HITHER AND THITHER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 66, 18 March 1936, Page 2

HITHER AND THITHER

“The Wind and the Rain” in Paris. “The Wind and the Rain” has been a success in Paris, translated into French. Vienna is also enjoying a good season of this piece by the Now Zealander, Dr. Merton Hodge. In Loudon it is in its third year. His second play, “Grief Goes Over,” is due in New York next month. His third, “The Island,” will be in London early this year. Wanganui Ladies’ Golf Club. Afembers of the Wanganui Ladies’ Golf Club are looking forward with keen anticipation to the opening of the new season, which takes place next Wednesday, Al arch 25. As there are a number of new members this year, the golf season promises to be both successful and enjoyable. “Rainbow” Plant. A “rainbow” plant has been found in a Hamburg garden. It is an aster in which four different colours arc shown by flowers on the same stem. One blossom is white with a yellow centre. The other is a mixture of blue and red. Botanists explain that this is due to an irregular division of cells in the plant’s structure. Miss Stops’ Visit. Afiss Agnes Stops, the well-known honorary organiser of the Women’s Institute, who did much good work when she was in New Zealand a few years ago, is spending a few months in .New Zealand and visiting many of the institutes. Leaving England after the Jubilee celebrations were over, Aliss Stops has been to Ceylon, Tasmania and Australia, arriving in the Dominion a few weeks ago. Next week, she will pay a visit to Wanganui and will be present at a combined meeting of institutes, to be held in the Victoria Hall. St. Hill Street, on Wednesday, March Sunday School Picnic. The Westmere Presbyterian Sunday School did not hold its annual picnic at the end of the year as customary, so held it on Saturday afternoon last at the residence of Airs. Afackintosh. Owing to the prevalence of a. mild epidemic of chickenpox, some of the children were unable to attend. However, they were not forgotten, each absent child receiving a gift and a bag of sweets. Afiss Afargaret Mackintosh was mainly responsible for entertaining the children in games, races, and a treasure hunt for their gifts. Parents and friends had provided a bounteous afternoon tea, in addition to subscribing liberally towards the cost of the gifts. As Christinas was long past, and each child had received a prize for attendance, at the close of Sunday school for the summer holidays, the teachers decided to buy useful articles for each child. Maypole Stores had kindly donated the sweets, and Mrs. Henry Taylor gave a large box of chocolates for distribution among the children.

Nautical Nurseries. For young Americans who like the sea, a nursery scheme with a decidedly nautical atmosphere has been evolved, All the furniture is gleaming white, and is trimmed with snowy cord. A steering wheel is cut out in the headboard of the bed, and the mirrors ar. carried out in the same design. Curtains arc made of net with wide mesh, reminiscent of fishermen’s nets, and the motif is emphasised by the pelmet, which is a fringe of corks strung on ropes. Nautical pictures adorn the walls, a galleon, telescope and other sailor-like accompaniments are the conspicuous decorations. Nurseries for the tinier folk ara centred out on the sea. but in that make-believe land which is ruled by ‘‘Afickey Alouse.” It appears on all the furniture not painted on, but in carved models. He plays many parts in this nursery, from acting as legs to the tables to transforming himself into arms of chairs. He even appears on the little writing desk.