Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-23
TALES OUT OF SCHOOL


have all frivolous debts paid of be
fore the season Of quiet. After tn,
days of fasting and deep thought ar
over the whirl is taken up again ant
with greater enthusiasm than ever
for IL is then that the college folk!
drift home, one small group after an
other. Late spring and summer II
Hawaii include many rounds OF socia
events. The week usually begins with
q Monday morning breakfast party
and closes with a weekend house
party. and this program is carried out
all through the summer months, with
of course, few original variations.
heard two OF the army ladies
speaking Of the present suggestion OF
taxing the army autos and from the
conversation 1t was apparent that the
feeling among the service set is very
keen. Why, the tax is greater here
than ii is in New York" said one of
the ladies, and from what they said
] gathered that the territorial govern.
ment is going TO get in bad" If it
insists upon taxing the army autos
The army folks contend that they
have brought such an Increase in
trade to the islands that their prop
erty should be treated here as Ii is at
other posts. The parting shot the
ladies gave the government was:
The idea of making us pay taxes to
repair the roads when they damage
the machines to far greater extent
than the machines damage the roads"
! heard from Martha McChesney
the other day, and from her letter she
Is having a splendid time in the East.
For three months she is to be the
guest of Mrs. Starky in Duluth. Mrs
Starky is better known as Gertrude
Traphagen. She lived at Ainahau as
little girl and went to school with
the girls who now are known as the
younger set Later Martha is going
back to New York, where she win
study voice culture and piano. She
expects to come back to Honolulu
some time next year, but 1t Is likely
that she will only make q short visit
to her home town, for she plans /
put in several years on her music.
The younger folks are all very
much interested in Stanley Kennedy's
to Camille Dorm of San
Francisco. We have all been wonder
ing why Stanley has. beepy 50 imper-
sonal In his attentions to Honolulu's
pretty girls, and we have found that
II is all because there was a fair las
sic in California to whom he had
given his heart. This is another case
of the Honolulu boys choosing brides |
On the mainland. and from the rumors |
have heard Stanley is not the last |
Of the Honolulu boys who has be-
slowed his affections on mainland
beauties.
Almost the same mail that told of |
he betrothal of Stanley Kennedy and |
Camille Dorm brought news of the
breaking Of the engagement Of Helen /
Achilles and George Canavarro And 1
while the one bit of news was JOY |
he other has made us all unhappy, |
or II is doubtful II Honolulu has ever
Known a more popular couple than |
Helen Achilles and George C1navarro.
What do you think, Polly? Europe
s laughing at US, at least the young
'olks of Europe who are not busy
With this great war. They say that
We Americans, who havet completely
ost our heads over the new dances,
rave no idea of the fitness of things.
or the tangos and trots we are so
,roud of having learned originated in
he Paris dance halls. True, theyI
anne from the better class Of the
lives, but nevertheless the new steps
Id not originate in the minds Of the
ristocracy, claim the French people.
should like to tell the hooking ones
hat the dances of their country have
zen greatly modified since they came 4
o America and that they are as grace
ul as the oldtime steps. But like
% many fads the novelty Of the new
Iances is wearing of and there is a
onging for the old waltz and schot.
ische and even the two-step. no
iced that many of the selections
Mayed by the bands at the recent
Fort Shafter function were waltzes
md that the ballroom was crowded
IS the guests glided into the waltz.
FOR my part | should like to say
There is quite a futter Of excite
nent and all sorts of speculation
lmong the younger folks because one
II the fair Honolulu girls has two
strings to her bow" Most any mail
lay she can be seen coming from the
,ostoffice with two bulky letters and
We all know who they are from. OF
course no one minds her receiving
score of letters. but the startling part
II this is that each young man thinks
hat she is engaged to him. She (
denies that she has Sc
ions matrimonial thought but | know
hat her Hope Box" is almost filled.
one of the boys is coming back TO the
stands in May and then We expect to
rear some interesting news, for sure.
: she will choose between them by
hat time. la~ s.....
heard some of the Outrigger club
.ovs discussing the Women's Auxil-
arv Of the Outrigger club the other i
Iay and from what heard think the |
,oys are going to send in written
,rotest against the bathing suits worn .
" some Of the ladies. A short time
20 the women complained of the