur à B, R.L. Tenniel at Sir Henry Thompson's to meet H.R.H. Very long talk about Oscar Wilde with D.M after. Left 11.45 & cab home. (Red ink: Lunch at St George's Club. Photograph taken. Galbraiths called & settled about Paris. Skated at Niagara.)
Thursday April 25 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Could not possibly ride owing to very heavy wet. Walk in great coat. Back & wrote letters. Could not photo. After skemed subject & sent for Otley. Did not turn up till nearly one. Had put glass down in yard, Roy helping me. Took photo for German Emperor painting. Fogged two. Late for lunch. M & Mite out after to leave drawing at Mr Fowler's. Got prints quite late at 6.0 & worked till 8.15pm when dined, M, Mite & self. Game of backgammon after. Beat Roy. Bed 11.30pm.
Friday April 26 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Walk. Still dull & wet. Did not ride. Put prints out. Got to work on drawing of German Emperor painting his own portrait. At 11.0 M & Mite went with the Galbraiths to Sandown. Roy at
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Club. Worked on. M back at 6.0pm. M, Mite & Roy dined 7.0pm & M & Roy went to see An Ideal Husband at the Criterion. Mite went to a ball at the Town Hall, Kensington. Dined by self at 9.15 not having quite fiished my drawing. M & Roy back 11.30pm. Alice went for Mite. Not home till 3.0am. (Red ink: M & Mite went to Sandown.)
Saturday April 27 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Walk. Breakfast. After by 11.0 finished drawing of German Emperor painting his portrait. Sent it off with careful measurement on blank sheet. Dressed & Roy & self took train to Blackfriars. Heavy thundershower. Cab to Holborn Viaduct. Called on the Humber people. Saw cycles. After walked & had lunch at the Holborn Restaurant. After called Grrick Club, then on to Private View of the Grosvenor Gallery. Maud up in carriage 3.45. Mite Roy & self went. Saw Goodalls, Finlays etc. Also Fritz & his fiancée. Roy bored. Out at 5.40 & got in carriage with Cob in Savile Row. Wet. Dropped Roy & self in Gardens near Memorial. Walked home. Bought lobster, haddock, pine, asparagrass etc. Read Wilde case. Snooze heavily before dinner. Dressed. Dined. Mite to bed early. Played Roy 4 games of backgammon. Won every one. (Red ink: Private View of the Grosvenor.)
Sunday April 28 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30. Slept heavily. Out for walk. Dull moning. M in bed. Breakfast. Spencer called. Did not ride. Looked over papers etc. Wrote letters & diary. Lunch. M & Mite & Roy & self. After finished letters & rested an hour. Then dressed. Molesworth, Norman Lockyer, Charley Burnand, wife, etc called. Went by 3.37 to Niagara. Skated till 6.45. Saw Tates, Terraro etc. Very pretty girl, Miss Bostock. Out & home. Dressed. Mite & self went in carriage to dine at the Tates. M could not go. Difficulty about my wrap. 18 at dinner. Took Mrs (blank) in. Husband like Mervyn. Pretty woman next to me. (Plan of table seating) Mrs Tate's dinner. Mrs Tate, George Alex'r, Mite, L.Stern, American actress, Frank Dicksee, Mrs Anderson Critchett, Mr (blank, like Mervyn - Walker?) Mrs
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Hy.A.J, Mr Tate, Mrs Alexander, Anderson Critchett, Miss Dash, Mr Pretty, Mrs Walker, L.S, Mrs Pretty, Hy.A.Jones.
Monday April 29 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Walk after breakfast. Dressed in check suit & went for ride on Cob at 10.0 to Sloane St. Had photo taken 2nd time. Silly little Frenchman. Met Lockwood. Back in Park. Accident at Rotten Row to groom. Met Mrs Heilbut & rode round with her. Back home 12.45. Changed. Lunch & at 2.0 walked to Barkers. Selected Roy's flannels. Saw to great coat. Buss on to R.A.Varnishing Day. Met many. Greatly delighted with Millais' picture. Seymour Lucas & pupils. Tea at Mrs Calderons. After back till 6.50. Long talk to North. Home by buss. Dressed & dined. Left by 9.40 & called Pavilion. Could not get in. Walked to the Tivoli. Got in & stood. Uncomfortable seat after. Met Galbraith & Livesey. Out 11.30 & on to Garrick. Bored by Wicks dreadfully. Had 6 plovers eggs after. Left 12.25 & Roy & self home by cab. Snooze on sofa until 2.0am. Bed.
Tuesday April 30 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Out. Called stable. Usual walk. Did not ride. M out in carriage at 10.0am. Roy on cycle. In morning wrote letters etc. After lunch rested & decided to have Turkish bath. Left at 3.0 & called Barkers to have coat fitted on. Roy after me on cycle. Out & called Bank.. Met Hy Woods. On by buss to Lincoln & Bennetts & Wings. Then to Jermyn St baths. 1st time since 1882. Good bath. Weight 12.5, 12.3. Hair cut. Out 6.50 & home by buss. Bought lobster. Dined. Very good mock turtle soup. Mite late. After Mite left by cab at 9.0 to go to dance at the Harleys. Played Roy 3 games of backgammon. Beat him 2. Snooze after. Bed 11.30. (Red ink: Turkish bath at the Hamman.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Margaret Bramwell Davis.)
Wednesday May 1 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Rode Cob in Park. Met Wax. Good ride. Home at 9.30. Breakfast. M in bed. After got to work & wrote article for
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Fowler up to lunch time. Rest after & on again to 6.25 when dressed & went by Met Rly to Blackfriars & to Punch dinner. W.A, E.I.M, Phil M, B.P, E.T.R, Hy W.L, F.C.B, J.T, self. Duke of Cambridge. Left at 11.15 with Tenniel & put down at 31 Gt Cumberland Place. Big at home at Mocatta's. Saw many. Dunlop, Miss Chapman, etc etc. Away with Maud at 12.45 & home. Very cold at night. Almost a frost.
Thursday May 2 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Ride in Park. Saw Percy Holland. Also Lockett Agnew. Rode straight through to 51 Strand. There 9.0 to 9.15. Back home 9.45. Breakfast. After skemed subject of Lord Wolseley & Duke of Cambridge. At 11.45 photod Stace for Duke in cocked hat. Developed them. M out. At 1.15 Galbraith & Mr Blair called. Settled to go to Paris on Saturday. They going on Friday. After printed photos & began to draw in afternoon after a rest. Invite for Fritz's wedding. Quiet dinner, M, Mite, self & Roy. Roy very subdued. Bottle of Champagne ½ Ayala. Roy left for Eton at 10.0pm. M & Mite went to Ball at the Rhodes'. M came back at 11.30 very fresh & talkative. Bed after. Mite back by Mrs Huish & carriage. (Red ink: Roy went back to Eton at 10.0pm. Saw a Jack in the Green at Stafford Terrace.)
Friday May 3 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Walk. After got on all day with drawing for Duke of Cambridge & Lord Wolseley. Worked till 3.0pm when at 3.45 went in carriage with Mite to Private View of Academy. M did not go. Saw many. Mite much admired. Conrad Cooke, McWhirter with crushed hat, Mrs Gordon etc etc. Out at 6.15 & home by carriage. At 7.0 got to work & finished drawing by 9.30. Mistake about dinner. M & Mite down 8.15. Uncomfortable meal. Had ½ bottle Ayala, did not agree with me after. M & Mite packing. Bed 11.30. Sent Otley to Stores in the morning. (Red ink: Private View of Royal Academy.)
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Stafford Terrace. Up at 6.0am & packed things by 8.30. Breakfast. Off by 4 wheeler for Paris at 10.0am Victoria. Had not drawn enough for tickets. Pleasant passage. Deck cabin over to Calais. Nearly 2 hours passage. Carriage reserved & on to Paris without incident. Bad food at Amiens. Got to Paris 8.0pm. Met by Herlau. Buss to Metropole. 1st person I saw was Mr Blair. Up in room, 17 & 14 francs. Changed & down. Dined in Café for 17 francs. After sat in corrridor & to bed at 11.0 without seeing anyone. M tired. (Red ink: Left at 10.0am & arrived in Paris at 8.0pm. Staying in the Hotel Continental. No Academy banquet this year owing to Leighton's illness or 1896 next. Not quite certain. 30 Apl '98.)
Sunday May 5 Hotel Continental, Paris. Woke in morning uncomfortable bed. Dull cold wretched day. Dressed after breakfast in bedroom in checked coat. Down. Mite went out with Galbraiths, M & self walked up to the Grand Hotel & had a talk with the du Mauriers. Blair had brought buttonholes. Back to Hotel & changed. Threatened rain. Met Sir Charles Hall in the courtyard. Introduced him to M. After Mr Blair, Mrs G, Mite & self had dejeuner at Le Doyen. 26 francs very good. Out after & took fiacre on to the Bois. Met Livesey & Galbraith. Settled to walk back with Livesey. Did so. Got very hot. Back Hotel 6.45. Dressed & down to dinner late. Table d'hote 21 Fr, then 3. Girl sick at dinner. All sat in courtyard corridor & went to bed at 11.30. Galbraith stood coffee. Had 2 of Carter's little Liver pills. All went to the Salon all afternoon. Met Livesey & Galbraith there. Weary work & bad pictures. Out 4.30pm. (Red ink: Lunch at Le Doyen 26Fr 90.) (Red ink across page: Very cold. Went to Salon & the Bois in the afternoon.)
Monday May 6 Hotel Continental, Paris. Up at 8.0am. Lovely morning. Bright sun. Down & in morning M, Mite & Mrs Galbraith out. M went to the Louvre. Blair & self walked to call on Churchward. After we parted & I walked to Binda's & after changed things & met at the Le Doyen. M, Mite self & Blair lunched there. After M, Mite & Mr B sat hours in the Champs Elysée. I
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went to the Beaux Arts. Walked there & back. Better show than the other. Saw M sitting on same chairs & all back to Hotel. Dressed & again dined at the table d'hote. Livesey leaving for England. After M went with Mr Blair to the play. Galbraith, Mite, Mrs G & self to Cirque d'Eté. Empty house. Poor peformance. Went into stables. Could not smoke. Out & back. Could not find fly. Sat in courtyard. Spencer came in. Saw Gilbert Smith & young Millar in Hotel. M saw the Palmers after. (Red ink: Lunch at Le Doyen 27Fr 90. Curious painter in the Beaux Arts. Louis Weldon Hawkins.)
Tuesday May 7 Hotel Continental, Paris. Up at 8.0. M & Mite did not sleep well & Mite had a cold come on. Down 10.0 & all met together & went by boat to St Cloud. Met American on boat who had settled at St Cloud. Lovely day. Walked on to terrace & all had dejeuner in the Devil's Arbour. Looking glasses. Had sole & entrecot a la Bordelaise etc. Good lunch. 49 Fr. Galbraith, M, Mite & Mrs G drove on to Versailles. Blair & I by train on the top. To Versailles. A fair on. Went into waxworks & on to the Palais. Cost £40,000,000. Joined by the others & went thro' picture galleries etc. Out & had oranges. Ladies tired. On to station & back to Paris. Dressed & all dined together at Le Doyen. Good dinner 70Fr. Girl with wonderful blue hat. Out & into concert of Ambassadeurs. Galbraith paid 20 Fr for drinks. After men hissed a singer. Poor performance. Out at 11.15 & strolled home. Sat in courtyard. Had whiskey etc. Spencer came round. (Red ink: Leurat Compey. Aine compiegne.(?)
Wednesday May 8 Hotel Continental, Paris. Up 8.0am. Had water from chemist. Down & some time waited. M, Mite & Mrs G accompanied by McGregor went to Bon Marché. I went after to the Louvre & saw Venus of Milo & many pictures. Out at 12.15 & strolled on to Le Doyen. Met Blair & Galbraith. Ladies not there. Had cocktail. After Blair, M & Mite & self lunched. Large party carousing at end & very neat little French lady at side of us. Good lunch 40Fr. After out & drove strait to the Luxembourg. Saw
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sculptures & pictures. Met Pollen(?). Out & into gardens. Very full. Punch & Judy show etc. After Blair left & M, Mite & self walked home. Mite bought Ivanhoe. Dressed & all went to dine with Galbraith at the Ambassadeurs. Bad smell & cold. Altogether not so good as Le Doyen. Coat 25Fr per head. Same concert performance. Galbraith, Mite Mrs G & Blair went to the Opera. M & self stayed to end & then strolled back. Joined by others. Had drinks. M left her vail on chair. Went down for it after. Met Spencer & Nelson. Packed & bed 1.30pm. (Red ink: Snuffly summer cold came on.)
Thursday May 9 Hotel Continental, Paris. Up at 7.0am. Finished packing. Breakfast. Bill 240Fr. Down & got cheque changed. M bought a mantle. Saw Spencer etc. Off by buss at 11.0. Goodbye. At station Herlau familiar. Back to Calais. Dusty journey. Did not get out. Lovely passage. Left Calais 4.0, Dover 6.0pm. ¾ hour getting luggage. Home by 9.0pm. Dined quietly & bed after snooze 12.30am. x. Saw tall red haired girl & Curate on boat to Victoria. Bad accommodation on boat. (Red ink: Expenses in Paris: Fares £11.5.0. Drew 10.0.0, Bill 8.0.0 = 29.5.0 In Paris: 5.0.0. = £34.5.0.)
Friday May 10 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45 & rode Cob in Park. Lovely morning. Saw Dalby, Holland etc etc. Back 9.30. Breakfast. Evelyn in 10.0am. M out. Wrote diary & waited till 12.30 for letter from F.C.B. F.C.B came in. Settled to do no cut. Looked over Paris bills & thought them cheap. Kept riding things on & after lunch at 3.15 rode mare along to Sheen Gate & thro' Richmond Park. She shied in the Park. Out at Star & Garter & rode to see Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff's house at Twickenham. Mare slightly lame. Turned home thro' Richmond & along Richmond Road to Putney. Met Teddy Winslow. Mare stalled in street. Home at 7.40. Changed & dined quietly at home. Quiet evening & bed after.
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Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. After breakfast at 10.0 rode Cob in Park Met Faudel Phillips. Introduced to Miss Muse(?) Talk to Lockwood. Out at 12 & home. Changed & dressed for Fritz Jackson's wedding. Left home in hansom, M, Mite & self. Saw Con & Kindermann at Westminster. Great crowd. Sophy upset about dog at wedding. Funeral outside. Went over to house. Saw Spottiswoods, Mr Jackson etc etc. Left at 4.30 & back to town. Carriage at Waterloo. Put down at St James's Park. Walked to Turkish bath, Jermyn St. 12.4, 12.3. Out 6.45. Walked to top of Park. Dropped glove. Carriage met me. Dropped Queen's Gate. Bought pine, oranges, asparagrass etc. Home. At 8.0 Mr Blair, Mervyn & Con dined. Drank still Mozelle cup. Dreadfully sleepy after dinner & tired. Bed at 11.30. (Red ink: Fritz Jackson married.)
Sunday May 12 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Breakfast. At 10 Mr Blair called & we rode from 10.30 to 1.45. Richmond etc. Awfully hot. Mr Blair lunched & stayed afternoon after changing. Mr Stone called from cycling. Evelyn C. Then no one else. At 7.0 dressed & went in cab to awfully bad dinner at the à Becketts. Met Mr & Mrs Inderwicke, a Frenchman, a general & his wife etc. Mr Inderwicke lost his coat. Left 11.0 & home by cab. Thermometer 75º in room with window open. (Red ink: Dined at Arthur à Beckett's.)
Monday 13 May Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. & out in Park on Cob. Met Arthur Russell & Lockwood etc. At 9.35 thrown from Cob. Cob right over on his back. Boot came off & sprained thumb. On again & home 9.50. Breakfast. After photod Evelyn C for Maud at 12.15pm. Very hot. Developed them. Lunch & rested. M out in carriage at 4.0pm. Tea. Wrote diary. Sorted photos etc. Quiet dinner. Rest after. Bed at 12.0 after snooze. (Red ink: Cob came down with me at 9.35am. Nearly killed. Most thankful no worse. Sprained thumb. Great heat. 76º in room.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Rebecca Giovannelli.)
Tuesday May 14
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Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Bath. Out on mare 8.45. Cooler. Breeze. Met Coward in Park. After Solomon. Introduced to ladies who saw my fall yesterday. Out & home at 10.0. After Mervyn came. Photod him & Mite. Developed. Read papers. Lunch. Rest. Looked over papers. Thumb in bandage. Callers. Very hot & close. Sent Otley to Savoy Theatre for box. After tea got out Andersen & began to do story of Tin Soldier again. To great surprise Miss Rose Innes called. Took Maud off to dinner. M & self dined together & at 8.0 drove in carriage to Savoy Theatre. Saw Hansel & Gretel. Very poor. Back by 4 wheeler. Dropped Miss Rose Innes. (Red ink: Great heat 76º in room all windows open.) Man leaning on railings outside house when we came home.
Wednesday May 15 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Rode in Park on mare. Met Percy Holland. Back. Breakfast. After skemed Anderson's Tin Soldier. Had 2 boys round & photod them at 12.30 & also Marie. Developed them & after lunch rested. Dressed at 4.0pm & left by Met Rly to Charing X. Bath at Northumberland Avenue. Few there. 12.5½, 12.4. To Punch dinner. W.A, E.I.M (late) B.P, E.T.R, H.W.L, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B, R.L. Discussion. Suggested Bathing cut. Got Bismarck for self. Long talk after to Milliken, Tenniel, Partridge & self, about alterations by F.C.B in 'Punch'. Left with J.T. Boy said "Good old Punch". Home by 12.0. Fanny B had sent the Arabian Supplemented Nights. Bed at 12.30am. (Red ink: Cold weather set in, east wind.)
Thursday May 16 Stafford Terrace. Up 7.45. Out on mare at 8.30. Rode. Met Wax & sister- in-law. Very strong north east wind. Back by 9.30am. Mite down. New work from Fowler. Dull & cold. After skemed subject for Bismarck & German Frau. Sent Otley to Stace. Photod Stace at 12.45 lying down in dressing gown. Developed the plates & put on easel to dry. After rested. Got to work at 4.30 after tea. Miss Rose Innes called. Dinner. M fetched her. Dined 7.30 & at 8.15 drove in 4 wheeler to Lyceum Theatre & saw Irving in 'A Tale of Waterloo' & Don Quixote. Very good in the 1st piece.
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Out before over & home in 4 wheeler. Cold. Bed 12.30pm. Also photod Marie for Germany. (Red ink: Dull cold wretched day. Went to Lyceum Theatre. Miss Rose Innes dined & went.)
Friday May 17 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. No ride. Got to work early on drawing of Bismarck. Dull cold day. Worked all day. M out in carriage. Could not finish by 8.30pm. M & self dined, Mite earlier. Bed quietly after. (Red ink: Dull cold weather. No sun. East wind.) (Cuttings glued in: Death of the Duke of Hamilton. May 18. In memoriam: William Duke of Hamilton.)
Saturday May 18 Stafford Terrace. Up 7.15am & got to work at drawing of Bismarck & Germany. Breakfast & after finished it. Dull cold morning. Did not ride. After tidied up & after lunch looked over papers etc. M out in carriage, Mite at work. After dressed & put all clothes in order in dressing room. Dined at 7.30. Tabs came & dined. Went in cab & carriage to Court Theatre & saw Vanity Fair. Very good. Had high up box. Met Sir Edward Reed in smoking salon. Talk about Tenniel's knighthood. Difficulty to find carriage. M & Mite put Tabs down at Alexandra Hotel. Walked along Sloane St & picked up. Mare lame. Home 11.40. Sandwich & bed. (Red ink: Dull cold wretched day.. Tabs dined & went to Court Theatre after.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Laura Campbell. Times Saty June 22. Disinterred for inquest.)
Sunday May 19 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30am. Breakfast. No walk or ride. After in morning sorted papers etc & wrote 7 or 8 letters. Dull grey wretched day. Cold. At 4.30 went to Sir Alfred Hickman's & played 8 sets of tennis. Won 3, lost 5. A son of Sir H's there. Miss Hickman lame. Back at 7.40. Dressed & had quiet dinner, M, Mite & self. Many had called. Tabs & an American. Young Carlisle. Mr & Mrs Galbraith, young Paxton & Miss Rose Innes. Bed early & had compress of cold water on thumb. Spencer lunched with us. (Red ink: Dull cold grey day. Not a scrap of sun all day.
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Played 8 sets of lawn tennis at Sir A.Hickman's. Saw lovely girl in Palace Gardens.)
Monday May 20 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Out in Row on mare. Dull grey morning & still cold. Met Pepys Cockerell, Yates Thompson etc. Ride & home after talk. In morning noted things to read. After lunch enlarged photos. Fairly successful. Wrote letters after tea & sent out for Men & Women of the Day. Dressed & at 8.0 Edgar & Sophy dined with us. Sat at dinner till 11.0pm. Long talk. Read paper & bed after at 12.0. Had thumb in cold water. Roy wrote to come home. (Red ink: Dull wretched day. Edgar & Sophy dined wirh us. Stayed late.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Theodosia Wright.)
Tuesday May 21 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. M in bed. Out on mare 8.25. Met Mocatta. Told me of Horse Guards Dress Parade. Came home by 9.0 & after being in M's room out by 9.55. Met Galbraith & all went to see the Parade. Met Guscotte. Back & twice up & down Row. Home 12.0. M getting up. Sorted papers. Lunch & rest after. M went to lunch with Tabs. Many callers. Tea. Wrote 5 letters & after diary got to work on Andersen. Did the outline of one drawing. At 7.0 dressed & drove with M to dine at Portland Place at the Fagans'. Went in cab & fetched by Cob. Mahogany doors. Fair dinner. Met Malcolm Morris, amusing. M an Italian. Took Mrs Simmonds in. Smoke after. Good drawing room & left 11.0 & home all right. (Red ink: Dined at the Louis Fagans.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Lord John Kennedy. May 21.)
Wednesday May 22 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Rode mare in park. Dull morning. Did not speak to a single soul. Back & home. After breakfast got to work on 2 drawings of Andersen & finished one nearly. Lunch. Worked in afternoon. Dressed & went by Metropolitan railway to Blackfriars. Punch dinner. W.A,, Phil M, B.P, E.T.R, H.W.l, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B, R.L,
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E.I.M, late. Suggested subject of Lord Rosebery on horse. Thrown one for myself anyhow. Something wrong with 'Punch'. Left at 10.30 & drove to Collingham Gardens to meet Maud who had dined at the Roger Wallaces. Mrs Tate's at home. Dull & bored with people. Girl recited The American Shop Girl. Mr Stone there not very attentive to Maud. Took Mrs Arthur Jones in & after Miss Chapman. Left at 1.0am. Cab home. (Red ink: Tate's at home. Met Maud. Blues rather. Meet of the 4 In Hand Club. Did not go.) (Cuttings glued in: Death of Olivia Lady Sebright.)
Thursday May 23 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45 & out in Park on mare. Met Mr Smith & Cockerell. Back. Roy home from Eton. Breakfast. M in bed. Roy went off to Oval after. In morning finished 2 drawings for Andersen & after skemed subject of Britannia & young Afgan. Wrote Burnand. Rested after lunch. Roy never came back until 7.0pm when photod him at that hour. Came out perfectly well. Left him to have dinner by himself & M, Mite & self went off in the carriage to dine at Mr Cohen's in Devonshire Place. Better dinner than expected. Took in a Miss Egerton. Very nice. Met many admirers. Left 11.0 & home by carriage. Met Mr Milner Killick, Chief Clerk, Vote Office, House of Commons. (Red ink: Dined at Nathaniel Cohen's. Blues.)
Friday May 24 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Neither rode nor went out for a walk. 1st thing photod Alice in helmet etc. At 10.0am developed & also Roy taken last night. After got on with drawing of Britannia & young Afgan Khan. M at her mother's, went in Midge's carriage & the man let his horse fall down. Back to lunch. Very tired & livery. Rested after. Miss Muir Mackenzie called. Worked till 7.0pm when drove in carriage with Cob to dine at Fred'k Macmillan's. Good dinner but took a silly woman in, Mrs Scoones. Left at 11.0 & home. Talk of Monte Carlo. (Plan of seating) Fk Macmillan dinner. Mrs Macm', Sir G.H.Boughton A.K.A, a lady, Mr Hallé, Mrs Scoones, Linley Samb, Mrs Norman, Fk Macm', Mrs Boughton, Mr
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Scoones, Miss Genevieve Ward, Mr Richmond, Mrs L.S, Mr Norman. (Red ink: Dined at Frederick Macmillan's. Took 5 little L.P. Drank Claret.)
