THE DIAMOND JUBILEE--INDIA--THE PASSING OF THE GREAT QUEEN
I realise that in the foregoing pages I have dwelt more on foreign lands
than on our own country. This only means that they offered more novelty,
not that England was less interesting to my husband and myself.
The great Lord Shaftesbury used to say that his was a generation which
served God less and man more. I trust that only the latter half of this
dictum has proved true, but certainly throughout Queen Victoria's reign
men and women seemed increasingly awake to their duty to their fellows and
particularly to children.
Without touching on well-known philanthropic movements, I should like to
mention one, unostentatious but typical of many others--namely, the
"Children's Happy Evenings Association," founded by Miss Ada Heather-Bigg
and inspired throughout its existence by the energy of her sister, Lady
Bland-Sutton. This was the pioneer Society for organised play in the
Board, now "County," Schools. It owed much to the work of many of my
friends, and was specially fortunate in the personal interest of its
patron, now Queen Mary. Though the exigencies of the new Education Act
compelled it to cease its voluntary work after the Great War, during
thirty years it brought happiness into the lives of thousands of poor
children.
To return to our Osterley experiences.
We had one specially interesting Sunday in June 1895. Among others staying
with us from Saturday to Monday were Lord and Lady George Hamilton and Sir
Stafford and Lady Northcote. Mr. Arthur Balfour came down on Sunday to
dine and spend the night, and he and Lord George were busy with a game of
lawn tennis on the garden front of the house. Several of us were in
another part of the grounds under the cedars overlooking the Lake,
enjoying the fine warm afternoon.
All at once a very hot and dusty figure appeared through the little gate
near the portico and revealed itself as Schomberg--commonly called
"Pom"--McDonnell, then Lord Salisbury's Private Secretary. I went to meet
him, offering tea, dinner, or whatever hospitality he preferred. All he
would say in breathless and very serious tones was, "Give me an egg beat
up in brandy and find me Arthur Balfour."
The desired refreshment and the statesman were produced in due course. It
appeared on further inquiry that Mr. McDonnell had bicycled from Hatfield
to London in search of Mr. Balfour, and not finding him in Carlton Gardens
had pursued him to Osterley. Such were the exigencies of pre-motor days.
The interview over, the messenger retreated as swiftly as he had come.
We were not allowed to know the message till next morning when the papers
came with the thrilling announcement, "Resignation of the Government"! Mr.
Balfour said to me, "I might quite well have told you, but Pom was so very
determined that I should not."
The only recipient of the secret was Lord George Hamilton.
When Mr. Balfour returned to the lawn-tennis ground he said very quietly
to Lord George between the sets, "The Government have resigned"; and
then continued his game as if nothing had happened.
[Illustration: GROUP AT MIDDLETON PARK, CHRISTMAS, 1904
Viscount Villiers
Hon. Arthur Villiers
Hon. Walter Rice
Lord Dunsany
Imogen Rice
Earl of Jersey
Col. Earl of Longford
Countess of Longford
Lady Margaret Rice
Countess of Jersey
Lord Silchester
Lady Pansy
Lady Dunsany
Charles Rice
Pakenham
Elwyn Rice]
Lord Rosebery's Government had been defeated a few days previously on the
cordite vote, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman having been Secretary of State
for War. Of course there was great excitement. Mr. St. John Brodrick spent
the next Sunday with us, and was summoned to London by Lord Salisbury
early on the Monday morning, when he was offered, and accepted, the post
of Under-Secretary of State for War.
[Sidenote: MR. CHAMBERLAIN, COLONIAL SECRETARY]
There was a prevalent idea that Mr. Chamberlain would become Secretary of
State for War, but I felt sure that he would obtain the Colonies, knowing
what a deep interest he took in the Overseas Empire. We had once had a
long conversation about it at a dinner at Greenwich. When the appointment
was made I wrote to congratulate him, and he said in his reply, "I hope I
may be able to do something to promote the closer union of our Empire"--a
hope amply fulfilled.
I have many recollections of Mr. Chamberlain at Osterley. He was a
charming guest, always ready to take his share in any amusement or
discussion. It was comical to see him on one occasion making his way in a
sort of trot down the Gallery with a serious expression on his face, and
his arm extended at full length holding a poker towards him, which the
game somehow entailed his keeping clear of his nose.
He loved to sit on the platform on the top of the double flight of steps
leading to the garden after dinner on hot nights, smoking and talking. I
remember that he told us a good ghost story, but am sorry that I forget
the details. The last time I saw him before his sad illness I sat next to
him at dinner at his own house. He had then taken up Protection (which I
always wished he had called "Preference"). I said to him: "You know, Mr.
Chamberlain, I am a Free Trader?"
"Yes," he said, "I know, but you will give an old friend credit for being
honest."
"Certainly," I replied, and I said that truthfully with my whole heart.
In later years we were neighbours at Cannes, as we had the Villa Luynes
for four seasons, not far from the Villa Victoria where he took up his
winter abode. Everyone bore witness to Mrs. Chamberlain's devotion, and it
was splendid to see how she encouraged him, and helped him to retain his
interest in the outer world in which he could no longer play an active
part.
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897 was marked by even greater
enthusiasm than the celebrations of 1887. Ten years of that life of
devotion to her Empire had drawn ever closer the links between her and her
people. They had shared with her yet more sorrows and yet more joys,
especially the death of the Duke of Clarence, the marriage of our present
King, and the births of our Prince of Wales and the Duke of York.
I think the Prince of Wales began his inroad into the hearts of the
populace on this occasion. When the Queen returned from her triumphal
procession to St. Paul's the two little Princes were taken out on to a
balcony to see and be seen by the throng below. The infant Prince Albert
danced in his nurse's arms, but Prince Edward, or, as he was always
called, Prince David, solemnly and correctly saluted in return for the
ringing cheers with which he was greeted. An eye-witness recounted at the
time that still the spectators cheered, and again and again the boy
saluted, till at length as they would not stop he evidently felt that
something more was required, and saluted _with both hands_.
[Sidenote: THE QUEEN AT TEMPLE BAR]
We had an exciting time, as the custom has always been that when the Lord
Mayor receives the Sovereign at Temple Bar he should await his or her
arrival at Child's Bank, which is No. 1 Fleet Street. We accordingly went
there with our family and particular friends, including my father and
mother. My father's ancestor, Sir Thomas Leigh, was Lord Mayor when Queen
Elizabeth visited the city on her accession and presented it with the
Pearl Sword; and two of my husband's ancestors, Sir Francis Child and his
son bearing the same name, who were Lords Mayor in the eighteenth century,
are represented in their portraits at Osterley as holding this sword.
