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15 May 1906 — Ca’ Capello, Venice | |
Tuesday. 15th [May 1906]. Princess Taxis having expressed a wish to know Pss Borghese née Apponyi, we went out first to call on Iduna Belmondo in her charming new apartment & then on to Princess Borghese who lives not far off. She received us with her usual kind manner & looked quite young again with her pretty fair hair. Trouble has aged her before her time for she is 6 years younger than I am. I told her that I remember seeing her when she was a girl before she came out when the Austrian Embassy was in Chandos House at the back of Langham House where my mother lived. I used to see Mme Apponyi playing croquet in the garden wh ran parallel with our house. She made a brilliant marriage but Prince Borghese took to speculating & had to leave Rome & they came to live at Venice to save money. The Prince is never visible & is I believe getting blind. His wife hardly ever leaves him & tho’ so poor she cannot afford to keep a gondola is always cheerful and contented with her lot. Sir Arthur Fanshawe, Countess Amelie Wallis Mocenigo & Sir Hubert Miller dined with me. I was not very pleased at having the latter as he had forced himself upon me– On Sunday coming out of church he rushed up to me & said “Do you want to make me very happy—if so will you let me dine with you on Tuesday?” I was so taken aback that I said coldly “Oh yes”—& so left it not having even the courage to put him off afterwards. This is the second time he has forced himself upon me to dinner! What a snob! | |
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