The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-15
At THE Inaugural BALL
BRILLIANT SCENE ~ PALACE
BUILDING.
The Last of the Admission Day Cele-
bratious "a Great success-illumms-
lions and Decorations.

The Palace building and grounds were
Veritable wonderland last night brill
liant with hundreds of incandescent
lights of all colors, and with most taste
fully arranged decorations The big
building was lined with lights and two
streams of them lit up the roadway
through the grounds as far as King
street Inside the entirestructure was
as Literally Illuminated and most of the
apartments were Illuminated. The beau
tiful rooms and spacious Railways new
er looked better than last night, and
all the great crowd that was present
united i'm praise OF the work of the
electricians ana decorators.
For this splenuiu display, credit is due
G. 5. Fraser, foreman of the Hawaiian
Electric Co, Ltd, who designed and
did the work.
The Admission Day ball attracted a
larger crowd than the Inauguration
ceremonies of the morning. outside the
building there was a vast assemblage
ON the King street side, admiring the
brilliant Illumination and watching the
long procession of carriages that
brought those who had invitations to
the ball. On the Beretania side there
was another large gathering. In the
midst of it's setting of natural beauties,
the great palace, more like a palace
last night than many VINO were present
tude of lights and variety of colors,
formed a picture that many stood and
watched from the outside for a long
time.
The ball was attended by such num-
bers that with both the throne room
and the addition built for dancing, there
was not room enough for the throng
until after the hour of midnight, the
departure of many people left more
room for those who stayed till the wee,
small hours. 1t was thoroughly rep
resentative assemblage, and thoroughly
democratic The beauty and fashion of
Honolulu were at hand in all the SPLEEN
dor of full dress, and the ball rooms,
with the scores of dancers, formed a
picture as bright as any that the por-
| traits of the Hawaiian monarchs on
the walls of the throne room have ever
looked down upon. People began to
arrive at about half past eight and from
nine till ten there were ten or a dozen
of hacks in line all the time, awaiting
their turns to drive up to the entrance.
Arrivals continued till eleven o'clock,
and departures were few before that
| hour.
President and Mrs. Dole were among
the early arrivals They took seats in
a quiet corner, where many friends
called and paid their respects. The Gov
ernor and Mrs. Dole were among the
early ones to leave, not being equal TO
| late stay after the many eXertions of
the day.
The music was furnished by Berger's
| band and the Quintette Club, and it
was all that could have been desired.
The long list of twenty dances We're
| thoroughly enjoyed by all who stayed
to the last, though many were not able
to trip as lightly as they might have
done in the early part of the evening,
owing to the crowded condition of the
| floors.
A supper was served in the tent on
! the Beretania street side of the building
at ten o'clock, and nearly everyone
present paid a visit to the tent and
enjoyed the repaast. In the ballroom
there were lemonade and a mild claret
punch, to quench the thirst that the eX-
ercise of dancing created
1t was early this morning before the
last of the dancers left the building,
and hackmen were busy all through
the night carrying the tired ones home
1t was a great nights business for the
hack drivers of Honolulu The ball was
a splendid finale to the exercises of the
day, ushering in the new government
of the Territory of Hawaii, and every
one carried away as a souvenir one OF
the pretty dance cards, with an Am
erican flag on one side and a Hawaiian
hag-.to be the banner of the Territory
J on the thpr