The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-14


his brother-in-law, but declared that
such a vessel was within the bounds OF
probability.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
made famous as the dwelling place OF
other and earlier celebrities.
Recently Madame de Navarro pur-
chased an adjoining house, one which
had been occupied by the composer,
Maude Valerie White. The two build
ings, each equally time-stained, have
been converted into one large resi-
dence by the construction of a large
living room. The remodeling was ef-
fected successfully and the result is
most pleasing. All of the rooms are
large and beautifully furnished. Mad
anne de Navarro is devout Catholic,
and in the home is perfectly appoint
ed chapel The building stands back
from the thoroughfare and at the rear
is one of the famed old English gar
dens, perfectly laid out and well kept.
For a background to the whole is a
range of just the right kind of hills.
Here in her lovely home, fourteen
miles from Stratford-on-Avon, this
disciple of Shakespeare has sought re-
fuge from the glare of the footlights.
Here the famous actress gives place to
the wife and mother, and here Madame
de Navarro, her husband and her chill
dran 1aad tho SimD1a life
Madame de Navarro makes an an
nual pilgrimage to the birthplace OF
| Shakespeare, and the people lavish up
on her an admiration almost equal to
the homage she pays the greatest mas
ter of English.
Madame de Navarro devOtes much OF
her time to charitable enterprises. She
has formed a sewing guild make up OF
women of the neighborhood, the pro-
ducts of the benevolent fingers being
bestowed on the less fortunate poor
of London. and each year entertains
the faithful members of the band at a
tea at her home.
The children, one a son, Antonio,
and the other daughter, Mary Elma,
have inherited the graciousness of
their mother. The boy, known as ITO
To-" soon will be eleven years Of age,
while the girl Medic" for short, is in
her second summer. "To To- has be-
gun to manifest the same thoughtful
ness for which his mother is noted. 1t
was found that when plans were made
for a big party on recent birthday
he celebrated he had ideas of his own,
and on these his mother based the ma
ture of the celebration Instead of a
yardful of beautifully dressed children
there assembled at the Court Farm on
his natal day the lamplighter and his
wife, the valet of neighbor, Robert
! Hutchings, the mail carrier, and his
"missus.' two crippled boys, the maids
and the gardeners. The luncheon was
served in the kitchen because, as "TO
To" observed:
Mother, they would be embarrassed
if they ate in any other place, and
want them to enjoy themselves"
When Medic" was a year old ali
of the small children in the neighbor-
hood and the mothers of the small chill
dren were asked to help celebrate the
event. On the morning of that day
the rain fell in torrents. When
NEEDLES father went to notify the
children and their mothers that con-
veyances would call for them, he found
many of the mothers ironing the best
little white dress while great tears
rolled down their cheeks The little
ones looked on with wet eyes anC
quiyering lips.
Madame de Navarro has changed lit
tie. She is the beautiful Mary Ander
son" still. She is, Of course, large
and more mature, but, her friends hav,
it, a perfect girl grown into a perfec
rrynVnan