The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-25

Doctors will leave their patients to
get there.
The interior of the building will be
mass of greenery.
Dry goods stores have done a rush.
ing business to-day.
Captain Pratt has made himself
generally useful today.
Carriages will not be allowed to
stand inside the gates.
If your own sister won't go with you,
take some other fellows.
The absence of President Dole will
be more than regretted.
New shoes, gloves, ribbons and laces
have been in great demand to-day.
Captain Parker's watch will be on
duty at the palace tonight
New Annexation buttons are in de.
mand also, white chokers.
Hackmen will be in clover tonight,
which is more than their horses will.
Hundreds of colored lamps will
illuminate the exterior of the building
Secretary Jones has been one of the
busiest men about the ex-palace to-day.
Annexation buttons as well as but
tonhole bouquets will be in order to.
night.
Millners and tailors are having a
hard time in filling their orders for this
evening
Every hack in town is engaged for
two or more trips tonight, so promi-
nent owner says.
Secretary Jones makes himself useful
in receiving lady visitors to the
building,
Nothing that can be eaten or drank
is to be left over tonight. Everything
has got to 60.
Six hundred chairs in addition to
those already in the building have
been provided.
Are you sure you haven't forgotten
something your wife told you to get at
Egan & Gums before you went homer
The grounds around the building,
and especially the carriage drive, have
been thoroughly wet down this morn
ing.
BARRIERS have not had time 10 talk
to their customers to-day. There is
only one word left in their vocabulary,
and that is "NextW
When you want your hack tonight
give the number to the policeman on
duty at the door and he will pass the
word to your driver.
While dress suits will be plentiful to-
night, numbers of gentlemen will 60 in
ordinary evening dress or plain white
For comfort the latter is preferable.
Uncle John Hasslnger is ubiquitous
about the building He refused to tell
STAR man when he was going to con-
coct that punch.
The General Ball Committee held a
final meeting this afternoon in the ball
room They are still in session as the
STAR goes to press.
Deputy Attorney General Wilder
has cast his official cares to the winds
to-day and is devoting himself to his
duty as a committeeman.
All sorts of queer bottles, bowls,
ladies', etc., have been unpacked in the
rear of the building, where Uncle John
Hassinger spirits them away
1t would not be fair to Mrs. Board
man and her numerous assistants to
attempt description of the ballroom
decorations until they are complete
/ 1t is not necessary that "ladies"
should be specified en- the invitation.
Every gentleman accepting an invita-
ton may take all the ladies he wishes
and the more the merrer.
Mrs. Boardman has justified the
choice of the Committee. The in
terror decorations will be exquisite
She offered her services gratultously
Caterer Fireman. paid flying visi
to the building this morning. He vii
commence piling in the easables thi:
afternoon and remain till the ball il
over.
The clerks of the Finance and In
terror offices allowed their superiors tC
run the offices to day. They have
been busy on more genial occupation
than office work this morning.