The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-04-25

NU SHINE on the other. daily RAIN
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HI bows and occasional night rain
INK bows. Blazing sun but fresh
# ~ M breezes and often wild gales.
VI IN Sea and mast and husky steve
M ~ dores. Green trees and lawns
/, VTNS4V down to the oceans edge, on
the brilliant water outrigger
canoes boDbing about, and surf-riders dashing
Ehoreward. An Arabian Nights wonder of an
aquarium exhibiting great ugly shark and
hideous squid that offer strongest contrast to
graceful small fishes tinted like unto the rain
bow arch before the Koolau 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-
holder. Flowers abloom on numberless hedges
and various tall poisoning 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-
tives of races ranging from subjects of the
czar, 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 Highlander and Filipino, Porto
Rican and Chinese, with now and then a tall
white robed Hindoo, and swarming everywhere
Children, children, children certainly are a
Feature. The streets abound with them, the
Movements overflow, automobiles are crowded
10 capacity with the rising generation. The
world hears repeated reference 20 the Ha-
Naiiaus dying race but the part Hawaiians
are unquestionably doing their duty toward
populating THE Islands; large families are
the rule with the half-white Hawaiians and
the Chinese Hawaiians, all about the town. big
add f,,t
ture. In the so-called Oriental quarter-al-
though now the Japanese are so numerous they
pop up in all portions of Honouu--the new
conner is struck by the army of fond fathers
the doting male parent Chinese or Japanese
Eenderly toting offspring up and down in hours
of leisure, the hunched-up Oriental live doll
very fat and impressive and philosophical Jap
women pass along continually with anywhere
from two to four chubby babies cnging to the
mother-mayhap tied to her back, one
carried before, two toddlers trying locomotion
Tor themselves
The ether day heard a newcomer remark
VAS she surveyed a street in Chinatown: Il
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
lthem-the babies In the occasional Chinese
Families appear to be household idols objects
lof worship and alteration. From the tenements
land novels these idols emerge decked out in
most remarkable hues and embroideries, borne
sloft in the proud daddy's arms, they look
down with condescension and hauteur upon the
world at large.
The street cars day after day offer some
thing novel and interesting. OF continued in
herest is the young Chinese girl standing with
Nesitant feet between the new and the old
Her dress is that CT her people and class long
loose jacket and wide trousers--a distinctly
9eminne costume In spite of the bifurcated
garment Her sm'Foth-plastered hair with the
pure gold band H. the fattened knob at the
rape Of the neck der delicate complexion en-
RANGED by a bit OF rouge, the bracelet of gold
and jade the slim beringed fingers, all bespeak
care with the toilet, care of appearances.
Shout these girls there is an air of reserve and
self-respect; they 20 not suggest are not, the
painted ladies" Of civilization.
Occasionally on the street may be seen a
ffttlefooted woman. not long ago | noticed
Gne that was fastening to catch our car and
ss the conductor AID motorman made unusual
nv long halt for Ter accommodation, they in
Gulged in appraisal of her appearance, con-
6luded that she wss real cute" She certainly
Tas gotten up regardless, bright blue silk, rich
Iy embroidered, aid pearls for her jewels.
passenger said that probably she was wife
1umber one and that the plainlydressed WON
Sn with her, attire1 in what looked like cheap
black silesia, probably was wife number two,
g. sort of handmade for the former. Whatever
taeir relations, they conscrted together very
Rmiaby on this occasion, appeared 20 be
enjoying their outing with zest. 1t is only OF
aate Chinese women have begun to appear on
the streets of Honolulu with anything like
Che frequency of women of other races. And
shis, l 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