The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-09
CLEANERS PARTY.
1t Passes Off to the General
Sat SfactlOn.
Queen LiIiuOkaIani and Ladies
Among the Numerous
Guests.

There is no fashionable employ
ment in which a rational being can
share with less prejudice to his
nationality than a garden party. 1t
is free from the conventionality and
the vacuity of the usual ball or
dance It gratifes the aesthetic sense
as we'll as the social instincts. Our
tropical climate lends itself to these
occasions. and tempers the air with
balmy softness. The afternoon
sun pours golden rays through the
trees and on the lawn, which one
fancies are one or two carats finer
than the sunbeams of any other land.
After this preface, it is needless to
say that l at least found the
Cleaners Garden Party of Saturday
altogether lovely, and if not joy for
ever, at least a joy for the whole of
one afternoon, with an after glow of
recollection for good many mo
ments thereafter. The entrance
fee extorted by an inexor
able young lady at the gate
was smilingly demanded and
smilingly paid, and after this
ceremony was over, the lawn was all
before you where to choose, with
tempting booths to right of you,
booths to left of you, booths in front
of you, enticing and beckonlng, as
the poet feelingly observes. Not
having been provided, like Ulysses,
with cotton to stuff in my ears, I fell
a victim to the sirens of the candy
stand the "frst lick" Ito borrow the
chaste phraseology of the small boy).
Two of Hono!ulu's fair ones pre-
sided over the candy-there was no
Organ-and took in a sum larger
than l dare say, but it was SO much
more than the whole stock was
worth that it is clear the buyers paid
mora for the sweet smiles of the
sellers than for their wares. Oh,
young man, "beware, beware, she is
fooling thee"
Not far from the candy store a
young lady sold the most charming,
tasteful nosegays imaginable, at far
too cheap rate. Money flowed like
water but there was nearly a riot
among the young gentlemen, be-
cause the young lady, too partial
sister, sold 81" the prettiest nose
gay of all. To drown our grief at
this rebuff, we betook ourselves to
the fortune-teller's cave, where, in a
bower of flags, ferns and flowers.
surrounded by mysterious kettles,
black letter volumes, and other
strange instruments or emblems OF
supernatural power. the book of fate
was opened-that book into which
we all long to peer-some with the
idle curiosity of careless youth, some
with the eager anxiety which rises
into anguish. Is there anything in
Palmistry 1 wonder, and does Nature
by one of her mysterious incommu-
nicable processes write in the fine
lines of the hand our characters and
destinies? It is not impossible. "The
mind is its own place, and makes 6
heaven of hell, hell of heaven" And
if this is true the poet sings, if oul
minds do indeed make our destinies
then it may be that the story of the
future is engraved on the palm. Be-
this as it may, it is tain that many
of us left that skillful fortune-tellel
Saturday feeling somewhat Devil
dered and found out"
The Japanese tea store was a de
servedly popular resort, as in it two
charming young ladies, bewitchingly
arrayed in Japanese costumes, dis
pensed delicious Russian tea il
dainty cups until the supply wal
completely exhausted. Directly
opposite them lemonade flowed il
friendly rivalry from an inexhaust
ible bowl. The competition of these
two establishments was shared in by
the guests, and when fortunat,
man carried off some young lad!
to lemonade, a still more fortunate
rival could, aad did, call her bacl
to tea.
My time and your space, Mr.
Editor, are not long enough ade
quately to describe really success
full garden party. There was tennis
for some and feast of reason fol
others; candy, cake and ice.cream
for all who had stomach for these
enemies to digestion.
Her Majesty the Queen graciously
honored the occasion by her pres
ence and paid generously to hav,
her fortune told. At 3 O'Clock /,
few raindrops seemed to be tn,
forerunners of a shower, but thu
threat was not carried out and the
afternoon cleared off, pleasant anC
cool. Between two and three hun
dred persons were present and {
handsome profit rewarded the laborl
of those who had worked 80 harG
to make the day a success. 1 fea
the kindly hostess and her assist
ants must have been very tired
when it was all over, but they ought
at least to be comforted by the re-
Election that the party was fnanci
ally profitable and socially delight
full.
This account would not be com
plete if acknowledgment were moi