The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-16

"%HIS week has been. as viii be
h the next few weeks, well fill
II ed for the pleasure seekers.
Saturday evening when the
NELL company opened it's season
brought out most of Honolulu society.
There were more than the usual num-
Der OF theater parties, both the stage
boxes and the loge being occupied
while others were grouped here and
there throughout the parquet and dress
circle. Governor and Mrs. Dole with
Attorney General and Mrs. E. P. Dole
were at the left OF the house. while
Prince David and Prince and Princess
Kalanianaole were Wis a Wis of the
Governors party. In one of the upper
boxes Judge Gear with Colonel Parker
and Mr.. Bert Peterson were to be seen
enjoying the performance. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Brown, Mr.. J. Tarn Nc
Grew, Mrs. Mott-Smith Bird. Mrs. Mary
Gum and Major Potter. in the left
hand loge. were the near neighbors of
Major and Mrs Robinson and their
friends; while in the front of the house
large theater party of some twelve
or fourteen, filled two rows of seats,
among them being Mr.. and Mrs. j. 5.
Walker, DR.. and Mrs. Chas. 3. Cooper,
Mr.. Walter Dillingham;, Mrs. Brown,
Mr.. Isaac Dillingham;, Miss May Da-
mon, Miss Juliet King, Mr.. Kimball.
Miss Marian Scott, and Mr.. Robert At
kinson.
Another was made up Of Miss Angus,
Miss Jean Angus. Miss Grace. Mr..
George Angus. Mr.. Walker and Mr..
Teaffe. Still another was composed of
Mr. and Mrs. Paxton Bishop. Miss
Walker, Mr. Frank Armstrong and Miss
C. Walker.
A stag party" made up Of Mr.. Car
ter, Mr.. Arthur Macintosh, Mr.. |
George Fuller and Mr.. Walker, occupied |
four seats in the orchestra.
And of course being the opening night |
Of the season choicest apparel was in |
evidence and this in spite of the wealth |
er which wasn't suspicious. There were
some very fetching costumes both off |
the stage and on. The scene of the |
play itself, laid as it was 10 the mid
lie of the last century, gave scope for
quaint effects not only in hats and
gowns but as well in style of hair. and
he three pretty girls of the company,
Hiss BrowneIl. Miss Forbes and Miss
Dean, arrayed in old-time. hoop-skirt-
d, fiowery brocades with curl-framed
aces. made most witching pictures.
The accent of the South. too. helped
us.
After the performance of Barbara
'rietchie" on Saturday evening last. the s
lembers of the company and a number
Z town people were the guests of Mr..
nd Mrs. James NELL at the Hawaiian {
fotel. at luau, given there In honor OF !
Irs Neill's niece. Miss Forbes, whose ]
irthday II was. As this IS Miss Forbes
rst visit to Honolulu. and as Island GUS
pms are therefore entirely new to her, a
veryth.ng possible was done to make a a
Picturesque success OF the luau, which K
as the form of entertainment resolved I
pom as being most unique. The long Il
lble were set on the makai lanais. O
here, at one end of the dining room six g
alive boys discoursed their sweetest O
lelod.es. during supper. Guest places 4
ere marked by carnation leis In pink s
nd scarlet. From the ceiling improvised Z
askets of rnoss-coyered stumps, hung I X
18th tree ferns, swayed above the green IL
den tables, freighted with delicacies o
repaired and partaken of by the diners. Il
true Hawaiian fashion. There was r
ulIet in ti-Ieaves, chicken a la Hawaii. &
1elepalau. coarse salt in tiny dishes a
IRE and there. poi in wreathed bowls or
,lished shells. etc, etc, and taiat the
al old customs might be Observer, dur ei
z the first few courses, no knives nor "
rks were to be had At first this a
ought a somewhat blank expression to W
me of the faces but IL was not long Il
fore the strangers rallied merrily and s.
cepted the situation with the happiest pl
ace imaginable. Miss Julia Deans W
inty fingers accomplished wonders with OF
chicken (whole), which adorned her
ace, and the gentlemen who sat at
CHI hand seemed not at all averse to ci
reiving portions without the aid of
her carvers.
.Irs NeiIl. transformed from the Bar Sc
IA Frietchie of earlier evening. played al
lite as charm,ngly her part of hostess.
G wore clinging cream gown that set
well the lines of her beautiful figure. W
SIS Forbes, who IS tall and fair and
.rked Gibson type as to features, has
graceful girlishness of manner that Is in
'st attractive. She sat in the place of
nor at Mr.. Neilrs left at the head of
table. and was the opposite of Mr.. fr
bert Shingle, who was at Mrs. NeilPS @
hit. The white dress-sheer and ex- DIR
site in des gn-which Miss Forbes tn
re made contrast for the dead black CT
Miss Julia Deans novel robe, which =
n its emphasized long skirt-hnes cat