LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1882

LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1882

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Sunday January 1 Pleasant evening very. Monday January 2 Very bad cold came on. Rode in morning all round Holloway etc. Saw Sheehy. Back in afternoon. Dined Burnands in evening. Suspicious about Punch. Saw Holliday. Bad cold. Worked Sir J.Gilbert. Tuesday January 3 Worse cold. Stopped in all day. Plaster on chest. Worked on Sir J.Gilbert. Wednesday January 4 Birthday. Cab all way to Punch Dinner. No work. Thursday January 5 Bradbury's juvenile party. Rode to Needle. Pleasant evening. Conjuror etc etc. Bland. Friday January 6 Worked from Tassell. John Bull & France. Saturday January 7 Took Marion to lunch at Rules. Went to Drury Lane pantomime. Home early. Stayed in. Sunday January 8 Rode with Conny to Wimbledon. Punch slipped down on Common. Monday January 9 Fine day. Jane fibs. Notice to leave. Ride in morning. Commenced Water Babies in earnest. Tuesday January 10 Finished cut Water Babies. Wednesday January 11 Punch dinner. Home early to Gardens to fetch M. Saw her & went back for game of Billiards with Edgar. Thursday January 12 Worked on Water Babies. Friday January 13 Finished Water cut. Dined with Black & Payn at Reform Club. Saturday January 14 4 weeks Punch due. Rode to Ludgate Hill to see Clock. Put Punch up & lunch at Club. Saw Macmillan & sons. Home afternoon. Hair cut. Miss Wells & Bee Barrs. Game of Billiards with Edgar after.


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Sunday January 15 Rode to Arts Club. Glass Beer. Took M for walk. Dined at Gardens. Walked to Garrick wrote letters etc. Home early. Monday January 16 Worked on Water Babies. Tuesday January 17 Worked on Water Babies. Dined at Our Club. Slow dinner. Richardson. At Arts after. Home early. Wednesday January 18 Water Babies. Punch Dinner. Home early. Burnand's children ill fever. Thursday January 19 Weary day waiting instructions. Billiards with Edgar in evening. Woods elected. Friday January 20 Worked hard. John Bull & France as 2 Memnons. Not out in evening. Saturday January 21 Rode to Club. Took M to lunch at Rules. After to pantomime. Mother went to Mrs Linley's. Quiet evening. Sunday January 22 Rode in morning. Pollie not well. Lunched at Gardens. Edgar to dinner. Monday January 23 Slight frost. Rode in morning. Alice here. Irving's theatre in evening. Saw 'Two Roses'. Capital. Paid £3.0.0 washing. Paid Holliday. Tuesday January 24 Slight frost. Rode in morning. Bright day after. Dinner at Gardens. To meet à Becketts after. Wednesday January 25 Worked Water Babies. Punch Dinner. Dense fog. Walked there. Weld Blundell called. Tabs & Mrs Murdoch in. Punch rest. Thursday January 26 Worked all day. Bismarck & Punch. Conny & Mervyn dinner. Col Kent, Davis, Wing etc there. Billiards. Bilious. Home at 12.0pm. Beer came in. Friday January 27 Dark morning. To send Punch to Reeds at Staines. Biller took Punch. Worked hard & late on Gambetta off his horse. Not great.


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Saturday January 28 Month's acct due. Up early & to Virginia Water. Hunted with (illeg) hounds. Fine day. Lunch at Reeds, Dunthorne Cottage. Home after by Kensington. Sunday January 29 Put pictures up. All at Gardens for lunch. Wet afternoon. Went Club. Wyndham's dinner. Walked home. Mud in eye. Monday January 30 East wind. Worked on Water Babies. Punch had rest. Went in evening. to Court Theatre. Saw 'Engaged'. Con & Fletcher there. Edgar had pipe. Tuesday January 31 Hiram sent to be sold. Rode in morning. Did Monkey on Stick. Home in evening. Not out. Syringe. M. French. Dividends paid from Gt Western Brazil £6.17.1, 6 Great Winchester Street. Wednesday February 1 Fine sunny morning. Frost. Worked Water Babies. Walked to Punch Dinner. Stopped late. Long discussion with D.M, Tenniel & Milliken on Punch. H.Barr sent statement of acct. £191.4.3. Thursday February 2 Hard frost. Did not ride. Muddled away day skeming Essence of Parliament opening. Finished Grimes & soot sack. Bad dinner. Smoked Old Rope first time. M out, called at various houses, Messels, Joshuas etc etc. Bad fog & frost. Friday February 3 Rode in morning. Worked all day on subject Hot Potato Ireland. Did not go out in evening. No one to dinner. Saturday February 4 Out to ride at 10.30. Called at Arts Club, à Becketts to look at their plate & on to Garrick. Saw Critchett & Macmillan. Home. Dined at home. Holland & Mrs Ware called. Game Billiards with Edgar. S 288 to 300 E. Home at 12.0. Sunday February 5 Wrote for acct £110. Foggy morning. Rode to Arts Club. Beer & cigar. Home by embankment. Took M for walk to Gardens. Stopped in. A'Becketts, Bosanquets & Conny in to dinner. Monday February 6 Cheque paid in £191 odd. Put £200 on deposit. Did not ride. Wrote many letters. Worked on Sir William Gull. Went to Criterion Theatre with Con & Fletcher. Home early. Tuesday February 7 Boehm elected RA. Rode in morning. Worked on Sir William Gull. Went to play Billiards in evening at Gardens. Parliament opened. Fletcher called.


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Wednesday February 8 Worked. Did Montague Williams. Walked to Punch Dinner. Agnew there. Home by 12.0. Boehm sent photos. Thursday February 9 Cold morning. Marion in bed. Work on Boehm. Sent Burgess cheque. Friday February 10 Rode in morning. Worked hard all day. Did Gladstone and Moon. Not out in evening. Very tired. Saturday February 11 4 weeks Punch due. Rode in morning to Punch Office & Burgess. Home to lunch. Took M & Ba to Assault of Arms at Albert Hall. Dined at home. Billiards with Edgar. Beaten by 136. Biller went to Drury Lane. Sunday February 12 Beautiful morning. Baynes not in. Rode with Don as far as Ealing. Chiswick, Bedford Park etc. Lunch at home. Took M & Maud to top of Row. Saw Penn. Wrote letters at Club. Pauper in buss. Bed early. Monday February 13 Strong sou'wester. Rode in morning. Went to Hartrees. Good journey. Began Tunnel. Lady tumbled over boy. Mrs Anderson at dinner. Bed early. Tuesday February 14 At Hartree's. Up & worked on Channel Tunnel all day. Walked up hill in evening. Quiet dinner. Wednesday February 15 At Hartree's. Worked at Channel Tunnel all day. Went up to town for Punch Dinner, back to Lewisham. Thursday February 16 At Hartree's. Worked on Channel Tunnel all day. Quiet dinner. Punch sent down by Holliday. Friday February 17 At Hartree's. Finished Channel Tunnel by lunch time. Rode round Eltham, Chislehurst & Bromley. Met Pook, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Roper etc at dinner. Much annoyed by letter from J.C.Humphreys received & claiming £90. Saturday February 18 At Hartree's. Went into factory in morning. Saw Gosling etc etc. Rode in afternoon to Crystal Palace. Saw Stern & the Panorama etc etc. Home in evening. Quiet dinner.


