The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-11-25

Military Surgeons at Detroit has told
just how he old it, and in language that
persons who have no knowledge of sur
gerry can understand
1t was by the use of a method of sur
gerry which had never been used in war
and which is still almost a novelty, ev-
en- in the greatest of modern hospitals.
This is called aseptic as distinguished
from antiseptic surgery. The latter is
the prevention or suppression of putre-
faction in a wound by the use of pow
erful drugs; the former is the preven-
ton of putrefaction by never giving it
a chance to begin.
THE aseptic method of surgery" said
DR.. Zuzuki in an interview, "is ex-
tremely simple. 1t consists in wash
ing out a wound with distilled water,
bandaging it with sterlized cotton ban
dages and letting it alone for nature
to heal That is all. You know that
suppuration is the one thing that must
be prevented, for it retards and may
prevent the healing of a wound. Sup
puration is caused by microbes and is
really a decay of the tissues. Dr. Lis
ter taught the world how to kill such
germs by the use of carbolic acid. cor
rosiVe sublimate and other drugs, and
his discovery, which revoutionized sur
gerry, is the antiseptic In the last ten
years We have learned that there is a
simpler and safer method, for the an
tiseptic drugs are powerful poisons and
their introduction into fresh wound
cannot fail to retard it's healing. Dis
titled water contains no germs, and
fresh Wounds-at least, such wounds
as are received in modern warfare-con-
tain no germs; so if these be washed
with distilled water and bound at once
there is no reason why they should not
heal rapidly. Our experience has prov
ed that they do"
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Returning to lace gowns in their en-
tirety novelty in the field is domes-
tic handkerchief, which, in coarse
white and cream cottons, shapes entire
gowns. The old-fashioned tidy" look
of these seems odd in these days of
Ver-sophistication, for the great stiff
old roses and split shells and button
hole rings of the tidy are seen, as well
as the commonest and plainest GRO
Chef stitches. Nevertheless, this mod
est medium models of remarkable pre-
tens1on-the skirts, some of which are
made with flounces, following the elab-
crate cuts of the day, and the humble
needle doing wonders in shaping short
and longish Jackets.
To obtain lightness, the best of these
Wit
= the crochet pattern is very open, chit,
fon is put over the lawn. But at its
best the hand crochet of the country
can never have an extended vogue, fol
the lace part of such garments has
none of the subtlety of the Irish
thing. Notwithstanding, smart maker.
are giving gowns in this a place il
= their show rooms.
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, The rise in royal favor of Mrs. Hal
, Walker, one of the beautiful grand.
, daughters of j. Lothrop Motley, the
, distinguished American historian, has
been the most remarkable feature OF
, the London season. In that very select
, and socially important set, to who's,
2 members royal recognition is as tn,
! breath of their nostrils, the prominence
r attained, not suddenly, but steadily
' and persistently, by Mrs Hall Walk
v er has excited no small commotiou no
= untinged with anxiety.
Mrs. Hall Walker is a very beautiful
I woman. There is no one in London a
6 the present moment who can vie will
v her in brilliant effects; even long rec
. ognized beauties have fallen quite int,
Z the background when this white haired
q superbly dressed woman has appeared
g on the scene. As a girl she was al
ways much admired, with dark eye!
and clear complexion a charming ex
= preston, and full dark hair, in which
{ even then a streak of white appeared
o Now, though she has only just turn
o ed go, the streak has widened until a
last all her hair is a shimmerlng sill
e very gray, quite brilliant in the ligh
f and most becoming to her youthful
v face. Her picture in the book of beau
h ty was considered one of the lovelies
= of the many pictures in the volume.
a The King, indeed, makes no conceal
h ment of the esteem in which he hold
her or his admiration for her clever
ness. He is often at her side at rae
e meetings, where she gives him valu
S able tips on the horses, by which h
s has made a good deal of money a
2 Newmarket lately. His majesty ha
10 actually made out his plans for tn
l. day, having marked the horses read
r for Lord Marcus Beresford to back 70