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
Warren, Sir Charles, 246, 247
Wantage, Lord and Lady, 358
Warsoe, M., 151, 152
Waru, military attache, 226, 259
Wellington, Lord, 358
Westminster, Duchess of, 274
White, Harry, 218, 314
White, Muriel, 317, 318
Whitehouse, Harry, 145, 147
Wilhemi, 345
William I., Emperor, gives an audience to M. Waddington, 17, 19;
death, 266;
funeral service, 267
William II., Emperor, as Crown Prince, 267;
State Banquet for, 323;
formal entry into London, 323, 324;
at the Opera, 325;
receives at Buckingham Palace, 325, 326;
goes to the Lord Mayor's Banquet, 327;
rides in the Row, 327;
given a luncheon at Hatfield, 328-331;
returns to Germany, 331
Williams, Florence, 226, 348
Wilson, Sir Rivers, 276
Wimborne, Lord, 354, 379
Wladimir, Grand Duchess, 61, 80
Wladimir, Grand Duke, at the coronation of his brother,
Emperor Alexander, 66;
at the Court ball, 74, 75;
his care for the Emperor, 77;
at the Palace ball, 86;
at the revue, 103
Wolff, Johannes, 270-272, 276, 314
Wolseley, General, 58, 89
Wormser, 314
Worontzoff, Count, 77, 80, 116
Wurts, George, 120
Wyckham, Col., 147
Wyndham, 286
York, Duke of, 363, 393, 397
Yves, 190
Xenia, Grand Duchess, 45
Zuylen, Mdme. de, 274
Transcriber's Notes: The following spelling corrections were made:
p. 23: "I said I would come with pleassure" changed to read "I said I
would come with pleasure".
p. 28: "generally a collection of litttle" changed to read "generally a
collection of little".
p. 34: "they all wear red flannnel" changed to read "they all wear red
flannel".
p. 69: "As soon the the Sovereigns had taken" changed to read "As soon
as the Sovereigns had taken".
p. 109: "where the suppper" changed to read "where the supper".
p. 110: "I took a last look at the black Madonnna" changed to read "I
took a last look at the black Madonna".
p. 111: "how we managed to eat chicken and mayonnaaise" changed to read
"how we managed to eat chicken and mayonnaise".
p. 118: "We have just come in from a pleasant dinner at the Juares"
changed to read "We have just come in from a pleasant dinner at the
Jaures".
"Admiral Juares was very hospitable" changed to read "Admiral Jaures was
very hospitable".
p. 142: "there are always babauds hanging over" changed to read "there
are always badauds hanging over".
All instances of "cortege" and "cortege" were changed to "cortege".
Small Caps denoted by "#" and Italics by "_".
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