Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-09-12
DANCING In DISKO.
A Journalists Experience at Ball in
Greenland.
LfFe's Joy In the Frozen North
fr Charming Girls I'm Bloomer
Costumc-weIl behaved
nnd Guaranteeing.


The following is one Of the brightest,
bseaiest sketches of the late j. A. Mac
Gahan, the lamepted correspondent, whose
remains hav just been brought from Europe
to rest in his native state. Ohio. 1t Is do
scrfptlve OF the visit OF the steamer Pandora
to Dislto, little Greenland towns
sunny, pleasant little spot Is Disko just
now d ring its few short weeks of summer,
when the grass is peeping out tmidiy be-
tween the rocks, and the great, round, smooth
boulders exchange their winter dress OF
snow for one OF moss, deep, green and soft;
when the melted snow comes tumbling down
the ravines in white, heecy torrents, and the
tall, rugged cliffs In the glow OF the summer
sun turn warm, reddish purple, like a
great red curtain drawn across to shelter
the little bay from the biting northern blasts.
Altogether the place has q warm, comfort
able look, very agreeable after the chilly
winds and icy air OF those northern seas
We took walk about the village The
people, young and old men, women and
children, turned out TO see us, and greeted
us with pleasant smiies-niany OF them CIV
ing usa good morning" IN English, which
they pronounced very well. The girls were
all dressed IN their best hnery. and some OF
them, and especially those who had Danish
blood, were very pretty; only 1t was very
diincuit at ffst 70 bring oneself to believe
that they were girls at all Ihis is the coun-
ny ior mrs. nioomer; tne women all wear
trousers, ana would scout tne IDEA OF any
thlng else as absurd ana propaply indecent
Inc Disko costume appears very funny UNI
I'll you get used to It, but rather pretty,
nevertneIess' Inc mar Is done up IN KIND
OF top-knot on the crown OF the head; loose
hitting jacket, made OF any kind OF
light thin STUFF OF any color, trimmed with a
fur collar, reaches to the waist; pair OF seal
skin trousers with the hairy side out descend
nearly to the knee, where they are confined
with garter; a pair OF top boots meet the
trousers at the knee, the feet and ankles OF
RED leather, the upper portion Oh white linen,
trimmed with fur around the tops Imagine
apretty girl clothed in this costume, with the
darkest demurest eyes and the sunniest
brown complexion ever painted by sunshine,
and sea-preezes, and ocean spray, and you
nave fair IDEA OF Disko girl. You should
see them tripping about In their little red
boots, that scarcely seem to touch the ground,
80 sort Is their tread, or sprlnging over
the rocks ike young antelopes, to know how
charming girl may be In boots and brooches
AND they nave tho daintiest little feet and
nands' too-feet ana hands tnat would make
the prettiest American or English girl burst
Win envy, so ninety shaped, SO small, so deli
cate ana YET 80 strong.
Ihese girls dance ike syiphs, TACT we
soob discovered III Is the custom In Disko
10 give paii 10 every snip tnat comes There,
and the faldora OF course could not
form an exception TO the rule. Inc enter
tainment proved TO be very great success
Inc iestai nan was no other than the work
snop OF Disko's lonely carpenter, which mad
Deem cleaned ana transformed for the occa-
SION, ana inscribed over the door IN chalk,
sne iolowing legend; ~Musi chai dor open
voioch, wmch hskiino attempp ac
"riooen n.eraoure was nhaiiy oecipnereo 70
mean Music-haii door open al O'CLOCK
furtner mVestigation proved that tnis was
the only record the Alert and Discovery had
ieit on tneir visic mere.
VIII hoo aeny tnat TINS nan, WE'VE by
niteen, was perhaps nttie warm and close
wnen twenty Oh our oiue-Jackets ana the
wnoie popuiasioh OIL .ne village was CROWDED
hto ~, ana onac hucle more room mignt
nave peen desirable But there was no petti-
coats' no crinohhe, no long Trains 70 DO
.Iainpieo upon woman uook no more space
imam man. anu that maze vast deal OF
uinerence Aiter whiie, however, we
iouna ene place so oppressiVey not that we
oeciueu 70 ADJOURN 10 tne open ar Inc
uancing was continued OUTSIDE VIVID renewed
enthusiasm, ana am ready TO aver That
never enjoyed uahce more IN my ire
my partner was u ueihure htoie beauty,
WIN uark, shgnoiy ai,nohu-shaPeu eyes,
SKIN as Drown as ,nat Oh tne nut-pro"h MAID
nerseii, .ne REQUEST, ripest ups, ana the
daintiest nttle ieet tnat were ever seen. A
greater pleasure even IMAM 70 encircie her