Identifier: onesummerinhawai00math (find matches)
Title: One summer in Hawaii (electronic resource)
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Mather, Helen
Subjects: Voyages and travels
Publisher: New York : Cassell Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University Hawaii, Joseph F. Smith Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Consortium of Church Libraries and Archives

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tainly shownthemselves susceptible of intellectualand moral elevation. In arithmetic, geometry, and musicthey show special aptitude; and theirsongs evince genuine poetic feeling. Physically they are of good stature,active, and well made. The descendantsof the chiefs are usually large men, andexceed in height the average European. 278 ONE SUMMER IN HAWAII, They are expert in swimming, andare good fishermen and horsemen. The young women have rich olivecomplexions, well developed forms,black, glossy hair, and large, lustrouseyes, and many of them may be consid-ered beautiful. I regret that I have not seen moreof their home life and had an opportu-nity to witness their wonderful seasports. The native dances, as described tome by a lady friend, are certainly some-what peculiar, and it is even said, that,in barbaric days, young maidens werewont to take part in these pastimes,like Venus, Veiled in phantom robes of spray. In all ages, and among all peoples,intense emotion has found expression
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ONE SUMMER IN HAWAII. 279 in the rhythmical measure of the dance.The emphasis and cadence of muscularmotion seems to give pleasure both tothe spectator and the dancer. Whether hu4a hu-la is better orworse than the can-cany I must leave itto those who have seen both to decide.We are wront to cloak our own iniqui-ties, and to hold up our hands in holyhorror at the sins of others, forgettingthat to the pure in heart all things arepure. As the days of my stay waned Ibecame parsimonious of the flying hours;I longed to live it all over again; Iwanted to catch and retain forever themagical charm of the island world. Icould not remain indoors, but mustfain go forth into the sunshine anddrink in the enchantment. I walked, I 280 ONE SUMMER IN HAWAII. drove, I spent all the day and half thenight in going here and there. Since my return from the volcano theweather had been upon its good behav-ior. There was a faint suspicion ofcloud-rack about the distant peaks, butotherwise the full face of heav

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