The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-25

MIS-. l.. u. IeulOy WILL NC dC III
head of one of the theater parties
c. H. Eldridge, of w. G. Irwin
& Co., returned on the Hall yester
day.
The Whist Club will be enter
tanned at Miss Sadie Carriers Mon
day evening.
Judge G. F. Hart purchased sew
eral of Hugo Fishers paintings a
the sale last week.
Walter Dillingham; will be thu
cicerone of a party Of friends in {
theatre party tonight.
Mrs. Tenney will have a party o.
friends at the performance at indie
pendence Park this evening.
DIR. r. H. Reade entertains a
party of eighteen ladies and gentle
men at the theatre this evening.
H. NJ. Won Holt and wife have
invited a number of friends to wit
ness "Meredith's Old Coat" to-
night.
Of the five hundred tickets
printed, three hundred and eighty
are reserved, the balance, however,
have an unobstructed view of the
stage.
Mrs. E. G. Damon gave recep-
ton to Mrs. Cornelius Bond of Ko-
hala on Thursday from 2 to B.
There were about fifty persons
present.
Miss Kate McGrew will enter
tain the members of the cast in
Meredith's Old Coat" at supper
at her fathers residence after the
performance tonight.
A large number of persons at
tended the Reubenstein musicale at
Punahou last night. The numbers
were admirably rendered and the
performers were literally applaud
ed.
Ladies' day at the P. T. G. was
enjoyed by a number of the lady
friends of the club Wednesday
afternoon, among the number be-
ing the Misses Kitchen and the
Misses Hart.
1t is particularly requested that
ladies who wear their hats to the
performance at Independence Park
tonight will remove them before
the curtain rises. This request is
made owing to the absence of any
pitch of the floor of the hall.
Among those present at the New
Years reception given in the White
House at Washington were Mr..
Francis NJ. Hatch, E. E. and NJ.
P; Mrs. Hatch, Mr.. F. P. Hast
ings, secretary of legation, and Mrs.
Mrs. Hatch was dressed
in black silk and Mrs: Hastings in
black and brown boucle cloth and
large black hat.
A dance at the Schaefer home,
Nuuanu valley, in honor
Of Miss Irmgard, called forth a
happy party of fifty or more guests,
who spent the evening in the en-
ioyment of the dance and in other
pleasant ways. The Hawaiian
Club furnished music for the occa-
sion. Just as all the society events
at the Schaefer home, the affair was
a decided success.
There was dress rehearsal of
''Meredith's Old Coat" at the paw
lion last night. About fifty persons
were present. The ladies and gen
5lemen in the cast acquitted them
selves admirably as was evidenced
by the frequent applause from the
spectators. Special scenery has
been painted for this play and the
stage settings reflect great credit on
,he stage manager Oscar Herold
and his assistants.
A progressive dinner party given
Monday evening at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs.W. o. Smith in honor
Of Harry Baldwin of Maui was an
occasion of more than ordinary
and pleasure. Seated at
the table were Miss Juliette King,
,he Misses Hartwell, Miss Dickey,
Miss Patty, Harry Wilder, Paul F.
lie la Vergne, Norman Halstead, G.
Smith and F. Potter. After each
one of the courses the young ladies
changed seats, thus giving the
young gentlemen the pleasure of
he company of all the fair ones
present. The table decorations and
hose of the dining room were pink.
After the dinner the guests repair
ID to the drawing room, where