The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-12-03
MASQUERADE BALL.
Given by the Portuguese Philharmonic
sOciety-Large Attendance and Much

Given by the Portuguese Philharmonic
sOciety-Large Attendance and Much
Amusement.
On Saturday night last the Portuguese
Philharmonic Society gave masquerade
ball In the Portuguese Mutual Benefit
Society's Hall on Alapai street. At first
the intention was to have had the enter
tainment in the Honolulu Rifles Armorv
but up till the previous Monday the sale
OF tickets did not justify the expense Of
taking that large place. Therefore the
change was made and rush for tickets
the last few days caused a too great
crowding of the hall finally appointed.
However, the members of the society
made an excellent job of decorating the
premises inside and out. The approach
to the building was overhung and lined
with many rows of colored lanterns.
making fairylike scene on the Punch
bowl slope. Within the comfortable
home of the Mutual Benefit Society brill
liant chandeliers shed cheerful lioht
Flags, chiefly of Hawaii, Portugal and
the United States, were draped and fes-
TONED on all the walls and openings.
supplemented with vines and floral dec
oratlons. Over the archway between the
TWO main apartments was a portrait of
dis Majesty Don Luis of Portugal, sur
mounted by the royal arms of that King
dom. The portrait of Mr.. P. A. Dias.
President of the Philharmonic Society.
was placed at the end of the hall. The
management of the ball was as follows:
Reception committee. NJ Vivas and
NJ. A. Gonsalves; Floor committee-J.
ternandes and j. M. Comes; Managing
committee-P. A. Das, A. G. Silva l..
Andrade and j. de Freitas.
About 8 o'clock beginning was made
by several maskers appearing in comical
guises on the floor, promenading, dane
ing, and amusing all spectators with
grotesque antics. A large number of
people had assembled and were made as
comfortable as possible by the reception
committee, but it was evident that a
great proportion OF those present had
come to look on. 1t was well
on to 9 O'Clock before the ball
proper was opened by floor full of
dancers, at least half of whom were in
plain dress and their own proper counte-
nances. The programme then went
smoothly on to it's conclusion about mid
enjoyment to all who participated The
wall flowers of both sexes, and of both
choice and necessity, also had any
amount OF amusement in watching the
capers of the masqueraders. Among
those attracting attention were: A.
Dias, with a VOLTS head and shaggy
robe of hay to his feet J. M. Vivas, as a
funny old man; j. A. Gonsalves, an
other cOmical old man, his headgear be-
dizened with ribbons; Joe Camara
(afterward resigning the costume to F.
w. Weed), in costume covered with
figures of TASKS and studded all over
with real corks; w. Cottrell, with mask
of colOred cosmetics on nature, dressed
in gorgeous blOOmer of dolly warden
stuff; a young Hawaiian in a cask with
face painted on tall helmet on top;
Jose de Espirlto SantO, in face and cos
tune of an Amazon, and others in semi
military or penitentiary rigs. There
were only one or two ladies in disguise,
land no historical or pOetical characters
attempted.
| The Portuguese brass band played at
! intervals between dances, sometimes
assisting in the dance music that was
| supplied by the orchestra of the Royal
Hawaiian Band led by Prof. Berger.
| Toward the close of the ball Jose B.
Vierra and Frank Ferreida appeared on
the floor in excellent guise as Chinese
| theatre minstrels, one with the gong
| and the other with the fiddle. Their
| mimicry of both voc2lism and instru
mentalism of the Chinese style was re-
markably good, eliciting great applause
and laughter. Prizes were awarded as
! follows:
First-For the best robe, Mrs. w. L.
Cottrell, toilet set in plush.
Second-For the most cOmical cos
tune, j. Esperito Santo, bronze ink
stand.
The Elite Ice Cream ParIors had
booth on the ground where refreshments
were sold at their regular prices. The
Philharmonic Society must have netted
a snug sum, the object being to pay for