Saturday May 25 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Down & did ¼ hrs work & then breakfast. Weather dull at first. News of Dr Russell & Irving being knighted. After worked till 12.30am when finished. M went in carriage to the Stores. Mite at work. Tidied up & lunch. Did not go out. Up in M's room. M & Mite drove to the Steincopffs at home. Mite back 6.15. Dined at 7.0 to go to 1st night of Fedora. Trooping of the colours. Mite went to dine at Bailey's Hotel with the Galbraiths & after to see A Lady's Idol. Left in cab at 7.50 & drove to Haymarket. Queen's Birthday. Iluminations & bells. Saw H.R.H go out of Marlborough House. On to theatre, Vacant stalls next. Sat next Peruginis. Saw the De la Rues etc. Miss Violet Hunt perched up. Saw Mrs Pat & play Fedora. So so. Out & to Garrick. Arthur Stirling. Saw Sir E.Lawson etc, Wolff. Wicks in. Had been assaulted by squirting water. Left 1.0 & home. (Red ink: Took 4 little L.P. Irving, Besant, Lewis, Morris & Conway & others knighted.) (Cutting glued in: Birthday Honours. Saty May 25.)
Sunday May 26 Stafford Terrace. Up at 9.0. Breakfast after. At 11.0 rode mare to Battersea Park. Walked. Hot & close. Back 1.0 & after lunch put skates on boots & went at 3.30 to Niagara. Not so full. Saw Terraro, Miss May Carlisle etc. Felt cold. Out 6.20 & home by 7.0. Dressed & after had a home dinner. Very good. All went well. Had new waiter, Sayer. All left 11.15. Read & to bed. (Plan of table seating) Home dinner. Linley S, Mrs Galbraith, Arthur Russell, Mrs S, Mr Galbraith, Aunt Tabs, Mr Stone, Mrs Russell. Mite in morning room. (Red ink: Took 3 little L.P.)
Monday May 27 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0 after sleep. Out 8.30am on mare. Hot morning. Rode with Wax & Bolding. Out & back by 9.35. Breakfast, after read. Spencer called. Dressed & went with M to 22 Victoria Road. Called
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Chesterton. Met Mrs Bosanquet & Miss Cotton. Very hot. Nothing worth having. Out. Put M in buss. Called Barkers, Chesterton etc etc. Lunch 1.30 with Mite. M back 2.0pm. Rested. A Mr Hector Maclean, 34 Bindhurst road, Croydon, called. Read & slept till tea time. M & Mite playing. After dressed & walked towards the Levy's Bayswater Rd. Met Percy McQuoid. M & Mite in carriage. Big dinner. Took a Mrs Samuels in. Mite had Mr Gore, or Gower. Left 11.0 & walked to Palace Gardens. Carriage back & home all right. Good dinner. (Red ink across page: M, Mite & self dined at the Levys, the Henry Levys.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Colonel George Hossack.)
Tuesday May 28 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45am. Out & in Park. Met Sophy & had ride with her. Breakfast. Letter from Chesterton about Bell's statuette. Went to Victoria Road. Decided to buy it. £3.5.0. Very cheap. Sent Otley in cart for it. Back & in afternoon worked. Spencer & Nelson up in room after caught me at work. Dressed at 7.0 & went in hansom to dine at William Agnew's 11 Gt Stanhope St. Staff & wives all there except Bernard Partridge. Miss Bradbury & a singer. Had 4 tables of six each. At mine F.C.B, Mrs Phil A, Sir J.T, Mrs D.M, self, Lucy. Fair dinner. Bad salad. '74 Perrier Jouet. Singing after. Left 11.15 & home by cab. (Red ink across page: William Agnew's dinner to Punch staff & wives.)
Wednesday May 29 Stafford Terrace. Up 7.45am. Rode mare in Park. Met Wax & De la Rue. Back & in morning did drawing for Andersen. Lunch. In afternoon decided to go to Bath Club. Did so & had 1st bath. Weight 12.8, 12.5½. Met Robson Roose. Had good bath. Lord Rosebery won the Derby with Sir Visto. Out. Called at Lincoln & Bennetts & on to Garrick Club. Ordered lunch. Cab to Bouverie St. Punch dinner. F.C.B, Sir J.T, self, Phil May, Milliken, B.P, E.T.R, H.W.L, A.G. Wire from Arthur detained. Phil May won the sweep. Got cut of Irving & Garrick. Tenniel Sharpening Axe of Closure. Left after writing letters to Mervyn & May. With Sir J.T. Home from Isthmian at 12.0. Bed quietly. (Red ink: Derby Day.
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Disappointed not to go. Lord Rosebery's Sir Visto won.) (Red ink across page: 1st Turkish bath at Bath Club.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Frederick Locker Lampson.)
Thursday 30 May Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45 & out in Park on mare. Met Sophy & rode with her. Frightfully hot. Called Albert Hall. Saw Mervyn who is to come at 3.30. Home. Sent Otley for costumes to May's. Skemed subject of Irving & Garrick. Put table etc out in yard & got ready. Mervyn came round at 3.30. Photod him after photoing self. Mite helped. Developed them. Got 2 prints of self. Rested but did no work before dinner in afternoon. Miss Muir Mackenzie dined with us quietly alone. Frightfuly hot. (Cutting glued in: Obituary of Frederick Locker-Lampson. Wedy May 29.)
Friday May 31 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Did not ride. In morning printed photos & after got seriously to work all day on Irving & Garrick. Orton came to see Mite. M at her mother's. M went to dine with Sylvinia Rose Innes & went to Royal Institution. Worked till 9.0 when dined by self. Mite went to bed. Worked from 10.0 to 12.0pm on Irving. Put in legs & coat. Bed quietly. (Red ink: M went to Royal Instittion. Mite seedy with a rash cannot go tomorrow to Hurlingham.) (Cuttings glued in: Death of Frederick Locker- Lampson wrongly reported. Letter on temperatures over 85º in the shade during May. May 31.)
Saturday June 1 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.30. Down & 1 hrs work before breakfast. After went on to finish drawing of Irving & Garrick. Worked hard all morning up to 1.30 when finished. Lunch after. Tired. Rested. Had ordered cart. Looked like rain. Went out & countermanded cart to carriage. Had hair cut at Belshaw's. At 5.15 left in carriage for the Agricultural Hall. Drove to Holborn. Took cab & dined with Colonel & Mrs Tillotson. Met Marquis & Lady Ailesbury & Lady Ernestine Bruce. Colonel Snagge etc. Very
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good tournament. Old costumes. Saw Hickman after. Drove in cab to Garrick. Got wire from Tree. After drove home. There by 10.55. Read & to bed 11.45pm. x. (Red ink: Dined at Agriculural Hall with Col & Mrs Tillotson.)
Sunday June 2 Stafford Terrace. Up at 9.0am. Dressed in blue suit. Breakfast. Left at 10.20 in dog cart for Victoria. Met F.C.B. Sir Henry Hawkins in next carriage. Met Fred Terry & wife. Down to Dover. Talk to F.C.B about Punch. On board. Mer Sir Rivers Wilson & a Mrs Smith. Lady Randolph Churchill on board. Over in hour & ¼. Lunch at buffet. F.C.B lost his ticket. Curious German & fat wife. Good lunch. Back directly on board. Rest. Read Mary Queen o' Scots. Left 3.45. Saw Hamilton. Pretty girl rather stout in buckle shoes & little dog. Photos. 'Marie avez vous mon billet'. Back in carriage by self. Cab & at Stafford Terrace at 7.30 exactly. Miss Rose Innes, Galbraiths, Miss Holland, Cap'n Marks etc had called. Quiet dinner with M & Mite. Galbraiths in after dinner. Wrote 5 or 6 letters. (Red ink: Delightful run to Calais & back. Met F.C.B, Sir Rivers Wilson & others. See last run Sunday Sep 18 1892.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Right Hon Sir James Bacon.)
Monday June 3 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Out on mare 8.30. Met Edgar & afterwards rode with Sophy. Hot. Galloping groom. Could not find patrol. Back 9.45. Breakfast. M preparing for Mary Nicol. Pottered in morning & put things right. Lunch & worked hard all afternoon & wrote article 2rd part for Mr Fowler. Worked till dinner when dined M, Mite, Mary Nicol & self. Quiet evening. Globe instead of Westminster. Snooze & bed after at 11.30pm. (Cutting glued in: Will of James Bacon proved. Will of William Lade.)
Tuesday June 4 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Did not ride. Finished proofs & sent off to Fowler with books. Dressed in new brown suit. Walked up Argyle Rd. Changed mind & back. Put new hat on. By carriage to G.W.R. Met Mr &
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Mrs De la Rue & family & Miss Preston. Very nice woman. Down to Windsor. Awfully hot. Met Roy at station. Missed party. All on launch. Very hot on river. Chaff with man on lock. Cheeky brute. Launch broke down. Good lunch from Stores. Went to Datchet & back. Saw Procession of Boats & Goldie with very pretty daughter. Accident on the opposite bank. Woman in the water & boy hurt. Back & left Eton at 9.0. Gave Roy cheque for £2.2.0. Home by bad 4 wheeler from Paddington. M supper as usual. Bed after reading paper. Letter from Lord Rosebery in morning. (Red ink across page: Went to Eton with the De la Rues & on launch all day.)
Wednesday June 5 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.30am. & in Park on mare. Met De la Rue. Good ride. Back & after changed. Rested. Looked out things for Fowler. At 12 went up to Garrick Club calling at Butts to order flowers. On to Club by buss. Called Camera Club. Saw to lunch. At 2.0 Mr & Mrs Beerbohm Tree, Mr & Mrs Galbraith, M, Miss Mary Nicol, Mite, Col Hensman & Bret Harte lunched with me. Lunch cost £6.4.6. Very good. Story of George Thomson. Shewed Galbraith & Hensman over Club. Left at 5.0pm. Went on to Camera Club & had bath. 12.7½, 12.5. Bath attendant told me about Roy’s watch. Out at 6.50. Cab on to Punch dinner. Phil A, Phil May, B.P, Lucy, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B & Milliken, late very. Difficult subject for J.T. The Turk & Powers. Self got G.O.M on board ship. Wrote Lincoln & B. Home with Tenniel. Agnew wrote to praise drawing of Irving. In morning met Edgar & Sophy riding. Left them because Edgar did not want to trot his new horse. (Red ink: See Wedy May 14 1890 & Wedy June 21 1891 for previous lunch at Garrick.) (Red ink across page: Lunch at the Garrick to 10 people.)
Thursday June 6 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Out in Park on mare. Good ride. Skemed subject & at 12.30 photod Otley in deck chair. Developed. Paxton in to lunch & bored M the whole afternoon. Photod him but slept & rested after. Paxton left at 5.0. After traced Gladstone in. Sent Mite & Mary Nicol
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in carriage to the opera & dressed at 7.40. Strolled up with M to dine with Pepys Cockerell. Row with runner opposite. Slow dinner & goody goody people. Took in Mrs Stanforth. Up in studio after. Long talk with Stanford. Left at 11.0 & home. Mite not back till 3.430am. Ball at Mrs Pickerings. Went to bed at 12.0. (Red ink: Very slow dinner at Pepys Cock's.) (Cutting glued in: Death of James Punch.)
Friday June 7 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. x. Rode in Park. Met Wax (Reynard). After asked Mills who he was. Out & home at 9.30pm. After breakfast got on all day with drawing of Gladstone on deck of steamer. Worked away & up to dinner time. Mite went with Miss Rose Innes to Royal Institute. Dined 8.30, M, self & Mary Nicol. Lobster. After sat up & let Mite in at 11.45. Saw Miss Rose Innes. Bed after.
Saturday June 8 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.30am. After breakfast got to work till 1.30pm & finished Gladstone on deck of ship. Girls at lunch. After left at 2.30 & took cab to Gaiety Theatre. Saw Shop Girl for 4th time. Saw M & went to box. Out. Very hot. Put M, Mary & Mite in carriage at King St. Went to Garrick & after to Bath C. Weight 12.4½ after bath. Paid man 10/s & got Roy's watch out 7.40 & home by buss. Met Col Grant in buss. Home. Girls had been to Hurlingham. Dined & read after. Slept till 1.0am when to bed. Awfully hot 70º in bed room. (Red ink: Went for 4th time to see Shop Girl.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Florence à Beckett.)
Sunday June 9 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.5. Intensely hot. Mite & Miss Nicol went to church. At 10.20 rode mare along past Winslow's old asylum & round Fulham. Home 12.0. Mite & Mary going to Park. M at her mother's never came home until 11.0pm. Printed phos till lunch time. At 2.0 after wrote in M's room till 7.45. Very hot. Young Leslie Thomson came, Mr McCall, Miss Rose Innes. Dined 8.15. Sat out on door step. Sent corrected proofs to Mr Fowler. Wrote diary. Disappointed no tennis at Hickmans. M
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never came back to dinner. Uneasy. After dining with Mite & Mary N finished & sent off corrected MS to Mr Fowler & magazine. Wrote model also. Sent Alice to 58 Albert Hall Mansions. M back at 10.45. Read & to bed 12.30. (Red ink: Quiet Sunday. Went nowhere.)
Monday June 10 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.0 & out on mare at 8.10. Dull & cooler. Met Mocatta. Saw Edgar & after a talk with Campbell Praed. Little girl screamed at pony running away. Out & met M going to Albert Hall Mansions. Back. Breakfast & after changed. Printed phos & wrote 6 letters. At 12.10 took buss to Albert Hall Mansions. Saw Mother. Did not know me hardly. Sat till 12.45 when back home with Mite by buss. Changed & finished printing phos. Mite & Mary N went off to lunch. Lunched by self & rested after. Put things away & after skemed Index. Went up to dress 6.15. M not back to dinner in time. All dined together & went off in 4 wheeler to Garrick Theatre. Saw 'The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith'. So so. Dull play. Olga Nethersole dowdy. Saw Norman Forbes Robertson. Back in 4 wheeler. Bed 12.30am. (Red ink across page: Went to Garrick Theatre. Saw 'Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith'.)
Tuesday June 11 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Out 8.30 & met Pepys C. After rode with Edgar & Sophy. Man bucked off his horse at top of Row. Home. M going off early to her mother. Mite down not well. Printed phos. Paid gas bill etc. After got to work & drew Index drawing. After rest in afternoon. At 6.30pm Miss Rose Innes & Bret Harte dined & Mary Nicol. After M & Miss Rose Innes, Mite & Bret Harte in his brougham drove to Haymarket Theatre. Stone met us. Saw George Nicol & his mother. Had Royal Box & saw Fedora, self 2nd time. After young Leslie Thomson came in box & Tree. After put M in the brougham & Mary Nicol. Mite, Miss Rose Innes & self supped with Stone at his rooms. Left 12.30 & home by four wheeler by 1.15. (Red ink across page: Home dinner to Bret Harte & Miss Rose Innes. Went to see Fedora at Haymarket & supper at Mr Stone's.) (Cutting glued in: Death of George Rose Innes.)
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Wednesday June 12 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Rode in park before breakfast. After Mervyn round & photod him & Evelyn Coward for Mite's picture. Also self for Fishing for Index. Developed them. Rested after lunch. Dressed at 4.30 & went up by buss to Bath Club. Met Stanford. Got a girl's bathing dress. Saw Williamson Milne. Out & cab to Punch dinner. Phil Agnew, E.I.M late, B.P, E.T.R, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self & Arthur à B. Long discussion about cut. Tenniel got opening of Baltic Canal, self had Harcourt as Squirrel. Left at 10.0 & drove to Bath Club. Mite met me at carriage at 10.20 & we went to the Royal Society's soirée. Saw Lockyer, Farquharson & many others. After drove to Mrs Warre's dance. Very crowded. Saw 'Murder' Snagge etc etc. Left 1.15 & home by cab. (Red ink: Turkish bath, weight 12.5 after.) (Red ink across page: Went to Royal Society's soirée & to Mrs Warre's dance.) .
Thursday June 13 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Ride 8.30. Saw Edgar & Sophy. Back & breakfast at 10.40. M & self went up in cart to Battersea Park to see the cycling. Girl spilt off her cycle on bridge. Saw Mary Nicol breakfasting. After drove & put M down at Albert Hall. Called Barkers & had trowsers fitted on. Bought sponges after. Back at 1.0. Lunch. F.C.B called at 3.30. Had rested. Long time settling revised cut of Bear & Chinese. At 6.45 dressed & left in cab for Earls Court Exhibition. Dined with Bernard Partridge & Reed & saw the Indian Ex. Very good & delightful evening. Effie Harrison at next table with Weigall. Met Walter Austin, De la Rue 2nd etc. Left 11.0 & walked home with B.P. Good night at bottom of Argyle Rd. Bed quietly after. (Red ink across page: Dined with Bernard Partridge at the Indian Exhibition.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Arthur Sebag-Montefiore.)
Friday June 14 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Did not ride. In morning got to work on Bear & Chinese. Worked quietly all day at it. Mite went to lunch with
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Miss Nemhard & to the Indian Exhibition. M & self had quiet dinner by ourselves. Paper had not come. Sent Alice for it. Did not work after dinner. Snooze & bed after.
Saturday June 15 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Worked half an hour before breakfast on drawing of Bear & Chinese. At 9.0 a fire in Stafford Terrace, No 2, end house. Great commotion. After went on to work & finished drawings at 12.30. Dressed & lunched.. Left at 1.45 & called stable. Took cab to Camera C calling at Bath C. At 2.30 photod Miss Cornwallis. Plain woman. Finished 5.30. Put new plates in box & on to Bath Club. Saw Williamson Milne. Bath 12¾ after. Left 7.45 & home by cab. Dressed. First saw Ethel Dale. Mervyn dined with us. Quiet evening & bed after at 12.0 after snooze. Cycle sent home at 9.0am. (Red ink: Fire at end of Terrace at 9.0am. Photod Miss Cornwallis.)
Sunday June 16 Stafford Terrace. Up 9.0.Breakfast. Miss Dale down. After at 10.20 went on new cycle for 1st time. Went well. Not comfortable. Met Judge Stoner. Back. Printed phos from 11.0 to 12.0. Worked on Index from 12.0 to 1.30. Lunch. Rested from 2.15 to 5.40. Slept. Down. Young Arden called. Worked from 6.0 to 7.15, M reading Pepys' diary. Dressed & left in carriage at 7.30. Left Mite at the Rhodes's to dine. Put down top of Park. Walked to Naval & Military Club. Cab to Garrick. Dined with Dr Orwin. Good dinner. Saw next Dr Ransford. Left at 1.0 & home. Paid bill for the 5th inst. (Plan of table seating) Dr Orwin's dinner at the Garrick. Dr Orwin, Lord Dungarvan, Beard, Major Cook, Paste(?), Mr (blank) like Mervyn, Dr Swan, Orwin's brother, Treadcroft(?), L.S, Dr Ransford, Earl of Euston.
Monday June 17 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.5am. Beautiful warm morning. Out 8.30. Rode cycle round Terrace & back. Rode mare in Park. Met Cockerell & after Sophy & Edgar, after Reynard. Back 9.30. Mite met me. Miss Dale in room, M doing washing. Hot lovely morning. Man at Aquarium. After
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resting set to work & finished drawing of Index, Punch fishing on river. M read Pepys' Diary. Began tail piece at 7.0 & drew it. Went up & dressed. Mervyn & Ethel Dale to dinner. They went after to the Indian Exhibition. Miss Dale back at 11.15. Slept till 12.15. Strange dream of Alice in chair.
Tuesday June 18 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15am. Round to stable. Rode cycle round Essex Villas etc. Got on better. Back & after breakfast dressed for Ascot. Packed up Index drawing. At 10.30 Mite & self left in cart. Lovely morning. Bought gloves at Barkers, on to Waterloo. Saw Ellie Ritchie in Park. Down to Ascot. Went to Box 124 with Reynard. Mite & self got there & found one young man there, young Simpson. Saw Prince drive up in state. Very hot. Saw Percy Holland, Bolding, Woodville, etc. Dull X ladies. Mrs R & Miss Petre. Went to Paddock, could not find Langley. Left after sixth race & home in carriage with Lord Latham & daughter. Drove home from Vauxhall. Home 6.30 exactly. Drew till 8.0. Did tail piece, Punch & Fish. M back 7.30. Had felt seedy. She drove with Adah Spencer. M, Mite & self dined together. Wire from Lucy from Kiel about Gladstone. Mite went to dance at Charley Burnand's. Man fetched cycle from stable at 3.0pm to put handle straight. Colder at night. Wrote diary & letters at 10.0pm. (Cutting glued in: Death of Hay Morant. Obituary of Lord Colin Campbell.)
Wednesday June 19 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Raining & dull. Back to bed. Ethel D off in cab. Maud dancing in room. After wrote letters. Filled in Income Tax paper for £790 with deduction of insurance. Wrote letters etc. After got to work on Punch drawing Harcourt as Squirrel. Worked on to 6.0pm when took Met Rly to Blackfriars. At Punch dinner L.B, E.I.M late, R.L came at 10.0pm, B.P, E.T.R, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self & A à B. George Agnew's at home, I going there. Made up cut for J.T of Gladstone coming home as Sailor. Left after talk of cycle etc with Lehmann & straw hat. At 10.15 home on top of a buss. Rest in chair & bed. M & Mite drove
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over to Wimbledon in cart. M back at 6.15pm. Ball at Mrs Carlisle's. She was shot at on Friday. Photod self & Stace for Preface at 1.30pm, cricketing cut. (Red ink: Altered the above drawing of Harcourt & Squirrel on Monday Oct 26 1896 for use in Punch. Put Opposition in wheel instead of Gov't Business.) (Cutting glued in: Obituary of John Hodgson.)
Thursday June 20 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Tried cycle for one round. Did not get on so well. After rode mare in Park. Met Reynard etc. Back home. In morning finished Squirrel for Punch etc. In afternoon began Preface & got an outline of Grace etc. M back at 7.0 from her mother's. Said she saw great change & cried very much. Dressed & left at 7.50 for Hartree's. Got 10 minutes late for dinner. Good dinner. Sat next Johnson Ferguson MP. Hartree screwed after badly. Talk to Mocatta about cycling. Walked home & had long talk with Arthur Lewis. (Plan of table seating) Charles Hartree's dinner at which he got screwed. Charles Hartree, Johnson Ferguson, L.S, a Major, someone, someone, William Hartree, Elkin Mocatta, someone, Leslie Ward, Arthur Lewis, Sir Trevor Lawrence. M drove over in cart for Mite at 11.0am. (Red ink across page: Spencer & Adah & Mervyn dined at Stafford Terrace.)
Friday June 21 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Did not ride or cycle. Got on with work, Preface. Finished Preface at 5.0pm & sent it off. M all day at Mansions. Ethel Dale left at 3.0pm. After did drawing for tail piece & finished at 8.30pm. Mite & self dined alone. At 10.0 M came home with sad news her mother died at 6.30pm this afternoon. Also news in the paper of division in the House & defeat of Lord Rosebery's Government. Sorrowful evening. M to bed at 11.0pm. First thought of A. (Red ink: Fall of the Rosebery Government by vote of 7 against at 4.30pm.) (Cuttings glued in: Catherine Kempshall charged with attempting to kill Mrs Carlisle by shooting. Death of Mary Ann Herapath.)
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Saturday June 22 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Did not cycle or ride. Breakfast. News of defeat of the Government. Very hot & close. M went early to Albert Hall Mansions. At 11.0 after putting room straight rode in Park till 1.0. Saw Stone, Finlay, Barclay, etc etc also Lockwood. Long talk. Out & called Gardens. Home lunch. After rested. Sent Otley to Wimbledon on Cob. Went to have Turkish bath at 5.30. Weight 12.6, 12.4½. Saw Milne. Out 7.45. Back by buss. A walker, young woman, in buss. Pretty. Home. Mite & self dined. Long talk in dining room till 11.0pm with Mrs Furrell. M had better night after. (Cutting glued in: Obituary of Henry Moore, RA. Born 1831, RA '93,ARA '85. Times Monday June 26th.)
