Personal Memoranda:
Name: Katharine Boyd
Private Address: 21 Oxford Terrace, London W.2.
Telephone No: Paddington 2098
Telephone No of Friends: Hampstead 7014.
Friday 1st January 1932
Mild. Damp.
Eva down to breakfast in dressing gown. I walked to Ravensworth with Debby. Got sweets and stamps for change, tho’ Post Office shut. Wrote Kit. Alys wrote letters. Dennis and Alys to Morritt Arms, Greta Bridge.
Saturday 2nd January 1932
Mild. Damp.
Drove to Richmond (Phil driving). Shopped, but some still shut. Back 12. Dennis and Phil to Wardle’s. Took Debby out with Alys and Eva a little way. Eva still very shakey and no appetite.
Sunday 3rd January 1932
Lovely rainbows. Mild.
I out with Debby across fields. Then sat with Eva outside by croquet lawn. She not well enough to go to London. Wrote Amy Steel and postcards to Mrs Styer. Sat in smoking room with Eva and Dennis, he at wireless. Alys and Phil billiards. Packed up.
London
Monday 4th January 1932
Very fine and mild.
Finished packing. All off at about 11 or 12 so in car with trailer. Lunch on way, sandwiches. Back at 76 Cholmley Gardens at about 7.30. I stayed the night (in Phil’s bed in Eva’s room). He on mattress in his room. Unpacked flowers.
Tuesday 5th January 1932
Windy. Dull.
I back to 21 Oxford Terrace with Dennis in car and see Wade. Out to various shops, unpacked and out to Dickens and Jones (sale). On to Lupus Street coach station. Home by 36 bus. Early to bed, read and listened-in.
Wednesday 6th January 1932
Gales and rain.
Clearing-up. Alys in, and I with her in Chrysler to Westbourne Grove about divans. Lunch. Out to get Times and stuff for Wade’s curtains. Very wet. After early supper, to Old Vic “Knight of the Burning Pestle” Beaumont and Fletcher. Sybil Thorndike cutting of cake and Old Lang Syne after for Old Vic Circle.
Thursday 7th January 1932
Cold. Dull.
Tidied up and out to Boot’s and laundry. Lunch at home. Up to tea at 76 Cholmley Gardens. Eva at home, had been sick (they expecting Willis’ to dine). I to Faraday’s 7.15. Lucy Brewtnall, The Shoesmith’s and to Miss Davis? Writing games. I to Hampstead Tube in Davis’ car.
Friday 8th January 1931
Cold.
To Army and Navy gloves for rhinitis. Called for Eva and lunched together at Gorringe’s. Home. Busy making pleated skirt and alpaca wool pullover for Badminton. Sewed all p.m. and evening till 10. Wrote J.H.M. about Arts Theatre and to buy “Faraday”.
Saturday 9th January 1931
Bright. Cold.
Out early. Letter from Jim Archer. To Kingsway Theatre for ticket. Home. Out to lunch with Barnard’s at 6 Elm Park Road and stayed tea. Home. Alan Baumer phoned. Changed and met him at Volunteer. Nice dinner 7 p.m. I tube to Holborn to see Russian Plays – Benefit. Very crowded and good. 5 plays by Tchekov and Dostoevsky. Karsavina danced. Met Jim Archer after. Lipkowska sang. Home at 12.20.
Memo:
6th Old Vic and cutting cake.
7th 7.15 to Faraday’s.
9th to 6 Elm Park Road about 1.
To Kingsway Theatre 8.15 Benefit.
Sunday 10th January 1932
Rain.
Washed things. Wrote. At 3.30 out to Golders Green. Called on Paul with Ashcroft’s book. On to Sissie’s to tea. Alys called for me there in Baby Austin. To 76 Cholmley Gardens to supper. Eva sick again. Phil took me home all the way in Baby.
Monday 11th January 1932
Dull
To Kodak’s and to Treasure Cot for Virginia, Bourne and Hollingsworth. Home to lunch. At 3 along to Nell Sime’s with book. On to Kitty’s to tea and dinner. All of them not home. Sledge came in evening. Fun. Dumps with Handy “Plank”. Peter and George drove me all the way home.
Tuesday 12th January 1932
Fineish.
Letter from J.H.M. So to Arts Theatre Club. Then met Dorothy at Fine Arts in Savile Row 11.30. Rowlandson and other caricaturists. Home. Menie in bus. Quiet p.m. and evening. Tired. Sewed, bath. Phoned Alys. They at Varwill’s. Eva in bed.
Wednesday 13th January 1932
Showers. Milder.
Slept late. Out to shops. At 2 to Northcourt. Then on to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Eva in bed and Dr Larkin. I sewed and ironed green workbasket lining. To Art Club – jolly young model for short poses.
Thursday 14th January 1932
Fine, windy.
Out to Garrould’s and Marlow’s. Home. Along to Wade’s. took her to lunch. Thompson’s. Both to Mansfield Road School. Then to Bedford Palace to see “Rango”. 7d seats before 3.30. Home to tea. Then to Baker Street together and I to 76 Cholmley Gardens to dinner and sit with Eva. Others out at Stanmore. Lined workbasket.
Friday 15th January 1932
Mild. Dull.
Out to Kardomah and bus back. Tired. Worked at white accentuated pleated dress after lunch. At 3.30 to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Eva got up for tea, by Larkin’s permission. After tea, Phil drove me to Sissie’s. Altered her blue dress. After supper there, both of us to Art Club, Claude Flight’s lecture.
Saturday 16th January 1932
Mild.
Nice quiet day. Along to Cozen’s for sarsenet ribbon. Sewed various things. Badminton skirt and pullover. Rested 1½ hours. To Badminton at 8, meeting Phil there. He took me home in Baby Austin.
Memo:
11th Tea and dinner at Buchanan’s.
14th To Wade’s 12.30
12th 11.30 Burlington.
15th Art Club Claude Flight 7. Sissie’s.
16th Sat 4 p.m. Elm Park Road.
17th Tea and supper Elsa’s.
Sunday 17th January 1932
Fineish. Mild.
Alys and Dennis called in Chrysler and to Lab for blood count. To 76 Cholmley Gardens for dinner 1.30. Eva up. Alys took Eva out in car in p.m. Phil and I helped Dennis with new super-hot set. Phil took me to Ayrton’s at 4.30. Tea and supper there. Alan there. Beswick’s to tea there.
Monday 18th January 1932
Mild.
Up to Alys at 12 and stayed lunch. Sewed black ripple coat. Tea and sudden idea of going with Phil to skate with Cave’s so with him in Baby Austin at 5. Fetched my skates. To Bickley. Dinner at Cave’s. To Streatham Rink – skated till 11. Drove home by 11.45.
Tuesday 19th January 1932
Mild.
Early to L.A. Sub-Committee Meeting 10. Out to 26 Compayne Gardens. Long talk about coaches and exams. Lunch at Stewart’s. To 76 Cholmley Gardens at 1.30. Home, sewed, re-arranged about Theatre and to Arts Theatre Club with tickets. To Baker’s and surprise meeting with Alys and Phil! Shoe Department. To Wade’s for 20 minutes. Home to bed. Very tired. Tried on fancy dress.
Wednesday 20th January 1932
Mild. Very dark.
To Selfridge’s for zip. To Boot’s. After lunch up to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Alys and Phil to Spencer’s cocktail party after tea. I with Eva, strung coral beads. Sandwiches and then to Art Club. Oil paints for 1st time there. Whole figure.
Thurdsay 21st January 1932
To Haverstock Hill School. Met Alys and Phil at Thew’s. Talked . Alys in Baby Austin. Home. Met Dorothy at Arts Theatre Club at 8.20. “The Comforter”, Laurence Housman and “The Judgement of Dr Johnson”, Chesterton.
Friday 22nd January 1932
Some fog in country.
Went to High Street, Marylebone for edibles. Home and prepared lunch. Menie at 1 until 3.30. Cleared up. At 5.30 Embleton’s in Chrysler’; I too to Tonbridge. Left Phil at School. Dined Rose and Crown and Dennis called on Maths master. Home at 11. Foggy in patches.
Saturday 23rd January 1932
Cooler.
To shops. Alys in to talk of Eva’s going away with Poz? I packed and rested. Over to Golders Green. Met by Lois 7. Dinner at Faraday’s. Dressed (Dutch dress). Lois, Laurie and I to dance at Institute gym. Art Club dance (4/-) Fun. Shoesmith’s and Rush’s. Models. Back to sleep at 77 at 1.15.
Memo:
L.A. Sub Committee 10 1.m. 19th
29th Phil away?
Fancy dress dance. To Faraday’s 7.30.
22nd Menie. Phil to School.
Sunday 24th January 1932
Fine. Cold.
Nice walk to Ken. Wood with Lois. She motored me to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Dinner there. Sewed lace in Eva’s frock. Tea at Faraday’s. Embleton’s too, and Paul, Muriel and Michael. I stayed to supper. Embleton’s home as Teddy Berry coming. Laurie took me to 76 at 9. Telephoned to Beresford Hotel. Home at 10.15.
Monday 25th January 1932
Cool. Foggy a.m.
Up to 76 Cholmley Gardens with jersey and shoes for Eva. Home to lunch. To Victoria 2.5 Eva and Polly off to Birchington (both after flu). Home. Did oil paints. Sandwiches and to Old Vic at 5.30. Sat pit door. In at 6.50. Side balcony corner seat (2/6). Excellent “Julius Caesar”.
Tuesday 26th January 1932
Fineish.
To meet Alys at Evans’. 10.45. Together to Gamage’s about games. Photo. Alys home to lunch with me. Ham in ginger beer. Did game-cards. In evening 7.30 dinner Ayrton’s. Adrian and Lamb. Phyllis Tate, Little Schwabe after and Ed. Dunbar, Tony’s college girl friend. Schwabe himself too. Dancing chiefly. Home at 12.
Wednesday 27th January 1932
Cold. Dark.
Up late. Alys came in. I at 12 to Globe Theatre, took a gallery queue stall 6d. To Duchess for ticket. Lunch at Express Dairy in Covent Garden. To see “And so to Bed” at Globe. Yvonne Arnold and Frank Collier. Pepys 1st row gallery. Very good. Woman from Argentine next to me. Home. Supper. To Art Club, short poses, new model. Bath, not very hot.
Thursday 28th January 1932
Very cold and dark.
To Kitty’s at 11. Nice a.m. sewing. Lunch (very good) and then to Embassy Theatre to see “Full Fathom Five”. Very good in parts. Is murder justifiable? Home, supper. To Duchess Theatre to see “Windows”, Galsworthy preceded by “Trifles” Susan Glaispell. American, one-act.
Friday 29th January 1932
Cold, dull.
Met Lois at Burlington House, French pictures 5/-. 1020. Lunch there. Broth and cheese. Stayed till 3.15 Home. Wrote to K.H.D. To Bond Street about purple dress. To Lyceum Club. Wrote Eva from there. To supper at 6 Elm Park Road with Doz. Stayed the night.
Saturday 30th January 1932
Milder, dull.
Breakfast with Dorothy. Home at 10. Alys came. To Wade’s in Chrysler. Then home and later Alys came with Baby Austin and I drove with her to Tonbridge. Sandwiches en route. Corpus Christi College. Tonbridge won. Phil got a try. Gwen and Molly there. Tea, just Alys, Phil and I. Home at 7.10. Supper and to Badminton. Buchanan’s brought me home.
Memo:
25th 1st night.
29th To Doz at 6.30
29th Birth of Paul’s 2nd son.
28th Priscilla Bergel’s son born – Lois?
30th To Wade’s 2 – 2.30.
Sunday 31st January 1932
Dull, cold.
Not out all day (except post in evening). Lovely quiet day, tidying paints, canvasses, brushes and long drawer. Stretch canvas too. Phoned Lois about Paul’s new son.
Monday 1st February 1932
Very cold.
Alys to Thew’s in car. Met her there 10.30. With her to Tottenham Court Road. She to Wade’s. I to Winsor and Newton and Kardomah. Home, after lunch at Brasserie Universalle. Cut out Wade’s dress. Met Kitty at New Theatre. La Bataille de la Marne by Obey, Compagnie des Quinze and La Vie en Rose.
Tuesday 2nd February 1932
Cold.
Dennis phoned. Alys not well. Up to her; she asleep. Walked and bus to Kingsgate Road, and on to Pritchard’s. Lunch there. Back to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Slept on settee. Alys bread and milk at 4.30.and tea. Eva in. I home at 6 and to Boot’s with book. Read there till 7.
Wednesday 3rd February 1932
Fine. Milder.
To Lafayette’s. Dressing jacket for Alys 10.11. Home to lunch. Sewed Wade’s dress. To 76 Cholmley Gardens at 5. Laid supper. Eva in at 5.30. Alys out with Doris. I sandwiches and on to Art Club. Long pose Marita Ross. I did oil portrait – head profile.
Thursday 4th February 1932
Cool. Fineish.
Busy painting backgrounds in. To Debenham and Freebody’s to order Eva’s red stuff. At 3, Alys came in Baby Austin. To Debenham’s again to countermand stuff as skirt all right. Alys took me to 87 Fordwych Road. I tea with Muriel Faraday, Michael and new baby – 6 days old there (un-named). Sewed Wade’s dress in evening.
Friday 5th February 1932
Cool. Dull.
Alys phoned and I met her at Selfridge’s. With her to Hampstead to take flowers to Kitty. Together in Baby Austin to Golden Square and lunch at S.F. (snack) near Piccadilly. To buy jumper for Alys (in Piccadilly). Home. Sewed green petticoat and grey bag. To bed 9.35.
Saturday 6th February 1932
Cool.
To Boot’s and sat there, feeling very faint, for 30 minutes. Bought sal volatile. Home. Busy p.m. looking at old canvasses. Supper, dressed and to Badminton. Eva there, new red cardigan. Alan took me for soup at Tussaud’s. Felt quite well all rest of day.
Memo:
1st Compagnie des Quinze, New Theatre, La Bataille de la Marne.
4th Tea with Muriel 4.
7th Supper at May’s 7 ish.
Sunday 7th February 1932
Fine. Fog in parts. Cold.
Up to 76 Cholmley Gardens at 1. Dinner. Quiet p.m. The other 3 out for walk. I not, thinking I would walk to May’s, but after tea (at 7), Alys and Eva motored me in Baby Austin to Otto May’s. Supper there (only me). Home at 10.30.
Monday 8th February 1932
Cold. Dull.
Alys came. I with her to shops – Dickens and Jones. Hoover. I home. Did canvases and had a short rest, as very tired. Then, at 4.15 to C.H.W. She had written. Stayed till 5.30. Denny up there. Took her new dress and petticoat. Home. Early to bed and listened-in.
Tuesday 9th February 1932
Cold. Dull.
To L.A. Sub Committee 10.30. To Kingsgate Road School. Home and painted self from 11.30 – 1.30 and again from 2 – 3.45 (in hat and fur). To J.H.Morgan’s Rhodes lecture 5.30. Home 7. Supper, dressed. To Royal Geographical Society 9. Poz and Doz invited me. Miss Janside too. National Trust Meeting. Very interesting. Lord Zetland in Chair (like Mr Leggett).
Wednesday 10th February 1932
Snow. Some sun. Very cold.
Out to shops near, only. Did a little drawing and arranging looking glasses in p.m. To 76 Cholmley Gardens at 4. Tea with Alys. Eva in. Later to Art Club. Very cold. Amplett in dressed short poses (Ackroyd) posed by Archer.
Thursday 11th February 1932
Snowy. Very cold. Some sun.
Out to shops for food. Then to Wade’s. Fetched her back. Both sat and sewed (she curtains for her room). I drew her hands. Took her back to Baker Street. Home. Changed. Supper. Met Kit and Kath at New Theatre to see “La Mauvaise Conduite” by Compagnie des Quinze. Very funny.
Friday 12th February 1932
Very cold, snowy.
Out to meet Lois at British Museum at 10.30. To see French drawings and engravings – very interesting. Toulouse-Lautrec, Claude Lorrain. Poussin. Lunch at Plane Tree. 1. 3d. Home by Bourne and Hollingsworth. Rested for 2 hours (slept). Out to supper at Lyon’s and Gallery at His Majesty’s to see Julius Caesar. Nice boy (who acts) next.
Saturday 13th February 1932
Dull.
To shops, and home soon. Lunch at Lyon’s in Great Newport Street. To Arts Theatre Club. To Gallery New Theatre 2.45 Le Viol de Lucrece – Obey. Very good. Home. Changed. To Badminton. Fun. Only 4 women (Eva, Kath, Kendal and me!).
Memo:
9th L.A. Sub Committee
5.30 J.H.M’s 1st lecture – U.C.H.
9 Royal Geographical Society
11th Wade
12th Lois – British Museum 10.30.
14th To Mrs Styer’s to supper – go about 6.30
Sunday 14th February 1932
Milder. Fine.
Washed things. Alys and Eva in Baby Austin, called for me 12.15. To 76 Cholmley Gardens to dinner and tea. Took Lab picture and wrote Ashcroft. Alys took me to Styer’s to supper (Buchanan’’s for beer en route). Mrs Doran and a Mrs Cook. All played “Rummy”.
Monday 15th February 1932
Fineish.
