Show Q a e az 1 i Y at p za Z AN A er 5 1 z W r YX kabaian aai NATIVE WOMEN AT THEIR mr AND sk POUNDING TAPO TO MAK POI JI 11 17 Z C 11 4 fa 4 r rj 41 F I 1 gr 4 4 p z 2 ea ci IDING r r T L arx A T I 1 ahe HE ioime time of 0 their annexation to the v united stiles states much was heard of tho the hawaiian Ha vallan islands as the kev he to the file pacific a name which unlike me most at tags tag seems to 0 o bo be a fairly accurate curite ac de situated between 19 and 23 degrees north latitude ind and between degrees 40 minutes ind and degres west longitude they are at the june tion of the principal steamer routes across the pacific and indeed are the tha orl only land of iny any extent within a radius of 2 miles this situation gives them inevitably great strategic arid and commercial importance to the north the nearest land Is alaska with the chain ot of the tha aleutian islands 2 2000 miles ax anav ay to the ea east t the north american continent 2 miles anti and to the west the philippine islands 4 1 I miles mile honolulu is distant 2100 miles mile s from sin san fr fran cisco miles from victoria B D C from manila 2100 from rom yokohama from lom auck land and 1410 from sydney sidney the american tourist to the hawaiian islands will probably pro bibly take ship at san francisco incisco Fr al though the steamers from vancouver are also good he must remember that from a unita states port it is possible to sail to honolulu only on a ship under american register unless lie he has a brugh tr rough Ugh ticket to the orient and plans merely to stop over the first day or two out ot of san francisco are usually cold so thit that heavy wraps are essential but as the rest ot of the trip is warm rooms on the starboard ird side getting the trade winds are preferable after the hills of the coast range have hare dropped below belou the horizon there is almost nothing to see bee a whale perhaps or porpoises but no land and very ery rare rarely a passing ship but to the man who has never been in the appin tn nt terly different from the borth atlantic is a laton lation there usually are no nates caes as the at antic traveler knows waves but the whole sur face ace of the sea swabs gently in great silent lazi swells the harbor of honolulu Is not large the en ell trance tr ince is 35 feet deep and feet wide tho the inner harbor Is 9 35 5 feet deep and feet wide but this width is being extended et ended to 1200 feet the water mater Is always still indeed the name honolulu means the sheltered and Is ampro prate since there are few severe storms and no weather affects the safety of the harbor which in consequence Is usually crowded with shipping A As the steamer enters the channel people watch natch the japanese and hawaiian fishing boats usually dories painted some bright color that contrast with the gray tenders of the men of war near the dock the water Is alive with hawaiian boys boya swimming about and shouting ready to dive dhe tor for nickels and dimes not one of which do they miss they are marvelously dexterous swim mers and give incoming passengers amusement that Is pleasanter plea santer and more unusual than look ing at the undoubtedly practical but also undoubtedly ugly warehouses and united states government storehouses which line the shore the streets in so tar far as the uneven character of 0 the land permits are laid out at right angles fort street and avenue running from the sea toward the mountains and king hotel and add peretania Bere tania streets more or less parallel to the coast give as being the principal thorough thoro ufah tares fares sufficient indication of the street plan all after leining leu ing the business center pass between luxuriant gardens which ire never neier shut in by walls nalls but are enclosed only by low hedges usually of 0 red flowering hibiscus in many parts of the city alt the streets are bordered with ith tropical flowering trees that are a glory in the tha late spring months an admirable electric car service covers the entire district of honolulu traversing or crossing all the main streets of public buildings the first in la is the executive building for formerly merli the royal roal palace this stands near the center 0 of the city on king street in its own open park it Is used now is 11 the offices of the governor and of territorial of and contains conti contil ins ris ilso also the chambers of tho the senate and house of representatives bunt built in 1880 of blocks of concrete much to suit the kings icings ideis ideas of beauty it follows no recognized style stile of architecture would be in any northern city alt amazingly biily but standing alone as a it does with no other buildings as contrast approached on all four sides side by short avenues 0 of I 1 superb royal palms surrounded rounded ur by b splendid rest real trees ind and gaj ga shrubs cream colored its wide alde cool galleries ghang an effect of lightness it has an appropriateness that makes it altri almost ost beautiful A building of real interest constructed of bron bro n tone stone from punch bowl and sur I 1 rounded b hi striking addens is Luni lilo house bousa this ai bv bequest of king Luna lilo jb a home for agod and hawaiians Hawa Hawaii lians ans and jab v 4 0 V T P 4 1 64 N 31 qa birj it 4 rt ar kz V 7 1 WHERE THE MOUNTAIN ROD OAF GAP HONOLULU HONOLU LUMI HI here about a hundred 0 of hem live on aud and on some are blind some deaf all are decrepit they the sit bit in the sun under the palm trees and tall talk of times 70 years vears ago quarrel happily and and sometimes marr these octo gen arians and they have plenty to eat comfortable quarters a weekly meekly excursion to church in an omnibus and life having become something nearly approximate to heaven they hey see no valid reason tor for changing their saito not seldom do they the pass the century mark and many man remember or claim to remember the death of the first kamehameha private gardens line all the streets their lusu trees and sh rubber happily mashing the houses themselves most of which make no pretense to anything an thing but comfort people live out of doors and the result Is that bicad nine line coi co ered verandas or banals the hawaiian Ha valian term Is used are the most noticeable and characteristic features of many man of the houses bouses the glor of the gardens Is their palms roal palms and dates principally principal but also wine palms and tan fan palms and their flowing trees in the spring the PoIn poinciana clana regla regia makes huge flaming umbrellas of orange or scarlet or crimson the golden shower sometimes a stately tree Is hung with its thousands of loose clusters of ellow bells the file cabla bodessa spreads its great shelves sheaves of shell pink and white blossoms like a glorified apple tree the pride of india Is a mist of laven der but at all times of the vear near these trees look will nai and in addition to them there are gl