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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-11
HON. WILLIAM C. WILDER IS LYING AT THE
POINT OF DEATH, THE RESULT OF APOPLEXY

Hon. VIM. Chauncey Wilder, who Is
lying at the point of death, the result
of an apoplectic stroke received Tues
day evening, is one of the best-known
of the self-made men of Hawaii He
was born In Canada in 1885 of Ameri-
can parents, during their temporary
residence across the line. His early
recollections, however, were of New
York, his parents having returned,
while William was yet an infant. and
taken up their residence in that State.
When nine years of age he moved with
his parents, in 1914, to Geneva ILL., Here
were passed his youth and early man
hood, and here he received his educa-
ton, the facilities for which, however
were limited in that locality in those
early days. The Wilder family were
sketch had attained the proper age to
start in the world for himself, he
learned the painters trade, at which,
together with undertaking, the business
in which his father was engaged at Ge--
neva, he continued until April, 1860,
when, becoming infected with the gold
fever, he Joined the fortune hunters who
turned their steps westward with
pixies Peak or bust" as their motto.
AS was the case with many, he return
ed in the fall of the same year to Ge-
nova after Sayara1 months of hard and
proftless labor. He then continued the
painting business on his own account
until the breaking out of the war. Up
on Lincolns first call for troops in 1861,
w. c. Wilder was the first man to en-
list in the first company that was or
ganized in the State of Illinois. They
went into camp at Springfield, prepar-
atory to the organization of the first
Illinois Regiment of Infantry. All of
his company were not wanted. however,
to fill the regiment, and twenty-four of
is members, including himself, return
ed home. Upon the call for three
years troops w. c. Wilder assisted in
organizing an independent company of
cavalry, which was mustered into SER
vice on the 7th of July, 1861, and imme-
diately sent to Missouri, and afterwards
merged into the Fifteenth Illinois Cav
airy as Company H. Mr.. Wilder was
elected first lieutenant, and upon the
resignation, some months later, of his
predecessor, he was made captain.
The company arrived at Jefferson
Barracks, Mo-, on the 10th of August
From ST. Louis Capt. Wilder's regiment
marched through Arkansas to Vicks-
burg, and went under the first command
of Sherman. Captain Wilder was in
the battle of Arkansas Post, the battle
of Chickasaw Bayou, the first battle
before Vicksburg and other engage
ments until March, 1868. when Ill health
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-11
DID He SEE
MAN DROWN2
Peculiar Action of
Small Boat Off
Waikiki.

A telephone message from Waikiki
yesterday afternoon was the cause Of
Captain Harry Flint, the waterfront
officer, going out in one of Young
Brothers launches in search OF a jap
anese who was supposed to have been
blown out to sea in a small boat.
The message was from j. w. Pod
more, who resides on the Beach road.
He told the police that japanese In
his employ had gone out in a small
boat for the purpose of looking for an
other boat which had gotten adrift.
The japanese had been gone for some
time and considerable anxiety was be-
ing felt concerning him. AS the wind
was high it was thought that he mad
gone out too far and had found 1t I'M
possible to get back ashore.
The Young Brothers were communl-
Gated with, and in a very little while
after the message was received, Her
bert Young, accompanied by Harry
Flint, were out in the launch In the
neighborhood of Diamond Head. Ihey
cruised around all the way from Dia-
mond Head to a position way on the
Eva side of town. They went some
distance out and approached various
Japanese fishing craft to enquire as 10
whether anything had been seen OF the
missing boat or it's occupant. Nothing
could be ascertained.
Returning to the harbor HERBERT
Young went aloft on one OF the vessels
in port and took a look around with
the glasses. He could see nothing.
On returning to the police station TO
report, Young and Flint were inform
ed that the boat had been found, put
nothing had been seen or heard OF the
man. Podmore had telephoned In that
some Hawaiians walking along the
beach beyond Waikiki had found a
boat in the water near the shore' DOT
tom up. The boat answered the de-
scription of the one taken out by the
Japanese.
Absolutely nothing could be learned OIL
the whereabouts of the man and II Is
supposed that he has been drowned.
Now comes the story of gentleman
who was bathing out at Waikiki yestei-
day afternoon which may throw some
light on the mystery. If the Doat u
which he speaks was the one taken ou'
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Evening star., 1901-06-08

