Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-19

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can findT some common ground
for their apparently contradictory
opinions OF woman in the fact that
che is half constant and half incon-
slant, steadfast in matters which her
heart dictates, and inconstant where
her mind, or logic alone, is appealed
to- The women OF the South were
approached with Bourbonism, because
!cnger than the men; they remember
cd with bitterness the wounds of the
civil war, but their injuries had been
personal as well as political, and they
were therefore constant to the lost
cause. All history is thickly written
with tales Of the loyalty OF women
to such causes. their readiness to give
ell for lost king or lost country,
Iong after the men have accustomed
themselves 10 the idea of a new
regime.
But for the consistency OF woman to
social ideals the men would let the
social world fall into sloYenly disor-
der, doubtless peryaded by the min
sled odor of state tobacco and re-
Gently consumed spirits No matter
what satirical opinions bachelors may
hold, husbands know that they have
placed the women In the social trench
as because their constancy could be
depended upon to-hold the fort. The
social world is woman's place of bust.
nees, her forum, her senate, her stock
exchange. Can man point TO institu-
tons of his own making that have
EaR the stability and Interchangeable
ness OF the social system?
To upheld the social system, wo-
men submit TO uncounted tests of their
ccnstancy. They endure physical dis
comfort, ennui, the peril of cold drafts
and damp places, hours Of WEAKNESS,
end moments of acute annoyance for
the sake OF what, to a man, is an I'M
important social matter. And even
though at times she feels that 1t
would matter little II the whole social
scheme of things should perish--and
that instantly with fire and blood.
ehed IL need be-rather than require
SO much OF her, she stands to her col
ors. In the face of triumph over such
anarchic moments, dare even an tl1-
tried bachelor prate of the INCONSISTENCY
OF woman?
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Mr. AND MRS. ARTHUR ALEX
ANDER'S SILVER WEDDING -
ANNIVERSARY v
On Friday Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Alex
ander celebrated their silver wedding
anniversary. A buffet supper was
the method OF the Alexanders to bring
ell of their friends around them for
this happy occasion. The house was
filled to Overlooking with lovely
flowers, the gifts of relatives and
friends, who thus honored the couple
Quantities OF flowers grown at the
Tantalus home Of the Warehouses
were sent to decorate the lovely
rooms.
II was a celebration attended entire
II by relatives, as the family connec-
tious are large here in Honolulu.
Mrs. Alexander was Miss H1lle-
brand. The marriage took place on
the mainland. The Alexander family
,s one OF the Oldest in the islands. All
Hawaii joins in good wishes and kind
" thoughts are with them for many
wears of future happiness together.
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MR.. AND MRS. MoTT-sMITHS
ANNIVERSARY Y
I'm Thursday afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest A. Mott-Smith's frienos
motored to Waialae, their home, 70
extend their hearty good wishes Ior
the years to come. They were Gene
brating their twentieth wedding ami
yersary. II was a garden party and
ironically beautiful. Just before the
reception Rev. Henry Judd christen.
ed the youngest baby, the little girl
seven months old. She is called Anne,
after her mother.
The home was very pretty with
many lovely flowers, the gifts OF
friends and relatives. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mott-Smith were assisted in the re-
ception of their guests by Mr.. and
Mrs. A. WI Van Valkenburg, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Singlehurst and Mr. and
Mrs. Percy Benson.
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MRS. CHARLES A. LINCOLNS
BRIDGE
On Friday afternoon Mrs. Charles
A. Lincoln honored Mrs. M. Pearson
by having large company OF trienus
in to meet her and to play bridge
The table where the refreshments
were served was decorated with Shas-
Ia daisies and brilliant clouds of ma
tine. The other rooms were very
pretty with bowls and baskets of pink
begonias and lace fern.
Mrs. Lincolnls guests were Mrs. NJ,
Pearson, the honor guest; Mrs. VIII
liam r. Dashiell, Madame Pearson,
Miss Pearson, Mrs. Witsell, Mrs.
Hugh Hairston, Mrs. Fayette w. Roe,
Mrs. ]. F. Curry, Mrs. Alfred Hobley.
Mrs. William p. Kendall, Mrs. Jas. H.
McRae, Miss McRae, Mrs. James Bell,
Mrs. Ralph c. Holiday, Mrs. Ohio
Miss Elizabeth Rosen-
baum, Mrs. Jack Hayes. Mrs. Don
old Hayselden, Madame Cochran,
Mrs. Michael ]. Lenihan, Mrs. Daniel +
Howell, Mrs. Joseph A. McAndrew,
Mrs. Alfred NJ. Hunter
The prize winners were Mrs. Holli-
day and Mrs. Dashiell First was Civ
en- Canton fruit dish and second a