The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-01-02


lulI u7-l ~ rustic airs and guae-. aIsc- uislHS
hopes Re Iever u5cant 70 realize. - Hc folds his
tenr Ike the Anh. and silently steals away-
All kinds - TubEc amusement abound Con-
o-s>. where ~-aWur E1uHE ladies = uncertain
az IN rac Er-- TuTtCse toilets wa-r-e III 1~TT
voices suggestive u q comb AMI curl Topcr-
would / were g daisy AMI bouncing U2ElcCS.
I'd EeCto--al tones about ." Casa DIr1 OF
L--z "a as E-u-1- and GlrS- wbeC -0c
usual number - E1HT Scss 1Ce SUI - C-l tGc--
eI--s. ami ci-sr-zs> a1l ria-cCs-ilrs are dis
posed u g. young ones. >clwaS-rv festivals are
4l~3 sometimes held. - TINS UcSc delicious f-lIc
en- always be rr1eu--l The Royal Hawaiian
Theatre. ra-rluiErl bv a-CESi mai S~--1ll5l- c-U-
Vouies. J. truly Imposing building and stands
@ proud monument ~ q national greatness. It's
exterior j. severely simple. boxing Eor unlike 4
Pennsylvania b1-u wlll ere T1Iuc worn on The
inside = bulls in tHe popular horseshoe style.
with boxes on each side % rLe stage There Is
general favor % ull decay shout -c whole
building rather Alarming g. G s-ranzcr- who =
L-- ~ 81. us-Su-c1 - y vlaCGteS u tGc laughter
.. an audience. and t-elb.e - their plaudiS.
Ie-e one =eS the beauty and fashion u tie CITY.
RADIANT ~ ore-1--uaz-- and using -oIe-a-sEs>>
although tie stage i nos aity feet from any tarr
% the house Fancy-dT~ halls are also . feature
cf =-icry there. one may see pcrsora-eS II gil
nations 80 accurately disguised thaI tie chaTact-
c- they represent WJL44 never Ike SU@TCerc1-
EL4rilre1 Fll-taIS- and oc-puleut LUci.ers M
rivc llllc-. - water-nyuFh Is and Auro-ls s-ra--v
Old maids - E5vcT--l-s and li-luIls.
- leicester with attenuated limbs. In tights;
AM >haksIe1rc n rIe last style 81 T=--rcp --lU~-
ers; Diam. IN full PARTY dress. AMI Minerva.
ditto, dancing with Mercury. IN o white linen suit
Cf Sn Franci-cJ make and q PAIR = wins
fastened - hls feet, . emphasize the ctarlc-er-
ali l-T1reurlv selfsa-isEei. ard ful u endowment.
Ire floating population q the Islands i steadily
Increasing. SiELt-sce1 and ilyall1> constitute
the V-inriT-i portion Of the visitors. OF the nat
urll PRODUCTIONS volcanic and cItaCe1Us eruV-
tilus. lava. and -lTl-c-. are the staple articles
However. everything introduced increases anI
ua-iVlie- telrtul.v. lou notice this n L1-=s.
Ercrv kauaka owns q horse. you can buy one
for fifty cents. Very good ones are sold FOR two
dollars and a half. You NAV see architectural
s-eed- o.. every size. shape and color, but all IA
nous FOR q rObiJy-gait, wind which neTer breaks,
and O talent for living upon any and everything,
including rusty nails. pieces o rope, vegetables,
lava, California hay. and other equally nutritious
food. The Tad and good have been introduced
into the country in very equal Troporiou-the
most beautiful trees, !oyeLcst flowers and deli
ciJus fruits. with the most annJvIng insects. and
lJath55ne diseases; cenrITeies occupy Your bal
on terms Of closest intimacy and scorpions dgg
your footsteps with Vercvering diligence. y
for mosquitoes and white ants. words could not
DO them iusiice-thc former devOur you, and tie
latter deyOur your furniture and books.
OF the Court | have not vet spoken, feeling q
TardOnable timidIty about entering upon a subject
- awe-inEpiFing, and Of such immensely but
any one who has been presented a. " 81 James"
VIII 81 once see the resemblance between the
two one being based uVon all the traditions Of
English Court life, and the other on : La Grand
DuchesSe de GerOlsfeH and i also not unlike il.
