I
KATt’KKM of Honolulu' They
rnoad to ni.riJ fast. Rain on
iKM- side o I the street, sun
shine on the other I tally rain
ho* #. end or.-asionai nigtlt ram
boss ltiuh.4 s’*a but fresh
broi»» aad often »t!<l gales
i*e and mast a rut husky sieve
4am (Jr*f« trees and lawn?
4o«n to the ocean * edge, on
th* brUUart water o ttngr.er
«*•» hMBf a -rot. and surf-riders ’lashing
shore**: 1 An Arabian Night s » « t.der of an
**uartuai exhibit.: g gr.-t rg’y shark and
sq-ild that < fT-r -tror.gr rt contrast to
*nr»«ot’*| amah fenhea *tt ted !:<.< t> ’he ratn
*"W areh before the Koottu mountain*. Vab
ief after v alley < t iling th- rang* that walls
Mnaniolti along (he side ops -To- the sea.
•“eeid 4rn|i- d mo.uuan peak* ’owerltii. above
ten*. rr« tat.for aad chalietiglog the be
... "T !'• trt- ti • <i.u numbt rl.--- tw-lge
•nl tail blossom: ag tr*-e* Brown
saloncd |J<U seat tig forts s. -.atfced sl'U lresh
satstos and feran (lid H wa .sn i rones and
Jen'1* Htsatuiii <■ uj,rt. *.:t:ng on sbadtd side
***** weaving wreaths and exchanging
had.aag- with tourists and Jackies -Miiing
ShllMod and omr lsafoned Kepresetiia
else* «f ra» <-* ranging froai subjects t*f 'he
*tst. from (he land of the Great fear, a 1 the
**t •» '« ■ from lower Polynesia. Between
those u'rrsm 'he jostling of Kuropeau and
* ‘ '«* s<*» Kt-glander and Filipino. Porto
Jti*»« and l tip***, with cow and then a ta*!.
"white rowed Hindoo, and swarming everywhere
J«t’t! S'- roes, wotr.es and babies
CMMree. children, children certainly are a
fra' re 1 be wtrwets abound with them, the
!•*-«?.-*(« -rerfiow Mtoaiobie* are crowded
>• <ap**i'r ».n the rising generation. The
**»rtd heva's repeated reference to the Ha
’s uaos as s eying race, but the jvan Hawaiian?
are nagne ’ oaatlr doing (heir duty toward
♦ *swia't5g "The Is end-"*, large families are
«h» rule artrh the half white Hawaiian*, aad
*( - Chmosn Hsvtuui. aiJ about the tow n. btg
eyed. -*> nntire kXddles nod to the tropic pic
s*r* la the sai-ailed Ori.tr al quarter—al
though tow ta# Japanese are so numerous ther
*“» »» » «B PMlMd of Honolulu—the e«w
somer la stnp-k by the army of fond fathers,
the doting mate parent. Chinese or Japanese
tenderly totirg offspring up and down In tours
erf fcdenre ’he hunched-up Oriental live doii
.'ey tat and impasMre and | hilonopfeicnt Jap
• omen pass along <oatin,*.l» with anywhere
from two to four chubby babies dinging to the
•egher—mat hap one tied u» her back, one
earned before, two toddlers trying locomotion
for themself**
The other day I beard a b-wtom-r rt mam
•- »*tt surveyed a «•«> ia Chinatown: i
• >«f !« u f IV.t- have M>t« go mar;v men
• 'r*‘- Iwi4 tie ("hinese ** em of
tn*4T ittfm" It la all very diff. rent from
Vm- S. aday xhool tales me tied to rtad about
€Ti r-'l of the rtlsw lather* rka mere
9 :i'el a* >cres forever drroortni unwelcome
taifsots Mere—perhaps because eo many or
•he aiem are he** by the Urns of I nrle Sam
from har’u* their mimes end fainilies jo;n
*h«**—the bantam Is the ocrarlocal Chinese
la-bittern »m»*i to be household Mol*, objects
of w«r*hip snd adomian Ktom the tegmenta
end hovels theme idols emerge decked out in
auaet remarkable hue* and embroideries, borne
•Wl I* the proud daddy's arms, they look
doom mith r nde»< t-maioo and hauteur m>on the
• and at large
The drot cars day after day offer tome
t hi ug hotel sal interesting Of continued ln
t-reet is the young Chinese girl standing with
k-alTast feet between ttr hem- and the old
Her drees Is »hat of her people and else*, long
twos Jacket and wide trousers ■ distinctly
famlala* coornine la spite of the bifurcated
■waxml Her smooth plastered hair with (be
pore goM bond 1a the flatteaed i nob at me
oape at the aeeh. her delicate completion en
hanced by a bit of rouge, the bracelet of gold
apd )s4e the alia bertnged lingers, all be?neak
ear* mrtth the toilet, care of appearances
About these girls there Is aa air of reserve and
