The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-06
WHEN JIMMIE BLAINE MET
THE FIST OF AN HAWAIIAN

glance. But he has an independence OF
manner ard persuasive boldness that
may be the key to his destinations.
During BIaine's siege to Miss Kuhne
Reveridges heart. Blaine is said to have
taken the gold cure at White Plains, N.
Y whence he emerged much subdued
and announced his intention of battling
for his country, which was at that time
about to engage in war with Spain. Miss
Beveridge turned him down and he hop
ed to participate in the roar of battle and
thus endeavor to drown the memories of
the woman who had refused to become
the second Mrs. Blaine. Jr. But before
he reached the battle front he had
drowned these memories in rattle and
roar of another sort. Unfortunately,
there is no through route to the Philip
pines. General Wesley Merritt's staff, of
which Blaine was assistant adjutant
general by courtesy of the War Office
and in memory of a distinguished father,
stopped off at several points. Blaine re-
manned inconspicuous until they reached
San Franciscoy He, there dropped the
| dignity of Captain Blaine and of his
shoulder straps and became Jimmie
Blaine, the family black sheep. The res
taurant affair was the talk of the town.
It had begun in a wordy warfare be-
tween Captain Blaine and s. r. Hollan-
| der Both threatened duel BY the
! light OF The Jay the cO1HDdIdHlS QeClOeQ
that while honor is always honor, 1t
wouldn't be wise to insist upon it,
In the natural course of the route Ho-
nolulu was the next stopping point. jim
mic Blaine stepped ashore win the rest
of the gold-laced officers straight into the
arms of society
Native feastS and native dances were
planned for the entertainment of the
American soldier. Nothing was too good,
II hot OF foir funa
the prettiest women to be found on the
island were congregated. They illustrat-
ed the poetry Of motion and the charm Of
song Hula girls danced, while their au-
dience Toasted on succulent poi dip
ped out from a dish by the aid of their
fingers, and they sang to the Taropatch
fiddle, while the American soldiers learn
ed how to let live fish wiggle into their
mouths.
1t was a native feast, served in a bed
of leaves in native luxury. With admir-
able forethought, Captain Blaine had
I supplied the wine. 1t flowed in a stream
of plenty. 1t had been flowing an hour
or more, when suddenly the Captain
i ceased to distinguish between hula girls
and the matrons of society. He grasped
one of the latter, in spite of the dignity
of his gold lace and epaulets, passionate
ly to his row of gold buttons
The lady was Liliu Aona, and Mr.. 40
ma happened to be a witness of the
scene. Straightway he enacted another.
When Captain Blaine arose from it he
found himself some distance off as stiff
and sore as though some one had been
| playing football with him.
| But these episodes are all in the past
recent past, it is true, but still past.
Since then Jimmie" Blaine has been fill
| ling space on New York newspaper,
Specializing on Change, and-would you
believe it?-falling in love!
This time the lady is Miss Martha
Hichborn, girl of wonderful magnetism
and charming impulsiveness. For three
years she has been a belle in Washing
ton society.
| Before Senator Depew had met Miss
Hichborn he had seen her picture in the
studio of Prince Pierre Troubetskoy. He
was heard to say then, She is certainly
most beautiful!
| The Senator was quite right To prove
lit, Miss Hichborn has been famous as a
beauty ever since she became a leader of
| the younger Washington set some three
years ago.
| Such girl might win any man to re-
form. The question is. VIII she really
| reform Jimmie Blaine?