The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-06

the American feet thought OF sufnclehI
interest to show us, made an oppor-
tunity one night to dispense with the
company of my official escort, anu
availing myself only OF certain eounseis
and admonitions proffered by friendly
attache of his sacred majesty's con-
sulate in this city, TOOK my way up sne
street of many tearooms and play
houses. which is as brilliant as the deck
of the Asahi under the searchlight and
is called Broadway. Into one OF the
piayhouses / entered. From the frst L
found myself plunged into very
heaven of pleasant sounds and lights
and odors. Bur the beauty and the
active grace which ] saw there ex-
hibited on the stage surpassed anything
/ had ever conceived, and to my MIND
was immeasuTably superior to the
mineing step and toylike prettlness
which we are so accustomed to admire
at home. It seemed harry quarter OF
an hour before the curtain fell and the
lights turned from dim to bright ana
the people about me were Hooking from
their seats.
Drifting with the crowd, still under
the soft influence of such lovely physical
enehantment, entered the sumptuousiy
furnished hall of a very lofty tea
house, where, if possible, my vibrant
senses were stirred to still greater de-
light. The glow, the laughter, the
culver of beauty, the entire splendid
abandon to the pleasures of the blood.
who shall describe them? Dazed and
searching for quiet nook Wnere l
might rest and try to understand what
/ saw, could only pick my way among
groups of gracious women clustered
around the snowy circles of tables Hash
ing with silver and crystal, like willows
bending their gentle heads over the
moon kissed surface of one OF our
mountain pools. At table in hair
corner behind pillar I stopped IN re-
snanse TO silent invitation extended
hv its occupants, two gentlemen whose
air of weary lack-interest verglng al
most ON melancholy was in startling
contrast with the joyous spirit that per-
yaded the great hall. ] thanked them
and sat down.
1t did not take my companions long
10 find out who / was; nor, for that
matter. had j the slightest reason Tor
eoncealing my identity. They were men
of culture and breeding, and when they
asked me. after the invariable custom
of the Americans, what were my I'M
pressions of their country and OF lts
great commercial capital, had no hesl-
tation about speaking frankly and also
at some length, considering how limited
4 ha n
guage. / ended by mentioning my Visit
to the playhouse.
s'Pretty punk show, don Z you
think2'' asked the sadder looking man
of the two, making use OF term Wn.ch
was unfamiliar to me, but the meaning
of which | could hardly misinterpret. !,
ssIt is indeed most beautiful play,
/ replied, happy to find some one VINO
shared my still powerful emotion /
thought. nevertheless, that l could dls-
eern CLEAN of amusement in my inter
rooator,s eve: his neighbor lips I'M
doubtedly twitched. Had L sinneo IN
some way against the custom OF the
country? / wondered, and l hasteheu
.sI hone L have done nothing to IN
lure the gentleman s feelings, / sai..
He replied, smiling: Not at all.
You see have no feelings. =
puzzled at this somewhat extraordin-
arv statement. and beginning to grow
rasentfpl at what I thought was an at
tempt to make game of me, | could only
say. eoldly, 81 do not understand you.
The other interposed. :" You see, my
friend is quite right in saying he has no
faal;nas because he is not really per-
SON He is only an abstraction.
This was worse and worse. how,
soil can abstractions Surely there
are no such realities; at least not since
the times YOU Westerners call medieVai.
Do distractions go about and dine SUD
stantially in public placess Now L Tor
instanee-I am a person. | come ironl
Chosui. / am lieutenant on his ma
iestv's cruiser H:rotomi, and my name
is Kogoro Irawati.
ssNevertheless. my friend here is an
distraction, persisted the other. Inc
;nliv;dual so described nodded his ae-
onieseenee. but seemed too weary or TOO
l;ttle interested to speak for hlmseH.
aHis name is The Tired BUSINESS Man
who is too much Exhausted py ~
Strain of the Days Work TO Appreciase
other FORM OF tue liam
Musical Show. You read about nm an !
the time. though how often you meet
him is quite another question. tie NOT
only gives the tone to our theaters' ne
makes and unmakes the fortunes Oh oui
stage. His occupation between the
hours of s or a. m. and or P hi'
is chiefly concerned with the manipula-
ton of tooth AID claw. Every morning.
he steps off the elevated train into an
arena. He may be a Bull or a pear
and support himself and his children Dy
charging with head down like man MAJ
football player hundred other lke
maniacs wedged together IN marrow ~
pit. Or he may be Captain OF IN
dustry. busy all dav in wardlng on ~,
diviauai Competition with his righ'
hand and with his left walking aeie-
: gates and politicians. Sometimes ne Is
Independent and wrestles with olah'
Combine. Sometimes he is Smali FRO
Queer struggling against Dlscrii1ih !.
ton. But always, you understands, ~
fights all day. For which reason When
he goes to the theater OF nights II