1904 Diary
In 1904, Edward is 28 years old, Kate is 25 years old and Alys is 20 years old.
London
Thursday 31st December 1903
Lois’ birthday dance
Friday 1st January 1904
To skating at Hengler’s 8 – 11.
Saturday 2nd January 1904
In bed all day with feverish headache. Poz up. P and T in evening. I cross.
Sunday 3rd January 1904
Aunt Alice up. A to skating. I at home alone. 6 hours. Wrote and read.
Monday 4th January 1904
Aunt Alice to N. C. (me: Newcastle) Alys to skating.
Tuesday 5th January 1904
“Kim”[1] in evening. Lovely. At Shenton’s.
Wednesday 6th January 1904
Foggy. Not out. Kit bad cold and up to spend night here. Alys to skating.
Thursday 7th January 1904
Kit away after lunch. “Kim” in evening. Lovely.
Friday 8th January 1904
To Mr Hosking – 10th. Wrote to Aunt Alice. Others to skating.
Saturday 9th January 1904
Alys to fencing. Alys to Innes’ evening. I at Shenton’s. Jack Enoch there.
Sunday 10th January 1904
Poz called and stayed to lunch. Alys to skating. I at home. Emma out.
Monday 11th January 1904
Kit came to stay. Ernest to dinner.
Tuesday 12th January 1904
Kit’s cold bad. Teeds to lunch and tea in prompt. Read aloud. Stevenson’s[2] essays in evening.
Wednesday 13th January 1904
Kit bad and coldy. To lecture by Mrs Boole[3] at Somerwell’s. Very nice. Tea with Poz and Doz. Alys to skating.
Thursday 14th January 1904
Kit much btter. To dinner at West End Hotel. Ernest Morison’s 21st. Prof Whist.
Friday 15th January 1904
To singing lesson. Nice. Kit to call at Morison’s and Katherine’s. To skating.
Saturday 16th January 1904
To fencing. Alys to Northwood to hockey. In at Shenton’s. Read New Arabian Nights[4] aloud.
Memo:
* Thursday Ernest’s 21st birthday party. Alys got Booby Prize.
Sunday 17th January 1904
To skating. Lovely. Mrs Shenton in evening.
Monday 18th January 1904
To see Edward. On to Guy’s (me: Guy’s Hospital) to meet Ted. Tea with him. Met Alys at Harley Street. All to skating. Tufty there.
Tuesday 19th January 1904
To evening at G. E. B’s.
Wednesday 20th January 1904
Alys to music lesson. I met her. Lunch at F. B’s. To lecture by Mrs Boole. Tea with Doz in Kensington. To skating. Alan and Frank there.
Thursday 21st January 1904
Called on Aunt Rosa. Rested In at Shenton’s. Ted read Saratoga Trunk[5] aloud.
Friday 22nd January 1904
To Mr Hosking. Nice lesson 12th. Skating.
Saturday 23rd January 1904
Fencing. Very foggy. To G. E. B’s. Slept all afternoon.
Memo:
G. E. B.’s – January 19th.
Emma’s wages 1-16.8 – 17th.
Sunday 24th January 1904
To skating.
Monday 25th January 1904
To skating. 10 minutes waltzing in evening. Lovely (at our request). Yardley and Spiers there.
Tuesday 26th January 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 27th January 1904
To lunch at Biddulph. To lecture by Mrs Boole at 2 Albert Place. To skating. Lovely. Alan and Frank there.
Thursday 28th January 1904
New piano came. Broadwood quarter grand[6]. Ted played on his violin. Lovely. Finished Phroso.
Friday 29th January 1904
To Mr Hosking. “Throaty” lesson.
Saturday 30th January 1904
(nothing)
Sunday 31st January 1904
Skating. Quiet evening by fire. Nice. No reading.
Monday 1st February 1904
Skating.
Tuesday 2nd February 1904
To Fanny Carnegy’s to tea.
Wednesday 3rd February 1904
Skating.
Thursday 4th February 1904
To Mrs Angus’ to tea.
Friday 5th February 1904
Hosking. Skating.
Saturday 6th February 1904
Fencing. Nice lesson.
Sunday 7th February 1904
I to Dulwich with Kit. To call on William Archer’s.
Monday 8th February 1904
To skating. Alan there. Ted tired and in bad form.
Tuesday 9th February 1904
Not to Flux’s as so wet. Did green blouse. Phoebe read aloud in evening – Lorna Doone[1].
Wednesday 10th February 1904
To skating. Home early! Ted fell and hurt his leg.
Thursday 11th February 1904
Amateur Skating Club At Home till 1.30. Fun. Phoebe turned 3’s alone!!!!