The Lord Mayor of the Diamond Jubilee, Sir George Faudel-Phillips, brought
this same sword to the Bank and showed it to us, realising our special
interest, as the representatives of both our families had had charge of
the sword in bygone years, and were present to see it offered to Queen
Victoria.
This ceremony took place exactly opposite the Bank, and was certainly a
trying one for the Lord Mayor, as he had to offer the sword to her
Majesty, receive it back, and then in his flowing robes leap to his horse
and still bearing the weapon ride before her carriage to St. Paul's.
It was impossible not to recall pictures of John Gilpin when one saw his
mantle flying in the air, but I must say that Sir George displayed
excellent horsemanship and carried through his part without a hitch.
I never saw the Queen more beaming than on this occasion, and no wonder,
for she fully realised that the wild acclamations of the people came
straight from their hearts. When we were again at Windsor in the
following May I ventured to hope that Her Majesty had not been overtired.
She said, "No--not on the day, but when the celebrations had gone on for a
month she was rather tired."
Rather an amusing incident occurred during the procession. Lady Northcote
and her father, Lord Mount Stephen, were among our guests at the Bank. A
few days previously Lady Northcote had met Lord Roberts, Sir Donald
Stewart, and Sir Redvers Buller, and had said jokingly: "What is the good
of knowing Field Marshals if they do not salute one on such an occasion?"
As a result all three saluted her--Lord Roberts in particular was riding
at the head of the Colonial and Asiatic troops on the little white Arab
horse which he had ridden all through the Afghan War, and all the time
when he was Commander-in-Chief in Madras and in India. The horse wore the
Afghan medal and the Kandahar Star given him by Queen Victoria. When Lord
Roberts was opposite Child's, he duly reined his charger round and
solemnly saluted. An evening paper gravely asserted that he had saluted
the city and that it was "a fine thing finely done." It was finely done,
but the salute was to a lady, not to the city!
In the following year our eldest daughter Margaret married Lord Dynevor's
son, Walter Rice, and in 1899 our second daughter Mary married Lord
Longford. These proved the happiest possible marriages, and our
grandchildren as delightful as their parents. Both these weddings took
place from 25 St. James's Place by the extreme kindness of Lady Northcote,
who provided the whole of the entertainments, including putting us all up
for the two occasions.
My brother Rowland in 1898 married in America the daughter of General
Gordon of Savannah, who was warmly welcomed in our family.
In March 1899 Lady Northcote and I had a short but delightful tour in
Holland and Belgium.
Soon after this came the black shadows of the African War, in which
Longford took a distinguished part, serving with the 2nd Life Guards and
with the Imperial Yeomanry, and, at Lord Robert's desire, raising the
Irish Horse. Though he was wounded at Lindley he returned safely--but,
alas! in the European War he was killed at Suvla Bay--one of the best and
bravest of men.
Lord Northcote having been appointed Governor of Bombay, he and Lady
Northcote left England early in 1900. My remaining daughter Beatrice and I
travelled with them as far as Marseilles, where they joined their ship and
we went on to North Italy.
[Sidenote: THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR]
The war was still raging in South Africa and we lived in a state of
constant anxiety. While we were in Florence, however, the news came of the
relief of Kimberley. I shall always recollect the arrival of a brief
telegram to the effect that "General French had ridden into Kimberley,"
quite sufficient to induce total strangers to address each other in the
tea-shop, which was a common resort, and to exchange happy speculations as
to the truth of the news.
In Paris on our way back we had the further tidings of the surrender of
Cronje, and the relief of Ladysmith, which I regret to say did not improve
the temper of the French or their manners towards English travellers--but
perhaps all this is better now forgotten. We had found the Italians
perfectly amiable.
One great difference between the Boer War and that which has since
devastated the world was that the former did not in any way interfere
with ocean travel, and in the autumn following the departure of our
friends, Jersey, Beatrice, and myself set off again to join them in India.
They were on tour when we first reached Bombay, so we went to see some of
our former haunts and a few places which we had not previously visited.
I have already written so much of India that I will only very briefly
mention some incidents which particularly struck me on this occasion. I
pass over the wonderful Caves of Ellora, for, marvellous as they are, they
are fully described in guide-books. We paid a second visit to Hyderabad,
and it was curious there to note the strong contrast between the modern
education of the girls of the higher classes and the conservative attitude
of some of the old ladies.
We attended a large dinner given by the Vikar, or Prime Minister, who was
married to the Nizam's sister, and after dinner he expressed a wish that I
should pay a visit to his wife, who lived in a palace near the hall in
which we had dined. The Resident's wife kindly accompanied me, though she
had not hitherto made the lady's acquaintance.
It was the weirdest visit I ever paid. Darkness had fallen, and we were
received at the entrance of the Palace by a number of wild-looking females
bearing torches and wrapped in red saris. They reminded me of an old print
representing a beldame with a flaming torch at the Gate of Tartarus, with
Cerberus and other monsters in the background: rather a libel on the
women, who were doubtless excellent in private life, but who seemed to be
guarding a fatal portal on this occasion. They conducted us to a vast,
dimly lighted chamber with pillars and arches; which might have been the
Hall of Eblis.
[Sidenote: INDIAN PRINCESSES]
What was happening in its recesses I could not see, but in the middle, on
an ordinary-looking chair, sat the Princess, her destined daughter-in-law
squatting at her feet and attendants in the background. She was wrapped in
a gorgeous green-and-gold sari and covered with jewels on neck, arms, and
ankles, but her bare feet projected in an uncomfortable manner; she looked
as if a cushion on the floor would have suited her much better than her
stiff seat. Near her, looking singularly incongruous, stood her son, and a
stepson whose existence scandal said she resented. The young men were
attired in immaculate European dress-clothes, and might had walked out of
the Bachelors' Club except that they wore on their heads curious
mitre-shaped hats which indicated their connection with the Nizam's house.
They both spoke English perfectly. Our conversation with the lady was
naturally limited to translated platitudes, but I was interested to see
the heroine, who was reckoned very clever but not over-scrupulous.
At the great fortress city of Gwalior we visited very different
ladies--the mother and wife of Scindia, who received us in pleasant
apartments, well-furnished, light and airy. The old lady might have been
an English dowager--she was extremely talkative and full of her son the
Maharajah, who was expected back immediately from the Boxer War. The
little wife was in the charge of an English governess and seemed anxious
to remain in another room out of her mother-in-law's way. She was about
eighteen, and was much amused at the height of my daughter who was her
contemporary. Unfortunately the poor young thing had no child, though she
had been married for some years. The Maharajah was devoted to her and
wanted to avoid a second marriage, but later on was obliged to consent to
taking another wife with a view to providing an heir.
