Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-12-17
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
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The most persistantly notable thing
during the month has been the rain,
not the gentle rain, nor am6yosial
showers, to fill the dells and woodland
bowers with graceful ferns and spring
ing flowers, but genuine old-fashioned
down-pour, doing the work in steady
all-day-and-night style, which is more
suggestive of growing crops, smiling
Grangers and radiant merchants, than
Of ferns and flowers, though the grass
is springing up in every direction, and
hill and dale are gaining new beauty
each day, for the rains have been quite
thurman TOR riiat month than tor any
November since the time-honored year
49. Since the rain began to fall in
earnest we have had but few really
pleasant days, and San Francisco has
presented the appearance of great
carnival of umbrellas and balloon-like
rubber gossamers. Could one Of our
ancestors have looked in upon us, from
medieval times, am sure he would
have thought we were all crazy, or that
the earth was given over to the possess
ion Of demons; for crowd OF people
carrying umbrellas or scudding along
before the wind in puf'ed-out rubber
cloaks, like so many animated bulloons,
IS at times funny enough sight, and if
viewed for the first time by one unac-
customed TO the wonderful results of
Yankee inventive genius, would lead
him to believe, no doubt, that either
we or himself were bewitched
HIGH'ToNED MARRIAGES, ETC.
The usual tide of fall weddings has
set in, and there have been number
among people IN prominent society. As
the reports Of such affairs always read
much the same, will spare you. The
bride, however, is always charming,
and looks her loveliest in an elegant
costume, etc; the groom is generally
handsome, or distinguished, or both,
md the church or parlors are miracles
'fartistIc decoration" or are converted
intobewildering bowers" ofbeauty. There
is generally the same crowd Of friends
md display Of elegant gifts, and the
bride goes away, as usual, amid a
shower of rice and shoes. It's worthy
Of remark that, Notwithstanding the
craze for novelty among the wealthy
and fashionable, the events of society
are generally the counterpart one Of
another. The weddings in particular
are often more monotonous than the
less portentious and oftentimes more
unique than in the lower walks of life.
Having numerous array of ministers
among my ancestors and immediate
relatives and friends, speak from a
varied experience, dating from my
earliest recollection. In every sphere
Of life the union Of those capable of
high and earnest purpose, whose every
action shows for sincerity and purity OF
leart, exhibits more of impressive dig
nifty than all that worldly display and
luxury can produce. Happy, indeed.
are they who, though young in years,
nave wisdom enough to understand the
vanity and emptiness Of those mere
accessories of life which can never give
lasting happiness, and are willing to
start in life with simplicity and self-de-
NAL, building as they 60 sure founda-
ton for future usefulness and happi-
ness, founded on self-respect
DEATH OF EX-SENATOR SHARON.
Since the lastletter | wrote, ex-senator
sharon has passed beyond all earthly
fortune or misfortune. understood
that he has left several large bequests