Friday 12th February 1904
To Mr Hosking’s. Very wet. Finished green velvet blouse. I not to skating. Felt throaty.
Saturday 13th February 1904
Alys and I unwell so not to fencing. Kit and Cecil in.
Sunday 14th February 1904
To skating. Very lovely but not good waltzing.
Monday 15th February 1904
Not to skating. Feverish.
Tuesday 16th February 1904
Quiet all day. On Heath.
Wednesday 17th February 1904
To tea at Biddulph. Mr Harrison there. Great fun. Dark and to skating. Fair man talked to Ted. Alys waltzed with Brewer.
Thursday 18th February 1904
Lorna Doone in evening.
Friday 19th February 1904
Called on Aunt Rosa and to Dickens and Jones[2] to be fitted. Alys had 3 waltzes with Brewer at skating. Ted palpitations so not skating much.
Saturday 20th February 1904
To fencing. Doz hurt at my keenness on skating; so decided to join Fencing Club.
Memo:
Wade left Harrisons – 19th
Sunday 21st February 1904
Aunt Alice and Sylvia to dinner. To skating. Late-ish. Ted not very well.
Monday 22nd February 1904
To fencing-club. 4.15. Not to skating. None of us. Lorna Doone instead.
Tuesday 23rd February 1904
To sale at Puttick and Simpson’s[1]. Our old piano went for £13.00.
Wednesday 24th February 1904
Called on William Miles. To Biddulph to tea. Skating. Phoebe bad form. Ted better. Frank there.
Thursday 25th February 1904
Aunt Rosa, Teeds and Lois to tea.
Friday 26th February 1904
To Mr Hosking’s – 4th. Skating.
Saturday 27th February 1904
To fencing. Then Alys to baths. I met Kit and with her lunched in town. Then to theatre (Lyric) to see “Ib and little Christina[4]” Ben Davies, Susan Strong.
Sunday 28th February 1904
Dorothy up to dinner. We late to skating.
Monday 29th February 1904
Wade to lunch. To Fencing Club. To Harley Street after, dined in town and to skating. Lovely – all in good form.
Tuesday 1st March 1904
To Biddulph to lunch. Conis also. Aunt Alice’s birthday.
Wednesday 2nd March 1904
Skating.
Thursday 3rd March 1904
(nothing)
Friday 4th March 1904
Hosking – 5th. Skating.
Saturday 5th March 1904
Fencing.
Sunday 6th March 1904
Skating.
Monday 7th March 1904
Fencing Club. To skating. No hats.
Tuesday 8th March 1904
To town all day. Lunch at Buszards.
Wednesday 9th March 1904
Alys to music lesson. Cousin Mary to lunch. Called on Mrs Moore and Mrs Vernor Miles. Skating. English figure skating competition. Not nice.
Thursday 10th March 1904
To Biddulph to lunch. Aunt Alice alone. Exhaustive talk on skating. Ted and Phoebe lovely in evening.
Friday 11th March 1904
A little cold, so no singing. Alys and I lovely walk on Heath. Sunny and haystacks. To Dr and Mrs Brown Carthew’s to dinner with Phoebe and Ted and then skating.
Saturday 12th March 1904
To fencing. No Doz. Kit to lunch. All to tea at No 7.
Sunday 13th March 1904
I not to skating. Sore throat. The others went.
Monday 14th March 1904
(nothing)
Tuesday 15th March 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 16th March 1904
To skating.
Thursday 17th March 1904
(nothing)
Friday 18th March 1904
Singing – 6th. To skating. No Alys (to a rehearsal). Very tired.
Saturday 19th March 1904
To fencing.
Memo:
Emma’s wages – 17th.
Sunday 20th March 1904
To Mrs Blanford’s to dinner. Then on to skating.
Monday 21st March 1904
Fencing Club. To skating.
Tuesday 22nd March 1904
To Cousin Mary’s to dinner and evening.
Wednesday 23rd March 1904
To tea at Biddulph, with Aunt Alice to Harley Street. She dined with us and to Hengler’s.
Thursday 24th March 1904
Wade for marmalade making. To Mr Parson’s Picture afternoon. Poz there. Aunt Alice headache.
Friday 25th March 1904
Singing hoarse and home soon. Boiled marmalade. Not to skating. Ted’s laryngitis too bad.
Saturday 26th March 1904
To fencing. Rested. Fenced with Doz at Kingsley Display at Gym 7 o’clock.
Sunday 27th March 1904
To Sir E Waterlow’s picture show[1] and tea at Grosvenor. Barnard’s.
Monday 28th March 1904
To Aunt Alice’s for talk. Alys to club meeting.
Tuesday 29th March 1904
Aunt Alice and Doz to Broadway.
