Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-18
MERLE'S MUSINGS

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viii hot visit Hawaii for some time
AT least, and then only on 1 sight
seeing trip. Anyhow, Honolulu is
conservative in most all situations
and we are sure she is not near So
enthusiastic over spiritual uplift as
over the floral parade !,
| What has become OF that Ewoman's
rights shiver that lowered over Ha-
waii along about last election time |.
II does not appear that anybody is
chafng themselves in rounding It up
and keeping Il corraled ready to be
branded better" or worse" /, my
self, have a sneaking affection for the
move that will give an intelligent
white woman an equal chance of sui
frage as against threequarter-naked
kimonoed Oriental whom some of our
citizens would hand the vote" to.
Favorable reports come from the
States where women hold Office. TheiI
efficiency in office has been proved.
Gosh. we're glad somebody's has.
Horrible! Bodies scattered here
and there, Just as they fell TO their
long, peaceful sleep One would think
that the officers would have done
their duty. But, gentle reader, do not
let your mind coniHre up scenes OF
carnage, That is not a picture of a
battlefield in Europe, just as the sun
went down It is our ewn palace
grounds on warm afternoon! .
Habit is one of the most peculiar
invisible quantities that the human
system Is heir 20. Among some Of the
foremost habits may be mentioned
| that OF. calculation, and people who
are suffering from that habit simply
glory in problems that would make
| the ordinary mortal peezysWeezy. The
European war has very opportunity
furnished vehicle on which these
problenl-soIving hends can give their
hobbies a ride, and at the same time
acts as safety valve Patches of this
habit break out on me like hives once
| in while, and really enjoy figuring
out the cost of the great war up to
date. find that IL now runs into bill
lions. Say. what comes after bill
lions?
There are quite q few papers in the
States that are showing symptoms OF
that heritage OF unrest that marches
on q little In advance Of the mael
strom OF political issues regarding the
selection of candidates for the presi-
Dental Office. notwithstanding the
fact that the colonel came through
the Barnes affair with flying colors.
and that there is being sent up howl
for merger Of .sdrys,p mugwumps, etc,
1T is the opinion Of few good citit
zens that the man nominated by the,
Republican party for a standard bear
er In 1916 will be Republican.
It's sure to come People said that
the slit skirt or the sheath gown,
would never be worn on account Of
the expose, but it has been demon
strated that it takes more than that to-
faze our gentler sex
Some time ago the bulgarian scrap
handed us style IN the shape Of a
Bulgarian blouse. We are ready on q
seconds notice to clap our hands over
our eyes. and we know that our breath.
is so heavy and labored that anybody
can bait 1t, as We await the first ap-
pearance of some sweet thing in
Highlander,s kits.
Hans Boogleschmidt: g
Why do you ask me such ALFRED
that | am running domestic science
department. or that possibly am the
editor Of the Mothers Column. : But
come to think it over in q cooler mo-
ment, 1t is probably just as well that
you referred ii to me, for have had
experience. Quoting you, so that the
rest of the world may see that ii was
not my fault, you write: DO You
think man should wed a. girl after
only four weeks, courtship?"
Now, BOOgleschmidt, / am going to-
be perfectly frank With you on this
fatal plunge question, and say: Yes,
60 ahead You can't tell what they
are anyway until some little time
after the knot is tied, and there's mo-
use wasting time fooling around try.
ing to find out before. Yes, go ahead,
torpedoes be d.. psss ~ S.. :.
We have heretofore done promotion
work on one-tracki basis. Now that
there has been a move made in the
right direction, let's see If promotion
cannot be moved along on 4-track
basis. .s = - ...= s#E
s,.a i
Easy, oh, so easy! It's about time
for some fake inspector to visit
some of the homes of this city, and
pick up what suits his fancy, and then
read about the howls the next day,
TENNYSoN'S SISTER