Balfour, Arthur (cont.)—

Ill-health, 46

On Winston Churchill in
Sidney Street, 91

Proposed Gully as Speaker, 126
Rebellion of followers, 49
Rejects Winston Churchill's
application, 91, 99

Resignation of leadership, 45

seq., 50, 60

Bancroft, U.S. Minister at Berlin,
261

Bath, Marquis of, Longleat and
Death duties, 64
Bathurst, Countess, control of
Morning Post, 47

Bering fisheries question, 53
Bernhardt, Sarah, 300, 314, 327

seq.
Characteristics, 333

Compared with Desclée, 301,
302, 303
Hard work, 338

In La Tosca, 337
In Phèdre, 336

On Desclée's acting, 306
Receives Gladstone, 336

Sees Irving in Bells, 326, 327

seq.

Supper at Lyceum, 333 seq.
Bertie, Sir Francis, 199
Biggar, pioneer in obstruction,

120

Birmingham audiences, 5, 6, 8
Bismarck, Prince, 75, 104, 246
Ems dispatch, 181
Borthwick, Oliver, 380
Brand, Sir Henry (Viscount
Hampden) Speaker, 119 seq.
Characteristics, 119

On rules of House, 121
Bright, John, 374

As debater, 57
Dramatic gift, 5
On just war, 245

Brington Church, burial-place of
Washingtons, 148

British Museum, Tanagra figu-
rines, 231

Brodrick, St. John, 81
Brohan, Madeleine, 300
Browning, as man of society, 281
Bryan, criticism of English rule
in India, 162

Buller, Sir Redvers, 81
Bülow, Prince, 20, 21
Burgon, Dean, 160
Burke, murdered, 134
Burne-Jones, Sir Edward, pictures,

57

Butler, General Sir William, 81
Byron quoted, 19

Bystander, The, 157

C

Cambon, Jules, 179, 181
Cambon, Paul, 180

Cambridge, Duke of, Commander-
in-Chief, 80

Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry,

107

Canada, relations with United
States, 157, 160

Cardwell, Lord, 79

Carey, informer, shot, 136
Carlton Club, disaffection at, 50
Carlyle, Thomas-

On big-nosed men, 166
On Bismarck, 339
Carlyon, Mr., 291
Carnegie, Andrew-

As captain of industry and
apostle of peace, 247 seq.
As landlord and neighbour, 259
Deal with Pierpont Morgan,

241 seq.

Dinner to Morley, 253;
speeches, 254

Friendship with Morley, 252,

253 seq.

Carnegie, Andrew (cont.)—
Libraries and gifts, 249, 257
Methods in business, 247, 248
On Wall Street, 245
Peace Fund, 250
Receives Edward VII, 258
Relations with workpeople, 260
Skibo, 256; library, 257, 258
Carnegie, Mrs., 254
Carson, Sir Edward, 49

Carter, John Ridgely, 39

Declines Argentine Mission,200

Cassini, Count, 186

Cavendish, Lord Edward, 29

Cavendish, Lord Frederick, mur-

dered, 34, 134, 135

Chamberlain, Joseph, I seq.
Achievements, 16 seq.
As debater, 9

At Birmingham, 4, 6, 8
Boer War and, 17, 25
Characteristics, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10,

Day, Judge, 192, 194

Death Duties, 62, 63
Effect of, 64

Debate in House of Commons, 8,

46

Depew, Senator, 379

Derby, Countess of, 39

Devonshire, Duke of (cont.)—
Lord President of Council, 27
Minister of War, 85

On Boer War, 17, 25

Relations with his father, 35
Statue, 22, 33

Devonshire House, 29

Relations with Chamberlain, 10

seq.

Relations with Gladstone, II
Under-Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, 13

Diplomacy, American and Euro-
pean methods, 198 seq.
Methods and language, 206
Principle of continuity in, 200,
201, 205

Disraeli, Benjamin (Lord Beacons-
field)-

Admiration for Duchess of
Manchester, 39

Attitude towards debate, 8
On Biggar, 120

On Gladstone's oratory, 124
Quarrel with Goldwin Smith,

159
D'Oyly Carte, 292
Dufferin, Marquis of, 199
Dumas, Alexandre, fils—

On Desclée, 296, 297, 298, 299
Use made of Desclée's letters,

305

Visite de Noces, rehearsal story,

303

Duplan, Paul, 297, 306

Durand, Sir Mortimer, British
Ambassador to U.S., 359

E

Eddy, Prince (Duke of Clarence),

164
Eden, Lady, portrait, 279, 284
Education Bill (1902), 50