1930 – Richmond, Newcastle, Richmond, Brussels, Lucerne, Milan, Verona, Venice, Padua, Florence, Siena, Perugia, Rome, Genoa, Paris, Calais, Broadway, Aldeburgh

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Katharine F. Boyd.
21 Oxford Terrace
London W.2.

Telephone No:                      Paddington 209.
Telephone No of Friends :    Hampstead 7864 (Embleton’s)

Wednesday 1^st January 1930

Damp.
To Bank. To Marshall’s. Lunch 12.20 at Blenheim Street. To Mirror Grange 1 – 3. Full house. To Royal Academy for Buchanan season tickets. To Private View of Pastel Exhibition, Royal Institute. Rested 2 hours. Very sleepy. Supper and early to bed. Hot bath. Phoned Barnard’s.

Thursday 2^nd January 1930

Dry. Mild.
Out to shops and did washing. Lunch 1.15. At 2.45 to Wisden’s then to Mirror Grange 4 – 6.30. Uncle Dick and Wendy (Casson, Thorndyke girl). G.L.F. did demonstration. Home. Supper. To Ayrton’s Sketch Club – “Liquid Subject”. Fun. 4 ladies, 7 men drew Elsa-Musman and Will Beswick saw me home in taxi.

Friday 3^rd January 1930

Mild. Windy.
To Rink and Golders Green about vouchers. Straight to Grafton Galleries at 1 (eating sandwiches there). Ivor Novello, Lilian Braithwaite, Benito Hulme. Demonstrated until 4.15 with interval for tea. Poz and Doz came at 2. Also Max and Mr Gifford, who stayed for a show. To Academy. Italian Pictures (5/- day). Talked to Peter Harrison there. To English Speaking Union. Wrote E.P. and Alys. Walked home. Supper. Wrote N. Beswick and Kit.

Saturday 4^th January 1930

Fine, then rain later in p.m.
Made new collar with white fur for coat. Lunch. At 2 to St Mark’s, Hamilton Terrace, in taxi. Wedding of Priscilla Baumer and Hugh Bergel. Reception fun, at 5 Greville Place. Ayrton’s, Pelleiu, Longdon. At 4.30 to Mirror Grange; until 5.30. Home in taxi. 1/3 and tip 3d. Supper, changed. To Badminton. Tired but fun. Over to North Star for beer with Elsa!! And the men (5).

Memo:
Mirror Grange 1 – 2.30 or 3 daily.
2^nd 4.30 – 6
Fetch racquet
2^nd Sketch Club
4^th Priscilla Baumer’s Wedding. Mirror Grange 4 – 6.
5^th Beswick’s to skate. 3 and Adrian.
Wrote E.P. 3^rd about Mirror.

Sunday 5^th January 1930

Very fine.
Mended stockings and washed things. Elsa, and Will Beswick phoned. Lunch. Out at 2. Busses to Golders Green. Rink. Adrian and Kit and Barbara there. All 4 had tea together. Skated. To Church Row for supper. Only Max and Elsa there. Home 10.15 by 28 and 16.

Monday 6^th January 1930

Day and fine.
Washed and mended stockings. To Harrod’s Sale for stockings. Horrible crush. To Stewart’s, sandwiches. Then to Grafton Galleries 1 – 3. Had my bag stolen. Green zipper, pince-nez, season ticket for Italian Exhibition. Called on Max on way home, about keys. Home. Key expert came. Out to shops. Liver for supper.

Tuesday 7^th January 1930

Dull, then better. Cold.
To Bank 8 a.m. Elsa, Max and Theo in car at 8.30. To Victoria. 9.5 to Brighton. Breakfast on train. Car to Wappingthorn. All over farm and other buildings. Lunch in Nursery. Skurry and Theo away. Drove back to Brighton and train 5? To Victoria. Cocktails and evening papers. Home 7. Supper in bed. Slept 9.45 till 8.30!

Wednesday 8^th January 1930

Fineish.
Unwell. To Bank and Martin and Tompkins for new spectacles and lorgnon. To Mirror Grange 1 – 3. Max and Tony and Mrs Griffiths in. Grace bad cold. To English Speaking Union. Rest and tea. Back to Mirror at 4.30 – 6. Alan Baumer in, and I with him to Barbellion’s for chocolate at 6. Home, via Boot’s and Yale key place.

Thursday 9^th January 1930

Fine.
To Evans and then to lunch at Dover Street – Riddington’s. To Mirror Grange 1-3. Lois came later, stayed on while Margaret Bannerman was there. Gave Lois tea at Riddington’s. Back to Mirror Grange 4.30 – 6. Felt tired and coldy. Home. Supper and early to bed. Good night.

Friday 10^th January 1930

Fine. Lovely.
Washed things. Did marbles and brasses. Elsa came (Bee to Lady Weaver’s). Took Elsa to lunch at Bertorelli’s. Good. Home. Elsa away. I to Mirror Grange 4.30 – 6. Home.

Saturday 11^th January 1930

Fine a.m. Wet p.m.
To Chappell’s. To Mirror Grange 10 – 12. Lunch at Riddington’s. Back to Mirror Grange 1 – 3. Home in rain. Nice long rest. Out to buy oranges and bread. Supper. Changed. To Badminton. Few. Fun. Max tired and they away early. I away 9.40. Hot bath.

Memo:
Hilary 11^th
9^th Lois to Golders Green.
Keys come in the morning.

Sunday 12^th January 1930

Damp. Mild.
Peter and Tony rang up. Did washing. After lunch to Skating Rink from 9. 3 p.m. Adrian came. Fun. Talked to nice old French cook. Tea with Adrian. Home. (Got a locker at rink 2/6 No 28). Early to bed.

Monday 13^th January 1930

Damp. Mild.
To Jaeger’s and bought vest. To Grafton Gallery and there 10 – 12. Lunch at Lyon’s Popular. Mirror Grange 1 – 3. Leslie Henson came and laughed at my demonstration. Home. Rested. To Victoria to meet Embleton’s at 7.15. Cave’s and Fagge’s too. Paris train so no rush. Back in car to dinner at 76. Looked at photographs. Home at 10.15 or so.

Tuesday 14^th January 1930

Very mild.
To Grafton Galleries to see Virginia. On by 14 to Wade’s. Hung her pictures (some). To Burlington House. Met K.H.D and Olive Watt there 12. Taxi to English Speaking Union. Gave them both lunch there 10/-. I then home. Painted “Peace” – sleeping girl from 3 – 6.30. Supper. Covered bag with moiré ribbon and listened-in till 10.45.

Wednesday 15^th January 1930

Mild.
To Mirror Grange at 10 – 12. A rough, noisy crowd. On to Harvey Nichols to look at coats. Home. Lunch. Wrote accounts. Up to 76 Cholmley Gardens to tea and sat and talked with Alys, Eva and Phil (who put railway coaches together). Dennis in, and all had dinner, then cinema photos, some coloured of Mürren. I home at about 11.

Thursday 16^th January 1930

Mild. Dark.
Did some sewing and to local shops. To Jacob’s to sell Albert Hall boxing tickets. To Mirror Grange to see Victoria. Lunch at Baber’s 10d. To Mirror Grange 1 – 3. Alys and Eva came in. Away at 3 with them. Eva to have hair done. I home. Rested 4 – 6. Slept deeply. Supper. Cooked potatoes and tomatoes in Tante’s way and cold beef.

Friday 17^th January 1930

Mild.
At 10 to Grafton Galleries and to English Speaking Union to leave suit-case, on way. At 12 to lunch at Lyon’s (Piccadilly). Then to Swan and Edgar – bought hat and stockings. To Italian Exhibition till 3.15. To English Speaking Union. Called for Dorothy’s dress (fancy). On to 6 Elm Park Road to tea. At 6.30 home. Out at once again at 7, eating bread and butter and almonds on way to Old Vic 7.30 Midsummer Night’s Dream – Gielgud. Very good. Home at 10.40.

Saturday 18^th January 1930

Mild. Dark.
Did some mending. To Abbott’s and Hanan’s for shoes. To Swan and Edgar’s. Stockings. Lunch at Lyons (Piccadilly). To Grafton Galleries 1 – 3. Clive there from Journey’s End and his wife, Heather Thatcher. To English Speaking Union. Rested. Tea with Louie Bell and May Walton at Park Lane Hotel. Albert Sandler and band. Home. Supper. To Badminton. Dennis, Alys and Phil. Ayrton’s at Lloyds. Eva tired so not there. Home by bus.

Memo:
12^th Embleton’s return?
14^th K.H.D. and C.H.W. 10.30.
18^th 4 Park Lane Hotel – L. Ball and May Walton.

Sunday 19^th January 1930

Sunny a.m. Warm.
Tired but very busy, washing and painting bathroom. Lunch at home. Out to Skating Rink 2.45. Adrian and Tony, Kath and Handy and all the Cave’s (except Nancy) and all the Embleton’s! Great fun. Tea in batches. Back to supper at 76 with all Cave’s too! Laughton’s in. Cinema after supper. Aldeburgh and Mürren. Home about 11.

Monday 20^th January 1930

Mild. Fine.
Did some painting and sewing of new hat. To Wisden’s. To National Gallery to see Wilton Diptych. Lunch in Trafalgar Square. To Grafton Galleries (met Max in Dover Street) 1 – 3.15 (Grace and Kate). Home. Sewed. Rested. To Isola Bella 7. Embleton’s. Dinner. Dominion Theatre “Follow Through”, Leslie Henson and Ada May. Very funny. Listened in to King’s Speech, and others at Lord’s.

Tuesday 21^st January 1930

Fog. Colder.
Did some sewing. To Mirror Grange (lunch at home (egg early). 1 – 3. Very few people. Fog! Martin and Tompkins and by 53 to 76. Tea. Eva cold. Dennis in. Alys, Dennis and Phil and I in car to Charing Cross. Phil off off to Tonbridge 6.15. Back and dinner 6.45 with them at 76. Down in car with Dennis immediately, as he to Meeting 7.30. I home.

Wednesday 22^nd January 1930

Fine.
Out to Olympia. Cookery Exhibition. Bought electric cooker for table cookery. Lunch at Lyons, Knightsbridge. To Mirror Grange 1 – 3. Max and Angela Baddeley there. Gwen and Mollie and Jean came. To English Speaking Union. They came to tea at English Speaking Union with me. Home. Supper. Curried salt cod fish. Drew “Peace”. Eva in chair.

Thursday 23^rd January 1930

Showery, mild.
To Mirror Grange at 10 till 1. Iris Mountbatten and Enid Onslow (Widdrington Ford ) Tony 15, Francis 10. To Wisden’s. To Arts Theatre Club. Lunch in bar there. Home. Cleaned and cleared out cupboard. Rested 30 minutes. Supper 6.10. To Olympia again 7 – 8.20. Home (bought frock at Asprey’s before lunch).

Friday 24^th January 1930

Fine.
To Mirror Grange 10 – 12. Told it was last time by Mrs Lovat Fraser. To English Speaking Union. Phoned Alys. Home. Lunch 1.30. To Zoo to see baby lions. Alys met me there in Baby Austin. To 76. Eva in bed, cold on chest. Tea and dinner there. Dennis and Alys to Show at Golders Green Institute. Miss Shellum and Shenton’s. I with Eva until 9.50. Home.

Saturday 25^th January 1930

Dull. Dry.
Out to Cooper’s to buy pigeons. Home. Cooked. C.H.W. at 11.30. We lunched at 12.30. Out with her to Mirror Grange (goodbye to Boswell). On to Olympia Cookery Exhibition. Back to tea – English Speaking Union. Put Wade on 73 bus, and home. Rest. Supper. Badminton. Will Beswick there and Graham’s (new members). Full. Back to Bovril with Tate’s. Walked home 11.30.

Memo:
20^th Theatre Follow Through
21^st Phil to school.
Conference on Naval Reduction opened 21^st 11 a.m. by King at House of Lord’s.
Boot’s open on Thursday.

Sunday 26^th January 1930

Rainy.
Busy and late all a.m. Wrote letters. Out after lunch to Skating Rink – 3 Embleton’s, 2 Beswick’s, Kitty and Adrian. Fun. Tea all together. Home. Changed and out to supper at Phil and Adine Sime’s. Home about 10.20.

Monday 27^th January 1930

Mild. Dry.
Met Alys and Eva – Selfridge’s at 11. Looked at cooker, Pente? Alys bought hat at Marshall’s for Mansion House. Eva bought pattern and material. Eva home. Alys and I on to Terry’s and Norman Sports (all had lunch first at Lewis’). Took tickets at Queens Theatre. Alys to Lab. I home. Wrote E.P. and L. Bell. To bed. Read “Point Counter Point”.

Tuesday 28^th January 1930

Very dark. Mild.
Busy washing and ironing and cut out pattern of skirt. Out to shops. Lunch of steak and tomatoes with Stokes cooker. To Garrould’s and got repairs. Onto Park and heard carillon (New Zealand Memorial). To Kardomah. To Dickens and Jones’. Looked for Omne Tempus. To rubber-shop. Bus back. Selfridge’s for pattern. Another bus home.

Wednesday 29^th January 1930

Dull. Dry.
Out to buy food. Laid cloth. Eva came at 12.30. Mixed grill by Stokes’ Cooker. Out together to Queen’s Theatre to see The Applecart by Bernard Shaw. Excellent and very funny. Tea in theatre. Both to respective homes. I did some sewing and listened-in. Wrote Virginia. To bed 10.

Thursday 30^th January 1930

Fine.
Out to shops. Near to buy drawing things for Phil (mumps). Busy indoors. To Northcourt after lunch. To tea at Alys’. Dorothie King there. Drew Eva. Sewed bag. Eva making blue skirt. Stayed dinner and Alys home with me as Dennis out curling and she wanted to be late.

Friday 31^st January 1930

Colder.
To Garrould’s. Cut out skirt of black repair. Lunch. Met Eva at Italian Exhibition at 2.45. With her an hour there. Then met Susie Zileri at English Speaking Union. Gave her tea. Both to Italian Exhibition at 5 (Eva had tea there). Stayed till 7. Home. Supper. To bed 9.30.

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Saturday 1st February 1930

Rainy.
To shops – Cooper’s and H & C. Looked out sketches. Lunch sprats. Sewed black repaired skirt in p.m. Machined. Went on sewing till about 6. Supper, dressed and to Badminton. Home 10.20. Bath (Embleton’s to Cave’s for weekend).

Memo:
26^th ? Sime’s 3
29^th Eva 1 Applecart
31^st 4 p.m. Susie at English Speaking Union.
Wrote E.P and sent Mirror Grange pictures 27^th

Sunday 2^nd February 1930

Rain. Mild.
Did sketch for ”Peace” – lake and boats. Polished looking-glasses. Lunch. Went on painting. To tea with Menie and saw Janet – Andrew and Helen’s cousin (Baby boy 3 days old). On to supper at Elsa’s. Gertrude Knoblock too. Tony. Back at 9.45 with Gertrude.

