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
hears the Wagner operas at Bayreuth, 384, 385;
visits Mary de Bunsen, 386;
goes to the opera in Wiesbaden, 386, 387;
received by the Empress Frederick at Cronberg, 387-390;
at Cowes, 391 _et seq._;
meets the Prince and Princess of Wales at Cowes, 393-395;
visits the Empress Eugenie, 395, 396;
aboard the Nahma, 397;
a long audience with the Queen at Osborne, 397-400
Waddington, Richard, 7 _et passim_
Waddington, M. William, report of his appointment as Ambassador to
Vienna, 4;
appointed Ambassador Extraordinary at Moscow to represent France at
the Coronation of Emperor Alexander, 4-6;
personnel of the Mission, 7;
has an audience from the Emperor of Germany, 17, 19;
visits Bismarck, 17, 18, 21;
received by Emperor Alexander, 35, 36;
at the reception of the Arch Duke and Duchess Albert of Austria,
56-58;
at the Coronation of Emperor Alexander, 42 _et seq._;
farewell audience with the Emperor, 99;
studies the medals at the Museum in Petersburg, 113, 115, 116, 118,
123;
his capacity for work, 122;
visits the Ministre des Affaires Etrangeres at Stockholm, 139, 140;
received by the King of Sweden, 142, 143;
examines the medals in the Museum at Copenhagen, 146, 148, 149, 154,
155, 156;
dines with Gladstone, 168;
entertained by Lord Granville, 170, 171;
shoots with Charles Monk, 172-174;
audience with the Prince and Princess of Wales, 178, 179;
at Windsor Castle, 191-193, 238;
goes to Paris, 198;
meets old friends, 207;
sees the Oxford and Cambridge boat race, 207;
follows Sir Walter Raleigh's example, 207, 208;
goes to Paris, 208;
talks with the Queen, 214;
shoots at Knowsley, 229;
talks with Lecky on Ireland, 229;
dislike of dancing, 274;
bids at a horse sale, 308, 309;
at Windsor, 311, 312;
dines at Mr. Murray's with Mr. Gladstone, 315;
death of his mother, _n._, 325;
at the luncheon at Hatfield for the German Emperor, 328-332;
at the funeral of Prince Eddie, 337;
talks with Lady Salisbury, 346;
given a farewell dinner at the Mansion House, 364-367;
farewell visit to Windsor, 368, 369;
Directeur du Canal Suez, 382
Wagner, Mdme., 389
Wagner, Richard, 345
Wagram, Princesse de, on Boulanger, 268
Waldemar de Danemark, Prince, 93, 98, 203
Wales, Prince and Princess of, 37;
receive the Waddingtons, 178, 179;
entertain at Sandringham, 184-186;
at Buckingham Palace, 195;
in House of Lords, 201;
at the ball given by the Artillery Corps, 202;
Drawing-room, 203;
visit to Ireland, 210;
at the opening of Parliament, 236-238;
at the Opera, 243;
at the Jubilee Te Deum, 249, 250;
at the children's fete, 253-255;
driving, 276;
open the Court Ball, 300, 301;
at Hatfield, 303, 304, 329-331;
at the children's comedy, 320-322;
their popularity, 327;
death of Prince Eddie, 334;
bid farewell to the Waddingtons, 363, 364;
at Cowes, 393 _et seq._
Warren, Mrs., 396
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