The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-09-06

slept ON "A flhnO anu bhu queer bTeh"s
The shops aud the Signs Interested Her. |
ms Did the Baby Checking Annex.
When engaged my "stateroom' in the
comfortable steamship Catalonia, for Bos
ton, had never heard of the famous brew
of tea in Boston harbur i'm seventeen hun
dred and something, but / have often
thought since that it was perhaps pun
ishment for that shameful waste that
America has never succeeded in brewing
good tea, nor had heard of Crispus At
tucks. the martyred "culored gentleman,
whose elegant statue stands in Boston
park Nor indeed did know that in that
free country "colorcd gentleman is the
American for African Niger. In fact, |
did not. rs the Yankees say, "know enough
to come in when it rains.'
On that memorable voyage | learned
three things; /. That you must not call
the southerner "A Yankee 2. That you
must not call the Canadian an American.
3. That the sooner / found out how | liked
America the better.
1t was night when I got to my "hall
room, " us the small room in boarding
house over. the front door is called in
America. was dreadfully sleepy, and |
supposed Mrs. G.. noticed this, for she said
kindly ia her New England sopranos
"Why, my child, you look real tired.
Won't you 90 right TO bedy' Yes, indeed,
would. but | looked in vain for the bed.
The entire furniture of the hall room was
a beautiful birdseye maple piano-at least
what / thought was n piano-a pretty
writing bureau aud rocking chair.
"Let me fix your bed for YOU And
from the ledge of the supposed writing
table she produced the magic wand, and
in a trice "unwound my bed, y spring
mattress and all, but the piano had disap-
peared, likewise my writing table had re
Volved into a charming washstand, with a
clear flow of water from the deep tank be-
hind, which formed the solid looking up
right of the bureau. The Irish "help'
presently brought me in large jug of lice
water and some CRACKERS aud asked
me if would like some lunch. | thought
she was trile previous, still | reflected
that i'm this rapid land they might have
adopted Alice in Wouderland's system of
"breakfasting at afternoon tea and dining
on the following day, ~ but | afterw ard
learned that any meal served after 10 p.
m is termed lunch. When | was left
alone, took off my walking boots and de
posted them at the back of the door and
proceeded to do my hair. Presently Mrs.
G. came along and knocked at the door.
Excuse me, but would you mind taking
in your boots. l can't be responsible fol
them out there. D." | explained that Iwant-
ed them brushed.
"Oh, my. but I'm afraid you'd wait
awhile My help wouldn't brush pair Of
boots, not for the president himself. Il
you'll take my advice, you'll put these
black leather boots away and wear dress
kid pair of half shoes with patent leather
tips
1 soon fell asleep on the comfortable
piano and dreamed that | was surrounded
all over the bedclothes by little dishes OF
Boston beans succotash and cream toast
and that | must not move or the piano
would play "Home, Sweet Home When
awoke, the first thing did was to pull
up the blinds and have "A look out, The
street was not n long one and quite
straight There was an lice cream and
drug store" right opposite, and in large
black Letters on white ground over the
entire length of the building ran "Blacb
eyes mended here At the corner sat d
colored gentleman, and his sign read thus
professor Monday. Shine, &c. varnish
1Oc.n He wore tall pearl derby hat and
"A frOck coat and was reading Town Top.
les so he must have been man of cul-
ture. | said that after lunch | would like
to go out shopping My companion at Ia
bic d'hote offered to come with me anG
''show me around" As she had some com
missions to do for ''mumma " and as she
could not come out till "ha'f psf B., she
lent me the local paper to study, as she
said there were wonderful 'mark downs"
going on.
When my friend had finished all her
commissions for "mumma," and had
done my shopping, we went to the drug
department. and there, perched on high
stools, we, along with hundreds of Others
drank "iCe cream soda through straw
She declared that she had just the right
change in her "poCket book and insisted
that | should not pay for my first Amer
lean drink. was most amused when W.
took the elevator up to the boot anC
shoe department TO buy 'rubbers' to SCI
the American men take off their hats il
the elevator when ladies were present. |
seemed almost absurd, as they retain then
in the stores and Surface cars" TIL
goods are displayed much more attractive
ly in America than with us. Their enor
nous plate glass windows, which dwar
our largest show off the rich brocade
and illuminated silks" to advantage. Il
a large store in New York they had as Al
advertisement at Christmas time the Who'll
history of Columbus in life size tahleau
in the windows. Inside the stores tn
goods" are displayed on long low tables
with the prices distinctly marked. Ho
can meet your friends and look "around
without being molested as to what yo
want by the "asle manager shop walk
err. 1t is Az excellent plan, for if you ar
left alone as you pass the motion coun
teri you are sure to purchase some triht
The American bric-a- brac Is irresistible
There is another capital institution in
large dry goods store up town" Moth
ers taking their babies there can hav
them checked on entering, along.with thei
umbrellas and rubbers and leave them i
good hands in large room arranged 70
the purpose. When the mothers have fin
ished, on showing the number of the chez
the baby is produced. This pays well, a
mothers are often driven out of a store b
crying baby.
On our way home-we walked, as / ha
put on my "rubbersn 81 noticed that on
bright sunny street was almost devoted
"candy stores, and they certainly wer
tempting. Fuller has many formidabl
rivals on the other side. Over these tempt
ing stores almost every window showed
dentists chair and hiS-sign and they seem
ed to do roaring trade. A signboard in
restaurant caught my eye-"Meal, csc
square meal, zoe; gorge, ST." And an Ut
derhaker's ran thus, You kick the bucket
we do the rest. Pail Mall Gazette.
Strange Language.
Susie, 8 years of age, had noticed that Il
girls Of foreign nationalties who served