Out to near shops. Alys in Baby Austin to lunch with me. Then both to Fordwych Road. Called for Michael Faraday (aged 2 on 18th). Took him ride and then tea at 76 Cholmley Gardens. Took him home at 5 and Alys took me home. Very quick sandwich made and I out to Old Vic 6.20 in queue. 1st night Abraham Lincoln (Drinkwater). Good.
Tuesday 16th February 1932
Dullish.
Out to near shops, and Harlow’s about chair. Cozens too. Home and from 11 – 3.30 painted on portrait of self (except for lunch). At 5.30 to John Morgan’s lecture. Talked to him after. Home. Supper. Made arms and back covers for saddlebag.
Wednesday 17th February 1932
Dull.
Alys came 10.45. Tooke me in Chrysler to Albert Hall. Annual Meeting 11.30. Home at 12.03. Lunch. To Manager’s Meeting at Haverstock Hill School 2.15. Alys called for me in Baby Austin. To choose stuff, and I to Lyceum Club. Eva to tea with me there and Mink tea with Alys at Sagne’s. Alys fetched me from 21 Oxford Terrace and to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Sandwiches. To Art Club at 7.20 (Alys took me there). Long pose – oils.
Thursday 18th February 1932
Dull. Cold.
Packed suitcase and did some painting. After lunch Alys came for suitcase. I to Lyceum Club for tea with Susie Zileri at 6. I to Kardomah and tube to Hampstead. Dinner with Buchanan’s. Kit and I to Embassy to see Romeo and Juliet. Joyce Bland. Sweet young Juliet. Sebastian Shaw – Romeo.
Friday 19th February 1932
Dull, cool.
Alys and Dennis to Layton “Sowerby”. To Duchess after lunch for tickets and to see Wade. With her at 4.30 to get her pension money. Then up to 76 Cholmley Gardens to be with Eva. She a cold. After dinner, I to Art Club. Fred Taylor’s talk – Italian Sketches. My lab sketch hung.
Saturday 20th February 1932
Dull. Cool.
Slept at 76 Cholmley Gardens in Alys’ bed. I with Lois to Private View – Women’s International Art Club – Agatha Shore there. Lunch. Various things. Rested. Both to Badminton (Eva). Nice but cold.
Memo:
18th Susie 4.30. Lyceum
17th 11.30 Albert Hall.
16th J.H.M’s 2nd lecture 5.30.
19th Art Club lecture
20th Layton – I to 76 Cholmley Gardens.
20th Private View Women International A. Shore. 12 – 1 or 3 – 4.
15th To Michael 3 – 4.
Sunday 21st February 1932
Lovely sun.
Out with Eva to get paper and sat in sun, by wall for 30 minutes! To tea at Ayrton’s. An Aunt, Adrian, Peter, Alice Schwab, girl from Evill’s. Peter drove me to Mrs Styer’s. Dinner with the Hagen’s. Rummy. Peter supped with Eva. Dennis and Alys home after midnight.
Monday 22nd February 1932
Milder. Dull.
With Dennis and Alys in car. Then home in bus from Baker Street. To Algoma Lent Term. Meeting at Old Broad Street, by tube. Home to lunch. Stayed in (Alys in 10 minutes). Crocheted front for grey frock. Listened-in to Hoover’s speech from Washington (wrote E.P. about poem).
Tuesday 23rd February 1932
Dull.
Men came and put in geyser. I sewed wool front on frock and ironed it. Alys at 2.30. With her to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Did silk cover. Coffee. To University College together. J.H.M’s lecture 5.30. Alys to her lectures. Home and arranged wash-corner.
Wednesday 24th February 1932
Colder.
To Wade’s at 12.30. To lunch with her at Bogey’s Bar. Out to Duchess Theatre “The Rose without a Thorn”. Frank Vosper. Angela Baddeley. Tea at Lyons. Home. Made sandwiches. To Art Club. Ate supper there. Barbara Steele in – short poses. I used sketch book.
Thursday 25th February 1932
Dull and very cold.
To Woolworth’s. To Selfridge’s for Alys’ coffee-pot. To 76 Cholmley Gardens. Did arranging pictures with Alys. Lemonade, games. To Sissie’s to tea. To Chas. Barnard’s at 7 to supper. Horace there – Tristan da Cunha. Home about 10.30.
Friday 26th February 1932
Cold. Dull.
Up with Alys and spent day arranging flat. Alys down with car. I home and supper and changed. Taxi back to 76 Cholmley Gardens at 8. At 8.30 came Doz and Conrad, Adrian, Tony, Handy, Peter, George, Timmy and Nita, Roly, Pamela, Nonie Bromley, Phyllis Tate, Betty Beevor, Atherton M. Douglas – objects game and photo game, cards, oranges and spoons, handkerchief.
Saturday 27th February 1932
Sunny. Cold.
To Army and Navy Stores. To Lyceum Club. Doz to lunch with me there. I on to Women’s International Exhibition till 4.50. Home. Rested. Supper. Badminton. Handy and Eva took me home in car.
Memo:
22nd 11.30 Algoma C. Term.
Winchester House, Old Broad Street.
23rd Geyser
23rd J.H.M’s 3rd lecture 5.30
25th Supper 7 at Chas Barnard’s.
26th 5 p.m. Baldwin’s “Happiness and Success” lecture. Sir A Fripp Founder.
26th Party at 76?
24th 12.30 Wade. Duchess. Art Club evening.
27th Dorothy Lyceum 12.45 – 1.
25th 4.30 Sissie’s
28th Virgina’s 5 Ayrton.
Sunday 28th February 1932
Very very cold wind. Nice sun.
UP to 76 Cholmley Gardens to dinner 1. Eva to Buchanan’s. Alys and Dennis to Anersley. I to Virginia’s to tea and on (with Alan) to supper at Ayrton’s. Bought Elsa’s dress £3. Black and white voile. Home at 10.
Monday 29th February 1932
Very very cold wind.
Mabel Cully phoned. Alys in. Then she to meet Mink. I to Army and Navy Stores with lamp and to meet Mabel Cully at Kings Cross. Lunch with her there. On to Mansfield Road School. Dr here. Very cold. Home. Did arranging of canvasses.
Tuesday 1st March 1932
Sunny but very, very cold wind.
To L.A. Sub Committee 10. To Kingsgate Road School. Home. Then met Elsa at Rialto. Saw “À nous la liberté” René Clair. Good. Sandwich at Lyons’ and walked up Regent Street. Elsa bought hat at Segen’s 25/-. Coffee at Yarner’s. I to Winsor and Newton’s. Walked to Euston Road. Home. Drew Litter dog till 10.
Wednesday 2nd March 1932
Cold. Quiet.
Down to Lyceum Club for Sketch, Tatler. Lunch at home. Stretched canvas and drew S.O.S. To 76 Cholmley Gardens. Eva and Alys in. Ate sandwiches. On to Golders Green. I posed the model, Billie Despard, harlequin costume. Home rather late, walking down with Lois, Shoesmith and Batchelor.
Thursday 3rd March 1932
Nice day. Sun.
To shops. Walked to Selfridge’s for notepaper and a tumbler. To see Wade at 2.30. Looked over clothes with her. At 4 away. To South Kensington Museum to look at china (English). Home. Darned stockings. To bed early.
Friday 4th March 1932
Dull.
Alys brought chintz. I with her to see Hornton Street rooms. Home. To Garrard’s. Lunch at Susie’s at 1. On with her to Miss Thomson’s studio, Oakley Studios. Painted pianist’s head 2 – 5. Home. Supper. To Royal Institution 9. Met Dorothy. Sir Robert Robertson. Bragg Lecture by Sir Harold Hartley (Bailliol and L.M.S.) on Michael Faraday. Met Rollo Appleyard and Mrs and Antarctic man (with Scott).
Saturday 5th March 1932
Dull.
Out to shops. Lois to lunch with me. Cold beef, potato salad and welsh rarebit. Sat by fire and talked all p.m. Looked at my drawings, canvases. I bought Wade’s nightgowns. Supper and to Badminton. May there. Handy and Eva took me home in car.
Memo:
1st L.A. Sub Committee 10. 12 Elsa – Rialto. On with Elsa – Fort
4th 1 at Sissie’s 2 – 5 Thompson’s Studio.
29th Kings Cross 1.30. Mainline yellow tea room
3rd C.H.W.’s at 2.30.
Sent letter to Graham Robertson 4th
6th Skate with Adrian
Sunday 6th March 1932
Fine day but showers.
All a.m. doing painting. Finished own portrait nose. Painted Sylvia’s hat and coat over. After lunch to see Wade and take her combinations and nightgowns. Sat with her an hour. Home. To Golders Green. Ice rink 7.15 to 10.30 with Adrian. Embleton’s to Tonbridge to hear Phil read lessons in Chapel.
Monday 7th March 1932
Some rain.
Out to see Eva, who phoned S.O.S. to me. Back with Alys in Chrysler. To Kardomah and Lyceum Club and Academy. Home lunch. Did Litter picture all p.m. Drew and painted it. To Old Vic at 6. Ate sandwiches. 1st night of “Othello” side circle seat. Home late. Letter from Graham Robertson.
Tuesday 8th March 1932
Dull. Cool.
To Army and Navy to get bed lamp. Home. Lunch. Drew Litter picture in ink on card. To Mrs Styer’s to dine 6.45 and with her to Royal Academy Dramatic Art – Gower Street. Harold Frith Banbury, Rear Admiral Banbury’s son.
Wednesday 9th March 1932
Dull. Cool.
Photo of Benny from Graham Robertson. Wrote letter to him. Tried to go to Royal Mail meeting, Cannon Street but a week too soon! To Handy’s, bought books. “Time Was” and “Brave New World” Home. Alys called for me at 4. To 76 Cholmley Gardens. Tea and supper. Eva up, but a tummy pain. Alys took me to Art Club. Short poses. Charlton posed – male model.
Thursday 10th March 1932
Cold. Fine.
met Alys at Thew’s. I up to lunch with Eva (who catarrh, duodenal?) To Mrs E.V. Miles’ sale at 11.30. Afterwards, home and then meet Kit at French Exhibition. Tea and coffee at Kardomah together. Home. Drew: Litter all evening in ink. Bad.
Friday 11th March 1932
Cold. Fine.
Out to shops. To Oakley Studios and painted there 2 – 5. Home, supper. Painted S.O.S. all evening. Read Rothenstein’s book of Memories.
Saturday 12th March 1932
Very cold. Sunny.
To Kensington, Victoria and Albert Museum to see Civil Servants’ Exhibition Ernest Blaikley, Longden. Walked home through Kensington Gardens. Painted “Litter” all p.m., watercolours and did S.O.S. in evening. Not to Badminton as Eva, Max, Adrian weren’t.
Memo:
7th Othello Old Vic.
Get ticket for 20th
9th and 10th 11 to 6 E.V. Miles Sale
8th 6.45 to dinner with Mrs Styer.
11th Chelsea
13th To Faraday’s
Sunday 13th March 1932
Cold. Fine.
Alys, Dennis and Eva to fetch me in Chrysler. All in very low spirits. Alys ulcer from new teeth. I dinner with them. Dennis out to Margaret Douglas and Alys and Eva took me to Faraday’s 4.15. They to Buchanan’s and “Alex Hamilton”. I tea and supper Faraday’s. Blaikley’s to tea and Paul, Muriel and Mick and Roger.
Monday 14th March 1932
Coldish. Dull.
Washed things. Letter from G. Robertson. After lunch painted. To Tatler, Sketch and Sporting and Dramatic offices with my “Litter” painting. All refused it. Met Alys and coffee with her at Yarner’s. Met Eva at Dickens and Jones. All in Baby Austin to 76 Cholmley Gardens. I stayed dinner as Dennis’ 51st birthday. Read “Time Was” aloud.
Tuesday 15th March 1932
Fineish, milder.
Met Alys at Thew’s. Bad day with her about Dennis and evening spree. Lunch at Hanner’s. To Wade’s together. Home. She wrote Phil. To Dickens and Jones’ for her hair. I to Brook Green’s with Wade’s spectacles. To British Museum. Home at 5.45, Alys to lectures. Dennis out with Shellum and Beckman. Eva dance with Hunter’s.
Wednesday 16th March 1932
Dull. Cold.
In a.m. to R.M.S.P. (Royal Mail Steam Packet) meeting at Cannon Street. Home. Lunch. Up to 76 Cholmley Gardens at 4.30. Alys out with Mrs Sowerby at Sadlers Wells. Eva in at 5.30. Alys later. Eva bright about dance. I on to Art Club. Long pose (Charlton) of Hilda Amphlett. I did oil head.
Thursday 17th March 1932
Dull. Cold.
Alys came in Baby Austin. We to Wade’s and all out to Croydon in car, for loud-speaker. Sandwiches (in car) on Tooting Bec Common! Alys to working party. C.H.W. at Jones’. On to Robertson’s, Long Acre. To Drury Lane pit queue. 5 Welsh Rabbit at Lyons’ and pit queue till 8. To see Cavalcade (Noel Coward) 1st row of pit!
Friday 18th March 1932
Dull. Milder.
Washed head. Early lunch. To Chelsea. Bought 6 glasses at 22/6. To Studio. Painted 2 – 5. Paid 1/6. Last sitting of Mason girl. Home. Packed suitcase. To 76 Cholmley Gardens dinner. Out to Art Club lecture. Sissie and Mrs Cambridge. Howard Roberts lectured – “Modern Conceptions” with good slides.
Saturday 19th March 1932
Fine.
At 9 a.m. Max and Adrian and Alice Schwabe in taxi, and all of us to North London Railway. To Gunnersbury. Taxi to Mortlake Bridge (being built: Baker). Boat Race finished there at 10.45 or 10.49! Cambridge Winning 5 lengths. Taxis and train back. Tony and Crum and Eileen Guthrie too there. Rested in evening and to Badminton. Kath hurt knee. Handy back with us.
Memo:
20th J.H.M.
15th A social at Old Vi
16th 11.30 R.M.S.P. Cannon Street
18th Alys and Dennis to Layton 18th – 20th
18th Art Club 8.30. Howard Robertson
17th Mansfield Road Open Day 2 – 5.30
C.H.W. 12.30
20th Wells Theatre
Sunday 20th March 1932
Very fine and mild.
Very quiet a.m. and after lunch too. Eva worked a little. Handy at 3. He and Eva to cinema. I home with suitcase, at 4. To Academy Cinema. Helen met me there 6. “Kameradschaft“ Mining film. Supper at Brasserie Universalle.
Monday 21st March 1932
Mild but dull.
Alys in at 11. She and I to shops for hat or suits. Then I home and Alys to Lab to lunch. out to Church Street (Maida Vale) for mounts. To C.H.W. with money. Home. Varnished portrait and painted on S.O.S. Made silver cap in evening.
Tuesday 22nd March 1932
Rain all day.
Meeting postponed. Out to get mounts, in rain. At 2 to Holt’s, 95 Wigmore Street, for hair to be set. To Marshall’s. Home. At 5 with Alys in Baby Austin to lecture at 39 Charles Street. Crichton-Miller on Sex and Civilisation. Home. Dressed, supper. Taxi to Whitehall Court, John Morgan and I to Goethe Centenary at Fishmonger’s Hall 9 – 12. Sir J. Simon. Elizabeth Schumann sang. Herr Treviranus. John introduced me to Miss Elizabeth Haldane and Sir Ernest Graham-Little M.P. dermatologist.
Wednesday 23rd March 1932
Fine a.m.
Alys in and I washed things. Out to Royal Institute Exhibition and Kardomah. Home. Dennis’ mounts. To Church Street with glass. On to Sissie’s at 5.30. Supper with her. To Art Club 7.30. Model in middle. Batchelor posing her. Billie Despard.
Thursday 24th March 1932
Fine. Coldish.
Alys early – stayed in car. I to Church Stret. Home and mounted and framed Lab picture. Lunch. Lois at 2.30. To C.H.W.’s with daffodils for Minnie. To Burlington House with our pictures. To Beatrice Bland’s Show at Redfern and to Conder’s and Brabazon and Lessore at Beaux Arts. Home. To Westminster Theatre – Pit. Tobias and the Angel – Ainley.
Friday 25th March 1932
Fine. Sunny, cold wind.
Packed up 2 oil-paintings and did washing. After lunch to Wade’s. Walked with her through Regent’s Park (crocuses and boats). Tea at Tussaud’s. Walked to Tottenham Court Road. Then back in bus. Tired but cleaned brasses till 9.45. To post.
Saturday 26th March 1932
Some rain.
At 9.30 in taxi to Burlington House with portrait of self in hat and S.O.S. Home. Kit called in car. To Volta House. Spent day with her. Katharine and Harry and Tom in to tea. Knitted all day. After dinner Kit, Kath and I to gym. Badminton – Last day, only 8 there. Kit drove me all the way home.
Memo:
22nd at 5.30 Crichton-Miller
9 p.m. Goethe Centenary
20th Romeo and Juliet.
24th Tempera to Royal Academy
22nd 2 Holt 5.30 lecture
26th Royal Academy oils
27th To Elsa 1 – 9.30?
Sunday 27th March 1932
Rain, drizzle.
Did some washing. Sewed leaves on hat. To Elsa’s at 1. Virginia and Theo there. At 3.30 Adrian and I to Lewis Baumer’s Royal Academy pictures. Tea. Home to Church Row. Spent evening quietly with Elsa, who very tired and piles. I home 9.30 in pouring rain.
Monday 28th March 1932
Fine on whole.
