The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-15
OUR HULA GIRLS ABROAD
THEIR HORSEBACK DASH IN
FRISCO.
How Golden Gate Park Was Startled
by Mounted ASPIRATIONS in
Divided Skirts.

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The way it all came about was that
Meyer of the Wigwam had the dancers
to entertain over Sunday while they
waited to begin an engagement For
their edihcation and his benefit he
chartered eight saddle horses from a
livery stable, that number being re-
quired because each of the maldens
has a chosen companion from her
native islands. The start from Mr.
Meyers place Of business was made at
ago o'clock
Encircled in long folds of red and
yellow bunting the dancers emerged
from their dressing room. The leader
lightly put one foot in the strrup.
There was glimmer and a CLEAN of
white, and then she was in the saddle.
She securely held her divided skirts by
poking the cloth through the stirrups
with her feet, and the long train flowed
behind. The others followed her
example.
The leader was KIM Kalai, lighter
complexioned young woman than the
others, the best rider of all and
the most proficient in the English
language. She and Pauahi Pinao wore
yellow skirts with blouses Of black and
wde-brmmed hats that were trimmed
with yellow flowers The costumes of
the other two were the same as these,
except that red was substituted for the
yellow. The third of the riders was
Nakai Kukelehiwa, and the only one
with pronounCeable name was Annie
Cooper, spelled zane Kupa" in Haw
ali.
Away they went
Albert Meyer was grand marshal Of
the flying procession, To keep ahead
he had to whip his pair of trotters to
their fastest gait and even then he &C
casionally Jagged behind, and there
stayed until the readjustment Of the
colored pau called for slackening of
the speed.
The woman rode at the right Of their
male companions, KIM Kalai at the
head. They were entirely at ease in
the saddle as Hawaiian women usually
are, but for grace and evident skill
that leader surpassed men and women
alike.
Along Market street the travel was
comparatively slow, but still fast
enough to permit Of little more than
the sweeping vision of red and yellow.
People rushed to the windows and
shouted for the rest Of their families.
Women in Mother Hubbards gathered
up the children and let them look
upon the scene. Men poked their
heads out from lodging apartments and
rubbed the sleepy eyes that with the
scant apparel, told Of prolonged Sab
bath rest.
At one second-story window a hair
dresser appeared. She had a curling
iron in one hand and bunch of radl.
ant tresses in the other. Instantly at
the adjoining window was seen an
other faCe--the fair young patron.
The latter was presumably not attired
for public appearance, but she pushed
a large white screen before her and
peered over the top Of ia feminine
sort of an expedient which fully suited
the end in view.
And the cavalcade still dashed on
Boys joined the procession and ran
till out of breath. Dogs followed in
bowling relays
Golden Gate avenue gave an OPP
portunty for finer speeding. Their
only the ambitious bicyclsts coulc
keep up, and the ordinary vehicle
strove vainly to stay even alongside o
the press carriage. Shouts were sem
ahead from house to house sufficiently
fast to put everybody on the lookout
The panhandle of the Park wa:
reached.
A mounted policeman in gray essayeC
to challenge the leader but his horse
took fright and dashed with him into
the thick shrubbery. Spectators stood
amazed.
Then there was a roundup at The
music stand. Thousands deserted thu
strains of "Cavalleria Rusticana" anC
turned to the Cavalleria Kanaka, so t
speak.
The wait was but of a moment, wher
DOWN the DIOdu IOdu " inc OCSdl
beach the horses heads were turned
Half the people who had carriage
tried to follow Some troopers from
the Preside did escort duty for a mill
or so, then wheeled about and wen
back through the Park
At the Cliff House, reIreshment
that Mr.. Meyer ordered were takel
straight. Miss Kukelehiwa, with al
air of simple modesty, revealed some
of the mysteries of the Hawaiian toile
by coaxing a stocking back into place
Pauahi Pinao smoked a cigarette
Kinai Kalai took off her yellow trimme,
hat and coiled her hair anew.
Men stared, but the Kanaka maiden
cared not.
Down the hill they retraced thei
way and paused before tntype CALLER
to get souvenirs of the day-perchanc
to show in the far island realm wha
here they used for the native costume
Back to the city they went, as gail
as on the outward gallop and ami
confusion all as intense, They rsturne
to the theater, and there they dof'e
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