Wednesday, September 3, 1913

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Correspondence (1 of 1)

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Dorothy's engagement is the 'big gooseberry' of the dull season... It gives one a certain sombre satisfaction to think that he is a brewer... Mrs Birrell hit a male suffragette... with an umbrella on the head – much to Violet's envy...

Asquith discusses the engagement of Lady Dorothy Howard to a brewer and recounts a humorous incident where Mrs Birrell attacked a suffragette with an umbrella.

Mentioned:Lady Dorothy Howard • Violet Asquith • Elizabeth Asquith • Edwin Montagu • Beb Asquith • Cynthia Asquith • Harold Baker • Mrs Birrell • Augustine Birrell • Sylvia Henley

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration3/10
Political Unburdening0/10
Emotional Desolation0/10

Thematic Tags

Lady Dorothy Howard's engagementSuffragettesGuests at HopemanWeather
H.H. Asquith
Moray
HIS DAYStaying at Hopeman Lodge. hosting guests (Beb, Cynthia, Harold Baker).. Writing to Venetia Stanley
Venetia Stanley
On board HMS Enchantress
HER DAYTravelling on the Admiralty yacht Enchantress

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