Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-01
FROM PEGGY TO POLLY.

Dearest Polly: .-"
Happy New Year: May it be the
most prosperous ever. Yesterday was
the first clear day we've had for over
a week and everyone seems cheereo
up about it. Honolulu doesn't seem
Honolulu with a lot of sushy weather
like that. ....:= -. ..".. H.. @,..
Last night New Years Eve) seem
ed to be the most brilliant we've had.
OF course, the governors bali vas the
first and principal thing and the first
ON the program. Almost everyone
went I'm cliques and coteries, all bent
on good time And talk about gowns
II never did see the like. Velvet
was in the lead for materials and
everything seemed to be trimmed IN
fur. A number of tourists and cur Ho-
nolulu matrOns who were in San Fran
cisco the first part of the winter, were
wearing their white fox, which really
becomes any type. After they had
paid their respects to the governor
and the queen (who also received
with HIM and had danced few times
at the armory. the, people seemed to
gather at the Young for turn and
to listen to one or two OF Billy Fish.
er's clever songs. then they motored
to Heinie's to see what was doing
there and last Of all to the Country
Club, to bid old 1915 adieu and hail
1916. This has been the custom for
number of years and last night was
lust as lively as ever. At II O'Clock
serpentines which had been supplied
to each guest were thrown wildly over
decorations and around pillars and
confetti fairly covered the floor The
dancers wendell their way in, and out
the table, lodging the vari-colored
streamers and each other and strain
ing their ears to get a. bit OF the
music which was certainly being rival
ed by the horns and whistles and
cheers of those who were not on the
floor. And so they madly danced the
old year out and madly in the new.
The Commercial Clubs "open
house" was also very enjoyable.
The Maud Powell concert drew a
goodly crowd at her evening concert
and there were a number OF theater
parties, and suppers afterward. The
violinist lis very popular in Honolulu
as she is in other places. Music seems
| to appeal to the islanders anyway
and to the people who are Just IN
| the islands for short time. There
seems to be something in the atmo-
spere-iust something demanding
the best that's in you and the best al
ways calls for music. The audience
was held quite GREATNESS during her
! interpretations.
1t is a. lesson to those who are study
ing the violin, or any instrument for
that matter, and who aspire to great
1 things and get impatient when such
| stress is laid upon the simple exer'
cises. to pass the Pleasanton hotel IN
the morning and hear this famed
mistress of her instrument going over
| and over the scales and the most SIM
pie of beginners exercises.
Have you fur on the top of your high
lace or button shoes? If not then put 1t
ON at once, for ii is the thing. Per-
haps you think that it cannot be seen,
and perhaps it does seem useless, put
| It is seen when you enter the machine
/ or street car Don't you remember
/ that song which the Lilliputians intro
lduced here about six years ago on
their first visit-'lt's shocking TO snow
too much stocking but" Make your
skirts a wee bit shorter, my dear.
ItHaye the fur the color of the shoe, or
match your gown, if possible. And you
must begin to puff your hair-ou more
Dutch cut and sleeked back are out
| of the running and milady's puffs and
i curls and switches have come into
| view. oh, of course, you won't do II
| until some of the more fashionable
ladies do It first. but If you want 10
be real chic and stylish you will.
You'll be interested to know that
the knitted bathing suits are going
/ ont. too, and real skinny one-plece
/ slips are being worn over the old-time
Annette Kellerman. Very striking ma
/ terials are being used for these, sucn
i as the very black and white, and blue
Il and white stripes or checks and very
bright colors. No stockings are worn
but neat bathing shoes adorn the feet
| while one is on the sand. This new
Il style has been brought back from the
/ East by those who are supposed 10
i know
That will be all, my dear.
II " y - -
Cant. Samuel S. Creighton OF the
Medical Corps has been the house
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce cart
wright. Jr., for the past few days
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