THE SOCIAL ROUND

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 829, 6 October 1916, Page 4

THE SOCIAL ROUND

Mrs A. \Y. Rutherford went back to Brookdale today, after a short visit to town. Mrs Crisp (Ashburton) has been staying at the Cave Rock Hotel, Sumner, after a few days in town. Mr and Mrs Fullerton-Sniith (Marton) are staying at Warner's. Mr and Mrs ('. Mackay (Sydney) are amongst the oversea visitors at present in Christehureh. Mr and -Mrs Robert Fenwick (Auckland), who have been holidaying in the sooth, came up to Christehureh last night, and are making a short stay

here before returning to the north. Mv and Mrs Pinlay returned to Te Kuiti last evening. Sister Reay, of the Grey River Hospital nursing staff, who offered her services for the front, has been notified to join the hospital ship Maheno at the end of the present month. Mr and Mrs L. A. Rutherford have returned to Hayden Downs, after a visit to Christehureh.

Mr and Mrs Herbert Hill (Christchurch) are visiting Napier. Mrs Gibbs and her daughter have returned to Dimedin, after paying a round of visits in the North Island.

Miss .1. W. Inglis, M.A. (Christchurch), who has been visiting the North Island, gave a. missionary lecture at Palmerston North on Wednesday night.

An English paper of August has the following:—Surrey lanes are full of fragrance, for the lavender harvest has begun, and brings the last of the old London chanted street cries ever welcome, though the sellers seldom render their song sweetly. Miteham, once the most celebrated lavender centre, has practically become a populous London suburb, but the crops grown around Wallington and Sutton bear the Miteham brand, and maintain its reputation. The culture of lavender, well suited to women and girls, seems a growing industry, for the sweet-scented herb has latterly gained enhanced popularity. Every year a supply of the flowers is sent from the Surrey fields to Queen Alexandra, who prizes lavender above all other perfumes.

It is one of the ironies of our little life, says an American paper, that the confederated club women of the land have hired a hall so big they can't hear themselves talk.

In carrying on diplomatic relations with Germany, President Wilson humours Germany as the wife humoured the husband who didn't get home from his lodge's annual banquet till 4 o'clock in the morning, says an exchange. The

banqueter let himself in noisily, and then lie gan to growl and swear at a fearful vale down in the hall. " What's the matter?'* called his wife. "Matter ish," the banqueter called back, ''there's two hat racks down here, ami I—hie —dunno which t'hang my hat on!'' His wife laughed, and said in soothing tones: —''But dear, you've got two hats, haven't, you? Hang one on each lack and come on up to bed. I know you're tired:"' That nursery of brave men, Hackney, whither Queen Mary recently went to inspect its street rolls of honour, was long famous for its extensive nursery grounds, known far and wide as "Loddiges Nursery Garden," and still held in rcmembraee by Loddiges Road. At Hackney, too, were those other nur-

series, the young ladies' boardingschools, to which, in old-time dramatists, we find so many references. Hackney Church of a Sunday must then have been something of a show place, for we have I'epys, in April 16(37, complaining of the difficulty of finding a pew, and confessing "that which I went chiefly to see was the young ladies of the schools, whereof there is great store, very pretty.''