I do not know what ceremonies were then necessary, but when he married our
young friend certain difficulties had arisen. The wife of Scindia had to
be chosen from a very limited caste, and the only eligible young lady at
the moment was the daughter of a quite middle-class family somewhere near
Bombay or Poona. Now if the lady had been his equal by birth it would have
been proper for the Maharajah to ride to her residence in order to bring
her home, but he could not have gone to a comparatively humble abode. As a
compromise he had to ride the same number of days which it would have
taken him to reach his bride, but it was arranged that he should do this
in his own dominions, sleeping each night at the house of one of his
Sirdars.
At Lahore we saw the College for young Chiefs, modelled as far as possible
on the lines of an English Public School and, like the Mayo College at
Ajmere, intended to bring up a manly race of rulers without the risks
attendant on sending them to England. The majority of the youths whom we
saw were Mohammedans or Sikhs. The Mohammedans would mess together, but,
though the Sikhs are by way of disregarding caste, in practice it was
found that each youth preferred to eat in private. This may have been
partly a question of dignity, as these young northern chiefs came attended
with personal servants.
Their private rooms, with occupant's name outside, were not unlike those
of Eton boys, and each contained a little illuminated card calling
attention to the special observances of the scholar's own faith, and
saying that the Directors of the College were anxious that the students
should attend to their religious obligations.
I noticed outside one door "Granth Sahib," and wondered what Scotsman had
entered himself as pupil with such companions. On inquiry it proved that
this was the shrine or chapel of the "Granth" or Sacred Book of the Sikhs,
the one symbol allowed in their worship. We went into the room where it
was kept, and found a large volume lying on the floor, with flowers thrown
upon it, evidently the offering of some devotee who had performed "poojah"
or worship.
At beautiful Amritsar, now a home of sad memories, in the Golden Temple in
the Lake, we saw a far more gorgeous shrine, but still with the Granth as
its centre of worship.
[Sidenote: LORD AND LADY NORTHCOTE]
I must not linger over these scenes, though every part of India offers a
fresh temptation to dwell on its manifold races, its historic temples and
palaces, but must hasten to our sojourn at Bombay, where Lord and Lady
Northcote gave us some of the most delightful weeks of our lives,
including a truly cheerful Christmas in a home away from home.
Every day brought something of interest seen under the best possible
auspices, and every evening a happy time with our friends. It was a joy
also to find how they had rooted themselves in the esteem and affection of
both English and Indians in the Presidency.
Just before we sailed for England came the news of Queen Victoria's
serious illness. Everyone knew, though no one liked to acknowledge, that
recovery was problematical. Wireless telegraphy was still in its infancy,
so we had no news between Bombay and Aden, where we arrived in the middle
of the night. I was asleep in my berth when our ship anchored, and I shall
never forget waking in the early dawn and hearing a man's voice saying to
a friend just outside my cabin, "She went off very quietly." No need to
ask who it was whose passing from earth had wrung the hearts of many
nations, and not least of those who go down to the sea in ships.
People who remember those winter days need no description of their import,
and those who are too young to recall them can never realise what it meant
to feel as if a whole Empire had become one great orphaned family.
Statesmen and soldiers had given place to their successors, poets,
philosophers, and men of science had passed away, but for over sixty years
the Queen had been the unchanging centre of our national life, and it
seemed incredible that even she had laid down the burden of sovereignty,
and would no longer share the joys and sorrows of her people.
And here I would end these wandering reminiscences, but must just record
one tribute to her memory in which I was privileged to take part.
In the following May a number of women dressed in deep mourning assembled
at 10 Downing Street, then the dwelling of the Prime Minister, Mr. Arthur
Balfour. His sister Miss Balfour, Miss Georgina Frere, daughter of the
late Sir Bartle Frere, and Lady Edward Cecil (now Lady Milner) had
assembled us in order that we might establish a society for knitting more
closely together British subjects dwelling in various parts of the Empire.
[Sidenote: THE VICTORIA LEAGUE]
We called it the Victoria League in memory of the great Queen-Empress
under whose sway that Empire had extended to "regions Caesar never knew."
The executive committee then elected was composed of the wives and sisters
of Cabinet Ministers, of wives of leaders of the Opposition, and other
representative ladies. Most unexpectedly, just before the meeting Lady
Rayleigh (Mr. Balfour's sister) informed me that I was to take the chair
and that it was intended to appoint me first President. My breath was
quite taken away, but there was neither time nor opportunity for
remonstrance, and I concluded that I was chosen because one great object
of the founders being to emphasise "no party politics," it was thought
wiser not to select a President whose husband was of Cabinet rank, and
that though a Conservative I had the qualification of overseas experience.
The late Lady Tweedmouth, a Liberal, was appointed Vice-President, and
shortly afterwards Mrs. Alfred Lyttelton, representing the Liberal
Unionists, became Honorary Secretary. Later on Miss Talbot, now Dame
Meriel, took the post of Secretary, which she held for fifteen years, and
Mrs. Maurice Macmillan succeeded Miss Georgina Frere as Honorary
Treasurer, a position which she still holds. Miss Drayton, O.B.E., is now
our most efficient Secretary.
For myself I have been President for twenty-one years, and, thanks to the
extraordinary kindness and capacity of my colleagues, those years have
been full of interest and unshadowed by any disputes, despite the
divergent politics of the directing committees. We have always borne in
mind the purpose of the League so well summed up by Rudyard Kipling on its
foundation, "the first attempt to organise sympathy."
We have now 38 British Branches and 22 Overseas Affiliated Leagues,
besides Allied Associations, and we are honoured by having the King and
Queen as Patrons and the Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal
Family as Vice-Patrons.
Men were soon added to our Councils, and we had two splendid Deputy
Presidents in Sir Edward Cook and Sir James Dunlop-Smith, now, alas! both
taken from us. But the twenty-one years of the League's work lie outside
the limits of these wandering recollections.
[Sidenote: MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S LETTER]
I would, however, like to insert the wise words which Mr. Chamberlain
wrote on March 16th, 1902, in reply to a request sent by desire of our
Committee for some official recognition. After acknowledging my letter he
continues:
"I heartily approve of the efforts you are making to draw closer the
ties between our Colonial kinsfolk and ourselves. I believe that the
questions of sentiment enter more largely into these things than the
average man is willing to admit, and that we have lost much in the
past by the absence of personal intercourse with those whose support
and friendship are daily becoming more important to us as a Nation.
The Colonials are especially sensitive to these personal
considerations. They find it difficult to understand our
preoccupations and the impossibility of returning the hospitality they
so freely offer when we visit them.
