Lady Lucy Cavendish

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LONDON, Tuesday, April 18th, 1882. —Stayed till Tuesday and found my Fred at home, safe back from Dublin and horribly discreet as to state ...

EXETER, Thursday, April 13th, 1882. —My Fred had to go off to Dublin. We set off together at 7.40, and I came to Exeter,[FN: I.e. the Bisho...

LONDON, April 3rd-9th, 1882. —Did not get away till Wednesday; so had the immense treat of S. Matthew's Passion-music in S. Paul's C...

LONDON, April 1st, 1882. —Saturday to Holmbury, meeting Lord Granvilles with their nice little 15-year-old girl Vita [FN: Now Lady Victori...

LATIMER, March 19th, 1882. —To Latimer, finding Duke of Westminster , May Lascelles , and the family; including Will, grown into such a fine...

LONDON, March 15th, 1882. —We dined with Ly. Ashburton . I sat by Mr. Froude , and tho' I can't bear him (his writing proving to me ...

LONDON, March 6th-12th, 1882. —The most enchanting mild spring: everything a month beforehand. F. had to go off Saturday for 3 nights to Ho...

LONDON, February 23rd, 1882. —Went with Mazy to young Richmond's and saw his wonderful new picture of Uncle W. It has a sort of ...

LONDON, February 21st, 1882. —Wretched Bradlaugh "sprung" his "oath" on the House, producing a Testament out of his poc...

CHATSWORTH, December 19th, 1881. —All the schoolboys at home: Wm. frightfully big, with the dawn of a moustache and a gruff voice!! Fritz ,...

HAWARDEN, November 6th, 1881. —Eaton [FN: The new house of the Duke of Westminster , a few miles from Hawarden.] meanwhile beautiful but be...

HAWARDEN, November 4th, 1881. — F. had talks with Uncle W. about his resignation, which he is very seriously contemplating about Easter, o...

HAWARDEN, October 31st—November 6th, 1881. —That enchanting new marvel, a telephone , has been put up, whereby Castle and Rectory converse a...

HOLKER, October 24th, 1881. — Dear old big brother wrote me word of a son-and-heir [FN: The present Viscount Cobham.] with a hooked nose b...

MARTON HALL, October 8th, 1881. —Leeds eclipsed all this [FN: I.e. the Middlesbrough festivities.] pretty completely ! and indeed the mighty...

MARTON HALL,[FN: Mr. Bolckow's house] October 5th, 1881. —Wednesday, F. and I went off on notable jaunt. First for 2 nights to Middlesb...

HOLKER, September 26th—October 2nd, 1881. —The feeling throughout England for Garfield very strong; Monday was his funeral, and in London t...

HOLKER, September 19th, 1881. —On the 19th President Garfield died, after a marvellous struggle for life of — weeks. A few days ago he was ...

BOLTON ABBEY, September 5th-10th, 1881. —One day F. and I went to Keighley for a Church stone-laying he had to do for Mr. Longsdon, the Vic...

THE COPPICE, August 14th, 1881. —Great suspense about the Deanery of Westminster. I believe it is hanging between Edwin Palmer, Dr. Bradley ...

LONDON, August 8th-14th, 1881. —I think it was last week that Bradlaugh made a horrid scene at the House. His line is to insist on trying t...

LONDON, August 3rd, 1881. —The remarkable day of my first (and last) concert: got up for me by Mazy [FN: I.e. Mary Gladstone.] and Spencer ...

RICKMANSWORTH, July 30th, 1881.—We came to Rickmansworth Park, the Birch's. Met the Spanish Ambassador, and certain Palmers; she in a nu...

LONDON, July 26th, 1881. —We dined with the Roundells ; met Goldwin Smiths and Leckys . (I can't bear Lecky ! with his innocent long fac...

LONDON, July 18th, 1881. —On Monday, just after midnight, died Dean Stanley , after about a fortnight's illness, ending with erysipelas ...

SUNNINGHILL, July 10th, 1881. —There came off a grand review of volunteers in Windsor Park, over 50,000. No end of croakings heralded it, fo...

