The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-04

| NeuIy, III all LndJ eHplOyeu,
Discharging them, right sore annoyed.
They posed for me as first class cooks,
The kind you read about in books,
When all they ever saw, or knew,
Was Hamburg Steak, or Irish Stew.
They grin at me, my dire distress,
Is evident to them, / guess,
One thought consoles me, though a sin
Perhaps they'll rope some others in.
E. r.
Last Saturday evening Mrs. F. T. p.
Warehouse entertained at dinner at
her Waikiki home which was a de-
| lightful event. The table was made
artistic by golden chrysanthemums,
and small place cards in Japanese de-
signs. Those present we're Mr. and
Mrs. Bottomley, Mr.. and Mrs. Cock
| burn, Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Watson,
Miss Irmgard Schaefer, Mrs. A. G.
Halves, Jr., Mr.. McKinnon and Mr.. Da-
vid Anderson.
|
There was another one of those
popular dances last evening at the
Moana, for the guests of the Young
and the hosiery by the sea. A quin-
tette rendered excellent music, and a
good many of the army set were seen
there.
Richard H. Trent of Honolulu regis
tered at the st. Francis yesterday
S. F. Call, Nov. IA.
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Mr. and Mrs. George w. Odell and
their daughter have arrived in Homo
lulu where they expect to spend the
winter. Mr.. Odell is very prominent
in social and financial circles in Spo-
kane, and he and his family are charm
ed with Honolulu. They have en-
gagged apartments at the Pleasanton.
The list of winter engagements is
receiving new additions every day, but
none more interesting than the an
nouncement yesterday that Miss
Katherine Hind Renton is to be the
bride of Thomas Rolph at an April
wedding.
The bride elect is in Honolulu. but
will return soon after the holiday sea-
son, since she passes much of her
time in this city and is the center of
devoted coterie of friends. She is
charming, accomplished girl and
graduate of Mills college.
Miss Renton is a pretty girl of the
brunette type and has a winsome man
ner and personality that makes her
welcome guest at social affairs here
and in Honolulu
Her tiance is one of the well known
young businessmen of the city and is
identified with banking concerns and
the steamship company that bears the
family Names. F. Call, Nov. 23.
! Mrs. CHARLES Baldwin acted as host
! ess to beautifully appointed luncheon
yesterday in honor of Mrs. Murdoch of
Maui, at which covers were laid for
ten.
| Red formed very prominent feature
of adornment to the dainty table,
centerpiece of carnations, silk embroi-
dered doilies, and the punch being con-
veyed in that especial shade. The
place cards represented Japanese
scenes.
Those present at this delightful
luncheon were Mrs. Thomas Church,
Mrs. Erdman Mrs Baldwin, Mrs. VIM.
Forbes, Miss Agnes Alexander, Mrs.
Frank Alexander, Mrs. Arthur Alexan-
der, Mrs. Guild, Mrs. Frank Atherton,
and the guest of honor.
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A unique and well appointed din
ner which was overlooked last week
was that given on the Saturday even
ing after Thanksgiving at the Kane
hameha Girls School, and was too
pretty to go unobserved.
! In the center of the spacious table
was a great bunch of imitation Holly,
the place cards being hand painted,
and representing autumn leaves. Over
the table, and all through the room
were red shaded lights rendering
soft tone, and pleasing glow in the
hospitable apartment.
Among those present besides eleven
of the faculty were DR.. and Mrs. Scud-
der, Mr., and Mrs. Frank Atherton. and
Mrs. Everton, making sixteen in all.
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Harold Cook and Mrs. Cook of Los
Angeles are at the ST. Francis en- route
to Honolulu, on their honeymoon trip.
The bride was Virginia Johnston,
daughter of Gail B. Johnston, a society
man of the southern city.-Chronicle.
Henry F. Dutton, during a recent
visit to Del Monte, was unlucky
enough while golfing on the links, to
wrench a knee straining some of the
ligaments. Prompt attention prevent
ed serious consequences, the most
painful result to Dutton being the COM