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14 February 1908 — 3 Savile Row | |
Friday. 14th [February 1908]. I went to take my 18th electric treatment this morning at 10 & thence on to the Dr (Luff) who professed himself satisfied with my progress & ordered me 6 more turns later on before I leave for Italy. I returned home soon after 11 & rested till lunch, Lady Humphrey came to sit with me & invited me to dine with her on Sunday 23rd to meet the Landgraf of Hesse wh I promised to do as an exception as I do not like Sunday dinner parties. Blanche telephoned to me at lunch time saying she was not well eno’ to go out & wd I take Gweneth to the matinée at the Lyric Theatre given in aid of the Victoria Childrens Convalescent Home. Gweneth called for me in the motor at three. We had places in the dress circle quite at the back but could hear & see well. The theatre was full—the P. & Pss of Wales were there & were no empty places. There were 3 small plays acted & some recitations. “Time is money” done by Hawtrey & Miss Muriel Wilson was very well acted & the latter was not a bit like an amateur. The only part I disliked in the entertainment was some songs by a Miss Marie Dressler a most appallingly vulgar woman of, they say, the music hall type. One quite blushed for her. She was much applauded. We did not get away till past 5, & I was deposited at home. Nellie & I jumped into a hansom & drove off to 8 Onslow Gardens to be present at Connie’s party for the Church Nurses. Was just in time to see the end of the entertainment & have some tea. There were about 100 nurses enjoying themselves vastly. When all had departed we hurried home in a taxi; took 20 mins. rest & then dressed for dinner to wh came Adl & Lady Agneta Montagu, Sir John & Lady Slade, Genl & Mrs Haig (Doris), Sir Arthur Fanshawe & Mr & Mrs Edward Eliot wh with the Wylds & myself made a party of 12. It was a success– The dinner excellent thanks to Mrs Sear who came to cook it. The company suited each other, were chatty & gay. Doris looked very happy & very pretty & her husband very interesting. Sir Slade had been military attaché in Italy when Lord Vivian was Ambassador & had known Doris as a girl. She is now in waiting on the Queen in the place of her sister Violet who is away in America—the first time that a maid of honor has been a married woman! | |
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