The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-18

Holmes. Mrs. Genevieve Dowsett, Miss
Adelaide Dibble, Miss Ella Bender,
Miss Laura Mcdonald and Miss Blythe
Mcdonald.
Mr.. William Irwin, who has been i'll
during the past two weeks, is, now
much better, says the Newsletter.
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George D. Gear, whom the despatch
es announce as having married Miss
Mildred Durphy of this city in Homo
lulu this week, formerly lived in this
city. says Town Talk, of San Fran
cisco. in an uncertain account of his do
ings in Honolulu. He is the younger
son of H. L. Gear and was with his
father counsel for the London Savages
in the Blythe will contest. After he
settled in Honolulu he continued to
prosper He was taken into the
friendship of the royal family and
when one of the princes travelled to
the United States, Gear, who is now a
Circuit Court Judge, was his cicerone.
This is not his first marriage. He was
formerly the husband Of Gertrude Lar
zalere, a sister of Leigh LarZalere, the
horseowner, and of Mrs. Marvin Cur
tbs. The Gears were divorced some
time ago.
1883
Miss Margaret Dawson entertained
at dinner, Monday, at her home in
Manoa, covers being laid for eight The
table was prettily arranged with long
narrow bed of pink, yellow and red
roses out Of which peeped feathery
white begonias and pink butterflies of
satin. From the four corners of the
table fine-leaved MALE streamers were
carried up to the chandelier and
caught by a bow of pink satin ribbon.
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Mrs. ]. H. Raymond (nee DowsetD
Eof Ulupalakua, Maui, is in the city Wis
iting friends.
The Misses May and Bertha Young
accompanied Hon. and Mrs. Young to
Honolulu, arriving during the week
from Oakland. They came principally
to attend the opening of the Alexander
| Young building and will spend the
spring here.
The beautiful roses used at the
Graham reception last week Saturday
formed part of the Sunday decora-
tions in ST. Andrews and ST. Glenn
ent's churches.
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At a green and red dinner given
last week the table presented a picture
with its gorgeous decorations of flow
ers and vines. An immense wreath of
red carnations and feathery maiden
hair was laid on the board as a center
piece and within this was placed cut
glass vase filed with carnations of the
same deep red and maidenhair ferns.
Plumaria sprays from the chandelier
tied with a wide red satin ribbon met
this, and green candles with red
shades were at each guests place. Red
carnations were daintily painted on
the green place cards.
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The engagement was announced on
December 81, at Washington, of Miss
Edith Newlands, eldest daughter of
Representative Francis Newlands, of
Nevada, to Mr. Charles Johnson, son
of the late DR.. w. w. Johnson, of this
city. No date is named for the we'd
ding, which is, however, expected to
be an event of the early summer. Miss
Newlands is one of the best known
bellies of official society, and with her
sisters, among the great heiresses of
the country. being a daughter of Rep
resentative Newlands by his first wife,
who was a Miss Sharon of California.
She made her debut in Washington
six years ago, and has also been much
in society in England, where she has
frequently visited her aunt, Lady
Heskith. Mr.. Johnson has for several
years been an instructor at st. Marks
school at Concord. N. H. He acted as
private secretary for Representative
Newlands last summer, accompanying
the family to Nevada. Miss Newlands
and her younger sister. Miss Frances,
recently joined their father at their
Washington home ON Woodley lane,
the former residence of ex-President
and Mrs Cleveland, where Mr.. John
son is also a guest.
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Though Robert Louis Stevenson has
been a long time dead we are constant
ly being reminded that the family he
married into is very much alive. Since
his death the members of the family
have been serving up his literary re-
mains as precious tidbits, and no
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