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Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9257, 5 December 1891, Page 2

A party, consisting chiefly of ladies, vent up the mountain on Friday, intending to stay for a few days in the house being erected there. Mr Tarry was engaged to carry up the bedding and other necessary articles required for the ladies' use. Ho left in a light trap with three hoivcs at 0 o'clock on Friday morning, and reached the radius lino at 9.15 After a rest ho started with his trap at 10 o'clock for the ascent, and reached the Mountain House at about 2 p.m., doing tho distance in four hours. This is the first willed vehicle that has been driven up to tho Mountain House. Having unloaded his trap and had a rost, he started at 4 o'clock to return, aud reached his bomo about 8 p.m. Mr Tarry tells us that the house is in a very unfinished state. The roof is on, and tho ladies' room partly finished, but the contractor will require to put a spurt on to got the house finished this, season. It seems that it wa3 Mdmc. Bonncmain who inspired Geueral Boulanger with bis lovo for tho chosen flower of himself and his party— the carnation. One of that lady's many whims was to surround herself with masses of cut flowers. All her rooms were tilled with them, and there was neither table, ledge, nor bracket which was not laden with bunches aud baskets of fresh flowers, beautifully arranged. When Madame was dead, the General gave orders to the Uorisit to continue the daily decoration of the rooms "just as usual," and when ho was brought home from tho cemetery at Ixcllea laht week his body was deposited in a room fragrant with tho perfume of tho carnation, posies of which stood about, mingled with tho stauy flower which bears tho namo of tho " amie," Marguerite. Mr FaithfuU Bogg 1 , willing to tho Mommy Post of October 3, suggests thai the duplication of tho lions of. England in tho Imperial arms should bo abolished, and one quarter of tho shield dovoted to ihe representation of Greater Britain. Tho colonies and India should not be ignored on our banners and coins, and the change would emphatically mark Her Majesty's roign. Wolf o*B Schnapps. Beware of imiU* tionß or dangtrti" counterfeit!.