Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-01
OREGON WOMAN TELLSOF BEAUTY
OF CARNIVAL week in HONOLULU
Laura Baldwin DoolittIe Fills
Columns of Portland Ore
gonian With High Praise

Honolulu and things Hawaiian come
in for hearty appreciation from Laura
Baldwin Doolittle, visitor from Port
land, Oregon, who, under date OF
March /, has long description Of the
delights Of Carnival Week in the
Portland Oregonian of March 10. The
article, which is Illustrated with sew
eral views taken at Carnival time, fol-
lows in full: -...- -:
The Carnival Week at Honolulu has
been a perfect Kaleidoscope Of color
original and interesting bits that one
could not possibly see 1t all.
The weather has been ideal and the
streets have been crowded with tour
lists and sightseers from every place
on the globe. * III
On Monday, the opening night,
there were the national dances, that
were the star attractions. These were
under the direction of Jack ID. Cleary.
There were American, Irish, Span
ish and a number of others, all ac-
companied by national airs that lent
dash to the performance, but the
one that impressed me most was the
national war dance of the native
Tiors dressed in light blue and red,
carrying spears. They danced and
fenced, marking time to a chant sung
by an old warrior who squatted upon
the floor and chanted their war hymn,
that was very musical Usually
these old-time songs are not They
danced two by two in a line, using
their spears as one would foil in
fencing. / enjoyed It more because it
was altogether different, unique and
original. something / had not seen
at any other carnival. The other
dances were done beautifully, all pre-
ceded by or danced to national air,
but to me the stately, dignified war
chant, was beautiful and will remain
in my memory as one of the most art
istic dances that ever saw.
Parade Of National Guard Thrills.
Tuesday morning the regular army
and National Guard, 1000 strong,
marched early, and as the tramp,
tramp of their feet went by and the
gay music of the many bands thrilled
the air my heart was glad that it was
a gala day and not a march to war.
This was followed by the parade of
the decorated autos and floats. The
Outdoor Circle, woman's club of 500
members, of which Mrs. F. j. Lowrey
is president, had a beautiful float
representing a shell made of the love-
ly native flower, the hibiscus. These
were of soft rose color and lined
the shell. 1t was really work of art.
The Outdoor Circle is working for the
city beautiful and is accomplishing
wonders.
There was a beautiful young wo-
man from each OF the different is
lands, representing native princess,
wearing long flowing riding habit,
mounted upon fine horse, that ad-
ded much to the beauty of the process
sion. The Elks, Chiefs of Hawaii,
Shriners, Commercial Club, AID Club,
Rotary Club. Department of Public
Works and many others were repre-
sented
At noon each day was served a luau
or native feast of many delicious
things to eat, where one eats with
the fingers instead of with knives and
forks, that provokes much merriment
as well as little grouchiness from
the stilted and fussy people who can
not enter into the spirit of the thing
and enjoy the novelty of it. / was in
vited to the AID Clubs fete on Wednes.
day and, by the way, this club is the
largest one in existence. There were
a lot of clever speeches and many
limitations.
For instance, James w. Jump, the
celebrated tuna fisherman and sports
man, of Los Angeles, was named for
membership, with the guarantee of Is
tons Of fish as security for his dues.
He responded with a brilliant speech.
The president of the club, Mr.. Earring
ton, is as fine POSTMASTER as l have
ever seen, quicl- as a flash at repartee,
very pleasant, so that the edge is tax
en- of when there, are any keen cuts.
They had the hula dancers, who gave
some very good exhibitions of the
ancient native dancing. They wore
the dried grass skirts over yellow
trousers. Yellow, orange and red are
the carnival colors, as well as the
ones that the natives love so well.
Swimming Meet Is Held. ~
In the afternoon there was a Mid
Pacific meet, in which Duke Kahana-
moku, champion swimmer of the
world, lost the race by taking the sig
nal for the last lap as the final and
stopping swimming. | believe even
at that he lowered his record and also
gave a fine exhibition, but / imagine
there was a lot of money lost on him
The one thing that impressed me
most was the Japanese lantern parade
on Tuesday night A perfect night in
the tropics, just cool enough for a
light wrap, clear and calm, with the
thousands and thousands of lanterns
bobbins along in brilliant procession
of original designs and artistic color
ings. In everything there was shown
the greatest respect for the American
flag. :.. h..
Wherever il was seen it was salut-
ed by every Japanese. They remove
their hats and show much more re-
spect than does the average Ameri-
can. There was never a single in
CT in urhipb did