Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-04
FROM PEGGY TO POLLY.

Dear Polly,
Have you REALLY missed EIc some?
But then we all neo1 a vacation, even
from letters. In all this time, though,
! have saved up the most interesting
news. Particularly engagements!
There arc two new ones, but as both
the girls have been engaged before
they are not to be announced. One Of
the weddings VIII take place here in
early October and the cir! is one of
tfc most popular Honolulu society
knows. There will be a bit CT ex-
element &C injected with It fer since
the breaking OF her engagement to
another man there have been several
in the running. Who won? Why.
man from the other islands and the
pretty girl will be kept in Hawaii.
The other engagement is that OF
one of the fair society girls to an
army man and her wedding is to take
place in the near future. Don't guess
too hard, Polly-you might strike it
right.
Speaking of engagements brings
brides to my mind and thinking of
Inc vi oil llaS
amused me greatly. One Of the ma
lihini brides and a recent addition to
the Smart Set is a very demure little
thing. After deciding to hire a serV-
ant she called the number OF very
good employment agency, stating that
she wished man to do general house.
work, she was thus quizzed by the
Oriental over the wire:
DO you prefer that the general boy
be young or middle-aged?' -
N"W-W-hy middle-aged l guess"
DO you wish him TO be good look.
mgr"
Finding it hard to suppress the
giggles the bride said that she would
rather have a good-looking boy about.
That afternoon general boy came
around for inspection and handed his
employer note to this effect:
Dear Madame: ..s'e -
The bearer is the best-looking gen.
eraI boy we have. Had you desired a
cook we could have supplied you some
thing better in looks .ssg< st...F
The same little lady went to the
market for the first time, and after
ordering a number of things asked |
the man, DO you deliver p
Yes, ma am. What kin Iva you
like, COW Iva or piggie liVa?"
She is game for all that and has
fully made up her mind to learn the
ways and customs of the home of her
spouse.
The queens birthday reception took
place this week The gracious lady
received her guests in the same charm
ing manner that she has for years. l
must tell you something heard over |
the phone the morning Of the recep- !
ton. II wasn't really my fault that |
heard II, the wires we're crossed. The
conversation ran something like this:
SAY, Mabel, you'd better go, to the
queens reception this or1ing; it's |
going 20 be great" H.. - tss-,sg&taz
There was a humble as though /
Mabel were going TO say something.
And say, Mabel, be sure you get. q
good look at the gowns so you can tell
me about them and be sure you eye
the royal lady's jewels.
Another humble. = s =. =
And for the love O. Mike, Mabel,
don't offer to shake hands unless she
offers her hand first, and back out OF
the room. Do you get me, Mabel"
This is -, the wrong number,
came a stern voice over the wire.
We'll, III be darned. l thought all
the time you were Mabel. Take my
advice, anyway
My dear, after the 22d, when the
Matsonia sails, Honolulu is going to
be the most desolate place. That is.
for some people. 1t is that boat that
takes the remainder of the summer
crowd which has been so lively the
last three months. The Korea on
Tuesday took a number of the boys
away Jack and Carter Gait and Her
mann Won Holt and his house-guest,
Bradley Coley, left on the big liner en-
route to Yale. have heard that there
is a shortage of inexperienced men
for the football team this year, sew
eral of the most dependable players
having been dismissed for poor
studies Hermann Won Holt and Car
ter Gait both left for the two weeks