Wednesday 30th March 1904
Photoes at gym. To meet Sylvia and see her off. Called on Mrs Mures. To Fencing Club meet. With male visitors. Fun.
High Wycombe
Thursday 31st March 1904
To Amersham by train, Ted and Phoebe and cycles too. Cycles 8 miles to High Wycombe. Stayed at Falcon Hotel.
Friday 1st April 1904
Walked in woods and photographed. Cycled to Stokenchurch. Awful head wind. 7 miles. Home 7 miles in 30 minutes.
Saturday 2nd April 1904
Ted to town. We 3 walked about 6 miles with cameras. Developed photographs afternoon and evening.
Sunday 3rd April 1904
Rode to Great Marlow and back – 12 miles. Then after dinner to Hampden and back by Risborough Hillock. About 30 miles in all.
Monday 4th April 1904
Cycled to Great Missenden. Lunch at Red Lion there. On to Hampden and tea there at Mrs Baldwin’s. Nice. Found pheasant.
London
Tuesday 5th April 1904
Cycled to Amersham. Lunch there and home by train. Tea all together. Flash light photographs.
Wednesday 6th April 1904
In town all day and to Biddulph to get key, etc. To skating, Headaches.
Thursday 7th April 1904
(nothing)
Friday 8th April 1904
(nothing)
Saturday 9th April 1904
(nothing)
Sunday 10th April 1904
(nothing)
Monday 11th April 1904
(nothing)
Tuesday 12th April 1904
To Slade with Bee Hollis. Lunch.
Wednesday 13th April 1904
(nothing)
Thursday 14th April 1904
Met Lucy and Doris and took them to Waterloo.
Friday 15th April 1904
To Mr Hosking then met Alys and to Slade. Saw Mr Tonks. He very nice.
Saturday 16th April 1904
To New Gallery Private View. Then lunch in town and on river in Nollie with Ted and Phoebe. Nice.
Sunday 17th April 1904
To skating. Lesson from Angholtz. Very nice indeed. I in very good form.
Monday 18th April 1904
Breakfast at 8. To Slade with Alys! Lesson from the Pro. Alys one from Mr Russell. Dined in town and to skating till 11. Rather tired.
Tuesday 19th April 1904
To Slade again. Alys had 2 lessons from Tonks! Nice. I lesson from Pro. Bee there. Called on Lee’s. Nice evening. Phoebe read aloud.
Wednesday 20th April 1904
Polly came to lunch and stayed. I hung pictures. On Heath with Poz and Conis.
Thursday 21st April 1904
To singing at 11. 9th lesson. Met Alys and to town, bought dance shoes and developed photos and in to Shentons with Poz. Lantern slides.
Friday 22nd April 1904
Poz away at 8.30. Alys and I to Slade. Nice lesson from Tonks afternoon and to dance at Drill Hall till 3am.
Saturday 23rd April 1904
To Fencing Club at 10.30. Then in swimming-baths. Rested. Horrid evening.
Memo:
“You know I don’t think it’s at all bad, considering you’ve been away.” (me: I am assuming this is what Tonks said to Kate upon her return!)
Sunday 24th April 1904
On Welsh Harp. To skating.
Monday 25th April 1904
To Slade. Italian boy model. To skating.
Tuesday 26th April 1904
To Slade. Fainting and crying woman model.
Wednesday 27th April 1904
Polly came. Alys to skating.
Thursday 28th April 1904
To Hosking 10th. Fencing on roof (Club) at 5.15. Poz out to dinner. We to skating.
Friday 29th April 1904
Up at 7.15. Poz away. We to Slade. To British Museum, Harley Street and skating. Last night.*
Hindhead
Saturday 30th April 1904
Up at 7.30. To Haslemere. To Hicht’s – Lucy and Doris there. Walked to Punch Bowl and Gibbet. Very tired. Home 8 hours travelling.
Memo:
* Alys did Polonaise with March. I with “Pink Boy”. I went in for Pairs dancing and won.
Sunday 1st May 1904
Slept till 1 o’clock. Dinner on Heath and rested there. Shentons on river with Phoebe and Carthew Brown’s. Ted in late.
Monday 2nd May 1904
Vacuum Rubber Cleaner came. 8am till 4.20. Ella arrived at 4.30 – from Torquay.
Tuesday 3rd May 1904
I in bed till lunch with asthma. Teeds to lunch. Mrs Mann to tea. Shentons in evening.
Wednesday 4th May 1904
Ella off at 9 o’clock. I up to lunch. Felt bad. Nellie Barnard to tea. Shentons bought a motor car. We went out in it. Great excitement.
Thursday 5th May 1904
In bed to breakfast.
Friday 6th May 1904
Conis had an epileptic fit at midnight.
Saturday 7th May 1904
Kit came. Conis another fit. Kit stayed night.