Sunday June 23 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15am. Had long ride on cycle. Got on it twice for 1st time. Came back frightfully hot. Bath & changed. At 10.15 M & self went in cart to Victoria. Went to Dover with F.C.B & Mrs B. F.C.B cross with Cuthbert. Saw John Drew & also the Robbs. Lovely passage. Old Jacobi etc. Saw Sherrif or Sir ? Harris & Lady. At Calais at 2.20. Long wait for lunch. Saw Whitley, Davy etc etc. Left at 4.10pm & back. Long talk to Whitley etc. Heard of poor Vincent Applin's death in February this year. Talk to Davy etc. Back at 5.15. Left 5.45, Victoria 7.45. Home by cab 8.10 pm. Tabs & Conrad there. Bottle of Champagne. Good dinner. M came in after at 10.0. Talk of Ethel Dale. They left at 11.15. Bed after. Intensely hot & close. Thermometer 77º in room. (Red ink across page: Went to Calais. Delightful day. Intensely hot.)
Monday June 24 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.10. Out on cycle. Saw all the Cowards at window. Very hot. Bath & Condal after. Breakfast. Came over very dull etc. Did not ride. Sent Otley with Mite's drawings to Mr Fowler. Printed cycle photos etc. M off to Mansions. Lunch. Rest after. Lots in Times about resignation of Lord Rosebery's Ministry. Sorted papers etc etc & after in afternoon began drawing for Vol 109. Skemed the cycle etc. M, Mite & self quiet dinner & bed at 11.30 after.
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Tuesday June 25 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Rode mare in Park before breakfast. Met Shakespeare. Riding with him passed a black horse riderless. Proved to be Campbell Praed's. Fell over backwards with him. Horse got out at Rutland Gate. After rode with Stern. Told D'Arcy about it. Home. Breakfast. After got on with heading for new volume. Put in figures of four girls & Punch. M did not dine at home. Roy came back from Eton at 6.0pm. Went on with his mother to Albert Hall Mansions. Mite, Roy & self dined together & bed quietly after at 11.30pm. (Red ink: Roy came up from Eton for his Grandmother's funeral.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Mary Knowles.)
Wednesday June 26 Stafford Terrace. Up at 5.15am. M at Gardens. Breakfast, Mite, Roy & self, at 6.0am. Carriage at 6.40 & drove to Albert Hall Mans. There 6.50. Coffin in hall. M, Midge & Tabs putting flowers on it. Left 7.0. Edgar & Spencer, Conrad, Mervyn, Langley, Roy & self. to Victoria. There 7.30. Put coffin in van. Thought one of the bearers was Edgar. It was Edgar I found after. Saloon carriage down to Broadstairs. Difficulty of getting coffin in waiting room. Terraro & Fletcher met us at Victoria. Terraro left, not going down. Walked to St Peter's. Met Latham Tomlin with dyed beard. Interment at 12.30 - 45. Left & went to Albion at Broadstairs. Had soda & whiskey. Gave me a headache after. Water & sprinkler on lawn. Caught the 1.30 back to town. Stifling heat in saloon carriage. Back 4.45. Roy & self on to Bath Club. Met Uniacke. Bath 12st 6lb after. Roy went home. To Punch dinner by buss. William Agnew, E.I.M late, B.P, E.T.R, H.W.L back from Baltic, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B, R.L. Got cut of Harcourt & Rosebery. Left with Tenniel at 11.10 & home by cab from Isthmium. (Red ink across page: Intensely hot day. Interment of late mother-in-law at St Peters Thanet 12.30 - 45.)
Thursday June 27
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Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Rode mare in Park. Very hot. Back with Pepys Cockerell. Met Reynard etc. In morning skemed subject of Rosebery & Harcourt in the shade. At 1.30 photod Stace & Stace self for subject. Developed them & put to dry. After got on & went on to finish heading of Vol 109, Punch cycling. M came in at 7.0pm & said she was the only one of the girls who did not receive her money absolutely. Both she & I dreadfully annoyed & upset. Dined & after wrote to Edgar. Miss Rose Innes gave a dinner, Maud could not go. M, Mite & self dined together. Talk of settlement etc etc. (Red ink: Thermometer outside house 110º in sun. Marion & self much upset about discovery of marriage settlement.)
Friday June 28 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Did not ride or cycle. Got to work after breakfast & finished the drawing of head piece for Vol 109. Spencer called. M went at 3.0 from Gardens to call on Mr Smith about her money. Came back & said it was no good. At 1.30 finished the heading of girls cycling & began at 3.30 the cartoon of Lord Rosebery & Harcourt in the shade. Worked up to 8.30pm getting on very well & shading Harcourt. Dined. M & self dreadfully annoyed about the trusteeship. Bed at 12.0 after snooze. (Red ink: M had interview with Mr Smith.)
Saturday June 29 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Did not go out or ride cycle. Got to work at 9.20 on drawing of Harcourt & Rosebery in shade. Finished at 1.30. Sent it off. M & Mite had been to Stores. Rested in afternoon till 5.15pm. Tea. Mrs Fraser & Midge in, also Evelyn Coward. At 5.40 rode mare to Wimbledon. Lovely afternoon only silk shirt & coat on. Saw Vounteers on Common etc. Home 8.15. Gave mare to man. Had sent Otley to Vaus & Crampton. Dined 8.30pm. Dividend from Canada & Pacific Rly. Read after Lord Wolesley's book on Marlborough. Bed 12.30am after snooze.
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Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30am. At 8.50 ride on cycle. Went down Earl's Court Road. Got on all right except getting on it. Back at 9.30. Breakfast. M & Maud out. All morning wrote & sorted back blue photos. Lunch after. Rested. Wrote invites for dinner on July 22nd. Only Miss Rose Innes called. Fresh southerly wind. At 8.10 Hamilton Langley, Midge & Mrs Fraser dined with us. 2 bottles of Lanson. Left at 11.15pm. Cooler weather. H criticised Midge's drawings.
Monday July 1 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.50 & out on mare at 8.25. Did not ride cycle. Caught up Pepys Cockerell & after talk to Coward. Walter Long's horse bothered with kicking friend's horse. Coward said Lopes would have brushed his head(?) did not know him now. Back at 9.30. Breakfast. News of William Agnew's Baronetcy & Williamson made a Lord. Wrote letters of congratulation & drew cheques for servants' wages. M out to dressmakers at 10.30am. In afternoon put phos away & drew labels etc. Went out for ride on cycle at 7.30. Did not get on so well, dented gear case. Back 8.50. Dressed. Edgar & Sophy dined with us. Long talk over Estate. Sophy had pint of Champagne. They left at 11.15pm. Bed at 1.0 after snooze. (Red ink: Mr Williamson made a Lord, William Agnew & Mr Blythe Baronets.)
Tuesday July 2 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15. No cycle. Rode mare in Row. Met Pepys C & after Romeo Williams, Agnew & Coward. Back at 9.30. After breakfast sorted photos etc. Mite made out her accts for White & Punch. After M & Mite in carriage. Otley sleepy, M complained. Took shirts out of drawers etc. After lunch looked over papers & squared a lot up. Ethel English called. After Midge & Dora called. Dinner 7.30 to go to R.A soirée. Left at 9.25 & at soirée at 9.45. Saw Leighton who stood for 3 hours. Many friends. Hollands had our tickets. Aird etc etc. Left 12.15. Went to Bath Club. Could get neither bite or sup. Cab to Garrick, had eggs & lemon squash. Unsociable lot. Lords Euston & Dungarvan, Borthwick etc etc. Looked at Daily News article & home by very uncomfortable cab. Bed at
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2.0am. Light in Mite's room. Read the Minster. (Red ink: Went to Royal Academy soirée. Bath Club, could get no drink or supper.)
Wednesday July 3 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Felt tired. Did not ride or cycle. After breakfast rode at 10.30am. Met Finlay & clergyman. Long yarns. After saw Stone. Heard of Colonel Welby's engagement to Miss Steincopff. Saw Miss S & her mother. Congratulated them. Hair cut & home at 1.15. Lunch. M rather seedy & rested. Wrote letters etc. M out in carriage. Tilda called. Evelyn Coward at tea. Left at 5.15 & took buss to Dover St. Bath at 5.45. Weight 12.6¾ after. Can't understand it. Out & cab to Bouverie St Punch dinner. L.B, E.I.M (late very) B.P, E.T.R, H.W.L, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B. Tenniel got cycle cut. Self had Italia & Punch. Talk after of puzzles. Left 11.15 with J.T & home. Bed 12.45am. (Red ink: Stayed in hot room. Brought on a smarting of eyes after which troubled me of & on till (blank)
Thursday July 4 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.5am. Rode mare in Row. Met Hickman & 2 daughters. Also D'Arcy. Heard of poor Campbell Praed's illness. Home 9.45. Sent cycle to Tenniel. Looked out photos. Decided to go to Lords with Mite. Left at 1.20 & drove to Lords in cab. Lunched with Hartree. Rainy & dull. Oxford & Cambridge match. Saw nephews of Hartree & Sir Trevor Lawrence. Small man batting well for Cambridge. Left at 4.45 & home 5.10. Got to work & skemed subject of Punch & Italia for Italian Navy. Worked to 8.30pm when dined, M, Mite & self quietly. (Red ink: Went to Lords for lunch at Hartree's table. Oxford & Cambridge cricket match.)
Friday July 5 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Did not cycle or ride. Worked hard all day on drawing of Punch & Italia. After at 12.30 Mite went to Lords for 2nd day. Came back in Mrs Mocatta's carriage. Mite left in afternoon to go to Cohens' at Englefield Green. Worked to 9.0pm when dined with M
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quietly. Had very large (much too large) lobster for dinner. Bed at 11.30pm. (Red ink: Mite went to Lords 2nd day, Oxford & Cambridge. After to Englefield Green.)
Saturday July 6 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.30. Got to work before breakfast. After at 9.30 also. Finished at 12.15. Lunch & packed bags. Got off at 3.0 for Liverpool St. Took 1 hr to drive nearly, slow 4 wheeler. Went down to Lowestoft. Arrived 7.20. Edgar & Sophy met us. Small room. Flowers in it. Thoughtful. Dined 8.0pm. Drank a whole bottle of Claret. Sorry I did. Stroll on pier after. Looked thro' telescope at moon. Had lemon squash. Bed 11.0pm. (Red ink: Left town for Lowestoft.)
Sunday July 7 The Royal Hotel, Lowestoft. Woke 5.50. Out 7.15 & walked along to shore & bathed. Woke up with bilious haedache. Met Edgar & Sophy going to bathe. Made good breakfast. Herrings good. After stroll with M in town. Dull & hot. Headache came on. Wrote 2 letters. Crowds of people, a sort of church parade. Lunch. Out on to sea shore. Headache came on very badly. Went & laid down & slept for 2 hours which sent it away. Tea. Went for walk to Grand Hotel, Edgar, Sophy, M & self. Looked over hotel. Good very. Back in time to dress for dinner at 7.15. Discussion of Port wine. After coffee put greatcoat on & saw the moon rise. Wrote letters, Tabs etc. Man asked to spell a word & if making a long stay. Bed 11.15. M did not sleep so well complained of indigestion. (Red ink: At Royal Hotel Lowestoft. Very seedy in afternoon.)
Monday July 8 Royal Hotel, Lowestoft. Up at 7.30. Out 8.0 & had bathe from machine. Good. Back & wrote Tabs etc. Very good breakfast. After went in town, Sophy on a bike. Talk to Edgar about business. Extraordinary cheap strawberries, 2d pint. Edgar & Sophy left at 1.0. M & self lunch. After went into town. Wired Emma. Back. Bill £3.15.4. Tipped waiter. Walked to station & off by 2.35 train. Arrived Liverpool St 6.0. Home 7.0. Letters
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from Mr Ainger & Roy. Mr Ainger complaining about Roy leaving Eton with Maud without leave. Mite still at Cohens'. M & self dined quietly at 8.0 by ourselves & bed after. (Red ink: Came up home from Lowestoft. Very close & hot.)
Tuesday July 9 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Out on mare 8.15. Met Mocatta & rode with him. After Coward & with QC. Home 9.25. Had to complain of mare's neck to Otley. Wire from Critchett about Maud. M to Mansions again. Very hot weather. Mite back from staying at Cohen's. Printed a good many blue photos etc & squared up a good many prints. Wrote letters etc. Sent will to Mr Smith to be drawn up. Dined quietly, M, Mite & self. Bed 12.0am after reading.
Wednesday July 10 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.30. x.. Went for ride on cycle. Got frightfully hot. Breakfast & after for ride on mare. Met Sophy. Listened to Band etc etc. Talk to clergyman on chestnut horse. After back. Rested in afternoon & got on with drawing for Williamson Milne. Did not have Turkish bath. Put on flannels & silk shirt & went by Met Rly to Punch dinner. 20 minutes late. Good dinner. Phil Agnew, E.I.M (late) B.P, E.T.R, H.W.L, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B, & Phil May back from Paris. Good dinner & talk. Tenniel got Old Warder, self John Bull & Greece. Left with Tenniel at 11.15 & home after by omnibus. Lemon squash & bed.
Thursday July 11 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Rode mare in park. Met Edgar & Sophy. Rode with Lockett Agnew & Romer. Accident at top, concussion of brain. Home & skemed subject. Photod Marie & Stace for John Bull & Greece. At 12.0 to 1.0 developed & put out to dry. Mervyn to lunch. M at 58 Albert Hall Mansions. In afternoon after rest got to work put in subject & also Greek temple in. Dressed 7.20 & drove in a very poor cab wretchedly weak horse to dine with Edgar & Sophy at 42 Brook St. Good dinner, poor Champagne etc. Talk of the estate. Left 11.15. Beautiful rain
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came on just as we started. Thought a spoke dropt. Mite had been on the river to Henley with the Swann's, met a young Ferguson. (Red ink: Dined with Edgar & Sophy at Brook Street.)
Friday July 12 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. No ride, no cycle. In morning got on with drawing of John Bull & Greece. Put in figures etc. M at Albert Hall Mansions almost for last time. After at 1.15 drove with Mite in cart to Lords & saw Eton & Harrow match. Eton made 260 in 1st innings. Difficulty to find table, No 80. Good lunch with Mite. Roy turned up. Introduced him to Hartree Sen'r. Very windy but remained 1 hr after lunch when left in cab & home. Got on with work. Finished figures & nearly finished outline. Dressed at 7.15 & left in carriage with Mite to dine with Anderson Critchett. Took in a Miss Kennedy. Old Mrs Gabriel next to me with no one to take her in to dinner. Amusing to talk to. Harleys & Sir John Tenniel there. Very tall lady & husband, Mrs Mathews. Talk to Dr Harley after. Left at 11.15 & home by carriage. Mervyn & Roy & Tilda had dinner. Bed at 12.30 after lemon squash. (Red ink: Went with Mite to Eton & Harrow match. Met Roy.)
Saturday July 13 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.30. Work at 8.0am. Breakfast. Roy & Maud left in cart at 10.30 for Lords. Worked till 1.0 when finished John Bull & Greece. Dressed hurriedly. Mervyn in to lunch by himself. M & self left in hansom. Put M down to lunch with Mrs Barker. Drove on to Lords, 2nd day's match. Eton in, no wickets down at 1.45pm. Lunch A1. Sir John Tenniel turned up. After sat in break. Tenniel enjoyed it. Roy yelled. Tea. Good again. Young Ferguson & Miss Samuda. Long afternoon. Eton declared innings out at 6.15 for 28. Harrow went in & played till 7.30. Drawn match, only one wicket to get tho'. Left & home in cart. Spencer there. Dined 8.10pm. Had got a grit in my eye which made it exceedingly painful & spoilt the evening. At 9.10 went by mare to Exhibition. Intensely crowded & very uncomfortable.Wandered about & could get no chairs. Bought Indian cigars. The wheel not working. Left at 10.30 &
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home by cab. M still up. Bathed eye & bed at 12.0. M massaging fingers. (Red ink: Went to Eton & Harrow 2nd day. Interesting match. Got grit in my eye. Very painful. Bad evening at Indian Exhibition.)
Sunday July 14 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30am. Out with Roy on cycles. Went down Earls Court Road & Cromwell Rd & home by Addington St. After in morning printed photos. Roy & Maud out for walk in Row. Lunch. After rested & read Dumas' Life of Napoleon. Evelyn Coward in. After squared up a lot of back prints etc. At 7.0 went for 2nd spin on cycle. Got on better, Roy out too. Spencer stayed to dinner. Played Roy 3 games of backgammon. Roy won 2. Snooze till 12.15am when to bed. (Red ink: Very quiet day for Roy. Did nothing. Cycled morning & evening.)
Monday July 15 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.30. Out & on mare 8.15. Rode in Park. Met Percy Holland & also Reynard & Miss Petre. Short ride. Home by 9.0. Roy to go back to Eton by 9.25 to catch 9.55. Left. Gave him 10/s. M in bed. In morning printed reed photos taken more than 11 years ago. Squared up & put away the rest of back prints. Dull morning & not so hot. Mite out in carriage. In afternoon got on & drew figure for Milne's drawing. At 7.15 out on cycle went up Campden Hill & Bedford Gardens. Met Boughton on hill. Could not stop. Did not get on quite so well. Miss Rose Innes to dinner. Stayed till 11.40. Too late. Left for good & to go to Brittany. Read & to bed at 12.15am. Much annoyed the way the Greek cut was reproduced on Punch. Tore leaf out & sent it to Vaus & Crampton & wrote Brightmore. (Red ink: Roy went back to Eton.)
Tuesday July 16 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Out on mare 8.20 & rode in Park. Met Mocatta & after Rhodes & his daughter. Asked to Skibo. Back. Good canter on mare. In morning wrote letters etc. After got on with drawing for Milne. Printed blue photos of Reed. Mite went to the Indian Exhibition with Miss Lockyer. Sent carriage to fetch her. M & self dined together.
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Out on cycle 7.15. Practised getting up & down. Dined 8.14. Mite back 11.20. Read Napoleon by Dumas & to bed 12.15am.
Wednesday July 17 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Rode mare 8.35. Met & spoke to Gill. Very hot. Back 9.25. Breakfast. M in bed. Elections going strong for the Unionists. Lunch. In afternoon worked on drawing for Mr Milne & also in morning. Did not do much. At 3.0 left in carriage with M. Called on Bath Club & took 4 photos of bath. On to Lincoln's Inn Fields. Very close & hot. Had inteview with Mr F.Smith. M & self made our wills & also signed paper appointing new trustees. Left 4.30. Called Evered's lamp shop. After put down at Vigo St. On to Turkish bath. Young shampooer left. Had bath & swim. Weight 12.6 after bath. By buss to Punch dinner. F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B, R.L, Phil A & Phil M, B.P, A.G. Milliken late. Phil Agnew remarked where I had been at Lincoln's Inn. Got cut of Hansom. Left 10.45 & home by bus. Great row with Elections. Buss out of its course up Church Lane. On home 11.30 & read & to bed. (Red ink: M & self made our wills. Interview with Mr Smith.)
Thursday July 18 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Did not ride or cycle. Skemed subject & at 10.30 photod hansom cab in mews. Stace & Otley in it. After Stace & Otley in Stafford Terr. Developed. Spencer round. Rested after lunch. Got to work at 3.30. Altered drawing at the last to other way round. Could not cycle on account of wet. Edgar & Sophy dined with us. Dinner 8.15. Champagne. Talk. Heavy rain. Eye rather troublesome. Bed 12.0am. (Red ink: Eye troubled me. Brought on from Turkish bath, see July 3rd, never well since.)
Friday July 19 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am & got to work 9.30 & worked very hard all day on drawing of Salisbury & Balfour in Hansom Cab with Chamberlain driving. Eye rather troublesome. Worked to 9.55 when dined 10.0pm. Sent it off. Had to get done earlier on acct of bean feast for Messrs V &
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C. Bed at 12.0. Poor dinner. Boiled mutton, stewed fruit etc. (Red ink: Eye troubled me.)
Saturday July 20 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Had intended to cycle to Tenniel's & B.P's. Rain in morning & very heavy up to 2.0pm. Put things away & did up drawings etc. Very tired & slack. Close & muggy. Wore spectacles all morning. Eye troubled me. Fear strained optic nerve. Spencer & Hilda in. Mite drawing. Rested after lunch & read Lord Wolseley's Marlboro'. At 5.10 rode mare to Wimbledon & down Putney Hill. Met carriage on Putney railway bridge. Mare stumbled. One of the carriage horses fell down in Fulham Road after. Home 7.15. Saw Purnell. Cycled till 7.50 when in & dressed. Dined, M, Mite & self. Mite mimicing. Bed 12.0. x. Wine etc came from Stores. Collar & cycle things etc. (Red ink: Dull slack day. Eye troubled me. Wore glasses in morning. Rode & cycled in evening.)
Sunday July 21 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15. Breakfast at 9.0. A pouring wet morning. Intended to have gone to Calais & to cycle. Did neither. After breakfast wrote letters & diary etc. Pouring with rain at noon. Did nothing all day too wet. Got through a lot of work etc. Quiet dinner in evening, M, Mite & self & bed early.
Monday July 22 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Rode mare in Park. After breakfast. At 10.0 went with M in carriage. Put down at Knightsbridge & went on to Edwards & Roberts. Saw Mr Sargent & chose cabinet, vases etc. Had candelabra lent. After on to Garrick. Lunch. Met Critchett & Evans, Anthony Jones etc. Coffee & liqueurs & on home by 4.0. Rode mare to Tenniel's to ask him to dinner. Home, Spencer & Edgar there. Bother about dinner table & words with M. Prepared. At 6.30 2 waiters came. Dressed 7.30. At 8.0 Schomberg McDonnell, F.C.B, Fletcher Moulton, Sir Charles Hall, Vernon Watney, Fritz Jackson, Roger Wallace & Lord
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Russell dined. Lord Russell kept us waiting for ½ an hour. Very good dinner & all went off well. All left by 11.30. Lord Russell & Sir C.Hall leaving early. 12 bottles of Ayala & Pol Roger drunk & one of Chateau Y'Quem(?). 2.'74, 4.'80 Ayala, 2.'74, 4.'80 Pol Roger. (Plan of table seating) Home dinner Monday July 22. Fritz Jackson, Vernon Watney, Hon Schomberg McDonnell, Lord Russell, self, Sir Charles Hall, Sir John Tenniel, Fletcher Moulton QC, Roger Wallace, F.C.B.
Tuesday July 23 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Rode mare in park 8.20. Met Holland, Dr Fowler etc. After in morning enlarged plates from Bath Club & 2 others. Lunch. Miss Gill there. In afternoon worked on drawing for Milne & redrew it. Reed came round at 6.0. Went for a ride down road on cycle with him. 1st time so far. Back 7.0 & went on to work after dressing. Dined quietly after, M, Mite, Mervyn & self. Bed 11.30pm. (Red ink: 1st cycle ride in traffic with Reed.)
Wednesday July 24 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Rode mare in Park. Saw Coward. After breakfast got on with drawing for Milne. Worked all day up to 6.0pm. Dressed & went to Punch dinner by Met Rly. Block on the line. Delay. Very hot & close at Punch dinner. Phil A, Phil M, B.P, E.T.R, H.W.L, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B & Lehmann. Talk. Arthur à B suggested meeting of Wellington & Blucher. Self suggested & got Rosebery as Napoleon. Back with J.T as far as Isthmium. Home by buss after. Bed. Letter from Fritz Jackson about investments for M. Very good.
Thursday July 25 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Rode mare in Park. Very hot & close. Felt slack. Back & breakfast. After skemed subject of Rosebery as Napoleon. Costume came at 11.15. Photod Otley at 12.15 in Napoleon's uniform. Self after. Mervyn back to lunch. Mite had little workwoman at work stitching. Developed plates. Rested. Got them printed & to work at 4.45. Worked till 7.15. Dressed & drove in carriage to dine with Edgar & Sophy
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in Brook St. There 8.10. Stuffy rooms. Left 11.10 & home by Cob in carriage. Mite & Mervyn dined together. (Red ink: Dined with Edgar & Sophia at Brook Street.)
Friday July 26 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Rode mare in park. Saw Phil Agnew & elderly gentlemanly Colonel. Back. Breakfast. After got to work on Rosebery as Napoleon. Mite out at Waterloo for Datchet in cart at 11.45. Emma went. Worked on to 9.0 when dined. Mervyn left to go to see Edgar. Back 11.30. Bed.
