The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-21
A BALL AT R0SEBANK
GATHERING OF SOCIETY AT THE
HOME OF MIR. AND MRS. sCHAEFER.


The most notable social function
Of many season was the party las
evening at Rosebank. This de
lightful country seat is the home o
f. A. Schaeter, dean of the Con
sular Corps, and Mrs. Schaefer, one
of the active spirits of Vanity Fair
There had been hidden to the bal
above 900 wellknown local citi
zens and residents, and almost the
full quota attended. Many of the
ladies were in exceptionally fetching
new costumes. 1t was a gathering
such as elsewhere engages all soci.
ETY. for weeks.
Rosebank is an elegant and spac.
ious mansion. 1t overlooksall Ho-
nolulu and suburbs, the bay and
the sea to the horizon. The
grounds are rated as among the
most attractive premises on
the Islands. Entrance to the
hospitable home is made through
an avenue of palms that look like
marble posts topped with green
leaves. For the ball the avenue OF
an eighth Of a mile was illuminated
by inoandescent electric lamps.
Within there were floods oflight,
One design in red, white and green
incandescents, produced a horse
shoe standing out in fine effect.
The ball room proper was a deep
and wide lanai or hall constructed
especially for this use. 1t was fes-
TONED with vines and flowers and
draped with Italian, Hawaiian,
American, British and other colors.
There were two other dancing
rooms with canvas for footing be.
sides the main lanai. One of these
was dressed in yellow with MALE
for the setting Of lima
leis and marigolds. The othe,
had numberless blossoms
Of red carnations peeping from
green. There were smoking rooms,
refreshment rooms, many charming
bits of alcoves and banquet lanai
built around large tree, prettily
decorated and with long tables
handsomely dressed aud carrying
an elaborate feast.
Music was furnished by ar
orchestra from the government
band. There was a printed dance
program of sixteen numbers, ant
the floors were crowded from be
ginning to end. The public roat
to Rosebank was lively with car
riages from in the evening til
after midnight. Mr.. and Mrs
Schaefer were heartily congratulate
ed OH the thorough success Of tn
party and expressions for man!
happy returns were rendered TIL
mother of Mrs, Schaefer ant
Gustav, the eldest son of the house
Those who attended the Rose
bank ball Included:
Mr. and Mrs J + Hackteld, Mr. an
Mrs H w Schmidt, H B Ms Com
missioner, Capt Halves, America
Minister Willis, H I J Ms Consr
Shimamura, Mr. and Mrs H H Rem
jes, Captain Pigman and officers c
the Bennington, Minister Coope
and Mrs Cooper, Mr. and Mrs S n
Damon, Chief Justice Judd and MI
Judd, w o Smith. Mr. and Mrs
o Carter, Rex Alex Mackintos
and Mrs Macintosh, Mr. and MI
Suhr, Capt and Mrs Fuller, Mr. an
Mrs E F Bishop, Thos Rain Wake
DIR George Herbert and Mrs He
bert, Mr. and Mrs Grau, Mr. an
Mrs Hedemann, Prof Maxwell an
! Mrs Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs Gilman
! Consul General and Mrs Mills, N
and Mrs Focke, Miss jude
Miss Mason, A St M Mackintosl
Mr. and Mrs Will Graham, Mr. al
Mrs George Carter, Mr. and Mrs
w Macfarlane, Mr. and Mrs Atki
j son, Mr. and Mrs VIM Monsarra
Mr. and Mrs J M Dowsett, Mrs Me-
mann, Mrs Graham. Mrs Vigil
DIR McGrew and Miss McGre'
Mrs w F Allen. Mrs Robertso
4 Mrs Julian Monsarrat, Mrs San
Il Mrs Noonan, Miss Helen Parke
II the Misses Walker, the Miss
e Hartwell. the Misses Along, t
Misses Atkinson, the Misses Re
O ertson, Miss Mcintyre, M
Holmes. Miss Gertrude Wideman
Miss Fuller, Miss Hart, M
a Pander, Judge Whiting, Har
If Whitney, Colonel Mclean, Color
= Soper, B L Marx, H M Won Ho
" w II Cornwell, Samuel Park'
Geo { Potter, Bruce Cartwrigl
Jos Marsden, Prof Scott, DIR Woo
d DIR Murray. John Walker, DIR s.
ia mann, Frank Mcintyre, E c Nj
farlane, DR. Cooper, Attorp'
" General Byrnes and Minister Phi
!" of Queensland, VIM. Wolters, n
and Mrs. Tom May, Mr.. and M