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Sunday February 19 At Hartree's. Beautiful day. Rode in morning to Shooters Hill and over through Eltham etc. Back by 1pm. Quiet afternoon. Wrote letters etc. Game of billiards. Burnand dined at Marlborough House. Monday February 20 At Hartree's. Very cold raw morning. Rode. Did not enjoy it. Just round Heath & through Lewisham etc. Tenniel came down to lunch. Went over factory. Miss Sherrington to dinner etc etc. Tuesday February 21 At Hartree's. Got up in morning. Went to Dover to inspect Tunnel. Saw Fenton, Col Beaumont, Lucy etc. Cad at dinner. Mappin MP. Home to Lewisham half hour late for dinner. (Met Milton Prior & also Somers Vine. Feby 25 1895.) Wednesday February 22 At Hartree's. Worked & did Tennyson. Rode in afternoon for one and a half hours. Called at Perkins & had Punch photod. Over Heath and through Greenwich. Came home to Charing X. Conny met M. Went on to Punch Dinner. Full Dinner. Home to Stafford Terrace. All well. Thursday February 23 At home. Wrote letters. M not well. Worked on Elephant etc. Punch brought back from Lewisham. Marcus Stone's dinner. Very good. Met Manistys & Williamsons. Friday February 24 Punch a rest. Worked hard all day. Finished Jumbo & Children. Did not go out. Haswell's parties begin. Saturday February 25 Month's acct due. Rode in morning at 11.30 to Punch Office. Burnand not well. Left letter. Put Punch up, called at Garrick. Lunch at Temple. Old shop cleared away. Home in afternoon. Hair cut. Annoying letter from B. At Gardens. Ring etc there. Summons from Humphreys. Sunday February 26 At 10.30 rode to Russell Sq. Home at noon. Walk with M. Lunched at Gardens. Walked to Club. Called on Edgar. Saw Cooper & C(illeg). Home with pauper. Dined at home by selves. Bed early. Monday February 27 Wrote. Rode in morning to Lane's. Beautiful morning. Wrote letters. Letter from B explaining. Sent Lane particulars. Man did not turn up for service of summons. Boehm's dinner. Met Inveraritys, Gordons of Dorking. Indifferent dinner.


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Tuesday February 28 Rode in morning. Waste time over letters etc. German Reeds in evening. Taf very seedy. Good piece, 'Head of the Poll'. Saw Reeds, Hardman etc. Tabs & Bee went. Wednesday March 1 Worked on Water Babies. Did one. Walked to Punch Dinner. Talk of Humphreys writ etc etc. Fine day. Thursday March 2 Very fine morning. Rode before breakfast. Worked all day on Prince & Band. Cap'n. Montgomery etc in to dinner. Went in evening to see 'Aladdin'. Very poor piece. Much bored. Home in evening in carriage. Friday March 3 Did not ride. Worked hard all day on Prince's block. Did not go out. Good block. Mrs Heron called. Saturday March 4 Beautiful morning. Rode to Arts Club etc etc. Saw Yates in Row. Punch very fresh. Took M to Old Masters & Dudley seascapes etc. Bought Ba gun and Maud shuttlecock. Home in evening. Not out. Photos sent from Burnham & abroad etc etc. Sunday March 5 Beautiful morning. Rode as far as Garrick. Home. Took M for walk up Campden Hill. Looked over Airlie Gardens. Dined at Gardens. Miss Murdoch there. Walked to Club. Wrote letters. Home & bed early. Saw Sir G Woolsey in Row, Chaytors etc. Monday March 6 4 weeks Punch due (1 of 6). Beautiful morning. Rode. Saw Hartree, Trower etc. Worked, finished Elephant buying. Dined at Gardens in evening to meet Barkers etc. Con & Mervyn's last night. Dancing. Late, no Billiards. Tuesday March 7 Bad headache. Rode to Euston. Saw boys off. Yates there. Back. Called on Wellman. Home. Lunch. Went to Natural History Museum. Saw Yates again. Dined & to bed early. Wednesday March 8 Up. Rode. Dull morning. Worked Water Babies. 1

st night 'Romeo & Juliet'.

Went to Punch Dinner. Grand 1st night of R & J. Saw Hardmans etc. After

champagne with Irving. Cigar at Garrick & home. Thursday March 9 Orton's dinner to meet Nixey 7.30. Rode in morning. Worked on Irving as 'Wherefore art thou Romeo'. Dined after at Orton's. Met C. Mackenzie, old Napier, Chown & Nixey. Good dinner.


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Friday March 10 In all day & did not go out. Mother read. Did Jumbo in Chancery. Burnand still ill. In evening went to Keely Halswells. Pleasant evening. Saturday March 11 Mother went home to Mosborough Hall, Ecklington nr Chesterfield. Dull foggy morning. Rode. Met Finlay & Wyndham. Called on Arthur à Beckett. In evening dined at Gardens. Read & home early. Sala wrote for Lady Rosebery. Sunday March 12 Dull foggy morning. Rode to Arts Club & Garrick & along Embankment. Home. Saw Sir Trevor Lawrence etc. Met Spencer. Chicks, M & self dined at Gardens. Went to see Jumbo at Zoo. Lees came in. Supper & home early. Monday March 13 Punch can stay with (illeg). Rode in morning. Fine morning. Cave came. Worked all day on Water Babies. Did not go out. Henry Barron called to borrow money. Tuesday March 14 Dense fog. Worked on W.B. Letter from Burnand. Rode in morning. Fine after. Letter from Ansdell refusing portraits. Holker & Guest etc. In evening went to Court Theatre. Wretched house. Saw the Palmers there. Home with Ada. Wednesday March 15 Worked hard all day, W.Babies. Finished page. Walked to P.D. Warm fog. Burnand still away. Hartree's entertainment. Corney Grain. Home early. Bryant wrote. Thursday March 16 Rode in morning. Beautiful weather. Wrote no end letters. Work on Fancy Portraits. Nellie Keith in to dinner. Sp called. Friday March 17 Beautiful morning. Rode early. Colin Hunter's evening. Worked all day after waiting. Did Northbrook & Revell. Cave good model. Went to Hunter's. Saw Fildes, Moncrieff etc, also Norman Lockyer. Dined Phillimore Gds. Hock. Saturday March 18 Most beautiful morning. Worked on Water Babies in morning. After lunch at home rode with Tenniel in afternoon. Dined Phillimore Gardens. After took Polly home. Went to Lady Rosebery's big reception. Saw Mocatta etc. After to Club. Saw Wedgwood, Fildes, Stone etc. Home at 2.0pm. Sunday March 19 Most lovely weather. Rode in morning. Saw Spencer. After lunch at Gdns. Went to Club. Wrote letters. S.J.H & wife dined.