Nice quiet day, changing pictures. Washed Turner copy glass. At 3.30 to 76 Cholmley Gardens with glasses. Got Time Was. Took it to Sissie’s (Mrs Grant there) so onto Paul’s. Family there, so to Aunt Rosa’s. No tea (missed it everywhere). Supper. Songs. Laurie took me home at 10.
Tuesday 29th March 1932
Cool.
To Harrod’s. Met Alys and Eva. Bought coats. Lunch together. Painted red anemones in p.m. At 6.45 to Fred Barnard’s and supper there. Their new maid.
Wednesday 30th March 1932
Dull.
Elsa phoned Virginia’s daughter born in night. Went on painting some of the day, at anemones. Up to Elsa’s at 4.30 to hear about Virginia. On by tube to Golders Green. Walked to Sissie’s (with all oil paints and supper!!) Got there 7. Ate sandwiches and listened-in to James Agate. To Art Club. Cutner posed Steele. Did small ½ figure in oils. Back view.
Thursday 31st March 1932
Dull and some rain.
Alys phoned about Layton. Poz not going. I to Wade’s. Then packed and to 76 Cholmley Gardens at 1 (Eva’s holidays 10 days). Lunch. Dennis back at 2.25 All in Chrysler at 2.40 and tea (sandwiches) at roadside before Stamford. Ham and eggs at Aberford at 7.45 (ham not nice). On, and arrived at Layton Manor about 10. Slept in Eva’s room and she in Philip’s.
Friday 1st April 1932
Some sun then dull.
Nice day of lazing about in garden and with Debby. Played Diabolo. Cold wind. Dennis did some wireless. Lady Dorman called for plants at 3. Sat in drawing room too. Played old English songs. Henderson helped in evening with wireless.
Saturday 2nd April 1932
Sun. Then quite dull and colder.
Not so cold. Out. Dennis interviews with Beckwith, last day and Blaine about milk. Eva and I sat in sun. After tea, Alys, Eva and I to Richmond and a lovely drive round by the Swale on Reeth Road. Dressed. Billiards in the evening – Dennis and Alys. Eva and I knitted.
Memo:
29th F.B.’s (Dorothy) supper
31st 12th Night
1st and 2nd 7.45 The Widow’s Eye – Nicholas.
Friday with Sissie 1/6, 2/6, 3/0
Sunday 3rd April 1932
Fine at Layton. Rain and fog on way back.
Out in gardens. Dennis and Alys with Cooper. Diabolo. Debby. Dinner 1.30. At about 3, started in car for London. Tea on way (shepherd boy place). Supper (cold salmon) at Ram Jam Inn near Stamford and Wansford. Difficult fog patches afterwards. 76 Cholmley Gardens at 12. I slept there.
Monday 4th April 1932
Dullish. Mildish.
Eva up early and off to work I with Dennis and Alys who took me home. Got parcel of clothes off to Minnie. After lunch to Albert Hall about tickets and to Harrod’s. Bought hat. To Lewis’ and bought scarf. Home. Darned stockings. Early to bed, very tired.
Tuesday 5th April 1932
Fine day. Cool.
To Wade’s with money. She walked with me to Academy. Home. Lunch. Washed little curtains. 3 Alys came, and I with her in Baby Austin to Virginia’s nursing home and 76 Cholmley Gardens. Stayed coffee. Eva in, then Phil from Norfolk. To Chelsea, supper with Dorothy discussing plans. Poz at Nan West’s.
Wednesday 6th April 1932
Gale. Cool. Horrid.
Out to shops. Did a lot of tidying. At 4.15 to 76 Cholmley Gardens. All out, but I did liquid wood mending of looking-glass and painted Chinese cat white. Eva in. Then Alys and Phil. Supper in kitchen (Dennis out). I on to Art Club. Short poses. Amphlett sister (not Hilda).
Thursday 7th April 1932
Very windy.
To Harrods about blue skirt. No use. Walked across Park. Bought jersey at H. Wells. Bought cakes. Lunch. Got tea ready, lit fire. Winnie Barnard came late. Stayed till 5.20. Then I made sandwiches and to Old Vic. Side circle. Twelfth Night. Lovely, but horrid man stood behind me.
Friday 8th April 1932
Hail showers. Cold.
To Chelsea, and painted young dancer girl. Very interesting. Home at 6. Supper and to St James’ Theatre. Gallery. “Othello” Ernest Milton. Henry Oscar (Iago – good). N. Hannen (Cassio – good). Very interesting performance.
Saturday 9th April 1932
Showery.
Ironed things. To shops. Painted anemones and vase till 1.30. Rang up Alys 2. After lunch at 4 to 2 Leinster Gardens to Levinskaya’s to hear Harold Rubens, aged 11, and cellist of 15 – Welsh Jews. To 76 Cholmley Gardens. Doris and her Tony and Helen and her Tony there. Eva, Phil and I to Presto’s for supper and to Old Vic to see “Twelfth Night”. Stalls. Taylor’s there.
Memo:
Paul’s till 16th
Laurie 10 – 20th
5th To supper at Elm Park Road
7th Winnie to tea 4 o’clock.
Sunday 10th April 1932
Rain.
Did washing. Painted and re-stretched anemone picture. At 2.30 Phil called for me in Baby Austin. To 76 Cholmley Gardens, Dennis and Eva to M.Douglas’s. Kath and Handy to tea, and stayed supper – omelettes and Layton eggs. Phil took them home at 10.
Monday 11th April 1932
Very cold. Showery.
Out to Faradays and Osler’s. Paul’s Lamp Show. To Savoy Court – cakes at Busford’s. To Matthew Smith’s show at Tooth’s. Violent colour. Females and flowers. To Kardomah – melange there. To Haverstock Road School. New mistress. Boudier. Walked to Mansfield Road. Mrs Wilson new. Home. Via Boot’s and Garrould’s. Tired.
Tuesday 12th April 1932
Fine on whole. Cool.
Alys came in car. To shops and she came at 12.10 and to Wade’s and we took C.H.W. home. Lunch at 21 Oxford Terrace. Alys in too (after Larkin’s). Wade and I sewed till 4. Doris Freer came to tea. Walked to Baker Street with Wade and bus to Camden Town Tube. Dinner at 9. Church Row with Tony, Adrian. Crum and Evelyn Dunbar. Home at 10.45.
Wednesday 13th April 1932
Fine.
Did odd jobs and to shops. To Lab and took Dennis to Paul’s lamp-show, after lunch. Alys at 2.40 in Baby Austin. With her to 76 Cholmley Gardens via Hampstead cake shop, “Stowaway”. Tea with Alys. Phil in at 5. Then Eva. Both did home-work. I to Art Club. Did very bad portrait of Marita Ross. Wrong proportions.
Thursday 14th April 1932
Heavy showers.
To shop for boots and to Walker Galleries. Madge Graham’s ink, witty drawings. To Fine Art Society to see £10.00 or less paintings. Nash’s, Schwabe, Gwynne-Jones, Myles, Tonks. Onto Bland Show. Bought boots at Abbott’s, Oxford Street and other things. Lunch at 2 at J.P. Restaurant. Home at 3.10.
Friday 15th April 1932
Cold and dull
Busy with picking and planning brown skirt. Lunch early. To Chelsea. Painted 2 – 5. Home. To Sissie’s to supper. To Art Club. Morris with cine film and on Negros, and Tsetse fly. Home very late.
Saturday 16th April 1932
Rainy, cold.
Busy doing skirt in a.m. and to shops. After lunch, Elsa phoned and I met them 3.25 at Tivoli to see “Arrowsmith” Ronald Colman. Very good. They took me to 77 Hampstead Way at 7 in Chrysler. Dinner and music with Faraday’s. (Eric (Laurie away) took me to Cricklewood. Rain and cold.
Memo:
12th Wade 12.30. Doris Freer to tea.
12th Tony Ayrton 7.30
15th Art Club and Chelsea Studio
17th To Paul’s to tea
16th To Aunt Rosa’s 7 ish.
Sunday 17th April 1932
Cold and rainy.
Alys phoned and at 12.45 she and Eva in Baby Austin fetched me. To dinner at 76 Cholmley Gardens. Dennis in dressing-gown all day but cheery. I to tea at Paul’s (Phil took me in Baby Austin). Michael and Roger lonely. On to 77 Hampstead Way at 6. Freer’s there. Up Jenkins. On to skating rink – 3/6. Supper with Adrian.
Monday 18th April 1932
Cold. Sunny.
To Fine Arts to fetch pictures back (rejected). Taxi 1/9. To see Miss Archer’s show (Brook Street) flowers. To Mattamac’s. Bought waterproof. Home. Quiet p.m. doing skirt. To Old Vic, started at 5.35. Sat in queue. Saw Hamlet – 1st night. Robert Harris. Quite good.
Tuesday 19th April 1932
Showers. Cold.
Out to Woolworth’s and Selfridge’s. Bought short coat 5/- and stockings. To Northcourt and 26 Compayne Gardens and Kingsgate Road in p.m. Tea with Phil. Then Eva. Then I to town. Sandwiches from Lyons and to Kingsway Theatre – Merchant of Venice. Ben Greet players. Thorndike.
Wednesday 20th April 1932
Heavy showers.
Alys came. I washed things and out. Early lunch and to Chelsea. Painted 2- 4 Scholey. Alys came for me in Baby Austin and together drove over to Mecklenburgh Square. Rhys Griffith’s Show. Offered £6.0.0 for baby painting. To 76 Cholmley Gardens. I to supper with Lois, who met me. Both to Art Club. Short poses; left at 9.30.
Thursday 21st April 1932
Showers.
To Wade’s – she not in good mood. Lunch at home. Sewed skirt. To Walworth Road. Library at 3.45. Sir Frank Benson made speech – Tercentenary of 2nd Folio Shakespeare Exhibition of folios. Home and packed suitcase. Bed about 10.
Ullswater
Friday 22nd April 1932
Fine. Very cold and showers.
At 9.40 out to get taxi. To Euston (2/-). Alys saw me off by the 10.35. Met Dorothy. Stafford 1.31. Lunch together on train. Arrived Penrith 5.47. Drove to Howtown Hotel wth Miss Baldry. Got fruit on way. Out to Lake (Ullswater). Dinner 7.15. Sat by fire and knitted. No other people.
Saturday 23rd April 1932
Fine. But showers – hail.
Sandwiches. Rough lake. Tatters came too with us and walked round Hallin Fell by lake, past Sandwick. Lunch by Scale Force; on to within sight of Glenridding near Patterdale. Back – tea at Sandwick. Home 7. Past church.
Memo
21st Benson 3.30
20th Chelsea 2 Griffith’s Show 3.30 – 5.
Merchant of Venice, Kingsway 8.15.
22nd To Lakes? Euston 10.35.
Oliver Lodge – Faraday medal of Science.
Sunday 24th April 1932
Fine, cold wind, hail.
Walked up Fusedale, Tatters came too. Snow on Heights and up on to High Street and High Raise and back by Angle Tarn and Bannerdale and little Church. Rather stiff and tired. Good supper at 7.50.
Monday 25th April 1932
Rain, then fine after.
Saw awhile as rain, but out in boat across to Gowbarrow Park. Aira Force splendid. Tatters chased deer, Dorothy and rotten branch. Saw many deer (fallow). Rowed back at 6 and about lake.
Tuesday 26th April 1932
Snow then very hot and sunny.
Up Hallin Fell and 4 inches of snow and sat at top. Marvellous alpine view! Back to lunch. Sat in garden. At 3 walked to grouse moor and heard many curlews, also saw grouse. Ate cake. Very wet bogs. Home 7.30.. Tatters very tired. Knitting and guidebook.
Wednesday 27th April 1932
Fine then hazy. Change of wind.
Packed up. Out and sat by lake. Wrote Alys. Lunch. At 1.30 Miss Baldry drove us in to Penrith. Motor coach at 2.10 to Keswick. 1/7 each. Bought apples and oranges there. Motor bus to Seatoller. Mrs Honey’s at Seatoller House. Tea. Walked over Honister Hause. Up to slate quarries.
Thursday 28th April 1932
Wet and clouds low.
Walked to Styhead and up but not quite to Tarn. Lunch in drizzle. Met 2 nice boys. Back at 4 by Wordsworth’s Yews of Borrowdale. I felt very tired. A wet rocky walk.
Friday 29th April 1932
Rain then very fine.
Wrote Aunt Bella. Through woods to Castle Crag and near Lobstone Band. Sat and had lunch and “tea” thereabouts. View of Scafell Pike. Back by bus 4d each. 1 ½ miles from Rosthwaite. Knitted and read Times aloud.
Saturday 30th April 1932
Thundery.
Walked to Styhead Pass. Black clouds. Fine view of Scafell. Lingmell got in way of Wastwater. Steep track down. “Tea” by tarn at top and drank from spring. Lost and found my grey cap. Black gable.
Sunday 1st May 1932
Warm but cold wind.
Up Brandreth, lunch in hot sunshine on slope. Very boggy walk. View on top wonderful. Ennerdale Water and Crummock and Buttermere, Skaffell Pikes. “Tea” up there too. Back by Honister.
Llanfairfechan
Monday 2nd May 1932
Very wet. Cool.
Packed. Off by bus at 10.30 to Keswick. Train to Penrith 11.10. Changed. 1.5 train to Crew. Lunch together on train and crossword. I out at Crewe 4.p.m. 4.8 train to Chester. Changed. 5.5 train to Llandudno. Changed. 6.35 train to Llanfairfechan. Left suitcase at station. To Castle Hotel and slept.
London
Tuesday 3rd May 1932
Cold.
Breakfast 9. To Bryn-y-Neuadd. Saw Dr Starkey and Edward. Piano playing. Got meat pie and paid bill at Castle Hotel (Ward). Train 11.50 to Chester. Changed 2.5 train to Euston. Irish lady, Mrs Nolan. Knitted. Arrived Euston at 5.45. Taxi home. To bed early.
Wednesday 4th May 1932
Cold.
To Wade’s. Alys came. Talked. Out a little. In p.m., she and Eva called for me and to tea at 76 Cholmley Gardens. Phil too. Read his good essay on “Ethics of Bloodsports”. On to Art Club. New male model. K. Shoesmith and I to 77 as Lois didn’t come. Ernest Blaikley there. Laurie took me back in car to Cricklewood.
Thursday 5th May 1932
Cold and hail showers.
Alys came in. We to Kardomah and Abbott’s and Quebec Street to get Vita cream. She to Lab. I home. At 4 she fetched me, and to fetch Eva and to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Tea there. Alys and Eva took me up to Kitty’s. Dinner and their “pictures” plays. Peter and George took me home at 10.
Friday 6th May 1932
Cool.
Washed my head. To Holt’s. Robert at 11. Waterwave and bought oil 3/- (7/- in all). Home, lunch. Alys at 2.30 in Chrysler. Drove to Dolly’s at East Horsley. Tea and got Chinese geese into big crate. Drove back. I home. Dolly with Alys. Supper and darned stockings and listened in to Caractacus.
Saturday 7th May 1932
Cold.
To C&A, bought blue frock and jumper. Bought skirt at Evans. Not enough money! Home (lunch Buzard’s, Near Marble Arch). Altered frock hastily. To tea at Ayrton’s and supper at 6 Elm Park Road. Max on sofa. Embleton’s to Layton, with geese.
Memo:
2nd Leave Lakes for Chester
5th To Kit’s about 6
7th To 6 Elm Park Road 7. Tea at Elsa’s
8th to Christina’s for tea.
9th Royal Academy with Lois.
Sunday 8th May 1932
Fine on whole.
Busy washing things. Sunny on balcony. Out at 3.40 to 32 Barkston Gardens. Tea with Christina. To Lyceum Club. To Mrs Styer’s at 7.30. Bobby Palmer, and Christine O’Halloran. Dinner and Rummy till 11.10.
Monday 9th May 1932
Rain all day.
Met Lois and Alys at Royal Academy. Sent letter to Aunt Bella. At 12.30 to Kardomah with Alys for lunch. To Swann and Edgar and Evans, C&A. I home and then to Wade’s. Then to University College to lecture by Professor George Lyman Kittredge. Gurney Professor of English Literature, Harvard on Othello. Home and supper.
Tuesday 10th May 1932
Dull. Cool.
At 9.40 to L.A. Sub Committee. Up to Alys’ after calling in Kingsgate Road. To lunch with Mrs Styer. Alys took me in Baby Austin with Mrs Styer to New Gallery to see “Faithful Heart” Edna Best and Marshall. Home. Out to New Theatre “Napoleon” by Mussolini. Robert Alkins. Council School children an a nuisance. Sandwich at Presto’s.
Wednesday 11th May 1932
Dull. Warm!!!
Not out all a.m. Alys came. I painted Lue on many things and jet-glaze. Up to 76 Cholmley Gardens at 4 o’clock. Alys and Eva in. Tea. Phil too. I on to Art Club. Alys and Eva took me in car. Malvina, negress. Portrait on panel.
Thurssday 12th May 1932
Mild.
Embleton’s to Cornwall at 6.40 a.m. Breakfast at Salsibury. To shops. Packed suitcase. Sent knife to Dorothy Barnard. To Boot’s library. Peter and Phil called for me at 5, and to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Dinner. Peter in, in evening and did his engine, Phil his.
Friday 13th May 1932
Mild. Dull. Showers.
