[Ima and friends visited the Tate Museum, where she wrote
detailed, dutiful descriptions of every painting they saw.]
Tate Gallery. Put on a voile gown “the better to see”
--thin yoke, --sneezed & knew a cold was coming. . . .
[The next day was her 25th birthday, but she did not
mention it in her diary. Did she keep it to herself?]
London--July 10th--Windsor Castle. Drove
over--coached to Windsor - Left our trunks - two apiece!- at the hotel, taking
only suitcases for our tour up through Scotland. Just as we got in. . . down
came torrents of rain. But we went on just the same though it was terribly
cold, too. Started at 10:30 got to Windsor 2:30. St. George’s Chapel with
Princess Charlotte momument & Henry VIII burial place. White Tower where the order of the garter
organized, building in which Merry Wives of Windsor was first played. Then the
beautiful view towards Eton from the steps--where I turned my ankle &
scrambled up by Mr. Scott’s coat sleeves. Dreadfully caught more cold.
Holbein’s portrait (one of them) Henry VIII hangs in the castle. . . . .Started
for Oxford at 5:55 P.M. There at 9:00.
And Mr. Scott was no doubt happy to help.
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