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Monday March 20 Most lovely weather. Little Tub went to Italy. Tweet comes. Worked. Finished W.B block. Tweet came in afternoon. Spencer took Ada to Italy. Came in in evening. Rumpus with Mrs O. Bother with Gladstone. Tuesday March 21 Miss Cotton married. Sp took Marion. Too tired to go. Went to bed early. Tweet still here. Cold weather. Paid Parkes. Wednesday March 22 Worked hard all day on Almack's. Dined at Gardens. After worked from 9.0 till 4.0am. Cold weather. Thursday March 23 Smith called. Up very late. Jumbo removed from Zoo. Cold weather. To go to 'Squire'. Measured at Kniv's for clothes. Saw Faed etc etc. In evening to see 'Squire'. Good play. Friday March 24 Worked on Burnaby crossed Channel in Balloon. Dined early & in evening went to see the play 'Patience'. Prince of Wales opposite. Home after going to see Keely Hallswells. Saw Edis etc etc. Pleasant evening. Saturday March 25 Month's acct due £110. Fine morning. Rode. Wore new boots. In afternoon went to see pantomime at Drury Lane. Dined at Gardens etc. Port wine. Mrs Murdoch there.. Sunday March 26 Beautiful morning. Rode to Chiswick to see E.Blair Leighton's picture. Good. Saw Keith at Club etc. Dined at Gardens. After walked to Club. Wrote letters. Home to dine. Bed early. Monday March 27 Fine morning. Smith called. Measured for clothes. Tweet leaves. Paid interest on mortgage. Worked late on the block for Bryant. Prince of Wales. Tuesday March 28 Finished drawing for Bryant. Did Fancy Portrait of Currie. In evening dined at Messels. Capital dinner. Met Ionides etc, Montalbas etc etc. Wednesday March 29 Worked on Water Baby block. Walked to Punch Dinner. Burnand there. Bradbury's daughter ill. Home in omnibus. Thursday March 30 Worked all day on Water Baby block. Bothered with it very much. Dined at Joshua's. Met Sir C.Young etc etc. Moncktons etc etc. Home latish.


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Friday March 31 Worked all day. Unfortunately altered block. Did Gladstone as Owl. Dined at Fildes. Met Woods & Mr Gaskell. Home late. Saturday April 1 Boat race. Went with Fildes to Penn's steamer. Met W.H.Smith, Worms etc. Cambridge badly beaten. After went to National Gallery. Introduced to Sir Richard Wallace. Home with Fildes. Much upset by Burnand's letter. Dined. After to Edis's. Slow evening. Home with Marcus Stone. Sunday April 2 Picture Sunday. Went to Stone's and Fildes in morning. In afternoon to Millais, Boughton, Wells, Revere, Long, Marks, Morris & Storey, President & Val Princep. Dined quietly at home after. Very tired & bed. Monday April 3 East wind. Finished small block on Water Babies. Rode in afternoon. After dinner to Gaiety Theatre. Forty Thieves. Home in cab. Sent Cave to Swains. Tweet called. Tuesday April 4 8.0am Lawson hanged. Lawson reprieved for time. Took Punch & trained down to Twyford. Missed train. Utterly wasted day. Very hot. Saw not one single hound. Home with Salter. Dined at home. Wednesday April 5 Worked all day. Did Benedict. Spencer dined with us. Did not ride or go out. Thursday April 6 Did Sarah Bernhardt & Burton. Sophy left, went to Cowards. (Went where? Why, to Cowards. 2 Apl 1903.) M & baby saw her off. Quiet evening. Met Coward in morning. ( I remember he spoke about the Owl drawing as being devilish good. 2 April 1903) Friday April 7 Rode in morning. Quiet day. Worked hard all day. Did Costa & Wagner. Bed at 12.0 Saturday April 8 Most beautiful weather. Worked all morning. Wrote letters. Sent Fancy Portraits off. Rode in evening. Called at (illeg). Dined at Gardens. Sunday April 9 Fine morning. Rode as far as Club. Walked with Maud, M & bath chair round Serpentine. Lunched at Gardens. Walked to Club. Met Millais. Wrote letters. Home. Dined at home. Bed early.


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Monday April 10 Dull heavy morning. Stopped in all day. Worked Water Babies. Rode in morning before breakfast, saw Holland. Dined at Gardens. M & Baby drove to Richmond. Tuesday April 11 Worked hard all day on Water Babies. Rode before dinner. Saw young Ansdell. Worked after dinner till 11.30. Wednesday April 12 Finished page for W.B. Rode to Punch Dinner. Sent Cave on. Burnand there. Not well. Long talk. Home by 12.0. Thursday April 13 In morning had to wait for wire. Came at 1.0pm. Rosebery & Fishes. Dined at Gardens. Went to wrong house. Upset beautiful pot & India Rubber. Gale of wind. After went to Wren's dance. Polly not so well. Slow evening. Home in cab. Wet. Friday April 14 Hard at work all day on Fishes. Dined at home. Edgar came in. After to last evening at K.Halswells. Very tired. Saturday April 15 Very tired. Took Polly to Natural History Museum & S.Kensington. Home after. Dined at home & bed early. Rode before dinner. Called at Club. Saw Ansdell. Sunday April 16 Fine morning. Rode round S.K. Called at Alfred Reed's. Lunch at Gardens. Walk to Club. Wrote letters. Paxtons to dinner. Monday April 17 Phos came from Belgium. Worked on W.B. Dined at Gardens. Home & bed early. Spencer X. (Cutting glued in: In memoriam George Jennings, April 17 1882. 1902.) Tuesday April 18 Finished cut on Water Babies. Commenced the Academy cut. Rode in the evening. Ma's birthday. Dined at Gardens. M & Spencer went to the Opera. Home & found M asleep. Wednesday April 19 Worked in morning on Academy cut. In afternoon rode to Club. Had Cave with things etc. Dressed there and went to Fishmongers dinner. Good dinner. Met Winslow, Renton, Justin McCarthy etc etc. Home late. Thursday April 20. Rode in morning. Worked on P. Did Salisbury. Commenced Pig & Smith. Spencer & C.Stokes dined with us. Up work late.


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Friday April 21 Rode early. Lovely morning. Worked hard all day on Pig & Smith. Dined with C.Stokes in evening. Good Italian dinner. Garrick. Roberts & (illeg). Arts. Home. Nelly dined with M. Cave waited. Saturday April 22 Very wet morning. Worked on Academy block. Dined at Gardens. Did not work at night. Sunday April 23 Lunched at Gardens. Stokes came in. Went home, worked all afternoon on Academy block. Stones & Weld Blundell dined. Good dinner. Monday April 24 Worked hard all day on Academy block. Boughton in at dinner. Worked late on block. Tuesday April 25 Worked hard all day on Academy block. Rode in morning. Worked after dinner till late. Boughton came in afternoon. Stayed. Mrs Stone lent hat. Wednesday April 26 Worked hard all day on Academy block. Hurried visit to Academy. Punch Dinner & home. Worked all night nearly on block. Thursday April 27 Very tired in morning. Finished RA block. Up at 6.30. After read. Rode in afternoon after going to Boughton's private theatricals. Saw Wilde etc etc. After M went to Opera. Up in carriage as far as Club. Alhambra & home with Spencer & M. Friday April 28 Up & went to Press Day at Grosvenor. Took M after to Private View of R.Academy. Saw M home. Mrs Langtry. Dined with McDonald. Hook, Calderon, Millais, Marks, Pettie, Orchardson, Tadema, Du Maurier, Keene, self, MacDonald, Robertson. Home all right. D.M pure Dandie Dinmont. Saturday April 29 Very wet day. Rode before lunch. Got wet. M could not go to Private View at Grosvenor. Went. Saw a lot of people. Went home half way by buss. Girl like Mrs Inverarity. Dined at home quite quietly. Bed early. Sunday April 30 Showery. M not well. Rode in morning to get to Knowles. The Hollies, Clapham Commom. Turned back. Went on. Home in afternoon. Read etc etc. Dined at home. Bed early. Monday May 1 Fine morning. M seedy. Preparing for dinner. Wrote about Ring. Engaged to dine with R at Greenwich. Langleys arrive from S America. Langleys arrived


