In 1934, Edward is 58 years old, Kate is 55 years old and Alys is 50 years old. Eva is 25 years old and Philip is 21 years old (Alys and Dennis’ daughter and son).
Katharine Boyd
48 Cambridge Terrace
W.2.
Telephone No. Paddington 9814
Telephone No. of friends Welbeck 4071
Layton, Richmond
Monday January 1st 1934
Foggy and damp. Cold.
Rain in a.m. so no digging. Alys interviewed Doris and Elsie. No post out and Yorkshire. Sewed bathing-gown. I with Alys to call on Mrs Cooper and Mrs Blaine, after lunch. Mr Booth, Vicar of Hutton Magna to tea. In billiard-room in evening. Dennis won. Alys and I watched.
Tuesday January 2nd 1934
Very damp and foggy. Very fine at Layton.
Well. Started at 10.45 in car (very slippery). Sandwich lunch after Doncaster? Phil drove after Grantham. Foggy, so decided not to go via Cambridge with bone box. Arrived Cambridge Gate 7. Eva there. Dinner, they opened cards. Dennis and Phil took me home at 9.30. I opened cards, letters, presents.
Wednesday January 3rd 1934
Dull, dry.
Well. Mrs Harvey at 10. Alys in Chrysler at 11.15. We to Crematorium, Golders Green. Wade cremated at 12.15. We to Volta House. To Embassy and to 4 Cambridge Gate. I lunch with Alys and Phil. We 3 to Embassy, but pantomime so home, severally. I wrote Ernest Miles about Wade’s Will. Supper. Met Eva and Phil at Embassy Theatre and saw “Without Witness”. Anthony Armstrong. Very good.
Thursday January 4th 1934
Dull.
Well. To shops and laundry. To Alys’ at 2.30. Sewed in Phil’s room at his trousers for fancy-dress. Alys too. Both of them colds. Poz to tea and 4 of us to Pipers’ Guild concert at Bedford College at 5 – 6.15. Dorothy there on platform. Home. Supper and to bed.
Friday January 5th 1934
Dry. Cold.
Well. Met Phil and Alys and to Gamage’s to buy whiskers. Home to 4 Cambridge Gate. Lunch there. With Alys to 6 Seymour Street and all p.m. looking over Wade’s things. Tea at 4 Cambridge Gate. Sewed Eva’s bathing-cap. She in and I with her at 6.30 to Miracca’s. Back and dined at 4 Cambridge Gate. Dennis read aloud Boyton’s speech on the Body – “Wonderful”. I home at 9.30.
Saturday January 6th 1934
Mild. Dry.
Well. In all a.m. writing and sewing buckle fur-coat. Fire alight. Washed several things. Wrote Amy Steel. At 5.30 to Cambridge Gate. Helped with fancy dresses – Eva and Phil – Bathing dress 1865 and Phil’s stock. Whiskers. Dinner. Alys took me to Badminton in Baby Austin. Eva and Phil to Cave’s dance. Nice evening playing and felt very fit.
Memo:
2nd Back from Layton
3rd Wade’s cremation
4th 5 o’clock Pipers’ Guild, Bedford College.
5th 6.30 meet Eva at Miracca’s, 18 Russell Chambers, Bury Street.
6th Windows 10 – 11. To 4 Cambridge Gate 6 p.m. Badminton
Sunday 7th January 1934
Dampish. Mild.
Well. No paper. Gave up Moseberg’s. Ironed things. At 1 to 4 Cambridge Gate. Alys not well. Cold. Dennis doing Layton accounts all p.m. Peter Hill and Peter Buchanan came. I at 4 to Golders Green. Tea and supper with Faraday’s. Selous family there. Lois, Laurie and I did Heads, bodies and legs. Laurie drove me all the way home.
Monday 8th January 1934
Cooler day.
To 4 Cambridge Gate at 11. Alys in bed all day. I sewed in her room and lunch there with her. Home at 2.30 and to Mrs Harvey’s. To Marshall’s for Eve’s shoulder ribbon. To Gayler and Pope, To Wattas? Back to 4 Cambridge Gate. Tea in Alys’ room. Phil too. I home at 8. Supper – egg. Sewed – machined curtains.
Tuesday 9th January 1934
Very foggy.
To Drury Lane and on to Bedford Street for leather. To 4 Cambridge Gate and Kit there. Alys in bed. Sewed leather on Phil’s coat sleeves. Lunch at Y.W.C.A. Back to 4 Cambridge Gate. Phones to and fro with Quick’s. Eva and Phil to dance there in Chrysler. I to fetch Eva’s shoes. Alys and I with Dennis to Oyster Bar, Gerrard Street and Chinese Restaurant for supper. News. Theatre. Home.
Wednesday 10th January 1934
Dull and clear.
To 4 Cambridge Gate 11 o’clock. With Alys to fetch Baby Austin. To shops and then Wade’s and got some things done, back to 4 Cambridge Gate. Phil still in bed. 1.10. Lunch. Took Phil to Thew’s and on to Selfridge’s in car. Changed dressing-gown and magnifying glass. To Wade’s room. Got three chairs into Baby Austin (cleared out desk too). Took folding chair to upholsterer. Others to 4 Cambridge Gate. I sewed Phil’s coat. Eva back (Alys, Phil and I listened-in) to Phyllis Tate’s music from Bournemouth Orchestra 3.15 to 4.30. I home to supper.
Thursday 11th January 1934
Some rain.
Alys came at 10 with Chrysler. She and I to Wade’s room. Did a lot of clearing up and packed the car full; took things to 4 Cambridge Gate and then to 48 Cambridge Terrace – chairs. Took car to Lab. Lunch at Y.W.C.A. To Lilian’s (Alys hair done). I to Lyric for tickets and to 4 Cambridge Gate. Phil there, not well. Sewed coat. Alys back to tea. Much tidying. Bronwen leaving tomorrow. Adrian to dinner. I home at 7. Supper, wrote Ruth Sharp.
Friday 12th January 1934
Mild. Showers.
Did up parcels for Ruth Sharp and took to post. Wrote Jim Sharp and Jim Standen about Wade’s legacies. Bronwen away to Wales. To 4 Cambridge Gate at 6. Eva there. Other 3 to Layton. Eva and I to Lyric to see “Reunion in Vienna”. The Lunts. Very good actor and actress (Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt) I slept in Phil’s room.
Saturday 13th January 1934
Dull. Mild.
Eva to work. I to 48 Cambridge Terrace. Sent off Minnie’s parcel. To Osler and Faraday’s. Paul’s lamp exhibition. Lois there. Home (via Peter Robinson’s, where bought 3/- bag). To 4 Cambridge Gate. Lunch with Eva. She cut out curtains. I sewed glove. After dinner to Badminton together. Nice evening.
Memo:
7th To Faraday’s – tea and supper.
8th Windows 10. Phil to Buny dance.
10th Phyllis Tate’s concert 3 – 4. Bournemouth BBC
12th To 4 Cambridge Gate. Embleton’s to Layton. 11.15 Lilian. 8.30 Lyric
15th Phil back to Cambridge.
Sunday 14th January 1934
Dry, dull. Fine p.m.
Lovely late lazy bath and breakfast. Eva wrote Sidney Carver. I wrote Mrs Styer, Cyrus, Nell Sime. Laughton’s came in (Marjory Wilson’s Spiritual Healing, Malliard). Read and sewed and out in Park. Tea and Supper. At 10.20 I home to 48 Cambridge Terrace. Eva to bed. Others back from Layton at 10.25.
Monday 15th January 1934
Heavy showers.
Sorted and burnt C.H.W.’s letters. At 12.30 to 4 Cambridge Gate. Marie to meet Florence, new Welsh maid. Alys, Phil and I had picnic lunch and drove to Cambridge in Chrysler. Bones and trunk. Straight back, leaving Phil. Left car at Lab. Coffee at French shop, Paddington Street. I home. Supper.
Tuesday 16th January 1934
Dull. Mild.
Finished clearing up C.H.W.’s things and sent off parcel to Charles Wade and letter. Lunch. Prepared tea. Alys came, and then Alastair and Doreen Danby and Kit and Barbarba and then Peter. Tea, and games, memory and cross questions. They went at 6. Alys at 6.30. I cleared up a bit. Supper.
Wednesday 17th January 1934
Dull. Mild.
Indoors and then to meet Alys at Y.W.C.A. Lunch together there. She took me in Baby Austin to Wade’s room and we got the carpet and took it (via 4 Cambridge Gate) to Mrs Harvey’s at 14 Rainsford Street. Alys in at 48 Cambridge Terrace and I mended coat. She took me to Albany Street. I to Elsa’s to tea and dinner. Max at Five Towns. Home at 9.50.
Thursday 18th January 1934
Dull. Mild.
Mrs Harvey not here (at Relieving Officer’s). To Palladium; to Gabain Show at Arlington Gallery, Kardomah. Handy’s. Home to lunch. Out to Palladium to see Peter Pan (with Daphne Hicks and Ralph Richardson). Home. Did dress account. Supper and to bed very early. Listened-in.
Friday 19th January 1934
Cooler. Fine.
With Alys to Selfridge’s and bought tea-service for her (with C.H.W.’s money). Home to lunch. Did some sewing. At 4 to tea at Faraday’s and to supper and with Lois (in Miss Kathie Davis’ car) to Art Club lecture by K. Morris on Sawfly in Bohemia. Kathie Davis took me to Golders Green station.
Saturday 20th January 1934
Fine. Cold.
Menie in. I met Alys and Eva at Plaza to see Dorothy’s piping film, also Noel Coward’s “Design for Living”. 11.40 – 2. Lunch at Brasserie. Home. Washed and ironed, and stretched canvas. Supper and to Badminton. Eva there, and Alys in Baby Austin brought her and told about Marie’s sudden perforated ulcer and operation.
Memo:
15th Phil to Cambridge
15th or 16th Kit and Danby’s 4.30
Gabain Exhibition – Arlington Gallery, 22 Old Bond Street.
17th Tea and dinner Elsa’s?
19th 6 or so to Faraday’s and on to Art Club lecture
21st Tea 4 Lois. Supper, Sissie’s.
Sunday 21st January 1934
Very foggy most of day. Cold.
Slight pains. Washed. Wrote Phil. At 1 to Cambridge Gate. Dennis in bed with cold all day. Florence cooked well (new). To 77 Hampstead Way at 4. Codner’s there to tea and Mrs Moysten? (former owner). Laurie away. On at 5.30 to Sissie’s to supper. Cold! Saw Miss Blackwell.
Monday 22nd January 1934
Clearer. Cold.
Mrs Harvey in distress about condition. Gave her 10/- for coal. Sewed. Met Eva (who having ½ holidays) and Alys at Y.W.C.A. Lunch. I home. Arranged mounts. To R.B.A. at 4.15 to Committee Meeting and Art Club Life Class. My first time. Short. 10 minute poses. Very good. Home to supper at 7.30 or so.
Tuesday 23rd January 1934
Cold. Fine.
To L.A. Sub Committee at 10. Long. To Kingsgate Road School. Home. Alys came. Cut out velvet sleeves. Lunch. Met Eva and with her to R.B.A. and shops. Home. Finished sleeves and to Alan Baumer’s at 7.30. Mr and Mrs Maurice Webb and Mr and Mrs Norman Wilkinson there. The latter (Mr) very amusing. Good dinner. Home at 12.15.
Wednesday 24th January 1934
Cold. Foggy.
Mrs Harvey didn’t come till very late at Relieving Officer’s. I out to Leicester Square cinema to see “Private Life of Henry VIII” 12 – 2.10. Ate sandwiches. To Army and Navy for Alys’ coffee things (no good). Home. Called on Mrs Harvey. Out to 4 Cambridge Gate and tea with ALys and Eva. Home (taking hassock) at 7. Supper. To Embassy at 8. Saw “Genius at Home”, Marda Vanne as Jane Carlyle. Wilfred Walter (Slade?)
Thursday 25th January 1934
Clearer. Cold. No sun.
Breakfast 8.45. Alys at 10.45 in Chrysler. With her to Army and Navy stores. Bought carpet for Wade’s chair; to Goode’s. To 4 Cambridge Gate. I home to lunch. Sewed at black coatee. To 4 Cambridge Gate at 7. Alys and Dennis to Whitcombe. Eva and I dinner (temporary maid Ives). Out to Little Theatre to see “East Lynne” with Eva.
Friday 26th January 1934
Damp. Some rain.
Phoned Alys. She and Eva sick. I met Lois and to Colnaghi Gallery to see Living British Artists show. Then I to 4 Cambridge Gate. Then to U.C.H. to enquire about Marie Evans. To 4 Cambridge Gate to report. To Y.W.C.A. Lunch there. Home. Sewed at velours coatee. Ironed. To Old Vic. Side circle queue. Supper in seat, and saw “The Tempest”. Excellent Ariel – Elsa Lanchester (Mrs Laughton).
Saturday 27th January 1934
Dry. Milder.
To 4 Cambridge Gate. Alys still painy and sleepy. Talked Eva. To Bill’s to change her jersey. Bought sheets at Walpole’s. To Y.W.C.A. lunch 12.30. To Chelsea. Nurse and Poz lunching. Dorothy with ears bad (had her operation). Back to 4 Cambridge Gate. Rested till 4. Tea in Eva’s room. Talked a little to Alys. Home. Supper. To Badminton.
Memo:
23rd L.A. Sub Committee 10.
22nd A.B.A. Club 5.15.
25th Elm Park Road. Supper.
22nd R.B.A. Club 5.15.
23rd Alan’s 7.30
24th Embassy? “Genius at Home”
25th Barnard’s
26th Lois? 10.45 Selfridge’s.
Sunday 28th January 1934
Dry. Not very cold.
To 4 Cambridge Gate at 11.25. Walked with Dennis to Zoo. In Aquarium a long time. Back to dinner at 1.35. Read all p.m. Alys better. Fish lunch. After tea, Dennis to see Ginx at Bulstrode House. Eva and I made Alys’ bed. I stayed supper and home 9.30.
Monday 29th January 1934
Dull. Cold.
To Alys’ and out for her to pay her books and to Selfridge’s and then home. Lunch and to U.C.H, inquiring about Marie. Then to 4 Cambridge Gate. Quiet p.m. and tea (Eva back to lunch from work). To R.B.A Art Club. Drew. Home via Piccadilly Theatre and supper. Bath at 10.
Tuesday 30th January 1934
Cool. Dull. Dry.
Out to shops. To Selfridge’s and met Eva and later Alys at Y.W.C.A. Lunch. Home. Cooked and cleared up all p.m. At 7.45 came J.H.M. Dinner and spent evening. He away at 11.35. Cleared up a bit.
Wednesday 31st January 1934
Cold and dull.
In doing chair-arms. To 26 Compayne Gardens 12.30. Lunch there and then with Ethel in car to Mansfield Road School. She took me to 4 Cambridge Gate (Alys out, I got my sheets). Then was driven home. Spent rest of afternoon doing arm of saddle-bag chair. Very good dinner of left-overs from J.H.M. dinner.
Thursday 1st February 1934
Very cold wind. Sunny.
Alys in and I with her to Harrod’s in Baby Austin to look for present for Peter. I to Selfridge’s too. Home for lunch. To see Dennis at 2.30 about J.H.M. Home and rested on settee. Finished “Sons” by Buck. To Wyndham’s Theatre pit queue. Very, very cold. Ate supper at Arts Theatre Club. Saw “Clive of India”. Leslie Banks, Gillian Lind. Very good.
Friday 2nd February 1934
Very cold.
Began sketch for competition of Mrs Harvey. Out and met Alys and Eva at Lyon’s, Coventry Street. Lunch there together. I home with Alys after Lewis’ and Evans’. She packed. I sewed. Gwen and Will and Dennis and Evan all in to tea. Denis and Alys and Gwen and Will to Becky’s for weekend, dropped me at 48 Cambridge Terrace at 5 o’clock or so. I to supper 7 at Menie Reid’s. Home at 10.
Saturday 3rd February 1934
Very cold.
Met Lois at Burlington House at 10. British Artists show. Saw Molly and Bill (Cave). Home to lunch. To 6 Elm Park Road at 3. Tea with Poz. Sat with Doz; Doctor to see her (ears punctured). Peter Harrison in. Home at 7. Chicken and peas, stew. Early to bed. Too tired for Badminton.
Memo:
29th R.B.A. Art Club.
30th J.H.M. 7 – 7.30
2nd Dennis and Alys to Becky’s.
3rd Meet Lois at Royal Academy 10 a.m.
2nd Menie’s at 7
31st 12.20 or so to Compayne
4th Tea at Paul Faraday’s 4.30
Feb 5th Rutter at R.B.A.
Sunday 4th February 1934
Dull. Cool.
Quiet a.m. doing odd jobs. At 4.30 to Paul Faraday’s. Tea with him. Muriel and children upset. No nurse. To 77 Hampstead Way at 6. Supper there, and writing games after. F. Rush to supper.
Monday 5th February 1934
Cold. Fine.
Out with Alys in a.m. Lunched with her at 4 Cambridge Gate. To Elm Park Road at 4.40. Tea. Sat with Doz. Poz and nurse out. Dennis in chair in her room. To R.B.A. at 7. Lois came there. Supper sandwiches, sausage rolls. Frank Rutter lectured 8.15 – 9.30 on British landscape painting.
Tuesday 6th February 1934
Cool. Fine.
Out with Alys in Baby Austin to shops, and took meat and fruit to Mrs Harvey. To Hampstead. Home to lunch. To Lilian’s at 3. Hair done. Took stool at Globe Theatre. Home, made sandwiches. At 7 in queue, 1st row pit. Night of “Marriage is No Joke”. Bridie. R. Richardson.
Wednesday 7th February 1934
Dull.
Alys came. I with her to choose her new hat for Basley’s wedding. She lunched with me here. Quiet p.m. Rested on settee. Dressed. Supper. Met at Palace Theatre at 8.15. All the Buchanan’s (except Barbara). Dennis, Alys and Eva, Betty and John Alford (Peter’s 21st birthday)). Stalls for “Gay Divorcee” Fred Astaire. On to supper at the Mayfair Hotel. Home at 1.30 a.m.
Thursday 8th February 1934
Fine, sun and wind.
Pains. Busy shopping and cooking for Sissie, who arrived 1.30 from Dentist’s, to lunch. She rested afterwards. I with her to bus and on to 4 Cambridge Gate. Alys out. I stayed till 6.30, then to Miracca to fix about new dress. Home 7.45. Supper and washed up all luncheon things. To bed at 9.10.
Friday 9th February 1934
Fine, sunny.
Wellish. Met Lois 10 at Royal Institute National Society’s Private View Show. On to Burlington Fine Art Society’s Exhibition. With Tonks’ invitation. Home. Wrote Tonks and Jamieson. Alys came in Baby Austin. I with her to Selfridge’s. To U.C.H. to see Marie. On to Shaftesbury Theatre, pit to see “Spring 1600” (Arts Theatre to eat supper first).
Saturday 10th February 1934
Fine.
Well. Dennis and Alys to Layton. Washed things. To lunch with Eva at 4 Cambridge Gate. Out together to Private View National Society. Saw Ferdinando Manetti (in orange coat!) with V. Chambers. Home to tea at 4 Cambridge Gate. Dinner and out to Badminton with Eva.
Memo:
4th Tea 4.30 Paul Faraday’s. Supper Lois Faraday’s.
