The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11

H@ EATURES, OF Honolulu? They
IL crowd to mind fast Rain on
one side of the street. sun
shine on the other. Daily rain.
bows. and occasional night rain.
o. 6: !: !: T:
\A bows. Blazing sun but fresh
n IN breezes and often wild gales.
IL FN Sea and mast and husky steve
w 12 dores. Green trees and lawns
SZOS down to the oceans edge, on
the brilliant water outrigger
canoes bobbing about, and surf.riders dashing
snoreward. An Arabian Nights wonder OF an
aquarium exhibiting great ugly shark and
nideous squid that offer strongest contrast to
eraceful small fishes tinted like unto the rain
DOW arch before the Kooau mountains. Val.
ley after valley cutting the range that walls
honolulu along the side opposite the sea.
CLOUD draped mountain peaks towering above
the town. ever inviting and challenging the be-
nolder Flowers abloom on numberess hedges
ana various tall blossoming trees Brown.
skinned men wearing hats wreathed with fresh
posies and ferns. Old Hawaiian crones and
young Hawaiian women sitting on shaded side.
walks weaving wreaths and exchanging
badinage with tourists and Jackies Milling.
tary." enlisted and commissioned Representa-.
uves OF races ranging from subjects OF the
car, from the land OF the Great Bear, all the
way to FOLK from lower Polynesia. Between
these extremes the jostling of European and
Korean. New Englander and Filipino, Porto
Rican and Chinese with now and then TALL
white robed Hindoo and swarming everywhere
Japanese men, women and babies
Children, children. children certainly are a
feature. The streets abound with them, the
tenements overflow. automobiles are crowded
to capacity with the rising generation. The
world hears repeated reference to the Ha.
waiians as dying race. but the part. .Hawaiians
are unquestionably doing their duty toward
populating The islands; large families are
the rule with the halfwhite Hawaians, and
the hinese-Hawaiians. all about the town, big.
eyed, shy native kiddies add to the tropic pic.
ture. In the socalled Oriental quarter-al.
though now the Japanese are so numerous they
pop up In all portions OF Honolulu-the new.
conner Is struck by the army of fond fathers.
the doting male parent Chinese or Japanese.
tenderly toting offspring up and down in hours
OF leisure. the hunched-up Oriental live doll
very fat and impassive and philosophical Jan
women pass along continually with anywhere
from two to four chubby babies clinging to the
mother-mayhap one tied to her back, one
carried before. two toddlers trying locomotion
for themselves.
The other day heard a newcomer remark
as she surveyed a street In Chinatown: II
never In my life have seen so many men
nurses and how fond the Chinese seem of
their babies" It Is all very different from
the Sunday school tales We used to read about
the cruelty of the Chinese fathers, who were
painted as ogres forever devouring unwelcome
infants. Here-perhaps because so many OF
the men are kept by the laws of Uncle Sam
from having their wives and families Join
them-the babies In the occasional Chinese
families appear to be household idols, objects
Of worship and alteration. From the tenements
and novels these idols emerge decked out in
most remarkable hues and embroideries, borne
aloft In the proud daddy's arms. they look
down with condescension and hauteur upon the
world at large.
The street cars day after day ofIer some
thing novel and interesting. OF continued In
terest is the young Chinese girl standing with
hesitsnt feet between the new and the old.
Her dress Is that Of her people and class long
loose Jacket ana wide trousers-a distinctly
feminine costume in spite OF the bi.furcated
garment. Her smooth plastered hair with the
pure gold band in the fattened knob at the
nape of the neck. her delicate complexion en-.
HANGED by bit of rouge, the bracelet OF gold
and Jade. the slim beringed fingers. all bespeak
care with the toilet, care OF appearances
About these girls there is an air Of reserve and
self-respect; they do not suggest. are not. the
painted ladies'" Of civilization.
Occasionally on the street may be seen Q
Mttle-footed woman not long ago l noticed
one that was Fastening to catch our car, and
as the conductor and motorman made unusual.
ly long halt for her accommodation they IN
dulged in appraisal OF her appearance. con-
cluded that she was real cute" She certainly
was gotten up regardless, bright blue silk. rich
ly embroidered. and pearls for her Jewels
passenger said that probably she was wife
number one and that the plainly-dressed WON.
an with her. attired in what looked like cheap
black silesia, probably was wife number two.
4 sort of handmade for the former. Whatever
their relations. they consorted together very
amiably on this occasion. appeared to be
enjoying their outing with zest. It is only OF
late Chinese women have begun to appear on
the streets OF Honolulu with anything like
the frequency of women OF other races. And
this, ] am told. Is significant OF the increase
Of freedom Chinese women are enjoying In the
homeland. a freedom that has spread to the
colonists.
The Chinese in Hawaii have been from the