The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-03-14
K0HALA NEWS.

Promptly at 7:3O O'Clock on Thurs
day night the concert of the Kohala
Female Seminary began in the Native
Church. The promoters of the enter
tainment, after postponing it once ON
account of rain, at last won the favor
OF the weather and Pluvius smiled on
Minerva. The strong winds during
the day dried up the roads and the
bright moonlight tempted out a very
fair audience.
The back of the stage was draped
with the American and English flags
and decorated with foliage and flowers.
The new piano occupied the place Of
honor on the stage, and under the
skilful fingers of the performers won
for itself golden opinions. The stage
was large enough to accommodate the
whole school and to permit some in
tricate and graceful evolutiOns in the
fan drill and other exercises.
The concert began with a chorus of
welcome by the school. This selection
and all the other school ehoruses
showed most careful training on the
part of the teachers. The information
of the words was excellent, every
word being distinctly heard, and the
harmony of the blended voices was
beyond all praise. The range of voice,
from a good soprano to a very rich
and deep contraltO, was astonishing.
Kohala bids fair to become q nest of
singing birds.
Miss Kaimana, scholar, sang .
soprano solo with a sweetness of tone
and refinement of execution that
many an older singer would do well
to initiate.
Miss Harvey and Miss Lampman,
in piano duet, showed what combin-
atoms of harmony their beautiful in
strument is capable of.
The wave song and the sundOwer
song, by the children, were new and
attractive, and, exceedingly we'll done.
The choruses by the older scholars
were enthusiastically received. They
sang both English and native songs to
the accompaniment of guitars played
by Misses Leeloy and Kaimana.
Our musical favorite, Mr.. Tibbs,
was down twice on the programme.
But he was encored again and again.
1t is needless to say he sang in great
form.
Miss Wight favored US with piano
solo in which grand harmony and
sweet melody chased the flying fingers
over the polished keyboard and fairly
took captive the hearts Of the de-
lighted audience.
A girls chorus, with guitar and
whistling accompaniment, was enthu-
siastically encored and formed hap
by close to the first half of the pro-
gIamme. In the second part of the
concert, the piano duet of Misses Lee
10y and Kala had to be repeated before
the audience would be satisfied.
In the next number Mrs. Wallace's
cultivated soprano voice was heard at
its best. The entranced audience lis
tened with bated breath till the last
bird-like notes trembled into silence,
and then the applause did not cease
till the accomplished vocalist gra-
ciously consented to respond to the
encore. Her sister, Mrs. Kynnersley,
played her compartments.
The fan drill was something unique
and beautiful, and will probably re-
main in the memories of those who
saw it, when all else connected with
the concert is forgotten.
The evening ended with Hawaii Po-
moi, the audience standing and join
ing in the singing in heartily patri-
otto manner.
OF the musical part of the concert,
perhaps the very best were the Choir
uses by the older scholars. There are
good voices and they have been well
trained, rejecting the highest credit
upon their accomplished teacher of
music, Miss Lampman.
The schools efficiency was never
before SO high as at present. Miss
Whittier and her exceptionally able
corps of assistants are to be eongratu-
lated on the good work they have ae-
Such women, and there
are many of them in these Islands, are
doing more for Hawaii than all the
politicians this side of the Golden
Gate.
The net proceeds of the entertain
ment will be somewhat under one
dollars.
The George Washington eelebra-
ton was held at Mr.. Renton's resi-
dence. On Friday night that spaci-
Gus and elegant dwelling was thrown
open to brilliant throng. All the
ladies and some of the gentlemen
were in the costume of We olden time.
al CeAlDJ BANlfeAACh " nave "a EUOu
time and they just enjoyed them
selves. The sounds Of revelry lasted
till after midnight. There were all
kinds of amusing recreatiOrs. a sub
stantial New' England supper was
served at half-past 10. The menu
cards were written in eight different
languages symbolic of our varied
But the supper was all
American. Boston baked beans and
brown bread, with pumpkin pies and
4 dozen other good things were all
there. 1t was hard to leave. But
soon after midnight the merry party
for home and pleasant
lreams.
Twenty thousand year Can il be
4 printers error? Take off cipher,
It will make two thousand year.
still it will be generous sum. II the
United States is bubbling over with
aloha for Hawaii, they can employ
part of their spare coin in public
'oads and harbOrs. We need some Of
t in North Kohala.
The two well-known book keeping
experts from Honolulu Mr.. Keyw orth
md Mr.. Howard have been the
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