RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1890. CUL-DAR242[.54]. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua, corrections by John van Wyhe 4.2019. RN2
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with the permission of Richard Darwin Keynes. See the introduction to Emma Darwin's diaries here. All of the diaries are also available in a single file here, which has the latest corrections.
Introduction by Christine Chua:
Ellen Tollet, Mrs Darwin's closest friend died in January 1890. Bernard Darwin, one of the two grandchildren born in Darwin's lifetime turned 14 and went to Eton. The Orchard in Cambridge, a house built by Horace in 1884 appeared to be a place everyone loved to visit.
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Pawsey's Pocket Diary And Almanack for 1890
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[January]
[doodle]
[February, March]
[April, May]
[June]
came to Down
[July]
1 month to Emma Morrell
at £16
[August]
7 weeks at D
8
9
10
[September]
[October, November]
[December]
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January 1890
Sunday Dec 29 –
Ellen from St Moritz
Frances fever began Dec 23
Wednesday, 1 January 1890
Thursday, 2 January 1890
Friday, 3 January 1890
thaw
Saturday, 4 January 1890
Frank came from St Moritz
Bessy & B. to play
Leos went
January 1890
Sunday, 5 January 1890
high wind
warm.
went out
Monday, 6 January 1890
56°
rain
went out
Tuesday, 7 January 1890
58
Drove to Chesterton
!!
Wednesday, 8 January 1890
B. feverish
Thursday, 9 January 1890
Bernard well
Friday, 10 January 1890
Saturday, 11 January 1890
children active went to Orchard
Ida dined
Bessy home [3 lines crossed]
53°
January 1890
Sunday, 12 January 1890
!!
went to Orchard garden –
Children to tea
Monday, 13 January 1890
Tuesday, 14 January 1890
Stormy day
Ida dined
Wednesday, 15 January 1890
went to Orch.
H. better
played P. w Fr
Thursday, 16 January 1890
saw Ellen at Wychfield
Friday, 17 January 1890
bad night
Saturday, 18 January 1890
m. done up all day
Leo came
January 1890
Sunday, 19 January 1890
better –
bright stormy day
Monday, 20 January 1890
B. & Bernard to K. Sq. for Barnum –
Ellen T. death
Tuesday, 21 January 1890
Hen Influenza
Bernard returned -
Wednesday, 22 January 1890
went to Orchard.
Thursday, 23 January 1890
children to lunch -
Friday, 24 January 1890
Saturday, 25 January 1890
B. came home
went to Orch -
January 1890
Sunday, 26 January 1890
Monday, 27 January 1890
Tuesday, 28 January 1890
Mrs Marshall in evg.
Wednesday, 29 January 1890
Bright & cold
went to Orch.
Dr Moore in evg-
January – February 1890
Thursday, 30 January 1890
B to school -
Friday, 31 January 1890
Saturday, 1 February 1890
Mr Carver
v. bad night
February 1890
Sunday, 2 February 1890
good night
Monday, 3 February 1890
!!
went out
Lady Wade called baddish night
Tuesday, 4 February 1890
Frank W dined
v. bad night.
Wednesday, 5 February 1890
v. g. night
Thursday, 6 February 1890
g. night
Friday, 7 February 1890
quite well all day
Horace came in
tol night
frost
Saturday, 8 February 1890
bright day
went out
pulse
good night
February 1890
Sunday, 9 February 1890
Monday, 10 February 1890
Dinner P.
Ida to Cannes
on Claud's illness
went to Orchard
Tuesday, 11 February 1890
!!
Horace came
Wednesday, 12 February 1890
!!
Horace came
H. E L went
Mrs Jebb called
Thursday, 13 February 1890
Friday, 14 February 1890
went to see Horace
Saturday, 15 February 1890
Ernest & Mary
Prof. Newton to dinner
young Webster
February 1890
Sunday, 16 February 1890
!!
Claude's death at Cannes
Monday, 17 February 1890
Ernest & Mary went
Hen came
Tuesday, 18 February 1890
Wednesday, 19 February 1890
Mrs Latham
Thursday, 20 February 1890
Mrs Burm called
Friday, 21 February 1890
Gs home from Ventnor
Mrs Prothero tea
Saw Horace
Saturday, 22 February 1890
Georges dined
February 1890
Sunday, 23 February 1890
G. Lushington called
!!
