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

and he stood treat on the strength OF
the joke on himself
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Disguised as a tea-caddie butted
into a purple-tea party t'other eve
and found that the personnel Of the
pouring seance was made up exclusive
ly of ladies not in Alice Longworths
200"
In the midst of chocOlate-eclairs and
fudge a copy of The Star was propped
against the hot-water tank and femi-
nine heads were closed about it. They
were reading the list"
There are 240 in the lineup" said
Mrs. Nymphkins. wiping the crumbs
of buttered-toast from as pretty a pair
of gossipers as ever smiled at an
enemy.
Yes, lisped Miss Molly Coddle, "2.40
sounds like an afternoon train to Pearl
City or a horse-race."
They devoured the list
Just imagine putting Jim Slicker-
son in the bunch" said little Miss Dig
nittie, why he's just awful-he knows
all the girls that we don't know. And
here's Mr.. Soanso whose wife just di-
vorced him, and Mr.. Whatshisname
who drinks like an aquarium and-and
and"
oh, let's forget it," cried Mrs. Phil
Osofy, ut makes me think Of a plate
Of assorted picnic sandwiches, some are
the real cheese and others are the
ported variety; some are the genuine
ham and others are the deviled kind;
some are imported sardines and an
other lot is smelt; it's like anything
else, there's generally a lump in the
poi. There are as many good fish in
the sea as Alice e'er caught in heI
net and she's no sister of Ike Walton
either"
"Oh, bother Alice's two-hundred,
declared Miss Gibsongal, "the squa-
dron's in port"
Just then the Chinese boy handed
the hostess a card. 1t bore the fol
lowing legend "Mr. and Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt Longworth."
Not at home" said she.
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l have just been told by frienC
of some remarkable experiments beinl
undertaken in Kona. 1t seems tha
they are growing iced papayas,-a
least so my informant says He says
that they have a Burbank up there whC
is a genius. by injecting ammonia
and other chemicals" he said Into tn,
highly porous fibers of the Papaia tree
and using a patent circulation-stimu
lator, he was able to cause a gathering
of cracked ice in the centers of grow
ing papaias. This is a great advan
tage, as the fruit is only good whel
cooled, and by use of this mans pa
tent, fruit can be had cold and at tn
same time perfectly fresh, at a mo
ment's notice. He is now at work o
a plan to cause cube sugar to gToN
. on Lahaina cane. But this is by n
means the limit of his endeavors. 70
are acquainted with the breadfruit tire
of course? Well, perhaps it sounds in
credible, but in Kona these trees ar
p producing the most delicious pineappl
cake"
My friend went on to tell about ir
rigating with syrup of pineapple t
breed a cakefruit tree, but l left hin
and bought a copy of DR.. Longs book
about the woodcock that set it's owl
broken leg.
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When the coast ball tOssers reacI
Honolulu they will teach the loca
players many things they ought t,
know. The Honolulu boys will finc
; that the visitors will have uniforms
from caps TO shoes and that they viii
wear the uniforms they will not g
, to their positions, some with wrong
= font shirts and others with disreput
able-looking hats, practice that SOM
, of the local players are guilty Of. Il
: justice to the people who pay to SCI
ball games, the trustees of the ground