The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-17

The holidays this year have been gayer
than for several seasons past. And
everyone accounts for this fact in diff
ferent way, which is not altogether con-
ducive to satisfactory conclusion. One
thing that is like a revival of '3the good
old days, that every one over eighteen
can quote,-is the custom of receiving
on New Years day. Last year there
was faint attempt to make the first of
January little less than convivial, but
more than ghastly. This year the at
tempt has developed. And so instead of
flying to Monterey, society has stayed
at home.
Mrs. w. G. Twins dinner dance
Christmas eve was a success and that
is saying a good deal because enough
enjoyment was anticipated to endanger
the reality. All the prettiest debutantes
were there, in their prettiest gowns and
each one fell in love with their charm
ing hostess, who is always such favor
lite with young people. he decorations
were of course Christmas like. A Christ
mas tree IN the centre of the big round
table and masses of holly, red berries
and red shaded candelabra to carry out
the holiday effect
By the way the run1or may have reach
ed Honolulu, one of our weekly papers
having started it as piece of gossip,
that Mrs. Irwin has succumbed to the
once popular craze, and changed the
color of her beautiful hair to Titan AS
a matter of fact there is no truth in this
rumor, and as another matter of fact
the fashionable shade of hair at pres
ent is grey and red is considered fad
of the past So desirable is grey hair
this winter and so becoming is it con-
sidered that we seem to be threatened
with powdered hair as new fashion,,-
or an old one revived.
Little Helene Irwin" is no longer
little; may be called so in future only
by way of endearment. She is tall,
pretty girl with an aristocratic air which
adds greatly to her beauty. Her long,
black lashes, exquisite fairness of skin,
and delicacy of features are inherited
from her handsome mother of course
Helene has infinite charm of manner
which was particularly apparent at a tea
she recently gave to a number of future
debutantes and present companions.
San Francisco seems very near to Ho-
nolulu for at each social gathering may
~ oNNi
going to the Islands, or hoping to 90.
Pretty Polite Dunn as Mrs. Harry
Macfarlane is still called, is voted by her
friends: "Prettier than ever!" Her
sisters reception in her honor was a
fashionable gathering thronged with
their old friends. The general verdict
was that never have these two handsome
women looked better than now Mrs
Mactarlane wore an exquisite French
gown and when she laughingly spoke of
being a ''Hay-seed," she had to explain
that the becoming and chic costume met
her on her arrival 1t is whispered
among Mrs. Macfarlane's friends that no
less than twelve Paris gowns were
brought to her by .ler sister, Mrs. Dut-
ton, who has but lately returned from
abroad
Miss Maye Colburn has been planning
a number of jolly times with Mrs Mac
farlane as the incentive.
Mrs. Harry Poett has returned from
her trip to the Islands and is enthusiast
tic over the hospitality. the scenery, the
climate, the moonlight nights, and in
short all The charms that go to make
ones aloha for Hawaii nei Their
friends saw:
The usual honeymoon story!" But
the Poetts saw 1t IS an unusual and
tropic moon rhapsody"
The dashing Mrs. Bent has been very
i'll and is threatened with nervous pros i
tration. She signs for the baln1y tropics
and declares that only in Honolulu, or
Manila, can one relax"
Mrs. Mansfield Lowell who will be re-
by many kamaainas as Min
ME Hathaway, has taken house in
town for the winter and left her San
Lorenzo home. Mrs Lowell is Just as
pretty and fresh looking and quite as
Jolly as when she was in Honolulu and
even the care of the twins" does not
change her pretty enthusiasm of man
ner.
Alice Hoffman cannot be lured into