The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-07
KOHALA NEWS.
Grand Concert by tie Female
Seminary.
ESPECIAL TO THE ADVERTISER. (

Promptly at 7:30 o'clock on Thurs
day night the concert of the Kohala
Female Seminary began in the Native
Church. The promoters of the enter
sainment, 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 very
fair audience.
The back of the stage was draped
with the American ard 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 chorus of
welcome by the school. This selection
and all the other school choruses
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 good soprano to a very rich
and deep contralto, was astonishing.
Kohala bids fair to become nest of
singing birds.
Miss Kaimana, a scholar, sang n
Snfn Of
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 sunfiower
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
Ply close to the first half of the pro-
Tn, nj of ho
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-Iike 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 accomplishments.
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 Pc.
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 wei
trained, rejecting the highest credit
upon their accomplished teacher o
music, Miss Lampman.
The schools efficiency was neve
before so high as at present. Miss
Whittier and her exceptionally abb
corps of assistants are to be congratu
lated on the good work they have &C
complished. Such women, and Their
are many of them in these Islands, ar
doing more for Hawaii than all tn
politicians this side of the Colder
Gate.
The net proceeds of the entertain
ment will be somewhat under on
hundred dollars.
FEBRUARY 22D IN KoHALA.
The George Washington celebra
ton was held at Mr.. Renton's resi-
dence. On Friday night that spaci
Gus and elegant dwelling was throw
open to brilliant throng. All th
ladies and some of the gentleme
were in the costume of We olden time
ALL CAME prepared " nave q SOo
time and they just enjoyed them
selves. The sounds of revelry Taste
till after midnight. There were a
kinds of amusing recreations. a sub
stantial New England supper wa
served at half-past 10. The men
cards We're written in eight differen
languages symbolic of our varfe
population. But the supper was al
American. Boston baked beans an
brown bread, with pumpkin pies an
a dozen other good things were a
there. 1t was hard to leave. Blu
soon after midnight the merry part
separated for home and pleasan
dreams.
STRAY NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Twenty thousand a year! Can it b
a printers error? Take off q cipher
il will make two thousand year,
still it will be a generous sum. If til
United States is bubbiing over wit
aloha for Hawaii, they can emplo
part of their spare coin in publ
roads and harbors. We need some {
it in North Kohala.
The two well-known book keepin
experts from Honolulu Mr.. KEW ort
and Mr.. Howard have been tn
guests of the community for the pas
week, auditing store and plautatio
books. 1t makes quite pleasan
ripple in society to have such genlf