"No Government can set this matter right, as it is not a question of
official recognition, but of private and personal courtesy.
"I look therefore with the greatest hope to the work of such
associations as yours which may help to make our Colonists feel that
we appreciate their affection and desire as far as in us lies to
reciprocate it."
He then proceeds to explain the view which he says he has already
discussed with Mr. Alfred Lyttelton--namely, that it is wiser to refrain
from giving official colour to a work which had better maintain a "private
and personal character." He continues:
"I cannot dissociate myself from my office, and I do not think that it
would be wise or desirable that I should extend the vast field of
responsibility which that office already covers by associating myself
publicly with these private Associations."
He expresses himself as ready at any time to give such assistance as
obtaining special privileges for the guests we represent at the Coronation
or other functions, and then says:
"But I feel that, except in such ways, I had better stand apart, and
that the great value of these associations lies in their non-official
character. I represent the Government--you represent the people, and I
think it is most important that this distinction should be carefully
preserved.
"I am open to conviction, but I think I am right in begging you to
accept my reasons and to excuse me from accepting a request which as a
private individual I should have been proud to comply with."
Naturally we felt the justice of views so fully and courteously explained.
And now I must end. The years spent under the rule of two great Kings, and
the guidance of two gracious Queens, have had their joys and sorrows,
public and private, but they lie too near our day for a woman to attempt
even a personal record of what they have brought under her ken.
The happy marriages of my eldest son to the beloved daughter of Lord
Kilmorey, of my youngest daughter to Lord Dunsany, and of my brother
Rupert to Miss Dudley Smith belong to the present century.
I can only say how grateful I am for the affection of many friends, and
the love of my children and grandchildren, which have softened the sorrows
and heightened the joys of these latter years.
THE END
INDEX
A
Abdul Kerim, Queen Victoria's Munshi, 194-195, 213
Abingdon, Earl of, 35
Abu Simbal, 360, 361
Adderley, Sir Charles, and Hon. Lady, nee Leigh, 21
Adderley Cousins at Hams Hall, 21, 64
Adyar, Theosophist Headquarters, 167, 168
Aga Khan, H.H., the, 152-154
Akbar, his Tomb, 193;
why he built Futtehpore-Sekree, 194
Albert Edward, H.R.H. Prince of Wales (Edward VII), gives cigar to Mr.
Dibbs, 251, 252
Alcester, Admiral Lord, 115
Alexandra, H.R.H., Princess of Wales (afterwards Queen), gown woven for,
23;
fete given for her marriage at Mentone, 25, 26;
Prince William at her wedding, 26;
at Marlborough House, 36, 366
Alexandra, Princess, of Greece, 209-210
Ali Beg, 159
Ampthill, Dowager Lady, 111
Ancram, Earl of, A.D.C., accidentally killed, 285
Andrew, Prince, of Greece, 130
Antwerp, 60
Apia, capital of Samoa, 291
_Arcadia_, s.s., 145, 247
Ardagh, Col. Sir John, 182
Ardgowan, 16
Argyll, 8th Duke of, 80, 81
_Armand Behic_, Messageries s.s., 277
Arnold, Sir Edwin, 88, 89
Arran, Isle of, 35, 36
Ashley, Hon. Lionel, 125, 126, 127
Assiout and its Mudir, 216-217
Assouan, 214, 358, 359, 363
Athens, 127
Auckland, 275
Augusta, Empress, 100-101
Australia, voyage to, 247, 248
Avon, River, at Stoneleigh, 17
Avon, River, at Christchurch, N.Z., 273
B
Baker, Sir Samuel and Lady, 148, 149
Baker, Shirley, Wesleyan Missionary, 287, 288
Bakmeteff, Russian diplomat, 132, 135, 137, 138, 140
Bathurst, William, 5th Earl, 78, 79
Bazaine, Marshal, his escape from Ste. Marguerite, 96
Beaconsfield, Lord, 71, 79
Beckford, William, of Fonthill Abbey, 58, 59
Bedford, Hastings, Duke of, 109
Benadadda, Scotch giant, 48, 49
Benson, Mr. E. F. and Miss, Excavations in Egypt, 358
Beresford, Lord William, 182
Berlin, visit to, 100-110
Bernhardt, Sarah, 95
Bernstorff, Madame, her ghost story, 122, 123
Bhownuggar, Maharajah of, his aims and difficulties, 198, 199
Biarritz, 95
Bilgrami, Syed Hossain, C.S.I., 158
Bismarck, Prince, 105-110
Bismarck, Princess, 105
Bismarck, Count Herbert, 105
Blyth, Dr., Anglican Bishop at Jerusalem, 220
Bombay, 150
Bourke, Rev. Cecil, 76
Brahmo-Somaj, 182-184
Brandling, Mr. Charles, 69
Brisbane, 324
Brough (Irish Guide), 41-42
Brougham, 1st Lord, Lord Chancellor, 24
Broughton Castle, 76
Browne, Thomas (Rolf Boldrewood), 252
Browning, Robert, 76
Buckingham, Duchess of, 254
Buller, Mr. Charles, 145
Buller, F.M. Sir Redvers, 374
Burley-on-the-Hill, 79
Bute, Dowager Marchioness of, nee Howard, 57
C
Cairns, 1st Earl, Lord Chancellor, his ghost story, 122
Cairo, 357
Calcutta, 182-184
Campbell, Lady Agnes: _see_ Frank
Campbell, Sir Archibald, 27
Campbell, Sir Colin, 188, 189
Canadian Pacific Railway, 347-348
Cannes, 24, 68, 372
Canton, Viceroy of, 333, 334
Carnegie, Ladies Helena and Dora, 276
Carpenter, Miss, philanthropist, 186, 187
