Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-02
MRS. HELEN NooNAN HoNoRs
MRS. JAY GOULD


MRS. JAY GOULD
Mrs. Helen Noonan was hostess al
one of the prettiest Of this weeks
luncheons when she honored Mrs. Jay
Gould. inviting her to the country
Club TO an American Beauty lunch
con. The table was especially hand
sore with its dozens of lovely roses.
artisticaIly arranged. Tulle in Ameri.
can Beauty shade and as rose green
shades were very effectively ar
3 ranged. For an hour after luncheon
the guests sat about the pleasant
homegrown OF the club and enjoyed
the beautiful mountain and marine
views.
Mrs. Noonan's guests were Mrs. Jay
Gould, the guest Of honor; Mrs. Har.
Catherine Bodfero, Mrs Alexander
-Gflchrist Halves, Mrs. Frank Arm.
strong. Mrs. Harvey Murray, Mrs. A..
Semi, Mrs. George Collins and Miss
Alice Hastings.
j a JAPANESE ART EXHIBIT
81. A rather unusual exhibit OF pictures
Is now being held by Mr.. Giichi Ka-
wGshige, Japanese artist in the
green room OF the Alexander Young
hotel II is rated as good exhibition
or iIapresaionlstic work Almost i'm
mediately after the opening of the
exhibition six of the pictures were
marked sold. Society and the smart
set generally were in attendance on
Friday.
Mr.. Kawashlge is rated as the lead
ing artist OF the younger generation OF
artists in Japan He Is French
scholar, having spent eight years in
study in Paris. On Friday dainty
maids OF Japan served tea and Japa-
nese cakes. The leading members OF
the Japanese colony were most inter
ested and well represented.
! Mrs. William Alanson Bryan poured
tea and about 40 guests were in at
tendance, some Of whom we're Mrs. F,
j. Lowrey, Princess Kalanianaole,
Mrs. Francis Gay, Mrs. Charles Chill
lingworth, Mrs. Edward M. Watson,
Mrs. c. w. Cooke, Mrs. c. W..
Deering, Mrs. Ernest Waterhouse,
Mrs. Gideon Van Poole, Mrs. Augustus
E. Murphy, Mrs. w. c. Hobby, Mad
anne Fugii, Mrs. Edward Tenney, Mrs.
Helen Noonan, Mrs. Alexander 6.
Halves and many others.
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Mr.. AND MRS. JOHN LUCAS SUN
DAY OUTING
Mrs. Hugh Swinton Hariston. who
has spent the last six months in Homo
lulu and who leaves for her home on
Wednesday Of next week, will be the
guest OF honor at q very delightful
nicuic. lunch and swim at the John
Lucas lovely Kaalawai home tomor-
row. A swim will be taken. Then
the guests will enjoy one Of Mrs. Luz
cas- famous iuncheons. Mrs. Hairs
ton, since the day OF her arrival here,
has been the motif for many happy
affairs. She is q very charming
Southern woman, who win be sadly |
missed an most gladly welcomed
when she returns, which her friends
hope is not at too distant q day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucas guests are to
be Mrs. Hugh s. Hariston. the guest |
ef honor; Chief Justice and Mrs. A. @.
N. Robertson, Mrs. Lydia G. Lucas, Mr..
John Guild. Mrs. Augustus E. Muir
IIhy. Mr.. Bruce Cartwright, Jr., Judge /
and Mrs William B. Lymer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wiley Mather, Mr.. and, Mrs. Rey-
mold McGrew, Gen. and Mrs. S. ].
Johnson, Mr.. Cornell Franklin. Miss
Guild. Miss Bernard knollen.
berg. Miss Edith Williams, Mr.. Gus
tav Ballentyne, Miss Violet Lucas,
Mr.. Harry Steiner. Mrs. 3. L. Dun.
bar, Mr.. George McCorriston, Mrs. A.
B. Isenberg, Mr.. Malcolm Franklin,
Judge A. A. Wilder, Mrs Bruce Cart
wright, Jr, Miss Abbie Lucas, Mr..
Miss Merle Hanna, Mr..
Ernest PodrDore, Miss H. MeCorriston,
Mr.. McMullen. Mrs. James Scott and
Mr.. Malcolm Brown.
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SOCIAL LEADERS AND HOTELS
: SAN FRANCISCO.-Time was when
he boniface was not admitted to the
'anks of high society. No matter how
,ig his hostelry, how great his wealth
md how engaging his personality,
nine host remained an inn keeper, a
to the travelling public and
therefore,, that public's obedient, hum
lie servant. Those times have gone
orever. Bernard Shaw may gibe at
Iotel keepers (and he did IL wittily in
Arms and the Man,, but the control
4 big hotel is no bar these days
o prominence in the most swagger
ct. Our social leaders do not sccrn
lusIness of whatever nature. provided
/ be big business and profitable The
Iotel business is one Of the biggest,
not the biggest In these United
'tates So II has been taken up by
ur social leaders, with no loss of
0cial prestige to themselves. Some
( New York's highest aristocracy is
cavity interested In New York's great ,
otels. But We need not so to New 1
'ork. The Sharons went into the hotel
usiness in the earlier days Of San
francisco. and the Palace has shed
1ofar ovor sinca unon5 their cnrial