Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-30

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smart lines, with the jacket decorat-
ed in military fashion in white silk
braid, is one of the favorite costumes
in which the future mistress Of the
White House is to be seen almost any
pleasant afternoon. With this Mrs.
Gait wears white kid low shoes, white
silk hosiery. and small black velvet
hat.
Tall, dark-eyed and dark-haired,
with regular features and clear COM
| plexion, the next mistress Of the
| White House compares well in appear
ance with that other Presidential
bride, the former Mrs. Grover Cleye-
land. who. until now. has been the
great beauty in long line of distin-
guished women who have played the
role OF first lady of the land.
| Without any experience in official
life, Mrs. Gait has lived 10 years In
washington, where she has seen adj
ministrations come and go while she
Twas free to gather about her circle
OF clever. cultured men and women of
the resident sets which make up the
| permanent population Of the District
Of Columbia
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Esthetic Dancing the Rage.
Because a noted physician during
one of his lectures stated that no ex-
ercise will make a girl graceful as
quickly as esthetic dancing. every
where on the mainland that form of
the dance is fast becoming the rage
Society women attend classes every
week and their little children too are
encouraged to learn the various steps.
Mothers have lost the fear that as
soon as pretty little daughters learn a
few steps Of the ballet they will apply
for positions on the stage, and as a
result the fancy dances are given at
many OF the fashionable entertain
ments
In Honolulu there is considerable
interest shown in the esthetic dane
ing, both along the simple and the in.
terpretatiye line. At the Y. w. c. A.
the simpler dances are being taught
to groups Of young women during the
evenings and IN the afternoon the
children have their lessons under
Miss Leonora Anderson. Mrs. R. J..
| Bolton, known in stageland as Rose
marie Zilz. is clever exponent of the
interpretative dances and this winter
she is to open few classes. Most
Of Mrs. Bottoms work will be with
the Riddles though a number of the
young society maids have shown a
keen interest in the dances. With
this following of the fancy steps the
next amateur theatricals Honolulu
society folk take part in will in many
ways be improved.
But with all the interest in the
esthetic and classic dances the
young folks have not lost any of the
enthusiasm they have shown lately in
the new ball room dances. On the
contrary they seem even more keen
over the new waltz and one-stsp,
which are being standardized in all
informal clubs organized in the sew.
eral social sets here, in which Madam
Lester and Gordon Campbell are
teaching the new steps.
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Belgian Day Again.
November 20 has been set aside by
some of the charity workers in Homo
lulu as Belgian Day. when pretty girls
will again parade the streets selling
Belgian badges, the proceeds of which
will go to the starving Belgians. No
offices will be entered and no one
shall be accosted twice. is the system
planned, as before. Honolulu will
again do her part.
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Miss Pauline Sehaefer Entertains.
With the Halloween spirit prevail
ing among her guests. Miss Pauline
Schaefer was hostess last evening at
lone Of the most enjoyable of the
weeks affairs. The Schaefer nome
stead in Nuuanu valley was the scene
1of much merriment during the even
ing while the young folks did the Hal-