The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-07-05
1870 1870
O.
1870
I7s0
THE
AMERICAN CENTENNIAL
FL aw ali NJ I'll,
JULY AIh. 1876.

patriotic enthusiasm, some two weeks since,
initiated measures for making the Centennial
celebration of the Declaration of Independence,
an occasion which shall never be forgotten, if
ever surpassed in Honolulu. The various COM
mittees must be credited with having worked
hard, and they may well feel proud of the
1 complete success which has crowned their la
bors not a thing having occurred to mar the
harmony and enjoyment of this the most COS
mopolitan and general celebration of the Fourth
ever observed on Hawaii. The festivities
opened with the
MARTHA WASHINGTON TEA PARTY,
At the Hawaiian Hotel, on the evening of the
Bird. The evening was exquisite lovely, the
moon being nearly full, and the breezes just
sufficient to temper the warmth of the night
The Hotel appeared like fairy palace, as ap-
preached from the garden, with its vine en-
powered balconies, and open doors on every
story through which the radiance of the interior
was streaming in floods of light. Over the
main entrance, extending across the whole dis
lance between the two wings of the building
was the emblem of the Great Republic, the
Star Spangled Banner. The idea of the even
ing was to raise the curtain of the past, and
for the nonce, step back one hundred years to
the days where General Washington, the first
head of the infant Republic, held his court
where were so strangely commingled republi-
can simplicity with the stately ceremony of
European Monarchies, and most completely
was the idea carried ont. In the large parlor
of the Hotel, General Washington, represented
by His Elk the American Minister, and Lady
Washington, who in the person of Mrs. Consul
Scott was most perfectly reproduced, held a
reception. The room was ornamented with
flowers and evergreens, and on the walls were
suspended American and Hawaiian flags. 1t
was a novel and most interesting spectacle to
witness the crowds of ladies and gentlemen as
they promenaded the halls and piazzas, or
stsod in the reception room, attired, as the
greater part of them were in the elegant
costumes of seventy-five or hundred years
ago. We would enumerate among some of the |
toilets which struck us as peculiarly appro-
pirate, and true to the era they were intended |
to represent, those of General and Lady Wash |
ington, Mr. and Mrs Brewer, Dr. and Mrs
Smith, Mr.. West, Dr. Scott, and Mrs Hoffman. |
The latter wore pair of ancient gilt slippers |
which are a century old, and have been in her
family for the last fifty years. Mrs. Armstrong
was dressed as Quakeress, in the rich but
simple costume of that persuasion, and looked |
extremely we'll Among the gentlemen perhaps
the most complete and perfect dress was that
of Mr.. F. A Schaefer, who looked like
member of the beau monde from the court of
Louis XVI, who had suddenly awakened
from hundred years sleep. Their Maiesties
the King and Queen and other members of the
Royal Family honored the occasion with their
presence, as did also the Diplomatic and Con-
sular representatives of foreign nations. An
amusing incident of the evening was the re-
countal by General Washington of his youthful
Ratchet experience. Said he Ladies and
gentlemen, great many years ago, about a
hundred and fifty l suppose, l was a little boy
not more than ten years old, and one day 1
went into my fathers garden and chopped
Ratchet. You have, most of you, doubtless
heard the story, and thinking You might like
to see that little Ratchet will now show it to
you"
When supper was announced, Lady Wash
ington escorted by His Majesty lead the way
to the dining-hall, followed by the Queen and
General Washington the Princess Luka and
DR.. Scott, Prince Leeohoku and Mrs Haewai,
and the other guests. A large number of
tables were spread with old-time eatables, and
each was presided over by very matronly ladies
in white caps. After His Majesty had made
the circuit of the hail. he took seat at a table
near the east end, presided over by Mrs. West,
who kept her guests in state of high good
humor with her down-east hospitalities.
While the numerous guests, numbering prob
ably not less than thousand, were manifesting
an evident appreciation of the eatables and
drinkabes of l776, the choir, all in ancient
costumes, were engaged in singing the sweet
old-fashioned tunes of our ancestors. We
present as a matter of curiosity the programme
of the music, which was printed on their an
tique looking paper.
Ye Martha Washington Tea Party. list of We
Hymnes VIII will be svnge ate We Hawaiian Hotel
on -ye Mondaye nyghte, ye Bird of July, inne We
Yeare Of ovr LOrde, 1876. Ye hymues willie be
bottle sacred and likeyfe woIldye.
Ye Timest.-FATHER GIDEON HUNTINGDON.
WOMEN SISGERs-Rvth Siraboyt PrffciIla Mar
tndale, Roxanna Hoichkiff, Rebekah Pentield Do
rnda Stvyuefant, Abigail Louegood, Temperance
Mather and otheres.
MEN SISeERs.-Hezekiah Pettbone Azariah
Woodbridge, Jedeiab BOnefet, Abraham Tarbotham,
Simon Stodgere, Zacbariah Stebbins, and otheres
n B. -Ye younge menne whdedre TO wake home
with ye women fngeres are preyed TO alike YIN be-
fore We myic begins, that there maye be noe com
mOtiOne while ye syngynge is going on.
n. B. AGAIN.-As Tome of We women fngeres are
yoynge, We yovnge MEME defired to locke We
other waye whene theye do fnge.
n. B. YR THIRDB.-There willie be freQYente payfes
for ye fngeres to regayue ye breathe.
PARTE YE FRsTE
!. Hail Columbia. .:..........A ALLIE ye fngeres.
2. Russia, (Oldc Continental Tunel ......Y e Qvire
Rvth Stirabovt
8. Worldye Songe for fovr Rebekah Penfeld
hngeres Azariah Woodbridge |
Hezekiah Pettibone
4. Yankee Doodle. Abraham Tarbotham and ye
Qvire. |
D. Coronatlone.. ..--.----..........-...1e Qvire.
PARTE YE SECOND.
/. One Parte Souge. ........... RebekOh Penfeld |
2. Star Spangled Banner .Ryth stiraboYt and ye
|