To shops. Devonshire cream. To Northcourt, to 26 Compayne Gardens. Back to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Up to Kitty’s to lunch. Then with Kitty and Kath to Ionic Cinema, Golders Green “Sunshine Susie”; Owen Nares and German girl Müller. Very good. Back to 76. Tea and supper with Phil. Peter in evening again.
Saturday 14th May 1932
Very mild, some sunshine.
To shops and to see Virginia and Tessa – 6 ½ weeks old. To 21 Oxford Terrace to fetch things. Back to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Phil back. Lunch together. Peter to work and tea with Phil. I with Kit and Kath to Flaunden Latimer. Tea on hill. Knitting in evening.
Memo:
10th L.A. Sub Committee – To Mrs Styer’s at 1.
9th Royal Acadamy with Lois.
12th to 76 Cholmley Gardens to Phil. Others to Cornwall.
11th 5.30 Roland, University College.
Sunday May 15th 1932
Sultry, thundery and showers.
I washed things. I had nasty throaty cold. Peter down in a.m. to work. Kit came for him. Phil and I to Whipsnade at 2.15 and met Kit, Kath and Peter at Fellows’ Pavilion at 4. Home again by 6. Phil worked. We two up to supper at Buchanan’s. Peter with Phil afterwards and Phil called for me at 10.35.
Monday 16th May 1932
Wet a.m. Dull p.m. Warm.
Phil worked at engine. Bronwyn out all day. Then Phil and Peter on Heath. Phil and I fetched Wade 12/30. Got our own lunch at 76 Cholmley Gardens. Peter to work with Phil, and all 4 had tea together. C.H.W. and I doing rugs. We took her home at 7.30 in car. Lost my voice.
Tuesday 17th May 1932
Fine. Warm.
To shops. Did sewing and finished pink rug. Phil to Coach. Quiet p.m. Knitting, ironing, sewing, darning – Phil’s socks. He home to tea 5. Packed. Dinner. Alys, Dennis and Eva home at 9 from Cornwall. After a little talk, Phil took me home in car at 10.
Wednesday 18th May 1932
Fine and warm.
Alys in. I not to Managers’ Meeting or Art Club as no voice. But at 2.45 to Blue Hall to see “Men like These” submariner film. Till nearly 6. Home. Supper. Knitted in bed, listening-in to two plays.
Thursday 19th May 1932
Very fine and warm.
Letter from J.H.M. about weekend. Alys in and I with her in Chrysler to Helen’s. Home to lunch. Quiet p.m. making hat. To Lyceum Club at 6.15. Christina Barnard met me there. 6.45 dinner and to Queen’s Theatre 8.15 “Heartbreak House” by Bernard Shaw, upper circle.
Friday 20th May 1932
Showers. Hot.
Altered black coat. Met Lois at Redfern Gallery 10.30. Edna Clarke-Hall (Waugh)’s Exhibition, On to Walker Galleries. Katharine Cameron’s flowers. She talked to us, also Gunn did. Royal Academy picture of Chesterton. Shopped and home to lunch. Slept. To Faraday’s at 7. Dinner. Lois and I to lecture by Minton-Taylor on Clippers and Schooners. In Lois’ car to Golders Green.
Saturday 21st May 1932
Hot. Heavy rain.
Fine a.m. Washed clothes. Not out till 12.45. Back to lunch. Up to 76 Cholmley Gardens at 3.30. Phil and Eva took me to Institute and Aunt Rosa’s at 4 (Eva pain in forehead). I tea there. 77 with Lois to Exhibition at Institute. Back and stayed supper at Faraday’s. Laurie took me all the way home. Rain.
Memo:
16th To Wade 12.30.
18th Managers’ Meeting 2.15 Mansfield Road.
19th Hearbreak House
20th Art Club to W.G. Constable.
Sunday 22nd May 1932
Heavy rain after 4 p.m.
At home doing odd jobs. Ironing. Phil rang up. To Wade’s at 3.15. At 4.15 Phil met me there in Baby Austin. I with him to 76 Cholmley Gardens to tea. Kit and Kath and Peter there. Eva still pain in forehead. I stayed to supper. Alys and Eva took me home in Chrysler. Dennis and Phil out in Baby Austin.
Monday 23rd May 1932
Cool. Dull.
Spring cleaned book-shelves. Tony Ayrton in, with Griffiths’ picture of Chair (6.6.0 for it). Alys and Helen in car to say about Beevor and Eva. I met Alys and Eva at Hyde Park Corner. Lunch. Sandwich with them and Phil and Peter there, on seat. Home. Ethel Miles called. Cleaned out top drawer.
Tuesday 24th May 1932
Very cold. Dull. 52 degrees.
Mrs Munt died. Alys in. Then she to fetch Eva from College and take her to see Trotter and Beevor at 12. I met Phil and Peter at Hyde Park Corner. Lunch in car. Peter drove me to Oxford Terrace and then to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Alys and Eva back. They lunched at Lab. They rested. I out to get cakes. Alys took me to Baker Street in Chrysler. Home. Crocheted neck of jersey.
Wednesday 25th May 1932
Cold.
To 76 Cholmley Gardens. Sewed Alys’ coat. Alys and Eva took me in Baby Austin to Harrod’s. Met Kit and Kath. Lunch there. Kit and I to Chelsea Flower Show. Then to 76. Tea with Alys and Phil. Kit gave Petticoat to Eva. Alys to meet Dennis and go to Flower Show. Phil’s boiler burst. Phil took me to Art Club. Painted head of B. Steele.
Thursday 26th May 1932
Cold.
Alys and Eva came in car and took blouse pattern. I to Wade’s 12.3. Took her a bag or 29th – 7.11. Out to lunch at Selfridge’s with her and bought her a hat in basement and to C&A’s and got her a summer coat there. Back with her and altered coat and trimmed hat. Then at 4.30 to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Eva’s pain bad, but better later on. Phil to tennis. I stayed dinner. Kit and Peter in and took me home at 10.30.
Friday 27th May 1932
Rain and cold.
Eva to Trotter’s 10 with Alys and Dennis. Alys and Eva to call for me on way back in Chrysler and I up to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Spent whole day there. Eva cut out her blouse. She much less pain and only 2 aspirins. Rested in p.m. I sent chocolates to Edward. Alys lunch at Lab. Kit to tea. Alys and Dennis dined at Sowerby’s and to Royal Institute in evening. Peter in, and Phil took me home in Baby Austin in rain at 10.
Saturday 28th May 1932
Cold. Wet.
Woke at 9. To Army and Navy – shoes for mustard coat. Home to lunch. Finished brown jersey. To 76 Cholmley Gardens 4.30. Finished Alys’ coat. Stayed dinner. Out in car with Alys, Dennis, Eva to Western Avenue. Then Alys and Dennis took me home at 10.30.
Memo:
Send chocolate Neapolitans to Edward
24th To Mabel Cully
26th 12.30 Wadie’s
Sunday 29th May 1932
Milder and finer.
C.H.W.’s 78th and Edward’s 56th birthdays. Phoned Eva. To Ayrtons at 12 to see Tony’s big canvas. Home to lunch. At 3.30 to Wade’s with cake and ice-cream. Tea there and May Temple too! Then to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Supper there. Alys and Phil took me home in Chrysler at 10.
Monday 30th May 1932
Showery.
To Winsor and Newton’s and to Bruce Green. Home to lunch. To Mansfield Road and Haverstock Hill schools in p.m. Home via Kilburn. Quiet evening sewing sheet and listening-in to Command Performance and fight bet. Larry Gains and Carnera! Till 11.30.
Tuesday 31st May 1932
Milder and fine on whole.
To L.A. Sub Committee 10. To Kingsgate Road School, up to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Out with Eva and Alys in Baby Austin and lunch out at Wild Hatch in car. Back and rubbed Alys’ back. Home. To see Dolly Willis at Samaritan Hospital. Tea with her. Home. Queue. Pit for Musical Chairs at Criterion. Sandwiches. Very, very good. John Gielgud.
Wednesday 1st June 1932
Prepared for drawing. Cut paper. To shops. To 76 Cholmley Gardens at 4.30. Tea. Supper (sandwiches). Knitted Phil’s jersey. Alys took me to Club in Baby Austin. Short poses.
Thursday 2nd June 1932
Hot and fine!!!
To Boot’s. Bought 3 “The Englishwoman in America” 1/-. Alys and Eva came from seeing Trotter and we all lunched by Serpentine. Then I to Prize-(certificate)Giving at Haverstock Hill School. Walked to Mrs Styer’s. New shoes and hot! Tea. She and I to Hampstead Hospital Fair. I in finals for ankle competition! Dinner with her. Home at 10. Tired.
Friday 3rd June 1932
Dull. No rain. Cool.
Put lining in tweed coat sleeves. Washed and ironed. To Selfridges for Yo-Yo 2/-. Lunch. At 4.15 Alys and Dennis in Chrysler. We fetched Phil from Chepstow Villas and to 76 Cholmley Gardens for Eva. Off at 4.50 to Layton. Dennis drove 120 miles. Supper in car past Grantham. Then Phil drove all rest of way. Arrived Layton Manor at 11.45.
Saturday 4th June 1932
Sun in afternoon and evening. Cool.
Out in greenhouses and around with Debby. Diabolo and yo-yo. Sat in garden all p.m. Knitting Phil’s pullover. Billard-pool in evening. All played.
Memo:
31st L.A. Sub Committee.
To Mrs Styer after.
2nd Prizegiving Haverstock Hill 2.0.
3rd Chelsea
2nd – 5th Embleton’s to Layton.
Sunday 5th June 1932
Fine.
In garden. Got ducks and ducklings to pond! Great excitement. At 3.45 started for London. Had supper en route, after Grantham. Phil drove 80 miles. Alys 50 or so. Dennis and Phil took me home all the way at 10.30.
Monday 6th June 1932
Fine.
Changed my bedroom round. Out to Olympia to get tickets for Tournament. On to Belsize for Fruit Basket I won in Hospital Raffle on 2nd. Back by 231 bus. Lunch. Alys in. She to Dolly’s and to Dempster for her back. I met her there and to meet Eva. Home 5. Quiet evening doing sheet and listening-in to “Squirrel in Cage”.
Tuesday 7th June 1932
Fine.
Washed carpets and arranged room. To see Wadie in p.m. On to 76 Cholmley Gardens to tea and stayed dinner (Dennis out late), and Phil took me to Helen’s after. Stayed with her until 10.30.
Wednesday 8th June 1932
Fine-ish. Milder.
Did rugs. Very tired. To Lyceum Club. Rested. Kit came; lunch together there. To Kardomah and up Bond Street. Home. Alys and Eva called in Baby Austin for me. To tea at 76 Cholmley Gardens. Phil took me on to Club. Nice evening painting Clare.
Thursday 9th June 1932
Warm.
Busy at home. Alys in. Together to Bond Street and Vogue’s, Aldwych and then back to Bond Street. I home to lunch. Alys to Lab. Eva and Alys at 6 with frocks, and I with them to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Supper there, cold mutton in kitchen. Phil and Alys took me to Hospital (Dolly) but I back and to see “Mädchen in Uniform” Academy as Dolly had a friend.
Friday 10th June 1932
Fine and hot.
Out about Tallboys and man came here. Cut out petticoat. To New Theatre at 5.40 but first to tea at Menie’s. Charlotte and Polly there. Took pit stools. Nell Barnard came. Supper at Lyon’s. To St James’ Park to see Twelfth Night. Jean Forbes-Robertson. Very good.
Saturday 11th June 1932
Hot. Fine.
Looking at Tallboys at Maples and other places in Tottenham Court Road. At 1.45 came Eva and Phil in Baby Austin and all 3 to Royal Tournament at Olympia. Ices after in Hyde Park in car. They took me home. I to Dolly’s in evening at Hospital but Dennis and Alys came. Sat with Alys in Chrysler. Home.
Memo:
Tuesday – American Tea and Northcourt.
10th 5.45 New Theatre with N. Barnard Tea Menies 10th 4.
11th Tournament 2.30.
12th To Adine Simes 7. Tea with Sissie.
Sunday 12th June 1932
Hot. Heavy.
Washed things and moved big trunk in to room. Eva and Phil to Cave’s to tennis. To tea at Sissie’s, sat in garden. On (walked up) to Sime’s, Heath Mansions. Home (with Nell) at 10.15, Crawford Street.
Monday 13th June 1932
Fine and hot.
Out and looked at Tallboys everywhere. Kings Road, Chelsea! Back to lunch. To tea at Tate’s. Met Kit and looked over flats. Home. (Peter measles beginning). Did some heavy moving chest of drawers and bookshelves and felt very, very tired, but out to supper at 6 Elm Park Road and felt better in evening. Hot day, but cold wind in evening.
Tuesday 14th June 1932
Fine and hot.
Alys in. Arthur’s brought Tallboy (on appro!) I kept it and paid £9.10.0. Busy with it. Lunch. Met Nellie Sime at Lyceum Club. Psychic Tea. Mrs Foys in bed about Poltergeist experiences. Horace Leaf spoke. Very interesting. Home 6. 6.25 to Blue Hall to see “Service for Ladies” William Powell. Home and to bed.
Wednesday 15th June 1932
Fine and hot.
Out at 9.20. To certificate giving and show at Mansfield Road School 10.30. Ethel drove me to Wade’s. In garden with her till 12. Home. Arranged drawers. Linen, etc, etc and keys of Tallboy. Alys in Baby Austin at 4.15. To fetch Eva and to 76 Cholmley Gardens. With my picture. Then on with it to Art Club in Baby Austin. Phil to tennis. Home 11.
Thursday 16th June 1932
Hot and very fine.
Busy with Tallboys. To Arts Theatre Club. Out to Charing Cross. Saw Sissie off to Bexhill at 12.25. Home. Arranged piece-drawer in Tallboy. Alys at 4 and we to Chepstow Villas to fetch Baby Austin and then to fetch Eva. I back (after ices at Gorringe’s) with them to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Phil to tennis. Alys took me home and I to see Dolly at Samaritan after supper.
Friday 17th June 1932
Hot and fine.
Took “Time Was” to Matron of Samaritan. Lunch. Called for Wade 2.30. To Zoo. Tea there and ices. Sat. Hot. 169 back to her. Stayed with her till 7. Supper at Villabella. To Golders Green to Art Club. Talk by Constable on “Drawing”. Home about 11.
Bexhill
Saturday 18th June 1932
Hot and fine.
Packed lunch. 12 to Charing Cross. 1.15 train to Bexhill West. 10/9 return ticket. Arrived 3.15. To Arundel Hotel. Bathed. Low tide. Tea 4 o’clock. Sissie very surprised to see me. Out on beach and walked along. Dinner 7. Cooler in evening.
Memo:
14th Spiritualist Tea.
15th Certificate: Mansfield Road School 10.30.
16th Hanna Sandeman’s? Sissie 12.25.
13th To Elm Park Road 7 or 7.30.Tate’s 4.
17th Constable 8.30 C.H.W. p.m. 2.30.
18th To Bexhill.
Sunday 19th June 1932
Some sunshine.
Out on beach. Undressed in Hotel. Bathed, high tide. Walked along promenade and after dinner 1.15 rested on bed. Wrote to Ella, Mr Eden, and cards to Kitty, Dorothy and note to Alys. To post before tea. After walked to Park and sat with Sissie and along towards Cooden. To bed 9.
Monday 20th June 1932
Dull but mild.
On beach. Then to Hastings, end of Bexhill. Bathed there from huts 8d! Raft. Lovely. Walked back. Sissie very hot. Tried to get bus. After lunch, I walked to Collington Woods, read there and on beach. After tea, we called at Mrs King’s and saw rooms. Very good. Tennis by Orientals (Javanese? Burma?)
Tuesday 21st June 1932
Warm.
Out about 11 to shops in Devonshire Road. Sissie bought shoes. I bathed. Tide too low for raft. Lunch. To station and 1.50 train to Charing Cross. Arrived 3.45. Phoned Phil. Home. Phil and Eva in Baby Austin called for me and I with them to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Tea there; finished Phil’s pullover and helped Eva with 100 test. Phil took me home 7.15.
Wednesday 22nd June 1932
Fine and warm.
Met Lois at Leicester Square. Leicester Galleries. Tissue pictures by Beldy – very good and Glyn Philpott show. Lunch at the Buttery Hatch, Tothill Street. I Home. Alys called for me, and to get Eva, who passed her “100” test. To 76 Cholmley Gardens. Tea and Alys took me to Club. Marita Ross – long pose. Mr Cutner’s wife had died on Friday.
Thursday 23rd June 1932
Hot and fine.
Met Eva for lunch in Park. To Wade’s at 2 but she not out. Home. Changed drawer of Tallboys. Stayed at home in evening, listening-in and sewing. Painted a good deal on head of pianist.
Friday 24th June 1932
Hot. Fair.
Changed drawer of Tallboys. To Eva’s. Lunch at Woolworth’s, Oxford Street. Home. Sewed blue frock neck. Lyceum Club. Met Kitty at Harrod’s for tea. To Lyceum Theatre for ticket. Supper at Brasserie and to see ”Miracle” at Lyceum Ballet. Silent. Diana Manners.
Saturday 25th June 1932
Very hot. Breeze tho’.
Eva and Phil called for me at 11.50 in Baby Austin. Got picnic lunch at 76 Cholmley Gardens, and on to Hendon to R.A.F. Ground for Air Pageant. Ate lunch there. Wonderful show from 12 onwards till 5.30. Back to 76 and then they took me home to 21 Oxford Terrace. Very tired and sunburnt.
