The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-11-17
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the role of Salome, which calls for a
dance. In order to get the music she
desires and not to have a pianist with
her all the time the actress had the
music for the salome dance put on her
monograph.
A friend of Peter DUNES Of Mr.
Dooley" fame once related to him an
anecdote of Sarah Bernhard.
The story was an account Of an Incl
dent occurring one night in the act
ress's dressing room while she was be-
ing interviewed. The play was Mag
da"; so Bernhard, not appearing in
the first act, felt that she had ample
leisure. She interrupted herself at a
critical moment to complain of the
heat, and, summoning one Of her at
tendants, said, 81 must have some
fruit. Go to the nearest shop and
bring me some peaches"
Either the maid misunderstood the
order or rashly concluded that peach
es under any other name would taste
as sweet. At all events, she returned
not long afterward with half a dozen
pears on a salver.
At that moment Bernhardt was de-
claiming against the dearth Of posi-
Bile new plays, even in her own below
ed France. Anyone to have seen and
heard her would have thought her so
absorbed in her lamentations that it
was only mechanically and subcon-
sciously that she took a pear from the
waiting servant.
The maid turned to leave the room.
In an evil moment she turned at the
door. With incredible swiftness and
astonishing accuracy of aim the pear
flew through space, smashing itself to
a juicy pulp on the waiting woman's
face.
THANK God it wasn't an apple" she
said piously. That was all.
Dunno was greatly pleased with this
story. Upon his return from England
the following autumn he CHANGED upon
the narrator. IT say" he remarked, Il
told your story, the Bernhard one, al
over London. Only as I wanted to
make sure they'd see it, I made the
maid say, Thank God it wasn't CO.
coanut!'"
She glided into the office and quietly
approached the editors desk. Il have
a poem" she began.
"Well?" exclaimed the editor with a
look and tone intended so annihilate
her, but she calmly resumed:
II have written a poem on My Faith
er's Barn. and -"
"Oh" interrupted the editor with
extraordinary suavity, you don't
know how relieved I am. A poem
written on your fathers barn, Ell? I
was afraid it was written on paper and
that you wanted me to publish it. If I
should ever happen to drive past your
fathers barn I'll stop and read that
poem."
In buying furniture do not act on the
supposition that everything old is
beautiful. Your grandfathers taste
may have been worse than yours" OBJ
serves an expert. Do not buy many
things, do not make a museum of your
house.
The furnishings should be adapted tc
the use to which the family wishes to
put them. The life for which the white
and gold chair was designed is elabor-
ately and distantly formal. Conven-
tionality and ceremony rather than
cozy comfort are suggested by the
white and gold room. The use of the
room and the purpose of the article
should be kept in mind in the selection
of furniture.
Furnishings should be simple, dur
able, sanitary and artistic Color is
one of the most important elements in
the selection of furnishings. Do we re-
alize that the indehnable difference be.
tween the restful room and the inhar-
monious room is largely a matter of
color? A room requires its colors to
be in unison if it is to soothe and rest.
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In the womens movement to stop
the slaughter of birds used for hat
ornaments. Queen Alexandra of Eng,
land has Joined in an effective manner.
She has given social notice that she
condemns the wearing Of osprey
plumes. The following Characteristic
humane letter which she caused to be
sent by her secretary to the Royal
Society for the Protection Of Birds,
through the Duchess of Portland, was
read at the annual meeting of the So
ciety a short time ago.
"The queen desires me to say, in an
swer to your letter, that she gives you
full permission to use her name in any
way you think best to conduce to the
protection of birds. You know well
how kind and humane the queen is to
all living creatures, and I am desired
to add that her majesty never wears
osprey feathers herself, and will GER
tainly do all in her power to discourage
the cruelty practiced on these beauti-
full birds"
In view of this letter and the support
of the queen, the society intends to
appeal to all English subjects to cease
killing birds for ornamental use. The
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