Caulcot Infant School, 66, 67
Caversfield, _The Angelic Choir_, 75
Cazenove, Canon, 231
Cecil, Lady Gwendolen, 114
Cecil, Lord Robert, 142
Cedercrantz, Swedish Chief Justice in Samoa, 292
Cephalonia and its brigands, 139, 140
Ceylon, 247
Chamberlain, Miss Beatrice, 144
Chamberlain, Mrs., nee Endicott, 144, 372
Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. Joseph, first acquaintance with, 140;
his political creed, 143, 372;
at Osterley, 143, 144, 371;
in Egypt, 214, 215;
letter concerning Victoria League, 352, 383
Chandar Ras Behadur Khanha, 165
Chicago, 348-354
Cholmondeley, Captain Harry, A.D.C., 242, 249
Cholmondeley, Rev. Lionel, 345
Cholmondeley, Hon. Mrs., nee Leigh, 21
Christchurch, N.Z., 272
Christian, H.R.H., Princess, 39
Christmas at Stoneleigh Abbey, 20, 21
Chunder Sen Babu, 183
Clarence, H.R.H., Duke of, 242;
death of, 268
Clarke, Mr. Frederick, 216, 217
Clarke, Mr. Rochfort and pictures, 73, 74
Cleveland, Caroline, Duchess of, 82
Clinton, Lord Edward, 212
Colombo, 247
Columbus, Christopher, how he discovered America, 348, 349
Connaught, T.R.H. Duke and Duchess, 151, 152
Connemara, Lord, 145, 162, 166, 167, 180
Consort, H.R.H. Prince, 11, 12, 13
Constantine, Duke of Sparta ("Tino"), 209
Constantine, Grand Duke (Romanoff), 6
Constantinople, 232, 233
Cook, Sir Edward, 382
Cook, Sir Francis, collection at Richmond, 238
Crawford, Emily, Countess of, 238
Crimean War, 4
Cromer, Earl and Countess of, 357
Crystal Palace, 2, 3
Curzon, Hon. George, afterwards Marquis, 127
Cusack-Smith, Mr. (afterwards Sir Thomas) and Mrs., 296
Custarde, Miss, Governess, 6-8
D
Damascus, 226-230
Darley, Sir Frederick, Chief Justice, N.S.W., and Lady, 251-253
Dartrey, Countess of, 64
Dashwood, Sir George, 72
Dashwood, Sir Henry and Lady, 72
Davis, Jefferson, ex-President, 36
de Bunsen, Sir Maurice, 336
Deichmann, Baron and Baroness, 107, 108
De La Warr, Earl and Countess of, 117-119
Derby, Edward, 15th Earl of, at the Spithead Naval Review, 115, 117-119;
letters from, 245-247, 257-264;
poem composed in sleep, 264-265;
death of, 264
Derby, Mary, Countess of, 119, 120
de Ros, Lord, 80
Des Voeux, Sir William, 118-119
Devereux, General and Hon. Mrs., 72
Devonshire, Duchess of, 182
Dewar, Mr. and Mrs., 77
Dibbs, Sir George, First Australian-born Premier, 251, 252
Dickson, Mr., Consul, at Damascus, 227, 228
Dieppe, 5
Dragoumis, Greek Foreign Minister, 132, 133
Draper, Rev. W. H. and Mrs., 76, 77
Drayton, Miss, O.B.E., 381
Duff, Sir Robert, 324
Dufferin, Marquis of, Viceroy, 171
Dunedin, N.Z., 268, 269
Dunlop-Smith, Sir James, 382
Dynevor, Lord (Hon. W. Rice), 374
E
East, Sir James, 35
Eaton Hall, 33
Edgcumbe, Col. Hon. Charles, 127
Edgehill, "The Sunrising,", 56
Edinburgh, H.R.H. Duke of, 289;
at Melbourne, 247
Edward, Prince of Wales, his first public appearance, 372, 373
Elephanta, Caves of, 150
Ellenborough, Lady, her romantic life, 227, 228
Endicott, Miss: _see_ Chamberlain
Epidaurus Amphitheatre, 133
Esterhazy, Prince Louis, 143
Esterhazy, Prince Nicholas, 78
Eugenie, Empress, 245
Eulalia, Infanta, 350-354
Eulenberg, Count, 101
F
Faudel-Phillips, Sir George, Lord Mayor at Temple Bar, 373
Fawcett, Mr., Judge at Tanjore, 170
Fearn, Clarice, 208
Fearn, Mr., American diplomat, 208
Ferdinand of Bulgaria, 236
Ferris, Captain, British Agent at Bhownuggar, 199
Fiji, High Commissioner, 288
Fin, McCoul (Fingal), Irish Giant, 48
Fonthill Abbey, 57, 58, 64
Frank, Dr., 28
Frank, Lady Agnes, 27, 28, 70
Frederick, Crown Prince, afterwards Emperor, 102, 103, 110
Frederick, Crown Princess, afterwards Empress, 102, 103, 104
Free Kirk Settlers in New Zealand, 269
Freeman, family butler, 141, 142
Frere, Miss Georgina, 381
Froude, J. A., 81;
epigram on him and Kingsley, 82
Futtehpore-Sekree, 193
G
Gailey, Mrs., nurse at Stoneleigh, 9, 10
Galloway, Mary, Countess of, first acquaintance with, 79, 82;
letter from, 87;
with her in Italy, 99;
in Berlin, 100-109;
at the Naval Review, 115-119;
in Greece, 127-140;
meeting at Cairo and return to Greece, 207;
journey with her through Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Constantinople and
Vienna, 214-237;
nurses Lady Jersey in Upper Grosvenor Street, 244;
visits Australia and New Zealand, 266-276
Garibaldi Hymn, 25;
prison, 28
Genoa, 27
George V, H.M. King, as an infant, 36;
on the _Bacchante_, 243
George, King of Greece, 129, 208
George, King of Tonga, 287-290
Gerard, Sir Robert, 68
Ghent, 60
Giant's Causeway, its legend, 48, 49
Gladstone, Mr., his theory of immortality, 87
Glendalough and its legends, 41, 42
Glengariff, 43
Goschen, Hon. George, afterwards Viscount, Private Secretary, 279, 280,
286
Grandison, Viscount, Irish title of Jersey family, 65, 126
Grant Duff, Sir Mount Stuart, offers a cloth to the Ranee, 169;
views on Madras Harbour, 180
Greenwich Hospital, 29
Grenfell, Sir Francis Sirdar, afterwards Lord Grenfell, 215, 216
Grenfell, Mr. W. H., afterwards Lord Desborough, 97, 98
Grey, Sir George, of New Zealand, 250
Griffith, Sir Samuel, Australian statesman, 250
Grigg, Mr., Madras Minister of Education, and Mrs., 178
