Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-11

comes the inevitable Question, What
shall give herr" and What shall !
give him." for there is always a him
and q her.
IL has long been conceded that prior
to an. engagement gifts of jewelry are
In dreadful" taste. Handkerchiefs of
fine linen, however, are always ac-
ceptabIe. and If one is fond of smoking
there is nothing nicer than a good
pipe. The gift for The Girl Is much
easier to select, for what could be
more delightful than books or flowers?
In gifts Of jewelry there are so
many old superstitions to be taken into
consideration that the selection is not
always easy A pin is ure to break
up friendhip and knife to cut 1t.
There is left, however. the watch fob,
studs for the dress shirt and cuff
links.
Then back to The Girl or course
enc win love ring and a coin purse
or silver powder Jar are sure to be
counted among her most cherished
treasures.
Among the Chinese there is very
pretty superstition concerning the
Jade, and II the story is true gifts Of
jade should be very popular. In China
It is said that jade should never be
given away unless II Is surrounded by
the golden dragon. for the stone itself
is the symbol of q visa and the drag
on is said to guard 1t, and II possible
make II come true.
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Woman's Section Of Navy
League Represented Here.
With its object the promotion OF
patriotism. Americanism and defense
that VIII protect America from war,
the Hawaii Chapter OF the Woman's
Section OF the Navy League was or.
Eanized Thursday at meeting at the
Alexander Young Hotel roof garden.
Mrs. Walter F. Dillingham; presided as
temporary chairman, and was elected
president at the meeting Other cleo
lions resulted as follows: Mrs. T. J..
King, vice-president; Mrs. w. l. Whit.
ney. secretary; Miss Beatrice Castle.
treasurer: Miss Marguerite Ashford,
press committee chairman; Mrs. ].
M. Riggs, membership committee
chairman.
Following Il the list OF members
who have already Joined the chapter.
Wilhelmlna !. Ahrens, Mary Morris
Anderson. MrBSR. w. Anderson, Mrs.
Clarence W Ashford, Marguerite ka'
mehnokalnni Ashford Mary X. Brown
Josephine Z. Campbell. Beatrice Cas-
tie, Mrs w. r. Castle. Mrs. Charles
Bryant Cooper. Mae Mills Damon. Mrs.
s. M. Damon, Vera Mary Damon, Lou
Use Gaylord Dillingham;, Margaret Bay
ard Dillingham;, Marie Ehrhorn. Doro-
thea Emerson, Mrs. Wallace r. Far
rington, Mrs. II. B. Giffard, Helen Cir
win, Dorothy nj. Guild, Mary Guild,
Emma Harris, Mrs. Ferdinand Hede-
mann, Mrs. c. B. High, Martha B.
Hitchcock, Mrs. Abran1 Humphreys,
Gertrude L. Ivers, Mrs. d. Kalauoka-
LAM, Sr., M. M. Kimball, Mrs. T. J.
King, Mrs. r. v. King, Fanny Louise
Lindsay, Mrs. r. J. Lowrey. Mrs. Har-
old L. Lyon, Mrs. F. w. Macfarlane.
Mary L. Macfarlane, Mrs r. A. N.
Macmillan. Mrs. W. p Montague, Mrs.
Geo. C. Potter, Mrs. W. A. Purdy, Mrs.
Frederick Reynolds, Mrs. J.. Morton
Riggs, Pauline Ruttman, Helen Fess-
enden Smith, Mrs. +. C. Smith. Mrs
Ruby w. Smith, Mrs. Edw. I. Spalding.
Minnie Todd, Mrs. H. M. Won Holt.
Miss Hilda Won Holt, Miss Mary Won
Holt. Lillian X. Wilder. Zaida Sutton
whitney.
Mrs. Kathrlne N. Yates, the Writer,
60 Return to Mainland.
Mrs. Katherine NJ. Yates, who has
been making her home in Honolulu
for the past five years, Is sailing for
the mainland In the Matsonia on De-
cember Is. Her intended trip to the
deeper South Seas has been delayed
and she will spend part of her visit
on the mainland with her brother,
Judge e. B. Kinkead of Columbus,
Ohio. and with niece in Murfrees-
boro. Tenn. In the spring, Mrs. Yates
expects TO. sail for Tahiti and New
Zealand on an extended tour
The departure of the popular writer
is regretted by all who know her and
her work. Several of Mrs. Yates
books have been centered in Hawaii
and the touch of local color is always
interesting. along the Trail" was
written after she had been here but
a few months. Other articles on Ha-
wall were published in magazines and
her latest offering came out near the
holiday season last year. This story
was written after the authors visit to
Kauai, at the home of Judge and Mrs.
Eric Knudsen.
Mrs. Yates will place in the hands
of her publisher, upon arriving in Ohio
the finished manuscript of another
story.
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Mrs. Frederick J. lowrey Entertain
ING in Compliment to Mrs. Mansfield
Lowell Of Berkeley.
The beautiful home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick j. Lowrey on Lunalilo
street is this afternoon the scene OF
one of the prettiest functions of the
season. Mrs. Mansfield Lowell, a
charming visitor from Berkeley, and
a sister of Mrs. w. r. Castle, is the
complimented guest at the affair.
Mrs. Lowell has been entertained ex-
tensively during her brief visit here.
Decorations for the affair are car
ried out with the holiday combina-
ton of poinsettia, Hawaiian holly and