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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10822, 11 February 1921, Page 9

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. 4 _ Mr, Mi's, and Miss Davie, from Wanganui, arrived on the Moana to-day after a few months' holiday in Sydney, and aro staying at the Empire Hotel. Mr and Mrs Tulloch, of Pahiatua, are at present in town, having come to meet Miss Tulloch, who arrived yesterday on the Moana from Sydney. Mr and Mrs Welters, of Carterton, are visiting AYellington, and staying at the Grand. " Mr and Mrs Otley are visiting Wellington. Miss L&pper and Miss Johnston arrived to-day from Sydney by the Moana, and are staying at the Grand Hotel. At. Wadestown a farewell party -was given to Mr and Mrs L, Blake, by the Catholic parishioners, as they are leaving the district to take up their residence at the Lower Hutt. A presentation of a handsome silver salver, suitably inscribed, was made os an appreciation of the work done in the parish by Mr and Mrs Blake. In giving tliank» for the presentation and good wishes, Mr Blake expressed his regret and trot of Mrs Blake at leaving the district where so many happy years had been spent, and where they had so many good friends. Mr apd Mrs T. B. King, of Karon, r©~ by their children, have returned to Wellington after a very pleasant holiday in the north. Mi&s Ethel ,S- Jones, lady editor of the "Auckland Star.” is at present a visitor to Wellington. Mrs J. Walpole, of Toronto, Canada, who arrived by the Mamma, is a guest of her cousin, Mrs George Luke, Thompson street. Mrs Mathew Holmes and her children have returned from, a visit to the South'" Island. A very pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Matthew’s Church. Hastings, on Tuesday, when th© Bov. O. S. Gibson Unit©<i in the bonds of holy matrimony Miss Kathrine Chloe Bush, only daughter of Mr and Mrs E. 11. Bush, of Wnitehead road, Hastings, and Mr W. Taylor, fourth son et Mrs and the r*i Mr George Byron Taylor, of Mount j Eden, Auckland. The bride, who was piven away by her father, was charm- ; tCffly gowned in a dress of cream geor- j gette with silver trimmings and a char- i meuse sash. She wore a beautiful veil and a wreath of orange blossoms and* carried, a handsome bouquet of seasonable flowed*. Miss Rita Taylor, sister of the bridegroom, wearing a pretty heliotrope georgette frock and carrying a bouquet of flowers to match made a delightful bridesmaid. . LittV Miss Muriel Sha-W made A. siveet little flower 81 r l with her streamer-decorated basket I o£ flowers and a dress of white net over pink. At the oonclusion of the ceremony a. large number of friends were entertained at a reception ot the Rialto Tearooms, where the health and happiness of the newly-wed pair was heartilv j honoured. Later, Mr and Mrs Taylor left by car* to spend the honeymoon in Rotorua, the bride travelling in a fawn- ! coloured costume with jade collar and j ! £ rc l nt m n< * a black and gold panne velvet i hat. The presents were numerous and I costly, and included several substantial I cheques from friends in the Old Coun-* f try. ! On Wednesday, December 15th, at All { ~ouls* Church, Regent street, London, r* "‘Adding took nlace of Frederick Cowslade Money, of Vincit Estate, veyangoda, Ceylon, only eon of the late J. H. Money, of Newbury, Berks, and Mabel, only daughter of the late "William Corns, of Wrangarei. The service was fully choral, and was conducted by the rector, the Rev. A/ Buxton, M.A. Mr Chester Money acted as - , best man. The bride, who was given away by Colonel Smythe. was beautifully gowned to lv ory satin broche and silver. The train, which was draped from th© shoulders was of old Limerick lace, and the tulle lac© veil was mounted on a silver band. She carried a lovely- sheath of Harrissi lilies and white heather. Miss Margaret Gariick, cousin of the bride, attended the bridesmaid. Some of the thrift exhibits at the recent exhibition in Rotorua showed ingenuity. Pictures were framed by cleaning X-ray plates or photographic plates, and with white blotting paper for mounts'and black passe-partout made a good appearance. A basket was also shown that wag \yoven from the strands of some old Chinese matting, which showed what can be don© with cast-away materials. , The engagement is announced in the New Zealand Herald” of Miss Zoe Poole, second daughter of Mr W. Poole, of Cambridge, to Mr David Justin Lundon, solicitor, only son of the late Mr J. Lundon and Mrs Lund-on* of Cambridge. At Brooklyn Presbyterian Church the wedding took place of Miss Gifford Anderson Gnbert&ou, fourth daughter of the late Captain and Mrs J. G. Gilbertson, ox Brooklyn, to Mr Jennings, second son of Mr A. E. Jennings, of Christchurch. The Rev. Mr Hutson, per- ' termed the ceremony. Mr \Y. B. Gilbertson, brother of the bride, gave her away. The bride wore a dove grey costume, and large crepe do chine hat of lavender, and carried a bouquet of lavender sweet peas, pink carnations, and maidenhair fern, with lavender streamers. Miss Mollie Gilbertson (sister of the ■ bride) was bridesmaid, wearing a grey costume, with large white picture hat, and carried a bouquet of scarlet sweet peas and maidenhair fern, tied with scar- \ let tulle streamers. Mr R. D. McArthur 1 was th© best man. Owing to the recent , death of Captain Gilbertson, and the in- : disposition of the bride's brother, Mr D. a Gilbertson, only relatives and intimate < friends were present. ■] Members of the arts and crafts and the 1 garden circles of the Pioneer Club have j combined for a card evening to be held 1 in the clubrooms shortly. Arrangements are being made by Miss Rothenberg, who J wishes it kuown that intending players must bring cards and scorers. This even- \ ing is arranged to help swell the funds ! for the Community Club for Territorials ' and Senior Cadets. Miss Rothenberg will be pleased to receive names of any frierfds who wish to be present. ;

