Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-02-06

Leap.year, with all its possibilities Is
beginning to be an established fact.
One hears of nothing but leap.year
proposals, and leap.year jokes. Pedro
leap-year" parties Are very much In
evidence. and the things that some.
time happen are discreetly hidden
from prying eyes Now that popular
Mary Gum has taken the ball in hand
we may all expect rafting good time
at the Hawaiian Hotel, and 1t will
seem like the good old times to whiri
around on those delightful lanais.
They are just made for Irritation, and
we can hide away to our hearts con.
tent from stern chaperon or luckless
partner.-and yet be quite close at
hand. so that old old Madame Grundy
cannot possibly say anything,-no mat
ter how much she may want to That
Is the jolly part of the old Hawaiian,
and It is thoroughly appreciated by the
younger set-and, tell 1t not in Gath.
have seen some older ones,-but
there. I'll stop. You may guess the
rest. Il really wouldn't be fair, would
It? Although you know quite well
what | mean.
Carmen" on Saturday night was
even better than on Thursday. Mrs.
Turner was in perfect form, and Miss
Campbell's top-note took the house by
storm. Lot Kaulukou's fine presence
and artistic acting made picture
that will not soon be forgotten. The
chorus was charming from beginning
to end. So many pretty girls would
make the fortune of professional
company. | noticed that the younger
men occupied the bald.headed row, and
when the chorus arrived did not won
der. It was essentially music.loving
audience. thoroughly In sympathy
with the artists. Miss Giffard occu.
pied the Irwin box with party OF
friends. Mr.. Bliss was In the right
loge with Mrs. Neumann. Mrs. Price,
Miss Winston, Major MacLennan and
Mr.. Halves. In the left loge was Mr..
John Rowland and party. Mr.. How.
land is a keen music.lover and was the
pride of Boston the four years he spent
at the Tech. His voice Is deep basso
, profundo, and he will be great acqui-
sition to Honolulu musical circles.
heard him last year in Hilo and we
| have a treat before us. ! believe he
Is with Mr.. Holloway In the Pubic
| Works Department,-so he has come
to stay.
Miss Kathleen Cartwright intends
making a trip to England in March or
April. Miss Lilly Neumann has in,
vited her to be one of the bridesmaids
and she may accept. Miss Cartwright
would make a stunning bridesmaid
with her fine carriage and dignified
manners. For a mere girl of twenty
she Is a most remarkable specimen OF
] femininity. Strangers always admire
her immensely and invariably inquire
! "Who is she?" Miss Cartwright has
above all the air OF one to the 'manol
born.
with a handsome koa loving cup b!
his dinner guests OF last week in tokeI
Of affection and esteem. The cup wal
an unusually large one with solit
silver rim.
Miss Jessie Kaufman gave delight
fully informal bathing party and sup
per for Mr.. and Mrs. Searle last Fri
day evening. The bathing Is perfec
at Sans Souci and the moonlight mad
1t unusually attractive. Those presen
were Mr.. and Mrs. Searle, Mr.. and Mrs
Ivers, Mr.. and Mrs. Halves, Docto
and Mrs. Humphris. Mrs. Walbridge
Miss Cartwright, Miss Winston, Mr.
Potter, Mr.. Wright and Captain Rod
man.
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Doctor and Mrs. Day entertained a
dinner last Sunday evening at tn,
Young Hotel. The guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Swanzy, Mrs. Walbridge
Miss Jessie Kaufman, Major MacLen
nan and Doctor Knudsen.
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The Chinese dinner given by Doctor
and Mrs. Humphris In Chinatown
Wednesday evening was mos
unique affair. The dinner was literal
ly Chinese from beginning to end, ant
the guests found much amusement II
sampling the Oriental dainties. The
invitations were gorgeous affairs Of
red and gold written In Chinese char
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