Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-19
~ Social Side of Life ~


moon, and two weeks later they took
up their res .dence in a handsome cot
tage In Beretania street near Puma
hou, the center of fashionable dis
trict. 1t was there that Macfarlano
was suddenly afflicted. His friends
have been very much alarmed over his
condition.
Doctor J. II. Yost is expected back
from San Francisco on the next trans
port which will probably arrive about
the first Of September.
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II Is rather unusual with the artistic
temperament to write business ability,
but read what is said about the popu-
lar Nat:
NAT Goodwin is the latestcosmo.
polite to discover that more OF the
Joy OF living is to be had In San Fran.
cisco than elsewhere, and that 1t Is
city of special charm for the man OF
artistic temperament. Like Hermann
Oelrichs, Joe Redding, Tom McCaleb
and Edgar Saltus, he has sounded all
the dips, spurs and angles Of existencs
In all the gayest centres OF population.
and like them he has found that In
none are there so many stimuli for the
faded Hedonist as in the picturesque
provincial city by the Golden Gate.
80 Americas premier comedian has
decided to call this his home. Only
during his present visit TO san Fran
cisco did 1t become known that Amer
Ica's premier comedian combined with
his highly profitable sense or humoi
very fine commercial instinct. Good
win is probably the richest actor IN
the world, but he did not make all his
money on the stage. He has been 4
shrewd investor in wall street and In
real estate. He owns property in New
York City, in Boston and in East Mill
ton, Massachusetts, and at one time he
was the owner of magnificent estate
In England, known as lockwood in
Kent. that was for Ions time the
home OF Lord Penzance. This property
he recently sold, and then he began In
vesting in San Francisco real estate.
While In training at the Ocean Beach
he became impressed with the charac-
ter of property in the SutrO Heights
district, and he invested twenty-five
thousand dollars in lots out there.
Then he decided to secure some In
come-paying property, and through his
brokers purchased the Lafayette Apart
ments, the price paid being in the
neighborhood of one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars"
4 4
Some one from San Francisco writes
as follows:
Fancy gay Newport boarded up for
the season; conceive, II you can, the
most beautiful summer resort in the
world" as Tie loyal Ward McAllister
dubbed it, filed with the blight Of life
lessness, yet that is what Californian
matron visiting there writes me. She
declares that the Newport old-timers
declare that this Is the dullest season
the Summer Capital of Fashion has
experienced In the past quarter of a
century. Half the great houses have
not been opened at all this summer.
For the first time in history Commo-
dore Elbridge I. Gerry and his family
have staid away. Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt Jr. have gone abroad
for the season and will not make use
OF their lease of John Jacob Astor's
magnificent place, Beauleau. The
Frederick w. Vanderbilt place Is
boarded up and on the market for sale.
Ochre Court. Mrs. Goelet's beautiful
chateau, is likewise boarded up. Mrs.
James ]. Van Allen is abroad and will
keep Wakehurst closed The o. II. =.
Belmonts will remain away; so will
the Osgoods and the Cushings. the
Mackays and the Whitneys. Very few
of the "old guards" are putting In ap-
pearanCes. Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs Is
In Germany and she has not entertain.
ed for several years. Mrs. "Stuyve'
Fish will spend most Of her time AT
her country place on the Hudson. Good
lady Aston will be at Beechwood, but
her entertaining will be pruned more
than ever this year. Like the II. Nor
timer Brookes, she is getting too old
for frivolities. What few old timers
are left to keep alive the ancient ira
ditions OF the place will depend on
young Mr.. Elisha Dyer and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Lehr. Some ingenious mer.
ry-makings may be gotten up by these
the magnificent entertainers are not
on hand this year to maintain the glo-
ries Of the place. Will the old set ever
return?
That Is the question Society Is ask
ing, Many think they are gone for
good. The public prints. in their ac-
counts of the monkey dinners, routs
alleged scandalous escapadcs OF the
smart set and the doings OF the frou
frou divorced, have impaired an odious
notoriety to the famous old resort
The Newport set at its summer out
ing has become the laughing-stock OF
the world and the signs of the times
indicate that the first families there
think that 1t Is time to quit the place
That is why so many of the famous
dwellings are boarded up this season
and their owners are abroad or enjoy
Ing quiet rural life at their country
homes in the Adirondacks, or In Euro
pean waters ON their palatial yachts
Oddly enough, phalanx OF nouvcau
richie have taken advantage OF theii
absence to try to break into this holy
OF HOLES. Already sharp action is be-
Ing taken to purchase the several IA
nous old time places that are up fol
sale. The tradesmen and real estate
men are opposing the change with al
their mipht for thay knOw that th{