Saturday July 27 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Did not ride. After breakfast went on & added to drawing of Lord Rosebery as Napoleon up to 11.0. After rode in park. Very few there. Trotted mare on to Battersea Park. Back by 1.15am. Sent Otley to Reed's. Lunch. Mervyn there. After rested with Spencer in day nursery. Read books. M & Spencer went out in carriage 3.30pm. Rested till 5.30. Put photos away etc. At 6.30 rode cycle to Battersea Park with Edward Reed. Enjoyed it very much. 1st cycle ride so far. Back 7.40. Practise in Terrace. Midge & Mevyn to dinner. Bed 11.30 after snooze. (Red ink: Cycled to Battersea Park. 1st ride so far.)
Sunday July 28 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.0. Looked out. Pouring wet. To bed again. Decided after breakfast to go to Calais. Cart at door at 10.15. Down to Victoria. Went down with Harry McCalmont. Saw Arthur Blunt on steamer. Introduced to H.M & had long talks all day. Little Tich etc went over. Lady Dorothy Nevill & the Goetz's. Good lunch, 2 portions. After walked to Lord Waterford's yacht. Saw the Duke of Beaufort, Lady Waterford & the Duchess. The Duchess doing curious work on a panel. Back to boat. Rougher going back. At Dover 5.20. Goodbye to Harry McCalmont. Up to town. Very wet. Home 7.40 by cab. Met Spencer. Midge & Mervyn dined. Drank Zeltinger.Val Kerrie, right pronounciation.
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(Red ink: Had delightful run to Calais. Met Harry McCalmont, Arthur Blunt, Duke of Beaufort etc etc.)
Monday July 29 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0. Went at 8.30 for cycle ride through Kensington for 1st time. Through Park to Bayswater Road. Met Sir Henry Lopes & daughter. Oh! Back 9.5. After got to work & finished in the day Milne's drawing. In evening Tabs dined with us, also Midge & Mervyn, Mite & M. Bottles of Perinet & Burgundy. Mervyn's last evening as a bachelor. Wrote letters. Spencer in after dinner. Posted letters. Bed at 12.30 after snooze. (Red ink: Cycled thro' Kensington for 1st time.)
Tuesday July 30 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.15am. Out at 9.40. Rode mare in Park. Met Sir H.Lopes & daughter & Reynard. Back after delightful ride. Put touch or two on drawing for Milne. Mr Sargent called at 11.30. At 1.30 lunch. Mervyn, Tabs, Mite, M & self. At 2.0 Mervyn married quietly at St Mary Abbots. Dale division & Herapath division. All over at 2.30pm. Back to Stafford Terrace. Midge, Sophy, Yolande Dietz etc etc. Fine day. Spoke to Carr Glynn. After went round & got cycle to show Sophia Herapath. Carriage at door. Miss Ritchie had called & was with Mite upstairs. Back & worked on drawing for Andersen. Two boys. At 6.30 went on cycle to the Earls Court Exhibition. Did not ride it so well. Seat too far behind. Left a letter. Back. M decided not to go to the Exhibition so dined quietly at home, M, Mite, Midge & self. Midge goodbye & left at 11.0. Bed 12.30pm. (Red ink: Mervyn married at Kensington Church, 2.0pm.)
Wednesday July 31 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Rode mare in Park. Saw Lockett Agnew on a cycle. Met Sir Redvers Buller. Back. Left at 11.30. After finished drawing of boys for Anderson's Fairy Stories. M out. Lunch by self at 1.15 & left at 1.40 in cab to call for Mr Frederick Barr to go to call on Mr Smith at 44 Lincoln's Inn. Interview about the Barr Estate. Unsatisfactory. Left at 2.45 & back in cab. Dropped Mr Barr at home.Went on immediately in
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carriage with M who went to dressmaker & Stores. Walked up Piccadilly & on to Garrick Club. Wrote letters. Saw old Stirling. Afterwards went to Moss's & bought dressing bag, box. Called on Goff's about portmanteau. Then after tea strolled on to Punch dinner. Got gold watch case & met Bernard Partridge. Back & got 17/6 Waterbury watch. Back to Punch D. L.B, P.M, E.T.R, B.P, H.W.L, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B, D.M there. Photod by Van der Weyde with 6 flash lights. Tenniel got subject of Gamekeeper suggested by self. G.O.M & Duke of Westminster for me. Left at 11.15 & home by cab with Tenniel to Isthmium & then on home by cab. Brought proofs of Punch Table home. (Red ink across page: Interview with Mr Barr at Lee & Pemberton's.)
Thursday August 1 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. x. Out & on mare in Park. Met Reynard & had talk. Said goodbye. Out 9.20 & home. Breakfast. Skemed subject of Gladstone & Duke of Westminster. Sent Otley for shoes. Spencer came at 10.45. Waited for Otley ¾ hour. Took 2 plates & after enlarged them & got all ready by 1.30pm. Lunch. Rested after & got to work at 4.0pm. Went on & got outline in & well forward by 8.30pm when dined with M quietly. Found Alice had put proofs in waste paper basket. Very angry. Smoke after dinner & bed quietly at 11.30pm. (Red ink: Last ride on mare before turning her out.)
Friday August 2 Stafford Terrace. Up 7.10am. Down & went to finish drawing of Gladstone & Duke of Westminster. Roy back from Eton at 9.0am. No money to pay for cab. Worked till 11.30 nearly finished when finished packing & dressed. After put drawing right by 1.0pm & lunched. Left in cabs at 1.10, 2 4 wheelers to Waterloo. Spencer came in & delayed & went in cab with us as Roy following with Otley. Caught the 2.15 for Ch Ch. 2nd class carriage reserved. Yolande Dietz & Sophy came. Nearly took Sophy away with us. Arrived Ch Ch & cycled to Anchorage. Tea & went round lawn. Gwenny very good on a cycle. Lady Maud & Mr Hooper there. Roy & self had a swim. After dressed early for dinner & looked at
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Ill.L.N. Mr Nugent came for dinner. Slow game of billiards with Roy. Beat him by 30 pts. Bed at 11.45. To go on yacht tomorrow.
Saturday August 3 The Anchorage, Ch.Ch. Up at 8.0. Roy & self went for swim. Wet dull morning. After back. Breakfast & game of billiards. Cleaned cycle etc. Looked at Ill.London News. The Hoopers left. Lunch. Lobster etc. After sat by sea. Snooze. Roy went to play cricket. Changed. Wrote diary. Tea. Pouring wet afternoon. Roy back at 4.45pm. Hamilton away at Cowes. After went in wet for cycle ride into Ch.Ch. Bought envelopes. Back & went with Roy for delightful swim. Water quite warm. Dressed. H back from Cowes. Dinner. Champagne. After played Roy 100 up. Roy won. Bed 11.0.
Sunday August 4 The Anchorage, Ch.Ch. Up at 8.0. Roy & self went for swim. After breakfast looked at Ill L.News. Quiet morning. Wet. H writing. Lunch. Heavy wet. Went cycling past High Cliff Castle. Back. A Mr Morell Sol'r to the Univercity of Oxford to tea. After Tabs, Roy & self cycled to High Cliff. Tabs tore her dress. Very good ride there & back twice. Back at 7.0. Again bathed. Water delightful. After dinner smoke. No billiards. Bed at 11.0. To get up to go to Cowes tomorrow.
Monday August 5 The Anchorage, Ch.Ch. Up at 7.30. No swim. Breakfast 8.15. After packing got off by 9.0 to catch 9.30 train at Ch.Ch. M, self & H to go on yacht. Met Mr Morell at station. Turne out to be Warren's father-in-law. At Southampton Mr Morell & self walked to pier. Talk of Oxford & Roy. Maudlin the college. M & H in fly. Got on steamer. Saw Lennox Browne & a pronouncée laidy. Off & on to Cowes. Sent portmanteau on board. All went to lunch at the Hotel. H paid. After went for walk & M & self went in to Redfern's. M measured. Bought Indian cigars. Went in front of Marine Hotel. Rain came on. Met Mr Pemberton. M did not know him. H back, off to yacht. Very nice boat. Just on board when the German Emperor's
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yacht Hohenzollern came to her moorings at 3.0pm. Emperor on bridge. Saluting of big guns from 5 German ironclads & the guard ship. Tea. Mr Morell left. Cap'n "Be an Englishman". After heavy rain. Dinner. Sleepy. Yachts lighted up. Turned in after walk on deck. Did not say goodnight. Woke at 2.15am. Slept after all right. (Red ink across page: Went on board the 'Abafan'. Saw the German Emperor.)
Tuesday August 6 On board S.S. Abafan. Up at 7.0. Tub on deck with canon's bucket. All yachts dressed for Duke Coburg's birthday. Very good breakfast. After saw Emperor leave in his pinnace for the German Battleship Worth. Very heavy squalls of rain & gale of wind. Expecting Con. Lunch. Con turned up about 4.0pm. Ham & self went ashore leaving M & Con on board. Had walk etc. Well dressed foreigner walking along sea wall. On landing saw the 2 Miss Knowles's, Buckler Lethbridge & after Archie Stuart Wortley with John Ryder. Went to P.O. Saw Brookfield after with wife. Bought Carlsbad Salts. Dropped it through mackintosh. Saw the Queen twice, 2nd time very well. Squelches of rain. Shelter in bun shop. Went back & got 2nd bottle of Carlsbad Salts & back to boat at 7.15. Dined 7.45. Had 2 bottles of Krug Champagne. Very good leg of mutton. Smoke & read & after turned in at 11.0. Helped H to put up pictures & clock etc in morning.
Wednesday August 7 On board S.S. Abafan. Cowes. Up at 7.0 & on deck for tub. Breakfast. Clearer morning. Con & Ham going ashore. Stopped by Captain of Enchantress shifting the Aberfan's moorings. German ships saluting. The yachts not dressed. At 11.30 Mr Welch Thornton came on bouard about Alba's damages. Left in boat & went ashore. Lunched at the Hotel & said goodbye to Hamilton & Con. Left by 1.0 boat & to Southampton. Rather pretty little dark girl on board. Train right up to town. Sleepy young man. Drove to Garrick. Saw Gillie Farquhar & Coningsby D'Israeli. Called & left Waterbury watch in Strand & on to Punch dinner. Wm Agnew, Phil,May, B.P, E.T.R, H.W.L, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B & E.I.M (late).
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Photos taken last week shewn. Told them about yacht. Tenniel got subject of Railway Truck (Reed). Self the Shaharzar. Left in cab with Tenniel. Put down at Garrick Club. Home in cab from there. Woke up in night & opened window. Bed 12.30. Mrs Reffell away for holidays. The Fountain Hotel, Cowes.
Thursday August 8 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Down. Put clocks right. Bother with pin of long clock on landing. Skemed subject & photod at 11.15am self & Otley for picture of Punch & Sharazar. Developed by 12.30 & printed all by 1.30. Sent Otley for Pass book. About £500 in hand. Got to work at 4.0 after rest. Worked till 8.30 when dressed. Had decided to dine at home. After dinner it poured with rain so did not go to Empire Theatre. Stayed at home. Rested & bed 12.15 after sleep in chair. Wearther hot & stuffy.
Friday August 9 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.0am. Work 7.30 to 8.45. Finished drawing of Sharazar & Punch by 1.0. Sent Otley to William Agnew & for watch. Lunch & caught 2.15 from Waterloo. Lame cab horse. Carriage to self all way dawn. Court with The Brick met me. At Anchorage by 5.0. Tea. Mrs Reeves there & Miss Grant Duff or Duff Gordon. A man & Mrs Neck. After played 4 sets of lawn tennis with Roy & two youths. Had delicious bathe at 7.30 & dined 8. Beat Roy 2 games of billiards 100 up & bed at 11.30pm.
Saturday August 10. The Anchorage, Ch.Ch. Up at 7.50. Went to bathe with Roy from shore, 3 girls also alongside. Breakfast. Good sole. Played Roy 100 up. Beat him. Wrote Galbraith. Tabs went off with M in the carriage at 11.0. Roy going to cricket match at Hinton. Wrote long letter to Milliken. After intensely close & hot. Cleaned oiled etc cycle, shifted leg guards & rests. Lunch with the 2 children, Yolande & Evelyn. After looked at 1885 I.L.N. M & Tabs back at 2.0. After tea rode cycle to Hinton Admiral to see Roy's cricket match. Roy run out. Cycle hard at 1st. Met Col Sermon. After
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enjoyed run home immensely. Met Tabs & after went back nearly to Highcliffe. Heavy thunder shower came on. Went to bathe. Dinner 7.50. After played 200 up. Each won 1 game, Roy & self. Bed 11.0pm. M reading. (Red ink: Frightfully close in morning. Great thunder storm in London.)
Sunday August 11 The Anchorage, Ch.Ch. Up at 8.0. Gale of wind blowing. Went for lovely bathe with big waves. Pompon & sand. Breakfast. Extraordinary good ham. After read & played Roy 100 up. Beat him. Wrote letters. Lovely sun after. H away on yacht. In afternoon sat in summer house with M. At 4.30 tea. Three young gunners from Ch Ch there. After went into Col Sermon's collection of weapons. 5/s each on average. Game of bowls. After Roy & self bathed. Self in brown suit. Dinner 7.50. After played Roy two games of billiards. Roy won both.
Monday August 12 The Anchorage, Ch.Ch. Up 7.45. Had bathe with Roy, after went round the Hook. Difference in shore. Met Miss Gillson. After breakfast looked Ill News etc. Lunch. M & self sat at summer house. M & Tabs went calling. Roy on tricycle. After went into Ch Ch. Roy on tricycle, missed him. Back by road to Highcliffe. Cup of tea & back. Again into Ch Ch. Roy knocked a little boy down. Home again. Talk to Mrs Sermon. Yolande practising. After Roy & self bathed. Water warm. Hamilton back at 8.0. Dinner. H & Roy played game of billiards. H won. Bed 11.0pm. Beat Roy at billiards 100 up in the morning.
Tuesday August 13 The Anchorage, Ch.Ch. Up 8.30. Late. Pouring wet. No bathe. Down 9.0. H & Roy at breakfast. After played Roy 100 up. Roy won. Felt seedy. Wrote diary. Wet again. Looked at Vol I.L.N 1866. Interesting. Lunch. M & self at end of garden. Dozed. After H on cycle. Went at 4.10 into Ch Ch to meet Mite. Saw her at ticket office. Dora down too. Back to Anchorage. Lady at tea. After rode cycle with Tabs & Roy past Highcliffe. Puppy lost.
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Had bathe with Roy. Water warm. Dinner. Champagne. Played Roy 100 up after. Roy won by 25 points. Bed 11.0. Mite & Dora came down to Christchurch.
Wednesday August 14 The Anchorage, Ch.Ch. Up at 7.40. Went for bathe. 1st really fine morning without much wind. Water cold. Roy would not go to Lagoon. Breakfast. Letter from Agnew. After packed. Played Roy 100 up. Roy won & a 50 up after. Looked at 1866 in summer house. After lunch at 12.50 Roy & self cycled to Hinton Admiral, M after in carriage. Up to town. Got out Vauxhall & cycled home. M in omnibus. Left the mule pannier behind. Sent Otley. Changed & went to Punch dinner by Met Rly. Arthur à B, J.T, self, Lehmann, B.P, E.T.R, H.W.L & Milliken late. Long talk about F.C.B's method of conducting Punch. Left with J.T at 11.0 & home by cab. Got Lucy's signature to the proof of Punch table.
Thursday August 15 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Breakfast. Bother with lost pocket book. After sent Otley for Stace. At 12.0 photod Stace for Father Thames with basket hamper. Developed them etc. Sent Otley for guns & to à Beckett. Got to work at 5.0pm. Roy at cricket match. At 6.50 went on cycle to call on Tenniel, there & back & talk in less than an hour. Dinner. Vernon Watney's grouse. Letter from Stone. Indian Exhibition after. Wire from Galbraith expecting us on the 22nd. Bed 11.30pm. Went after dinner by cab, M, Roy & self, to Indian Exhibition. Very hot. Went up in wheel. M nervous. Wheel very jumpy. After saw conjuror. Listened to music. Bought Indian cigars & home. (Red ink across page: Went to Indian Exhibition in the evening. Got stuck on big wheel.
Friday August 16 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Roy off to cricket match. Worked hard all day on drawing of Father Thames & Waterworks. M busy. Letter from Mite. Very hot & close. Quiet dinner with grouse. Bed 11.30pm.
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Saturday August 17 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. After breakfast finished drawing of Father Thames & Waterworks. Put things away & tidied up. In afternoon at 5.30pm on cycle. Something wrong with it. Called on Reed with Roy. After blowing wheels out went round by Barnes & Putney & home by 7.0pm. Dressed & after dinner M, Roy & self took cab & went to the Palace Theatre. Good programme. John Le Hay(?) very good. Back 11.45. Read book on Court of Louis XV & bed 1.30pm, M reading.
Sunday August 18 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Out with Roy on cycle at 8.0 & rode round Battersea Park on cycle. Lovely morning. Roy complained of empty stomach. Back 9.0 & changed. Breakfast at 10.15. Left at (blank) for Victoria in hansom cab. Got 1st compart't. Saw Sir George Armstrong, Wedgwood, young Morell Mackenzie, John Hollingshead etc. Ran down to Dover, M, Roy & self. Very hot sun. Delightful run over, M talking to Lady Armstrong. Lunch at buffet, langouste & chicken. Very good. 25Fr. Back by boat. Talk with Knowles & French correspondent of Figaro & the Temps. American gentleman & wife in carriage. Long talk. Home 7.50pm. Dressed. All very tired. Heavy sleep after. Very hot at night. (Red ink: Lovely run to Calais & back, M, Roy & self.)
Monday August 19 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.10. Very tired. Forgot dear Roy's birthday. Out on cycle & round by Gloucester Rd at 8.40am & breakfast 9.0am. Wrote letters of thanks etc after. In morning very hot sun etc. Printed a great many photos in blue of Miss G in French Republic dress etc. Packed portmanteau for Ayton & wrote letters etc. Scribbled subject for Arthur of Lord Wolseley. Reed came in at 6.0pm. At 6.15 rode with him on cycle thro' Hammersmith & round Barnes & home 7.10. Race thro' Redcliffe Gardens. After dressed & dined, M, Roy & self. Took cab & had very good box for Artist's Model. Very poor play. Out & home by cab. Very hot & close. (Red ink: Dear Roy's birthday 17 years old. Went to see The Artists Model.)
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Tuesday August 20 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Out & round on cycle by Gloucester Rd. Kensington very crowded for the morning. Back & skemed subject Lord Wolseley & Duke of Cambridge. Photod Otley at 11.0 in cocked hat etc for Wolseley. Did without Stace. Developed them & after rest got to work. Outlined the drawing. Enlarged one. Reed came to dinner. Decided to alter drawing of Duke as pensioner. After Reed, Roy & self went in hansom to Gaiety. Accident top of Prince's Gate. Two people killed. Saw Shop Girl for 5th time. Gen'l Marshall at theatre. Back home by hansom cab. Reed took cab on. Cats catawauling. Bed at 12.0. (Red ink: E.T.Reed dined with us. Roy, Reed & self went to Gaiety Theatre.)
Wednesday August 21 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.30. x. Down & worked hard all morning & day on drawing of Lord Wolseley & Duke of Cambridge. Altered Duke to civilian costume. Roy off to Oval. M packing. Sent Otley for gun etc & finished putting things up. Finished drawing at 6.20. Put photos away. Dressed & off by cab to Punch dinner. Good cab. There by 7.30pm. Arthur, J.T, self, Phil May, E.I.M late, B.P, E.T.R, H.W.L. Good talk & dinner. After Arthur read letter from F.C.B pitching into cut of Father Thames. Self suggested cut of Healy & Omnibus. Left in cab with Tenniel & Reed. Cab on from Isthmium Club with Reed & gave him photos. Bed 12.30pm. Man & cats again next door, in night.
Thursday August 22 Stafford Terrace. Up at 6.15. Packed bags etc. Put up artists bag..Heavy wet. Buss at door at 8.30 exactly. Got off by 8.45. Heavy thunder shower. Arrived Kings X at 9.20. Fat fussy porter & Otley. Luggage objected to. Went to station master. Uncivil lout. Got off by 10.0. Noisy servants in next carriage. York 2.0, Berwick 5.0 & Ayton 6.0. Galbraith met us. Roy & self rode cycled to Ayton. Met Mrs G in road & Miss Wilson. Mr Blair came up with cycle hired. Dressed. Dined. Played Roy 100 up after. Roy won. Game of billiards fives & bed at 12.0. Tired. (Red ink: Very hot &
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close. Left Stafford Terrace with cycles en route for Ayton castle. Arrived there 6.0pm.)
Friday August 23 Ayton Castle. Up at 8.0. Roy & self out on cycles at 8.20. Rode to Eyemouth & back. Met Mr Blair on cycle. Breakfast. After in morning wrote about 1 doz letters up to lunch time. After lunch played Roy 100 up & beat him. Also fives. Rested on sofa till 4.30. Snooze. Mr Galbraith had high cycle out. Short run after tea. Roy & self went to shoot. Got after ferreting 8 rabbits. Back at 7.15pm. Dressed. Dined at 8.0. Mr Aitken came to dinner. Long talk of cycling after. Mr A left 11.45. Bed at 12.0am. (Red ink: Shot rabbits with Roy at Ayton.)
Saturday August 24 Ayton Castle. Up at 8.15. M not very good night. Out on cycle & went down drive & along thro' Ayton, about 8 miles. Back & breakfast at 9.15. After read in boudoir & played Roy 100. Roy won. Lunch. Smoke & snooze till 5.0. Tea & Roy & self went to shoot rabbits. Got 5. Mr Blair brought rifle out. Back at 7.15. Fed hedgehog etc. Ladies had been to a garden party. Dull rainy day. Colder. In morning rode cycle round walk, 1 mile. Not comfortable. Lunch. Rested after. Longish sleep. After went to shoot with Roy. Went round, got 5 rabbits. Mr Blair joined us with rifle. Back 7.15. After fed hedgehog etc. Dinner. Quiet evening. Mr Galbraith back at 9.0 & dined after. Parrot talked a good deal. Bed at 11.30.
Sunday August 25 Ayton Castle. Up at 8.15. At 8.40 Roy & self cycled to Reston. Uncivil yokels. Uphill work going. Difficulty in finding Dr Crooke. Lovely run back. Breakfast 10.0. After all went to church, Roy too for a wonder. Put brown suit on. Met M & all from church. Sat in summer house. Mr Blair solemn. Back. Lunch. Rest after. Looked at horses & puppies. After at 5.30 went nearly to Berwick & back on cycles. Good run. Roy & girls. Dressed. Dinner. Very sleepy after. Prayers. Bed 11.45. Read A Modern
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Buccaneer by Ralf Bolderwood in morning. Letter from Mite. (Red ink: Delightful cycle ride to Burnmouth & along towards Berwick.)
Monday August 26 Ayton Castle. Up at 8.30. Out on cycle 8.45. Went by self to Eyemouth & round to Burnmouth road. Breakfast by self 10am, back 9.45. After Galbraith put me in gun room for work. At it fom 11.0 to 1.0am. Lunch. Played Roy 100. Beat him. All out driving. Rested till 5.0pm. Tea. Roy shooting. Felt lazy & not very inclined to work but went on till 6.30pm. Roy shot 2 pigeons & 7 rabbits. Went out on cycle along towards Berwick on road. Back & dressed for dinner. Captain & Mrs Liddell & Charley Livesey came. Roy took Miss Livesey in. Dinner slow. In drawing room looked at Bird book. Cork pool after. Roy won 7s. Bed at 12.0am. M did not sleep well. (Red ink: Began cartoon of Horses.)
Tuesday August 27 Ayton Castle. Up 8.15 & endeavoured to ride. Very wet. Met Mr Aitken. Back. Breakfast. After went on to work. Outlined cycles etc. All day & nearly full outline of drawing. Lunch. Miss Livesey & Mrs Liddell missed the train at Berwick & drove back in a fly. All out in coach. At 6.40 went for cycle ride as far as farm etc on Berwick road. Met Roy coming back. Home. Dressed for dinner. After Mr McColl played banjo. Cork pool with the ladies. Won it myself at last, 4/6. Bed 12.0. A Scotch clergyman dined. (Red ink: Worked all day.)
Wednesday August 28 Ayton Castle. Up 8.15 & out on cycle. Went by self as far as Burnmouth & back. After breakfast got on with drawing. Worked all day & inked in most of details. Lawn tennis in the afternoon. No one told me so did not play. Roy & self went a long way along the Berwick road. Met Mr Blair coming back. Home a good pace. After dinner an impromptu dance got up in the hall. Reel etc. Game of billiards fives after. Bed at 12.0. A good day. (Red ink: Worked all day.)