Monday, 24 February 1890
Ida returned home
Tuesday, 25 February 1890
Saw Ida
Wednesday, 26 February 1890
went to Wychfield
saw Ida
cold & raw
February - March 1890
Thursday, 27 February 1890
Friday, 28 February 1890
Saturday, 1 March 1890
snow
Wm came
G's dined
saw H. & Ida
March 1890
Sunday, 2 March 1890
sharp frost
Mrs Prothero & El.
music
B. dined
Therm 15°
Monday, 3 March 1890
W. went
Meggy & Mary Mass.
Tuesday, 4 March 1890
Horace & Ida came over
frost went
Wednesday, 5 March 1890
Thursday, 6 March 1890
Miss Astley called
Bach concert
Friday, 7 March 1890
girls went
Amy came -
Saturday, 8 March 1890
March 1890
Sunday, 9 March 1890
!
Monday, 10 March 1890
rain & warm
Tuesday, 11 March 1890
H. & Ida to Shelford.
Mrs Burkitt to tea –
Amy went –
!!
55°
Wednesday, 12 March 1890
!!
H. E L went
drove to station
D.P. Backs Jebb Hammonds
Thomsons
Thursday, 13 March 1890
tired
cold
Friday, 14 March 1890
!!
Margt Lush. came
Joachim Concert
Saturday, 15 March 1890
Stephen M. music
March 1890
Sunday, 16 March 1890
!!!
out in chair to Orch -
Monday, 17 March 1890
M. Lush went
Tuesday, 18 March 1890
Wednesday, 19 March 1890
v. cold
Thursday, 20 March 1890
cold rain
uncomf w flat
Mr C.
Friday, 21 March 1890
rain & flood
Saturday, 22 March 1890
Baby born at Grange [Margaret Elizabeth of George & Maud]
Called at Grange
March 1890
Sunday, 23 March 1890
Sat out
Monday, 24 March 1890
called at Grange
slight sore throat
Tuesday, 25 March 1890
Fr took Bernard to Down -
Wednesday, 26 March 1890
H & Ida to Basset
Thursday, 27 March 1890
Bessy to K. Sq –
warm & windy!
Friday, 28 March 1890
!!
60°
out some time
children sick
Saturday, 29 March 1890
!!
Anne Snow came
went to Grange -
March - April 1890
Sunday, 30 March 1890
!!
Monday, 31 March 1890
!!
Ida from S. ton
cold
chicks poorly -
Tuesday, 1 April 1890
!!
East wind pleasant
Wednesday, 2 April 1890
Bessy from London
Thursday, 3 April 1890
Anne S. went
Caroline came.
Friday, 4 April 1890
!!
Saturday, 5 April 1890
!!
Mrs Marshall to tea
April 1890
Sunday, 6 April 1890
warm
wind changed
Monday, 7 April 1890
showers & storms -
Tuesday, 8 April 1890
Wednesday, 9 April 1890
Snow came
v. cold
Thursday, 10 April 1890
Ditto
Friday, 11 April 1890
Snow went
Children went to B-mouth
sharp frost
Saturday, 12 April 1890
Mrs Huddleston to tea
April 1890
Sunday, 13 April 1890
!!
Out some time
Monday, 14 April 1890
!
to Grange
Tuesday, 15 April 1890
warmer –
Mrs Huddleston tea
Wednesday, 16 April 1890
kept in all the rest of week
Thursday, 17 April 1890
Friday, 18 April 1890
cold & odious
Mrs Rose Thomson tea
dined [crossed]
Saturday, 19 April 1890
Hen & R came
v. cold
Fr & B. dined
April 1890
Sunday, 20 April 1890
warmer 52°
went out -
Monday, 21 April 1890
high wind 52
Tuesday, 22 April 1890
warmer
Wednesday, 23 April 1890
!!
Dr Moore
& Mr Carver
Thursday, 24 April 1890
m. tired
Snow came
Friday, 25 April 1890
well.
Saturday, 26 April 1890
Leo & Bee.
G.H Ds dined
rain & sun
April 1890
Sunday, 27 April 1890
F's & Bernard dined
Monday, 28 April 1890
Leos went
!
Tuesday, 29 April 1890
!
pleasant day
called on Lady Stokes
Wednesday, 30 April 1890
!!
Horaces came home
65°
B. to school
May 1890
Thursday, 1 May 1890
!!
K Lush.
D. party.
Humphreys. Huddle &c
Friday, 2 May 1890
!!!
