The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-01-30

ne native iiAaalians
Ftin neafef enc town w. visited t~o
splendid SCHOOLS one fef native hnYs.
me either fof native fifit built ffufn
the funds ief ~ the native chisfs
The boys end nifis were drawn 90 M
front Of one ~ the buildings. and uns
der the direction ~ their instructor
sans the nationgl anthem ~ the ma
uvcs. now preserved NJ tho Territorial,
hymn They were a nnely pfopoftioncd.
well dressed and intelligent group. and
are said 20 be studious and excellent.
~ behaved No,hinF an the islands In
tercsied ne more than these native
children. iliustrating as they do not
only the possibilities OF their race. but
the immense progress made Ia little
more than 100 years OF contact with
the whites. The museum. the gift of
Mr. Bishop, now OF California. who
married the widow OF one OF the ma
tive chiefs, II said 10 contain the best
collection OF handiwork OF the natives
OF the Pacific Islands TO be found any
where.
The public reception at the Royal
Hawaiian Hotel gave us an opportun-
lily TO meet not only the prominent
American and native citizens and their
wives. but large number OF the ar
tisans and laborers OF the various
races, and we were pleased to note
throughout the day the harmonious
feeling which exists between the whites
and the brown population.
Political convictions produce the
same results here as In the United
States, sometimes dividing families.
For instance. Prince Cupid. the pres
ent Territorial representative in Con-
gress. Is a Republican, while his BROTH
er, Prince David, is an enthusiastic
Democrat.
The luncheon prepared by the COM
mittee included a number of native
dishes. cooked according to the recipes
which We're followed for hundreds OF
years before the white man set foot
upon the island. The health of the
guests was drunk In cocoanut water,
a nut full of which stood at each plate.
Poi. the staple food of the natives, was
present in abundance. This is made
from a root or tuber known as taro,
which grows I'm swamps and has a
leaf resembling our plant, commonly
known as elephants ear. This tuber Is
ground TO pulp resembling paste, and
Is served In polished wooden bowls, In
the making OF which the natives ex-
hibit great skill. Next in interest
came the fish and chicken, wrapped
In the leaves of a plant called Il
pronounced like tea). and cooked I'M
foreground by means of hot stones. The
flavor of food thus cooked is excellent.
The browning glory of the feast was
roasted pig. also cooked underground
and toothsome dish II was. Besides
these there We're bread fruit, alligator
pears and delicacies made from the
meat of the cocoanut The salt, a ma
tive product, was salmon colored. The
invited guests We're about equally
divided between American and native
population. But for the elegant sur
roundings of the Young Hotel. the
beautifully appointed table and the
modern dress, II was such a dinner as
might have been served by the natives
to the whites on the first Thanksgiv-
ing after the New England mission
aries landed
QUEER FISH IN THE AQUARIUM.
After a call upon Governor Carter,
n descendant of the third generation
from missionary stock, we visited the
aquarium. When We noticed on the
printed programme that we were
scheduled for a visit to this place It
did not impress us as possessing spe-
cial interest, but We had not been in
the building long before we were all
roaring with laughter at the remarka-
-. A..Gh.
collected. Language can not do this
subject justice No words can accu-
rately portray what one sees here.
The fish are odd in shape and have all
the hues of the rainbow. The tints
are laid on as II with brush, and yet
no painter could initiate these-shall
we call them pictures In water color?
Some were long and slim. some short
and thick. One had a forehead like
q wedge, another had very blunt
nose. Some looked like thin slabs OF
pearl with irridescent tints; others had
quilts like porcupine. One otherwise
respectable looking little fellow had a
long nose, upon the end of which was
fiery glow, which made him look like
an old topper; another. of deep pea
IL
like a stick Of indigo, which 1t wiggled
as It swan.
There were convict fish, with stripes
like those worn in penitentiaries, and
of these there were all sizes; some
moving slowly and solemnly like
hardened criminals, and others sport
ing about as If enjoying their FIRST
taste OF wrongdoing. one variety
wore what looked like an orange col
ored ribbon tied just above the tail.
The color was so like the popular fiow-
err OF Hawaii that we were not sur
prised to find that the fish was called
the lei. In one tank the fish had
habit OF resting upon the rocks; they
would brace themselves with their fms
and watch the passers-by. At one
time two were perched side by side.
and recalled the familiar picture Of
Raphael's "Cherubs" Besides the
fishes there were crabs OF several
varieties. all brilliant In color. One,
called the hermit crab, had a cover