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Sometime in 1899

In 1899 the International Council of Women was held in London.

The year 1899 was the celebration of Victoria's 80th birthday.

January 1899

11 January 1899, Wednesday

Some social events were organized around Princess Henry of Battenberg's opening of a nurses' home in Romsey:

In spite of the bad weather the inhabitants of Romsey gave a hearty welcome on Wednesday to Princess Henry of Battenberg, who came to open a nurses' home which has been built as the borough's Diamond Jubilee memorial. Her Royal Highness, travelling by [a] special train from Southampton, arrived at Romsey Station shortly after 12 o'clock. The station and its precincts had been tastefully decorated, there [the] Princess was met by the Mayor of Romsey (the Right Hon. Evelyn Ashley), and Mr. Basil Montgomery, of Stanfield-hall. Princess Henry, who was accommpanied by Colonel Clerk and Miss Minnie Cochrane, then drove through the gaily-decorated streets, amid the cheers of the crowds, to the Town-hall, where the A and B (Westchester) and D (Romsey) Companies of the Hamps[hire? tead?] Volunteers were drawn up under the command of Major Mortimer. The corps played the National Anthem and the Volunteers gave the Royal salute. Under the awning in front of the Town-hall the Town Clerk (Mr. Harle) read a loyal address from the Mayor aldermen, and burgesses of Romsey. The Princess graciously bowed her thanks for the sentiments contained in the address.

The Royal party then moved, amid the cheers of the people and the ringing of the bells of Romsey Abbey to the Royal Nurses' Home, which is situated in Ch[?]ville-street. At the entrance of a pavilion which had been erected for the purpose the Princess was presented by Miss Montgomery with a basket of flowers, and which Mr. Basil Montgomery presented an address on behalf of the committee of management, elected by [?] subscribers, in which it was stated that funds raised for the home had entirely subscribed by subjects of her Majesty in Romsey and the adjacent parts. Not only had the freehold site been purchased and the home built and furnished, but promises of support had been received which justified the committee in conceiving that the success of the institution was assured. The primary object of the institution was to provide nurses for the sick poor in Romsey and the surrounding parishes. An accident ward was attached to the home, where patients would have the double advantage of receiving not only trained care and attention, from nurses, but also the benefit of the skill of the [medical?] men resident in the district, who had [magnani?]mously offered their support to the institution and had agreed to serve as members of the committee. Her Royal Highness in reply said:— "I declare [the?] Royal Nursing Home, in commemoration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, open, and wish it every success. [The?] Princess was then presented with a golden key [that?] opened the home premises, which she inspected. [The?] land on which the home is built was purchased [for?] £l50, and the contractors' price for the [?] £425.

The Royal party afterwards drove to Stanfield-hall, the company at lunch including the Countess of Dudley (sister of Mrs. Montgomery), the Hon. Mrs Algernon Bourke, General Oliphant, and the Mayor and Mayoress. At 3 o'clock the party privately viewed the abbey, where they were received by the Rev. J. Cooke-Yarborough (vicar) and the churchwarden, and afterwards Broadlands, the residence of the Mayor was visited. After tea at Broadlands, Princess Henry left at 5 o'clock on her return to Osborne.

17–18 January 1899, Tuesday and Wednesday

Ladies' Kennel Association in Brighton

Often, meetings of the Ladies' Kennel Association, especially in London, are treated as social events, with the dogs as well as the women's clothing described. In this case, only a few of the exhibitors are in the social networks these pages usually explore.

The Ladies' Kennel Association, headed by their energetic secretary, Mrs Stennard Robinson, have made an entirely new departure by holding a dog show, open to men and women alike, in the Corn Exchange and Royal Pavilion ground, Brighton, and a right successful function it proved, taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday in last week. The attendance was large and fashionable, moreover, the collection of dogs brought together was of great excellence, including representatives from most of the leading kennels in Great Britain. It seems a pity that late entries were taken to such an extent as to interfere with the correctness of the catalogue. About 650 dogs were benched, although many classes were cancelled, and many of our readers would be distinctly disappointed by the entire absence of the toy spaniels, Maltese, and black and tan terriers, but, in addition to these, the classes for many other varieties were entirely omitted. The judges included Mrs Jagger, who made the awards in the St. Bernards, and Miss C. M. A. Cresswell, who did likewise so far as the Pomeranians were concerned.

Perhaps the leading feature of the show was the larger varieties of the dog, commencing with bloodhounds. Here Mrs D. C. Proctor was fairly successful with Tally Ho, whose condition was something superb, and he beat amongst others Mrs Lee's well-known Harlequin and Lady Mary Swinburne's Panther, the latter of great beauty in head, but in the ring he did not please the judge by the way in which he moved. Mrs Horsfall was, as usual, greatly to the fore with her Great Danes, Hannibal of Redgrave and Lot of Redgrave; indeed, this exhibitress sent a very fine team of these huge and powerful hounds. Mr. Amy Wrentmore, Mrs G. Procter, and Mrs J . Harris showed some very good St. Bernards, Earl Mayo, the property of the last named being an extra fine specimen of his race, a like remark applying to Royal Standard, whose portrait appears on another page. In Newfoundlands all the leading prizes went to dogs owned by women, viz., Wolf of Badenoch (Mrs Ingleton's) and King and Queen of Surrey (Mrs Van Weede's). Mrs H. Armstrong, Mrs Carthew, Miss Bella Rattray, and Mrs R. E. Richardson did very well with their deerhounds, the best of which were Rufford Bend Or, Rugby Brenda, and Black Prince. Irish wolfhounds are making great strides towards popularity, at which there is little wonder, for with enormous size in their favour, they are usually as gentle as kittens and faithful as companions. Mrs George Williams, as heretofore, won the chief honours with Wargrave and Dermot Asthore. Mrs Lane Jackson took a first prize with a young hound celled Sportella, whilst Mrs H. Richardson exhibited a very fine team of hounds, which attracted no inconsiderable amount of attention.

With the Princess of Wales sending her handsome borzois Alec, shown in hard-working and thoroughly healthy condition by Bruneden, there was no remain to look further for the winner, and, in addition, the Princess showed a very pretty collie called Lochinvar, a capital black pug, Sandringham Beauty, and an excellent basset hound, Saracenesca. The latter was first in its class, but the remaining Royal exhibits did not specially attract the attention of the judges. Mrs Borham, Mrs Musgrave, Mrs B. Stamp, Mrs Hood-Wright, and the Misses Arnold all showed borzois of more than passing excellence, and received a fair share of the prizes. Again did [Col. 2c–3a] Mrs Faber sweep all before her with Chow VIII., the Chinese edible dog, and Miss Ella Castella was almost equally successful with her well-known Tien; indeed, it seems strange what a fondness ladies have for foreign dogs, as in the next class all the honours went to them, Lady Cathcart securing first and second prizes for a couple of lovely and intelligent elkhounds, Mrs Stoneham's Esquimaus Eric taking third honours.

There was little of interest to our readers in what is actually the "sporting section," though Mrs Downes had her greyhound Heterodox entered. Miss Pigott was not so successful as usual with her dachshund Primula, although the group was not a good one, and Mrs Hannay took a third prize in beagles with Little Jack. Collies included several fine animals exhibited by women, Mrs Dunmore being particularly successful with her team, as was Mrs Armstrong with hers, all the way from Durham; Mrs Panmure Gordon and Lady Cathcart were less fortunate. The Old English sheepdogs included the prize winning animals, Mrs Jocelyn-Otway's Bobs Bahadur, Mrs Fare Fosse's Thundercloud, and Mrs Bulmore's Dame Ethel, and undoubtedly the best poodle was Mrs Bennett-Edwards's Ebony King, who won quite an array of prizes, being placed over such excellent specimens as Miss Brunker's Pierette Jackson, Mrs Johnston's Boykie, and Mrs Lee French's Nancy, all of which received honours at the hands of the judge. Mrs B. Parker's The Pilot and Mrs Carstairs's Cricket and Camilla were likewise awarded leading honours. Bulldogs were a fair show, but the leading honours went to men, a remark equally applicable so far as the Dalmatians were concerned, though Mrs Carthew secured a minor honour or two. However, in toy bulldogs the Countess de Grey, with Bite and Pearl, and Miss Mabel Behrens, with Pere Boojum, Beauty, and Glory, sustained their reputation, and, being of the best of their kind, these little dogs were awarded prizes accordingly.