W. & Sara
Kitty L. went
weight 9 st. 6
Saturday, 3 May 1890
!!!
m. out
May 1890
Sunday, 4 May 1890
!!!
G.s dined
Monday, 5 May 1890
rain in mg
drove out
fine p.m.
Tuesday, 6 May 1890
H E L. went
Camilla & Mr P.
G. & M. dined
W. E Ds went
Wednesday, 7 May 1890
rain –
tol pm
Thursday, 8 May 1890
dull day.
Pattricks to Ely.
saw H.
Friday, 9 May 1890
cold & rain.
Saturday, 10 May 1890
Patts went
fine p.m -
May 1890
Sunday, 11 May 1890
!!
Met H & I in Orchard garden
Monday, 12 May 1890
!!
Tuesday, 13 May 1890
!!
Mildred came
Wednesday, 14 May 1890
windy & cold
Thursday, 15 May 1890
!!
Orphans called
Miss Block came
Sir J. & Effie
Friday, 16 May 1890
!!
Mrs & Miss Freshfield called.
Saturday, 17 May 1890
!!!
Leo & Bee
May 1890
Sunday, 18 May 1890
!!!
m out -
Monday, 19 May 1890
Leo & B. went
Tuesday, 20 May 1890
!!
Wednesday, 21 May 1890
!!!
Mrs Ruck came
Thursday, 22 May 1890
!!!
F & Ellen
Friday, 23 May 1890
!!!
G
Saturday, 24 May 1890
!!!
Miss Cross
G. H Ds & Miss Austin
May 1890
Sunday, 25 May 1890
!!!
Horaces & Fr. Dined
drove out Mad road
Monday, 26 May 1890
Mrs Ruck & Miss Cross went
colder - fine
Tuesday, 27 May 1890
Slight cold –
Did not go out
Mr Shipley & gardener
Wednesday, 28 May 1890
Thursday, 29 May 1890
rain in night
H & Ida dined
Friday, 30 May 1890
!!!
F & Ellen dined
Saturday, 31 May 1890
June 1890
Sunday, 1 June 1890
12 st – 6 –
9.7
Monday, 2 June 1890
!
much out –
Horace dined
Tuesday, 3 June 1890
v. high wind –
Mrs Prothero to tea
mutton pie - disagreed at night
Wednesday, 4 June 1890
Dr Moore
F's & Gs dined
Thursday, 5 June 1890
Dr Moore
rain
called on Mr & Mrs Du Puy -
Friday, 6 June 1890
Lady C. Hackell & Miss to [Cunesi]
Dyers & Miss Campbell came -
Saturday, 7 June 1890
June 1890
Sunday, 8 June 1890
!
Mr & Mrs
Du Puy called
Nelly & C. dined
mg cold evg
Monday, 9 June 1890
!!
Dyers went
Du Puys dined
Lushingtons came
Tuesday, 10 June 1890
Wednesday, 11 June 1890
Thursday, 12 June 1890
rain & gleams
Fr dined
Friday, 13 June 1890
black & cold –
came to Down
Emma Murrell
£16 a yr -
Saturday, 14 June 1890
E. wind
r. cold
G. & children came
Dr Scott
June 1890
Sunday, 15 June 1890
!!
went to Sand walk
Monday, 16 June 1890
some rain
Tuesday, 17 June 1890
!! mg –
G. & Maud from London
rain in pm
Wednesday, 18 June 1890
Thursday, 19 June 1890
!
pleasant weather
not settled.
Friday, 20 June 1890
!!
Du Puy party
baby Xned
Mrs Whitmore called.
Saturday, 21 June 1890
! mg –
rain pm -
June 1890
Sunday, 22 June 1890
cold & some rain -
Monday, 23 June 1890
!
Tuesday, 24 June 1890
B. to Eton
Wednesday, 25 June 1890
!!!
Mrs Sutherland & Mrs Ffinden
Thursday, 26 June 1890
rain
Friday, 27 June 1890
!!
Dr Scott & Moore
Shannon & M. A Parslow
Saturday, 28 June 1890
Leonard & Bee –
Mr Crawley -
June – July 1890
Sunday, 29 June 1890
m. in veranda!!
Monday, 30 June 1890
B. to Idlerocks
rain & storm
Tuesday, 1 July 1890
!
Mrs F Lubbock
Wednesday, 2 July 1890
!!
