Aunt Caroline is Married and Gone
This is from the diary of Mary Anne Frances Wilmot. She came from Oystermouth in Wales, and was 9 years old when she started it. The full text of the diary and some details of the people in it can be found at wilmotdiary.wordpress.com.
8 Camden Place, Bath. 24 April. Easter Sunday. 1859.
A very wet morning and an East wind. we were not able to go to Church, so had prayers at home, in the morning. and in the afternoon Sarah and I went to Christ Church, where Mr Wood gave a very good sermon, his text taken from the 118 Psalm 24 verse. We are to leave tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock for Swansea, I hope it will be a fine day.
Monday, 25 April. The Bryn.
Tuesday, 26th April. The Bryn.
We left Bath yesterday morning at ¼ past 10, Papa did not come with us, he is coming later. We got a carriage all to ourselves at Swindon, and were fortunate to keep it all the way to Landore.
Aunts Louisa and Dulcie were at the station to meet us, and Dulcie drove Mamma out in the pony carriage, and we all went out in a fly, with Aunt Henny and Aunt Louisa. We were much surprised to hear that Morton was at the Bryn, he is come for the wedding, and is going on Friday.
We had dinner at ½ past 6 – and after dinner Mr Webber, Miss Kitty and Felix, came over, and we had a game of commerce, which lasted such an immense long while that it was nearly 12 before it was over – we were dreadfully tired, and were not at all sorry to get to bed.
Today it rains – This morning, I did some italian in the Library. and this afternoon I sat in the drawing room and helped Aunt Louisa with some work. Morton spent the whole day at Singleton, & Aunt Caroline & Felix went to Swansea, so we were very quiet at home, and none of the Vivians came.
Wednesday 27th April.
It is dreadfully cold, and there is an East wind, we are in despair at having to put on such thin things tomorrow; I am afraid we shall catch cold. I hope we shall get back to Bath on Saturday. Aunt Dulcie has promised to drive me to the Mumbles this afternoon, I hope it will be fine enough to go, I should like it so much.
Capt. Crewe Read came here yesterday, but I did not see him to speak to, he is to be at the wedding tomorrow.
Thursday 28th April
Aunt Caroline is married and gone. The wedding was magnificent and everything went off very well indeed. The preparations began early this morning, and Capt Crewe Read was out here at day break, with his men and put up flags all about, and an arch over the gate, and made everything look so nice. I did not go down to breakfast, as I should have to dress again directly after, so I had breakfast in Mama’s room with Mama, At Henny and At Caroline. and after breakfast I put on my bridesmaid’s things, and got ready for the start.
Aunt Caroline is Married and Gone
This is from the diary of Mary Anne Frances Wilmot. She came from Oystermouth in Wales, and was 9 years old when she started it. The full text of the diary and some details of the people in it can be found at wilmotdiary.wordpress.com.
8 Camden Place, Bath. 24 April. Easter Sunday. 1859.
A very wet morning and an East wind. we were not able to go to Church, so had prayers at home, in the morning. and in the afternoon Sarah and I went to Christ Church, where Mr Wood gave a very good sermon, his text taken from the 118 Psalm 24 verse. We are to leave tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock for Swansea, I hope it will be a fine day.
Monday, 25 April. The Bryn.
Tuesday, 26th April. The Bryn.
We left Bath yesterday morning at ¼ past 10, Papa did not come with us, he is coming later. We got a carriage all to ourselves at Swindon, and were fortunate to keep it all the way to Landore.
Aunts Louisa and Dulcie were at the station to meet us, and Dulcie drove Mamma out in the pony carriage, and we all went out in a fly, with Aunt Henny and Aunt Louisa. We were much surprised to hear that Morton was at the Bryn, he is come for the wedding, and is going on Friday.
We had dinner at ½ past 6 – and after dinner Mr Webber, Miss Kitty and Felix, came over, and we had a game of commerce, which lasted such an immense long while that it was nearly 12 before it was over – we were dreadfully tired, and were not at all sorry to get to bed.
Today it rains – This morning, I did some italian in the Library. and this afternoon I sat in the drawing room and helped Aunt Louisa with some work. Morton spent the whole day at Singleton, & Aunt Caroline & Felix went to Swansea, so we were very quiet at home, and none of the Vivians came.
Wednesday 27th April.
It is dreadfully cold, and there is an East wind, we are in despair at having to put on such thin things tomorrow; I am afraid we shall catch cold. I hope we shall get back to Bath on Saturday. Aunt Dulcie has promised to drive me to the Mumbles this afternoon, I hope it will be fine enough to go, I should like it so much.
Capt. Crewe Read came here yesterday, but I did not see him to speak to, he is to be at the wedding tomorrow.
Thursday 28th April
Aunt Caroline is married and gone. The wedding was magnificent and everything went off very well indeed. The preparations began early this morning, and Capt Crewe Read was out here at day break, with his men and put up flags all about, and an arch over the gate, and made everything look so nice. I did not go down to breakfast, as I should have to dress again directly after, so I had breakfast in Mama’s room with Mama, At Henny and At Caroline. and after breakfast I put on my bridesmaid’s things, and got ready for the start.