5th R.B.A. 5. Lois to Rutter lecture in evening.
6th Lilian 3.
7th Peter’s 21st birthday.
8th Sissie’s 12.30
9th Lois R.I. 10 a.m.
10th 7. Eva
11th Ayrton’s and supper.
Sunday 11th February 1934
Foggy.
Quiet a.m. Sewing, dinner. Read “Villette”. Tea. We walked to Camden Town, and tube Hampstead at 5.45. Supper with Elsa and Max. He showed me no sketches and after supper, Adrian in and showed us his paintings (actually!!).
Monday 12th February 1934
Foggy in town. Sunny country.
Eva sore throat. Out to work. I home. Window-cleaner. Went to Toulouse-Lautrec and Nando Manetti’s pictures. On to meet Eva and lunch with her. Home. Drew. Lisa chalks. To 4 Cambridge Gate. Eva back 5.30 with still a sore throat. Dinner. I stayed night again, and Alys and Dennis home at midnight.
Tuesday 13th February 1934
Dull. Cold.
Out with Alys and Dennis in car, and Alys took my things and me to 48 Cambridge Gate. Out with her for Chrysler to garage. To Oxford Circus. Met Kitty and to 4 Clubs with her. Coffee at Stewart’s. Lunch Debenham’s/ Home. To Adelphi Theatre to book seat to see “Nymph Errant” 8.30. Good and like the familiar tunes.
Wednesday 14th February 1934
Dull. Cold. Foggy at times.
Met Alys at Thew’s. With her to Eva’s. Took Eva to Swan and Edgar’s. Alys and I to lunch at Brasserie (Eva meeting Barbara). I home. To 4 Cambridge Gate to tea. Peter and Barbara Wardle to tea. I away to Chelsea (Peter took me all the way) and had supper with Dorothy (Polly to Harrison’s). Away at 9. Tired, and slight pains all day.
Thursday 15th February 1934
Foggy in evening.
Well. Wrote Letters. Aunt Bella. Out to Regal and saw “Little Women” queue in 12.20. Out at 3 (ate sandwiches in). Walked to Lefevre Gallery and saw Engelbach flower paintings.
On to Alhambra. Took ticket for evening. To Royalty. Walked to 4 Cambridge Gate (no bus at all up to evening). Eva in Alys. To Lyons next to Arts Theatre and had Welsh Rarebit. To Alhambra 8.15. Saw “Henry V”. Very foggy getting home. Alys to Gwen’s, as Dick ill!
Friday 16th February 1934
Fine. Warm.
I kept Mrs Harvey and painted her 10.50 – 12.00 doing polishing. Went on painting till 3 with lunch between. Out to Royalty for ticket and on to see Marie Evans at U.C.H. (for Alys). Home, after shopping H & C. Cooked collops. Out to Royalty Theatre and saw “Within The Gates” Sean O’Casey. 1st row pit. Very interesting.
Saturday 17th February 1934
Fine.
Well. To Smith’s library for Alys. Eva in bed. Back to 4 Cambridge Gate with books. To Woolworth’s. Home. Lunch. Then to Albert Hall “Elijah” ballet and costume performance 2.30. Home. Supper, changed and to Badminton. Played 3 setts and enjoyed it.
Memo:
13th Meet Kit 10.30 Oxford Circus tube
12th Windows 10 and 12.
11th Ayrton’s.
14th Chelsea 6.45
17th Elijah 2.30.
Sunday 18th February 1934
Dark.
Up late. Alys in with news (pains all p.m. and evening) of King Albert’s death (she on to Dorothy Barnard to take her to Nellie Moir’s). I to 4 Cambridge Gate at 1. Dinner. Dennis (with Helen) to case at Fleet. Alys, Eva and I sat by fire and then did bed-spread. Dennis back 7.30. Supper. Home 9.30
Monday 19th February 1934
Fine.
Well. Painted Mrs Harvey 11 – 12.30. Went on painting the brass jug till 1.30. Lunch. To Alys and helped make blue chintz cushions. Tea and on to R.B.A. Art Club 5 – 7. Enjoyed short poses, but cold beginning. Home. To bed early with rhinitis. Painy.
Tuesday 20th February 1934
Fine. Sunny.
Met Kit, Leicester Square. She took me to see “Catherine the Great” film. Bergner very good.
Out at 2. Had lunch Dickins and Jones’. Then home, supper and rest. Coldy. Met Eva at His Majesty’s and saw Noel Cowards’ “Conversation Piece” with Noel Coward and Yvonne Printemps (sent off invitations).
Wednesday 21st February 1934
Fine.
Wellish. All in a.m. indoors. Framed Girtin drawings. Painted tea-pot group very badly. Lunch. Painted again till 4. To U.C.H. and heard Winston Churchill on “Marlborough and his Times”. 5.30 till 7.45. Home. Supper.
Thursday 22nd February 1934
Cool. Dull.
Painted Mrs Harvey 3rd time. Her hand. Listened-in to King Albert’s funeral, Brussels. I met Alys at Y.W.C.A. Lunch together. Then I home and painted on tray till dark. John M. phoned again at 7. I had supper. He came on from Lord Carson’s at 10.50 and stayed till 11.50.
Friday 23rd February 1934
Foggy. Raw.
Well but in cold. Alys in, saying Gwen coming to tea. I to shops. Prepared for Gwen and Helen, who came to tea at 4. Helen stayed till 6.15. Supper and I out to Embassy Theatre to see “The Quitter”, quite good gangster play.
Saturday 24th February 1934
Raw. Foggy. Fine later.
Sore throat so phoned Lois couldn’t meet her. Indoors all a.m. Met Eva and with her to Miracca 2.15. Back to 4 Cambridge Gate and Phil there for 24 hours. Tea there. They took me home in car (al). Eva and Phil called for me at 8 and to Badminton and they took me home. 16 people there.
Memo:
19th R.B.A. 5
20th His Majesty’s Eva 8.30
20th Kit Peter Robinson’s writing room 11.15.
21st Churchill Marlborough at U.C.H.
21st 11 a.m. Albert Hall
24th Miracca after 2.
24th Women’s International Exhibition
Sunday 25th February 1934
Cold. Dull.
Well. Edward Buchanan ill. Odd jobs. To 4 Cambridge Gate to dinner at 1. Phil there. Talked and to Lab to see colours and A&E. Swabs taken of their throats and noses. To Hampstead and Highgate for walks. I stayed on. After tea, I painted test-tubes for Dennis. He helped (chart). After supper (7) Dennis to patient and we took Phil to Liverpool Street. He to Cambridge. They took me home.
Monday 26th February 1934
Cold. Fine but little snow showers.
Long phone from Mrs Styer. Stayed indoors all day. Painted Mrs H, in a.m. and tray in p.m. Tired and throaty so not to R.B.A. Slept on settee 4.30 – 6.20. Supper. Wrote E. Buchanan and to post.
Tuesday 27th February 1934
Fine, sunny. Cold.
Well, but coldy. Alys came, then I made coffee and she called for me 12.30 and we fetched Eva and all had picnic lunch on Hampstead Heath!! Took Eva back to the Temple and Alys took me home. I out to Royal Institution at 5 for Guedalla’s lecture on Wellington. Home about 7. Supper. Bath and bed.
Wednesday 28th Februay 1934
Foggy.
Well. Tired. Not with Lois as snow but fine later and to Chalk Farm School. Lunch at home. Then Alys came – Peter Robinson’s and to shops. With her to choose frock for her and to Gooch’s for carpet. Coffee at Lyons. Marble Arch for cocktail, petit fours to taste. Home 5. Rested 1 hour on bed. Felt better. So to Old Vic to see “Importance of Being Earnest”.
Thursday 1st March 1934
Fine. Well.
Indoors all a.m. for sherry to come. Mrs Harvey up to Ruthven’s. Lois came bringing glasses. I sewed cushions. At 3.30 to Needlework Exhibition. Then met Eva, Charing Cross and to Arts Theatre Club to tea. Then Miracca’s for fitting 7. To Globe Theatre and saw “Don Juan” Obey. Compagnie des Quinze.
Friday 2nd March 1934
Dull. Rain in evening.
Met Lois and to British Museum. To Alys’ to lunch. She took me home in Baby Austin. Very tired. Rested on bed from 3 – 6. Dressed and to Alan’s. Dinner 7.30. Lewis and Nettie and Betty Moir there. Played Quintro. The Moir’s took me home in car all the way and Lewis too.
Saturday 3rd March 1934
Fine. Lovely.
Did carpet cleaning. Out to near shops (Embleton’s to Layton). Not to Badminton. Too tired after carpet. Early to bed.
Memo:
Don Juan this week. Obey.
27th Guedalla 5/-
21st Lois or Aunt Rosa with glasses
1st 7 or after Miracca. Sherry arrives
2nd Lois 10.30 from Alan’s.
2nd Lana’s to dine.
4th Mrs Styer’s 6.30
4th Kreisler with Peter. Doll’s House
Sunday 4th March 1934
Fine then rain.
Well. Washed the carpet for a long time. Dinner. Peter called at 2.15 and we to Albert Hall to hear (Fritz) Kreisler in concert. Up to 5 Volta House to tea. Edward still very ill and 2 nurses. To Mrs Styer’s at 6. Supper. Home 10.30.
Monday 5th March 1934
Rain.
All a.m. cleaning carpet 2½ hours. Mrs Harvey wiped it. Tired!! Out to Mealand’s about shades. To fetch mount at Wand’s, Baker Street. Back to Mealand’s. Then home, to Baker Street. Shop with shade frames. Home. Supper and to bed early, but late listening to “Egypt’s Gold”.
Tuesday 6th March 1934
Rain.
Edward Buchanan and nurses home. To L.A. Sub Committee but cancelled. To Kingsgate Road School. Rugs ready. Paid 3/9. Alys came in Baby Austin. With her to Marylebone High Street and 4 Cambridge Gate for wine glasses and decanter. Had lunch at home. Rested. Then Alys came and took me in Baby Austin to 4 Cambridge Gate. Tea and painted stair carpet. Alys took me home at 6.35. To bed early. Very tired. Bad night with pains.
Wednesday 7th March 1934
Dull
Kit rang up. Plumbers clearing sink all a.m. Window cleaner too. I out after lunch to Lilian for hair to be done 3 – 4. To Royal Institution and heard Phil Guedalla lecture on Wellington in Politics 5.15 – 6. 15. Felt painy but enjoyed it. Taxi home!!! Supper and early to bed.
Thursday 8th March 1934
Fine.
Well. Alys came. We arranged room; settee. To Lyons and bought food (Baby Austin car). To Y.W.C.A. for lunch. Back to 48 Cambridge Terrace and arranged food on dishes. Plants – cyclamen from Layton. Alys back to dress and fetch Florence (maid). Eva came 5.30. At 6. Came Lois and all guests to my sherry party. We were 30 in all. At 8.10 11 of us to Chinese Restaurant! For supper. 3/- each – Ayrton’s, Freer’s, Willis’ and Embleton’s and me and Adrian.
Friday 9th March 1934
Dullish.
Clearing up and packing glasses. To Alys’ to lunch. Then helped her with writing invitation for Embleton sherry party. With her in Chrysler and early to bed. Listened-in to Sir Oliver Lodge and St Helena Episodes. Island.
Saturday 10th March 1934
Mild.
Met Alys at Selfridge’s. Shops and back with her (after Maples – 2nd hand). In Baby Austin to lunch at 4 Cambridge Gate. Eva home. Handy called (to wait to see Edward in Harley Street). Embleton’s to Dolly’s for weekend. They took me home en route. I sewed. Con Reid phoned at 5 and came round until 7. Supper and to Badminton till 9.45. Few there. Played a lot.
Memo:
6th L.A. Sub Committee
8th Sherry party 6 – 8.
7th Guedalla 5.15.
Lilian 7th 3?
11th tea 4.30 Theobald’s.
Sunday 11th March 1934
Rainy.
Busy day sewing metal lace on black frock (fur off). Lunch in. To Virginia’s to tea 4.30. Tess very sweet “Dear, dear”. On to Elsa’s and then on to 77 Hampstead Way. Supper and Lois. Home.
Monday 12th March 1934
Showery.
Met Alys at Peter Robinson’s. Looked at dresses. To Harrod’s for materials and bought Dennis’ present. Lunch with Alys at Y.W.C.A. then parted. Saw table in Crawford Street. Home at 2.30. Rested. To R.B.A. Sketch Club 5 and to Arts Theatre Club, ate sandwiches. To Vaudeville Theatre – “Nurse Cavell” (People’s National Theatre Nancy Price – good).
Tuesday 13th March 1934
Showery.
Kit rang up. Ed worse so I phoned Peter. Alys came and we to Mrs Fagge’s house to see tables. Then Cambridge Gate and Lanyell’s. Alys took me to Volta House. Lunch with Peter and heard records. He took me home at 3.4. Wrote K.H.D. Met Alys and Eva at Miracca’s. To “Plane Tree”. Supper. To Sadler’s Wells to see Congreve’s “Love for Love” at 7. (Compagnie des Quinze as audience. In front of me).
Wednesday 14th March 1934
Rain.
Dennis’ birthday. Met Alys at Y.W.C.A. for lunch 12.30. On to Fagge sale 1.30. Peggy Fagge and Belle (Gross) there. I stayed until 5.20 and bought looking-glass for 7/- and cigar box for 7/6. Bid for rugs. Home in rain and change and to 4 Cambridge Gate for dinner 7. Taken in Rolls Royce to Golders Green Hippodrome to see “School for Scandal” 8. Dennis, Alys and Eva – oysters for dinner. Taken home.
Thursday 15th March 1934
Thunder, hail and sun – colder.
Well. Alys came. We took glasses to 4 Cambridge Gate. Called for my looking-glass at 3 Devonshire Place. Took it to 4 Cambridge Gate. Took it to Austin’s to be repaired. Took stand to 48 Cambridge Terrace. Alys drove me to Compayne. I called and stayed lunch. To Mansfield Road School 2.30. Home. Alys came again. I with her to Cambridge Gate. Tea and my early supper there. I to Embassy Theatre to see “Sixteen” 8.15. Home 11.15.
Friday 16th March 1934
Fine.
Spent a.m. at Burlington House with Lois. British Artists. Lunch at home. Sewed all p.m. at Badminton frock. Elsa’s skirt and then sawing looking-glass. Felt ill –faint, pain and sick. Ate a little porridge and to bed at 8.
Saturday 17th March 1934
Fine on whole.
Temp 99.4. No pains. Stayed in bed all day. Alys came at 12, and again after lunch. We listened-in to Boat-race. Dennis and Eva to Bergel’s to see it. Alys away at 3.30. I sewed vest and listened-in – W.B. Yeats read poems from Ireland.
Memo:
16th 10.15 Meet Lois Royal Academy.
13th 5.45 Miracca, lunch 1 Volta House
14th Dennis’ birthday
19th R.B.A. recipes.
18th Dine 1 o’clock with Dennis at Elm Park Road.
Sunday 18th March 1934
Sunny. Cold North West wind.
Normal temperature. Up at 11 and to Dorothy’s to dinner 1 o’clock (Polly Rottingdean). Walked home across Park from Knightsbridge, at 3 – 3.30. Rested till 5.30. B.B.C. Listened-in. Dr Carpenter, Master of Temple on Selwyn. To bed early.
Monday 19th March 1934
Cold and rainy.
Painy at interval. Alys came and then she came back with veal and we had lunch here together (she to Cambridge to fetch Phil). I sewed Elsa’s coat sleeve. At 4.30 to R.B.A. Looked at W. International pictures and at 5.15 life model Judy. Sandwiches at 7.30 at 8.15, discussion on Studio Recipes. Until nearly 10.
Tuesday 20th March 1934
Dull. Showery.
Painy and weak. Out all a.m. Bradley’s. Derry and Tom’s and Harrod’s, trying to buy hat and buying jersey. Home, after lunch at Y.W.C.A. Sat by fire and sewed. Rested, slept. Alys phoned at 7.30. Early to bed and listened-in to “Seagull” Chekov. (bought fruit squeezer for Alys 20/-).
Wednesday 21st March 1934
Dull, Drizzle at times. Fine later.
Stiff in stomach. Lois in car with Aunt Rosa to fetch glasses back. They took me to 4 Cambridge Gate. Alys and Phil in at 12. We did cushions, lunch and all p.m. Amy in bed all day. Phil out to fetch Eva. To Dickens and Jones’ and home later. He took me back at 6.45. Embleton’s and Geoghelan’s cocktail party. I tried to make hat all evening. Listening-in. The ‘Ole in the Road – Seamark.
Thursday 22nd March 1934
Dull.
Painy. Out with Phil and Alys in Baby Austin to Lyon’s and various shops for party food. All had lunch at Y.W.C.A. Home. After buying a hat at Selfridge’s. Rested a long time. Alys and Evan came in Baby Austin at 7.5 and took me to Agnes Rush’s dinner-party at 5 Basing Hill. Alan Baumer and Dr and Mrs Wilfred Newcome there.
Friday 23rd March 1934
Dull. Misty.
Along to Alys’ with Mrs Harvey, who cleaned there. Rolled fish balls. Alys, Phil and I lunched at Y.W.C.A. Took Alys home and Phil took me to 48 Cambridge Terrace where I dressed and back with him to 4 Cambridge Gate. Very busy arranging things and at 6 came about 100 visitors to sherry party. Quicks. 3 rooms, 75 people (about). Amy maid in bed. 19 of us on to Chinese Restaurant at 9.45. Freer’s took Helen and me home 11.
Saturday 24th March 1934
Showers. Mild.
Met Lois Royal Institute watercolours. Private view at 10.45. Ernest there too. Home to lunch. To 4 Cambridge Gate at 2.30. Spent p.m. Alys and Dennis doing wireless. Eva and Phil at “Good Morning Bill”. Home after Sowerby’s. To Badminton at 8 with all Embleton family, in Chrysler. Last Badminton of season.
Memo:
18th 1 o’clock to Elm Park Road.
21st Managers’ Meeting. Kingsgate 2.15.
19th Phil from Cambridge
22nd 7.30 dine with Rushes at Basing Hill.
21st Lois
23rd Alys’ party.
19th Recipes at R.B.A.’s
25th Styer’s 4.30 in evening.
Sunday 25th March 1934
Dark. Damp then fine and warm.
Pain – stiff all day. To 4 Cambridge Gate to dinner at 4 Cambridge Gate. Sat on balcony in sun. They all (to see Marie) at Cobham. I on to Mrs Styer’s to tea at 4.30 and supper. Played Lexicon. Home 10.20.
Monday 26th March 1934
Dull.
Well, on whole. Painted Mrs Harvey “polishing” 11.45 – 12. Lunch at Y.W.C.A. alone. On to “Wallas’”, Shea’s and then Lewis’ (saw King) and Patna stuff. To 4 Cambridge Gate to tea with Alys. To R.B.A. Sketch Club. No model, so drew other members. Home at 7.15. Listened-in.
Tuesday 27th March 1934
Fineish, cool.
Well. To L.A. Sub Committee 10. On by 53 to Lewis’ and bought rug. Took it home. Out to Harrod’s to change Dennis strap. To Y.W.C.A. lunch. To Wallas’. To 4 Cambridge Gate but Alys out at Volta House. Home. Prepared 3 pictures for shows. To 20 Pembridge Crescent at 6 to see Kitty (Edward’s Nursing Home). Peter took me back at 7.10 in car. Sewed chiffon dress and listened-in “Family Tree”.