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Thursday August 29 Ayton Castle. Up at 8.14. Out with Roy on cycle as far as Burnmouth. Coming back Roy found a nest of weasels. Put one in his pocket. Home & breakfast. After worked hard all day on drawing of Hackney & Shire Horse. Finished at 7.0pm & sent it off. M came in gun room. Roy shot with Captain Liddell & only got one rabbit. Did not cycle. Dressed & dined. Played Roy 100 up after dinner. Roy won. Talk in smoking room of Trilby. Bed 1.0am. Roy & Mr Blair went by train & cycled back. (Red ink: Finished cartoon at 6.30pm.)
Friday August 30 Ayton Castle. Up 8.20. Had been very wet. Out on cycle at 8.55 & back by self from Burnmouth at 9.40. Breakfast with Mr Blair. After went & put away all drawing things. After wrote diary & many letters up to lunch. Rest & then changed. A garden party at Ayton Castle. Lots of people. Scotch clergymen etc. Very smart woman Mrs Tennant came with Lady Boswell. Played golf putting etc. After could not get tennis. Went for spin on cycle with Roy. Beyond Burnmouth & back. Dressed. Dinner. No billiards. Banjo music. (Red ink: Garden party at Ayton. Mrs Tennant & Lady Boswell.)
Saturday August 31 Ayton Castle. Up 8.20am. Went by self on cycle past style where we rested last Sunday. Coming back Roy waiting at Inn. Back home with Roy. After mooned in morning posting etc letters. Lunch. Rested after. Mr Haddon came with Mr G. Had met him at Macdonald's in 1880. Played two sets of lawn tennis. Self & Captain Liddell against Roy & Mr McColl. Beaten 2 sets. After at 5.40 Roy & self went to Berwick & back on cycles. Rode 17 miles without getting off on 1: 25. Back in 42 minutes. There 43. Changed. Dinner. 3 Champagnes. Mr Haddon's bag not arrived. After played games. Felt pleasantly tired. Cork pool. Won one. Bed at 12.30am. Berwick a rough & dirty place. (Red ink: Cycled to Berwick & back.)
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Sunday September 1 Ayton Castle. Up in morning at 8.45. M in bed. Out on cycle at 9.0am. Went along road to Chirnside. Great grind going but vey fast coming back. Breakfast 9.50. In M's room after. Letters. After Roy went to church with others. M seedy in bed. Read & changed etc. Lunch. Took beer. Heavy. Rested on Roy's bed 2 hours. After tea went with Roy to Chirnside. Went to church. Back home in ¼ hr, 4½ miles at rate of 18 miles an hour. Very good. Changed. Dined. After music etc. Talk & bed 11.0am. Roy sleepy. (Red ink: Cycle ride to Chirnside & back, very fast, 4¾ miles in 15 minutes.)
Monday September 2 Ayton Castle. Up at 8.30. Went by self along towards Chirnside as far as 2nd milestone. Corrected the cyclometer, out 3/20ths in 2 miles. Short. Back changed & breakfast. Saw last of Hadden going. Back & read in morning. Finished Under Red Rose. Intensely hot in morning. Played putting. Did the scale. Back & wrote. Lunch. Played Roy 100. Roy won. Out in break at 2.50. Miss W, Mrs T, Mrs Liddell & Miss L. Mrs G, Galbraith & self went with Mrs Wilson. Very pleasant drive. Saw Mr Wilkie's place & a house in Doric style. Back at 6.0. Tea & cycled to gate in Berwick Road. Roy would not go. Smoked cigarette & home. Dressed. Dinner. After Cap'n Liddell mesmerised Miss Livesey. Tired. Bed after cork pool. Roy won two pools. Roy not well. (Red ink: Mr Blair left on cycle in morning.)
Tuesday September 3 Ayton Castle. Up at 8.30. Out on cycle 8.50. Went to Burnmouth. Roy did not go. Back 9.30. Changed & breakfast. Galbraith alone. After general exodus. Mrs Temple, Miss Williams, Captain Liddell & wife, Miss Livesey with Galbraith all left. Letters from railway official & Mite & Midge. In M's room. Mr McColl & Mrs G out riding. Played Roy at putting. Very hot. Did the scale twice running. Wrote letters. Got very hot. Lay on Roy's bed & read the Scotsman. Changed for shooting things. After lunch at 2.20 Mr McColl & Galbraith & self went partridge shooting. Only got 3½ brace.
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Walked till 6.30pm. Rain came on. Saw Roy at door of Castle. An elderly couple, Mr & Mrs Maclean, came & dined. After music. M played. Talk & bed at 11.30. Very tired. (Red ink: The Liddells & Miss Livesey & Miss Williams & Mrs Temple left. Roy very depressed.)
Wednesday September 4 Ayton Castle. Up at 8.0. Out & finished packing. Got off after breakfast from Ayton. Roy took both cycles down. Goodbye to all. Left by 10.30. Berwick. No 'Punch'. Left 11.25. At Darlington young man & lady & tiresome boy got in. Out at York. Sandwich. No 'Punch'. Arrived King's X at 6.55. Got cycles in buss etc. Cab to Bouverie St. Arrived 7.15. Wash & Punch dinner. Room very close. A à B, J.T, self, R.L, Phil M, Lucy, E.I.M late. Tenniel got John Bull 'Forty Winks'. Self Lord Mayor. Left with J.T at 11.15 home. Mite up. Dear thing could not sleep at night for Bobby. (Red ink: Left Ayton for London. Dined at the Punch dinner & home at Stafford Terrace. Mite up to meet me.)
Thursday September 5 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Bobbie had barked in the night. Complained to maid. Cycled round Battersea Park. Poor Taff's house being done up. Breakfast. After wrote letters about travelling etc. Very hot. Skemed subject of Lord Mayor going to Paris. Photod self at 12.0 & Otley at 12.30 for subject. Developed. Rested after lunch. Mite out at dressmakers. Worked & wrote letters etc. Dined 7.0pm & at 8.0 Mite & self left in cab & saw The Swordsman's Daughter at the Adelphi. Col Routledge & family in box next to us. Poor play. Good fencing. Never left box. Back home. Very hot. Sandwch & bed 12.0am. (Red ink: Mite & self went to see 'The Swordsman's daughter' at the Adelphi Theatre. Saw Routledge.)
Friday September 6 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Cycled round by Gloucester Rd & Redcliffe Gds & along down the Kensington Road. Back to breakfast. Got on with work on Lord Mayor going to Paris. All day. Sent Otley to Stores. Leakage in pipe in spare room & drawing room. Had to send for
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plumber. Dind at 9.0pm. Good dinner, Mite & self. Bed 11.30. Woke at 4.0am by most frightful wind & violent thunderstorm. Alice down to shut window. Continued until 8.0am.
Saturday September 7 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Did not cycle. No bath. Men had not come. Very much annoyed. Got to work after at 9.30am. Did finish Lord Mayor at 1.0pm, sent it. Lunch. Tired. Rested after in M's room. Mite came in in new cloak. Left after a cup of tea at 4.20 & went by Met Rly to Bouverie St to see Arthur. Frightfully hot. Missed him. Cab on to Garrick Club. Long talk to Arthur about Bouverie St. Went to Northumberland Avenue Turkish baths. Called Spooners. Shut. Weight 12.8¾ before, after 12.6½ . Out 7.20. Home by Met Rly. Bought fruit. Dined 8.25. Very good dinner. M & Roy home at 7.45 from Ayton. Bed 11.30. x. (Red ink: Had Turkish bath. M & Roy back from Ayton in the evening.)
Sunday September 8 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30. Roy & self cycled from 9.0 to 9.45 round Battersea Park. Breakfast. After packed portmanteau & put all photo bags etc in order up to 12.0 when at 12.20 had a small lunch. After wrote labels etc, letters. Skemed subject of Valkyrie. Roy went to Club. Wrote letters. M & Mite playing. Mite expected Mr Blair. Never came. Dined at 5.45. Very hot at dinner. 2 bottles of Ayala 1825. Good dinner. Mite & self left in 1 horse omnibus at 7.0pm. Off to Euston. No Mr Jupp. Not so good a 1st class carriage as usual. Off by 8.0 & no one bothered us for tickets till we got to Stirling. Colder in night. Mite slept. Read Tichbourne Confession by Coudle. Slept off & on from 11.0pm. (Red ink: Mite & self left for Scotland at 7.0pm by L & NW Rly.)
Monday September 9 On board train for Tressady. Woke up about 3.0 by Mite striking a fusee to light her spirit lamp. Nasty smell. At Perth by 4.50am. Goodbye to Mite who went on to Aberdeen in reserved carriage. Wash & miserable breakfast 2/s. Back to carriage which a porter had got coupé. By self. Off
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at 7.10am & on to Inverness. Gent got in at Nairn. Cricket match at Inverness. Same carriage right thro' to Rogart. Another man got in at Bonar Bridge to Inverskin. Arrived Rogart 2.45. Wired. Walked towards Tressady. Dog cart overtook me. Had bath & changed. Tea with Lady M & very long talk on astronomy after. Wrote letters 6.45 to 7.35. Vernon back 7.0. Saw Rosalind. Richards & Newton after. Wrote cheque for accident insurance & diary. Dined 8.20. A Mrs Leybourne Popham arrived. Good dinner. Took Lady M in. Drank Champagne. Sleepy after dinner very. Whist. V & self x H.E.R & H.N. Lost 1/6. Bed 11.15pm. (Red ink: 1st day at Tressady 1895.)
Tuesday September 10 Tressady, Rogart. Up 8.0am. Bath. Put shooting things on. Breakfast. Got off walking at 10.0am. 4 guns. V.W, H.E.R, H.N & self. Walked the Ferkins. Lovely day. Sun & delightful wind. Shot a hare & it got in rocks. Saw a raven. No birds to lunch to own gun. Lunch at 1.0. Hillside (illeg) a debauch. At 2.0 started again. Shot over 3 small lochs. Missed hare. Got a good brace right & left. Home by 5.45pm. Milk & soda. Tea. Letters from M & Rhodes. Bath. After dressed. Wrote letters etc. Very thirsty. Good dinner. After in drawing room. Slept on sofa in smoking room. No whist. Bed 11.15pm & glad to get there. (Red ink: 1st day's shoot at Tressady. Delightful walk. 4 guns.)
Wednesday September 11 Tressady, Rogart. Up 8.0am. Bath. Breakfast. After got to work on cartoon of Columbia & Britannia in a yacht race. Richards & Newton went to fish. Worked to lunch time. Put up tables etc. Lady M, Mrs Popham & Miss T. Back in room. Rested in chair. Someone shouted my name outside. Work again 3.0pm. Back from shooting & fishing on acct of wind. Tea 5.30. No Scotsman. Game of croquet going on. Work till 4.30 when too dark to do more. Wrote 7 letters. Dressed. Dined 8.0pm. Claret. Felt a peg low. Took Miss Taylor in. After a game of Dum Crambo. Suggested V.W, self & Newton went out. Could not think of a word. Richards came for us. Game of whist. Newton & self v. V.W & Richards.
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Lost rubber & 2/6. To bed at 11.15 & glad to get there. Slept well. (Red ink: Began cartoon Britannia & Columbia.)
Thursday September 12 Tressady, Rogart. Up 8.0am. Tired. Bath. After at 9.30 got to work & kept at it all day doing cartoon of Yacht Race with Britannia & Columbia. Late down to lunch. Back again. Letter from Arthur & trowsers from Barker also yachts. Not much done shooting so did not miss anything. No letter from M. Worked till 7.0pm packed up & wrote letters. Dressed. Dinner 8.15. A Mrs Buxton arrived. Rather pretty woman. Dum Crambo after dinner, did 'Dun Raven' with yacht after. Richards & Vernon & Douglas had been shooting. Richards shot raven. Game of whist after, 2 rubbers. Won 2/3. Paid Richards 2/6 for Leger sweep. (Red ink: Worked all day. Finished cartoon at 7.0pm & sent it off.)
Friday September 13 Tressady, Rogart. Up 8.0am. Breakfast after dressing. Used typewriter. Left by buss at 10.0 & drove to Lairg. At 11.30 started in launch & went length of Loch Shin. Lady M, Miss Taylor, Mrs Leybourne Popham & Mrs Buxton. Richards & Rev A.K Douglas fished. Self, Newton, Vernon on boat. Lovely spot to lunch. Hot on boat over boiler. Race with dog cart & white horse along shore of yacht home. At hotel at Lairg 5.20. Had tea. Handsome man there son of General Marshall with his wife. News of Valkyrie's giving up the yacht race. Wired Arthur from Lairg. Started for home 6.0pm. Tressady 7.15. Letters from M, Mite etc. License. Dined. Good dinner. Talk with Gerald Buxton on Epping. Whist after. Won 1/6d. (Red ink: Delightful day on Loch Shin in steam launch. News of the 'Valkyrie' not going to complete the series of races.) Met in the drive by Gerald Buxton who appeared to know me.
Saturday September 14 Tressady, Rogart. Up 8.0am. Bath. After breakfast started in break at 9.30 to shoot Brora Wood for Black Game. Long drive. Took two coats. Very hot & put on thin one. 3 brace of Black G got. Lovely in wood. After
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walked to lunch place by croft. Same as in 1883-9. Lunch. Left at 1.45. Long walk along the Brora. A bit done up in afternoon. Stayed for tea. Shot hare & brace of grouse. At Murray's croft by 5.30. Milk & drive home. Slight attack of P & indigestion all afternoon. Letters. Bath & Dressed. Dined 8.10. Took Lady M in. Talk of Fritz's wife. After rubber of whist. Won 3/s from Richards. (Red ink: 2nd day's shoot at Tressady. Black Game & walk in line over the Brora with 6 guns.)
Sunday September 15 Tressady, Rogart. Up 8.45am. Last bath. Down 9.30. After breakfast at 10.50 played golf championship, Vernon, Mr Buxton & self. Went round in 45 & 42. Only one off winning the medal. Lunch 1.30. After played croquet. Golf match finished by the ladies. Out of it. Read Arctic book. Sat out on lawn. Tea there. Wrote many letters & nearly missed the post. Dressed 7.45pm. Dined. Made speech after dinner in honour of Richards. After looked at Telescope. Smoke & bed 1.15. (Red ink: Annual golf tournament won by Richards with 1 point.) 12 hole championship. (List of scores.)
Monday September 16 Tressady, Rogart. Up 8.0. After breakfast Richards left at 9.30. Vernon & Mr Gerald Buxton went off to shoot over dogs. Long talk with Douglas. Out & up hill to try to find Newton shooting rabbits. Drove a staple in post at far gate. Could not find Foot's tee lost yesterday. Very interesting book on Eskimos. After to Newton again. Shot 3 rabbits. Lunch at 1.10pm. After A.K.Douglas left at 2.0pm. Wrote type letter to M. Down & read book. Wrote many letters. Corrected diary etc. Heavy rain came on at 5.0pm. Again wrote leters. Tea. Vernon & Gerald Buxton arrived to dinner. Bad attack of P in evening. Curious. After wrote pencil games. Whist, Newton & self v. Vernon & Gerald B. Lost 3/6. Bed at 11.30. In different room. (Red ink: Hon Mr & Mrs Farrer arrived.)
Tuesday September 17
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Tressady, Rogart. Up 8.0am. 1st night in changed room. Dogs barking at night. Turned out a hopelessly wet day. Could not go to shoot. In smoking room. Mr Farrer oh! After up in room. Wrote letters etc. Drew 'Make him run!' After pottered & tried to get to drawing. Looked through Art & Letters. Lunch. Good roast mutton. Words with Mr Farrer over railway matters. Out with 4 guns to Loch. All keepers etc. Missed a hare. Shot a snipe after. Plover shot by Newton. Intensely close & still, no air. Very hot. Back at 5.45. Had milk & soda. Letters & 'Punch' came. Wrote letters after bath. Dressed. Ladies not home. Got papers & read in smoking room with candle by fire. Very hungry. Took Lady M in. Talk of ghost in Borneo. Mr Jack Wallop. Champagne. Very hungry at dinner. After had whist. Won 2/6. Bed 11.30pm. (Red ink: Very wet morning. Loch shooting in afternoon. Very hot & close.) Dear Roy had bicycle accident.
Wednesday September 18 Tressady, Rogart. Up 8.0am. After breakfast 6 of party went off to Loch Craggie. Not for me. Decided to work. Got to it at 10.15. Skemed subject with great difficulty but managed. Good room to work in. Lunch. Mrs Popham, Lady M & Vernon. Took down book on Guiana. After Vernon wrote 2 type letters for me. Back to work 3.0 to 6.15pm. Went for walk over the hills with Nick. Saw grouse & many rabbits. Back 6.45. Wrote letters etc. No letter from M today. Dressed & read Times etc. Dinner. Took Mrs Popham in. Talk of Nansen & North Pole. Talk to Miss Taylor after on photography. Very long game of whist 11.0 to 12.30. Mr Farrer & self against Newton & Gerald Buxton. In the end won 1/6. Bed 1.0am. (Red ink: Stayed in & worked all day.)
Thursday September 19 Tressady, Rogart. Up 8.0am. Finer morning. After breakfast at 9.30 got to work & at it all day until 7.30 when sent cartoon off of France & Triple Alliance. Went down at 10.0 & wished the Gerald Buxtons goodbye. Lunch at 1.0pm. Mrs Leybourne Popham going. Worked. Letter from M saying accident to dear Roy on cycle yesterday. Very grieved. Had lamp
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out of passage. Answered very well. Dressed. Dined. Took Lady M in. Talk of Gerald Portal & his father. After Chinese pagodas made. Game of whist. Won 3/s from Newton. (Red ink: Worked all day. Letter from M saying accident to dear Roy.)
Friday September 20 Tressady, Rogart. Up 7.40. 1st bath. After breakfast started at 9.30 in break for Brora. Rosalind went with us. Game of ball at station. At Brora by 11.0. Played 1 round, V & self versus Miss T & Newton. Mr & Mrs Farrer following. Won 9 hole course by 1 hole. Lunch at 12.40 by sea. Lovely day. Gulls & cormorants about. At 2.0 began an 18 hole. 2 rounds. Miss T & N won by 2 holes up. Back & into Brora for tea at Inn. On to platform. A Col Yates walking up & down. Russian labelled portmanteaus. Saw Miss Weston at Rogart station. On home. A wire from Burnand altering subject could not have done it. Wrote letter to M etc. No letters from M or Mite. 2 new ladies one a widow. Good dinner. Out with telescope after. All very tired after dinner. Got into smoking room & slept. No cards. Bed 11.30pm. Slept well. (Red ink: Golf day at Brora. Lovely day.)
Saturday September 21 Tressady, Rogart. Up 7.40. Put on shooting things. Breakfast 8.15. The Farrers going. After said goodbye. Miss Milly Taylor also left at 10.30. Started 9.30 with Vernon & Newton to shoot. Walked the home beat over dogs. Newton shot an adder. Long walk before lunch. Delightful rest. Long Angus with a head on going to sleep two or three times. Nick running loose. After walked towards home. Shot a snipe, also hare etc. Scott covered a leveret & caught it. Back by 5.30. Letter from M etc. Delightful bath. Wrote letters etc till 7.30. After dined. Took Champagne. Very sleepy after doze & all. Game of whist. Won 4/3. Bed 11.30 & glad to get there. (Red ink: Hon Mr & Mrs Farrer & Miss Taylor left. Lovely walk after grouse with dogs. Home beat.)
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Tressady, Rogart. Up at 8.30. 1st bath. Full of hot water. Breakfast. After down & wrote letters the whole mornig. Cleared a lot off. Lunch 2.0pm. After rest & Pepys. Played foursome 12 holes, V & self & Dept & Newton. Beaten by 4 holes. Most lovely afternoon. Brilliant sun. Letters. One from F.C.B. None from M. Tea & after Vernon took 2 photos on lawn. Played 4 holes with Depart't & in to write letters to F.C.B etc. After dined. Claret. Games on paper & looked at stars. Got Pepys Diary & read it 2 hours at night.
Monday September 23 Tressady, Rogart. Up later 8.0am. Newton in bath. Breakfast. Goodbye to Newton. Depart't fishing. Vernon & self at 9.40am started rabbit ferreting. Along by high rocks etc. Out all day & to lunch. Left off at 5.0pm. Got 54 rabbits. No letters except one from Mite. Mrs Howard (of Greystokes) Mrs Leyborn Popham & Rev A.K.Douglas arrive. Read with great delight Pepys Diary. Dressed & dined. Tok Mrs Leyborn Popham in. After stars & pagodas. Down in smoking room. Last night. Very sleepy in chair. No cards. Bed 11.45 with Pepys. (Red ink: Delightful day's rabbit shoot, Vernon & self. Shot 54.)
Tuesday September 24 Tressady, Rogart. Up at 7.45. Bath etc. Breakfast. Vernon & Dep't & Douglas off to shoot at 9.30am. Left me alone. Sad to say goodbye. Wrote letters to Tabs & typewriters etc. Finished packing. A dull foggy morning & still up to noon kept dull. After lunch said goodbye to Mrs Howard (of Greystoke) Miss Dorothy Leake & Mrs Mather. Learnt that an accident had happened to old lady caller, fell backwards off coach. Left Tressady at 1.45. Down to station. Girls about. Long wait. After got off to Mound. There 3.10. Drove in mail coach to Dornock. To Ryle's, had tea. Ryle down. After met Rhodes & Miss R, Sir Edward & Lady Carbutt & H.W.B.Davis. Luggage left in middle of the road. At last a trap. Drove to Skibo. Letters from M (2) & 'Punch'. F.C.B had not put my subject in, D him. Took Mrs Rhodes in to dinner. Very slow evening after. Stupid game of rolling balls on billiard table after. No lemons. Took whiskey.
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Bed. Thermometer on London 86º. (Red ink across page: Left Tressady for Skibo.)
Wednesday September 25 Skibo Castle, N.B. Up 7.30am. Breakfast 8.30. Only man down. Beautiful morning. Got off at 9.0am in wagonette. Sir E.C, Mr Gridley, Mr Watson, Mr Davis, self, Rhodes, Mr Snagge & Ireland (keeper) shot 8 guns. Drove 12 miles. Grouse day. Got to shoot at 11.0. Long walk before lunch. Missed a bird that got up under my feet. The only chance all day. Sir E.C a duffer, done up. Ladies met us at lunch. Crofter's daughter married at 14, 2 children at 17 yrs. Dog fight. Retriever lay down before spaniel. After a very long stretch. A bit done. Very poor shooting. Back 5.30. Picked up Sir E.C. Drove home by 7.15. A pile of letters. Wires from F.C.B. Dinner. Ryle dined. Took in Lady C. After went up & wrote letters. Had rubber of whist. Lady C & self v.Mr Gridley & Davis. Lost 2/6. Bed after lemon squash. Tired. (Red ink: Grouse shoot. 12 mile drive from Skibo. 8 guns.)
Thursday September 26 Skibo Castle, N.B. Up 8.0am. Breakfast 9.0 after. After had to walk after dog cart with Sir E.Carbutt's cartridges. Sir E altogether too funny. Drive to where we were yesterday for beer. Where ruined mill is. Ladies came too. Guns Sir E.Corbutt, Col Rhodes, Mr Snagge, gun & rifle, Mr Watson, self, Mr Davies. Long awful toil up hill. Got awfully hot. Carried coat & gun etc. Had four drives for deer. 1st over by lunch. Slight rain. Mrs Rhodes, Lady Corbutt & Miss Dent left. After 3 more drives saw 1 red deer & after 4 red deer. Did not shoot. Not once. Bagged by guns. Sir E.C very funny about his lost chance. Lovely view of Loch & side view of sun through mist. Drove home. Letters from F.C.B, Arthur etc. Up to bath. Dressed . Late in room for dinner. Took Miss Rhodes in, called Ryle a nice old gentleman Oh! After pyramids. Rhodes almost rude to Sir E.Carbutt. Played game. Up & after changed coat. Lemon squash. Talk of Oscar Wilde & bed. Drew a pig blindfolded. (Red ink across page: Deer drive from Skibo Castle.)
