The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-12-01
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bears no relation whatever to any of
the other dramatic works of its author.
curious Repositories as they are of
shimmering insincerlty, brilliant arti-
fciality and cleverly turned paradox.
"Salome" is the work Of genius. An
other merely clever person could have
written The Importance of Being
Earnest"
"Salome' was originally written in
French in 1893 for Sarah Bernhardt. Il
was soon translated into the authors
native tongue, however, and Aubrey
Beardsley very appropriately drew the
pictures for the published volume.
There is but one act of it, and perhaps
this is wise for it is doubtful if its
terrific pitch of nervous passion could
have been longer sustained. As the
title implies, the play is concerned with
the daring daughter of Herodias, who
consummated the killing of John the
Baptist and received his severed head
brought to her upon a silver charger.
This, as stated in the Scriptures, was
the reward she exacted for having
danced before King Herod. The crud-
est presentation of such a theme could
scarcely rob it of it's innate power.
1t is a terrible story in whatever set
ting. In the hands of Mr.. Wilde it
is one of the most vivid and startling
pictures of the East in all it's opulence,
its cruelty, its blood and fevered lust
to be found within the entire range Of
modern literature; degenerate, if you
will, but an indisputable masterpiece.
1t is neither beauty nor style which
appeals to the man in selecting his
life partner, as may be guessed from
meeting many strange combinations in
the world of matrimony Many have
been the surmises and speculations of
Mr.. or Mrs. Blanks dear 500 friends as
TO what John could see in Mary, or
why Mary selected John. A chance
conversation with an engaged man.
quite recently, initiated a young mat
ron upon-not the ways of a man
with a maid" but the wiles of a maid
with the man she elects to marry
This recent recruit from bachelordom
was airing his opinions, derived from
his new estate in life, and he was well
qualified to give them. after having
been the Mecca for many a mother
with manageable daughters to dis
pose of, to say nothing of the said
daughters admiration for an AdOnis
of six feet, with charming manners
and a pedigree thrown in The selec-
ton was neither beautiful nor intel
lectual, nor did her family bear the
hallmark of an ancient lineage to
match his own. A slight imperfection
married her eyes, never particularly
attractive; her figure was ungainly
and, sad to say, she had not even a
melodious voice to coo sweet little
whispers into his manly ear. What
was the attraction? mo man admires
a bossy girl" remarked this lord of
creation, as he sat at the feet of his
charmer, who gazed down into his face
with adoring eyes. "Give me the cling
ing girl every time; the one a man can
protect and care for No new women
for me! A man should always be the
protector of the woman: he likes to
feel that the woman depends upon him
and his judgment; and no man with
any self-respect cares to be bossed by
a girl"
It was commencement day at fam
Gus female seminary in Pennsylvania
and the father of one of the young
ladies came to attend the graduating
exercises of his daughter. She intro
duced her father to the principal, who
said, II congratulate you, sir, upon
your extremely large and affectionate
family"
Large and afectionate?" he STAN
mered.
Yes, indeed" said the principal.
"No less than twelve of your daugh-
ter's brothers have come frequently
during the winter to take her driving
and sleghing, while the eldest one es-
corted her to the theater twice
week"
Strong men require strong meat, and
the luncheon, dainty and delicate, that
is suited to the children's lunch bas-
ket, would be totally inadequate for
stalwart toilers, who need plenty of
fuel to keep the fires Of physical en-
ergy a-burning.
The quantity of food a day for a
healthy adult man of average height
and weight engaged in a laborious oc-
cupation is estimated by psychologists
as from fifty to sixty ounces of solid
food and from fifty to eighty ounces
Of fluid. This makes a brave showing
by the year of one or one and a half
tons of food and drink.
To keep up the daily average and
concentrate the noon lunch so as to
make it easy carrying and at the same
time satisfying is something of a prob
lem to the housewife, but it Is a prob
lem that we'll repays study. Many a
man has really been driven to drink
because his food supply has been in
adequate and he had to brace up" on
something stronger.
Food is required for the body for two
chief purposes-to generate heat that