Grigg, Sir Edward as a boy at Madras, 178
Grosvenor House, 3, 4, 61
Gubbins, Sahib, Financial Commissioner at Lucknow, 189
Guest, Lady Theodore, 32, 210
Gwalior, 377
H
Hadji Petros, Greek Lord Chamberlain, 137
Hadji Petros, brigand, a husband of Lady Ellenborough, 228
Haggard, Bazett Michael, 291, 293, 294
Haggard, William, charge d'affaires in Athens, 128;
and Mrs., 129-210
Hakone, Lake, 343
Halsbury, 1st Earl of, Lord Chancellor, and the ghost, 123
Hamilton, Lady, wife of Governor of Tasmania, 268
Hamilton, Lord and Lady George, 376
Hanna, Colonel Commanding at Delhi, 190;
his stories of the siege, 191
Hare, Augustus, his account of Osterley, 237, 238
Havelock, Sir Henry, and the Relief of Lucknow, 188
Hay, Dr. and Mrs., 256
Hayashi, Viscount, on Japanese religion, 340
Heather-Bigg, Miss Ada, foundress Children's Happy Evenings, 369
Helouan, 363
Hendley, Doctor, 197
Hext, Captain, Director of Indian Marine, 146, 151, 229, 230
Higginson, Sir George, Story of Crimea, 4
Hinemoa, Maori heroine, 274
_Hinemoa_, New Zealand Government yacht, 269
Hobart, 268
Holmwood, Mr., British Consul at Smyrna, 230
Hong-Kong, 329, 330, 331
Hood, Lady Maria, nee Fox-Strangways, 57
Hopetoun, Lord, afterwards Marquis of Linlithgow, 248
Hornby, Sir Ed. and Lady, apparition to at Shanghai, 124, 125
Houghton, Lord, 80, 81
Hughes, Thomas, gives Lowell's works to Lady Jersey, 85;
writes story for her son, 89-91;
founds "New Rugby," 91
Hunter, Colonel, afterwards General Sir Archibald, 361
Hyderabad, 155-161, and 376, 377
I
Inchmery, 117-119
India, visits to, 145-204;
poem inspired by, 205
Innes, Sir George and Lady, 249
Inouye, Marquis and Marchioness, 345
Invercargill, 269
Ireland and its legends, 41-50
J
Jackson, Major, afterwards Sir Herbert, at Assouan, 358, 359
Jains, the, and the Dilwarra Temples, 197-198
James, Henry, 92
Japan, Emperor of, 337-340
Japan, Empress of, 337-339
Jeacock, Job, Parish Clerk at Stoneleigh, 20;
made Sir H. Parkes's first breeches, 249
Jenkins, W. H. 69 and 70
Jenkins, Lady Caroline, nee Villiers, 63, 69-71
Jenolan Caves, N.S.W., 253, 254
Jersey, 7th Earl of, as a boy, 56;
engagement and marriage, 61-64;
Lord-in-Waiting, 79;
Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, 125;
at Windsor, 212-213;
Travels in France, 68, 95, 96;
in Italy, 94, 96, 97;
in Switzerland, 94;
in India, 145-205;
in Egypt, 206-7, 356-364;
in Greece, 208-11;
Paymaster-General, 240;
appointed Governor of New South Wales, 242;
at Balmoral, 242, 243;
life in Australia, 249-257, 267, 268;
visits New Caledonia, 276-284;
in China, 329-335;
in Japan, 335-345, 376-379;
through Canada, 347-348;
in United States, 343-345;
at Child's Bank, 373
Jersey, Frances, Countess of, nee Twysden, 68, 78
Jersey, Julia, Countess of, nee Peel, 62, 69
Jersey, Margaret Elizabeth, Countess of, nee Leigh, birth, 1;
journey with parents to France, 4-5;
to Scotland, 14, 15;
to France and Italy, 23-29, 36;
to Ireland, 40-50;
with Rev. J. and Mrs. Leigh to Holland and Belgium, 60;
marriage, 61-64;
country neighbours, 72-77;
other friends, 81-93;
after marriage, travels in France, 68, 95, 96;
in Italy, 94, 96, 97, 356, 375;
in Switzerland, 94;
in Germany, 100-109;
at the Naval Review, 116-119;
travels in India, 146-205, 376-379;
at Windsor, 212, 213;
travels in Greece, 127-140, 208-211;
in Egypt, 206-7, 214-218, 356-364;
Palestine, 219-225;
Syria, 225-230;
Constantinople, 232-235;
in Australia, 249-257, 267, 268;
visits New Zealand, 268-276, 319-323;
New Caledonia, 276-284;
Tonga, 287-291;
Samoa, 291-318;
President Victoria League, 381
Jersey, Sarah, Countess of, nee Fane, 65-67, 78
Jeypore, City of Victory, 196
Johnston, Mr. and Mrs., and the Heart of Montrose, 172-175
Jung, Sir Salar, and his sisters, 159-161
Jusserand, Monsieur, 366-367
K
Karnak, 358
Katoomba, 253
Kemble, Mrs. Fanny, 53, 62
Killarney Lakes, 43-45
Kingsley, Charles: _see_ Froude, J. A.
Kintore, Earl, 248
Kipling, Rudyard, "rising celebrity," 262;
quoted, 19, 276, 347;
his "Recessional," 356
Kitchener, Earl, in Egypt, 207, 214, 358;
visits to Osterley, 214, 365-367, 368;
letters from, 362, 363, 364-365, 366;
at Delhi, 367-368
Knowles, Sir James and _Nineteenth Century_, 124, 125
Kobe, 335
Kotab Minar, the, 191
Kowloon, 330
Krishna, Brahmin worship of, his birthplace, 195
Kuch Behar, Maharajah of, 183, 184
L
Lachman Das, Seth, 195-196
Laffon, Monsieur, Governor of New Caledonia, 279, 281
Lahore, 378, 379
Lansdowne, Marquis and Marchioness of, 182
Lathom, Earl and Countess of, 113, 144
Laurium Mines, 135, 136
Lecky, Mr. and Mrs., 119
Leigh, Hon. Agnes, 4, 12, 13, 14, 34, 40
Leigh, Hon. Augusta, 17
Leigh, Caroline, Lady, nee Grosvenor, 2;
devotion of children, 8, 9;
advice on daughter's marriage, 64;
letters of daughter to, 209, 210, 133-134, 336-339;
poems by, 15, 16, 98, 99, 111-113;
at Child's Bank, 373
Leigh, Chandos, 1st Lord, 2
Leigh, Hon. Sir Chandos, K.C., 22, 52, 53
Leigh, Hon. Lady Chandos, nee Rigby, 52, 53
Leigh, Hon. Mary Cordelia, 30, 40, 62, 127
Leigh, Hon. Dudley, afterwards 3rd Lord Leigh, 12, 13, 14, 40, 63, 145,
244
Leigh, Hon. Mrs. Dudley, nee Beckwith, 244, 245