Monday 3^rd February 1930

Dull day.
Cleaned top shelf. To shops and all day on and off doing paintings for Sketch Club. Mounting. Alys came to tea and until 6.30. Supper by fire. Wrote D. King and Commander King, M.P. Phoned Dorothy.

Tuesday 4^th February 1930

Dull day.
Very busy cleaning brasses and some silver. Out, got puzzles for Phil. Lunch. Ironed skirt. Posted parcel to Phil. Painted at “Peace”. Supper 6. Out to Council Chamber, Southampton Row for Inaugural Meeting of Myopic School. Teachers. Gater spoke and Mrs Worsethorne.

Wednesday 5^th February 1930

Dry. Cold.
Washed my head. Did some cleaning all day, books and furniture polishing and silver teapot. To Army and Navy Stores and bought washstand. After supper, dressed and met Lois at Burlington House. Soiree of Arts Fund Collection 9 – 10.45 left. Lois took me home in her Baby Austin.

Thursday 6^th February 1930

Cold. Fine then rain, fine again.
Out to Oettle’s for cakes. Back. Arranged room and flowers. Lunch. At 4 came Alys and Eva and Louie Bell and May Walton and Virginia. Theo came at 6.30. At 7, Alys and Eva and the Theo’s to dine at Bertorelli’s, then Virginia and Theo and I to Sketch Club at 9 Church Row. Peace. Very small meeting. Home at 11.25.

Friday 7^th February 1930

Cold.
Esla asked me to spend day. Tidied up. Alys rang up and said “We’ve come into Layton”. I up to 76 and on to Elsa’s to lunch. Read in p.m. Doll book. Tea with Elsa. Home at 6. Dressed and supper. Out to Daly’s theatre “Way up to Paradise” from Aldous Huxley’s “Point Counter Point” Alys, Dennis and Eva there. Stalls from Max who did scene.

Saturday 8^th February 1930

Cold. Fine.
Washed things and to shops. Lunch. Sewed. Dennis called for me in car at 4. Up to tea at 76. Dressed into white, and after dinner, all to Badminton. Major Longden there, (10,000 at Italian Exhibition yesterday!) Embleton’s took me home after.

Memo:
6^th Sketch Club.
Louie and May 4 o’clock and Virginia and Alys and Eva
4^th Myopic inaugural 7 p.m.
5^th Soirée – Italian Exhibition 9 p.m.
Alys 3^rd to tea.
Henry Embleton died 7^th.

Sunday 9^th February 1930

Fine. Cold.
Alys called for me in Baby Austin at 12. Up to dinner 1 at 76. At 2.45 to Rink. Beevor’s there. Alys skated, a little, others packed and Embleton’s all off to Leeds at 5.30 by train for Henry Embleton’s funeral. I tea with Kitty and the Beevor’s at Rink. Up with Kitty in her car, and supper there. She drove me to Swiss Cottage at 9.30. Home.

Monday 10^th February 1930

Fair. Cold.
Out to Army and Navy Stores for linen receptacle and Abbott’s. On to Chelsea. Lunch with Dorothy at 1.30. Poz at Eastbourne. Home. All p.m. mending old sheep fur coat lining. Supper. Dressed. To Wigmore Hall, walked, met Gertrude Knoblock there. Fay Ferguson’s piano recital. Home at 10.45.

Tuesday 11^th February 1930

Dull. Cold.
Out to see Wade. Lunch at Lyon’s near. On to Mansfield Road School and myopic. Busses to town. To Criterion Theatre for tickets. To Italian Exhibition 4.30 to 5.15. Home. Rested. Read “Point Counter Point”. Supper.

Wednesday 12^th February 1930

Cold. Fine.
To shops. Wade came at 12. I cooked steak and mushrooms. Lunch. Sewed all p.m. Tea. Then she away, and I up to 76. Alys and Eva – talked of Layton! Dennis home to dinner. I stayed till 10.15. Dennis and Alys took me home in car. Last of the old Buick!

Thursday 13^th February 1930

Cold.
Letter from John Morgan. Out to Bank and the Army and Navy. Bought material for coat. Home. Lunch. Cleaned brasses. To tea at 10 Randolph Crescent with Mina Sime. Saida and Betty Sanderson there. Home. Supper. Wrote Ella. John H.M. came at 9.30 and stayed until 12.45!!!

Friday 14^th February 1930

Cold. Fine.
Packed up. To lunch at Alys’. They out, so out to shops. Lunch with Alys and Eva 1.30. Eva to Lab and back in new Chrysler with Dennis and Will and Gwen Cave. They and Alys all off to Becky Sharp’s at Munsley. Eva and I dinner and sewed and to post and to bed about 10.

Saturday 15^th February 1930

Cold. Very fine.
Out to shops with Eva. Then got Baby Austin and she drove us to Sissie’s. Called. Home. Lunch at 2, we to Northcourt to Baby Show. Home to tea. Sewed. Supper and to Badminton at 8. Very nice evening (Max at Section Dinner). Many good games. Back to 76.

Memo:
10^th Embleton’s to Methley for funeral.
To 76 Embleton’s to Munsley 14^th
15^th Baby Show, Northcourt 2?15?
10^th 8.30 Wigmore Hall with Gertrude Knoblock
13^th 4 to Mina Sime, 10 Randolph Crescent, Clifton Road.
J.H.M. 9 p.m.
Betty Thwaites.
Wrote E.P. about 12^th

Sunday 16^th February 1930

Very fine. Very cold.
Out to get paper and walk round. Wrote letters. I to John M. and K.H.D. Lunch. To skating rink. Kitty and Adrian there. Tea, us 4. Home with Eva at 5.30. Read, and wrote to Aunt Bella. After supper, Kath and Handasyde came. He looked at the books.

Monday 17^th February 1930

Fine with occasional snow storms.
Stayed in for ‘phone call. Eva to shops. Sewed gloves. Lunch. Eva out to shops for flowers. Alys home at 3.30. Dorrie and Friede Slater and Mary Miles to tea to talk of the school. I away at 6 in taxi (from Alys). Home. Supper and in bed at 8.45. Read till 10.

Tuesday 18^th February 1930

Cold. Dry.
Home. Lighted fire and began cutting out coat. Alys phoned so I met her and Eva and Kit at Dickens and Jones’ for lunch. Home, cut out grey coat all p.m. Changed and up to Mrs Styer’s. Dinner 7.30. Sat and did “crosswords” till 10. Home.

Wednesday 19^th February 1930

Cold. Dry.
Dorothy rang up. Out to shops. Lyon’s, Selfridge’s and posted hot bottle to Wadie. Home. Prepared. Doz to lunch at 1. Talked. She away 4. Did coat. Supper, herring at 6.15. To Old Vic 8.30 to see “As You Like it”. Very good.

Thursday 20^th February 1930

Dull. Cold.
To Selfridge’s (walked) for watch. On to Queen’s Theatre to get tickets for Ash Wednesday. Home. Sewed at coat in p.m. Met Kitty at Alexis. Dinner and to “Milestones” at Criterion with her.

Friday 21^st February 1930

Dull. Cold.
Sewed all day at coat and pressing. At 4 o’clock to Italian pictures till 5.45. To 76 Cholmley Gardens by 153 bus. Dinner there. Dennis and Alys took me home in new Chrysler car.

Saturday 22^nd February 1930

Dull. Cold.
Sewed coat. To Selfridge’s. Home. Lunch. Dennis called for me at 2.15. To 76, picked up Alys and Eva. All to Institute , Golders Green to see Dick Whittington with Miss Shellum in chorus. Ted Shenton’s music, and he conducted orchestra. Supper at 76 Badminton in evening. Home in car.

Memo:
19^th Dorothy Barnard
20^th Milestones and dine Alexis with Kit
18^th 7.30 to Mrs Styer’s
5½ hours at coat (20^th) only cutting out and tacking.

Sunday 23^rd February 1930

Very fine. Cold.
Embleton’s called for me at 9.40. All drove to Tonbridge. Fetched Phil, and on to Tankerton. Lunch at Hotel. Sat by fire and walked. To Tudor House, Near Maidstone for tea. Took Phil to Tonbridge at 6. Dennis called on “Beau” Herman. To Isola Bella for dinner. To Buchanan’s 9.20. Dennis took me home 10.15.

Monday 24^th February 1930

Cold. Fine.
With Eva to Italian Exhibition. Very crowded. Home to lunch. She to Barnard’s. Out to visit Havestock Hill school, and on to Barnes’ and tea at Compayne Gardens. Home. Read. Bath and to bed 10.

Tuesday 25^th February 1930

Dull. Cool.
Out to meet Lois at Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square. View Statuary. To Claude Flight’s Picture Show. Good nudes. Lunch with Faraday’s and Gladys Easdale and her musician son at Victor’s. Home. Worked. Felt rather ill. Coldy. Supper and to bed 8.30.

Wednesday 26^th February 1930

Milder. Dark.
Felt rather better. Out to buy chicken. Home. Sewed coat – button-loops. Lunch. Took coat to be pressed (Paddington Street). On to Italian Exhibition. Back for coat at 5. Walked home. Sewed lining of coat and pressed it. Worked after supper too. Read “Jacob’s Room” Virginia Woolf.

Thursday 27^th February 1930

Dull. Cool.
Felt coldy and headachey all day. Out to Hanan’s and Lewis’. Bought patterns and zip. Home. Lunch. Lay down on bed from 2.15 till 5.30. Dozed. Headache. Better in evening. Did some sewing at bag to match coat. To bed early, not feeling well (U.C.H. dance – Embleton’s).

Friday 28^th February 1930

Dull. Cold.
Better. Out to shops (scallops). Finished coat (9 days, as Sunday out). Fur on collar. Lunch. Sewed bag all p.m. Supper 6. To Old Vic (box seat 5/9). Saw Shaw’s Dark Lady of the Sonnets and Androcles and the Lion. Very funny. Gladys Bell in box with Mrs Harcourt Williams. Home 10.20.

Thursday 1^st May 1930

Mild. Dullish.
Breakfast 8.45. Madame Schoentjens came, to take Kiki and silver, papers. I with her to tram. Lunch. Slept on m bed in p.m. Had hot bath at 6. Supper 7 and to bed about 9.

Lucerne

Friday 2^nd May 1930

Perfect sun till Mulhouse. Rain p.m.
Breakfast 7.30. Auto to Nord Gare. 9 train to Bale. Lunch in Pullman 1^st Class and there all day. Lovely views. Arrived Bale 5.15. Waited in waiting room. 7.10 train to Lucerne, arrived 8.37. Walked to Hotel du Lac (had schinken-brod and fruit in train). So straight to bed.

Milan

Saturday 3^rd May 1930

Rain. Fine after lunch.
Walked in rain to steamboat. At 10.45 off on Lac des 4 Cantons; lunch 12.30 on board. Arrived 2.10 at Fluellen. Train at 3.13. Through St Gothard tunnel; dinner on board train; arrived Milan 8 p.m Bus to Touring Hotel. To bed, after writing cards. Awaked by kitten and peacocks and lions.

Memo:
Embleton’s return from Layton about 29^th and me.
Law Sitting 29^th begins.
Dorothy back on 29^th
To Brussels 30^th April
To Bale and Lucerne 2^nd
N.B. Gave Mrs Frampton £1 in hand. 12/6 for Hoover (Hughes). Paint chair? Stamps?

Sunday 4^th May 1930

Hot and very fine.
Aunt Bella to Mass at 9. I to find kitten and brought it in. Breakfast with her at 8.30. At 10, waited for car, but at 10.20 walked to cathedral (Duomo). All round outside and inside. Holds 40,000. Lunch at Hotel. At 2 p.m. in auto to Certosa di Pavia. 12 ½ miles. Guide. Luini frescoes. 2 lovely cloisters. Delicate columns. Red brick arches, liquers. Back. Rested. Dined.

Verona

Monday 5^th May 1930

Warm. Fine.
Train at 8.30 to Verona. Arrived 12.15. Bus to Albergo Milano, via Carlo Cattaneo. Lunch. Rested till 2.45. Out to Roman Arena, Castel Cacchio and Adige River; tram to near cathedral. Piazza Erbe. Dante. Back very tired at 6. Rested, Dinner. Cards and bed.

Venice

Tuesday 6^th May 1930

Fine and warm.
Breakfast 9. Tram to St Zeno church. Romanesque. Crypt, skeleton of St Zeno, a Mantegna triptych. Lunch. At 3.30 to station in bus. C.I.T. guide (lame). 4.13 train to Venice. Officer in train. Arrived 6.15. Gondola to Regina Hotel. Dinner. Wrote cards. Baths! Bedrooms 11 and 57.

Wednesday 7^th May 1930

Rain. Cooler.
At 9.30 came. C.I.T. guide Zaccario Amades. Fascist. Over St Marks, Piazza and Church. And Doge’s Palace. Prisons, Le Conseil des Dix. Lunch. Unpacked. Changed to rooms 83 and 84. Out in rain to meet guide. Missed him. To St Mark’s and looked in shops. Home. Dinner. Wrote Alys.

Thursday 8^th May 1930

Heavy showers all day.
After breakfast (at 9), we walked by Merceria to Santi Giovanni and Paoli. Fine church, equestrian statues. Then to Rialto. Rain! Walked back to Regina. Lunch. Wrote cards. At 2.30 in motorboat to Islands. Murano, Burano and Torcello. Like Holland. Back to Riva degli Schiavoni at 6.30. Home, dinner and read Baedeker.

Friday 9^th May 1930

Fine a.m. Then dull.
Out to Riva degli Schiavoni and took steamer to Lido. Tram along by bathing-huts. Into Excelsior Hotel. 2 girls bathing. Hotel closed, few people. Back to lunch. Out in gondola to Frari Church – Titian’s Assunta 1517 and a Bellini (fine altar-piece). And Titian’s Madonna di Casa Pesaro. On to Palazzo Albrizzi – private, Almedeo’s card introduced us. Back. 2 hours of gondola. Wrote Amy Steel. German warships Schliesien and Hennsen in. German sailors everywhere.  Gondola 12 lire an hour. 4 or 5 lira tip.

Saturday 10^th May 1930

Fine. Sun and moon.
In gondola (20c each) over to Santa Maria della Salute. On foot to Accademia di Belle Arti. Very good. Tintoretto’s, Titian’s last Pietà (aged 99).

Bellini Carpacchio Guardi. Walked back by bridge. Rested after lunch. Slept. Packed up, out to buy cards and wrote cards. After dinner at 9 out to Piazza San Marc, band and German sailors. Crowds.

