The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-16

Gus colors laid on in stitches of various
lengths is the medium employed and
not one brushful of paint has touched
the surface. A close inspection dis
covers an ingenuity of stitches unlike
anything ever exhibited before in the
way of embroidery. They are long and
answer to the contour of each individ-
ual part. To obtain the delicate gra-
dations and subtle nuances of color
that play such a part in Raphaeps
work it was often necessary to separ-
ate the fllaments until the exact tone
or half-tone was obtained. The angel
faces in the upper background nearly
concealed in the clouds, are embroider-
ed with different colors in one needle
When the artist was asked how she
managed to throw these faces into the
dim distance, she replied that she first
worked them out distinctly and then
went over them with stitches in a
horizontal direction until the heads
seemed to fade away and the effect of
atmosphere was obtained.
This management of colors away
from the original, this copying in
snatches and from memory was a task
few artists would have had the cour-
age to attempt. A measurable success
would be all the most sanguine could
expect. But what a man would never
dream of doing with the brush a wo-
man, German girl of twenty, has done
with the needle.
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A little boy attended church one Sun
day, and upon his return his mother
asked him if he could repeat the text.
He said he could; and this was the way
he remembered it: Don't be afraid
and I'll bring back the quilt"
The mother said that could not be it,
but the child insisted. Upon meeting
the clergyman some days later, she in
quired of him as to the text. He re-
piled: BE not afraid, will return
and bring you comforter"
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In 1876 Henryk Sienkiewicz, the dis
tinguished author of Quo Vadis, visit
ed the United States, remaining there
nearly two years, most of the time in
California. His Letters from Ameri-
ca" is one of his best works, and he
dlSO NIOlG several Shut SlOlltS uGeillllS
with American life. He seems to have
had a very pleasant time in the Unit
ed States and even now takes great
interest in American affairs.
Miss Olga Nethersole is unique in her
home life as we'll as in her stage meth
DDS. One can hardly call it an eccen-
tricity to live in Park lane, the most
aristocratic and exclusive street in
fashionable London, but Miss Neither
sole lives there, and is indeed, the on
ly actress who owns a home in that
abode of old families and titled mill
lionaires. Park lane is to London
what the Lake Shore drive is to Chi
cago, or upper Fifth avenue to New
York. It is even more exclusive than
either of these famous promenades, be-
cause Park lane is but brief thor
oughfare, and as the number of homes
is necessarily few, ordinary exclusive
ness takes on few extra frills.
One feature which makes Miss Meth
eroles Park lane house an object of
much interest to Americans is that it
Immediately adjOins Dorchester house,
the present home of Whitelaw Reid
Ambassador from the United States to
the court of St. James. Dorchester
house has been for years the private
residence of a member of King Ed
wards household. 1t had never been
leased to any one, but when Ambassa-
dor Reid arrived in London it is said
that King Edward personally arranged
that Mr.. Reid should occupy Dorches-
ter house, as the King wished to see
the American Ambassador in a home
worthy of the country he represented.
Dorchester house is one of the show
places of London, an enormous man
sion that has been landmark in Park
lane for over sixty years.
Miss Nethersole's home is 5 Norfolk
street Park lane, Immediately adjoin-
ing Dorchester house. 1t is an old
brick mansion, with a great iron fence
and ratings. Miss Netnersole bought
it four years ago after her return
p from America. She is said to have
paid 900 for the property alone, aud
she then expended over $4,000 to have
the house completely renovated and re-
decorated
The twenty-hrst annual horse show
at Madison Square Garden last month
was the occasion of the display of a
- large number Of handsome new as
f well as handsome old, gowns. The
- opening day and evening being COM
2 paratvely mild, comparatively few
e furs were in evidence, and there was a
20 Optfoaa bla "a bganga Of heavy handsome