The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-07
Fashions a Society,

r IN her that trza which wiII coar-
!. IL ard degrade Der. for she lacks
de sweet spirit Of -sorgstfniness
hat s the heritage Of the finest IA
s1ures.
7 TIE gIri who rode IN the car prob
ably belongs TO high station in life.
but she lacked the soul Of the gentle
eg0tfsm and vanity.
The girl who laughs and talks au-
dIbiy on the street cars develops into
the woman who wears loud gowns
gowns that may be quiet in color
bat striking In the snagness OF their
81 or the brightness Of their trim
mings. The extremist IN dress hiss
the spirit OF vuigzrity in her.
This little hint may not be out OF
place At a time when there are fash
tons that are not 10 be commenied
the kangaroo walk. the tinseied JAG
kef. and the pancake hat The beauty
seeker remembers that the most
charming picture may be spoiled by
It's frame. and she uses good taste in
the choice Of her garments She keeps
In mind that her character shines
| through her face. and Is betrayed by
act and gesture There are no 10
tons for manners: no balms for I'M
lovely dispositions Moral defects
cannot be cured in C day, and the
beauty-seekers must bear in mind the
Importance Of watching the soul as
we'll as the body.
Now that the postman has descend
ed upon US. the tales Of nnfortunates
whose letters are in the hands OF that
| unlucky one viii be somewhat as fol-
lows:
The postman didn't want to stop.
but the woman squared herself direct
/ ly In front of him and stood in such
determined attitude that he had to
come 10 a standstiII.
-Have you a letter for me?' she
asked
There was anxiety in her tone. but
the postman resolutely refused to look
! through the bundle OF mail he held
in his hand. i've put a stop TO the
this thing of delivering mail on the
street" he said. .You women are
Fostering the life out of me. holding
me up all along the route. demand
ing your letters, and / had to shut
down on you in self-preservation-"
But what shall | dor walled the
woman Il know you have letter for
me- always get one on Thursday
and can't wait till you get around
to our house with Ii, because | have
to be down town by nine o'clock. and
just can't wait till night for that let
ter"
The appeal was touching. but tbs
postman had become hardened by
years of experience, and his only an
swer was 10 dodge past her ample
figure and take step forward.
"Oh. dear she cried again. what
shall dor
The postman relented a little. Tn
sorry" he said. but | had TO draw
the line somewhere. Things got sc
bad that | was delayed from hall
to three-quarters OF an hour eacf
delivery by looking over the mail FOL
} people whom | met on the street II
/ case of your kind I'd like to be &C
eommodating. but If ! give in TO yoJ
: I'll have TO give in to everybody, anC
; | Just can't do It. Many people use,
to bother me that could wait at hom,
for their letters as well as not. The,
. were simply going out shopping o.
= calling. and a few minutes either wa,
I was not matter OF life or death, ye
: they'd stop me just the same ant
? make me hunt out their letters.
] had to stop at their house to delive
| to the other members of the family
2 and the time for some of my trip
was increased by a third. II you'll
/ look at the matter in the light of tn,
golden rule you'll see that I'm not t
blame. I've got TO be back at tn,
, Office on time and can't be bothered
|, The woman sighed. NO, she said
Il suppose you can't help 1t. but l d
4 wish you'd give me that letter"
The boat race was the thing on tn
Fourth. The Healanis were most ju
bilant over their successful finish, bu
2 the Myrtles say better luck next time
They certainly deserve TO win. for the
, are plucky lot OF young men an
took their defeat with good grace
Crowds of people witnesses the RAGS
! Many private yachts and launche
were filed with gaily dressed ladie:
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper were in thei
launch with some guests. Mrs. Coop
! er entertained quite a number Q
friends at her charming home. n
wonder she is so popular with tn
girls. with the naval station in pros
pect. and races galore.
= - -
! Mr.. and Mrs. Give Davies gave a
: at home" at Craigside yesterday al
> ternoon. The cards said Tennis s
= sporting costume was de rigeur. Gre
. QHet also was much in evidence an
; the grounds presented a most livei
4 appearance. Mrs Give Davies wa
!. assisted in receiving her guests
\ Mrs George Davies. The sat home
: was one OF the prettiest affairs eve
4 given here. Mr.. and Mrs. Davie