The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-09
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about to pay $75O,OOO for the gem in
lts uncut state.
It's present weight of 1924 ga car
ats will, of course, be reduced by cut
ting, but it will still be the king of dia-
monds, and will in all probability flash
its lightnings from the British crown,
now already heavy with precious
stones.
In striking contrast to the prosaic
pedigree Of the Cullinan, stand the
thrilling histories Of other famous
though not SO regal jewels.
n JONAH PARKER, the millionaire
V chief of the Comaches, was dis
cussing in Guthrie a new Indian bill.
The bill is no good, said the chief.
1T would not have any effect. 1t re-
minds me of a young French lady IN
Washington
II was dining in Washington at an
ambassadors house, and this young
lady was the only female guest An
Italian duke wanted to tell a story,
but he hesitated.
My story he said, is a very good
one, but it is rather low in the neck,
and before the young lady
But SHE laughed and interrupted
him:
oh, don't mind me, she said. IN.
shut my eyes. Go on.
" ERILY, this is a strange world
The other day the proprietor OF
the Magasins du Louvre was given
the much-coveted Cross of the Legion
of Honor of the highest degree-a
grand cross of the order-and behind
his name were the words art collect
or" M. Chauchard is indebted for this
honorable mention solely to having
bought Millet's "Angelus' for an enor-
nous sum and presenting it to the
French nation, thereby preventing the
masterpiece from emigrating to Am
erica. The award Of the Cross of Hon
or has been given for this act of pat
riotism and generosity. But there is
an amusing side to the question that
strikes one. Millet the man of ge-
MUS, lived and died in poverty, and
most of the money he received from
his great canvas was attached by cred
itors. He, Milet, the creator of the
masterpiece, was knight of the Legion
of Honor-the lowest rank-and the
man who bought it is hoisted to the
summit with the help of the same
work. To repeat, this is a strange
world
A TEACHER, who asked a girl to
n purchase a grammar, received the
following note from the little girls
mother
Il do not desire that Matty ingage
in grammar, and | prefer her to ingage
in more useful studies, and can learn
her to write and speak proper myself
| went throgh two grammars and cant
say as they did me no good. I prefer
Matty to ingage in German and draw
ing and vokal music on the peano.'
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A red, red rose full blown and
IA with long stem and leaves, pinned
just where madame's cutaway coat
fastens, is one of the latest hints
from gay Paree.' OF course it isn't
a real one, for that would fade and a
4 Ia,
a day, but it is of soft silk and vel
vet, made by the skilled French flow
er makers. No one would guess that
it was not fresh from the dollhouse, eX-
cept from the fact that it is almost
more beautiful than its model. The
exact shade of red, the exact size OF
the large American Beauty, it is a most
perfect representation.
Just why the Frenchwoman has
adopted this new idea is not known
but it is probably one of those evi.
dences of the Paris sense of the arts.
tic Paris women dare to indorse some
surprising new fancy vogue which wo,
men in other countries would be toe
tlmid to try.
The vogue of the red rose and the
tailor-made suit has taken a firm holi
in Paris, and now. with the advent Of
the new fall styles in our city, lit re
mains to be seen whether Miss Amer
lea will initiate her Partisan sister.
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7 4 REAT BRITAIN has gone crazy
r ~ over diabolo, a modified form o
a game that was very popular il
France during the stormy days of tn,
, first Napoleon. The revived game has
! gained such a hold on the people tha
= manufacturers cannot keep pace Will
p the demand for the implements used il
e playing it, The craze has spread
among all classes in the metropolii
] and the provinces are rapidly catching
t the fever. A toy manufacturer said
, Ping-pOng was bad enough, but dia