Wednesday 28th March 1934
Fine.
Pains in p.m. Out to near shops and Boots’. Lunch at home. Mince and tomatoes. Painted on Columbarium picture. Wheelbarrow till 4.15. Alys called for me in Baby Austin. To 4 Cambridge Gate for tea with Alys and Phil. Afterwards with Alys to Evan’s and Woolworth’s. She took me home. Painy. Looked out model – throne contents. To bed about 9 p.m.
Thursday 29th March 1934
To Lilian’s at 10.30 for hair. To Hatchard’s and bought “Anna Karenina”. Home. After lunch, in a taxi to Shea’s taking 3 pictures. Packed suitcase. Early to bed.
Friday 30th March 1934
Cool.
Mrs Harvey till 10.35. Then I taxi to King’s Cross. Met Doz (and Florence there). And all to Darlington 11.20 train. Lunch on board. Arrived 4.55 or so. Dennis met us. To Layton Manor. Guy Boys there. Played snooker. Pool after dinner.
Saturday 31st March 1934
Hot and sunny, then dull.
Digging. All of us nearly all a.m. Alys and Doz walked round gardens. Alys, Doz, Eva and Guy drove to Richmond. We dug. Piping in evening. Very late to bed. Alys and Guy learnt.
Memo:
27th L.A. Sub Committee 10.
28th Minnie’s birth.
30th To Layton 11.20 4.45.
27th Kit 20 Pembroke Crescent 6
28th Lilian!
29th Shea’s 10.30 Lilian
Phil passed his First M.B. Exam.
Sunday 1st April 1934
Very cold. Dull.
All out for a walk to Quarry and back by Sulla Hill. After dinner talked and did some digging. Reid-Browne’s came to tea. In evening, played miniature bowls in billiard room.
Monday 2nd April 1934
Cold. Dull.
Out digging all a.m. Doz too, but not Alys, Eva or Guy. In p.m, Alys and Eva and I in Chrysler with Guy driving, to Barningham and Abbey Bridge. In gardens after tea. Played snooker pool till 11. Dennis, Alys and Eva took Guy to Darlington for 12.20 train.
Tuesday 3rd April 1934
Dull. Cold.
Walked about alone, gardens. Alys dug a little. After lunch, Alys in car with Florence and little Coopers. Dennis and Phil to Ravensworth. I shovelled with Dennis. After dinner all played snooker-pool.
London
Wednesday 4th April 1934
Sunny early then dull. Cold.
Out but measuring going on for croquet law. So very little shovelling. After lunch, Dennis took cine of us digging. Then Eva packed. Tea at 4, and at 4.30 Alys took Eva, Florence and me to Darlington. Train at 5.26. Dinner on board. Arrived Kings Cross 9.55. Taxi to 4 Cambridge Gate. Slept there.
Thursday 5th April 1934
At 9.45 to 48 Cambridge Terrace. Wrote Alys. Mrs Harvey for 2 hours. Got lunch – Macaronets. Did odd jobs. Tried on coats at Harrod’s. To see Kit and Edward at nursing home 6 – 6.45. Back to 4 Cambridge Gate to dinner. Eva to Taylor’s and back at 10 with Nancy in car. Dennis U.C.H.
Friday 6th April 1934
Very cold. Dull.
Home. Met Eva at Clifford’s for lunch. To Arts Theatre Club. Wrote Alys. Took stools for “Escape Me Never” Apollo. Supper with Eva (after Lilian’s for her) at S. & F. Saw play and enjoyed it. Eliza; Bergner.
Saturday 7th April 1934
Cold.
Early to Burlington Galleries Varnishing Day of London Portrait Painters. Talked Crealock. To 48 Cambridge Terrace. Sent off invitations for Private View. Lunch with Eva at 4 Cambridge Gate. Quiet p.m. Knitting. Signorina Miracca at 7. Dinner and early to bed.
Memo:
3rd Sending in London Portrait Gallery and Royal Academy.
4th Back to London
5th Might hear from London Portrait Gallery.
7th Varnishing Day – London Portrait.
Sunday 8th April 1934
Dull. Cold.
All a.m. Eva sat to me for second sitting on her portrait (1st last year). Went on painting till 3.30 (not sitting). Teddy Berry called, and to tea. Knitted pullover. Eva’s and I to Ayrton’s at 7. Supper. Elsa teeth out. Left at 9.35 or so.
Monday 9th April 1934
Dullish, cold.
Home to 48 Cambridge Terrace with canvasses and suitcase. To R.B.A. to get papers. To Savoy for seats. Met Eva at Clifford’s Inn. Lunch together. Home. Taxi to R.B.A with Eva’s portrait. On to Sphere office and interviewed Hume (Art Editor). To 4 Cambridge Gate. Eva in 5.30. Dinner 7. Both to Savoy Theatre to see “Finished Abroad”. Home to 48 Cambridge Terrace. Dennis, Alys and Phil back from Layton.
Tuesday 10th April 1934
Washed and ironed things. Ironed coat and knitting. At 1.35 to Burlington Galleries for Private View, London Portrait Painters. Til 4.35. Kit and Barbara, Lewis Baumer’s, Alys, Eva, Phil and John Hunter-Brown came. Coffee with latter 4 at Kardomah. Home. Supper 7. J.H.M. phoned and came at 9.25 – 11.30.
Wednesday 11th April 1934
At 10.35 train from Marylebone to Denham Golf Club. Met at 11.10 by all the Leggitt’s and Molly. Airdale – Melody or Merry. Garden. Lunch. Rest and then a walk through woods. Molly and David on cycles. Tea, Corinthian Bagatelle. Train 6.4 to Padington. Arrived 6.40. Home. Supper (Eva gave notice).
Thursday 12th April 1934
Cooler. Windy.
Times “had notice of my portrait” Kate!!! Just going out when Alys arrived in Baby Austin. She took me to Ernest Miles’ at 11.15. Interview on investments She took me home. Lunch. To Shea’s, to Arts Theatre Club. To Winsor and Newton’s. To 4 Cambridge Gate. Stayed tea and dinner. Phil out at theatre with Paul Davis. The others to show of Alathea’s at King George’s Hall. I home and stretched a canvas 20 x 16.
Friday 13th April 1934
Sunny. Mild.
Lois and Paul came at 1025. We started portraits of Paul. Tea at 11 and he left at 11.35, so under an hour’s painting! Lawrie called for Lois 12.30 and I had lunch, and then did Income Tax claim. To 77 Hampstead Way. To tea and supper. To Art Club lecture 9.30 with Lois, and Dita and Vernor Blaikley. Lois took me to Swiss Cottage. Embleton’s on H.M.S. Kent and Algy Willis.
Saturday 14th April 1934
Mild. Showers.
To R.B.A at 10 to fetch away portrait. Eva Embleton. Then to 20 Pembridge Crescent to visit Edward Buchanan at 11. Stayed, talking to Kit till 12.30. Home to lunch. Painted self in hat 2 – 4. To tea at 4 Cambridge Gate Jim Holding there. Cine of Layton and Cruise. Home at 7.45. Supper and looked out investments. To bed 10.
Memo:
8th Supper at Ayrton’s 7.
9th R.B.A. Sending in. Might hear on 12th
11th or 12th Ernest? 11.15
10th Private View, Portrait Painters.
9th – Tips to Florence and Amy 2/6 each
Leggett 10.25 Marylebone
13th Faraday lecture
10th Law Sitting begin.
Sunday 15th April 1934
Very warm. Windy. 74 degrees!!!
Wrote Ernest Miles, Amie Shore, Mr Douglas. Painted 20 minutes. To Sissie’s 1.15 dinner. Miss Blackwall there too. Rested in p.m. correcting proofs – Hippodrome “article”. Tea with Sissie. At 6.30 to Mrs Styer’s. Daphne there. Jig-saw and lexicon game. Supper. Home about 11.
Monday 16th April 1934
Very warm and fine.
Wrote E.V. M with investment list, after seeing box at Bank. After lunch to Selfridge’s, patterns and to Wallace Heaton and Portrait Painters. Codney there. Tea at 4 Cambridge Gate. On to Arts Theatre Club. Supper Lyons’. To Old Vic at 6.55 and saw “Macbeth”. Side circle.
Tuesday 17th April 1934
Fine and warm.
Ironed things. At 11 o’clock to see Edward Buchanan at Nursing Home. Barbara there. Home. Lunch. To shops. Bought coat at Selfridge’s. To St Clement’s House about Anna Shore. To Shea’s. To 4 Cambridge Gate. Tea there. Cave’s came in. I home. Tired. Did knitting and listened-in – Budget Speech by Neville Chamberlain 9.20. 6d off including tax.
Wednesday 18th April 1934
Heavy showers.
To lunch at 4 Cambridge Gate and at 2 Alys, Eva and Phil in Chrysler to take Phil to Cambridge. I to Ambassador’s Theatre 2.30 to see “The Country Wife” (Wycherley) amusing and very well done. Who was C.W? Not Lesley Wareing as in profession? Home at 5.45 and painted self
Thursday 19th April 1934
Cooler, showers.
Wrote Ernest and Dorothy. Painted self 9.25 – 10.00. Alys in. I with her in Baby Austin to Marylebone High Street. To Burlington Gallery. To Victoria. Got ticket for Broadway (in coach). Home. Lunch. Painted self in p.m. Knitted. Alys and Eva in, and Eva gave me dear little black bag. Ironed, and packed. To bed 10.
Broadway
Friday 20th April 1934
Fine.
Lois and Paul at 10.40. Painted Paul till 11.35. Lunch 1. At 2, Alys took me and suitcase to Victoria Coach Station. I took 3 o/clock bus to Broadway. Arrived 7.30 Poz met me with chair for case. Tades in bed, downstairs. Supper. Poz slept with Tades.
Saturday 21st April 1934
Cold. Dull.
Housework. Out with Poz up village, shopping. Dinner. Tades in bed. Poz rested upstairs, I in dining room. Out round Parsons’ house after tea – Miss Paine called about sleeping-in at 4.30. I to bed in Tades’ room at 9. Summer Time.
Memo:
18th Phil to Cambridge
17th Anna Shore?
Private View R.B.A 20th and 21st
20th Paul to sit? To Broadway Ref. ticket 133 coach
17th To see Edward Buchanan.
18th Might hear from Royal Academy or 24th
Sunday 22nd April 1934
Fine and perfect.
Summer Time begins. Up 3 times with Tades in night supporting. After breakfast, washed and dressed her and she walked into dining-room and dinner there. I out by old pear-trees and brook. Rested, slept on bed upstairs. Miss Paine to tea, by invitation. Wrote Alys. Supper and to bed in Tades’ room at 9.30. Very good night. Only up at 6.30.
Monday 23rd April 1934
Sunny intervals. Cold.
Housework, and Tades dressed. Poz walked back way to Fleabank and back by village. Made soufflé (under Mrs Hogan). On sofa, and after resting, Tades back in dining-room, till after supper. Picked cowslips for Ginx. Slept with Tades. Up at 11.30 and 3.30 and 7.
Tuesday 24th April 1934
Very cold. Showers and sun.
Tades washed before 7.45 and combs on. Housework after breakfast and out. Hailstorm. Poz to tea with Mrs Pemberton and brought her back after. I got tea for Tades and self. Out for walk, cowslips! Springfield Lane. Miss Payne came and accepted post!! I took Mrs Pemberton home. Slept with Tades. Big “do” at 2.30.
Wednesday 25th April 1934
Showers. Cold.
Did rooms. Poz dressed Tades. (Heard Royal Academy rejected). To meet Teeds from Cheltenham at 12. Out and bought Kotex and suppositories. Poz treated Teeds and me to lunch at St Patrick’s. They rested on bed and slept. Wrote Alys, and Eva (for Kirby-grips). After tea, Teeds piano and Poz and I sewed pillowcases. Sat Teeds off at 7.30. Supper and slept with Tades on up at 2.30. Then 7.30.
Thursday 26th April 1934
Rain and cold.
Poz not out. I up village to shop. Apple and “Times”. In p.m. rested and then to tea at Pemberlouis. Indoors. Too wet for garden. B.E.B.B lighted. Very good night. Only up at 6 a.m.
Friday 27th April 1934
Rain, dark, cold.
Great washing of Tades and making bed. Poz and I up village and they to Cherry Coppice. Out. Rested (supper) tea. Wrote Alys and Lois. Mrs Clem Parsons called. May in, and Poz out with her crosslet game after supper. Up at 1 and 4 in night.
Friday 28th April 1934
Rain. Cool.
Out with Poz to shops. Out and fetched joint first. Up village shops again, and in at 12.50 having seen Russell’s sheep. Rested, after dinner and drying things. Wrote Aunt Bella and also for Tade’s. Nora Sanford in. Posted letters and walked to Old Church (nearby) at 7. Up twice in night.
Memo:
R.B.A. Club opens 23rd
24th L.A. Sub Committee 10.
25th Royal Academy rejection came. “Polishing”
Sunday 29th April 1934
Dull but fine for an hour or two.
After doing Tades, and her room, Poz and I up hill towards Tover. Dinner. Sewed Tades’ pillow and bedsocks. After tea, I to call on Pemberton’s and heard Mrs Pemberton playing waltzes. Poz out to Mrs Rees-Pryce’s later. Good night. Tades up at 12.15 and 6. Bebb out.
London
Monday 30th April 1934
Cold and dull and fine in p.m.
Packed. At 10.15 with Poz and chair for luggage. Took coach. Arrived Oxford 11.50, left 12.30. Bought ice and cakes. Ate lunch in coach at 1 o’clock. Arrived Victoria 3.15. Alys met me with Baby Austin. To 48 Cambridge Terrace. Then to 4 Cambridge Gate. Tea. Eva in 5.15 and supper 7. To R.B.A. Art Club 8. Criticism by Adrian Hill of sketches. Very good. Home at 10.10.
Tuesday 1st May 1934
Very mild. Fine.
Out at 9.30 to Boot’s. Sent off cellulose wadding to Broadway. Unpacked, and Mrs Harvey in. To Baker Street. Y.W.C.A. for lunch. Home. Painted on own portrait. Alys in and took em to Shea’s, then to 4 Cambridge Gate. Tea. Took me home, with the 2 portraits. Supper. To Embassy Theatre and met Shoesmith’s accidentally. All saw “The Master Builder” together.
Wednesday 2nd May 1934
Fine on whole.
Very mild. Dark.
Arranged pictures. Painted 1 hour. Met Kit and Barbara at Zoo. Lunch there. Saw Diana. Home about 4. Began picture of “Jill” in big black felt hat. To bed, listening-in. Early. Tired.
Thursday 3rd May 1934
Fine on whole.
Alys came. Window cleaner 3/-. Did Ariel too. Out with her in Baby Austin to various places. Met Eva, and all 3 lunched at Buttery Hatch. Took her back to Temple. We fetched my picture from Royal Academy. Took it home. To 4 Cambridge Gate. Then to Mansfield Street Aristocratic Jumble Sale! Bought suit for Bobby Harvey for 7/6, Grey trousers 3/-, Jaeger coat 6/-. Coffee at 4 Cambridge Gate. Stayed dinner. They to Regal, Dennis met them. I home. Early to bed.
Friday 4th May 1934
Colder.
Lois phoned. Paul’s sitting postponed. I out to Selfridge’s for clock (Wade’s). Lunch at Y.W.C.A. Home. Out again. Sun Inn, Barnes. Home and rested and slept. Supper. J.H.M. for evening.
Saturday 5th May 1934
Showery. Cool.
Mrs Harvey never came up. Ironed sheet and pullover. I packed suitcase and to 4 Cambridge Gate at 1. Lunch with Eva . Both to Sadler’s Wells 2.30 to see “The Voysey Inheritance”. Good, but too long. Home and quiet evening at 4 Cambridge Gate. Stayed night, early to bed.
Memo:
30th Adrian Hill at R.B.A.
4th J.H.M. at 9.30?
Alys and Dennis to Layton
Sunday 6th May 1934
Windy.
Up late and at 11.30 I to visit Edward Buchanan at nursing home. Then to Volta House and met Eva there. She and I lunch with Kitty and Kath. Home to 4 Cambridge Gate at 3.30. Read. Tea. Supper. Alys and Dennis back from Layton at 10.
Monday 7th May 1934
Changeable.
I home to 48 Cambridge Terrace at 10. Letter from Aunt Bella. Alys came. With her to call on Elsa and then at lunch on Heath. Called on Faraday’s. Aunt Rosa looked very ill. Home, out to R.B.A. Art Club (and Show). Ate supper there (bought at Lyon’s). Pit for “Biography”. Took stool before R.B.A. Ina Claire. Moderately good.
Tuesday 8th May 1934
Showery.
Washed things. Out at 11.30 to Wallace Heaton. To Rialto at 12.15 and saw “Female” and “Bulldog Drummond”!! (Return of) Biscuits. To Russell’s and Arts Theatre Club. Home. Ate Welsh Rarebit at 4.30 To New Theatre for stool. To Arts and read and at 7.45 New Theatre pit and saw “The Laughing Woman” – Gordon Daviot. Dull but good. Haggard very good.
Wednesday 9th May 1934
Dark. Mild.
Alys came with her to shops. Bought taffeta coat and she bought hat, Harrods. Lunch. She took me home. I trimmed hats. Eva and Alys in Baby Austin at 6.30 bringing dumb waiter. They took me to Golders Green. I met Lois at Refectory. She gave me dinner there. With her to fetch Nurses’ luggage. Then to 77 Hampstead Way. Eric and Pearl in, and took me to Golders Green at 10 p.m.
Thursday 10th May 1934
Mild.
Lois to Yapton. Went with Alys to town to see Donald Hasting’s sculptured heads and to Royal Academy. Stayed till 1.30. Then to Bertorelli’s. Lunch. Alys took me home. I rested, and slept. Then painted on Paul’s head till 6.30. To Elm Park Road and dinner with Doz. Polly with Ginx (Leonard Harrison). Home about 11.
Friday 11th May 1934
Hot and fine.
Paul came and I painted him till 12.45. Went on painting till 1.30. Lunch. To Lilian’s painting at 2.30. To Russell’s. Home, via Paddington. Painted Paul’s portrait. Alys in for 2 minutes. Looked out things for Minnie. Mended nightgown and listened-in Agatha Christie.
Saturday 12th May 1934
Very hot – 80 degrees
To shops and bought petticoats. To Edward Buchanan’s with flowers. Home. Packed suitcase for tomorrow. Embleton’s called for me at 4.30. To Telford Quick’s house at Virginia Water. Sherry party. Amusing. Very hot day. Lovely view and garden. Phil too. Down for the day from Cambridge. Dined at 4 Cambridge Gate. Home at 9.30. They to Tivoli.
Memo:
R.B.A. 7th
6th To see Edward Buchanan 11.15.
11th Paul at 10.30.
11th 2.30 Lilian
9th Faraday’s supper
10th Elm Park Road 7.30 or earlier
12th Quick’s 5.30
Sunday 13th May 1934
Cool. Sunny.
Up at 8. Train from Paddington 10.10 arrived Wootton Bassett 1.47. J.H.M. met me. Dinner at Priory Cottage. Rested in garden all .m. William Gough came to tea. Walked to Nore Marsh after. He came back too. J. and I had dinner at 8.15. Fire in drawing-room. Very cosy. To bed 10.30.
Monday 14th May 1934
Cool. Some sun.