Memo:
Cleaner Co coming 2nd May 8 am.
Sunday 8th May 1904
Kit all day. Eddy Buchanan to tea. Down to see motor car failure.
Monday 9th May 1904
Alys to Baumer’s dance. Portman rooms.
Tuesday 10th May 1904
To Law Courts. Met Lucy and Doris. At Waterloo saw them off at Marylebone. To Law Courts and then Harley Street and the “Earl and the Girl” at the Adelphi[1].
Wednesday 11th May 1904
To Law Courts all day. Till 4. Sir Victor Horsley, H Horsley and Judge Giles in witness box.
Thursday 12th May 1904
(nothing)
Friday 13th May 1904
I unwell.
Saturday 14th May 1904
On river to lunch and tea. Conis too.
Memo:
Law Courts – Pare v. Cloete Smith case. Judge Lawrence Counsels. Duke (C. S.) and McCall (P.). Victor Horsley and Huxley, etc witnesses.
Sunday 15th May 1904
On Welsh Harp sailing – to tea at Lewis Baumer’s. Called on Mrs Stayer.
Monday 16th May 1904
Slade. Saw Dennis. Developed photos.
Tuesday 17th May 1904
Slade. Lessons from Tonks. To Finchley Road with Dennis. To baths, printed photos.
Wednesday 18th May 1904
To Compayne (me: Compayne Gardens, London NW6) to see Poz. To town with her. Mary Geddes to tea.
Thursday 19th May 1904
To Mr Hosking – 11th
Friday 20th May 1904
To Slade. Sylvia came.
Hindhead
Saturday 21st May 1904
To Hindhead. To Hicht’s with Sylvia.
Sunday 22nd May 1904
To Church. Nice sermon from Prebendary Jakes.
Monday 23rd May 1904
Lovely walk to Gibbet and further. Took photos.
Tuesday 24th May 1904
Home again. Off to Roehampton. Teeds had been very ill. To Compayne. Wrote letter.
Wednesday 25th May 1904
To Slade. Painted. 1st day of head. Teeds drove over all the way here to stay.
Thursday 26th May 1904
Looked after Teeds. To singing. Did photos of Hindhead.
Friday 27th May 1904
Alys to Slade. I looked after Teeds. Emma to Middlesex Hospital. Teeds out for 10 minutes with me. Alys on motor car with Ted and Phoebe.
Saturday 28th May 1904
Emma to Guys. Alys to Tennis Club. Tades came – 7.30.
Sunday 29th May 1904
Miss Schubert came. Aunt Rosa, Uncle Harold and Lois, Poz to tea and supper.
Monday 30th May 1904
Slade. Chose hat with Tades.
Tuesday 31st May 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 1st June 1904
Slade. To Islington for tickets.
Thursday 2nd June 1904
To Mr Badcock’s on motor car. At 12.15 lunch in town, shopped.
Friday 3rd June 1904
Slade. To Winnie Turner’s At Home. Sent in for certificate painting. To meet Sylvia on Ted’s motor-car.
Saturday 4th June 1904
On river. Met Kit at Richmond. In Nollie.
Sunday 5th June 1904
To river. Alys and Sylvia on car with Ted and Phoebe. I by train. Lunch and tea on river. Sylvia back by car.
Monday 6th June 1904
Slade. New portrait model. Sylvia met us at Shoolbred’s. Lunch and then to Military Tournament. Fun. To Uncle Harold’s after dinner.
Tuesday 7th June 1904
Sylvia back to school. Called on Mrs Adair Roberts and Mrs Baumer and Cootsie Gow. To baths.
Wednesday 8th June 1904
Slade. To Blair Leighton’s after and to Cousin Fanny’s. Early to bed.
Thursday 9th June 1904
Alys to Badcock. I dressmaked. To Mrs Styers to tennis and stayed to dinner. Very nice. To Shenton’s. Fred and Bee there.
Friday 10th June 1904
Slade. No lessons for either of us. To Slade Club with Goosey and Godfrey. To Debenham’s and bought silks.
Saturday 11th June 1904
To fencing. I to baths later. Katie Fish came. On Heath. To theatre – “Cherry Girl[1]” – us 3 and Shenton’s and Fred Hollis. Very nice.
Sunday 12th June 1904
Teeds called! To Golders Hill – with Katie Fish. She went after lunch. Alys and I called on Miss Schubert and to supper at Aunt Rosa’s.
Monday 13th June 1904
Slade. Painted Mr Swain. Nice old man. I unwell.
Tuesday 14th June 1904
Tennis at Roberts’.
Wednesday 15th June 1904
Slade.