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at 2.30. Rode to Arts Club. Met Ernest George architect & Boughton. Made remark about playing with work. Went to Greenwich dinner. Dined. Bad dinner. Met Huxley, Andrew Clarke etc etc. Home with Boughton to Club etc etc. Got M her heart shaped ring. M not well. Tuesday May 2 McDonald dined with us. Rode in afternoon. Worked on Water Baby block. Drew Maud in bed. Midge came in. After McDonald, Fildes, Burnands, dined. Govr & Hamilton came in evening. McDonald made remark about humanity of our Saviour. Burnand disapproved. Wednesday May 3 Worked in morning on Water Baby drawing. Rode in afternoon to P.D. Agnew & Brookes there. Home by cab. Cabby discontented with 2/6. Thursday May 4 Worked on Water Baby block. After on Punch block, Queen Elizabeth & Queen Victoria. Rode before dinner. Saw young Agnew. After to dinner at Mrs Arthur Lewis. Desanges, Leslies, Messels, Heseltines, self, Boehms, 2 other couples. Friday May 5 To go to Petties. Rode in morning. Missed Messel. Worked hard all day on Queen & Elizabeth. Did not go out. Too done up. Saturday May 6 Got up in morning. Rode early for short time. After took train & went down to Mr Hook's, Farnham, Surrey. Met McDonalds, Davis RA, Miss Burton etc. Trout fishing. Fire on heath. Beautiful country. Water hen. Photod etc. Assassination of Lord Frederick Cavendish & Mr Burke at Dublin 7.30. Sunday May 7 At Hook's. Lovely morning. Warm. Cuttle. Garden. Toads. Photographing. In afternoon went to Frensham Pond. Boat, canoe etc. Dinner after. Pleasant day. Dogs. Toby, 3 collies & deerhound sold. Monday May 8 Down to breakfast at Hook's. Sold Academy drawing. Davis RA left. McDonalds left after. Went with Mr Hook round beautiful valley. Got moss & ferns etc. Walked on hill. Lunch. Home by long drive to Hazelmere. Crowded train. Read about Irish murder. Slow cab from Waterloo. Rode to Westminster & back. Dinner at home. Bed early. All well. Tuesday May 9 Worked on Fancy Portrait, Barff. Dined in evening at Gardens. Hamilton Fletcher, Orton & Hamilton. Played billiards etc etc. Fine weather. Wednesday May 10 Finished Barff. Rode in afternoon to see & say goodbye to McDonald. Saw the Queen. After to Punch Dinner. Home. Walked with Milliken to Charing X.


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Thursday May 11 Worked on Water Babies. Did baby. Skemed Patti. Rode in evening. Friday May 12 Worked Patti all day. Rode in morning. Did not go out in evening. Saturday May 13 My cousin Henry Bingham died this morning at 3.30. Took Marion to see 4 in hand Coaching Club. Lunched at St James's. After to Grosvenor & Munkasky. Dined at the Dickens's after. Met Joachims, Dickens's, Peruginis etc. Rode to Clapham Common. Took drawing to Knowles. Sunday May 14 East wind. Rode in morning to Arts. After walk dined at Gardens. Called on Lewis's. Hamilton & Midge dined with us. Monday May 15 East wind. Very cold. Worked on Water Babies. Dragonfly. Rode in evening. Man galloping. Told Police. In evening dined at Gardens. Met Spencer & Mr & Mrs Bernal. Spanish. Tuesday May 16 Worked on Rymill for Punch. Rode in evening. After to dinner at Miss Elmore's. Met Watneys, Poland, Colnaghi, Moscheles. Good dinner. M tired. (First met Mrs Watney, oh!) Wednesday May 17 Finished Rymill in morning. Began Fortuna. Note from Editor. Worry. Called to look after Mrs Hirsch, accident in Stafford Terrace. Dined at home. M very tired. Thursday May 18 Worked on Fortuna. Punch drawing finished. Rode in evening. Bryan Hook came to dinner. Friday May 19 Worked on dragonfly, Water Babies. Rode in evening. Dined at Gardens. Played Billiards with Langley. Poor Mrs Hirsch died this evening at one thirty. Saturday May 20 Worked in morning. Finished dragonfly etc. Rode to Victoria. Went down to Westwood. Lovely weather. Donkey etc etc. Acct due. Sunday May 21 At Westwood. Lovely weather. Rode with Langleys to Foss's Gap past Dunford. Home to dinner. Let dear old mare loose. After tea walked to the sea & round home thro' Margate. Bed early.


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Monday May 22 At Westwood. Hot morning. Gov well. Tricycle. Tennis. Home by train. Cave took Punch out. Disappointed of ride. Chicks well. Dined at Harold Peto's. Met Sir ? Martin, Lawrence, Lord Onslow, self, 2 Petos. Good dinner. (May wine, oh! May 12 '94.) Tuesday May 23 Wrote letters. Mistake about Bruxelles. Wasted day for work. Sent Cave on to Turkish Bath. Done out of ride. Had Turkish Bath. Saw Becker. Dined at Garrick, 4/6. After to Criterion & home. Saw '14 Days'. Wednesday May 24 The Derby Day. Shotover won. Cold heavy showers. Met Hamilton at Victoria. Went to Derby. Lunched with Picher, Chown, Nixey, etc etc. Lost £1.0.0. Rode to Punch Dinner. Sent Cave on. Thought had cold. Good full Dinner. Thursday May 25 Worked on Napoleon & Hannibal. Rode before dinner. Threatening rain. Dined at home by self. Saw C.Hall. Friday May 26 Worked hard all day on Napoleon & Hannibal. Dined at home did not go out. Rode in morning before breakfast. Saturday May 27 Came down to Westwood in train with Blackburn, Mitford etc. Caught the 10.10. Rode there sent Cave on. Dear Maud not well. Edgar met me with mare at station. Edgar obliged to return to Lincoln. Lawn Tennis marked out. Good games etc. Sunday May 28 At Westwood. Beautiful hot weather. Sat about grounds. Walked after dinner with Anna Boxer, Pierrot, little Gyp to sea. Foss's Gap. Bathed. Just got to Broadstairs to save tide. Pierrot lay down done up. Yokel at Upton. Home. Supper. Bed. Monday May 29 Very hot day. Worked from Wheelbarrow etc on Lawes. Lawn Tennis. Did not go out of grounds. Tuesday May 30 Worked. Finished the portrait of Lawes. Lawn Tennis etc. Wednesday May 31 Did 2 Priests. Marks's picture. Parody. Ma & Pa went to town. Donkey loose with sheep. Thursday June 1 Began Sir A.Bass. Drove over to Ramsgate. After dinner to see about fishing. Got brooch at Hills etc. Home.


