M. Waddington appointed Ambassador Extraordinary to Moscow, to
represent France at the Coronation of Emperor Alexander, 4-6;
preparations for Moscow, 6-12;
arrives at Berlin, 13, 14;
impression of Berlin, 15;
visits the de Bunsens, 17, 19;
goes to the races, 18;
departure from Berlin, 22;
dines at Alexandrownow with a Hessian Prince, 23;
reaches Warsaw, 24;
describes the city, 24;
visits a chateau, 25;
the trip from Warsaw to Moscow, 26-31;
arrival at Moscow, 31, 32;
description of the Maison Klein, 32, 33;
experiences with a Court train, 36;
drives through Moscow, 37-39;
the Emperor's entrance into the Kremlin, 42-46;
received by the Empress, 47-52;
visits Princess Obolenski, 52;
goes over the palaces at the Kremlin, 54;
famous paintings and jewels in the Church of the Assomption, 54;
visits Princess Radziwill and Countess Pahlen, 55;
at the reception of the Arch Duke and Duchess Albert of Austria, 56-58;
attends reception at M. de Giers', 58;
audience with Grand Duchess Michel, 59, 60;
with the Grand Duchess Constantine, 60, 61;
with the Duchesse d'Oldenburg, 61;
and the Grand Duchess Wladmir, 61;
dines with the permanent French Embassy, 62;
the Coronation of Emperor Alexander, 63-67, 70, 71;
the Coronation breakfast, 67-70;
at the presentation of felicitations to the Emperor and Empress, 71-73;
presented to the Queen of Greece, 71, 72;
appearance of the Embassies, 72, 73;
goes to the Court ball, 73-75;
dances with the Emperor and Grand Duke Wladimir, 74, 75;
the Fete Populaire, 76, 82;
gives a Russian dinner, 76, 77;
the great ball at the Palace, 77, 78;
goes shopping, 78, 95;
attends the Opera, 79, 80;
tea with the Empress, 80;
gives a diplomatic dinner, 83, 96, 99, 100;
photographing the whole establishment, 83, 84;
at the Palace ball, 85-90;
sees the Tresor, 91;
the gala dinner, 92-94;
the institution of the "Enfants Trouves," 95, 96;
gives a reception, 100, 101;
the revue at the Tribune Imperiale, 102-104;
sightseeing in Moscow, 106;
preparations for leaving Moscow, 107, 108, 109;
takes a moonlight drive to the Kremlin, 109, 110;
departure from Moscow, 111;
the journey to Petersburg, 111, 112;
description of Petersburg, 113, 114;
the Hermitage, 113, 115, 116;
"La Pointe," 114, 115;
the pictures at the Hermitage, 116, 117, 118;
makes an excursion to Peterhof, 116, 117;
dinner at the Hunts', 120;
entertained by Admiral Baldwin on board the flagship Lancaster, 120-123;
visits the Thorntons, 124, 125;
shopping in Petersburg, 126;
the voyage by steamer to Stockholm, 126-134;
description of Helsingfors, 129, 130;
Abo, the old capital of Finland, 132;
the approach to Stockholm, 134;
drives through Stockholm, 135-139;
to Drottningholm, 138, 139;
shopping in Stockholm, 141, 142;
journeys from Stockholm to Copenhagen, 144, 145;
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;
at the Rosebery's ball, 255, 256;
the Palace ball, 256, 257;
receives the Jubilee Medal, 257;
the Naval Review, 259-264;
aboard the Iphigenie, 261-263;
skating, 266;
funeral service for the German Emperor, 267;
at the Smiths' political reception, 269, 270;
musicales, 270-273, 276;
meets Princess Mary, 275;
sightseeing, 276-278;
christens a torpilleur, 278;
races at Ascot, 279;
visits the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, 280-282;
death of the Emperor Frederick, 282;
dines with the Lord Mayor, 283, 284;
production of a play by Berquin, 284-286;
decides to go to Scotland, 286;
the journey to Edinburgh, 287;
sightseeing in Edinburgh, 287, 288;
arrives at Oban, 288;
Scottish tartans, 289;
by sea to Arishaig, 290, 291;
stays at Inveraylort, 291-295;
returns to London, 296;
goes through Petticoat Lane with Canon Rogers, 298, 299;
the People's Palace, 300;
at the Court Ball, 300, 301;
the Shah's arrival by water, 301, 302;
the luncheon party at Hatfield in the Shah's honour, 302-304;
wedding of Princess Louise and the Duke of Fife, 305;
skates at Hatfield, 306, 307;
and at Wimbledon, 307;
attends a horse sale, 308, 309;
at Windsor, 310-313;
sees "Charlie's Aunt," 313;
luncheon with the Empress Frederick, 314;
with Lady Northcote at the Opera, 314, 315;
the children's comedy, 315 _et seq._;
formal entry of the German Emperor William II. into London, 323, 324;
reception of the Emperor and Empress, 325, 326;
Garden Party at Marlborough House, 326;
goes to the luncheon at Hatfield for the German Emperor, 328-332;
places son in a French school, 332;
sickness and death of Prince Eddie, 333 _et seq._;
visits the British Museum, 339;
visits the Tecks, 340-342;
visits "Venice," 343;
excursion to Herkomer's studio, 344-346;
opens the bazaar, 346, 347;
gives a dinner of organists, 348;
arranges a "toy symphony," 350-352;
at the Italian Embassy, 352, 377;
the Salvation Army, 353;
English women in politics, 355;
dines with the Gladstones to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury, 355,
356;
band of the "Garde Republicaine," 357;
visits the Dufferins at Walmer Castle, 358-360;
last outings, 361;
leaves for the Tyrol, 361;
returns to England, 362;
says good-bye to Princess Mary and Princess May, 362;
hears Mr. Gladstone's speech on Ireland, 363;
farewell visits, 363, 364;
farewell dinner for M. Waddington at the Mansion House, 364-367;
last visit to Windsor, 368, 369;
last Drawing-room, 369;
farewell audience from Queen Victoria, 370-372;
at the French bazaar, 373, 374;
a musical afternoon at Mlle. Humlicher's, 374, 375;
presented with a jewel, 375, 376;
entertains Princess Mary and Princess May, 377, 378;
visits Princess Louise and Alma Tadema, 379;
Easter Service in Westminster Abbey, 379, 380;
in the Temple Church, Turkish Embassy, 380;
departure from London, 381-383;
arrival in Paris, 383;
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
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 "_".