The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-20
HIS MAJESTY'S BALI,
admiral Heneage the Guest of tho
- Occasional Very Grand E,1,a,+

GU Aoi'ilA aldce last night, In honor
OF Rear-Admiral Algernon CT. Heneaoe.
OF Her Britannia Majesty's NAVY. The
palace was splendidly decorated and
illuminated for the occasion. its MINER
Gus equipment of electric lights turning
night into more than the brightness of
day. Outside colored lanterns thicklv
lined the walks through the demesne
producing an enchanting effect in their
weird lighting up of the tropical park
"A guard OF honor In full uniform stood
on either side of the steps leading to the
'front.' entrance. lncandescent electric
lamps IN flower shapes and tints, on
each side of the triple doorways, well
coined the guests with brilliant rays.
.W!thln, devices of palm leaves and other
1ollage, floral wreaths and bouquets, met
the vision at every point of view, and
shed their delightful freshness and beauty
upon the permanent splendor of hall,
stairway, and apartments. Lady guests
were ushered from the dressing room
devoted to them into the blue room ;"
the front on the Eva side of the Palace,
to await the opening of the ball. Gen
tlemen passed through their dressing
room to the front veranda, forming con,
genial groups there and in the hall
Rear Admiral Heneage arrived in a
state carriage accompanied by Capt
Hammet and Flag Lieutenant Thyme,
OF the flagship Swiftsure. He was re-
ceived with salute from the guard and
the British national anthem PLAYED by
the Royal Hawaiian Band stationed on
the veranda. This was a few minutes
past o'clock, and after short interval
the distinguished guest was received by
His Majesty in the throne room. Then
the grand general reception took place.
King Kalakaua and Queen Kapiolani
stood in front of the thrones, Admiral
Heneage and his chief staff officers to
their right while on their left Mrs. J.
W. Robertson, wife of the acting Cham
| berlain, waited upon Her Majesty, and
next in line stood H. r. H. the Heir
Apparent, Princess Liliuokalani, Hon.
A. S. CleghOrn and Princes KaWanana-
kOa and Kalanianaole. The guests filed
in by couples and odd gentlemen two by
two, paying their respects to their Ma
jesties, the Royal Family, and
their guest in passing the head of
the room. The King appeared in plain
evening dress with white waistcoat,
adorned with royal sash beneath that
garment and an English royal order
The Queen was attired in her magnificent
peacock robe and train. Kahili bearers
of the Household held aloft their stately
emblems of authority on either side of
the thrones, completing a regal scene
distinctively pertaining to the Hawaiian
| realm. Nothing could exceed in bril-
liancy the illumination of the throne
room, from several gorgeous crystal
chandeliers, each bearing numbers OF
electric lamps. Besides a profusion of
| foliage and flowers upon the royal dais,
rich floral compositions were placed at
| the sides of the room. Two devices in
roses beneath the fixed mirrors were
| strikingly beautiful as we'll as original
one being good model of Diamond Head
| and the other one of PunchbOWl noun
| tain.
| Majors Bertelmann and Holt acted as
ushers, being in full uniform, as was also
| Adiutant Kaiama of the Household.
[ Besides a large assembly of civilian
beauty, fashion and wealth, the guests
included the following representative
personages: Mr.. Justice McCully
and Mr.: Justice +,d Dole s,nr with h
Court; Hons. Curtis P. Iaukea, with
Mrs, Iaukea, John A. Cummins, Saml
| Parker and John Ena, of the Privy
| Council; their Excellencies Jonathan
Austin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
20. w. Ashford, Attorney-General His
| Excellency Geo. w. Merrill, United
States Minister Resident, with Mrs.
Merrill; Major J. II. Wodehouse, British
Commissioners, with Mrs. WodehOuse {;
Hon. J. H. Putnam, United States
Consul General, with Miss Putnam; Mr..
F. p. Hastings, United States Vice Con-
sui, with Mrs. Hastings; Mr.. J. F.
Hackfeld, Vice Consul for Russia,
with Mrs. Hackfeld; Mr.. f. A.
Schaefer, Consul for Italy and Dean
of Consular Corps, with Mrs. Schaefer
Mr., r. w. Lame, Spanish and Mexican
Consul, with Mrs. Lame, Mr.. L. X. Walk
err. British Vice Consul Messrs. Alec and
| Goo Kim, Chinese Commercial Agents
Messrs. Bellaguet, acting French Com
missioner, and E. G.. Macfarlane, acting
Chancellor of the French Legation
| Commander Hockin and officers OF ii.
B. M. flagship Swiftsure; Capt. Graham
| and officers of the U. S. S. Alert; Capt
| Nichols and officers of H. b. M. 5. Cor
morant Capt. Acland, commander
elect of II. B. M S. Hyacinth; Mr.. j.
H. soper, Marshal OF the Kingdom, and
several transient foreign visitors, among
the latter Mr.. Simpson, of the All
America touring baseball team.
The opening set of lancers was danced
about 10 O'Clock, being composed as tol
lows: His Majesty and Mrs. Wodehouse
with Admiral Heneage and Mrs. Merrill
on the heads, and Prince KawananakOa
and Mrs. Capt. Graham with Prince Ka-
ianianaole and Mrs. J. w. Robertson on
the sides. After the first figure had been
performed, another set took the floor al
the opposite end of the room, and SO the
programme of fourteen dances merrlly
began. 1t was a scene of rare brilliancy
and kaleidoscope beauty when the bal
had fairly started, with the gay dresses
and numerous array of gorgeous uniforms
and glittering orders, moving in the
whiring mazes of the dance, or grouping
and promenading throughout the Palace
His Maiesty's foreign orders displayed
on the walls of the throne room were
scarcely outshone by the refulgence OF