The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-08-30

grow up into noble manhood and woman.
hood. Ii is a grand thing to be trusted
and loved by children. IL would not only
be the means of self-support, but II would
pave a way for spiritual growth and tram
"A generation to be better mothers.
VIII not the profession OF traineu
nurse be a profitable employment for ia-
waiian girls? Young women should con-
slider the subject well before taxing up
this work for IL requires severe ana rielu
training. This profession IL not an easy
one. Ii requires persistent effort and
strong constitution to endure nights and
days without sleep. II requires both sell,
control and self-pQssession. There shoulo
be a school In Honolulu where Hawaiian
girls could be trained as nurses. They
could do much good for their own race
In this line. We know Hawaiians are
generally afraid OF foreign physicians
and medicines. but seeing nurse Of their
own race would help them to allay or
cause them to entirely abandon their
fears. Since last October. under the wise
| supervision OF Mrs. Thompson. OF ks-
mehameha, the children OF the free kind
ergartens have, twice week. received
the attention and care Of nurses. The
assistants have been Hawaiian girls.
Another industry which would be of
great benefit to the young women of Ha-
wall mel is that OF laundry work In
earlier days, our grandmothers and great
grandmothers used to take in washing
ana ifohing ihey were not ashamed 10
do this. We know that their education
and bringing up were different from ours;
still our securing better education
ought not to make us despise honest
labor. TINS story was once told In my
presence: a young woman who possessed
fine intellect and rare ability was grad
uated with high honors from one OF the
best colleges. She. not caring to enter in
to the overcrowded profession of a school
teacher. decided to take up laundry work.
After visiting many laundry establish
ments In Europe and studying the busi-
ress very carefully, she returned home,
and started In and superlntended the es-
tabhshment, which In time became pros
porous. There are many people here who
are anxious to get some one who can do
up their fine dresses Tor them. They do
here, but are only too glad to give them
TO some one whom they can trust ana
who VIII ask reasonable prices for them.
l have spent many years In boarding
ironing done by Hawaiian girls. ! know
that they are very capable In this branch
OF work: and do not think IL Is statins
too much, when ! say. that should this
industry be started on the Islands, the
work done by the Hawaiian girls in this
line cannot be surpassed by any girls of
other nationalities The daughters of Ha-
val mel have delicate and magic touch
There are other things which the Ha-
waiian girls can DO. sewing, housekeep-
ing, nursing or children. weaving and
fancy work: but there Is sharp competi-
ton between the Hawaiian women and
the women OF other nationalities.
The sewing department of Kawaiahao
seminary mas been carried on seven years
and has been the means of support to n
number OF pupils trained In this depart
ment. Dressmaking might prove n sue
cessfnl industry for "A few girls. but not
Tor the majority: because the Hawaiian
women cannot compete with the Amer-
can and European women. The women