The terriers proved a capital display, though Skyes were absent, and the competition in Dandie Dinmonts was nil. Mrs Waugh took several prizes in Irish terriers with Stackhouse Sportsman, and Mrs Litkie, with Blanche and Gamester, secured the honours for braces. Mrs Hannay's Scottish terriers, Gair, Heworth Flora, Jock, and Geisha, had all the first prizes and many of the seconds, and Mr Peel Hewitt showed the only Dandies benched; and we cannot see why their classes were not cancelled, as surely they ought to have been, through lack of competition — three classes for two doge! In fox terriers Mrs G. B. Atkinson met with pretty fair success with her dog Fryup, and Mrs Houlker did about equally well with Hypatia, and better with her wire-haired Humour, the latter being at the top of her class. Mrs Preston Whyte, Mrs Kindell, and Mrs Crossfield were to the front with some smart little schipperkes which maintain their popularity as ladies' dogs; as do the black pugs, of which the collection was particularly choice, including Chotee, for whom £300 was paid a few months ago, Duke Beira, and others equally good. The latter won on the present occasion. Mrs Dunn was likewise successful with Tierney Ranee [?], which, besides winning in several classes, took a number of specials, and is one of the best of her variety we have seen for some time, and being but a puppy, will no doubt improve. Miss H. E. Cowper won the braces prize with Chotee and Laws Loris, and it may be interesting to note that all the exhibitors in this group were ladies. Mrs Tulk sent several of her rough-coated pugs, which held the honours, whilst of the ordinary fawns, Mrs M. Mayo's Earl Prestbury, Mrs Riley's Haughty Doris, and Mrs Samson's Swarland were at the head of their classes. Miss de Pass, Mrs E. J. Thomas, Mrs Hall-Walker, Miss H. Chell, Mrs Guy Boothby, Miss Lilian Stocker, Mrs C. Harvey, Mrs W. R. Temple, the Dowager Countess of Rosalyn, and the Hon. Rose Hubbard were amongst the most successful exhibitors of Pomeranians, the display of which was very fine, and handsomer little creatures than the chocolate Tina, the sable Dainty Boy, the white Belper Flossie, the blue Blue Boy, with Little Billee Boy, Kaffir Boy, and Hatchem Nap, would be difficult to find. The pick of the Brussels griffons, as they are known in this country, were entered here, and though terribly terrier-like in appearance, a Belgian authority thereon, Count de Bylandt, says are not terriers, nor bred from terriers, but a cross between several varieties, including the pug, Appenpinscher (which certainly resembles a terrier more than anything else), toy spaniel, toy bulldog, and stable griffon. However, as the Count says they have only been known as a variety for something like fifteen years there ought to be no difficulty in tracing their origin. Characteristic though they are in many respects they are nevertheless little mongrels, charming as such if you like. Mrs Moseley's Rouge was the principal winner, rather lucky perhaps, but taking in colour and style; behind him Mrs Dresser's diminutive Princess Quinquish, and Mrs Lynn's Bamboche, all previous winners, so their quality can be easily surmised. Yorkshire terriers, though not numerous, included two capital specimens, Mrs McClellan's Clayton Wonder and Mrs Jackson's Midgy, the latter, who has improved by careful tending, beating the former. Mrs Yeo exhibited two or three nice little dogs, including Blackburn Premier. Mrs L. G. Leverson had the only entries in toy bull terriers, and Miss Mackenzie was the largest exhibitor of Italian greyhounds, though the Hon. Mrs Algernon Bourke was successful in the latter division with Brenda, a very small brindled bitch of great quality, and certainly worth the £15 at which she was priced in the catalogue. However, Miss Mackenzie's Stellio was the best of the group, and was awarded accordingly.

There were a number of special county classes for lady exhibitors, and other attractions in the way of local and team competitions. The county classes were curtailed of their interest by the fact that several animals competed therein which were not entered under their proper classifications, and how several of the awards will stand in the future it is impossible to say at present.

25 January 1899, Wednesday

Muriel Wilson at the Holderness Hunt Ball:

The Assembly Rooms at Beverley were on Tuesday the scene of much gaiety, the occasion being the ball in connection with the Holderness Hunt. The company numbered over 300, the county families being well represented. The spectacle was a brilliant one. The music was supplied by Wolfe's White Hungarian Band. The arrangements were chiefly in the hands of Mr. Clive Wilson and Mr. Harrison Broadley, whose efforts were certainly most successful. Among the guests were the Countess of Huntingdon, Lady Clementine Walsh, the Hon. Mary Hawke, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson, Mrs. Lycett Green, Lady de Ramsey, Lady Beatrice Taylor, the Hon. Alexander Fellowes, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wilson, Miss Muriel Wilson, Colonel and Mrs. Armytage, Colonel Haworth Booth and party, Colonel and Mrs. Grimston, Commander Bethell, M.P., the Hon. Dudley Majoribanks, Mr. Cecil Wellesley, Mr. and Mrs. Calverley-Rudston, Lord and Lady Herries and the Hon. Misses Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. Gunter, Mr. Marco Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Hall Watt, Captain Battine, Miss Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. George Duncombe, Mr. J. Hotham, Miss Bethell, Miss B. Walker, Mr. J. J. Harrison, Colonel Burstall, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Broadley and party, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Heathcote Hacker, The Hon [sic] George Keppel, Mr. Arthur Portman, the Hon. Harold Fitzclarence, Miss Daye Baker, Miss Helen Bower, Mr. and Mrs. Ellershaw, Major Macmullen, Sir Spencer Maryon Wilson, Mr. Prince, Sir Charles Hartopp, Mr. and Mrs. Kerr, Mr. Walter Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Wade and party, Mr. Harold Brassey, Miss Joan Wilson, Miss Enid Wilson, Mr. Henry Wilson, Lord Acheson, and many others. Dancing was kept up till the early hours of the morning.

The meet of the hounds next day was at the Beverley Grand Stand. Owing to the frost it was late before the pack arrived from the kennels. Many hundreds of people were present, tempted by the fine, crisp, bracing morning. Leaving Westwood the hounds proceeded to Broadedge Farm, where a fox was found, and he was hunted on to Bentley and Skidky to Cottingham. The company, having seen the throw-off, returned home.

February 1899

1899 February 7, Tuesday

Gordon Memorial College Ball

A very high-ranking committee organized the Gordon Memorial College Ball at the Hotel Cecil held on 7 February 1899. The Morning Post ran an advertisement that is mostly a list of names, but prices.

The ball to be held at the Hotel Cecil on the 7th of this month promises to be a brilliant affair. A very influential list of patrons and patronesses has been obtained, and all the principal lady patronesses have intimated their intention of being present, as well as the majority of the officers of the Household Cavalry. Gottlieb's Orchestra has been engaged, and dancing is to commence at 11.30. Tickets are a guinea each, including supper, and may be obtained at the London libraries or of the Honorary Secretary. The supper is to be one of the great features of the ball, and in order to provide the necessary accommodation — it is expected that between seven and eight hundred will sit down to table at once — the grand drawing-room of the Hotel will for the first time be turned into a supper-room. The tables are to be decorated with ivy and roses and Egyptian lilies. A separate entrance will be provided for the lady patronesses, of whom many intend to bring guests. The Grand Hall, in which the dancing will take place, is one of the finest ball-rooms in London, and includes a large gallery at one end, and a room, with bays, overlooking the dancers. The committee includes Prince Francis of Teck, the Earl of Crewe, Viscount Crichton, and Lord Herbert Vane Tempest; and among the patronesses are the Duchess of Devonshire, the Marchioness[es] of Londonderry and Ormonde, the Countesses of Harrington, Erne, Desart, and Gosford, Lady Clementine Walsh, Viscountess Wolseley, and the Hon. Mrs. Algernon Bourke.

Truth also ran an extensive ad for this ball:

AMUSEMENTS.

GORDON MEMORIAL COLLEGE BALL.
TO BE HELD at the HOTEL CECIL (Grand and Victoria Halls), on

TUESDAY, February 7, 1899.

PATRONS.
His Grace the DUKE OF RICHMOND AND GORDON, K.G.
General Sir RICHARD HARRISON, K.C.B., C.M G., R.N.
Major-General the LORD KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM AND ASPALL, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., R.N.

The Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR.

PATRONESSES.
Her Grace the Duchess of Somerset.
Her Grace the Duchess of Buccleuch.
Her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire.
Her Grace the Duchess of Marlborough.
Her Grace the Duchess of Roxburgh.
Her Grace the Duchess of Portland.
Her Grace the Duchess of Argyll.
The Marchioness of Tweeddale.
The Marchioness of Londonderry.
The Marchioness of Ormonde.
The Marchioness of Breadalbane.
The Marchioness of Granby.
The Lady Georgiana Curzon.
The Lady Sarah Wilson.
Theresa, Countess of Shrewsbury and Talbot.
The Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery.
The Countess of Westmorland.
The Countess of Dundonald.
The Countess of Coventry.
The Countess of Jersey.
The Countess of Hopetoun.
The Countess of Dartmouth.
The Countess of Aylestord.
The Countess Stanhope.
The Countess of Harrington.
The Countess Bathurst.
The Countess of Erne.
The Countess of Carnarvon.
The Countess of Desart.
The Countess of Gosford.
The Countess Howe.
The Countess of Yarborough.
Georgina, Countess of Dudley.
The Countess of Lytton.
The Countess of Londesborough.
The Countess of Ancaster.
The Countess Carrington.
The Countess de Grey.
The Lady Clementine Walsh.
The Lady Florence Astley.
The Lady Algernon Gorden-Lennox.
The Viscountess Falkland.
The Viscountess Falmouth.
The Viscountess Hood.
The Viscountess Hardinge.
The Viscountess Wolseley.
The Lady Norreys.
The Lady Feodorowna Bertie.
The Lady Helen Vincent.
The Lady Colville of Culross.
The Lady Suffield.
The Lady Churchill.
The Lady Ashburton.
The Lady Stratheden and Campbell.
The Lady Fitshardinge.
The Lady Wimborne.
The Lady Hothfield. The Lady Tweedmouth.
The Lady Hillingdon.
The Lady de Ramsey.
The Lady Savile.
The Lady Blythswood.
The Lady Loch.
The Lady Pirbright.
The Lady Farquhar.
The Hon. Mrs. George Keppel.
The Hon. Mrs. Algernon Bourke.
The Hon. Mrs. Henry Trotter.
The Hon. Mrs. Henry Corry.
The Hon. Lady Jenne.
The Hon. Mrs. William Carrington.
The Hon. Mrs. Herbert Eaton.
Lady Colebrook.
Lady Dickson Poynder.
Lady de Trafford.
Lady Arthur.
Lady Faudel-Phillips.
The Lady Mayoress.
Mrs. Adair.
Mrs. John Annan.
Mrs. Von Andre.
Mrs. Percy Armytage.
Mrs. Asquith.
Mrs. Chamberlain.
Mrs. W. H. Grenfell.
Mrs. Murray Guthrie.
Mrs. Hatton.
Mrs. Henry V. Higgins.
Mrs. Hartmann.
Mrs. Henry Kimber.
Mrs. McDonald.
Mrs. Neumann.
Mrs. Arthur Paget.
Mrs. Harcourt Powell.
Mrs. T. Hay Ritchie.
Mrs Ernest Villiers.
Mrs. Hwfa Williams.