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Friday September 27 Skibo Castle, N.B. Up at 8.0. Curious dreams at night, L.Price etc. Breakfast & got off walking at 10.0. Sir E.Corbutt, Col Rhodes, Mr Watson, Mr Gridley, Mr Davis, Mr Snagge & self. Frightfully hot sun. Wore thin McDougall coat & silk shirt only. Long dreary walk thro' swedes & turnips. Shot a hen pheasant & a partridge. Sir E.C very funny about his gaiters. He left at once. Obliged to knock out on acct of the heat. Lay about. Got good drink of water from a crofter. On to lunch. Bagged a couple of rabbits. Enjoyable lunch with Davis. Got 3 brace of birds after. Long walk home by 5.30. Whiskey milk & soda. Letters. Lovely bath. Wrote 4 or 5 letters & arranged about journey tomorrow. Good letter from Jupp. Dinner. Took Mrs Rhodes in. Talk of Paris etc. After went into dancing room. Stupid games. Retired to smoking room. After marked 25 game for Sir E.C & Davis. Smoke & lemon. Talk of guns etc. Bed 12.0am. (Red ink: Awfully hot day. Partridge shoot. Obliged to knock out.)
Saturday September 28 Skibo Castle, N.B. Up 6.30am. After bath packed bags etc. Down & got some tobacco & wrote wires. Breakfast. After photos in porch. Trap round 10.15am. Adieu. Off with traps to ferry near cottage where I got water yesterday. 5/s trap, ferry 2/s. A small shabby pony cart with a sing song driver to meet me. Drove to Tain. 5/s. Sent wires. Man in street brushed coat. Surley ticket boy in office. Got traps together. Off by 12.40. Coupé to self. Party from Dornoch Castle, the Barrows. Inverness 3.0. Bought pear etc. On to Perth 7.15. Had cut of beef. After met Sir Wm Pearce. Wash. Met Mr & Mrs Kettle. Delightful carriage to self. Left 8.0. Got soda at Stirling. Read till 10.0pm when slept uneasily till 5.0am. Guard woke me. Lavatory wash & out at Rugby. (Red ink: Death of Harry Paine, clown. Left Skibo Castle.)
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On board train for South. Up at 5.0am. Lavatory wash. Just in time. Out at Rugby 5.55am. Left traps with porter & strolled into the town of Rugby. Walked about till 7.0am. Saw bootmaker Furniss. Into the George Inn & ordered breakfast for 7.45. Looked at Graphic for '70. Breakfast 2/6. Wrote 2 letters F.C.B & Darling. Out & strolled back to station by 9.30am. Protestant tracts. A train came in reserved for Gaiety Com'y, 'Don Juan'. They could get nothing to drink or eat. Left by 10.2 for Northampton. Changed at Roade. Found Roy & Con waiting for me. Large break & 2 horses. Drove to Earl's Barton. Dear M & Midge, Dora, Mrs Fraser & H & Con there. Wash & lunch. Changed. After sat in chair on lawn with News. Slept. Tea. Had cycle out after going with Roy to see the doctor. Saw the locum tenens. Arm re-bound up. Cat & kittens. Rode cycle a little, got very hot. Dressed. Good dinner. Game of billiards after. Beat H by 2 only. Bed 11.30pm. (Red ink: Arrived Earl's Barton 12.30am.)
Monday September 30 The Grange, Earl's Barton. Up at 8.0. Went for cycle ride to Earls B. Many factory hands about. Back 9.0 breakfast. Had rest after. Looked at I.L.N. After saw 2 pairs of horses out. Took photos. Wrote 6 or 7 letters. Lunch. At 2.20 went with H delightful drive with pair of dark greys to Wellingborough. Back 3.30. Finished letters & diary. Roy ennui. Tea. Game of bowles. Midge & self v. Roy & M. We won. 100 up before dinner. Con in bed with pain in the afternoon. Dined. Claret. Felt very sleepy after. 100 up billiards. H won. (Red ink: Delightful drive into Wellingborough.)
Tuesday October 1 The Grange, Earl's Barton. Up at 8.0. Did not cycle. Breakfast. After looked at News etc. More wind. Con down. Read Fair Maids of Perth. Lunch. Again smoke & rest. At 4.0 went on cycle towards Wellingborough. Met break & also M in landau with Midge & Dora. Turned back. The axle of cycle slipped for good & had to walk home. Tea. Callers. After played Roy game of bowls. Won. After M. Midge, H & self played till dusk. Game of billiards 50 up before dinner. Won.
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Whiskey & soda did not agree with me. Champagne dinner. Very sleepy. Spoof after 100 up with H & bed after at 11.30. M awake. (Red ink: Quiet day at The Grange Earl's Barton.) (Cutting glued in: Death of John Lynaght.
Wednesday October 2 The Grange, Earl's Barton. Up 8.15. Bath. Stroll in grounds. Breakfast. Letters from Vernon, Jupp etc. Hamilton got off by 10.0am. Looked at Vols News after, 3 vols missing. Pig on the lawn. Wrote Jupp & diary. At 12.15 packed & dressed. Shaved etc. Lunch 1.45. In billiard room after. Got off with pile of luggage at 3.5pm. Goodbye to Conrad & Mrs Fraser & Dora. To Castle Ashby. Hurt hand & oil on Roy's bag from cycle. Long wait at Northampton. Comfortable run to town. Collector wanted letter. Otley & buss met us. Rode to corner of Tottenham Ct Rd & walked to Punch dinner. There 7.5pm. F.C.B, Tenniel, A à B, B.P, P.May, E.T.R there. Cuts easy. Presented with socks & philibeg etc sporran. Left with J.T at 11.20 home. Mite coming back. Otley went to meet her. Arrived at 12.45am. Had beef tea etc. Looked over all my letters. Nothing of importance. Bed 1.30am. (Red ink: Came up from Earl's Barton, M, Roy & self.)
Thursday October 3 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.10am. Dull rainy morning. Disappointed wiith cyclometer on cycle. Went for short run on it to Redcliffe Gdns. Back at 9.0am. Breakfast. Roy down. After wrote letters & got to work. Skemed subject. Dull wet morning. After photod Otley in 2 positions & developed plates. Lunched & rested in a way afterwards. Roy about. At 3.45 dressed. Tea. Left at 4.45 for G.W.Rly. Caught 5.5 & down to Eton. Saw Mr Ainger & the doctor. Left Roy with his tutor. Rain. Long wait at Slough. Home by 8.30. Dined. Sleepy after. Bed 11.15. x. (Red ink: Took Roy back to Eton in the afternoon. Left him there. Saw Mr Ainger.)
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Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0. At 8.30 out on cycle. Lovely morning. Went to Battersea Park. Coming back cycle slipped sideways & broke crank. Hurt knee. A draughtsman met me & called on his advice at shop in Fulham Rd. Walked on. Tried to get on & had 2nd fall. Walked to Watkinsons in Earls Court Road. Left bicycle. Breakfasted. Changed & got to work late 11.30am. Got on with drawing all day up to 8.30pm when dined. M & Mite out calling at the Cowards etc. Smoke after & bed at 11.30pm. (Red ink: Accident with cycle. Slipped sideways.)
Saturday October 5 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Dull moring. At 9.30 got to work on drawing of Hicks Beach & Harcourt. Worked till 1.0 when finished. Lunch. Put things away, rested. Tea at 4.15. Was to have had cycle ride. Heavy wet. Read & began calendar. At 6.45 dined & left in 4 wheeler at 7.30 for Lyceum Theatre. Mite imitating etc. Saw Romeo & Juliet. Mrs Patrick Campbell good. Mr Stone in box. Lots of Jews in theatre. Out at 11.20. Walked with Mite along the Strand. Got 4 wheeler. On to Stone's rooms & had oysters & grouse, old Champagne. The Weedon Grossmiths there. Mrs W.G very pretty. Left at 1.0 & back in cab. Very heavy rain., awful. Home 1.30. Bed 2.0am. Tired. (Red ink: Went with Mite & M to see Forbes Robertson's Romeo & Juliet. Supper at Stone's rooms. Frightfully wet night.)
Sunday October 6 Stafford Terrace. Up at 9.0. Slight headache. Dull wet wretched day. Breakfast. After M pottering about in room. Took out leaves from all the Weeklies etc. Lunch. Long rest in afternoon till 4.0pm. After walked up to the Garrick through the Park. Met Burney Yeo. Wrote 11 letters & home by buss from Piccadilly at 8.10. Edgar & Sophia Herapath dined with us. 1 bottle Burgundy, 1 of Zeltinger. Long talk of Estate. They stayed until 11.30pm. Bed 12.0. Alum. x. (Red ink: Very wet Sunday. Walked to Club. Edgar & Sophia Herapath dined with us.)
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Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45am. Lovely bright sun. Left at 8.30. Met Sophia Herapath at the door. Round to stable & rode cycle up the Row with her & round Hyde Park. Home by Bayswater at 9.5am. Breakfast. After found moth had got into my clothes dreadfully. Put them straight. Printed some photos & after got to work to design Calendar. Mite v seedy. Castor oil. Lunch. Rest & after at 4.0 rode cycle to Barnes. Met Mrs Stone & a friend at St Paul's School. Home 5.15. That A of a Paxton here. Tea. After wrote Mrs K for sitting. Worked till 7.30. Paxton left 7.20. Dined & quiet evening by selves. Thank goodness. Snooze & bed at 11.30pm.
Tuesday October 8 Stafford Terrace. Up 7.45. Dull grey morning. Out on cycle 8.20. Went twice round Hyde Park. Home 9.0. Been 7 miles. Breakfast & after squared prints. Got to work 11.30 on calendar. Mite not down to breakfast. M went off to Whiteleys. Worked till 1.30. Designed both pages. After Effie Harrison came in. Lunch. Rest. Mite not to go to the theatre. Very wet afternoon after. Went on to work from 4.0 to 6.0pm. Dressed. Dinner 6.30. M & self left for Drury Lane 7.15. Very wet. Good hansom with chirruping man there. Found 2 Miss Harrisons in Box LL. Bad box. Saw 'Cheer Boys Cheer'. Old Neville, Mrs Harry Burnand as walking lady. Out at 11.0 & home in hansom. Sandwiches & bed at 12.0. (Red ink: Otley fetched mare from Horlicks at noon today. Westwood put up for sale at Ramsgate.)
Wednesday October 9 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.10am, then snooze. Dull damp morning. Out on cycle & round Park 8.30 to 9.0am. Letter from Langley etc. Breakfast. Otley putting up pictures in lavatory. Work on calendar 11.30am till 1.0. After lunch rested & read. At 4.30 M & self walked through Kensington Gardens as far as Peals. On after to Brook St. Left M at Sophy's, after walked thro' Regent St & on to Garrick. Called Camera Club. Met Henschel in the hall. Wrote Mr Harrison & strolled on to P.D. L.B, E.I.M (late) P.M, E.T.R, F.C.B, J.T, self, Arthur à B & R.L there. Good dinner.
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Was shewn an American paper (Harpers) with my name instead of Hy F to Lika Joka. Long time over J.T's French cartoon. Left 11.10 with J.T & cab home. Read & to bed 12.30 or 1.0am.
Thursday October 10 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.40. Mistake with (illeg) for C.C. Out on cycle at 8.5. Went round Park, met Sophia Herapath. After to call on B.P at 11 Marlboro Road. Left name of spanner. Long ladder across road. Back 9.10. Breakfast. After photod Stace & Otley for John Bull & Yankee. Sent to Barkers for drawers etc. Developed. 2.0 lunch. Amy Herapath there. At 3.0 rested till 5.0. Much colder weather at last. Lit a fire. Worked till 8.30. Drew 2 figures of Bull & Jonathan. Dinner & quiet evening. Bed 11.30. x.
Friday October 11 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Lovely morning, sunny. At 8.25 rode cycle twice round Park & out at Bayswater. Home 9.10am. Got to work after writing letters at 10.30. Carpet shifted. Worked all day on drawing of John Bull & Yankee. Mrs Fraser called in afternoon & stayed to tea. Dinner at 8.30pm. After snooze & bed 11.45pm.
Saturday October 12 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Cycled round Park. Met Sophia H. Also saw Rook, Joe Parkinson, Mr Aird jun'r & Reynard on cycles. Coming back met Pepys Cockerell & home 8.45am. Good breakfast. Got to work 9.20 on drawing John Bull & America over sports. Workd till 1.0pm when lunched at 1.30, Mrs Fraser there. M & Mrs F went off in cab to Royalty Theatre. Mite & I followed in another cab. Stupid cabby took us to 'The Royal'. At Royalty saw Mrs Charles Mathews & Mrs Wheeler. Very good play. Mr & Mrs Bouchier acted very well. Out & saw M & Maud & Mrs F to Hanover Sq. Walked to Garrick. Avoided Marks RA. Had tea. Looked over papers. Changed cheque for 2d & home by buss. Bought lobster, pine, pears etc. Home 7.0. M not in. Very late getting home. M home at 7.50. Dinner 8.5. Lobster. Good pears etc. Snooze after. Bed at 11.45. (Red ink: Went to see 'The Chili Widow' at the Royalty Theatre.)
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Sunday October 13 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30. Cycled 9.0 to 9.30 round Earls Court. Good breakfast. Left at 10.30. Buss to C.C. M & Mite at church. Photod at 11.45 Mrs K for Almanack. Out 2.0pm. Amateur & spectacle lens. At Garrick to lunch. Talk to Burney Yeo & after Sterry. Learnt reason of Col Welby's engagement being broken off. Queer in his head. After in smoking room talk to Christie. Left & changed plates at C.C. Cart at Garrick 4.45. Home. Mr & Mrs Fowler there, long talk. They left 6.30. Wrote letters F.C.B. Sent copy to Illustrate. M had left her purse in Kensington Church. Sophia & Edgar lunched at 18 S.T. After had quiet dinner at home, M, Mite & self. Bottle of old Burgundy. Not very good. Pine. Quiet evening & bed early. (Red ink: Photod Mrs King for Almanack.)
Monday October 14 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. x. Rode mare in Park 8.15 to 9.30 for 1st time since August 1st. Met Pepys Cockerell & Mills. Talk of Ray Lankester. Back & developed plates taken yesterday. Looked for moth in clothes. Lunch. Rest. Out on cycle at 3.35 along Hammersmith Road, Bedford Park, Q Bridge & Mortlake & Putney. Bad roads. Home 5.15. Had ridden 14 miles. Dressed & did 1½ hrs work on Xmas No. Left in cart at 7.35 & dined with Ayala at the Savoy. (Plan of table seating) Ayala's Savoy Dinner. Mr Yates, Froggy, Mr Lockett, Mrs Lockett (Col North's daughter) Comyns Cole, Ayala, L.S, Mr Treherne (knew Hamilton's father) Very good dinner. Left 11.30 & called at Steak. Saw Blunt & Leslie Ward. Home by 12.30. Slept in chair till 2.20 when bed. (Red ink: Rode mare 1st time since Aug 1.)
Tuesday October 15 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Out on cycle at 8.25. Twice round Park. Saw Lethbridge on cycle. Home 9.10. Put phos to print. Wrote letters etc. Foggy morning. After got to work on Almanack. Drew signs X No. Quiet afternoon. Rest & on to work again. M, Mite & self dined quietly & bed early.
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Wednesday October 16 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Out on cycle & met Reynard. Round Park. Home breakfast. After got on with work on Xmas No up to lunch. After began Stag Beetle & Elf. At 5.45 left in dog cart & drove to Holborn Viaduct called on Mariott & Cooper & on to Punch dinner. Full dinner. Phil A, E.I.M (late) E.T.R, B.P, Guthrie back, F.C.B, Sir J.T, self, A à B, Phil M & R.L. Discussion a long time over cartoon of Blue Beard. Self got Nelson & Column & another cut of Chamberlain. Talk with Guthrie about Melbourne. Great laugh. Left with J.T at 11.15 to Isthmium. Got cart at top of Row & home by 12.15. Letters of Edgar & long type letter from Lee & Pembertons. Read it.
Thursday October 17 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Wrote letters & went out on cycle to call at Edgar's. Met him & after Sophia. Most lovely morning. Went nearly to Brook St with Sophy & after called on Guthrie & left the name of spanner. Back home along the Bayswater Rd. Heard shouting in Black Maria. Home & in morning finished drawing of Stag Beetle. Drove in cart at 1.0 to Trafalgar Square. Photod column. Saw Lawrence Bradbury in Pall Mall. Coming back found that ass Paxton in S.T. Had him at lunch, M away at Auntie's. Developed plates after lunch, 5 spoilt out of 8. After a rest after lunch began Chamberlain as Toreador & worked up to 8.30pm when dined. Quiet evening. Mite dined at the Edwin Herapaths. Bed 11.30. (Cutting glued in: Death of Susan Murray Shirreff.)
Friday October 18 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Out on cycle 8.25 & back by 9.0. Went round Park. Very foggy. Got on & finished Chamberlain as Toreador by 11.10. Skemed subject of Britannia & Nelson. Developed 3 plates by 1.35. Lunch. Dried plates & got prints by 4.0pm with boxes. Miss Meiggs here. Rested in chair till 4.0 & at 5.0 began cartoon. Got it outlined by 8.30. Dressed & dined. Quiet evening, Mite, Mrs Fraser, M & self. Dozed & bed 11.0. (Red ink: Began cartoon at 5.0pm & finished it 1.30 tomorrow.)
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Saturday October 19 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.40. Out at 8.10 on cycle round Park & back 8.35. Breakfast. After at 9.15 got to work & finished by 1.30 the cartoon of Nelson & Britannia. Lunch. Dressed & Mite & self went in the cart to Charing X. Walked to Terry's Theatre & with the 2 Herapath girls. Saw Kerr in The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown. Very good. Miss Felipe very good little school girl. Put Mite & girls in cab at 5.15 & home. Called at Moss's & after bargaining bought a tray & 2 old leather bags for £5.10.0. Changed cheque for £7.10.0 at Club. Had tea & home by cab to Hyde P Corner. Cart met me. Called at Butts & bought fruit. Home 7.30pm. Dinner 8.15. 2 Miss Herapaths, Mrs Fraser & ourselves to dinner. After they had table & glass for divining. (Red ink: Bought tray & 2 bags. Went to see Strange Adventures of Miss Brown, Terry's Theatre.)
Sunday October 20 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30. x. Not out. Breakfast. After at 10.30 Reynard called on cycle. Went with him thro' Richmond Park. Most uncomfortable with P. Home 12.15. Rode 15 miles. Put hooks in bath room & after dressed. Lunch & rest. At 3.15 M, Mrs Fraser & self went to Niagara. Lady band. Saw Mrs Bingham etc, Miss Hood & Miss Robson Roose, Terraros etc. Left 5.45 home by 6.15. Found Col Welby there. Edgar had been. Maud imitating etc etc. Winnie Lockyer in to lunch. Felt suspicion of cold on chest coming on. Hope not. Dined quietly, Mrs F, Mite, M & self.
Monday October 21 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Out 8.30am. Met Reynard. Round Park & home. In morning printed phos & got on with Xmas page. Put goat etc in. Lunch. Mary Burnand in. At 3.15 to 4.45pm cycled 15 miles. Same as yesterday. Tea. Mary B still there. Dressed & worked from 5.30 to 8.0pm. Dinner. Felt after slight cold come on in nostrils after snooze. Horrid. (Red ink: 1st bad cold since Tuesday September 4th 1894 at Tressady.)
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Tuesday October 22 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. M in bed. Wet morning & wretched grey day. Breakfast. Woke up with irritation in nostrils. Cold coming on. Sent Otley for quinine & (illeg). Suffered from cold all day. Callers in afternoon. Jerry Weigall & Miss Effie Harrison. Effie H was at lunch. In evening young Buckmaster dined & stayed till 11.30pm. Bed quietly after. Cold in head bad. (Red ink: Cold very bad in head.)
Wednesday October 23 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.45. Very cold morning & bad cold in head. Nevertheless out on cycle & thro' Kensington. Home 8.50. Met Sophia H. After got to work all day on Xmas No. M down. Mite went in cart in afternoon to Burnands & dined there. Left at 6.30 & went by Met'n Rly to Blackfriars. Punch dinner. William Agnew, Edwin James Milliken (late) Bernard Partridge, Edward Tryan Reed, Henry Wadsworth Lucy, Frederick Anstey Guthrie, Francis Cowley Burnand, Sir John Tenniel, Edward Linley Sambourne, Arthur à Beckett, Phillip May (late) & George Busson Du Maurier there. Long talk of success of Trilby. Cold bad. Told B.P to shut up. Cartoon made up easily. No subject for self. Left 10.15 & home by buss from Bouverie Street. Saw old Lewis, wife & Ernest in buss at Piccadilly. Read & dozed. Bed 12.0. Fire in room. (Red ink: Atrocious & heavy cold in head at Punch dinner.)
Thursday October 24 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.10. Very cold. 1st frost. Did not go out. Bright sun. Acct of suicide of the Marquis of Waterford. In morning began drawing of Kipper. After lunch at 2.30 went for ride on cycle. Put M in cart. Round Richmond Park & home down Putney Hill. Delightful ride. Smoked cigarette in Park. Back at 4.45. Tea. F.C.B called & left paper for Law subject. Got to work. Dined 8.0pm. Quiet evening. & bed early. Cold in head bad. (Red ink: Very good cycle ride to Richmond Park.)
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Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Very cold. Could not cycle. Went for walk up Campden Hill. Back & wrote letters. After finished small drawings. Waited for letter from F.C.B. Lunch at 2.10. Went on cycle to F.C.B's. Very uncomfortable with P. Saw F.C.B & settled for drawing of Russian Bear in Chinese Dress. Own idea. Back. M going out in dog cart. Rested. Felt seedy. At 4.30 got to work & worked till 8.15pm when dined quietly M, Mite, Mrs Fraser & self. Cold in head bad & on chest slightly. (Red ink: Did drawing of Rusian Bear. Proved a great success.)
Saturday October 26 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Walked round Campden Hill. After at 9.14 got to work until 1.30 when finished Russian Bear as Chinese. M, Mrs Fraser & Mite went in hansom to Gaiety Theatre & saw The Shop Girl. Dressed & left at 2.30pm in cart. Felt awfuly cold. Got out at Leicester Square & walked. Had 4d whiskey. Very good box. Saw The Shop Girl for the 6th time. New young Appleby. Very good song 'Well you know the sort of song I mean'. Rowdy boys in next box. Out & put M & others in hansom in Strand. Walked to Club. Bought alligator skin bag, very good one at Moss's 25/s. Club. Tea. Felt not quite the thing. Walked sharp home. Called & bought lobster & pine etc. Otley at shop waiting. Bath & dined. Very poor apppetite for dinner. Seedy. Bed 11.30. Chest rubbed. Thankful felt better in the morning. (Red ink: Went to see The Shop Girl for the 6th time.)
Sunday October 27 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30am. Breakfast. Did not go out. Too cold. Frost etc. Wired to Reynard. M, Mrs F & Mite going out to church. Looked over letters etc & sorted them. Wrote diary. Stuck razor & strop etc. After Evelyn came in. Lunch. At 2.0pm got on cycle & rode to Richmond Park. Saw Charley Burnand & brother-in-law. On to Ham Gate & delightful run to Kingston. Had ginger & gin at Greyhound. Left 3.30 & thro' Bushey. Bad road. Twickenham, Putney Bridge 4.30. Home 4.45. 25 miles in 2½ hours. No one had called. Changed & dressed. After dined
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quite quietly & pleasant peaceful evenig. Bed 11.30pm. (Red ink: Delightful cycle ride to Kingston & Richmond etc etc.)
Monday October 28 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Bitterly cold morning. Walk round Campden Hill. Back. After got on with shading of 2 pages for Xmas No. Worked all day. Got on & began the two upper figures. Dinner at 8.0pm. Miss Holland came in afternoon & sat a long time. Talk of Egyptology & Prof Flinders Pertie. After lunch tried cycle but came round West Kensington & back. Sent Otley for the carriage at 3.0pm. (Red ink: Carriage sent back from Corben's.)
Tuesday October 29 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Bitterly cold morning. Frost. Walk round Campden Hill. Breakfast. After got to work on Xmas Number. Got on with shading. Lunch. Finished in afternoon. Annoyed I did not see letter from Hitchings. After many called. Old Mr Maclean etc. Dined at 6.0pm & after M & self drove in carriage to Haymarket Theatre & saw the dress rehearsal of Trilby. Next Mr Wood & Levance(?) etc. Arthur à B, Du Mauriers etc etc. Long waits. Miss Baird very good. Left at 12.0. Drove home by cab. Very cold. Hard frost. Sandwiches & bed at 1.0am. Tried cycle after lunch. Came back again. (Red ink: Went in evening to dress rehearsal of 'Trilby' at the Haymarket. Finished the two pages for Xmas No 1896.)
