Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-17
Recommend National Change Of
Coe4unae for Women.


Recommend National Change Of
Costume for Women.
From San Francisco comes the
question, win the fair sex in genera
adopt the Chinese costume and dis
card superfluous skirts and other i'm
pedimenta?" The subject was
brought mp just three weeks ago in
San Francisco and comes 10 our no
tice now through the medium OF its
newspapers The San Francisco
Chronicle prints three beautiful pic
lures OF its society girls who have
worn the Chinese garb to fancy dress
balls Honolulu too has seen its beau
tifuI women in the Oriental costume.
Mrs. Harold Castle some time ago
made her appearance In a beautiful
brocaded suit of the Far East. So
have Miss Wilhelmina Tenney, Mrs.
Walter Dillingham; and several others.
Here Is what the Chronicle has to
say on the matter:
.1s the adoption by the fair sex In
general OF the type Of dress worn by
Chinese women an evidence of baTbar-
ity7 Or Is II, as fits advocates say,
the only sensible garb for women
kind the world over?
''WiIl they be more comfortable,
freer In their movements, more grace
fui and Qast but not least) more
beautiful? Or will they, as its oppon-
ents maintain. be merely fat and
shaDeless?
tIt Ii a matter for the individual
woman to decide, no doubt, but the
and forth for the past fortnight, ever
since the question was first raised In
the Chronicles Safety Valve seems
10 Indicate that q large number are
giving It at least serious considera-
ton"
Mrs. George MCGOWAN, society
womanaof San Francisco, in the same
article said:
Il consider the costumes particu-
larly modest, delicate and refined.
Above all things, they appear to be
the last word in comfort Men should
60 wild over the costume on a pretty
girl, and the dress will aid them great
" In judging feminine attributes It
requires much grace and p0ise on the
part Of q woman to carry herself well
In silken pantaloons AS for the
beauty--if Nature has not made her
beautiful she will not be beautiful in
Chinese dress, and II is possible that
this fact may account for any wide 1
spread objection to the attire as a
national style.
but IN any case is II any worse
than the present day hoops or the late
lamented hobble."
Whether the subject will be taken
up seriously BY the society women of
Honolulu is yet TO be seen. However,
there is not much danger of the style |
as a national one being adopted,
though some Of the more daring may
adopt It.
Mrs. Ruth Merriam Schultz Welded.
The many local friends OF Mai. and /
Mrs. Merriam and their daughter
Ruth viii be interested In the follow
ing from the San Francisco Examiner: i
Maj and Mrs. Lewis Merriam.
United States Army. of Washington,
ID. c.. announce the engagement of
their daughter, Mrs. Ruth Merriam
Schultz. and Albert <. Gillespie
Mrs. Schultz has maze host OF
friends since coming to California.
where she has been living for the past
eight months, the greater part Of the
time with her brother Capt Henry
Merriam. at Fort Baker OF late she
has been dividing her time between
the Presidio and Fort Riley, and at
the latter post Is at present the guest
OF Capt and Mrs. Louis Chappalear.
She Isl very pretty woman of the
petite type. and has unusual charm OF
Mrs. Schultz's home was
formerly ia Washington, d. c., where
she was great favorite in exclusive
circles. She Is a niece Of the late Gen
Henry Merriam, United States Army, e
Lewis Merriam is her brother
Albert Gillespie formerly lived in
Toronto. where his mother, Mrs. d. H.
Gillespie. still resides For some
years. however. he has been In San
francisco. and has large shipping in
Ierests here.
The wedding will be an event of
he near future"
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Mr.. and Mrs. Fsrrington's q
Dinner Party.
President Harrington of the AID Cub
Ind Mrs. Harrington had a jelly party
II their table last night at the AID
Club high jinks at Hefnie's Tavern.
Their guests Included Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond c.. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred L. Waldron, Mr.. and Mrs. Riley
4. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil A. Berndt
ind Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Frazier. !.
A novel place caro- was found at
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