Padua

Sunday 11^th May 1930

Warm. Showers.
Breakfast 7.45. Gondola 8.30 to quay. Steamer 8.55 to Fusina. Thence steam-tram to Padua. Arrived 11.00 Carozza to Hotel Storione. Very good. Aunt Bella to Mass at St Antonio’s. I with her and back. In p.m. to see San Antonio again with Polish priest. Relics, (tongue, etc of St Guistina). Bones of him and martyrs in catacomb and Veronese of St Guistina’s martyrdom over altar.

Florence

Monday 12^th May 1930

Fine, warm.
To see Piazza delle Erbe and Frutta and then to Eremitani and Mantegna’s frescoes, and Madonna del’Arena with Giotto’s frescoes (1305).  

Train 1.56 to Florence. Crowded. Lunch in W.R. No seats. Talked to conductors in German. Then sat in carriage with Italian couple (unhappy) and friend, jocose. Cats cradle and paper toys. Arrived Florence 6. Late as delay. To Anglo-American Hotel. Dinner. Tired.

Tuesday 13^th May 1930

Hot. Fine.
With Guide at 8.15 in carozza (50 lira) to St Lorenzo. Michael Angelo’s Medici tombs and Donatello. Marvellous. Cathedral. Giotto’s Campanile. And up hill to Galileo, and Piazzale Michael Angelo.  By Via Cavour out to Place Boccaccio and back. In to Orsanmichele Church. Concert in lounge in evening.

Wednesday 14^th May 1930

Warm. Fine.
Carozza to Pitti Gallery (4.50 with tip) and Boboli garden. In gallery till 12.35. Back in carozza. Lunch. Wrote Dorothy Barnard, Kitty and Miss Franklyn. At 3.30 or 4 in bus to town. Walked to Santa Croce (Westminster Abbey). Tombs of Michael Angelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Puccini. Giotto frescoes (restored). Back by carozza to C.I.T. and Hotel. Kept awake by Toscanini concert “Viva il Maestro”.

Thursday 15^th May 1930

Fine. Warm.
At 10 to Palazzo Vecchio, but closed for Toscanini and Mussolini! To Uffizzi (officers) Gallery till 12.15. Back in carozza. Rested til 2. Then Uffizzi again, but it closed at 3. Fiesta for Mussolini! To Hat market and Academy. Saw Michael Angelo’s David. It gigantic. St Marc’s convent closed. Chiudere. Back. Rested 5 – 7.15. In evening concert and mannequins.

Friday 16^th May 1930

Fine. Hot but breeze.
To Uffizi again all a.m. Carozza to lunch and to San Marco to see Fra Angelico’s frescoes. Rest till 3.15. Bus to town. Bargello, Donatello’s David, St George, St John, Luca della Robbia, Michael Angelo’s Bacchus, Madonna. All marvellous especially Donatello and Michael Angelo’s. To Badia Church. Fine Filippino Lippi. Madonna appearing to St Bernard. Very tired.

Saturday 17^th May 1930

Hot. Fine.
At 10 – 11 up to see Mussolini pass. Then carozza to Santa Maria Novella – Ghirlandaio’s frescoes and Cimabue picture. At 3.30 by motor car to Fiesole. Saw monastery, church and Roman theatre. Lovely views. Back after dinner out to see Mussolini arrive at Opera. Flashed past! Packed up.

Memo:
Sent letter and cards to E.P – 17^th
Also on 13^th saw Baptistery of San Giovanni octagonal Ghiberti bronze doors and Mary Magdalene drawn by Donatello. St Laurence bust by Donatello in St Lorenzo chapel.
Wrote Alys 13^th.
Offices – Uffizzi.

Siena

Sunday 18^th May 1930

Fine. Hot.
Breakfast in bedroom at 6.45. At 8.05 train to Siena. Arrived 10.22. Aunt Bella to Mass. I walked to Duomo. After lunch (outdoors) carozza to cathedral. Walked back. Rested. At 4.30 to St Dominic. 2 very nice priests showed us Sodoma frescoes of St Catherine. Back and for drive round town in caruzzo. Very poor dinner.

Perugia

Monday 19^th May 1930

Much colder. Thunder and rain.
Breakfast 9. Bus to station. Train 10.32 to Chitsi. No C.I.T. car. Lunch at inn. 28.50 (3/6 each). Beans (raw). Taxi to Perugia. Storm on way. Aqua in engine. In peasants’ house by lake (fisherman) for 45 minutes. Pretty woman. To Hotel Palazzo at Brufani. Out to C.I.T to complain. Marvellous panorama of hills. Good hotel. Wood fire in library. Cosy.

Tuesday 20^th May 1930

Perfect. Cool.
To Pinacoteca museo in town-hall. Good. Perugino’s Pinturicchio. To Duomo. In motor-bus all round city. Lunch. Packed. To Cambio, money changers. Auto (from C.I.T. as compensation) to San Pietro (Perugino) to Etruscan tombs B.C. 300. Ox fell in 1840 Volumniae. Across Tiber to St Maria del Angeli. St Francis chapel inside. His girdle. To Assisi, Hotel Subasio (after hill behind). To Church, 2 one on top of other.

Rome

Wednesday 21^st May 1930

Fine.
For drive in carozza to St Damiano’s (Santa Clara and German priest) and by Temple of Minerva back. Lunch at 2.15. To Station – 3.26 train to Rome. Lovely scenery. Hill towns, river Tiber. Arrived Rome at 8 p.m. Taxi to Miss Meert’s, via Cornelio Celso 22, Rome 27. She only expecting us tomorrow. Dinner and talk with Father Fye. U.S.A. and Von Matt and Palmucci. 2 young Italians.

Thursday 22^nd May 1930

Rain. Dull and mild.
Hot bath, arranged by Assunta, then breakfast in bedroom. Sat in other rooms while carpenter in. With Aunt Bella in Luigi’s taxi to C.I.T. and all about Forum, Coliseum. Lunch. Tea at 5.30 with Luigi to St Peter’s. L’Ora Santa, the Pope, Pius XI carried in Sedia. Swiss Guard, in costume, halberds. Sat among legations. Black veils. Applause! Back at 8.30. Dinner. To bed 10.30.

Friday 23^rd May 1930

Mild. Dull.
Breakfast in room with Aunt Bella. In taxi to St Peter’s. All about it, saw Leon M. Lion (actor). Lovely pieta by Michael Angelo; (young work) Stewart tombs. Up to dome. Taxi home at 1.30. Rested at 3.45. Up at 5.15. Cardinal Lépicier (votre Eminence) and Monsignor Herzog (both Frenchmen) to call and tea. Sat and talked about war after they left till supper at 8. To bed 10.30.

Saturday 24^th May 1930

Very fine. Windy.
Letter from Max. In taxi with Aunt Bella to Vatican. To see Sistine Chapel. Spent an hour in it. Through Raphael Stanza’s (rooms) and Fra Angelico. Back in taxi to lunch. Rest 30 minutes. Luigi took us to Santa Maria Maggiore, St Giovanni Laterano, San Pietro Vincoli (chains). San Clemente, San Paolo and Lorenzo fuori le mura (cloisters). St Lorenzo – 2 churches end on together. Back at 7. Supper at 8. To bed 11.

Memo:
24^th anniversary (15^th) of Italian entry into war.
Sent Alys letter and cheque 21^st from Assisi.

Sunday 25^th May 1930

Dull and rain in p.m.
Miss Meert and Aunt Bella to Mass at 10.15. I sewed frill in dress and wrote Alys. Dinner. 1.15. Talked. Rested. Dressed. Miss Meert first then we in Luigi’s taxi to Von Matt’s party. Cardinal Vannutelli (aged 94) and card. Frechwerth 87! Mr and Mrs Field. We back at 7.15. Miss Meert at 9.10! So late supper and to bed 11.

Monday 26^th May 1930

Dull and rain.
With Aunt Bella to Vatican Pinacoteca. Pictures. Raphael and sculpture. Apollo Belvedere. Home 1 in taxi. Dinner. Sewed skirt. Monsignor Hunt and 2 others US and Canadian called. Tea. Marsala. Aunt Bella and I out to Porta Pia to buy postcards. Wrote them.

Tuesday 27^th May 1930

Very fine.
With Luigi to Finances for Principe stamps. To C.I.T. for my ticket. To the Pantheon. Raphael’s tomb. Light thru’ dome. St Maria Sopra Minerva. Christ by Michael Angelo (naked with cross), Pulcino elephant with obelisk. Little. To St Maria della Pace. Raphael Sybils. Out to Post Office alone. Signor and La Signorina Brunialti to dinner.

Wednesday 28^th May 1930

Hot and fine.
With Luigi to Forum. Spent quite an hour there. Up to Palatinate for view. To Baths of Caracalla. To Aventine Hill. Home by Tiber and island in it. After lunch rested. Slept. At 8 came Count Von Matt and Palmucci and Father Fye. Dinner, music and bridge. Aunt Bella and I to bed at 10.45.

Thursday 29^th May 1930

Very hot. Fine.
To St’Agnese fuori le mure. Walked along (others at Mass). In catacombs with candle. To Santa Constanza (round) and with earliest mosaics (Christian) and vineyards. Back by tram. Sat in garden. Rested. Mrs McMahon and Miss Cosby, very lame, sweet, to tea. Miss Meert to dinner at Von Matt’s. We to bed 9.20.

Friday 30^th May 1930

Very hot. Fine.
Capitoline Musei. She-wolf. Boy with thorn. Venus. Dying Gaul. To Villa Borghese. Statues. Home. At 3.30 out Luigi again to Palantine Hill – Livia’s House. Palace of Nero and other emperors’. To St Stefano Rotondo. To Scala Santa. To Santa Maria degli Angeli. Home at 6.50. Sat in garden. Drew Nina after supper.

Saturday 31^st May 1930

Hot and fine.
Out with Luigi to Borghese Pictures. Then to Musee Terme (Diocletian baths). Finds in Rome. Cloister (Michael Angelo). Caricature of Crucifixion. Back to dinner. Rested and packed. Tea in garden. Finished packing. Talked and played with Nina. To bed 10.30

Memo:
27^th to Roman Flower market – flower mosaics.
Vanutelli, Papal delegate to London. Letter and reply “More or less forty “catacombs”. Milk-punch to baby after cocktails.
Letter to Dorothy. Card to Phil 30^th.

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Tuesday 1^st July 1930

Fine and very hot.
Out to shops to get lunch. Felt ear funny inside. Wadie came at 12.15. Lunch – ices, strawberries, spaghetti and salad. All p.m. Planned bathing gown and C.H.W. did unpicking. Started her on raffia work. She went 7.30. Supper and to bed. Tried on bathing-gown.

Wednesday 2^nd July 1930

Fine and very hot.
Out to meet Alys and Thew’s at 10.20. On to Hertford House for ticket. N.A.C.F. (National Art Collections Fund). Then got sandwiches and I (alone) to Westminster and took motor launch 12 to Greenwich. Arrived 12.40. Ate lunch on pier. To Royal Naval College. Over Chapel, Painted Hall and Museum. Saw Drake’s compass with squirrel. 3.45 Unveiling of Nelson’s chelengk by Lady Barclay. Tea. Home by launch at 4.45 – 5.30. Home, to bed.

Thursday 3^rd July 1930

Very fine and hot breeze.
To Marshall’s. Posted “Brighter French” to Poz. To Watson’s, 313 Holborn, for Eva’s opera glasses and my thermometer. Home. Lunch. Sewed bathing-dress. At 4 up to Kit’s – bus and tube, till 6. She in bed with boil. Home. Supper.

Friday 4^th July 1930

Very hot and fine.
Alys’ 46^th birthday – she took Sissie to Ella at Chesham Bois. John to opening of Red Cross rooms. Invitation from Red Cross. Refused it. C.H.W. in at 10.30 with raffia work. Out to shops with her – C&A to buy fox coat. She home. I to other shops, then home. Sewed. Dennis rang up. At 7, I to Isola Bella. Met Embleton’s. Dinner and then to see “Almost a Honeymoon”, at Garrick. Good, amusing.

Saturday 5^th July 1930

Hot and fine.
Sent off socks to E.P. Sewed bathing-gown. To Bank for Eva’s 5 pound note. Sewed. Dennis and Eva in Chrysler (express letter from J.H.M.). Out with Eva in new Baby to send wire to William Gough. Sent letter to John. Did Eva’s new striped frock. Very hot indeed. To bed at 10.45.

Memo:
6^th Eva’s 21^st birthday
5^th Socks to E.P.
C.H.W. 1^st
Nell Sime – 30^th.
5^th Tennis Champion – Tilden.
Chelengk – Vice Admiral William Boyle. President of Royal Naval College.

Sunday 6^th July 1930

Very hot and fine.
Breakfast 8 a.m. Eva’s 21^st birthday. All in car at 9.45 to Tonbridge. To Chapel (ear rang, noisy and worrying all day). To picnic lunch in an orchard after, with Phil. Then to Tankerton and bathed (not Alys). Very low tide and shallow. Back to Tonbridge. Coffee and cake at roadside. Supper at Cave’s at Bickley. Back to 76 at 11.30. Slept there.

Monday 7^th July 1930

Very hot and fine.
Ear all right. But home (with Dennis and Eva in car) at 10.30. Phoned Cleminson. To Lord’s. Met Alys, Gwen and Molly. Varsity Match. Sandwich lunch. Cambridge in. Alys to fetch Lucy Brewtnall. Eva took her place. I with Gwen. Tea. Home at 6. J.H.M. had phoned 3 times. Downstairs with Griffin and Adrian Allinson to hear Prince of Wales 9 – 10.15.

Tuesday 8^th July 1930

Fine. Warm.
Out to 7 Ampthill Square (near Mornington Crescent) to interview Miss Long – L.C.C. On to Haverstock Hill School. Then to Terry’s to pay bill. To shops, and home to lunch, Sewed and at 4.15 out to Marshall’s for ribbon. Back at 6. Sewed Tante’s blue Paris dress. Supper. Did buttonholes. Letter from John M. Sewed dress – black lace and georgette at neck.

Wednesday 9^th July 1930

Very fine. Hot.
To Kardomah. To Debenham and Freebody’s and bought grey frock and coat in great hurry. On to Cleminson about ears. Talked to nice man from India. To Lab. Home. Lunch. Mrs Styer called for me at 2.30. To Ranelagh. Waltched polo. Scots Greys versus 17^th Lancers. Lancers won 6-5. Tea, then Pirates v. Trailers. Drove to English Speaking Union. Dinner there (mince). To Arts Theatre to see “The Makropulos Secret”: Karel Čapek. Home in Mrs Styer’s car.

Thursday 10^th July 1930

Hot. Fine.
To Paddington about train to Wootton Bassett. Sewed. Rang up J.H.M. at 12.20. Lunch. Ironed. At 4 to tea at Alys’ – Lucy Brewtnall there. Eva at Brown’s Hotel to see school friend’s Court Dress. Dinner with Eva and Lucy. Alys to dine with Dennis. I with Lucy to Albert Hall. (M seats) to see Pageant, “The Vision” S.P.G. House. Home separately.

