Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-22

Grace culture has been all the rage
for the past six months in the Eastern
cities and Ii has even arrived here in I
the person of Mrs. Mary Gum, who
has been studying with the best teach.
ers of that graceful art in San Fran. ,
cisco during her recent vacation. Mrs. !
Gum is the living exponent of expires. /
sion and she would like to introduce /
her art and wishes to demonstrate her |
theories through the medium of classes. !
Grace culture is as old as the Grecian
which idealizes the beau. |
tiful and the esthetic. For instance, !
the flight of butterfly Is the theme OF !
the moment. All the graceful move !
ments of the beautiful creature are
by the posturing of Mrs.
Gum to appropriate music, which IL
closely followed by the class until all
the graceful movements become per.
fectly natural expression of the body.
This must necessarily be a healthful
exercise, for the Greeks believed firm.
ly that there could be no beauty with.
out perfect health, and health always
means beauty. The daughter of the
famous Ole Bull, who lived in Cam.
bridge. Massachusetts, for some time
expressed most beautifully on the
stage in one of the light operas the
movements of the wave. As wave
usually advances in close curve Miss
Bull had many opportunities Of express
sion which she took advantage OF In
all exquisite manner This was grace
culture, and Mrs. Gum wishes to i'm
part her knowledge Of this beautiful
art. The Greek costume Is worn and
the feet are sandaled. The flowing lines
OF the lovely costume Of the Greeks
lends itself most enchantingly to the
human form divine and girl never
looks so well as in this dress. II will
make the most awkward graceful, and
the posturing becomes perfectly nat
ural after little practice. In addition
TO this Mrs. Gum teaches all the up.to-
date dances. Her success with young
men and Women who were never taught
dancing In their childhood is remark
able. She has children's classes at
the Alexander Young hotel on Wed.
lnesday afternoon at $3.50 and II you
wish to see a pretty sight just drop In
some afternoon and watch the child.
rem while Mrs. Gum teaches them the
first principles of grace culture.
a delightful breakfast was given on
Sunday for William Irwin in honor of
Miss Sullivan, niece OF ex'Mayor
Phelan of San Francisco, who has been
spending some time at the Alexander
Young hotel. Miss Sullivan. In com
Ipany with her cousin, Miss Mullins,
made a trip to the volcano last week.
Al the breakfast on Sunday were
Judge and Mrs. Hatch, Miss Scott, Misc
Eleanor Terry. Mason Terry, Richard
lvers. Dick Spaulding, Mr. aud Mrs.
George Davies and Walter Dillingham;
Mrs. Mary Widdiheld and the Byron
Bairds are moving to the Emmett May
house on Lunalilo street November LIST.
IIhey VIII spend two weeks at wal
llele, kailhi valley. before taking up
their residence at the May house.
An enjoyable luap was given last
Saturday evening by MIR. and Mrs.
John Ena in honor of Her Majesty,
Queen Liliuokalani. The luau was
held In the two drawingrooms and the
tables were unusually effective. As
paragus vines were used In the decor
alton ana were trailed about the chan
lotlier ana Drought down to the table.
lCarnation leis were at each plate and
the tables groaned with all the deli