Memo:
21st L.A. Sub Committee.
Phil’s exam 23rd
25th Lab weekend
25th Air display
20th to 22nd Bexhill?
26th Mrs Styer’s 4.30.
Sunday June 26th 1932
Fine. Warm.
Wrote Aunt Bella. Alys and Dennis in Layton with Lab and Shentons – 24th–26th.
Eva and Phil called for me at 12.45 and took me to 76 Cholmley Gardens to dinner. After at 3, they took me to Helen’s. Stayed with her till 5.30 and got tea. She in bed with severe reaction to injection. Phil brought Eva 5.15 and took me to Mrs Styer’s. Dined and to see “Richard of Bordeaux” at New Theatre. Very, very good. Lovely Gielgud, Ffrangcon-Davies and Harris. The Fred Terry’s there.
Monday 27th June 1932
Hot. Fine – 81 degrees.
Out to get Burgundy at Hedges & Butler. To Lafayette’s too. Home to lunch. Sewed, cleaned silver and brasses. Hot work. Out to shops at 5.30. Quiet evening. To bed at 10. Hot night.
Tuesday 28th June 1932
Hot. Sultry.
Busy all day preparing dinner – chicken, salad. Out twice to shops. To Sagne’s. At 8.30 J.H. Morgan came. Supper. Then at 9.35 or so Alys and Dennis came. Talk til 12. They drove John home.
Wednesday 29th June 1932
Hot. Fine.
Cleared up things. To Meeting at Northcourt 2.15. Home after. To 76 Cholmley Gardens. Supper and remnants of my food of last night’s party! On to Art Club. Short poses. Phoned Elsa (on way with Eva and Adrian) about theatre.
Thursday 30th June 1932
Warm.
To Lyceum Club about Eva. On to St James’ 12.30. Home to lunch. Packed and took suitcase and to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Saw Dennis, Alys, Phil and Polly off to Layton. To Wade’s. Met Eva at Marie Clare, New Cavendish Street. Had coffee at Sagne’s. To 76. Eva doing shorthand till 9.30. I stayed there.
Friday 1st July 1932
Fine. Windy.
To see Peter at 11.30. Sat with him. To lunch at 26 Compayne Gardens. Reverend and Mrs Chesney there. To Barnes after and bought black and daisy voile. Home to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Eva in. Tea. Fairly early to bed.
Saturday 2nd June 1932
Fine. Windy.
Stayed indoors, except for shops near. Great excitement about Warham. Handy fetched us in big car at 4.15. To Volta House. Tea. Eva up to Peter. Tube to Chelsea and supper in garden at Elm Park Road. Home by 31 and 28 to 76 Cholmley Gardens.
Memo:
29th Send Poz’s book.
Alys’ birthday Monday.
30th Phil, Doz and Alys to Layton. I with Eva
29th Managers’ Meeting
3rd to Richard of Bordeaux or 28th.
J.H. M to dine? 8.15.
1st 1.15 Compayne.
Sunday 3rd July 1932
Fine. Warm.
Sewed black muslin dress. To tea with Helen (I alone). To supper at Elsa’s (she alone). Eva with Adrian to Arts Theatre Club to dine and to Richard of Bordeaux after. Tony took me home.
Monday 4th July 1932
Hot. Windy.
Heard Phil had passed his exam. Part of Little Go. Up to Kits, in Peter’s room. He up. Lunch with Kit and Kath. With Kath to Marshall’s and Evans. Sales. Got bathing gown. Back to 76 Cholmley Gardens at 5.30. Eve in too, very tired, her 1st day in office.
Tuesday 5th July 1932
Cooler. Grey. Rain later.
Packed suitcase. To Sainsbury. Then back, and with luggage to 21 Oxford Terrace. Out to shops and got ticket to Broadway. Lunch. Rested. Unpacked. To 76 Cholmley Gardens at 4.30. Took presents for Alys and Eva’s birthday. Alys brought be back in Baby Austin at 6.30. Washed gloves. Jugged hare for supper.
Wednesday 6th July 1932
Warm. Fine.
To Graphic Arts Exhibition with Alys. Lunch at Yarner’s with Alys. Sandwiches. To C.H.W. at 2. Took her home with me, sewed and she unpicked Elsa’s goldy dress. Tea. To Baker Street with her, and I on to Art Club, eating sandwiches on way there. Man model.
Broadway
Thursday 7th July 1932
Hot. Fine and showers.
Packed a.m. Alys came (with Phil) and we all had lunch. Took Phil to coach and then Alys saw me off at coaching station, Buckingham Palace Road. 3 o’clock to Broadway. Very hot in front seat. Changed to back. Arrived 7.35. Talked to psychic lady, Lily Thomas, on way, about “Ladye Place”, Hurley. Tades and Lucy and I had supper.
Friday 8th July 1932
Fine. Hot, but breeze.
Hot day. Housework. Mrs Hogan back for 1st time since February. I wheeled Tades up village for shopping. Rested in p.m. Slept. To Pemberton’s garden after tea. Supper – strawberries and early to bed.
Saturday 9th July 1932
Hot. Fine.
In most of a.m. sewing Tades’ coat lining. Out to book coach seat. Rested after dinner. To supper 7 at Mrs Rees-Price’s and sat in her garden in evening. Very hot.
Memo:
Phil to work 5th
I with Eva till Monday
7th to 11th Broadway? Return ticket coach 13.3 (Train 24.6 weekend 18.6.)
6th To C.H.W. 2
Sunday 10th July 1932
84 degrees – hottest day since 1930
Housework as no women to work. Then all along Childswickham Road. Very, very hot!! Lucy wheeled chair. Rested. At 4.15 to Mrs Saunder’s at Austin House (Lady Lifford’s). Tea and in garden. Then to Old Church, but not Service. Saw bell-ringers. May Rem called. We sewed.
London
Monday 11th July 1932
Hot. Thunder.
Took coach at 10.15. Talked to nice far-travelled man all the way. Arrived London 3.30. Alys with Baby Austin at 4 in thunderstorm and hard rain. Called for Eva. To 21 Oxford Terrace. Out to shops for food. Early supper. Letter from E.P.D. about his marriage. Wrote Tades and Dorothy about canvas.
Tuesday 12th July 1932
Warm. Dull.
To L.A. Sub Committee 10 o’clock and on to Kingsgate School. Horrid griping pains. Bought Magnesia. Home. Ovaltine lunch. Rested. To 76 Cholmley Gardens at 5. Freer’s there, in garden with them. Yo-yo and Diabolo. Alys took me home in Baby Austin. Welsh rarebit for supper. Quite well.
Wednesday 13th July 1932
Dullish. Warm.
Alys in and then she and Phil to lunch. We got it at Whiteley’s. She took Phil back and came here again. She to Mrs Trotter’s to tea. I to Lois and had tea in their garden. Supper early and to Art Club. Laurie took us in car. Short poses. Billie Despard’s sister.
Thursday 14th July 1932
Warm, fine.
Alys came. I did dressmaking of belt to skirt. I to Sagne and Babcock. Alys came back to lunch with me. Welsh rarebit. Then she on my bed. I to Phil’s place and Bradley’s. Back. Sewed. Alys up, and Phil called in Baby Austin and both back with him to 76 Cholmley Gardens. I home by bus 6.15. Supper and to Westminster Theatre at 7.40. Got good place in pit! “Love’s Labour’s Lost”.
Friday 15th July 1932
Cooler.
To shops and lunch and to fetch Wade at 2.15. Back here and sewed and unpicked. Tea and sewed till 7. Walked with her to Tussaud’s. In there and had soup. Dancing! After, I to Helen’s with glass jug. Stayed until 10.15 or so. “Come in Agnes” on bus!
Saturday 16th July 1932
Fine. Hot.
Out a little to Selfridge’s – stockings. Lunch. To the Freer’s at 4 Daw’s Lane. 121 bus only goes to Daw’s Lane on Sundays. Changed at Hendon Central. Tennis-party. Poz and Doz. Lois, Laurie, Rushes, Margaret (Grosvenor) B. Back by busses. To Lilley and Skinner at 8.45!
Memo:
12th L.A. Sub-Committee
13th To Lois 4 p.m.
16th To Doris Freer 4 p.m.
17th To Elm Park Road 6.30 or so
15th – 17th Embleton’s and Cave’s to Layton.
Wrote E.P. to Germantown 12th
Sunday 17th July 1932
Showers. Cold.
Indoors doing ironing, washing, sewing. Cut out voile blouse. Black with yellow buds. At 6.45 to Barnard’s. Supper indoors and stayed till 10.15.
Monday 18th July 1932
Cold. Dull.
Alys came. Unhappy. I to shops (got shoes at Lilly and Skinner) and then changed and to Mrs Styer’s lunch at 1. With her to see Frith Bunbury act in Ibsen’s “The Pretenders” at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Very good but long. Home at 6.35. Sewed blouse and listened-in till 10.30.
Tuesday 19th July 1932
Fine and warm.
Met Kit at Zoo at 12.15. Lovely day with her and lunch in Fellows’ balcony. Jac (ass) and Charlie giraffe friends? Home to tea with Kitty by tube. After, Peter took me home in his car. Sewed.
Wednesday 20th July 1932
Fine. Hot.
Alys in. With her to Mrs Sowerby’s. Home. Got paints ready and to Selfridges with cape for hemstitch. Lunch – Woolworth’s. Fish 6d. Home. Up to 76 Cholmley Gardens at 3.45. Mrs Sowerby and Miss ? to tea. Eva and Phil in. Phil to tennis. I on to Art Club. Ross long pose.
Thursday 21st July 1932
Dull.
E.P.’s Wedding Day! Out to Cozen’s and Selfridge’s. Lunch at Woolworth’s. To Wade’s 2. She back with me and we did sewing and all p.m. Tea. Took her to Tussaud’s – soup there. Home 9. Ice cream and raspberries.
Friday 22nd July 1932
Fine.
To Selfridge’s. Tried on skirts. Bought Ninon by Sheringham, Light sewing. To tea at 76 Cholmley Gardens and to dinner. Layton ducks and peas. Home in Chrysler 10. Phil out at cinema.
Saturday 23rd July 1932
Fine. Cool.
To Selfridge’s and walked to Lyceum Club. Eva met me. Lunch together there. To Lyric Theatre. Pit. “Dangerous Corner” Priestley. Home. Sewing. Read Road to Oblivion – V. Zenzinov.
Memo:
18th to Mrs Styer 1 – and to see Frith act.
19th Meet Kit at Zoo 12.10.
23rd lunch Lyceum Club with Eva.
Sunday 24th July 1932
Rainy. Cooler.
Mended the stereoscope and arranged drawer of Tallboy. Did a lot to black muslin dress (with daisies). To Kit’s to tea. Sime’s and Freeman-Smith’s there. To supper with Sissie.
Monday 25th July 1932
Showers.
Alys came. Gave her washing-proof. Out to shops. Home. Lunch. Cut out and made red check dress. Busy at it all day and stuck daisies on collar. To bed at 10.30.
Tuesday 26th July 1932
Showers.
Alys came. With her to Selfridge’s (she to Helen). Saw Joe Young do yo-yo. I on to Finsbury Square. Bienfaisance Badge. Lunch at J.P. Restaurant. Home for key and met Eva at Grosvenor Gardens. Tea at Lyceum Club. Home. Sewed.
Wednesday 27th July 1932
Showers. Cool-ish.
Busy sewing and bank clerk called. To Selfridge’s for buttons and Kitty’s sponge-bag. Home to lunch. Finished red check dress. Wore it, and went to Sissie’s at 6.15. Ate sandwiches. On at 7.20 to Art Club. Nice evening – short poses. Steele away at 9.30.
Thursday 28th July 1932
Rainy.
Alys in – with her to Maple’s basement. Looking for cupboard or tallboy for her. I to Selfridge’s and Cozmo. To Wade’s. Home to lunch. Sewed black evening dress and listened-in. Made chair-cover (blue). To bed about 10.15.
Friday 29th July 1932
Dull. Mild.
Packed suitcase. To shops. Ironed things. Sent sponge-bag to Kit. At 4 to Lab. Alys and Eva with Chrysler. Dennis in 4.45. Fetched Phil from Chepstow Villa. All to Layton Manor. Lovely chicken supper in lane. Arrived at 1 a.m. or thereabouts.
Saturday 30th July 1932
Fine. Mild.
In gardens. Shenton’s and Eva and Rosalie Amstein arrived at 12 o’clock. Ted slept and others in gardens. Dinner 1.30. In garden, diabolo. Tea 4.30. Shenton party away 5.10 and Buchanan’s arrived same time. Handy, Kath, Peter and George. Croquet, dinner, gardens, strawberries. Gramophone records.
Memo:
29th to Layton till Monday evening.
Sunday 31st July 1932
Dull. Mild.
Breakfast 9.45 with Buchanan’s who all off for Scotland about 10.45. We strolled about gardens and sat in sun on seats, reading papers. Lovely quiet day of gardens, strawberries and Debby. Alys and Phil billiards in evening.
Monday 1st August 1932
Rain, but dry afternoon. Thunder in London.
Out in garden and outhouses with Eva and Phil. Rainy. Dinner, and at 3.15 all in Chrysler with trailer to London. (Gave 2/- tip to 3 girls and Vera’s mother). Coffee by roadside at 6.30 and off road to Woolley Barham for supper at 8 p.m. Light and fine. Arrived 76 Cholmley Gardens at about 11 or 10.45? I home by busses. Gave strawberries to Miss Paliner.
Tuesday 2nd August 1932
Mild. Warm.
Unpacked suitcase. To Lyceum Club 12 o’clock. Dorothy came and lunched with me there. Then I to Selfridge’s. Got Pomeroy Cream. Up to 76 Cholmley Gardens. They all in to tea. After, Phil to tennis. Alys, Eva and I to Kitty’s in Baby Austin. Only Kitty and Barbara. Alys took me all the way home.
Wednesday 3rd August 1932
Fine. Warm.
Nice letter from Cyrus. Out to Boot’s and to Wade’s Home. Lunch. Tidied out bookcase drawers. Up to 76 Cholmley Gardens at 5. Alys at dentist’s. Eva and Phil played pipes. On to Art Club. Bad time with electric lights fusing. Painted Gwen Clare in pink dress 1¼ hour.
Thursday 4th August 1932
Fine. Mild.
Out to shops. Alys and Eva came at 12. Had scrambled egg (Layton) and in Baby Austin to Mark Brown’s Wharf, Tooley Street. Pickle Herring Street. Saw Kit and Barbarba on S.S. Baltonia. For Kiel Canal and Danzig. To Cromwell Road. Alys to see Miss Pryde. Back to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Quick dinner and all 5 to Hippodrome, Golders Green to see Owen Nares in “Pleasure Cruise. They took me home in Chrysler.
Friday 5th August 1932
Hot and fine.
Met Lois at Golders Green 10.30. 110 bus to Kenwood. Sketched till 1. Lunch, sandwiches (me). Home by 2.45. Very hot. Quiet p.m. Sewing. To 76 Cholmley Gardens to sew with Eva at 8.30. Knitted and she did striped frock till 10.30.
Saturday 6th August 1932
Very hot. Fine.
To Kardomah and to 7 or 8 furniture shops looking for antique bureau bookcases. Maple’s, Brandt’s, Jackson’s and Arthur’s. After lunch, to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Alys in bed – pains. Dennis in at 4 and took Eva and I to Finchley open air baths. 6 queues! Lovely bathe. Shute. Phil at tennis. Dennis and Eva took me home at 7.
Memo:
2nd Met Doz at Lyceum 12.45.
4th See Kit and Barbara off at St Mark’s Wharf, Tooley Street.
7th Embleton’s to Cave’s. I with Wade to zoo.
Sunday 7th August 1932
Very hot and fine.
(Alys better and all Embleton’s to Cave’s – tennis). I quiet a.m. At 3 to Wade’s and with her by 169 to Zoo. Nice time there till 6. Iced and sitting about. To Tussaud’s and orangeade and biscuits 6.45. Both home separately. Tired. Ate bread and cheese later.
Monday 8th August 1932
Very hot and fine – 79 degrees.
Young man Jackson to see furniture at 10. I to his shop and then to Waring’s. Lunch and up to 76 Cholmley Gardens after. Alys in bed again, with pains. Knitted and sewed with Eva. Tea. Phil took me back at 6, on his way to Miss Pryde’s. Cut out ninon frock all evening and talked to Griffin Palliton.
Tuesday 9th August 1932
Very hot and fine – 80 degrees.
To Arthur’s about desk. On to Tottenham Court Road, Heal’s and Bucknell’s, Union Street. Tables. Lunch at Bertorelli’s. Straight to 76 Cholmley Gardens by 13 bus. Rested. Alys on sofa. Tea (chocolate cake – I took). Alys to bed again. Phil in and out to Pryde’s. Dennis took all 3 of us to Finchley and Hendon Baths at 8.15 but nothing doing. Queue at one and Ladies only at other! I stayed supper and they took me home.
Wednesday 10th August 1932
Very hot, sunny – 81 degrees.
Round to Jackson’s after Arthur had come here. Home. Cleaned out desk and bookcases. Into bedroom. At 2.30 came Jackson’s van with Dutch bureau bookcase. Men moved furniture and took my little desk and lobby cupboard. I up to tea at 76 Cholmley Road and all to bathe at Spider Web, near Watford (except Alys who still in bed). I helped Eva to wash-up. Home by bus at 10.
