The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-24

San Francisco When after long
drive by automobile, / sought my
room at the hotel to dress, found
to my unspeakable amazement and
discomfort, that face, hair and clothes
We're literally covered with dirt and
dust. such a great city must surely
have complete system for watering
the streets! 1t should be remember.
ed, however, that the roads had not
been fully restored after the earth
quake, and besides, our party was
travelling in ten automobiles running
one behind another a. a tremendous
rate. Dust on the clothes can be
brushed off, but ones hair is another
matter. woman certainly has more
to suffer than a man. If only for the
sake of appearances. When | began
the usual toilet operations, on retiring
at night, | found that the comb would
not 20 through my hair, ana had
first to wash my hair, which took
more than an hour, so that it was
after three o'clock in the morning
when L finally got to bed. Women,
should, of course, always be infinitely
careful about their appearance, and
/ felt that in a foreign land, where we
We're the center of the curious gaze
of myriads of eyes, this care should
be many times increased since the
women of my own land would be
Judged by us Realizing thus the
responsibility resting on my should
ers, could not help envying men the
ease with which they are able to es-
cape under similar trying circum-
stances
IN Sacramento l first discovered
that / had made a decided mistake in
supposing that Japanese laborers are
disliked in North America. On the
contrary, they are and will continue to
be welcome, especially as agricultural
workers. But l was told that they
should not think of going home to
Japan as soon as they had saved a
small sum of money If only they are
determined to live in America ana
when death comes to be buried in
American soil, they will easily adapt
themselves to local conditions and
learn the new methods of work. to
their advantage. Our young men of
education are too often inclined to
Ioh a
low occupation, and even those who
do not dislike work are reluctant to
leave their native country. They do
not realize that education and learn
ing alone can crown any undertaking
with success. Foolishly they permit
themselves to stagnate in a narrow
sphere of activity, lamenting all the
while the difficulty of earning their
living The world is large, and a
home may be made wherever one
goes. Men should be manly and
brave. So only can they achieve true
success.
After a visit to- Salt Lake City, our
party proceeded to Ogden, wher its
members were entertained at lunch
con at a BUSINESS mems club, Observ.
ing a crimson beverage in a glass at
my place at table I hastily concluded
that it was some berry-juice, and
drank it without thought. found toe
late that it was wine. l felt hot all
over, and could almost zee my own
flushed face. l was filled with regret
and shame. The Mayor of Ogden was
particularly attentive to the women
of our party, and presented many in
1uential gentlemen of the city to us
With a smile he would tell us the
number wives each man had. They
all laughed, and said that when they
went to the Far East they hoped tC
be able to add a Japanese wife Of
two to the numb r. This joke was
Just a bit too realistic to be pleasant
in a place so near the Mormon center
While at a wellknown hotel il
Chicago, just as we were about L
start for the circus after dinner, ant
while l was chatting with Mrs. S.
some one knocked at the door. 1t wa
a newspaper man with a camera! H,
said that the picture he had taken a
the railway station was failure, AM
begged to be allowed to photograph
me once more. | refused; but the ma
pleaded that if he went back withou
a satisfactory picture, he might be dis
charged. l told him to come the TO
rowing morning as had no lime heI
He said that all the other paper
would print my likeness the mex
morning, and his failure would brin
ruin upon him and his family, So
yielded, being so earnestly besougt
to save his wife and children man
tear One day while in Chicago
we visited a fine private residenc
Two women, relatives of the owne
were specially invited to entertai