The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-23
Her Majesty EntertainS About
Eighty of the Young Folks.
The Throne Room the Scene of
Unique Party-The Minuet
and the Spanish Dance
Executed by Little
Girls.

night was one of the most delight
full which eye ever looked on in
this little Kingdom. The ball was
repetition, with additions and en-
bellishments, of that described in
the ADVERTISER last week Monday
The original intention had been to
confine invitations to parents or
other relatives of the children TAX
ing part in the masquerade, but
the curiosity to see this unique and
charming spectacle was so general
that the lines drawn were broken
through and so many in
vitations issued that a large
and fashionable audience was
present.
The Palace was bright with cleo
trio lights, the large hall, throne,
reception and dining rooms taste
fully decorated with flowers, when
the carriages began to file into the
west gate in long line. 1t was
pretty to see the little costumed
creatures come dancing up the
steps accompanied by their mamas,
who for the nonce were thrown into
the shade. Before 8 o'clock every
one was there, and eager to see the
beginning of the spectacle, which
began punctually at the hour men
toned. The following is a COM
plete list of those who participated
in the dance, with the characters
represented:
Gertrude Widemann, Fire; Master
Freddie Iaukea, Colonel; Robert At
kinson, Honolulu Rifloman; w. III.
Soper, 42d. Highlander; Leslie Pres
ton Scott, Admiral Sir Joseph Porter,
X. G. b. (Pinafore); Olga Berger, Bre-
ton Bride; Charlie Berger, Buckeburg
Peasant; Miss Linda Schaefer, Fairy
Cupid; Ivy X. Richardson, La file
du Regiment; Ethel F. Smith, Red
Riding Hood; COrdelia Bishop Walk
er, RHighland Chiefess; Katy Patty,
Kate Greenaway; Mabel sorenson,
SunflowOr; Lille Patty, Japanese
Girl; Anna Widemann, Bavarian
Peasant Girl; Gertrude Scott, Italian
Peasant; Josephine Soper, Shedherd-
ess; Thomas V. King, Mephistoph-
sizes; Rita Schmidt, Spanish Dancing
Girl; II. M. Mist, Duke of Dunstable,
from Patience; Irmgard Macfarlane,
Spanish Dancing Girl; Mabel
Woods, A Milkmaid; Harry
Macfarlane, japanese Nobleman;
j. f. Soper, Volunteer; Molly
Atkinson, La Folie Annie Patty,
Greek Maiden; Wistar Evans Patter-
son, French Cook; Helen Robertson,
italian Fruit Vender; Samuel Woods,
Prince Charming; Frank Woods, Pad
dy McGinnis; Ernest Ross, Colonel
Calverly; Hannah Glade, Red Riding
hood; Irmgard Schaefer, Gypsy For
tune Teller; Samuel Allen Walker,
Oscar Wilde; Tillie Hoting, Butterfly;
George Gedge Fuller, George Wash
ington; Minnie Schmidt, Tyrolian
Girl; Grace King, Artist; Juliet
King, Snow; Master Robert Ernest
Mist, Nelson on first joining
the navy; Harold Spencer, Bassanio;
Kathleen Cartwright, Red Imp;
Louise Clarke, Petite Dame of the
Eighteenth Century; Marion Scott,
Prince Fairyfoot; Bruce Cartwright,
Mabel Robertson, Cherry Ripe; Paul
Ehlers, Page; Maud Woods, a Found
ling; Archie Robertson, Court At
tendant; Willie and Charley Freeth
the two Princes in the Tower; Lucy
Woods, Scraps; Walter Macfarlane
German Peasant Boy; Ernie Schmidt
Kings Jester; Daisy ID. f. Cart.
wright, Swedish Peasant Girl
George D. Freeth, Jr., Zouave; Kath-
leen Monsarrat, Welsh Girl; Elsa
Schaefer, Lady of the Court of Loui:
XIV; Bessie Lawrence, Lady of the
Court of Louis XIV; Vera May, Pink
Daisy; Beatrice Frye Rain Walker
Doctor of Music; Blanche Soper
Spring; William Hyman, French
Page Louis XIV; Katharine Heilner
Nymph; Richard Coffman, A Page
Henry Alexander Walker, Highland
Chief; Nalani Jones, Bo-Peep; Allison
Jordan, Lord Fauntleroy; Lita Glade
A Fairy; Clement G. Smith, Spanish
Matadori James Parker, Pagei Helene
Irwin, Butterfly; Leila Wodehouse
Queen of the Roses; Edward Neu
mann, Signor Hangiapolenta Spag
hetti; William Walker, Signor Han
giapatate Ranvioli; Sarah Robertson
Carnation Malmaison; George Rob
ertson, Highlander.
AT the upper end of the throne
room, Immediately below the dais
stood Her Majesty Queen Liliuoka
lani, her ladies in waiting, Mrs. w
H. Aldrich, Mrs. C. B. Wilson, Mrs
G. B. Clark and Mrs. J. o. Carter
being immediately to her left. On
the right hand side of the hall wer,
Their Excellencies H. A. Wide
mann, Minister of Finance Saml
Parker, Minister of Foreign Affairs
G. N. Spencer, Minister of the In
terror, and w. Austin Whiting
Attorney General. Opposite, on tn,
east side, stood Mrs. H. A. Wide
mann, Mrs. Saml. Parker and Mrs
G. N. Spencer. Ofthe guests, som,
stood in the doorways, while other
occupied chairs at the lower end o
the hall or on the verandas.
At 8 o'clock the makai door wa
opened, and through it came tn,
children marching two by two anc
arranged according to height, tn,
smallest leading off. Helene Irwin
q most sweet little butterfly, wa
the tiniest Of the company, anC
was one of the two who led the van