The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-16
SOCIETY,"


there are 50 many devices Just made
for her pert coqaesrse= The surf board
Is not 70 BE iespised by her in this
category. and many ara the charming
poses she assumes In vain snieavor
TO conquer that most dtzcult of sports.
In her up-so-dats bathing costume Of
black silk and the most abbreviated
skirt imaginable. and hair in pietur-
esque confusion. with tiny sandals on
her pretty feet. she Is creature 20
look at and adore
The swimming girl is an entirely dlf-
ferent creature, just as attractive in her
way She does not wear q skirt 20
hamper the limbs. and II she does wear
one-bsfore the eyes OF the assembled
multitude. she calmly takes 1t OF be-
fore going into the water. for bathing
TO her is real work aId not play
Her hair is securely confined under
our Honolulu lasses let their tressas
fy 70 the breeze, and surely 1t is far
prettier-tho' I doubt it being good for
the hair How hard II is for some pso-
pie to swim, And yet one Of the
greatest swimming teachers said rot
long since: Amy girl can swim with
out learning il she can only overcome
her fear of the water. Swimming ought
TO come as naturally to the human ra>e
as TO animals. and il would il people
their feet wet l can tell in a minute
whether a person will ever swim or not
by just watching the way he or she gets
into the water You know there are
some people who go in by just putting
toe down and saying 'Ee-ee-ee,' and
taking II out again as il crab had
nipped it. Well, those people viii
never learn 10 swim, not even IL they
try all their lives. / know. because
I've worked with them. I've tried
coaxing. I've tried scolding. / have tried
shaming them by pretending despise
cowardiee, I've even tried heroic meas
ures and abandoned them suddenly 10
their own resources in deep water No
use. The first thing, open come their
mouths-down they go-and they'd
drown in simple panic II didn't drag
them out
That is probably the reason why
some people can never, never be taught
to swim | notice children swim al
most at once. You can make them
jump off diving board and they never
sink. But you can never teach then
to swim properly. They will always
swim dog fashion" as long as they are
children. When they grow up you can
teach them the other strokes very
easily. The little Hawaiians are past
masters in the art of swimming, and IT
is always a pleasure to watch their
graceful movements In the water.
have not seen many men have copr-
age enough to adopt the new shirt |
waist. / did see one the other day
and what a guy the man looked who
wore it,
The elbow sleeve to be met by gloves
is almost as popular as the undersleeve
sort, especially with women who have
handsome forearms. Real cluny upper
sleeves. made close, with an elbow friu,
are completed by undersleeyes to match |
also close. Duchess and other lace
upper sleeves are made slightly bell |
shaped at the elbow, dainty needle |
work lawn sleeves bagging below. The
popular glove for the elbow sleeve Is a |
delicate undress kid in gray-whlte, |
self-stitched, the arm fitting absolutely. |
She who has thin arm CT one badly |
shaped need not wear an elbow glove. |
Dead white Is not liked. A warm and |
very faint mode color is always in good |
taste Black glace kids are much worn.
The undressed comes OF black" so ii |
Is not popular Very delicate evening
tints should harmonize, not match the |
gown, but as a rule the glove Of nat
ural tints is preferred to one OF the |
same tone.
Jewel tie chains, instead of buttons,
are approved, and a glove likely to find
favor has its fasteners under the edge
Of the kid
Stocks or collar bands OF white duck
are now made separately to fasten at
the back with a collar button. A pur
tie or scarf is worn with them The
tie may widen to the height OF the
stock at the back, narrow to allow the
first tying and widen for the puff. TIE
puff tie holds its own because ii may
be tied with individuality and yet be
good form. The tie Is double knot,
the cross piece being perpendicular.
The ends are turned back. their edges
over the cross piece and al
most hiding II. The ends then cross
and are secured by bar pin OF pro-
type The edges may be held
together by an ineonspicuous stick pin.
or by pin that does not show. Such
scarf may be worn with linen COLA.
thus accomplishing the pretty softness
Of the pun tie and the correct stiffness
Of linen
This years off-shoulder styles are
more startling than ever in the sug-
gestion they bring to the Observers
mind. When recently these bodies
were in fashion the tops. while white.
were opaque. So. though at first glance
q woman's dress might seem to be slip
ping OF. 1t hardly took second
thought to realize the situation. Now