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Friday June 2 Worked. Finished Sir A.Bass. Sent it off. Tennis. Dinner. Bed. Saturday June 3 Fine hot day. Drove over to Ramsgate to see about fishing. Back. Lawn Tennis. Drove to Margate to have hair cut. Met Gov & Ma. Saw Hammonds & Burnands. Home to dinner. Thunderstorm. Hook wrote. Dividend on £400 paid £11.17.0. Bees swarmed. Sunday June 4 At Westwood. Cold for June. M & self went to look for lodgings at Broadstairs in John's fly. Foss's Gap. Home. Wrote letters. After went for long walk. 10/12 miles with Anna Boxer & Don & Gyp round coast. Bathed etc etc. Hamilton met me at Ramsgate & drove after. Supper. Bed. Monday June 5 Very windy day. Drove in Margate in morning. Saw Roberson. Back to Westwood. After came up to town by 4.0 train with Ma Pa & Hamilton & Jess. Good journey. Home in time for dinner. All well. Tuesday June 6 Worked on Water Babies. Marion & self dined at Mansion House to meet Royal Academicians. Pleasant evening. Sat next to Onslow Ford. Wednesday June 7 Marion went to Grossmiths. Worked on Day & P.C. Rode to Punch Dinner. Was ½ hour late. Home with strawberries. Thursday June 8 Began The Bells. Friday June 9 In evening went to Gardens to dine. Hamilton returned from Liverpool. Home after. Saturday June 10 Spent day in pottering about in morning. Did Spofforth. Rode in evening. Row full. Dined quietly at home. Bed early. Read Fielding's Tom Jones. Sunday June 11 Fine day after. Got wet in morning. Went & lunched at Gardens. After Hamilton & self went to Tattersalls. Walked on to Club & home after in cab. Dined at home quietly. Monday June 12 Finished Spofforth. Worked Water Babies. Rode in evening. Met Hamilton, Boughton, Taylor Whitehead. Dined at home.


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Tuesday June 13 Worked Water Babies. Dined at Gardens. Met Edwin Herapath & Tilda etc. Game of Billiards. Home. Wednesday June 14 Worked Water Babies. Rode in afternoon. In evening went to dine at Geigers. Met Batchelors & Watneys. Bad slow dinner. Thursday June 15 Rode before breakfast. Troops out. Worked on Water Babies. Finished page. Dined quietly at home. Bed early. Mrs Ledyard's at home. Marion did not go. Friday June 16 Worked hard all day & hard pushed too on Duke of Bedford as Costermonger. After to Duke of Sutherland's at Stafford House. Good evening. Saw Sala etc etc. Walked home. Rode before breakfast to Covent Garden. Met Coward on new horse. Met Boughton & Langley. Mrs Banks Tomlin's at home. Saturday June 17 Fine day. Rode to meet of Coaching Club. Home. After by train to Harrow Weald & to Gordons' garden party. Met Canon Harford, J.T.Bedford etc etc. Armstead, Collingwood etc. Good day. Home in Collinson's carriage to station. Supper at home. All well. Bed 11.30. Sunday June 18 Very wet morning. Rode. Got soaked. Home. Lunch.at Gardens. After drove to Ealing. Saw Zinnermans & Miss Reed. Home. Dined quietly at home. Bed early. Ada came home. Monday June 19 Dull morning. M leaves for C.Stokes at 10.15pm. Rode in evening after finishing Girl in Water for Water Babies. Wet. Dined at Hensman's at Gloucester Road. Met Sir Archibald & Lady Lamb, Cap'n & Mrs Armstrong. Home at 11.0. Slow dinner. Tuesday June 20 Fine day. Worked on Water Babies. Rode in evening. Saw Holland. Dined quietly at home. Bed early. Wednesday June 21 Worked Water Babies. Rode by mistake to Bradbury's at Wandsworth. Hurried back to Bouverie Street. Sent Cave on. John Henry there. After to Garrick to dress. On to Messel's dance. Good night. Adrian Stokes. Began to rain. Home 1.45am. Thursday June 22 Meet 4 in Hand Club, 50 Queen's Parade 6.0pm. Very wet all day. Dine at Theophilus Bernand's. Met Sir A.Bass. Bought drawing. Home by cab.


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Hamilton bought chestnut mare at Tattersalls. Rode to meet of coaches (illeg) by putting boots on. Had to ride round home thro' Chelsea. Friday June 23 Rode in morning early. Saw Yates. Saw Hamilton's new horse. Worked hard all day on Old Ladies. Did not go out in evening. Read Edgar Poe's works. Saturday June 24 Dull day. Grenollian(?) up. Pottered about in morning. Worked Water Babies. Turnbull sent paper. Sunday June 25 Worked in morning. Went to Ansdell's Tennis. Rode with Langley early. Very wet. Dined at home. Tabby with us. Fine evening. Bed early. Monday June 26 Worked Water Babies. Dined at home quietly. Rode in evening. Tuesday June 27 Worked Water Babies. Dined at home quietly. Rode in evening. Initial to 3

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Chapter. Wednesday June 28 Up early & rode to William Agnew's, 35 Hill Street. To Maidenhead & Henley with Punch Staff. Dined Red Lion. Good dinner. Home by 10.50 train. Good day. (Last saw John Henry Agnew.) Thursday June 29 Worked on Cetawayo. Marion went to Macmillans at home with Maud. Rode. Dined at home. After to Cornwalls' & Calderons' dance. Schloesser gave cigar. Home 2am. Friday June 30 Worked all day (did not go out) on Cetawayo. Ansdell sent cheque £65.0.0. Mrs Herapath, Conny & Maud dined. Mr H in after. Saturday July 1 Left early in morning for Boulogne. Fenton reserved carriage. Arrived after good passage at Boulogne at 12.30. Went into town & after lunched on pier & bathed after. Table d'hote. Good dinner. Read Field. Bed early. Polly put on black dress. On pier saw fisherwomen looking out for boats. Sunday July 2 Beautiful morning. Went thro' town to church. Notre Dame. Saw carriages. After down to bathe. Good bathe. Lunch at restaurant. Bad. Crayfish. After went for walk up as far as monument. Home in time for table d'hote. Walk on sands after. Tide low.


