The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-25

A - "A JlAI II 81 ,iSs~'s 'NNS''>' .
N fed with old-time native
n customs, and as 1t is one
a Of the most splendid forms
az entertainment to guests visiting the
islands. and as so many We're given the
-c-ongrcssmen o description of one may
be of interest.
fair for the benefit of INDECENT
Hawaiian women was gotten up by
band OF charitably inclined women OF
Honolulu, and held on the GROUNDS OF
Princess Kawananakoa's residence. Inc
princess is the wife of Prince David,
one of the adopted sons OF halahauas
Queen Kapiolani.
Princess lSawhnanakoa is
Hawaiian, of course, and is quite beau
tiful. She is popular here, and II was
mainly due to her leadership and CT
/, forts that the fair was such success,
both socially and financially There
we're about a thousand present, and
$500 was realized in profits.
The grounds are spacious, and there
were several booths dotted over me
lawn, ali artistic in design and peau-
tiful in arrangement. These booths
we're for flowers, candy, lemonade,
cream, cigars fancy work, etc me
girls in charge were beulght in fan
lGStli pdEti il'tS' o'4'' W -
around their necks.
The booth. however, that attracted
the most attention was a large roomH,
grass hut. made OF green cocoanut
leaves and adorned within with clus-
ters OF the ripe nuts. In this hut, was
To be the luau or native feast, While
at a little distance away, was tent
under which was served foreign
dinner
Within this green grass hut were
five long tables. deliberately decorated
with flowers and ferns. The sight was
a beautiful one as we stood in this
green bower with the soft green sward
under our feet. But a look at the eat
ables, and the powerful odor of fish
almost deferred us, and we cast long
and lingering glance at the viands I'M
der the foreign awning.
However, we had come for the eN-
perieuce of attending a native feast
and not for the purpose of satisfying
the inner man, so we bought our tickets
and entered. Tables, chairs and paper
napkins We're used out of Difference
TO the haolcs (whites), as the natives
sit on the ground and lick. their fin
gers clean. finger-bowls being used
only at the beginning and end of ths
feast.
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evidence 1t was astonishing how clea'
the natives kept their hands. The,
took time to suck their fingers clean
and slowly leaned back enjoying tn
connections to their fullest. We haoles
however. made a business. of it, and go
our hands in such a pig hit that&th
times did we call for fresh paper nap
.kins, and our finger bowls had to b
replenished with fresh water by tn
native girls who stood by with lon
cocoanut palms tanning away all in
curing bugs.
After we started IN, we discovere
many things eatable: such as. pi
roasted underground in I'll (te) leave
until the meat was as white and ten
der as chicken; baked mullet, isl
white, fiaky and free from grease pre-
pared In the same manner; and a pud
ding composed of sweet potatoes an
cocoanut. Roasted sweet potatoes 100
the place of bread, and constituted tn
main article of food with many haole
One finger poi. pink and deliciou
was served'in separate wooden bowl
One finger poi is about the consistenc
of a thick custard. and is eaten by lar
ping the forefinger in the bowl an
licking i OFF; two finger poi is thine
SO the first two fingers are required
eating it, whiith three~finger poi. niue
thinner, requires" the use Of three ii,
gers.
square Of pressed cocoanut N;
very nice, but the delicious flavor
the figs was ruined by its mixtul
with some other ingredients.
Chicken Was served stewed wi
ground-up Spinach. It was splend
when tasted with the eyes closed. b
resembled the green scum that forr
on stagnant water too closely to
eaten with relish.
Dried fish watermelon and a. rel
of ground kukunuts and sea salt COZ
pleted the list of viands OF which ,
partook, Raw ground and press
liver, and tiny raw live crabs, we we
compelled TO forego for lack Of app
tite therefor.
To attend luau IS the ambition
every Hawaiian tourist, but as tn
are too expensive and troublesome
get up except for at least twenty-f Il
people, many are compelled to go aw
without the pleasure of the eXperien
The old saying OF Shakespeare's ii
zone touch OF nature makes tho VIII,
world kin" was verified at this Iii
We white people felt a sort of ltingl
rs we We're being initiated into {
strange order of things, and as
Tapped our fingers into the poi q
custards, our eyes twinkled In mer
ment at the stranger, as well as
friend, across the way.
have been requested to give SO
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