Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-02
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INC Win the thermometer AT a HEIGHT
.lbe mere thought CT which causes one
. 10 perspHe, social activities during the
. past week nave takep a decided slump.
kyerycne who can possibly get away,
. n out of town. The bungalows at the
beach and on mountain top are all
occupicd, while coast and volcano
bound steamers are still carrying the
Honolulu citizen 60 more cooling
crimes. These OF us who are forced
. 10 remain in town are seeking the
Injury OF thin holoku and many
colo baths and glasses of iced tea,
.1nd few have had the energy either
. 10 entertain or be entertained. The
beach at waikiki, of course, has been
more than popular, and the variety OF
fancy bathing suits that are seen
nero would do credit to Atlantic City
.cr Aixles-Bains, or any fashionable
Watering resort Of the United States
and Europe. IL is a new departure
Tor this tropical isle, however. The
|omen here were formerly accustom-
ID TO array themselves unceneefnedly
~ rusty alpaca of an undesirable
I|ue-black-green color. with skirts
That sagged in the back. Many maid
look her dip clad only in an oldfash-
|oned mumu, and rubber cap. But
now the times have changed, and with
The swimming rad which summer has
|Ilrried along have come bathing suits
If FLASHED green, turkey red and daz-
ling stripes of black and white-and
n Is not in vain that the shops 10
Town are showing their expensive six
|cefumesa
The Outrigger Club is full to over
Rowing, and the waiting list-and
mere always has been a waiting list
hi fifty at least within memory of its
I|dest members still waiting pa
|ontly but determinedly to I'LL all va
|1ncies-which, alas, are too few. 1t
i fun TO go swimming from the Out
||teer and have tea afterwards in the
1ade Of the big hau-trees. Many par
hes Of this kind have been given in
he cool Of the evening this week.
Among the ladies who are frequently
.een enjoying the pleasures of salt
.1ter swims are Mrs Richard Cults,
Mrs. John Meyers, Mrs. F. p. Rey-
holds, Mrs Mt. Clegg, Mrs L. q.
.athews. Mrs w. r. Gibson, Mrs.
Norris Stayton, Mrs Frederick Fun
'oh. Mrs. Nelson Lansing. Mrs. A..
Owens. Miss Emile Owens. Mrs. L.
. Hedges, Mrs. G. F.. Humbert, Mrs.
'1ssler. Mrs. William Wooten, Mrs.
n. GayIer, Mrs. j. Bell. Mrs. %. Appel
Ind many other enthusiastic bathers.
. q =
MIr9 Theima Murphy's Tea.
Mrs. Durney, wife of DR.. Durney, Of
he week was the tea on Thursday
.Fen Dy Miss Thelma Murphy at her
.0m6 on Victoria street. The Misses
.1rkaref. Katherine and Helen Jones
who are. being SO highly feted he-
lore their departure for New Eng
.1d-were the raison d'etre of the
Icasion The house was prettily dec
I1ted in double pink hibiscus and
baskets OF maidenhair, though be 1t
1id without shame that the attention
NJ the girls was attracted more to
he ''eats". which were delicious. Al
Tough some industrious maids pre-
|ITed to ply their needle over bits
dainty sewing. the majority de-
|fod their time to Five Hundred,
.ne exciting games of which were
'1yed. Miss Katherin Jonesfwa
.0hd 10 possess the highest score,
II to her was awarded pretty en-
I6tiered handkerchief The BOBBY
f|ze, a fancy blotter, was won by
,ss Ruth Super Among Miss Muir
.6y's guests were Miss Helen Jones,
''ss Margaret Jones. Miss Katherine
zones, Miss Geraldine Berg. Miss
.1uline Schaefer, Miss Margaret Cen.
&r. Miss Helen Spalding. Miss Myr-
.e Schuman. Miss Bernice Halstead.
Hiss Corinda Low, Miss Ruth Soper,
fIss Ruth Andersen, and Miss Alice
'a6tings
Needing Invitations Out.
The following invitations have been
|ceived this week by a hundred OF
lore OF Honolulu's smart set:
Mrs. Martha WeIlborn Curtis
of Columbus, Georgia
invites you to he present
at the marriage of her niece
.Andrewetta Gwendolen Blair
to
Mr.. Edward Dekum
h Tuesday. the twelfth of August
one thousand nine hundred and
thirteen
at eight o'clock
'. st Andrews Cathedral
Honolulu. T. II.
At Home
after September fifteenth
2S41 Nuuanu Ave-,
Honolulu, t. H.
8 q
Iauce at Pleasanton.
The dance tonight at the Pleasan
5n promises to be very delightful
ffair. All those who are not versed
the latest rag time steps viii en-
By seeing them executed by Mrs
larry Gum and Miss White, while the
eophyte may even attempt al dance
two of his own on the wonderful
bIished floor for which the Pleasan
81 Is celebrated. Music will be fur
tshed by rafting good quintet, a
.~rrv,day-ance Of tWOaSteDS SHOWING