The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-17
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Fashions and Society


ant part OF the modern dinner. te'
or luncheon II the table Is decorases
effectively the battle is won In'
hostess who car al once strike the eye
grarify the taste and set the converse
tioazI ban a-roliing scores an i7msoi
Al. sascess- Just nov there is great
and growing fancy for carrying 7ui
the tastes and pecuIisrities Of different
nations. SO I am told read about
certain card party il q neighbornood
devoted to cards. OF all nations, and
extremely Jolly and successful they AL
were. One evening they had Mexi-
can psrty. The decorations OF he
roou .aere the card party was going
on were in Mexican colors red wnit'
and green. Prizes and souvenirs were
oGaini hts OF Mexican pottery. minia-
ture sorabTeros. belts and hat bands OF
G. leather. and the eagle pins .or
W Oh the Mexicans are famous The
eatabies OF this party were hot !
things. highly peppered and spiced In
Mexican style. Oyster cocktails head
Cd the menu. served with crackers
spread with melted cheese and cay
enae pepper. Tomales. accompanied by
frijoles. and brown Mexican beans
cooked in butter followed. after which
came chocolate and small round cakes
frosted with chocolate
On the German evenings long pipes
we're provided for the men TO smoke
IN a little room set aside for TINS pur-
nose The decorations OF smoking
room and drawing room were in red
white and BLACK: the refreshments
served we're rye bread. frankfurters
ssuerkraut. coffee and coffee cake. and
the prizes little miniature stems ana
German flags. and the quaint silver
mounted casks representing King Cam
brinus aua the cask The cards used
were also German.
The Chinese evening was especially
characteristics The yellow nag on
which the Chinese dragon disported
himself futtered amid multiplicity
NJ Chinese lanterns The eatabies con-
sisted OF chop suey. composed oil
chicken mushrooms and rice, rice
cooked so each kernel was perfecs-
and served with scafl. Chinese sauce
like our worcestershire Lychee nuts,
with their sweet and persuasive odor,
much like sandalwood: kumquat and
ginger preserves and dragons beard
tea nd libitum The latter was poured
nv Young lady in Chinese costume.
who served the beverage 10 weary
players on demand ia dainty Chinese
Guns from a dragon-decorated teapot
Cn5pstic!, coins. little designs in pot
tery and paper Chinese water plants
I'm overs were served as souvenirs
At the Russian party the samovar
was. Of course. in evidence. while va
rious Russian delicaeies. including
caviar and "Buuy" cakes. were served
to the guests. Favors here consisted
of the pretty Russian wooden bowls
embroideries and pins.
The Japanese evening was especial
IN easy to prepare because of famiii>
arity with custom and manners. Each
guest had a pair of chopsticks at sup
par The decorations were chrysan-
themums alternating with the natlohai
coiors. The Mattresses wore the Gel.
sha" and selections from The Cessna
were rendered during the evening.
japanese curios In lacquer, bronze
and teakwood furnished the favors:
The Turkish Roumanian, Persian.
irish. Scotch and American evenings
wore all observed in characteristic
style.
Needed Information was obtained by
consulting books Of travel relating TO
the special country under considera-
ton. or interviewing returned travel
ers
No one knows until they have tried
thu fun 70 be gotten out OF evenings
like these They are amusing and IN
structive at the same time.
600
II is no longer a question of to be
or rot to be. The shirt waist has set
tied that matter for itself long ago
II Is TO be,
We were told last year that the
shirt waist would soon he out OF style.
hut like the Niger baby I'VE kept right
on sayin' Apnfin.s and bought more
waists. WAT we should do in this
climate without the invaluable shirt
waist passes my comprehension: and
| an told II has come TO stay. This
season the shirt waist is pronouncedly
the style Il Is more than that; II is
the vogue. Plain or trimmed. made OF
velvet or dimity of satin fouiard nj
S. per yard or of printed stun at Toe.
IL is the style 4 time and place fnr
shirt waists of all materials, and all in
IN r. own time and place
The suin foulards come this sea
Sc as glossy as satin and so high in
price that YOU might as we'll buy bro
caded silks. At $3.50 per yard some
of them We're shown. while the cheap
est in the handsome new brilliant ef-
fects were ss50 One of the favorite
colors is very pale blue. upon which
flowers in white are delicately out
lined. The flowers are small. with
long tral..ng stems. and are so grace
fnl that YOU forget your antipathy 20
floral effects. II such feeling YOU may
happen TO have. The cotton fabrics.
being so many of them mercerized.
have progressed from the real the
wash waist" into that of the dressv
waist. A cotton challie. q cotton
chamhrev or cotton pongee, very
glossy and made up with the gold
cordiug and the lace and silk that are
accorded To more extensive fabrics.
becomes quite as elegant as the most
eNanusIve Of them. without costing so
much
900
A gown OF bun silk was made I'M
usually attractive by lavish trimming
OF hronxe gold soutache. The corsage
was OF white satin covered fun with
white mousseline de sole. Over this
there fell woke OF the silk. tucked
and cut into vandyke points Each Of |
.hr tucks was outlined with line OF
the soutache braid that WIS vsriagated
and boosted a half dozen shades OF
green gold that gradually toned down