The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-21

certained that his initials We're the
same as she had seen in the letter and
upon the card. Cupid did the rest, and
the young naval officers cornra des were
astonished to learn that his f1ancee was
'.-Fhe Most Beautiful Woman in Ken
lucky
Her great-grandfather. on her moth
er's side, was David Watts, the famous
tobacco and cotton dealer. who had inn
mense interests in New York as well as
throughout the South, where he was
known as THE Cotton King Her MA
ternal grandfather was a cousin of
General George Mcclellan. Her father
is descended from good old English
stock Hence, Miss Terry combines a
rare mixture of French, Irish and Eng
!ish blood, which helps to account for
her exquisite beauty and superior tall
ents.
Lieut.. Samuel Sayre Rodman, hit:i-
self Kentuckian, is the son of the late
DR. Hugh Rodman, of Frankfort, WHO
was in his day famous physician ana
surgeon. Lieut.. Rodman is the nephew
of Commander Rodman, now stationed
at Honolulu DIR. Rodman had seen
four years of active service in the navy,
and Mrs. Terry liked him none the less
seeing how highly he was esteemed by
both officers and men.
1853
Town Talk says: Pretty little Mari
eta Ravens seems to have more than
her share of luck About two years
ago she was invited to go abroad with
an old family friend, and she had a
lovely trip Last summer the "Borax'
Smiths took her to Honolulu as their
Now I that no iS
visit in Cleveland, in the same block
that contains the famous Million
aires Row'-bachelor millionaires at
that. The Oakland girls who belong
to Marietta's set are inclined to be
envfous. Many thought Miss Ravens
would announce her engagement with |
Walter Dillingham; on her return from |
the Islands. but she didn't. However, |
Mr.. Dillingham; is known as the pro- |
fessional beau of Honolulu and his at |
tentions are never serious.
~ ~
Town Talk says: The Kittredges are |
preparing to give a royal welcome to |
their daughter and son-in-1aw, Mr.. |
and Mrs Frank Baldwin, who will ar
rive very soon from their far-away I
home in the Hawaiian Islands. There |
is good deal of growing among the |
young society girls that their old
was Harriet Kittredge, you /
know-should elect to visit her home
city during the Lenten season, and
visions of the grand reception and
dances that might have been given in
her honor fit like tantalizing will-o'-
the-wisps across their mental horizons.
It is certainly too bad but the Kilt
redges are not complaining, and, real
y, 1 suppose they are the people most
Captain White. U. S. N, and Mrs
White entertained at dinner last even
ng at the Hawaiian for small party
If friends.
The French dinners at the Hawaiian
Hotel on Saturday evenings are becolil-
ng very popular. A number of mer1yI
Inner parties were present last even
ng, enjoying both the lanai dinner Ser
rice and the old-time Hawaiian music
# Solomon and his quintette of players
md singers. A number of strangers
Who arrived on the Ventura demon
'trated their approval of the music l.y
Hearty applause for each number.
~ .ss .S
Mrs. Coney, who has been quite i'll
gently, is improving.
~ as3s
Prince David Kawananakoa was host
N Friday evening at a poi supper, al
which We're present & number of his IN
innate friends The supper was given
n honor of his birthday.
H.