Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27
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 ment in Lincoln's inn, where about a dozen punches of grapes on a vine trained to Nc. 12, New-square, are sti! trying to ger ripe during this first dis mai week of December. These Lin coln's Inn trees are among the last open-air vines that still. in favor able years, ripen grapes in London.
 Formerly vineyards were common not only in London, bu- throughout England. Our ancestors used the rrapes not for wine, but 10 make yer juice" or vinegar. References to ''Verjuice' made from the college grapas are frequent in old account books of Cambridge university. But the late Marquis of B1te, on a sunny spet of his Glamorgan estate, grew grapes from which he made a Welsh hook that soll for sixty-t three shillings a dozen.
 When King Edward institgted the Order of Merit in June, 1902, there were twelve appointments to what King George in decoFatirg Marshal Foch, described as "the highest mili- tarv distinctions we p0ssess-n
 Three~of these were soldiers, two sailors, four were scientists. two rep resented Htera ture, and one art. Of that eminent hand but two survive, Lord Rayleigh and Lord Morley. The present composition Of the Order is one soldier, four sailors. four scien- lists, three literary men and a musician. with MT. Baifour, and Vis- count Haldane. There are several vacancies in the British oba1ter of A. and two oe them, will doubtless be filled by sailor and a soldier.
 The new convert, who wss actn9 with mere zeal than knowledge as temporary saeristIa ar 9 mission church, received a painful shock when the curate a&kedi him to get ous the best altar frontal in honor of St. An drew's Day.
 "St. Andrcw!" he exclaimed. "you do surprise me- sir; why, I always thought he was one of them Preshy= terians!"
 With regard to tke usire of church. es at the present time for sleeping ac- commodations for soldiers. it is inter esting to note how a church in Nor wieL has for 2 long time been adapted as an almshouse. St. Helen's, called also the Great Hospital, stands near the Cathedral, and the greater part of it nas been converted inc cubicles, each cubicle being about the size of the old square family pew.
 These open out on to :. central aisle, 2t either end Of which is cosy corner with an open fireplace. A visit to the 'side aisle for females about 430 one | afternoon found the old IaIies at tea, each in her own little cubiele, which, with it's gaiIy covered bed and chest of drawers and it's display Of parleF | treasures, looked a veritable haven oi comfort and repose.
 The kaiserin seems to have beer | more fortunate than solre queens iF the matter of luggage in ler flight tc | Holland, since her luggage, though described as rather shabby, was ap- l parently plentiful As q rule escap- ing queens have been badly provided
 When Charles x and his entouragt
 were tuE uEned out of France, one whe
 went down 10 see them remarked tha
 they had nothing in the way of fur, | nishings," thought they had money
 Lous Philippe and his queen, cross ing the Channel as MT. and Mrs
 Smith, were ill provided and there i
 the case of the ex-Empress Eugenie !, whose message to a friend when sh
 reached England was "Colne to me;
 have nothing; not even a handker
 chiefn
 In Mothers and Child,en," tn
 posthumous book by Frank Danby, her son, Mir. Gilbert Franaau, gives
 touching incident of his mothers las days.
 , When war broke out. Mrs, Franka was a dying woman. One night, earl
 in that Hateful August, the nurse, O going into tie sick room. heard tn patient saying to herself, They mus all go.' "Who must go? Where asked the nurse. My sons," cam
 the answer. My three sons. The , must all go to the war. They mus not feel that I am drag on thei manhood England needs them"
 And the lhree sons went-but M
 Franlkau does not mention that l No poet has ever made so muc money as M. Edmond Rostand, authc |. of "Cyrano de Bergerac,' whose deat 2 is announeed today.
 z He was born rich and had riche thrust upon him. "Cyrano" was de manded by every nation, and the roy s alties in few years rose to e3o0
 000. "L'Anglon' became equall t millionaire poet in the world or a would like to know his naEne. Q The first ot the c boats came up u
 Thames December She is the Su folk Coast, one of the latest mystel : ships, and sails under. rho commaI . of Lieut.. Commander Auten, V. c. She left Gravesend in the mornin n flying the White Ensign. and reeeiv!
 the salute of the passing craft as sl U steamed up to Tower Bridge. TT . vessel was docked at St. Katherine - docks amid the enthusiastic cheers 4 a crowd of spectators.
 ls Even standing on her dek an 2.
 perienced seaman would lave foul