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Monday July 3 Fine day. Went out. Had bathe in morning with Polly. Back. Lunch on pier. Beefsteak. French lady there. Worked on Freake in afternoon. Very sleepy. Table d'hote. After went on sands. Left Polly. People looking for crabs etc. Back to hotel. Concert at Etablisement. Tuesday July 4 Got up late. Went to have bathe. Good bathe. Saw Gilbert, Lady Catherine Cook (Coke, July 28 '94) Miss Cook, Mrs G & Miss (illeg). Lunched on board Chloris. After to hotel to finish Freake. Polly very tired. Went after dinner to walk on pier. Crowded on pier. Walked home. Wednesday July 5 Up early in morning. Packed. Out & bought things. Very rough sea. Blowing fresh. Good bathe. Polly in rough water. Back to hotel. Lunched. Bought cherries. Drive round town. After on board steamer. Rough passage. French husband etc. Reserved carriage. Sent M home in 4 wheeler. Punch Dinner. After to Club. No stud. Came back. Academy Soirée. Home with Angell. Thursday July 6 Wet morning. Headache. Fine after. Worked on Browning all day. Waited for Burnand's letter. Dined at Gardens. Beat Hamilton at Billiards. Home after. M better. Friday July 7 Got Burnand's instructions for cut. Channel Tunnel & Watkin. Worked hard all day. Late for dinner at Gardens. Mrs E Herapath, Spencer & Marion there. M went home with Spencer in carriage. Beat H at Billiards. Stayed late. Rode in morning early. Rode in Row. Very heavy going. No one there. Back to Gardens. Pa's birthday, 62. Saturday July 8 Worked Water Babies. Leotard. Rode in afternoon to Wimbledon. Rode through Camp. Wet. Bother to get Punch in water. Saw Donaldson, Thorneycroft's partner. Home. Dined at home quietly. Bed early. Sunday July 9 Rode with Hamilton to Camp at 7.45, back to breakfast. Wet. Good ride. Finished Leotard. Went with M & Maud to Ansdell's. Donkey ride. Tennis etc. Home. Dinner at Arthur Burnand's. Met Mrs Joachim, Italian girl. Pretty, etc etc. Walked home. Mrs J & M came together. Monday July 10 10am at Westminster for Torpedo boat. Thorneycroft. Rode there. Two Blairs, Ansdell. Met on board Dr Marshall, daughters, Barnabys (2) Sassoon, Mrs Ayrton etc etc. Good day. Rough & heavy wet. Caught screw on sand. Adrift. Got back by 7.55. Home to dinner. M better. Hollands at home. Very tired. Nurse went home.


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Tuesday July 11 Very wet morning. Paid £5.11 for washing. Wait for work. In evening went to Winslows. Garden party at night. Disappointed about carriage. Wednesday July 12 Worked on Water Babies. Rode in evening dress to Reform Club. Dined with Black. Met Sir E.Wood, Millais, Pettie etc. Thursday July 13 Worked on Harcourt & Shadwell. Rode to Camp at Wimbledon. Home by 7.30. Dined. Bed early. Friday July 14 Worked all day on Harcourt & Shadwell. Rode before breakfast. Played Billiards with Edgar & Hamilton till late. Won 4/6. Saturday July 15 Worked Water Babies. In afternoon to Camp at Wimbledon. Rode sharp home. Dined at home quietly. Bed early. Should have gone to Mrs Jopling's. Too tired. Sunday July 16 Fine lovely day. Took M for walk in morning. Solentium(?) M not well. After dined at Gardens. After walked with Hamilton & Ansdell & Val Princep. After dined at home. Ada with us. Took Ada home. Monday July 17 Fine morning. Worked on Water Babies. In afternoon went to Canon Harford's. Sketched dragon. Pouring rain. Lane's acct sent in. Too bad. Nurse returned. To bed quietly. Tuesday July 18 Fine morning. Worked on Water Babies. Scotchman & bogies. Rode in evening. Called on Barnes. Row full. Home & dined quietly. Called at Gardens after. Beat Hamilton at Billiards. Rained in evening. Wednesday July 19 Fine morning. Bazaar at Nortons. Worked on Beauchamp Seymour. Rode in afternoon to Bradbury's by Wimbledon. Good dinner. Home late. Burnand not well. Thursday July 20 Finished Griffins. Began Bright & Gladstone. Dined quietly at home. Rode in Row. Called on Humphreys. Not in. Friday July 21 Linley Bingham died. Worked all day on Gladstone & Bright. Music Hall songs. Dined at home. Ought to have dined at Chingford with Bedford City Dinner. 300 Up at Billiards with Hamilton L after.


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Saturday July 22 Wrote long letters in morning. Dull. Tilda came. After rode thro' Camp at Wimbledon to Carshalton to Fletchers' dance. Stopped for food. Only barely caught train home. M not well. Sunday July 23 Fine morning. Took M for long walk in Bath chair. Dined at Gardens. After at home. Dr Harcourt dined with us. Good dinner. Sent Cave to get Punch at Carshalton. All well. Monday July 24 Stormy morning. Marion went out in Bath chair. Heavy rain. Mended china etc etc. Worked W.B. Had eel & began W.B. block. Tuesday July 25 Worked on W.B. Had salmon. Awfully dark. Could not see. Had another eel. Rode before dinner. Wednesday July 26 Worked. Did Lord C Beresford. Rode to Garrick to met Lane. Saw him. Bancroft etc dining. Called at Attenboro's. Walked to Piccadilly. Home by cab. Thursday July 27 Worked Water Babies. Eels. Rode in evening to Temple. Cave never turned up. Home. Dined. Called at Gardens. Friday July 28 Woke with stiff neck. Waited all day for Frank's letter. Began Warpath at 1.0pm. Finished at 8.30. Did not go out. Saturday July 29 Midge's baby born at 9.0pm. Rode to look at instruments & phos. After went with M to F.Gordon's garden party. Harford, à Becketts, Bedfords, Archer etc etc. Home late & tired. Midge's baby came, 'Dora'. Sunday July 30 Hot day. Went to see Punch clipped. His tail. Lunched at home. Knocked baby down with cushions etc etc. Lawn Tennis. The S.J's dined with us. Good dinner. Monday July 31 Worked on salmon. At 4.30 went to meet Tenniel & Burnand. Rode thro' Holloway etc to Tottenham. Seven Sisters Road etc etc to Forest Hotel Chingford. Dined. Billiards. Bed. Tuesday August 1 At Forest Hotel. Up to breakfast. Came late. Waiter & tea. Flies. Heat. Started at 10am. Got to Wake Hotel for lunch. Rural. Start 2.30. Long ride thro' Enfield, Southgate etc. 33½ miles in a day. Punch good. Tenniel done up.


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Very tired. Bill. Champagne. Bed. Chicks went to Broadstairs. M unwell. Dividends Gt Western & Brazil sent. Wednesday August 2 Hot morning. Polly muddling about china. Wrote letters. Walked to Punch Dinner. Bought mackintosh. Called Humphreys. Not in. Solomon in his glory. Rowland Ward. Home by cab. Thursday August 3 Worked. Did Sir Garnet Wolseley on wood. Friday August 4 Worked on soldiers & war correspondent. Put things away. Sent Cave & Punch to Westwood. Saturday August 5 Marion, Tilda, Pa & self all went down to Westwood with Reed. Fine day. Went 2

nd class, got out at Broadstairs. Called on Chicks. Very happy. Dear

Maud's birthday. On to Westwood. Took Don. Saw Abernethys. Sunday August 6 Beautiful lovely day. Polly lay in grounds in morning. To church after. Talked to Pa in morning. Rode in afternoon to call on Orchardson. Saw Mrs Pettie & Moxon. Home thro' Margate. Punch very fresh. Monday August 7 Went to Broadstairs to try to get shell. Across country to Ramsgate. Called on Hills. Saw girl. Waterworks. Heaps of people about. Tuesday August 8 Worked hard & late on Shell & Mermaids. Rode to Hills. Looked at things. Got book. 'Josephine'. Across country home. Saw man & horse, Ramsgate Road. Wednesday August 9 Came up from Westwood to Punch Dinner. Wire from Frank to alter Mermaids. Dined at Bouverie St. Train punctual. Good looking man in train. Home to Stafford Terrace on buss. Thursday August 10 At London. Came down with Ma by 3.30 train. Did potato in morning. Met Pa outside Westwood. (Prof Palmer, Captain Gill & Lt Charrington murdered in the desert by Beduin Arabs.) Friday August 11 Worked on Mermaids. Re traced it. Rode in afternoon to sea & all round coast. Met Davis. Called on Chicks at Broadstairs. Saturday August 12 At Westwood. Pa & Ma returned to town. Dear Baby ill with fever. Drove Punch over in harness to see him. Worked on Mermaids.