Mrs. Charles Wilson.

COMMITTEE.
H.S.H. Prince Henry of Teck, K.C.V.O. D.S.O. (Royal Dragoons).
The Earl of March.
The Earl of Chesterfield.
The Earl of Hardwicke.
The Earl of Crewe.
The Lord Hyde.
The Viscount Crichton (Royal Horse Guards).
The Lord Willoughby de Eresby, M.P.
The Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest.
The Lord Revelstoke.
The Lord Farquhar.
Hon. Francis Bertie.
Hon. Sidney Greville, C.B.
Hon. Charles R. Spencer.
Hon. Schomberg McDonnell, C.B.
Major Hon. William Lambton, D.S.O. (Coldstream Guards).
Hon. Claud Willoughby (Coldstream Guards).
Hon. George Peel.
Hon. Oliver Borthwick.
Lieut.-Colonel Hon. William Carington, C.B.
Colonel Hon Henry Corry (Coldstream Guards).
Hon. Egremont Mills.
Colonel Hon. Herbert Eaton (Grenadier Guards).
Major-General Oliphant.
Major-General Trotter.
Colonel Napier Miles (1st Life Guards).
Colonel Brabazon, C.B., A.D.C.
Col. RowIand-Martin (Late 21st Lancers).
Colonel Rhodes.
Colonel R. B. Fisher (10th Hussars).
Colonel Fludyer (Scots Guards).
Colonel E. Villiers.
Colonel Neeld (2nd Life Guards).
Colonel Brocklehurst (Royal Horse Guards).
Commander Colin Keppel, C.B, R.N.
Major Seymour Wynne-Finch.
Major Stuart Wortley, D.S.O.
Captain Hugh Fraser (1st Life Guards).
Percy Armytage, Esq.
Walter Burns, Esq.
W. R. Chaine, Esq.
Cecil Grenfell, Esq.
Montague Guest, Esq.
A. S. Harvey, Esq.
Harry Lawson, Esq.
Ronald Moncreiffe, Esq.
Martin R. Smith, Esq.

William J. Soulsby, Esq. C.B.

GOTTLIEB'S ORCHESTRA. DANCING 11.30.
Tickets ONE GUINEA EACH, including Supper.

Application Forms for tickets can be obtained from the following Libraries: Messrs. Mitchell, Old Bond-street; Messrs. Keith, Prowse, and Co., New Bond-street, and branches; Messrs. Leader, Royal Arcade, Bond-street; Messrs. Hayes, Bond-street, and branches; Messrs. Lacon and Ollier, Bond-street; The Sloane-street Box Office, S.W.; Cecil Roy's Theatre Ticket Office, 53, St. George's-place, S.W.; District Messengers' Offices; and of the Hon. Secretary, Ball Committee, Hotel Cecil, Strand.

1899 February 22, Wednesday

Society in St. Moritz

The Duke of Manchester is staying with his mother and Lady Alice Montagu at St. Moritz, and all kinds of festivities are going on there now, including theatricals and fancy dress balls. A capital dramatic entertainment was organised the other day, in which the Duke of Manchester, Mrs. Berens, and one or two others took part. No end of smart people are now out there, and Lady Cairns, Lady Naylor- Leyland, Mrs. Algernon Bourke, and Mrs. Murray Guthrie are among the best-dressed women to be seen. Skating has been very good there this winter, and the season generally has been voted a great success.

March 1899

29 March 1899, Wednesday

The Dundee Advertiser reported on Gwendolen Bourke and her brother Cyril Sloane-Stanley in St. Moritz:

There are not many fresh engagements just now, but one least has aroused a good deal of interest. The bride-elect is Lady Cairns, the second daughter of Mr and Mrs Berens, who has been a widow for the past ten years, and is going to marry Mr Cyril Sloane-Stanley, who owns Paultons, a beautiful place near Romsey, the New Forest, besides a good deal of London property, and was for a short time an officer in the 1st Life Guards. Mr Sloane-Stanley came of age only a year or two ago, and has lately been spending part of the winter at St Moritz with his sister, Mrs Algernon Bourke.

31 March 1899, Friday

Good Friday

April 1899

2 April 1899, Sunday

Easter Sunday

7 April 1899, Friday

Funeral of the Hon. Charles Bourke, C.B.

It seems odd that Algernon and Gwendolen Bourke are not mentioned as having attended this funeral or sent flowers. A little uncertainty about the date, which might have been a week later. The Kildare Observer's report on this funeral was published on Saturday, 15 April 1899:

The funeral of the Hon Charles Fowler Bourke, C.B., Roseboro’, Johnstown, took place on Friday last in the Johnstown Churchyard.

Punctually at the time appointed, one o'clock, the coffin was borne by the brothers, brothers-in-law, and some of the closest and oldest friends of the deceased from the catafalque on which it had rested in the drawing-room at Roseboro’ to tho funeral car, which was covered with moss, violets, and primroses, arranged by Lady Alice Fitzwilliam, and the procession, including nearly all the nobility and gentry of Kildare and Meath, with many friends from the metropolis and the surrounding districts, started tor the graveyard. The wreaths were exccedingly numerous and beautiful, and their inscriptions testified the esteem and affection entertained for the deceased.

The outer coffin was of oak, with rich mountings, and bore a shield which contained the followiug inscription—

The Honerable [sic]
CHARLES FOWLER BOURKE,
Born September, 1832;
Died April, 1899,
"I have redeemed thee, thou art Mine,”

Is., xliii.

The chief mourners, some of whom followed the funeral car on foot, were the Lady Albreda Bourke, the Countess of Mayo, the Lady Alice Fitzwilliam, the Hon Mabel Fitzwilliam, the Earl of Mayo, Lord Connemara, Hon and Rev George Bourke, Hon Harry Bourke, Viscount Milton and Hon Hugh Fitzwilliam.

The coffin was reverently borne into the cemetery in the same manner as previously, and gently lowered into the grave, above which had been placed a vast awning, as the morning had been inclement. At the time of the funeral, however, the weather was very fine. The sides of the grave were lined with moss, into which had been inserted innumerable bunches of violets and primroses, the bottom being constructed as a vault. Its position is at the south-east end of the ancient graveyard, some short distance from the ruined church, in which repose the remains of the deceased’s brother, the sixth Earl of Mayo, Viceroy and the Governor-General of India, who died in 1872.

The Burial Service was read in the open air by the Rev H B Kennedy, Vicar of Naas, assisted by his curate, Rev E W Clover. During the course of the service the following hymn was very beautifully sung by a choir of ladies, accompanied by a harmonium — “Now the labourer’s task is o’er,” and at its conclusion “Peace, perfect peace."

Amongst those present were the following — Baron de Robeck, Viscount Downe, Major Francis Lambart, Hon Gerald Ponsonby, Capt H Fowler, Mr J Mulhall, Hon Thomas Dundas, Dowager Lady Carden, Miss Carden, Dr Stewart Wodehouse, Sir George O'Farrell, Dr D Coady, Dr E T Coady, Col the Hon Chas Crichton, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice, a number of the tenantry on the Hayes estate, County Meath; Rev Canon Jas Adams, Lord Cloncurry, Mr H Hendrick-Aylmer, Mr T J de Burgh, Mr Edward Moore, Major St Leger Moore, General Weldon, Mr John O’Brien, Mr R Kennedy, Mr Victor Perry, Mr Henry Sharpe, Mr Henry Courtenay, Mr Fred Sharpe, Mr A Poulter, Mr J W Wheeler, Mr Boulger, Col Hon E Lawless, Mr Geo Mansfield, DL; Mr J Whiteside Dane, Mr Algernon Aylmer, Mr E Kennedy, Mr D R Tittle, Mr N J Synnott, JP; Dr Crinion, Major Alexander, Mr and Mrs C de Robeck, Capt and Mrs Loveband, Sir Kildare Borrowes, the Misses Weldon, Mr Thos Cooke-Trench, DL; Rev Thos Morrin, PP; Rev G P Gowing, DD, PP; Mr R J Goff, Mr RJ Goff, jun; Mr J Loch, CI; Rev A Rea, Major Mansfield, Mr H A Henry, Rev W Elliott, Mr T H Campion, JP; and the servants at Roseboro,’ etc, etc.

