Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-18
KAMAAINA SEES
MANY CHANGES
Aloha" Does Not Mean Now
What II Meant Years
AGO.

Does Aloha" mean as much today
| in Hawaii nei as it did fifteen years
! ago? Is there the same general spirit
! of bonhCmie presa ling these islands
! and especially the city of Honolulu
/ as there was before the great for
! tunes now credited to many of on
well known families We've amassad?
! In approaching this matter one
needs to 6 Ocarefuliy and in an en-
| deaVor to bring cut what is meai.t
| without hurting the ceilings If thus.
"liiten Of. Time was when every
/ body in the islands who was res
pec;aDle was well omed and known by
, name by everybody else Parties were
given then and they were enjoyable.
lhey we've not functions those DAYS.
Hawaiian hats ald white duck suits
We're the costumes of The men. The
women wore comfortable clothes and
sometimes even the holoku was in
evidence III shopping expedition
when goods We're brought out to the
| curb by merchants to customers who
shopped from their bngges Steame,
day was the principent event which
, broke the mono Ony of the drowsy ex
lstence lead by the happy people of
the town. OccasionallY a wlrship
dance would add to the gaiety of the
I place or moonlight horse back plr-
~ or straw ride was the thing I'm
S'aFed invitations were scarce Paris
gowns were scarcer, a plug hat was
treasure to be kept carefully and Lem
great distinction to the wearer.
When ConventionaIity Began.
The coming OF the transports ana
tnelr passengers from all parts of the
united States showed our women th1t
'he strangers we've far ahead in their
/, matter OF dress, our men began ia
chifk up bit and don the coat ana
vest OF conventionality also the felt
nat BY and by our children who had
Deen content to finish at the High
School or Punahou had to be sent
away to College. The most exclusive
/, and expensive schools were selected
so that the Riddles were thrown IN
with the veal by class of the main
lana and began to appreciate that
their position was what it was ar
cordlng to the amount, great or small
Of their allowances.
Class Distinction Begins.
Ihese children after awhile came
nome to the Islands. Friends were
brought to visit. Children here who
mad not had the advantage of trips
abroad were not quite up to the stand
ard and felt it, so there The class
i, distinction began Because of the line
OF distinction drawn by the white race
the world over new Corners to the isl.
| Islands, here in line of duty. began
10 look afk1nco at those born here.
rms feeling has been growing more
and more tense and as result of it
the good old days are gone never to
be enjoyed again and the breach Is
widening.
Time was when women were few
and far between in our business
houses. Now some of the most res
ponaible positions in town are held
by women and hundreds of them are
dolnS clerical work and holding no
sltlons as saleswomen. where fifteen
years ago possib Y ten or twenty were
at work. The place has become com
merclallZed and the strenuous chase
Tor the almighty dollar has hardened
me hearts of mulftudes who, had
heretofore led the easy going life
suited to this country.
The answer to all khis is the scoun-
Try is progressing. 1t has all come
about gradually, is not apparent to
those who have just come. Is not
thought of by those who have made
the changes but is very noticeable to
one who lived here many years ago
and who is now here again after a
prolonged absence. The world do
move