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23 February 1883 — 3 Savile Row | |
Friday. 23rd February [1883]. Mrs Henry Hanson came to see me in the morning & we had a long talk abt Consple. I read the speeches in the Hse last night. Forsters attack on Parnell was most clever & interesting & must have hit him hard. One hopes to have a speech today from Parnell explaining away his connection with the land leaguers who by Carey’s information were implicated in the Irish murders. Lunched at 1 & went directly after to Burlington House to see the collections of Linnells & Rossetti’s pictures tho’ Linnells did not interest me—his clouds in the landscapes seem heavy, woolly & unnatural– Rossetti’s hideous types one fair & one dark with Bushy hair, long wry necks & enormous lips—his frequent bad drawing & his glaring colouring made his pictures hideous to me– Took Henry down to the F.O. & left him there. Went leaving cards; called on Nety Montague & found her in– She offered to go out with me & I took her to leave some cards & we went to Cadogan Place to call on Lady Lindsay who was in. Lady Reay came there also & we left her there & went to Savile Row where we had tea. Henry & I dined with Mr & Mrs Poynter– Met the Burrs, Wentworths, Miss Duff Gordon, Mr F. Burton, Mrs Doyne Bell, Mr Armstrong of S. Ken. Museum. Squire Burr took me in to dinner & I sat between him & Lord Wentworth who is much improved & talked a good deal. He was always well read & clever but silent, odd & bearish. His present wife has devoted herself to bringing him out & has been so far successful, & Mrs Poynter told me she had recommended Lady W. to “give him his head” a bit. In the evening a few people came amongst them was Dicky Doyle who asked the inevitable question whether we were going to Rome & said he had rejoiced at the idea. Mrs Poynter & Mr Mackenzie played a duett piano & violincello & both played admirably. Mr Richter was there in the eveng but no one seemed to care much for him after the book he has written cutting up our Nat. Gallery. | |
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