Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-10-04

One portion Of Nuuanu street gave itself up
to innocent conviviality las, Tuesday.
Fire Marshal Mcclure was at work all day,
decorating with Chinese lanterns the lofty
trees and the shrubbery in front Of Nh. S. M.
Damon's Residence; and scarcely had the las,
guest Of the afternoon driven away from the
residence of Judge Judd, next door, ere
the mellow light from the many scores of Ian
terms shone gu, from the brief dusk TO min.
gle with the molten silver OF the unclouded
moonlight. There could have been no more
perfect afternoon for the luau, nor more per.
feet evening for the welcome home. lnvi-
,ations to be present at reception CIV
en- Mrs. and Mrs S. NJ Damon to Mr.. and
Mrs. +. w. Damon had been issued to and ac-
cep,ed by several hundred persons--including
the king, the bench, the cabinet, most Of the
diplomatic and consular corps, the officers OF
Tsukuba, representatives, from the clergy Of the
Roman Catholic, the Protestant, Episcopal,
and the various Evangelical churches ;
prominent bankers, merchants, planters and pro-
iessional men OF many nationalities, more OF less
gilded society youth many Of humber occupa'
tons, several newspaper reporters, and no
end Of attractive women and pretty girls. A
large lanai covered with canvas, had been pu,
up mauka the residence, as promenade room,
The decorations were done under the practiced
direction OF Mr.. Frank Damon him
other ladies and were almost altogether verna
and Aoral-with here and there a bit of bunt
ing, half concealed picture, OF some othel
device Of skilllul contrast. II was brilliant,
lighted a. night--no easy task when one con
siden the notwithstanding capabiity Of III
decorations Mr. and Mrs. + W. Damon
and Rev. and Mrs. S. c. Damon stood a, thu
mAuka end Of the paIlor, the former couple IL
front Of a window looking down into III,
lanai the latter couple a, their right, under
large and wonderfully liie,like portrait o
Doctor Damon. MIS-. r. W. Damon wa
dressed in white crepe effectively trimmed will
lilac and orange blossoms. Mrs. S. c. Damol
wore black silk dress, Mrs. 5. NJ. Damon
hostess Of the evening, was dressed in blacl
pima, trimmed with white lace and cardna
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BY ladies present. but lack. Of space iorbids ,hei
detail The society youth generally wer
a,tired with that faultless elegance whiel
marks the high tide OF Honolulan fashion
before the reception proper was AT end. &c
freshments were served" amply deliciou
and deliciously ample There was no dane
ipg, and only one piece OF music. charmin
piano.for,e selection ty Miss Carrie Castle
bat there was much entertaining sma
tain and innumerahle sneere congra,u
la,ions to the young couple -eongratula,ion
tla, doubtless were as pleasan, to those VII
gave as to those who received
The hop ON board the Tsukaba Was veI
pretty affair, but was not well attended. III
death Of Henry May kept many from atisndr
WIN would otherwise have gone. The shl
WAS no, dressed aloil, nearly all its availab
bunting being used in decorating the gun deel
which Vas ianly encompassed in hags an
peaants. Over the after eompanionway was Il
inscription, Welcome in raised le,,s
cunningy devised Of pape, upon eany
ground work. Over the sleerage hatch was
x,su>alia hash the branches and leaves penuin