Evening star., 1898-08-06

servants. almost without exception and are
highly priced. and also highly priced. The
household cookery rs almost invariably
done in a cook house entirely separate
1 from the dwelling house. and there the Chi
nese cook is as supreme and autocratic as
was ever Bridget or Lena in the American
household.
The Cost Of Living.
Living, on the whole. is rather dear in
Honolulu, and there Is large dependence
on canned goods. both for It's meat and Tor
fruits and vegetables such as are not sue
cessfully produced in the islands. The
Honolulu fish market is one OF the sights
OF the town. The dealers are mostly native
fishermen, and one may see here nearly all
the uncouth monsters of the seattle dying
spiendors of the dolphin and the demonai,
squid, which is favorite article OF lict
with the natives. Fresh fish OF choicest
navor can always be had from these ma
i've dealers. who form mullet poads by
building sea walls of stones and have some
skill IN cultiVating the fish An ice factory
anords ample supply for refrigerating pur-
poses anu Tor cooling drinks the need for
ner.,nrs Is oy no means pressing as the tenn
Peraiure Is rarely oppressive and Is tenn
pered during large part of the yesr nv
the northwest trade winds The demands
upon the time and energies of business men
- = II
equably In the little community ''
Amusements and Nccrcu,io,s
There are various social clubs in Eha city
including British club and a German CHM
which have very well appointed CHM
houses. The Honolulu Music ttau r..
stage and auditorium in which a season
or dramatic representations is rs,at,,,
given some time during the year by a stocI,
company from San Francisco. ususIl, or
limited numbers. but extremely varied ra-
peruory' ranging from Hamlet" to .I,van-
sehhe and Uncle Toms Cabin l." Tho
HoIiu great artists, on their way T., Navv
Neaiahd ana Australia, usually consent 10
81 81 q performance. when the exIgenci..s Of
~. ne steamships time table allow and some
tlineS these performances ba,-a - 'S,",
t 0ut py the aid OF local amateur ,aiaTT
.s,-Sc ne arusuc contrasts are often made vs,.y,
Sst,Hra, Ss, IL not effective. I'm this wav. ON
saturday afternoons and on rnoo,ti,,j,,
evenings the Hawaiian Band gives ,,,,a,,1
r-ant1a.I IN the public square This or
i.1h 5an.Iauoh Is made up entirely Of nstt,-o
'gGths ana Is a full military band
Ihey We're very efficiently ana s,o,,,.
Iuii9 Trained by Prrssian ba andnnsst-
VINO was sent out by the late F,nD.roy U-ti
lam lam amer competition at the request -
Ming hdlakGua- All Honolulu rssc,,, =.
the concerts, which are ouita an t,,,,,,,s,, =.
eieinent IN the life and amusement ~ -
PIace. Many residents of Honoflhi ov-,
cottages on the sea beach at Waikiki only
a lew miles from Honolulu The vtr-g ,' =
IN over the coral Ieef and braal,s -, =
sEeFing, sandy beach. A noble grove -
oOcanut palms fringes the beach an5
sHa9es the cottages. Here the weIl-to-,lo
residents of Honolulu rusttcate and ,h...
Is no lovelier spot the world aroupd ~
yond Waikiki and still near the bescb "a
the kaptolani Riding Park, where the
taI.as oi',af a,Ite r merits Of rival horses are
Tested. There is nothing stands higher in
the esteem of the native HawaRans than
morse, ana the running races are looked
forward to and patronized with a 1erca
tsss 1es' .nat IS truly kiplingesque. The fer
me nowery valleys in the neighl,orhood Of
Honolulu are favorite grounds for nirnics
ana riding expeditions. The somewhat re
strctec social circle is. perforce, brought
INTO close and usually harmonious contact
ana Is much given to hospitality and en-
teftainlng one another in a merry and
easily informal way. There are a nun1l,ar
OF churcn congregations among the foreign
residents, including an Anglican cummu-
ii'oh' presided over by bishop.
Easily Governed
No government was ever more uehtlv
and easily administered than has been that
of the Hawaiian Islands In Honolulu one
occasionally sees a native policeman. sit
ting pensively on a stone wall There is
some kind of native corstabulary in the
country districts away from Honolulu But
their services are in the rarest demand.
Crimes of violence are almost unknown.
1T Is notable fact that no woman was
ever the victim of violence at the hands
OF a Hawaiian. II is hard to conceive that
the apprehension of violent revolutionary
movements, reports of which have come OF
late years from the islands can have had
any grounds that could not have been met
by firm and peaceful measures. Life and
the actual possession OF property were felt
to be safe under all circumstances But
rights to property, contract rights and en-
fCrcenent CT obligations have long been
rrecarous under the native regime A
native magistrate has been known to de-
eide against a mans rights to a debt be-
cause the mans wffes father had Offended
against the moral code. as eloquently set
forth by the counsel for the defendant.
The post office is efficient and the service
well extended in the islands. The school
system is quite capably administered, and
graded course in English taught in the
public schools in Honolulu, both for ma
tives and foreigners. The suffrage is based
on a property qualification which effectuai-
ly limits it to within measurable bounds of
the American and European residents.
That the existing government would run
on without friction backed by the author
ity of the United States there is not the
slightest room to question
GUY STUART Comfy.