The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-12-22

Native SUPERSTITION. 1t Is really astonishing.
even to old residents. to observe how the Hawai-
ians-not excepting the majority OF the most intel
IiSent and educated-cling to their ancient super
s%titjons. We heard a day or Two ago OF a case that
recently occurred ON Kauai. which i Illustrative.
y native employed on a sugar plantation, who Is
considered by his employer Is one of his hes.
hands, became sick with the influenza. by careful
nursing he was got well, and went to work again.
but with the usual imPrudcRcc of the native. went
bathing and Suffered Z relapse. He told his cm-
ployer that lac mast be removed 10 another house.
for thar II lie remained there. he would certainly
die. EXpCstulItion was Of no use. and the man no
doubt would haFf dicd-not Of the influenza. hat
Of Imagination. had he not been removed. The
same man declared hat his spirit used To leave bis
body, and make long Journeys, and his brother pre-
tends that lie has seen this detached soul wander
ing about the cane-teld. while the body was qui-
ehy reposing in the house.
Fashion AND oSrUWEs.-Letter from Paris state
that 4 great change VIII soon be made in gentle
mems costume, and that the ugly s%iovepipe hat
Will be discarded. \ writer commenting on the
report. says " The halter who shall first bring ont
a decent and really comfortable head-coyerlng will
make his fortune. The soft hat Is not dveSsy.
and the stovepipe' is an abomination." OF the
ladies dresses, ii is said that " the beautiful Turkish
costume will soon be the fashion. as it has already
been adopted in Paris, and Is likely TO become the
favoritc STYLE" Now it strikes us that PariSianS
instead OF going 10 Turkey, had better come to
Hawaii. adopt the native hoIo5u. and bring il
into fashion, as they actually have taken the little
sutbbed hat OF the old Hawaiian women, (Which
has been their style for 20 years. and made it
the ne Plus ultra among the bon ton of Paris and
London. -
MATRIMONIAL extent to
which matrimonial advertising is carried in New
York and London. would aStonish those who have
never seen the papers containing such notices. The
following. taken from a late English journal, shows
that all the basliul young C) women are not dead
Ada Emily Jenny, just 10, fair blue eyes and
handsome. would like 10 be married as early as pos
sible.
Rosebud. who is Il and pretty having rich golden
hair. wishes to marry a tall young man, about "a
years of age.
Violet wants 10 be married 10 n tall man. She Is
tall and good looking.
LaIIa Rookh wants dearly TO be married. She
moves in first class society. and has ejG5 Il year.
She is Is. tall and strikingiy handsome.
Mary c.. who has good looks, but does not wish
to sneak of them. wants to be married. She has
read her Bible. and knows that marriage is the des-
tiny and honor of woman. She Is % years OF age.
Catherine Z. d., who has dark brown hair and
soft brown eyes. with pretty features and NICE ig-
urc. wishes to fulfill her wOman's mission, and
marry. She will have money.
New BELL~-Engine House No. 4, opposite the
Commercial Hotel, has been provided with a
new bell, which was tolled for the first time on the
occasion of the funeral of Capt. Snow. The loca-
ton of this bell uptown, will serve residents and
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