Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-22

NAV has come a letdown in all
" things social, the week being
filled with late Christmas shopping,
for, with all due respect TO the femi
nine sex, there will always be those
who wait until the last trumpet calls
before starting to get ready
However, the Christmas shopping
has been less strenuous this year than
usual. The calls for time and money
have been many AID the gifts TO
friends have to go by the board /. so
that larger and more important things
might be accomplished.
Honolulu women are doing their
part. Every woman is as busy as she
can be working far longer than the
eight-hour-a-day system demands.
II would be interesting to itemize
busy woman's day, starting at $50 and
continuing until 10 in the evening.
That may evoke a doubling thought,
but 1t is absolutely true. Hundreds
of Honolulu women have just such
long, strenuous hours, and one 10 not
speaking of the office or shop woman,
but OF "milady," the woman Of sup
posed leisure whom many OF the
world look upon as q comfort-loying
human. II one only knew her siren.
uous hours one would gasp In aston
ishment. ..- y. =. j
The service women are in a state OF
chaos just now, for with orders flying
in the air, orders to new posts and,
worst of all, the uncertainty Of sta
ton, IL keeps madam Of the service
set from planning any regular society
affairs. Il h.. r
Within the past month many Off
GERS and their wives have gone from
Hawaii and dozens Of others are pre-
pairing TO go. 1t certainly prevents
any boredom. ~. -.
Bags Will undoubtedly form an i'm
portant item OF gift-making this year,
because every woman now carries one.
Knitting.bags of course they are, but
often they have other uses. Since
women form such a factor in conserv.
ing labor and are now carrying home
the small packages they used to have
delivered, It Is astonishing how useful
the bag has become and how impor.
tant an item OF the wardrobe 1t is.
Every man in khaki should be re.
membered by the women whom he
knows In Honolulu. and here milady
can do her part. We know what
'bang-up" dinner the service gives to
its men on Christmas, but the dinner
alone does not count for aIl-it Is the
touch Of home at this season, when
every lad In uniform needs and longs
for home and all the eiidearing things
that the word home" implies. This
Christmas Honolulu should be able to
say that at every home table lad In
khaki was the guest Of honor, for IL
our patriotism Is more than just skin
deep the soldier who Is fighting and
willing to give his life for the home
and American womanhood should be.
made part Of every home In Homo
lulu ct Christmas dinner.
As one continues to meet soldier
lads and realizes the fine types Of
young American manhood that they
are. pride leaps through the blood.
Many Of Hawaii's own boys are away.
and we do hope that on this home-day
they may have the privilege OF being
guests at a home Christmas dinner.
One Of the .shigher-upr officers was
ion the activity Of the woman,s WsrI
Work Council was effective and his
answer was Splendid" He said the
most notable difference was in the
men themselves; they are better in in.
Vulnerable ways-more contented and
happier. III Il not possible, said THE
officer for the offjcers - have ths
men IN their homes mt beca,,se thsy
az not wish "a but because - acc s.
ed discipline So. women ~ Homo.
lulu. keen nm the exceile,t worr ana
have the soldier a vonr home Af,ss
ne gets aoyer there his hours -