Kings & rulers > More leaves from the journal of a life in the Highlands from 1862 to 1882

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opening into a corridor. But I will describe this and
the rooms to-morrow.
The Duchess took me to my rooms, which had
been purposely arranged and handsomely furnished
by the dear late Duke and Duchess for us both, and
consist of a sitting-room next to the drawing-room,
with a little turret communicating by a small passage
with the dressing-room, which opens into the bedroom
and another room which is my maid’s room, and was
intended for dearest Albert’s dressing-room. I went to
see Beatrice’s room, which is close by, down three
steps in the same passage. Fraulein Bauer, and Morgan,
her dresser, are near her. Brown lives just opposite
in the room intended for Albert’s valet. It was formerly
the prison.
Rested a little while, for I felt very tired. Dined
at half-past eight alone in my sitting-room with
Beatrice and Leopold, Brown waiting. Shortly after¬
wards Annie Sutherland came to see us for a little
while, and later Jane Churchill. The children went
early to bed.
Dunrobin,
Saturday, September 7.
I will now describe my rooms. They are very
high; the bedroom is the largest and very handsome,
with a beautiful bed with white and gold flowers and
doves at each corner (just like one at Clteveden), with
light blue furniture, and gold and white round the
cornice of the ceiling; pale blue and white panels;
blue satin spangled with yellow leaves (which look just
like gold) on the walls; and furniture and carpet to
match. The dressing-room the same, but pale blue