The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-04-05
Aawaiian Gazettt.
wEnNEspAY. APRIL 5, -.

1910. February ID, =


respectable societies in London. Her Majesty
the Queen is the only lady privileged to be a
member thereof, Prince Albert was one and
Prince Leopold has been elected. Ladies may
however. attend as visitors. Weheard paper
read by Sir Colliugwood (GoncraD Dickson on
| DR.. johannes Faustus. It was written TO
prove that the philosopher who bought his
Learning aud experience at the price OF lis
soul was an historical parsonage; his death
being mentioned by Gesner, who compares
him TO Paracelsus. Luther also refers to him
IN his "Table talk" The Oldest account OF
him goes back to 1857, and states that he was
born at Roda near Weimar 4 very witty
DISCUSSIONS on Meplistophelos followed in which
Sir Patrick dc Colquhoun who was in the
chair took very amusing and clever part.
Some Of The speakers evidently secuted the
idea Of personal devil asa superstition with
others not worthy to survive the dark middle
ages. Others bravely defended the faith
which makes the evil one a real aud terrible
enemy Of our race, from whom lbe Master
taught MS TO pray, We might be delivered. 1t
was shown too how innate in human nature
was the belief in the powers Of darkness -
as is seen IN myths aud old lradiGons-The
wars of the Gods and the Titans the war
in heaven etc, etc,-an amusing anecdote
was told by Sir Patrick as an instance Of how
iucradicable was the popular belief in Satan
even in the most iulidel time Of French lis
tory. A story was current to the effect that
Cuvier, the distinguished naturalist having
died, the devil, with his orthodox appurte-
nances Of horns, boofs and tail, appeared be-
! fore him, 10 devour him. as Dante represents
! his doing 10 Judas lscariot, Brutus and Cas-
sius Cuvier looked calmly and critically up
at the startling apparition. " Hem - he OBJ
served disdainfully, summing up the whole !;
Z hoois, tail and horns graminyore, ie te de-
! fc (Graminvorous ] defy thee.) /; was
| interesting TO note the election Of new mem
bers by the test Of a great old fashioned bal
| lot box which was passed round. One Of the
candidates was DR.. Ligltioot, the Bishop Of
| Durham. After the box bad gone half way,
| some one remembered that being q, Peer OF the
realm he was entitled to membership without
the test Of the ballot. Another candidate was
less fortunate, the box returning, he was shown
to have been blackballod, which proved the
proceeding not TO be mere fOrmality. At
;he close Of the meeting, we partook Of tea;
| coffee and some pleasant chat in the committee
ROOM
Nh. Burgess of Moore and Burgess.
James Hall miustrcs-has a collection Of all
| Rusl5u's writings rlich is valued at SIS, 90
One volume Of Modern Painters alone now
/ letcles E3j, as there viii be no new edition
! published. Mr.. Burgess has every single al
/ ticle and scrap written by Mr.. Rusliu-lately
/ be cut up twenty-eight volumes to get some
Of his writings which had never been re-
! printed. People already speak pilyingly Of
/ Thomas Carlyle, will Mr.. Ruskin's and Mr..
Robert Browning's worshippcrs be equally
] laithlcss TO their heroes Just now there
seems rsthcr too much adultation paid to some
! Of our leading spirits, witness the Browning
! Society which meets weekly, under distin-
| guished patronage, TO doyc the deep hidden
! gems Of their master and TO try TO make each
other understand his obscurities. Surely they
would do better, as he is still in the land Of
/ the living, to pay him well to be " his own in
! turpretcr and make it all plain rir1 roc
! One O. our papers states that o. X. alias
/ Madame de NoviEUh has been Scratched, a
/ way of putting the fact that she has fallen
! into disgrace with the powers who have en-
ployed her and has been recalled to Russia.
! on The 9Th inst sine was one Of the Guests at
/ Mr. GIadstope's official dinner She has la
bored in some OF her writings to prove that
/ Siberia IS not at all disagreeablc place Of
residence. Il is to be hoped she will not he
! sent 20 prove the fact by experience. "Cau IL
| be worth while, asks tic Daily NclrS, ''lUr
| lady TO change the Eastern Policy Of England,
and after all, incur the displcasure Of such
| fcrocious EMPLOYERS as those of the Russian
/ Fmpire. who ACCORDING 10 Mr. Yawkins
/ Gogced a lovely Russian lady. artpally Euout-
! inc her. In her ov.n hack DRAWN, room. in
/ London Let ms home that our o[2.n women
will be contcptif the learned professions are
thrown opcp 10 Them, leaving fbe delicate
duties of GoyeraneDt spv 10 t6e ,bler-bodiei
sex MANY will rejoice TO hear that Harvard
University has accented me large legacy
which was lately Iert ON condition that the
! ,Ev,ntoges If iis Medical CoIIoga be tbrov,
! omen 10 women A rrrat victory tI,is for opr
] female doctors
/ Mrs Largely receives eighty pounds A week
! for playin,- in oOurs - NJ Tho Uayparl-cf
/ Mr. HolIiDrsbe,d offered her one hundred
mounds pcr week 10 plav at the G3icly. but
/ eifn dpclipnd fbot 3s II was uuIy ia Le , six
weeks engagement. D'OfIev Carte also offered
I her EIOO per week in America She looks
! handsome. and moves and spcaks like a woman
Who l,as been in well brod society. and ,l,,r is
/ an tl,at can lie said Mr. Sokcr. her Man
arer. has arranged a long PROVINCIAL tour for
! her. Int no "return visits" arc likely to he
/ p.dc poople are ,uvious f., sec tLc mpcb
Wanted boarty. Inf .L,rc cpriositv and moi
| dramatic interest VIII iii fine bousps Tho
Prince of Wales 5inrd lately viii, fl,c SAVAGE
/ Clul, ,t flfc carl, bour of five. in ,r,lar IN
enable its numerous members of tho theatrical
prolessjon 10 he present Tho dinner was in
/ WiIlis's rooms When The actors wont to their
/ o,f,,ir., lrties IIis R,r,l ITiyl,css lio,,,,,d
viii, tio rcst In tIe rlnl, rooms audi he must
/ have euioyed himself and fan anvtliu, I'M
! borrd. ior he sncnt aIfooctbcr saycp b,urs
with the Savares in t,cir don. which Is adorned
will sr,Ips cipI,s and oibcrL,rle,oIs trorI,ics
I.ast sunday. thirty of tb,ir number. incluJ.
M Mr.. Toolr Mr. Lionel Erouob anJ Mr..
Irving dincd with The Prince at Marlborough
house He has come ont lately rather strongly
as "a patron Of the drama. LET us pray that
he may strengthen the hands of its purest and
best friends, rather than the reverse: and then
he may enjoy himself amongst actors and
actresses with good conscience. A COM
mittec has lately been formed with a view to-
wards establishing a school Of dramatic art
which shall tend TO raise the intellectual
standard Of students for the stage. Some
very distinguished aud respectable names are
ON its list, and its promoters aim at making
the theatrical profession more desirable than
it has hitherto been for girls Of respectable
family, who have no vocation for teaching, or
other calling open TO well conducted young