The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-01-10
MAUI NEWS.
Dances az Spreckelsvfue and
Nakawao.

The annual New Years ball in
Spreckelsville Hall took place dur.
ing Saturday evening, Dec. S1st,
under the patronage OF Manager
Hugh Center. The beautiful dis
play of flowers, ferns, potted plants,
snd pslms caused the interior to don
the appearance of tropical bower.
A qusintly-devised floral emblem of
an elephant made one corner con-
spicuous, while legends in green,
= Welcome =" snd Happy New Year"
adorned the wills. The music
piano and stringed bsnd-wss con-
Quoted by Mr.. E. r. Biven with his
musical clan" There were lady
partners galore and crowds of sd-
miring swains-many being non
dancing men. Twenty four couples
st q time INDUCED in the may
whirl. directed in the various fig
ures of lancers and quadrilles by
Messrs. Campbell and Aiken. In
the vicinity Of the mystic hour of l..
the supper-room gay with the many
hues of bunting, was the general
rendezvous Of the dancers, who were
seated st long tables garnished with
beautiful flowers and with various
toothsome viands of which ice cream
was not the least attractive TO the
ladies'
At midnight, many polite wishes
for happiness were spoken amid the
voeiferous clsmor of whistles and
the downpour of q heavy rain. Soon
after the many guests departed
either by train (hshului R. r. Co.'S
or by carriage, or on horseback; not
however before thanking the host of
the evening for the generous and
enjoyable celebration of New Years
eve.
AT MAKAwAo.
Ten years ago. the young people
of East Maui held many dance
and merry making in Rsleaksla Hall
the principal room in the building
formerly known as the Haleaksla
Boys School. According to the say
ing Of a Prince Of Arrsgon: old
things are best, viz, old wood, old
wine, old books, and old friends-so
perhaps with old customs. at least it
was found to be true last Friday
evening dec. 80, 1922 at dancing
party given IN the old hall by Mrs
g. g. Alexander. 4 decade of de-
bris and dust having been put to
fight, beautiful greens, flags, and
lanterns soon transformed the time
honored apartment into a cosy draw
ing-room- The old floor surprised
by 8 coating of wax renewed its
youth and proved most excellent for
tripping the light fantastic"
The immortal pullet = known
among friends as Jimmy-stretched
he seeordeon in masterful
nsnner and played the tin whis-
lie admirably while the young
men hoped the kangaroo dance"
lp and down the hall By request of |
he ladies, the six or eight members
# the MsksEso Minstrels present |
played the farce (omitted from their
IN Pais Mil owing to
ength of programmed, Lost Dog, !
y the international Telephone Co"
though the actors were sans stove
,olish or fantastic gsrb. the skit
eemed to please the fair ones, and
uTely other comment is unnecessary.
The dining-room OF the residence
Tss the center Of attraction during
be later hours, and the huge pan Of
ld-fashioned doughnuts. the piles Of
and the coffee gallsntly
the fierce attacks Of health
u sppetites
Dancing feet became weary when
le small hours became prominent,
nd, before departure, eongrstuls-
ons we're rendered Mrs Alexander
II her most successful week at Ell
.rtsinment
PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Kitty Richie, principal of
le WsikspU school, has been very
during the las. two weeks, for