The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-26
FAIR WAS A SUCCESS.
NETS $500 FOR IMPROVEMENTS
TO CHURCH YARD.
A Large Crowd Attends-Gate Receipts
s180-The Booths where the
Money Was Made.

and gone, and was a grand success in
every way. The grounds and booths
erected for the purpose around the
Cathedral were filed with people al
most constantly from the morning until
late in the evening Old folks, young
folks and children of almost all nation
alities and persuasions were there; and
they all had a genuine good time.
Surely no one went away feeling the
worse for attending, save perhaps in
purse,
The fair opened at 1 80 o'clock in the
forenoon. The weather being some
what uncertain the attendance was not
larl e during the first hour, but as the
time for the luau approached people
flocked in from all sides. Mr.. Wray
Taylor kept the gate and no one except
notables Tor, in other words. reporters
and clergymen) could get in without
tickets or the cash. The amount real
lied at the gate showed that Mr..
Taylor had put his grasping tendency
firstforward. He took in $3.50, besides
an armful of tickets. The jingle of coin
continued to the last moment of his
incumbency.
On the grounds, just in front of the
Cathedral, the Government band played
during the afternoon. Chairs were pro-
vided and the musicians sat while play
ing Other chairs were also provided
and the other people sat as well, form
ing semi-circle around the fountain of
music, if Professor Berger will permit
the expression. In the evening the
National band played at the same place,
and other people sat around in the semi
circle. Professor Libornios band boys
did their level best and everybody en-
joyed the music.
The first place to impress person as
a good one to enter was the school
building, Waikiki of the Cathedral. A
great Hawaiian flag hung down over
the door which looked in itself assuring.
This place was full of booths. There
was no end to them. From the front to
the back and back to the front, in every
nook and corner, was booth. In some
respects it reminded one of the bazaars
in the Levant. The booths were all
managed by ladies; and the ladies had
evidently learned shop.keeping some
where for they could tease the last dime
out of a miser.
The first booth, commanding both the
entrance and exit, the approach and
fight, contained native goods. There
were hats, fans, mats. straw, trinkets,
curios, cocoanuts, ETC., in abundance.
Dowager Queen Kapiolani was in charge
of the booth. She was assisted by Mrs.
Nahaolelui, Mrs. Keohokalole, Mrs.
Thomas Evans and Miss Grace Kaolii.
Next to this was the Porcelain table
managed by Miss N. Danford, efficiently
assisted by Miss May.
On the other side farther down was
the fancy table, and an interesting one
it was. Here person could pay four
prices for u thing and never think about
it. The nice things on sale were worth
a half dollar to look at. Mrs. Phillip
Dodge was in charge of the fancy table.
She was assisted by Lady Heron, Mrs
Haalelea and Miss Mott Smith.
| Next to this on the same side was the
children's table. Here everything from
fine doll to Emmeluth's tin buckets
could be purchased, and cheap at that
The little fellows made many close
bargain over this counter. The table
was in charge OF Mrs. Wray Taylor and
she was assisted by Mrs. DR.. McLennan
Mrs. Aldrich and Nellie McLennan
The Chinese table was managed by Mrs
Yee Bew and Mrs. Chang Kim.
The next interesting spot was til,
lemonade stand. This was locateC
away in the back. Here the most de
licious lemonade imaginable was to b,
had. 1t only cost ten cents a glass, anC
the change was never kept by the dis
pensers. The lemonade stand was il
charge OF Misses Lishman, Zoe Atkinson
and Mott-Smith. The fish pom,
was in charge of Mrs. G. d
Freeth and Mrs. j. ii. Wodehouse
This place was surrounded by littl
folks all the evening. The game wa
highly amusing to them. A rod am
line was placed in their hands immed
ately after twenty-five cents had bee
paid to the lady in charge. The lin
was dropped into the pond, a packag
: was fastened to the hook by some on
. on the other side and the fish" wa
drawn. The packages fished out cor
tanned all kinds of things, but wer
usually worth the money.
A grab box was also run compl,
: mentary to the fish pond. This was i
a charge CT Misses Alice and Annie Dar
: ford and Ella Lewis. The sewing tabl
attracted great deal of notice more e
D pecially from the ladies. 1t was i
charge of Mrs Bishop Willis, Mrs Ale,
Macintosh, Mrs. j. Bush and Mrs. EC
c mund Norrie.
8 The lunch tent on the grounds was
most important adjunct to the fair,
' was an attractive spot and decidedly
l. money-maker. This department was
a charge of Mesdames Julius Hoting,
o. Carter, A. s. Cunha, John F. Bowie
and Misses Nolte, Carter, Mcintyre an
Tuck.
Ia The fower-stand was also on Il
grounds. A neat pavilion had bee
=, provided for this purpose. The fowe
10 folk had the advantage of those in 9th
~ lines, however, for they peddled the
. wares, and this to the certain know