Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-22
RETURNS FROM HAWAII
WITH IMPROVED HEALTH
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Ruddy
Full of Admiration for
Lovely Islands

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Drake Ruddy are once more estap-
lished in their beautiful home in VII
shire boulevard.
When this popular and prominent
couple determined to leave the nome
they had made for themselves IN TINS
city, regrets were heard on every side.
Mrs. Ruddy's frail health demanded
an immediate change, and Honolulu,
much vaunted, seemed most desirable.
With almost no time for farewells,
the house was closed, furniture packed
and shipped and passage taken upon
an island steamer
News of the return of the travellers
was most welcome and letters, tele-
grams and verbal messages OF greet
ing reached even to San Francisco as
they disembarked from their home
coming steamer.
Mrs. Ruddy has returned with her
health wonderfully restored and tuli
of admiration for the lovely islands.
1--WE went out there intent upon Sc
curing q pineapple plantation, sne
said Yesterday afternoon, but we soon
discovered that all the pineapple land
near Honolulu is In the control of the
great corporations. One may buy
sugar stock or pineapple stock ana
it is very remuneratiVe, but nothing
in the actual plantations may be hau
unless one goes to one of the nearby
lSlanQS. Anu DS Tue way SiIC LII
tinued, "did you know that Honolulu
is not upon the island of Hawaii at
all. but on the island of Oahu. we
did find that it would be possible 10
secure delightful environment, all the
advantages of climate and acreage
upon reasonable terms by going 10
the island of Maui, about eighty miles
from Honolulu, but this did not seem
desirable to us, although it undoubt-
edly would have proved a profitable
financial investment
The perfect climate and beauties OF
HonoluIu's setting, with ocean and
mountains, luXuriant foliage ana de-
licious and little known fruits, proved
a temptation which the Californians
were unable to resist, and accordingly
they set up their Lares and Penates
in a beautiful cottage in Manoa val
lev. This is one of the fashionable
suburbs of Honolulu and has scenic
environment which, according to Mrs.
Ruddy must be wonderful.
High mountains with deep purple
shadows, wonderful green lights, white
clouds in the sapphire blue of the sky
and freshening rain showers a dozen
times a day." This is a description 10
lure any one to that magic isle, ana
when the speaker added that the rains
there are called Liquid sunshine and
never last more than few minutes,
that there was always breeze put
never a chill in che air, then did the
country seem indeed desirable.
Porches in Honolulu are called
"lanais" and every one eats>and prac-
tically lives out of doors. Many OF
the early missionaries carried with
them the architectural ideas OF New
England, just as they took that hard'
stern Puritan religion. Either seems
hopelessly out of place in this warm,
balmy cline. Recent residences are
built in style more harmonious with
the character of the country, and new
comers there refuse to accept anything
in the way of houses that Is not
planned to combine picturesque with
useful qualifications.
at is a beautiful land" said Mrs.
Ruddy, "and I hope that every one of
my friends may sometime take the
trip. There is rest and relaxation
there. Freedom from hurry and
anxiety, and both business and pleas
ure moves along In leisurely fashion.
There are many automobiles more
than I have ever seen in city OF its
size, but they never run over any one.
They do not hurry there. Every one
has plenty of time. That is just the
trouble we found with 1t. After a
few weeks there we realized the lack
of that progressive movement TO Whlch
we were accustomed. 1t is impossible
I0ere 10 Keep III lOdClL Win ONCAlS1'
One does not know what is happening
either in the United States or the east
ern continent. News of political,
scientific, and artistic progress is scarce
and we found ourselves unable to do
without it."A
Before her departure for the Ha-
waiian islands Mrs. Ruddy was serv-
ing upon the boards of five important
clubs. She is undecided whether to
take up so many obligations again, but
said, "I have returned home full of
strength and ideas for work. l want
to help wherever am needed. Life
for me means that must do my part
as ] go along"
1t seems that residents of the island
make frequent pilgrimages to one con-
tinent or the other. Some come via
San Francisco to New York. while
| others journey across the Pacific to
| Chinese and Japanese ports and thence
to European cities, that they may be
reinvigorated mentally and find that
stimulus without which the mind
grows dull.
Many of the Hawaiian women are
beautiful and very wealthy. Some of
| the richest of them wear garments in
| the native style, although made of the
| richest materials. Hats are only worn
| for ceremoniouS occasions. AT other
| times the women, natives and new
| cOnerS as Woli, lluQ a. ldC6 SCdIl VI
| veil most comfortable. Men wear
white linen suits and look and feel in
| accord with the climate, and white is
| almost the universal costume for all
| occasions.
| Among the delightful fruits is papaia,
! which looks something like can
taloupe, only is more yellow. 1t is
eaten with salt and lemon juice over
| it, and proves delightful to the palate,
at the same time proving most salu-
tary from a standpoint of health.
| Just before leaving Honolulu Mrs.
| Ruddy wrote a short poem which was
published in the Pacific Commercial
| island papers 1t is reprinted here
that her friends may enjoy the poetic
| fantasy to which this beautiful trip
wakened her.
INVITATION TO HONOLULU
| oh come and live the life.
If you would understand
| Leave all the tresome strife:
| Lose every trace of land.
| Safe on mid-ocean's breast.
| Your steady ship will reach
| A Port Of Peace. the quest
| Repays beyond all speech.
Green mountains, gauze-veiled rise,
| Rock-bound and firm as truth.
| And in cloud -compassed skies.
| Shine castles of your youth.
| All shadows Of the world
| Retreat from PalPs heights;
| AS your hearts nag unfurls
| Calm joy your soul invites.
| Live as Hawaiians live.
II only for time.
| Then home. fugitive.
From Earths too perfect cline.
| oh come where songfulness