Identifier: anneseymourdamer00nobl (find matches)
Title: Anne Seymour Damer. A woman of art and fashion, 1748-1828
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Noble, Percy
Subjects: Damer, Anne Seymour Conway, Mrs., 1749-1828
Publisher: London, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
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In September both Mr. and Mrs. Darner wereat Park Place, his mother, Lady Milton, havinggone to Bath for her health. On July 4, 1769,George Selwyn met Lady Harrington, LadyBarrymore, and Mrs. Darner at Vauxhall, where there was fine music; he had to pay thirty-sixshillings for these fine doings. On June 15,1771, Lady Harrington, Lady Harriet Stanhopeand Mrs. Darner came on horse-back to see LadyMary Coke at Notting Hill, arriving at half-pasttwo oclock, a most inconvenient hour, as shealways dined at three oclock when she was alone ;so as she was only half dressed when they arrived,they were kept waiting. They did not stay verylong, but went over the house and garden, gather-ing some roses before leaving. During this sameyear Lady Ailesbury and the Darners were inScotland while General Conway was at Ports-mouth, directing a scheme of fortifications. LadyMary recounts a very unpleasant incident whichhappened to him in the following year. At aReview held by the King, Conway, who was 54
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STATUE—AS THE MUSE OF SCULPTUREBy G. Cerrachi HER MARRIAGE standing by his Majesty and had an order togive, touched his horse with his spur to make itadvance. Instead of advancing, his horse kickedthe Kings horse so severely that the King wasobliged to dismount. Every one was sorry forGeneral Conway, who was much distressed, butthe King behaved with great good-nature, anddid all in his power to relieve the Generalsuneasiness. In 1772 Mrs. Darner travelled for some timeon the Continent for her health, which was alwaysrather delicate and particularly so now, owing tothe anxiety caused by her husbands extravagantlife. She returned in October, and was presentedat Court on October 8th, On January 30, 1774, she visited Lady MaryCoke in the company of Lady Harrington andLady Harriet Stanhope ; but this, like the formervisit, was an interruption, for Lady Mary wasworried with her bills. Subsequently, she wentwith her mother and Lady Harriet Stanhope toParis, where they passed the whole wint

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