Friday 11^th July 1930

Fine, cooler. Cloudy p.m.
E.M.M. phoned that Bright had died this a.m. To Lab with dress. I to Chelsea. Duke of York’s to see M.D. School sports. There from 10 till 1. Home. Lunch. Got things ready to pack. To Boots’. Wrote C.H.W. and Nell and Miss Baxter. Packed up suitcase. Wrote E.M. Miles about Bright.

Saturday 12^th July 1930

Dull a.m. Fine evening and after.
At 10.45 to Paddington (boy carried suitcase). 11.15 train to Didcot, changed, met Caves. On in train to Swindon and arrived Wootton Bassett about 2. Miss Bailey and Toby in car to meet. To Nore Marsh about 2. Lunch with Mr Gough. Changed, and at 3.35 walked by fields to Priory Cottage. Colonel Sir Herbert Bryan D.S.O. – County Director received Red Cross Room from John Morgan as memorial to Mrs M. Tea in garden, I hostess. Dr and Mrs Watson, Miss Horsell and Esme Poole and Red Cross contingents. Display after. I stayed to supper with John and Esme – and talked and garden-seat. He saw me back to Nore Marsh at 10.30.

Memo:
Laughton’s and May’s to Layton.
8^th 10.30 to Ampthill Square
9^th 2.30 Mrs Styer
9^th 12.15 Cleminson’s.
12^th To Wootton Bassett 11.15 to John.

Sunday 13^th July 1930

Fine with heavy showers in evening.
Breakfast 8.30. Sat in garden reading English Review. To Church with John’s Clemence, May and Foch, William Gough and Miss Bailey. Good sermon. Too long. After dinner at 2, rested on bed and at 5.30 walked with William Gough. To Priory Cottage by fields. Tea very late, 6(?) with John and Esme. William to Church. Talked to Esme and John and at 8 William Gough returned and at about 9.30 walked back with me to Nore Marsh (very heavy rain all way – John came half way).

Monday 14^th July 1930

Fine, Showers. Cooler.
At 10, John came in car and we to station. He saw me off by the 10.14 train. Arrived Paddington 12.30. Four wheeler home. Lunch. Phoned Times and Badcock. Home and did some writing. To John and William Gough. Out to post and shops again. Home. Phoned Alys and had supper and bath. Tired. Joined library and got “American Tragedy” Dreiser.

Tuesday 15^th July 1930

Dull.
Out to Meeting of School Attendance Committee at Netherwood Street at 10. Home, via Kingsgate Road school. Alys to lunch with me. Out to Badcock’s at 2.45. Home. Changed. Then to Kitty’s by tube. Tea and dinner there. Knitted and talked. Peter drove me to Swiss Cottage at 9.15. Home.

Wednesday 16^th July 1930

Dullish, coolish, showers.
Did some washing. Dorothy Barnard phoned. So at 12.15 met her at Badcock’s and lunch with her at Debenham and Freebody’s. She to Lords. I to Bond Street and to order Times April 29^th and home. Home for Wedding. I sewed; then at 7 met Dennis, Ays and Eva for dinner at Canuto’s. In car with them to fetch Spencer and to Sowerby’s; back with them to 76 Cholmley Gardens and at 10, home again.

Thursday 17^th July 1930

Fine. Showers.
To Marylebone 3/- return (excur) Station and by 11.15 train to Chesham Bois and Amersham, Buckinghamshire. Met by Mary Bell. To 1 Woodlands. Dinner with Ella and Mary. Talkes, and rest, sat in garden. Tea. Out for walk with them. Supper. Mary Bell to station with me – 8.48 train home. Arrived 9.40 Baker Street.

Friday 18^th July 1930

Showers.
Washed things and ironed. Alys at 12 and we both in Baby Austin to Zoo. Stayed and had sandwich lunch. Alys away at 3. I stayed on and saw baby monkey, and pygmy hippo baby, 8 weeks. Snakes fed also at 6.45. Home. Supper and to bed early.

Saturday 19^th July 1930

Showers. Fine.
To Bank and to Post Office. Telegram to Kitty and Ed (25^th Silver Wedding) and to Ponting’s. Home to lunch. Sewed shoes (satin) and tacked collars for picoting. Out at 6.30 to Lyric, Hammersmith, but found gallery queue too long, so home again by bus. Ate sandwiches on bus. Cleaned window.

Memo:
17^th Chesham Bois.
Miss Baxter 22^nd 4.30.
15^th Netherwood Street School
10^th Badcock 2.45.
Mrs Frampton away for holiday 19^th

Sunday 20^th July 1930

Dull. Mild.
Out at 10.40 to take flowers to Tate’s. Phyllis in nursing-home. Sewed bathing-gown. After lunch at 4 to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Tea with Alys, Dennis and Spencer. Paul and Laurie called for me in Paul’s car at 7. To supper at 8 North Square. Paul took me to Crown, Cricklewood.

Monday 21^st July 1930

Rain. Cooler.
Did some cleaning on my wardrobe and china. Met Alys at Marshall’s and to Somerset House with her to Deaths and Births and Wills. Lunch in Strand. Next General Buildings. To Law Courts. Back to Somerset House. Home. Alys fetched me and took me to Ayrton’s at 7 in Baby Austin. Dinner with Elsa and Max alone. Home at 10.30.

Tuesday 22^nd July 1930

Dull.
Out to shops and Somerset House again for James Boyd’s death certificate. Home. Dusted and arranged room. Lunch. Out to buy flowers. Mrs Baxter to tea. Had fire. Out later to post letter and catalogues to William Gough. Home. Hot bath (supper first) and to bed.

Wednesday 23^rd July 1930

Dull. Cool.
Out to shops and to see Wade. Home. All p.m. Dusting and re-arranging books. From 2 till 6. Then dressed and to English Speaking Union. Handy came there 6.45 and we had dinner; (he cocktail and coffee after). Back to 21 Oxford Terrace. Handy looked at all my books and map screen. Went at 10.35.

Thursday 24^th July 1930

Fine on whole. Rain later.
Did housework. Alys to lunch (soup and beans and ices). To town with her to buy Tades’ chair. Tony’s. Home with Alys to tea at 76 Cholmley Gardens. Eva there. Back to 21 Oxford Terrace at 6.30. Sewed.

Friday 25^th July 1930

Fine, warm.
To Handy’s. To Kardomah. Home to lunch. Sewed. To Dorothy to dinner at 7. Home about 10.45.

Saturday 26^th July 1930

Dull with wet afternoon.
Caught 10.5 train to Chesham Bois. Ella met me 10.59. Walked through woods. Dinner with her and Mary. Talk and rest. Mr James Blaikley and Katie to tea. I away by 5.45. Home by 7 o’clock. Alone in house all night as everyone else away.

Memo:
Shellum to Layton 26^th
22^nd Mrs Baxter 4.30.
25^th to Dorothy Barnard 7.0
23^rd Handy to English Speaking Union 6.45 dinner and home
28^th to Ella? 11.15
26^th Woodlands Chesham Bois 10.5

Sunday 27^th July 1930

Dullish.
Sewing. At 1 o’clock to 8 Church Row. Dinner with Max and Elsa. Read in drawing-room and tea. Lena Monkhouse and Alan to tea. Did hat (blue silk) after in studio, and Elsa sewed and Max drew visitor’s book for Wappingthorn. Supper and back (coffee upset) at 10. Elsa and Max to bus with me.

Monday 28^th July 1930

Fine, but showers.
To motor-coach place for Maggie’s ticket. Glenton Friars. To buy silver present for Buchanan’s Silver Wedding in Wigmore Street. To Lord’s. Phil there. Tonbridge versus Clifton match. Lunch with Phil and Mrs and Tony Groves-Raines. Sat with her. Then Alys and Eva came (from Layton that day1). Sat with Caves and tea. At 6 rained. Dennis in for a little. Home to 76 Cholmley Gardens. I stayed dinner and they drove me back at 9.30 in Chrysler.

Tuesday 29^th July 1930

Fine then heavy thunder showers.
Up and out for butter at 8.15. To Lord’s via Wigmore Street for Kit’s present. Alys and Phil and Cave’s. Match continued. Sandwich lunch with Caves. Hard rain. So home at 2.15. Sewed blue hat. Read Dreiser’s “American Tragedy”. Supper. To Baths at 4 o’clock to try new bathing-gown, made from dress.

Wednesday 30^th July 1930

Dull. Mild. Thunderstorm.
Out to shops for lunch. C.H.W. at 12. Had lunch, fish at home (and real pineapple). Then sewed all p.m. and talked. Blue serge skirt, white blouse, blue silk hat. Tea. Wade away at 7. Supper. Sewing till 10.

Thursday 31^st July 1930

Warm. Fine.
Out to get French book for Phil to Hachette’s. To Anglada Camarasa pictures – good. Called at Glanville Court Hotel on way back. Egg. Chocolate 9d at Selfridge’s at 1.15. Home. Finished blue silk hat and did blue serge skirt and belt. Supper 7. Then walked to see Ella and Mary Bell at Glanville Court Hotel 8.15. Granville Place. Back at 10. Read. Fruit. Bath. Unwell!

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Aldeburgh

Friday 1^st August 1930

Warm. Fine on whole.
Out to Boot’s and Bank. Kitty phoned. Packed suitcase slowly. Lunch. Rested. Dennis at 7 with Chrysler. Off by Seven Sisters Road to Brentwood. Good supper at Lion and Lamb (3/- each with beer) at 9.15. Then on by Chelmsford and Colchester to Aldeburgh. Arrived 11. Cave’s and Alys and Eva and John Worley there. Alys and Eva went in Baby Austin. Slept with Eva.

Saturday 2^nd August 1930

Rain then lovely day. Warm and sunny.
Breakfast 9. Out to shops to buy oranges and mug. Met Alys. Dennis in Morris 6 (Cave’s) with Will. Unpacked. Lunch. Sat in garden and sewed and knitted. With Dennis, Alys and Will in Chrysler. Alys driving. Just around. Eva in Morris with Bill and John Worley and Dick. Didn’t change, as Cave’s lost trunk and couldn’t. Knitted and talked. To bed 1.10.

Memo:
To Aldeburgh 1^st
28^th To Ella and Chesham Bois.
30^th Wade to come.
Norland Hotel, Granville Place, received by Mary Bell, but dearer than Granville Court. Also a Norland in Portman Square.

Sunday 3^rd August 1930

Very heavy thunder-showers. Lovely afternoon. Sun.
Bill and Worley sailed in Red Wing with Jumbo (me: “Jumbo” Ward was a river pilot who took Thames type barges up to the Maltings at Snape. He taught everyone to sail including my mother!) With Eva in Baby to past Thorpeness.

Back in Gwen’s car. Alys too. After dinner, Dennis and Will to sail (and Eva and Bill in Red Wing). I with Alys in Baby Austin and Gwen and party to Minsmere. Lovely. Home to tea at 5.10. Dinner. Mrs Tidy and John Tidy and Mrs Black and her son called in evening.

Monday 4^th August 1930

Heavy showers. Bright intervals.
Rain so no sailing races. Made up Treasure Hunts for each other, with maps. Dennis, Will and John Worley out in car. After lunch, all in 3 cars on Hunt, with clues. Snape. Then Tunstall. Fun. I in Baby Austin. Dinner early. Maids to dance. Other clues in evening.

Tuesday 5^th August 1930

Fine but cold wind. Showers.
Alys and Dennis away to London at 9.30. Sat and sewed. Cave’s to Saxmundham with car. Will golfed. Eva, Moll, N..J. and D. and John Worley bathed at 12. Lunch. Bill and J.W. sailed. I in Morris 6 with Gwen and Will (both drove!) to Bruisyard. All to Cinema for Queen’s birthday treat. The Last Zeppelin and Chaplin as shop-walker. Long discussion on sailing in evening.

Wednesday 6^th August 1930

Showers and sun. Thunder.
Out to shops with gramophone. Only Will and Dick bathed. After lunch, I slept on bed. John and Molly sailed with Jumbo; Eva and Bill in Red Wing. Colonel Nicholls came. Gwen took him and children out in car. Will took Baby Austin to Harbour!!! I walked there. After dinner, all (except Colonel Nicholls and Will) to see Mystery Play “9.45”. Good murder play. Everyone confused.

Thursday 7^th August 1930

Heavy showers.
Will out to golf all a.m. and p.m. too. Bill and Gwen to Saxmundham. Eva and John in Emerald. Others on Mere. I rested in p.m. Colonel Nicholls ditto. Gramophone back. Played cards – patience, grab in evening.

Friday 8^th August 1930

Very fine and hot.
Sat in garden. Eva and Bill in Red Wing from 10.30 – 3.45. Will took Mollie and John to Harbour and they in Emerald with Jumbo. Will, Nancy and little ones bathed. Gwen and I watched. To shops. Marked court in afternoon. Eva and Bill too. After tea I out with Gwen and Colonel Nicholls and Jean to Southwold School – St Felix. Then discussion in evening where Phil should sleep. So late – to bed.

Saturday 9^th August 1930

Dull.
Out to see Bill and Eva in Red Wing race at 10.30. Lifeboat, too for others. After lunch all to Harbour. Eva in exciting White Wing race. Emerald 2^nd from last (2 behind her). Eva and John and Jumbo. Watched until 4.15. Home to tea. Walked. After dinner at 9.20, Dennis, Alys and Phil arrived, with new trailer. To bed about 10.00.

Memo:
Clue – “if yesterday you failed to go, today you sure must do so!” (church).

Sunday 10^th August 1930

Showers.
Dennis out sailing with Phil and Mollie. Eva unwell. In p.m. I rested, Eva too. Dennis out sailing again? Others out in car with Colonel Nicholls. The Gray’s called (from Southwold). Dennis gave cine show all evening.

Monday 11^th August 1930

Fine on whole. Cloudy at times.
Everyone to Slaughden. Phil alone in Ruby, raced in Red Wings. Everyone appreciative. In a.m. Dennis and Will and Jumbo in the Emerald and quick lunch. Then Dennis, Phil and Jumbo raced in White Wings. They came in 3^rd out of 6. Back and took Baby to Ward’s. Alys and Dennis away at 7 to London. Bill “off” rather. Evan, Phil and Mollie for walk.

Tuesday 12^th August 1930

Showers.
I to Rainsford’s about Bill’s membership of Yacht Club. And again with Eva and Phil. To Wool Shop with others. Colonel Nicholls in bed, swollen leg. At 2.30 Eva and Mollie in Ruby and Bill, John, Gwen and Dick and me to Orford. Tea at Crown and Castle (good). Back same way. After dinner to meet others in Morris.

Wednesday 13^th August 1930

Very showery.
Eva and Phil off to race, but it was postponed owing to accident. Bathed (my 1^st) with Phil, Mollie, Nancy and the little ones. Nice, but cold. Lunch. Generally mouched about. French. Sewing. Crossword with John – Times. Out in car with Gwen, Bill and Colonel Nicholls and little ones to Wickham Market. In evening to fried fish shop! Talk of fishing at 3 a.m.

