The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-12

mans hat it is sewn upon another straw
which acts as a frame. When finished
the hat according to feminine terms, is
exquisite" and as light as a feather. It
cannot stand much wear for it is easily
scorched by exposure to the sun.
Beautiful artificial flowers are also
made from the pumpkin straw. In the
early Seventies the late DR.. Hoffman,,
one Of the old kamaainas, sent one of the
hats and g. spray of flowers to the Berlin
Exhibition and it took the first prize, a
gold chain and locket with q pearl. 1t
was forwarded to DR.. Hoffman,. who
presented 1t to the lady who weaved the
hat The braid alone for the pumpkin
straw hat costs about S.
EKAHA OR BIRD-NEST HAT.
The natives strip the leaves leaving
only the center, or blade. The outside of
this Is peeled away and thrown aside.
1t Is subjected to a second peeling. This
peeling is saved and also the under por-
ton. They are then dried in a shady
place. With pair of scissors the strands
are trimmed even, and then they are
ready for the weaving process. The low
er portion of the blade Is a dark brown
and the middle strip is of golden brown
hue. When the two colors are woven
together a beautiful effect Is produced.
INA-INA, OR MAIDENHAIR FERN
The ina-ina, or maidenhair fern. hat is
the queen of the brown hats and Is con-
sidered by many connoisseurs the choic-
est hat in Hawaii. 1t takes great many
stems of the dainty maidenhair fern t.
manufacture a single hat, for thew are
not more than nine inches in length and
the braid has to he Joined quite often
as the weaving goes on. Furthermore II
is not so pliable as other straws and
strands.
The strands are kept moistened contin-
uously until the braid is finished. The
fern is stripped of It's leaves These are
laid out In a shady place and gradually
dried for a few days. When quite dry
they are placed on smooth board and
a damp cloth placed upon them with
which the stems are fattened knife
is also used which cleans It thoroughly
A number of stems are punched and
wrapped In ii leaf or damp cloth to
keen them soft.
When sewn into a hat, II presents a
keaut fUl appearance. Being a heavy hat
they are made almost entirely for men
The maideuhair fern grows chiefly In
ravines and near waterfalls and usually
In places difficult to reach. It Is also
found near the beach al Kahuku where
it grows in a shady dell in abundance
Most of the ferns for hats come from
the Island of Kauai. where they grow
in the mountains. The hat is an expen-
s2ss2esss2,
to use carbon disulphide, acetone or Pc
troleum ether in very simple apparatus
consisting of tank for the solvent. one
for the flowers and third for the solii-
ton, with steam worm, condensins
worm and pump. The steam heat gent.
1y distills off the solvent, leaving ar
extract 100 times as strong as enheur-
age pomade.
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Flexible photographic plates are made
by Theodor Koehler by coating thiT
sheets of wood, celluloid, pasteboard OF
other material with a paste-like mix.
ture of kaolin. zinc white and water
glass. The dried surface is found suit
able for receiving the photographic de.
signs.
SSsSs1
Curious and striking Is the new cleo
trical vacuum phenomenon of E. Ruiz
mer. The air is pumped from glass
tube about feet long and IL inches
wide until g. discharge from a 12-inch
induction coil just forms spark of