Letters of a Diplomat's Wife, 1883-1900Waddington, Mary King
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Letters of a Diplomat's Wife, 1883-1900
Waddington, Mary King
Europe -- Social life and customs
drives through Copenhagen, 145, 147, 151, 154, 155;
visits the Historical Museum, 146;
a pleasant expedition to Tivoli, 148, 149;
the Thorwaldsen Gallery, 149;
a Swedish wedding at the Frauen Kirche, 149, 150;
the excessive heat, 150, 153, 160;
sees the treasures at Rosenburg, 152;
M. de Kergorlay's dinner, 152, 153;
departure from Copenhagen, 157;
from Korsoe to Kiel, 157, 158;
arrives at Hamburg, 158;
view of Hamburg from the lake, 161;
a moonlight drive, 163;
leaves Hamburg, 163;
arrives at Cologne, 163, 164;
returns to Paris, 165; stays at Boulogne-sur-Mur, 167;
crosses to England, 167, 168;
inspects her future home in London, 168, 169, 170, 171;
visits the Monks, 172, 173, 174;
getting settled in London, 173, 174;
presented to the Queen, 175-177;
Windsor Castle, 177, 178;
has an audience of the Prince and Princess of Wales, 178, 179;
with the Duchess of Cambridge, 180;
domestic arrangements, 180, 181;
visits the Dowager Lady Stanley, 181;
talks with Mr. Gladstone, 181 182;
politics, 183;
entertained by the Prince and Princess of Wales at Sandringham, 184-186;
attends a hunt and hunt ball, 187, 188;
at Mr. Gladstone's reception, 188, 189;
commanded to dine and sleep at Windsor, 191-194;
first Drawing-room, 194-197;
goes to the Derby, 197;
to the meet of the Coaching Club and a polo game, 197, 198;
reception at Devonshire House, 199;
dinners and routs, 199, 200;
Lady Tweeddale's dinner, 201;
at the ball of the Artillery Corps, 202;
Drawing-room, 203, 204;
sees the Queen, 204, 205;
Westminster Abbey, 205;
visits Blenheim, 209;
conference "sur Racine," 212;
long Drawing-room, 213, 214;
visits Lady Salisbury at Hatfield 215, 216;
lunches with Prince and Princess of Wales, 216;
at Lord Aberdeen's hay-making party, 216, 217;
Court concert, 217;
spends Sunday at the Stanhopes, 218, 219;
London fog, 221;
Christmas shopping, 222, 224;
farewell dinner to Nigra, 223;
celebrates Christmas, 225, 226;
impressions of a Roman Christmas, 227;
visits at Knowsley, 227, 228-232;
portraits and literary treasures at Knowsley, 229, 230;
visits the Falbes at Luton, 232-234;
St. Paul's, 234;
gives dinners, 234, 235;
attends the opening of Parliament, 235-238;
at Windsor Castle again, 238, 239;
drives to the Mausoleum, 239;
spends Sunday at the Karolyis at Clieveden, 240, 241;
defeat of the French troops at Tonkin, 241;
interesting old manuscripts at Roll's Court, 242;
Lady Ashburton's house, 242;
at the Opera, 242, 243;
visits the Tecks, 243, 244;
presented to the Queen of the Sandwich Islands, 245-247;
preparations for the Jubilee, 245, 247, 248;
arranges to see the cortege immediately after the service in
Westminster Abbey, 245-248;
the Jubilee Te Deum, 248-250;
the procession after the service, 250, 251;
the reception at the Palace, 251-253;
the children's fete in Hyde Park, 253, 254;
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