Thursday 11th August 1932
Very, very hot – 88 degrees!
Busy, but to L.E.P Cockspur Street about cruise tickets. Home and washed out all drawers (19) of new desk! To 76 Cholmley Street at 4.30. Tea in Alys’ room. She in bed (enteritis) but up and all of us (5 and Miss Shellum!) to bathe at Spider Web at 8. Lovely. Supper at 76 at about 10. I with Dennis and Eva to Kings Cross for ducks from Layton and home.
Friday 12th August 1932
Thunder and showers. Hot.
Arranged paper in desk. To Foyle’s to sell books. To Bourne and Hollingsworth and bought hat. Lunch and to tea at 76 Cholmley Gardens and all to Spider swimming. Miss Shellum too. Alys looking on. I home to supper at 9.30. Tired.
Saturday 13th August 1932
Fine. Hot.
To Foyle’s and Winter’s to see Casanova. Home by Russells – 2. 5/- blouse for Eva? Home to lunch. Then to Alys, as all others to Carver’s to tea. To Sissie’s at 8.30. Helped with clothes after eating. Home at 11.
Memo:
£3 for my small French desk, 35/0 for lobby cupboard.
To Sissie’s Saturday 13th
Sunday 14th August 1932
Warm.
Busy a.m. moving all desks. Took Wade to Compayne Gardens. To Alys in p.m after C.H.W, Dennis to M. Douglas. Eva and Phil to Hertford (Jim Golding’s). I home by buses at 11.10.
Monday 15th August 1932
(no weather)
To Foyle’s to try and sell books. Failed. St Martin’s Church. Changed blouse at Russell’s. After lunch to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Did sewing.
Tuesday 16th August 1932
Hot.
Up at 76 Cholmley Gardens to sew for Eva. To Barnes for bedroom shoes. Helped Eva with sewing. Stayed dinner and Dennis and Alys took me home at 9.30.
Wednesday 17th August 1932
Very hot.
To Selfridge’s at 9.15 for Dennis’ collars. At 11, came Dennis, Alys and Eva in Chrysler. All 4 of us to Southampton. Picnic lunch en route. On board R.M.S. Homeric. Very, very hot. Had tea. Dennis and Eva sailing at 6 on cruise Balearics. Tangier. Alys and I started home about 5 and arrived 76 at 7.50. Exhausting heat. Slept by window on floor in Eva’s room. To Oxford Terrace to fetch my suitcase 10.
Thursday 18th August 1932
Very, very hot – 90 degrees – Kew.
Alys to dentist and I home to 21 Oxford Terrace. Phil came to lunch there with Alys and me. Alys and I to fetch Chrysler to be oiled and to Selfridge’s for a defridgerator 3.15. Home to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Phil in to tea and out again. At 6.30 Alys and I to King’s Cross for Layton fruit and ducks. At 7.30 to Spider Web. Swam, dived. Home 9.16.
Friday 19th August 1932
Very, very hot – 96 degrees Kew.
Alys took me to Badcock’s at 10.45. Home to 21 Oxford Terrace. Phil came at lunch. Felt sick and couldn’t eat. Alys ditto. Alys out to her dentist 2 and to take Bronwyn to Paddington. All of us back to 76 in cars to tea. Maud there. 99 degrees at Greenwich. To swim at Spider Web at 5.30. Phil not to any lessons in p.m. He slept on balcony at back.
Saturday 20th August 1932
Very hot – 85 degrees.
Phil to French with Pryde. Alys and I shopped, and Alys to Golders Green for coffee. Duck for lunch. Alys and I in Baby Austin to Wade’s. Took her home at 6.45. Supper. Duck again. Alys, Phil and I to various cinemas and ended by going to Lido, Hendon Road. Amy (Johnson) and Mollison in “Dual Control” and Gene Gerrard in Woodhouse “Brother Alfred” and Bugler and Sergeant. Thunderstorm at 12.
Memo:
Bathes all day!
19th – 10.45 Mr Badcock
19th Hottest day since 1911
7th Eva and Dennis on cruise.
Sunday 21st August 1932
Cooler, greyish.
Housework and took up hall carpet. After lunch to Zoo; home to tea, later and to supper at Doris’ at Mill Hill. Home at 10.15.
Monday 22nd August 1932
Cooler.
Housework and down to 21 Oxford Terrace. Chops on griller and Phil to lunch. Then home and very tired. Both rested. Tea, with Phil. He out to French. We to Kit’s. Duck soup, omelette with ham and fruit salad supper. Letters from Lisbon from Dennis and Eva.
Tuesday 23rd August 1932
Cool.
Down to 21 Oxford Terrace, after shops by bus. Phil to lunch. Tongue, peaches. Matt’s Darkaline. Stained passage floor and washed and ironed. Wrote Styer. Phil back to tea and out to French. To bed. Phil working till 10.15.
Wednesday 24th August 1932
Milder.
To shops. Back and started covering eiderdown, after Alys buying satin and American cloth. Phil only home at 3, then he did prep. Tea 4.15 and then all in Baby Austin to Stoll and saw Arliss in “The Silent Voice” (deaf musician) and Richard Dix in “The Lost Squadron” – Airman. Home to supper at 9.15.
Thursday 25th August 1932
Dull. Mild.
Housework and changed Eva’s carpet. Chrysler dented and to be repaired. To 21 Oxford Terrace. Phil came to lunch there. I packed suitcase. Alys to shop. All tea at 76 Cholmley Gardens. Phil calling for me and suitcase at 4.35. Aly and I to fetch Chrysler at 6.30 and to King’s Cross for ducks and peaches.
Margate
Friday 26th August 1932
Fine, then thunder.
Alys took me to Victoria at 10. 10.15 train to Birchington. With Mrs Styer on sands. Lunch. Judge “Cecil Whiteley”. Unpacked. Thunder. Thé dansant. To Margate 5.30. To Boot’s. I bathed at 6.35. Dressed. Dined at 8.40. Watched dancing. To bed 11.10.
Saturday 27th August 1932
Fine.
Sat in garden doing crossword. Wrote Kit. Bathed with Mrs Styer. Very nice. At 3.30 drove to Reculver taking Mrs Aspinall. Back to tea. Walked. In car with Paler’s, Tony and Diggles – Dance. Red 9 B.S. and E.T.
Memo:
10.15 Victoria 26th 12 – 1.
Weekend to Birchington (12-)
Lyceum Club closes 26th till September 12th.
Sunday 28th August 1932
Fog, then fine.
Sat in garden and Laddie bit soldier. Bathed and John with car and Lad to London. Rest. Tea with Peeler’s and Ivan Brandt. Walked to Westgate. Dancing in evening. Mr Pepper came. I danced with Ruby Peeler!!
Monday 29th August 1932
Fine. Misty. Warm.
Bathed and sun-bathed with Ivan Brandt. Rested. At 3.30 went to Beltinge . Took Ivan Brandt. Tea at Miramar Hotel. To Reculvers. Up tower with Ivan Brandt. Home. Judge out to Margate. Watched dancing with Miss Prinsep too. Wrote J.H.M.
London
Tuesday 30th August 1932
Fine. Rain first.
Lovely bathe, after rain. Miss Prinsep and Tony Peeler to raft. Lunch. Packed and at 3.34 train to Victoria. Taxi to 21 Oxford Terrace. Busses to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Sat outside eating chocolate biscuits and apple as missed Alys and Phil. My own fault. They met the 7.55 train. Supper at 9. All together. Stayed at 76.
Wednesday 31st August 1932
Fine.
Breakfast 8. Phil off. Alys and I did up fruit empties and in Chrysler to King’s Cross and with them. Phil home at 3 and all had early coffee and to Waterloo at 6 to meet Dennis and Eva from cruise on Homeric. Home and I stayed dinner (Maud there). They took me home 9.
Thursday 1st September 1932
Fine then dull.
Up at 9 and out to buy bread, butter and milk for breakfast. Shopped later and Phil to lunch at 12.45. Went to Aunt Rosa’s at 4. Tea (Lois at Bournemouth). Muriel and two children in to tea. Laurie motored me to 76 Cholmley Gardens. With Alys to Kings Cross for ducks. Home by bus from Marylebone High Street. Supper. Darned stockings.
Friday 2nd September 1932
Hot. Humid.
Out to shops. Polished brasses. Alys, Eva and Phil to lunch, bringing tongue. Out to Marble Arch with Alys and Eva at 2.30. On alone to the Garden Club, 9 Chesterfield Street. Tea there – 9d. Home. Out to Queen’s Theatre at 6.15. Gallery (stool) for “Evensong”. Not very good. Edith Evans (diva).
Saturday 3rd September 1932
Rain. Mild.
Lost umbrella so to Queen’s Theatre, but not there. Bought new one at Selfrdige’s 5/-. Home to lunch. Hours of clearing out papers, letters, cuttings.
Memo:
30th Back from Birchington
Ivan Brandt. Knight in The Miracle.
1st to Faraday’s – (Lois away)
31st Dennis and Eva back from cruise.
Sunday 4th September 1932
Finer on whole.
To dinner at 1 with Poz and Doz. Sat in garden. They painted pipes. On to C.H.W’s 4. Took her to World News Ciné and parfaits at Lyon’s. Walked to St Pancras. Home (Embleton’s had Buchanan’s – Helen and Tony).
Monday 5th September 1932
Mild Warm.
Alys, Eva and Phil to lunch. To Sissie’s at 4 to see Ella. Home at 745 in rain.
Tuesday 6th September 1932
Mild. Dull.
Ella came at 10.50. Talked. To Selfridge’s. Met Alys and Eva at Pioneer Club, 12 Cavendish Place. Lunch. With Eva to Mattamosa(?). Ella back to Sissie’s. Alys to Miss Pryde and I to Wade’s. Home. Packed up and supper.
Wednesday 7th September 1932
Fine. Some showers.
To 76 Cholmley Gardens in taxi – 2/9 at 10. At 12.15 or so we started in Chrysler (not Phil). Lunch before Bladock. To Leger at Doncaster, Great crush as we went through at 5.30 – 6.30. Arrived Layton Manor at 8.20. Dinner and to bed. Dennis feeling ill.
Thursday 8th September 1932
Rain and very dull.
Quiet day. In greenhouses and got Debby. Read “Cacson” and knitted. Dennis felt ill all day. Out to quarry (Colliers Lane) after tea. Billiards (Alys and Dennis) in evening.
Friday 9th September 1932
Fine.
Picked flowers. Wandered about in gardens. Evan, Alys and I to Richmond in p.m. at 5.50. Phil and Nancy Cave arrived in Baby Austin. At 6.30 or so, Dr Denys Whitecombe and Dr Cuthbert Whitecombe arrived. All to stay. The 2 Dennis’ billiards in evening.
Saturday 10th September 1932
Showers then lovely day.
Sewed. Then out along towards Gale Plantation. Lunch. Dennis, Phil, Eva, Nancy, Dr Cuthy and I to Tees to bathe at 3.30. Lovely. Alys and Dr Whitcombe to Darlington to meet Miss Pryde. All tea. Around in gardens. Dinner. At 10.40 Dr WHitecombe and Mrs Whitcombe (he to meet her, alone). She from Angmering.
Memo:
9th To Layton with Phil?
7th Embleton’s to Layton till 21st.
Sunday 11th September 1932
Fine. Warm.
In garden croquet. Lunch 1. The Whitecombes left at 2 for Scotland. We to Tees, but spate, wonderful, but no bathing. Home. Played weekend game in evening. Miss Pryde too. “Harrow trap”.
Monday 12th September 1932
Fine.
Eva and Nancy did flowers. Phil had 2 hours French and 1 Latin. Croquet. After lunch went to Hardraw Falls by Kirkby Stephen. Tea there, back by Richmond. Alys bought washing machine. Billiard poole in evening. I talked to Pryde.
Tuesday 13th September 1932
Dull, rain at 5.
Wrote to Doz, Elsa and J.H.M. After lunch to little quarry and got stones in trailer for pond. Watched electric saw cutting post and planks. After tea, Alys drove Miss Pryde, Elsa and me to Richmond. Phil and Nancy at billiards. After dinner “telegrams” and dancing.
Wednesday 14th September 1932
Fine all day.
Did flowers with Eva. Some stones again in trailer. Wrote The Times about cruises. Alys with Miss Pryde in Baby Austin and phoned from Forsett. All of us with Blaine and trailer to rescue them and towed home behind trailer. Phil and Nancy in it. Nearly total eclipse of moon. Fine view of it.
Thursday 15th September 1932
Perfect day.
Did flowers. Wrote Kit and Ella and diabolo. After lunch all (not Pryde) in car to Penrith and Ullswater. Bathed there. On by Patterdale (Brothers Water) and Kirkstone Pass to Windermere, Rydal Water, Grassmere. Thirlmere, Derwentwater, Bassenthwaite and home at 6.15 (tea on Kirkstone Pass). Moonlight and billiards in evening.
Friday 16th September 1932
Very warm and fine.
Diabolo and knitting and flowers. Lunch 12.15. Alys and Dennis took Nancy and Phil to Darlington for 1.25 train. Phil to stay at Bickley and to play rugger with Harlequins on Saturday. After 4 o’clock tea. Miss Pryde with us all to Muker and to see Buttertubs. Back by Wensleydale, Askrigg, Richmond. Home at 8. Knitted in evening. To bed 10.25.
Saturday 17th September 1932
Fine on whole.
Did flowers. Played diabolo and croquet. Dr and Mrs Whitecombe came to tea, on way from Turnberry, Ayr. Quiet evening.
Memo:
13th L. A. Sub Committee
14th Lyceum opens again
Sent £1 to Wade 13th
Sunday 18th September 1932
Cooler.
Croquet. Eva and I had a proper game. At 5. Dennis, Alys and Eva met Phil at Darlington. Back about 6 to tea. Read papers, croquet and talk.
Monday 19th September 1932
Cool and showers but sun too.
Flowers. Dennis and Alys with Cooper arranged about pond and rockery. Sat indoors in p.m. as cold. But after tea, Dennis drove Miss Pryde and Alys and me to Abbey Bridge, Barnard Castle, Gretna Bridge, Ovington. Eva and Phil in top room. After dinner, Miss Pryde gave us all a demonstration with beans in early arithmetic pictures.
Tuesday 20th September 1932
Cold. Fair.
Indoors, dull. Dennis and Binks did stones. After lunch, Dennis, Alys and I saw Miss Pryde off 1.25 at Darlington. Croquet, us 4 (and Phil in engines-room). After tea, finished croquet and then all to East Layton. Left car and walked to quarry. Saw blasting. Home. Dinner. Debby got on chair – very funny. Billiard-pool in evening.
Wednesday 21st September 1932
Perfect day. Cool.
Packed cases and picked flowers. I picked mauve “larkspur” (alas!) At 3 p.m. all away in Chrysler. About 6 had tea, an old road after Stanford. Sandwiches. 76 Cholmley Gardens at 10.30. They took me to Quex Road. I home by 16 at about 11.15.
Thursday 22nd September 1932
Wet and horrid in p.m.
Out to buy breakfast and paper. Kit rang up. Out to Victoria about ticket. To Army and Navy Stores, to Sun Insurance. To Lab for other suitcase. Home to lunch at 2. Back to Victoria, as wrong ticket (single). To Wade’s. Sewed there. To 33 Queen Ann Street. Met Peter and back in his car to Volta House. Dined there. Kit took me back to Kilburn at 10.
Friday 23rd September 1932
Dull. Showers.
Out for milk. Packed suitcase. To Times Office and New English Art Club Secretary. Lunch at Selfridge’s counter. Home. Alys came at 2.30. Sewed. With her to tea at 76 Cholmley Gardens. Home at 6.15. Finished packing up. To bed about 10. Phoned Poz.
Brussels
Saturday 24th September 1932
Drizzle. Misty.
Finished packing. At 10.20 got taxi and to Victoria. Alys came to Victoria 11.15. train 3 o’clock to Dover. “Prince Charles’ boat 1.15. Lunch on deck – sandwiches. 4.15 arrived Ostende. To Brussels, coffee on train. 3rd class. Arrived 6.50 (due 6.36). Aunt Bella met me. Taxi to 65 Avenue Louis Lepoutre. Dinner.
Memo:
Back form Layton 21st ?
Olive and Vera 5/- each.
Doris and Elsie each 4/-
To Brussels? On 24th
22nd p.m. to C.H.W.
Sunday 25th September 1932
Dine.
Out for posting letters. Sewed basket lining. Aunt Bella to Mass. After dinner, she rested. I sewed bag lining. At 4 went to Schoentjen’s. Bertha in bed ill. Back at 5.45. Supper. Napoleon Patience.
Monday 26th September 1932
Fine on whole.
Out to shops with Aunt Bella – lettuces. Dinner. Rest at 2.45. I to town Bourse, Grand Place. Took emerald ring to Louvois. To Rue Neuwe. And Ste Gudule. Back by 93 tram. Aunt Bella to Lenoir about children operation. Patience in evening.
Tuesday 27th September 1932
Dullish.
With Aunt Bella to butcher. Looked at old snapshots. At 1.45 to Bon Marche Mannequin Show until 4.40. To Innovation, had ice-cream sandwich. Home. Supper and patience games. Hot bath.
Wednesday 28th September 1932
Showers.
