LINLEY SAMBOURNE'S DIARY 1886 Notes and addresses on front pages of Diary: Store ticket for the year: 88355. Collins, 56 Cochrane St, St John's Wood, NW. Cohen, Sponge dealer, 55 Endell St, Long Acre. Crane, 22 Queensberry Mews, South Kensington, SW Bird & Starr, Brewers men, Castle Buildings, Castle Lane, Westminster, SW Davis, Theatrical Bootmakers, Bow Street. Donovan, Horse Dealers, Cork. A.Godfrey, 4 Sutherland Place Grain, R Corney, 180 New Bond St, W. Hamblin, Friday St, Henley on Thames. Model, Miss Grace Elliott, 67 Charlotte St, Fitzroy Sq, W. Saml Northcote, 86 Finborough Rd, South Kensington, SW. Punch Puppets, Webster & Girling, 45 Loudoun Rd, St John's Wood, NW. Tom Smith & Co, Crackers. 69 Wilson St, Finsbury Sq, London, EC. Sullivan, James F, 12 Comcragh Road, West Kensington, W Friday January 1 Worked the New Year in late at night. Mild weather, quite hot. Worked hard all day up to 2.30. Conny in to lunch. Just caught the 4.45 train for Elmley Heath. Carriage late. By self in carriage. Long drive. Lights went out at terminus Elmley. Barry there. Servants Ball. Saturday January 2 Lovely hot morning. Bright sun. Shot cock pheasant in house grounds. After hare & rabbits. Flew kite for partridges. Home. Good dinner. Singing. Sunday January 3 Fine morning. Smoked & read. Walked on to top of hill with Shakespear Berry Hamilton. Back Good dinner & evening. Monday January 4 Out shooting round thro' wood. Cold on hill. Got rabbits. Shakespear good shot. Lunch in wood. Home. Conny & Effie came late. Village concert. Took Tabs down. Birthday. Very quiet, no notice. Tuesday January 5 Lovely day but cold. Out shooting. Conny came Castle Hill. Poor sport. Home. Dinner. Quiet evening. Con late in room. Wednesday January 6 Woke up. Snowed up. Great snow. Could not get to town. Out 'tobogging'. Good fun. Lovely day. Photod house & Ju. Dinner. Tabs tired. Roulette. Stories. Bed.
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