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Sunday August 13 At Westwood. Tilda & Polly called to see Chicks. Rode to Sportsman to see Whitehead House for Arthur. Howling day. Across to Chicks & home. Wet. Worked all day on Mermaids. Monday August 14 Worked on Mermaids all day. Tuesday August 15 Worked on Mermaids. Tilda left for abroad. Wednesday August 16 At Westwood. Came up to town to dine with Sir Chas Dilke. Met Byng, Estcott etc. After to Club. Saw Marcus Stone & Fildes etc. Home to Stafford Terr. Finished Mermaids. Punch dinner at Hampton, Sadler's (illeg). Did not go. Mother's birthday. Thursday August 17 Went down 12.0 train to Westwood. Hass in train. Moonshine. Pretty girl at Westgate etc. Worked late on H.R.H & Welsh girl. Took otter down to work at. Met Davis riding. Friday August 18 At Westwood. Worked on Prince of Wales & Eisteddfod. Had easel up in Pa's room. After took block to station. Called at Margate. Rode along sands to Broadstairs. Called on Chicks. Jumped hurdle. Home to dinner. Saturday August 19 At Westwood. Dear Baby's birthday. Chicks spent long day. Baby & Maud on donkey. Chicks dined at Westwood & after went back. Got myself up & rode to Orchardson's to take fan back. Upset in the sea at Westgate. Home across country. Sunday August 20 At Westwood. Fine day. Rode over in afternoon to call on Tattersall & Orchardson. Saw Chicks playing. Home to supper. Saw Miss Martlock at the Orchardsons. Monday August 21 At Westwood. Worked in Pa's room in morning, up to 5.30. Rode to Margate. Called on Pickering. Home for dinner. Cave's feet. Great gale. Tuesday August 22 At Westwood. Worked on otter's head. Mrs Orchardson & Miss Martlock called. Chicks over. Much wind. Rode to Sportsman. Took Val & son. Never again. Late for dinner. Worked after dinner. Not pleased with otter. Bed at 11.45 after 'Conflict Religion & Science'.


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Wednesday August 23 Got up in morning. Worked on Lowther. Finished him. Touched up the otter. Packed up traps & up to town by S.E Railway. Got carriage reserved. Saw beautiful lady - June Conynham? - lovely. Called Club & through to Purfleet to dine. Good dinner. Home with Tenniel. Carried on to Addison Road. Home by Cetawayo's house to Stafford Terr. Purfleet dinner. Thursday August 24 Dull morning. Wrote letters. Sent for grouse. Dine at Gardens. Wind. M had bad night. Friday August 25 Dined at Gardens. M had bad night. Saturday August 26 Left Stafford Terrace early. Tassell took us. Went to board Ben Righe. Left London at 10.30. Good passage all day. M not well in evening. Not good feeding on board. Larky girls. Singing on board etc etc. Kept up late. Sunday August 27 On board steamer all day. Allbery, letter sorter GPO died at 3.0pm. Clergyman appealed. Larky girls on board. Arrived after good passage at Aberdeen at 10.0pm. Kepplestone at 10.50. Warm welcome. All well. Monday August 28 Walked into Aberdeen to be measured for clothes. Took John Leech etc down to Burnie. Fine day. Quiet dinner. Tuesday August 29 At Kepplestone. Worked at Anonymous Letter Writer. Dinner in evening. Miss Bent etc etc. Wednesday August 30 At Kepplestone. Finished Anonymous Letter Writer. Dinner at Macdonalds in evening. S.J & wife there, Mrs & Miss Nicol etc etc. Good dinner. Spencer drove all way home, 16 miles. Thursday August 31 Worked. Sent drawing off. In afternoon left for Linton to visit Spencer. Saw Rutherford at Kinton. Met Field. At dinner Colonel Blair & Mrs Blair, Major Conolly, Mr & Mrs Bott. Good dinner. Friday September 1 At Spencer's, Linton, to shoot. Pouring wet day. Field shot & left early. Shot blackbird. Reed, farmer, kicked up row. McClaren keeper. In afternoon fished. Caught two. Raw whiskey. Back to dinner. Good dinner. Saturday September 2 Went out shooting with Spencer & Fred. Good morning. In afternoon returned to Kepplestone. Only barely caught train. Percy Oakes back again. Arrived


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Kepplestone. Forbes Robertson, Rev Macdonald etc to dinner. Great argument. Good dinner. Hot toddy. Bad cold. Sunday September 3 Dull morning. M went to church. Went down to Burnie. Colonel Allardyce called. Bad cold. Monday September 4 Worked morning on F portrait. In afternoon went to play tennis at Mrs Nichol's. Good afternoon & capital dinner. Met Edmund etc etc. Good music. Drew caricature of Dean of Faculty. Bad cold. Tuesday September 5 Worked in morning. In afternoon went to play Tennis at White's with Macdonald. After returned. Ball at Aberdeen in evening. Very good. Danced with Miss Nicol. Gingham dress of Miss Edwards. Home at 2.0am. Capital ball. Saw Dr Farquharson. Wednesday September 6 Macdonald, Dean of Faculty & three boys left Kepplestone. Saw Spencer & Adah in morning, went to races. Saw Robertson. Back in afternoon to Kepplestone. Thursday September 7 Worked hard all day. Did two fancy portraits, Drumming Wolfe & Duff. Friday September 8 Went early to Murtle to fish. Received by Mrs Nicol & Miss Nicol. Fished with Mary N. Lunch good. Walked them back. Quiet dinner in evening. Saturday September 9 Sat at 11.0am for portrait to George Reid. Statue of Praxitiles. Afternoon walked around Aberdeen. Rather dull. Home to dinner. Sunday September 10 Dull wet day. In afternoon drove with Macdonald to visit Nicols at Murtle. Miss Sherbrook in to lunch & Miss Fullerton. Walked round garden. Meal at 8.30am. Reid in. Talked of his brother's marriage. Monday September 11 Went at 11.0am after seeing to the fitter to sit for 2

nd time to George Reid.

Portrait finished. After began Swell & Cigarettes on wood. Lethbridge came. Called on G. Reid for book. Tuesday September 12 Lethbridge etc to dinner. Edmund etc, Donaldson. Felt dull as had worked hard all day on Swell & Cigarettes. Good dinner.


