The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-02-24
THE BALL.

n The State Ball given at Iolani Palace on Tues
day evening of this week was an event that will
be long and pleasantly remembered in connec-
ton with the Coronation festivities. The site of
the Pavilion, in which the ceremony of Corona
ton was solemniEed. was on Tuesday last. a
scene Of gaiety and enjoyment. The pavilion
having been removed to the southeastern corner
of Iolani Palace, the whole space in front of the
Palace from the verandah to the inner edge of
amphitheatre was hoored and covered with cloth,
thereby constituting the most spacious and ele-
CANT ballroom ever seen in Honolulu. A pole
erected in the centre of the floor, supported a
covering Of canvas, and this was stretched out
to the roof Of the amphitheatre and also TO the
balcony of the Palace. Entering the Palace
grounds from the King street gate, carriages
drew up on the town side of the entrance to the
improvised ball room, the avenue being bril-
liantly illuminated. On alighting, the guests
were received by members of His Majesty's, and
His Excellency the Governors staff, and
the ladies were escorted to rooms ON the first
floor Of the Palace, for The arrangement of their
toilets. Every possible accommodation had been
made for the enjoyment and comfort of the
guests. Looking from the Palace stairway into
the ball room. the artistic arrangement of flags,
lamps and decorations, presented an extremely
handsome and effective appearance. The
brilliancy of the Palace vestibule caused
the ball room to present rather a dull APP
pearance, but this illusion was dispelled
when once the floor proper was reached, the
lights being so arranged that there was no glare,
and at the same time sufficient glitter to display
the beautiful and costly costumes of the ladies.
The refreshment rooms were within the amphi-
theatre, as also was the spacious supper room,
ia which were six long tables capable of seating
upwards of 500 people. Festoons OF evergreens
were gracefully hung around on all sides.
The following was the order of the procession
from the Palace to the dancing pavilion.
His M~ajesty's Chamberlain.
2 Kahili Bearers.
Their Majesties the King and Queen.
His Excellency Governor Dominis and II. r. IL.
Princess Liliuokalani.
Honorable 4. S C~lcghorn, and Ii. r. IL. Princess
Likelke.
Ii. r. Fl. Princess Kekaulike.
Prince David Kawananakoa
Prince Kaliiahonui.
Prince KalanianaoIe.
Mrs. G. I'll. Judd. Mrs. G. P. Iaukea and Mrs.
Swan. Ladies in waiting on the Queen.
Mrs. G. b. Wilson and Miss Sophie Sheldon, in
attendance on Princess Liliuokalani
The Misses Coney, in attendance on Princess
Likelike.
Colonels c.. P. Iaukea, and J. II. Boyd of His
Majesty's staff.
The guests commenced to arrive shortly after
h~alf-past s O'Clock. and they were received
at the entrance to Pavilion by the members Of
the Kings Staff and officers of the Kings Guard.
Before 8 o'clock, over 300 guests thronged the
spacious and beautifully adorned ball room.
The dancing was inaugurated shortly after that
hour by the floor being taken for the ROYAL
QUADETLLE, which was participated in by
His Majesty and H.. r.. n. Princess Liliuokalani
Hon. A. S. Cleghorn and Her Majesty Queen
Kapiolani.
His Elk. w. NJ. Gibson and H. r.. H. Princess
LikeIike.
His Elk. J. f. Bush and I'll. r. Fl. Princess
Kekaulike
His Elk. J. M. Kapena and Mrs. J. f.. Bush.
Hon. Godfrey Rhodes and Mrs. b.. Fl. Austin.
Colonel c.. Fl. Judd and Mrs. Judd.
Captain Chateauminois and Mrs. Rhodes.
Captain Pearson and Mrs. Kapena.
Captain Edwards and Mrs. w. @. Parke.
Dancing thin proceeded in the following or
der, to the xeellentm music of the Royal Hawaiian
Band:
.. Ianeers Royal Hawaiian.
3. Valse ...-. Coronation.
4. Qnadrilfe ......-......... Keelikolani.
5. Polka. ..+..<... Leopoldine.
6. Valse .-..,s .....s.-..+ ...-.. Thine Alone.
Z. Lancers .........-.... ....... Trial by Jury.
8. Yalse ................ d. Morgenblatter.
9. MazuFka. ......... ........... Maile.
10. Quadrille. 49,. ....-..-... Partisan LIE"
II. Valse, ...,.....A Thousand, e.
10 Schoftischo Zhsyfn 49,