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3 June 1899 — 3 Savile Row | |
Saturday. 3rd [June 1899]. I wrote letters in the morning & added something to my childhoods memoirs. Lunched at Lady Somers at 20 Park Lane. Met there Mrs Arkwright, Mr Lane Fox, Mr Hamilton Aidé, Mrs Robert Crawshay. We waited so long for Lord Glenesk who did not turn up that we lunched at 2.30 without him. Mr Lane Fox sat next to me– He is evidently an ardent R. Catholic & an Italian scholar, he spoke much of the existing state of politics in Italy much of the “Holy Father” & disparagingly of the House of Savoy. I saw it was no use to give any contrary opinion so let him have his own way. There is nothing like a fervent English R.C. Mr Ham: Aidé sat on my left & was pleasant as usual. He has been to Sicily & Crete since I met him at Rome & invites me to go to see his sketches made whilst there. Nellie called for me in the brougham at 3.30 & we were just out of lunch. Lord Glenesk had also appeared & I left Lady Somers closeted with him. Nellie deposited me at Lady Thompson’s 35 Wimpole St who had invited me to hear some music. Miss Adelaide Werne played the piano brilliantly but not very sympathetically, I thought. A stout German gentleman Mr Dulong sang sentimental German songs with a good voice but absurd face. Miss Maud McCarlty a girl of 14 played the violin marvellously. She was dressed in a short muslin frock & had her golden hair down her back. She certainly is a promising child. While she was playing Herr Joachim came in & then offered Lady Thompson to play to us. He gave us Schuman’s symphony dedicated to himself & executed it magnificently. Afterwards Lady Thompson presented him to me & asked him if he did not remember Henry. “The famous Egyptiologue” he said. I said “Assyriologue” & he went on to say he had heard much of us from our mutual friend Passini the painter. I sat between Lady Thompson & Mme Schumann who was very grumpy to me as we were rather squeezed for room & it was a very hot day. When Maud McCarlty made her appearance Lady T. said “do applaud the child.” I said to Mme Schumann “Lady Thompson wants us to applaud” to which she answered shortly “She shall play first”—& I remained squashed. Certainly German manners are trying. It was after 5 when the music was over & I returned home in a cab. Nellie dined out, I dined alone & went early to bed. | |
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