The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-07-10
LADIES' OPERAS, AUCTIONS AND
STEAMER DAYS.

EDITOR BULLETIN: After the some
what serious articles in this morn
ing's "P. c. A." (said to be COM
municated), l think perhaps a little
fun would be relief, so venture to
intrude on your columns for the in
sertion of the following:
1t has long been known that our
auctions Cat the houses Of departing
residents) have been the one joy of
our ladies' and good housewives
there to go, to see and be seen, and
to sit for two or three hours in state,
bidding for anything they saw any
one else wanted Especially that Mrs.
b. y, say about quarter of its value,
or double its value, perfectly regard
less of the onsequences--for they
don't pay, "don't you know" it is
the poor husband, who is not there,
who has to face the music afterward.
"But then it was such bargain, and
just what we wanted, and Mrs. 9.
told me it was very cheap" etc.
Well, all this auction circus is
nothing, compared to our steamer
departure day, when the band plays
on the wharf, and all the bon ton go
down to see their friends leave our
shores. Not content with going down,
dressed to kill, with escort of some Of
our Washers, but they must go on
board-to the great Inconvenience OF
those who really have to go on busl-
ness, or to see their relatives or
friends off. "But what is the use of
| going down to the wharf if you don t
90 on board?" You would count
for nobody if not seen on the deck
in converse with some interesting
passengers, or one of the brass but
toned officers of the gallant steamer ;
and then they are happy to be seen
at that elevation by the common riff
raft under the shed of the steamer
wharf-who have the modesty to
stay there (having no business on
board).
/ will state in common justice to
our ladies that it is not they alone
who do all these things, for we have
large and wonderful population in
this city, who are full of business on
that day, although it is never known
what half of them do ON other days
to pay their board. To the observer
il is really amusing to watch who
goes on board, not only once but
often, up and down that narrow
gangway ladder a perfect rush
with no one to control or stop them.
l would humbly suggest two accom-
mediation ladders, one to 60 up, the
other to go down, with an officer il
charge of each-which would be
quite the correct thing, "don't yor
know" and the aspirants to pub
lcity would show to great advantage
especially on their final exit from the
steamer. The dresses and headgea
would show conspicuously, to say
nothing of the wreaths of flowers, etc
The glorious Fourth, of 1889, ha
passed and gone, and we now car
look forward to our oaon holiday, thu
3lst, and there is no reason why w
should not have regatta and base
ball match on that day, for from
then till November 10Th (the King
birthday we have no holiday Sc
down to be observed by the authori
ties. So merely suggest that some
thing be done-between this ant
then-for, with all our fine yacht
and boats, it would be pity to lie
it 60 by, especially as the last zach
race on the 4th was something fine
for four of the five yachts in tina
race came in within few minutes o
each other, after q long course t
Diamond Head and down to Pear
River and back, and as we may hav
a more favorable time for yachts o
the 31st, WHY not try il on?