The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-27

Is the topic OF the hour !
is so difficult TO get anything
done in time that little teai
are being organized in ordel
to gain ideas and talk things over
the costume being the all-importani
subject--and secrecy promised impair
TALLY in all directions.
Prince Carnival wiH rule the hour
and prince and princess. lords and Ia
dies. peasants Of all nationalities
Oriental beauties. dancing girls and
nuns demure, sombrehued monks
and gay coquettes. ladies Of the En-
plre, clowns and coUneus all viii fol
low in Prince CarnivaIs train and
help to make the spectacle gorgeous
beyond description 1t will be some
thing unique for Honolulu, and society
is entering into the spirit of the thing
with energy and good will. for it is not
often that one can do good and have
a rafting good time as well. The la
dies will contribute home made cakes,
sandwiches. ices and dainties Of all de-
seriptions, and that fact speaks for it
self. as none can vie with Honolulu
in that respect. Everything is being
done TO make the ball a grand success
both financially and socially. There
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and the wrong man will whisper sweet
nothings In the shelLlike ear of the
right woman. but that is nothing, for
everything goes at the Mardi Gras,
and all Is forgotten and forgiven-for
nobody knows and nobody tells.
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II any bread winning woman desires
TO earn a modest fortune right here
in Honolulu she should lose no time
in establishing a laundry where deli
cate feminine underwear can be wash
ed. starched and ironed to perfection
and by hand. No labor-saving devices
can be relied upon in the laundering OF
up to-date lingerie. To the deft and
gentle fingers of the most skilled
French blanche's sense should the
webs of finest cotton. silk and linen
be entrusted. when the cleansing pro-
cess is gone through with, else the
flmy mesh of this raiment, that Cleo
patra herself would have been fiat
tered to wear. will be reduced TO
shreds after a couple of trips to the
wash tub.
White and always white is now the
demand OF the purchaser; and oddly
enough. cotton of the finest quality
takes precedence of linen. and linen of
silk. Thus you see the infallible test
OF the prosperity of the times. Watch
the frill and fiutteI of snowy white
embroidered frills about the high
heels. What has become of the silk
petticoats? you ask. and echo answers.
they are all in the shops, on the bar
gain counters, neglected and alone.
In proportion as the stock of silk cor
tillon has dropped the price of the
white skirt has risen sky high. Women
who scorn the graceful chemise wear
two skirts-one a short affair extend
ing but a trihe above the knee, and a
second falling to the heels. The first
one is made of extra fine material and
is maze of tucks and lace frills,
while the longer one is shaped with a
habit back. set on deep yoke about
the hips. and shows a full flounce At
the foot cut on its edge in extra long
leaf points, richly encrusted with
white needlework.
It is not considered good form to
wear long lace trimmed white skirts
on the street, because a white skirt
that IS allowed to touch the dusty
pavements is a revolving sight in ten
minutes. The high bred and well
dressed women have their white walk
ing and carriage petticoats cut to es-
cape the ground on all sides.
II is with the evening, reception
and dancing dresses that the priceless
splendor Of the ne wunder pipe can be
fully appreciated.
There is absolutely no limit to the
baby tucks, the lace and needlework
that these garments will accept and
the pity of il is that so much artistic
loneliness must be hidden. With the
ball gown OF the moment the debu'
tante wears skirt OF the silkiest
Paris lawn. or sheer Swiss muslin,
cut with habit back, and the shaped
founce is set on with broad inserting
Of lace or lace beading. through which
a white ribbon runs. Below that in
sertion ripples frin after frill Of lace.
and so full is the shaped flounce cut
that il measures six or seven yards ct
the bottom.
Now. Swiss or Paris lawn petticoat
is too bodyless thing to be sufficient
foundation for itself. so that 8 soft
nainsook or lustreless China silk skirt
is worn beneath it. and its edge is
decked with lace frills.
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Hand painted evening gowns Of
mouseline de sole are one OF the fads
OF fashion not altogether new. but a
novel phase OF this sort Of decoration