The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-08-21
GARDEN
BY NIGHT
Tourist Tells Of the
Tropical Joys
of It.

| tourist, an elderly man, bald with only
a fringe of grey hairs left, but a man
| of action with bright, sparkling blue
| eyes, impressing one that perhaps lie
| was one of the legion of good fellow
! who have a new locality for home
| every week, and are familiar with about
all the places in the world that are
suitable for the homes of mankind. We
were seated at table situated In n
manner which would permit us to look
out over the vast roof, lighted with
myrads of colored lights, dotted with
tables and, chairs, and small tropical
! trees, and at either end splendid dane
| ing halls. The peculiar music of Ha-
waiian quintette clubs was keeping
dozens of fair ladies and their escorts
| whirling round and round in the
mazes of the many movements of the
dancing. And on the main roof garden
there were many promenading. / en-
joyed the scene but did not appreciate
the full splendor of it's beauty until
my traveller friend commenced to talk.
II have been in Honolulu" he said,
| "only since the steamship Korea ar
rived this morning but I think l will
let my friend Seabury proceed without
me as / wish 10 tarrv here awhile.
Yes, and we can see those long rows
of the Korea's lights over there to-
wards the sea. But l was going TO
say that this d1rcing scene here is
one of perfect loneliness. 1 once hail
The pleasure of accompanying a party
on a yacht for many miles Up the
river Nile. The dances we held on deck
as we glided over the smooth water
l., 1ns, ,,iN.
will be long remembered but think
have found scene that eclipscs it.
] danced industriously for tn" first
hour here tonight. Then l strolled &c
the roof garden. And I had a lady with
me. / only met her here tonight.
"She is a beauty. Her face had just
a tinge of brown in it. 1t reminded
me of the dark eyed beauties l had
seen at San Marine. She and / sat
near palm out there on the roof, and
she pointed through the moonlight to
table cloth, white as wool, that SEEM
ed to cap Mount Tantalus. Beneath il
could be seen yon dark valleys, but 1
had little time to appreciate this as
she turned me around and way to the
northward we could see what appeared
to be a rugged range. There were no
clouds over this and Jagged mour Lin
peaks presented weird view while
between the place where we were am
the far away mountains there was a
long, low gap, dotted in places by
lights but in many others very black.
She told me that the black spots were
canefields and that this was the APP
pearance of them at night when seen
under the rays Of the moon from far
off.
1--WE crossed the garden of the roof
and to the Southwark saw many lights
which had as a background a low
rugged mountain. This l was told was
Diamond Head.
"Then we looked at the sea. The
silvery rays of the moon shone DER those
waters in pretty way and during the
calm of tonight gave the sea the ar-
pearance of an immense dancing fioor,
miles and miles in extent.
my lady friend reclined in her chair.
I did likewise but she startled me b.
saying that I had not seen the most
beautiful bit of nature yet. She pointed
to the heavens. Within a few feet OF
our heads appeared tiny clouds. The
moon dressed these out in many colors
and in very fantastic shape and the |
ky beyond seemed blue-a wonderful
brilliant tropical blue. And those Ill |
tie clouds-why, they were chasing one |
after another right in a bee line fer |
Fiji or the northern coast of Austria |
liza. And she told me these pretty lit
lie clouds were being hurled along at |
4 great rate by the trade winds, and |
hat must have been the cause of find
ing such cool, fresh air in that garden.
Beneath us. again to the South, we
could see the old palace of the gone
Hawaiian monarchs, and off to one
side the spire or small steeple of a
-hurch which she said had been built
many years ago-stones being carried
one at time from the sea until e.
nough had been secured to erect the
building.
Then our revels in nature We're ir-
corrupted. A young man came along
a dance. She said she was
sorry to go but would return as soon
as this number is pow / do not know
What the pow means but 1 suppose 1t
IS part of the charm that have in i
iulged in tonight
"And you, my friend, you live here, do
lifts of nature that this place is bless
ID WITH"
/ insisted that l did. But he de-
Jared that only stranger-one just
properly appreciate cv-
srything in sight.
l explained to the tourist that the
word "pow" was really pau and that
mis- young lady meant that she would
'eturn to him as soon as that number
lad been finished. He left me hur-
'iedly remarking that he and the
Young lady should be able to see the
comet Borelli from their seats on the
'oof garden.
And the tourist had not exaggerated.
The place was certainly lovely. Pas
sengers and officers of the Korea"
'ficers of the Celtic, officers from the
laval station and Camp Mckinley. and
many townspeople, all mixed with many
aides, certainly presented picture
night that should impress anv
one who has enjoyed a
lance with a dusky maiden near the
OF the Blue Nile.