The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-09-04
Woman Who Would Be a
Soldier
Miss Conine d Aguena, Well Known in
Honolulu, Who Hopes by Some Deed
of Valor to Overcome Handicap Of Sex.


Craving the life of a soldier, chagrin-
ed that the hope of her parents could
not be fulfilled because she was born
n girl, the life of Corrine d Aguerra,
has been one long disappointment.
Therefore, her craving for a change of
scene that she might observe closely
the activities of the male sex, espe-
cially where they are turned to military
and naval matters
For many weeks Honolulans have
been accustomed to the appearance, on
the streets of horseback rider, a
young woman of dark countenance, at
tired in riding suit of khaki, with
military buttons and insignia, cam
paign hat with officers cord encircled
a Mcclellan saddle on the horse, a
young woman who rode erect with the
bearing of one used to the saddle and
military life. Along the waterfront she
passed day after day, through the
streets, and on out to Fort Shafter. The
The naval station and the military pos'
were the two features of Honolulu life
that really attracted her. The absence
of the battleship feet affected her, ant
even the distance of the military pos
was something on which she comment
ed, and in which she was disappointed
for she thought the post would be near
er her hotel, the Moana.
| When the hotel people heard from
Miss d Aguerra it was by letter il
which she announced her intention o.
coming from New York, arriving herr
by the Alameda. On arrival, her dis
appointment was great, for the post wa
far distant from the hotel and she dit
not hear the bugle on arising, nor the
struck upon her ear, and she had t.
bugle at retreat In fact, no bugle call
Soon after she arrived the battleshiI
travel miles to hear the martial tones
feet came, and she was happy. Will
feverish interest she visited one boa
after another, calling upon this and tina
captain, becoming acquainted with the
/ wardroom officers, until she spoke o.
| this vessel as one she liked, or tina
one that she did not care for so well
that Captain So-and-so, was not so nict
as Captain So-and-so.
And when the battleship feet depart
ed she was foremost among those who
mounted to the little upper deck of the
United States Naval Tug Jroquois tc
watch the fleet depart. As each war
ship was passed the little woman wav
ed her handkerchief at the officers or
the quarterback, and wondered wheth
err they really could make her out
among the group. Talkative to the ex
IRENE, she held the center of the little
upper deck with her comments, anG
many wondered who she was. WheI
the tug returned to the wharf and thu
fleet was disappearing over the horizon
the little woman's eyes were wet will
tears. To her it was almost as though
a friend had departed.
Then she took to horseback riding
her route always taking in the nava
wharves, the naval station and For
Shafter. On special parade days a
Fort Shafter when the Hawaiian bant
was in attendance, she was present OF
horseback, arrayed in her khaki riding
habit, and campaign hat, and army but
tons and saddle. She never missed ont
of these occasions. 1t was like report
ing for duty. And whya
Well, it is a sad history, and wher
one knows it all one does not wonder
at her enthusiasm over the Navy ant
Army She told it all one day when sh'
was out riding and had stopped tt
| tighten the surcingle.