Thursday 14^th August 1930

Gale. Showers and sun.
Along to the Circus with Will, Mollie, Jean and Dick for tickets. Boys not out to fish at 3 a.m. because of gale. Bathed (2^nd) with Mollie, Nancy, Will, Jean and Dick and Bill. Others looked on. After lunch, French with Phil, some in car. Eva and I with John Worley and Bill to Circus to see horses. Waffles and tea on way back. No circus in evening as too windy. Played paper games.

Friday 15^th August 1930

Rough and wet. Showers.
Did French with Phil. Sewed. Nothing much to do. After lunch all to Circus at Saxmundham, some walking part there and back. Good “Speedy”. Tea. Then all saw John Worley off at station 6.56. Phil and I walked. In evening, Will told war stories. Very interesting. Alys and Dennis arrived at 12.30. All of us asleep.

Saturday 16^th August 1930

Brilliant day. Sun. Wind.
Phil and Mollie in Red Wing race. Fouled a bouy. All of us watched. Becky Sharpe and Viva arrived at 12.30 and some of us bathed (3^rd) at 2. Every one to River, and Dennis and Will raced in the Emerald. Spinaker halyards didn’t hold. But they were 4^th. 9 on mud and another fouled a bouy. Tea at Clubhouse. James and tricks in evening ghost game. Handasyde came in.

Memo:
Leg-pulling game (wrote E.P. 14^th)
Yolande Faraday – Lady Eddis.

Sunday 17^th August 1930

Fine. Sunny.
Sat in hot sun in garden. Talked to George Buchanan and his new wife. Dennis and Alys and Dr Sharpe in Emerald. We all bathed and hop-scotch on sands. At 2.30 Eva, Mollie, Bill, Alys and I with Handy to Clubhouse and watched sailing. Chrysler. Dennis and Will slept. Becky and Viva sick and not to supper. Played paper games. Early to bed.

Monday 18^th August 1930

Squally wind. Sunny.
Rough. To shops with Alys. Sharpes still sick. Phil and I bathed alone, as very rough. Lovely (5^th). Will and Bill in Ruby. At 2.30 Dennis, Eva, Dick and I in Emerald. Will, Nan, Bill, Jean in the Mollie. Phil and Mollie in Ruby to Orford. Arrived 6.15. Others in car. Dick and I back in car. Boating ones arrived at 8.15. Quick run back. Viva alright and went by car.

Tuesday 19^th August 1930

Fine. Windy.
Dennis and others on quay to photograph Emerald with Phil and Bill, but did not get off. Belle (Fagge) there. Alys and I to Saxmundham about Morris window. Becky in to lunch. I to Clubhouse with Alys and Dennis to tea. Too windy for sailing in races, Dennis thought. “Blinks” Smart arrived. Phil and Bill and Viva out in Emerald a short way. To quay in Chrysler with Mollie.

Wednesday 20^th August 1930

Fine. Lovely.
Dennis, Eva and Phil in Emerald to Orford Regatta. Will to golf. Bill took Mollie, Nancy and Viva in “Mollie” to Orford. Others in cars. Mistake, regatta call day. White Wings finished. Emerald sailed round island. Picnic lunch on quay watching regatta. All home, boats and cars. I alone with Alys in Chrysler. Tea at Waffle shop with Colonel Nicholls and Gwen and Blinks, Alys and Jean. All to “Disraeli” in evening except Will, Colonel Nicholls, Bill, Eva and me. To bed early.

Thursday 21^st August 1930

Gale, rain, mild – very rough.
Out to Slaughdon with Mollie and Eva and back by beach with Alys and Phil. Bought print. Did French. After lunch, Will and Becky set us a treasure-hunt and we all ran in the rain and gale. Dennis and Viva won. Fine after tea. In evening, Dennis gave Cine show. Raffles. Very good and cowboy rustler one. “Musherooms”. To bed 11. Eva and Phil later.

Friday 22^nd August 1930

Fine and windy. Then no wind.
Eva, Dennis and Bill on Emerald. French with Phil. Dennis, Phil, Eva, Dick and bathed (6^th). Cold. At 2 to Clubhouse. Will and Bill racing Emerald (regatta). On the mud! Eva and Phil racing Ruby. Becalmed and didn’t finish. Tea at Club with Mollie. Others picnic at Minsmere. Fireworks at Thorpeness in evening. Eva and Bill to Thorpeness walking afterwards.

Saturday 23^rd August 1930

Gale and rain.
Out to get cinema tickets, in rain. Walked with Becky to buy papers, and to his rooms. In p.m. all 16 of us to Cinema – Buster Keaton in “Spite Marriage”. Good. Tea – Alys drove Chrysler to Southwold with Eva, Bill, Mollie and Colonel Nicholls. Phil and I quoits and walked. With Gwen and “Twitterers” and Blinks and Nancy to Shetland shop. French with Phil. Danced in evening. Young ones to Fair and Viva and Bill in at 11.30, having walked to Thorpe! Dennis showed us next film of sailing boats.

Sunday 24^th August 1930

Fine, lovely.
All to Slaughdon. Dennis took cine pictures of White and Red Wings, with various members on board. In p.m. coloured movies in garden and bathing (my 7^th).

Monday 25^th August 1930

Fine. Warm.
Carnival and Regatta. Bathed with Dennis and Will. Out watching diving and swimming competitions all a.m. Dennis cine. After lunch, process and Queen arrived. Young ones in speedboat. Wee Don, Mr and Mrs Gray to tea and dinner. All sorts of games. Dun. Then in cars to Fair. Roundabouts and fat woman. Home at 12.15.

Tuesday 26^th August 1930

Hot and fine.
Quiet hot a.m. Sunbathing. Bathed, lovely at 11.45 all. Rough on raft. Nearly capsized it. After lunch, to shops. With Alys in Baby Austin to Slaughden. Dennis out with Eva and Phil in Emerald. Others to tennis. Viva and Bill in Red Wing alone. He ill in evening. Others games.

Wednesday 27^th August 1930

Very fine. Hot.
Bathed before breakfast with Dennis, Phil, Dick, Blink. French with Phil 10.30 – 11.30. Alys and Dennis put sails up. All bathed. Lovely. Alys too (11^th). Dennis, Phil, and Eva in White Wing race at 2.30 in “Mollie”. Sailing up river, nice. Bill took Becky in Ruby. Mollie drove us home in Becky’s car. Alys helped boy in motor accident. Drove round to see position of it with Dick and Blinks and Phil. Cine in evening at home. Boats sat outside.

Thursday 28^th August 1930

Very fine and hot.
Bathed at 8.30 with Dennis, Phil, Dick, Mollie. Very hot everywhere. French with Phil in garden. All bathed (13^th) – long and lovely on raft. Gwen too. Packed. Most bathed again at 3.30. I felt too coldy. Mended sofa cover. All to see “Green Goddess” cine in evening and Dennis’ films at home afterwards. To bed about 12.

London

Friday 29^th August 1930

Hot. Still 84 degrees at 9.30 p.m.
Bathed – 14^th – before breakfast with Dennis, Phil, Eva, Bill, Mollie, Nancy, Dick. Finished packing. Eva and Dennis and Phil in Chrysler to London at 11.30. Alys and I in Baby Austin at 12.15 and Sharpes too. Lunch at Colchester with Becky and Viva. I in taxi at Lithos Road to 21 Oxford Terrace. To see C.H.W. at 6.30. Home. Unpacked a little. Supper. Ice cream from Griffin. To bed. Thunder and lightning at 9.30. very tired and hot.

Richmond

Saturday 30^th August 1930

Taxi to 76 Cholmley Gardens 10.45. Off with Dennis and Eva in Chrysler at 12.45. Lunch White Lion. Overtook Alys and Phil in Baby at Newark. I with Eva in Baby to Olde Bell Inn, Retford. All tea there. Dennis, Phil and I in Chrysler to Layton Manor. Arrived 7.45. Dinner. To bed 10. Alys and Eva slept at Danum, Doncaster.

Memo:
All leave Aldeburgh 29^th
30^th bad
C.H.W. 29^th I go to see her 6 p.m or 9.30 Saturday?
Orange and spoon game
Matchbox on nose.
Watch hidden beside something. Dark room. Fading with chocolate and sponge.

Sunday 31^st August 1930

Drizzly, then better.
To Church at Hutton Magna with Dennis and Phil. Alys and Eva arrived in Baby at 12.30, having motored 80 miles from Doncaster. Read and in glasshouses in p.m. Arranged various rooms; unpacked. All very tired but Dennis showed new Aldeburgh film in evening. Fire in three rooms.

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Monday 1^st September 1930

Fine and warm.
Did French with Phil. Washed and ironed things. Eva too. After lunch, Alys and I to Darlington to shop. Bins. Back by 5.and Dolly, Jack and John Willis arrived at same moment. Tea. All in glass-houses (peaches!!!). Dennis showed films in evening and we had gramophone.

Tuesday 2^nd September 1930

Perfecty day. Hot sun.
Unwell. I did French with Phil. Picked sweetpeas with Eva. Croquet. Sewed. After tea, Alys and Dennis to Darlington to meet Tades and Lucy, and Handasyde. Tades straight to bed and supper there. Talked. Dinner in big dining-room. Handy and Jack billiards.

Wednesday 3^rd September 1930

Perfect day.
French with Phil. All sat in garden. Sewed, knitted. Jack and Handy played bowls. Phil took Tades about in push-chair. Boys brought lines and trains down on law. After lunch tennis. Dennis took Tades in glasshouses after tea. After dinner we danced in hall, and then in billiards room.

Thursday 4^th September 1930

Dull, and cooler.
Breakfast 8.30. Helped Tades to dress. Dolly and Jack out in car. Wrote Aunt Bella. French with Phil. Dennis doing wireless all day. Handy and John tennis. Eva and Handy took grapes to Mrs Forester. Billiards. Dinner 6.45 and chairs over to Granary. Cinema show by Dennis at 8.30. 43 people came, plus house party. Gramophone. Tades in car. “Headwinds!” over at 11.10!!

Friday 5^th September 1930

Changeable.
French. In garden. Alys and Dennis to meet Dorothy at 4 at Darlington. Tennis and then rain. Some billiards. Other early to bed.

Saturday 6^th September 1930

Changeable.
French. Dorothy, John, Handy, Phil and I to Forcett Quarry. Mr and Mrs Silverston to lunch and tea. And Dr and Mrs Yeoman to tea. All over from Harrogate. 13 at lunch-table. Tennis, then rain. Visitors away at 6. Alys, Dorothy, Dennis and I to Darlington to fetch a valve. Late back 8.

Memo:
1^st Heard from Dorothy that Uncle Charles died on 30^th.

Sunday 7^th September 1930

Perfect morning, then rain.
All to Church except Jack, Dorothy and me. We (Dorothy and me) walked to Ravensworth and then Church Kirby (Hill). Stanley Warren to lunch. Colonel Greenwell and Mr Shelland from Catterick Camp (and Haworth) to tea and progressive ping-pong. Jack Willis away to London 3.15. Dennis and boys and Dolly in with him.

Monday 8^th September 1930

Fine.
Alys and Dennis to meet Ella and Maggie at 11.20. Darlington. Dolly not out of Ella’s bedroom! After lunch, Dolly and John away to Sedbergh. Dennis and I to meet Mrs Fagge and Hilton and bring back. Tony Groves-Raiens and Phil too. Large party. Talk, and Dennis started the wireless gramophone. Played murder games and orange and spoon too.

Tuesday 9^th September 1930

Fog and rain.
Showed Dorothy top room. She packed. After lunch, Dennis drove Dorothy, Tades and me to Howtown Hotel, “Ullswater” and back. Tea there. 112 miles in all. Home 6.45. Treasure Hunt at home and then Alys and Hilton with Handy to Darlington 5.30. Handy to London. In evening, played rhyme, question and noun game and wills and telegrams.

Wednesday 10^th September 1930

Damp. Very warm.

French 45 minutes. Dennis, Alys, Ella, Mrs Fagge and Eva to Richmond. Eva’s ear syringed. I took Tades in gardens in chair. Sat in garden. Crossword. Hilton. After tea, I walked with Ella to Ravensowrth and back. Others walked to Gale Plantation. Billiards, snooker in evening. Thunderstorm (Phil had his trains in garden all day).

Thursday 11^th September 1930

Mild.
Sat and talked to Ella, Tades. French with Phil. All for a walk with Dennis and Debby. Alys took me to Barnard Castle Post Office and Mrs Mitchell called (Forcett Park).

Friday 12^th September 1930

Dull, mild.
Eva and Phil to Richmond at 8.30 to meet Rene Taylor. Back to breakfast. Took Tades in garden and houses and Ella and Maggie too. Dennis with Rene and Eva. Mrs Fagge did patchwork quilt. Alys and Dennis to meet Roly Sandeman at 5.45, back at 6.15. Ella and I a walk. Ella fell downstairs 7 and to bed, ice-bags. Cinema in evening in drawing-room. Dancing afterwards till 12.

Saturday 13^th September 1930

Very wet.
Ping-pong progressive bagatelle. After lunch, young ones snooker. Mrs Fagge, Alys and I bagatelle. Treasure Hunt first, by Tony. After tea, young ones for walk. Games all evening. Wireless valve broke. Matthew Mark, Boots without shoes, left-hand neighbour.

Memo:
Return with Tades from Layton to Broadway 15^th 10.34.
Cheltenham arrive 4.59.
Ghosts 1, arm 2.
Murder detective.
Boots without shoes – obey me in word and gesture.

Sunday 14^th September 1930

Dull.
Alys took Mrs Fagge to Church, Hutton Magna in Baby Austin. Dennis and Phil to Darlington to see Tony off (to Bonn). 11.1 Young ones played L’Attaque. I packed for self and Tades. At 2, Dennis and Eva and Rene with Hilton and Roly to Darlington; both boys away. Dr and Mrs Woodsend and 4 children to tea. Out for a walk after. Snooker. I talked to Tades and Ella (dowry) till 10.

Broadway

Monday 15^tH September 1930

Perfect day.
Alys and Phil in Baby Austin to London. 9.10 arrived 6.15!!! Tades and I and Mrs Fagge and Rene in hired car to Darlington. 9.30. Tades and I to Cheltenham 10.34 arrived 5 o’clock. Eva and Dennis to London in Chrysler 11 – 6.30. Tades and I drove to Broadway 30/- (2/ tip). Mrs Hogan with bad cold. Supper, and early to bed.

