Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1917, Page 2

catada cin THE CASPER DAILY TRIBUNE HEN the picturesque opera bouffe kingdom of Hawall succumbed to the law of destiny in 1893, when the reigning queen was deposed and a re- public set up, and five years Inter when the republic became a territory of the United States of America, the romance of the old-time government disappeared with the furling of the beautiful Hawaiian flag. But the old, moonlit nights still remain; the same incomparable climate still enthralls, and the Unkle and the strum of the ukulele and guitar are heard beneath the coconut palms as the native Ha- wallans sob their ear-haunting melo- dies, writes a special correspondent of the Christian Science Monitor from Honolulu. No longer is the old palace filled with diplomatists of foreign stations; distinguished generals, admirals, writ- ers and playfolk are no longer re- celved in the old throne room by a Hawailan king and queen. Of all the old regime, there still remains only the deposed queen, Liliuokalant, lv- ing a still eventful life in Washington place, the home of her husband, the prince cor t; a home filled with rel- ies of the days of royalty; reminders of the days when King Kalakaua was the monarch, and she a queen herself, during a brief reigr of two years, Today, however, the queen is hon- ored in Washington place and else- where as if she sat upon the throne of old Hawati. On Hawalian holidays, on her birthday and many other occa- sions, she receives in semiroyal state; the guests are ushered into her draw- ing room by the same officers who offi- clated when she was in the palace; the introductions are made by the ANNUAL TLORAL PARADE once SE such tollets as Paris and Berlin. The army now forms a large part are seen in London of the population of Honolulu. Its uniforms are seen at all formal af- fairs; in fact, the companies that as- semble in Honolulu are often far more brilliant than are to be met in main- land cities. The social code of Hono lulu Is strict, and formality a regard for the rules that have found necessary for the common good of society everywhere. The city of Honolulu is divided into social dis tricts, all of the women of the same neighborhood receiving on the same day. Stranger Not Held Aloof. The stranger must needs yield ref- erence to entitle him t ntry into the conservative circle of social Honoluiu. The stranger, however, not held of. Every opportunity is afforded, never possible, for the strs to mingle on equal terms with the resi- dents. The outdoor life ng—t life around the the sea bea the homes with their wide-open porches or “lanals,” inslanders term them; the tc and country clubs, the army 1 is yn clubs the varied forms of public amusement. All| these tend to bring the str: r into the midst of the social life of the] capital. There is the “smart set;” there is| the conservative set; there is the] royalty set; there are many social circles in Honolulu. active entertainers are the Princess Kawananakoa, a beautiful part-Ha- wallan woman of culture and brilliant accomplishments, and Prince and Princess Kelanianaole (Prince Cupid, for short, they ), whose delightful Among the most same courteous gentleman who offici- ated as chamberlain during her relgn; A HOME IN her attendants are the same women who attended her in the brilliant days of the monarchy. In the drawing-room are seen the old, silken royal stand- ards of Hawaii. In the trains of ests are the highest federal, terri- orial and city officials; there are jurists, generals and admirals, states- men and writers. Social life in old Hawali still centers in Washington place and all delight in honoring the beloved queen. The people of Hawaii who overturned the monarchy still give sincere homage to this woman. Impress of the Monarchy. That is one side of the social activi- ties in Hawall, The monarchy made its impress upon the people and their cus- toms in the past, and many of these customs of habit and precedence have not yet been overcome, for the eti- quette of the court of St. James pre- vailed at the palace during the reign ‘ of King Kalakaua and Queen Liliuo- kalani. The levees, at which presenta- tions were made, were based in form and style upon those given in Buck- ingham palace. With the change in the government and the setting up of a republic, the president of the republic, Sanford Bal- lard Dole, former United States judge, and Mrs. Dole became the arbiters of official social life in Hawali. Mrs, Dole was the social hostess of Hawall; around them were the descendants of the early missionaries, New England- ers mainly, whose culture, educational and religious training have