The following is a list of those who sent flowers — Hon Harry and Mrs Bourke, Lord Connemara, Hon and Rev George Bourke, Mr and Mrs Walter Bourke, Major the Hon E Bourke, Mrs Bourke and family, Countess of Mayo (Dowager), Earl and Countess of Mayo, Earl Fitzwilliam (“From his father-in-law, with deep sorrow’), Lady Alice Fitzwilliam, Lady Charlotte Fitzwilliam, Lady Mary Boscawen, Hon Hugh Fitzwilliam, Lady May Fitzwilliam, Captain the Hon Charles and Mrs Fitzwilliam, the Hon Reginald Fitzwilliam, Mr and Lady Frances Doyne and family, Honorables Mabel and Theresa Fitzwilliam, Miss K Fitzwilliam, Mr Robert and Lady Mary Doyne, Mr George Lambart, the Misses Lambart, Hon Bertha Lambart, Col the Hon H and Mrs Legge, Mrs M‘Donald, Mr and Mrs J Dunville, Lord and Lady Monck, Admiral Hon G and Mrs Douglas, Mr and Hon Mrs Douglas, Lady Carden and Miss Carden, Mr and Mrs G P Talbot, Dr and Mrs Coady, Dr E T Coady, Mr H Courtenay, Mr and Mrs George Brooke, Sir Thomas and Lady Hesketh, Col F R Forster, Lord and Lady Iveagh; Mrs Kenyon-Slaney, Sir Owen and Lady Agnes Burne, Mr and Mrs Frank Brooke, Mr and Lady Rachel Saunderson, the Hayes tenantry, Mr Harris Temple, Mrs Philip Verini, Hon Mrs Thomas Dundas; Selina,” a white cross, “With regret." A large wreath of daffodills came “from the he loved so well. A heap of violets alone remained on the coffin when the vault was sealed up, the other flowers being massed around the grave.

The death of the Hon Charles Bourke prompted “An Old Journalist" to send us (Daily Chronicle) the following communication: — “In 1866, while Lord Naas, afterwards Earl of Mayo, was Secretary for Ireland, his brother Charles acted as his private secretary in London, and at the time of the [?] [Col. 4c–5a] rising, when telegrams from Ireland were few and far between, Mr Bourke was full of kindness and consideration in giving me for publication all the news he could. Later on Mr J Dyker Thew, proprietor of the local Conservative paper at King’s Lynn, wrote asking me if | could recommend a good speaker as a candidate for the borough, as Lord Stanley was about to be raised to the peerage. I bethought me of Mr Charles Bourke, and telegraphed suggesting him. By some fate I wrote Robert instead of Charles. The late Sir William Bagge wrote to Mr Robert Bourke, then a rising junior at the Parliamentary Bar. He accepted, went down, spoke, was adopted, and was returned by a majority of over 300. On the death of Lord Mayo, the favour Lord Beaconsfield had always shown to that brilliant Irishman was in a measure transferred to his more sedate, but not more solid brother, who became twice Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and was then sent out as Governor of Madras.”

8 April 1899, Saturday

The Gentlewoman printed some social news from St. Moritz:

The St. Moritz winter season has ended with at least one very happy incident. This is the engagement of Mr. Sloane Stanley and Lady Cairns, both of whom spent a good many weeks there this season, and saw a great deal of each other, with the result that they are to be married very soon. Mr. Stanley, who is quite young and very rich, was for a short time in the Ist Life Guards, but preferring to be independent and go a good deal abroad to shoot, he sold out, and now he will probably settle down at Paultons, his beautiful family place close to the New Forest, of which Lady Cairns will be a charming châtelaine. It will be remembered that Lady Cairns is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Berens, and married more than ten years ago the elder brother of the present Lord Cairns, who only lived a very short time after his marriage, and left an only daughter, who is growing up very pretty, like her mother. Mr. Stanley went to St. Moritz with his handsome sister, Mrs. Algernon Bourke, and Lady Cairns was there with her sister, Miss Berens.

May 1899

2 May 1899, Tuesday

The Prince of Wales visited Ruthin Castle, in Wales, for the Chester races. Ruthin Castle was the home of Cornwallis-West, and Muriel Wilson was a part of the house party that made up the reception for the prince. Jennie Spencer-Churchill, Lady Randolph Churchill was there, as was George Cornwallis-West; their relationship was quite controversial and the Prince, normally quite warm to Jennie Churchill, was cold ().

8 May 1899, Monday

Muriel Wilson and Mrs. Arthur Wilson were at the opening of the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, Wagner’s Lohengrin. The Prince of Wales was there, as were a number of notable celebrities.

15 May 1899, Monday

Princess Louise visited Ipswich High School to give away prizes and certificates.

On Monday, May 15, the school was honoured by a visit of H.R.H. the Princess Louise, who came, faithful [386, Col. 1–2] to a long-standing promise, to give away the prizes and certificates adjudged on the results of the Oxford and Cambridge Joint Board and the Cambridge Local Examinations of last year. Her Royal Highness was accompanied by the Marquis of Lome, K.G., and attended by Mr. E. B. Phipps, Assistant-Secretary to the G.P.D.S. Co., who acted as equerry in the place of Col. Collins. The Princess was received, on her arrival in Ipswich, by Mr. Bousfield, Chairman of the Council of the G P.D.S. Co., and by Lady Digby, Miss Gurney, Mr. Eve, and Mr. Buxton, members of the Council. The visit was of a semi-private character, and hence there was no official reception by the Mayor and Corporation of Ipswich. The High School was reached at two o'clock, and here the Princess was received by members of the Local Committee, with whom were Miss Youngman, the late Headmistress, Miss Kennett, the present Headmistress, and Mr. McDowall, Secretary to the G.P.D.S. Co. The girls, two hundred in number, were drawn up on either side of the Lower Hall, and presented an exceedingly bright appearance in their white dresses and sashes of crimson, the school colour. The Princess graciously consented to walk up the hall between the lines of girls and to receive a bouquet from Janet Stewaid, of Form II , the daughter of Mr. W. Steward, a member of the Local Committee. She then made the tour of the class-rooms, escorted by Mr. Bousfield, Miss Youngman, and Miss Kennett. Luncheon was served in the Upper Hall at 2.15. The number of invited guests included, in addition to those already mentioned, the Mayor of Ipswich, the Marquis of Bristol, Lord Lieutenant of the county, Sir Charles Dalrymple, M.P., Major Bond (in command of the Volunteer guard of honour), and Mr. John Farmer. At four o'clock the party adjourned to the Council Chamber of the Town Hall, where, after several songs by the pupils, under the conductorship of Mr. Farmer, and an exhibition of drill, Mr. Bousfield made a short speech, in which he explained the aims and ideals of the schools of the G.P.D.S. Co., and expressed the gratitude of the Council to Miss Youngman, who for twenty-one years had watched over and guided the development of the Ipswich School with so much energy and judgment. The Princess then distributed the prizes, after which a vote of thanks to her was proposed by Mr. Bousfield, and seconded by the Mayor. Lord Bristol also spoke to the resolution, which was unanimously carried. The Marquis of Lome having briefly responded, the proceedings were closed by the singing of "Auld Lang Syne," the hymn "O God, our help in ages past," and "God save the Queen." The bouquet given to the Princess at the Town Hall was presented by Sybil Casley, of the Kindergarten, and the programme was handed to her Royal Highness by Judith Becher, of the Transition Class. At the conclusion of the afternoon's proceedings the Princess and her party partook of tea in the Mayor's parlour at the Town Hall, and left for London at six o'clock.

20 May 1899, Saturday

Emma Nevada at the Crystal Palace.

27 May 1899, Saturday

Emma Nevada at the Crystal Palace.

31 May 1899, Wednesday

Derby Day at Epsom Downs, so Luise Friederike Auguste Montagu Duchess of Devonshire, hosted a ball that night?

June 1899

Summer 1899: William Butler Yeats summered with Lady Gregory at Coole Park 1897-1917 or so, until WBY bought the Tower at Ballylee. (I got this from Wade?).

1 June 1899, Friday

Wedding of Roger Cyril Sloane Stanley and Olivia, Countess Cairns

The Hampshire Post, reprinting from The World, reports,

Thursday, the 1st of June, was a great day for marriages, people having not yet apparently overcome the superstition that May is an unlucky month for weddings. Lady Cairns and Mr. Sloane-Stanley were determined to have theirs as quiet as possible. So they chose the early hour of 11 o’clock, and a church that is little frequented, Trinity Church, Brompton, which adjoins the Brompton Oratory. The Bride was given away by her father, Mr. Berens, and was charmingly dressed; while her little daughter, Lady Rosemary Cairns, was present in the church, and also looked very pretty. Mr. Sloane-Stanley was accompanied by Mr. M. Drummond as best man; and the members of his family who were present included Mr. and Mrs. Shelley-Bontein, his mother and stepfather, and his pretty sister, Mrs. Algernon Bourke. The Bride and Bridegroom afterwards adjourned to Lady Cairns’s house in Beaufort Gardens, and left in the afternoon for Paultons, Mr. Stanley’s beautiful place close to the New Forest.

