The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-20

The engagement is announced of
John Bridge Aspinwall of Newhall
Harrow to Mary, daughter of the late
James Devine of Phoenix, Ariz.
sUFFRAGETTEs SOCIAL SCARE.
Hostesses who aspire to establish
political salons are perturbed over re-
ports that unlimited suffrgg ettes in
tend invading their receptions for the
purpose of interviewing members of
the Ministry Some color has been
given to the report by the successful
ruse of a suffragette in gaining ad-
mission to the reception given by the
Countess of Craven, formerly Miss
Cornelia Martin, of New York, in
honor of Premier Asquith which was
attended by practically everybody
who is practic lily or socially promin-
ent in London.
The aforesaid suffragette asked Mr..
Asquith when he was going to bring
in a bill giving votes TO women, but
was persuaded to leave without, caus-
ing any disturbance. The incident he's
given rise to discussion of the ques-
ton of having guests at such affairs
where members of the Cabinet are
present bring their card invitation.
This rule ives more rigidly insisted
upon than ever at the socalled royal
courts since the most recent suffra-
gette excuses. One young woman
who was to be presented at the last
refusal of admission after a severe
examination. Several officials assert
ed that at least a score of men make
la practice of going unlimited to large
fashionable dances and participating
in the festivities.
KING EDWARD AND A PENNY,
LONDON, March 21.-Without talk
| ing into account his fellow monarchs
there are many Weather men in the
world than the Kink of England, but
it is doubtful if any one of them is
unfamiliar with even the smallest coin
in his national currency. Yet the late
King Edward confessed on one &C.
Hcasion that he had never actually held
a penny in his hand
It came about in this way Some
one asked the King his opinion as to
+, the likeness of himself on the copper
coin of the realm The King then re
piled that he had seen his features or
, gold and silver but had never actually
; handled a penny One was then pro
: duced for his inspection and he re
, marked that he thought the likeness
! was flatterihg
f AS a matter of fact, a good likeness
+ of neither King Edward nor of Kint
l George is found on penny 1t wa
4 otherwise with the bronze coinage o
t Queen Victoria The sculptor whit
+ executed the statue of Queen Vfctorii
e which the people Of Nice have erecte'
0 in memory of her found a late victorian
e penny very useful as a model when h
was reproducing her features, AM
e those who, have seen the statue, II
n GLIDING members Of her family pre-
nounce it to be an excellent likeness
VI ROMAN CEMENT UNMATCHED
t. LONDON. April 2.-Twenty squar
II feet of the Roman wall at CaerWen
l. I'ha3 been demolished by a nature
e movement Of the soil An accident
l. this kind seems to be the only rnln
d that in the natural course of event
e can really damage a Roman wall,
IS which there are several hundred mile
-e sdlf standing in England. An eXpe
lie AT the London Museum says that II
in secret Of their permanence is the c
edPment.
ed 1--WE do not know the method If
composition, but it is far sounder thi
any modern cement" he declares. i
al deed when some part Of such a VIZ
he has to be dislodged it is necessary
.st use dynamite.
ST. 'All we know Is that pounded t
elk is a considerable element in the
ed ment. For the rest, Roman walls a
ri. built with stone and tile from eC
ng crete bottom.
THE finest specimen in England
on the wall which crosses Northumb
is land from about Newcastle to Carli
nd keeping along the ridges of a ser
'as of small hills which fall sheer to
rk, north, The facing of this wall is S
lat in admirable preservation in mi
I'M parts, and where the hewn stone
'ho broken away you can see the inter
ac- mass of rubble and cement which TO
the stuffing.
or "The Caerwent fall seems to hi
ose been the breaking away of lent
ard of the facing. One may practfca
ldy say that Roman walls are absolut
try enduring, except for the slipping
can the subsoil Nothing touches the
will ment; it is harder than the stone its
ish as a rule, But when the subsoil g