Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Wife: January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904Waddington, Mary King
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Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Wife: January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904
Waddington, Mary King
Rome (Italy) -- Social life and customs
Talleyrand-Périgord, Marquise de (née Curtis), 230, 237, 242, 244;
audience with the Pope, 249-251, 262, 266, 267, 275, 285, 290, 302, 304;
leaves Rome, 307
Tchaitcheff, Madame de, 16, 25
Teano, Prince, 51, 54, 56, 105
Teano, Princess, gives ball, 99, 272
Theoduli, Marchesa, 83
Thomar, 71
Thurn, Princess de, 54
Tosti, 145;
described and criticised, 147
Townshend, Mrs. Charles L., 95
Trocchi, 48;
sends flowers, 169
Troubetzkoi, Princess Lise, 98
Turin, Comte de, 243
Turkam, Pasha, 76, 101
Uffizi, 36
Uxkull, 64, 81
Val, Cardinal Mery del, audience with, 251-252
Valery, Dr., 30, 77, 120
Van Loo, 62
Vannutelli, Cardinal Serafino, 295
Vannutelli, Cardinal Vincenzo, 240;
dinner given for, 273, 295, 306
Van Rensselaer, Mrs., 67, 118
Van Schaick, Lottie, 16, 17, 35, 40, 184
Venosta, Visconti, 52;
speaks in Chamber, 80, 83, 105, 159
Venosta, Madame Visconti, 64, 81, 89, 107
Vera, 108
Vicovaro, Princess, 83, 85
Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy, 218, 220, 231
Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy, at the court ball, 243, 277, 299;
receives President Loubet, 306-307;
at the Opera, 310;
gives reception in honour of President Loubet, 312
Villamarina, Marquis de, 81, 87
Virgo, M., 245, 266, 279
Visconti, 89
Vitali, Count, gives dinner for French Ambassador, 240
Vitelleschi, 67, 69, 87, 279
Vitelleschi, Marchesa, gives tea, 278
Waddington, Evelyn, 61
Waddington, Francis, has Christmas tree, 5;
left in Paris, 12, 108, 225, 251
WADDINGTON, Madame, leaves Quai d'Orsay, 3-4;
calls on Madame de Freycinet, 6;
formal receptions, 8;
receives Mesdames Grévy and MacMahon, 11;
arrives at Florence, 12;
arrives at M. de Bunsen's, 14;
atypical Florentine party, 18;
a visit from Alberti, 20;
recalls picnic at Segna, 20-22;
visits the Ponte Vecchio, 24;
drives to Santa Maria Novella, 25;
tea at Camerata, 26;
dines with Talleyrand-Périgord, 26;
takes tea with "Ouida," 27;
impressions of "Ouida," 28;
drives to Villa Careggi, 31;
drives to the Certosa and Casa Guadagni, 34;
decides to go to Rome, 35;
Maquay dinner, 35;
drives out Fiesole way, 37;
visits Fra Angelico's and Savonarola's cells at San Marco, 39;
musical evening with the Landis, 40;
arrives at Rome, 41;
her father's illness, 42;
calls on Eugene Schuyler, 44;
invitations from Embassies, 44;
drives along the Via Appia, 45;
visit to the Vatican, 47;
visit from the Marquis de Noailles, 48;
Princess Sciarra's ball, 49;
recollections of Dean Stanley and Cardinal Howard, 50;
reception at the Schuylers', 51;
reception at Princess Pallavicini's, 54;
pointed out as distinguished strangers, 55;
dinner at the Teanos', 56;
breakfast at the Noailles', 57;
audience with the Pope, 58-60;
dinner at the of, 63;
dinner at the Noailles', 64;
attends the opera, 69;
dines at the Portuguese Embassy, 71-74;
dines with the Pagets, 81;
dinner at the Calabrinis', 84;
attends American Church, 88;
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