Another paper local to the people involve, the Hampshire Advertiser also covered the wedding. The Morning Leader reported on the wedding as well:

Yesterday seems to have been absolutely epidemical as to weddings which goes towards showing that there are still many superstitious people in the world, and that the prejudice against May marriages is by no means done away with. Perhaps the most interesting was that of pretty Lady Cairns, who after nine years of widowhood has married Mr. Sloane Stanley, of Paultons, Hants, to which place, after the quietest of weddings, they went for their honeymoon. The only people who were present were Mr., Mrs., and Miss Berens, her father, mother, and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Shelley Bontein (the mother and stepfather of the bridegroom), and Mr. and Mrs. Algernon Bourke, his sister and brother-in-law. Lady Rosemary Cairns was also present at her mother's marriage, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Aleck Berens, Lord and Lady Edward Churchill, and the Misses Ruby and Beryl Churchill, and Lord and Lady Ardilann. Mr. M. Drummond was best man.

21 June 1899, Wednesday

The Illustrated London News reported on a bazaar to raise money for the Charing Cross Hospital. Many celebrities were present. People whose portraits were drawn were Princess Henry of Pless, Marchioness of Granby, Duchess of Marlborough, Muriel Wilson, Countess of Westmorland, Duchess of Sutherland, Mr. Burdett-Coutts, M.P., and mentioned in the story were the following: Princess Louise, Duchesses of Westminster, Portland, Abercorn, Sutherland, and Marlborough; Countesses of Westmorland, Cadogan, Chesterfield, Mrs. Choate (wife of American ambassador; Lord Glenesk (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001578/18990701/054/0017).

Another report:

The Charing Cross Hospital Bazaar at the Albert Hall was great success. It was a very hot day, but the aristocracy were present in large numbers. There were many exquisite toilettes. Mrs Arthur Wilson wore black, with cream embroidery, covered with sequinned net; corn-coloured net toque, with sprays of gold and feathers. Mrs Kenneth Wilson’s costume was palest grey voile, tight fitting, with a lace yoke, and a white tulle hat with osprey in front. Mrs Menzies and Miss Muriel Wilson were at “Flowerland," with Ladies Marlborough, Westmoreland. Mar and Kellie, Chelsea, Craven, Juliette Lowther, and Norreys. Miss Muriel Wilson was in white silk and crepe gown, with bands of coarse cream lace and open neck, transparent sleeves of lace and crepe. She wore a large black chip hat of tulle fastened at the chin, and carried a large-handled basket of roses, tied with heliotrope satin ribbon. The three sisters from Warter Priory were at the refreshment stall attired in grey dresses, while fischus, and big white mob caps.

26 June 1899, Monday

There was apparently a regular celebration of Arthur Collins' birthday, 26 June, by Bret Harte, George Du Maurier, Arthur Sullivan, Alfred Cellier, Arthur Blunt, and John Hare (Nissen, Axel. Brent Harte: Prince and Pauper: 239. [1]). Choosing 1885–1902 as the dates because those apparently are the dates of the close relationship between Harte and Collins, ending in Harte's death in 1902.

According to the Morning Post for 27 June 1899, Mr. Schreiber danced in the Gainesborough Quadrille at the annual Royal Caledonian Ball on Monday, 26 June 1899.

THE ROYAL CALEDONIAN BALL.

The annual Ball, held last night at the Whitehall Rooms, Hôtel Métropole, in aid of the funds of the Royal Caledonian Asylum and the Royal Scottish Hospital proved a great success, nearly nine hundred persons being present. The interest ot the evening centred in the eightsome reels and the fancy quadrilles. The former were arranged by the Hon. Mrs. Baillie of Dochfour (who unfortunately through indisposition was prevented attending), and were danced as follows:

1.

The Marquis of Tullibardine, D.S.O., Royal Horse Guards, and the Countess of Mar and Kellie.

Viscount Fincastle, V.C., 16th Lancers, and Laily Helen Stewart Murray.

The Hon. Alexander Ruthven, V.C., Cameron Highlanders, Miss Katharine Ramsay.

Mr. M'Neil, Seaforth Highlanders, and Miss Sibyl Murray.

2.

The Earl of Mar and Kellie and Lady Helen Graham.

Mr. Alastair Murray, younger, of Lochcarron, and Lady Hilda Keith-Falconer.

The Hon. Alexander Fraser and the Hon. Cecily Drummond.

Mr. M'Lean, Scots Guards, and Miss Baillie.

3.

Lord Lovat and Lady Grizel Cochrane.

Captain Greenhill-Gardyne, Gordon Highlanders, and the Hon. Ethel Fraser.

Mr. Baillie, Seaforth Highlanders, and the Hon. Daisy Fraser.

The Hon. Hugh Fraser, Scots Guards, and Miss Marvel MacGregor.

4.

Mr. Cameron, younger, of Lochiel, Grenadier Guards, and the Countess of Cromartie.

Mr. NIall Campbell and Miss Edith Chaplin.

Mr. Douglas Brodie and Miss Elspeth Campbell.

Mr. Alastair MacGregor of MacGregor and Miss Vere Brodie.

5.

Mr. Ramsay, Black Watch, and Lady Margaret Crichton Stewart.

Mr. M'Ray, Black Watch, and Lady Edith Montgomerie.

Mr. Matheson, Coldstream Guards, and the Hon. Beatrice Dalrymple.

The Hon. Kenneth Campbell and the Hon. Gwendolen Maxwell.

The gentlemen wore Highland dress, while the ladies were in white gowns with sashes formed of their respective tartans, the badges of their clans appearing in their hair and on their dresses.

The Countess of Hopetoun, one of the most energetic of the ladies patronesses, was responsible for the two fancy quadrilles. The undernamed took part in

THE ROMNEY QUADRILLE.

Viscount Crichton, Royal Horse Guards, and Countess Hopetoun.

Mr. C. C. de Crespigny, 2nd Life Guards, and Lady Constance Scott.

Hon. Claud Drummond Willoughby, Coldstream Guards, and Lady Florence Astley.

Hon. Gerald Ward, Ist Life Guards, and Lady Beatrice Herbert.

Mr. Tryon, Grenadier Guards, and Lady Mary Drummond Willoughby.

The Earl of Kerry, Grenadier Guards, and Lady Marjorie Carrington.

Mr. Trotter, Grenadier Guards, and the Hon Alice Grosvenor.

Mr. Hamilton, Grenadier Guards, and Miss Muriel White.

THE GAINSBOROUGH QUADRILLE.

Major Gordon-Gilmour, Grenadier Guards, and Lady Alice Shaw Stewart.

The Hon. Raymond de Montmorency, V.U., 21st Lancers, and Lady Sybil Primrose

Captain Brinton, 2nd Life Guards, and Lady Edith Villiers.

Captain Schreiber, 1st Life Guards, and Hon. Maud de Moleyna.[?]

Captain Heneage, Grenadier Guards, and Miss Long.

Mr. Stirling, Coldstream Guards, and Miss Cotton Jodrell.

Captain Green-Wilkinson, Rifle Brigade, and Miss Sibell Chaplin.

Mr. Vandeleur, D.S.O., Scots Guards, and Miss Muriel Chaplin.

The officers were in uniform, and their partners wera attired in gowns of white mousseline-de-soie over silk slips of different colours, those in the Romney quadrille wearing lace fichus, and those in the Gainsborough quadrille chiffon scarves, and all had their hair threaded with coloured chiffon or ribbon to match their sashes or scarves.

At eleven o'clock a procession was formed, headed by the Pipers, and the Duke of Atholl, Treasurer of the ball, and those taking part in the Reels and Quadrilles entered the ball-room, dancing immediately commencing to Herr Iff's orchestra. The Ladies Patronesses present included the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duchess of Atholl, the Duchess of Montrose, the Marchioness of Bute, the Countess of Mar and Kellie, Mary Countess of Mar and Kellie, the Counters of Selkirk, the Countess of Dundonald, the Countess of Ancaster, Viscountess Strathallan, Viscountess Dalrymple, Lady Anne Murray, Lady Eleanor Brodie, Lady Herries, Lady Sinclair, Lady Middleton, Lady Ramsay of Bamff, Lady Maxwell of Monreith, Lady Macpherson Grant, Mrs. Munro, and Mrs. Murray of Polmaise. Before dancing became general the boys and girls of the Asylum, headed by their Pipers and band, marched round the ball-room. Much credit is due to the President and Vice-President of the ball, the Duke of Atholl and Marquis of Tullibardine, for their efforts in the cause of charity.

July 1899

July 1899, Emma Nevada sang for Queen Victoria at Osborne House.

1 July 1899, Saturday

A meeting was held in London to preserve Kilkenny as a national park:

The annual general meeting of the National Trust for for places of historical interest or natural beauty was held at Grosvenor House, under the presidency of his Grace the Duke of Westminster. The meeting was largely attended in view of the proposed formation of a special committee, consisting of members of the Trust and others, to consider what steps can be taken to secure to the nation the enjoyment of the celebrated scenery of the Killarney district. Among those present were — The Earl of Cork, the Earl of Mayo, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, the Earl of Rosse, Mr V B Dillon (Dublin), Mr H W Crossley, Right Hon James Bryce, M.P.; Sir M Grant Duff, Mr Seymour Lucas, R.A.; Miss Oc[t]avia Hill, Mr J St Lee Strachey, Editor of the "Spectator"; Sir Joshua Fitch, Sir Benjamin Stone, M.P.; Mr F C Penrose, Hon Algernon Bourke, etc.