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Mrs W. R. Don, Dominion president of the W.C.T/U., who was a delegate from New Zealand to the world’s convention of that organisation, held in Dondon, has returned to Christchurch. Whilo in Great Britain Mrs Don addressed some of the largest meetings over held there on behalf of the temperance cause. Mrs Norah Dalrymple, who was recently invested by the King with 6 the Royal lied Cross, First Class, is the eklest daughter of the late Mr John. Stevens, of Manawatu, a member of the Now Zealand House of Representatives for many years. She married Dr Dalrymple, who was the British medical officer in charge of East Africa, and was I on furlough in England when war broke 1 out. Major Gilym Lloyd George, second son I of the Drime Minister, has become engaged 1 to Miss Edna J. Jones, of Gwnfa, Denj high, states the Manchester “Guardian." Major Gwilym Lloyd George is the only .unmarried son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd I Georgy, and his future wife is a most jclmrmiug and attractive lady. -She is a | sister of the present Mayoress of Carnar- ; von. LECTURE at pioneer club. BULBS AND SWEET PEAS. Yesterday afternoon, at tho Pioneer • Club, a most interesting lecture was giv.en to the members of the garden circle of the oiub on “How to Grow i JSweet Peas and Bulbs/' Mr R. A. s Nicot. the'* 4 lecturer, was introduced by IMr Fisher, president of the circle, who | mentioned how much they appreciated j M/ Yieol's kindness in giving some of ; his valuable time to assist the amateur j gardeners. Mr NUcol then epioke of ; spring flowers, which are always web j come. Bulbs, he said,/looked far bet- | tor in groups than in lines; from six to r ; a dozen in a group; and that after i flowering, owing to the unsightliness of I the decaying foliage, a good plan was Ito lift them carefully and lay in a ! shallow trench, in some out-of-the-way I part of the garden. On no account tie jor cut the decaying foliage. Anemones I are one of the hardiest and brightest jof spring flowering plants. For crocus i use sand freely beneath and around j when planting. Frbesias, one of the 1 greatest favourites, should be planted in a good, sunny border, with a fair adI mixture of sand. Hyacinths should be | planted four inches deep, with sand uni der and over them. They should be allowed to ripen naturally before taking them out of the ground, afterwards drying them in an airy shed, not in the gun, and to use turfy soil add a littole boi edust and mix .plenty of sand. The Spanish and English irises are invaluable fo.* cut flowers, and can be grown in almost any garden. The Japanese irises would grow and bloseom to perfection at the edge of a stream or pond, provided they got plenty of sunshine. The Japanese grom. the ira-s in their ricefields. which are flooded during summer.. but drained off in winter by means of ditches. “Iris Susiana” is a fine ! distinct variety, a large blown flower, with a network of dark line© running j through it. Colours in the Spanish ! irises are white, yellow, and blue, and lin the English, lovely shades of blue, lxias should be planted three inches deep. The green ixia (virideflora) is one of the most attractive. During re- j cent years, the narcissus, or daffodil, had developed in an extraordinary fashion; florists have raised so many new varieties by cross-breeding that new division* have been formed in which to classify them. Aa much txa fifty guinea® hod been asked for a single bulb of the new sorts. The ground for these should be. well dug, bone-meal, wood ashes and soot being mixed, in about 12 inches below tho surface; the bulbs should be at | such a depth that they are covered by 3 inchee of soil. There are three kinds of trumpet daffodils: white, yellow, and bicolour. A s regards tuiip»a it pays to prepare the ground well.' Bone manure dug in at the rate of a handful Ho . a squar© yard, was a good manure for tulips. The lecturer then said .-the sweet pea was first discovered in Sicily in 1699 by a monk named Oupani. In those days it was a very small flower with a red standard and blue wings. Tw* hundred years later, in 1900, the bicentenary of the introduction of the sweet pea into Great Britain was celebrated, by a -great exhibition of sweet peas at the Crystal Palace, London. Mr Henry Eckford, who has been termed “the father of the sweet pea," towards the end of the nineteenth century, began cross-fertilising sweet peas with a view to cheir improvement. It was from hi 8 garden at Wern, in Shropshire, that the new sweet were sent out i thac made his name famous, and which gave such .an impetus to sweet pea culture. The basis of successful sweet pea culture is laid in the autumn in the preparation of the soil. A ■site should be selected which is well exposed to the sun. and sheltered from strong . ana draughty winds. Manure Ishouid be incorporated in the ©oil in the process of autumn digging. Basic slag might with advantage be used at the time of digging, and after digging the surface might with advantage be dusted with powdered lime. After the' seeds have germinated. do not leave the plants too long without staking them. Some of the red and salmon» varieties are Iftabde to blister in bright sunshine* so must be covered. If mildew attack® the plants, sprinkle with liver of Should the plants have brown spots *on the leaves and dark brown streaks on the steins, they should all be pdlled up. ae they would infect the others, and .noticing would do them good. Sweet peas, he ©aad, are essentially a woman’s flower; there is no other flower where feminine names embodying feminine qualities predominate, and what everyone in the room was delighted to hear was that sweet peas are only grown to be gathered. Abstain from gathering, and the plants run to seed, and so lose their beautv. Mrs Chatfield then thanked Mr Nit-ol for a most interesting lecture, which was listened to by a large number of ladies. There were three tables full of the most glorious sweet peas on view. among the varieties being Elegance, Mrs Hitchcock, Royalty Barbara, Lady Evelyn, Constance Hinton, Golden Glory, and several others-