The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-10
Fashions ana Society,"

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women who are always on the look
out for daring innovations
The passing of cocktails before din
ner ana the cigarettes aftervard, for
| the women as well as the men. is sup
posed TO prove a hostess is thoroughly
up" in the fastest styles The sane
ton Of several Of the courts OF Europe
Is given as authority for the practice.
and therefore ii must be unQuestion-
ably right
This line Of reasoning viii deceive
only the few who belong to the same
class by whom IL is put forth. as the
great majority OF our American wo-
men are too level headed to follow a
custom that their conscience coz
demns
The word Of every royal parsonage
n Esrope cannot maAe a practice that
is Objectionable in a man any the less
so in a woman The sight of a woman
with a cigarette between her lips is
displeasing In the extreme. and by so
doing such a one lowers herself in the
general esteem
II any further argument is necss-
u4ds Dc loAnu III buc o0A
dislike by all men to see a woman so
demean herself. II is the greatest
FOUNDERS" among men who never al
low the women they respect to drink
in public places
The most attractive feminine quail
ty is womanliness, ana 1t is the one
most admired by the masculine gender.
therefore when a woman INDUCES in
promiscuous whisky drinking or smok-
ing she forfeits her claim to a price
less birthright"
Thus said a bachelor q few days ago
when it was claimed by his young
niece that all the girls" drank now.
Take that, my young relative, and
pin II up over your mirror" he said.
II isn't great quotation from one Ct
your poets, but it is a piece of life's
wisdom from a man who knows what
other men think and what the best
and the worst women do.
IF YOU are level headed don't do as
all the girls do and drink whisky
cocktails before meals, and King Will
liam and club soda at lunch in hotel
cafes. A glass of Madeira at your
mothers dinner table is not wise I'M
Ill you are %, and even then it is just
as well you refuse.
"A woman wants to make herself at |
tractive to men, and some one man in
particular: that's what you are all up
to. isn't it? Well, take my word for
il that whisky and cigarettes are to |
be avoided as carefully as soiled col |
lar. wrinkles and uncombed hair. Ii
a man finds out that mere is really |
strong and fine beneath the
surface of girl who drinks or smokes,
rest assured the first thing he will do
Is to get her to stop it.
BE level headed, my young rela-
tive and know that things which are
the fashion in certain sets are not al
ways the things to adopt. | think you
are right about it's being ,ne fashion;
in all my life have not seen so much |
Of it done by young and middle aged
as for the past two years;
but be as exclusive about your habits
as YOU are about your friends"
Pretty level headed advice to a
young girl, isn't it?
Is there a man reading it who will
lot echo it?
Mrs. Mckinley mas demonstrated her
,indness of heart by knitting with her
,wn hands and sending to lady N
two pairs of slippers for
bazaar which is to be held in Over
,rook on Saturday next.
Each pair of slippers contains Mrs.
dcKinley's visiting card. The bazaar
s to take the form of Japanese tea
arden, and the young girls who are
o act as aides are to be dressed in
apsnese costume.
The bazaar will De unique in the
history of such affairs because of the
copies, which will be on
ale. of the novels of Dr. s. Weir
Iitchell, Theodore Roosevelt, Richard
Harding Davis, Tooth Harrington,
richard Whiting and Cyrus Townsend
Brady.
The proceeds of the sale will be de-
oted to the Parish House of the Me-
norial Church of St Paul at Over
'rook. and will be held at the Office
f the Overlook farms.
The luncheon given by Mrs. Scott
asst Saturday was a very pleasant at
air. Among those present were Mrs.
Alan White. .ars. James Castle, Miss
Anna Paris. Mrs. Swanzy, Mrs. ]. o.
,arter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hatch enter
aimed at dinner tuesday evening. the
,uests of honor being Mr.. and Mrs.
,tetson of San Francisco. The table
were simply magnificent.
,eing composed of ferns and violets
n great masses of bloom. The guests
vere Mr.. and Mrs, S. NJ. Damon. Mrs.
,wanzy. Mr.. and Mrs. Alan White,
Hiss Jessie Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs.
|. G.. hawes, Jr.: Mr.. Bourbon La
hrope, Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer.
Miss May Damon gave dainty
luncheon Tuesday. Her guests were
frs. ]. ~. Walker, Mrs Gerrit Wilder.
Hiss Jessie Kaufman. the Misses
,cott.
Mr.. William Irwin gave one OF his
Ielightful breakfasts sunday morning
asst. and lucky The guests who were
hidden to the feast.
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Miss Jessie Kaufman was the center
~ attraction at q recent feSuyity. /