•eifreaped, they do not *t:ege*r. are not. the
'painted ladles- of cMUtatioa
Ocadostllr cm the meet may be seen a
hole looted vacua not long ago I noticed
owe that was hastening to catch our car. and
ms the euodmrtor sad motorman made unusual
ly long bait lor her accommodation, tbey in
dulged fa apprataai ot her appearance, con
cluded that she was "real rate “ She certainly
mas dottem up regardlen*. bright blue silk, rich
ly eaabrotdered. and pearl* tor her jewels. A
paoaergrr amid that probably she was wife
member owe aad that the plainly-dressed mom
ma with her. attired ta what looked like cheap
back si Vesta probably was wife number two.
a o«>rt of band-maid lor (be former Whatever
their relations, they consorted together very
•miaMy on this occasion, appeared to be
eo) • ihg (heir outing with ten It la only of
late rim**'** momem have begun to appear on
the streets of Honolulu with anything like
the !*»asrtry of wowiem of other races. And
tbK. 1 am told, la rtprUlrter of the increase
at freedom Chinese women are enjoying In the
hamHaaf. a freedom that has spread to the
The Chinese la Hawaii have been from the
' "' ■ "'■" -~" - ■ .<
<=&n€,j&£rjT
start most zealous in the
revolutionary movement3
In the Flowery Kingdom;^
hundreds of thousands of3
dollar^ have been con-^
tributed. and the women1®
have worked away eam-j|
estly for the cause. It was*
of interest to see the quiet^
little things modestly
making their way in and'
1
S&aa&iST’sl*' e>2’23£2=/r<i75ft22?3R&
J*St*
** uusiness iiOuse8 on tne
nnasjon of gathering funds and supplies
ior the Red Cross relief work In their dis
turbed land All classes were represented In
r-lls "onian's effort, from the wife of the lowly
d l; f irm man to the silk-robed mate of the
prosperous merchant. Side by side they
labored for their country; rolled bandages,
made garments, and made plans at their cen
tral club house on King street. As one saw
them hastening hither with the red-crosa
badge on the arm. one turned smilingly to
i ontemiplate the Chinese woman of today.
hverywhere about the center of Honolulu
now waves the flag of the anti-Manchus; every
lay the town wears a festal air with these
flaunting banners so numerous and so gay.
Turning from China and her revolution to
shoes. I would speak of footgear as a feature
of the Hawaiian capital. One is early Im
pressed by the Cinderella nature of the foot
gear worn by femininity in Honolulu. Such
ridiculous feet were not intended—as a mat
ter of fact are little used—for walking. They
seem to be desigued chiefly for display, where
fore are shod in silks and satins, in beads and
bronze. In suede and embroideries, in delicate
tints, extreme soles and heels. No matter how
many stone the white woman may weigh, no
matter how exuberant the avordupols or the
native girl, the feet that peep beneath the
gown are. as a rule, small, and elaborately
shod. The average woman from "The States,”
the athletic girl used to shoes for service, finds
It almost impossible here to renew her stock
of footgear by anything that promises utiltty.
Black velvet or white satin may be had, but
not much that is less frivolous. The new
comer wonders whether in time she herseir
will go in for pretty, idle pedal extremities and
increasing bodily weight, or send for sensible
shoes and strive for slimness.
In addition to the Clnderellas and their fu
tile finery, there is other footwear on the
streets and in the shops that holds attention.
In muddy weather the Jap women keep their
snow-white stockings Immaculate by wearing
a wooden sandal raised high from the ground,
which protects the kimono ladles admirably
and is a decided improvement on our “rub
bers.'’ Contrasting with the clatter of these
is the soft footfall made by the wearers of
straw sandals. 1 ne boat-shaped slippers or
silk worn by the Chinese are very coquettish,
though even the betrousered ladies are begin
ning to show preference for American shoes.
