The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-09-26
BALL TO THE BOSTON.
Gay Night Spent by Large Crowd
at the Executive Building.

That noble pile now called the
Executive building, which as the
official residence of royalty was
known as Iolani Palace, gave forth
evidence last night to all eyes within
range of being the scene of festivity.
There was a profuse and pretty dis
play of colored lanterns on the ex
terror of both stories. Carriages
hurried loads of passengers at the
front entrance by way of King street,
and when emptied rushed off through
the Richards street gate to fill other
similar engagements. The event
was reception and ball got up by
a number of residents, with the CO.
operation of the Provisional Govern
ment, to bid farewell to the officers
of the U. S. S. Boston leaving port
to-day, after visit of more than a
year, for San Francisco.
Much had been done in decorat-
ing the interior. This work was
under the special superintendence
of Mrs. Geo. E. Boardman, which is
saying enough to convey to all resi-
dents the knowledge that the de-
tails were exquisitely wrough hit.
There was no opening there for
criticism, unless it was on the ground
of over-decoration. An interior like
that of the palace may have perma
nent beauties concealed by added
adornment beyond certain degree.
Still the architectural lines and pro-
portions of grace and harmony were
still visible on this occasion behind
the wealth of palms and ferns,
wreaths of vines and festoons of red,
white and blue 81 reamers. Flags of
the United States and Hawaii were
used for emblematic effect rather
than drapery, on the former throne
canopy and the grand stairway.
Above the canopy was emblazoned
Boston" in bold gilt letters. Where
political significance" was intro
duced most conspicuously in the
decorations-the decorating COM
mittee being doubtless responsible
was where the only real esthetic
failure was produced. This was in
the concealing of the bright gold
leafed crowns on crossed spear and
sceptre with ugly bare shields
covered with cheap gilt and
silver tinsel. 1t was as much
a blunder in the moral effect
intended as in an esthetic sense
Everybody knows that the splendid
chamber was until lately the throne
room of Hawaiian royalty the en-
blems of which, while far more
beautiful than the improvised
screens that hid them, would also
have been more symbolical, as sug.
gestive of changed times, from the
standpoint of the democratic sue,
eession than the adopted tokens ol
medieval barbarism.
There was a brilliant light, as
clear as MONDAY, from the hundreds
of incandescent electric lamps in the
magnificent chandeliers of the bal
room. The entire building inside
was indeed brightly illuminated
with electricity, the result of very
energetic work by the Hawaiian
Electric Company. A great deal O.
special wiring had to be done a
short notice.
AS reception implies that there
must be somebody to receive, the
promoters of the fete had electeC
the following ladies as its patron
esses: Mrs. S. B. Dole, Mrs. III. w
Severance, Mrs, w. o. Smith, Mrs
III. f. Glade, Mrs. S. G. Wilder, Mrs
e. ID. Tenney and Mrs. j. S. Nc
Grew. These ladies disposed them
selves in crescent-shaped row OF
seats from the palace blue room
furniture, upon the dais whereof
the royal thrones stood and tn,
monarch and suite were won't to hole
state receptions. They stood up t