Thunder & rain in evg -
Thursday, 3 July 1890
Fine mg –
rain in p.m –
Mrs Hart Davies called
Friday, 4 July 1890
Fine mg –
Mrs E. Norman
Laura came
cold
Saturday, 5 July 1890
N.E. wind & rain
Carry . R.B. L
Leo & Bee went
July 1890
Sunday, 6 July 1890
Monday, 7 July 1890
Sun
high wind
R. B. L went
Tuesday, 8 July 1890
changeable –
warmer -
Wednesday, 9 July 1890
drizzle all day
Thursday, 10 July 1890
!!!
Some hay carried
Friday, 11 July 1890
rain at intervals
Caroline W. went
H. E. L came
Saturday, 12 July 1890
Showers & cold
Dr & Mrs Ogle –
S. & Lily Norton
Pearce for a week
July 1890
Sunday, 13 July 1890
pleasant day w. some gleams
60°
Monday, 14 July 1890
Ogles & Nortons went
pleasant & warmish - 62°
B. to Malvern
Tuesday, 15 July 1890
!!!
Wednesday, 16 July 1890
!!
70°
cut down Bay - & laurels
Thursday, 17 July 1890
drizzle all day
storm at night
Friday, 18 July 1890
fine mg.
rain evg - & night –
Dickson came
Saturday, 19 July 1890
no rain – very dark till 2 pm
some sun
Drove w. Laura
Arthur Tuke
Bessy from Malvern
12 st. 13 lb -
July 1890
Sunday, 20 July 1890
!!!
Monday, 21 July 1890
!!!
Litches went
Tuesday, 22 July 1890
Laura went
Sir J. & Lady Hooker & Dickie
!!!
Wednesday, 23 July 1890
B. & Lady H !!
delightful weather
to Exhib. at Chislehurst
Thursday, 24 July 1890
!!
warm some rain in ev
Sir J. & Lady H. went
Friday, 25 July 1890
garden v. pretty!
roses nearly over
Dickson went
Saturday, 26 July 1890
drove to Keston
dull day.
July 1890
Sunday, 27 July 1890
tol. day
B. to church at Keston
Monday, 28 July 1890
dark mg
beaut. Pm –
L Lud & Pattricks came
Tuesday, 29 July 1890
Hay begun –
!!
Forrests Ag & Amy to Lawn. T.
Wednesday, 30 July 1890
cloudy –
Lady Derby & Lady M -
July – August 1890
Thursday, 31 July 1890
dull day -
Friday, 1 August 1890
!!!
Hay carried
Pattricks went
Saturday, 2 August 1890
mist & rain in p.m –
Leo & Bee
August 1890
Sunday, 3 August 1890
!!!
Monday, 4 August 1890
!!!
unwell
Tuesday, 5 August 1890
!!!
Better
Dr Scott
Lord & Lady Derby
Wednesday, 6 August 1890
!!!
Wm came
Thursday, 7 August 1890
coldish
Drs moore & Scott
Sara came ! pm.
Friday, 8 August 1890
Mrs Wright & Lady Derby called
dull day cold
Saturday, 9 August 1890
no sun
nice
Leo & Bee –
G -
August 1890
Sunday, 10 August 1890
!!!
p.m.
Monday, 11 August 1890
Sara went
Leo & B. went
Tuesday, 12 August 1890
rain
Lady Derby
Mrs Smith
H E L. from Pyports
Wednesday, 13 August 1890
Flower show
!!
Leo & Bee sailed
Thursday, 14 August 1890
Lucy H. came
! mg
rain p.m
Friday, 15 August 1890
bright windy day.
J. Harrison came
Saturday, 16 August 1890
Harrisons went
bright windy!!
Ernest & Bill Marshalls
August 1890
Sunday, 17 August 1890
!!!
m. sitting out. & walking
Monday, 18 August 1890
!
Marshalls & Ernests went
Tuesday, 19 August 1890
N.E rain till 12.
B. to Basset
Wednesday, 20 August 1890
!
Ailanthus cut down
Thursday, 21 August 1890
Lady Derby called
Miss Thompson did not see her -
Friday, 22 August 1890
Leo & Bee came
Saturday, 23 August 1890
Furious rain in mg.
poorly –
G. came
blue pill
August 1890
Sunday, 24 August 1890
party from Schapel –
Showers & some sun
Monday, 25 August 1890
!
went to Terrace
bad night
Tuesday, 26 August 1890
! mg.
rain all evg. & p.m
G. v. poorly
Wednesday, 27 August 1890
H. E. L. to L. H. P
Maud came
rain & thunder
Leo & Bee sailed to N.Y.
