The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-13
OF INTEREST TO
Women . and , Offers

OF the Blood" and THE Spinner in the
Sun"
Atlantas list was decidedly different
from any so far indicated. It was
buying but two of the novels that
were so popular elsewhere. The 9TH
ers on it's list were: Princess Marit-
"a" Ann Boyd" and "The Love Of
the Lady Arabela" The taste of
Memphis was different. It wanted
The American Girl" and I'm Pas
lures New" though these are at pres
ent on no other list.
Portland, Ore, was still reading
"The Jungle" and showing an inter-
est in Whispering Smith," "Slr Nigel"
and Mcdonald of Oregon" with
New York it shared "Coniston" and
THE Tides of Barnegat."
And what of Boston? All, Boston,
as always, was peculiar It did not
confne itself to fiction Three Of its
best sellers were "serious"-the "Ho-
henlohe Memoirs" the Life and Let
ters of Lafcadio Hearn" and From a
College Window" In fiction the first
on its list was Fogazzaros "The
Saint" San Francisco was also read
ing Fogazzaro with avidity, but no
other city was. No list includes more
than one of Boston's Serious" books,
and many include none of them.
Here is interesting material for lit
erary psychologists and philosophers.
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Nellie, who is in her first year in
school, albeit she is a very bright
child, came in the other evening and
began catechising her mother.
Mamma" she inquired, lis there
any person in history named Timon
Tyde?"
I've heard of such name as Tim
on" ventured the mother doubtfully.
WAS Timon a man or woman?"
"A man, if I remember correctly
Il guess that's the same one. then"
said Nellie.
BY this time the mother was quite
curious. why do you thing so when
you know so little about it?" she
/ queried.
WELL responded Nellie, with con-
fidence, "the teacher said Timon Tyde
waits for no man. and I didn't think
it could be a woman"
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Time was when black was the wear
: of every woman who was in the least
uncertain of her charms, since the sa-
, BILE hue was supposed to be becoming
to almost any one.
, Now the woman past forty has
learned that no tint is so trying as
throwing into relief every line that
time has engraved, while colors in the
) middle range-half tones-soften and
relieve such telltale marks.
There is, however a certain distinc-
: ton about handsome black apparel
that appeals and brings it to the tin
of the wave of modish favor at fire.
quent intervals and gives it a con-
tinuous place among conservative
wearers at all times.
1t is rarely that one seeks black in
unmodified form worn except for
mourning, and even for that purpose
there are mitigating circumstances.
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Can person be cheerful even if he
is not happy?" asked a bright young
woman the other day. and ought he
to feign cheerfulness when he is at
heart unhappy" Now this particular
young woman is one of the most con-
stantly cheerful persons I ever knew.
1t seems as if it We're as easy and
natural for her to be sunny-faced
from morn till eve as for a good many
OF the rest of us to be glum. And
yet she leads rather a monotonous
life, most of her time and strength be-
, ing given to the care of two lively and
sometimes exacting little children But
. her question made me think for the
first time that what those about her
! have always considered rare natural
gift may be not a matter of tempera-
ment only but of patient cultivation
also. We see only the beautiful pro-
duct. She alone and God know the
che self-discipline and the struggle.
=. And though there may be times when
q she has to feign happiness, I really
s think that she has come into the pos
session of more than the ordinary per-
sons share of the genuine article
And so l would say IF you can't be
II happy, Seem to be happy, and the
l. chances are that you will soon be real
= ly happy" AT least we can initiate
Is tht man who early in life established
" the rule that he would force himself
j. to be happy until 10 O'Clock in the
e morning. If he succeeded up to that
" point, the problem took care of itself
e usually for the rest Of the day. There
.c was once man OF whom the dwellers
d In the same house said that he always
d came down to breakfast looking as u
d he had just inherited fortune.
k one reason why children are so