The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-03-19

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not be worth. marketably. dollar more than to-
day, but it's present reduced and rational prices
while disgusting monoposts will delight men Of
email means and large energies, and where are
nov. barren, fruitless wastes, may soon be homes
of gladness and beauty.
With the approach of Lent, what is known in
our fashionable circles as The Social World" is
uhirling through the tangled mazes of what they
call enjoyment, with rnpidIty which threatens
to throw it out of its orbit; but perhaps outside
Of Paris and Berlin, there are nowhere within
radius of an hundred miles so many enjoyable
people, as congregate in San Francisco Sacra-
mento. Stockton and San Jose. Enjoyable in
that sense In which neither the depths of the
heart nor the understanding are sounded or de-
sired to be. They see nothing of each others
Ego. but the "goodly outside" the polished We
neeriDg of satin wood, sandal wood. rosewood or
mahogany, as the case may be; and seeing moth
ing, they less. Scattered among these
however, are many real folks who believe with
Mr.. Longfsllow that
60 Life is earnest
And this world Is not its goal"
Such are losing no opportunity for selfmprove-
ment and the almost limitless expansion lin
finite sense) of their mental and moral powers
Our own little city, for instance, has as many
literary clubs of both sexes, Us 1t has churches
schools and SALOONS. The latter however, must
truthfully add, have cruel and devillsh prepon-
derance. Some of these clubs are composed ex-
cluslvely of women-thoughtful, quick witted,
well-baanced aud ambitious women who realize
that wider field for the exercise of their pecu.
liar powers is fast becoming theirs and who have
a noble ambition to cultivate those powers and
aspirations to the highest limit of their ability
and opportunity. new club composed of the
very creme de Ia creme" OF our wide-awake
mothers and daughters is just on the eve of or.
ganlzation. shall have the honor TO be there.
and will be the "chiel toxin notes" for the ma
terial Of my next letter.
With the outbreak of green hills, green peas,
butterflies and grass butter. comes the Irrepress-
be conflict between what shall we wear, and
what can we do without, glance over the
local columns of our dalies would convince us
we're we caught with chad," that now or never.
ia the appointed time to enrich our wardrobes
almost without money. but not without the cost
OF dearly bought experience. The struggle
among the leading merchants seems to be, who
can afford the greatest sacrifice of their stock
Tor the public good y The assumed benevo-
lence OF these public bsuelactors is equaled only
by the "gush" and efloresencs of some of their
advertisements, TO wit:
"Hear the incipieut rambling of fearful
put the knife 10 dry goods. Yes, we have con-
cuded to put the knife IN up to the hilt and cut
prices TO the quick IN order TO retire from bust.
ness within the next 80 days. Entire stock
slaughtered regardless of cost Come and see If
your ancied cutice of starved faith in adver-
tisements will not bud into the narrow fact of a
positive reality. Another, less sanguinary in
style invites
"a perusal of this circular
pebble in a streamlet cast,
Has chang ed the Of many q river,
dewdr on the iiby plant
Has warped the giant oak forever"
Followed by list of standard articles so far
below their usual value that the dainty shopper
recoils from the purchase OF such lrightfuy
cheap clothing.
There are however some exquisite novelties
in dress the preparation OF which affords "ele
CANT pas,ime" and the cultivation of ones taste
for the beautiful 10 art. A girl has painted fifty
black buttons TO ornament dress for herself,
with pretty design on each. Either bit +
wheat. bee or dainty flower. while around
the cuffs aud down the front of the dress from
throat to hem run intersced clusters of lilies-of
the-vslley, with here and there q hummiag- bird,
in form and color as natural as life. A necklace,
scurfbrooch and earrings made in the same
manner are worn, the painting being deity and
carefully done on groundwork of black satin or
vegetable ivory.
There is rage for silver jewelry. and the more
grotesque the combination the more readily
| does it SELL Among the latest from London are
scarf pins in the shape Of corkscrews. shoe-but-
toners, jack knives imbedded in apples, aud rat
terriers peeping into barrel These suggestive
bits OF byouare for gentemen's toilets Of course,
the more poetical association hidden in four
eafed clover. a sprig of shamrock. q juvenile
toad or a wriggliIg automatic lizard, being ded-
Gated to the ladies'.
Your readers may be glad to know that the
short dress which gives such delightful freedom
either 10 walking or dancing. will take the pre-
cedence over every other and the less il is en-
numbered with superhuOus drapary the more re-
cherche and desirable. Entire costumes of black,
dark blue, green or vine colored velvet are con.
sidered the acme of elegance and style. but
surely nothing IS handsomer. more genteel. or
more generally suitable and appropriate for al
most aay occasion. than a good black silk. sty-
ishly made up and artistcally adapted 10 the
| Individuality of the wearer. Good taste is as
independent Of prevailing fashion as beauty of
external adornment. Said gentleman TO me
once when describing q celebruted Southern
belle. Il can tell you hcw half the women we're
alfred whom met at that soirse. but not Miss
| Therese. Whether the dress was made for her
! or she for it, know not. There was back
ground Of some neutral. dreamy. soft TINT from
out of which her glorious face and form stood in
bold relief but SO entire was the harmony aud
so unobtrusive wi,hal that could not recall one
detail"
Says good authority: "Niehtngales are COM
ing in.' Not The sweet songster of the spring
forests. but comfortable, warm bed wraps called
after the dear lady who invented them for The
wants Of The sick.room Two aud half yards
of flannel. can. at pinch" be converted INTO
bed wrap ir two and q half minu'es. No cut
ling, nc shaping is required. The flannel is
simply folded together and tackled at the two
sides by the selvags, about quarter Of yard
from the double end. This forms The hood OF an
elegant bernouse. One has then to fold back
the two lower corners and tick again, when the
cuffs are made. through which the hands are
slipped and the thing is done. Wiring Of the
sick room leads me TO close this long letter with
the glad and grateful announcement. that pbys-
cally. our towns and cities are in healthy con-
| ditioB: 4e4-
All Cbeung. the laundry man. was asked by
his mistress the other day, Why bis friend See
Sum. the new cook failed to come TO her as he
promised. HE muchee sick responded All
Cheung. mournfully shaking bis queue. He
sick all the same as Mclean man be got no
money" Pneumonia is what An Cbeung meant
10 say Happily that pulmonary difficulty de-
parted with the cold weather, but mo money"
remains grisvous epidemic.
NELLIE EvrrzR