gantic babans throwing Ing cool purple masses of 0 shade alga with their feathery leaves through which the sunlight la Is pleasantly diluted and the insignificant flowers of which supply the tons of honey hone exported annually to england people work nork in hawaii for those whose lots are cast permanently in the islands life Is not what it appears superficially to the tourist one long happ bolida nor lb la there here as aa in so many tropical countr le a three hour hiatus in the middle of the day when men and women take their siesta hours of business ire are what they are in new nea york or chicago and life Is planned too completely comple tel perhaps along northern lines in honolulu men go to their clubs to luncheon the pacific the or the city alt club talk business and hurr back bach to a long afternoon in their ollies these clubs club i it to la fair to say are delightfully arranged buildings with windows on all sides to catch any breeze ot of them the oldest is the pacific formerly the baltish club on alaska street the house has hilad verandas on both floors and largo large cool rooms the ills university club more especial a of lounger men has a pretty prett cottage near the hawaiian hotel its membership includes a large number of army and navy officers grad bates of west est point and annapolis as well as men from american english and germin attics the cit club much more inclusive in membership Is in a business block in the center of the town there are also of course is as in all american cities lodges of various orders order masons odd fellows el elks and red men alen alle men are lunching at their clubs their heir wives ives give luncheon parties or go out to lunch conr eons a form of social which would seem more suited to i cold climate thui than to tropical midday in the late afternoon tho the country club in vatic valle 0 or the pacific tennis court near the executive building or the vinous various athletic fields arid and the bathing beaches at waikiki vai kiki are the meeting places of society at night there are dinners dances and bridge par esy v isi A y ni r 1 wy at A 1 1 I S ii la PRINCIPAL ST HONOLULU ILU 11 1 1 1 I ties occasionally and much more amusing moon haht surfing and swimming parties there Is 13 no DO particular social season in honolulu more people are out of town in ummer hut but on the oher hand that Is the time when boys boss are at it home homa with their friends from american colleges and they the mus must t be entertained day dav ind and night this there therefore forc Is the lime to sep more of the distine W lively Ila hawaiian wailan forms ot of amusement the ancient dances or hulls hulas are not often seen both because th the e sit ait of dancing Is being lost and because man mail of the dances in the tha motions which make them up and in the words which accompany them are from a c civilized point of view indecent some of them are occa given in an expurgated form at the vaudeville theaters or certain selected dances as entertainment after private luaus luaui and no op port unity to see them should be neglected they are often marvelously graceful more so man are the arab dances jand with fill the monotonous beat ot of their musical accompaniment iro are very poetical ind and quite in a class by bv themselves ot of good theaters the islands are destitute an occasional series ot of mediocre performances at the opera opeil bou bouse in honolulu brings out the whole population ot of interest to tourists who have never been in the orient however there are the chinese and japanese theaters with their interminably long plays often gorgeously cos turned and probably well ell acted nor Is there naturally much opportunity to hear good professional musicians for the women of 0 the place housekeeping Is none of the easiest servants are arc lit all orientals Orient als admirable as far as they go but with inevitable limitations ahe chinese are faithful good cooks and immaculately clean in their work the are in general preferred to the japanese even eien though duding the chinese new nein year for fol three days in january or february they all de part on their annual holiday during these days no bribe could make them work they also at that time have tho the habit ot of giving to tho the faint lies iles for whom they work expensive and usually hideous presents which must be prominently dis played tor for months after an amusing part of the chinese new year Is the necessity tor for men of 0 calling on all the chinese merchants of then their acquaintance ceremonial calls where they art are regaled with queer cloying sweetmeats sweet meats and cham chain the japanese are filling the ranks now as house servants since under the united states immigration laws tho the chinese population Is grad bally dInd dwindling ling they are far less reliable but are often excellent cooks and japanese maids maid z in their bright simonos kimonos are picturesque about the house they can be taught almost anything and once taught never forget but unfortunately tho the knowledge knowl edgo acquired is often of the parrot variety for example a lad gave a luncheon and before the guests arrived showed her new japanese maid exactly how to serve each course arid and what plates to use the following beek slie she gave another luncheon exactly like the first but omitting one course her japanese maid served it perfectly except that when tho the time arrived for tho the course which was wag left out she bhe ft brought in all the plates and then care carefully full removed them empty because of the lack act of literature there is no wa way to get an nav permanent impression of the charm of haw all except by a visit its history ono one can read arid and can appreciate it if one Is ablo able to adopt in the reading a sympathetic point of view the tact fact that thoroughly american ideals per vade all phases of island industry of modes of living and of social intercourse may be accepted accept pd and believed but the hawaiian flavor with which these ideals are subtly im and that insensibly affects all who have lived there Is something indescribable something which seems seem to emanate from the misty hills the whispering waters the exquisite equi site vegetation the low ION voices of the people all this may mav be grasped only ODIN through the senses the eve must see from the shores at the bright carpet of water beyond which diamond head so proul proudly fl stands at the gateway of the tha world beyond the ears must catch the melody of Haw hawaiian altan song and the swish of the wind 1 in the palms the scent of and plu marla maria and ginger must strike one as lt it steals through the hibiscus beddes around secluded par gar dens the whole body must respond to the ten der caress of trade winds that have blown across a thousand ml es of w v irm ocean only this 1 Is full kno knowledge uledge and tho the sense of this no bonss can conle |