MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1882
Sunday 1 January 1882 Sausages. Bacon. Mrs Paxton called, lent Maud book. Ada SJ, Sp & baby called. Took Maud & Baby for walk. Had rather a time with B. Met Mother & Mervyn. Dined at Bernand’s. V. jolly dinner. F.Wilson, Mr ///, Mrs Hall & Mr & Miss Hollingshead. All children down to dinner. Had carriage.
Monday 2 January 2 Went out with Maud. Met Mrs O’s mother. My cold better, Lin’s beginning. Mother & Con came in evg to tea. Papa seedy.
Tuesday 3 January Took Maud for walk. Mrs S with us. Mrs S took Maud long walk. Went with Mother to Mde Boquet’s & stores.
Wednesday 4 January. Bacon. Took Maud to Mother’s to spend day, gave her lovely baby doll. Lin’s cold dreadful. Lin dined at Punch dinner. Sat Mother’s, no company. Nellie Humphreys married today. Lovely day, warm. Window cleaner.
Thursday 5 January. Bacon. Roast leg mutton, suet pud & treacle, milk do. White soup, corned beef, apple cust. Lovely day & warm. Lin’s cold still bad, raw place painful still. Miss Breffit came. Lin, Maud & self in carriage to Mrs Bradbury’s juvenile party. Burnands, a’Becketts etc there. Maud v. sweet. Good conjuror. Home ½ p 10. Had supper.
Friday 6 January. Bacon. Corned beef. Cold mutton, sole, custard apples, milk pud. 3 red mullet, croquettes of beef. R sheep’s heart, spinach, Scotch herring. Wet warm morning. Went & paid books. A Tucker? & brother called. Met Mrs Banting. Mrs Palmer called.
Saturday 7 January. 1