Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-23

IN present,day society charm
seems TO be a lost characteristic.
, say the critics. The women are
TOO busy being beautiful without, too
busy with dress parties and upiitt
work TO bother about being charming
At least that Is what the late Freder-
Eek Martin thought and what he wrote
IN an article a. short time before his
death. called "The Value of Charm"
The men Of today say that when
they tell a womsr she Is charming
they pay her a far greater compli-
ment than when they tell her she is
beautiful. Every day in the twentieth
century seems to be made up Of one
rush after another. The society wo-
man as a rule has q club meeting to
attend In the morning. calls to make
and a tea TO attend in the afternoon
and IN the evening there is a dinner
or some other function that demands
time and attention. And her daugh-
ter IN her teens is quite as busy.
There 10 French class In the morn
Ing, tennis or golf in the afternoon,
with perhaps dansant before dinner
and an opera party afterwards.
Mr.. Martin wrote: II have moved
. n English, French. Roman and Amer
lean sccietysfor nearly half century
IN that tire ] have been on terms OF
intimacy with the leaders in the var
ions groups and nationallties. and
have met the most brilliant men and
women on two continents; yet must
confess that the people OF charm
whom / have met have been so rare
that am ashamed to count them.
Charm Is hard 10 define definitely.
II Is not magnetism, nor Is Il witch
cry: II Is not love nor is It sympathy;
II a not love nor is II coQuetry; II is
not naivete nor Is Il Kindness 1t is
the essence OF these and q composite
Of them all. II is the sweetness and
light. II is the most composite attri-
butte produced by combination Of
culture and religion. =
The writer concludes his articlerl
With, Charm is q rare orchid. choice
Tower that grows in the soil Of the
soul. 1t Is watered by tears of SYM
nnfhy. nouriehed by the warm SUM-
shine Of love. II is flower that does
not require a dollhouse: II can be-
grown IN = hovel as easily as in al
InIhce. And on the bosom Of Wiz
|11e maiden II reposes as exquisitely3
11 on the corsage Of queen Perhaps
that II Why we leave no spot unex-
|'1red IN our wistful search for IT. II
what pity Mr. Martin could not
have Visited sunny Hawaii IA his
search ftr charml II is always said
hat the women Of Hawaii are as,
charming as the isles are beautiful 1T
. WeI known fact that the HOMO
|0Iu CHS who 60 East to college are
leaders, Ia the affairs Of the schools
and their popularity Is attributed to-
||6|f f'fIIsh charm, charm that is.
.oNn only to those who have not
.I11me biase
And Why is Il that Honolulu girls
are % sweet, unaffected and charm
.41 The answer Is an easy one. II
because their mothers are charm
INK. because the twilight hour, when
the family Is gathered upon the lanai
and tht affairs OF the day are discuss
Cd. Is not yet thing for memory
books. but reality. Perhaps the big
.osi reason is because the mothers in
hawaii are proud Of their mother
hood, and are proud Of bringing to
society fine children who viii some
day be.fhe men and women Of Hawaii,
The citizens who will govern the group
81 Islands best known as the Paradise
ol the Pacific.
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a pink Luncheon.
Enterf6ining for twelve of the SER
vice ladies, Mrs. J. B. Mcdonald, wife
81 Col. ]. B. Mcdonald. was hostess
&c 4 prettily-appointed luncheon on
Wednesday at her home on Beretania
avenue. Pink was the color scheme
|n NE decorations and dainty pink
.osos and soft maidenhair fern were
Arranged in the table centerpiece. The
dainty place cards and other Access
s6rIes we're tinted with q delicate sill
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Country Club Dance.
Members Of the Oahu Country Club
are looking forward with much pleas
IRE to the dance on the Might Of Full
Noon" the 29th Of January. About
$50 invitations have been sent out and,