Breakfast about 10.40. I in garden, picking dead wood up. Cab to station and J. saw me off at 12.30. Arrived Paddington 2.30. Lunch at home. Round 4 Cambridge Gate after going to Cook’s and Selfridge’s. Tea. Out to send air-mail to Aunt Bella. Stayed dinner. Dennis in. Alys not well. Dennis took me home at 9.30.
Tuesday 15th May 1934
Cool.
To L.A. Sub Committee at 10. To Kingsgate School. Home. Mrs Harvey 2 hours. Lunch. To Cook’s and Bank. To Alys to tea. Eva in. With them in Baby Austin to get strawberries and asparagus from Kings Cross (Layton). Took some to 48 Cambridge Terrace and I home. Cooked asparagus. Lovely supper. Packed up. To bed 10.
Wednesday 16th May 1934
Milder. Sun and showers.
Packing and looking out things. Out to shops and then egg for lunch, Went on packing. To 4 Cambridge Gate (after Selfridge’s). Alys in bed (after stomach chill). Florence also, query German measles? I cut out blouse on Alys’ floor. Tea in her room. Back at 6.40, fetched Eva’s shoes from my cobbler and took them back to 4 Cambridge Gate. Doz there from Florence. Home, supper.
Brussels
Thursday 17th May 1934
Fine, sunny.
Taxi at 9.35 to Victoria. 10.30 train to Dover. “Princesse Astrid” steamer to Ostend at 12.45. Arrived 3.45. Train 3rd class to Brussels. Arrived 6.20 (18.20). No Aunt Bella! Phoned her. Taxi to 64 Avenue Louis Lepoutre. Dinner. To bed 9. Unpacked.
Friday 18th May 1934
Fine, sunny.
Breakfast 9. Dennis phoned at 10.30 from Gare du Nord. I in taxi to meet him. We walked to Grand Place, to Saint Gudula, thru’ Parc. Palais de Justice. Avenue Louise. Taxi to 65. Dinner, champagne. Dennis left at 3. We rested. Quiet evening. Supper 7. Wireless.
Saturday 19th May 1934
Fine, warm.
Out to Post Office. Place du Châtelaine. Long queue. After dinner, rested till 3. I alone. Cinema, Porte de Namur. To see “Symphonie Inachevée” Schubert, Viennese film. Good. Home by 12 tram. Supper. Hot bath. Wrote Tades.
Memo:
15th L.A. Sub Committee 10.
Brussels 15th or 16th.
17th 10.30 Victoria
13th 10.10 To Wootton Bassett 14/-
Mrs Thomas 2/6
Flowers (peonies) for Aunt Bella 9.50 = 1/10
Stamps sweetpeas 10.00
Dennis en route for Aachen and other German spas with 15 other doctors.
Sunday 20th May 1934
Moderate. Windy. Cool.
Aunt Bella late but to Mass 11.30. I out to meet her and walked round. Wrote Alys and card to Doz. Dinner. Rest and sleep on sofa! At 5 o’clock, I out for walk to Bois with Elise; we sat by the Lac. Back 6.50. Big supper with asparagus. Read “Le Journal”, England to re-arm! To bed 10.
Monday 21st May 1934
Windy.
Painy. Aunt Bella to Mass at 10. I out with her a little walk. Avenue Longchamps. Dinner. Rests. I to call on Van Looey’s and walked to Chaussée de Waterloo, but not to 791. With Van Li’s about 20 minutes. Big supper. Read “Charlotte von Hardenberg’s letters to Benjamin Constant”. Revue des deux mondes.
Tuesday 22nd May 1934
Damp. Milder.
Aunt Bella bronchial so not out. I walked to her shoe-maker in Vleurgat. Bought sweet-peas 10 francs and Times. 1.25 Dinner; rest at 4.30 walked to 795. Chaussée de Waterloo to see Madame Hortense Roefs. Terribly ill with arthritis. Helped her with her supper. Home at 6.15. Very sad about her. Supper, newspapers. Patiences.
Wednesday 23rd May 1934
Wrote Lois. Out, bought cards. Read Daily Mail in Avenue. Margot Verboeckhoven to dinner 12.30. Away 2.10. Rested, dressed. With Aunt Bella to Madame Cauderlier’s. Tea in the lovely garden. Indoors later. Stayed till 6.15. Supper. T.S.F. emission dialogue from Congo with a Minister in Brussels at 20 o’clock.
Thursday 24th May 1934
Fine. Cool.
Painy. Went with Aunt Bella to her shoemakers. Wrote Miracca and old Madame Roefs. Rested after dinner and at 3.45 to Madame Janvier’s at Cinquetaire. Lovely top flat. Madame Moeller there. Lovely top flat. Madame Moeller there and her mother of 87. Very good tea. Home at 7.30 or so. Read Essays on Marcel Proust by Edmond Kinds. Patience. Rather painy. All night too.
Friday 25th May 1934
Fine. Coolish.
Painy and tired. To call on Madame Roefs again and took her biscuits. Took paper to post for her, at Place du Châtelain. Dinner. Rest till 2.45. With Aunt Bella to Commodore Line in Rue Pont Neuf, (out of Rue Neuve). “J’étais espionne” Madeleine Carroll. Conrad Veidt, Marshall du Maurier. Good. Home at 7. Supper. Revue des deux mondes. Cards. Bath.
Saturday 26th May 1934
Very cold. Grey.
Less pain. Out with Aunt Bella. To shops near flowers. Dinner. Rest and slept on bed. At 4.30 came Agnes Timmermans and then Van Looey’s (Van Loi). 7.15 Note from Alys. Pain in night a little.
Memo:
22nd Eva’s.
23rd Madame Cauderlier’s
24th Madame Janviers
26th Tea Party
Sunday 27th May 1934
Cool. Sunny.
Pain at intervals. Letters from Alys and Ella. Wrote Ella and Sissie cards and Aunt Rosa picture. Met Aunt Bella from Messe. With her to butcher’s. Back 12.15. After dinner and rest, we went to Madame de Vis’, the rheumatic woman, and stayed long hearing her describe her wonderful illness and recovery. Home and supper.
Monday 28th May 1934
Dull all day.
Painy and rotten.
Unpicked pillow-case, not included to go out. Read stories of King’s death. Out just to buy gruyère râpé. Dinner. Rest. We went to Eva’s 492 Boulevard Bockstael; at Lacken. Tea. She told about war episodes. Her jailer and tram and german judge. Tears. Envelope with plan and lemon writing inside. Home at 7.40. Supper. Read Rodin’s book. Very hot bottle, but felt ill.
Tuesday 29th May 1934
Better all day. Out with Aunt Bella to buy pigeon (1/6) 7 francs and on to shops. Bought necronite, asked about books. In p.m. after short rest, Aunt Bella and I to cinema near Gare du Nord and saw André Citroën voyage across Asia, called “La croisière jaune”. Georges-Marie Haardt. Very good. Read Rodin. Pausement.
Wednesday 30th May 1934
Warm. Fine.
Better. Aunt Bella and I to Monsieur Georges and Vanderbiste (my spectacles). Margot Verboeckhoven to lunch. At 2.30 Aunt Bella to her Army doctor. I to buy cart for Madame Roefs. At 4, Aunt Bella and I to visit Madame Roefs at 795 Ch. De Waterloo. She read us letters and showed photos. Her nose bled and we helped. Home at 7. Walked. Read “Un Soldat Sans Peur Et Sans Reproche”. André Cornet-Auquier. Lent by Eva de B. I phoned to her. (Protestant soldier).
Thursday 31st May 1934
Hot and fine. Thunder in p.m.
Slight pains but much better. I out to town for my spectacles – 60 francs. Bought book on Berthe Morisot – 30 francs and tried to get “J’étais une espionne”. Home, hot and tired. Rested after dinner. At 4.15 both of us to tea at the Van Loey’s downstairs. Henri Maximilien and Charles Emmanuel 3½ and 25 months. Very “mignon”.
Friday 1st June 1934
Hot. Grey in p.m.
Pain in p.m. only. Out with Aunt Bella to call on Margo Verboeckhoven, 10.45. I on to see Hortense Roefs, by tram, and walked back. Dinner – skate. Rest and packed a little. Then we went thro’ portfolios of Verboeckhoven’s drawings.
London
Saturday 2nd June 1934
Thunder. Very cold.
Packed. At 11.20 had dinner. 12 taxi to Nord. Off by 12.49 to Ostende. Very late starting at 4.20 only in Josephine Charlotte to Dover. Sandwiches on board. Very cold wind. Arrived 8 p.m. Left at 8.40 I arrived Victoria 10.20. Dennis, Alys and Eva met me! Home.
Memo:
30th Margo to lunch
28th Eva’s.
2nd return from Brussels. Gare du Nord.
31st Tea at Van Loey’s.
Elise Premereur 50 francs tips (Aunt Bella gave me).
Sunday 3rd June 1934
Very fine.
Unpacked. Wrote Aunt Bella. To 4 Cambridge Gate at 1. Dennis looking ill. Had dinner, and tea there. On balcony with Eva. Supper and then I to Arts Theatre to see “Viceroy Sarah”. Edith Evans. Nice old lady related to the Marlborough’s next to me.
Monday 4th June 1934
Cold and dull.
Mrs Harvey for 2 hours. Alys in and I with her to Y.W.C.A. for lunch. To shops and Cambridge Theatre. Then she took me home. I made two spectacle-cases. One leather. Listened-in. Well’s “The Man Who Could Work Miracles”. Wrote Tades. Sewed.
Tuesday 5th June 1934
Cold. Sunny.
At 9.35 to L.A. Sub Committee. On to Haverstock Hill School. Home to lunch and Alys came in with sandwiches. J.H.M. phoned 1.30 so out to shops, and prepared dinner. Rested 1½ hours. Read “Le Cid”. John came at 8.30! Dinner and nice evening. He in very good form.
Wednesday 6th June 1934
Dullish, showers.
In all a.m. doing odd jobs. After lunch, had a rest and then to Euston about trains, and to 4 Cambridge Gate. Dennis (ill with rheumatism) and Alys out in Airflow Chrysler trial run. I had tea with them. Dennis to Lab. Alys and I to library. I home. Sewed. Supper. Phone talk with Kit.
Thursday 7th June 1934
Cool. Grey.
Ironed things. To lunch with Alys. Dennis, she and I in Chrysler. To Bromley at 3. Eva’s British and Foreign School Society Foundation Stone laying by Lord Gorell (Mr Knowles, Miss Dobson, Miss Jones). Gwen and Molly. Tea. Comus by students. Home to 4 Cambridge Gate. Ate my Swedish loaf. I to Cambridge Theatre at 8.15 to see “Le Cid” by Comédie-Française. Wonderful! Empty stalls. Albert-Lambert and Véra Korène. Marvellous.
Friday 8th June 1934
Milder. Dull.
Did sewing. Out with washing and to Cooper’s, Woolworth’s. Lunch. Hot mince. To Cambridge Theatre to see “Le Misanthrope”. Comédie-Française. Albert-Lambert at Alceste. He is 70 or over! Very fine. To Kardomah. Home, tired. Read “Misanthrope”.
Saturday 9th June 1934
Warm, fine.
Dressmaking on blouse and coat, all am. Lunch. Out to Embassy Theatre to see “The Roof”. Very good. To 4 Cambridge Gate, for ¾ hour. They drove me to 6 Elm Park Road at 6. Sat in garden and dinner out there with Poz and Doz. Home 10.30.
Memo:
5th L.A. Sub Committee
4th R.B.A. Art Club outing to Private Collection.
7th To British and Foreign School Society.
7th 8.15 Le Cid – Cambridge Theatre
9th To Fred Barnard’s to supper
10th To Buchanan’s.
Sunday 10th June 1934
Fine and warm.
To dinner at 4 Cambridge Gate and they told me Harry Buchanan had T.B. (tuberculosis). So I wasn’t to go to Kitty’s. So went with Dennis, Alys and Eva down to the Cave’s for tea (in garden) and supper. Eva by train later, as at Poynton’s for tennis. Home at 11.
Monday 11th June 1934
Very fine and warm.
Busy doing sewing and ironing. Egg for lunch. To prize-giving at Mansfield Road. Walked up from Hampstead Heath to Kit’s and had tea in garden with her and Ed and Harry. Home. Changed. To dine at 4 Cambridge Gate and with them to see Rodeo at White City. Good.
Tuesday 12th June 1934
Warm. Windy.
Out to shops near and did sewing too, and cleared up. Lunch. To Gilbey’s, Oxford Street at 2.45 to help Alys to get Rose baskets ready. Gwen Cave and Mrs Poynton too. Took them to Liberty’s. I home and to Golders Green at 7. Dined at Refectory with Lois (I gave it to her) and Eric and Pearl. To 77 Hampstead Way and saw Aunt Rosa in her bedroom till 9.
Wednesday 13th June 1934
Hottish, cool wind.
Up at 6.30. Out at 8 to Liberty’s to help Alys with Alexandra Day – rose-sellers. Home at 10 till 10.40. To Liberty’s again. At 12 Alys and I to lunch at Dickens and Jones’. I to Bourne and Hollingsworth, then home at 3. Rested, back to Liberty’s. at 4.45. Packed up everything and took them, with Alys to Gilbey’s at 5.35. Home, early to bed.
Thursday 14th June 1934
Hot, fine.
At 11 a.m. prize-giving at Kingsgate Road. Home. Lunch Sewed. To tea at 4 Cambridge Gate and Alys and Eva motored me to Sissie’s at 7. Supper and sat in garden before and after, till I left at 8.35.
Friday 15th June 1934
Hot. Dull.
Called for Alys and Eva at 10.15 and all in Baby Austin to Chalk Farm School prize-giving. 10.45 by Ethel. Afterwards to Baker Street in car and walked home. Lunch. Sewing on long frock. To Lois’ at 6. Sat in bedroom with Aunt Rosa. Supper. Lois and I to Art Club to hear Constable on Art in everyday life.
Saturday 16th June 1934
In all a.m. Sewing frock and trying it on. Phone talk to Poz, about Majorca and Kath about Portmeirion. Lunch. Out for laundry. And ice cream. Sewed. Quiet evening sewing and listening-in.
Memo:
11th 2.30. Mansfield Road prize-giving.
12th Help Alys (roses). 2.30 Gilbey’s.
13th Rose Day.
14th 11. Kingsgate School, Sissie’s.
16th Embleton’s to Layton
15th To Lois’ and lecture.
15th 10.45 Haverstock School prize-giving.
Bought nightgown 10/- at Mansfield for Kit’s birthday
17th Mrs Styer 7 o’clock.
Sunday 17th June 1934
Hot. Fine 87 degrees.
(Elsa’s chiffon frock on in open car, and nothing over it!) Slowly did bed and put fur coat away, and got out cotton things. At 12.15 up to Mrs Styer’s. Dinner. Rested on bed 2 – 2.50. Out in car to fetch Harry Burnham. To Gardens at Sedenhurst, near Chiddingford. Colonel Crosfield’s, Mr Booth (through Guildford). Tea. Back at 8. Supper with Mrs Styer. Home about 10.35.
Monday 18th June 1934
Very hot indeed.
Out to near shops. Sewed. Lunch and at 2.30 at Lilian’s for hair. Bought dictionary at Bumpus’ on way home. Ring up from J.H.M. Rang him; but dressed at 5 or so to Theatrical Garden Party alone. Met Tony and Diana there. Saw lots of interesting people. Lunt and Fontanne. Home at 7.10. Very tired, but to see Man of Aran till 11.
Tuesday 19th June 1934
Began to pack. Met Alys at Dickens and Jones’ 12. Talked. To Y.W.C.A. for lunch alone. Home. Packed all p.m. Tired. Out to near shops. Finished packing. To bed early.
Penrhyndeudraeth
Wednesday 20th June 1934
Showers.
At 10.35 in taxi to Paddington. 11.5 train all the way to Portmadoc in Caernarfonshire, via Shrewsbury, Ruabon, Bala, past Barmouth, Harlech. Sandwich lunch. Woman with cough opposite me. Arrived at 6.10. Kath met me. To Saethon (Mrs Breeze’s house). Dinner. Kit and Edward. Fire in drawing-room. To bed early.
Thursday 21st June 1934
Rain all day.
Not out except in car down to post-office and chemist. Kit wired to Barbara in Blois. Lunch. Nice long rest. Tea. At about 5.30, Kath and I in waterproofs, walked to Borth-y-gest. Home very wet and squelchy shoes. I in car to Post Office at 7 and I phoned to Dr Starkey at Llanfairfechan. Changed, dinner.
Friday 22nd June 1934
Fine all day. Lovely.
Out in car to dentist, for Edward and chemist’s. Then drove to Pont Glaslyn. Lovely falls and bridge (salmon had been leaping). On by Nant Gwynant lake and back through Beddgelert. Lunch. Rest. Slept. After tea to Portmeirion. William Ellis’ place. Very odd and Italian capanilo. 1/- each to pay! Home. Snowdon looking lovely.
Saturday 23rd June 1934
Showery.
Out to shops. Bought Borrow’s Wild Wales. Rest after lunch. Then in car to little lake. Edward fished. Kath and I walked to sea on sands. Back and Kath in boat with Edward. Kit and I sat on bank. Home at 7. Dinner. To bed 10.30!
Memo:
18th Theatre Garden Party 2.30 Lilian.
Portmeirion, Merionethshire – Clough Williams-Ellis’ place
Sunday 24th June 1934
Very Fine.
All off in car at 10.30 by Bethgelert and Capel Curig to Bangor. Saw Kath off to London 12.40. On and ate picnic lunch. I to see Edward at Bryn-y-neuadd, and to Starkey. Kit saw Edward too in grounds. Drove back by Bangor, Menai Bridge. Carnarvon. Tea at Snowdon Ranger Hotel.
Monday 25th June 1934
Very fine. Warm.
Out to dentist for Edward and shops. Then down to Lake. I in boat with Edward. He caught brace of trout. Lunch. Rests. Tea. Kit to call next door. At 6 we went in car (Kit driving) by Harlech and Barmouth to Dolgellau. Saw Cader Idris 2,500 ft. Dined at Lion (good). Met Warren Cumming 8.36. Home at 10.15.
Tuesday 26th June 1934
Rain then dull.
Edward and Warren Cummins out to fish, but back soon, and we all sat and talked by fire. Kit and I sewing and knitting. After lunch, rests. After tea, Kit and I to shops and the two men in car to Aberglaslyn falls. Dinner. Talk. I packed.
London
Wednesday 27th June 1934
Fine and then rainy.
Breakfast 8.30. Kit and Edward with me in car, and they saw me off at 9.33. Lunch in train, via Ruabon; Arrived at Paddington at 5.5. Old outside porter, to whom I gave 1/-, took my suitcase home and upstairs. Strawberries and cream there from Alys. Wrote Kit and to post. Unpacked.
Thursday 28th June 1934
Dull. Mild.
Alys in at 9.30. With her to shops, Marylebone High Street. To 4 Cambridge Gate. Lunch there. Did sewing for Eva and the big coat, all p.m. Tea, expecting Dolly, who only came at 7. I home. Supper. Walked to 3 Gloucester Place to call on Katharine who out. Home. Ironed.
Friday 29th June 1934
Warm.
