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Mrs Willie James (born Evelyn Elizabeth Forbes; 1867–1929), was known in the late Victorian and Edwardian period as the hostess of house parties and shooting weekends at the West Dean House country estate in Sussex, England.
28 de abr. de 2022 · Mrs Willie James née Evelyn Elizabeth Forbes (1867-1929) was known in the late Victorian and Edwardian period as the hostess of house parties and shooting weekends at the West Dean House country estate in Sussex, England.
- England
- June 1, 1868
- "James"
- May 13, 1929
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Mrs. William James née Evelyn Elizabeth Forbes (1867-1929) and her son, Edward William James (1907-84). Mrs. James is seated on a couch, facing three-quarters to the left.
Mrs Willie James (born Evelyn Elizabeth Forbes; 1867–1929), was known in the late Victorian and Edwardian period as the hostess of house parties and shooting weekends at the West Dean House country estate in Sussex, England. Frequent guests included Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, who acted as godfather to her son, Edward James.
- Marlborough House
- People in The Marlborough House Set, The Social Network
- Household and Functionaries Who Contributed
- Notable Events
- Marlborough House Set as Defined by The National Portrait Gallery
- References
The Marlborough House Set is what the Victorians called the intimate friends and "fast" social network of Albert Edward ("Bertie"), Prince of Wales, and Alexandra ("Alix"), Princess of Wales. This social network included members of the British aristocracy, intelligent and beautiful American women, successful businessmen (like Arthur Stanley Wilson)...
The Founding or Central Members of the "Fast Set"
1. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales 2. Alexandra, Princess of Wales 3. George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland 4. Louisa (Luise Friederike Auguste Gräfin von Alten Montagu Cavendish), Duchess of Manchester and later Duchess of Devonshire 5. Spencer Compton Cavendish, Lord Hartington, later Duke of Devonshire
Landed Aristocracy and Old Families
1. Lord Esher, William Baliol Brett, 1st Viscount Esher (his best friend) 2. Spencer Compton Cavendish, first Lord Hartington and later 8th Duke of Devonshire 3. Theresa Susey Helen, the Marchioness of Londonderry 4. Sir Christopher Sykes 5. Harriet Sarah (née Moncreiffe), Lady Mordaunt (1870 scandal) 6. Sir Charles Mordaunt, 10th Bt. 7. Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury 8. Earl of Warwick and Daisy (Frances) Greville, Countess of Warwick(Countess of Brooke before her husband b...
Sir Francis Knollys, private secretary to the prince and groom of the bedchamberCharles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield, lord of the bedchamberSir Dighton Macnaughton Probyn, Comptroller and Treasurer1883 May, the Prince of Wales organized the founding of the Royal College of Music.1869 April 20 – 2 March 1870, the Mordaunt v. Mordaunt, Cole & Jonstone divorce proceedings in which the Prince of Wales testified as a witness.1874 September 26 – 11 May 1876, the Prince of Wales toured India, Malta, Brindisi (Italy) and Greece. While he was traveling in India, one of his companions, Lord Aylesford, learned that his wife...1890 September, the "Royal Baccarat Scandal," which began at the home of Arthur Stanley Wilson, father of Muriel Wilson.Sir William Gordon Cumming was accused of cheating at baccarat at Sir Arthur...Group in a Portrait in the National Portrait Gallery
Is this a portrait? When was it taken, and by whom? Where is it, if it is an actual portrait somewhere? The names in this list are not the same as the names in the 1904 and 1906 photographs. George Payne died in 1878, Edward Montagu Stuart Granville Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe in 1899, so it seems unlikely that all these people are in one photograph. 1. Queen Alexandra (1844–1925) 2. Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill (1849–1895) 3. King Edward VII (1841–1910)...
Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, 1904 and 1906
This list is from the National Portrait Gallery, which has 2 photographs by David Knights-Whittome (1876–1943), 23 November 1904 (https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw189056) and 10–17 September 1906 (https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw189057). Links are to the National Portrait Gallery pages on these people.
Lamont-Brown, Raymond. Alice Keppel and Agnes Keyser: Edward VII's Last Loves. History Press, 2013. Rpt. of Edward VII's Last Loves, Sutton, 2005. Google Books: https://books.google.c..."Gossip of the Day." The Yorkshire Evening Post 16 March 1912 Saturday: 4 [of 8], Col. 4b [of 7]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19120316/07...Ridley, Jane (2010-05-27). Marlborough House set (act. 1870s–1901). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/53154.Source citation. Eldest daughter of Helen Moncreiffe and Sir Charles Forbes, 4th Baronet of Newe. Their estate, Castle Newe, was adjacent Balmoral, the Scottish residence of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The two families knew each other and Evelyn became a friend to Edward, Prince of Wales (Edward VII). In 1889 she married...
Mrs James led a life typical of the super-rich in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. The colossal house parties, complete with private orchestra, which she gave at her enormous Sussex property, West Dean House, were often attended by Edward VII, both as Prince of Wales and later as King.
