"Neither of Us Temperamental"

Radio Record, Volume X, Issue 3, 24 July 1936, Page 20

"Neither of Us Temperamental"

é ' Madame de Vries, Wife of the Dutch Baritone, | ‘ i Is Making Most of Visit y

4 ALTHOUGH I have barely had ¢ time to form an impression of ' New Zealand I am particularly impressed with what | have seen of Wellington, especially the view from 4 the top of Kelburn,"" said Madame "! de Vries recently to the ‘Radio. . Record." Madame de Vries is the

Feast se Be SSS cage : Pp c eget ts ee et = ee SS Fens wife of the visiting Dutch baritone, Sydney de Vries, who is at present under contract to the National Broadcasting Service. Another thing which pleased her was the beautiful way the Botanical Gardens were laid out, ' but she regretted that it was not the flower season, Flowers are one of her passions, which is only natural

{ to one coming from a land where ii the tulip and hyacinths (month of 4 April) are one of the sights cf the Y, world. : "We came out to the Southern ‘’ Hemisphere intending to stay about three months and as it is now 20 ; months since we landed you can } judge whether we like it or not," i she said enthusiastically. ) See, ae — \

*‘In Melbourne and Sydney we had flats and as I was born in Denmark, my husband in Holland and a great part of our married life was spent in England, our meals are always rather a cosmopolitan affair but I am very fond of cooking-when time permits. [| design my own Ose a SE, ae e a

frocks and we have a flat and an Alsatian anxiously awaiting our return. "What faults | have I to find with New Zealand? The height of the steps for mounting the trams, and the lack of teastrainers and sugar tongs. Not very serious, but then I have not come to find fault but to enjoy my stay and collect ss — — ae ee a

material for more talks, this time to $ praise the Antipodes, which will be broadcast from the Avr® station in },; YN Holland. Madame de Vries will be heard My from the national stations in several nN more talks before the six weeks’ \¥j tour is completed. fie