The Southern herald., 1912-05-03

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T@ RATURES OF Honolulu? They
" crowd to mind fast Rain on
one side OF the street. sun
shine on the other. Daily rain
bows and occasional night rain
~h bows. Blazing sun but fresh
# ~ breezes and often wild gales
~ Sea and mast and husky steve
" ~ dores. Green trees and lawns
SEOS2 down to the oceans edge, on
the brilliant water outrigger
canoes bobbtng about, and surf-riders dashing
ahorewsrd. 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 blossoming trees Brown
skinned men wearing hats wreathed with fresh
posies and ferns. Old Hawaiian crones and
yopng Hawaiian women sitting on shaded side
walks weaving wreaths and exchanging
bahinage with tourists and Jackies. Milling
tary.' enlisted and commissioned. Representa-
uves OF races ranging from subjects of the
eEar, from the land of the Great Bear all the
way to folk from lower Polynesia Between
these extremes the jostllng of European and
Korean. New Engander and Filipino, Porto
Rican and Chinese, with now and then a 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
eenements overflow, automobiles are crowded
20 capacity with the rising generation The
mrDrld haar f,1
waiians as a dying race, but the part.Hawaiians
are unQuestionably doing their duty toward
bopulating The Islands; large families are
The rule with the halfwhite Hawaiians. and
the Chinese-Hawaiians, all about the town. big
eyed, shy native ktddies add to the tropic pic.
ture. In the so-called Oriental quarter-a-
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 dotng male parent, Chinese or Japanese
tenderly toting offspring up and down in hours
Of leisure, the hunehed-up Oriental live doll
very fat and impassive and philosophical Jap
women pass along continually with anywhere
from two to four chubby babies clingng to the
mother-mayhap one tied to her back, one
carried before. two todders trying locomotion
Tor themselves.
The other day | heard newcomer remark
never In my life have seen so many men
nurses, and how fond the Chinese seem OF
their babies" 1t 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
dnfants Here-perhaps because so many o
the men are kept by the laws of Uncle San
from having their wives and families joir
them-the babies in the occasional Chinese
families appear to be household idols, object
of worship and alteration From the tenement
and novels these idols emerge decked out il
most remarkable hues and embrolderies, born
aloft in the proud daddys arms, they ooI
down with condescension and hauteur upon tn
world at large.
The street cars day after day offer some
ching novel and interesting or continued IN
terest is the young Chinese girl standing wit
hesitant feet between the new and the ole
Her dress is that of her people and class ion
loose jacket and wide trousers-a distinctl
feminine costume in spite of the bifurcate
garment Her smooth-plastered hair with tn
pure gold band in the hattened knob at tn
nape of the neck her delicate complexion er
shanced by bit of rouge, the bracelet OF gol
and jade, the slim beringed fingers. all bespea
care with the toilet, care Of appearances
About these girls there is an air Of reserve an
self-respect; they do not suggest, are not, tn
~painted ladies'" of civilization.
Occasionally on the street may be seen
Iittle-footed woman. not long ago | notice
one that was Fastening to catch our car, an
as the conductor and motorman made unusua
ly long halt for her accommodation, they II
dulged in appraisal Of her appearance col
cluded that she was real cute" She certainl
was gotten up regardless, bright blue silk, ricl
1y embroidered, and pearls for her jewels.
passenger said that probably she was wifi
number one and that the plaInly-dressed won
an with her attired in what looked like chea
elack silesia probably was wife number tive
q sort of handmade for the former. Whateve
their relations, they consorted together yer
amiaby on this occasion appeared to
enjoying their outing with zest. 1t is only
late Chinese women have begun to appear @
the streets Of Honolulu with anything lih
the frequency of women of other races. An
this, i am told is significant of the increas
of freedom Chinese women are enjoying in tt
homeland a freedom that has spread to tt
colonists.
The Chinese in Hawaii have been from IL