Jumping to another subject as unrelated to
shoes as shoes to a revolution, let us speak ot
the novel feature of an agricultural city. A
goodly portion of Honolulu, in expanses scat
tered far and wide, is given over to wet farm
ing, and some parts to dry farming. Those
wide fields that look like lakes choked with
calla illies, are really taro patches, taro being
the vegetable that provides the native food,
poi. Duck ponds line the way to the seaside
playground, Waikiki, and neighboring these
are broad acres of bananas. Residents climb
the moist breezy valleys for the sake of ver
dure and freshness, and compete for posses
sion of a district with Oriental truck farmers
who keep to their unspeakable Oriental ideas
of farm fertilization. But the commercial flow
er fields of the Orientals one does not quarrel
with; they add color and fragrance here and
yon—one field in a resident district is given
over entirely to red carnations, another flaunts
asters month after month, another big. yellow
chrysanthemums.
Steamer day is surely a feature of Hawaii's
chief [>orC Yesterday Honolulu may have been
as lethargic, lifeless, as the poor jaded horses
of the Chinese hackman waiting there discon
solately for the fare that never comes. But
today all is different, for today Is Steamer day
in the marnin'! Behold a town alive to its
farthest outpost. Automobiles dashing every
where. every seat full. Business houses hust
ling, clerks counting seconds before the mail
departs. At the post office frenzy running high;
congestion within nnd without, incoming for
eign mail to be distributed, outgoing foreign
mall to be delivered at the wharves, island
mall transhipped, and addresses In so many
languages, such a Babel outside the windows,
the wonder is anything goes right. Gold clink
ing at the banks, the Impassive gentlemen in
the cages handling in one day wealth which
would make the outside world. If it knew, sit
up and take notice. Tourists rrora Australia
and India, officers from the Philippines, Chi
nese and Japanese notables, fresh-cheeked
folk fresh from "The States” and Canada, fiy
here and there, bringing in life not insular.
livening things up at a great rate. From these
the flower venders reap their harvest, share
with the chauffeurs in a renewed prosperity.
Of course the "tourlser" desires to wear lets
(garlands), of course the traveler wants all
the local color possible. He puts a wreath of
carnations about his hat, a long garland of
maile over his shoulder, and sitarts forth on
the mission of “seeing Honolulu.” The Ha
waiian band plays tor him, the water heroes
do their best stunts out in the surf, the very
waves glitter and roll high in his honor, the
curio shops present all of the primitive they
possess to tempt him, downtown cafe and sea
side hotel have an added sparkle, townsfolk
are out In careful costumes. Everyone is In a
hurry, but everyone seems in holiday humor,
hastening because there is something worth
while to hasten for. The street urchins are
especially alert, and most alert of these are
the eager elfin newsboys, the olive-skinned ;
urchins whose shrill cry of “Daily 'Tar, Plenty j
News'.” is now full of meaning, for Is not this !
Steamer Day and Foreign Mail?
The street car service in Honolulu is noted
for the courtesy of its employes: an outsider
used to the rudeness that is the rule In cities
at home, rubs his eyes, thinks these polite '
servants of the public must be the figment of
a dream. The idea of a street car conductor
listening attentively, answering politely, put- ■,
ting himself to trouble smilingly, seems too
good to be true.
Conductor and mctorman in Honolulu are
under one great strain that Interferes with
their equanimity and reveals that they are
mere men after all. that they occasionally in- j
dulge in violence or language and act. Japs
newly arrived from Nippon, or Just in from a :
sugar-mill village, are blandly, crassly ignor
ant about street car customs and restrictions :
Individually and in groups you see tbem do :
•his incomprehensible thing—touch the bell
then immediately and confidently step oil
Often they are killed; always they are hurt j
for the street cars not only go buzzing along
at a good pace, but because of the slope of the
streets thev have their steps very high from
the ground," and a fall from one of these rapid j
lv moving cars is anything but a joke. The
number of accidents, one would think, woulc
have been noised about among the Orientals :
so that by this time they would have learned
their lesson, but even today the closest watch
has to be kept on the Japanese passengers
sorne conductors put on a worried look the
moment a Jap enters the car. and are on the
nui vive to clutch his shoulder the second he
fingers the bell. 1 nave seen a
doll of a Jap woman board a car daintily cos
turned daintily coiffed, fresh and colorful as
the -flower In her hair, her face alert and in
telligent appearing as though she could very ;
well take care of herself, as though very mod
ern decidedly of the new Japan. And 1 have
seen this little goose touch the bell and skip
lightly forth, seen her come down with great
heaviness and force, her poor little rose
crushed in the dirt, her wonderful obi deep In
the mire, and heard her scream of amazement
and terror. Another time the case was worse, |
now a mother, father and babe the victims.