brought Hawaii to its high state of civilization in the last 100 years. There are as many beautiful gowns reen in Hawali as in the cities of the mainland. In former days, when Ha- wali was- an independent country, silks and satins and the finer fabrics were easier to obtain than now. In the old days the opera house would be filled with beautifully gowned wom- en, and men always wore conven- tional evening clothes. The formal affairs were and are characterized by old villa at Waikiki many and worderful parties, Prince NCNOLULU Kalanlanaole is Hawail’s delegate tc congress. Golf and polo are played through- out the islands. Tennis courts abounc everywhere, even at the remote villas of the sugar planters far away from town, The motor car is everywhere, even going now to the very edge of the crater of Kilauea, on the island of Hawaii. Baseball is played the year round, At the famous Honolulu Coun- try club in Nuuanu valley, just outside of Honolulu, is a splendid 18-hole golf cow Isolated as Honolulu may be geo- graphically, its society otherwise is in close touch with the outside world, and is in no sense insular. It is ready to do its part, with credit to the dis- tinguished strangers whom it may re- ceive, and its representatives are at home in any land wheresoever busi- ness or pleasure may take them. Meerschaum as Building Material. Even the most esthetically inclined of our American millionaires would hardly consider the luxury of living in a residence built of meerschaum as within the range of their fortunes, yet there are many unpretentious houses of this material in the Spanish town of Vallecas, near Madrid, where a coarse variety of this substance may be found. Oddly enough, just across the straits are the Moroccans, who have discovered that still another va- riety of meerschaum lathers freely and makes a good substitute for the ordl- nary toilet soap.—Popular Seience Monthly, The Right to the Baby. “Mother, said Carl, “suppose after all the trouble we have had with the baby he should die.” “Then we should not begrudge him to God,” said mother. “We should not begrudge him, of course,” said Carl, “but God does seem to want more than ais share of the babies, especially if they are good.” favors such | hotel, | as the | is the scene of! demands IN ROSE AND BLUE DAINTY GARMENT FOR WEAR IN THE BOUDOIR. Material Is Georgette Crepe, Made Up in the Latest Fashion—Empire Models Being Shown Among the New Negligees. The dainty little negligee or boudoir garment shown in the sketch is made of rose and French blue georgette crepe, one layer over the other, which is now an approved method of combin- ing two shades of this popular fabric. The under section of the garment may | be of blue georgette, with the upper | half of the sleeves of the saw | the overslip of rm ylored g or vice versa. The making of a gar- ment of this type is really a simple matter, as the fabric drapes itself so gracefully and easily that it might al- most be draped on the figure and held and ite se in place with pins. In fact, it was }only a short time ago that a well- known artist dressmaker entertained a large body of clubwomen by showing nstructed. T negligee shown 1s trimmed about the bottom and on the little | simulated jacket with silver embroid ery done in « conventional desig BO ¢ The sle are interesting. The }arm covering pro is of the sheer | fabric, while a heavy “drop” of black velvet weights the lower part and con tributes to the whole graceful sil- | honette. The question of color is one that may, of course, be decided according to the Individual taste and complexion. Yellow and black or yellow and white might be combined, lavender and rose, gray and rose, et The touch of black velvet on the sleeves and the neck Twv-Tone Negligee af Georgette Crepe. finished In black-marabou give real character to the garment. A black velvet cord may be used to girdle the waist or a metal girdle may be used them how a dainty negligee might be | by the mixture of the pigment in the paint. And once having fixed on your color scheme stick to it. There is no rea- son why you should have the conven- tional sorts of upholstery if you dc not find them to your taste. If bed ticking or apron gingham happens to express your taste better than the kind of upholstery material the uphol- sterer has to show you, have it. And then wonders can be done by making use of the services of even ah inexpert cabinet-maker. Book shelves, window seats, shelves and settees can be constructed along original lines un |der your direction at a price that is |really not so great as the price of ready-constructed pieces of farniture. But you must be insistent, and you must not