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10 May 1901 — Ca’ Capello, Venice | |
Friday. 10th [May 1901]. Breakfasted with the Poynters. The day was threatening but the gita took place nevertheless. I went to the Zattere by 2.30 to the place appointed for the started of the steam launch. M. & Mme Barriere & their 2 daughters & their Aunt Mme Barrere’s sister & Mme le Mallier were also there & we were joined by Countess Canevaro, M. Manati and set off at 3. The weather was cloudy & threatening but we did the expedition with very few drops of rain. M. Uge Rombo was the officer in command of the launch. He is a nice dapper little man with rather bright abronigo eyes and has the sad reputation of conveying the evil eye—so that many Italians will hardly shake hands with him. It is said that he knows this & is constantly on the watch to see if people avoid him. We went to Torcello—landed—& went into the cathedral, then we went back to our ship & found tea prepared of wh we partook on the way to the island of Burano. There we went to the lace school. We returned by the Canareggio & Grand Canal & were deposited at the steamer place of S. Tomà & from thence I walked home with the Barères who are lodging close by me. I had just time on getting home to dress for dinner (7.30) to which I had invited Countess Canevaro, the Prefect & Marchesa Cassis, Lady Radnor & Miss Chaplin. In the evening I received the rest of my Venetian friends & had a brilliant soirée, which, however was all over by 12 o’cl. The only unpleasant thing was that some of my guests wished to smoke after the refreshments were served but I told them it was not the English custom to smoke in a lady’s drawing room at an evening party & I refused to allow it—thereby getting some cross looks from some especially la belle Comtessa Morosini who is a smoker & is not accustomed to be gainsaid. | |
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