Daily Feature For “Star” Readers.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19243, 3 December 1930, Page 8

Daily Feature For “Star” Readers.

Pepys ’ Diary

(1660.) JANUARY 24th. Took my wife to Ml Pierce’s, she in the way being exceed ingly troubled with a pair of new pattens and I vexed to go so slow, it being late There when we came we found Mrs Garrick very fine, and one Mr Lucy, who called one another husband and wife, and after dinner a great deal of mad stir. There was pulling of Mrs bride’s and Mr bridegroom’s ribbons, with a great deal of fooling among them that I and my wife did not like. Mr Lucy and several other gentlemen coming in after dinner, swearing and singing as if they were mad, only he singing very handsomely. . . . Thence back with my father home, where he and I spoke privately in the little room to my sister Pall about stealing of things as my wife’s scissors and my maid’s book, at which my father was much troubled. January 25th. To my Lady Wright to speak with her, but she was abroad, so Mr Evans, her butler, had me into his battery, and gave me sack and a lesson on his lute, which he played very well. Thence I went to my Lord’s and got most things ready against to-morrow, as fires and laying the cloth, and my wife was making of her tarts and larding of her pullets till eleven o’clock.