Thursday 16th June 1904
Alys to Mr Badcock. Ethel Miles and Fanny Carnegy to lunch and Bobs. Fred Hollis to tea and to Tennis Club with us.
Friday 17th June 1904
Slade. Drew all day. Ruth Turner to lunch with us. Crits by Pro. To Tennis Club.
Saturday 18th June 1904
To Woolwich.
Sunday 19th June 1904
To Mrs Blanford’s to tea and supper. Ted took us and called for us in motor-car.
Monday 20th June 1904
Slade.
Tuesday 21st June 1904
Auntie Kate and her nieces to tea. They went, and she stayed night.
Wednesday 22nd June 1904
Slade. Called on Misses Hills.
Thursday 23rd June 1904
Wade to lunch and tea. Alys and I to Watts – to dinner.
Friday 24th June 1904
To Slade. Prize-giving and strawberry tea.
Saturday 25th June 1904
To Aunt Ems with Kit to tea at Kardomah. To Aunt Rosa’s evening.
Sunday 26th June 1904
In Ted’s and Fred’s motors to river. Lunch in Richmond Park. Tea on river. Jack Lonsch too and Kitty. Great fun. Kit slept here.
Monday 27th June 1904
Packed. To Broadway. Smallbrook. Dinner in garden.
Tuesday 28th June 1904
In garden. To dinner at Russell House.
Wednesday 29th June 1904
To Stratford.
Thursday 30th June 1904
To the village with Doz. To Mrs Adams to tennis. Lindsay and Robert Macarthur in evening. Maud Coffin to dinner.
Friday 1st July 1904
To Windermere via Birmingham and Oxenholme.
Saturday 2nd July 1904
Sketched all morning. Then after lunch on to Keswick. To Derwentwater Hotel. Very nice indeed.
Sunday 3rd July 1904
Walked to Skiddaw and climbed a little way up with Coniston (me: dog, Conis). Slept all afternoon and home by ferry on lake in evening.
Monday 4th July 1904
To Lodore Falls by bus and char-a-banc. Home by electric launch. Left after lunch for Carlisle. Tea there. On to Corbridge. Aunts and Ella.
Tuesday 5th July 1904
Ella in bed. Out a little. Wrote letters. Saw Aunt M and Sissie.
Wednesday 6th July 1904
(nothing)
Thursday 7th July 1904
(nothing)
Friday 8th July 1904
(nothing)
Saturday 9th July 1904
(nothing)
Memo:
Paid Emma 6 wages to July 4th.
Sunday 10th July 1904
To Church with Alys and Ella. Harry Luckley (curate) preached.
Monday 11th July 1904
Sketched. Cousins Martha and Marion to tea. To Dilston with H. Luckley.
Tuesday 12th July 1904
To Humshaugh for the day.
Wednesday 13th July 1904
For pony-drive to Hexham with Aunts. Sketched. Rode to Stocksfield with Ella.
Thursday 14th July 1904
I unwell. Leo and Leonora to tea and supper. Horace and Sissie to tea. Gibbie to supper.
Friday 15th July 1904
(nothing)
Saturday 16th July 1904
Drove the Aunts and Ella. To Aydon Castle.
Memo:
Emma’s wages 17th.
Sunday 17th July 1904
To Church. To Church in evening. Aunt too and Ella. Harry preached.
Monday 18th July 1904
To tea at Harry Luckley’s. To Mrs Borkwell’s afterwards.
Tuesday 19th July 1904
Cycled at 1.30 to Chollerford. Chesters with Horace and Alys. Tea at Humshaugh at Aunt Ellen’s. To Hexham on way back. Ella and Sissie met us.
Wednesday 20th July 1904
Cycled to Linnels Bridge with Ella. Violet Nichol spent day here. Few drops of rain.
Thursday 21st July 1904
Cousin Marion to lunch. Ted Barnard and his wife to tea.
Friday 22nd July 1904
To Borcovicus with Ella. (Housesteads) Rain. Sandwich lunch. And back. Thundery. Conis had 4 fits. Began at 8am and last one at midnight.
Saturday 23rd July 1904
Drove with the Aunts. To tea at Aunt M’s.
Memo:
Emma’s board wages begin again on 18th July.
Vindolana (me: Roman Fort along Hadrian’s Wall)
Cilurnam (me: Roman Bridge and Gate)
Borcovicus (me: Roman camp)
Sunday 24th July 1904
To Early Service. To Morning Service – Vicar (new). Henry Londsdale read himself in – Horace to tea. Rain on and off all day.
Monday 25th July 1904
Out with Alys.
Tuesday 26th July 1904
Cycled to Blanchland with Harry and Horace. 24 miles in all.
Wednesday 27th July 1904
(nothing)
Thursday 28th July 1904
(nothing)
Friday 29th July 1904
To Newcastle. 2 Bentinck Villas.
