Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-19
TALES OUT or SCHOOL
Honolulu. /
December II, 1914.

=" .. ..~.= DeCtHiDSE H. IJlS'
Dear Polly, -
The Christmas season 10 surely on,
the students In the boarding depart.
ment OF the academy have all gone
to their homes on the other islands
and most Of the teachers are visiting
out" Aside from the holly and
enow, Christmas In Hawaii IL quite
like Christmas everywhere else q
little more generous II anything, for
everyone has enormous lists Of re-
membranes, including your very true
friend. The ladies vow they are Civ
ing on a much smaller scale this year.
and II makes me gasp for such long
lists have seen and such delightful
things included in them.
] have been to a number Of parties
this week though most OF them we're
small The biggest was the dinner
and dance at the Moana, and that
was not very large in the sense of
some great affairs, for there we're ac-
commodations for only limited num-
Der of guests. It was really a caba.
ret dinner, though some Honolulu
folks seem TO disapprove OF the term
cabaret, and call II a dinner-dance.
From what / have heard Of tales of
eastern affafrs. cabaret is far more
fashionable just now. a..
was very much impressed with
Fahchof and Marco Wolf, the dane.
ers. for they we're clever, though their
dancing was more suited to the stage
than the fall room. After their ex-
hibitions they danced with several
81 the guests and were very graceful.
The impoliteness of some of H0nolu-
lu,s young men rather shocked me.
though When IL came dancing time
one gallant sought out Marco and
brought him over to a group Of dane
efs. He introduced him to the girls
in the introductions to the girls 1t
WIS also noticed that the dainty Fan
ehon was not included, though the
young men eagerly surrounded her.
seeking Ut least q single dance. or
course, she gave the goodlooking
ones as many dances as she could
spare, though II was noticed that some
81 her partners were stubby Eat men
Who Knew nothing Of Terpsichore but
dragged the fair lady across the
bah room. Marco. too, had his share
0f troubles and while be was fortun.
ate enough 10 meet number Of the
best dancers In the younger set, yet
some OF hts partners fairly had to be
jerked from one side to the othef.
All evening Peggy, Center was one
of the bellies OF the bail. She wore
simple costume Of white lace with
long blue basque which was exceed
inkly Becoming. Many said she was
the prettiest girl there. though she
seemed quite unconscious Of the stir
she was creating
1t seems that there Is always sorne
one In Honolulu to rave about. First
there wak the pretty bride who wore
black, and now there Is a fascinating
widow who wears pink. She was
III the Moana dance the other evening
and there was crowd Of men around
her all the time. noticed number,
81 pouting tins and drawn eyebrows
as the fair Honolulu maids sat de- /,
nlureIy against the wall
Engagements are coming in by the
score this week. The betrothai Of 1
the dainty Miss Carol Low and Ken.
meth Schutk was made. known and /
fear that IN midsummer Gloucester /
Win claim Carol as one Of Its society
mafrons. The affair was very roman
tic, am told, for after spending a |
few weeks of the summer at Winnie
in June, young Mr.. Schultz
offered his hand and heart to Homo
IuIu,s fair maid. We all wonder why
TIE most popular girls marry men
30 far away from home. But then
most Of the young men seek wives /
away from here This was clearly !
shown when Kenneth Ables went !
sway telling his friends he was going
b take M farfnine mis- week little
befrothal cards were sent out telling
81 Kenneth's engagement to Miss
Helen Weaver, charming Oakland |
society girl.
1 have been told that the society
kiris here are to take up the cotton
fad right after Christmas and that
there is to be cotton bazaar. Just
What the proceeds of the affair will