WELLINGTON COLLEGE, June 26th, 1881. —Heard about Prince Chrstian's eldest boy , who is here; seems a nice, well-disposed, lively fello...

BROCKET, June 18th, 1881. —To Brocket. Sunday 19th. Lovely day in this delicious umbrageous place. Made great acquaintance with the dear lit...

LONDON, June 13th-19th, 1881. —One of these days Uncle W. dined with us: we kept off politics and went high-gee into the Revised Version. ...

BONN, June 4th, 1881. —Having squeezed in nineteen baths [FN: Lady Frederick had been taking baths at Kreuznach.] I felt I might go off and ...

LONDON, May 2nd, 1881. — Uncle W. made a most faultless speech, moving for a monument to Dizzy in Westminster Abbey—generous, appreciative...

HOLMBURY, April 30th, 1881.—Came just in time for dinner to Holmbury, with Mr. Cowper; find Mr. Leveson and George , and Mr. Welby. —May Da...

LONDON, Sunday, April 3rd, 1881. —Saty. 2nd. F. with such a cold on his chest that we gave up Wellington College.—Sunday. Kept him in bed a...

LONDON, March 30th, 1881. —Miss Lilley came to see me, and we went together to Lady Jane Lindsay's, and trolled over a proposed Scarlet ...

LONDON, March 28th, 1881. —Drawing Room distressing from the age and wizziness or blowsiness of my friends! Ly. Clifden , with her fairly ni...

LONDON, March 15th, 1881. —Negotiations are going on with the Boers . It does not need to be a jingo to feel the humiliation of making peace...

LONDON, February 27th, 1881. — Gertrude Pennant has a fine little daughter , born on the 24th, the hapless George Pennant's 8th dau. a...

LONDON, February 24th, 1881. —Consternation of F. and me at breakfast, getting an official notice of Uncle W. having slipped in the half-m...

LONDON, February 23rd, 1881. —Escorted Princess Louise over the Kensington High School, where Medge is a pupil; great excitement of all con...

BATTLE, February 20th, 1881. —Pleasant grey day. Nice services in fine Perpendicular church. Good walk; Lord Derby very agreeable and full ...

BATTLE, February 19th, 1881. —To Battle, meeting Henry Cowper, F. Leveson and son, the Derbys , and Morleys. Duchess [FN: Of Cleveland, mo...

LONDON, February 16th, 1881. —Dined with the Trevelyans , met Matt. Arnolds (oh ! still I feel of him as I did 25 years ago —" I do no...

LONDON, February 15th, 1881. — Auntie P. and I went to hear that wonderful woman, Miss Ellice Hopkins , speak on how to save little girls f...

LONDON, February 14th, 1881. — Old Carlyle , "the prophet of Chelsea," died a little while ago, of mere old age. I am glad I was o...

LONDON, February 7th, 1881. —I ought to have mentioned a smart little drum at Downing St. last Wednesday when we met the D. and Duchess of ...

LONDON, January 31st—February 6th, 1881. —A very notable week of Parliamentary events. The "debate" on leave to bring in the Coerc...

LONDON, January 17th, 1881. —Towards evening the wind got up, and blew all night and all Tuesday with a big snowfall. The drifts were no jok...

LONDON, January 9th, 1881. —I went to the H. of Lords, where Ld. Lytton was ill-advised enough to attempt a defence of the Afghanistan pol...

LONDON, January 8th, 1881. —To the "Fool's Revenge," with the good new actor Edwin Booth . Very good, and I wept sore!

LONDON, January 5th, 1881. —Throw-off drum at Downing Street; such a jabber as never was. Everybody very anxious about everybody's healt...

LONDON, December 3st, 1880. —Went to Downing Street after dinner on Thursday and dined there Friday. Poor Uncle W. looked ill and harassed ...

LONDON, December 17th, 1880. —I went to see Lord George Quin (88) and Ly. Newburgh. Lord George said his Irish tenants had one and all refu...