Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-03-08

gone fof the second fmr within twelve !
month, and Ilonomlan society dls by the
open ialnmc anil sigha that It were not fa.
society hos had much to w. grateful Tor
during the Old ltanfod's bnct stay The /
social gaictica ehfoniclcl q wcci 5go culuua
ted In the reception given Ivy Chancellor ludd,
on the evening Of the goth ultimo No Boz i'm
porant an event from Society standpoint
has taken place within the twelve months just |
ended. Il ~ tmc that the Observance II lent
prevented the attendance NJ few strict |
,hmohfoiks who otherwise would have added |
TO the wit, the wisdom, the beauty and the
fashion u the brilliant aasemblagc but the |
predominant American element iu llonolulan |
society was represented hy majority Of its
most attractive women and ~ most con
spicioup men, and, although Americans were
In pronounced majority, there were pfcsenl
enough representatives of other nationalities io |
make the occasion thoroughly cosmopolitan |
tribute Of respect 10 a distinguished officer, 10
gallant associates and 10 world famous ship |
Chicfjusloc aud Mrs, Judd had planned
lH' ltt'lllNh WIN INC hhltl ul NhtU Up1IfNl |
and veteran host Their residence b. by no
means large one but all It's principal rooms !
were thrown open, and the result made ample |
space for the army Of guests that deploycd IN
advance detaohments and relays, in sktmish
line aud solid fank, from half past seven til |
nearly halfpast eleven till the last light wen,
out from the tiny banquet hall deserted, aud
the carriage OF the last laggard guest WIS
whrling homewafd.
Throughout the reception was an affair
Of perfect taste, and rare enjoyment. The only
Glitch Of the evening was unavoidably
the fault Of the gucstin chief When the
other guests began to arrive, about PM,
they found awaiting them, not the admiral
bu, the paynastcr and the chief engineer.
Those who had not had the privilege oil
knowing those cslimablc gentlemen were
doubtless gratifcd to meet them, aud with rca
son bu, to those who were Obliged TO return
home during the carly evening the ndmiral's
absence was a disappointment.
Those who remained TO greet Admiral
Hughes met a gentleman whose hair and
moustachc were white as sea foam yet OF
such erect carriage, such alert and sell reliant
bearing, and with gaze so clear, calm and
collected, that the siSty-two years he carried
seemed to sit him as lightly rs il they had
been but fifty.
Besides the admiral and his staff, headed by
Captain Carpenter, the liarlord's officers were
well represented and their uniforms constrasted
pleasantly with the claw hammers Of the
professional "society fellows and the
" Prince Albcrts of the "solid men and
those not " socially elect :"
|, is unfortunate for the readers OF the Press
that the society reporter Of this chaste family
journal was too i'll Of the fatiguing round Of
gaiety in which he had participated during the
week (too much politeness at the hands OF n
cabinet minister had disagreed with him) to
undertake full description of the reception.
Through the opal-tinted eyes Of that estimable
young man taffy has value else unknown,
"the gush reporter can't hold candle TO
him as the cynical writer puts it, But
although he could not be continuously present,
he was there long enough TO make the fol
lowing note of the evenings toilets
".rhe toilet;es worn by the ladies were ex:
ccptionay rich and elegant. Several very
handsome costumes OF black silk and satin,
were noticeable, enliyened by diamonds and
rare lace. But dress was unique In
color, it was something between dull red
and crushed strawberry in texture, soft
iii .1 in
high, Elizabethan collar and puiied sleeves,
relieved al the throat with the finest OF
valenciennes lace. The hair was worn high 10
harmonic with the dress, and the effect was
thoroughly artistic"
Some time ago when the Empress Eugene
ruled the fashionable world, there was set
form of dress to which everyone adhered re-
gardless Of age, complexion or style. But the
recent renaissance of fashion owes its Origin 10
the English artist and poet, Burn Jones, and
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who advocated that
women should dress in harmony with their
figure and characteristics. And is it not
more reasonable that artistic arrangement of
color and effect is more essential 10 fine dress
ing than the sterotyped iashion-plates Of the
modistes y asks one of the brightest OF
Honolulan ladies'
The floral decorations were admirably effect
tive, yet so simple and so unobtrusive that the
harmony Of the setting of the various rooms
pictures and the like-was not in the least dis
turbed.
Outside the residence, an ample canvass
booth had been erected, and the band from
the Hartford and the Hawaiian Band played
at intervals a pleasing programme, the Nuu
anu street sidewalk being lined with natives
of both sexes and all ages who seemed to
appreciate the music quite as much as those
within the pale.
The bands played the following selections
RoyAL HAwAnAs BAND.
March .Tannhauser ......... Wagner
Overture. Besario.. ..,...... .Donzeiii
Selection ......... Nabucco Verdi