The father had stepped on the car with the
proud air of owner of the Infant he held so
tenderly in his arms, after him had stepped
the little mother. The elders seemed devoted
ly attached to the wee morsel with them, but
what did they do the moment the woman rang
the bell but alight in a bunch on top of the
morsel! It was dreadful, and proved too much
for the nerves of the much-tried conductor, j
All white and trembling he bent over this
species of "Japanese tumblers” that is part
of the white man's burden in Honolulu, and
picking them up with more emphasis than
gentleness, he proceeded to give them a very
frank opinion of themselves and the place ha
considered they rightfully belonged. We pas
sengers expected the three to swoon In our
arms and perhaps die there; but no. the baby
but gently whimpered, Mr. and Mrs. Klmonc
gently brushed off the dust and smiled apolo
getically and conciliatingly upon the angry
street car man.
Autos might be called a feature of Honolulu
were It not that they have ceased to be looked
upon as needing much comment nowadays. It
Is the occasional carriage and pair one turns
to look at twice, and a certain carriage and
pair of Honolulu attracts the passing glance.
"The Queen” drives out of afternoons some
times to take the air and perhaps mark some
new change that Is helping transform the ..cap
ital of what was once her realm.
Honolulu is fond of outdoor life, has the
Outrigger club down by the beach and aquatic
sports, the Country club and golf; various
athletic fields, and a fine polo field Just be
yond the town, on a private estate called
Moanaloa. Men from other islands bring their
polo ponies to Honolulu during the season.
This year the island of Oahu played the island
of Kauai only, but generally Maui sends men
and ponies. The United States cavalry have
their own polo grounds about thirty miles
from Honolulu, and send to Moanaloa players
and ponies of excellent mettle. There are no
more interesting events In Honolulu than the
polo matches, the game, the plucky horses, the
field in the mountain valley all making a spir
ited. beautiful spectacle.
Prince in Cupids’ Toils
Tto
of Priaee Adeiberta cob
of Asaertca Ui been
la said to be
'a tnfatu
«tak as actreaa named Paula
is rs
«d br
ft«if with PYaulein
sad to to ably «wit tto
emperor’s attempt to separate their
son from his enchantress.
Paula Frieden is a very pretty and
fascinating woman of twenty-five
years. Her father waa a postman in
Berlin for a quarter af a century;
then be retired on a pension of $2 a
week. Frauleln Paula went on the
stage when she was fifteen, and was
playing a small part at an obscure
theater where Prince Adelbert
chanced to see her.
According to general report. Prince
Adelbert easily persuaded her to
leave the footlights and installed her
in a villa at Kid, where, being a cap
tain-commander of a torpedo-boat
squadron, he has been stationed tor
several years.
Naturally the officers and their
wives at the gTeat naval station gos
siped about the prince’s adoration of
the charming actress and the tattle
was carried to Berlin.
Shook Him.
A youth, who thought that he had
become pretty Intimate with a cer
tain maiden, persistently begged her
to accept his hand in marriage. Here
is a bit of conversation between them
which was snatched by an unin
tentional listener a few nights ago.
“I assure you." he commenced, “that
I will not take ‘no’ for an answer."
“Ton need not take "no* for an an
swer,” was her reply. “I will answer
•yes’ on one condition only.”
He was all impatience to hear what
the question was she wanted him to
ask, and this was her gentle reply:
“Just ask me If I am firmly deter
mined not a marry you In any circum
stances. ”
Phrase Resented.
