The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-30

Pretty Society Affair at
Makaweli.
Fare weU 80 tr- Caraen Is!a and lis
Good Peep by Mr.. ard
Mrs. jones -cn,..

MAKAWELI. Kauai. Oct. 9I.-Mr.
and Mrs. James Scott gave mas
querade ball at Makaweu ON Satur-
day. October 81, as a farewell tn the
Island of Kauai and its industrial and
social functions. with which they have
been for so many years prominently
identified.
Notwithstanding the heavy rain on
the day previous and an almost con-
tinuous downpour up To 3 O'Clock in
the afternoon of the Saturday OF the
dance. the guests We're not discouraged
but came many miles and through
muddy roads, and great was the de-
light of the young men OF Makawcli
when they heard OF the arrival oi the
Misses Ewart and Miss Lindsay. who
had travelled fifty miles 10 attend the
festivities.
The affair was a brilliant success
and was an innovation 10 Makaweli.
being the first masquerade that has
ever taken place here. The hall was
artistically festoOnei and decorated
with plants and flags. and as the
maskers arrived one by one and be-
came part of the picture. 4 scene was
presented which, for gaisty and effect.
would have done honor 20 the fair city
on the Seine. There We're about
eighty guests present from all parts
OF the Island and a large proportion
were in maSQuC. The dresses were
exceedingly interesting. Those OF the
ladies In particular We're very pretty.
while the costumes OF some OF the
men were OF the fantastic fashion from
nowhere which defied description. but
which afforded unb0undsi amusement
to the onlookers.
At O'Clock the company formed FOR
the grand march. The procession was
headed by Little Red Riding Hood with
her friend. the Wolf. and her aged
relative. Red Riding Hood was de
cidedly a tempting moTssl. but Mr.
Wolf had the sympathy ~ all il ne
contemplated making q dinner OF the
old lady. Behind came IN array ol
witches. fairies. Spanish and Chinese
beauties, court.e-s. soldiers. sailors
clowns. coUns. haysssdS and monde
cripts, which would have made an
habitual topper think he mad them
again"
There were many in ordinary eve
ming dress besides the following. who
were masqusraders. Mrs. Hofcr
Swiss maid; Mr.. Russell. Japanese.
| Mrs. Faye, Hawaiian flag; Miss Fink
| Ter, domino; Mrs. Flohr. Norwcgiau
peasant girl; Mr.. Fiohr. Norwegian
peasant; Mr.. Gruenswali. Louis XIV
| courtier; Mr.. Hansen. negro: Mrs
Borchgrewink. dancing girl: Miss Bcr-
~, music; Miss Nahum. Chinese
girl: Miss l.. Hart, Spanish girl: Miss
l.. Center. fancy dress: Miss Alice
Ewart. college girl; Miss Edith Ewart
baby: Miss l.. Lindsay. witch: Mrs. ].
Scott, Red Riding Hood: 4. Fries. the
wolf; ]. w. Donald, old grandmother:
G.. Greig. clown: y. Greig, Kauaka
girl: J. r. Swadlinc, King Sugar:
G.. ID. Malone. Texas farmer; Master
Frank Malone. negro weach: r. Hut
ton. negro; II. Schmidt. Captain Drey-
fus; J. Opfergelt, sailor; =. VI. RUd-
diman. negro; and a number o! 9th
erS.
The program consisted Of seventeen
well-selected dances. al the company
unmasking after the fourth. pleas
ing variety was given 20 the evenings
| enjoyment by song IN the interva
| before supper. Miss Wards iaimitabiy
sweet rendering OF Waiting wa.
! much appreciated and the singer va:
twice recalled. This was followed 10y
musical farce. entitled III Mated
Well Matched Mr.. DOnali's render
| ing of the much-a bUS.d-w part Wa.
only eXcelled by the manner in which
| Mr.. Swadiins played his part Of tn,
| worried husband. The party then re-
tired for supper 20 g lanai erected FOL
the occasion and there usrtOOk OF th'
many good things wnicl Mrs. Scot
knows so we'll how 70 prepare. Dancing
was resumed after supper and contin
ued for two hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott spared no effor
TO make the dance 2 success, and wer,
rewarded by the fine display of COS
tunes in which the guests presente,
| themselves