AVIATOR’S WIFE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20205, 16 January 1934, Page 9

AVIATOR’S WIFE.

Lady Kingsford Smith is Interviewed. A BUSY LIFE. Although Lady Kingsford Smith, who arrived by the Monterey on Saturday* morning. had passed through Auckland before, she has never had the opportunity until now of meeting the people in this country. Having heard from ‘Sir Charles of the hospitality in the Dominion she looks forward to making many contacts. The life of an aviator's wife, said Lady Kingsford Smith, is a very busy one. She lives through numerous anxieties which are nerve-racking in themselves, and the number of calls to receptions and such entertainments are very wearing. She said that during the earlier flights of her husband she used to worry considerably, but now she has got used to the strain and is always confident that everything will be well. She knows that Sir Charles is very thorough and will take everv precaution. Lady Kingsford Smith did not bring the baby with her. Indeed, she very seldom takes him on any of the trips. She holds that it is unwise to take a baby out of its own environment, and, seeing that he is in capable hands, she is able to leave him with an easy mind. But she looks forward alwavs to her return, for she feels that she is missing one of the most interesting parts of his life—a time when he is just beginning to walk and sav all those whimsical things that babies of thirteen months say. A busy time was spent by Lady Kingsford Smith unpacking "and repacking her belongings to take in the plane with her on the flight to New Plymouth to meet her husband. She was looking forward to a rest on the trip down. Although she can fly herself, she has not obtained her “ ticket ” yet. She .was in the course of procuring it when her son was born, but she thought that later she would complete it. “ Anyway,” she said, “ one aviator in the family is enough, and I am content to leave it all to Sir Charles.” Lady Kingsford Smith, w’ho is auburn haired with grey eyes, was wearing a smart little frock of naw georgette with full pleated sleeves. Her close-fitting hat of white chenille straw’, with two little appropriate wings at the back, was the essence of chic.