waver. How to Renovate Silk Bag. The silk bags which have been so much used lately often become shabby | before the frame is worn out; our illus- | tration shows a plan of renovating one in an effective way. The frame where fastening is must |} be covered quite smoothly with silk | that Is carried down in a deep point in Dainty Bag. center each side, and over the point a piece of silk embroid or gold tin- sel lace is sewn. A length of silk is then folded and sewn together at ends and is put on with the top edge turned in and slip-stitched down each side of point; a little plait Is made at point as shown. If a new handle is needed, it can be of ribbon sewn under two little orna- ments at each end of the frame. Should the fastener be broken off, as was the case with our model, sew a stud fas- tener at each end inside just below frame; these will keep the top effec- tive’ stened and can easily be un- done. Easy Way to Save Dollars. Tt is an easy thing to put a new back In a man’s vest. First rip out carefully the old back of the vest, and with new material cut a new back by the pattern of the old one. Follow the lines. Stitch carefully and tn a short time you will have a new vest and several dollars saved to your cred- it. Frayed trousers legs may be turned up ever so little and bound on the wrong side with a bit of silk dress braid, and will wear another month or so. The frayed edges of coats to be worn by the boys for every day may be bound with the silk braid and stand service for another season and the buttons may be recovered with lit- tle trouble. To Freshen Velvet Bows. Heat a curling iron and around each prong wrap a damp cloth. Slip the iron inside each loop and then open it as far as possible, stretching the vel- yet into shape. The moisture will raise the nap, and when the loops have all been freshened the bow will be as crisp matching the embroidery, according to choice. Among the new negligees now shown many empire models are seen, and the coatee type of negligee is a favorite the lower part of the garment being usually of plein or accordion plaited crepe de chin+, with long over- coatee of chiffon or georgette in match- ing or contrasting sh: de.—Washington Star. From Unbleached Muslin. From humble unbleached muslin you can make a most serviceable gift for a baby. The gift consists of a tray cover and a bib. The tray cover is oblong and on one end is embroidered in red cross stitches a saucy squirrel in the act of eating a nut. The same design is embroidered on the bib. The edge of the cover and bib are hemmed, and the hem is held in place with deep but- tonhole stitches set rather far apart. Although red is an attractive color fer children, a set like the one just de- scribed will be very pretty embroidered in blue, caval or pink, Hints tor Home Decoration. Nothing is more important in the matter of making one’s surroundings individual than color, and color 1_ lated. Just because every one, almost, has buff or yellow walls and white enameled woodwork, with mahogany furniture and old rose Oriental rugs, does not mean tkat you should also, unless this combination happens espe- cially to suit your taste. Tf dark brown or dark green woodwork is more expressive of your taste have it. It is only a matter of the color of the paint, and with a little Insistence the decorator or painter will follow out this idea as well as the more usual tones, If you can't just get the tone in wallpaper that you want, perhaps you can find just the right shade for your walls In paint, for every wall decorator can produce different tones Something that can easily be regu- | and pretty as when nev Smart Sports Suit. ° TLETTVETEEEN AA Dainty sports sult of green anc white Striped tusore silk combined with green jersey, is one of the most ap- Propriate costumes for Palm Beach The hat is of white panama embroidered with green worsted. It is worn with a slight tilt which gives It a sporty alr, ~ which will cause the cover to hang full j She cooks for bugs. media per annum. STAGES INTO DISCARD Automobiles Replace Horses in Yellowstone Park. Uncle Sam Décides That Picturesque Vehicles Must Give Way to More Modern Transportation. The old slow-going, picturesque horse-drawn stages have passed for- ever from the Yellowstone National park, They will be supplanted by comfortable, ten-passenger automo- biles, which will run the visitor rap- idly through the long stretches of lodge-pole forests that intervene be- tween the spots of special interest. The hurried visitor may then spend a& minimum of time in travel and have more time at the geysers, the lake and the canyon. The leisurely visitor may linger as he pleases at the points which