Letters expressing their inability to attend, but expressing sympathy with the object of the meeting, were received from the Earl of Meath, Mr Lecky[, M.]P., and Lord Carlisle.

The Duke of Westminster, in moving the adoption of the annual report, pointed out that an opportunity now existed of acquiring Killarney as a National park, and said a very important question that had arisen lately was the fact that the Lakes of Killarney and the Muckross property was in the market. England had its public parks in the New Forest, and it would be, perhaps, only right that Ireland should have a playground, though it was a good way off, and though it did rain occasionally in that country. (Laughter.) It would be most unfortunate if, by private purchase, any of the parks and private drives in Killarney should be shut up for evermore. They had an unpleasant example in the Giants' Causeway, which, he believed, had been purchased by private individuals and a toll demanded — a state of things that ought not to be. (Hear, hear.) Lord Dufferin, who too ka [sic] great part in the acquisition of Niagara, would move the resolution respecting tho Muckross property.

Sir Robert Hunter, who seconded the resolution, pointed out that under the Irish Local Government Act County Councils were authorised to put in force the provisions of the Ancient Monuments Protection Act, so that in Ireland they had not only a wider scope, but the local authorities were authorised to acquire and preserve those monuments.

The report was adopted.

The Bishop of London remarked that he had never been to Killarney, but he hoped they would preserve it so that he may have an opportunity of visiting tho lakes at some future date.

Mr Shaaw-Lefevre said people were willing to pay £5,000 for a picture of a landscape, then how much more important was it to secure the original from which the picture was taken.

The Marquis of Dufferin moved — "That this meeting desires to record its conviction that it would be deeply to be deplored were the Lakes of Killarney, perhaps more widely celebrated for their natural beauty than any other spot in the British Isles, to be closed against the public or marred by vulgarising and incongruous treatment, and urges that the opportunity offered by the sale of the Muckross Estates should be embraced to secure the lakes permanently to the nation, as the Falls of Niagara have been secured by the joint action of the United States and the Dominion of Canada. That with this object it is desirable that the council of the Trust do organise a special committee of members of the Trust and others, to take such steps as may be practicable to bring about the desired result." In America there was a vast region which had been entirely devoted as a kind of park or place of recreation for the public at large. In another part of America there was another region equally extensive, he believed, which was devoted to the preservation of all the wild animals which could be found upon the Continent. Again, Canada and the State of New York joined together in the most generous manner to rescue the neighbourhood of the Falls of Niagara from the innumerable quantity of sheds and shanties and every kind of disfiguring buildings which were encroaching upon that beautiful region. (Hear. hear.) One could not but ask oneself whether it was altogether impossible thta [sic] they might induce her Majesty's Government to take the same kind of vview of its obligations. If that appeal were addressed to deaf ears they were not altogether without resources to fall back upon. Ireland was the home of patriotism. Every city in Ireland could point to the various magnificent buildings, public halls, and churches, asylums and hospitals, which were monuments of the munificence of private individuals, and he felt sure that there could be found in Ireland a man or group of men who would combine for this noble and patriotic purpose and if they would do so their names would be regarded with the utmost gratitude by innumerable generations. (Cheers.)

The Right Hon James Bryce., M P, seconded the resolution, which was supported by the Earl of Mayo and Sir Benjamin Stone. M P. Lord Mayo suggested that the name of some Irishmen could be added, and form a committee in Dublin to work with the National Trust. They were as follows:—

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, the Marquis of Dufferin, Lord Dunraven, Lord Ardilaun, Lord Iveagh, Lord Rosse, Mr Lecky, M P; the Mayor of Cork, Mr Thomas Lough, M P; Mr John Redmond, M P; Sir Thomas Esmonde, M P; the Hon Horace Plunkett, M P; Mr John Jameson[,] Mr James Talbot Power, Mr V B Dillon, Mr F W Crossley, Mr Robert Saunders, and Mr D J Wilson. The Lord Mayor's name was also added.

The resolution was adopted.

The Hon Algernon Bourke, rising at the end of the room, said he had been authorised by another gentleman to say that he was negotiating for the purchase of the property, and if the negotiations were successful he would be willing to treat with the society to enable them to purchase the right of way over Muckross Estate. The speaker did not mention the name of the purchaser.

A vote of thanks was then passed to the Duke of Westminster for his kindness in allowing the use of his house, and for presiding over the meeting. The proceedings then ended.

4 July 1899, Tuesday

Muriel Wilson was at a garden party hosted by Lady Rothschild and Mrs. Leopold Rothschild after the end of the Women’s Congress:

Not the least interesting features of the Women's Congress have been the social entertainments. On Tuesday, after the final sessions had been held, Lady Rothschild and Mrs. Leopold Rothschild invited the delegates to a garden party at Gunnersbury Park. Special trains conveyed the guests to Mill-hill Station. The guests were received by Lady and Mrs. Leopold Rothschild, the former in black lace over pale mauve silk, and the latter in blue and white muslin, and Lady Battersea, in a charming light grey and white frock and a little yellow bonnet that suited her to perfection. By five o'clock the grounds were crowded, and among the well known people to be seen walking about there were Lady Battersea, Lady Harcourt, Mr. and Lady Clementine Walsh, the latter in pale grey and white, Lord and Lady Gosford, and with them Lady Aldra Acheson; Lady Alice Stanley, in rose-pink; Mrs. Rolands [Ronalds?] in white; Mr. and Lady Barbara Smith, and Mrs. Maguire in a becoming frock of pale yellow. Lady Kilmorey, who came quite early in the afternoon wore white muslin, with a large straw hat with roses; Lady Chelsea, in mauve; and Miss Muriel Wilson, in a lovely dress of pale blue, with transparent lace sleeves, and large white hat with roses, looked particularly well. Lady Blandford was in pale grey; Mrs Arthur Sassoon was also in grey. Among some of the late arrivals were Lord and Lady Crewe, with Lady Annabel Milnes, Lady Crewe in a pretty white dress. From the terraces the scene was magnificent. The park stretched over a velvety green lawn, dotted with beds of of [sic] exquisite flowers; bridged over with roses, that gave them the appearance of great baskets. A fountain, with pond lilies nestling in its shadowy spots, lay at the left. At another side of the lawn was an artificial lake, with boats and boatmen at the disposal of visitors. A string band at the bank and a second marquee afforded rest, music, and refreshment to those who preferred to remain in a little world of their own. A three band played lively airs for the American bicycle polo team, who gave an exhibition of their skill on the lawn. And both circus and stage were utilised for the afternoon amusements.

5 July 1899, Wednesday

Dinner and Dance at Devonshire House

A young Winston Churchill was present. Fanny Ronalds was present, but Arthur Sullivan was not.

The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire entertained at dinner at Devonshire House last night Prince and Princess Demidotf, Prince Francis of Teck, the Portuguese Minister [Luís de Soveral], Earl and Countess Cadogan, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl of Essex, Comte and Comtesse de Ganay, the Earl and Countess of Gosford and Ladies Mary and Aldra Acheson, Viscount and Viscountess Chelsea, Lord and Lady Lurgan, Lady Wolverton, Lord Charles Montagu, the Right Hon. Henry Chaplin, Mr. and Mrs. Leopold de Rothschild, Mr. and Lady Moyra Cavendish, and General Oliphant.

The dinner was followed by a dance. The garden was illuminated with numerous coloured lamps, and the night being warm many availed themselves of the cool retreat between the dances. Leader's Blue Hungarian Band performed during dinner and afterwards in the ball-room, and Karl Kaps' Viennese Band played in the garden. The company included

