Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-04

toned in Honolulu, and there was
much regret expressed when he was
ordered to the mainland. However.
1t is expected that In the near future
he will return to Honolulu and take
his place again with the End Infan-
try.
Mother Latest Popular Ballad.
IN" Is for the million things she gave
me.
90 means only that she's growing old,
is for tears that were shed to
save me.
"HD is for her heart of purest gold,
"Es is for her eyes with love-lfght
I shining, @stsf
'R" means right and right she'd al.
ways be, asF %
Put them all together. they spell
A word that means the world to me.
! Not Asince Mother Machree" was
first written has ballad made such a
strong impression on the country as
s Mother" the new Song which is be.
ing sung all over the mainland. aIt is
from the pen of Howard johnson, with
music written by Theodore Morse, and
has been found to be one of the most
successful "song hits" of the season.
Mother has not yet been received
in Honolulu but it is expected that
within a few weeks at least it will be
heard from the lips of local musicians.
From New York to San Francisco 1t
Is being featured by all of the pop
nlar Artists. and has touched everyone
to the heart.
Queen Esther" to BE First
Produced In Vienna after War.
+ Though Oscar Hammerstein has Of.
sfered to produce Mrs. Theodore ARM
strong's opera Queen Esther in New
York next winter, the composer In
-sists that it make. its initial bow in
Vienna, where the pretty tunes woven
around the biblical story were first
created by her. The opera was once
written in French, but later was
changed to German.
To get the proper setting for one
series, Mrs. Armstrong, hied herself
and family to the land of Egypt. ate
her dinner at the Pyramids and did
everything to encourage the mood for
music that would sound like cameis.
Those who have been fortunate
enough to hear bits from the opera
here have said no music could bring
nearer the vision OF train OF camels
vending their way across lonely des-
ert.
Wherever Mr.. and Mrs Armstrong
are entertained. the subject of Queen
Esther" is brought up, and the COM
poser has always shown a willingness
to play for her friends. While in Ho.
nolulu, Mrs. Armstrong played at
musicales at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Gerrit Wilder. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Tvers, Mr.. Harry Mscfarlane, Judge
Arthur Wilder and others. It is with
regret that Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong
leave Honolulu in the Great Northern
on Monday. -.-.. .s-
- y ~ -,:..rs i
"Nell Brinkley" Leads Again.
When it was announced that long
pantalettes had returned, fair ladies
sighed, but aequiesced. Then some
time later when it was announced that
hoops. were to be fashionable, the
same ladies signif1ed their willing
ness to adopt the fashion. Again,
when Mrs. Vernon Castle returned
from Europe with her hair done in
the Castle cut every maid and
matron with fair head of hair clip
ped off the beautiful tresses. None
of those things caused much incon-
venience, but it is rumored, on very
good authority, too, that hair is to
come in again and that within the
next six months everyone will be wear.
ing rats and puffs and curls.
This latest announcement has not
been met with much approval for the
smoothly-comed locks were so much
more attractive and in Hawaii ever
so much cooler. For the next season
the Nell Brinkley type will be the