The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-04
VISIONS OF RADIANCE
CAUSED CONSERVATION
= sHlHTwAlsT NAN CREATED
PANIC AMONG SENATE
OFFICIALS.
The Praise mOnOtOny q Legislative
HunSrsn Was Greatly Eniivsnec
Place which Was Once Redo
lent Assumed Commonplace Hue.

I
10 the ranks a the many local fashion
plates who have bees wont To grace
the downtown thoroughfares with
their Illuminated presence The man
b shirtwaist has evidently ceasen to
reign supreme in the Paradise Of the
Pacific. No longer does the nsw-fan-
gled garment strike terror and con-
sternauon TO the average behoidcr.
Where once Il was a thing Of hide0us
and lnazmmable grouping OF eol1rs,
nov the we4rfns " ,iz- apparel fails
TO produce JOY sven 10 its possessor.
In fact II practically necessitates its
wearer golgg about armed and with
grim determination 10 locate trouble
The Senate OF the Territory Of Ha-
vail has declared against the giddy
hues Of the shirtwaist- While the
constitution MAJ follow the das &C
cordiug 20 the likes or disiikes Of the
patriotic citizen. the shirtwsist does
not follow the proceedings OF the
average legislator No. not By pune
tured seventeen cent piece. II the radi-
ance Of the particular shirtwaist is
partially obscured by the encompass
ing folds Of a coat the man who wears
the stripes may see the Legislative
matinee
While the dull mon0tony of yester-
day afternoons session was dragging
along in all its wearisomeness. while
senatorial officials were quietly aozins
In their chairs. nov and then having
their rest disturbed b. the motion OF
an economic senator 10 reduce the
salary OF an unfortunate ofiice-holder
while a brief respite Of peace hung
over the assembled gathering. a shirt
waist man appeared.
He had al the appearances OF be-
ing a stranger 10 the close confines OF
the upper loft Of the bungalow Being
a stranger and a carpet Dagger II
you please. he knew not that the shirt
waist was tabu in Hawaiian legisla-
tive precincts The young man leis-
urely took a seat In the visitors
gallery The heat Of the Senate cham
Der being somewhat pronounced owing
10 the denunciatoTy avalanche OF de-
bate heaped upon the members OF the
House OF Representatives. the shirt
waist man proceeded to divest himself
Of his coat. The sergeant alarms was
idlv dreaming OF the joys OF an extra
session and saw not the burst OF
radiance. The faithful messenger was
over in another corner OF the room
and. when the effulgence OF the gar.
ment caught his eye he held his
breath and made a Decline for the
water cooler
Clerk Caypless SAT facing the dis.
turbance. He gave an extra hitch q
his spectacies. then reached for his
"Pelper Heidsich, Caypless looked
al President Kaiue and the President
looked 1t Caypless neither spake
Even Assistant Clerk CoDey was non
plussed. The first rosy dawn OF tins
conversational garment struck him
while be was engaged in figuring ~
his typewriting expense account. ConeS
mopped a few beads OF Precipitation
from his brow and continued his prob
lem in arithmetic. meanwhile ADDING
two or three figures to many before
the error was discovered.
The hoisterous entree OF the shirt
waist finally succeeded in arousing tbs
sentry at the door from his lefhargs
The sergeant and the messenger com
menced a wireless demonstration q
LNO zoo ENNsr H.AMt&iA AANktA1t9 -
red the chandeliers A translation be
ing forthcoming il transpired that th'
unsophisticated stranger was infring
ing upon the established rules of sen
atorial etiquette by appearing in tbs
Senate chamber without coat to Gov
or his laxative under apparel.
More sign language was INDUCED II
before the sergeant-at-arms notified
the coatlesS visitor Of his error. Win
fear and trembling the deed was done
The request TO replace the coat in IL
wonted place met with smiling
adolescence. The little episode wa
really the only incident OF the YER
barren area OF uninteresting hum
drum. The coat was put on.
The place which was redoient Will
al the colors o. the rainbow resumes
a commonplace hue. The picturesque
individual who once outriyaied al
amateur water color left out over nigh
in the rain became = commonplace
man who afterward stood out in era,
and solemn relief. when he left tn
premises. monotony again setsie'
down over the august body.