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2 March 1908 — 3 Savile Row | |
Monday. 2nd [March 1908]. I went off at ¼ 10 to a florist to order a wreath of flowers to send to Elm Park Road to be put on the coffin of Sir Domenic Colnaghi who died on Friday. He was an old friend of Henry’s & had been secy to Sir Stratford de Redcliffe at Constantinople. Twenty-four years Consul Genl at Florence we saw much of him & he often stayed with us at Venice & was a good friend. He was engaged to come to lunch with me abt a month ago but was taken with influenza & was very ill—he recovered & made another appointment to lunch & again wrote that he had a slight cold. Later he called at my door but sent word he was not well eno’ to come in & could not leave the carriage. Baker who saw him said she thought him looking shockingly ill. I heard no more about him till I saw his death announced in the papers. He was evidently the victim of this late outburst of influenza. I went on to have the treatment by Mr Stear. I told him I thought the muscles of my knee were stiff so he gave me electric massage besides the usual thing—& that certainly took away much stiffness & enabled me to walk better. Came home at 11—went to bed & slept till lunch! The treatment evidently takes it out of one!! Charlie W. lunched with me. Blanche looked in just before lunch & asked me to drive with her so I telephoned to offer my brougham to Alice Murray for today. Lady Radnor came to see me at 3. At 3.30 Blanche’s brougham called for me & I picked up Blanche at her home. We went to see Onie where a dancing class was going on. Onie’s 2 small children were learning amongst their little friends. Mrs Wordsworth was teaching. She had a great talent for teaching children dancing & exercises. We stayed but a few minutes & went on to leave cards & finally to see Connie. Coming back Blanche said she preferred to walk so at Hyde Pk Corner she got out & sent me on home. I think the horrid smell in the streets of petrol for motors had upset her. I find it very trying & long for the time when something less barbarous shall be invented. Blanche’s brougham is electric so that we had no smell from our carriage. I had tea alone on my return– Old Miss June Allen came to see me & sat a good while chatting. I went to dine with the John Murrays a large party—Lord & Lady Portsmouth, Lord & Lady Gough– I did not realise who the rest of the party were. | |
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