London

Tuesday 16^th September 1930

Drizzly.
Helped Tades with washing, etc. At 12.3 train to Paddington arrived 3. Taxi home to 21 Oxford Terrace. Unpacked and to shops. At 6.15 to Isola Bella in taxi 2/-. Eva’s 21^st party. Will, Gwen, Bill, Millie, Nancy Cave. Kitty, Handy, Kath and Peter Buchanan. Edward’s sting too bad. Dinner. To Lyric Hammersmith 8.40 in Chrysler and 2 taxis. “The Importance of Being Ernest”. Nice. Hannen.

Wednesday 17^th September 1930

Fine, mild then rain.
Unpacked. To C.H.W.’s 12.15 but to Victoria 1^st about ticket to Brussels. Then from Wadie’s to shops. Pound’s, Evan’s, R and Chavers. Lunch at Bugaro’s counter 6d. Back to Wade’s 3.30. Took her to tea at Cholmley Gardens with Alys, Eva and Phil. Back to Baker Street with C.H.W. at 7.10. Home. Supper and writing.

Thursday 18^th September 1930

Fine. Mild.
Al day sewing – grey toque and pocket on coat. Too shops too. Boot’s, began subscription again. At 8.30 met 4 Embleton’s at Isola Bella and dinner. Walked to St Martin’s Theatre. “Petticoat Influence”. Nigel Playfair. Good. Home, taxi and Dorothy’s car.

Friday 19^th September 1930

Mild 62 degrees. Rain.
Packed and did various sewings. Altered cape of black coat. To near shops. At 5.45 Embleton’s in car and I with them to Tonbridge. Where left Phil at 7.50 at Judde House. Dinner at Rose and Crown and drove home in rain. Back at 11 o’clock.

Brussels

Saturday 20^th September 1930

Rough. Showers. Gale.
Up at 8 and at 9.30 to get taxi. Taxi to Victoria. Train 3^rd class. 10.30 to Dover. Very rough sea. Not allowed top deck, so private cabin 17/6 shared with Davis girls. 4.15 Ostende. Train 3nd class to Brussels. 5.56. (tea on train). Aunt Bella met me and we to 65 Avenue Louis Lepoutre. Dinner 8 and to bed 9.20.

Memo:
16^th Eva’s theatre party.
20^th to Brussels

Sunday 21^st September 1930

Dull but fine at intervals. Rain.
Aunt Bella to Mass. I unpacked. Dinner 12.30. Gèneral Bruère called 11.30. We rested (I slept) after dinner. Berthe and Jules Schoentjes came to tea. Berthe took Aunt Bella’s new hat. Paul called before they left and stayed while we had supper.

Monday 22^nd September 1930

Fine first, then rain.
I out with Kiki to post in Place du Châtelain. Dinner 12.15. Trams to Gare du Nord. Train to Antwerp 50 minutes. Tram to Exposition. Small train to Art Ancien (Flamand), then walked to Vielle Belgique. Ham roll and beer, good! Back to station at 8. 8.25 train to Brussels and 2 trams. Very crowded, back to Avenue Louis Lepoutre. Supper 10.15.

Tuesday 23^rd September 1930

Very hot and humid. Muggy and tiring.
Out with Aunt Bella and then alone to buy roses for her birthday 13.50 for 3 bunches. Home and sewed shoe tree cover. Rested in p.m. and out with Aunt Bella to the Mercier’s and Madame Tschaggeny’s and Avenue Louise. Miss Vetch and Miss Jolly from Nice (Mrs Onslow’s sister) called at 6. Patience games and knitting. To bed about 10.

Wednesday 24^th September 1930

Very hot and heavy. Dull.
Wrote E.P. Finished sewing. Out with Kiki. Eva de B to dinner. Beefsteak and Saint-Honoré. Sewed in p.m. Wrote William Gough. Tea and Eva tried on my hats. We walked with her to tram and round about roads. Supper. Patience. Letter from Edith Bach and Mrs Meert.

Thursday 25^th September 1930

Fine, cooler. Showers.
Wrote Phil for his 17^th birthday and enclosed a pound note. Wrote Mrs Banford and Miss Meert. Out and bought cat skin 30 francs and cream. Dinner at 12. Out with Aunt Bella to Bon Marché. Met Madame Schoentjes there and saw Mannequin display of new modes 2.30 – 4.30. Ices up in restaurant. Home about 6.15. Out with Kiki. Supper. Knitting and patience.

Memo:
September 24^th – wrote E.P.

Friday 26^th September 1930

Showers.
Out in a.m. Rested in p.m. With Aunt Bella to tea with Mane Cauderlier – 4 till 6.45. Rainy. Letter from Alice about Eva’s plans. Wrote to her in evening.

Saturday 27^th September 1930

Fine a.m. Rain then fine.
With Aunt Bella to Palais d’Egmont (Old d’Aremberg) to see Exhibition and Revolution 1830. Prints. Manneken Pis in uniform (Heis 30, English too). In p.m. rest and then in pouring rain to tea with the Schoentjes in new house. Fine later. Home 7.15 or 30. Patience.

Memo:
Sept 24^th. Wrote E.P.

Sunday 28^th September 1930

Fine then dull.
Aunt Bella out to Mass. I wrote Dorothy and E.M.M. Out with Kiki. Gèneral Bruère called. At 1 o’clock Madame Noel came and I with her to Cinquantenaire to see Ommegang. Old procession. Folklore. Very good indeed, artistic. Old colours. Noel back to tea (daughter of antiquarian) wife of wine merchant).

Monday 29^th September 1930

Fog. Fine.
With Aunt Bella to Grand Place. Took my pins. To Bon Marché. Aunt Bella back, and I walked again Rue Neuve and tram home. Rested. I called on the Masson’s and Aunt Bella on Madame Lemmonier. Then I took Kiki for walk and bought envelopes, and a primula for Aunt Bella. Wrote Alys and Ella.

Tuesday 30^th September 1930

Dull, mild. Rain.
Letter from Alys and wrote her again. Aunt Bella out in rain for Eva’s Mignard expert. Did glove sewing. I to post and met her. Rested after dinner, and then to Cinéma Monnaie to see Une Femme a menti. Very good. Children of lawyer and his mistress. Talkie. 4.30 – 7. Back and supper 7.45. Patience.

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Wednesday 1^st October 1930

Dull. Mildish.
With Aunt Bella to Musée to see Centennale Exhibition of Belgian Art. Very good indeed. Stevens, , De Beuckeleer, Leys, Meunier (miners) and sculpt. Hermans, Pantazis, Van Rysselbergh, Coppieters (still life), Khnopff. Baertswen (Degele), Navez, Degrouz, Linnig, Madou, Paraels, Cleysmaer. Rested in p.m. and Madame Quesquere called. Saw her to tram.

Thursday 2^nd October 1930

Perfect day. Sunny. Warm.
Unwell. Out at 9.45. Train 10.42. To Zoo from 11.30 till 1. Then to Bon Marché, Place Verte for lunch. Very good. At 14.50 each. 34.50 with wine for both of us. Then to Cathedral; walked by quays. “Emile Francqui” ship. To 20 Quais du Rhône. To see Madame Roefs and famille, Henri Roefs. “Belgenland” opposite. Tea. Away at 5.45. Train 6.17 to Brussels. 6.58. Supper.

Friday 3^rd October 1930

Perfect day.
With Aunt Bella to her tailor. Back by shops and dined. Rested and out at 3.30; Aunt Bella to order food for 2 parties. I to Banque de Report, rue des Colonies, to see Madame Roefs (Janssens divorced) and Marie. On to Grand Place for pins. Back by No 6 tram. Concierge for rent in evening.

Saturday 4^th October 1930

Dull, some rain.
Wrote Tades. Out with Aunt Bella. To shops for flowers. After dinner, rested and then watched Aunt Bella preparing table. Took Kiki out at 6. At 7.30 came Monsieur and Madame Georges Slokvis to supper. Fish from Traiteur (not enough). Fowl. Bouchée Americaine. Champagne. Nice evening. At 10.30 they took us in their Buick to see Illuminations, but as there were none, we drove to Tervuren and then golf club! Home at 11.30 p.m.

Sunday 5^th October 1930

Not bad day on whole.
Aunt Bella to Mass. I wrote Amy Steele. And out with Kiki to Cambre; he fell in pond and I very frightened and wet, in saving him. Monsieur and Madame Masson to tea; and also Monsieur and Madame Mercier stayed till nearly 7. I poured out coffee. Read about disaster to R101 in evening paper.

Monday 6^th October 1930

Heavy showers. Cool.
Out with Kiki a little. In p.m. rest, and then to Cinema at Porte de Namur. Saw “Le Collier de la Reine” about Marie Antoinette. So-so. Home in drenching rain, at 8. Patience in evening.

Tuesday 7^th October 1930

Showers and sun. Windy.
Out to order auto with Aunt Bella and on to visit old Lisa. She gave me plates! Back by tram. After resting, at 3.20 to Eva’s. Tea there. I looked at books. Verhaeren. Back at 7. Supper. Looked at Italian postcards together. Patience.

London

Wednesday 8^th October 1930

Showers. Gale.
Packed in a.m. Lunch at 11.5 Taxi at 11.50 to Nord. Tram 12.45 to Ostend. Boat Jan Breydel at 3.45 to Dover. By coast for 2 hours. Nieuwkerke, lighthouse. Very rough afterwards. Ate sandwich and pear at 6; arrived at 8.15 instead of 7. Arrived Victoria 10.45 instead of 9.26. Embleton’s met me and in car home. New wireless!

Thursday 9^th October 1930

Fine.
Unpacked. Alys at 11 and then Eva at 12.30. Lunch all together at Mackie’s. To Selfridge’s and Cook’s, Orchard Street. To Quebec Hotel. Home. Did hats. Supper. Listened-in and sewed gloves.

Friday 10^th October 1930

Fineish.
To Health: Mr Eden away. Met Alys and she drove us to Sissie’s. Then car in garage and to town. Lunch at “Mrs Brown’s” to Arts Theatre Club. To 76 Cholmley Gardens. Tea there. Saw Eva’s dresses. Back at 7.40 and supper at home. Listened-in.

Saturday 11^th October 1930

Fine.
To Wadie’s and watched Funeral Procession of 48 men of R101 Airship. Killed at Beauvais 5^th October. Home. To tea at Philip Reid’s. Walked from there. To Old Vic. Saw Father? of Montreal and he introduced me to Miss Lilian Bayliss!!! Home by tube.

Memo:
10^th Med J.P. (say 9^th)
Leave Brussels 8^th – 12.45 arrived 9.26 or 8.10, 4.35.
11^th Philip Reid’s

Sunday 12^th October 1930

Fine. Very.
Did some washing. To Ayrton’s to dinner. Beswicks, Lord B. Theobald’s, Alan for cocktails. On to Rink, Golders Green and skated with Alys and talked. To 76 supper in kitchen. In car to Tussaud’s Cinema with Embleton’s to see The Love Parade – Maurice Chevalier.

Monday 13^th October 1930

Very fine.
Out to Selfridge’s. Kardomah. Home to lunch. Ironed and did up parcel for Minnie. Changed collars of coats. Out to Post Office. Ironed.

Tuesday 14^th October 1930

Mild.
To Whiteley’s. Bought bookcase 21/9. To Derry and Tom’s. Bought taffeta frock. To Hope Norman’s. Home. To Cleminson’s at 2. He cauterised polypus in my nose. Home. Rested. At 6. To Chelsea and supper with Barnard’s. Home at 10.30.

Wednesday 15^th October 1930

Very mild and fine – 65 degrees.
Arranged collar of black coat with skunk. Man came and put up my aerial. After lunch, to Westbourne Grove and bought another bookcase. To tea and dinner with Elsa and Tony. Max in and out again to dine with Turner about Lansdowne Hotel.

Thursday 16^th October 1930

Warm.
Arranged divan and desk. Out to shops. Cooked potatoes and Brussels sprouts. Alys to lunch. Ate Minnie’s rabbit. To Warren Street. Alys to Working Party. I to Grafton Electric Company. On to Mansfield Road School and Myopic. Home. Supper. Cold salad of veg’s. Sewed fur for coat.

Friday 17^th October 1930

Warm. Showers.
Washed lots of things. To Boot’s and read Italian book. Lunch. Arranged books. Sewed fur on coat. Ironed things. Met Kitty at Alexis at 7. Dinner and to Arts Theatre Club to see “Little Eyolf” by Ibsen. Forbes-Robertson’s daughter.

Saturday 18^th October 1930

Lovely day.
Washed my hair. Out to shops. Back ,then out at 12.35 by 27 bus to Kew Gardens. 7d to Cumberland Gate. Ate lunch by lake and sketched there, till 3.30. In hothouses, home by bus at 4.30.

Memo:
Wrote E.P. Friday with Miss Meert’s snapshot.
17^th Eyolf evening – Alexis.

Sunday 19^th October 1930

Fine.
Sewed. Up to 76 Cholmley Gardens. To dinner at 1. Then at 4.30 they took me to 26 Compayne. They on to Cave’s. At 6 I walked up to 9 Church Row. Saw Max’s model of Rio Tea-house and plays of new Lansdowne Hotel. Supper and home at 10.15 or so.

Monday 20^th October 1930

Showers. Cooler.
Stayed in with ‘phoning Poz about Thames Grit; Ginx and Max. Out at 1 to Boot’s. Home to lunch, late. Sewed hat in p.m. and Kit phoned. So I to Swiss Cottage 6 and Peter met me in car. To dine at Volta House. Stayed till 9.30 or so.

Tuesday 21^st October 1930

Cooler. Fine.
To Attendance Committee at Netherwood Street 10. To Kingsgate Road, M-D. school. Home. Lunch, sewed cap to match coat from pattern. At 6 to Queen’s Theatre, pit queue. Ate supper there. Saw “The Barretts of Wimpole Street”. Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies. Cedric Hardwick. Late home 11.30.

Wednesday 22^nd October 1930

Fine. Cool.
Washed all my marble tops and gloves. Out to Gamage’s new shop. Bought evening dress there, and ruching. Lunch there. Met Alys at Barnes’ at 3.30, after visiting Northcourt. Had tea with her at tea shop, Janet -? Home after. Tried on frock and lace cap.

Thursday 23^rd October 1930

Dark. Showers.
Re-made grey cloth cap for 3^rd time. Out to buy Dennis’ cheese scoop at Parkes, Vigo Street – £4.10.0. Home. Late to lunch. All p.m. turned out, big trunk. When dark took bullets and mother’s prayerbook and threw in canal. Home. Listened in “Nurse Henrietta” and debate France and England and sewed chantilly lace cap.

Friday 24^th October 1930

Busy putting away things. Out a little way. Woolworth’s lunch. But put up oilcloth by wash basin, painted aluminium paint first. To meet Alys at Piccadilly and to Arts Theatre Club to see “Mr Eno” by C.K. Munro. Very good. 2.30. Coffee at Gerrard Street. Near Villa Villa. Home.

