 It did; and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a few minutes she came into the room in a loose white nightgown and shawl, her nightcap thrown off, and her hair falling upon her shoulders, her feet in slippers, tears in her eyes, but perfectly...  London of To-day: An Illustrated Handbook - Page 761774Full view - About this book
 | 1902 - 642 pages
...that." It did, and, proof that she did not keep them waiting, in a few minutes she came into the room in a loose white nightgown and shawl, her nightcap...her eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified.' At 11 o'clock the same morning Queen Victoria held her first Council, of which Greville has left so... | |
 | Women - 448 pages
...that.' It did ; and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a few moments she came into the room in a loose white night-gown and shawl, her night-cap...eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified. " The first act of the reign was, of course, the summoning the council ; and most of the summonses were not... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1898 - 872 pages
...way to that.' To prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a few minutes she came into the room in a loose white nightgown and shawl, her nightcap...her eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified. The last historic scene at Kensington Palace was on the morning of the 21st, at eleven, when the Queen... | |
 | Frances Williams-Wynn - Anecdotes - 1864 - 404 pages
...that.' It did ; and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a few minutes she came into the room in a loose white night-gown and shawl, her night-cap...her eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified. The first act of the reign was of course the summoning the Council, and most of the summonses were not... | |
 | John Timbs - London (England) - 1865 - 372 pages
...that.' It did: and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a few minutes she came into the room in a loose white nightgown and shawl, her nightcap...eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified. " The first act of the reign was of course the summoning the Council, and most of the summonses were not... | |
 | James Ewing Ritchie - 1866 - 936 pages
...It did : and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a few minutes she came into the room, in a loose white nightgown and shawl ; her nightcap...her eyes ; but perfectly collected and dignified." Thus writes Miss Wynn, of the death of King William, and of the accession to the throne of one in whose... | |
 | John Timbs - 1868 - 346 pages
...that.' It did : and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a few minutes she came into the room in a loose white nightgown and shawl, her nightcap...her eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified." Lord Mayor Kelly having received a note from one of the clerks of the Privy Council, giving his lordship... | |
 | Joseph Irving - 1871 - 1064 pages
...she came into the room in a loose white nightgown and shawl, her nightcap thrown off, and her liair falling upon her shoulders, her feet in slippers,...her eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified." Lord Melbourne was immediately sent for, and the Privy Council summoned to assemble at Kensington at... | |
 | John Timbs - Historic buildings - 1872 - 598 pages
...that.' It did : and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a few minutes she came into the room in a loose white nightgown and shawl, her nightcap...eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified. " The first act of the reign was of course the summoning of the Council, and most of the summonses were not... | |
 | Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) - Art - 1875 - 596 pages
...few minutes she came into the room in a loose white dressing-gown and shawl, her nightcap thrown off, her hair falling upon her shoulders, her feet in slippers, tears in her eyes, bvt perfectly collected and dignified." — From the Diaries of Miss Frances Williams IVynn. On either... | |
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