The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-27

4 waszsA, EATURES Of Honolulu? They
crowd TO mind fast. Rain on
one side of the street. sun
shine on the other. Daily rain,
4 bows. and occasional night rain
I%n bows. Blazing sun but fresh
III FN breezes and often wild gales
y 80 IN Sea and mast and husky steve
Ii kj dores. Green trees and lawns
N N1W6G4Y down to the oceans edge. on
U% the brilliant water outrigger
canoes bobbing about. and surf-riders dashing
n shoreWard An Arabian Nights wonder OF an
aquarium exhibiting great ugly shark and
haeous squid that offer strongest contrast to
graceful small fishes tinted like unto the rain
4 bow arch before the Kooiau mountains Val
E iy after valley cutting the range that walls
Honolulu along the side opposite the sea
Cloud draped mountain peaks towering above
I The town, ever inviting and challenging the be-
II holder Flowers abloom on numberless hedges
1 and various tall bossoming trees. Brown
skinned men wearing hats Wreathed with fresh
b Gaes and ferns. Old Hawaiian crones and
sOuug Hawaiian women sitting on shaded side
WALKS weaving WreathS and exchanging
sadinage With tourists and Jackies. Milling
hfy" enlisted and commissioned. Representa-
tres OF races ranging from subjects of the
\ aai from the land OF the Great Bear all the
faT to folk from lower Polynesia. Between
hose extremes the jostling of European and
hatean, New Englander and Filipino Porto
klcan and Chinese, with now and then a tall
mite robed Hindoo, and swarming everywhere
japanese men, women and babies. (
Children. children, children certainly are a
Mature. The streets abound with them. the
Htsaements overflow, automobiles are crowded
" capacity with the rising generation The
Hsofld hears repeated reference to the Ha.
HFsians as dying race, but the part Hawaitans
NV unquestionably doing their duty toward
NEpulating The Islands; large families are
#ae rule With the half-white Hawaiians. and
Aas ealheseHawal1ans, all about the town, big.
sN1sa' sns NAIVE Riddles add to the tropic pic
Hass the so-called Oriental quarter-al-
sAs4sn INV tne japanese are so numerous they
.#Nv W ~ all portions OF Honolulu-the new
lNa4sr IS struck by the army of fond fathers
Sss aotang male parent. Chinese or japanese
H,uuefiy toting offspring up and down in hours
elsae, the hunched-up Oriental live doll
Nv lat and impassive and philosophical. Tan
's4en pass along continually with anywhere
tEl9a TWO TO four chubby babies cIinging to the
leaei-mayhap one tied to her back, one
splsu Deiore, two toddIers trying locomotion
Ha themselves.
tle otner day | heard a newcomer renark
sae surveyed street in Chinatown. n
~ IN my life have seen so many men
ases ana how fond the Chinese Seem or
#ssI oaDles. 1t is ALI very different from
~ sunday school tales we used to read about
y sfueity OF the Chinese fathers, who were
.4ssu as ogres forever devouring unwelcou,e
aus. Here-perhaps because so many OF
! men are kept by the laws of Uncle Sam
y having their wives and families 1oin
ssas-tne babies in the occasional Chinese
Aes appear to be household idols. objects
"a 'v'suip and alteration. From the tenements
n. uoVels these idols emerge decked out in
a,,y ,ontat Aaple nues and embroiderfes, borne
E,s ~ tae proud daddys arms. they look
81, WIN cohdescensfon and hauteur upon the
FQd at large. Nf>01 N
@,. ~ street cars day after dav offer some
rs novel and Interesting. OF continued in
~ 10 tile young Chinese girl standing with
s.sane 1eet between the new and the old
=, : ufess Is that OF her people and class long
~ Jacket and wide trousers-a distinc+,y
Aara 80 costume in spite OF the bi-furcated
ka,a aer smooth piastered hair with the
I'M sola band in the fattened knob at the
Map ma sae neck, her delicate complexion en-
Hsa /, " DIT OF rouge. the bracelet of gold
I'M ~, eae slim beringed fingers. all bespeak
&hm. ~. - the toilet. care OF appearances.
saese girls there is an air of reserve ana
Hn,,. speee, they do not suggest. are not, the
'all'ea ladies'" Of civilization.
Anl4ohaiiy on the street may be seen a
IN ss,uoted woman not long ago noticed
h M ~ was hastening to catch our car, and
~ sonauctor and motorman made unusual
Aalsaas nat Tor her accommodation. they in
sasaa . ~ appraisal of her appearance, con-
III ,nt. 'lae sue was real cute" She certainly
amh 49, UP regardless, bright blue silk, rich
Sssanasa and pearls for her Jewels. A
#gnhss sad that probably she was wife
NH t hu ana that the plainly-dressed wom-
sek s,ias.. attired in what looked like chean
h aart ~ S PROBABLY was wife number two
#sr ,a,. aano-maid for the former. Whatever
aiably they consorted together very
Aasyiny ~ N this occasion, appeared to be
ts cbins saeir outing with zest. 1t is only ~
a straat se women have begun to appear on
s treonas u Honolulu with anything like
Rls selaency Of women of otnar go. ,.Ae
tresssaa told, is significant If the tnora sana
auelsnd ealnese women are ENJOYING In the
poaists freedom that has spread to the
The chna,o
sas IN Hawaii have been from the