Thursday, 28 August 1890
!!
Bessy back from Eastbourne
Friday, 29 August 1890
G. & Maud drove to Dorking & on to I of Wight
! in pm.
Saturday, 30 August 1890
cold some sun
drove w. B. to garden party at R_bourne_
August - September 1890
Sunday, 31 August 1890
!!
cold
Monday, 1 September 1890
Mr & Mrs Good to tea
Tuesday, 2 September 1890
Bernard Alice & Frances from E.bourne
Frank feverish
Alice Hutcheson
Wednesday, 3 September 1890
Dr Scott.
!
Fr & Ellen came
Thursday, 4 September 1890
dull but warm & dry -
Friday, 5 September 1890
Ellen u unwell
v. warm
feverish & cough
Saturday, 6 September 1890
Fr to Leeds
B. Assoc
L. & B. arrived at N. York -
September 1890
Sunday, 7 September 1890
!!!
Monday, 8 September 1890
!!!
Bessy & Math to London for Venice
Ellen out cough
v. bad.
Tuesday, 9 September 1890
!!!
Hen came
Ellen better
Wednesday, 10 September 1890
Fr back from Leeds
!!!
E. m. better
Thursday, 11 September 1890
Party to C. Palace
colder -
Friday, 12 September 1890
!!
fog -
Saturday, 13 September 1890
!!
cool & bright
September 1890
Sunday, 14 September 1890
!!
East wind
bright.
Monday, 15 September 1890
!!!
Tuesday, 16 September 1890
!!!
Little Parslows
Wednesday, 17 September 1890
Thunderstorm at night
Thursday, 18 September 1890
Friday, 19 September 1890
no rain -
Saturday, 20 September 1890
W. came
Horaces. Do
Alice Hutch went
soft wind –
wrote to Leonard
Fr & Hen dined at. H. Elms
September 1890
Sunday, 21 September 1890
blustery pleasant
F to Kew.
Monday, 22 September 1890
F to Kew
Tuesday, 23 September 1890
Heard from Col. Fraser of Leo gone to St Frisco
Frank & Ellen called at H. Elms
rainy
Wednesday, 24 September 1890
Ellen ill Tuesday night
Dr Scott in night & in p.m.
Thursday, 25 September 1890
Friday, 26 September 1890
Dr Scott found Ellen m. better -
Saturday, 27 September 1890
°68 !!
Ellen going on well.
September – October 1890
Sunday, 28 September 1890
mistake in medicine.
in bed all day.
Monday, 29 September 1890
Tuesday, 30 September 1890
Wednesday, 1 October 1890
Thursday, 2 October 1890
!!!
came to Cambridge
Sara came
Friday, 3 October 1890
!!!
Saturday, 4 October 1890
very hot
!!!
done up -
October 1890
Sunday, 5 October 1890
!!
children from Grange –
G. & M. dined
Miss Stephen called
Monday, 6 October 1890
Ida went to Down.
still warm
Tuesday, 7 October 1890
rain –
Orchard ch. lunch
Fr. From Down
Wednesday, 8 October 1890
!!!
out twice
G. & M. cycled up.
Thursday, 9 October 1890
!!!
A. & Dora Pertz
& Mrs Jebb -
Friday, 10 October 1890
!!!
Ida back from Down.
out twice
Saturday, 11 October 1890
!!!
Mrs Peile
Prof. Newton
October 1890
Sunday, 12 October 1890
!!!
Stephan M. & young Tansley to lunch -
Monday, 13 October 1890
!!!
H. Du Puy & Mrs
Prof. Jebb - called
Tuesday, 14 October 1890
!!!
Hen to Idlerocks
Wednesday, 15 October 1890
expected Bessy
wind rain
Thursday, 16 October 1890
v bad squalls & cold
B. came
Mrs Newall called
Friday, 17 October 1890
Saturday, 18 October 1890
Wm came
October 1890
Sunday, 19 October 1890
cold
G. & M. dined
Monday, 20 October 1890
Horaces dined
Tuesday, 21 October 1890
Wm & Sara went
Wednesday, 22 October 1890
Horace dined
Thursday, 23 October 1890
Stanley LLD
Bessy & Ras went
Friday, 24 October 1890
Saturday, 25 October 1890
R. came
G. dined
October 1890
Sunday, 26 October 1890
Snow & v. cold
Monday, 27 October 1890
Tuesday, 28 October 1890
Sophy came
Wednesday, 29 October 1890
!!
calm & bright
October - November 1890
Thursday, 30 October 1890
!!!