tween her low, patent leather shoes and
modlSh bird s-eye serge skirt. The golf
skirt of the new season, however, is of
plain black cloth with a stitched bias at the
bottom. Another in novelty cloth has mar
row gore-like decoration in leather strap
ping, the light yellow tint of this contrast
ing well with the brown mottling of the
skirt goods. The heavy porter's linen,
whose coarse, loose weave lends itself so
effectively to Russian embroidery is con-
sidered cool and durable material for golf
shirt waists, though the girl who knows a
thing or two has these made of pongee for
the hottest weather. The simple shirt waist
with the golf skirt here given is of figured
piQue.
Visiting and reception gowns for out-or-
town wear are more than ever considered,
and, sad to relate, both are sometimes
wickedly elaborate. One simple but elegant
little foulard house frock seen had a rich
pattern in bright blue and black that may
be compared only to jagged lightning A
little vest and sleeve frills of embroidered
ecru batiste gave a daintily feminine touch
to this stylishly extravagant material, and
a sash in narrow velvet Streamers struck
another modifying note
Many short jacket and yoke effects are
seen, the two visiting figures in the tea
group exemplifying favorite design in
each of these departments; the striped and
figured materials are foulard silk, and both
Evening star., 1901-06-08
FLAMING COUNTRY GOWNS
SCARLET FROCks FOR OUT-oF-
TOWN WEAR.
Just the Thing for the Golf Links
Vegetables and Fruits for
Hat Trimming.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
In color, at least the fashions that
bloomed in the spring pale to insignifi-
canoe beside those which the midsummer
has showered upon the world, and radiant
ly gay among the many gay tints certain
scarlet gowns in diaphanous textiles stand
out as the latest French thing for country
magnificence. With the red costume a
black Gainsborough hat, made of gauze
and round satin-straw braid, is considered
a dashing top-off. But modistes are show
ing ALFRED hats as well, and such carloads
Of lurid accessories in the way of para
soils, belts and country driving coats are
so scattered about the shops that It is
quite plain you cannot do the really fash
ionable this summer without a note Of red
In your wardrobe. The flaming gowns are
also seen in SergeS and challieS for noun
tain and seashore wear, and they may be
worn even in town, 1t seems, If a carriage
accompanies them. Otherwise, say mes
danes the dressmakers. from it's very con-
spicuousness, the red gown is not polite
for town use. But nothing is so rich
against green fields this vivid color: and
red parasol of the new shade, a spar
king, clear, light tone. almost like new
blood, will look veritable flower In
country landscape.
OF course it is bitterly provocative of at
tentions from the bovine family-there
must be a serpent in every Eden-and. as
II the fashion mongers had foreseen trouble
In this direction, at the end of the red para
sol handle a speaking likeness of his
majesty the bull is sometimes a gentle re-
minder that there might be breakers
ahead.
At any rate. 1t won't hurt to remember
him, and little practice in fence climb
ing would not come amiss
For Evening Wear.
A charming gown for country house
evening wear is of pale rose Swiss, dotted
with a deeper red. A short low-necked bo-
lero and a skirt insertion of black lace
contrast effectively with the bright ma
terial. The girdle is made of three rows
of black velvet ribbon, holding down shir-
rings and ending at the front in small
rosettes.
l see the golf girl is taking to red and
dazzling are the stockings that peep be-
Evening star., 1901-06-08
Latest Styles in Underwear.

AS regards lingerie, the empire pattern IN
every possible form is beloved at the mo-
ment. Pretty chemises and night gowns
are made in this wise. the best perhaps
having little medallions of old lace or fine
handmade embroidery tied with fancy rib
bons in shades of blue pink and mauve.
Pretty, too, are pink chemises with the
tops made entirely of lace.
Then there empire night gowns IN
silk gauze, batiste or French lawn In white
and pale colors. with large falling collars
of tucks and lace.
The peignoir Of white muslin, cream silk
or cashmere is at its best, too, cut after
the empire style. Pretty, also, are those
arranged with rows of tuckings or gaug-
ings round the waist. finished with a large
pink bow, the ends of which reach to the
ground,
Evening star., 1901-06-08
Decorations of Black TuIIe Roses.

