Saturday, September 5, 1914

Sunny

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #145Time not recorded
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The Queen is a very small pink flaxen German . . . quite without any kind of distinction: she might well have been taken for the Governess.

Asquith describes the party at Hackwood and the Queen of the Belgians, and discusses munitions and casualties.

Mentioned:Queen of the Belgians • Margot Asquith • Lansdownes • Bonar Law • Walter Rubens • Curzon • Lady Lansdowne • Oliver Stanley • Anthony Henley • Geoffrey Lambton • President Wilson • Spring Rice

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration7/10
Political Unburdening5/10
Emotional Desolation3/10

Thematic Tags

Hackwood partyQueen of the BelgiansBelgian refugeesMunitionsCasualtiesPrince of Wales FundAmerican opinion
H.H. Asquith
Hackwood Park; Londonⓘ
HIS DAYAt Hackwood. Motored to London. Lunch. Cabinet letter.
Venetia Stanley
Penrhosⓘ
HER DAYWrote to Asquith. Likely in London (inferred)

Official Register

1914-09-05

Top News

Daily Edition

Great Britain, France, and Russia sign the Pact of London, agreeing not to conclude a separate peace. The scout cruiser H.M.S. *Pathfinder* is torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea,,.

Cabinet Council

MEETING
>>Ref: War CouncilTopics: Chilian battleship (purchase authorized), Japanese fleet, Allied peace terms formula, Zeppelin airships (Admiralty taking over aerial defence)

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

Margot Asquith
Margot Asquith

"At breakfast next day, B. Law and I had a tête-à-tête talk, apropos of Arthur Balfour. He said he was probably one of the greatest men living today."