Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-21
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People and Things

NJ. Huret, noted Frenchman, is very
much disguised with many Of our hab
its and mannerisms, and in a book
which relates his observations and eX.
periences hei relieves his mind.
so to speak, 1t Is nil. Not only
does all the world dine in restaurants,
but the women themselves invite one
another to lunch in the hotels. a hun.
dred times have seen parties of WON.
en- lunching or dining in New York,
in Boston, in Philadelphia. etc, etc. In
this last city the wife of the biggest
merchant. Mr.. Wanamaker, lunched
near me every morning at the hotel
with tableful of her friends.
"They have in this country mania
for having their boots BACKED two and
even three times a day. have seen
worimen coming from their days Ia.
Dor and give their six sous to have o
chine"
Mr.. Huret found that the American
girl saw through him and his sugar.
coated compliments, and he didn't like
1t. He says: You are for her man
like all the others, and she has known
a thousand. She knows your ways,
your looks do not deceive her nor your
smiles, nor even your compliments,
which she receives with pleasure, but
which she discusses and weighs.
1T Is the country of all the world
where the fllrt abounds. The nirt be.
gins al sixteen, continues until mar.
riage, without cessation, without rest.
American women reason great deal
and reason very well. Their cold, cal-
culating brains show them men as they
are"
About our eating am afraid that the
criticism IS TOO true, that is. taking
the mass as It Is found over the coun.
try. We have not yet taught our Euro.
rean peasants table etiquette.
Americans do not know how to eat
Any day one can see this: A servant
brings an immense waiter on which
are dozen little dishes containing
anchovies, an omelet, fish, lamb, green
beans, salad, some preserves. The
waiter leaves them. The guest pow.
ders them all abundantly with salt and
pepper, takes his fork and dips into
each OF the plates in turn. The Amer.
leans eat exactly what is put before
them, and never during the eight
months of my life in hotels have
heard patron complain that a dish
was bad or in any way reflect upon
what was served him.
"All they want in the matter OF food
Is that the table should be plentiful
A thousand times you will hear the
exclamation delicious over the most
horrible dishes. The fact Is that they
put so much salt, pepper and sauce on
everything that there is no taste left"
And in regard to our amusements the
same rule applies: THE amusements
that the American crowds love are the
most violent: those that brighten and
fatigue and are full OF danger. Men
and women climb up on high camels
and elephants; their hats blow off, their
hair tumbles in their eyes. They shoot
the rapids, ride on swinging railways,
screaming with fear and pleasure.
Every one loops the loop"
The sad part of 1t is that Monsieur
did not find our girls quite so easy to
catch as he expected. The fine aris-
tocratic air coupled with an enticing
family history was cruelty ignored by
girls who had nothing to commend
them but brains beauty and cbarac
ter, and the moose which NJ. Huret
had so skilfully prepared before he left
France was open enough for him to
slip the head of a French girl in when
he got back. Ergo.