Saturday 25^th October 1930

Dull, then rain.
Re-hung pictures at 12 by tube. Out to call on Elsa, and then on to Mrs Styer’s to lunch With her in car to Strand Theatre (Aldwych corner) to see “It’s a Boy” Leslie Henson. Connie Ediss. Back with her to tea and stayed dinner; played “Pegity” which is goban and patience. Home at 11!!! Alys motored to Tonbridge.

Memo:
20^th Med Inspection A.
21^st 10 a.m. Sub Committee Local attendance.
2.15 Swan and Edgar
24^th Arts Theatre.
22^nd I to Mrs Styer
26^th Sissie to supper

Sunday 26^th October 1930

Cold. Fine.
Did pictures. Embleton’s in car at 12. All to Lab to see new building. To dinner 76 Cholmley Gardens with them. Alys and I to skate at 3, till 5.30. Eva and Dennis colds. On to Sissie for supper and until 10 or past.

Monday 27^th October 1930

Cold. Dull. Rain later.
Arranged pictures again. Out to Handy’s shop to see parable book and buy Axel Munthe’s book. To Lillywhite’s for Tony’s rucksack. Home. Lunch at 2. Cleaned brasses and listened-in to Japan, White House (Hoover spoke) and Macdonald from Downing Street. Naval limitations speeches. Wrote to Aunt Bella and knitted.

Tuesday 28^th October 1930

Milder. Rain.
Out to shops. Walked to Oettle and Selfridge’s and finally bought cakes at Sagne’s. Home. Nellie Moore came to tea, and stayed till about 6, talking of Baxter’s. Einstein broadcast. I copied out cross-word for Mrs Styer till 11.20. Out to post 11.30.

Wednesday 29^th October 1930

Mild. Dull. Fine a.m.
Out to buy meat and potatoes. Back and got them cooking. Out to Rubber shop and Grafton Electric. On to Wade’s. Brought her back to lunch. To Zoo with her carrying cakes and thermos and milk. Tea outdoors. Back to Euston Road. Separated. Home. Re-lined grey cloth bag. Supper.

Thursday 30^th October 1930

Mild. Very light grey suit.
To shops and posted Wade’s Post Office book. Had lunch at 12.30. Walked to 126 Harley Street to see Dennis in Ted’s room. On to Grafton Electric Company. Bus to Chalk Farm. To the school. To Belsize Tube. Met Mrs Styer. With her to Eagles’ Nest for illegitimate babies. Back to tea with her. Up to Kitty’s with Albert Hall tickets and stayed to dinner. Mr Davis, Peter’s tutor there. Peter took me to Swiss Cottage at 10.15.

Friday 31^st October 1930

Cooler, still mild.
Alys phoned. So met her – Lisson Grove in car. She took me home to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Mended necklace. Alys took me on to Chalk Farm in car; I to meet Doz, Leicester Square. Lunch at Alexis. To see “Passing of the Essenes” at Arts Theatre Club. Very good. Geo. Moore’s.

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Saturday, 1^st November 1930

Rain, then better.
Otto phoned. Not going to Sherborne. Went to Boots’ in rain. Changed book. Lunch. Tried on black taffeta. Out to American Women’s Club, 45 Grosvenor Street. Tea with Mrs Griffin, Miss Allitson and Mrs Bower and another. Home at 6.30. Embleton’s toTonbridge. Phil played in 1^st half.

Memo:
31^st Dorothy lunch and Essenes – Arts Theatre
27^th Moore to tea
29^th C.H.W. – fetch her
1^st With May’s to Tonbridge, if fine.

Sunday 2^nd November 1930

Thunderstorm, finer in p.m.
Washed curtains of dressing-table, and Irish lace collar. At 2.15 to Rink. Adrian there. Tea together. Did 3’s on right foot without holding! To Faraday’s. Supper with Lois alone. Others out to concert. Home at 9.

Monday 3^rd November 1930

Fineish, cool.
Ironed curtains. Up to Alys. Helped with Eva’s lace on her black velvet dress. Stayed lunch. With Alys to Dickens and Jones. She and Eva had hair done. I to Austin Reed and Bourne and Hollingsworth for Alys. Back to Dickens and Jones . Finally home at 6. Cooked stew for tomorrow.

Tuesday 4^th November 1930

Fine. Cold.
Out to shops. Lois came to lunch with me at 1.15. Showed her paintings. She went 3.45. Read “Other Man’s Saucer”. I to supper at Barnard’s – 6 Elm Park Road. Home at 10.45.

Wednesday 5^th November 1930

Very cold, fine.
To Wades’. To Arts Theatre Club. Then back and took Wade home to lunch – 21 Oxford Terrace. Made hat for her. Put her Post Office money in my bank. To Wigmore Hall. Met Poz. Recital by Basil Rodgers – negro gardener (me: Black British tenor). Tea at Debenhams with party. Mrs Hartree, Coley, Doss, Elsie Myers and negroes. To 76 Cholmley Gardens. Supper with Eva. Dennis and Alys out for anniversary supper of engagement.

Thursday 6^th November 1930

Dull. Cold.
Unwell. To Care Committee – Netherwood Street 10.30 – 12.00. Mr Eden, Mrs Willis in chair. Very dull. Home. Lunch. To Old Vic 2.30. “The Jealous Wife”. Home. Unwell. Lay down. Listened-in to Masefield’s “Pompey” all evening. Supper at bedside. Electric Welsh rarebit.

Friday 7^th November 1930

Fineish.
To Woolland’s. Walked across Park. On to Army and Navy for lining. To St Thomas’s Home and saw Gwen Cave for a minute. Home. Rested 2 hours in p.m. Knitted skating sock in evening and listened-in. To shops. Supper in bedroom. Bloater. Read Hemingway Fiesta.

Saturday 8^th November 1930

Fine. Mild.
Wrote letters. To Chappell. To Muirhead Bone. To Imperial Institute Disabled Soldiers and Sailors. Bought basket. Met Tonks. Walked home by Kensington Gardens. Sewed frilled sleeves in evening dress. To dinner Ayrton’s 7. Tony’s 21^st birthday. Eva too. All to Phoenix Theatre “Private Lives” Noel Coward, Gertrude Lawrence.

Memo:
6^th Care Committee – 10.30 Netherwood Girls.
Tony’s party 8^th
5^th Dorothy – Hartree p.m.
5^th with Eva in evening
7^th to see Gwen

Sunday 9^th November 1930

Fineish.
To Lab at 11.30. Helped do a little cleaning. Back in car to 76 Cholmley Gardens for dinner 1.30. Helped with Eva’s room. Dennis and Alys rested. Coffee with Eva. At 7.30 alone to skating. Sandwich. Alys came 9.10. They took me home to 21 Oxford Terrace in car.

Monday 10^th November 1930

Fine. Mild.
Walked to Boot’s and then to Hope Norman and paid aerial bill. Westbourne Grove and saw toddy ladle. Lunch. Mackeral. To Lillywhite’s. Met Susie at Beaux Art’s, Bruton Place. Mrs White’s paintings. Took Susie to tea at English Speaking Union. Home.

Tuesday 11^th November 1930

Fine. Cold.
To Meeting at Netherwood School 10. Up to Alys at 10.45 and with her, listened-in at Cenotaph Service 11. Lunch. To town with Alys after to get seats on Varsity Match Day. Bought hat at Gamage’s. To meet Menie at Arts Theatre Club and saw “Machines” by Reg Berkeley.

Wednesday 12^th November 1930

Fine.
At 11.30 to Cleminson’s. Met Alys there. He snared off a polypus from my nose. Walked home to 21 Oxford Terrace with Alys. Lunch. Then both of us to see Gwen at St Thomas’ Home. Home about 6 and rested. Quiet evening. Listened-in.

Thursday 13^th November 1930

Very fine.
Alys rang up about Harrow versus Tonbridge match. I to Fortune Theatre, and to Russell’s. Home. Up to 76 Cholmley Gardens at 1.10. With Alys and Eva in Baby Austin to Harow. At 2.30 rugger match. Phil playing for Tonbridge. Harrow boy broke leg. Home to 76 Cholmley Gardens for tea and dinner. Dennis dined out with W. Trotter. I home at 10.30.

Friday 14^th November 1930

Lovely day.
Packed suitcase. Kit ‘phoned – couldn’t come to Layton. Taxi up to 76 Cholmley Garden 12.15. Alys to fetch Lois and suitcases. Porter for trailer. All read. Miss Viall ‘phoned Dennis on dying case and we couldn’t go to Layton. Lois stayed till 5.30. I stayed night. Dennis in and out again at 10. Supper in kitchen. Pea soup, lobster, pigeons en casserole.

Saturday 15^th November 1930

Duller.
Dennis still busy with Orr-Ewing case (Lady Inskip’s son). Alys motored Eva and me to Sissie’s and Lois with her luggage. Read in p.m, Alys and Dennis rested. At 6.30 Alys took me to Sissie’s and I supper there, Winnie and Nellie Barnard too. Eva called for me 9.30. To King’s Cross for box from Layton 10.5. To patient in Bentinck Street.

Memo:
10^th Beaux Arts Bruton Place 3.30.
14^th To Layton? Weekend.
12^th “Machines” evening Arts Theatre Club 11^th 8.30
13^th Pagliacci Old Vic evening 7.45
12^th 11.30 Cleminson

Sunday 16^th November 1930

Fine. Very cold later.
Slept at 76 Cholmley Gardens. Dennis to patient and lab at 9.30. All did “drawing” of duck from Layton. Eva chiefly. At 11.30 Dennis to us to 21 Oxford Terrace for my skates. Then all to Ayrton’s to see Teahouse model. Dinner at 76 (duck). Alys and I to skating, Adrian too. Eva with Dennis to patient. Supper in kitchen. Mrs K. Mills out. Slept at 76. Alys with Dennis to patient at 10 p.m.

Monday 17^th November 1930

Very cold frost. Some fog.
Eva to shops. I with ALys to Lab. Coffee there. To Mrs Fagge’s. To Lunn’s. To Fortune Theatre. Back to lunch with Alys. Eva finished and out to class. Alys and I read till tea – “Last Days of Pompeii”. I back home to 21 Oxford Terrace at 6. Left suitcase, took only bag. Listened-in foreign stations. Read “Marshall Hall”.

Tuesday 18^th November 1930

Dull. Milder. Rain in evening.
Did a bit of sewing of black taffeta frilled frock sleeve. Out to Chappell’s and met Alys and Eva at Mackie’s. Lunch together. Heard about Miss Roland and Varvill. Home. Windows cleaned and gas mended. To Alys at 6. Eva to King’s Hospital ball. Dennis back. Pheasants from Layton. Talk about Roland and Dolly Varvill till 10.45. Home.

Wednesday 19^th November 1930

Mild.
Work with headache. Rearranged boxes, drawers. Out to Gamage’s for skirt pattern. Lunch, very dark in p.m. but managed to unpick Irish lace cuffs. To 76 Cholmley Gardens at 5.30. Eva out to Berlitz. Talked to Alys. Strenuous and useless? Ate cold beef and bread and then on to the Clubhouse – Golders Green 7.30. Met Lois. Life model till 10. Short poses. Enjoyed it. Ernest Blaikley and Shoosmith. Home at 10.55.

Thursday 20^th November 1930

Showers.
Sewed all a.m. at black taffeta and lace. To lunch at Nell Sime’s. Met Adine and Miss Robinson of Munsley. Home 3.30. To lecture at University College “Pericles” at 5.15. Home. Supper and sewed very late. To bed 10.45.

Friday 21^st November 1930

Rain. Mild.
At 10.45 to Health Trust. Kingsgate to see Miss Long and Mr Eden, re secretaryship Care Committee of Mentally Defective Schools. Home. Lunch and Alys and Eva appeared with lunch too. To County Hall at 4.30 – 6. Care Committee Secretaries Mentally Defective Schools. To Kit’s to dinner 7.30 and with her to Everyman to see Masks and Faces. Home by 28 bus.

Saturday 22^nd November 1930

Showers.
Sewed dress in a.m. and to shops for cakes. Eva to tea with me at 4.30. Alys and Dennis to Sir Warren Crooke-Lawless. Eva and I to cocktail party 5 – 7 at Max’s Chambers. About 150 there! I to Mrs Styer’s to dine and to see “Wooden Shoes” at Kingsway Theatre. Margaret Halstan, Maud Hertz. Others dined with cocktail party at Stokes. Talked to Schwabe and Sheringham.

Memo:
12.45 20^th Nell
20^th 5.15 Pericles
19^th Clubhouse 7.20
21^st 11. Institute Long.
22^nd Max’s cocktail party
with Kit to Masks and Faces 21^st – 8.30
20^th lunch with Nell Sime
Dinner 7.
With Mrs Styer to theatre 22^nd.

Sunday 23^rd November 1930

Cold. Dull.
Busy sewing. At 2 Embleton’s called in car, for my sewing case. Back to dinner with them at 2.20 at 76 Cholmley Gardens. I alone to skating and others to Lab. Back to 76 and read and all had supper in kitchen. Home about 11.

Monday 24^th November 1930

Dull, some mild rain.
Sewed frock. To C.H.W.’s at 12. Gave her £2. On to lunch in Drury Lane. ¼. Good. To Old Vic, Owen Smyth’s show. Home. Sewed and long-lined black coat. To Old Vic after super. To see Antony and Cleopatra. 1^st perfect. Gielgud and Dorothy Green. Very good. Home at 11.50.

Tuesday 25^th November 1930

Mild. Damp.
Washed things. Out to meet Lois at Shoolbred’s and together to New English Show, after lunch together which I gave her. To 76 Cholmley Gardens to fetch frock. All out. Met Mrs Kingmill on doorstep, luckily. Home. Sewed fur cuffs on coat. Read Roman History.

Wednesday 26^th November 1930

Heavy showers.
Ironed coat. To 6 Elm Park Road at 12.45 to lunch and on with Poz and Doz to Cheyne Hospital Polly had soap stall. Then to 47 Wimpole Street to Dennis’ Laboratory At Home. Will Cave, Ginx, Max, etc. Home at 6 and hurried supper and to to Club at Golders Green for Life Class. Male costume model. Home 10.50.

Thursday 27^th November 1930

Fog.
To Gamage’s for pattern of coatee. Home. Again there in p.m. for silk, but failed. Home and rested for 45 minutes. Changed and to lecture on Marcus Tullius at University College at 5.15. To Elsa’s to dinner at 7.30. Max and she alone. Depression as hotel work stopped. Home about 10.15.

Friday 28^th November 1930

Wet.
To Marshall’s and Evans and got silk at latter. Home. After lunch, cut out coatee with peplum in old glace silk and some new. Worked all p.m. at it. Very dark. To supper with Dorothy at 6 Elm Park Road. Colonel Armstrong came in afterwards.

Saturday 29^th November 1930

Dull. Dry.
Out to Evans for ruching and bought frock stuff. All p.m. finishing off taffeta coatee. ALys and Dennis to Canney’s at Cambridge. Eva to Cave’s. To Post Office and put £100 in (C.H.W.’s) 96.

