The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-26
GOLD BRAID AND DIAMONDS,
The Navy, Army and Local
Society.
The Biggest the Merriest aud the Best
Conducted Public Function
Ever Seen Here.

When the carriages began TO roll into
the Executive grounds last evening and
leave the invited guests of the ball at
the ex-royal door, there was no doubt
in anybody's mind that the function
would be a success Of magnitude The
vehicles came in a continuous stream
after 8 O'Clock and they brought the
best people of Honolulu with them.
A rudy hue of welcome pervaded the
scene, the old abode of monarchy
being coruscatng blaze of light, like
Aladdin's palace in the Arabian tale.
From every balcony great oriental
lanterns of crimson and gold swung
gently in the soft evening breeze; and
from the windows and doors came the
mellow glare of the electric lights, re-
Aected from white walls and crystal
chandeliers. At the head of the broad
flight of steps officers of the Hawaiian
National Guard in full panoply of war
received their guests and escorted them
to the dressing rooms-the ladies to
curtained recess of the old dining hall
and the gentlemen to the Finance De
partment.
The former throne room was the
point of immediate interest. Under
the deft touch of Mrs. Boardman it had
been transformed into symphony in
decorative art. The dais with its Grim.
son hangings, from which royalty has
departed forever, was festooned with
creeping vines and ornamented with
palms and palm leaves, while across
the canopy the magic name Boston"
stood out in golden relief. Gracefully
caught up along the ceiling and hanging
from it we're ribbons in the American
colors. Where the regal orders used
to repose in their oval glass frames
were sailor devices such as Yankee tars
wear on their service hats. On the
cornices, covering the crowns, gilded
shields were affixed.
The lady patroneSseS received IN the
corner of the room to the left of the
dais. These were Mesdames S. B..
Dole, ]. S. McGrew, H. w. Severance,
w. o, Smith, H. F. Glade, S. G..
Wilder and E. d. Tenney. The first
ones to pay their respects were Admiral
J. S. Skerrett and staff, consisting of
Lieutenants Wilson and Fox, the
officers of the Boston in whose honor
the ball was given, headed by Captain
b. F. Day, all in the social dress with
out epaulets; Captain Barker of the
Philadelphia; the Chancellor, Chief
Justice Albert +. Judd and Associate
Justices Bickerton and Frear, Acting
President Hatch and Ministers Damon,
Smith and King, United States Consul.
General Severance, German Consul
Glade, and Goo Kim and All Lo, the
representatives of China. Follow.
ing these was brilliant pro
cession of naval dignitaries, Hawai-
lam army officers and representatives
of Honolulu society. The native Ha,
waiians were, as general thing, con
spicuous by their absence, though Mr.
Iosepa and few other distinguished
members of the race were present
Mingling in the throng early in the
evening were Rev. Messrs. Bishop ano
Beckwth and many other representa-
tives of the missionary element. Later
by way of variety few squads of globe
trotters off the Oceanic joined the gay
assembly, not to speak of delegation
of Portuguese with their wives anC
babies, who soon found their way tC
cosy corners of the dining hall. Truly
it was democratic function, representa-
tive of all the elements that enter into
the Annexation movement.
Before the dancing began in the ole
throne room every body went about thu
big building to see the decorations
The lower hall was particularly at
tractive in these respects, from its gar
niture of ferns and palm leaves. anC
American and Hawaiian colOrs There
were many flags hung about, and here
and there some choice tropical plan
stood in gorgeous vase. Midwa.
between the stairway and the mali
portal was an ottoman with an arrange
ment of flowers in a silver epergne
The fine chandeliers were festooneC
with ribbons and palapalai. Half wa,
up the wide kOa staircase, at the mali
landing, were more flags and greenery
The versndas had plenty of chairs
and these were occupied during III
greater part of the evening by younI
couples Of the bill and Coo age and b
people who went there to cool Of ate
the whirl of the dance. of in on
corner the lem onade and punch wer
dispensed from huge bowls with Chin
csc attendants. There was scmeIhln