 | Lady Layard’s Journal Go to a Date Search the Journal |
|
Previous Entry
|
Following Entry
| |
22 September 1903 — Ca’ Capello, Venice | |
Tuesday. 22nd September [1903]. Miss Loch was not well so kept her bed. Connie had to accompany the Princesses on their morning “giro” & Sr Malagola guided them. I had a pretty quiet morning & did accounts. Mr Brown came to talk abt the opening of the hospital on Monday next by H.R.H. Dr Sacchi came to call. We talked abt the difficulty of getting good milk. He said he has had the milk from the Eden’s garden analised & that it is the worse milk in Venice. It shows what rascals these Venetians are that a good man like Mr Eden should be cheated thus by his well-paid dependant in such a manner. I had long suspected this. Directly after lunch Mr & Mrs Merrick (US) & Mr Seale the clergyman who is now here doing Mr Harston’s remplaçant came & were duly presented to H.R.H. who was very pleasant & kind to them. Mrs Merrick went away delighted & said it was the first time she had ever been in the presence of Royalty. I was glad to have the opportunity of giving them so much pleasure. At 3 we went out. Princess Christian came in my gondola & Connie went with Pss Victoria. We went to Moises della Torre’s & ordered some lamps for H.R.H. then to the Piazza & laid in a stock of beads for making necklaces, then got our gondolas at S. Moisé & went by small canals to the Cemetery—landed & went to the Protestant part & found the grave of the Princesses’ cousin Countess Hohenlohe– She was pleased at finding it well cared for. I found Rawdon Brown’s grave badly kept & his name ½ obliterated & must have it arranged. Then we left & went & tied the gondolas up to a polo under the island of Murano & made our tea & had it there & rowed home at sunset. It was dark & just 7 when we got in. Dined at 7.15. After dinner we all strung beads & Pss Christian made a green necklace wh is to be sold on the day of the opening of the Bazaar. Miss Loch still in bed– I wrote lots of notes of invitation to the opening of the hospital & now must go to sleep. | |
|
Previous Entry
|
Following Entry
| |