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12 March 1883 — 3 Savile Row | |
Monday. 12th [March 1883]. Had a visit from Miss Boyd. Just as she left Connie called in a state of mind about Lord Granvilles behaviour to Henry. She was very anxious to be of some use & in fact persuaded me to go off with her to call on Lady Ely who is now up in town for a drawing room the Queen holds tomorrow. There was a levée going on for which we lent Mr Hambro our carriage. Connie & I walked to Buckingham Palace & boldly asked for Lady Ely. They told us she was in & showed us up to her room. There we waited a long time as Lady Ely had just been called to the Queen. While waiting Sir Henry Ponsonby came in search of Lady Ely & we began to think we should not see her. We sat & talked & I looked at the pictures wh were nearly all by David Wilkie & amongst them “The penny wedding” of wh one had often seen engravings. It is spirited & very like a Teniers in many ways. At last Lady Ely returned– Connie talked to her about some business of her own & then went away & left me. I proceeded to tell Lady Ely all our troubles & how falsely Lord Granville had behaved to Henry & how unjustly he had been treated. Being very tired & a good deal over strung I could not help crying as I talked it over & Lady Ely was very kind & kissed me & told me not to lose heart & said she wished I would write it all down & she would show what I wrote to the Queen. By this time it was nearly 2 & lunch time so I left Lady Ely & took a hansom & went home & got a little lunch myself. I met the P. of Wales in his state carriage with his escort of Life Guards going to St James’ Palace to the Levée. As soon as I had lunched I went in a hansom to Chesham Place to call on Addie Tavistock & had a nice talk to her till Blanche called for me. We went together to the Murrays in Albemarle St to hear Miss Maude Valerie White play. She played her own song & parts of an Opera she is writing. She seemed very nice & clever & original. We had tea & then some more music. Connie came there also & she & Blanche drove off together & I walked home very tired. I found Mr Kennedy of the F.O. calling & Henry & he remained talking with me some time. Arthur called. Alice & Ola came to stay the night. We dined early & went to the Lyceum to see Irving & Ellen Terry in “Much ado abt nothing.” Maria & Rd Louis, Nela & Dora joined us there. We were very much disgusted with the rendering of Shakespere. Ellen Terry was a vulgar romp all through & went on in such a way kissing & throwing her arms round Irving wh was most undignified to say the least & not ones ideal of Shakespere’s heroines. Lady Burdett Coutts had lent us her box for that night. | |
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