The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-28

attention of Alonzo's master was that
they were made in a color not then
known-the color purple.
The master inquired how this color
had been obtained. Alonzo could not
explain any better than by showing
how it was done. He dropped the ring
into the Shiny matter of a shell fish.
The mantle of this creature had been
torn in some way and the Shiny matter
was oozing from it, This made marks
on the linen which when dried by the
sun turned into purple. This color was
adopted by the king of the country
where Alonzo lived as the color of roy
atty and has thus remained to this day.
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The toothbrush was brown, brown
alike in handle and bristles, and it's
shape was uncouth.
1T is a homemade article" said it's
owner 1T grew on a little tree-a
toothbrush tree. They have a tooth
brush tree in Jamaica. AS we go out
.'and pluck a peach or pear, so the
Jamaican goes out and plucks a toothI
brush.
Literally, Of course, he doesn't pluck
a toothbrush, He cuts off a twig and
ravels out one end into bristles. The
wood you see, is somewhat saponaceous
like slippery elm, and it has an aroma
tic flavor like dentifrice. 1t makes
toothbrush of good quality.
THE bark of this singular tree is Of
ten ground into toothpowder. Here is
a box of the ground bark. 1t smells
good, doesn't it? Though it makes no
lather it keeps the teeth very white.
Jamaica is undoubtedly the only
country in the world where you can
go out and pick not only your tooth
brush, but you dentifrice, from tree"
When God conceived the world, that
was poetry; he formed it, and that was
sculpture; he colored it, and that was
painting; he peopled it with living
things, and that was the grand, divine,
eternal drama.-Charlotte Cushman.
Miss Roosevelt's triumphant tour of
the east has not only broken all pre-
cedents in the way of personal enjoy
ment, but she was given unusual privi-
leges by her japanese, Chinese and
Korean sisters. Recently when ON,
the consort of the Korean ruler enter
tanned her at Seoul it was the first time
in the history of that country that the
women of the palace ever extended hos
pitality to foreigners. To cap the eli
max this exalted lady with the short
name proposed a toast for the Presi-
dents daughter. A good many people
would like to read Miss Roosevelt's ac-
count of the royal personages she has
met in the last three months, and the
record would throw a very distinct
white light around these representatives
of ancient civilizations, who are at the
moment the objects of such special con-
Germ in the western mind. Miss Roose-
velt's souvenirs and gifts range from
pearls to saddles and such desira BILE
possessions as gorgeous fabrics, vases,
etc, and will need an annex to her
White House apartments to properly
display them for the delectation of her
intimates. AS next year she is going to
England, unless present plans are dis
turbed by personal inclinations, she will
have a chance such as no girl of her
age ever had to compare the customs Of
eastern and western royalty. The fact
that she gave herself up to a study of
the Spanish language, to be more thor
oughly qualified to enjoy our Philippine
shows that she has the
right spirit and that the impressions
she will form will be of advantage
throughout her life.
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''KatrOceni," the palace of the Crown
Prince and Princess of Roumania
stands on a height outside the city Of
Bucharest and was once a monastery.
Its drawing room is said to be the
most exquisite in every detail in the
world. The walls are of FURNISHED gold
reliefs on turquoise-blue ground. Lii
lies, the princess favorite flower, form
the design of the ceiling. The floor,
which is very highly polished, is made
of deep blue tiles. The furniture is in
harmony with the walls and is chiefly
of gold, being decorated with paintings
by the princess herself, who is quite an
artist. Over the large, old-fashioned
fireplace embossed gold flames form the
frame of a painting of the Madonna
and child Among the many articles
of virtu contained in the room is a
bronze statue bearing a cross of rock
crystal lighted from within by tiny
incandescent lamps.
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When we say a man is not worth
his salt" said a philologist, I'VE use an
interesting classic form of speech. We
go all the way back, in fact, to the
time of the ancient Romans.
THE Roman workers in the salt