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2 October 1887 — Ca’ Capello, Venice | |
Sunday. 2nd October [1887]. Went to service with Mama & Kate at the Grand Hotel. It is the first service held by the new chaplain Canon Scarth & was an immense improvement on poor old Mr Mereweather who for the last 30 years has droned out a service in his rooms at the top of the Contarini degli Scrigni. Kate & I went on board the gun boat to join the 3 Princesses & Mlle de Perpigna to go to Malamocco to see the Italian ships of war & lunch with Adl Acton. The Chevalier [illegible word] accompanied us there being for the time Director of the Venice Arsenal. We went on board the Admiral’s ship the and he gave us an excellent lunch & then we went round the ship & returned to Venice abt 5. The Crown Princess & Princesses Victoria & Sophy dined with us. Pss Margaret remained at the hotel to see after her father. Mr Malcolm, Mr Brown, Count Seckendorff, Countess Perponcher, Mama, Kate made up our party. In the evening Mr & Mrs Maxwell Lyte, Mrs Brown, Mrs Eden, Mrs Bronson &c came. | |
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