Sewed and did up Poz’ presents (glove bag). Out to Vuillard Exhibition at Tooth’s. On to Tivali to see House of Rothschild (Arliss) 12.30 – 2.30. Ate cheese sandwich in there. To Lilian’s for plait 25/-. Bought hat at Bussell’s. To 4 Cambridge Gate. Tea, sewed for Alys and Eva. They packing. Phil to tea but out after. Sowerby for wireless and he and I stayed dinner. Dennis drove us back at 10.
Saturday 30th June 1934
Hot, fine.
At 10.45 to 4 Cambridge Gate. Dennis, Alys, Eva and I in car to Tilbury. On board R.M.L. Atlantis. Lunch there. Alys and Eva off for cruise to Denmark, Sweden at 2.30.
Dennis and I back. To Freer’s for tea. Air Pageant going on. Race to Chappell’s by 6 for my Albert Hall tickets. Dennis took me home to 48 Cambridge Gate. Supper and I alone to Albert Hall for “Pageant of Parliament”, having phoned to Styer, Menie, Helen and Nell Sime. Home at 11.20.
Memo:
27th L.A. Sub Committee 10.
30th Alys and Eva to cruise.
Snowed on 3500 ft Cadr Idris 2,500.
1st 4 o’clock to Barnard’s – Elm Park Road.
Sunday 1st July 1934
Very hot. Fine.
At 1 to lunch with Susie. Rested there, in p.m. At 3.15 called on Louie Thomson. To tea with Poz and Doz in garden. With Doz in 31 to Swiss Cottage. Lois met me at Golders Green at 8. Supper at 77 Hampstead Way. Aunt Rosa asleep so didn’t see her. Laurie took me to Crown at 9.50.
Monday 2nd July 1934
Very hot. Fine.
To Janin’s, Knightsbridge at 10.30 and bought frock I saw yesterday. Home. Got pictures ready. Lunch. At 3 taxi 2/9 with tip to R.B.A. with 3 pictures. Posted letter to Alys and Eva by airmail to Copenhagen. Home. Very tired. Shopped, oranges.
Tuesday 3rd July 1934
Out to Sales and bought frock, waterproofs. Also food and home. Lunch. Prepared fruit-salad hor d’oeuvres. At 8.15 J.H.M. came. Cold supper and talk. He left at 11.45. Talk about the German killings – Von Schleicher.
Wednesday 4th July 1934
80 degrees. Very hot. Fine.
Phil phoned. Wrote letter to Alys in Stockholm. At 12.15 to 6 Elm Park Road. Phil also. Lunch with Poz and Doz. All off to Wimbledon. Saw Crawford beat Shields (only just!) and Perry beat Wood. USA men defeated. Phil and I at 7 out to East Horsely. Picnic supper and on to Willises. Dolly, Jack and Rosamund there. Away at 10, bringing Procyon, “the little dog”. Bull terrier. Born May 10th.
Thursday 5th July 1934
Hot, breezy. Fine.
To Marshall and Snelgrove’s. Changed stockings and bought string jumper at Debenham’s sale. Got brandy for Sissie. Home, changed. To Miles’ 1 o’clock lunch. Hallie Eustace Miles and a niece there (twice married). Away at 3. Home. Card from R.B.A. Art Club so there to get picture, but too heavy. Home. Supper. Sewed. Dennis and Phil came at 9.15 in new Chrysler and we took brandy to Sissie.
Friday 6th July 1934
Very hot.
At 10 to Mr Badcock’s. On to R.B.A. and brought away “Study in White” by bus! Lunch. Sewed and in p.m. Very hot. Wrote Eva and Alys. To Scala Theatre at 8. Saw Ohel Palestine Players in “Esther”. Very good. Ahasuerus amusing. Man from Hastings talked. Very friendly.
Saturday 7th July 1934
Very hot. 86 degrees.
Out to buy chicken and to Private View of R.B.A. Art Club. Fortnum’s and Home. Lunch. At 7.45 came Diana. And Tony at 8. Sherry. Supper. They stayed till 10.40. Cleared up. Very tired.
Memo:
1st Susie’s porch.
5th Sissie’s and 77 Hampstead Way
6th 10 Badcock. Fetch picture
2nd Receiving day R.B.A. Club. No life pictures.
3rd J.H.M? 1 o’clock?
4th Wimbledon 12.15.
7th Tony and Diana 8 p.m.?
5th 26 Compayne 1 o’clock.
Sunday 8th July 1934
Very hot. About 86 degrees.
Quiet day clearing up still. Altered new evening frock. At 4 started off and to 77 Hampstead Way to visit Aunt Rosa but heard she had died at 4 o’clock. Lois back from Wales. Eric motored me to Sissie’s. Took her chicken jelly. Up to Church Row at 7.15 Max and I to supper with Alan. Then all sat in No 9 garden till I saw Max’s sketches. Home 11.
Monday 9th July 1934
Very hot. Breeze.
To Ainsworth for tooth at 9.30. Then at 12 came John (chauffeur) in Mrs Styer’s car. I to Albert Hall for duplicate tickets. Home. Changed. In car called for Mrs Styer, Seymour Street. She took me to 26 Compayne. Lunch party. At 3, I to Harrod’s. Bought lace frock. To 4 Cambridge Gate – lemon squash. Home. Phoned Lois. To 77 Hampstead Way to dinner and stayed night.
Tuesday 10th July 1934
Very hot but breeze.
Breakfast with Lois, Laurie and Paul. At 10 o’clock to Cremation of Aunt Rosa. Back to 77 Hampstead Way and did Rosa Faraday’s clothes with Lois. Lunch. Finished off clothes. Lois and I in car to 48 Cambridge Gate. Then on to Graphics Arts Show. Then to tea with Nell Sime. Home. To dine with Phil and he and I to Little Theatre to see “The Little Man” and “Village Wooing”. Home 11.10. Wrote Alys by airmail to Hamburg. Posted in at Post Office.
Wednesday 11th July 1934
Very very hot. Tiring.
9.30 appointment with Ainsworth. Home. Lunch. Sewed and tried on frocks. At 4.30 to Victoria and Albert Museum, eating choc-ice on the way. Exhibition of Whistler’s drawings and etchings. Home. Supper. Very tired but out to Scala to see “Jeremiah”. Very fine indeed.
Thursday 12th July 1934
Much cooler. Dull. Showers.
Rang up Evelyn Fisher. Out at 11 to Lilian’s. Hair done. To Art Theatre Club. To Russell’s. Bought linen coat and skirt. To Lewis’. Home. To cobbler. Home and quiet p.m. Listening-in and sewing skirt. To bed about 10. Phone Poz about Doz’s skin trouble.
Friday 13th July 1934
Dull, muggy, showers.
Wrote Lois and K.H.D. At 11.30 met Alys and Eva at St Pancras; back from cruise on Atlantis. Dennis and Phil me them too. All to 4 Cambridge Gate. Talked. I to lunch at Y.W.C.A. On to Russell’s for linen skirt. Home in taxi, as rain. To Bank. Home. Packed. Supper.
Layton
Saturday 14th July 1934
Dull. Cooler.
Up at 5.45. alarum. Out to meet milkman. Breakfast. Embleton’s called at 7.45 in new Chrysler. All to Layton. Sandwich lunch. Drove slowly. Arrived 3.45. Ozzy there. Debby better but lame. In gardens. Damp with pools from heavy rain!
Memo:
9th R.B.A. Art Show?
1.30 Compayne.
13th Alys and Eva from Cruise. 11.30 St Pancras
10th Nell
11th 9.30 Ainsworth
12th Lilian 11.30.
13th Friday – ring up Poz.
14th To Layton till 16th
Sunday 15th July 1934
Dullish. Mild.
Sat about. Played some tennis (without lines) in p.m. Phil and I and Alys and Eva. Rolled croquet lawn. Debby got panicked about stairs and had to be carried down!
London
Monday 16th July 1934
Warm. Dull.
In gardens. Mason there, doing steps. After dinner at 1, we all away in car. Tea in Dukeries; sandwich dinner after Buckden. Home 10 or so.
Tuesday 17th July 1934
Very hot. Fine.
Out for bread and butter at 8. To L.A. Sub Committee at 10. Home. Very hot, so didn’t do much. Met Eva at 3.30 at Dickens and Jones’ and with her to 4 Cambridge Gardens, until 7. Home. J.H.M. at 9 till 11.15. Talked about Indian Princess case. Alan rang up.
Wednesday 18th July 1934
Very very hot. 86 degrees.
Alys in with my sunshade. I sewed. Still very, very hot. To Manager’s Meeting at Kingsgate Road at 2.15. Home via coal office. Sewed. Supper at 5.30. To Regents Park Theatre, sat in 1/3 queue from 5.55 to 7.30 (2d) thunderstorm at 8. So indoors theatre. Shaw’s ‘The Six of Calais’ and ‘Androcles’.
Thursday 19th July 1934
Hot, but cooler.
Up at 7.30 for coal! Who didn’t arrive till 5.p.m. Mrs Harvey didn’t come. Indoors sewing and cutting out Indian cotton “Joseph” coat. Lunch. Out at 4 to Barbizon for Steer’s photo. Home. Read “Design for a Staircase”. At 8 o’clock dinner at Alan Baumer’s to meet Guy Pocock and wife (daughter of Bishop of Thetford) and Tony and Diana. Home at 11.45.
Friday 20th July 1934
Hot.
Sewed. Lunch. Out to near shops and Boots’ for “Cold Comfort Farm”. Lunch at home. To pit queue Wyndham’s Theatre 5.50. Alys came 6.10. Sandwich supper. In to see “The Maitlands”. Gielgud and then Haggard. Good.
Saturday 21st July 1934
Very hot and airless.
Phoned Lois, Helena and Mrs Styer. Mrs Harvey up at 12 to 1. Lunch. Out to R.B.A. Art Club show. Home, bringing cakes and milk. Mrs Styer and Daphne to tea, after Albert Hall, Pageant, at 5.45. Washed up. Sewed coat. To bed 10.
Memo:
17th L.A. Sub Committee
18th Managers – Kingsgate 2.15.
19th 8 p.m. Alan Baumer’s.
21st Club Show closes.
22nd Chelsea 4.30
Sunday 22nd July 1934
Hot. Thundery.
Phil rang up, so I to 4 Cambridge Gate at 12 and saw the Laughton’s and Yvonne and M. Kratz. Dinner. Eva and Phil to Cave’s and took me to Hyde Park Corner. Then I on to 6 Elm Park Road and tea in garden with Poz and Doz. Doz very ill, looking terrible from “irritation”. Stayed supper. Thundery. Home 10. Wrote Tades and E.V.M.
Monday 23rd July 1934
Hot but breeze.
Sewed while Mrs Harvey here till 12. Then lunch and met Lois R.B.A. at 1. She helped me home with 3 pictures at 2.30. Alys, Eva and Phil in new Baby Austin at 4. I back with them. Tea at 4 Cambridge Gate. Home – they brought me – at 7 with strawberries from Layton. Out for cream. Supper.
Tuesday 24th July 1934
Cooler. Thunder. Heavy rain.
Horrid man at 10 to demonstrate Airways Cleaner. At 10.45 Alys and Eva. Alys tried on frock. With them to Lilley and Skinner for shoes. Thunderstorm. They back. I couldn’t get home till 2.30 owing to Rain. Lunch. Out at 4 to Lyric, met Eva. Stools for pit. To Arts Theatre Club. Tea. Bought pattern – Staggs. Finally Eva, Katharine Buchanan and I to see “Men in White”. Very good. Rob Douglas and Cusson. Heard Dennis sent Dorothy to nursing home.
Wednesday 25th July 1934
Did some work? To Polly’s to lunch, and talk over Doz who in nursing home. Home 3. Heard news of Rising Nazi in Vienna and Dollfuss’ assassination.
Thursday 26th July 1934
Hot.
Met Kit and Edward at 47 Wimpole Street. To Wallas after. Then lunch at Y.W.C.A. and home. Very hot and tired. Rested. To 4 Cambridge Gate to meet Mrs Clark and Kirstie (of cruise). Home (with Eva for pattern) at 7.15. Supper. Cut out black skirt.
Friday 27th July 1934
Warm, windy.
Met Lois in Regent’s Park 10.30. Too windy and dull to sketch. To 4 Cambridge Gate. I painted flowers. She did me. Lunch there. Away and I home at 3. To Ward Gallery. Saw Jack Barker’s picture (pork butcher in Derby). To 4 Cambridge Gate and Alys and Dennis off to Bazley’s. Eva and I high tea and to Rialto to see Bergner in “The Loves of Ariane” 7. Each home at 9.30.
Saturday 28th July 1934
Dullish. Warm.
To see Doz at 31 Queen’s Gate Nursing Home at 11.30. To 4 Cambridge Gate to lunch with Eva. Bill phoned. Cut out cotton frock on Alys’ floor. Eva with Bill to Whipsnade. I to tea at Kit’s. Ed ‘s birthday. No servants. Home at 7.30. Supper. Did black skirt and listened-in. To bed 10.15 or so.
Memo:
23rd Lois – Buttery Hatch 1.30.
24th 10 a.m. Airways demo
27th Lois Regents Park 10.30.
Sunday 29th July 1934
Hot. Dull. Very windy.
Busy sewing. At 12 to 4 Cambridge Gate. Dinner and tea and supper with Eva and we worked very hard all day at our frocks, from same difficult pattern. Away at 9.30, and Eva out to Portman Square to post letter. Dennis and Alys home from Hatherop Castle – Bazley’s. Commander Cadogan.
Monday 30th July 1934
Hot. Over 80 degrees. Sun.
Walked to see Doz at Queens Gate (31). With her from 11.30 to 1. Lunch at Cafeteria in Kensington Gardens. Home. Rested. Out to Boots’ and shops. Supper. Embleton’s in car at 9.20 and took me out for “cooling” drive and by Highgate. Nice. Home 10.40.
Tuesday 31st July 1934
Hot.
Sewing. Spent afternoon (after going to Morning Post) at 4 Cambridge Gate. Sewing with Eva. Home at 6 (Alys and Eva took me en route for Helen’s) and J.H.M. came at 9.25 till 11.30.
Wednesday 1st August 1934
Fine. Cooler. Rain in evening.
Busy doing sewing and ironing and altering beech-leaf coat and skirt. Lunch. Alys and Eva fetched me, and to Cambridge Gate. Eva drove me in Baby Austin (and Alys in Chrysler) to Maida Vale. Left Chrysler. All to King’s Cross and met Ella 4.15. I with her to Liverpool Street. We missed the train her lugguage was on. Fuss. She off at 5.16. I to Star Office. Took queue seats at New Theatre and home. Supper. Back at 7.30 and saw “Queen of Scotts”.
Thursday 2nd August 1934
Cooler and windy.
Indoors doing sewing all a.m. Poz phoned and Alys and Eva came with Baby Austin. Things for Harvey. I threw keys, which hit bonnet of Baby Austin! After lunch, long rest and sleep. Then at 6, Alys and Eva called for me. To 4 Cambridge Gate. Dinner there and then long drive. Barnet Way. Home 11.
Friday 3rd August 1934
Fine.
Out to small shops. Phoned Alys at lunch, and then Doris re Tades visit. Wrote Lucy. Walked across park to Queen’s Gate. Tea/lemonade with Doz at 4. Home at 6. Supper. To Duchess Theatre 7.35 or so. Pit (upstairs) “Laburnum Grove” Edmund Gwenn. Very good.
Saturday 4th August 1934
Fine.
At 10 at Lilian’s for hair. To buy sketchbook Reeves. Home. Sewed. Ironed. Lunch. At 3 to 4 Cambridge Gate (about Phil’s letter?) and to Dominion. Queen Christina at 310 till 5. Tube to Golders Green. To 77 Hampstead Way. Sat in garden. Paul Faraday’s there too. On to Sissie’s to supper. Stayed till 9 or so. Home.
Memo:
3rd Tea at Doz’ Nursing Home 4.
21 minutes to be Albert Memorial
4th Lilian 10
5th Kit Zoo 12.45. 4 p.m. Doz
3rd Embletons to Layton
Sunday 5th August 1934
Some sunshine. Nice.
Poz phoned lengthily, about Doz’s lumbago. At 12.34 met Kit at Zoo. Lovely p.m. there and lunch. Sat in Fellow’s. Such sun, listening to Band and talking. Back with her to tea and supper. Cold neck mutton junket. She saw me home in taxi at 9.15 Wrote Aunt Bella and Miss Thornton and Ella from Volta.
Monday 6th August 1934
Dull.
Mrs Harvey and I did rugs up from moth. I packed. Lunch. Packed. Walked to Queen’s Gate and tea with Doz, who better. Then to supper. To Volta House at 8.30 with Kit in taxi to Waterloo and saw her off to Blois via Le Havre. Home. Tired. Bed.
Birchington
Tuesday 7th August 1934
Very windy. Dull.
Up at 7.15. To Victoria at 10.10. Train to Birchington. Arrived 11.59. Ticket 12/- return. Mrs Styer met me. Unpacked at Beresford Hotel. Lunch. Daphne and Avril Burnham and Nanny there too. Rest. Tea. Sat in garden. Walked. Dressed, dinner at 8.30. Watched dancing till 11.10.
Wednesday 8th August 1934
Dull, then lovely.
Breakfast in bed at 9.30. Read papers. Out to bathe at 11 with Louisa Styer. Lovely but jelly-fish. Dressed. Lunch. Rest. Children’s Fancy Dress at 3.30 and games, prizes. 600 butterfly. After dinner, talked to Mr and Mrs Bishop and Dr Bishop, their son, in lounge.
Thursday 9th August 1934
Sun occasionally.
Breakfast in bed at 8.30. Read and sewed. Bathed at 11 with Louisa Styer and Mrs Bishop and son. Lovely, but not sunny. Rested and read “The Power to Kill” R.Hitchens. After tea, all watched carnival procession. In evening, stayed in dining-room and did crossword and watched fireworks. Bishop’s with us. To bed 11.30.
Friday 10th August 1934
Dullish, cool.
Breakfast in bed. Packed up. Bathed with Mrs and Brock Bishop at 11.30 Lovely. Lunch. As my room was taken, I read on lawn till 3.45. Then in car with Mrs Styer and Dr Bishop to Tankerton Hotel. Lois there. Tea. Styer away. I sharing Room 5 with Lois Faraday. Dinner. Out to Entertainers. Good fellow in evening. “Impertinent” grand-mother.
Saturday 11th August 1934
Heavy showers. Thundery.
Out to Canterbury in car. Saw Cathedral. Ate sandwich lunch. To garage place and got men to let us paint view from upper window of undertaker’s work-shop, changing hands to garage. Fine evening. Motored back by 7. Dressed. Dinner. Walked along “Street’ . To bed about 10.
Memo:
7th to 10th to Birchington 1.10. in 11.59.
10th to 15 Tankerton?
Sunday 12th August 1934
Wet and windy.
Walked to Harbour and watched barges and on beach. Wrote Mrs Bishop. In p.m. in car with paints to beach, and sitting in car, tried to paint rough sea and breakwater. Rain on windows. Home to dinner. In evening, walked on front and went in cinema. Lady Doctor film and William Powell in detective film.
Monday 13th August 1934
Heavy showers.
Motored to Canterbury again. In “ferry boat” 6d. Later to Blackfriars Monastery. Painted River Stour. Sandwich lunch, then painted again, but heavy rain flooded the Refectory Kitchen. We sat on table. Finally home, via Fordwych, Beltinge, Reculver and Birchington, and Rossetti’s window by Burn-Jones. After dinner, to bed 9.30. Felt ill and was very, very sick 5 or 6 times and diarrhoea. Brandy. Lois was splendid nurse.
