The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-05-18

of the islands bids fair 10 exceed our limits, and
will therefore resume again next week.
[Since Penning the paragraphs about Steam
and Steamers, we learn there is a fair prospect of
the KILauea continuing in the coasting service.
KAwAIAHAo CHURCH-Some changes have lately
been made in the internal arrangements of this
church, which deserve notice. Beside some improve
ments In the pews, a new and admirably-arranged
gallery for the choir has been constructed in rear of
the pulpit, the latter having been moved forward
twenty or thirty feet, which places the preacher
more nearly in the center of the church, and renders
his voice more distinctly heard in every part of the
building. The choir heretofore have never had any
suitable place in the church-sometimes having been
located at the side of the pulpit and at others in front
and among the audience. The new choir gallery,
which has been constructed after the plan of some of
the best arranged churches in Europe or America,
affords the most desirable place that can be selected so
as to enable the music TO be best heard throughout the
building. The choir consists of between thirty or
forty of the most accomplished native singers that we
have, including two or three voices of remarkable
power and richness. Under the leadership of Mrs.
Dominis or Mrs. Bishop, one of whom usually pre-
sides at the instrument, it is a treat to hear this choir
sing an anthem, as they usually do at the opening of
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gins at 10i \. NJ. We understand that the ladies' of
the congregation have recently raised among them
selves tUo thousand dollars TO purchase an organ,
which is expected from Boston during the coming
fall. This instrument, which will be placed in the
new gallery, standing some eighteen feet in hight.
will not only be an ornament to the church, but add
much to the effect and beauty of the singing of this
well-trained choir, which is justly a credit to IIa-
waiians. We must not omit to refer to the noticeable
Improvement in the manners of the audience. Form
erly the continual coughing, splitting, talking, and
running in and out were a source of annoyance to
many and doubtless prevented some from attending;
but these habits are almost entirely done away with,
and the appearance and conduct of this native Ha-
waiian congregation is as exemplary as those Of any
foreign congregation in Honolulu. The change is
owing mainly to the constant efforts and frmncss of
the pastor, in urging his flock to practice one of the
fundamental principles of religion, which is to behave
decently while worshipping God, n thing that for
: eigners arc sometimes too ~forgctful of. We hope to
see the example of the Kawaiahao Church, in this
particular, copied by other native churches through
/ out the group. Residents and strangers will be well
repaid by a visit to this church, where they will
always find polite uslers to wait on them.
n RUNAwAY.-On Tuesday last, n dray, loaded
with cases of dry goods and standing in front of a
store on Nuuanu street, was seen suddenly to go
down the street, at Il tremendous pace, minus the
driver, who ran after it in hot haste, yelling " stop
him. while the dray, swaying from side to side,
scattered the contents of the load. The horse, with
the instinct usual to that noble animal, put directly
for his old stand ON the wharf, turning the corncr4of
Nuuanu and Queen streets very neatly, but much to
the CONSERVATION of those who stood in his way-a
position which they made haste to vacate. After the
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able to remember how vigorously bystanders exerted
themselves to get out of the way, and how strenu-
ously those who heard the outcrics made but didn't
know what was the matter, rushed at full speed to-
wards the scene of operations. 1t fortunately turned
out that the horse did himself no injury, and hurt
nobody else. In these dull times, an affair of that
kind creates n sensation on Queen street.
CHEAP LIGHT.-We see by our exchange papers,
that the new method of making gas, which has been
referred to before in this paper, has been successfully
introduced into San Francisco. Among the notices
of it are these
TIE NEW As.-Th new gas made from wood and
animal refuse has been tried in the Mission Wooden
Mills, San Francisco, and burns well. The owners
of the patent offer to light cities Mt five cents a light
per night, if more than one hundred lights be used,
and if less then one hundred, Mt ten cents per night.
Sacramento can afford TO take one hundred and fifty
Mt seven and a half dollars per annuln, if the lights
are used night, Summer and Winter moon or no
moon.
The new Mission Wooden Mills were lighted last
| night with Ensley's patent gas, manufactured from
wood and mineral matter. The light was fully equal
to coal gas, and costs only tllirty-seyen and n half
cents per thousand feet. A Company have purchased
tthe patent for California, and declare that they will
fput up the necessary apparatus for its manufacture
at ten cents n light per night, if one hundred lights
are taken, if more, five cents a light, and to private
persons ut one dollar and fifty cents per thousand.
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THE BEwITCHING New FASHIONS Mark TwaiIs'
thus discourscs upon the new style of ladies' dresses :
Who shall describe the exquisite taste aud beauty Of The new
style of ladies' dresses? Taken as Il class, women can con-
trive more GU tLIndish and ugly costumes than one would think
possible without the gift of Inspiration. But this time they
have been fcliciiious in invention. The wretched waterfall still
remains, Of course, hut III a modified form every change it has
undergone was for the better. First it represented a bladder
nv" 80 am. ~ oh - W. IN ur omn plch nAea
ted a turnip ON the back Of the head now it sticks straight out
behind, and looks like a wire muzzlc on a greyhound. Nes-
the little batter cake Of a bonnet, like a jockey saddle on a race
horse. You will readily perceive that this looks very unique,
the robc-the dress. No furbcIows, no Hounces, no biases. no
ing hut a rich, plain, narrow black dress, terminating just below
the knees in long s'w teeth Goiuts downards0 and under it a
flaming red skirt, enough to put your eyes out that reaches
down only 10 the ancie-bone, and exposes the restless little feet.
Charming, fascinating, seductive, bewitching! To see a lovely
girl of seventeen. with her saddle on her head. and her muzzie
ON behind, and her vail just covering the end of her nose, come
tripping along in her hopeless rel-b, ttomed dress, like a churn
on fire, Is enough to set a manwih. l must drop this subject
/ can't stand il. -
LITERARY LARcENY.-The San Francisco Weekly
DHIitttH VI hprl -, III lS miScclIlne0uS column,
reproduces, in a rehashed style, a story of an Irish
bull which was perpetlated in February last on
board the Kiiduea, at Kealakekua, the scene of
Capt. Cooks death, and which was related in our
correspondence at that time. The story as given by
the Bulletin, is accredited to the celebrated Greek
scholar and nc less celebrated tipler, DR.. Person.
Literary larceny is quite as mean business as the
stealing of a mans purse or his pocket handkerchief
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