The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-14
HAWAII At OMAHA
What is Said OF the Island
Exhibit.
Omaha Papers Give Ii Much Atten-
ton and Praise Dan Logan Do
ing Work Abroad

Daniel Logan, in charge of the Ha-
Waiian exhibit, has completed his work.
| having the first instaIlment OF the
exhibit placed in a very neat and inter
esting manner. He is now waiting and
daily expecting the arrival OF the sec
Ond shipment, which he learns has left
San Francisco for Omaha He does not
know whether the new commissioner,
Edward Towse, is now en- route TO the
city or not, not having heard from him
for some time. Mr.. Towse is city edi
tor Of the Honolulu Advertiser. and
| has been in Hawaii only few years,
going from Wyoming to that country.
| When he comes to Omaha he will
| doubtless visit his old home in WyO-
ming.
| + The Hawaiian exhibit is one of the
tmOSt interesting on the exposition
grounds. It consists of canned and
| preserved fruits, grains, vegetables,
shells, pictures, cloth, handiwOrk and
many articles rarely seen in this cOun-
! try. There are hundreds of pictures.
views of Hawaii, showing palatial res
licences, rice fields, dancing girls, SOL
diers, distinguished men and women.
fruit trees, orchard and home views
and a large assortment of work done by
the children Of the several schools.
Some of this work is of very excellent
character and is full of interest
| A lot Of pen sketches and drawings
Of maps and compositions from Rev.
Alexander Mackintosh's school are
very interesting. This school was es-
tablished a long time ago, the special
object being for educating the royalty
tho rich and ruling people OF the
island. The school was very select,
and was one of the aristOcratic institu-
tons of the country. When the royalty
gave way to the present idea the school
became less exclusive, and is now one
Of the great educational institutions
of the island The map drawing, writ
ing, pen sketches and other work by
the pupils is very interesting and cred
table. 4 poem by a member of the
school, first class, little girl. on the
death Of the heir apparent, Kaiulani
will interest many. large oil paint
ing Of the royal lady hangs near by,
handsomely framed. The heir appar-
ent was % years old, highly educated,
all IN the island. She died last March.
all in the island. She died last April.
Her father, Governor CleghOrn. was ap-
pointed commissioner OF the exhibit,
but is unable to come.
The exhibit of the Kawaiahao school
is another interesting one. containing
innumeTable specimens of childish sew
ing and work BY the pupils, such as
pen skeJching, water colors, pastel
work, map making in raised work and
specimens Of composition.
St .Anthony's school, at Wailuku by
the Christian Brothers, is also we'll
represented with specimens of work by
the pupils, such q pen sketching, water
colCrs, pastel work, map making in
raised work and specimens of cOmpo |
sitiOn.
A very interesting exhibit is the |
work Of Miss Shows school, consisting
Of paper boxes made by her pupils, and
each box containing a specimen of ma
tive flower, bud or berry, and the pic
ture Of the flower, bud or berry being |
neatly painted on the cover of the box.
This school IS in the Chinese section of
the city, the pupils being all Chinese
girls, the name of the school being the |
k3umakapih, The attendance is very
large. Hiss Snow is a native of Massa- |
Chus6ttS, ana has been very successful |
IS D teacher in Honolulu.
Among the interesting articles is a
lace handkerchief made by an old
woman over So years of age. which is
greatly admired by all who see it. An
CID grammar, used in the schools there |
in 1854, printed III Honolulu, and res |
idant being the author, is interesting. |
as is also THE Hawaiian Spectator"
a bound volume Of a small four by six |
paper printed in Honolulu in 1888 by |
al association of gentlemen Some |
native musical instruments and music |
are well worth seeing, being novel and /
unique. There are potatoes, very fine, |
grown near Honolulu, and corn, some |
Of the ears as large and full as The |
average and famous Nebraska corn. |
Three canes show the genius Of the |
woodworkeT, being inlaid with several |
kinds Of native woods, the chief ma |
tsTial being the koa wood, of which for
hundreds of years all royal cofftrs have
been made.
Other interesting articles are spec
linens Ct cloth made of the bark of the |
tapa tree. Many years ago this cloth |
was almost universally worn by the |
natives, but is used now by very few, |
and only now and then is a person
found who can manufacture the ma
terial, which is done by reducing the
bark into a pulp and then beating it !
cut with crude tools made by the ma
tives. This was made especially for
this exhibit.
Silk culture is being agitated in Ha
vail, and the exhibit contains some
cocCCns, showing a great future in this
direction IS in store for that country.
Omaha WOFld-Herald.