Leigh, Mr. and Mrs. Gerard, 146, 147
Leigh, Hon. Gilbert, M.P., 4, 12, 13, 14, 54;
death of, 97-99
Leigh, Hon. Mrs. James, nee Butler, 53, 54, 60, 62;
letter from, 64
Leigh, Margarette, Lady, nee Willes, 16, 78
Leigh, Hon. Rowland, 40, 375
Leigh, Hon. Mrs. Rowland, nee Gordon, 349, 375
Leigh, Major Hon. Rupert, 12, 40;
A.D.C., 242;
accompanies Lady Jersey on s.s. _Luebeck_, 287;
in Tonga, 288, 289;
in Samoa, 298;
writes in _An Object of Pity_, 315;
joins Staff of Sir Robert Duff, 324;
marriage, 383
Leigh, Hon. Mrs. Rupert, nee Dudley Smith, 383
Leigh, Hon. and Rev. J. W. (Dean of Hereford), 20, 21, 53
Leigh, William Henry, 2nd Lord, entertains North Warwickshire Hunt, 1;
marriage, 2;
travels with his children, 4, 5, 14, 15, 23-29, 36;
receives Queen Victoria at Stoneleigh, 11-13;
takes moors in Scotland, 14, 15;
talks with Nelson's servant, 29;
visits Ireland, 41-50;
at Child's Bank, 373
Leveson-Gower, Hon. Mrs., nee Leigh, 22
Littledale, Mrs., School for Indian ladies, 158
Lloyd. Mr. and Mrs., 31, 32
Loch, 1st Lord, 334
Longford, Colonel, Earl of, 374, 375
Lowe, Robert, afterwards Lord Sherbrooke, and Mrs., 119
Lowell, Mr. J. R., letters from, 83, 86;
poems by, 84, 86
Lucknow, 188
Lugard, Sir Frederick and Lady, 323, 324
Lyons Silk Manufactory, 23
Lyttelton, Hon. Mrs. Alfred, 381
Lyttelton, Lord, and the Canterbury Association, 282
Lytton, Countess of, and Lady Betty, 127
M
Macclesfield, Mary, Countess of, nee Grosvenor, her story of ex-Kaiser,
26, 27;
mentioned, 31, 36
McDonnell, Sir Schomberg, 370
MacMahon, Marshal, 96
Macmillan, Mrs. Maurice, 381
Madras, 162 et seq.;
Harbour, 180
Madura,172-177
Mahableshwar, 151
Malet, Sir Edward, 100, 101, 109
Malet, Lady Ermyntrude, 100, 101, 105, 109
Malietoa Laupepa, King of Samoa, 292;
dinner with, 296-297
Marathon and its brigands, 31, 32;
visited, 129
Marie, Princess, of Greece, 130
Margaret, Queen of Italy, 356
Marsham, Charles, 74
Mary, H.M. Queen, interest in "Children's Happy Evenings Association,"
369
Mason, Miss (Lady Allen), 247
Mataafa, rival King of Samoa, 292, 297-304
Max Mueller, Professor, 147, 340
Maxwell, Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart., 237
May, Colonel, at Lucknow, 189
Mehdi Ali, Mrs., 159
Mentone, 5;
marriage celebrations at for Prince of Wales, 25, 26
Meshaka, Mr., Vice-Consul at Damascus, 226-229
Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. John, 96, 97
Middleton Park, 65, 66, 71, 72
Milford Sound, 270
Miyanoshita, hot baths, 345
Molyneux, Hon. Mrs. Caryl, nee Lawley, 56
Morrison, Mr. Alfred, 58, 59
Mount Abu, Jain temples on, 197, 198
Mount Stephen, Lord, 374
"Mrs. Malaprop," a modern, 210, 211
Muncaster, Lady, nee Grosvenor, 31;
marries Hon. H. Lindsay, 32
Muncaster, Lord and Lady, 31, 32, 120
N
Nabeshima, Marquis, 345
Napier of Merchiston, Lord, 172
Nauplia, 132, 133
Nazli, Princess, 217, 218
Nekualofa in Tonga, 287
Newdegate, Sir Frank, 17
Newdigate, Hon. Mrs., nee Leigh, 16, 17
New Caledonia, voyage to, 276, 277
Newcastle in Australia, 319
Newman, Cardinal, 92, 93
New York, 354, 355
New Zealand, 268-276
Niagara, 354
Nikko, 336
Nile, the, 215, 216, 356-364
Nizam, H.H. the late, 155-157, 376, 377
Nizam, His Exalted Highness the present, 377
Norfolk, Duchess of, nee Lyons, 9
Norfolk, Henry, Duke of, as Lord Maltravers, 9;
at Norfolk House, 92
Norfolk Island, 217
North, Lord, 75
Northcote, Lady, 244, 355, 356, 370, 374, 375, 379
Northcote, Sir Stafford (afterwards Lord), 355, 356, 370, 375, 379
Northumberland, Eleanor, Duchess of, nee Grosvenor, 30, 31
Noumea, 277, 278
Nubar Pasha on the English, 357
O
O'Donoghue, the, 44-46
Olcott, Colonel, Theosophist, 146-148;
at Adyar, 167-169
Olga, Queen of Greece, 127-128, 209
Olympia, 139
"One People, One Destiny," 250
Onslow, Countess, 269, 275, 276
Onslow, Earl, 269, 271, 272, 275, 276
Onslow, Hon. Huia. Maori Chieftain, after years of, 275
Onslow, Mrs. MacArthur, 256
Orient Express, 235
Osborne, Mr. and Mrs., 256
Osbourne, Lloyd, 298, 315
Osterley Park, 82, 83, 86, 143, 144, 237, 238, 355
P
Parker, Hon. Edmund, 272
Parker, Mr., of Tonga, 290
Parkes, Sir Henry, Premier of New South Wales, 249-251
Paley, Major and Mrs., 192
Peel, Hon. George, 366
Pender, Sir John, 115-117
Perponcher, Graefin, 100
Phelps, Mr., American Minister, 142
Pigmies, African, 218, 219
Ponsonby, Sir Henry, 212
Port Darwin, 325-327
Popo, Samoan native, 300
Prendergast, Sir Harry, 166;
and Lady, 200
Protap, Chunder Mozoondar, 182, 183
_Pundua_, s.s., 180, 181, 182
Pyrgos, 137, 139
R
Raglan, Lord, 57
Ramsay, Lady Patricia, as a child, 152
Raratonga Island and its Queens, 272
Reay, Lord and Lady, 151, 152, 201
Rees, Sir John, 162, 163, 178, 180
_Robbery under Arms_, 253
Roberts, F.M. Earl, at Lucknow, 188-190;
at Child's Bank, 374
Rome, 140, 356
Rotorua, 273;
Lake of, 274, 275
Rowton, Lord, 127, 140;
his anecdote of a picture, 239
Ruge's Buildings, 27
Russell, Sir William, 115
S
St. Helier, Lady, 140
St. Kevin at Glendalough, 41, 42
Salisbury, Marquis of, Prime Minister, Bismarck's esteem for, 105, 106,
108, 109
Samoa, 291 et seq.
