The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-14

exceedingly interesting from their
beauty, all of which would be fit
for such purpose.
What is true of the fish is in
less degree true of the echinoids or
sea eggs and the many species of
or crabs.
These islands are rich in vol
canic minerals which with surface
specimens of lava, both polished
and in the rough, should be a part
of the stock and objects for sale in
such a bazaar.
The fresh fruits, berries and nuts
peculiar to these islands should be
on sale during the season and at
all times had ready prepared as
jellies, jams and preserves. Such
should also be dried and candied
as are similar fruits in Mexico and
Italy.
The coffee, the sugar, the fibres
and all similar products Of higher
industrial value should be sampled
and for sale in neat convenient
packages for tourists, such shape
as would prevent loss of value by
exposure, properly labeled with the
locality, growers name, ETC., which
would be an advertisement to
those supplying such things.
The ethnology of the islands
should be revived by reproduc-
tions-sold as such, not as ancient
things-of many objects of which
the islands have excellent histori-
cal examples in the Kamehameha
Museum.
Native music, as an art, should
be represented in the publication
of the native songs and chants
both in the native tongue and trans
lated, and reproductions of the
musical instruments, drums, rat
ties, etc., should be had.
Objects made from the gourds
which formed SO large a part of
domestic utensils in ancient times
this industry should be revived
and the objects made from gourds
should be extended in number.
Tattooing and gourd painting
should be revived. Native jewelry,
as the polished kukui nuts, little
species of cocos polished, sandal
wood and other seeds, strings of
sea shells of various kinds, should
be made a part of such a scheme
and multiplied in form and variety.
Such an association shoWld pub
lish folios of the native flowers,
printed in color, also of the most
interesting ferns, all of which
should have native names as we'll
as technical names and possibly
textile description. These should
be arranged in greater or less suits.
The bright-colored fishes could be
treated in this manner. Such
plates, well drawn, colored and
printed, should be sold by the
single piece or in groups as the
tourist might desire.
The foregoing, in crude way,
outlines what such a bazaar or in
stitution should have ready for
sale. The tourist passing through
here limited to a stay of five or six
hours, is like the boy who wanted
his doughnut and wanted it now.
He can't wait or give orders ahead
for such objects.
l would have such bazaar in a
large, light, airy, cool and pretty
building in the center Of pleasant
grounds, planted with the trees,
plants, flowers and shrubs most
characteristic of the Hawaiian ISL
ands. Such building, as central
as practicable, always accessible,
open evenings, as dust proof as
possible, every object for sale prop
erly displayed in show cases,
labeled or ticketed so that but a
few questions need be asked by
purchasers. A proper annex to
such a bazaar would be a cafe,
where light refreshments, ices,
aerated waters and coffee could be
served made from the berry,
as grown on these islands,
with tea and cocoa grown also
here, also candies made from pure
Hawaiian sugars, cocoa-nuts in the
milk, fresh Hawaiian fruit, oranges,
figs, mangoes, bananas, ohelos, etc.
Part of such an annex should be a
flower stand, where fresh flowers in
any quantity could be readily OBJ
tanned.
Part of the stock of such ba-
zaar should be books relating to
the history, the legends, the Ian,
guage, the geography, together with
phrase books giving ordinary words
in both languages.
Such q bazaar or institution un-
der the patronage of the Govern.
ment and of the best public senti-
ment, could be made fairly profit.
able upon the capital invested, but
more than this, could be made Of
inestimable benefit to many poor
native artizans who now peddle
their wares on the street, or have
no encouragement to make them al
all. Not only this, but in a place
like Honolulu, where fortunes must
vary as everywhere, many a lady