POETRY IN ARCHITECTURE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 738, 10 August 1929, Page 24

POETRY IN ARCHITECTURE

LECTURE TO PENWOMEN'S LEAGUE “SPIRIT OF ROMANCE” In an informative and picturesquely - worded lecture on “Architecture and Poetry/’ Mr. C. R. Ford interested a large gathering of members of the Pen women’s League at their clubrooms m Anzac Avenue yesterday afternoon. Mr. Ford, who was introduced by Mrs. Carr-Roiiett, the chairwoman for the afternoon, traversed the different periods of architecture, with quotations from the poets of the times, giving selections bearing on the subject from Shakespeare, Scott, Shelley, Byron, Tennyson, Browning, Wordsworth, Keats, Thomas Hardy, John Brinkwater, and others.

He contrasted those whose writings we.re inspired solely by sheer imagery of thought and visionary ideas with those whose poetic imagination and keen sensitiveness to beauty were heightened and crystallised by a maximum degree of knowledge. The old and the modern viewpoints of description were fascinatingly touched upon,

and at the conclusion ot' the lecture Mrs. Carr-Rollett and Mrs. Stuart Boyd made hearty speeches of thanks to Mr. Ford for his able address, and wide knowledge of the poets, complimenting him on his facility for creating an atmosphere of romance out of the spirit of structure. Tea was handed round by the com-

mittee, the centre table being adorned with a bowl of yellow daffodils and I tangerine gladiolas.

Mrs. Carr-Rollett -wore a patterned georgette frock in tones of apple green, with touches of fawn, and a cocoa brown hat. Mrs. Stuart Boyd, president of the league, was gowned in a black ensemble suit, and small hat swathed in reseda green chiffon. Among those present were:—Dr. Alii dred Staley, Dr. Oladys Montgomery, Mrs. Xello Porter, Mrs. Victor Macky, Mrs. McLean, Miss Oona Burton, Mrs. A. G. Quartley, Airs. Grant, Airs. Wooleott., Mrs. Harold Iving, Mrs. R. Peacocke, Airs. Pharazyn, Airs. Tweedie, Airs. Ford, Aliss Bertram, Airs. Buchanan, Airs. Richmond, Mrs. Aleikle, Airs. H. C. Spinley, Airs. Howard, Aliss Greville. Aliss Garden Martin, ATrs. Crump, Aliss Edel Jones, Miss Lavers, Aliss Orr, Aliss Edith Melville, Aliss Sweet, Aliss Bash, Aliss Quill. Xext Friday week, August 23, is to be library afternoon, when members are asked to wear a badge representing the title of a book. A prize will be given for the most original badge.