The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-10-24
Roller Skate Carnival ON Mnui.

On Wednesday evening last the roller skaters
uf Mani, and their friends assembled in the large
s1rar roc1n q EauakuaJioko mill and had a lively
tins. No, suiieient notice had been giyea to al
low expensive preparation in the way of masks
-hui sstne forty or more were disguised, most of
then mounted on roller skates.
NJ. Schneider struck mp the Grand March on
his violin a eict o'clock and the procession rolled
~ NJ the long hall. headed ly nondescript being
VITA a haf-bax heaa and active old lady in a
holoku- These vrre followed 10y Indian maidens
trouhaGours. bandits, fortune tellers ETC. two ard
tro. riile half score of g1iaiifs brought up the
-zar guarded by an old black CROW with remark
ably flin ieEs-
Afze- going through few maneuvers. not with
nffftrr precision. the solemn procession was
hruulhf 20 an abrupt close by the king OF clubs
skates tlecuulinc entanged IN the skirts of Mother
Coos. In The crush ana confusion which resulted
an discipline was AZ an end. and each character
r.lIifd q Il ms own sWeet will.
II animated hat-box soon came 70 gricf by sit
-irun Eudderiy on one OF the sugar kegs which
ns larsp pests. and retfcated to arrange his
..fsr- and sftss ms wound The broken glass
.-i71suIly CHfEered up by two sisters of charity
s.Iln.riufsnded by tall solemn old lady. with
r.r Ave feet -ide. mot the old lady but the FAM
A. sz-z1czr planter appeared in the bathing COS
-1ue uf the Counties Of keut. which became him
-..1I ard allowed plentif1l display OF agility.
IFtEr A horr,s Skating aa iitffHnl. the maskers
frrlnei n circle and unmasked. Schneider, al the
rasti11 q some. that il was a pity n waste such
-.'.rs music skating. was moved TO more central
fi1rz- aaao The space on one side vFs utilized by
r F,liowurs of terpschore. while the rollers kept
sr tl,air gliding on tie other.
|IstIrts1nae-lts were spread out 4 sugar truck
All. 1ich The guests helped themselves as they felt
s-i1ed
-rde az thu costumes worn 10y the nasqueraders
....re srtrrr-ely unique and deserving of notice
-..r " deuure nuns moved through amongst the
-tfIr.s- and were frequently observed sitting in
slS esrrierE and window recesses- where no doubt
sar we're Snepirg U-er the frivotv Of their Younger
.st lipeiier c0fSsadcs- Miss Crook as pocahontas
n-t tle rr1ze for fi,s best costume She the
.1aruHrF Indian s=cad fssar Of feathers and long
I1k han. baf had q dress of navy blue camhric
49, vas trimmed wholly with shells II was
M ~ viii --1ch afIfleilt disregard of trouble,
rr1 uls - heco1ni1g thzf II was the cynosure Of
tr tg-S T1,r drrI vas there. well represented by
y isestr al X black, with wings. and an immense
erl- AND he nifsed IN and out AMONGST the crowd
IA lht old fellow Is supposed to be continually |
aaEnr.
lil1is riri nttractcd attention as being very |
Eln1ar fcr enc 20 young. but when the time !
% unnasks rnAster Willie Dickey was beAirdl |
Au hour or more Of fun Ernasked the /
raEe ~, fuzzy satisfied with the evening.
re vel rrpaid for theiI trouble, although
ridden reariy twenty miles to partici-
tsfp be hoped that this iirsf roller carni-
ave had on Maui vii not he the last.
JEsEzys AND Duxro,