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Wednesday September 13 Up & finished Swell & Cigarettes on wood. Went with Lethbridge to station. Posted & wired. Back to Kepplestone. After with Polly to Linton to visit Spencer. Polly very well & talked in train. Fine afternoon. Spencer met us. Thornymusk dined. Good dinner. Thursday September 14 At Linton. Wet day. Photod. Bott & Stern came to lunch. After walked in pouring rain to Corrinday. Fished after. Caught big trout in burn ¾ pound. Home. Dinner with McLaren. Tired. Friday September 15 Linton. Up. Photod trout. Rabbit shooting with Bott, Cap'n Stern, Oakes, Pincher & self. 48 rabbits. Good day. Home. After dined with Bott. Good dinner. Home 11.0am. Saturday September 16 Got up early. Missed buss to Mr Hamilton's, Skene House. Drove after. Pike fishing on Loch Skene. Caught 2. Went to Dunecht. Saw library and chapel & observatory. Young Fell tutors Dr Copeland, Herr Louser. Ladies came to tea. Walked nearly home with Fred Oakes. Dinner after. Sunday September 17 Fine morning. Went into gardens. Talk of Savory. Photod. After lunch went to wood to sketch. At 10 drove to Dunecht. All round grounds. Mrs Oakes wanted to get out etc. Saw Saturn, Jupiter, stars etc. Louser. Home at 3.30. Whiskey. Too much. Monday September 18 Fine lovely morning. Started early with lunch & drew Burnie for W.B. Ladies came in afternoon. Music & cards in evening. X with M about nap. Nothing. Tuesday September 19 At Linton. Dull wet morning. Did silhouettes of all. After lunch fished. Caught nothing. Home to dinner. Adah & Pincher X. Slept after dinner. Wednesday September 20 Started 9.30 from Linton. Arrived Aberdeen. Called on Macdonald. Round to Ship Office got money back. Bank £10.0.0. Lunched at Kepplestone. Met Tuke. Good lunch. Started for south from Aberdeen, 4.40. Lady Airlie in carriage. Spencer saw us off. Long talk of Adah etc etc. Good journey. Comfortable. Thursday September 21 Arrived Stafford Terrace 9.0am. Had hair cut. Put things in order. Wrote letters. Worked on Punch block. After dined at Gardens with Gov'r alone.


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Friday September 22 Worked hard. Finished Sultan & Dufferin. Went down by 3.0 train to Westwood. Saw Barnes at station & Tabs. Called on dear Chicks etc etc. Dined at Westwood. Saturday September 23 Up in morning. Sent donkey over to Chicks. Rode Punch to Broadstairs. Morning with Chicks. After rode with Ma into Margate. Called on Pickering. Walked on pier & walked home. Sunday September 24 Lovely morning. Chicks came over. Dinner at Westwood. Barnes wife & sister came in afternoon. After rode to Ramsgate by sands etc. Walked on pier. Bought Alkaram & home. Monday September 25 Went to Mrs Fox. Worked. Did Osborne Morgan. Ride in evening. Almost dark. Tabby's horse came from Canterbury. Tuesday September 26 Westwood. Did Canon Liddon. Ride in afternoon by moonlight to Ramsgate. Wednesday September 27 Came up from Westwood by S.E Railway to Punch Dinner. Full Dinner. Duke of Beaufort's Haunch of Venison. After walked with Milliken home to Stafford Terrace. All well. Thursday September 28 At Stafford Terrace. Packed up traps etc etc. Waiting for Burnand. BIG GAP IN DIARY ENTRIES HERE. Saturday October 14 1

st night of representation of Rip van Winkle at Comedy Theatre.

BIG GAP IN DIARY ENTRIES HERE Monday November 27 Rode with Tabby. Began last Almanack block. Punch lame. Sent him to smith. Tuesday November 28 Finished last Almanack block. GAP IN DIARY ENTRIES HERE Saturday December 2 First day's rest. Pottered in morning. Walked to St James's Restaurant. Row with Grant. Lunch. Grosvenor Gallery. Reeds. Miss Elmore dined. Conny & Miss Cole.


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Sunday December 3 Cold raw morning. Dine at Gardens. Monday December 4 Law Courts open. GAP IN DIARY ENTRIES HERE Saturday December 9 Rode Punch. Hill came. Took him round to Court's. GAP IN DIARY ENTRIES HERE Thursday December 14 Arthur Burnand's dinner. Dine with Taf, Arts Club. GAP IN DIARY ENTRIES HERE Saturday December 16 Rode Punch 1

st time for a week. Came home lame. Court took his shoe off.

Sunday December 17 Drove with Pa to Club. Dined at home. Quiet evening. Monday December 18 4 weeks. Tuesday December 19 Bradbury's dinner, Junior Athenaeum. Rode Punch in morning, 1

st time round.

Wednesday December 20 Dinner at Alan Cotton's. Dined with Bradbury at Junior Athenaeum. Good dinner. Met Nokes & Col (blank) Frank & Arthur. Thursday December 21 Dine at Charles Russell's, 86 Harley Street. After worked. Dined at Russell's. Arts Club & home. Met Romer etc etc. Russell Walkers, Cecil Clay etc etc. Friday December 22 Worked on Farquharson as Highland Chieftain. Finished him. Hamilton & Jess came. Called at Gardens. Game of Billiards & home. Saturday December 23 Rode to Uxbridge. Wish I had not. Changed horses at Ealing. Saw Aunt's grave. Heron. Old Willis. Lunch Pen Close. Whiskey at Grimsdale's. Slipped off horse. Home & dined at home. Had too much. Sunday December 24 Very seedy in morning. Very stiff from fall. Walked with dear Chicks in Kensington Gardens. Met Woodroufe. Home & dined at home.


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Monday December 25 Xmas Day. Quiet day. Put house in order & long day with dear Chicks. Maud at Gardens. Boy & crackers. After dined at Gardens. Gov'r not well. Billiards & home. Heavy wet set in & lasted the year out. Tuesday December 26 Boxing Day. Worked all day on Twelfth Night. Very wet. Rode round Park in morning. Saw Hamilton & Conny. Home & worked hard. Wednesday December 27 Nana returned. Worked on Twelfth Night. Got it outlined. Quiet evening. Weld Blundell was to have dined. Did not. Bad dinner. All things high. Thursday December 28 Worked on Twelfth Night. Rode in morning12.30 to 1.30 with Tabby. After worked late up to 1.30am on Twelfth Night. Friday December 29 Worked very hard all day early & late. Finished page of 12

th Night. Did

Archbishop of Canterbury. Read Contes Drolatiques. Did not go out. Saturday December 30 Very wet. Worked after putting house in order. To Club. Bought Cornucopia. Xmas box to Porter. Becker called. Home to 6.0pm dinner. M.Fletcher & Midge in. After to 1

st night of 'The Yellow Dwarf'. Home 11.0pm. (red ink:

Yellow Dwarf great failure. Alfred Thompson had to do with it. Elephants etc. Music Hall artists. Took Marion Fletcher.) Sunday December 31 Very wet all morning. Rode to Dr Sheehy's. Glass sherry. Arts. Home. Dined 2pm at Gardens. M cried about Nana. Nana worse. Chicks well. After home. Ring called at Gardens. Went to Messels. Supper & dance. Old Year out, New Year in, in wet. December 31 continued in 1883 diary: At Messels. Saw the New Year in at supper with Mrs Gilbert. Marcus there, made speech. Marion not well, did not go. Very wet. On Sunday rode to Lloyd Sq etc. Addresses at back of Diary Cave, 7 Layton Place, Church Road, Brixton. Ansdell, 30 Duke St, Piccadilly W. Bryant, Marine Hotel, Ventnor. Savile Clarke, Cleveland Lodge, Westbourne Park. Kennedy, Hughes & Kennedy, 1 Clements Inn. Lane, 8 New Court, Carey Street, Lincolns Inn. Blunt, Clarence Chambers, 12 Haymarket.

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