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27 April 1904 — Ca’ Capello, Venice | |
Wednesday. 27th [April 1904]. The weather was stormy—but it did not rain when the Kaiser left abt 4. It appears that he did not land at all in Venice but went to lunch with Css A. Morosini with all his suite—no Venetians being invited. After lunch the Css telephoned for Css Brandolin to go to “coffee” which she did to everyone’s astonishment. No private gondolas, no ladies & no flowers accompanied the Kaiser on his departure—but the morning’s papers announced that I had sent him a splendid bouquet. Such is the irony of fate! How comic. After having said that I had sat at home all day expecting flowers from H.M.! which I might have done considering all my attentions to his family. In the evening we went to Css Brandolins as it was her reception evening. The conduct of the Emp. was the great topic till the Morosini came in looking radiant. Nobody, to her great disappointment referred to the Emperor—& she looked very disconcerted– An Italian gentleman who was introduced to me & who spoke of the eternal question said he had reason to believe that the Kaiser had come, called by the Css to vindicate her honor, In fact the story suspected by Bss Reinelt so it may be true– I however, refused to allow it to be said that anybody had been insulted in my house—for now they have got as far as to talk of “insults”– The Kaiser may have meant kindly by the Css but by his propotente & arbitrary way of acting he has done her such harm that her character is quite lost before even the populace. I was told a funny story– As soon as the Kaiser had left the Morosini’s 2 or 3 of the powdered lacqueys came to the steps of the front door & bent over the canal to try & shake the powder off their unaccustomed heads. It must have been a comic sight. | |
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