The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-04-06
WOMEN OF HAWAII.
They Are Prouder of Native Than
Anglo-SaxOn Blood.

They Are Prouder of Native Than
AngIo-Saxon Blood.
Hawaiian women have a wonderful
charm of manner, and their smiling
faces, dark, lustrous eyes and soft
voices have a fascination not easily de-
fined. They carry themselves with a
grace and dignity peculiarly their own.
Even the flower women, with their
pretty lei customs, though their feet
may be bare, have certain pride and
dignity of bearing never seen in the
Anglo-Saxon of the same class.
Hawaiian women are proud of their
blood, those of mixed blood prouder of
the dark strain, which often comes by
ancestry of chiefs. 1t is one of the
strong characteristics of both men and
women-stronger in the women, who
are of more pensive and intense ma
tures-that where white blood predom-
mates their first loyalty and pride is
in the Hawaiian blood.
Among the notable Hawaiian women
at the ball were Mrs Iaukea, wife of
Maj. Iauket; Mrs. Irene Brown, daugh-
ter Of a chief, John Iui. whose lands
once included all of Pearl harbor; Mrs.
George Beckley, wife of prominent
Hawaiian, formerly a member of the
council of state; Mrs. Emma Nakuma,
clever and accomplished woman.
whose scholarly attachments made her
a unique figure in political and social
circles of Honolulu; Mrs. Renges, wife
of the Swedish consul; Miss Ernestine
Rose, the Misses Parker, Misses All
Fong, and many others whose beauty of
face and figure would win admiration
anywhere.
Some are pure Hawaiians, some Ha-
waiian and American blood, and the
Misses All Fong are daughters of All
Fong Choy, the Chinese millionaire, and
a Hawaiian mother. The Misses Parker
are daughters of Samuel Parker, part
Hawaiian, formerly member of Queen
Liliuokalani's cabinet; their mother, a
pure Hawaiian, is a tall, handsome wom-
an of the stately type, with white hair,
the clearest brown skin and large, dark
eyes.
1 saw her 1T Kawaiahao church one
Sunday in black satin holoku, falling
in graceful lines from the shoulders, a
large, black hat, with nodding feathers
all black-bringing out with striking
effect her dark eyes and white hair. As
she stood IN the doorway for moment
she was a picture that would have de-
lighted an artist. Mrs. George Beckley
is one of the most graceful young ma
irons in Honolulu. She accompanied
the party of Queen Kapiolani, wife of
1o1r DE- r
lani, on their visit to the United States
and to England ten years ago to attend
the queens first jubilee. Mr.. Beckley,
like his wife, is part Hawaiian. On his
mothers side he is a descendant of a
high chief of kamehameha blood. They
have SON, who is one of the most prom
Using students at the Stanford univer-
sity. While there were many Ia
waiians at the ball, some of them roy
alists, others of equal prominence
stayed at home, not from any bitter
ness, but from the still lingering senti-
ment of loyalty to the old order of
things.
Party lines, which have never been
very ''taut," are relaxing more and
more, and the royalists who were at the
ball regarded it as a purely social func-
tion and complimentary to a distin-
guished guest. President and Mrs.
Dole had asked large number to as
sist in receiving, probably 80 women,
representing the best society of the
Islands. The women have named, and
many others, are more or less beautiful
women. They have most attractive
homes. Education, culture and general
knowledge of the world by study and
travel make them the peers of the An
glo-Saxon.-Janet Jennings, in Chicago
Times Herald.