Tuesday 14th August 1934
Very cold. Windy.
Temp 99.5 so stayed in bed all day. Always same temperature. Milk and soda. I slept nearly all day. Letter from Alys at 8.30 saying Polly very seriously ill with double bronchial pneumonia. Lois phoned Alys. Lois out for walks.
Wednesday 15th August 1934
Fine. Warm.
In bed to breakfast. Alys phoned 10. Poz measles. Felt shakey. I got up at 10.15. Lois and I in car to Herne. Drew in churchyard (Bishop Ridley’s). Smugglers Cottages. Back to lunch at Hotel. In p.m. drew boats in regatta. Both slept an hour. At 4.15 in car to Herne and painted sketch. Back at 7. Dinner. Packed. Out on front. Shows for Hospital and Fireworks. Crowds. Search lights on Hotel.
London
Thursday 16th August 1934
Fine and Warm.
Finished packing. Breakfast. Paid bill. At 9.30 Alys phoned. Lois took me staion and I in 10.6 train to Victoria. Arrived 11.55. Taxi home. Phoned Doz. Poz about the same – “very tired”. Out to shops. Lunch. Unpacked. Wrote Lois, Alys and Kitty. Supper. To bed early.
Friday 17th August 1934
Warm, muggy.
Up at 7.45. Breakfast. Wrote Alys and Lois at 4. At 11 to Bank. Taxi to South Kensington, on to Elm Park Road. Poz a little better. Took Doz out for tiny walk. Out to lunch at Yellow Cat 1.20. Back to Elm Park Road. Doz rested and I in drawing-room. Tea, Sister Wallace too. Then Dr Aymer and Ginx Harrison came, I away at 6.30 with Ginx, and home. Supper. Wrote cards. Doris and Kit. Tired.
Saturday 18th August 1934
Very hot. Some sun.
To Abbey Road House about cheque. On by 74 bus to Chelsea. Violet Ormond with Doz. Polly better. Doz and I out a walk to shops. Twice. I lunched at Yellow Cat. Took scones back to 6 Elm Park Road. Then home, very, very tired. Slept on bed (called at 21 Oxford Terrace first for Abbey Road letter, and had to talk to Griffin and Allitson). Painted on Smuggler’s Cottage sketch. Postcard to Alys at 4.
Memo:
17th Embleton’s to Layton.
Sunday 19th August 1934
Hot, fine day.
Felt very tired and so not out all day, except to post and dairy. Managed to rinse out bathing-wrap. Wrote Kitty, Lois. Slept a good part of day on bed and read a lot of “Queen Elizabeth” Neale. At 6 stomach very stiff feeling. Did some sewing and had supper and to bed at 8 as stomach so uncomfortable.
Monday 20th August 1934
High wind. Warm.
Good night. Feeling very shaky. Breakfast 8.30 Laid on bed after till 11.30 reading papers. Wrote Alys. Lunch at 2.30 to Elm Park Road. Dr Aymer there. Out to Boot’s for medicaments. Talked to Doz. Tea. Ginx came. He up to Poz. I home at 6.30 feeling much better.
Tuesday 21st August 1934
Changeable. Warm.
Not to Chelsea all day. But feeling better. Bus to Selfridge’s. To lunch at Y.W.C.A. Home. Rested, read and slept. Did some sewing and ironing (had been to Motor-coach office to enquire, after lunch). Wrote Doris about Broadway. No water in evening. Early to bed. Good night.
Wednesday 22nd August 1934
Showers and sun. Warm.
Wrote to Frank Steel. Better. Housework. Shops. Lunch. Taxi (at Doz’ request) al way to Chelsea 2/6. Ginx. Doz out with Violet Ormond and to Cine, till 5.15. Tea with her, then. Read Ironside letter and great perturbations about Ginx and measles. Home at 7.15 (bus). Doris phoned from Broadway at 8.30.
Thursday 23rd August 1934
Showers. Warm.
Phoned Lois. Did skirt. To Webster and Girling for ticket. Met Lois at Baker Street. Lunch at Y.W.C.A. together, on in their car to Redfern Gallery to see show. She took me home (thunder-shower). Out to get milk (United Dairies Mr Cozens as Thursday). Packed suitcase a bit; did skirt – crêpe de chine. To bed 9.30.
Broadway
Friday 24th August 1934
Fine.
Phoned Doz. Packed. Lunch. Taxi to Victoria Coaching Station 2/6. Motor-Coach 3 p.m. to Broadway. Very full and 25 minutes late. Arrived 7.55. Peggy and chair to meet me. Supper at Fairview. Doris staying too. Lucy away in Kent. Miss Payne at 9. Tades looking well.
Saturday 25th August 1934
Fine. Warm.
Fetched joint from butcher. Freer’s packed. Saw them off by train at 11.50 Tades and I had dinner. She up to table. Rested in p.m. Got tea in Tade’s bedroom also supper. Sandwiches. Miss Payne came at 8.45. To bed.
Memo:
24th To Broadway till 28th?
25th Frank Steel arrives Gravesend in U.S.S. Minneapolis.
Sunday 26th August 1934
Fine. Hot.
Housework and to Russell House to call on Dr Jack Millet! Saw his 2 daughters – 12 and 17 and wife. Home. Mrs Parke called. Dinner with Tades at table. Rest and I wrote Alys. At 4 Tades in chair and I to tea at Mrs Rees-Price’s. Miss White there. Sat in garden. Ate plums. Saw new well (divined). Up to see burnt cottages after supper. Eggs, in bedroom.
Monday 27th August 1934
Fine. Windy.
Out to shops. Sat with Tades in dining-room. Wrote to Aunt Bella. Dinner. Rests. Tea in Tades’ room. Alys wired asking me to Layton. Lucy arrived by coach at 7.40. Supper. Packed up. To bed about 10.
London
Tuesday 28th August 1934
Showers. Mild.
Up at 7.30. After breakfast away by coach at 10.15. Lucy saw me off. Arrived Victoria Coach Station 3.15. Bus 16 home. Frank Steel phoned. Phoned Doz. Out to dairy. Had supper and unpacked and early 9.30 to bed. Wrote Ella, at Aldeburgh, and card to Kit at Chilmark.
Wednesday 29th August 1934
Fine but showers. Cooler.
Out to shops. Made Petit Beurre cake and chocolate. Cleaned brasses. To Y.W.C.A. to lunch. Walked to Selfridge’s with Tades’ clock. To Kardomah. To Chelsea 2.30. Do rested. Ada out. Tea. I up and saw Poz. Wrote Tades. Home at 7.15. Supper. Lucy’s cheese things?! Fried. Tried to improve chocolate cake which a failure. Wrote Alys.
Thursday 30th August 1934
Showers.
Busy cleaning stairs and all my rooms and getting rugs and cushions unpacked from newspaper. Moved bed back in corner. Wrote Alys. To shops for cakes. Tired. Prepared tea and at 4 o’clock Frank Steel came from U.S.S. Minneapolis. He went at 5.15. I supper and out to News Theatre, Praed Street. 7d at 8 – 9.30. Saw Krakatoa Volcano (but not U.S. ship as I hoped).
Friday 31st August 1934
Fine and showers. Moderate.
Out to Morning Post office and to Daily Sketch for papers for Frank. Bought hat at Bourne and Hollingsworth. Lunch. At 4 train to Cannon Street (25 minutes). 4.30 train to Gravesend. To pier. Frank Steel met me in launch from Minneapolis. U.S. Cruiser. 10,000 tons. On board and all over it. Dinner 7.30 – 52 officers and Frank Steel. Back to landing stage at 9.45. Dropped bag in Thames with this diary. U.S. sailors got it back. Race for train; caught it and to London Bridge about 10.30. Back by 18 bus.
Saturday 1st September 1934
Cooler, fine.
Washed things. Changed pictures and cleaned rooms and stairs. At 4, Ella came to tea. At 6.30, we both met Lois at Golders Green. She in car, and after seeing Ella to Sissie’s, had dinner with Lois and Laurie. All of us walked to the Shoesmith’s at 8.45. Stayed till 11.5. Looking at posters and photos of Frank Rush there. Rhodes “Lisbon”. Home at 12. Washed up!
Memo:
27th Poz to Majorca.
Kit back from Brittanny.
31st Ella and Sissie back from Aldeburgh.
31st Kit back from Wiltshire.
31st To Gravesend to U.S.S. Minneapolis 6 p.m.
Cannon Street 4.30.
Doz’s quarantine 29th
Sunday 2nd September 1934
Fine, moderate.
Late up. Wrote to Amy Steel. Walked to Cafeteria in Kensington Gardens and lunch there at 1.20. On to South Kensington and bus to Chelsea 2.30. Doz gave me instructions for future. Tea and up to see Poz. Sewed Dorothy’s coat. Home at 7.15. Supper.
Monday 3rd September 1934
Fine. Rain in night.
Woke at 9 but thought it was 8! Packed and with suitcase by busses to Chelsea (Doz away with Nellie Moir). Lunch with Sister Wallace. Sat with Poz. Rested on sofa and read “Elizabeth and Essays”. Tea. Sat with Poz till 7. Out to get brown bread.
Tuesday 4th September 1934
Fine. Warm.
Wrote Alys. Kit phoned and Peter came in car and took me to Harro’s with Phil’s field glasses and on to 48 Cambridge Terrace, where I fetched clothes. I back to 6 Elm Park Road. Lunch. Long rest and sleep! Sat with Poz and threaded pearls. Card to Doz. Crossword puzzle. To bed at 9.30.
Wednesday 5th September 1934
Fine. Warm.
Out to shops and along Cheyne Walk, by river. Lovley day. Lunch. Ada out. Sister Wallace out in a.m. and in p.m. I rested till 4. Got tea and washed it up. Michael Harrison into see Poz. Major and Mrs Lafone called. Sat with her in evening. To bed about 10.
Thursday 6th September 1934
Fine, warm.
Hectic day with phone about Dr Aymer not coming till 2.15 and altering arrangement with Kit. She here at 1.15. We lunched at Yellow Cat, then she to Strand Theatre. I to Elm Park Road. Dr Aymer came only at 2.45. Saw Poz till 3.15, then me till 3.35. Then I took taxi to Strand Theatre. Saw last part of play “Living Dangerously” with Neva Carr-Glyn. Tea with Kit at Fuller’s. Back. Sister Wallace out for evening and night.
Friday 7th September 1934
Very hot and close.
Bad night with pains. Out by river and sat. Shopped. Very tired and hot. Crate from Jack Millet of fruit. Wrote letters. Slept in p.m. and felt better. Poz walked in to other room and sat in armchair 25 minutes. Miss Palgrave came! After dinner, Sister Wallace left. Sat with Poz, settled her off and to bed at 10.
Saturday 8th September 1934
Hot. Fine.
Breakfast and helped Poz to wash and she on chair. Made her bed (with Ada) and did her hair. Out to shops. Dinner; sat with Poz. Wrote Jack Millet. Kathleen Gore called with grapes and vegetable marrow. Tea. Miss Sargent and Madame Duclos(?) called.
Memo:
3rd Doz away with Nellie Moir.
Baby Harvey born 8th
5th Frank Steel leaves Gravesend.
6th 2.30 Strand Theatre 1.15 Strand Palace.
8th Kathleen Gore evening.
7th Sister Wallace leaves?
7th Wrote Dorothy and Alys.
Sunday 9th September 1934
Fine on whole. Cooler.
Out round houses and in a.m. cool and very windy. Ada out, so I in drawing room all p.m. Mrs Lafone called, and after tea sat with Poz, who walked about both rooms, and looked well. Got supper (partridge) for us both. Cooked Poz an egg, as too high!
Monday 10th September 1934
Lovely.
Ada and I busy getting Poz and her room prepared for Dr. Out to Cheyne Walk as Dr Aymer phoned and didn’t come till 2 p.m. Good report on Poz. I wrote Doz. Tea. Sat with Poz, did crossword. She up and walking about rooms. Flowers and fruit from Mrs Hornby and Colonel Armstrong. To bed 10.30.
Tuesday 11th September 1934
Lovely. Warm.
Poz had bath in bathroom 10.15. I out with Peter to 48 Cambridge Terrace. To Wallis, Bell and Croyden, Harrod’s library. Back 12.30. Got Poz dressed and down to lunch in drawing room. She up to rest in bed. I wrote Doz and postcard – Alys. Out for wool and sent to Doz. “Coley” to see Poz.
Wednesday 12th September 1934
Perfect day.
Poz had bath and down at 12 “Mrs Cook” came. Did housework. Walked to river, and bought oranges and bread. Washed vest and stockings. Hung Poz. Dresses in garden. Ada out, (and to “Merrie England”). I got tea. Poz down, and we had it together. Finished “Flush” by Virginia Woolf and wrote Miss Sargent. Michael Harrison came. Got supper, and Poz had it in drawing room. Poz up to bed about 9. Read paper in her room.
Thursday 13th September 1934
Hot. 81 degrees and fine.
Up early as Dr Aymer came 9.15. Housework. My 55th birthday. Kit and Peter came. Kit to see Poz (8 minutes). I with them for drive round. Lunch. Out in garden with Poz. Her first time out! Rests. Coley came. I to 4 Cambridge Gate. Dinner with the Embleton’s who arrived at 7.35 from Layton, via west route, Phil already in London. Alys, Eva and Phil drove me home.
Friday 14th September 1934
Hot.
Did Poz’s hair with stuff. She up. Ate peaches. Alys came and we out in little car to Battersea for 30 minutes. Lunch. Rests. Poz out up and down road for about 5 minutes, on my arm. Crossword puzzles and I read Agate (James Agate – theatre critic) aloud.
Saturday 15th September 1934
Thunder.
Phoned Kit about car. Painy. At 10.45 Peter came and took me to Woolworth’s, Kensington. Back and Poz and I out with him to River and across new Bridge. Lunch. Rests. Thunder and very very hot. We walked round to the Church garden and back. Met Taff Coles. Alys and Eva over (about Phil’s birthday and me). Sissie phoned. Crossword puzzle in evening. To bed 9.50.
Memo:
13th Dine at 4 Cambridge Gate 7.30
Amy may get my letter 12th or 14th
Sunday 16th September 1934
Very fine.
Did Poz’s hair with lotion. Aired pillow. She up and we walked twice round the block – 20 minutes. Then Alys came in car, and took us twice around Hyde Park. Dinner. Rests. Ada out. I got tea. Read newspapers. Watered plants. Posted letters, made bed and got our supper. Read “The Middle Years” Henry James. To bed 9.45. Hot bath.
Monday 17th September 1934
Windy. More grey.
Up early for Dr Aymer, but he came at 2.15! Poz up and out round houses. Felt tired. 15 minutes. Lunch. Dr Aymer came and gave permission for Poz to go on 21st. I to Harrod’s to look at dressing-gowns for Phil. Back to tea. Neither of us out again. I phoned Alys. Did crosswords. Wrote Doz and Keyhaven.
Tuesday 18th September 1934
Fine.
Mrs Atkinson cleaned Poz’s room. Got things ready and Peter came 11 and we to Queen’s House with pillows and linen. To Bank. To 48 Cambridge Terrace for my things. Back at 1. Dinner. Poz rested and I to Army and Navy for tickets. Met Eva. She chose brushes for Phil. I got him a dressing-gown at Jaeger’s and shaving brush. Met Alys and Phil. In car to Bond Street. Private View. Connell’s Gallery New Group. Home in car to Elm Park Road to tea.
Wednesday 19th September 1934
Fine. Windy.
Out little walk with Poz. Lunch. I to Army and Navy to change tickets for Brockenhurst (instead Southampton). Back at 2.45. Ada out. Got the tea, upstairs. Got our supper. Me downstairs. Listened-in to news of Endeavour.
Thursday 20th September 1934
Dullish.
Alys came about 10.30, and did jobs for Poz, key labels. Dr Aymer came 2.45. I did my packing. Alys stayed to lunch; then she took me to 48 Cambridge Terrace. I got clothes. Back to 6 Elm Park Road. Tea. With Poz, Linette Lafone called. Poz and I did all sorts of odd jobs Supper. To bed early.
Keyhaven
Friday 21st September 1934
Unsettled. Finer in Hampshire.
Alys came over 10.30. She and I packed (she for Poz and I finished mine). At 12.30. Poz and I in taxi to Waterloo (Alys in B.G.O.). 1st class at 1.30 to Brockenhurst. Lunch on board. Arrived 3.41. Car met us and drove 8 miles to Keyhaven. Harewood House. Tea in Poz’s bedroom. I unpacked. Wire to Doz. Dinner. Poz to bed.
Saturday 22nd September 1934
Drizzle and gale. Mild.
I out to Post Office and bus to Milford. Bought biscuits and postcards. Walked back. Lunch. Both rested in p.m. Tea downstairs. I out to beach (ate blackberries). Foam and great waves! Dinner, sat by wood-fire in evening. Looked at “Illustrations of America’s Cup” ships. Talked to Mr and Mrs Elliot about the Luling’s.
Memo:
16th Embleton’s back
21st To Keyhaven
18th L.A. Sub Committee 10 a.m.
20th Away with Poz?
21st Baby Harvey?
Sunday 23rd September 1934
Perfect a.m. Duller p.m.
Poz up at 10. Walked out to Creek and Post Office. Sat on balcony. In and wrote to Alys and Ginx (Poz). Dinner 1.15. Rests. Tea downstairs Out and saw kingfisher and sandpiper. After supper, sat in smoking room. Captain? and wife too. Listened-in to news.
Monday 24th September 1934
Windy and some rain. Finer p.m.
Poz not up very early as bad weather. We wrote Tades – her 80th birthday. I out to Post office and gossip with old lady there. Wasps swarm on old Mrs Adams. Lunch. Rests (sleeps!). Tea. Poz out for 30 minutes walk round gardens. Dinner. Mother of Trevor and Miss (?) sat with us in smoking-room. Listened-in America’s Cup.
Tuesday 25th September 1934
Perfect day.
Poz and I out and strolled and sat by creek and harbour. Saw kingfisher – twice. Out 1½ hours in a.m. Poz rested and I out again at 2.30 with sketching things but too windy. Got blackberries. Lay down 30 minutes, by gorse. Saw pig-sties. Pencil sketch of boat. Crossword. All but two words! To bed 10.
Wednesday 26th September 1934
Grey and windy. Mild.
I out to Milford. Missed bus, so walked there and back. Bought vest and cards. Ribbon. Both slept after lunch. After tea, I out in driving misty rain to post and around. Poz not out. Finished crossword with help of Miss Welch and other lady. After dinner, listened-in – launching of Queen Mary, Cunard.
Thursday 27th September 1934
Perfect a.m. Duller p.m. Mild.
Poz and I out nearly 2 hours. On quay and sat and watched lapwing. Also saw kingfisher. Lunch. I sat in garden, drew ilex tree and walked along lane. Tea in bedroom. Out. Miss MacNamara arrived. Talked to her after dinner about birds.
London
Friday 28th September 1934
Very hot – 80 degrees and fine.
Out with Poz, sat on bank. I in to an early lunch 12.45 and off in bus 1.10 to Lymington, Train to Brockenhurst and Waterloo. Phil met me at 4.19. Tube to 4 Cambridge Gate. Three Caves to tea, for Phil’s 21st birthday. Embleton’s and I dined Bath Club – caviar, Magnum of champagne. Mostyn’s came. On to Ambassadors Theatre to see “Family Affairs”. Very hot indeed (Cave’s in pit) Mostyn home. I slept in Eva’s room. She on Chesterfield.
