The times., 1898-07-17
THE WOMEN OF HAWAII.
They Wear white Robes and Flower
Crowns Every Dny.

Since Old Glory mas acquired the righ.
to tioaJ over the Hawaiian capital na,-
urally we feel interested in its inhab-
itants
The natives are a Malayan race
tradition saying they came over the sea
in canoes a thousand years ago. Their
features are regular. hair very black.
stature noble the women especially 50.
Their manner is unaffected to simplicity
and they have all the characteristics of
tropic dwellers-to wIt-they resemble
some Christians, being certain that while
they rest contentedly the Lord will pro-
vide"
Nature is their friend. To engage in
agricultural pursuits would not occur 10
them while nature provides bread-frGit.
pineapples. FISH and taro-poi. The "taro''
/ is a vegetable. in taste like our sweet
potato. This '-poi' is the Hawliian's
bread. and viii keep for days.
/ These people always take their meals
/ sitting upon the floor Their poi is served
1 in calabashes. and a family sitting
I upon the floor in a circle with freshly
netted fish in seashelis. and their poi
I in its calabash feel life happy estate.
/ They will abandon much to appease civ
/ iliza.ion's demands. but their mode of
4 eatiug-never. a Hawaiian counts his
1 nelghbOr's hospitality a certain thing.
/ II he is anhungered and tired. he just
watches his friends meal time, walks
in and helps himself.
Besides. every one in Honolulu ana
/ Whereabouts are really related. So it is,
1 after all. an Informal family affair.
The perfect climate. with rains soft
and plentiful for fertiliZing, shady trees
4 and thick grasses. upon which TO lie,
these children Of the tropics lead an
ideal life 1t is always summer, and
/ they are ever gay.
/ The native women wear long. howlng
I robes hair free and unconfined. brows
I adorned with wild flowers ofttimes. and
about their necks wear chaplets of leaves
Of shaded green: if they are fond OF
/ adornment naturally they form classic
nicture thus bedight. The island girls
are great horsewomen. wearing white
robes. and riding as though Iafn-O =
( Shanter's furies were after them.
They are fond of singing. and as they
are very religious and go to their chapels
e,-ery sunday. some fine music can be
listened 10 in this land beyond the sea
Resides the churches are gOssips happy
uuting-ground-even there. Their sun
dav-best gowns are always white. ana
their hats Panama. trimmed with ever
greens and flowers.
They care nothing for fashion. but
much for ouality-the cling of their
robes and their good wearing quallueS-
The girls in Hawaii are perfect ducks
b,- nature. they are the greatest water
lovers in the tropics They fairly I'VE III
ne sea when children, and later are dar-
inc surf riders Both sexes bathe together
merrily.
The women go down to the sea in shlps
a fro hAf1n a.
our trees ard are beautifully made IN eV-
erv wav. The women are quite fearless
and go from island to island in their barB
canoes. -.
Dancing is another pastime, and is with
them a fine art. Little time Is spent IN
doors. The sun and groves invite then
out-and they go-happy as children, care
free as the birds in the air.
The national dance is still practiced II
Honolulu and interior villages accasional
". II is very voluptuous, and the per
formers wear little covering TO hide theil
charms Missionaries have discouraged
it-nOt vainly. as it is not nearly 50 fire.
quent as formerly.
In Hawaii they are most hospitable to
strangers Meeting a stranger they say
Aloha" Uove to you) They ask moth
ing or travellers, expect nothing, and ii
A gift is left treasure ii always. They are
receptive in learning and quick. The
government compels attendance at the
public schools. Higher education is not
attempted They read newspapers eag-
erlv. the native papers giving them a
general outline of the worlds doings.
They are beautiful pen artists and
writers and skilled needlewomen. They
are loyal TO their race. proud of their
Oriental pedigree. and while many OF
of these women marry foreign residents
few ever attain afterward to perfect
marital content. They are very children
until they die.
Beautiful and happy where they car
hear the music of the waves beating up
on their own shores; contented near theil
own people. But taee them away and {
cloud appears: they grow listless ant
weary-in short, are pining for home
and people