Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-05

orphans Of the soldiers who are fight
ing, and speaking UI the soldiers il
is generally understood that We mean
the poorer men who have answered
the call to arms. While the men OF
the countries are engaged in killing
each other we have imagined that the
women OF the royalty have. continued
their informal social gatherings,
though sewing rather than cards has
been said to occupy the time OF the
queens and Processes.
Few seem to have stopped to think
that queens and princesses are wo-
men, in spite of TIE position they hold
In the world, and that they mourn as
deeply for their kinsmen who have
been killed or wounded in the strife
as do the women of the poorer class
eS.
The Duchess OF Roxburghe is spend
ing her time at the bedside of her
husband, who was wounded when
fighting as a captain of the Scots
Guards. The Duchess of Deyonshire,
too, has lost a kiTsman, and though
her mourning is as :deep as that OF
her sisters, she is aaing her country.
women to wear band of white ribbon
rather than the depressing black sym.
Dol OF mourning. Lady Constance
Stewart Richardson, known in Ameri-
ca as the barefoot dancer, is nursing
her husband who was wounded while
fighting with the Black Watch High
landers. Perhaps Queen Victoria of
Spain mourns more deeply than these
other women, for her favorite brother
Prince Maurice of Battenburg was
killed while leading his British
troops. Viscountess Acheson's hus-
bald, too, has been wounded. Mrs
Cecil Bingham, another favorite of the
English court, NOUNS the loss of her
stepson, Lieut.. David Bingham. who
was killed with the Coldstream
Guards. .-r 49, s---..~~:.t1. : - 2:
There is hardly woman in the
Royal families at any of the courts
whose heart is not heavy with grief,
yet they try to cneer these about
them. Many, however, have sought
relief from this mourning on the field.
where they have Joined the corps o.
Red Cross workers. ,..n.. -;
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Lleut.-coI. and Mrs. E. p.
Reynolds Entertain. ..:
One of the prettiest affairs of this
week was the dinner at which Lieut..
col and EIrs.. Frederick p. Reynolds
entertained on Friday evening at their
home in Nuuanu valley. Ornamenting
the center of the table was an ivory
basket filled with scarlet pointsettia.
while crystal and silver lights cast a
bright glow over the guests. Covers
we're set for Mr.. aud Mrs G.. w. Case
Deering, Col. and Mrs. Charles S.
Bromwell, Maj, and Mrs. B. F. Cheath.
am, Capt. and Mrs. John R. Thomas,
Mrs. Harrison Hail. Mai Matthew DE
Laney, Mrs. Walter Dillingham;, Mrs.
Robert CoHvain, Mr.. and Mrs. Atholl
Mclean and Lieut.-coL and Mrs. Rey-
nolds. ~ >. 1-.s. ~
For Capt. and Mrs. Edward Carpenter
Mrs. Catherine Bodrero was hostess
at prettily appointed dinner on
Tuesday evening when she enter.
tanned in honor of Capt. and Mrs. Ed
ward Carpenter, who are sailing this
evening for the mainland. -
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| Meeting Of the College Club.
The cards bearing notices of the
meeting of the College Club next
Tuesday afternoon say that it will be
IAN Acquaintance Tea" Just what an
acquaintance tea is has not been re
yealed but the members of the club