The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-08-30
WORK FOR GIRLS
Essay Of a Hawaiian YouDg Lady
on the Subject.
SEVERAL PLANS SUGGESTED
Girls Are Urged to Seek Empioymeat- Soms
Work ct Hssd-aow Places
May BE Crested.


CThis y the paper on MISS 49,, ,ho So%
WIZ MAJ Of the Kamehamehi
school for Girls, OF which Miss Id
Pope is principally
What special lines of work are Their
which can be established and made prac
-, ,,,,.,r,o, for Girls Of the la
ucai us ~ ,,os
waiian race? TINS IL one VI '''' ma
important questions of the present day u
tJanau
ha""'' IT., -. ,,,a,,. In
In larger countries '"''e "''
dustries for girls and women. But mere
,h.r. are no empIoyments by which a
80 n,,,,her of hawaiian girls are en-.
iarse """'o'
abled to gain livelihood.
There are hundreds of girls who are
,,a,,,, .5uc,t.a 4, nriva,e and public
pe'Hs ''"e""' w P
schools. As education advances the
needs and wants multiply. How ar,
,ha.o desires % IA. yratiaed, I, order 4,
- -. -. -. -. g., 80,
meet THESE heeus' there must ne pro-
vided means for an honest livelihood
These means cannot no secured nv going
,aoL o,a u,Jna a., i,,,as ,ha, ,ha ,arr,,',
pa'n anu "''"s ''e iN.s ''"' ''e io'"',
vancement must be made to make any
nrogr.ss oid conditions Nos, awa,.. Nos,
,,.' P"'" """'' ~"
conditions must DE met.
Grafton wish TO live /ind.pendent lives
49,, ~, ',,,,,,a,,s, ~, 49, -, -,
anu pe suPPoIte" ny the iapor OF tnen
own hands. The only way to secure this
:, -, - -. -
arc many Va "s' 'o' 'na"!, ! rear WHO
do not consider II dignified thing TO
labor; scarcely regard II as respectable.
we should DE proud OF the opportunity
10 work, ana not be ASHAMED OF 1t. III We
entertain the least feeling OF false pride
in our hearts, we should root 1t out and
destroy II. We should not despise any
work. however mental 1t may be, II IL
is honest labor; but should be eager to
do IL. Ii may be that the lowest work
which Is given to us Is but the stepping
stone TO nigh and noble position. We
should be but following in the steps OF
our beloved Lord and Master, who walked
by the blue sea OF Galilee lowly car
penter.
one of the daily papers has given to
the public suggestions as to the Develop
ment of new Industries for native girls
II these suggestions are practical they
may be the salvation of many OF the
daughters Of Hawaii mel. by bringing in
to the lives OF these girls who wish to be
Independent. means by which they may
maintain themselves in honest and USE
full ways.
There are two kinds OF Industries to he
considered. Industries to supply foreign
markets and industries for home trade
II staple industries could be started 1t
the products. London, Paris and New
York are the market places of the world
and staple articles which are OF the best
quality Will not fail to find purchasers
in these places.
The editor of the Advertiser favors the
founding of a school OF Horticulture and
has written editorials on the subject. This
industry, II practical. would not only fur
nish employment In one line. but in diver
, siiied ways, giving occupation to women
as well as to men.
In rSany tropical and semi-tropical
countries, people engage In the business
of flower and plant culture. as much as
men do In the cultivation of sugar cane,
rice, coffee. bananas and pineapples, and
special individuals and companies have
The climate of Hawaii mel is well adapt
ed to the raising of ferns, palms, fruits
and many kinds of flowers. our noun
variety OF ferns. These ferns might he
cultivated on a large scale, and thus fur
nish an industry In themselves, for PEG
pie in foreign lands would not only he
glad. but eager, to buy them for conser-
vatories and private houses for dccorat-
ing purposes.
1t is probable that San Francisco and
other cities on the Pacific Coast would
furnish markets for the ferns and palms;
SO that there would not he an need of
sending them farther East. | think l can
safely say there Is not an Hawaiian girl
who does not love flowers. u we cherish
cultivate them. Whenever an Hawaiian
girl goes, the meanest flowers or ferns
are woven and transformed into beaui-
full garlands. Might not this love OF
plants he put into more serviceable use,
The manufacture OF perfumery, II right
~ started. might become a successful
industry OF the Islands. There Is a kind
of flower called by the Hawaians ''kalu,'
hut in science Is an acacia, which grows
wild on the Islands. DIR. Lyons, who was
once n teacher of Oahu College. said
"Ealu is the basis of all perfumery. 1t
GUILTY., .aa this plant would he OF great
value to perfume makers; and a way OF
dIstillinp the perfume could be found
which would be cheap enough TO bring n
proflt. when sold" Other things have
also hee-, mentioned, such as the raising
of spices and the vanilla bean.
A second Industry which has been
brought 10 our notice by the press. and
In whose favor I shall sneak Is the man.
uf,c,ure az kid-ployes The best gloves
are wade from the skins OF kids, Others
sro,,, sheen lamb and deer skins. Their,
mi ,Iw,ys he n demand for gloves, n,
~ as ,ho snn' continues 10 shine ant
,ba ,,,inas 20 How n this manufactur,
W. ~ asta,nIsbcd n, IN, Islands w.
,n -. III, oh ,bc hopn mark q, 8
rou'u ny oS a., ,nrni,n ,,,rlsets shee,
pus aso o,s nc roiso5 bare IN large mum
anu sv ,ha,r slins nre not nroperl,
pers ~. ' Gho,,,S .So ma,ufac,ure n
ohva ,n s,ertod and tho skins cured o