Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-05-03

] went to Aliiolani Hale last Saturday
Is With mob and snob end vulgar mob,
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wen, to Aliolani Hale last Saturday
With mob and snob end vulgar mob,
To zee what might see"
saw a big deal that was imposing and a small
deal that was ridiculous and | saw the new
deal in Legislators. The daily papers have
described the pageant and doubtless a
regular Press reporter has done the same. !
didn't get much Of the pageant in mine
Inside the hall, genial John Has,inger pilotcd
the way to three chairs, Preserved for the
Press he said. thought he meant the
saturday Press. ! afterwards found he meant
press with small p. But kept the seat all
the same, Notwithstanding the naughty ques-
tioning Of ierce.looking scribe from one Of
the dailics, who wanted to know If ! was "a
good one, well worth the price Of admission
The King looked well and read welt heard
gentleman say to the lady by his side both
were strangers ole is a splendid looking
fellows" and the lady replied "Evcr so much
more kingly looking than the Prince Of Wales. -
| ! heard also the murmur Of comment which
ran around the room before the English yer.
sion Of the speech had been half read "Gib-
son. from the word CO." is fair epitome OF
what was said
There is one Honolulu scribhler who dances
so divinely that his iamilars have dubbed him
"thc iaun." ! am not that he--worsc luck
Bu, was at the little hop given last Monday
night at the residence Of Hon. $. G.. Wilder.
The hop was given to the friends Of Mr. Gatty
Wilder. IIonolulu's pre,ties, girls were there
-mos, Of them; and among the twenty-five
lady guests only two were married. The most
practiced and popular of our dancing young
men were in attendance, and every ones care
was well written up before $500. Dancing be
gun at 1890 and continued until past II, with
Of course, grateful interludc, in which TO a,
tack, carry by storm and vigorously dismantl,
a most appetiling spread. So far, Mr.. Gatty
Wilders hop is OF was The party Of the sea
| son.
For one, am glad the king bought Dia
mond Head. That magnificent head Ian,
ought never TO go into private hands. Yet
should admire" to own i,--particularly
there were no taxes to pay. It would b,
vastly fine, for instance, as one were incomin
on Frisco steamer, to answer jauntily, a.
one was asked about that remarkable peal
yonder," "Oh, that's Leah, foreigner
call it Diamond Head; its part Of my Ha
aaiian estates, you know !" AS can't hav
it myself. I'm very glad the king has it. p. S
Ii was a rather funny inciden, oflast Monday
sale that Mr.. ]. s. Webb should have though
Of purchasing Leahi on speculation and so
unwittingly, bid against his masters master
who was represented at the auction by Colone
Macfarlane, acting through Judge Bickerton
Mr.. Webb succeeded in running up the prop
erty few dollars; the Lunalilo estate bein
the gamer AS the ministerial and roya
watchword is at present economy" tn
llingly purchaser will scarcely feel the advance
have seen an advance copy of Mr.. Seren,
Bishops monograph on the alter-glow, 10 az
pear in the Hawaiian Monthly. So far as m
own reading goes, and that of those readin,
,
ject, no account has been written Of the grea
krakaioa eruption of last year which equal
that of Mr. Bishop in clearness, in compreher
siveness and in reasonable explanation Of tn
the Monthly will deserve to be read, il fo
nothing else than Mr.. Bishops valuable paper
The library fair will open next Thursday
The library needs money, and the fair system
IS the hes, way to secure it. Undoubtedly tn
fair will reward patronage by its independer
merit. The ladies and gentlemen who ar
working for it have certainly the ability
make il success. Apropos Of a wei
intentioned paragraph in one Of the paper
am authorized to state that the ice-creaI
tables have not secured sail " the pref,
girls. OF my own knowledge know that tn
fair post office has secured the services of tw
:, of the most attractive girls in the burg, TIL
face of either would be an ordinary youn
;. woman's fortune Moreover, each has brain
, And then the fair Floras of the flower tables
and half a score Of others who might be mel
toned . Shall the lrigidly- seductive, the mol
or less deadly ice-cream, mononpolze the GOO
looks Of our merry, merry maidens1 Heav.
/ forefend
n Apropos Of the flowers, there was vel
s pretty innovation at the Bethel social la.
d Thursday night, for which Mrs. S. NJ Damo
is responsible. A happy thought" came |
that deservedly popular lady, in the midst
the pleasant beginning Of the social. Wit
her accustomed promp,ness she drove rapid
= home, and shortly returned with basket
: button hole bouquets, one OF which was give
to each person present. The ladys Mayda
inspiration was appreciated.
Apropos Of Mny-Day, why had Honou
/, no May-Day picnic' suggest, for next yea
!. May-Day outing in which the children Of a
i the Sunday Schools may join. For this yea
y why not have one on Saturday, May 3Ista
e Honolulu, Friday, May 2. 1884.
Skipping Notes.
The Inter Island Steam Navigation Con
!, pany are enlarging their sheds, on the
whaves.
!. The American barkentne Eureka, is di
n charging and loading a. Pacific Mail Stear