Saturday 29th September 1934
Warm. Showery.
Out to shops with Alys in car. Eva out alone. Hampstead in Baby Austin. Alys and I to Woolworth’s and to tea. Rain. Phil described his walking tour in Switzerland and Austria to me, with map and cards. All to bed about 9.30.
Memo:
24th Doz to Wales. Write Tades.
28th Phil’s 21st birthday.
“Britannia rules the waves, and America waives the rules”.
Sunday 30th September 1934
Perfect day.
Breakfast 8.15. They in dressing-gowns. All of us in car at 10.15 to Keyhaven, arriving 1 o’clock. Dinner. Harewood House, with Poz. Walked to quay. Dennis talked to Miss Gordon. Embleton’s away to Christchurch to meet Teddy about boat. Poz and I rested. Tea in bedroom. Out for walk. Dinner. Supper. Lights fused. Sat and talked to Mrs Adams, in big room about Layton.
Monday 1st October 1934
Dull, mild.
Poz up at 10.30. Mooched about. Out along quays and saw ringed plover feeding. We sat and watched. Lunch. Rests. Slept! Got vinegar and Epsom salts for mosquito bites. Crossword and out (with Miss MacNamara) about 35 minutes. Wound wool and talked after dinner. 6 toed Tishy and Ridd.
Tuesday 2nd October 1934
Rain.
Out, but very wet, raining. Along towards beach and back by dyke. Both of us. Changed. In p.m. I took bus to Milford for wool. Walked back. Poz and I out watching birds after tea. Stormy sunset.
Wednesday 3rd October 1934
Heavy showers.
Out with Poz. Fairish intervals. Played with Ridd and ball in garden. After lunch, short rest for Poz. I knitted. Mrs Adams took Poz, Vivian Wilson and me in car to Brockenhurst. All over Forest. Tea at “Thatched Cottage” – Devon cream. Back through Lymington. Miss? Gell arrived in evening – sister of Master of Jesus College, Cambridge.
Thursday 4th October 1934
Gale all day with heavy showers.
Out before 10 to see tide over quay. Painy in p.m. Poz not out all day. I wrote Lois, Menie. After lunch both slept. Boodles postponed. I sewed Poz’s blue bed-jacket. Out at 7 on quay. Miss Gell again, great talks!
Friday 5th October 1934
Showers. Cool.
Very well all day. Out to post letter to Alys. Out with Poz at 11.30 but caught in heavy storm and got very wet. Home and washed and dried clothes. Sun on balcony. Miss Boodle and Miss Mary Boodle to tea, and Miss MacNamara had Lady Antrim, and Princess Victoria! And two other guests. Poz invited in with them. Miss Gell’s talk about Fiesole in evening.
Saturday 6th October 1934
Rain all day. Mild.
Not out all a.m. Sat and knitted. After lunch. I walked to Milford; went to Rummage Sale and bought soap and changed wool. Got very wet. Tea downstairs. Miss MacNamara took Poz and me in car (Miss Gordon driving) to Lymington and Sway to look at houses. Wet drive. After dinner, we played Patiences with Miss Gell who suggested it.
Memo:
2nd Oct Sent Postal Orders to “Peoples” National Theatre Old Vic Circle 3/- and Sun Insurance 7/6
Sunday 7th October 1934
Wrote Elsa and T.B. Eden. Walked with Poz along Lymore Lane (“Desperation Walk” of Miss Cumberbatch) a good way. Dinner. Rests. Finished “The Narrow Corner” by Maugham. Poz and I out on quay after tea. In, read and sewed pocket on big coat. Out in pitch dark to post letters 7.30 (with Vivian Wilson). In evening read in smoking room.
Monday 8th October 1934
Very fine and warm.
Out all the way to beach with Poz, her 1st time. Sat on shingle. Got wet from wave! Home at 1.30. Rests – disturbed (both) by mosquitos. Tea. Out by boathouse and watched wonderful sunset, and reflections, with Miss Cumberbatch. After dinner played Patience (Dutch) with Miss Gell. Laughter. News on wireless.
Tuesday 9th October 1934
Fine and warm.
Out to post. Poz and I to beach and sat there all a.m. In p.m., I to Milford, and bought hairnet. Walked back by beach, low tide. Out to see sunset again. Very fine, but yellower. Patience in evening with Miss Gell, Miss MacNamara left. Wrote Aunt Bella.
Wednesday 10th October 1934
Fine and warm.
Out at 10.30 with Poz to beach. Watched Sedge-Warbler and Yellow Bunting (hammer). Also Atlantis coming in. Lunch. Rests. Slept. Tea.Out to see sunset. Miss Cumberbatch too (Ranger of New Forest’s daughter). Wonderful greeny one. Patiences in evening with Miss Gill.
Thursday 11th October 1934
Dullish, mild.
Poz’s toe hurt. Heard Phil passed exam. Posted letter to him. Lois and Kit, Poz and I watched duck and stone-chat? Lunch. Poz rested and I out with sketching things. Saw king-fisher three times. Wrote Alys. Sketched and little. Cold. Tea. Mrs Adams took us out in car to Lyndhurst. Lovely in forest twilight. Patiences in evening. Poz’s toe sore.
Friday 12th October 1934
Cold and dull.
Poz able to walk. Out, and watched Redshanks and then toward Pennington, a whole flock of gold-finches, 40 or so. Back and rests. Tea. Out, and saw swan hit wires and break one; not hurt too much. Home. Read Peter Wilkins aloud. Dinner. I did criss-cross patience with Misses Gell, Carlyle and Gore.
Saturday 13th October 1934
Dull. Mild.
Letter from Ginx. Arranged to stay on. Wrote Alys. Out with Poz, mildish. Met Miss Cumberbatch and looked for tern. After lunch, I walked to Milford, arranged appointment with hairdresser’s for Poz and back by patch to beach. Tea. Out till dark; others to cinema. Patience with Miss Gell. Radio of Barthou’s public funeral.
Memo:
11th Ginx might come
Martinis – 7th Dorothy MacNamara told stories of sparrow and swallows freed and “muddied her up” tragedy. Also swifts and fledglings and basket; 30 others brought to help, in settling into new nest.
“Mr Pool of Piddle will fill the pulpit on Sunday next.”
Sunday 14th October 1934
Cool, wind.
Out with Poz, and back for her red jersey. Walked towards Pennington. Back. Dinner 1.15. Rests. Didn’t sleep. Read “Blessington – D’Orsay” Sadleir. Tea. Out to bridge by beach. Home, and did crossword and read. Peter Wilkins after supper. Knitted and read newspaper.
Monday 15th October 1934
Sun and very cold. North wind. Rain in p.m.
Sewed wincey in Poz’s jersey. Out towards beach. Poz with Miss Gell in sun. I further. Magdalen Jebb to lunch (from Downton). Away at 3. Then we rested. Tea. Out and fine (after rain) and moonlight! Sat in bedroom. Dinner. Patiences with Miss Gell.
Tuesday 16th October 1934
Fineish. Very cold.
Poz up at 9.45 and we by 10.30 bus to Milford. Poz had hair shampoo’ed and set. Maison Millicent. I bought whisky, sweets, cigarettes and a jumper! Car back and lunch. Miss Gore away. Poz rested. I did crossword in smokeroom. Tea. Out to bridge. Fire in bedroom.
Wednesday 17th October 1934
Changeable. Milder.
Out towards beach and saw curlews. Caught in rain, so home at 12. Miss Carlisle too. Lunch. Vivian’s sister brought puppy. I out at 4 to meet Minnie Osborne. Tea at Creamery together. Walked back, meeting Poz. Red sunset. Fire in bedroom. Others to cinema, New Melton and Gell too, so we read and knitted in evening.
Thursday 18th October 1934
Mild, showery.
Wrote Alys and J.H.M. Out with Poz towards and to beach and watched curlew for long time on mud. In p.m., bus to New Lane, to Milford and bought fruit-knife for Ella’s birthday. Tea. Out with Poz and Miss Cumberbatch. It drizzled. In at 6 – dark. Patience in evening with Miss Gell.
Friday 19th October 1934
Perfect a.m. then grey. Very mild.
Poz and I out to beach, via harbour. Perfect early. Watched birds. Home 1.30. Lunch. Rested on beds. Tea. Out. Poz at 6 in Keeping car to Brockenhurst to meet Ginx. Dinner. Talk. Poz and Ginx upstairs, I Patience with Miss Gell and Miss Carlisle. To bed 10.30.
Saturday 20th October 1934
Dullish. Mild.
Breakfast with Ginx. All 3 out on beach; I in and wrote Ethel Miles. Poz and Ginx on. All rested in p.m. Tea. I to post with parcel of bathing-things. Ginx and Poz towards Lymington, by boathouse. I to meet them. I played patience with Miss Gell. Poz and Ginx played picquet upstairs.
Memo:
16th Poz to Hair-dresser 10.35.
15th Magdalen Jebb to lunch
22nd Back to London.
20th Ginx for weekend
17th or 18th Minnie at Creamery 4?
19th Write for Ella’s birthday
21st Minnie 3 p.m. call for me.
Sunday 21st October 1934
Dull. Mild.
All of us 3 in Keeping’s car at 10.30. Drove by Ringwood and all around in Forest to Sopley. Walked about by River Avon to see salmon pools. Lunch (partly brought with us) at Button’s, Mrs B’s quince jelly and raspberries. Home 2.45. Changed and I in Minnie Osborne’s car to Barnes’ Farm (Evelyn Manor grounds). Tea with Edith, the brother and Janet (there from Bournemouth). Bob and Pepper, dogs.
London
Monday 22nd October 193
Lovely day.
GInx away at 8.45. We packed up and out for an hour on quay. Lunch and car to New Milton. Train 1.52. 1st class direct to Waterloo. Arrived 4.19. Eva met us. Taxis. Eva with me. I unpacked and away to lecture with Alys. They called for me at 7.25 in Buggo. I dined at 4 Cambridge Gate. Dennis in, with very bad news of the x-rays of his spine.
Tuesday 23rd October 1934
Dull, mild.
Miss Harvey and Baby Austin at 10. Till 12, I out to shops. Did a lot of odd jobs. Stretched canvas. Lunch. Washed several things. Out to Selfridge’s for flapjack. Supper at home. Listened-in and wrote Ginx.
Wednesday 24th October 1934
Kit phoned. Lois at 9.35 in car and we to Louis Thomson’s studio. Breton model 10 – 1. Lunch at Humprey’s (Lois too). She took me home. Painted “Judy”. Rested 4 – 5. Dressed. Alys and Eva called for me 5.20 in B.GO. and to 4 Cambridge Gate to dine. Dolly Wilson in. Teddy Berry to dinner, and out with Eva. Took her to “Sporting Love”. Dennis and Alys took me home.
Thursday 25th October 1934
Mild. Sunny in a.m. Rain in evening.
Phoned Alys. Kit and “Lilian” for pattern (skirt). Eva came at about 11. Played with Harvey Baby. She and I to Laundry then to Evans’ for her dress stuff. We met Alys at Bertorelli’s. Lunch. I with Alys to Woolworth’s. Then home alone, via Bumpus. Walked all the way. Rearranged photo drawer. Alys came on from working-party and looked at snaps too. She away 7. I supper.
Friday 26th October 1934
Mild.
Did ironing. Mrs Harvey 1½ hours. Window-cleaner and electric men. To lunch with Eva (Alys at Elsa’s). Eva cut out skirt all p.m. I at 3.45 to Selfridge’s; got 4/- bag. Left clock. To Bluett’s and bought spectacle case. Home. Rested. To Fred Barnard’s at 7.30. Colonel Armstrong in after. Home soon after 10.30.
Saturday 27th October 1934
Dull. Mild.
Painy in evening. Unpicked, ironed and altered white frock for Badminton. Walked to Burlington Gallery for Poz. Poz sending in papers. Home to lunch. Rest, after sewing up hem of dress. Changed, supper. Embleton’s called for me in car, and took Eva and me to Badminton at 8. Back in busses with Buchanan’s and Eva. Noel Coward on wireless.
Memo:
22nd Back to London?
Minnie’s Farm, Manor House of old, on Estate. Cornwallis Wests and now new rich Sir John? Power.
26th To Fred Barnard’s 7.30
27th Badminton
Sunday 28th October 1934
Cooler. Fine on whole.
Painy. Painted on “Judy”. To 4 Cambridge Gate to dinner and tea. They motored me to Golders Green and I to supper with Sissie at 7. Left at 9. Home.
Monday 29th October 1934
Fine. Cool.
Mrs Harvey and Baby for 2 hours. I mended Hepplewhite chair. Met Kit at Arts Theatre Club and we lunched. To Lilian’s 2.30 – 3.30. Hair. Got food at Lyon’s. R.B.A. Club drawings and looked at New English Exhibition. Drew. Ate supper there. Criticism by R.R. Tomlinson. I away at 9.15.
Tuesday 30th October 1934
Cooler, fine.
To L.A. Sub Committee at 10. Home and did some watercolour painting. “Smile”. Fire in room. Phoned Alys at 6. Had supper – egg and cheese sauce. To Little Theatre to see “Royal Baggage” – Charles II play.
Wednesday 31st October 1934
Rain. Cold.
Got out coats, fur from trunks. Went and settled up for Mrs Harvey’s pram (1.16.6). Lunch. Sewed and unpicked. At 4 o’clock to 4 Cambridge Gate in rain. Tea there. To meet Phyllis Foster. Talk about Oberammergau. John Willis in. Away at 6.40. Home. Supper.
Thursday 1st November 1934
Very cold.
Municipal Polling Day and I voted at 9.45 a.m. Alys in at 11. I with her to Selfridge’s. Bought clock 18.6. Home with Alys. To Lunch at 4 Cambridge Gate. Mollie Cave there too. Teddy in after and took Eva out in “new” De Dion. John Harvey Webb to tea and dinner. I home at 7. Listened-in to Miracle Play.
Friday 2nd November 1934
Warmer. Fine.
Lois called in car 8.45 and we to Chelsea. Painted Breton man 2nd day till 11. To Lunch at Y.W.C.A. Alys came and I back with her to 4 Cambridge Gate. Tin enamelling. Eva asleep. Teddy in to tea. Alys and I to get Layton things from Kings Cross. Eva to Handy’s cocktail party. I home at 8. Shopping.
Saturday 3rd November 1934
Fine.
To shops to buy bed jacket for Poz and food. Doz to lunch at 1.15. At 3.50 I with her to Marks and Spencer’s and I in to other shops, alone. Home. Washed up. Supper. Embleton’s called for me and to Badminton.
Memo:
L.A. Sub Committee 30th 10 a.m.
29th 2.30 Lilian’s.
29th Kit Arts Theatre Club 1 o’clock
J.H.M. 30 or 31st?
2nd Doz’s birthday – Thomson 10 – 1
31st tea at Alys’
3rd Badminton. Doz to lunch 1.15.
Sunday 4th November 1934
Rather raw. Some rain.
Busy tidying up, looking for buckle (Liberty). After dinner, dressed and to Faraday’s at 4. Tea and met friends of Laurie’s there. With Lois to Jack Straw’s Castle, to call on Peggy and Sylvia Brewtnall! Then to supper at Ayrton’s. Alan and Adrian there, and Tony looked at Max’s sketches. Home at 10.30.
Monday 5th November 1934
Milder. Dry.
Still clearing up, and burning things. Old hats. Stretched canvas. Out to shops, Boot’s. Lunch. Out to post parcel to Minnie’. To R.B.A. Art Club and drew 5.15 – 7. Got tickets for Hamlet. To Lyons and bought herring 4d and baked apple 3d. Home. Supper. Polished little bag, that was salty.
Tuesday 6th November 1934
Dull.
Mrs Harvey and Baby – went out at 11 to Whiteley’s. Home. Out again to lunch at 4 Cambridge Gate with Alys and Eva. Talked and knitted. Alys and I out to Lyon’s for sweets. Rene to see Eva (Rene’s engagement to Noble, in Times). Home. Prepared for dinner. J.H.M. came at 7!!! I not dressed! We dined at 7.30. He left at 11.
Wednesday 7th November 1934
Fine day.
Up early and took J’s keys to Army and Navy Club at 8.50. Home. Lois called for me at 9.35. To Chelsea and painted “match woman” 10 – 1. Lunch at Y.W.C.A. On in car to see Boudin Show at Tooth Galleries. Home at 3. Took portraits to Royal Society Portrait Painters. Home. Slept on bed 5 – 6. Quiet evening.
Thursday 8th November 1934
Rain.
Up early to send wire to J.H.M. Tidied out hat drawer, while Mrs Harvey there. To Wallace Collection for Blessington and Leicester portrait. Lunch with Alys at Y.W.C.A. Home. Painted Canterbury river. To Kit’s to tea (only Kit, Edward and Barbara). To Everyman to see film “Les Messieurs de la Sante” at 6.30. Very good. 1/6. Ended 8.45. Home. Supper at 9.30.
Friday 9th November 1934
Rainy.
Painted Canterbury sketch. To lunch with Eva (Alys with Dolly). Dressing-gown (Eva’s) and my tammy all p.m. Alys in to tea. She and Eva to see D. (Dorothy) Cooper in hospital. I with Alys to Kings Cross for Layton things. Dennis in at 8 to dinner, and Teddy Berry at 8.30! I home at 10 or so. Accident in Regent’s Park.
Saturday 10th November 1934
Wet.
Painted on self-portrait all day more or less. Out to shops. Bought stuff for Badminton skirt. Lunch. Didn’t go to Badminton as wet and I felt coldy. Cut out skirt. Eva out with Teddy and Alys and Dennis at theatre and all of them Night Club – New Minerva. Evening post came – rejection from P.P’s.)
Memo:
5th R.B.A.
6th J.H.M. 8.30
4th To Faraday’s to tea. Elsa’s supper.
7th Paint at Chelsea 10 – 1. Boudin with Lois.
7th Sending in day – Portrait Painters 10 – 5.
8th Alan invited me.
Sunday 11th November 1934
Milder. Dampish.
Up slowly and Alys arrived at 105.0 and told me of Eva’s engagement to Teddy (me: my grandparents’ engagement). I with her to Lyon’s and then to Cambridge Gate. Dennis home. Tea 4 Cambridge Gate. Teddy and Eva in from visiting West’s and Berry’s at 7.30. 8.30 Talk. Teddy (and I) away 10. He drove to Lee-on-Solent.
Monday 12th November 1934
Damp. Fog in evening.
At 10.10 went to fetch portraits from Princes’ Gallery. Indoors, making brassiere. Lunch. Washed white jersey, vest. To R.B.A. Gallery for life-class 5. Lois came at 8 and discussed opened by Emslie Owen and Adrian Hill on “What is Originality in Art”. Till 10. Kit and Peter called at 3, Alys and Eva to Cambridge to tell Phil!!!
Tuesday 13th November 1934
Dull. Coolish.
Ironed things. After early lunch, took picture to R.B.A. To Hamley’s; on to Arlington Gallery and met Kit 2.45. To Private View. Mrs Copley – Kit introduced me to her. (Ethel Gabain). Miss Treach too. To tea at 4 Cambridge Gate. Mrs Grimsdale, Evelyn Porter drove me to Mrs Styer’s. Dinner. Away at 10.15.
