The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-10
Something Of Entertainment for the
= Commission Party.
SEVERAL RECEPTIONS A LUAU
Everything Greatly Enjoyed - Din
ners-Garden Party-Hawaiian
Feast at Ainahau.

Live while you live. the epicure
would say.
And seize the pleasures Of the present
day"
The Commissioners are enjoying a
taste of the different styles of enter
tainment of which life in Honolulu
alone seems capable, with its posi-
bilities of indoor and outdoor, formal
and informal, regulation and unique
phases of hospitality.
A reception at the SewalIs was an
interesting, wide-reaching and some
what conventional introduction to the
public An official dinner at the
Doles was reminiscent of Washington,
a lunch at the Hatchs was suggestive
of the season at a watering place, the
quintette boys singing in the lanai
lending a touch that added the attrac-
ton Of the unusual Admiral MilIer's
afternoon tea on the Philadelphia lost
all the elements of the recognized tea"
and was an intimatiOn of navy yard
gayety, with its brass band, uniformed
beaux and interested sailor spectators.
Mrs. James B. Castles moonlight din
ner on her lanai at Waikiki, with the
sea all about and around, conveyed a
hint Of Venice, while the MALE
wreaths festooned, from pillar to pillar,
f1inging on the soft breezes its trop-
lea scent and the surf breaking on the
beach and the plaintive tunes, alter
mating with inspiriting airs, sung by
the musical voices of the quintette
boys, gave fascination peculiar to Ha-
wall nei. Mrs. HayWard's dinner Tues
day night was the contrasting element
to this informal, outdoor feast on the
mOOnlit beach, having for its only re
minder of the Islands a red carnation
| lei for each guest. A picnic at the Nc
Grew place at Aiea was a taste of
country life. but it remained to the
Princess Kaiulani to give a luau and
show the strangers the true Hawaiian
manner Of feasting.
A Iuau was the one festivity that
each member of the Commission par
ty particularly wished to see before
leaving the Islands, and the Princess
tertainment that would have been
more desirable to the strangers, while
many of the other guests, to whom
the delights of poi, fish, lawalu chick
en- and other Iuau delicacies were we'll
known, felt that the prospective feast
was indeed the right thing in the
right place"
The Princess received her guests in
the reception room in the new portion
Of her home After they had all been
welcomed they gradually wandered out
on the broad veranda, where it was
delightfully."- cool and where they could
listen to Col. BARRIERS band, stationed
under the big banyan tree in the
grounds. Sweet Angelina" "Ameri-
ca, "A Hot Time in the Old Tow"
and other airs, inspiring by reason Of
their patriotic tendency, or through
the swing and dash peculiar to a music
hall favorites, did away entirely with
the before dinner dullness which so
often pervades the last moments dur
ing which one waits for a belated
guest, or an unpunctual cook.
In the pauses of the music Ghe view
OF the grounds, with the myriads of
Japanese lanterns hanging from every
tree and shrub and twinkling along
in the distance through the shadOwy
walks, gave a festive and picturesque
touch to delight the eye.
When the signal was given to march
into the feast Kaiulani led the way
with Senator CullOm; the other mem
bers OF the Commissioners party with
their escorts followed and then all the
other guests, two by two.
In the large lanai, the scene of so
many good times in the past, were
three long tables, each provided
with about forty seats, and each look
ing as can only a table laid for luau
with its cloth Of green ferns and the
bright touches of color lent by the red
crabs, golden oranges, pink water
melon and brilliant leis.
At the middle table alone, where
were all the officials, the seating was
prearranged and at each place was a
card.
The Princess sat in the middle and
her father was directly opposite. At
the right hand Of the Princess was
Senator CullOm, and at her left Sena-
tor Morgan. Mrs. CullOm was at the
right of Mr. CIeghOrn, and Mrs. Hit
at his left. The others at this centre
table were Mrs. Dole, Mr.. Hit. Mr..
and Mrs. SewaIl, Mr. and Mrs. Hay
wood. Mr.. and Mrs. James Castle, Mr..
and Mrs. 5. VI. Damon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Swanzy, Mr.. and Mrs. BallOu, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. G. Irwin, Marshal and Mrs.
Brown, Nj and Mrs. Hatch, Mrs.
Ridgeley. Mrs. Chas Carter. Mrs.
LansdaIe. Mrs. Ivers, Admiral Miller,
Col Barber, Capt. WadIeigh, General
Merriam, General King and Mr. Dill
bingham.
At the side tables We're Col. Sack
Vile West and Miss West, Mr. and
Mrs. Schaefer and Miss Schaefer. Mr.
and Mrs. Renjes. Mr.. and Mrs. FOcke,
Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson, Mr.. and
Mrs Boyd. DR.. and Mrs. Humphris,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Carter, Mrs Berger,
the Misses Carter, the Misses Walker,
Rena DOwsett. Clara Miller, Helen