Memo:
26^th To Elm Park Road 12.45. To Dennis’ Lab later.
C.H.W £2 24^th (she had £2.2.6 in hand).
27^th University College Law 5.15 to Elsa’s to dinner
30^th To Rush’s, 139 Hampstead Way about 5.
28^th To Dorothy Barnard’s to supper.

Sunday 30^th November 1930

Dull, damp.
Did some washing and finished coatee. To skating at 3 – 5. Alone there. Enjoyed it. On to Agnes and Frank Rush’s. Home at 7. Early to bed 8. Read in bed. Tired.

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Monday 1^st December 1930

Dull, dark.
Cut out frock in blue and yellow stuff. Out to Boot’s. Back. Lunch. Did frock again and brasses. Met Alys at Army and Navy Stores. Tea at Gorringe’s together. Home. Eva had been at 21 2 hours between lectures. Elsa phoned about Duncan Tate’s death (on Friday). Wrote Jeanie.

Tuesday 2^nd December 1930

Dull. Dry. To Local Attendance Committee at 10. Up to Alys’. She took me to Kits’ in car and fetched me at 12.45. Eva to lunch there. I lunched with Alys and at 4 she took me to Elsa’s in car! I had tea with Elsa and Max in Max’s bedroom. Took Jerry to Heineman’s and back in taxi to Church Row. Home. Supper. Sewed frock and to bed later.

Wednesday 3^rd December 1930

Very cool and dry. Dark.
At 10.30 to Manager’s Meeting at Kingsgate Road. Met Alys at West Hampstead. To town to buy stuff for her coatee, together. Lunch at Lewis’. I home after and sewed frock all p.m. Supper at 6, and to Life Class at Golders Green 7.30 – 10.00. Short poses with delightful model. Straight hair and plaits.

Thursday 4^th December 1930

Dull. Cold day.
Sewed frock and wore it and to fetch Wadie. Lunch 3 – 4 at Villa Bella in Euston Road. Very good. Home. Out to Fortune Theatre 2.30. People’s Theatre. The Man from Blankley’s. Huntley Wright. Nancy Price spoke. Very interesting. C.H.W. home from Baker Street. Finished frock at 10.15.

Layton

Friday 5^th December 1930

Very foggy. Cold.
Up to 76 at 9.30. Louis too. All of us off in car, and lunched at Wansford, The Haycock. Good. On, in thickening fog, to Doncaster. At 4 had to stop. Fog too dense to go on. Tea and dinner and slept at Danum Hotel. Not good, expensive. Slept with Eva. Memo: Go to Rockingham Arms next time.

Saturday 6^th December 1930

Foggy. Cold.
Fog better. Off at 9 to Layton, arrived about 11.40 or so. Cold. In p.m. round greenhouses and outhouses. Billiards in evening. Pyramids. Fires in bedrooms. Lovely. Daisy waited for first time.

Memo:
2^nd Local Attendance Committee 10 a.m.
4^th Fortune Theatre. Matinee.
Call for C.H.W. 12.
3^rd 10.30 Manager’s – Kingsgate.
Life class
A.A. hotel.
Rockingham Arms on right as you come in from south.
5^th to Layton.

Sunday 7^th December 1930

Cold. Foggy. Rain in p.m.
Too foggy and cold for church. Lois saw kitchen and bandaged Mrs H. Stayed in and I cut out Alys’ coatee. After dinner all out along Colliers Lane. Alys and Dennis back first. Dennis wrote Lady Inskip about her son, Orr-Ewing. Pyramids till 10.

London

Monday 8^th December 1930

Fine a.m. Cloudy. Slippery. Rainy.
Lovely sunrise. Packed. Breakfast 7.45. Off in car at 8.45. Frost on road. Heavy trailer, loud speaker and goose-crate! Sandwich lunch after Stamford. Home at 4.30. Lois got out at Hendon. Phil arrived from Cambridge (exam) 6. I stayed dinner, and away at 9.15. Layton chicken.

Tuesday 9^th December 1930

Fog. Clear at Twickenham.
All met at Waterloo 12. Coxes, Caves, Embleton’s, Beck Sharpe. Blue. To Twickenham. Varsity Rugger Match. Draw. 3 all. Lunch and coffee on stands. Back. Changed. Met at Criterion. Dinner, all except Phil. To “It’s a Boy” Strand Theatre. I fainted and very sick. Alys home with me in taxi.

Wednesday 10^th December 1930

Alys stayed night. She off at 12.30. Felt gradually better. Began lining fur coat. At English Speaking Union, read magazines. Home. 5.30. Wrote E.P.

Thursday 11^th December 1930

Rain.
Busy re-lining fur coat most of day. At 3.15 to Care Committee, 30 minutes late by mistake. Home and went on with fur coat. To Gamage’s to take evening dress to be cleaned of sick!

Friday 12^th December 1930

Damp.

To Handy’s shop. Bought book for David and geography. Finished fur coat only at 4. Rested. Dressed. Ginx’ car came at 7. Called for Doz and to dine at the Harrison’s. Ginx took Doz and me to Bittersweet. Very good. Evelyn Laye and Mataxa and Joy St Helier.

Saturday 13^th December 1930

Very fine a.m.
Out to Bond Street and Medici. Wrote Tades. Did Alys’ coatee, and rested. Headache. Kit phoned and asked me to dinner, but too headachey. Out to buy fruit. Did Alys’ coatee till 10.15.

Memo:
9^th Varsity Rugger Match
11^th 3.15 Care Committee
10.30 – 3.30 Sale Enright.
12^th Dine and Bittersweet
14^th Supper after 7 p.m. Adine.

Sunday 14^th December 1930

Fine. Rain in evening.
Did some washing. To 76 to dinner 1. They took me home (and they on to Cave’s new house). I to supper (after a long rest) at Adine’s. Phil S. in Rangoon. Nell and Miss Robinson there.

Monday 15^th December 1930

Fair, cold.
To shops for silk, buttons and bag tops at Gamage’s. Busy doing Alys’ coatee and bag. Out to near shops and got diary. To bed 10.30. Sewing till then.

Tuesday 16^th December 1930

Cold. Damp.
Out to Chalk Farm School and got things 5/-. On to Wade’s. On to shops for ribbon. To Jones’ in Leicester Square, lunch at Counter. To Alhambra film, “The Mystery of Life” and Les Toits de Paris. Home 5.15. Sewed Alys’ coatee. Supper. At 9 John Morgan rang up, and came, in taxi at 9.25. Stayed till 11 o’clock.

Wednesday 17^th December 1930

Pitch dark all day.
Frightful dark fog. Out to buy cakes. Polished brasses, lighted fire. At 4 came Aunt Rosa and Lois to tea. At 4.30. Mrs Styer. She took me back in her car, and sent me on in it to 8 North Square. Dinner with Faraday’s and to Life Club with Lois. Too foggy at 10 to return, so stayed night at Faraday’s.

Thursday 18^th December 1930

Dull, but clear.
Up and breakfast at 8.30 with Lois and Laurie, away and home by 9.40. Washed tea-things of yesterday!. Did up Alys’ coatee. To Kingsgate School at 12. Did Xmas tree with Miss Norton. To lunch with Alys and Eva. Back to school for Xmas party. Alys too. Mr Greatorex, and Echo story. Home at 4. Wrote Xmas cards and letters and parcels.

Friday 19^th December 1930

Dull and damp.
Out to buy leather for moccasins. Sent off parcels – Leggett’s, Teeds. All day sewing Eva’s bag (of Madras stuff) and cut out moccasins. Felt rather queerish. To supper at 6 Elm Park Road and on to Handel Society concert with Poz and Doz in taxi. Home in taxi. 1/6 at Dorothy’s expense.

Saturday 20^th December 1930

Dull.
Out to Boot’s. Sent off Davey’s parcel. Sewed Eva’s bag and moccasins, most of day. Wrote up Care Committee cases. Had hot bath and read “Little Caesar”.

Memo:
18^th Dred Scott case 5.15.
18^th 2 – 2.30 Kingsgate School party.
11.30 or 12 Help Norton
19^th Handel 7 p.m.
17^th Fortune and Styer and Faraday’s 4.30.
21^st Kit and Barbara to skating.
16^th Alhambra film. Mystery of Life.

Sunday 21^st December 1930

Very fine.
Up to 76 Cholmley Gardens at 12 o’clock. Gave Alys the moccasins and gloves and Eva, Madras bag. Dinner with them all. On to Rink, Kitty, Barbara and Adrian. Tea. Embleton’s to Mürren. With Kit home and dinner with Buchanan’s. George and Joan also came. Home 10.30. Felt coldy.

Monday 22^nd December 1930

Foggy.
Woke late. Coldiness better. Out to Lyons Popular to book table for Xmas day. To Lunn’s about Alys’ money refund. Walked to Wallis Collection for Persian Art ticket. Not. A. C. Walked home. Cooked Wills’ fish. Sewed and rested after lunch. Slept about 2 hours! Out at 4.30 to Gamage’s about evening frock cleaned.

Tuesday 23^rd December 1930

Foggyish but better.
Sewed leaves on evening dress straps and did lace cape ruching. Out to Boot’s and to Selfridge’s, Gamage’s and Marshall’s. To bed early. Read Grand Hotel – Vicki Baum.

Wednesday 24^th December 1930

Clear. Mild. Not sunny.
Packed suitcase. To Gamage’s about evening dress; lost. Bought petticoat. After lunch, at 4 in taxi to 9 Church Row. Tea with Max and Tony. Rested. Dressed at 7.15. Beswick’s, Monkhouses, Gladys Bell, Alan. Dinner. Games. Charades.

Thursday 25^th December 1930

Finer. Mild.
Breakfast 9.30. Presents. Out at 11.30 to Buchanan’s. Handy drove me to 21 Oxford Terrace and then Euston. Took Wade in taxi to Lyon’s Popular Xmas dinner. To 21 and she rested. At 4 in bus and taxi (for Cricklew) to Faraday’s. Tea. Sissie came. Supper. Charades. “Eggspert”. Laurie drove Wade and me back. I to 9 Church Row.

Friday 26^th December 1930

Rain till 2.
Breakfast in bed, tho’ quite well. Talked to Elsa. Max drew card for Alys. Read Adrian’s Diary and wrote Alys. Adrian to tea and supper. Out on Heath with Max and Elsa. Linguaphone records in evening. Beswick’s and Bella in at 12.

Saturday 27^th December 1930

Dull, showers.
Out on Heath with Max and Elsa. Met Alan and he and I called at Volta House. Back to lunch, 9 Church Road. Rested in p.m. on bed. Tea. Read Adrian’s Diary. All to dine with Adrian and tube to Golders Green Hippodrome to see “Folly to be Wise”. Mary Eaton, Al and U.S.A. Nelson Keys, Cicely Courtneidge. Very comic. Sangfroid acrobat, Barber. Song of the South and Exercise with four onlookers. Home by tube.

Sunday 28^th December 1930

Perfect.
On Heath. Madeira walk with Max, Elsa and Adrian. Read Adrian’s diary. Rested in drawing-room. No-one in. Max rang up Sheringham (in bed). Adrian to skating in evening. We all read – I, the diary.

Monday 29^th December 1930

Showers. Lovely evening and cold.
Tony drew my head, while Elsa settled dinner. Out with Elsa very little way, Virginia joined us and back to lunch. Rested on bed. Elsa and I to tea at Virginia’s and Max in too. Back at 6.30 (Max to Sheringham’s). Dinner and Max showed Ragusa sketches in evening.

Tuesday 30^th December 1930

Wet all day.
Packed. With Elsa on heath in rain. Lunch 12.45. Peter Buchanan at 2, and drove me to 21 Oxford Terrace and suitcase. Gear lever broke! Unpacked and to shops. Supper. Wrote Gamage’s. Out to Sadler’s Wells Theatre by 27 and 30 bus to Angel. Fun. Gielgud and Green did lovely act. Shirley McKinley sang 8 – 10 over theatre.

Wednesday 31^st December 1930

Damp. Showers.
Out to Wade’s with £4 and to Bank. Lunch at home. Rested, after writing to Aunt Bella and Alys. To Sissie’s at 5.30, took azalea 2.6. Supper with her 6.45. To Life Club with Lois at Codner’s, 26 Temple Fortune Hill? No model so we drew Mr Oliver, and Pitman. Listened in till 12.30, in bed.

Memo:
April 26^th 1931 Census Day
30^th Sadler’s Wells party
31^st Life Class at Codner’s.
March 4^th Bragg on Faraday – National lectures B.B.C.

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In Life:
Characterization of Balliol man.

“That they possess the tranquil consciousness of effortless superiority.”

“When you’re by yourself you’re alone, and if you mind it, you’re lonely” – Edith Bache. Little girl’s definition.

Vogue patterns at Lewis’ and Dickens and Jones.
McCall patterns Selfridges
McCall, Vogue and Butterick at Army and Navy.
Thawpit – Woolworth’s spot remover.

There was a young man of Redruth
Who set out on a search for the truth
With his elders, who knew
That nothing was true
Remarked as a symptom of youth – Lionel Curtis

Boats – London – Brussels 28 Billiter Street, E.C.

Edward Clodd, Aldeburgh – 28.8.1924. Thomas Hardy wrote:
I was pleased to know that you were so comfortable when I was picturing you in your shirtsleeves, with a lot of other robust Aldeburghers digging a huge trench from Aldeburgh Church to the top of those steps we go down to your house, streaming with sweat, and drinking pots of beer between the shovellings. (English beer, of course).

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Endive – Separate tender leaves; put coarser in boiling water. Large pan, about 20 minutes. Add the finer leaves after about 5 minutes. When tender first in colander to drain. About 10 minutes before serving, make a mixture of a dessertspoon of flour, a walnut of butter, pepper, salt and add boiling water so as make a smooth paste, put on fire and stir; it becomes rather stiff. Then add the endive and mix up, and let it stand over head of gas for a few minutes till needed.

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Patience – 8 in a row. 6 rows, 4 over. Begin with aces, Can pile in descending sequence, alternate colours on any card; never more than 4 out. Get Kings to top row when possible. Can divide sequences if easier to place your 4 cards.

4 chairs in a row. Say which they have sat in. They are numbered 1234. You say “come in” which is 4 – 4 letters in the word or you may come in – 3.

Think of a letter – Demons (Deutch) or Fains (French). Use a sentence beginning with the letter, in French.

Think of an article in room. Point out something black before it.

Lump of Sugar – O
Matches, LOVE
NEWDOOR – anagram make into one word.
Cart horse – orchestra

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To keep Autumn leaves, put their stalks in ½ glycerine and ½ water for two weeks. Boots’ unrefined 1- 10 bottle. They stiffen and keep all winter.

 

Stabilo – copying pencil – green and magenta