Wednesday 14th November 1934
Darkish, coldish.
Up early and to Chelsea by busses. Painted Match-seller till 1. Lois only in for 30 minutes. Home very late, by busses. Lunch. Alys along and I to tea at 4 Cambridge Gate, in car with her. She out to Hospital to see D. Cooper. I ate sandwiches and to Kingsway Theatre (in “great cats and dogs rain”) to see “Young Mr Disraeli”. Pretty fair.
Thursday 15th November 1934
Mild. Dullish.
Alys along early. Then she and Eva in car at 10.20 and I with them to Times Office, re: query about Announcement of Eva and Teddy’s engagement. Fetched picture also from R.B.A. Home. Alys to Fred Barnard’s (Doz and Poz) for lunch. I to 4 Cambridge Gardens and had it with Eva. Crocheted. She did her dressing gown. I home at 3.15. Packed for Layton. Alys brought suitcase from Chelsea at 6.30. Supper and early to bed.
Layton
Friday 16th November 1934
Damp.
Up at 7.10. Bus to 4 Cambridge Gate at 9.20. Bus to 4 Cambridge Gate. All started for Layton at 10.15. Very damp roads all the way. Lunch in car en route. Arrived at about 5.30. Tea. Debby and Ozzy in good form. Latter very fat! Dinner and in evening up to billiard-room and played.
Saturday 17th November 1934
Damp. Misty.
Out in gardens. Dennis out about cottage and man about new bathroom. Eva’s cough – bad. Up on new path, Dennis in wood. Lunch. Sat by fire. Big sitting-room newly arranged (in summer) and very comfortable. Billiard room after dinner and played Teddy’s game. Dennis and Eva made record breaks.
Memo:
12th Chelsea R.B.A. Club
16th Layton Embleton’s or Mrs Styer Sunday.
13th 4 Cambridge Gate to tea? Grimshaw.
13th 2.45 Arlington Gallery to Private View – Copley. Meet Kit.
Mrs Styer to dinner.
Sunday 18th November 1934
Fine. Then fog!
Nice a.m. Walked in gardens with Eva and then Dennis. Lunch 12.45. Off in car at 2. Quick run to Doncaster in fine weather. Then thro’ Dukeries. Tea there. After dark. Foggy. Very bad. Dinner at Stevenage 8.15 or 30 – “Cromwell”. Bad fog all way home. Very difficult. Home 11.15. Painy.
Monday 19th November 1934
Foggy. Damp. Cold.
Mrs Harvey 2 hours. I wrote and drew Baby. Fire. Prepared sandwiches; out to 4 Cambridge Gate at 3.45. Tea with Eva (Alys out with Cave’s). I on to R.B.A. Art Club 5.15 – 6.15. Tube to Old Vic. Saw “Much Ado”. Quite good, but very empty.
Tuesday 20th November 1934
Less foggy, milder.
To L.A. Sub Committee 10 – 11. On to Mansfield Road by train from West Hampstead. Home, after lunch at Y.W.C.A. Ironed white skirt and finished tammy. Listened-in.
Wednesday 21st November 1934
Still some fog.
Not to Chelsea as foggy. To Dickens and Jones’ to meet Eva and Alys, hairdressing. Talked. To lunch at Y.W.C.A. (after Selfridge’s). To Gallery queue Wyndham’s. Saw “Sweet Aloes”. Diana Wynyard. Front row.
Thursday 22nd November 1934
Lovely day. Sunny.
Otto and Elsa and Kit phoned before 10! I to Haverstock Hill School 11.30. Met Kit there. She took me home. She, Peter and I to Watford to lunch and on to Flaunden Latimer. To Volta House to tea and dinner; and Peter took me to Embassy. I to see “Ding and Co” by Munro, alone.
Friday 23rd November 1934
Dull.
To Lilian’s 11.12. To Kardomah. Walked to Y.W.C.A. Met Alys and Eva (in car) – lunch at Y.W.C.A. with them. They drove me home. All p.m. I sewing badminton skirt and jersey. Also old black frock – seams. Listened-in and had fire. To bed 10.30.
Saturday 24th November 1934
Dull.
Florry Harvey to say Mrs Harvey ill. Ironed frocks. To lunch at Fred Barnard’s at 12.30. With Doz to see Hamlet (Gielgud) at New Theatre. Wonderfully good. Home. Supper, and to Badminton. Wore new skirt.
Memo:
L.A. Sub Committee 20th 10 a.m,
R.B.A. 19th 21st Chelsea 10.
22nd Haverstock Hill show 10 a.m.
23rd Private View – R.B.A. 11 Lilian
24th Matinée Hamlet. Lunch Elm Park Road at 12.45.
25th 4.30 Elsa’s 7.25 Otto May’s.
Sunday 25th November 1934
Fair, mildish.
Alys and Dennis called in Chrysler for met at 1. To dinner 4 Cambridge Gate. Teddy there. Eva and he to see Buchanan’s. Alys took me to Hampstead. I to tea at Ayrton’s 4.30. The Lee Hankey’s there. Alan – I on to supper with the Otto May’s. Played Lexicon. Edwin and Percy there. Home about 11.
Monday 26th November 1934
Mild. Fine.
Did sewing. Mrs Harvey and baby – 2 hours. Out to shops. Found Alys at door; she in and lunch with me. She away at 2.15. I to R.B.A. Art Club; also looked at the Show. Sandwiches there and heard Kaines-Smith lecture on Cotman (portrait pose evening). Very interesting. Mrs McMillan next to me.
Tuesday 27th November 1934
Mild.
Out to Metesco. Walked across Kensington Gardens. To Harrods and Harvey Nichols. Walked home. Lunch. Painted railing. Kit phoned from 4 Cambridge Gate and took taxi there. She told me about George’s misdemeanour. I to University College Hospital to see D. Cooper. To 4 Cambridge Gate (Eve just back from Cambridge). With Alys to Selfridge’s. Supper in Strand. To see “Lady Precious Stream” at Little Theatre.
Wednesday 28th November 1934
Very mild. Damp.
Indoors; and painting on Paul’s portrait. Lunch late. Out to shops. Painted till dark (early). Read “Experiment with Time” Dunne. Rested 5 – 6.30. Out after supper (onion omelette), to Piccadilly. Big crowds for Royal Wedding tomorrow. To Royalty Theatre – “As You Desire Me” – Perandello. J. Forbes-Robertson.
Thursday 29th November 1934
Mild. Dark.
Indoors. Writing Miss Boodle, and Mrs N and I listened-in to Marriage Service of Duke of Kent and Princess Marina. Window-cleaner. Lunch at Y.W.C.A. Home. Busy with patterns and materials from trunk and drawer. Velvet cape. Out at 3.40 in crowd and saw Wedded couple drive to Paddington. At 7 saw “Saint Joan” by Shaw. Saw Ginx in stalls. Very long. Home at 12!
Friday 30th November 1934
Dull. Cooler.
Slept till 9! Indoors all a.m, doing odd jobs. Lunch at home. Wrote Phil about Eva’s engagement. Took laundry. To 4 Cambridge Gate. Alys out. I had tea and did drawing of Teddy. Alys in at 6.15 (Eva motored to Lee-on-Solent to Mess Ball with Teddy, R.A.F. Worthy Down). I home at 7.15. Supper and did unpicking.
Saturday 1st December 1934
Dull. Cold. Rain in evening.
Letter from Dorothy Barnard so, as she unable, at 1 met Poz instead, at Arts Theatre Club. Lunch. Bus to Grafton Theatre, Near Warren Street. Saw puppets. William Simmonds. Very, very good. Home. Changed. Supper. To Badminton (watched other club). Home in rain.
Memo:
26th Portrait pose
27th Little Theatre. Book seat 8.
To see Dorothy Cooper at 4 – 5.
1st with Dorothy Barnard puppets 1 o’clock Arts Theatre.
Sunday 2nd December 1934
Dull. Mild.
All a.m. after breakfast at 10 nearly! – looking out Xmas presents, and deciding about them. Lunch. To Barnard’s at 4.30. Doz nettle-rash again (on face). Tea and supper. P.W. Steer called in evening. I home 9.45. Alys and Dennis to Mrs Charles at Steyning.
Monday 3rd December 1934
Dull and very mild.
Darned stockings and Mrs Harvey for 2 hours. Lunch (painted first). At 3 out and to 4 Cambridge Gate. Heard about Eva’s weekend. Dolly came in! On to R.B.A. Art Club till 7. Got food at Lyons’ and met Rush’s. To Gallery queue – His Majesty’s Theatre. Saw “Mary Read”. Flora Robson as pirate.
Tuesday 4th December 1934
Rain. Very mild.
Walked in heavy rain (red cape) across Hyde Park to Harrods and Harvey Nichols. To Y.W.C.A. by bus. Lunch. Home. Tried to fix velvet evening cape, ironed and washed things. To 22 Brooks Mews to see model of Max’s Chester Row. Sherry and lots of friends. On to Embassy. Saw Michael Egan’s play “The Dominant Sex”.
Wednesday 5th December 1934
Rain. Mildish.
Met Alys at Y.W.C.A. for lunch, after going to Goode’s and with her to Marshall’s and she bought taffeta frock. Back with her to tea and stayed supper. Alys drove me home at 9.45. Very rainy.
Thursday 6th December 1934
Rain, rain.
Ironed. At 12.30 to Finchley Road. To Compayne to lunch 1.15. Stayed till nearly 3. Met Peter and he drove me up to Volta House. Lois and Doris to tea there. Alford’s sherry-party. Eva and Kath and Barbara in from it to dine at Volta House. I too. Away at 10 (with Eva and Kath. Mr Berry to dine at Cambridge Gate.)
Friday 7th December 1934
Mild. Sunny.
Tired, but out and to many shops for Elsa’s work-box enquiry, and for Xmas presents. Coffee. Lunch at Y.W.C.A. Then to Carlton and saw “One Night of Love” and coloured Spanish film. Home. Did sewing of evening cloak and listened-in. Eva rang up at 9.30. Bath.
Saturday 8th December 1934
Very mild. Sunny.
Quiet a.m. at home and Eva and Teddy called at 12 (for Embassy vouchers). Lunch. At 3 to Langham Art Club. Ernest Blaikley’s invitation. Ernest Buchanan there, and Dita, Lois, Rushes. Home at 6. Supper. Changed. Badminton. Fun. Handy brought me back in 2 seater Baby Austin. (Turkey traveller).
Memo:
3rd R.B.A.
4th 22 Brook’s Mews .Max 6 p.m.
6th 1.15 Compayne – Mrs Dauber. Kitty’s teaparty. With Eva in evening.
9th U.C.H. 3 – 4
8th Langham 3 – 6.
9th To Mrs Styer’s 4.20 – 10.
Sunday 9th December 1934
Rain. Mild.
Eva phoned. I to lunch at 4 Cambridge Gate with Eva and Teddy (others at Layton). They drove me to U.C.H. at 3. I visited Dot Cooper. Took her red wool. To Mrs Styer to tea and supper. Crossword, and played Lexicon afterwards. Home at 10.30. Pinned velvet cloak lining.
Monday 10th December 1934
(no weather info)
All a.m. sewing evening cloak. Mrs Harvey doing silver. Lunch. Alys in at 3.30. With her to tea at 4 Cambridge Gate. Phil there. Gramophone records. Away at 6.45. Supper. Sewed Russian (Tante’s) blouse and listened-in “Show-Boat”.
Tuesday 11th December 1934
Fine, mild.
Made sandwiches. At 12 to Waterloo. Met Cave’s, Embleton’s. Teddy, Gray’s. To Twickenham. Varsity Rugger. Cambridge 29 points, Oxford 4. Tea at 4 Cambridge Gate. Changed there (all of us). Dinner Trocadero. 2 tables of 8. On to Hippodrome. Saw “Yes Madam?” Becky Sharpe and wife too. Dennis and Alys saw me home in taxi. Young people to Teddy’s Night Club.
Wednesday 12th December 1934
Fine, mild.
Busy arranging for tea-part. To Rauber’s for cakes. Lunch. At 4.15 came Alastair Danby, Anne Shore, Alys, Eva, Phil and Teddy. Tea and then played “Keep off the Grass”. After they left, I had supper and then to Lyric Theatre to see “Theatre Royal” with Marie Tempest. Gallery. Very uncomfortable seats.
Thursday 13th December 1934
Mild, damp.
To Selfridge’s. Bought presents and Odette Keun’s book “I discover the English”. Read it. Lunch at Y.W.C.A. Home. Alys came in 3.30 – 4.15. I dressed, and to 6 Elm Park Road. Dinner 7. With Doz to Royal College of Music. Handel concert. Nellie Moir and Maud there. Saw with them and in bus home.
Friday 14th December 1934
Mild. Damp.
Woke early by post with Mother’s 5 year old portrait. Lois called for me at 10.45 in car. We to Richmond, 67 Mount Ararat Road to Ernest Buchanan’s to see his pictures. Back here 1.15. Welsh rarebits together. Lois away at 3.15. I then to Selfridge’s. Changed Keun’s book for others. To British Museum for cards. Musical. Home by 1 bus. Wrote Ella about little portrait. Supper. Listened in Arnold Bennett’s “Great Adventure”.
Saturday 15th December 1934
Showers.
Sent off parcel to Ella and Heathcroft Pass-book. After lunch to Royal Society Portrait Painters and then to 4 Cambridge Gate to tea. Teddy there, but Phil out with Helen Watson. Home. Changed; supper. To Badminton. Nice evening. Ladies four, and Embleton’s and Teddy to see “Young England”.
Memo:
L.A. Sub Committee 11th. 10 a.m.
10th No R.B.A.
11th Rugger and evening.
12th Anne Shore 4.15.
13th Dine Fred Barnard’s (Doz and Poz) Handel 7. Elm Park Road.
14th Lois Ernest Buchanan 11 a.m.
Capriccio. 1st performance by Cecil Baumer.
Sunday 16th December 1934
Dull. Mild.
Up late, and all a.m. doing up Xmas presents, Leggett’s, Buchanan’s, Tades, Lucy. (Helen Watson staying weekend at 4 Cambridge Gate. Teddy most of time). Lunch at 2. Sent 10/- to Poz for Payne. Dennis and Alys called for me at 5.45 and all 3 to the Cave’s at Bickley for supper. Four nice puppies there. Home 11.
Monday 17th December 1934
Fine. Mild.
Alys called for me, we called for Poz and Alys took her to Badcock. Alys and I talked about Eva and Teddy. To Selfridge’s and to Y.W.C.A. for lunch, alone. Home. Out to 4 Cambridge Gate. Helen still there. Drew Phil in chair. On to R.B.A. Art Club until 4. To supper – Lyon’s, Holborn and to Kingsway Theatre to see “Young England”.
Tuesday 18th December 1934
Fine on whole. Mild.
Posted parcels – Tades and Leggett’s. To Lilian, hairdresser 11 – 12.10. Home. Lunch. Painted box for Sissie. Cut out black coatee from old one. To Duchess Theatre, booked stool. Supper at Lyon’s – soup, sundae and own sandwiches. Saw “Eden End”. Very good Ralph Richardson.
Wednesday 19th December 1934
Fair, mild.
Busy in a.m. Lunch at Y.W.C.A. at 12.15. To 4 Cambridge Gate for 20 minutes. Onto Haverstock Hill School party 1.30 and marionettes .Manager’s Meeting 3.30 (Mrs Collins died yesterday). To 4 Cambridge Gate on way home. Home at 6.15. Phil took me in Baby Austin.
Thursday 20th December 1934
Fine.
Packing up. After lunch to Inverness Court Hotel with Buchanan’s parcel. To Fine Art Society. Dorothy Burrough’s animal pictures, Tooth’s – Stanley Spencer’s drawings. Home. Packed up. Sewed.
Layton
Friday 21st December 1934
Dense fog patches, sun too.
Up 7.30. At 9 in taxi to 4 Cambridge Gate. Helen too. Dennis, Alys, Eva, Helen and I to Cambridge in Chrysler. Got Phil’s records. To Wittering. Eva lunched with Teddy. We in car. On at 2.30. Very foggy. Clearer later. Arrived Layton at 8.30. Clear there.
Saturday 22nd December 1934
Foggy. Mild.
All drove into Richmond and shopped in a.m. Dennis and Alys to Darlington after tea to meet Florence. Foggy. Train very late. All back at 6.30 or so. At about 8.45 arrived Philip and Teddy in Baby Austin. (Phil called for Teddy at Wittering aerodrome). Phil had to come up from Brighton, from Windlesham Dance.
Sunday 23rd December 1934
Less fog. Damp.
Tony arrived by bus at 5 a.m.!!! About in gardens with Alys and Dennis. After dinner walked to T with Helen, Tony and Phil. Alys and Dennis to meet Poz and Doz at Darlington. All tea late. Men billiards in evening. Ping-pong.
Monday 24th December 1934
Drizzle.
Out in garden with Dennis. Round with him. After lunch, Poz out with Dennis. 4 young ones to Richmond and Darlington. Alys and Helen walked to Ravensworth. Played “Keep off the Grass”. Ping-pong. Did up presents for maids.
Tuesday 25th December 1934
Dull.
ALys drove Helen, Tony and me to Church 10.30 for Mass. Mr Booth. No presents except Kitchen. Charades and tricks in evening. Pharmacy and Fee, Anne Sez, France’s. Sitting on bottle and book and lighting cigarette. Lifting up on two fingers (stroking head), Lifting on plank. Boots without shoes.
Wednesday 26th December 1934
Lovely. Sunny.
Doz and I walked to Ravensworth. Talked to ex-policeman, and Mr Hardy. Hunt came. Helen sat in garden! Chopped trees and branches. Cinema in evening in sitting-room, and then Matthew Mark. (Doris ill – query rheumatic fever).
Thursday 27th December 1934
Dullish. Rain.
Doz and I walked to T and along to Ireland’s farm. Eva and Teddy out too. Alys and Phil and Tony to Richmond. Wrote letters. Doctor for Doris. Alys and Dennis drove to her mother’s. Eva and Teddy to Darlington for bed-pan. Ping-pong tournament in evening. Dennis stayed to see doctor about Doris.
Friday 28th December 1934
Some fog.
Phil and I with Doz to Darlington. Saw her off 10.4. Got coffee, my hat blew off. Home. Crocheted. Alys and Dennis to meet Ginx by 5.40 at Darlington. Ping-pong in evening and talk. Phil danced with Alys and Helen Wilson.
Saturday 29th December 1934
Rain, then lovely day with sun.
Dennis took Poz and Ginz all round. We fetched logs in Baby Austin. After lunch, Dennis drove Poz, Ginx and me to Abbey Bridge and suspension bridge and Ovington River in spate. Rests. Tea. Dennis and Ginx played Splosh in billiard room. Corinthian bagatelle . After dinner, all played Ginx’ game of hiding and making fake hiding-places.
Memo:
Doz goes – Ginx comes 28th
N.B. Elsie wears red and black.
Sunday 30th December 1934
Alys a walk with Ginx in rain. Eva drove Teddy to Darlington in p.m. He away. Did “Keep off the Grass” in evening.
Monday 31st December 1934
Dennis drove Ginx, Poz, Helen and Phil to Buttertubs and Hardraw Force. Alys, Tony and I to Richmond in Baby. Late lunch. Phil to meet Helen Watson 4?
The Diaries of my Great-Great-Aunt Kate 