Pontecoulant, Comte de, 7, 10, 20 _et passim_; death of his brother, 94; his death, 208 Portland, Duke of, 202, 237 Pourtales, Comte Jacques de, 233 Poutel, Mdme. du, 373 Powell, Mr. Price W., 172 Praed, Mr., 218 Prince Imperial of Germany, 18, 19 Probyn, Sir Digby, 179, 363 Quirim, Miss, 333 Radziwill, 91, 162 Radziwill, Princess, 22 Rambaut, M., 395 Randolph Churchill, Lady, 377 Regnier, Arch Duke, of Austria, 259 Reischach, Baron, 388, 390 Renan, 309 Reszke, Jean de, 315 Ribot, 372 Richard, Mdme., 320 Richelieu, Duchesse de, 306 Richter, General, 101, 116 Rizzio, murder of, 288 Roffy, Mrs., 316, 317, 321 Rogers, aide-de-camp, 58, 120 Rogers, Canon, 297; takes Mme. Waddington through Petticoat Lane, 298, 299; his good work, 299, 300 Ronalds, Mrs., 272 Rosebery, Lady, 204; gives a ball, 255 Rosebery, Lord, 255, 256 Rothschild, Ferdinand, 314 Rothschild, Lord, 268 Roustan, naval attache, 268 Rudolph, Prince, 247 Roxburghe, Duchess of, 257, 392, 398 Russia, Empress of, 45; coronation of, 65-67; at the Coronation breakfast, 67-70; versatility as a linguist, 73; at the Court ball, 74, 75; at the great ball, 78; gives a tea between the acts at the Opera, 80; at the gala dinner, 93, 94; drives without escort, 98; at the revue, 103, 104 Rustem Pacha, 235, 330, 366 Rutland, Duchess of, 304 Sagan, Duke of, 159 St. Albans, Duchess of, 377 St. Clair, Lady Harriet, 179 St. Genys, 276, 306, 315, 316 St. Vallier, 15, 17 Salisbury, Lady, gives reception, 210, 211; entertains the Waddingtons at Hatfield, 215, 216; luncheon party in honour of the Shah, 302-304; on the ice, 306, 307; gives luncheon for the German Emperor, 329-332; desire for rest, 356; crosses the channel, 362; makes a speech, 376 Salisbury, Lord, 189; speaks in the House of Lords, 201, 202; at opening of Parliament, 237; reception, 243; entertains the Shah, 303; and the German Emperor, 329-331 Sancy, M. de, 20, 159, 162 Sanderson, Miss, 295 Sanderson, Mr. Thomas, 337 Sandford, Mr., 143 Sarasate, 272 Saxe-Weimar, Prince Herman, 254 Say, Leon, 3 Scalchi, 242 Scarlett, Miss, 172, 173 Schimmelpenninck, M., 27, 29, 30, 58, 122 Schubert, 345 Schuster, Frank, 276 Schuyler, 308 Schweinitz, General, 39, 80, 83; at the Coronation Breakfast, 70; at the Court ball, 73 Schweinitz, Madame, 81 Seckendorff, Count, 310, 312, 313, 314, 337 Sefton, Lord, 231 Segur, Comte Paul de, 274 Serge, Grand Duchess, 256 Sermet, M., 125 Sesmaisons, Colonel Comte de, 7, 13, 15, 95 _et passim_ Seymour, Admiral, 89 Seymour, Lord William, 382 Seymour, Sir Francis, 202 Sheridan, May, 247 Smith, W. H., holds a political reception, 269, 270 Solvyns, Baron, 336, 381 Somaglia, Countess, 361 Southampton, Lady, 370 Soveral, Portuguese Minister, 314, 330, 331 Spain, King of, death of, 220 Spencer, Countess, 330, 369 Staal, M. de, Russian Ambassador, 223, 241, 310, 326; at Hatfield,330, 331