His Royal Highness Prince Christian, Prince and Princess Ruspoli, Prince Louis of Battenberg, Princess Pless and Miss Comwallis West, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador, the French Ambassador, the United States Ambassador and Mrs. and Miss Choate, Count Mensdorff, M. and Madame Dominguez, Count and Countess Carrobio, Count Constantine Deym, Baron Eckhardtstein, Mr. Henry White and Miss White, M. and Madame Von Andre, M. Grunelius, Prince and Princess Victor Duleep Singh, the Duke of Sutherland and Miss Chaplin, the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, the Duke of Manchester, the Duchess of Abercorn and the Ladies Hamilton, the Duchess of Roxburghe and the Ladies lnnes Ker, the Duchess of Westminster and Lord Gerald Grosvenor, the Marquis of Graham and Lady Helen Graham, the Marquis of Granby, the Marquis and Marchioness of Camden, the Marchioness of Blandford, Lady Norah Spencer Churchill and Miss Lambton, the Marchioness of Hamilton, Lady Clodagh Beresford and Miss Wyndham, the Marchioness of Lansdowne and Lady Beatrix Herbert, the Marchioness of Dufferin and Miss Stevenson, the Marchioness of Anglesey and Miss Chetwynd, the Earl and Countess of Kilmorey, the Earl and Countess of Yarborough, Countess Spencer and Miss Stirling, Countess Howe, Earl and Countess Bathurst, the Earl of Durham, Georgina Countess of Dudley, the Countess of Leicester and Lady Mabel Coke, the Countess of Coventry and Lady Dorothy Coventry, the Earl and Countess of Craven, the Earl and Countess of Listowel, the Countess of Erne and Lady Mabel Crichton, the Countess of Powis, the Countess of Dudley, the Countess of Kintore and Lady Ethel Keith-Falconer, the Earl and Countess de Grey and Lady Juliette Lowther, Viscount Villiers, Viscountess Coke, Viscount Cobham and Hon. Maud Littleton, Viscount St. Cyres, Viscount and Viscountess Valentia and Hon. Vere Annesley, Viscount and Viscountess Morpeth, Lord Belper and Hon. Miss Strutt, Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest, Lady Cynthia Graham, Lord and Lady Bingham, Lord and Lady Farquhar, Lord lveagh, Lord Stanley, Lord Burton, Lady De Ramsey and the Hon. Rosamond Fellowes, Lord Wenlock, Lord Belper and the Hon. Miss Strutt [sic 2x], Lady Evelyn Ewart and Lady Mary Willoughby, Lady Magheramorne, Lady Ribblesdale and the Hon. Barbara Lister, Lady Doreen Long and Miss Long, Lady Louisa Egerton and the Misses Egerton, Lord Vivian, Lady Fitzgerald, Lady de Trafford, Lady Louise Loder, Lady A. Beauclerk and Lady Victoria Grey, Lord St. Oswald, Lord Kenyon, the Right Hon. St. John Brodrick, M.P., and Lady Hilda Brodrick, the Right Hon. H. Asquith, M.P., and Mrs. Asquith and Miss Plowden, the Right Hon. Arnold Morley, Sir Edgar and Lady Helen Vincent, the Hon. Harry and Mrs. Bourke, the Hon. Mrs. Baillie and Miss Thorniwell, Lord Algernon Gordon Lennox, the Hon. Alec Yorke, the Hon. Humphry and Lady Feodore Sturt, the Hon Hugh Grosvenor, the Hon. Walter Rothschild, Sir Frank Lascelles, Mr. George Wyndham, M.P., and Countess Grosvenor, Mr. Alfred de Rothschild, Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain and Miss Chamberlain, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Rochfort Maguire, Mr. George Wyndham, Mr. Buckle, Mr. Leveson-Gower, Mr. Winston Churchill, Mrs. and Miss Walter, Lady and Miss Mure Mackenzie, Lady Lister Kaye, Lord Herbert, Lady Florence Duncombe and Miss Dyke, Lady Ampthill and Hon. Miss Russell, Lady Magdalen Bulkeley, Lady Bigge and Miss Victoria Bigge, Lady Vivian and the Hon. Violet and the Hon. Doris Vivian, Lady Ebury and the Hon. Miss Grosvenor, the Hon. Arthur O'Neill, the Hon. Mrs. Algernon Bourke, the Hon. Henry Stonor, the Hon. Charles FitzClarence, the Hon. R. Guinness, the Hon. G. and Mrs. Keppel, the Hon. V. Russell, the Hon. C. Harris, the Hon. Mrs. Lowther, the Hon. H. Coventry, the Hon. Claud Hay, the Hon. W. Coventry, Hon. E. St. Aubyn, Hon. Mrs. Bass aud Miss Bass, Hon. Arthur and Lady Clementine Walsh, Hon. E. J. Mills, Hon. Mrs. Ronald Greville, Mr. and Lady Isabel Larnach, Mr. and Lady Evelyn Goschen and Miss Goschen, Mr. and Lady Harriet Cavendish, Mr. and Lady Susan Towneley, Mr. and Lady Alice Egerton, and Lady Alexandra Osborne, Baroness and Madlle. de Brienen, Sir E. Hamilton, Sir Henry and Lady Meysey-Thompson, Sir Donald Cameron, Sir Charles Cust, Sir Hubert Miller, Sir James and the Hon. Lady Miller, Sir Donald Wallace, Sir A. and Lady Edmonstone, Sir A. Young, Sir R. Blois, Sir C. Hall, Mrs. Ronalds, Mr. and Mrs. Hope Vere, Mr. Wentworth and Lady Aline Beaumont, Mr. Cecil Brownlow, Mr. Wilson, Captain Feilden, Mr. and Mrs. Story, Mr. Oliver Howard, Mrs. Macdonald, Mr. Milner, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Grenfell, Captain White, Mr. A. FitzClarence, Mr. Leveson-Gower, Major Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. Beckett, Mrs. Arthur Paget, Mr. and Mrs. Oppenheim and Lady Kathleen Cole, Captain Hayworth, Mr. Condy Stephen, Mrs. Adeane, Mr. Clive, Mrs. James, Miss Dawnay, Major O. Ames, Mr. Lambton, Mr. Ruthven, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sassoon, Captain and Mrs. Greer, Mr. Reuben Sassoon, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Chamberlain, Mr. and Mrs. Hwfa Williams, Mr. Bertie, Mrs. Menzies, Mr. William Lambton, Mrs. and Miss Vaughan, and many others.

6 July 1899, Thursday

Joan Wilson and Guy Fairfax's Wedding

The Yorkshire papers covered this event extensively. The report below is from the Yorkshire Herald; a fuller one is at the Yorkshire Post.

The fashionable church of St. Mark's, North Audley-street, which is close to Qrosvenor-square, was on Thursday the scene of a fashionable wedding in which Yorkshire society played a prominent part, the occasion being the wedding of Miss Joan Wilson to Mr. Guy Fairfax, of Bilborough Hall and Steeton, York. The bride is one of the beautiful daughters of Mr. C. H. Wilson, M.P. for Hull, of Warter Priory, and a niece of Mr. Arthur Wilson, of Tranby Croft, the popular Master of the Holderness Hounds. The church was elaborately decorated with tall palms and white flowers, and the service was fully choral. An uncle of the bridegroom, the Rev. Charles Fairfax, conducted the ceremony, being assisted by the Rev. R. H. Hadden, rector of St. Mark's. The brother and uncle of the bride, Mr. C. H. Wellesley Wilson and Mr. C. G. Wellesley, acted as ushers, and conducted the guests to their seats.

On the arrival of the bride, who was accompanied by her father, she was met at the church doors by the choir, who proceded the bridaly [sic] party to the chancel, singing the nuptial hymn, "Lead us Heavenly Father, lead us." Here they were joined by the bridegroom, who had with him Mr. Stephen Wombwell as best man. Mr. Wilson gave his daughter away. She looked charming in her picturesque costume of soft cream satin made in the Empire style, embroidered round the hem and up the front with myrtle in natural colour, and silver garlands and bows. The train, which fell from the shoulders, was of fine Brussels lace lined with chiffon and silver. Instead of the usual wreath of orange blossom a wreath of myrtle was worn, surmounted by a veil of tulle embroidered in silver. The little daughter of the Hon. George and Mrs. Keppel, attired in a pretty costume of white relieved with green, acted as train-bearer. Then followed six bridesmaids, Miss Enid Wilson and Miss Gladys Wilson, sisters of the bride, Miss Era Fairfax, sister of the bridegroom, the Hon. Ethel Gerard, the Hon. Gwendoline Maxwell, and Miss Milner. They wore costumes of ivory white satin made in the princess style, with lace coats fastened with diamond and emerald buttons, large toques of green tulle with white ostrich feather plumes and diamond and emerald ornaments. A long end of tulle fell from the toque, and was caught on one side of the dress with a spray of myrtle, the end falling to the bottom of the skirt. The service concluded with Rossini's anthem "To thee 0 loving Saviour! our Spirits turn for rest." The marriage registers having been signed, the bridal party drove to the town residence of the bride's parents in Grosvenor Square, where Mrs Wilson held the wedding reception. Subsequently the newly married couple left town for Scotland, where they intend passing the honeymoon. The bride's going away dress was of ivory mousseline de soie, the corsage being formed of narrow tucks over a transparent chemisette of rich Brussels applique. Around the waist was an Empire sash of china blue chiffon, and over the costume was worn a cloak of cream Cluny lace and hat to match.