At a recent swell dinner a young society
matron attracted universal attention by
her effective decorations These consisted
of black tulle roses with the outer petals
of velvet In these were fastened tiny
rhinestone dewdrops. Two of the flowers
were worn directly over the part In her
blond hair, and two others, which were
larger, were worn directly over her breast.
Full streamers Of black tulle hung from
these large roses and fell to the bottom of
her gown. OF course, the coloring of her
tiyeness of the black flowers. 1t was of
shrimp pink crepe de chine cut princess
and appliqued lengthwise with clover leaves
In black chantilly.
Evening star., 1901-06-08
gown of beige cloth the clots were not quite

gown of beige cloth the clots were not quite
so conspicuous.
Wise Too Late.
TOO badi' she said, fecking bit of mud
off my sleeve with one fair finger. But
you should have known better than to wear
gray, chere Nine. Catherine" That was her
only sympathy for an almost ruined gown
that had cost me 1000 francs on the Rue
de la Paix.
She had covered her thin veil with one or
thick tissue, and so she could laugh and
talk in comfort, perfectly Indifferent to the
marly rain. l could foresee that she would
emerge at the end of the ride with her COM
pleXion quite undisturbed She has just
taken the new face-skinning process, l am
told as a result of which Mrs. Langtry S
beauty is again the talk of London. My
coat was only a short bolero that did not
extend much below the arm, with blouse
of crinked chiffon underneath. How L
blessed those chiffOns as the hurricane
raised by our flight cut through them so
keenly that in spite of its being sunny
May | was almost frozen. The Aiglon col
lar about my not swanlike neck Topped un-
comfortably with every passing breeze, and
Evening star., 1901-06-08
HairdressinS and Hats.

Now that ''foreheads are in," to quote
the famous phrase of the hairdresser, the
forward tilt of the hat is imperative Placed
straight or on the back of the head. it
gives a bare, bleak aspect to the brow
which is by no means becoming OF course
all fashionable women have discarded a
fringe, except such slight tendrils of hair
as serve to soften the outline of the
temples. The fringe, indeed, which had
become common to all ranks and which
often to be seen touzled, ill-combed
and worse brushed, an unbecoming mat
indeed, had sunk very low and was doomed
to extinction, but it must be remembered
that different style of hairdressing de-
mands a different shape and poise of hat.
Evening star., 1901-06-08

decoration Of the skirt is given by means
OF line Of light brown embroidered mo-
hair braid. The embroidery follows q Turk
ish carpet pattern in dull blue, brown and
red woods, and this happy inspiration Is re-
peated on the edges of the collar. cuffs and
corslet Of shiny, silky black popiin that con-
trasts with the brown Of the homespun
jacket. A shirt Of pale brown grass linen.
embroidered in scarlet dots, Is worn with
this, and the hat that accords Is turban
of brown horse hair, through the front OF
with dull red moth eyes and held by big.
dull gold buckle.
Even more sturdy and quite as graceful
as this costume Is a stout, checked linen
cheviot. meant for a traveller to the west
ern states. The cheviot is gray and
green check, garnished with dark green
linen braid and cuff facings Of solid dark
green linen. A shirt waist Of green Hen
rietta cloth, picked out in black dots and
worn with a black taffeta butterfly tie,
completes the suit. AS to the hat. that Is
Evening star., 1901-06-08

Talbot she lisped, and I could not but
join in the laugh at my expense.
Perhaps the mud will brush off" sug-
gested Nine. de Merry kindly, and when we
reached the Bois they all insisted on alight-
ing and taking me in for a cup of warm
tea. NJ. du CerCeau saw us comfortably To-
Gated at quiet table in the corner and
then went ahead to join his polo friends,
while one of the lackeys awaited us at the
door, ready to signal the automobile when
ever We should wish to go on. Nine de
Merry and myself made ourselves look as
spick and span as possible, while Nine du
Cerceau ordered the tea and cakes The
dust and the dried mud brushed from Nine
de Mery's beige cloth most beautifully, but
plated one, while her bolero, not quite so
short as mine, was supplemented by d silk
blouse. 1t was handsomely stitched and
bound about the paneed jacket front with
black velvet. The trumpet-shaped sleeves
Evening star., 1901-06-08

