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24 December 1879 — Constantinople | |
Wednesday. 24th December [1879]. Alice & Jerry went out with Hill to shop. I cut out for refugees all the morng. Henry went out after an early lunch to pay his visit to the Sultan & so Alice & I lunched alone. The whole corps diplomatique had to go to wish the Sultan a Happy new Turkish year wh began 2 days ago. I was going out in the chair to pay visits when Mrs W. Hanson called & I gave up going & we cut out jackets together. Went to the service in the chapel at 5 & the anthem for tomorrow was sung & sounded very well. The Christmas decorations were finished and were very pretty indeed. There were green letters done on a ground of cotton wool representing snow & frosted & snow letters on a green ground. The Hobarts & St Johns and Mr Sartoris dined with us & we dined in the big dining room & then sat in the billiard room. | |
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