The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-28
\ A WANDER-YEAR.
An Interview with Miss Myrtle Dick
SON
BY ELLEN RIVENBURGH.

By ELLEN RIVENBURGH.
Undoubtedly the most fortunate
member of Honolulu's younger set to-
day, is Miss Myrtle Dickson, who has
just returned from a European tour
in company with her mother. Miss
Dickson left Honolulu in June 1908, a
mere school girl, and has returned as
charming maiden of seventeen, tall
and graceful with sweet natural man
ners, and naive daintiness. The timer
airy pursued was via Vancouver, Win
nipeg, Fort William, Montreal and
Greenock to the Orkney Islands where
Miss Dickson's mother was born.
The winter was spent principally
in Glasgow, and later, Edinburgh, Lon
don and Paris were included in their
route of travel and sight seeing AS
Miss Dickson had never before visited
abroad it was interesting to hear her
first impressions, "The Tower of Lon
don!" she exclaimed at is altogether
too marvellous for me to attempt to
describe. The exterior of the build
ing alone is impressive, but who
could narrate the precious relics it
holds? Think of the regal coronation
robes of England's Kings and Queens
alone, flowing fun length ermine
trimmed, in rich purple and carmine
velvet folds within large glass cas-
ket that everyone may see! Think
of that masterpiece Of genius His Ma
jesty the Kings crown with it's heavy
Figure work containing or rather bare
ly holding together every known gem
every size and shape of diamonds,
pigeon blood rubies, sapphires and
pearls; the prize trophies gained in
Englands various wars of all periods
in the armory, quantity arranged in
the form of flowers all over the cell
ing and walls where in the same COM
partment equestrian figures in armor
sit silent and erect. 1t seemed Sc
hard to realize the warriors were on
ly in effigy so natural they seemed
And Wallace's collection of antiquities
rare old time-pieces. dainty ;bric-a.
brac, furniture and lamps; st. Paul's
and Westminster Abbey, who could
describe them according to their
worth? Buckingham Palace? Why it's
dingy looking building, not half Sc
nice as our Executive Building here!'
"How did the Orkneys strike you,'
| asked. "They were quite contrast
to London, were they not?'
GGOI, c,,ffa xtyo .y;sifod ok ,,o,,
know, one of the islands of the group
but all the others are practically the
same. There are no trees at all on
the whole island. There's only heather
everywhere and of course the cereals
That he people live on. 1t is very
cold and leak and lonely in that
part of the world, and the coast is
bare, rugged and rocky, with the
combers from the open sea dashing
against the cliffs. But there's excel
lent fishing and rabbit hunting On
several occasions we went fishing, and
in less than an hour the bottom of
the boat was completely covered with
shining fellows. Why it is not consid-
cred at all uncommon to pub out five
and six at a time all dangling on
one line.
"The hills are covered with rab-
bits" continued Miss Dickson enthu-
siastically. MANY times while walk
ing through the heather my foot slip
ped into a hole where some soft lit
tie bunny snugly lay. It's no trick
at all to aim straight in that country
What impressed you as most UNI
usual in those far away islands?" ]
asked.
"Well 1t seems funny to tell you
but I must be honest" laughed Miss
Dickson. what really amused me
most was their refreshments. You
see" she explained, "the people are
all very poor, and instead of afternoon
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