Special Correspondence Of The Evening star.
PARIS, May -. 1901.
Automobiling IS the seasons sport par
excellence Nobody who is anybody can
afford to be without he 'teuf-teuf.' The
road from Paris to every pretty suburb is
thronged with autos on pleasant days,
while the bOulevards and the Bois fairly
bristle with them. OF course, it looks very
smart. but 1 wish you could have been with
us the other day when We went out in
Mime. du Cerceaus fine new machine. The
party included madame. Nine. de Merry,
her young and widowed sister; young NJ.
du Cerceau, her son, who plays polo, and
myself. The reunion was to be at the Jeu
de Polo in the BOis de Boulogne, and doz-
ems of other carriages were headed that
way Polo has become a very fashionable
sport, and although the women do not
play, they fatter their men by wearing
their best gowns to the reunions and pro-
Tossing absorbing interest in the game.
For my part, L take not the least interest
In the players and go frankly to see what
the other women may wear. If the men
are so foolish as 10 incur the risk of COM
ing home with battered faces and shattered
limbs it is no concern of mine Since they
have the sport let them do the worrying.
80 Nine du Cerceau bored me all the way
to the POLO grounds with her quavering
fears First it was that Jean Pierre should
win at the expense of his anatomy. and
shen 1t was lest Jean Pierre should not win
at all Long before We reached the Cha
teau de Bagclet l wished | had accepted
the invitation of some one who had 10
Jean Pierre to be battered, even if COM
PEELED TO make my arrival at the grounds
IN conveyance less chic than Nine du
CerCeau'S elegantly appointed automobile
I've always found that a little purgatory
goes with each of the luXuries of life. and
mine that morning was particularly acute.
j" be sure. it was highly pleasing to dash
along the boulevards and leave behind a
train of envioUS admiriug pedestrians
but they could not know how the sharp
Evening star., 1901-06-08

dust was getting into my eyes and mouth
and nostrils in spite Of the veil AS the re-
union was d semi-sOcial affair. l had not
dared TO don thick face covering, but
simply dahbed my skin with a soothing
face lotion GOr | had had forebOdings) and
gracefully silvered il over with one of those
pretty spotted gray wells of which the
dowager Empress Of Russia is so fond: you
know they say l should look something
Ike her II II We're not for my blond hair.
My gown was also silver gray. 1t was the
first time had worn it. and it went to my
soul 10 see the way 1t was becoming coated
with dust and spotted with mud as We
rushed along. 1t had been pronounced very
distingue by my maid. and even Mime. du
CerCeau had eyed it a bit enviously as L
stepped into her equipage. Was this wild.
mud-chechered ride her means of settling q
hated rival2 / did not know. but / noted
that Nine. de Merry. her sister, was suffer
ing quite as much as l. although on her
Evening star., 1901-06-08

If you want your butter to look really
inviting, have it done in tiny rolls, one for
each person. You can buy the corrugated
boards for making it up. Scald them thor
oughly first and let them lie in cold water
till you are ready to begin. Take bit of
butter about big a walnut, put It
on one board, and with the other pat 1t
down till it is about an eighth of am inch
thick Then roll it. place it on the butter
dish and do the next in the same way.
In hot weather these should be thrown
into salt and water if you want to maks
them some hours before using and only
placed the dish when wanted.
Evening star., 1901-06-08
To Keep Cut Flowers.

A Japanese plan by which cut flowers
may be made to last an abnormally long
time is to burn the ends of the stems with
piece of wood; not with match, be it
observed. for the sulphur would be inju-
rious to the flowers.
The Japanese. who are great flower low
ers say that the charring process enables
the water to penetrate the stem and thus
sustain the flower. Whatever be the rea-
son, one is glad to know of any plan which
will prolong the life of flowers, especially
at any time of the year, when they are
both scarce and expensive.
Evening star., 1901-06-08
Shirt Waists.

