The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-30

~ there is more 10 come. Tne SOM
Der Lenten week preceding the
reappearance of Dame FASHION ne.s had
| but Slight tendency to check the
bubbnng spirits of the social set Sell
oom n4ueeu has Honolulu enjoyed SO
much gayety in its social circles and
rarely have the functions been so pleas
! ant. The members of the Imperial
pilgrimage of Shriners maze their i'm
press il the gayeUy of the town and add
not a little To the number of affairs
(which have filed society's engagement
tablets with continuous dates. Night
after night there have been Danquets
and bats, dinners and SupperS, luauS
! and fairs and the numberIess little
lwhat-nots which fill in so nicely. Truly,
Honolulu has had a social awakening
and the remembrances of it Will be car
Iried away into many parts of the Main
land by those who have been charmed
by the hospitality of the social and the
smart set of the Hawaiian capital,
%*%
Glimpses of Japanese home and
social life were to be seen Yes
terday afternoon and evening at
the japanese bazaar given by the
Ladies' Aid Society of the japanese
Methodist Episcopal Church at Haa-
lGIed Lawn, opposite tue dldb I1O-
| tel. The beautiful lawns shaded by
trees with great spreading branches,
were dotted with picturesque little
| booths in which Japanese simplicity
! of decoration attracted the visitor
| Japanese ladies and maidens attired in
| the richest and prettiest OF kimonos,
We're present and ever attentive to the
| slightest wishes of those who patron
lied the bazaar. Most of the ladies
were of the pretty type rarely seen
outsides the homes of the wealthy, and
! their naive grace of movement and
never 2aling courtesy quite won the
! hearts~of all. Whether in the booths
or upon the grounds a touch of the old
! Japan was apparent In all that was
| seen or done. In the afternoon gay
| flags of the Japanese empire-the white
| square with it's red ball in the center,
| hung from tree to tree and from shrub
to shrub, entirely encircling the. fair
| grounds. When once within the
charmed circle of flags. bunting and
swaying lanterns. the visitors felt an
| IL transported to some picturesque
corner of the Mikado's realm. Crowds
of people, foreigners and Japanese
alike, visited the bazaar during. the af-
I ternoon and purchased literally
Groups OF Chinese women were not In
! frequently met, and they rraternized
with their Oriental neighbors on the
| friendliest of terms
| enclosed in Japanese paper lanterns,
were lighted, and the scene became
| even more picturesque. Although the
| ladies of the foreign Methodist church
| had prepared tables whereon foreign
edibles were displayed, yet the visi-
! tors devoted the most of their time
gazing at the oddities of Japanese
ware offered for sale. One of the pref
| test pictures of this garden scene was
| the miniature tea garden-a tiny little
| booth made of palm branches. The
platform covered with mating was ele-
/ waited from the lawn. The interior was
decorated with screens. The interior
| was made more captivating by the
presence of Mrs. Masuda, who went
| through the ceremony of brewing tea
! in the old style. In the center of the
| booth was a jardiniere in which was
placed an antique brazier wherein wa
ter was heated. Frustrating herself
before the urn, the little lady proceed
ed to the ceremony. With graceful
lingering each tiny jar was placed in
a certain position about the jardiniere;
the bronze cup with long handle; the
tea bowl; the jar containing rare
brew: the brush with wooden bristles
for cleaning the bowls, and in the folds
of the tea makers obi was red SILK
cloth The bowl was cleansed with
water and a dainty fiecking with the
brush; the silk cloth was used to polish
was placed with much ceremony in the
bowl; the lady bowling before the tea
urn the heated water was transferred
from the brazier to the bowl; def
movement of the water and the tea
made il into greyish liquid, anC
with dropping eyelids the pretty litti,
matron placed the bowl before the
guest. Such is the High Tea of Japan
land where much time Of the day
is spent in ceremonies. The booth, i
is needless to say, was crowded.
The booth wherein the muse of tn
stringed koto, by Mrs. Sakamotc
brought many visitors. The player wa
charming and the strains. odd to tn
foreign ear, were eagerly heard.
The artificial flower booth was care
for by Mrs. Ozaki. Mrs Ina ishi pre-
sided over table covered with LEAGUE
ware The circular booth whereo
were sold japanese foods and de i"acie
was in charge of Mrs. Saito. wife c
the japanese Consul and Mrs. Nor
Most of the dainties were donated
Then there were the fore gn tables, sc
called, because they We're not la jar
arese. These We're looked after b
ladies of the Methodist church. Dons
lions of various kinds were given b
Mrs. Dole, Mrs. Damon and oth'
prominent women. Home made Kline
nos wooden shoes and oddities we
this afternoon and evening from III
til 10 D. no., and the grounds W.
doubtless be crowded.
.AS&
=. Mrs. r. r. Bickerton Is spending
I'll few days at the Hawaiian Hotel. s.
expects to leave on the Sonon,a, d.
here on Tuesday for the Colonie
where she intends to place her son
college.
1888
r. Mr.. William Gartner is entertai
ing his old chum and schoolmate, N
Adna Chaffee who is on the transpo
eli Meade on his way to China to make
short visit with his father. Genei
- Chaffee, in charge of the United Stat
forces in the Chinese empire. T
young man will enter West Point ne
fall. Mr.. Gartner also had the plea
ure a short time since of greeting a
other schoolmate. Lieutenant Knt
The youngest officer in the army, a
q son of General Knox, Of San Ju
Il fame.
MI and Mrs. w. w. Hall and fan
are s9n2ding few weeks at their Pc
insula residence.
beautiful bunch of Chinese aste
white, lavender and pink, interspers
with Sweet Williams. was brought