The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-06-02

the corner Of Fort and Hotel streets, Mr.. James
Dodd having erected . new bUilding on that
site. The b2r-ro0m i nearly square n shape
with a lofty archet ceiling. \ heavy ~l!EscOi-
ting, grained IA imitation o.! black walnut, With
panels 90 hos, run around the room. Above
this the wall, are tinted a Hight LrOwn, aud
finished WitE = heavy moulded cornica IN three
light shade Below the corni"e Is = batten IN
darker brown edged with = gilt moulding. Above
the cuI.Ier, NLer- the arch U! the ceiling COM
mences, is a hrosd border Of brown and blue.
Above Has d, Is narrower border in black, on
which Are painted, alternately, horse shoes and
shields bearing the Hawaiian coat OF arms.
Above this again d, q broad Renaissance border
IN different cui"f~, edged SIth . Greciau pattern.
The ceiling proper - ~ . grceuish blue. and ST
at intervals ar, ra~ss "G stands covered WITH .
draperv 81 velvet. The .--=- IRE diied with
flowers and grasses. zEd Hr= very effective n
design snd execution. = lgnt N4ne border rams
around the ceiling and centre pieces, and spring
ing from the corDlce and filling up the four
angles Of the ceiling are stalks Of sugar cane.
In the blilaTd-room adjoining the walls snd
ceiling are Of q much lighter tone than the room
that We have just described. The walls are Of 3
light violet shade above a "GlnscOtlng ike that
IN the first room. The cornice i in two light
shades Of gold with L bright gold moulding
above. From this IS 8 hanging border Of half
nedalliOns. Above the cornice IS a balustrade
al light grey-in imitation Of stone-on q SKY
blue ground. Twined in and out OF the balus-
trade are morning gloriss, hybiscus flowers, the
blue tOcama, and golden yellow blossoms. Eight
vases are placed on the balustrsde, two on each
side Of the room, aud filed with exotics. \
delicate vine = laid in graceful festoons aloag
the rails Of the bIl0strade. Around the s6yiight
in the centre Of the ceiling aud the centre pieces
Tor the light Is II pretty vine pattern. and the
whole effect i very elegant. The horai designs
in this room are copied from flowers growing
here, and the artists have shewu GREAT origin
atty and taste IN their work
We have q iriend whs is constantly suggesting
new. His suggestions are generally
0f an agricultural nature, aud his particular
bent of mind Is in the direction nj small lrafz
and vegetables. Just ucS he IS much eaPros~ea
with the subject OF tUrnip growing. lie hats
demonstrated 10 us that lac thousand and one
abandoned taTo patches 20 be found Up snd
down the many Salley- OF the Islands are just
plant only III those that have 4 moderate degree Of
10 freshen up the deep BLACK soil, in
which TO quote his own words the Iurnip
Eould grow with Z r4pidity, and To- 4 size that
would simply astonish you We do not doubt
Il and We suppose that il anyone should give
heir mind to the subject, that they ooGid beat
The world IN turnips in ri single season. We
yentured 10 remark that as TAI as oar knowledge
Il the esculent went we did not think that IL va.
~ would lie, extensively enough used here 10
warrant one IN going very largely into the hnsi-
less, when ne were interrupted hy the statement
they made The best kind ii stock Ior jan
9 Jam of all kihd= cau be nude Of the tarnip.
There are millions OF tias oi curranl, plum,
.Pric0t, strawberry and other fruit jams made
low by adding 10 the neutral BODY OF TuTrips
extracted from coal-taT Here We
Ould make the extract of banana. orange, rose
pple, guaTa and other fruits, and export ship
Oads-yes, ship loads, sir l-of the finest jams
the world - 1t would seem as though, az
Sellers wonld say, there's something
u IL '