Six shirt waists should meet the REQUIRE
mentS of most careful girls.
To have a sufficient stock of blouses to
be able to ring the changes in routine
lengthens the life of each one considerably.
Therefore, two of gingham, two of plain
silk for afternoon wear and one or two
of smarter nature for parties would not
be too many, while, needless to say, the
more the better. And when these are
manufactured at home their cost is really
Sd very slight that one is justified in the
eNtraVagance.
Evening star., 1901-06-08
Tailor Specialist Fits Out Woman
Patrons.
FABRICS FOR DIFFERENT PLACES
Homespuns, Linen, cheviots and
serges Favored.
THE NEW IN ECKWEA r
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
NEW YORK, June 6, 1901.
The final fittings are being given this
week on hundreds of smart travelling
gowns The tailors this season have rather
divided themselves into specialists and
the men who make habits and automobile
coats and golfing duds don't like to make
travelling suits, while the travelling suit
tailor rather objects to working on dressy
cloth gowns, so that the thing to do is to
find a travelling dress specialist and con-
slider his cuts and his scruples. The charm
Of the specialist is that one gives him
general outline Of ones route and he
knows all the possibilities Of cold, damp
or dust that one will meet, and he dresses
one accordingly. He makes wholly differ
ent outfits for women who are bound for
a Baedecker tour in Europe and those
who are going tuna fishing in California,
or who propose to see what life at Nome Is
like.
Linen cheviot and camel's hair canvas
Evening star., 1901-06-08
The Usefulness of Robes.

The robe as an institution is certainly
gaining ground, and it is now possible to
buy cloth robes. the skirts much corded
or tucked, and the bodice material pre-
pared with certain amount Of cording or
tucking to match. These are boon to the
woman who keeps maid and to the anna
teur dressmaker, to whom the cording
would be the most difficult item. Very
useful little gowns can be made from such
robes.
Evening star., 1901-06-08

the chiffon roses in my hat. l felt certain,
We're being extracted by the roots. Once
Nine. du CerCeau smiled as l lodged
larger clot of mud than usual. Her eye
ran over the bespattered floral applique of
silk that adorned my bolero fronts, the
ceinturc and the front of the skirt.
at is too much applique, is it not Nine.
Evening star., 1901-06-08

cloths and silk linens in lovely brownish
checks and small broken plads through
which at intervals thread of blue, or
green or lilac runs, are preferred when an
American summer Is to be Travelled
through. For north European tours fish
wife serges, Irish frieze and Normandy
homespun his favorites, and his great
gift Is in the method by which he uses dec
Grafton and color without lnJuring the
character of the dress. He has no pa
tience with the plain skirt and coat COM
Evening star., 1901-06-08
Two Stylish Models

Two Stylish Models.
A clear impression of the modist woman
as she takes her jaunts abroad is given in
two single sketches The first is a Euro
pean tourist in a soft meshed mixed brown
and gray homespun. Her skirt is lined
not dropped on it's foundation, which last
Is of silk warp alpaca. This is lighter and
more durable than the best taffeta, and
handful of skirt when lifted means that
all petticoats are clear of the ground. The
Evening star., 1901-06-08

through the hottest summer days. or the
tOddlerS play games. Build * low and
broad, with doors upon four sides, and in
either square. round or octagon shape.
Grape arbors yield as much profit as pleas
ure, If one is at the pains so to prune the
vines as not to waste all their strength in
maintaining unfruitful wood. Fruit buds,
it should not be forgotten, come out of new
wood-that is to say, wood of last years
growth. The nearer the roots these new
growths come out the more richly fruitful
they will prove. a vigorous shoot will
often grow fifteen to twenty feet long.
Thus cutting away the old vine need not
mean spelling the precious shade.
Evening star., 1901-06-08
Summer House for ChiIdreu

summer house is more than a delight
If there is room for it. 1t need not be a
costly affair. Little folk get even more
good out of a rough lath construction.
thickly overrun with vines and floored with
nothing more costly than clean earth. The
baby can sprawl there upon his blanket
Evening star., 1901-06-08

pretty considering what inexpensive trifies
they are. With any Of the simple batiste,
calico or muslin morning frocks. designed
for country wear, this fruit jewelry Will
be found in keeping, and 1t is just the thing
for barn dances
Evening star., 1901-06-08
ruit JeweIry.

hats are of white Neapolitan braid. which.
when combined with rich velvet, sits as be-
comingly above a fair forehead.
Fruit JeweIry.
For ornamentation in the way OF summer
jewelry, Dame Fashion has turned TO the
kitchen garden for hints. Cherries. carrots,
goose and strawberries are seen at the ends
of hat pins, and there are grape brooches.
the green leaves forming a bar and the
fruit pendant. that really are astonishingly
Evening star., 1901-06-08

were crossed by curling ornaments Of black
velvet ribbon, the girdle being of the same
soft, silky velvet.