The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-17
THE STRANGER WITHIN OUR GATES,

We are not exactly like the mer-
cenary inn-keeper, who used to pray
"give US this day our daily stranger"
but our Honolulu business men, and,
In fact, all classes of working peo-
pie, are benefited by the coming of
travellers, sightseers and wealthy
tourists. 1t is to our interest that
they are entertained and pleased.
They carry the story on to friends
and relations in all parts of the world,
who come, In their turn; and so on,
till no traveller will think of coming
this way without giving Honolulu n
visit. They spend money in car
riages for drives to the Pail and Wal
kiki, add to the Golfers of the Hotel,
and make purchases of curios, pho
tographs aud paintings, the coin
given for which is paid out again to
our trades-people and mechanics,
and 50 benefits all.
Honolulu is, without doubt, a
watering place par excellence. Surely
our Pail is far more grand and won
derfuI than Cypress Point at Monte
reg; our Waikiki bathing is infinitely
superior to the cold, dreary beach at
Sa6Ca Cruz, and with Mr.. TiIden for
manager, our Hotel may, in tim1,
compete with the famous Del Monte,
while we have the additional attrac-
ton of climate that is very nearly
scY nj n ~
esque and full of color, so utterly un-
like anything In England or America
as to be particularly interesting to
tourists. Artists, in search of ''pas-
lures new" have been attracted to
our shores, and send to New York
Paris and London pictures and illus
trations of the beauties of Hawaii.
We have writer's to clothe our daily
surroundings in picturesque Ian
guage, and advertise to the world the
charm of these islands as place well
worth visiting.
We who live here find much to
complain of. "The climate is so de.
bilitatiug." The truth is, it is ener-
waiting. only as daily food of sweets
would be, but surely delightful
change to people who have roasted at
Saratoga or shivered at Monterey.
Some will say ''It is so dull-nothing
going on" That is simply ''between
whiIes.u When ships of war are in
port, and the society ball is rolling,
surely Honolulu is the gayest of the
gay Is there anywhere else in the
world where one can dance all night
under an open mai on the very
shores of old Ocean? For riding parties
at night what a glorious moon we
have, and could anything be more
charming than a boating party on
moonlight nights in our quiet har-
Dor? Or bathing and fishing parties
at Waikiki? Wake up, young peo
pie! Don't sigh for the big weary,
restless world-enjoy and learn to ap
preciate the beauties that surround
you.
Another will urge: "But it is such
place for gossip" All small towns
are; and we are so isolated from the
rest Of the world, that for want O.
something better. we talk over oul
neighbors' affairs. But, ifit is any
consolation, we are not half so bad as
Petalhma, and as for San Francisco
she is worse busy-bOdy than ali
For q good resolution to begin the
New Year with, we cannot suggest g
better, or one more appropriate tC
this place, than to totally abstai,
from saying i'll of anyone. If We
would al try it for year, Honolulu
would be almost too good for this
world. But we never hear anything
that is going on" Do we not get the
latest novels as soon as possible after
their publication in England Of
America? Do we not see and heal
many q celebrated singer, musician
and artist, who stop on their way t.
the Coast or the Colonies, who
would never go out of their way Il