The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-31
WELCOMES HOME
Mr., AND MRS. W. |. WHITNEY
Large Gathering at the Pretty Punahou Home
OF DR.. Whitney, Decorations and
Many Guests.
, HE reception given last night by
Dr. and Mrs, J. # whitney at
their residence in (6lnahou for

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Z their residence in IPunahou, for
NY. and Mrs. w. L. Whitney. who
| have just returned from their. bridal
trip to the Mainland, was of the most
delightful and brilliant affairs of the
season, nearly five hundred guests be-
ling entertained.
| The grounds about the residence were
prettily illuminated with japanese Ian
terms and the driveway, which was
| thronged with carriages coming and
going, was beautiful avenue of these
shining globes. Softly shaded mean
descents illumined the lanafs, which
| were thronged with guests, and the
| drawing rooms had been transformed
into bowers, with decorations of flow
| ers and green's.
AT the entrance of the, main drawing
room the receiving party, consisting of
DR.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Whitney, Mr. and
Mrs. G. NJ. Whitney and Mr.. and Mrs.
Will L. Whitney, greeted the arriving
| throng. Mrs. Chief Justice Frear, Mrs.
| assisted in entertaining. Immediately
| behind the receiving party in the main
drawing room was a draped net filled
| in with fern leaves, pink carnations
and pink asters, great cluster of pinh
carnations overhung the piano, and
pink shade over a large chandelier ac
centuated the pink effect.
In one corner of the room a great
pyramid of palms contrasted artistical-
ly with the general coloring, and pink
| flowers, with green leaves were in evil
dence everywhere, the grill above the
doorway between the two drawing
rooms being filed with carnations and
MALE The adjoining drawing room
was decorated in yellow. clusters OF
golden shower and daisies being artis-
ticalIy arranged and the Nominations
being shaded in yellow.
In the yellow room punch and re-
freshment table was presided over by
Misses Mary and Edith Alexander, who
served the guests from large cut
glass bowl.
The dining lanai, adjoining the re-
| ception rooms was lighted by large
chandelier shaded in red, underneath
which was a refreshment table IN
charge of two pretty young girls In
dainty gowns of white, Miss Ruth Whit
ney and her cousin, Edith Spalding.
tStreamers of red ribbon from the chan
delier were looped over the table, and
| a profusion of beautiful red poinclana
regia flowers with green leaves carried
out the effect in color.
! Through the three charmingly decor
ated rooms the guests thronged, chat-
tine and laughing, the ladies da1ntiiy
and fashionably gowned, the scene pc
ling a very brilliant one.
| Mrs Dr. Whitney, the hostess, was
becomingly dressed in gray satin fou-
Lard with black lace and diamonds
and Mrs. G. NJ. Whitney, who assisted
in receiving, wore dainty gown Oh
white erenadine over white duchess
satin. with point lace and diamonds
Mrs VIII Whitney, the bride in whose
honor the reception was given wore
charming costume of crepe de chine,
sinoplv fashioned and most becoming.
A sextet of native musicians, hidden
ayyav behind a cluster of palms on
side lanai, discoursed Hawaiian music,
instrumental and vocal, throughout the
evening. and as the evening wore on
1.-THE strains were taken advantage of by
the dancers who made merry with
It was not until after IL o'clock that
the delightful reception began to near
an end. the guests seeming to have
forgotten the flight of time in their en-
ioyment, and many congratulations
were received by Mrs. Whitney upon
the artistic and social success Oh tHs
! event. The guests invited were:
/ Hon. A. s.. Cleghorn, Governor and
Mrs p Dole. Mr. and Mrs. Is. +.
Dillingham; and Miss Dillingham;, MT.
Walter r. and Mr.. Harold Dillingham,
Mr. and Mrs J. NJ. Dowsett, Mr. anp
Mrs. s. M. Damon. Miss May Damon,
Mr. and Mrs Frank Damon, MIS- Cul-
nelia B. Damon and daughters, WI
and Mrs. Edward Damon, MI: ana Ms N1rs
w F. Allen, Mrs. Julia Along, Mrs.
Helen Alexander Miss Alexander, FRO
fessor and Mrs. w. D. Alexander, the
Misses Alexander. DR.. and Mrs. Arthur
| Alexander. DR.. and Mrs. r. w Ander-
son. Mr.. and Mrs r. w ANDREWS
Miss Shiveley, Mr.. and Mrs. j. 3: AIN
lerton and niece. Mrs. Sarah Gilman,
Mr. and Mrs. c. H Atherton, MT ana
Mrs A. T. Atkinson, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
10. Atwater, Miss Cora B. AleIignt-
Kane Miss Benner, Mrs. Ashford, MT.
i Alex. Atherton, Mr.. and Mrs. FRANK
Atherton. 49,, Dr
and Mrs. George J. Augur. Mr. ana
Mrs. Franklin Austin, Mrs. Carrie Aus
tin and Miss Austin, Mr.. Jonathan
Austin, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Z, aus 3
tin. MT. and Mrs. S. NJ. Ballou, MI. %
p. Beardmore, Mrs. e. F. Berger ano
Mr. Teddy Berger, Mrs. r. f. Blcker-
ton. Rev. and Mrs. Fl. Bingham, hes'
and Mrs S E. Bishop. Mr.. and Mrs
w A. Bowen, Prof. w. T. Brigham,
M and Mrs. II. E. Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. P. Baldwin. Mr.. and Mrs. "
e. Beckwith, Rev and Mrs; E. q: 6ec pd
with Mr.. Morris Beckwith' MT anu m
Mrs. Edwin Bennett, Mrs Eiien M M
Bicknell and the Misses Bichhgn r.,s o
Rjcknell. Mr.. and Mrs. M brascn
CanfaiI and Mrs. Isaiah Bray an nc
S Mips Bray sl.' Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred ~, T.
: BLOCK, Mr.. and Mrs. W; c. Brown owl a Mf
} and Mrs. Joshua K. Brown, MT aI,
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