The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-04
THE " THREE Old MAIDS"
LATEST ROMANCE ON HAWAII IS
QUITE PLEASING.
Excellent Descriptive Matter-From
England to the Paradise of the Pa.
cific-The Future.


Three Old Maids of Hawaii" by
Ellen Blackmar Maxwell, with many
fine illustrations, is a very pleasing
romance. Most of the scenes are laid
in Hawaii, and the characters are both
Americans and natives of the islands.
The descriptive matter is excellent,
and the main tale is embellished by
the natives of these picturesque
islands.
The three old maids that leave their
home in New England to visit Hawaii
are described by the Author as fol-
lows:
Zone was tall and one was short,
and one was neither tall nor short,
but just such height as pleased those
who loved her.
"Of the three one was plain and one
was pretty, and one was neither plain
nor pretty, but altogether charming
"Of the three one was rich and one
was poor. and one neither rich nor
poor. but very content with what she
had"
Belinda Mays, the tallest. oldest.
plainest and richest of the three old
maids, who was on the staff of week
ly journal, was of the party. Her visit
TO Hawaii was ostensibly to add to her
knowledge. so that she might be able
to write more clearly and understand
ingly of the political relations of the
United States Government to those
islands. Rose Tyler, her niece, was
the shortest, prettiest and youngest of
the three. Both she and Belinda de-
clared their hostility toward men and
matrimony. Judith Melrose, whose
love story composes most of the book,
was the most charming of the three.
She had been disappointed in the first
man she loved, which shattered her
faith somewhat in men. She had an
aunt residing in Honolulu, who was
one of the most prominent ladies
there. On their voyage to Honolulu
they met young man named John
Harvey, the hero of the story, very
popular resident of the islands. He
Judith, much to the disgust of the
other two maids. Rose Tyler's love for
Harvey made her desperate. After she
reached the islands she made the ac-
quaintance of beautiful native girl,
named Laaii. who loved Harvey, and
was very jealous of Judith. These two
conspired against her. Rose obtained
a lock of Judiths hair, and, disguised
herself by DOMINIC Laaii's holoku,
they take it to the kahuna. Later this
caused Rose a great deal of trouble
and Laaii her death, as she learned
Harvey had obtained Judith's hair
hair and was praying her to death.
The great superstition that exists
among the natives is illustrated in La
airs death.
John Harvey helped Rose out of sew
eral of her dilemmas. Rose repented
and become a new character. She felt
that had she acted differently Iaaii
might 'have married Pun, her lover.
Laaii also had another lover, that was
put into prison for stealing the
Queens jewels. Laaii's love for Har-
vey caused much suspicion and uneas-
mess in Judith's mind, but she learned
all at Laaii's death-bed. The book ends
by Judith and Harvey marrying and
Belinda and Rose returning home.
Roses. lover, DR.. Jarvis, who pro-
posed on the islands, the author leaves
waiting for his answer. Belinda has
her love story, which is kept a secret,
but she proved to her own satisfaction
here theory, which was: THAT the
question of republic VS.. monarchy in
l the islands was not a question of
white VS.. Kanaka, but of white VS..
,, white and half-white. She felt she
understood the islands and their pos
sibilities; she believed in their future,
: and believed they could stand alone If
fairly treated by foreign powers, even
though she could see the desire grow
and classes for their annexation to the
United States. She wanted them to
be part of her own country, but
sometimes she thought it would be
better for the people of the islands
themselves if they should continue
under their own vine and fig tree"
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