Saturday 30th July 1904
(nothing)
Sunday 31st July 1904
To Southview, etc.
Monday 1st August 1904
Washed my head. To Cousin Harriet’s to tea. Aunt Margaret’s to supper.
Tuesday 2nd August 1904
Called on Leonora. 26 Highbury.
Gullane, Scotland
Wednesday 3rd August 1904
To Edinburgh 9.35. Lunch at Jenners. To Hatty’. On to Gullane at 6.30. To Simes.
Thursday 4th August 1904
Bathed. 1st. Lovely.
Friday 5th August 1904
Bathed. 2nd. Nell too. Choppy. Miss Clapperton and Mrs Bulgany called.
Saturday 6th August 1904
Rainy. Bathed. Miss Sharpe for Haddington. Adam Browne came and stayed.
Memo:
To Simes on 3rd? Kit at 26 Craven Terrace till August 3rd.
Sunday 7th August 1904
To Church with Nell, Alys and walk with Adam. All of us 4 to Juvvie’s Hook after tea.
Monday 8th August 1904
Adam away. Bathed. Not Alys. Sketched after tea.
Tuesday 9th August 1904
Bathed and sketched.
Wednesday 10th August 1904
Cycled to Canty Bay.
Crossed to Bass Rock. Lunch at Tantallon Castle.
Cycled back 16 miles in all.
Thursday 11th August 1904
Rain all day. Developed photographs. 8d.
Friday 12th August 1904
Bathed – 6th.
Saturday 13th August 1904
Bathed. Alys and I sketched on rocks.
Memo:
3 weeks of 6 – wages – 8th.
Sunday 14th August 1904
Other 3 to Church. I a walk with Conis. Alys and I walked to Aberlady Bridge alone.
Monday 15th August 1904
Bathed with Alys. Very low tide and very cold. Rained later. Painted roses.
Tuesday 16th August 1904
Bathed 9th. Lovely. Washed Conis. Mrs Sime to Edinburgh. I unwell. Letter from Phoebe.
Wednesday 17th August 1904
Read “Katharine Frensham[1]” by B Harraden. Read Memoirs of Countess of Leinster[2].
Thursday 18th August 1904
Read “Romance[3]” by Hueffer. Golfed.
Friday 19th August 1904
(nothing)
Saturday 20th August 1904
Sketched Smiddy. Alys golfed. Read “The Long Night[4]” by Stanley Weyman – goodish.
Memo:
Paid Emma £2. B. W from July 18th to August 15th.
Paid Emma 1.16-8 6/7 ish.
Sunday 21st August 1904
Read The Interloper[5]. To Church with Nell. Eddy Buchanan to tea and a walk with us.
Monday 22nd August 1904
Wet. Wrote to Doz. Read “The Vineyard” J Oliver Hobbs. Not very good.
Newcastle
Tuesday 23rd August 1904
To Newcastle via Edinburgh where lunched. To 8 Graingerville North.
Wednesday 24th August 1904
Alys and Sissie off to Saltburn. I with Aunt M.
Old Saltburn, 1904
Thursday 25th August 1904
To town with Ella. Wet-ish. Bought work.
Friday 26th August 1904
Aunt M in chair. To recreation ground.
Saturday 27th August 1904
To town early.
Sunday 28th August 1904
Aunt M and I to Miss Proctor’s. To Southview in evening. Violet to dinner.
Monday 29th August 1904
Very hot. Mr Boughless took Aunt M. We went to moor. To 2 B. V. in evening.
Tuesday 30th August 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 31st August 1904
(nothing)
London
Thursday 1st September 1904
To London. Met Alys at York.
Friday 2nd September 1904
(nothing)
Saturday 3rd September 1904
(nothing)
Memo:
To Newcastle on 31st and Home on 2nd.
Paid Emma’s 6 weeks to August 29th.
Sunday 4th September 1904
To Parish Church. To Aunt Rosa’s to tea.
Monday 5th September 1904
Sketched with Lois.
Tuesday 6th September 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 7th September 1904
Cycled to Highgate Pond and had exquisite bathe there. Diving, etc.
Thursday 8th September 1904
To Swimming baths. To Kitty’s.
Friday 9th September 1904
To town. Lunch with Harold and P. F. Au Petit Riche in Great Compton Street. Tea with Kit.
Saturday 10th September 1904
Kitty came for weekend. Sylvia came.
Sunday 11th September 1904
To St Paul’s with Kitty. Canon Scott Holland preached. Shentons arrived home on car.
Monday 12th September 1904
Took Sylvia to her Maria Grey exam[1]. Phoebe to lunch.
Tuesday 13th September 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 14th September 1904
(nothing)
Thursday 15th September 1904
To singing – 1st.
