The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-26
HONOLULU



We wish to tell you a few things
you may not have read, or even guess
ed about, of our famous town; and, as
we have been on the friendliest terms
with this marvellous spot of earth (per-
haps longer, than you are years old,
bound about by glorious hills and all
glorious sea, fringed by sugar-cane and
overlooked, night and morning, by
rainbows such as you have never
dreamed about or read about, in fairy
stories of the best. you will give at
tentive ear. we know
At one end of our main shopping
thoroughfare you see the hilltops and
valleys green, rich painting with
our rare cloudland over, and our rarest
atmosphere in your face, of when you
can never find words to praise. At the
other end you look to the open sea and
vessels locked, what scene!
From our sea" sail craft of all
sorts and sizes, to and from Australia
and the South Seas, 10 and from the
Orient, to and from Victoria, to and
from San Francisco and all coast ports;
cheap and dear rates as one may
suit his purse. We have cable every
day and many times a day; wireless
all over the islands and to San Fran
cisco 2100 miles. Telephones lace our
Territory from END to end, from hill
top to farthest valley point. We have
finest electric car system of the world,
plenty of garages, and can ride in
finest auto for so cents an hour short
trips. All sorts of carriages and fine
horses at ones command. We don't
sprinkle our streets with ice water as
we never have mad dogs (men) or sun
stroke; nut we could, for we make tons
OF ice. But our people are happy and
am!able, generous and charitable, be-
cause the marvellous climate rubs us
all, the right way-soothing as the
balm of Gilead and loading one with
luCtlSt VI llOWGllllA IlCCo anu llCuSCos
No one denies Hawaii, and Honolulu
in particular, the Christian name of
Paradise" land of the blest to all who
sojourn within our gates, whether
stranger or native to the manner born.
1t is the only earthly Paradise by
right and title. What can we buy
then, on that main lovely mart, with
hill and sea to charm the eyer" the
most exquisite goods of domestic and
foreign make.
Nav, just look at those ribbons! -
says the girl fresh from Melbourne
Look at the footwear" say the Of
fcers of the men-ofwar.
We have on that street, of which
Paris might boast, of shoes, silks, sa
| tins, gems, sunshades, bronZes, embroi
derry, rarest work and device of Orien
and of Europe.
All, but Honolulus bonny, bonny
burg, mon ami, believe me such as you
eyes, Travelled far and wide, have never
opened to! See Honolulu and die.
Now, turn that corner and look a
our fine hotels, the Young built by ;
Scot and every detail surmounted witt
the thistle. Oh, the roof garden, tn
marbles, the dainty appointments, the
best the world can offer. Look a
the magnificent offices under that no
tel, the flower store, the cable, tn
| tho hnnlYc
the music! "Oh, MY"
Oh, yes, we're up to date, nearer t,
the worlds great points than New
York or London! The world, men ant
women-actors, singers, preachers, rita
| vel in a steady stream, circle to us
coming, coming, coming-now troup
and now fleet, jumping off and tyinj
up at out doors.
well if this don't beat ALL say 700
| sailors all in one chorus. IF this Ha
waii don't beat all, I'm blest!" AM
| the thousands of potsal cards that wen
flying in to the P. o. boxes and tn
thousands of coins that were spen
for curios and scarfs and handker
chiefs and silk underwear and cane
and rings and odd bracelets and ban
giles and all such rare bits OF gem an
picture. And so with the tourists
Our shops are filled on steamer days.
And then the surprise: well neve
saw a rainbow like that, Tom" mo.
Look at that tree now-oh, my! loo
at the flowers. what are they, | won
DER
1--WE been all over Europe an
thought I'd seen a few; but thi
streams ahead of my time, by George.
Pretty good surf-barhing% gFine
fine, fine" Heard the band and tn
native music?" They can play, can
they? That old German Berger ca
play anything and on anything-playe
in Germany 40 years ago. He laugh
in their faces and the natives ador
him.
| We are looking forward now, to sc