The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-07
POET AND KING.

IN VI OF desOlate night,
Into the pride of the court
Flooded with color and light,
A wandering singer was brought.
And there, at the foot of the throne
A weary and pitiful thing
That begged for a crust or a bone
He sang at the nod Of the king.
The king and his courtiers are gone
Clean gone out of mind is their fame
The fields where their glory was won
Are only date and a name.
The singer, alone of the throng.
Lives on through the death Of the
years
For men still remember his song
And sing it, with love and with tears.
-Scribners Magazine.
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you want to see the best-gowned
women in America and the costli-
est of modern wardrobes come to New
port and be convinced, writes an East
ern correspondent.
Everything runs on a lavish and lux
urious scale, with prices in accordance.
for 1t has passed into history that New
port is the most expensive city in the
world, far outrivaling New York.
Those of us who have lived there
know that most New Workers, especial
ly if they are wealthy, part with their
money at a reckless pace, remarkable,
indeed, even to affluent foreigners.
AS the apotheosis of extravaganza at
Newport take, for example, the many
brilliant Getes and entertainments Civ
en- by hosts of international reputa-
ton, lasting but a few fleeting hours
and costing from $4,000 to $4,000. "A
single detail, the illumination, will cost
from $4,000 to $4,000 So it is so easy
to see where the money goes.
While the season is in full swing
several Of these sumptuous affairs will
be given in single week.
Could Roman feasts surpass this
royal hospitality?
OF course, when hidden to such mag
nificent entertainments every woman
naturally wishes, in simple justice, to
do her part by appearing in toilet
worn for the first time and the best
her wardrobe affords. For this reason
the dates of these very elegant func-
lions are set weeks, possibly months,
in advance, so that the sartorial mas
terpieces may be withheld to blossom
forth in all their ravishing beauty.
l inquired of my hostess, who knows
Newport, old and new, like the Jewels
in her casket, to give me an estimate
of the cost of the year-round ward
robes worn by Viewpoints society elect
that is, among those who were class
ed as millionaires.
From 100000 to $4,000, should
say" was her quick response, without
even taking time to think it over.
gasped.
why, one could build a lovely
country home for that amount" 1 sug-
gested.
And so you could, my dear, a very
one" she added, smiling
How much do women spend on
gowns alone for the Newport season."
From $4,000 to $4,000, and from
fifteen to twenty gowns should be suf-
icient, unless the season is unusually
ong and gay"
could not receive so much startling
Information without getting a little
more, and so l append the following
list, detailed according to the ultra
nodish woman's expenditures upon
Ter elegant, even regal, apparel vani-
les.
rms summing up is taken according
o the wealthy society women of New
York. but doubtless it will tally in
many respects with women of other
arge cities Of similar caste:
Gowns for balls and opera. $4,000.
inner, bridge and reception gowns.
5000; furs, including wraps, hats.
eckpieces and muffs, also those for
utomobiling, $4,000; opera cloaks.
eparate coats and evening wraps. 81
90; gowns for afternoon teas, lunch
ons, theater, $4,000; frocks for infor-
nal home wear, street costumes, shirt
'aists' bodices, $4,000; negligeees and
ouse gowns, $1,000; lingerie, includ- I
lg evening underskirts, 81 900; hats. I
ellis, jeweled ornaments, 81 500; foot {