The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-19

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a question discussed at a luncheon
lately was whether the present activ-
ity in work, of the women OF today
had come to stay. or if it was only a
fad. The question arose apropos OF
the reception to be given Mrs Gerber
ding by The Spinners, a society OF
clever women all of whom do some
thing" Mrs Gerberding is the widow
of "Al" Gerberding, bright. capable
fellow, familiar to all club men. For
many years ZAP Gerberding and Ned
Macfarlane were devoted friends. Mrs.
Gerberding, whose son was lately mar
ried to Gladys Merrill, was Mrs. Bates,
her former husband being of the Bates
family who so long made their home
in the Islands. The Spinners Club was
organized by Mrs. Geberding, who has
hal some success in writing She sold a
little curtain raiser, called 'tThe Cham
payne Cork to Ellen Terry for five
hundred dollars, during the Irving
Terry engagement in San Francisco,
and in compliment to her the one act
comedy, which she wrote some time
ago, ''The Euchre Prize" will be pre-
sented by cast which includes Ella
Bender, whose charming recitations
will long be pleasantly remembered in
Honolulu.
All this, of course, leaves the discus
sion at the luncheon lowering in mid
air-but that is the way it was left.
For only time will tell if the literary
and artistic efforts of women who
haven't the incentive of money will
live, or whether they will prove liter
ally F. A D.. the three letters of
which are said to stand for the words:
''for day"
BEAUTY DOCTORS ARE DEADLY.
Talking of beauty, myl but the
beauty doctors are reaping a harvest.
only it is the wrong kind. News come
from abroad that the lovely Gladys
Deacon, who can boast a crown prince
or two as captives to her beauty, is
threatened with a disease that resem-
bles gangrene, which it is feared will
result in the total loss of her beauty,
and perhaps her life may be the for
felt. Dissatisfied with the shape of
her nose, which had some slight defect
in outline, Miss Deacon went to a
specialist and had the bridge OF her
nose manipulated to improve its con-
tour. In the operation the bone was
injured to such an extent that decay
set in and this foolish girl is in a seri-
Gus condition.
The renowned beauty of the notori
ous Princess Chimay is also threat
sned as she had coIoring matter intro
1uced under her skin, which has
in blood poisoning. And right
with us in San Francisco, the alluring
advertisements of four day hair rstor-
ers have induced a couple of women,
whose Titan tresses were beginning to
urn grey, to resort to dye-under the
,eguiling name of "restorer"-and
,oule through the ordeal straight into
he law courts with sensational suits
or damage, and all their money in
wigs, for head covering, instead of
Caster hats.
EASTER HAT FASHIONS. Il
vanity of vanities, : all is
-anity." There are sixty-eight new
millinery stores in San Francisco,
tarted this spring. Who can now de-
" the Easter bonnet? The fashions
re much the same, only this year they
re larger, the turban has come to
tay, and competition has brought
own prices. And this is the tale of
he milliner. IS
MRS. TOBIN'S FREAK HAT.
Talking of hats, Mrs. 10 Tobin start
d new fashion in head gear last
All hair dressers recon- 3
lend giving the hair a sun bath, so $
lrs. Tobin originated the idea of re- $
loving the crown OF her hat, leaving !
ne rim to protect her eyes and skin. I
lenty of sunlight makes the hair I
lossy, and Mrs. Tobin's hair is best 9
escribed as well groomed." The Sc r
ret of her shining locks is attributed q
} the crownless hat 6
Mrs. Tobin says there is only one i
hing that prevents her from going to a
honolulu this summer, and that is the h
lip. But some day she and 90 are a
DING to have a cottage at Waikiki, t
nd she declares she will be willing to d
ely even seasickness for that happi- S