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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 56, 7 March 1913, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

"Silence is golden," and talk is silver; shrieking ia topper.- bawling is mud.

Dr. and Mrs. Truby King are guests of Dr. and Mrs. Young, The Terrace, Miss Madge M'Gregor is staying withMrs. Logan, in Dunedin. Miss Helen Mackenzie, daughter of the High Commissioner, and Miss Corla Brown, of Dunedin, were passengers on board the Turakina, which caught fire at Rio. Mrs. Henry Arkwright, of Overton, Marton, who came to Wellington to meet her mother, Mrs. F. Eiddiford, who arrived by the Ruahine, left with Mrs. Eiddiford for Masterton yesterday afternoon. Monsieur and Madame Vilmorin, from Paris, arrived this morning from the South, .and are staying at the Royal" Oak. ' They leave for Auckland tomorrow at midday. Lady Stout^has issued invitations for an "At Home," in honour of Miss Newcombe and Miss Hodge, on Monday evening next. Mrs. Loughnan, who has been paying visits in the South Island, returned this morning. Miss Newcombe and Miss Hodge return on Sunday from Nelson, and leave for the South Island on Wednesday. On Wednesday a meeting of the Committee of the Convalescent Home was held at Miss Coates's house. Mrs. Moorhouse was in the chair, and there were present Mesdames A. Pearce, Litchfield, A. Martin', ' W. Young, Miss Coates, Miss A. Pearce' (treasurer), and Miss E. Nathan (secretary). The new rooms of .the Auckland Women's Political Reform League are situated in ■" Williamson's Chambers, Shortland-street, and consist of a lounge room, a larger room for ■ afternoon tea and meetings, and a kitchen. They were opened 'on Tuesday last, the Mayor and the secretary to the Reform League, Mr. G. J. Garland, being present. A congratulatory telegram was received from the Prime Minister. There was. a large attendance and the' comfortable arrangements were much admired. Mrs. Yon' Stunner is the organising secretary, Mrs. Campbell, president, Mrs. D. W. M'Lean, vice-president, Mrs. Brigham, hon. treasurer, and Mrs. Ross, hon. secretary. The House Committee consists of Mesdames St. Clair, Harty, E. Hall, Misses Campbell, Thompson, and Kerr Taylor. Mrs. F. Samuel, who was in Paraparaumu judging the domestic section and the bouquets at the Horticultural Showi has returned to Wellington. She' was the guest while in Pajraparaumu of Mrs. Hadfield. A Marlborough pioneer, Mrs. James Sinclair, of the old' Renwick-road, died this week at the age of J32. With her first husband, Mr. Robert Thoms6n, "she came out from Glasgow in 1855, and settled in the Wairau. Mr. Thomson died in the early seventies, and later she married Mr. James Sinclair, whose death occurred a short time before her own. She was much loved and respected, and had gathered about her a goodly band of friends, who much appreciated the strength and kindliness that were combined in her nature. Mr. James Thomson, of the., old Renwick-road, and Mr. John Thomson are children of the first marriage, as also are Mrs Robert Robinson, of tha* North Island ; Mrs. John Watson, of" Spring Creek; Mrs. Laidlaw, of Fairhall j 'and Mrs. Thomas Watson, of Feilding. Mr. William Sinclair and Mr. Charles Sinclair arc sons by the second marriage. A little girl of five, Miss Joan Lloyd, passed early last year the preliminary examination of (he Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and Royal College of Music. In November she gained more distinction by passing the elementary examination, with honours, gaining 143 marks put of a possible 150. The following is from The Queen :-— "On the last day of the. year 1912 thero was a very pretty wedding in Gwennap Church, which was charmingly decorated for the occasion^tvith palms, orchids, and white chrysanthemums. ' The bride was Miss Charlotte' Harriet Rogers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Pdwys Rogers, of Toorilla, Queensland, residing at Burncoose, Perranwell,- Cornwall, and the bridegroom was Mr. J. Malcolm Maclaren, con of Mr', and Mrs. J. M. Maclaren, of Thames, New Zealand. The Bishop of St. Germans officiated, being assisted by the Rev. J, L. Parker. The bride was given away by her father, and wore a lovely gown and Court train of ivory charmeUse trimmed with Brussels lace, the latter being the gift of Mrs. Pocklington Coltman. A tulle veil was arranged over a coronal of orange blossom, and a, shower bouquet of white carnations carried. The six bridesmaids looked very dainty in their ivory charmeuse dresses trimmed with lace paniers and fichus, and old-gold veils falling from wreaths of Banksia rosesThey carried bouquets of white chrysanthemums, and wore the pendants of New Zealand greenstone, Queensland pearl, and Cornish diamonds which had been tiven to them by the bridegroom. Mr. idward Loring was best man. A pretty idea was carried out in the giving of wedding favours of bows of the Maclaren tartan. The bride's parents held a reception at Burncoose before Mr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm Maclaren left for their honeymoon, the latter travelling in a dark red cloth' costume and black and white hat." Some time ago it was reported that the suffragists had removed all the little red flags from the Royal golf links at Balmoral, and left, purple "Votes for Women" flags in their place. A woman's paper gives the sequel to the story. A few days after the golf links episode suffrage posters were found plastered on the door of the guest room occupied by Mr. Winston Churchill, who was visiting at Balmoral Castle at the time. Similar posters were ajso found on all the Royal automobiles. The Queen was very angry. The servants were suspected, and a rigid investigation was made. Finally, after several days, the crime was traced to the two young princes, Prince Henry and Prince Albert, who confessed that they had done it for fun, and not because of their sympathy with the suffragists.