Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-01-20

cool, even chilly, but for an hour or two abou,
noon the temperature rises to the vicinity Of
Honoluu's average. You would be greatly /
amused at hearing Auoklanders talk Of the |
'in,ense heat" For long time thought
my days in the Hawaiian Islands had made
me disagreeably susceptible to lower tempcra-
rres found elsewhere, but closest observation
failed to confirm the idea The thermometers
action was sluggish. But oppressive heat does
not necessarily entail dancing mercury, who
on that account is an unreliable guide Butter,
however, which always come to the table clean
shaved, bald and firm regardless Of market
value conveyed hint in It's own mute way,
especially when it was learned that an ice cart
never darkened the streets Of Auckland.
Another triaing circumstance pregnant with
a like meaning was the daily visit and odd be
havior Of few house flies about noon. With
the departure Of the sun from the window.
pane, where their song and dance performance
was conducted, they grew melancholy, and
soon turned their toes to the daisies, so to
speak. But the mos, entertaining spectacle
was seen upon the streets where men under the
impression that they lived in a semi OF sub.
tropic country were going about with cold
blue noses, lips, eyelids and ears, multiplied
in miniature by blue-blooded street Arabs, the
sight Of whose indigo nudity chilled ones
marrow. Such being their normal state little
heat makes them howl as it would one in that
strange comfortableness which attends freez.
ing. Now that the backward summer has
really come and the weather is unusually bright
and dry, much OF this has disappeared, but to
make room for a greater absurdty.
During stroll down town on fine after
noon one would be almost convinced he was in
the heart Of India from the costuming Of Ger.
tain gentlemen. The ideal suit, varied accord
ing to cranial and pocketbook contents, con-
sis,s Of canvas shoes dazzling in pipe.clay,
white drill trowscrs, long white silk or linen
buster, and helmet hat covered with Have.
lock sash several yards long "a head.gear lend
ing sort of undress military air which seems
to be the effect desired, though /, would be
safe to say that their only knowledge Of bat
tie field, ,ropc or otherwise, is that derived
from illustrated newspapers. Elsewhere it i:
left for young men to run into such extrava
gances Of dress, but here it is those on the
shady side of middle life whose years--but nc
matter With these and few minor excep
, tons gentlemen dress with irreproachable taste
and are remarkably handsome. The same i
true Of the ladies', who as a rule are strangers
to the use Of powder, paint or other artificial
means Of enhancing an already wholesom,
beauty.
cannot close without personal word o
two to the many friends found on the islands
; recollection of whose unnumbered kindnesse
shall long be treasured my days there being
rendered through them felicitious that
entertain small expectations of their being sur
passed by any, however delightful, during tn,
long pilgrimage before me. As all read tn
PRESS this will be as direct as private letters
which have not time TO write. Among tn
most uniformly courteous and obliging wer
fellow journalists whose favors follow me evel
, here, thousands of miles away. Aloha, 'lohi
: boys aloha onineS. WILL CARSON.