Wednesday October 30 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15. Slight headache. Why? Breakfast. At 10.30 after skeming subject left & walked thro' Kensington Gardens. Buss to Camera Club. Photod Miss Rose. Learnt that she had been married 5 years. Come in to her property. Changed plates & left at 1.45. Lunch Garrick. Beetle, Pinero etc. Saw Sooby, after Furniss & Spielmann. Out & walked to Globe Theatre. Saw Charley's Aunt for the 3rd time. Put M & Mrs Fraser & Maud in buss. Walked to cycle place & saw them. Back thro' Chancery lane. Bought spectacles. On to Punch dinner. F.C.B not
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there. At dinner A à B, J.T, self, Phil May, E.I.M, B.P, E.T.R, H.W.L, Great talk of the Trilby boom etc. (Red ink: 1st night of Trilby at the Haymarket.)
Thursday October 31 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Out 8.20 & rode cycle round Park, out Kensington. Met Sophia. Round home. Breakfast. Papers about 'Trilby'. Change in the weather. After at 11.0 skemed subject of Duke of Cambridge & Tommy Atkins saluting. At 12.20 Stace came round. Photod Otley & he. After developed & luncheon. At 2.30 on cycle. Called on Reed. On after thro' Mortlake & all thro' Richmond Park. Down Putney Hill & thro' past Walham Green. Called on F.C.B. Talk of Punch depressing. Hope may be better. Walter Austin there. After at 5.0 lit lamp & home. Enjoyed ride. Tea. Dressed & got to work at 6.0pm on Kipper. Heavy rain came on 5.45pm. Dined quietly 8.0pm. Snooze & read after dinner. Bed 11.30pm. (Red ink: Called on Burnand. Told of the serious state of P. Good cycle ride.)
Friday November 1 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. x. Out & walked instead of cycling as the mud was very bad. Breakfast. Very foggy. Had lamp instead of daylight. Finer after. New birdcage put up. Finished drawing of Kipper. Printed phos. After lunch rested & did not begin cartoon until 4.0pm. Worked till 8.30 & after dined. Quiet evening & bed at 12.30 after snooze. Had nearly the last of the liqueurs. Wrote Edgar in evening after dinner in answer to long letter about the reserve of Angel Court received last night.
Saturday November 2 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.10am. Walk round Campden Hill. At 9.30 got to work & finished cartoon of Duke of Cambridge & Tommy Atkins by 1.40. Hamilton Langley in to lunch. Changed & down with Mite in a hansom to the Duke of York's theatre. M & Mrs F went in carriage. Saw 'Her Advocate' by Walter Frith. Cartwright & Miss Gertrude Kingston very good. Miss Frazer came in box. Saw Bancroft & Mrs B opposite. Out at 5.10. Put M, Mite & Mrs F in carriage. Went to Club & had tea & wrote 5
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letters. Saw Percy Reeve, Weldon etc. Out at 6.15 & walked home. Got cheque changed for £2.0.0. Bought pine, pears, nuts etc. Home 7.45. Paid wages. Quiet dinner, M, Mite & Mrs Fraser. Quiet evening & bed at 12.0 after snooze. (Red ink: In afternoon went to the Duke of York's Theatre & saw the play called 'Her Advocate'.)
Sunday November 3 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15 & out on cycle at 8.50. Went right round Park & home 9.30. Breakfast. Was sorting papers when Reynard called. Again out on cycle to Richmond Park, Kingston & home by Barnes. 11.10 to 1.35, 21 miles exactly. Uncomfortable with P. Had bath. Lunch. Was to have gone to Tattersalls. Too tired. Wet afternoon. Snooze in bedroom. After came down & read Pepys Diary. Molesworth called from 5.30 to 6.0pm. Talk of horoscope etc etc. Dined quietly, M, Maud Mrs F & self. Maud a nasty influenza cold in her head. After dinner read Frank Stackton's story of Adventures of Captain Horn, about the gold of the Incas. Finished it & bed at 12.0am. (Red ink: Cycled about 28 miles in the day. Went to Kingston with Reynard.)
Monday November 4 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Out on cycle 8.34. Stopped by Keeper in Kensington Gardens. Horribly muddy & wretchedly wet. Back 9.15. In morning came on worse. Tidied up etc etc. After left at 3.0pm for Tattersalls. M & Mrs F had left before. Saw sale of Hamilton Langley's horses. Average 54 gns. After saw Effie & Con, Ethel English, Percy Holland, Talland(?) Frisby etc. Had whiskey & soda. M & Mrs F went all the way to Warwick Crescent to have tea with Mrs Raikes. Decided not to go to Empire Theatre. Sent Otley with letter to Mudie's & Empire. Wrote many letters for photos for Mr Thornton's Art J. Drawings. Dined 8.0. Quiet evening after. Snooze till 12.0. Maud a bad cold in her head. Read An Artist's Reminiscences by Rudolph Lehmann. (Red ink: Sale of Hamilton Langley's horses. Charge against George Alexander.)
Tuesday November 5
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Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. x. Dull wet morning. Walk round Campden Hill. In morning sorted letters etc etc. News of Alexander's having been charged with improper behaviour. M out in carriage to the Stores.Wet. Lunch. Mite not out having a cold. Looked thro' diary. Developed 16 plates in the morning taken last Wednesday. Sooby called. Sent Otley for hose etc to Stores & with bags. Dined 7.0 & after took M & Mrs Fraser to the Empire Theatre. Spencer called at dinner time. Gale of wind & heavy wet. Very poor entertainment. Thought I saw K.M looking as thin as a ghost. Left 10.50 & home by 4 wheeler. Man just on.
Wednesday November 6 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0 & walked up Campden Hill. Very windy but fine sun. After in morning printed a heap of blue photos from plates taken from Miss Rose on Wedy last & also old Stace plates Apl 1885. Mrs Fraser left & Miss Fraser (Grace) came. Galbraith called in the afternoon. Dressed & he drove me to Sloane St. Walked to Club & P.D. Met Spencer & after Heilbut. Talk of Alexander. Wrote 3 letters at Club & on to P.D. William Agnew, L.B (saw him at Club & talked about the 9th) E.I.M, late, Reed (with bad eyes) A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B & R.L, Phil M. Talk etc. Settled double cut for J.T. Turkey going over the Falls. Self the Magisterial Blunder abt Alexander. Suggested by self. Left at 11.0 with J.T in cab & told him about the state of P. Home 12.0 & bed after reading paper.
Thursday November 7 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0 & being wet walked over Campden Hill into Notting Hill Rd & back by Holland Park. Breakfast. Miss Fraser there. After wrote letters & then skemed subject for Magistrate & Policemen. At 11.45 photod Stace & Otley & developed them. Lunch. Ladies cycling. Posted letters & rested in chair. Read China. M & Miss Fraser went in carriage to call on the D.M's. Mite in with a cold. Wrote Spielmann. After got to work & got on with subject of Magistrate & Policeman. Dined at 8.0pm. Quiet evening & bed 11.30 after.
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Friday November 8 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. walked over Campden Hill. Breakfast. After got to work & all day at cartoon of Policeman & Magistrate. Dined at 8.30. Rest after. Strange dream of a haunted room & Edgar. Bed 12.30am after snooze. M went to tea at Rev M Maclean's.
Saturday November 9 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. x. Usual walk. At work on drawing till 12.45. Late. Roy back from Eton at 10.0am. Lunched at home. Gave up the Lord Mayor's Show. Roy, Miss Fraser & Mite went in carriage to Drury Lane Theatre & saw Cheer Boys Cheer. M & self followed in a cab. Called Box Office at Haymarket & saw where Box 16 was. On to Theatre. Put M & girls in a 4 wheeler. Club & tea. Walked to Lyceum Theatre before. After left letter at Haymarket. Bought sausages & home by buss. Bought lobster & fruit etc. Dined 7.30pm & after Roy & self went by the carriage to Lyceum Theatre & saw Romeo & Juliet. Sir William Dalby & Pepys Cockerell in stalls. After with Roy to supper at the Garrick. Joe Carr & Cyril Maude there, also Nutcombe Gould. Left 12.30 & home. Joe Carr's stories. Eel & balls. (Red ink across page: Went to Drury Lane Theatre matinée & to Romeo & Juliet in evening. Roy's exeat.)
Sunday November 10 Stafford Terrace. Up at 9.0am. Tired. Usual walk. After M & Mite went to church. Roy out with girls after. Felt very tired in morning. Spencer came in. After lunch Roy & self cycled 19 miles, Richmond Park etc. Home. Called Phil May & saw Davis RA at Val Princep's. Home tea. Marshall there. After American girls & Coupé London called. Read book of Barr's & up to dress at 6.45. Cab to Garrick at 7.30. There 7.50. Dined with Sir Charles Hall. Mistake about Russell's letter getting to him. (Plan of table seating) Sir Charles Hall's dinner at the Garrick Club to meet H.R.H the Duke of Coburg. Sir Charles Hall, Sir William Howard Russell, John Hare, L.S, Arthur Blunt, Sir Henry Keppel GCB, Admin't, His R.H.the Duke of Coburg, Lord Borthwick, H.Beerbohm Tree, Equerry in waiting, F.C.Burnand. Good dinner. Long stories from the Duke. The
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mutton beefsteak (illeg) affair Sir O.Brierly. etc. 84 days home from Australia. H.R.H liked onion salad. Long talk. Enjoyed dinner. Afterwards H.R.H talked half an hour to me & told me about Punch & the German Emperor 'My dear nephew'. Also mentioned about no soles to boots of Tenniel's men etc. Also about Prince Albert. Hare's story of the Scotchman & Irving. Refused cigar that H.R.H had given to Irving. Scotchman (distinguished member of Scotch Academy) Balfour & Churchill there etc. Scotchman not to be taken in by Prince of Wales. Thought it was a hoax. 'I no care for reminiscences of Royalty'. Tree distant about box yesterday. Left 12.30. Home 1.0. Terrific gale of wind & heavy rain. Read story & bed at 2.0am. H.R.H's story of the cups etc of ships to be left at a depot. Admiralty refused. (Red ink across page: Good cycle ride with Roy. Dined at Garrick with Sir Charles Hall.)
Monday November 11 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Walk to Notting Hill. Breakfast. Roy late down. Went back to Eton at 9.20. After lovely morning. Printed photos. Wrote letters & diary etc. Busy all morning. After lunch from 2.15 to 4.30 cycled 19 miles round Barnes, Richmond Park & Putney. Tea & bath. M still out. After got to work on Fables. Sketched out puppy. Miss Fraser out to dinner. M, Mite &self dined quietly. After rest. M to bed 11.0, self 12.0. x. Miss Fraser back 11.30.
Tuesday November 12 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. x. Walked round Notting Hill. After measured bicycles. Breakfast. After came on pouring wet. Wired to put off sitting Miss G. M & lamps. After cleared up. Very sorry had not taken studies Miss G. M back at 1.0. Drew small drawing. After lunch sent Otley to the Stores for wine etc etc. After worked & read. At 8.0 H.W.B.Davis & Coupé London dined with us. Davis came early. Fair dinner. Gave D big cigar. Too much for him. He felt giddy & seedy after. Shewed all my drawings etc. Put them up after. Bed 12.0am. Otley took Roy's cycle round to Phil May's. (Red ink: H.W.B.Davis & Coupé London dined with us.)
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Wednesday November 13 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Walk round by Lewis's. Home. After 1st thing photod Otley for drawing of Emperor of Germany drawing cartoon. Took 2 in blouse & 2 in smoking jacket. Developed them by 11.0. Prints after. Then did small drawing Chamberlain as Chief of Kaffirs. M out at dentist. Mite & Miss Fraser went to Comedy Theatre. Got back by 6.0pm. Miss Fraser missed her train. Left at 6.15 & went by Met Rly to Bouverie Street. Lehmann in cab. P.D. Phil Agnew, E.I.M, P.M, H.W.L, A.G, F.C.B, Sir J.T, self, A à B, R.L & D.M. Good dinner. Talk of Trilby. Suggested Tenniel's cut of Britannia, Lord Wolseley & King Koffee Kalenli's umbrella. Left at 10.15. Went to Garrick Club. Wrote letters. On by cab home at 11.30pm. Very bad attack of P all day. Something disagreed with me last night.
Thursday November 14 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.0 & before breakfast got on with drawing. Breakfast. After worked on. Miss Fraser left at 11.0. Worked on to 2.0pm when finished. Lunch. After packed bags & left by omnibus at 4.0 for Waterloo. Took Mite & left her in Gloucester Road. On. Offficial met us at Waterloo. Comfortable carriage to ourselves down. Arrived Ropley 7.15 & Brookwood 8.10. Only found Hamilton Langley there, no Midge. Dressed hurriedly & dined. Had burgundy. After talk, bed at 11.30. Good night. Slept well. (Red ink: Went down with M to Brookwood Park, Alresford.)
Friday November 15 Brookwood Park, Alresford, Hants. Up at 8.15. M awake "waiting to be roused". Out on cycle. Shocking bad roads. Went to Bramdean & back. Breakfast. After at 10.30 began to shoot from Park, 5 guns. Mr Walter Long, Mr Dutton, Ham L, Ham F & self. Got some pheasants & hares etc. 1 partridge drive. Heavy rain came on at 1.0. Lunch in tent. Went on to shoot in the rain. Postman carried my cart'gs. Gave him 2/s. Home 4.0pm. Changed everything. Tea & after wrote many letters. Read The
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King in Yellow. Dined 7.45 & had burgundy No 6. After felt sleepy. Bed 11.45. M awake. Violent gale all day & heavy wet. (Red ink: Shot with Hamilton Fletcher at Brookwood, 5 guns.)
Saturday November 16 Brookwood Park, Alresford, Hants. Up at 8.45. M in bed. Breakfast 9.10. Fine morning but much wind. After left at 10.35 in wagonette to shoot Bramdean Common, 6 guns. Ham L, Ham F, self, Mr Tracey, Capn Wynne & Mr Higgins. Much wind. 170 rabbits, 5 pheasant, 2 woodcock, jay & 1 squirrel. Self got 3 pheasants. Very much troubled all day with P. Lunch in a tent. Back home at 4.45. Tea. After dressed & wrote letters & diary. Letter from model. Dined 7.55. Burgundy & after Ham F, Ham L, M & Tabs played Spoof. Self very sleepy. Went into smoking room. Bed at 11.30pm. (Red ink: Rabbit shoot at Brookwood. Six guns.)
Sunday November 17 Brookwood Park, Alresford, Hants. Up at 8.40. Chequed suit. No cycling. M in bed. Breakfast. Lovely morning after. Looked at cycles etc. Read book on Hogarth. After played 2 games of bowls with Hamiliton L. Each won one. At 1.30 lunch. After read & at 3.0 cycled till 4.30. Very bad attack of P. Spolit ride. Changed. Tea. Wrote letters. Dined 7.30. Indifferent Claret. Tabs went to bed early. H sang. Bed 11.0. Good night.
Monday November 18 Brookwood Park, Alresford, Hants. Up at 8.30. Out on cycle at 8.45. Went as far as George Inn & back along the grass. Just missed Tabbie's carriage. Home. Breakfast by self. After at 10.30 started with Ham to Captain Wynne to shoot. Notwithstanding every precaution sorely troubled with P all day. This is the 6th day since Wednesday night. Too bad. Most lovely morning out all day. Good shoot, unlucky for self. Very few birds came my way. Shot the last hen phasant. Back at 4.40. Tea & changed. Wynne left 5.30. Wrote Otley & Liddell. Quiiet dinner after, H, M & self. Tabs went up to bed quietly. Pipe & bed at 11.0. (Red ink: Shot with Hamilton Fletcher & Captain Wynne all day.)
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Tuesday November 19 Brookwood Park, Alresford, Hants. Up at 8.30. Walk round house. Tried Ham's cycle. After Hamilton got away 9.40 by himself in pony cart. Gwenny went to meet. M & self & Evelyn in carriage went to Hinton. Meet of hounds. Went into house. Saw Mrs Dutton & Miss Christie. Had cherry brandy. Cold. Saw hounds go into cover. Back. Met Tabs in lane with Tags & governess. Back & packed. Lost button hook. Lunch. After left at 2.15pm Ropley with cycle. Up to town. Otley met me. Home, quiet dinner. After by carriage to Camera Club, Pavilion & Empire theatres. At Garrick Club after. Wrote letters, Liddell etc etc. Left after having eggs. Saw Gilly Farquhar. Cab home. Bed 2.0am. Read Lord Wolseley's book on Napoleon. (Red ink: Came up from Brookwood Park in afternoon. Went after dining at home to Pavilion & Empire.)
Wednesday November 20 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.55. Overslept. Breakfast. Looked over letters etc. Afterwards at 11.30 carriage drove me to Camera Club. Waited till 12.45 from then to 3.0 took 3 dozen photos Miss G. Another came with her. Changed plates & out at 4.0. Wrote letters at the Garrick. At 5.15 Mr Edgcome of Fair Nude Club called on me. Had a false nose. Long talk. After left at 6.30 & walked to Punch dinner. Present Agnew, Phil M, E.I.M (late) H.W.L, A.G, F.C.B, Sir J.T, self, A à B, R.L. Discussion. Tenniel got Waggoner & Jupiter Fair Trade, self taxing bicycles. After Sir W.Agnew left F.C.B made a statement about the Proprietors. Very unsatisfactory state of things. Lawrence Bradbury had written insulting letter especially about my Almanack work & D.M. Great discussion & all agreed to stand by Editor's decision & by him. Left with Tenniel at 11.30. Called Garrick for bag & camera. Home & bed at 1.0am. M sleeping. Tap dripping. (Red ink: Photod Miss G at Camera Club. After interview with Mr James Edgcome at the Garrick.) (Red ink across page: Bernand unfolded unsatisfactory state of things with Bradbury & Agnew. Lawrence Bradbury's attack in my Almanack work.)
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Thursday November 21 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0. Went for cycle ride. Altered saddle. Round Park. Sir William Dalby called out after me. Round Bayswater & home. Tabs & M at breakfast. After skemed subject of Deputation to Sir Michael Hicks-Beach of Taxed & Licenced People. Decide to photo Otley. Did so at 12.5 for Hicks B & coachman etc. Developed them & put to dry. After worked at 4.0 & got on. Self & M dined after 8.30. Tabs back from her lecture & debate at the Pioneer Club. She had dined there. Bed quietly 11.30. Wrote several letters, Guthrie etc. Asked him for tomorrow to go to play.
Friday November 22 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Went for cycle ride round park. After home & got to work all day on drawing of Hicks Beach & deputation of Taxed People. Worked all day. Tabs & M out in the carriage. Dined at 7.20 & after Tabs, M, Miss (blank) & self went to the Royalty Theatre & saw The Chili Widow for 2nd time. Guthrie met us in box. Dined at the Savoy Restaurant at Tabbie's expense, £2.3.6 dinner. Not bad. Turned out very heavy wet at night. Got hansom at Royalty & sent M, Miss W & Tabs home. Self in another. A very chattering cabby who spoke to everyone down the road. Guthrie & self had been down to see Arthur Bouchier. When I got home I found Conrad there. Tabs settled up for dinner. After to bed tired. (Red ink: Dined with Tabs at Savoy Restaurant. After for 2nd time to see 'The Chili Widow'.)
Saturday November 23 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Got on with drawing of Michael Hicks Beach & Deputation at 8.30. Tabs & M down for breakfast. Worked till 12.30 when finished. Put things away & down to lunch. Rested after. Went at 3.0 & changed & went by buss to the Garrick Club & saw Mr Edgcome, Lord Masham's agent for cartoons. Settled to draw 3 for 75 guineas. Had tea. Left at 5.0 & walked to Knightsbridge. Buss home. Bought sausages at Crafts & fruit etc. Home. Saw Otley & sent him to Roger Wallace's. Dined at 6.30 & M & self left in carriage for St James's
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Theatre. Saw Alexander's new plays, The Mysogenist & The Divided Way. Furniss very kindly gave M his seat. Had good stalls. After introduced to Lady Lewis. Home by carriage. Colder. Had supper & bed. x. (Red ink: M & self went to première at the St James's Theatre, 'The Divided way'.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Alexander Collie.)
Sunday November 24 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15. Breakfast 8.45. Sent Otley with coat to Mr Roger Wallace's. Left at 9.15 & walked to 21 De Vere Gardens. R.W not down to breakfast yet. Mrs W had had a little daughter 7 weeks ago. Left in cab at 9.45. Bitterly cold wind. Got to Vauxhall. Saw Walter Austin & a friend a young architect Mr Cooper. Went to Woking 3rd class. Cab to course. Played 1 round with Wallace before lunch. Lost by 3 holes. After had cold beef pickles etc. Story after with cigars. Played a foursome. Won 6/s. Mr Cooper & I against Wallace & Austin. Won by 3 holes. Very seious attack of P. Most uncomfortable. Back by fly & train. Home 7.15. Dressed & hot bath. Conrad in at 7.50, Effie H afterwards. Quiet evening. Bed 12.0. Conrad went to the Schusters musical evening. x. (Red ink: Had very good day at Woking Golf Links with Roger Wallace.) This day Mr H.S.Lewis was 8 hours in the sea trying to get to Calais in The Fram, nearly wrecked. Great gale in the channel.
Monday November 25 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.10am. Out on cycle right round Park. Home 9.20. After breakfast Con & Effie wrangling. Put papers straight. etc. Sent cheque for Willis's Life Assurance. Long talk to M about 'Punch' after. Dated photos. Wrote diary etc. Dull wretched morning.. Lunch 1.45, Effie H, M & self. At 2.20 cycled thro' Richmond Park. Bought 2 cigars at Hammersmith Bridge. Strong north east wind but good ride. Home 4.15. Changed. Tea. The Punch Almanack came. M & Effie out up to 6.0. Got to work on Mr Thomson's drawing. Con & Effie out to dinner. M & self dined quietly. After rested. Snooze in chair. Strange dream of Alice on mat.
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Tuesday November 26 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.50. Out on cycle 8.40 & went round park. Cold wind. Saw Romeo Williams. Back. Conrad bad cold. After breakfast Midge came for M. By self in room. Read The Bible for an hour. Much struck with the beauty of Ecclesiastes 'All is vanity'. Capital notice in 'Times' of Punch Xmas No. In morning put things away etc. M back at 1.15. Lunch. At 2.0 Mr Hector Maclean called & kept me about an hour. After sat in chair & read. Mrs Cohen called. After skemed two cartoons & wrote letters. Went up & dressed at 6.30 pm. Out. Met Arthur Lewis & Luke Fildes on platform Met Rly. On to Charing X. Talk of gale to Fildes. After to Whitehall Rooms of Metropole, banquet to John Hare. Sat between Godfrey & Clement Scott, opposite Arthur à B. Delightful speeches. Lord Hothfield(?) & Lockwood & Hare. F.C.B told me had had satisfactory interview with Philip Agnew. After left with D.M & Abbey. On to Garrick Club. Had poached eggs etc. Opposite Furniss. Long talk. Left 2.0am. & drive with Parsons. Heard of illness of Miss Bourne. Bed at 2.30am very tired. (Red ink across page: Farewell banquet at the Metropole to John Hare.)
Wednesday November 27 Stafford Terrace. M up early & woke me. Had slight head on & tired. Up at 8.15. Out on cycle at 9.0. Round park. Stopped to see a Bantam & Chrypts cycle. After called Parsons. Home 9.30. Con & Effie leaving for Rome at 10.0. Not a penny in their pockets. M out to Whiteleys. Rested & read. Looked over my stocks & shares etc. After lunch at 2.0 rested etc. Had snooze. Left at 5.45 for Garrick in fur coat. Saw Sir Rivers Wilson & Carr. On to Punch diner. Called Spooners. Sir W.A, Phil A, L.B, P.M, E.I.M, late, H.W.L, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B, R.L there. Got cut of Pig. After dinner F.C.B read a written speech about last week to effect that letter written was burnt & forgotten. Never more to be alluded to. Hum! Time shews. W.A replied in a feeling & really good speech & so all ended happily for a time. Left with Sir J.T & put down Isthmium. Home at 12.0. Young cabman whipping horse. Bed 12.30am. Jackemot dined with
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M. (Red ink: F.C.B read written statement at 'Punch' dinner. Agnew replied.)
