The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-12
SOCIETY


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - :
When the sun beats down upon poor
mankind with such force that We are
Obliged to shelter ourselves on shad-
ed lanai, all the companionship one
seeks or desires is a very interesting
boo-plenty OF cooling drinks. and
fan Even ones lest friepd becomes a
bore under those circumstances. and is
best loved At distance, and 1T is such
pleasure. occasionally. to dream and
think the hours away What an ideal
place Honolulu is for that, This dolce
for niente life is certainly fascinating.
but do not think any one with drop
OF Northern blood would be satisfied
simply to exist under the pleasantest
conditions; that is why Honolulu, al
though a sub-tropical spot, is so full OF
life and activity among the business
men. Even the society women are fsr
from being idle dreamers only They
spend their brain force with will in
order to make their homes and enter
tainments attractive. / know in the
States the society woman is the least
idle of her sex. She has rule and
routine for every hour of the busy day.
II is one round of physical activity, and
when the brain keeps pace with the
body is 1t any wonder that in nine
cases out OF ten nervous prostration
follows?
And in this peculiar climate, where Ii
is absolutely necessary TO take certain
amount OF sleep and rest, it is really
wonderful to see the amount OF WORK
gotten through by seemingly delicate
women-without observing this con-
dition.
Dinner gowns and small dance gowns
that are ocol. airy and refreshing 10
look upon are the delight OF the sum
mer girl.
Some of the most bewitching little
evening gowns are the simplest in
make. and gain their share of adj
miration even in this day Of rampant
extravaganza and superfluous orna-
mentation.
I always think that in selecting ones
frocks for evening affairs in hot eli
mate many things are to be consldered.
1t should be born in mind that certain
colors express GOODNESS and daintineSs,
while others convey an impression OF
heat and Illustration. Nothing is more
generally becoming than white, and Tor
fresh young faces white is unr1valed.
Charming little gowns Of mousselin,
organdie, tulle and point d. esprit are
selected by girls whose summer is 10
be spent away from the sea-and moth
ing could be more ideal and airy than
those fluffy cloudlike effects-but the
utter detection and change that takes
place in these costumes when assailed
by the wet breezes from the ocean
persuades the Honolulu girl that the
poetry and romance OF such costumes
are not for her 1t is left for her To
array herself in crisp silks which are
staunch against the assaults OF damp
ness, and her gowns for dinner and
dance are in striking contrast to the
frothy frills and feathery fuffiness OF
the girl away from here.
Here she adopts of necessity style
of dress that is somewhat seyere-but
If she is wise she knows just where 20
put in a few softening touches and re-
tain the charm Of simplicity without
allowing it to become heavy. A girl
from the Coast said recently: My
dressmaker and clashed in this
gown" holding up cool and cunning
affair of pale green silk and shaking Ii
out of its clouds of tissue paper WITH
pride. "She insisted the only and ap-
propriate and 'gentiP trimming for it
were innumerable fiounces of white and
green maliue / applauded her taste
but firmly stood out against treating
It in that way. No, Madame,1 said,
4 cannot sacrifice this gown by one
wearing. Just let good, stiff. moist
ure-laden breeze strike it and away go
all your snowy little frills and fiuffs,
subsiding promptly into shapeless
pulp, leaving me bereft Of my plumage,
and looking indeed like very very
discouraged, picked fowl 1t was my
idea to use this guipure," she said,
holding the silk up to her and looking
lovingly at its graceful folds. You see
it is heavy and holds its shape, and.
though perhaps a trifle less 'genteei
than her flounces and pleatings OF
maline. 1t Is thoroughly compact, ana
will hold Its own through the season;
then, too, the whole gown is as light rs
a feather, and l don't get that horrii
broiled and basted look after few
dances that so many girls do who
make the mistake of having their
gowns of stuffy brocades and heavy
silks"
But would like to tell you about
the gown itself. 1t was OF light fou-
lard silk, unlined. save for being
mounted on an under petticoat OF a
like shade OF green lawn, which was
made after the style of a regular lin
gerie underskirt. tucked and trimmed
with edgings and insertions OF point
de Paris The pea green silk skirt was
cut by the morning glory pattern with
a number OF narrow cores fiared TO
| great width as they neared the floor,
each Of the narrow cores being held
together by a band of guipure insertion
NOT cream guipure. but guipure that
was dyed the identical color of the silk
itself. Narrow babe ribbons OF dead
white satin run through the open
spaces of the green guipure insertion at
each edge. which gave refreshing con-
trast: at the bottom OF the skirt tn
satin ribbon was draped in festoons
from gore to gore and held high at tie
inserted bands with rosettes OF white
satin ribbon. The bodice was quite as