“Ton regard yourself as a servant
of the people, of courser*
“No," replied Senator Sorghum; “the
phrase has been overworked. Too
many people are beginning to confuse
a servant of the people with a waiter
who Is always expecting tins."
i <~| i r~ i i—i i
Laurie’s Unexpected Game
* * *
By A. MARIA CRAWFORD
(Copyright. 1912, by Associated Literary Press.)
EE
"noil, hello!" said the big hunter
clad in brown corduroy. "What if 1
had mistaken you for a rabbit or a
deer, and shot you?”
The small figure of the child on the
ground straightened up and she push
ed her blue cap from her eyes.
"You might have missed me. There
are lots of folks that carry a gun that
can’t shoot and hit a thing. Maybe
you can. though. I don't mean that
you couldn't,” apologized Kitty, puz
zled by the man’s sudden laughter.
"That’s all right You didn't hurt
my feelings. Y'our remark couldn’t
have been personal, for I have never
been in these mountains before, and
you don’t know a thing about me.
Aren’t you cold out here? What’s that
you are doing?”
“I’m getting galas leaves for Miss
Anne's shrine.”
“Oh, Is there a Catholic about
here?”
“I don't know ’bout her being a
Cath’lic,” answered Kitty. "These are
for a love shrine. It’s all like the
most beautiful story, mother says. We
think Miss Anne's lover died.”
“Yes, women usually erect shrines
after their lovers have gone," said
I^aurie Thorne bitterly. "I'd rather
get a few flowers while I am living
than have a cemetery full after I am
dead.”
"Are you going up the mountain?”
asked Kitty. “If you are, I wish
you’d carry this little basket of hick
ory nuts. Miss Anne wants them for
a cake.”
"I’ll carry them for you,” answered
the hunter gallantly, "but not for a
hysterical woman who builds shrines
to dead men.”
"Well, I don't care who you think
you're doing it for," said Kitty stub
They Had Come In Sight of the Cot
tage.
bornly, “just so Miss Anne gets them.
She’s going to stay here ail winter.
Mother's very glad, for it's company
for us, you know. My father sells
lumber, and mother and I are staying
in the mountains this winter so as not
to leave him alone so much.”
The child trudged bravely along be
side the big six-foot man for a long
distance up the rocky road, then she
stumbled and sitting down in the
road calmly announced: “You go on
to Miss Anne’s cottage—you get to it
before you do to the hotel where we
stay—and tell her to send somebody
after me. I’m too tired to move.”
“Get up oft that cold ground,” de
manded Laurie. “I'll carry you.”
“Can you do it with that gun and
basket and—what is in that sack?" she
asked suddenly looking at the game
sack over his shoulder.
"Two or three wUd turkeys. One
more bird won’t make any difference,”
be laughed, "so come along!”
He swung her up on his shoulder
and she sighed contentedly.
’ I’m awfully tired. I guess I walk
ed too far. Mother’ll aeold if she finds
out I went so far alone."
"Right she’ll be to scold and spank
you, too, young lady. This mountain
is no place for stray babies.”
Tm not a baby any more. I'm near
ly seven. Any way I had to get those
leaves. The old ones in the bowl right
by his picture have turned nearly yel
low. Miss Anne loves him dreadfully.”
“I expect bo. If she is like most
women, a memory is a thing to cher
j ish. It’s a romance. I bet a dol
lar, girlie, that Miss Anne is a sour
old maid, who never had a beau in her
I life. “She's just bluffing you.”
“No, sir-ee,” said Kitty, promptly.
'There's been about a hundred men to
see her since she came last summer.
She’s young and too beautiful to be
real. She looks like a fairy princess.
A sure enough duke came to see her
last, but she shipped him, easy as dad
dy sells logs, he said.”
“Is that the place?"
“They had come in sight of a gray
stone cottage and the glow from the
log fires within made the windows
bright crimson in the early twilight.
“Yes. I’m going to halloo like Fritz
does when he brings eggs to the hotel
to sell. I want Miss Anne to see my
new horse,” laughed Kitty.
“No, you don't. If Miss Anne is such
a desirable beauty, I’ll just wait until
I clean up before I meet her. My valet
and guide have gone on ahead with my
traps,”
“Oh, yes, they came in an automo
bile this morning and took awful
’spensive rooms, mother said. I guess
you're rich.”
Turning a curve in the road, the
young hunter and his charge came to
the entrance of the cottage. A woman
in gray with soft silver fox under her
throat, stood on the top step
The man stopped suddenly.