Among those present were: — The Princess Henry of Pless and Mrs. Corwallis West, Princess Dolgoronky, the Duchess of Devonshire, the Duchess of Abercorn, the Marchioness of Tweeddale, the Marquis and Marchioness of Zetland, the Earl and Countess Howe, the Earl and Countess Carrington, Lady Savile, Lord Decies, the Countess of Westmorland, Lord and Lady Herries, Lord and Lady Wenlock, Lord and Lady Middleton, the Earl of Ava, Lady G. Gordon Lennox, Lady Decies, Lady Markham, Lord and Lady Muncaster, Lord Acheson, Lord and Lady Bolton, Lord and Lady Charles Beresford, the Marquis of Tullibardine, the Earl and Countess of Enniskillen, the Earl and Countess of Errol, Lady Sheffield, the Marquise d'Hautpoul[,] Victoria Countess of Yarborough and Mr. Richardson, Lord Wandsworth, Dorothy Viscountess Cantelupe, Lady Vivian and the Honourable Violet Vivian, Lord Newport, Lord and Lady Ribblesdale and the Hon. Miss Lister, the Earl ond [sic] countess Carnarvon, the Earl and Countess of Rosse and Lady Muriel Parsons, Lord and Lady Bingham, Lady Hothfield and the Hon. Rosamund Tufton, Lord and Lady Gerard, Earl Cairns, the Earl and Countess of Crewe, Lord and Lady Churchill, Lord and Lady Lurgan, Viscount and Viscountess Chelsea, the Marquis of Headfort, Lord Herbert Vane Tempest, the Earl of Chesterfield, Count Constantine Deigm [Deyn?], Lord Hyde, the Earl and Countess of Jersey and the Ladies Villiers, Lady Brougham and Vaux, the Hon. H. Stonar [Stonor?], the Marquis and Marchioness of Ripon, the Countess of Powis, Viscount and Viscountess Duncannon and the Honourables Olivien and Irene Ponsonby, Sir Francis and Lady Jeune, Sir Charles and Lady Tennant, the Right Hon. Philip Stanhope and Countess Tolstoy, Mrs. Ronalds, Mrs. Spencer Graves, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson and Miss Muriel Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wilson, Mrs. Lycett Green, Mr. C. H. Wellesley Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wellesley, Colonel Hamilton, Colonel and Mrs. Gunter, Mrs. Burroughs, Major the Hon. E and Mrs. Bourke, Mrs. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lawson, Mr. W. W. Astor and Miss Astor, Mr. Markham, Captain St. Aubyn, Mr. Hugh Grosvenor, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Heseltine, Mr. Hall Walker, Mr. James Harrison, Sir Charles and Lady Hartopp, Mr. and Lady Lilian Ogle, Sir George and Lady Julia Wombwell, Mrs. Algernon Bourke, the Hon. Mrs. Percy Mitford, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Maguire, Major and Mrs. Boyd, Mrs. Constable, Mrs. W. Thomson, Lady Henry Neville, Mrs. Lousada, Miss C. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. B. Cammell, Mrs. Slade, Mr. C. Lambton, Miss Metcalfe, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. Guy Palmes, Mrs. Preston, Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Beckett, Mr. E. Beckett, Mr. and Mrs. Garbutt, Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Chandos Leigh, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Menzies, Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson, Captain and Mrs. Langdale, Mr. and Mrs. H. Sykes, Mrs. Quhling, Mr. and Mrs. Eason Wilkinson, Mr. T. Landon, Mr. Spender Clay, Mrs. and Miss Wellesley, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Green, the Hon. B. and Mrs. Maxwell, Mr. Fitz Patrick, Sir Savile and Lady Crossley, Mr. and Mrs. Bardwell, Mrs. Adair, Mrs. Rand Grant, Major Shuttleworth, Mrs. Heseltine, the Hon. Guy Dawnay, Lady Beatrice Lister Kaye, Lady Feo Sturt, the Hon. Mrs. R. Greville, the Hon. George and Mrs. Keppel, Mrs. Bischoffsheim, Mrs. Sanderson, Mrs. Thomson, Mrs. Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. George Duncombe, Mrs. Tatton Bower, Mrs. Dennison, Mrs. Barclay, Major Lawley, Mrs. E. Gray, Mr. E. Meysey Thompson, Mrs. T. Willoughby, General and Mrs. Thynne, Mr. G. Hartopp, Mrs. Jack Lane-Fox, Captain and Mrs. A. Bethell, Mrs. Munro, Mrs. W. Blundell, Mrs. Gerald Wellesley, Mr. H. Milner, and Mr. Cyril Wellesley.

14 July 1899, Friday

Ernest Beckett hosted a "big dinner-party":

Mr. Ernest Beckett had big dinner-party on Friday night, when his guests included Lady Fee Sturt, Mrs. Algernon Bourke, and Mr. Waldo Storey, the sculptor.

15 July 1899, Saturday

Lord Kenyon, Mr. Schomburg McDonnell (Lord Salisbury's private secretary), Colonel Dawson, Mr. H. Ridgway, Lady Gerard, the Hon. Miss Gerard, Mrs. Hartmann, and Mdlle Jancourt arrived at Broughton Castle on Saturday night on a weekend visit to Lord and Lady Algernon Gordon Lennox.

18 July 1899, Tuesday

Ludovici Lecture on Impressionism

On Tuesday, the 18th inst., a very interesting "Causerie Artistiqué [sic]," of which the subject was impressionism, took place at the house of the Countess of Mayo, who kindly lent her drawing room for the occasion. Lady Florence Bourke presided, and the discussion was preceded by Mr Ludovici reading an extremely able paper upon the matter in hand. The questions which were asked of the lecturer elicited the most original and pertinent replies, and the principles of the impressionist belief were most thoroughly and lucidly enunciated. More than a hundred people were present at Mr Ludovici's lecture, including the Dowager Countess of Mayo, the Countess of Mayo, Lord Wemyss, Lady Eva Wyndham Quinn, Lady Robinson, Mrs Dawkins, Mrs Percy Wyndham, Miss K. Kinsella, Mrs Warden, Mrs Algernon Bourke, the Countess of Gleichen, Lady Edith Fox Pitt, Mrs Craik, Mme. Ludovici, and Miss Ash, the Hon Gerald Ponsonby, the Hon. Terene [Terence?] Bourke, Mrs Pitt Fox, Mrs Douglas Robinson-Painter.

August 1899

28 August 1899

Summer Bank Holiday

October 1899

31 October 1899, Tuesday

Halloween.

November 1899

5 November 1899, Sunday

Guy Fawkes Day

23 November 1899, Thursday

Captain C.S. Schreiber attended a Royal and Imperial Dinner Party at Windsor Castle:

The Imperial and Royal dinner party included their Imperial Majesties the German Emperor and Empress, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, her Royal Highness Princess Louise Marchioness of Lorne and Marquis of Lorne, their Royal Highnesses Princess Henry of Battenberg, Princess Victoria of Wales, his Serene Highness and her Grand Ducal Highness Prince and Princess Louis of Battenberg, his Highness Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, the Duchess of Buccleuch, Mistress of the Robes; Fraulein von Gersdorff, the Countess Stollberg, the Dowager Lady Ampthill, the Danish Minster, Mons. de Bille; the Belgian Minister, Baron Whettnall; the Portuguese Minister, Mons. de Soveral ; the Greek Chargé d'Affaires, Mons. Metaxas; the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, his Excellency Count von Bülow, his Excellency Count Eulenburg, his Excellency General von Plessen, Lord Suffield, the Right Hon. Sir Frank Lascelles, Lord Colville of Culross, Sir Francis Knollys, Vice-Admiral Sir John Fullerton, Major-General Swaine, commanding North-Western District, and Signor de Martino.

The band of the Royal Artillery, conducted by Cavaliere L. Zavertal, played the following selection of music in St. George's Hall in the evening:

March from tlie Suite "Sylvia" Delibes.

Vorspiel "Das Heimchen am Herd" Goldmark.

Three Dances from the music to "Henry VIII." Ed. German.

1, Morris; 2. Shepherd's; 3. Torch.

(a) Adagietto from the Suite "L'Arlésienae" Bizet.

(b) "La Chaise-à-Porteurs" Chaminade.

Ballet Music, "Der Damon" Rubinstein.

"Abendruhe " Loeschhorn.

Angelus from the Suite "Scènes Pittoresques" Massenet.

Overture, "Cleopatra" Mancinelli.

York March.

Her Majesty's guests invited to dine at the Castle, together with the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royal Household and the suites in attendance on the Queen's Imperial and Royal guests, had the honour of joining the Royal Circle in St. George's Hall.

The following had the honour ot receiving invitations to be present: Lord and Lady Esher, Lady Edwards, Lady and Miss Victoria Bigge, Mr. and Lady Emily Van de Weyer, Miss Loch, Miss Emily Loch, and Miss Catherine Loch, Sir Walter Parratt, the Head Master at Eton and Mrs. Warre, the Provost of Eton and Miss Hornby, Mr. E. C. Austen Leigh, M.A., Mr. A. C. Benson, M.A., Baron and Baroness Campbell von Laurentz, Lieutenant-Colonel C. N. Miles, Captain G. F. Milner, and Captain C. S. Schreiber, 1st Life Guards; Major the Hon. J. St. Aubyn, Captain the Hon. W. Cavendish, and Lieutenant and Adjutant E. Gascoigne, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards; and Colonel Swinfen, Major Bolton, and Lieutenant-Colonel Tighe, Military Knights of Windsor.

The Queen did not attend the dinner or the concert in St. George's Hall, owing to having so recently received the news of the death of her Grand Ducal Highness the Princess of Leiningen, her Majesty's niece.

December 1899

25 December 1899, Monday

Christmas Day

26 December 1899, Tuesday

Boxing Day

1899 December 29, Friday

Christmas Party Hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough

The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough are entertaining for Christmas at Blenheim Palace Viscount and Lady Georgiana Curzon, Mr. F. Curzon, Lord and Lady Lurgan, Lady Norah Churchill, Mr. Cecil and Lady Lilian Grenfell, the Earl of Chesterfield, Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest, Colonel Henry Norris, and Mrs. Algernon Bourke. The party have had excellent shooting.

Algernon Bourke was present as well, according to the Western Times:

The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough have been entertaining a large house-party at Blenheim Palace, which will break up to-day [on 2 January 1900]. The Earl of Chesterfield, Earl Cairns, the Earl and Countess of Warwick, Viscount Curzon and Lady Georgiana Curzon, Lady Randolph Spencer Churchill and Mr John Churchill, and the Hon. Algernon and Mrs Bourke are among the guests at Blenheim.

30 December 1899, Saturday

Arthur Conan Doyle's New Year's Eve party at Hindhead, Haslemere.