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26 January 1882 — 3 Savile Row | |
Thursday. 26th January [1882]. I wrote & worked in the morng. Had a long visit from Squire Bury. Ola came & stayed to luncheon. Kitty & her boy Monty turned up from Holdenby at lunch time. Just at that moment Mama came to say she had been down to Onslow Gardens & that Connie’s second girl Evely was ill with scarletina at which naturally Connie was dreadfully upset. After lunch Kitty & I drove out together. I left cards on Gladstones, Northbrooks, Burdett Coutts & then we went to some shopping for Kate & to get 2 tickets for the theatre for Giovanni & little Monty. Came in to tea. Henry & I dined at Lady Eastlake’s & Kate went to dine with Susan Hambro. Mr C. Eastlake took me to dinner & I had Hayward on my left. He was very lively & amusing & kept wonderfully sober. We talked abt Mrs Langtry & her acting. He said he had written the critique in the Times on her trial night & he said she really acted better than the usual run– He said that he had made the reputation of Mrs Langtry, Mrs West & Mrs Wheeler by writing verses or sonnets to them wh were printed in the society papers & drew the attention of the P. of Wales– But he, Hayward, fairly confessed he did not think either ladies wonderful beauties & he could remember as far back as the Sheridans & others who were far & away handsomer. He said Mrs Wheeler was over 30 before anyone thought of looking at her beauty. I told him laughingly that I should begin to make up to him to get a sonnet for myself! He told me a story of Rachel the actress how she was dining where Kemble was dining & he Hayward was present. Kemble spoke very bad French. He told Rachel that he would do something for her she very much desired—& she said Oh Mr Kemble how should I ever repay you– At which he answered “Une seule souris de vous” will amply repay me– Rachel never moved a muscle of her face but merely remarked she had never believed that animal was of such value in this country– We met Mme Lind & Mr Otto Goldschmidt at dinner, Mr Moore & his sister, Mr & Mrs Ball who came after we sat down. Miss North, the famous lady botanist– A nice looking ladylike person—somewhat deaf, Mr Swinton, the artist, & Mr & Mrs Charles Eastlake. I found Kitty at home when we returned & sat a little while talking with her. | |
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