The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-09
MAUI NEWS.
Dances at SpreckeIsviIie and
MakawaO.
Especial to the ADVERTISED.

Especial to the ADvERrIsER).
The annual New Years ball in
Sprecke!sville Hall took place dur
ing Saturday evening, Dec. 31st,
under the patronage of Manager
Hugh Center. The beautiful dis
play of flowers, ferns, potted plants,
and palms caused the interior to don
the appearance of tropical bower.
A quaintly-devised floral emblem of
an elephant made one corner con-
spicuous, while legends in green,
Welcome " and Happy New Year"
adorned the walls. The music
piano and stringed band was con-
Quoted by Mr.. E. r. Biven with his
musical "clan." There were lady
partners galore and crowds of ad-
miring swains-many being non
dancing men. Twenty four couples
at a 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 IL,
the supper room gay with the many
hues OF bunting, was the general
rendezvous Of the dancers, who were
seated at 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
vociferous clamor of whistles and
the downpour of a heavy rain. Soon
after the many guests departed
either by train (Kahului 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 Haleakala Hall
the principal room in the building
formerly known as the Haleakala
Boys School. According to the say
ing of a Prince of Arragon: 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, 1892 at a dancing
party given in the old hall by Mrs.
81. q. Alexander. A decade of de-
bris and dust having been put to
flight, beautiful green's, flags, and
lanterns soon transformed the time
honored apartment into cosy draw
ing-room. The old floor surprised
by coating of wax renewed its
youth and proved most excellent for
tripping the Eight fantastic"
The immortal pullet = known
among friends as Jimmy-stretched
the ACCORDION -riigat esr4a.masterful
lH 1asaatstna and played the tin whis-
tie admirably while the young
men hoped the kangaroo dance"
up and down the hall. By request Of
the ladies, the six or eight members
of the Makawao Minstrels present
played the farce (omitted from their
entertainment in Paia Mill owing to
length of programmed, "Lost Dog,
or the international Telephone Co."
Though the actors were sans stove
polish or fantastic garb, the skit
seemed to please the fair ones, and
surely other comment is unnecessary.
The dining-room of the residence
was the center of attraction during
the later hours, and the huge pan of
old-fashioned doughnuts, the piles of
sandwiches, and the coffee gallantly
withstood the fierce attacks of health
full appetites.
Dancing feet became weary when
the small hours became prominent,
and, before departure, congratula-
tions were rendered Mrs. Alexander
for her most successful week at en-
tertainment.
PERSONAL MENTION.
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