The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-05


fresh cause for the apple that must
long since have diffused itself into
fragrance had he been present at the
landing of the Korea in the Pacific
Mail dock.
In the bow of the boat stood Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, under a wide
dropping hat gardened in affectionate
roses, very much surrounded and
smothered by many buds and tiny
flowers. Smiling, talking constantly,
she wave her attention first to one,
then another, then all in the group
about her, spending herself as lavishly
to scare away the dual delays Of land
ing as would prina donna to rescue
retreating first-night audience. Not
far TO the stern of the boat stood a
woman of a dark, radiant beauty, in
regal health, who looked seldom upon
the crowd at the wharf. and spoke
seldom. if vivaciousIy, to the group
that made its court about her When
much repartee. much gay laughter. and
one would not have failed to mark her
splendor in the queens drawing room.
When she looked out at sea and chose
to talk no more she was still the
Princess Kawananakoa, for that is the
name her friends must learn-and took
~, y,aa-x. ,-o,.b1a
Had Paris been there" as we sug-
gested. and offered his cotiIlon favor
to the more delicate beauty of Mrs
Longworth, the Hawaiian Juno of the
many syllabled name would not have
been disturbed in the least.
I venture she would have approved
his choice, and next day have sent the
comely winner a perfumed box in
which TO keep the trophy.
The Princess admires Mrs Long
worth and announced it enthusiastica1-
ly after luncheon, as she sat in tete-
a-tete with the ceremonial of dressing
in her apartments at the Fairmont.
She is a darling said the Prin-
cess. She is charming. She has been
among US in Hawaii for two months,
and no one was ever more popular
there. Every one feted her; her COM
ing created a rush Of gaiety in Homo
lulu more lively than ever, for-welI,
yes" she admitted, ''we are very gay
in Honolulu, however difficult it would
seem to an American to imagine it,"
SHE Is ENTHUSIASTIC
If one had anticipated finding the
Princess one whose English came in
hesttating and foreign accent, that one
was to meet disappointment. She
speaks in the low, well-controlIed chest
tones of the English woman, her flow
of words is tumultuous, enthusiastic,
and has only the well-enuneiated, we'll
chosen mark of the cosmopolitan who
knows more tongues than her own.
As the wife Of Prince David Kawa-
nanakoa, brother to Cupid" KaIani-
anaele, Hawaiian Representative to
Congress, she has been for years one
of the hostesses of the Queens friends,
and the Queen, as every one knows, is
a true Cosmopolitan. Her husband,
though cousin of the Queen, is, as she
insists with much decision, mo states |
man. no politician, only a plain gem
tleman of leisure >
Seated in Turkish fashion against the /
pillows and enveloped in a roornv |
kfmono, the Princess made as mag /
nificent a figure in her dressing-room |
as standing on the deck of the big |
and had one found audience /
At that moment as I did. and in one
glance sought TO discover the most /
oyely of the group of pretty Hawaiian |
TFI pin 5vRcr IN,
Early kimono stage of dressing, it I
would not have been any more diff
icuit than it was for me, the glance
would not have been satisfied with less
han their chaperon, the Princess.
TEN SCHOOL FRIENDS.
They are ali going to school with
me- said she. presenting her sister.
Hiss Campbell, q decidedly American
title blonde. There are ten of them.
III friends from Honolulu, and L am
aking them to New York, where they
re all in various boarding schools.
on, yes, we in Honolulu have come
0 the United States for school for
ears and years; boys and girls from
IL of the wealthy families like it, and !,
hat they shall go to school here is the
ccepted thing, not she averred with
reat emphasis, because the schools
re better here; we won't admit that
OF because the schools are any better: !
ut for the change, to see the world. !
know things as they are"
Then the Princess talked of a great {
lany things in rapid succession, from s
olo TO picnics, TO the Queens recep-
ons, to the progress of Honolulu:
olo first, for an English grandfather
as conferred upon this woman of the
1no physique the true sportsman's
we Of the only game
SPORTS IN HONOLULU.
IN Honolulu sports are always first.
Fe all love polo: we all play; we are
4 devoted to ii. and l. (ardently) I 6
We it best of all. Next comes surf i
ding. No one knows how much that
cans to US. IL is really our national I
nusement. Then there are the pic t
cs, of course. Automobiles have e
ade them popular, but they have al \
avs been an important part of amuse- Y
ent with us. We do not Become blase y
/ that which makes up outdoor life. a
h, often we take our luncheon TO the q