The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-15
Opening Night Of the Fair at
the Old Armory.
Flags, Bunting and FlOwers-GoOd At
tendance for First Night-Ths Booths
and What They ContaIn-Attractions
of Last Day and Evening-rhe Band.

The old armory on Beretania street
has undergone most wonderful
transformation during the past week.
No more beautiful scene has greeted
those who have attended the many
pleasant gatherings at the armory
than was presented last evening to the
crowds that responded to the Hawai-
ahao fair last evening.
Bright lights, the profusion of bunt-
ing, flags, palms, ferns and flowers,
together with the strains of music
from the orchestra of the Hawaiian
band, all combined to attract friends
and dollars to the benefit of the soci-
ty goodwill to maintain the structure
which will ever remain a cherished
landmark in the heart of every loyal
Hawaiian.
Coming from the storm without, the
armory seemed a veritable fairy land.
Flags of every nation, in which the
stripes and bars of the Hawaiian en-
blem stood out with appropriate pro-
minence, hid the bare rafters and
walls most effectually. Booths are
arranged along the mauka side and
the end of the hall.
The first to attract attention was the
W
dealt out refreshment to the thirsty
souls. The design of this stand is the
most unique in the hall, and is the re-
suit of the inventive brain and artistic
handiwork of Mr.. Frank Damon.
Miss Wilder and her assistants stand
beneath large inverted and quar-
tered lemon, surrounded with flags,
bunting, palms and fern fronds.
The handiwork of the Kamehameha
boys occupies prominent position
Napkin rings, beautiful inlaid tables
fine carpentry and seekers for useful
house furnishings. The Seminary ta-
BILE very appropriately comes next in
the line. Here Mrs. p. G. Jones and
Mrs. Mahelona, assisted by young Ia
dies from the Seminary, are busy dis
posing of the articles prepared by the
young ladies of the Seminary.
Hawaiian curios of every kind and
description are to be found at the Ha-
waiian table. Fans, mats, and beau
tiful kahilis were disposed of with
wonderful rapiGity by Mrs. Cunha,
Mrs. Ellen Graham, and their assist
ants.
A very downy and comfortable place
is the cushion booth, presided over by
Mrs. Beckley. There are elaborate,
costly, and others not so costly, cush-
ions, results of the tasty handiwork of
the friends of Kawaiahao.
The Fancy table is one of the largest
and most elaborate of the whole fair.
Here Mrs. Haalelea, Mrs. Widdifield,
Mrs. S. NJ. Damon and Mrs. George 2.
Castle were busy workers. Along the
front of the booth are arranged all the
tasty mats, tides and innumerable
articles that delight the ladies and
please the men, even though they
don't always understand what the
of bunting and flags are suspended
elaborate center and piano lamp
shades.
In the center of the hall is the i'm
mense fish pond, so full of mystery
and amusement. This pond is a grand
affair in general architecture, and
speaks we'll for the efforts of the good
carpenter of the Hyacinth. Mrs.
Lewis is the presiding lady at this
popular mart. Adjoining it is the
large potted-fern booth where Mrs.
Smithies has lot of beautiful pOtted
palms and ferns for house decorations.
The flower table at the upper end of
the hall Is a symphony in red. Cut
flowers and leis of every variety went
with markable rapidity, with Miss
Nolte and her assistants as active
venders.
Tee grab hOx, over which Miss
Cummins preeides, occupies very
pretty corner between the flower and
candy tables.
The sweetmeats, dainty French can
dies in pretty tissue boxes, is a very
popular place. Mrs. DR.. Day and her
assistants are doing much towards
strengthening the time-wOrn beams Of
KawaiahsO church.
When it comes to the necessities of
life Mrs Robert Levers, Of the Home
Rule table is to be interviewed.
Cakes, ! les and any amount Of good
material that ''holds the
key TO masculine heart" are TO be
found at the home department.
No fair would be compete without
refreshments, and kawalahaO Is am
ply provided. On the max i side of
the hall is a commodious annex con-
structed by L-wers 8, Cook. where
Mrs. Judd, Miss Judd and Mrs. J. L.
Waterhouse, with sixteen yOui lady
assistants, dispensed gallons of ice
cream. Close by this Is the coffee
table with Mrs. NOlte, Mrs. Brenig
and Mrs. ;. Il. Douglass as the pTesid-
ing saints.
Amid all this splendOr and beauty
representative gathering of Honolulu
people wandered, buying leis and
buttoneires of the flower girls and
pstronized the booths most literally.