Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-18


are quite as beautiful in his eyes as
a string Of jewels. He is satisfied
with no dainty imitation of nature.
but Will have fresh, beautiful bios.
SONS. 1t is such a pretty custom.
The royalist leis are made of fluffy
carnations and ilimas The little
children string oleanders and carna.
ton blossoms for these leis, which
are so brilliant, 50 fragrant, so grace
full, and add a touch of color to rich
and poor, big and little. A lei well
comes the coming and speeds the part
ing guest with that greeting, Aloha;
that means good-by, welcome, JOY,
love, sympathy, good luck and bless.
ing, all together or separately, as you
like. The flower market is a good
coign of vantage to study the degrees
of corpulency into which the Hawaiian
expands under the caress of the
ardent sun, aided by the consumption
of her beloved poi. as well as the ex.
quisite profusiOn of flowers and gar
lands Of leis. Here one sees flowers,
flowers everywhere, and feels how
the natives love them crowned or gar.
landed with them as he goeth forth on
his daily rounds. The lays that
streamers arrive or depart the wharf
is gay with the native lei sellers.
When we sailed away for San Fran
cisco we, too came in for our share
of leis, and the brilliant scarlet carna.
tons outdid any coral beads OF the
sea in quality and color, but they all
TOO soon had to be consigned to the
waves.
The island of Oahu and Honolulu
| look most attractive from the harbOr
over which Diamond Head" crouches
like a watching lion. Everywhere one
goes on the island one sees taro
patches, rice, bananas, sugar cane in
various shades of luscious green. II
! is not the native who has cultivated
! these Injuries, but the Chinaman.
| The native takes life easily, content to
stroll about under the monkey pod
trees, and to do nothing gracefully, for
a native Hawaiian will not work if he
can help himself To live they work
1 a little, very little. Mother Nature
/ is so bountiful toward these
Hawaiians she helps them out with
lher abundant supplies Fish and poi
are all that is necessary to keep life
going, so tho days roll by In one long,
! easy loll. Care touches this race light
1 ly and adds to the women's rOtundity
To see several native women sailing
down the street in flowing Holoku Tor
mother hubbard wrappers) is like an
approaching feet under full sail
They are always ready with a warm
aloha" for their friends, and in old
times they extended the tender term
to strangers. but since the annexation
much of the old primitive grace of
manner has passed away, and the
spirit of II am as good as you" is
more dominant everywhere And a
feeling of discomfort throbs like an
undertone in the natives life, for he
| liked the old days of dolce far niente,
| of pageants, of royal gifts, etc. The
strenuous modern American life has
no charm for the Hawaiian. Through
the intermixture with the white race
the natives have lost almost all their
primitive characteristics, except their
| fine. soft, deep brown eyes. and an
olive tinge to the skin.
The missionaries came to Honolulu
in 1920, and since their advent the
race has gone on losing its racial
identity and its physical and mental
conditions have completely changed,
and has lcssened its value as de.
pcn0a0le factor in agricultural de-
velnpment on the islands. The
natives are stirred TO labor now only
by necessity. They can in no line
compete as workers with the Chinese.
John Chinaman is the ouintessence OF
industry and thrift. In olden times
there was no such thing as race dis
tinction at Honolulu but today there
is marked distinction The native
pure and simple, is passing away, and
it is predicted that in less than four
generations it will be impossible to
find pUreblooded Hawaiian. The
Chinese and Japanese are the house
servants and toilers of the field, as
the native VIII not 10 domestic or
agricultural work Since the aanexa,
ton prices in Honolulu and the islands
have advanced enormously Today
the chinaman makes the poi, the
natives much,loved food. tolls IN the
fields, catches the fish, and works con.
tentedly at whatever falls TO his lot |
while the native works when he must
and plays whenever ne can get the
chance Mr.. Bishop has endowed a |
splendid tTaiutus choci for native ,
and haltcasts il memory Of hi.
Hawaiian wife, BeruiCe Pauhi Bishop.
K Is called the KameAamcha school. |
and its design is To Sit the native icr
trades. etc. Mrs Bernicc Bishop len
the land and money Tor the buildings, /
One now sees little of the nst.ve life,
such as the hula-hula dance, which
was danced by almost naked WON en-,
wearing wreaths and bracelets ana
ankle's OF dogs teeth; but the
Hawaiian music is suil in the air as
II IS passion with the native. ana ais
SONGS are full of melody. pathos aud
sentiment They are said TO be s rs e