Fr & Ellen arrived at St Moritz
Friday, 31 October 1890
went to N. Grange
Sophy went
Saturday, 1 November 1890
November 1890
Sunday, 2 November 1890
!!
Monday, 3 November 1890
Mrs M'alister called
H & Ida dined
Tuesday, 4 November 1890
9 st. 12.
B 12 st 10
Horace dined
Wednesday, 5 November 1890
Mrs Prothero & El. Butcher to tea
!!
Thursday, 6 November 1890
!
Friday, 7 November 1890
Storm & rain
Saturday, 8 November 1890
!!!
Bessy to Royston
Harriet Tasker came
Mr Carver
November 1890
Sunday, 9 November 1890
Mrs Willert & Maud dined
!!
Monday, 10 November 1890
B. to London
Tuesday, 11 November 1890
B. to London
called at Newisham
Miss Mann
Mrs [Want] called
Wednesday, 12 November 1890
!!
Miss Mann
Thursday, 13 November 1890
fog. & dull –
Friday, 14 November 1890
!!
Mr Carr called
Ras & Boofy [Ruth Frances Darwin]
Saturday, 15 November 1890
!!
Albert [Dewy] in evg
Horaces dined
November 1890
Sunday, 16 November 1890
Dr Moore & Mr Duff in Co.
Monday, 17 November 1890
Tuesday, 18 November 1890
Frances & Alice to Chur
Wednesday, 19 November 1890
Drove to [Observe.] w. B.
G. called in evg.
Thursday, 20 November 1890
V. Hugels
Dr Jackson
Duff.
Friday, 21 November 1890
children from Grange
Miss Lee called
Saturday, 22 November 1890
Horace dined
November 1890
Sunday, 23 November 1890
58°
high wind
went in Road
Monday, 24 November 1890
Bessy to K. Sq.
Snow came
v. bad night
Tuesday, 25 November 1890
unwell all day
Miss Mann twice
good night -
Wednesday, 26 November 1890
Ella M' L –
Bessy returned
Miss Mann l
Thursday, 27 November 1890
Snow fall
wrote to Frank
nanny & Rachel
Friday, 28 November 1890
Greek play.
Saturday, 29 November 1890
Snow
Mildred came
Nanny went
Miss Mann m. better
November - December 1890
Sunday, 30 November 1890
hard frost !
Monday, 1 December 1890
Rachel & Ella
M' L. went
Tuesday, 2 December 1890
Wednesday, 3 December 1890
10 went out in chair – fog.
Thursday, 4 December 1890
Friday, 5 December 1890
Saturday, 6 December 1890
H E. L came
December 1890
Sunday, 7 December 1890
Monday, 8 December 1890
1
Lady Wade
Miss Slater called
Dr Jackson
Tuesday, 9 December 1890
2
Wednesday, 10 December 1890
3
cold & dark.
Prof Newton
Mrs Huddleston
Thursday, 11 December 1890
4
Miss M 2 letters
Mrs Sidgwick & Miss Balfour
Friday, 12 December 1890
Saturday, 13 December 1890
Mrs Prothero & Marshall
December 1890
Sunday, 14 December 1890
22°
Monday, 15 December 1890
30°
Snow –
Bessy to Gower St.
G. & M dined
Tuesday, 16 December 1890
G. & M came with the children
Wednesday, 17 December 1890
Thursday, 18 December 1890
35°
children from Orch -
Friday, 19 December 1890
Snow.
Saturday, 20 December 1890
deep snow
Bernard from Eton
Bessy from K. Sq -
December 1890
Sunday, 21 December 1890
25°
bright sun
T. Farrer called
5° in night
Monday, 22 December 1890
Noel & Horace dined
Tuesday, 23 December 1890
Kitty Lushingtons marriage
Wednesday, 24 December 1890
K [crossed] R & H. E L. came
Thursday, 25 December 1890
Friday, 26 December 1890
Saturday, 27 December 1890
dark dull weather
December 1890
Sunday, 28 December 1890
Monday, 29 December 1890
25°
Tuesday, 30 December 1890
Bernard went to Grange
Wednesday, 31 December 1890
Xmas party at Grange
Santa Claus
Bernard began chicken pox –
came from the Grange
Thursday, 1 January 1891
37°
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