The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-27

wy thOh6o "SiS ohOhb my PiSaoahtSot
neighbors in that ocean city. They are
very popular with navy people and our
officers are always glad to know this
family. While not intellectual, beauti-
full or rich, they are attractive in that
they are gentle, courteous, refined and
hospitable, and are respected by all
classes forming the heterogeneous
society of their city, Their reputation
is sans rebroche, and they themselves
are too well bred To comment adversely
upon any one.
The reports concerning their unlim-
tied fortunes are fairy stories. Mr..
Along is probably worth several hun
dred thousand dollars, and each of his
children will inherit about $4,000.
They entertain a good deal, especially
navy people, and while the dinners arr
good and prettily served, they would
not please Ward McAllister, becaus
the Atongs are a strong temperance
family and never have wine.
There is no sinister motive in Com
mander Writings love for Eta Along,
and he intends to marry her if she will
have him. 1t was a case of love at
first sight, and when he asked Mis-.
Afong's permission to address her
daughter she declined the honor be =
cause of the great disparity in their
ages-Etta is I9 and Commander
Whiting 5o-but he was determined
and in time won both mother and
daughter to his way of thinking.
A few weeks before | left Honolulu
Mrs. Along gave luncheon to Mrs J.
H. Blount, the Consul Generals wife,
Mrs. II. w. Severance and myself, and
we spent very pleasant afternoon in
that happy household. We three
agreed that never had we met a more
beautifully reared family. The iilial
devotion of the Along children is
charming and worthy of imitation.
If conscientious Christian behavior
goes for aught in the world, then the
Afongs should be classed with the
aristocracy.
-Four of Afong's daughters are mar
ried to Americans, and all are good
wives and devoted mothers. In making
Eta Along member of naval society,
Captain Whiting can feel sure that she
will never bring odium on her name
She belongs to selfrespecting family
and one that honors womanhood. All
large minded persons will give the
Afongs welcome wherever they go,
and Captain Whiting knows naval So
ciety too well to fear a cold reception
for his bride. A naval officer needs a
self-respecting, selfreliant woman for n
wife, and Captain Whiting has sele cted
such in the future Mrs. Whiting. Like
the Empress Josephine, the Afongs can
say, 81 never caused tear, but | have
been made to shed oceans of tears
and this deluge was caused by printers
ink and sharp pens. E. c. M.
| AN EDITORS VIEWS.
H. M. Whitney, the editor of a
Honolulu journal, has just arrived
in this city from the East after vaca
ton of three months. On the 10Th
inst. he will sail for the Islands.
Mr.. Whitney says that he has nc
official mission to this country He,
however, is not slow in discussing the
political aspect of affairs in Hawaii.
| The present Provisional Government,
he declares, is quite satisfactory to the
people in general. He believes that il
Commissioner Blount's recommends
tons are carried out the country vii
revert to monarchy. The opinion is
based upon the idea that if an election
is held for the purpose of deciding the
question of annexation there will be ar
| influence from certain sources which
will defeat the hopes of Annexatonists
i The editor, who is a Boston man
will return to his paper with many new
ideas and will take strong stand fol-
the maintenance of the present Govern
ment.