September 1913

Isle of Wight Observer:-

Sept 6th 1913: SALE OF WORK – A small sale of work was held in the Wesleyan Schoolroom on Thursday, to raise funds for a new Girls’ Club at Moreton House, George-street. The effort speaks well for energy and interest taken in the girls by the National British Women’s Temperance Association, under the auspices of which it was held.

Sept 6th 1913: VAN OVERTURNED – At the back of the Theatre Royal on Tuesday morning, a carrier’s van and a horses belonging to Mr. T. TUTTON was overturned. The road here is very steep and the horses were drawn across the incline. Apparently the upper horse got out of hand with the result that the van overturned and the horses with it. Fortunately helpers were numerous.

Sept 6th 1913: CORINTHIAN S.C. – The annual regatta of the Ryde Corinthian Sailing Club was held on Thursday in nice weather. Nine boats started from Lee for the regatta, but owing to a foul tide three were unable to fetch Ryde Pier in time. The race for the Seaview dinghies fell through at the last minute as the sea was too choppy to enable them to get round to Ryde.

Sept 6th 1913: TANGO TOMMY – Miss Floyd ARISTON known as a composer and an operatic soprano, has taken up dancing and she is the inventor of a new dance “Tango Tommy,” which she will bring to the Pier Pavilion next week. She has taken the stately minuet and adapted its graceful motions to the Spanish Carmen dance and the Argentine Tango. The dance created a sensation in London.

Sept 6th 1913: LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Sir, Can nothing be done to induce the fishmonger in Pier-street to either remove his clock altogether, or make it go correctly. Owing to its conspicuous position and vicinity to the railway station it is particularly objectionable in its present state. A.C.H.

Sept 6th 1913: THREE MOVES – Our impression from personal experience is that a man is the better for three moves in his life; One to temper his curatic cocksureness, another to occupy the full energy of his middle age, and the third a bed of roses for his old age.

Sept 20th 1913: ROYAL VEIL – The statement in various newspapers to the effect that the Duchess of Fife upon her forthcoming wedding will wear the bridal veil of Queen Alexander is not correct. This veil was that worn by Queen Victoria at her own wedding. Subsequently it came into the possession of Princess Henry of Battenberg, who wore it at her marriage, and in later years passed it on to the present Queen of Spain, who wore it herself, and still retains it in her possession.

Sept 20th 1913: HOLIDAY SEASONS – Reports from a number of holiday resorts show that the season is likely to last longer this year. The seaside landladies and shopkeepers will welcome any change that extends the holiday period and allows them a longer time to reap their harvest.

Sept 20th 1913: PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY – The first practice of the members of this society will be held at the Small Town Hall, on Monday evening, at eight o’clock. The work selected for the next concert is the ever popular “Hiawatha.”

Sept 27th 1913: BAND CONCERTS – Much regret is felt that the Band Concerts have come to an end. That the “gala night” when dancing was allowed, was so popular as to prove that the very strait-laced who objected were in a hopeless minority.