With Aunt Bella to butchers. To Rue Du Bailli and then tram (alone) to Place Royale. Walked up Rue de Namur. Home. Aunt Bella to see Bertha Schoentjens. Margot Verboekhoven to dinner. Rested. To call on Madame Cauderlis (out) and Madame Bruère. Paulette there. Home. Supper and patience and knitting.
Thursday 29th September 1932
Fine.
To get washer for Aunt Bella’s bottle and had rubber heel fixed on. Wrote Alys. After dinner, rested and at 3 by two trams to Lacken to see Eva du Buerre. Tea there and stayed till 6.20. Home late for supper. Patience games.
Friday 30th September 1932
Fine and warm.
Out to get emerald ring. 5 francs at Louvois. Tried to get Pomeroy cream. Rested after dinner and at 3 we went to Alimentation Exhibition at Cinquantenaire. Bought tin opener – 6 francs (1/-). Tired. Home at 6.15.
Saturday 1st October 1932
Fine.
To cobbler for heel. Bought soutien-gorge. On to Avenue Louise. To La Cambre old buildings and saw Lemonnier bust. In Bois and home by Ch. De Waterloo. To tea came the Mercier’s, Monsieur and Madame Van Loey (from lower flat), Madame Masson (he away at beehive). Stayed till 7.
Memo:
27th Bon Marche mannequins
29th Margot comes
20th To Eva’s
1st Madame Masson
Sunday 2nd October 1932
Fine.
Aunt Bella to Mass. I wrote Eva. To post and to shops. Bought knitting case. To Bois. Read Jane Eyre there. Dinner late, as Aunt Bella to Schoentjen. Long rest and looked at Verboeckhoven’s sketches. Got our own supper. Elise out.
Monday 3rd October 1932
Rain.
Pains in tummy. With Aunt Bella to shops. Wrote Tades. In p.m. rest, and at 3.15 went to Marivaux Cinema, Boulevard Adolphe Max, Near Nord. Saw “Ariane” jeune fille russe. Gaby Morlay and Victor Francen. Also Zeppelin Voyage to Brazil. Back 7.35.
Tuesday 4th October 1932
Showers.
To Monsieur George Stokvis’ bureau. To Louvois. Home. Lunch. Got tea-table ready. Rested. At 4, up and Madame Bruère and Madame De Ocken (Marcelle) and Madame Dachsbeck and Paulette to tea. Patience in evening.
Wednesday 5th October 1932
Fine.
To Bon Marché with Aunt Bella. On roof. Home to dinner. Rested. To tea with Madame Cauderlier. Arrived at 4.15. Left at 6.45!
London
Thursday 6th October 1932
Perfect day.
Packed. Aunt Bella made sandwiches. Dinner at 11.30. Taxi to Nord Station at 12.10. Train 12.46. to Ostende. Aunt Bella saw me off at Brussels. “Princesse Astrid” at 4 left (waited long for a train) Ostende. Lovely crossing. Sunset. Moonlight. 7 Dover. Victoria at 9.15. Taxi 23 Oxford Terrace.
Friday 7th October 1932
Dullish.
Alys in. Unpacked. Out to shops and lunch. To tea at 76 Cholmley Gardens. Helen there and Peter. Peter and I to Shanghai Express at Blue Hall at 6.30. Home. Late supper and bed.
Saturday 8th October 1932
Rain then fine after 3.30.
Phoned Lois. Out to Arts Theatre Club and Handy’s shop and Lyceum Club, 9 Chesterfield Gardens. Up to 77, Faraday’s to lunch. Fetched my picture from Art Club, in Eric’s car. Tea at 77 Hampstead Way and Laurie drove me home 6. To Old Vic “Caesar and Cleopatra”. Saw Ivan Brandt.
Memo:
Tip 50 francs to Elise
Back from Brussels 6th
Nord 12.46. Victoria 8.30.
Sunday 9th October 1932
Dull.
Washed things. To 76 Cholmley Gardens at 1 o’clock. Phil out with Derrick. Read. To tea came John Willis, Derrick, Tony Groves-Raines! After Alys, Dennis and I to Mill Hill; I to see Tades and Lucy. Alys and Dennis to see Doris in nursing home. Supper at 76. Phil out with Tony Groves-Raines. I home at 10.15.
Monday 10th October 1932
Fine.
Ironed things. Kit at 12. Sewed and then to lunch at Zoo. After to Wade’s. Sewed. Home about 4.30 or 5. Sandwiches and to Old Vic at 6.30. First night “Cymbeline”. Malcolm Keen, Iachimo.
Tuesday 11th October 1932
Fine. Rain later.
Alys to say Phil passed his exam. “Little Go Previous” (me: The equivalent at Cambridge to Responsions at Oxford was the Previous Examination, so called because it was taken a year previous to graduation; it was often called the ‘Little Go’). Out with her to Sagnes. I on to Time office. Home. Lunch. Hung pictures and cleaned carpet. To 76 Cholmley Gardens at 9 o’clock. To dine. Also came Miss Pryde and Pa and Don. Cine. Dennis took us all home in car.
Wednesday 12th October 1932
Fineish.
Alys in and helped lay cloth and shops and picture hanging. Phil to lunch 1.30 (!) and I took him to Arts Theatre Club to see “Spacetime Inn”. Rather boring. To 76 Cholmley Gardens – high tea. I to Art Club, and posed model; oil portrait (9 weeks absent from Club!).
Thursday 13th October 1932
Fine.
To shops. Made sandwich for lunch, and then to New Theatre. Pit, saw “Too true to be good”. Shaw. Not one of his best. Ralph Richardson in it and Cedric Hardwicke. Home at 6. Dressed, and to supper and Elm Park Road. Talk. Left at 10.
Friday 14th October 1932
Fine. Cool.
Met Lois at Burlington Arcade. Got New English Art Club forms and to London Group Show at Burlington Gallery. Rupert Lee (sculptor and President) there. Talked to him. Home to lunch. Met Alys at Marble Arch. Saw “Thark” and “Weekends Only” at 3. Phil and Eva to pipe at F. B’s. Early to bed. Did Bisc-o’-Rye box.
Saturday 15th October 1932
Fine.
To shops. Changed furniture. Ironed badminton dress. To Criterion for pit at 11.50. To Reeves. Met Eva, and to lunch Brasserie. To see “Musical Chairs”. Home, supper and to Badminton. 1st evening. Eva and Phil (no Tompkins).
Memo:
13th Mill Hill Tades.
10.30 14th Burlington Arcade.
12th Art Theatre, Spacetime
13th Elm Park Road 7.30
15th Badminton begins
Sunday 16th October 1932
Fine.
Wrote Aunt Bella. Alys and Eva called for me in Chrysler and to Highgate Ponds. Met Dennis and Phil walking. Dinner at 76 Cholmley Gardens. At 4, Phil drove me up to Elsa’s to tea. Stayed supper and back (Alan too) about 9.30.
Monday 17th October 1932
Fineish. Mild.
Alys in with Eva’s clothes. I to Bryce Smith’s and Reeves’. Lunch at home. Shopped. Cooked chickens. Eva came at 4.45 and Phil at 6.15. Gave them supper and they to dancing class at 7.10. Knitted. Wrote Anne Shore.
Tuesday 18th October 1932
Fine.
To Harrods’. Walked there. Walked on to Albert Hall. Bus to Kingsway. To Theatre to see Club. Home lunch. To C.H.W. With her to Kingsway and then back to 21 Oxford Terrace. Unpicking. Tea. To Tussaud’s with her and to Lyceum Club.. Art Section Meeting 6. Wrote Agatha and Susie.
Wednesday 19th October 1932
Dull. Rain later.
Alys came. With her in Chrysler to Miss Pryde’s and then Lab. Then Army and Navy Stores. To Oxford Circus and I changed pounds. Home to lunch. Ironed grey pieces for frock and black coat. At 5.20, to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Talked (Eva piping at 6 Elm Park Road). To Art Club. No model so 3 of us sat to others.
Thursday 20th October 1932
Dull. Mild. Then rain.
Mrs Styer in car at 12.30. To garden, Lyceum Club. I gave her lunch; talked till 3.30. Her gloves disappeared. To Handy’s shop and other shops with her. She took me to 21 Oxford Terrace at 5.30. To queue at St James’ Theatre Gallery “Behold, We Live” – Van Druten. Tragedy – poor. Ate supper in there.
Friday 21st October 1932
Dull.
Out to meet Lois at Leicester Galleries. Clara Klinghoffer and Mark Gertler. Very good. Da Vinci influence and Tonks (Polish birth). To Lyceum Club about gloves. Home to lunch. To Wade’s. Sat with her 4 – 5.30. Tube to Golders Green. Supper at Sissies. To Art Club Lecture. Minton Taylor on Ancient and Medieval ships.
Saturday 22nd October 1932
Fineish. Mild.
To shops after lunch. To Wade’s with Mrs Styer’s shoes. Took her to Stoll (Picture Theatre) to see “Jack’s the Boy” and “Miracle Man”. Home and supper and to badminton. Beer at Tussaud’s with Alan. Embleton’s at Layton.
Memo:
19th Changed 2 gold sovereigns for 27/11 each.
20th Mrs Styer to lunch at Lyceum Club 12.30.
18th C.H.W. 2 or 2.30.
19th Managers’?
23rd Anne Shore 4 or 4.30?
21st 6.30 Sissie’s and Art Club 8.30.
Sunday 23rd October 1932
Rain.
Indoors washing. To tea at Freer’s. Doris back from Nursing Home. Tades and Lucy still there. Laurie and Eric drove me home to Royal Oak. Tram and bus. Sore throat. Early to bed.
Monday 24th October 1932
Dull.
Alys in. I met her and Eva at Brasserie 1 o’clock. Lunch. Phoned Elsa. Home. Prepared tea and Edith Sandeman came at 4. After I to Kingsway Theatre – Independent Theatre Club – to see Versailles by E. Ludwig. Interesting. Mr and Mrs Wilson in it.
Tuesday 25th October 1932
Dry till 8.15.
To L.A. Sub Committee at 10. On to Kingsway School; then to Bulstrode House, where Eva and Alys. Eva wisdom tooth operation at 2. I walked home to lunch. Met Alys at Evans’. Coffee in Gerrard Street together. To Lyceum Club, wrote E.P. Umbrella disappeared. To Little Theatre to see “Alison’s House”. Supper at Lyons, Strand. Home in rain.
Wednesday 26th October 1932
Dry.
Along to Bulstrode House. Wilfred Trotter to see Eva. Home to lunch (by Selfridge’s and got Morton’s herring roes) Did grey dress (turned). To Eva to tea. Up to 76 After and sandwich supper. (Alys and Phil skating at Hammersmith). I on to Art Club. Profile of Steele.
Thursday 27th October 1932
Dry after rain
To Bulstrode House. On to Haverstock Hill School. Met Alys at Orange Tea Rooms, Welbeck Street for lunch. Phoned Phil. To Debenham and Freebody’s and Jay’s with Aly’s, Met Phil, Piccadilly. To Pavilion Non Stop Variety. Tea at Lewis’. To Bulstrode. Alys there. At 7, home (walked). Supper.
Friday 28th October 1932
Rain. Cold.
To Cozens and saw broken windows by “Hunger Marchers”. To Bulstrode House. With Eva an hour. Walked to Villabella. Lunch there. To Wade’s. Onto Mansfield Road. Home by train and as so wet. Listened in and sewed grey dress and began crochet collar (Eva home from Bulstrode).
Saturday 29th October 1932
Dull. Rain in evening.
To Club and a few shops. Worked at grey dress. Fetched red umbrella. To badminton in rain. Phil there after a rugger match! Alan not there so early home.
Memo:
24th Edith Sandeman to tea, tooth operation.
25th L.A. Sub Committee
26th Eva’s operation
25th Versailles, Kingsway.
Wrote E.P from Club 25th
30th – 14 Carlingford Road 4.30.
Sunday 30th October 1932
Dull. Cold. Some rain.
Busy labelling pictures. To 76 Cholmley Gardens to dinner 1. Read. With Dennis and Eva in car and they left me at 14 Carlingford Road. Tea with Pearl and Eric who took me to Finchley Road. Home to supper and crocheted on grey dress.
Monday 31st October 1932
Fine. Cold.
To Bank. To Ponting’s sale. Bought frocks for self and Wade. Home to lunch. At 2.15. Lois and Miss Pocock in car. Took picture to New English Art Club (sending-in day). To Robinson and Cleaver’s. And Ponting’s again (belt). Walked across park home, from Head’s. Tired. Early to bed.
Tuesday 1st November 1932
Wet mostly.
Alys came. With her in Chrysler to Sagne’s, and 76 Cholmley Gardens. Then home, and out to shops near. Lunch. Tidied room. At 3.35 Anna Shore to tea. After, I to town and gallery at Comedy Theatre to see “Miracle at Verdun”. Sandwiches in queue.
Wednesday 2nd November 1932
Dull, mild.
Out to meet Elsa 12.30 at Bertorelli’s, and then gave her lunch and to Academy to see film (Swedish) En Natt (En natt i Köpenhamn). Very good. Walked to Selfridges. Tea there. To Marks and Spencer’s. Then I to Club, and then to Barnard’s. Supper. Doz’s birthday. P. Wilson Steer there. Nice.
Thursday 3rd November 1932
Dry. Mild.
To Thew’s to meet Alys. With her to see top flat, Gloucester Road. To Private View, Goupil Gallery. French Gallery, Berkeley Square. Home to lunch. To fetch Wade 2.30. Home. Ironed, unpicking. She a cold so phoned not to Freer’s. Tea. Took Wade to Academy on way home.
Friday 4th November 1932
Dull. Mild.
To shops. Sent £1 to Wade’s brother. Early lunch and to Miss Thomson’s studio. Painted old Mrs Blackman 2-5. Miss Diggle bought me home in her car. Painted all evening in bedroom.
Saturday 5th November 1932
Dry. Fine.
Lois came and we to New England (Burlington Galleries) to see and fetch paintings away. With Alys to fetch Phil at 12.30. Home to lunch. Cut out and made white (sand) skirt all p.m. Supper, and to Badminton in the skirt and Aunt B’s blouse. With Alan to Tussaud’s. Secretary of other club at Gym.
Memo:
3rd or 4th Chelsea model? 2.
30th Eric’s to tea and 14 Carlingford Road.
2nd Bertorelli’s 12.30 Elsa, to Elm Park Road 7?
3rd to Wade 2 or 2.30
6th Styer 6 about. Arts. Milne.
Sunday 6th November 1932
Dull. Cool.
Made chenille cap. Alys and Dennis in car at 12.45. To dinner with them. Eva and Phil at Cambridge to Tony Groves-Raines. Read all p.m. Tea. Alys and Dennis took me to Mrs Styer’s 6.15. Supper. To Arts Theatre Club. Milne’s “Other People’s Lives”. Sad.
Monday 7th November 1932
Dry. Fine.
Out to shops about 5 x board and key. Did some painting on self portrait again. Painted all evening on easel picture with looking-glass. 6 – 10.
Tuesday 8th November 1932
Dull. Dry.
Alys in and talked a bit. Then I out. Got 5 x boards 1/. (6d each). To Boots too and read. Home to lunch. Ironed skirt and grey frock. Out to call on Mrs Freeman. Smith at Lenygon’s (out). To Kardomah and Fortnum’s.
Wednesday 9th November 1932
Foggy.
Alys took me and 2 portraits to Institute, Piccadilly sending-in day for Portraits. Painters. I to Harrod’s. Got hat. To Private View, New England Art Club. Home to lunch. Eva and Phil to tea (and on to Monisty’s cocktail party). I to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Supper and fur coat with Alys, Out to Art Club. Painted Marita Ross. Heard of Mrs Jugle’s suicide. Poor old Mr Lambert dead. In tram with Mr Batchelor.
Thursday 10th November 1932
Foggish.
At 9.30 to 76 Cholmley Gardens with Eva’s coat. Met Kit and Nancy Archer. Drove to the Frank Archer’s, Near Worplesdon, Guildford, Esher. Dinner 1. Talked. Back with Kit and to C.H.W.’s with £1. Back to Volta House and dinner there. Peter drove me home at 9 in Isis.
Friday 11th November 1932
Dull.
Not out. Painted. Two minutes silence. Early lunch and to Chelsea t 1.45. Painted Mrs Blackman till 4. Home at 5. Out and to see “The Rich Are Always With Us” and “Alias the Doctor” in Edgware Road – 9d. Ruth Chatterton. 5.40 till 8 or so. Painted on Marita.
Saturday 12th November 1932
Dull.
Alys came. With her in car to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Eva in. To fetch Phil. To Lillywhite’s. Took Phil to Victoria. Lunch at the Buttery Hatch (Colleen). Home. Supper. To Badminton (Eva and Phil at party at Cave’s). Home at 10.35. Lots of playing.
Memo:
9th Private View. New England.
9th Sending in at Portrait? Meeting? And Art Club.
10th To Archer’s with Kit
11th 1.25 Meet Miss Diggle.
Sunday 13th November 1932
Dark. Damp.
Sewing. Washing. Alys and Eva called for me in car. To meet Dennis at Buchanan’s house. To dinner at 76 Cholmley Gardens. Did fur coat with Alys. After tea, Eva and I to Virginia’s to see Tessa – 8 months. Supper. (Helen also to tea and supper at 76). All (except Eva) to Rialto to see “The Blue Light”.
