The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-08


Alice was really piqued when the pub
lie took her literally. There wasn't |
any particular fun in foregoing society |
when society did not meet one even
half way. The smart set leaders did |
not plead for chance to entertain the |
Presidents daughter. They sent their
cards and American beauty roses, and
then ran off to play in their own back
yards while the Princess Alice sat up
and observed that San Francisco does
not turn the other cheek
"The first few days of the Long
worths' stay at the Fairmont Hotel was
not very exciting. To be sure, Senator
Newlands entertained them at lunch
con, an informal, arranged-an-hour-l
before luncheon, with just the host, the
Longworths and Mr.. Kelnam around
the flowery board. The bell-boys' i'm
portant treble crying Call for 249,
telephone for same telegram for
same, " cards for same" did not pune
tuate the luncheon. In fact, the Long
worths not only were not besieged,
they were not even bothered with
claimants to do them social honor The
Princess Alice, not knowing of the
word that had gone forth, must really
have been amazed at the indifference
of San Francisco. Here was young
woman who has been feted the seven
seas over, the wide world around, and
then to meet with a frosty reception by
the hospitable Golden Gate! OF course
she has had a surfeit of luncheons and
teas and dinners, and all that, but don't
you suppose that under that broad
brimmed hat there was room for few
misgivings about meeting a frost in
July and In San Francisco of all places
in the world.
MRS. Longworth hasn't changed her
character as well as her name from
Alice Roosevelt. She didn't NOPE
around Eliminating upon the difference
between being a Presidents daughter
with Cupid still in the ring and being
a Congressman's wife. She saw every
thing worth seeing in the town and
collected besides a set of fire and earth
quake pictures worth the having. And
then just the day before they started
for Lake County to visit Mrs. Long
worth's relatives, the Hammonds the
"cat was let out of the bag with Mrs.
Eleanor Martin, as becomes the dow
ager empress of society, pulling the
string. Mrs. Martin told Mrs. Long
worth that she was so sorry their flint
like determination to eschew all social
gatherings would prevent her entertain
ing in her honor And then Mrs. Long
worth said that while their trip was
not social pilgrimage, yet they would
have been delighted to accept her hos
pitality. Whereupon Mrs. Martin ex-
planned that even before they left
Washington the report was broadcast
that social entertainment was barred
from their itinerary, and at frequent
intervals this statement was reiterated,
so that people here believed proffered
entertainment would be in bad taste
and simply put them to the pains of a
polite refusal
ITO prove her willingness to be led
to the social slaughter Mrs. Longworth
agreed to devote Wednesday, their one
free date before the steamer left for
Honolulu, to social diversions. At this
writing, Wednesday, every one who is
spelled with a capital e has scurried
back from here, there and everywhere
so as to be among those present. The
Longworths motored down to Burlin-
game this morning, and after the
luncheon at the Burlingame Club, over
which Mrs. Rudolph Spreckels and Mrs.
Martin will preside, there will be an
other ride and hurry call" for a
change in costume for the dinner and
reception at the Martin home in Broad
way"
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, were read, showing the work done in
these departments.
A report embracing the months of
May, June and July of the work done
by the Free Dispensary, and a report
of e. G. Keen, Inspector of buildings.
plumbing and house sewers for the
month of June were also received and
filed.
The matter of allowing the Budd-
hist Society to open a cemetery will
probably come up at the next meeting
o fthe Board for approval of some site
to be suggested, since the turning
down of the one asked for at Moiliin.
WHAT COLONEL WOULD KNOW.
Col. Henry Watterson's candidate for
president Gov. Johnson, of Minnesota.
announces that his boom" is ont wor-
rying him. But what Col. Watterson
wants to know is whether or not Il IA