The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-07-27
WAIKIKI is THE BEST OF ALL
A GREAT TRIBUTE RESORT BY A
RECENTLY PASSED THROUGH ON THE GAZE
1IC-rHE PAINTED FISHES" AQUARIUM DE-
sCRIBED AS REST.

lulu hotel people certainly has a superb
gift. Across the bottom of the choicest
of the collection was printed in large
type and red ink: mo fogs, no hurn-
canes, no malaria, no sand-storms, no
sunstrokes no reptiles no wild beasts,
no typhoons. no tidal waves, no beg
gars, no poisons, no frosts."
Well, at least the place was safe
enough, we thought unless one of the
celebrated volcanoes should decide to
give an exhibition, and we were duly
thankful At tea we made our plans
for the day, and after tea I went up
in the bow to see the sunset. Sailing
into the sunset is peculiarly fascinating
and it was the usual splendor Of 1t
which made this evening memorable.
But what more is there to say? Should l
try to describe the wonder of it? Should
] try to paint the brilliant glory of II
i'm Words whose brightest brlllance
must be dim gray beside the faintest
rose tint n the smallest cloud that ac-
companied the great golden ball down
the horizon, to hover softly over the
spot where ii disappeared in the blue
black sea? Should I try to tell how
the clouds parted just as the sun touch
ed the horizon line and let a long, glim-
mering, himmering path of rose-pink
light stretch itself across the rounded
bosom of tho ocean,?
No; it is all too indescribable! I knelt
upon the deck far up in the bow and
tried to realize the height and the
breadth and the depth of the world,
but the little Gaelic-that little shell TO
which we so confidently intrusted our
lives-steamed on through the gold
crested waves. unheeding height or
breadth or depth, and all the color sank
into the ca and faded from the sky and
the world became gray-back, while l
sat and wondered.
As soon as we were tied up at the
dock the ship was invaded by a swarm
of livery and hotel men soliciting pa
tronage for the days pleasure. Here,
as everywhere else, these people are II
species of highwaymen specially train
ed to properly hold up "globe-trotters''
and get all the money they cam 1t is
quite foolish to ask, "What is your reg
ular rate??" We inquired what they
were going to charge us, and found we
could get a drive to the Pali-the chief
attraction of the standard back TO
the Moana Hotel for $40. All right,
that was quite satisfactory; so the ar
engagements were made, and the two,
seated carriage with a driver was 10
be ready for us al $3.50. The Gus" of this
occasion were myself my little Japanese
maid, Shinge Takayama, and an Eng
lish gentleman going out to Hongkong
Shinge was as pleased as Punch at the
prospect of such a day. and at $3.50 we
started off like three children going 10
a May-day picnic. We told the driver
to take us first to the pOstoffice, as
there was much mail to send back to
friends in the States, and he did so
with grand flourish that made the
main part of town look quite lively for
a few moments.
The first thing | noticed in Honolulu
was that the streets were full of Jap
anese. Men and women there were
with scores of japanese children. ana
when 1 remarked upon the fact the
driver said: OH yes; the place is over
run with them They will be having
things all their own way here one of
these days.. Remembering that our
flag hoated over the city, we smiled
superciliously at this, but just the same
we had to admit that there were more
Japs in evidence than amy other kind
of people except the native with his
handsome face and 1.-THE little body
Lesie's Weekly.