“Miss Anne,” called Kitty, “here's
the man that's going to stop at the
hotel.”
Anne turned slowly, and the quiet
look of peace in her face gave place to
astonishment.
“Is it really you, Laurie?” she ask
ed wonderingly.
“Yes,” said the man, putting Kitty
down and handing the nuts to her,
“yes, it's I. Of course you understand
this is an accident. I supposed you
were abroad.”
Anne came down the steps holding
out her hand. “Won’t you say that you
are glad to see me, anyway?” she ask
ed, tremulously.
“No,” said Laurie, “for the sight of
you has opened the old wound.”
“Here's your leaves for the love
shrine, Miss Anne, and the hickory
nuts for the cake. I’ll have to run on
now. Mother'll be looking for me.
Much obliged to you for carrying me.
It was most polite of you,” added
Kitty, with all the grown-up dignity
she could summon to her service.
“Come in, Laurie, for a minute,”
urged the girl hospitably. “I have
wanted to see you again.”
He held open the door for her with
his old time deferance and charm,
then went in after her, leaving his
game sack and gun on the porch.
"Won't you sit down, Laurie?”
Anne’s voice was low and musical and
played on the man's h2art strings like
magic.
“Xo, Anne.” The quietness of his
own voice startled him. "I came here
on a hunting trip. I'll move on in the
morning. The game is prety well kill
ed out”
He was trying to talk of common
place things, and keep his eyes from
seeing the picture of the man Anne
loved.
"Yes, the natives hunt a great
deal.”
She lighted a tall standing lamp and
Laurie watched the flame flicker and
then bum steadily. He looked again
toward the shrine. The picture in
the silver frame was his own.
"Anne, what does that mean? The
child out there said that you kept a
shrine to the memory of some
man you loved. Anne, what does it
mean?”
“You left me because somebody told
you that Aunt Patricia had left me her
fortune, together with her godson.
Lord Dunsford. You believed and—
and—”
“Your cousin Tom, your own law
yer, told me. I thought you didn’t
care, Anne, whom do you love?”
Anne threw the yellowed galax
leaves into the fire where they burn
ed sputterlngly, then replaced them
with the fresh ones Kitty had gather
ed on the mountain. She turned back
then to the figure in brown corduroy.
"Did you think I—I could forget you
for all the money and lords in the
world?” she sobbed.
“I came looking for game," he said,
his arms about her, “and I have
found the most desirable game in the
world, and yet, I don't want to shoot
it. Will you let me put this game
In captivity—in my heart—for always,
Anne?"
“Fbr always,” said Anne, softly.
“Xo matters what comes, will you
love me on and on, dear?”
Then came her answer that sent hot
blood racing in his veins.
“I will love you to the level of
every day's most quiet need, by sun
and candle light.”
Explore Cave in California
A cave of rare beauty and unknown
length has been discovered in the
mountains north of the Santa Cruz
Portland cement plant, California, by
workmen of the quarry. They came
upon the open cavity while tunnel
ing under some loose rock which pre
viously had been blasted. No par
ticular attention was paid to the cave
until a timekeeper at the quarry,
with a companion, explored it. Using
a stout cord as a guide, the two men
traversed the cave for 700 feet, but
made no attempt to feel their way
through other passages from the main
entrance. They went through the
opening cut made by the tunnelmen
and ventured into the first chamber
of the cave. Passing through rough
passages with the aid of a dim torch
they entered a chamber in which
tbere was four tons of stalactites
hanging from the roof in the form of
a waterfall, some of them 20 to SO
feet long and fully a foot through.
The walls were described as snow
white. Before emerging from the cave
they picked out a crystal from the
floor.
Couldn't Resist.
Willie and Tommy were each given
a bit of auntie's wedding cake, nicely
wrapped In white tissue paper, by
their romantic mother. The cake 'was
to be placed under each pillow for the
wee boys to “dream on."
After the prayers and the “good
nights" had been duly said the mother
retired to the sitting room.
Shortly afterward she heard the
announcement In a clear, boyish
treble:
“Mother, Willie's eaten his dream!*’
Some Teacher, Probably.
“Daubsley says be is wedded to his
art.” ,
"Hum!”
"What do you think?”
“He ought to shoot the man . who
: performed the ceremony.”
