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19 May 1900 — 3 Savile Row | |
Saturday. 19th [May 1900]. I received a long letter from Major Du Cane with an account (he is ADC to Sir A. Milner) of the proposals for the Layard Convalescent Home. I typed it out & sent it to Dr Hyslop—also typed a letter to Dr Wainwright for today’s mail before I got up & dressed. Aimée went out to lunch at the Italian Embassy. Nellie & I lunched together. Miss Oswell called at 2 & told us there was still much excitement in the streets which are all decorated with flags. I walked to Wimborne house at 2.30 & saw Cornelia & arranged to take Aimée to lunch with her tomorrow. Thence I walked to Mrs Rate—found her at home—& she took me out in her carriage. We went to a shop & bought flags to decorate our houses– She drove me to Park Crescent to call on Maria. As she was not at home she brought me back home. Aimée & I at once fastened the flags out of the drawing room window. Mr & Mrs Kennedy came to tea, also Mr Fred: Phipps & Lady de Voeux—a very pretty little woman with a gentle voice. She stayed some time after the others talking about the Ct & Css de Bardi whom she knows very intimately. She is very fond of the Css de Bardi. Later I went to Cav. Sqr to call on Blanche but she was out so I went on to see Onie who is a prisoner to her room having a bad cold. Lady May Ponsonby was there & we walked together as far as Dover St. I went home & Aimée & I dined alone & worked at cholera belts till bed time. Aimée tells me that the first intimation the de Voeux & she had of the relief of Mafeking was that they were listening to the opera Lohengrin through the graphophone when suddenly the music stopped, there was a great shout & the orchestra struck up God save the Queen. Sir Wm ran to the window & opened it & got a paper & then began shouting & waving to the people in the streets & on the top of the omnibuses that passed. The grave ex Governor became like a boy of 15 such was his delight & relief. Today every one had flags in their hands & were cheering & singing—& as I write there are sounds in the distance of the excitement, cheering & singing– | |
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