Friday 16th September 1904
I unwell. To town with Aunt Alice and Doris.
Saturday 17th September 1904
(nothing)
Sunday 18th September 1904
Alys and Sylvia to Aunt Rosa’s. To Kit’s in motor car. Stayed to tea and supper.
Monday 19th September 1904
Alys to baths. Model and painted.
Tuesday 20th September 1904
Dined at William Miles and to Queen’s Hall Concert with Ethel and Miles and John Von Emster.
Wednesday 21st September 1904
To baths.
Thursday 22nd September 1904
To singing – 2nd. With Alys to Prince of Wales Road Baths.
Fun. Cycle ride with Miles Mogran and he back to tea. Aunt Alice to stay. I slept with her.
Friday 23rd September 1904
Aunt Alice to Tadema’s. He ill.
Saturday 24th September 1904
I went down to Broadway and Conis died. No pain. Phoebe and Ted in in evening and music.
Memo:
Conis died – Sept 24th.
Sunday 25th September 1904
Mr and Mrs Banford to tea. Aunt Alys and I to Aunt Rosa’s. Phoebe and Ted took Frank Rush out in motor. Peter got killed by another car.
Monday 26th September 1904
To baths. Type-wrote Robin’s Essays. To Queen’s Hall. Wagner Concert with Miles Morgan. Aunt Alice also with Shentons. Went in their car. Aunt Alice and Sylvia away.
Tuesday 27th September 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 28th September 1904
(nothing)
Thursday 29th September 1904
Hosking?
Friday 30th September 1904
(nothing)
Saturday 1st October 1904
(nothing)
Sunday 2nd October 1904
Rainy. Read “Wrecker[1]”.
Monday 3rd October 1904
Alys to Slade. I at home with cold. Mrs Hollis and Bee in evening.
Tuesday 4th October 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 5th October 1904
Slade. Home early. Stained studio floor.
Thursday 6th October 1904
To Aunt Alice with Mowgli[2]. Ruby Burford from 2 to 4. Moved furniture into studio and stained floor (waxed it).
Friday 7th October 1904
(nothing)
Saturday 8th October 1904
(nothing)
Sunday 9th October 1904
(nothing)
Monday 10th October 1904
(nothing)
Tuesday 11th October 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 12th October 1904
(nothing)
Thursday 13th October 1904
Hosking.
Friday 14th October 1904
Slade.
Saturday 15th October 1904
To Embleton’s till Monday.
Sunday 16th October 1904
To Church
Monday 17th October 1904
To Slade direct from Northwood.
Tuesday 18th October 1904
I unwell?
Wednesday 19th October 1904
(nothing)
Thursday 20th October 1904
Hosking.
Friday 21st October 1904
Slade.
Saturday 22nd October 1904
Fencing – 1st.
Memo:
Send “Workers” (painting) to P. Young – 21st.
Sunday 23rd October 1904
To Turner’s to tea (Bishop of Islington). Nice.
Monday 24th October 1904
Slade. To Aunt Alice’s.
Tuesday 25th October 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 26th October 1904
(nothing)
Thursday 27th October 1904
Fog so no Hosking.
Friday 28th October 1904
Doz and Poz to stay. Slade.
Saturday 29th October 1904
Fencing 2nd. To baths. To Miss Hills’ At Home.
Memo:
Send in Competition picture to Slade – 24th.
Sunday 30th October 1904
(nothing)
Monday 31st October 1904
Tuesday 1st November 1904
Poz and Doz went.
Wednesday 2nd November 1904
Slade. To Town Hall to Soirée. Scientific Society.*
Thursday 3rd November 1904
Hosking.
Friday 4th November 1904
Slade.
Saturday 5th November 1904
Emma ill. Tonsillitis. I to fencing. Teeds to lunch. Helen Roberts and A. Hall to tea in Studio. To Thompson’s in evening.
Memo:
* Sylvanus Thompson lectured on Japanese magic mirrors. Shinto Religion, and Buddhism (ancestors, etc).
Sunday 6th November 1904
Studio. To Highgate. Mrs Blanford out. On to Aunt Alice’s – tea there. Rain.
Monday 7th November 1904
“Workers” criticised. Alys headache. To Prince’s – 1st time this year.
Tuesday 8th November 1904
Ruth Turner and Marion Turner to tea in Studio. Called on Buchanan’s in evening. Out in motor car. Lovely.
Wednesday 9th November 1904
Got Mr Steer to criticize my “Workers”.
Thursday 10th November 1904
Hosking.
Friday 11th November 1904
To Prince’s – 2nd time.
Saturday 12th November 1904
Kit to lunch, tea and dinner. To Studio with her to her house in evening. Mr de May there – games.