Sanderson, Lord, 128, 333
Sannomiya, Baroness, 337, 339
Savaii, Samoan Island, 292
Schwarzenberg, Prince, 215, 216
Scott, Lord and Lady Charles, 285
Seierstorpff, Count, 114
Serfojee, Rajah of Tanjore, 170, 171
Sivajee, Princess at Tanjore, 171
Shaftesbury, Earl of, dictum on his generation, 369
Shaw-Stewart, Sir Hugh, 57
Shaw-Stewart, Sir Michael and Lady Octavia, nee Grosvenor, 16, 38, 57
Shintoism, 339, 340
Shiva Prashad, Rajah, 185-187
Simele, Henry, Samoan Chief, 298, 302
Slatin Pasha, his escape from Omdurman, 359
Smyrna, 230, 231
Somerton School, 67
Southampton, Lady, Lady-in-Waiting, 213
Speke and Grant, their meeting with Sir S. Baker, 148
Spezia, 28, 29
Spring Rice, Sir Cecil, 336
Stalbridge, Lord, 34
Stanley, Sir Henry, Explorer, 218
Stephen, Sir Alfred, Lieutenant-Governor, N.S.W., 255
Stevenson, R. L., 25, 294, 295;
visit to rebel camp with, 297-303;
chief author of _An Object of Pity_, 313-316
Stevenson, Mrs. R. L., 294, 315, 316
Stewart, F.M. Sir Donald, 374
Strathnairn, F.M. Lord, 77
Strong, Mrs., 298, 300, 302, 315
Suleem Sheikh and his infant son, 193, 194
Sutherland, discoverer of Sutherland Falls, N.Z., 270
Suttor, Sir Frank, 255
Switzerland, expedition to, with children, 94
Sydney, arrival at, 248
Syon House, 61
T
Talbot, Dame Meriel, O.B.E., 381
Tamasese, Samoan Chief, 292, 304-306
Tanjore, 170
Theotoki, Greek Minister, 131-133
Timor, island of, 327-329
Toowoomba, Queensland, 324
Tricoupi, Greek Prime Minister, 130, 131
Tricoupi, Miss, 130, 131, 133, 134
Trafalgar seamen, 29
Travancore, Maharajah and Ranees of, 169, 170
Tonga, islands of, 287-291
Tubb, Mr. and Mrs., 74
Tughlakabad and its rulers, 191, 192
Tumut, N.S.W., reception at, 268
Turner, Mr., Collector of Madura, 172
Tutuila, Samoan Island, 291, 292
Tweedmouth, Fanny, Lady, 381
Tyler, Sir John, of Agra, 192, 194
U
Ulwar, 196
Upton House, 56
Upolu, chief Samoan island, 292
V
Vailima, R. L. Stevenson's home, 315
Valentia, Viscount and Viscountess, 72, 73
Vancouver, arrival at, 346, 347
Vetyk Ahmed Pasha, his reminiscences, 234
Victoria, H.M. Queen, at Stoneleigh Abbey, 12, 13;
anecdote of her childhood, 13, 14;
in Ireland, 50;
devotion to Prince Consort's memory, 39;
first Jubilee, 110-113, 120, 121;
reverence for in India, 179, 201-203;
receives Lord and Lady Jersey at Windsor, 212, 213;
Diamond Jubilee, 372-374;
her death, 379, 380
Victoria League founded, 380-382
Villiers, Hon. Arthur, birth, 82
Villiers, Lady Beatrice, 82;
in Italy, 373;
in India, 376, 377;
marries Lord Dunsany, 383
Villiers, Lady Clementina, 67, 68, 79
Villiers, Lady Margaret, 77, 98;
in Switzerland and Italy, 94, 95;
in Tonga and in Samoa, 287, 291, 298, 299;
leaves Australia with parents, 324;
at Hong-Kong, 330;
at Canton, 333;
in Japan, 337, 338, 343;
in London, 355;
in Egypt, 356;
marries Hon. Walter Rice, 374
Villiers, Lady Mary, 82, 97, 356;
marries Earl of Longford, 374
Villiers, Hon. Reginald, 127
Villiers, Viscount (now 8th Earl of Jersey), birth, 68, 69;
at Castlemount School, Dover, 82;
story written for by Tom Hughes, 89-91;
in Switzerland, at Biarritz and in Italy, 94, 95;
in India and Greece, 184-209;
wins Junior Oppidan Scholarship at Eton, 214;
remains in England when Lady Jersey at Apia, his experience with
American reporter, 316;
marriage with Lady Cynthia Needham, 383
Vincent, Sir Edgar, afterwards Lord d'Abernon, at Constantinople, 232;
on the Orient Express, 235-237
Viti, Samoan lady, her dress, 304-305
W
Wady Haifa, 361, 362
Wakatipu Lake, 272
Wallace, Mrs., housekeeper, 10, 11
Wallace, Sir Donald Mackenzie, 182
Watters, Mr., Acting Consul at Canton, 332, 333
Whakarewarewa hot springs, 273
Wenlock, Elizabeth, Lady, nee Grosvenor, 31, 56
Wellington, Arthur, Duke of, 3
Wellington in New Zealand, 273
Westfahlen, Count, 216
Westminster, Constance, Duchess of, 92
Westminster, 1st Duke of, 33
Westminster, Marchioness of, 19, 33
Westminster, Marquis of, 5, 32, 33
White, Miss, lady doctor at Hyderabad, 161
White, Sir William and Lady, 233, 234
William I, Emperor, 101, 102;
his picture in Tonga, 288
William, Prince, afterwards William II, 26, 27, 104
Willes, Mr. and Mrs. Charles, their New Year's Party, 54-56
Wister, Owen, American author, 53
Wolmer, Lord and Lady, afterwards Earl and Countess of Selborne, 114
Wolseley, F.M. Viscount, 115, 118
Wombwell, George, death of, 172
Wombwell, Lady Julia, 63
X
Xavier, St. Francis, in Japan, 341
Y
Yandall, Samoan interpreter, 313
Yarrangobilly Caves, 266-268
Yokohama, 346
Z
Zante, island of, 139, 140
FOOTNOTES:
[1] I learn that since our time a hut has been erected between Sutherland
Falls and Milford Sound called Sandfly Hut. The guide-book says with
consoling candour that it "is well named, but this pest is no less
noticeable at any of the other stopping-places."
[2] Haggard, who had described to us the loud voices of himself and his
brothers.
[3] Margaret Villiers.
[4] Captain Rupert Leigh.