command his special interest. But oue may, if he chooses, hire a horse-drawn surrey. The passing of the horse is one of the result of an entire reorganization made by Uncle Sam of the living and transportation facilities of Yellowstone. By agreement of the concessioners, three new companies will supplant the half-dozen or more which have existed heretofore. A new transportation com- pany has been organized to furnish motor service for the entire park. The hotel company will also reorganize on a broader basis, and the camps will combine on a basis which, with new equipment and increased facilities, will give the public a greatly bettered serv- ice. The passing of the horse-drawn stages has enabled the interior depart- ment to so simplify the schedules that the private motorist will have as much freedom in the park, within reasonable regulations for the public safety, as upon the common highways without. With these sweeping constructive changes the department believes that the Yellowstone National park will en- ter upon a period of extraordinary pub- lic usefulness and comfort. SEEKING OIL AND GAS LANDS Uncle Sam Has Geologists at Work on Investigations for the Benefit of the Public. Uncle Sam now has a corps of thained geologists working throughout this country to obtain information that will assist in developing the oil and gas resources, but their work, unlike that of the geologists in the employ of oil and gas companies, is done for the benefit of the country as a whole, and the landowner as well as the oil man can make use of the information it ob- tains. It is now generally conceded that the work of locating places where oll and gas are likely to be found by drilling is a task for painstaking and scientific geology. Although geologists do not brag that they can positively mine whether oll and gas can be found In-any special region, they can locate the geologic structures—the rock arches and domes—which have x great influence on the accumulation of oll and gas. For this reason most of the large oil companies are now employ- || Woman Has Unique Occupation, he Cooking for Uncle Sam’s Bugs An absolutely unique occupation is that followed by Miss Agnes Quirk. in her model kitchen, in the department of agriculture, shown in the picture, she prepares food for millions and trillions of board- ers in the bureau of plant pathology, the microscopic bacteria in 3,500 test tubes. The food material on which these bacteria live must be prepared by an expert. Miss Quirk in her kitchen averages about 40,000 tubes of culture Her dishes are washed in distilled water, dried in alcohol and sterilized by baking in a hot oven for more than one hour. WEALTH IS SCATTERED Change Shown by Location of Biggest National Banks. Hundred Largest Institutions Now Are Distributed Through 22 States, Uncle Sam Reports. That the wealth of the country is being distributed more widely and not concentrated in a few of the larger cities as it was a few years ago is in- dicated by a statement of Uncle Sam regarding the location of the hundred largest national banks of the country. Officials of the treasury department attribute this change largely to the operation of the new federal reserve system, Formerly the one hundred largest national banks in the United States were congested principally in a com- paratively few financial centers. To- day the big banks are distributed through 22 states and in 33 cities, em- bracing every section of the country. The 100 national banks with the largest resources as shown by a recent eail, all have resources in excess of $20,000,000, with one exception, the ex- ception being one of the Chicago banks. Oklahoma, Alabama, Louisiana, Vir- ginia, Washington, New Jersey and Oregon each contain one of the 100 largest banks, Texas, Nebraska, Maryland, Michi- gan, Indiana and Wisconsin each con- tain two of these banks. Colorado has three. Ohio, Minnesota and Massachusetts each have five. California and Iliacis have seven each. Missouri has eight. Pennsylvania has 16, New York has 25. In two months the resources of the 100 largest banks increased $550,000,- 000, or nearly 9 per cent. Outside of the central reserve cities the large banks which showed in- creases of a8 much as $5,000,000 each in deposits in this period were those located in Dallas, New Orleans, Buf- falo, Kansas City, Philadelphia, San FranGisco, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Boston, Among the 100 largest banks were only five which did not show an in- crease. Three of these banks showing reductions were located in New York and two in California, The largest re- duction shown by any one of these five banks was less than $2,250,000.