THE SIMPLER LIFE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 574, 31 July 1909, Page 11

THE SIMPLER LIFE.

T)ie .tendency among people of position- in London is toward simplicity in entortaining, it is said.; .Costly food, .ornate floral . decorations fnd. unduo;. display of, all kinds ,are frowned, upon. /Informal gatherings axe', more arid morc iri;. favour.', The people, who really count,, after all, have never made extravagant display. Tho sensationally extravagant balls, dinners, and parties which have caused a stir from tiino to timo wero given, as a rule, by people who were not in tie forefront)-but meant at all costs to got there. This, sort of thing -spreads ■ .'money, but,, as .'.an Engl-isli paper remarks, it does more harm than good, tor if forces other people into a. more expensive kind 'of entertainment than they,, can afford,' and it discourages' that unostentatious li9spitality in which: truo ! enjoyment lies.','. ' . ,/ ' ' '. ■ '

There is ah unfortunate'little- boy in England .whose parents or guardians recently- inserted the following advertisement in a morning 'paper A ; robust Godfearing Scotch nurse who -can 'teach tho Shorter Catechism and ha s a working knowledge of the business sido of a slipper; t<j take charge of a four-year-old boy who has a double dose of original sin'. ' Apply, 'stating wages required, to X -Y. Z., care ! of Clarke ana Sou, stationers, Guildford.'