HINKSON, Katharine Tynan; b. Dublin, 1863: fourth dau. of Andrew C. Tynan, of Whitehall, Clondalkin, Co. Dublin. Educ. Sienna Convent, Drogheda, and at home in her father's fields under the Dublin Mountains; m. in 1893, H. A. Hinkson, who died 1911; two sons, one dau. Has written a hundred novels, many volumes of poetry, four of Reminiscences, and other books. Has contributed generally to the periodical press, from the "Times" to the "Irish Daily Independent" and the "Freeman," from the Fortnightly and the National Reviews to the fashion papers. Has been always an ardent politician, and still after thirty years a devoted adherent of the late C. S. Parnell. Recns.: work and play. Club: The Lvceum, 138 Piccadilly, London, W.1.