The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-26


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~ ECENT visitors to Honolulu, who
have been here in the Days of
A\ Aud Lang Syne" often make the
criticism of social functions that they
have grown too formal-that much Of
the old novelty has fled from festiv-
| tiles which are, in these days, prosaical-
| ly like the affairs away from here,
where there is not the chance as here,
in a well-nigh perfect climate. for out
| door functions, garden fetes picnics
however hard to see reason for this.
The number of strangers who have adj
ded to the white population of Homo
lulu within the last few years cannot
| fail to put touch of newness every
where. They have brought in their in
| dividual tastes, and naturally, an in
| innate knowledge of such entertain
ments only as they have been accus-
toned to at former homes, and where
| they figure this is apparent. Then, too,
strangers must invariably cause for
| mality where they are. OF old there
were no strangers, comparatively. But
perhaps. after all, this change is in the
large affairs only for if one stops to
consider the many 'tmalihinis" of today,
and then gets an inkling of the numer-
Gus so called small affairs which go
on, a general knowledge of which never
gets out, one begins to wonder if, where
one is of the favored few of an inner
| circle where all are intimate friends
with whom there need be no question
as to possible difference in conformity
of opinion as to what constitutes en-
| joyment one does not find the quaint
charm of entertainments quite as
unique in character as of old. There
are certain lanais along the beach
where the daintiest of luaus are often
served under the hau trees There are
cottages around on the other side OF
Diamond Head which are the terminus
for jofliest riding parties. There are
swimming pools in country hooks where
moor oos'' take the place of bathing
suits.
And what lot of people are doing
the mountains these days. The faces OF
iquite a number of society's folk are be-
coming familiar on Tantalus making
as they do, weekly practice of going
there in preference to taking other
ldrives. Mr.. and Mrs. Porteus-Mrs. P.'s
Hands filed with ferns-may be discov-
Tered almost every Sunday afternoon il
their pretty little phaeton, homewarC
bound, toward sunset time somewhere
along it's cool green driveway. The
Arthur Lovekins sometimes take up {
three-seater full of jolly guests who
make their destination the place on the
side of the hill where stretch of laWI
) has been coaxed into a wonderful state
of perfection, and that, from its close
proximity to the side of the road, de
lights the eyes of all way-farers.
The young men of Hackfelds have
their cottage higher up, right on TIT
crest of the mountain, with a charming
lanai, glassed in; and it's here that TIT
Johnnie Humburgs are spending som
time, now they are home again from
Germany. They have with them a
guest, 6. charming Franlein-Mr. Hum
burg's sister--who is being entertained
One Of the most glorious views is oh
tainable from the DR.. Cooper cottage
One never gets the full beauty of eithe
Punchbowl or Diamond Head until on
has viewed both from Tantalus.
$3.50
Apropos of one of these Tantalus cot
tages, a story is going the rounds Q
1.-TWO society men who, being suddenl
imbued with a desire for exercise, de
lcided to tramp it, up the mountai
with a certain cottage-one of the high
est-as their destination. OF how the
took only a light lunch to save weigh
and planned to be back in plenty
time for dinner. But of how an uneN
pected downpour of rain set in, of ho'
they tried supposedly familiar short
\ cut which proved a labyrinth of lantan
, and which finally necessitated a tel
rife climb up the face OF shrut
grown cliff back to the main road frol
where they arrived home when Dime
was a thing of the past. and of how on
) of them telephoned Immediately for
certain masseur in town, while tn
other appeared later at his boardtn
place in a pale gray suit which was nt
the one in which he had started OF
and which, in general fit-well-as
fla fellow boarder after watchin
= him. with an amused expression. 81
hurriedly across the lanai, was REMIND
ed of the following story:
1 In certain country school OF the is
ands not long since. an amiable teachs
on sunny day took her class on a pic
mic. After luncheon while the sir
made leis, the boys went fishing. Anon
j.. these latter was a tiny urchin, not oyel