Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-12

Inc congressional party has arrived
at last and Honolulu early last week
was about the gayest city ever There
was a large crowd at the wharf on Mon.
day morning to greet the visitors, who
were delighted at the gay reception.
The party went on tour of the other
islands the middle of the week
and will be back next Saturday.
They seemed very much surprised to
find Hawaii as it is, prosperous, beau.
tiful city. Congressman and Mrs. Ro-
denberg are among the few visitors to
whom Hawaii Is familiar, as they
were here some ten years ago. Mrs
Rodenberg, as Miss Ridgeway, taught
in Oahu College, under President
Smith, and IL was on one of her visits
to her mother and brothers in Hilo
that she met her husband, who was
then chairman of the civil service com.
mission, having been appointed by
President Mckinley. The next year
Miss Ridgeway went to Seattle to
teach and again met Mr.. Rodenberg.
who was then a Congressman, and
there they were married. Miss Ridge
way was one of the most attractive
of Honolulu's society girls when she
was here and the many people who
knew her say that she has not changed.
The Rodenbergs' home Is In East st.
Louis, Illinois, but their hearts are
here, and, they say, always will be.
Another Of the interesting women is
Mrs. Ollie James Of Kentucky-a
bright-eyed, black-haired Southsrner
who is very attractive In her appear.
ance and manner. Mrs. James has
made oceans of friends here, too. Then
there Is another lady must speak of,
and that Is Mrs. James Hamilton Lew.
Is of Washington. She is one of the
best "good-fun women" / have ever
met. She amused the passengers all
the way on the boat with her fortune
telling and jokes. Mrs. Lewis Is very
stunning and is very much in love with
the islands. But then they all are,
and we. are not surprised, for We ex.
pected that the beauty of our country
would please visitors from Congress as
well as our other tourists.
Now | want to say a word about the
men. It seems good. to be able to
meet distinguished people whose &C.
quaintance prior to this time has been
limited to articles pro and con con.
tanned in the magazines. OF course
there are exceptions and Uncle joe
Cannon is one of them. / have heard
30 much of him since his visit to the
Islands Is years ago that I have, as
every one else has, q Kindred feeling
for this patriarch in political circles
In Illinois whose rule as speaker of the
house for four terms was a reflection
Of the attitude Of any of the czars OF
Russia and made that of the late
Speaker Reed appear humble indeed.
Then there are Representative Mann
and Senator Ollie James, both OF
whom have been much In the fine.
light and who are mentioned as White
House possibilities. Mann, by the
way, has won the hearts of the Ha.
waiians, or perhaps / should say sugar
people, for his declaration at the AID
Club luncheon that IL the tariff is
taken on sugar next year it will be
restored by a Republican congress In
1871 Just one word more. Senator
Salisbury Of Delaware excepted to
this statement and rather brusquely
intimated that 1t was not the mission
OF the visitors to discuss tariff. Sauls-
bury, by the way, belongs to q family
that has represented its state in one
house of Congress for many genera.
tions. But enough of serious things.
Do you remember my telling you
about an engaged young man who was
making himself quite conspicuous with
a girl at one Of the hotels, whose
mother entertained the idea of serious
Intentions? Well, the shoe was one
OF a rather popular size. It seems to |
have fitted more than one of the Homo.
lulans.
What do you think? Betty Case has
decided to exclude herself from dane.
ing for month! / really can't quite |
believe 1t, for she is such a wonderful
dancer that the boys will simply make |
her dance with them. I'm sure she
couldn't be "wallhower" If she tried.
My dear, at last the awful French |
Twist" has died natural death, and
in its place comes the Oriental or In. |
dian effect with the band stretched |
across the forehead, slightly above the |
eyebrows, and the hair tucked in to |
give a squaw appearance Wen be !
looking for the SQuaw Man next. But /
It Is too funny for anything to see
some of the girls, who are no longer
girls, trying the new fashion. 1t really /
Is only becoming to very few. III
have seen the hair done becomingly in I
this fashion at the last functions on
Helen Mclean, Marion Newhall and
Peggy Center. But yeu can't keep
people from being sheep; they follow,
whether It is for their good or not.
There are few exceptions.
Rosie Herbert has gone to Kauai
again and is missed very much from
he jolly set in which she is identified
almost always. Some say she takes
.hese little trips to enjoy home-com.
ng and the royal reception given her
,y her many friends. would not be
for think that the Joy of
my vacation is the getting home and
how pleasant it is. Speak.
ne OF jaults, people are already pre-.
airing for their summer trips. I be. !
ieye the Bromwells are going to the
olcano for a while, the Frederick ].
.owreys left on the last Matsonia and
lany others are planning to visit the .
air. Society will be ruled this sum- .
Ter by the Younger set ne fhero IL l