Journal 48, page 54

departed; Republican handbills "For the Public Good" (election is on) "Radical," "Socialist"-showing the splendid march of politics.-I saw Napoleon III & [.......] possibly the name of his wife? or his Prime Minister?] the day before they went out to meet the Germans. They were [.....] along the Champs Elysees & looked masterful & proud-but their day was only a few weeks ahead-their day of doom. When the people rise they make short work. One might call them, as St Francis D'Assisi did his body- "Brother Ass"-but when they bray at last the sound of it shakes thrones. The bees I saw golden on Kingly garments 25 years ago became "bees in the bonnets" of the people-old King Majority-the only King. "Liberty-Equality-Fraternity"-these charmed words were now cut in the Louvre's facade!

September 2, 1893

Paris Cossie & I rose at 7 to get away to the Louvre & fetch some of those soft Pyrenees wool shawls & jackets & some pretty fronts, kerchiefs, & gloves for her nice maids who take such pains to have things nice. It was far more pleasure than getting "pretties" for oneself. Cossie is an enthusiast in such work & the best shopper I know-she & Nan. They get right down to business instead of "setting about." C. spent so much she had to go to John Munroe Banker who on seeing her card & with no voucher gave her gold for her check-such is the charm of "Lady" on a bit o' paste-board,-even to her American & [?] money changer! We had a fine compartment to ourselves; carried a lunch ordered by C. at a famous "patisserie"; got well through customs. I was awfully exercised on the channel though it was quiet enough-C. got a deck cabin, we sped home from Folkestone by the pleasant [.......] so at 11 were Home.

September 3, 1893

Reigate again!

1 year ago C's darling face & iridescent hat & feathers greeted me there on Liverpool wharf-coming over so sorrowful. Hood along side her-"thereby hangs a tail."

We slept from midnight till 7 AM-had our tea in bed, dressed, saw the pets, lazed about & breakfasted about 11-then strolled over the sweet little garden, the yard with its new pidgie house & milk white pigeons, the dove-cote, arbor, stacked[?] "bracken" & the big elm covered with ivy almost to the top, which we mean to bring in by way of an extension. The dove-cooing & arbor bro't back the great BWTA battle for Cossie's speech was mostly prepared there. So far behind are the receding waves of that great storm! We went down the pleasant driveway to the Priory where Usher wrote his chronology & Evelyn planted trees & Isabel had her change of heart & so much happened that cannot be told. Somers Somerset will have a charming home when "Her Ladyship" has finished the addition & transformation of court yard no. two. We