Sunday 13th November 1904
Out in cars to Rickmansworth. Awful fog. Came back by train.
Monday 14th November 1904
To Slade. Home early. Tired.
Tuesday 15th November 1904
Feverish and I in bed. Up to tea.
Wednesday 16th November 1904
I unwell. Rested. Margaret Embleton to tea. Alys to Slade. 1st Perspective. Phoebe and Ted to dinner (her birthday – 31) and to “Tempest” (Sir Hubert Beerbohm Tree) afterwards.
Thursday 17th November 1904
Not to Hosking. Did grey skirt all day.
Friday 18th Noveber 1904
(nothing)
Saturday 19th November 1904
(nothing)
Sunday 20th November 1904
(nothing)
Monday 21st November 1904
(nothing)
Tuesday 22nd November 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 23rd November 1904
(nothing)
Thursday 24th November 1904
Thick snow. 3 inches. To Law Courts. Witnessed against Mullan.
Friday 25th November 1904
To Ealing to dance. Spent night at Watts.
Saturday 26th November 1904
Home. Alys to Embleton’s – bazaar. I to Miss Hall’s Studio. Acting. Thick fog.
Sunday 27th November 1904
To G. E. B.’s. Ted and Phoebe called for me in car.
Monday 28th November 1904
(nothing)
Tuesday 29th November 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 30th November 1904
(nothing)
Thursday 1st December 1904
(nothing)
Friday 2nd December 1904
(nothing)
Saturday 3rd December 1904
(nothing)
Sunday 4th December 1904
Alys in bed – colded. Kitty and Mr de May and Shentons to tea.
Monday 5th December 1904
Slade – new red-haired model. Nice. To see Edward.
Tuesday 6th December 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 7th December 1904
Slade. Alys not till lunch. Dolly Embleton to lunch. Nice lesson from Steer.
Thursday 8th December 1904
To town. Shopped all day.
Friday 9th December 1904
(nothing)
Saturday 10th December 1904
(nothing)
Sunday 11th December 1904
(nothing)
Monday 12th December 1904
(nothing)
Tuesday 13th December 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 14th December 1904
(nothing)
Thursday 15th December 1904
(nothing)
Friday 16th December 190
(nothing)
Saturday 17th December 1904
(nothing)
Sunday 18th December 1904
(nothing)
Monday 19th December 1904
(nothing)
Tuesday 20th December 1904
(nothing)
Wednesday 21st December 1904
(nothing)
Switzerland
Thursday 22nd December 1904
Thick fog. Started for Grindelwald; crossed Dover – Calais in Queen (turbine). Dined at Gare du Lyon. Paris.
Friday 23rd December 1904
On to Dijon, changed 3am. Changed at Dole and at Pontarlier. Tea at Berne. Arrived Grindelwald at 10pm. Moonlight.
Saturday 24th December 1904
Skated on our rink. Tobogganed.
Memo:
Travelled with 6 Styers and 2 Dorans.
Sunday 25th December 1904 – Christmas Day
Skated and tobogganed. Christmas tree and music.
Monday 26th December 1904
Ball at the Bear Hotel.
Tuesday 27th December 1904
Had schee (ski) lesson 1st. Dance at our hotel.
Wednesday 28th December 1904
To Lower Glacier. Went scheeing with Alys and Teddy. Progressive whist.
1802 by J. M. W. Turner
Thursday 29th December 1904
To Lütschine Gorge. Crones also. Indoor gymkhana.
Friday 30th December 1904
Fancy Dress Ball. Great fun.
Saturday 31st December 1904
Blizzard. Tobogganed.
End of Diary Notes
Haunch of Venison Yard 1908
Pare v. Cloete Smith case
Judge Gile (in the witness box)
“I make it a wholesome rule not to interfere with other people’s business.”
Judge Laurence (conducting the case) “and yet you spend the whole of your life doing nothing else.”
Fencing Coat 14-6
Lunch at R . 9-2
Fares 5-0
Tips 9
Tea, etc 4-0
Strawberries 6
Sunshade 1-0
Sat 4th
Fares 3-0
Bananas 6
Chocolate 6
Lunch 5-0
Monday
Mil. Tourn. 18-0
Progs, etc 2-0
Fares 3-3
June 1st
Slade lunch 2-6
Fares 1-0
3rd lunch 2-8
Fares 1-0
“Legende” Bohn No 7 Opus 300? Or something
* Romance Svensen
* Legende Wiensiawski
* Cavatina Raff
Le Cygne Saint Saens
Sonatas for Violin and Piano – only 1d.
Andante Movement of 6 and 8
Open, slip, take in.
Bring wool in front of needle.
The Diaries of my Great-Great-Aunt Kate 