Monday 14th November 1932
Damp.
Letter with varnishing – day ticket! To Evans. Home at 1 and Alys there. Lunch together. Then to see flats – Chitton Court. Home, and all evening painting on looking-glass picture.
Tuesday 15th November 1932
Alys came. I ironed white gown. Out with Alys to Selfridge’s for lining. Home to lunch. To Wade’s and with her at 3 to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Did fur-coat of Alys’. C.H.W. unpicking. Tea. Back at 7.45 to Baker Street. Home. Supper. Polished brasses and listened-in. Prince of Wales.
Wednesday 16th November 1932
Dull. Cold.
Out to Sagne’s. Aunt Rosa and Lois to lunch – 1. They took me to Portrait Painters, but it was a day too late! My mistake, varnish day 15th!! Home. Washed up dishes. To Alys at 4.15. Tea. Peter there. On to Art Club. Short poses, man.
Thursday 17th November 1932
Dull. Cold.
To Private View. Portrait Painters at 11, then Alys met me in Chrysler there and together to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Lunch and sewing. Dolly Willis in. With Alys at 3 to Lab with car and walked to Piccadilly. Private View again. Doz there. Adrian and Phil later. Coffee at Kardomah. Home. Painted on lamplight picture till 10.30.
Friday 18th November 1932
Cold.
Mrs Blackman at 10.30 and Lois; we painted her till 12.30 in white gown. After lunch, I to 76 Cholmley Garden. Alys and I did her fur-coat all p.m. Eva and Phil at Piping. I to Sissie’s at 6.30. Miss Gask in. Supper and Sissie and I to lecture by (Frank) Yerbury on Russia. Very interesting.
Saturday 19th November 1932
Cold. Dark.
To shops. Sewed black wool on red collar. Lunch. To Wade’s 2.30. All p.m. and tea with her, enlarging her combinations, herring-boning a strip in. Home. Rested 6-7. Supper. To Badminton. Nice evening. Captain Carter (squash court part) there. Home 10.20.
Memo:
16th Aunt Rosa and Lois at 12.30 or so, to lunch
18th Model, Mrs Blackman at 10.30
Sissie to supper.
16th Varnishing-day. Portrait painters.
20th Paul Faraday’s to tea. To Elsa’s to supper.
Sunday 20th November 1932
Dull. Raining.
Indoors doing odd washing and red collar and belt on black dress. To 76 Cholmley Gardens at 4. Tea. On to Ayrton’s to supper. Just Elsa and Max alone. Back in rain at 10.
Monday 21st November 1932
Dull.
Alys came. To Sagne’s with her. Shopped all a.m, cooked mixed grill. Prepared for Miss Pryde who to tea 4. Eva and Phil at 5.30. Cooked and Bill Cave came too, all supper. They to dancing-class. I cleared up.
Tuesday 22nd November 1932
Dull. Dark. Rain.
After washing dressing-gown, I with Alys to Sagne’s. On to Cambridge Theatre and to see Keith Murray’s glass and Bourlet’s in Nassau Street. Met Faraday’s! Home to lunch. Mrs Styer called for me. With her and Kit to 11 Downing Street. Mrs Baldwin’s Psychology Meeting. Mr Roxburgh, Stowe, Lady Limerick, and Crichton Miller. To Cambridge Threat Guitry in Desire 8.45.
Wednesday 23rd November 1932
Showery.
Alys in. With her to choose frocks (Eva’s) – Marshall’s. To Kings Cross about trains. Home to lunch. To Northcourt. Walked up to Elsa’s (with umbrella lent). Stayed tea there, down to 76 Cholmley Gardens (calling for paint-brush at Abbey Richards!!) To Art Club in evening. Long pose, new model, standing.
Thursday 24th November 1932
Dull.
Lois and Mrs Blackman came. Painted all a.m. then lunch. To sale at Haverstock Hill School 2.30. On to 76 Cholmley Gardens. Eva, Phil and Peter in at 5.15. Tea with them (Alys at Gwen’s). Talked to Phil. Elsa’s and Eva tried on frocks. Home at 7. Sewed dressing-gown from Tante’s blue jersey frock.
Friday 25th November 1932
Mild day.
To shops and china shop. Early lunch. To Chelsea 2 by train (waited in vain for Diggle). Painted Blackman and tea. Home, did dressing-gown. To Goodge Street. Met Kit 7. Supper at Schmidt’s, Charlotte Street – good. To Kingsway. I.T. Club to see “Fräulein Elsa”. Very good. Peggy Ashcroft. With Kitty.
Saturday 26th November 1932
Dull.
To Dickens and Jones’, saw Eva in hairdressing. On to Piccadilly. Kardomah and Portrait Painters. To Schmidt (cake) and Bourlet (bill). Home. Eva to lunch – scotch eggs, jelly. I to Wade’s. Fixed her combinations. Took her to tea at Sissie’s. Work there on dressing-gown. Took Wade home at 8 and home myself. Supper 8.30.
Memo:
26th – umbrella to Elsa.
22nd 4.30 Mrs Baldwin’s. 11 Downing Street p.m.
24th Sale of Work, Chalk Farm
25th Chelsea, 26th Eva and Phil to Ayrton’s.
24th Model at 10.30
25th Alys and Dennis to Layton with Dorly W.
27th Paul Faraday’s to tea.
Sunday 27th November 1932
Stormy. Rain and gale.
Got room ready for Faraday’s. Polished brasses. Paul, Muriel and Michael (2¾ years) to tea. Not Roger. Came at 4.15 and stayed 6.35 or so. Searched for candelabra. Supper. Walked Arts Theatre (1st bus) to change ticket. Home 9.40.
Monday 28th November 1932
Dull. Cold.
Spring-cleaned top of wardrobe. Lunch. Cut out or planned lining and found too little. To Selfridge’s for more – 2 yards. On to County Hall for Teachers Meeting. Mrs Williams Ellis on Russian children. Home and did more to coat, and knitted black rug wool by fire.
Tuesday 29th November 1932
Dry. Dull.
To Selfrdige’s about lining (wrong). And got stuff for black skirt. Met Alys at Gayler and Pope’s. Lunch at Blue Horse together. To Kingssway. I.T. Club Meeting. De Marney and Grein spoke. Home. To dinner at 76 Cholmley Gardens. Ducks. Alys headache. Dennis and Phil, Helen and me home in car.
Wednesday 30th November 1932
Drizzle.
Alys in Chrysler at 10.15. To Selfridge’s then on in Chrysler to Catford. Lost on way. Called on Wade’s brother, Charlie, to ask about Christmas. Lunch at Buttery Hatch at 1.45. To 76 Chomley Gardens. To Elsa’s for Eva’s bag. To Lab to leave car. Bus to 76. Tea. Eva and Phil in. I to Art Club. Stayed till 9.30. Rain.
Thursday 1st December 1932
Fine day.
Up early. To Liverpool Street by Metropolitan. Took 10.5 to Cambridge (cheap 7.6 return). Met by Agatha Shore at 11.38. Looked at painting. Lunch. Dr Shore in. To Fitzwilliam Museum. Tea. 4.45 train to Liverpool Street. Arriving 6.3. Bus home. Supper.
Friday 2nd December 1932
Damp and dark. Rain.
Alys came. She and I to Austin Reed’s, Hamley’s. Home to lunch. I to Arts Theatre to see “All’s Well That Ends Well”. Booked a stool at Globe Theatre and home for supper. Cut out lining of coat. Back to Globe gallery queue. Saw “For Services Rendered” Somerset Maugham. Hardwick and Richardson.
Saturday 3rd December 1932
Dry. Fine.
Out to buy Sunday food at Sagne’s and Sainsbury’s. Lunch. Out to C.H.W.. She home with me. Ironing, sewing, and tea together. Took her to Baker Street. Home. Had supper. To Badminton. Eva (Phil out with Marge D and Alethea). Home 10.20.
Memo:
1st Cambridge Liverpool Street 10.5 – 11.38
29th L.J.C. Meeting 3
28th County Hall 5th
29th Send in P.O. Book.
2nd All’s Well That Ends Well 2.30
3rd C.H.W. at 2 or 2.30.
Sunday 4th December 1932
Dry. Cold.
Very busy getting ready for dinner. Mixed grill. Brasses. Dorothy came 1.15. Dinner and talk. She away at 4. Alys came for me in Chrysler (having taken Eva and Phil to Vera James’). I tea and supper with Alys and Dennis. Tried to go to Rome Express but accident in Aldwych with bus. In home at 11.
Monday 5th December 1932
Dry. Cold.
Alys in Chrysler and we went over house in Chester Street Mews, with agent. To Chrysler place and then left car at Lab. To Gaylor and Pope. To 21 Oxford Terrace, Alys had lunch with me and away. I did lining of coat. To tea with Menie and Con. Home late after shopping in Praed Street.
Tuesday 6th December 1932
Very fine. Cold. To L.A. Sub Committee 10. On to Kingsgate School. Then to Shoolbred’s where U.C.H. Rummage Sale. Alys selling. At 1.15 out with her. Lunch Thompson’s. She to hair do. I home. She for me in Chrysler 4.15. Fetched purchases, to 76 Cholmley Gardens to coffee. Back home in car. Knitted black jumper by fire.
Wednesday 7th December 1932
Cold. Dullish.
Busy making 4 small canvasses from large one. To Selfridge’s book department. Got caricature books 2/6 each. To 76 Cholmley Gardens at 4.30. Got tea, with Phil. Alys and Eva in at 5. On to Sissie’s to supper and to Art Club. Gwen Claire – oil.
Thursday 8th December 1932
Fine. Dry. Cold.
Out to shops. Lois and Mrs Blackman at 10.30. Painted till 12.45 Lois lunched with me (sandwiches). I painted alone til 3.30. Shutters. To Pontings, got socks for Mr Henderson and card game. Home. Salivary gland closed, so very little supper. Knitted black jumper.
Friday 9th December 1932
Dull. Cold.
Alys in Chrysler. Out to Marshall’s and Hamleys and Kardomah and Handy’s. Home. Quick soup! Met Alys at Psych-Therapy Institute. Trotter there. Bernard Hart spoke. Home. To Little Theatre – “Getting Married” Shaw. Ham sandwich there.
Saturday 10th December 1932
Very, very, very cold wind.
To meet Eva at Piccadilly. To Portrait Painter’s and Elkington’s. and Dickens and Jones’ for hair. Home. Lunch here. Eva away 1.45. I to fetch Wade. She here to tea and sewing. Took her to Baker Street 6. Home Supper. To Badminton. Duct still blocked.
Memo:
5th 6 p.m. Caxton Hall
6th L.A. Sub Committee
8th Mrs B 18.30
9th 4-5 I.M. Psych – Torrington Place
11th To Simes about 7
BBC Play 8th and 9th.
Sunday 11th December 1932
Very, very cold.
Duct still blocked. To 76 Cholmley Gardens at 1.15. They had bronchitis so no dinner. Read. At 4.30 Buchanan’s in car for me. To tea at Volta House and to supper with Simes. Not easy as duct painful. Home 10.
Monday 12th December 1932
Nicer day. Dry.
Letter from Charles Wade so to see her about Christmas. To Sagne’s and Sainsbury and home. Lunch; duct more easy. Cooked dinner for Eva and Phil. They to dancing at 7.45. I tidied photographs by fireside (duct still blocked).
Tuesday 13th December 1932
Milder. Foggy.
To Haverstock Hill School. Talk about hot water with Mrs Binchier. To Elkington’s. Home. Lunch. Knitted black jumper. Lay on bed and slept 4-6 or so. To Mrs Moseley’s at 71 Oxford Terrace for calendar from N. Barnard. Felt coldy, and duct still closed.
Wednesday 14th December 1932
Mild.
Alys cold. Alys in, sewed lining in coat. In p.m. to Kingsgate to Managers’ Meeting 2.15. Home. Phoned Lois and Mrs Styer saying couldn’t go tonight and tomorrow. Listened-in “Ole in the Road” – did tweed coat and skirt.
Thursday 15th December 1932
Mild. Damp.
Still coldy and duct. Alys came with her to send lamb to Layton, Kings Cross. She took me to Mansfield and Chalk Farm. Bought lamp for Kitty – Lewis’. Lunch. Home. To Harrods. Trying evening frocks. Home 5.30 or so. Supper and sewed bead trimming on velvet cape (duct very blocked).
Friday 16th December 1932
Mild. Dry.
Lois and Mrs Blackman; painted all a.m. (put off going to Sissie’s and lecture in evening). Lunch (2 eggs in portwine). Tried on Elsa’s goldy evening dress. To Wade’s. She happy. Home. Did a good deal to goldy frock in evening, by fireside. Bad cold.
Saturday 17th December 1932
Mild.
To Marshall’s and Evan’s and HMV. Home to lunch. Did up parcels and to post some. Rested on bed. Alys phoned 5. Knitted scarf in evening.
Memo:
14th 2.15 Manager’s, Kingsgate.
15th Styer’s 7 o’clock.
Dec 16th Mrs B,
16th Art Club – Sissie’s 6.30
18th to Faraday’s
Sunday 18th December 1932
Very mild.
Quiet a.m. (Embleton’s to Mrs Hunt’s in Wiltshire). Duct slightly better. At 3 to 76 Cholmley Gardens with records and silver present on to Faraday’s. Tea. Paul and family there. Presents. Stayed on to supper. Lawrie took me home.
Monday 19th December 1932
Mild.
To Marshall’s and to Elkington’s for asparagus tongs. Eva at 4.40. Tea. Dressed. She out to Dickens and Jones for her hair, and back and had a bath here, and Phil called for her and they to dance (Taylor’s). Sewed goldy dress in evening.
Tuesday 20th December 1932
Very mind, fine.
To shops in a.m. To see C.H.W. at 3.30. She depressed. Took ginger wine. Home. Dressed. At 6.30 to Malmaison in Stratton Street. Dinner for Dennis and Alys’ Silver Wedding. Lois, Dolly and Jack, Gwen and Will, Eva and Phil. To Westminster Theatre to see Jonah and the Whale. Very good. Nice evening but Dolly and Jack unhappy and motor accident.
Wednesday 21st December 1932
Mild.
Packed suitcase and sewed. At 6.30 to Golders Green where Lois met me in car, and to Art Club. Drew Eileen Walls. Lois drove me to Golders Green.
Thursday 22nd December 1932
Perfect day.
At 10.15 I in taxi 2/6 to 76 Cholmley Gardens with suitcases. All started at 12, with trailer, very full. Lunch on way in car. Arrived Layton Manor at 7.45. Dinner. Lovely fires. Loud-speaker put on and all right. To bed about 10.15.
Friday 23rd December 1932
Dull, windy.
Wandered about and unpacked and in top room with Phil, and trains. Dennis, Alys and Eva to Richmond at 3 p.m. Phil and I read. Began dinner 8 and at 8.30 arrived all the Cave’s and Helen and Tony in 2 Morris cars. Dinner and to bed.
Saturday 24th December 1932
Very fine.
Out in gardens. Gwen, Nancy, Jean and I to Ravensworth, walked. Dennis and Will to Square Plantation. Dennis and Will billiards.
Memo:
18th Faraday’s
20th Alys and Dennis (25th) Silver Wedding.
22nd to Layton!
Sunday 25th December 1932
Very fine.
To Church with Alys, Gwen, Helen, Will, Molly, Jean, Bill and Tony, Nancy and Dick. In p.m., the King’s Broadcast at 3. At 4, Dennis, Alys, Gwen, Molly, Eva to Chapel Service. Xmas tree and presents after tea. Dressed. Dinner. Murders, sardines.
Monday 26th December 1932
Very perfect.
Tree cutting in Square Plantation, bonfire to clear (25th) all up. Bill and Dick on horses. Treasure hunt by Will and Bill. Cinema in evening. Cooper’s and Blain’s.
Tuesday 27th December 1932
Dull. Drizzle.
With Phil and Dick to big quarry across fields. Alys drove Gwen, Jean, Dick and me to Abbey Bridge on Treasure hunt. All made ourselves hats of newspapers. Games. Danced until 1 a.m. or later.
Wednesday 28th December 1932
Fine.
Molly and Dick out on horse 7 o’clock. All Caves and Helen and Tony packed and away in two cars at 11. We to Richmond. After lunch, to T in Collier Lane. Wrote letters. Ella, K.H.D. To post. Gramophone. After dinner miniature bowls in billiard room.
Thursday 29th December 1932
Dull.
Letters – 1 from Mrs Styer with invitation. Walked to Ravensworth with Eva and Dennis. Phil to Peter Wrightson’s (Head and W) to lunch and tea. Mrs Reid-Brown and Deryck and John Charles to tea. Played bowls on billiard table. They away 6.30. Phoned telegram to Styer Camp – “Delighted. Could start 12, if that suits”. Phil home 9. In billiard room in evening.
Friday 30th December 1932
Dull.
Out with Eva and Phil. Up to reservoir and in outhouses with Cooper. Dennis and Phil out with Henderson to see Honey Pot Plantation and Sorrowful Hill Cottages. Threaded beads. Wrote letters. In billiard room playing bowls.
Saturday 31st December 1932
Foggy, dark.
Not out until 1. Then in garden. After lunch, out towards East Layton with Phil and Eva. Alys and Dennis to Blain’s. Did intelligence tests from book. Bowls in evening.
The Diaries of my Great-Great-Aunt Kate 