Thursday November 28 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Pouring wet morning. Could not ride cycle. Felt fairly well. In morning at 10.0am Mr Edgcome called & settled about cartoons. After skemed Pig & Hicks-Beach & Harcourt. Too wet to photo Stace at 1.30. Photod Otley after lunch for Hicks B as farmer leaning over gate. Very dark. Developed. & had a snooze after. M out in carriage in the wet. Got to work at 4.30pm up to 8.0 when wrote letters & dined 8.30, M & self. M very sleepy. Bed 12.0 after dreams. x. (Cutting glued in: Death of Thomas Matravers.)
Friday November 29 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.45. Both M & self oveslept ourselves. Dream of mare being killed hunting. Breakfast & after got to work at 10.0 on Pig & Hicks-Beach. Sent Otley to Stores for plates. Dull wretched dark morning. Piano tuned. Worked all day & up to 8.0pm. M & Midge out in carriage. Left off at 8.0pm. Wrote letters. Dined quietly, M, Midge & self. Midge came at 5.0pm. (Red ink: Midge came to stay till Wednesday.)
Saturday November 30 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. After breakfast got to work on drawing of Pig & Hicks- Beach. Worked up to 1.30pm when finished. Had intended to go to see cycles. Could not. Roy was to have come home. Read in dining room after lunch. Did not go out entire day. After at 5.30 up in room & skemed 2 cartoons for Lord Masham. Dined at 8.0, M, Midge & self, & bed quietly after at 12.0.
Sunday December 1 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30am. Cycled round by Kensington looking for shop to photo. Went in & out of Kensington Court. Back by Earls Court. Breakfast 9.30. After went out & photod shops by hand camera. Back. M & Midge going to church. At 12.0 Stace round. Photod him as John B
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Boxer, & putting up shutters etc. Finished by 1.15. Developed. After lunch at 2.20 went on cycle thro' Richmond Park, 16 miles. Back 4.0pm. Frisby, Mr Fair & Rooth called. Developed more plates by lamp light. Harry Rooth kept me till 7.20. Dressed & went with M to dine at F.C.B's. Drove with Cob. Mr & Mrs Cameron there & Milliken & ourselves. Pleasant evening. Left 11.25 & home. A stray dog ran in to Burnands. Smoked on sofa till 12.30 when to bed tired.
Monday December 2 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.20am. Colder & sun after. Did not go out. Felt very sleepy after Burnand's dinner. Breakfast. Invite from Mrs Temple. Wrote diary etc. Printed photos developed yesteday. Midge & M at lunch. After at 2.15 went out on cycle. Not comfortable. Went as far as Jarvis Road Lillie Road & then back. After began cartoon for Lord Masham & got on with it till dinner time. M, Midge & self dined quietly.
Tuesday December 3 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Went for cycle ride. Passed Lockett Agnew in Park. Spoke to Mocatta. Home breakfast. Got on with drawing of cartoon for Lord Masham. At 2.0 photod Otley & also paper written on Free Trade. Developed them & put in tank. At work. Very many callers, Ellie Kitchen & Mrs Galbraith etc, 12 or 14. Midge & M a long time down in morning room. Dined 8.15 & quiet evening after. Bed at 12.0. Slight nightmare in chair.
Wednesday December 4 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. x. Out on cycle in park. Machine clicked very much. Found it was the mile register. Passed right round Park & home. Breakfast. After long day's work on cartoon for Lord Masham. Printed photo of Otley taken yesterday & got on. Put cap in press. Midge left us at 2.0pm for home. Row between two fourwheel cabmen. Dressed at 6.15 & went by Underground Rly to Punch dinner. Sir W.A, Phil May, H.W.L, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, Arthur à B there only. Milliken ill. Got preface. Long discussion Chamberlain cut for Tenniel. Self Russian
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Emperor & German Emperor. Chaffed Lucy about Covent Garden Ball. Left with Tenniel at 11.15 & home at 12.0. Bed. Gale o' wind. (Red ink: Midge left at 2.0pm for Earls Barton.) (Cutting glued in: Obituary Charles Lucas.)
Thursday December 5 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Gale of wind. Out & walked over Campden Hill. Tried to find Mount House. Could not. Met Reynard on his cycle. Walked thro' Holland Lane & home. After breakfast wrote letters. M off at 10.45 to Sandown with the Galbraiths. Skemed subject for cartoon of Emperor of Russia agast at Emperor of Germany. Photod Otley in coat etc & self being taken up. At 12.30pm lunch. Cycled from 2.10 to 4.0 in a gale of wind thro' Richmond Park. Actually stopped by the wind at Mortlake. Enjoyed ride very much. Rather tired. Back & had tea. M back 5.30. Began drawing of Prof Leckey. Did not get on very well. Spoilt drawing of Cock a Leckey. Dined 8.15. Quiet evening & bed at 12.0 after snooze.
Friday December 6 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Did not walk or cycle. After breakfast got to work & finished drawing of Cocky Leckie. At 12.0 began cartoon. Spencer came in & stayed to lunch off pheasant. Worked all day up to 7.15 when went to dress. At 7.35 went in carriage to Berkeley Square & dined with the Steincopffs. Took Mrs Playfair in. Talk of Sargent & Fildes etc. M had old Lehmann. MrsCrackenthorpe etc. Left 10.45 & home by carriage. Colder.
Saturday December 7 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. x. Worked from 9.15 to 1.30pm when finished cartoon of Emperors of Russia & Germany. Lunch. Rest & after at 5.0pm went on with cartoon for Lord Masham. Put John Bull's & Potter's coats in. M read. Dinner 8.25. News from Tabs, Mervyn had typhoid fever. Bed 11.30 after snooze. (Cutting glued in: Death of George Augustus Sala.)
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Sunday December 8 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30. Cycled round Park at 9.10. Saw soldiers (Life Guards) going to church. Back 9.40. M saw me in Kensington. After breakfast worked till lunch on Lord Masham's cartoon. M read. Lunch. After rest. Went out at 3.10 to 4.0 on cycle. Spencer & Hilda in in morning. Spencer had lost his hat last night. Changed & got to work at 5.0pm. After young Swatzer called, Weigall & Miss Harrison, Richards, Molesworth & Mr & Mrs Phil May. Mays stayed till 7.15. Whiskey. Worked till 8.0. Dined. Wrote 6 letters after dinner till 10.0am. Colder. Bed at 12.0 after snooze. Dream at night of D.M & Lord Charles Beresford at theatre. My umbrella stolen in dream. (Cutting glued in: Obituary of George Augustus Sala.)
Monday December 9 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.15. Dull dark wretched morning. Did not cycle. News of George Augustus Sala's death in the papers. Got to work 9.45 & finished Lord Masham's 1st cartoon. by 12.45. Mite back from the country as I sent it off. Changed. Lunch 1.30. Off 1.50 on cycle. Went to Richmond thro' Mortlake. Up Richmond Hill, thro' Park & home down Putney Hill. Very good ride. Home 4.0. Called on Mr Watkinson. Gas collector had called. Paid his acct by letter. M & Mite back at 5.0. Stace called & got letter of recommendation from me. Tidied up & began Index. Thought of Punch feeding Robins. Mite at dinner. Quiet evening. Were to have dined at the Cottons. Bed at 11.30 after snooze. (Red ink: Mite returned at 1.0pm from Midge's.)
Tuesday December 10 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Cycled round Park. Out Marble Arch & down Bayswater Rd home. Breakfast. Mite down with cold. In morning at 10.30 photod self for Punch & Robins. After developed it & at 11.30 got on with Index drawing. After lunch cycled round Richmond. To hollow tree & home 3.45. Miss Chapman, Carter & Lockyer there. Changed. Tea. Went on to work at 4.0. At 8.0 Mr & Mrs Galbraith, Mr & Mrs Armstrong &
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Walter Austin dined with us. Good dinner. Harris waited. (Plan of table seating) Home dinner 8.0pm. Grouse. Mr Galbraith, Mrs Armstrong, self, Mrs Galbraith, Lieut Armstrong, M, Walter Austin, Mite. Stayed till 11.30pm. Rest in chair till 12.0. Bed.
Wednesday December 11 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. M wakeful & restless. Mite in bed with bad cold again. Sent Otley to Mrs Wallace. News of Mervyn, not so good. Emma R had been ill in the morning. Cramp etc. Very seedy. Wrote advertisement for horse. After finished Index by 1.0pm. In afternoon had snooze after being bored by Paxton Oh! At lunch Paxton eat ravenously. After tea did tail piece of Index. After M back. Miss Wheat came, up in Maud's room. Stayed with M. Left at 6.35. x. Went by Met'n Rly to Punch dinner. Sir W.A, E.I.M, Phil M, H.W.L, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B & R.L there. After long discussion about Turkey. Got cut to do of Irish fighting over Justin McCarthy. Did not like it. May's stories of taking Lucy out. Left with J.T at 11.10 & home by cab. Had been heavy wet. Read Mrs Clifford's Aunt Anna. Bed 12.45.
Thursday December 12 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.15am. Walk round Campden Hill. Slightly bilious. Skemed subject for Irish & Justin McCarthy. At 11.0 photod self & Otley for it. Quart pots, bottle of beer etc. Took 10 plates. Sent Otley to Phil May's. Not up till 12.0. Sent twice. M went to luncheon at Charley Hartree's. Mite could not go on acct of cold. Rest in chair afterwards & snooze. Printed Platinotype prints from 9 plates. All ready by 5.0pm. Finished tail piece of Robins fom 4.0 to five pm. Heavy rain in afternoon. M back from Hartree's & up in schoolroom. Worked till 8.15pm when dined, M & self. Quiet evening & bed. (Red ink: M lunched at Charles Hartree's.)
Friday December 13 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.5am. Walk. Called stable. Got Otley to get P.O.O for 3/s. Went with Tip round Campden Hill. Breakfast. After got to
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work & went on with drawing of Justin McCarthy & Irishmen. V & C sent for tail piece Index. Worked all day up to 8.30pm. In afternoon little James I.Galbraith here to tea. Mr & Mrs G after. Quiet dinner M & self. Mite upstairs. Smoke & snooze in chair. Slept till 2.0am when to bed. Lay awake an hour & then good night after.
Saturday December 14 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.25. No walk. Breakfast. After at 9.20 sent Otley with drawing done by a young Parnell (friend of Mr Reynard's) to F.C.B. Then to work & by 12.30 finished cartoon of Justin McCarthy & Irishmen. Wire from V & C. Wire from F.C.B about Fancy Portrait. After at 1.30 lunch, M & Mite & self. Then after changing rode cycle at 2.35 to Richmond Park & down Roehampton Lane & home by 4.15pm. Changed. Bath. Read Prehistoric Man. Col Welby called at 6.45 to 7.20. Wrote diary. M resting on sofa. Quiet dinner, M, Mite & self. Read book as above & bed quietly after snooze.
Sunday December 15 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.30am. Went for cycle ride round Gloster Road etc. Breakfast. In morning skemed Preface etc. Lunch. After had most uncomfortable ride on cycle ever had. Went to Barnes etc. Attack of P. Home by 3.50. Painful bath & cold douche. Dressed. Miss Clarke called. After Dietz & his wife. Quiet dinner in evening, M, Mite & self, & rest after. Spencer called with Daggles & Hilda in morning, hindering me. (Cutting glued in: Death of Edwin Brett.)
Monday December 16 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. Walk round Campden Hill. Sent cycle to be finished putting up. Began the Preface & worked hard all day at it. Worked all day on Preface to Vol 109. Don Quixote & Punch in Clouds. M in bed. Better news of Mervyn. Midge wrote & asked us to spend Xmas at Earls Barton. Quiet dinner at home, M, Mite & self. Bed after snooze.
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Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Round to stables & tried cycle. Went better. Walk up Campden Hill after breakfast. Finished Preface by 4.0pm. V& C sent for it. Did tail piece after at 5.0 to 6.30pm. Dressed & went by Met Rly to the Punch dinner. Sir W.A, E.I.M, Phil M, A.G, F.C.B, J.T, self, A à B & D.M there. Settled cuts easily. 2 for J.T. Self Tournament. Talk to D.M about Lesbianism etc & after left with Phil May & went to the Socy Illustrators dinner. Linton presiding. Saw Parsons & Millet. Went after to Arts. Sat & had whiskey & soda. Saw Val Princep. Talk of carpets etc. Sargent came in. Left at 1.10am & home by cab. Spoke to man about lashing horse. (Red ink: Punch dinner on acct of Xmas. Went with Phil May to dinner of Socy of Illustrators & to Arts Club after.) Tabs in to lunch with us before going to Germany.
Wednesday December 18 Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.50am. M going off in carriage to Stores at 9.0. Up & walked round Campden Hill. Headache & slightly tired from yesterday. Read 'Times'. Nerve of President Cleveland's message about Venezuela. Great sensation. M not back. Put on coat at 11.0 & went round to F.C.B's. Had talk, settled cut. Left 12.0. Called Stace & Otley. Skemed subject & at 1.45. photod Stace for Cleveland & Salisbury. Developed them. After tea did Fancy Portrait of Gen'l Sir Robert Biddulph. Mite went to Edwin Herapaths in afternoon for the night. M & self dined quietly 8.30 & bed quietly afterwards. (Red ink: News in morning of President Cleveland's message to Congress threatening war with Great Britain.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Edward Woolmer.)
Thursday December 19 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30. M in bed. Down. No walk. After printed Platinotypes prints from negatives taken yesterday. Sent drawing of Biddulph off & got to work in morning on cartoon of Cleveland & Salisbury. Letter from F.C.B etc. M went at 11.0 to fetch Mite from Edwin Herapaths. Worked to 7.15pm when dressed & went to dine at Colin Hunters. Met some very nice people of the name of Donaldson. Glasgow people. Tall girl that sang very well. M's tooth hurt her very much. Went
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up in Jack Hunter's studio. No carriage up. Cab 4 wheeler home. No Maud back from Roger Wallace's where she had been dining. Did not come back until 12.15pm. M's tooth bad & anxious about her. Sat down & worked until 1.30am. Pipe & bed 2.0am. (Red ink: M had swollen face come on. Dined at Colin Hunter's to meet the Donaldsons. Mite at the Roger Wallaces. Roy's Eton bill £105.)
Friday December 20 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. No cycle. No walk. Went on to work at cartoon of Cleveland & Salisbury. Great push to get done. Roy back at 10.30am. Dispute with cabman. Finished 1.15. Sent Otley on Cob to F.C.B with letter. After lunch rested & slept in chair. Tea. Tidied things up. Adah S.J here grumbling about affairs. Dressed at 6.45. Dined 7.15pm, Roy, Mite & self. M upstairs to bed with toothache. Left at 8.0 in carriage to Court Theatre. Saw most admirable performance of 'The Rivals'. Mrs John Wood Mrs Malaprop. Prince Teck & Princess Mary in box. Sir Henry Poland & Arthur à Beckett, Susy & boys. Back by carriage. Home 11.30. Had sandwiches. Bed 12.30pm. (Red ink: Went to see 'The Rivals' at the Court Theatre.)
Saturday December 21 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30. M in bed with bad tooth. Down. Mite down. Wrote to dentist after breakfast for M & sent Otley in morning. Dated 1886 photos. After at 1.0 took M in carriage to Mr Herbert's for tooth. Would not take it out. Got plaster at Garners & back at 2.0. The carriage drove Roy & self to see 'The Benefit of the Doubt' at the Comedy Theatre. Mrs Cyril Maude good. Out. Got sausages. Home by buss. Bought fruit. Dinner, Mite, Roy & self. M not down, went to bed at 7.45. Roy & self drove in carriage by Cob to end of William St & went to the Adelphi Theatre. Saw 1st night of 'One of the best'. H.R.H there. Very good. Military A1. Saw à Beckett & others. Out & to Garrick. Sat next Campbell Praed & Bouchier. Kendall looking young. Left at 12.45. Home by hansom. Very cold. Letter from F.C.B etc etc. (Red ink: Went to see
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'The Benefit of the Doubt'. In evening to première of 'One of the Best'. M went to dentist at 1.0pm.)
Sunday December 22 Stafford Terrace. Up at 9.0am. M's face still bad, remained in bed. Mite to church. After in morning skemed Volume 110. Spencer & chicks came in. M down at 1.0. Mite & Roy went for walk & met Mr Blair. Changed for cycle clothes. Lunch at 2.20. Cycled round Richmond Park & home cold. Not altogether comfortable but better than last Sunday. Back 4.15. Changed. Not one soul called. Wrote 15 letters. Dined 8.0. Mr Blair came to dinner. Stayed up to 12.0 after keeping M up. Diarrhoea(?) valley. Bed 1.0am after reading. (Red ink: Cycle ride round Richmond Pk. Mr Blair dined with us. M's face very bad.) (Cutting glued in: Death of Arthur Swanborough. Monday Dec 23.)
Monday December 23 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.45. Breakfast. Very cold. M in bed with bad face. More news from America. Read paper in bed room until 11.30. After got to work & went on with drawing for Volume 110. Dull wretchedly miserable grey weather. Roy went to lunch with Mr Blair. Back in afternoon. All up in Mite's room to tea, Mr Blair & all. Down again & to work up to dinner. Put in Punch etc. Mr Blair left left at 6.30. Quiet dinner all together at 7.30pm. Weather bitterly cold. Afterwards to Colin Hunter's billiards. Wired Langley to say we would not go to Earl's Barton. M saw Orton about her face at 3.0pm. After dinner at 9.30 Roy & self went to Colin Hunter's to play a game of billiards. Met Val Princep & Fildes. Played 4 games. V.P & Roy against C.H & self. We won. After 3 100 up, V.P & self against C.H & Luke F. We won all 3. Won 4/s. Left at 12.15 & home. Bed 1.30am. (Red ink: Billiards at Colin Hunter's.)
Tuesday December 24 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.0am. Walk round Campden Hill. Dull wretched weather could not photo Roy. Went on to work on opening of Vol 110, Duke of York & Baby. Maud out in carriage.shopping for M. Lunch. Rest.
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At 4.0pm sent Otley to Stores to get wine etc. Back at 6.30pm. Worked till 8.0pm when dined quietly, M, Maud, Roy & self. M a little better. Game of backgammon & bed 12.0am.
Wednesday December 25 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30. Dull misty sleety morning.Cold, raw & altogether disagreable. Doubts as to ride. Did not. Otley dined with the servants. Worked all morning on opening for Vol 110. Lunch by selves. After at 3.0 Roy & self walked to the Garrick through Kensington Gardens. Deserted & miserable. No one about. Tea. after took Roy round the Club. Saw Percy Reeve. Left at 4.30 & walked down Piccadilly. Carriage with Cob met us in Hyde Park. Home. Miss Rose Innes there. Got to work at 5.30 again. Dined 7.45. Christmas dinner to ourselves. Trick crackers etc after. Played Roy at backgammon after. Bed 11.30. (Red ink: Dull wretched weather. Damp drizzly & cold.)
Thursday December 26 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30. Walk round Campden Hill. After worked all day on opening Vol 110. Winnie Lockyer in to tea. Dined at 6.0pm & left at 7.0 in carriage for Drury Lane. Left opera glasses in carriage. Saw Harris. 17th th Pantomime with Roy, 'Cinderella'. Charley Livesey just behind us in stalls. Saw Phil May, Harry Livesey etc etc. Out at 12.0. Walk to Club with Chudleigh. Supper opposite Sir Arthur Sullivan & Joe Knight. Left 12.45. Difficulty about cab. Got a 4 wheeler at end of Garrick St & home by 1.20, 3/6. Roy to bed. Card from A.G. Bed 1.45am. (Red ink: Boxing Day. Went to Drury Lane pantomime in evening.)
Friday December 27 Stafford Terrace. x. Up at 8.0am. Down & went for walk round Campden Hill. Dull wretched morning. Dark & miserable. After breakfast went on until 4.0pm & finished the opening for Vol 10. Letter & wire from F.C.B. After at 5.0 commenced cartoon of the American Eagle & H.R.H the Prince of Wales & the Duke of York. Worked up to 8.30 when changed & dressed. Maud & Roy out in carriage. Both said Otley had had too much
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to drink. Much upset. Dinner 8.30pm. After 2 games of backgammon with Roy. Beat him both. Bed at 11.45. Good rest. (Red ink: M's face still bad.)
Saturday December 28 Stafford Terrace. Up later, 8.40. Dull wretched dark morning. No walk. Bother about lights at breakfast table. At 9.45 up in room & went on with drawing of Prince of Wales & Duke of York as Dove & American eagle. Roy went out on cycle at noon. M blew Otley up about drunkenness. M & Mite went to dentist. M would not have her tooth out. Lunch 2.0pm. After put all photographs away & went up in Mite's room & rested. Read a novel, The Mystery of the Patrician Club, by Vandam. Roy & Mite out in carriage. Back 4.45pm. Tea upstairs. After down & wrote diary etc. Roy went at 8.10 to Royalty Theatre with Banbury. Read after till 11.40 when Roy home. Again read till 1.0am when to bed. (Red ink: M's second visit to the dentist.)
Sunday December 29 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.45. x. Dull wretched morning. Went for walk Campden Hill. Breakfast. After in drawing room looked over '88. Spencer & Hilda & Daggles in. Roy, Maud, Evelyn Coward & Miss Winnie Lockyer went for walk. Put cycle things on & after lunch at 2.15 cycled round Richmond Park. Very wet but had good ride. Back 4.15. Asked Otley about cheque. Found he had not delivered it to Pearks(?) £30.0.0. Annoyed. Miss Rose Innes called at 4.45pm. Winnie Lockyer still there. Changed things & down 5.30. Looked over diary & wrote letters. Put up Maud's photograph for Mr Williamson. Dined 8.0pm. After 3 games of B.G with Roy. Roy won 2. Read Life of Napoleon. Bed 11.30. Good night. M's face better.
Monday December 30 Stafford Terrace. Up at 8.30. Dull muggy warm morning. Went round Campden Hill. Breakfast. Roy not down till 10.0am. Wrote 2nd cheque for £29.19.6 for Pearks(?) Sent Otley with it. Also to Camera Club etc etc.
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Dated photos of the year '88. Lunch. After at 4.0pm began cartoon of John Bull sparring. Worked till 7.30 pm. Dressed. Dinner. Carriage up at 9.0pm. Drove to the Pavilion. Swanborough gave us good box. Saw R.G.Knowles, Marie Lloyd, good conjuror & boxing brothers etc. Left at 11.15 & home by hansom. Good letter from F.C.B, a wonder. Bed 12.15am.
Tuesday December 31 Stafford Terrace. Up 8.0am. x. Letters. Box for today, Lyceum pantomime. Walk round Campden Hill. Lovely morning. Thermometer 50º outside window. At 10.0 got on with cartoon, John Bull sparring. Roy out on cycle. M & Maud to go out. Worked on cartoon of John Bull sparring. Doubts as to photoing. Did not. Lunch at 1.0. Dressed & left with Roy in cab at 1.35. Drove to Lyceum Theatre & saw rotten Cotton pantomime of Robinson Crusoe. Not good. Lauri as usual. Pappa. Out 5.30. Put M & Maud in carriage at King St, Roy & self to Club. Saw Yeo etc. Tea. Saw incandescent light being put up. Walked to bottom of Piccadilly. Carriage home. Wrote letters. Dined 8.0. Bottle of Lanson. Crackers. Played Roy 3 games backgammon. Roy won. M & Mite & Roy to bed 11.10. Self snoozed the New Year in. Heard bells ringing. Bed at 12.40am. Alice had had sore throat. (Red ink: Went to Lyceum, Robinson Crusoe.)
Notes at back of diary: Books read: A journey across Thibet. Capt'n Bower. (Red ink: Queens Taxes, when paid:) (Dates in red ink:) 1885 35.9.2 17 April 1886 34.7.6. 13 April 1887 36.18.4 4 May. 1888 33.2.11 7 May 1889 29.7.6. 8 May 1890 30.2.6 25 April 1891 29.2.6 16 May
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1892 28.7.6 17 March 1893 28.15.3 3 May 1894 28.10.8 23 May 1895 34.12.9 17 May 1896 37.0.3 20 May 1897 35.15.1 4 May 1898 35.18.5 4 May
(Dates in red ink) 1890 99 Punch on board his Yacht. 1891 100 Football (+Calendar Jan '91) 101 Punch & Children in the Sea. 1892 102 Punch Golfing. 103 Punch Diving into the Sea. 1893 104 Punch Skating. 105 Punch at Royal Wedding. 1894 106 Punch & Maxim Gun. 107 Punch & Prince Edward of York. 1895 108 Punch Covert Shooting. 109 Punch & Lady Cyclists. 1896 110 Duke of York & Baby. 111 Time lighting Pipe. 1897 112 Big Guns.
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