The popular idea abroad that the king Is an &. old.
feeble. diseased man., i mistake. His majesty
l. about thirty-eight, Is in perfect health, and
bids fair u OutlIye all ms native subjects, who
are popularity supposed To be extinct about
eighteen hundred and ninety: in that case, he
might be induced By - Uncle Sam : 10 accept the
GOycrnorship Of the island, thus retaining his
authority over those white residents who are now
50 ready % admit ms superiority - them in mind.
a. he undoubtedly i in matter. His cabinet con-
sists Of Chancellor, Minister of Foreign Affair.".
Minister Of Finance, Minister of the InteriOf.
Attorney General, Minister Of War, Commander
in-Chief. and Lord High Admiral. etc, etc. DC
casionaIly one man holds all the Offices. and
claims al the titles; but generally each Office Is
filed By 4 separate individual. and all are white
men Of different nationalities, but principally
they are Americans.
The Hawaiian army under drill Is n sight to
strike terror into the 6toutcst heart Of any who
may have gone there intent on fllibustcring or
annexation. The infantry consists Of one com
Iany the cavalry Of fifty men and the artillery
Of the same number, and a dozen or two small
cannon. which invariably burst when fired. thereby
costing his majesty the lives Of two or three Of
his subjects. Should this number Of men oppcar
small in the army, it Is amply remedict in the
number Of officers. COlOnels, Majors and Cap
tains abound. To this single company Of infant
~, ana tie tLtLl 0TElIllLtL4Ju- there are TWU ADl-
oncls, four Majors, and about fifteen Captains
and Lieutcnants these officers arc nearly all
white men. and one cannot help thinking. when
looking OF them drilling their large body Of
troops, that here j. military genius indeed Here
may be. perhaps, " some Cromwell. gUiltlcSs Of
his country blood, doomed 70 die, and be for
gotten. unacknOwlelgcd and unknown
Tie head Of this nation, his most Christian
majesty. kanlciamcha Y. and tie greater part
Of his dingv subjects. do not 20 into whatis called
e. Z-.-r-- IS L.. ,-.g.- -aar~ r-n-- ErT- EF- --I
poi. u dancing or feastiug with the foreigners:
- q stranger l. always entertained By the clbi-
net ministers. rarely seeing the king Or HE native
Court; and You are surprised At the few native
good tempered. lazy. ungrltelui. and worthless
generally. The only real good ciyilizati0n seems
to have done them is u lessen their number.
The iavorite dissipation among all classes is
attending innUIaerable auctions. Ihe=e auctions
bear the same relation 10 Honolulu society that
tie opera does 20 that Of New York. The sea-
son - opens generally in the autumn. when money
j. plenty, and PEOPLE are breaking UP housekecp-
ing % - 10 the coast for q while q young lady
viii tell You with the air Of q New York belle,
that e she hopes the gay season viii be over, for
has been di-siTatng fcarfu!lv every DAY for a
and when You inquire. YOU find she has
been present al all the auctions OF the season.
Every one Is either q male or a female = IOCdles.'
Young men meet their frances there. and old ones
a. % an exchange 10 talk business with their
fellow townsmen. These people viii pay double
the price Of anything at an auction which they
would give if buying at a store. Everything
brings a good price except books. There Is no
for the :. grand old masters, or the bards
sublime a box Of books Will be put up. and
down AZ half a dollar. l have seen
pickles sold at seyenty-fve cents a jar, and Pres
colts Ferdinand and Isa5eda at twelve and a
half cents a volume; at the same sale l have
known looking glasses worth a shilling at home
bring a dollar each and seen the EucyclgDeGiG
R-sruvusrv --,rrh E-a l,lfrr= soil 4r a s-py .
Evidently, literature Is IT n discount YOU enter
. book store and ask 70 see some new works, and
YOU are grayelv shown - Tom Jones'" . The
Sentimental Journey - '. Thaddeus Of WGrsaJC,''
and are informed that they are = just out = You
meckly ask for the very latest thing they have
received. books. PAPER. anything: and are handed