The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-02-19
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! Tonight the Mardi Gras Palace will be
filled with gay carnival jewellers, masked
and attired in costumes that ingenuity
and skill can invent to please and capti-
vate the eye and bring smile OF
Princess Carnival. Honolulu society is
enthusiastic over the brilliant affair
which has been in the hands of some of
I its most charming matrons and debu-
tantes for several weeks and it promises
to be one of the most brilliant fetes ever
given in the Hawaiian capital
The sale of tickets which has been in
i the hands OF Mrs. Alexander q. Halves
and a corps of the abest and most per-
suasive of society ladies, has been a
large one and it is anticipated that near
ly u thousand of the pasteboards at $50
each will have been sold. By o'clock
last evening every one of the thirty
boxes had been sold and these will be
filled with the fashionables of the City,
and it is whispered that although those
who are to occupy the boxes Will not all
be masked their gowns will be exquisite
creations The palace is decorated by
masses of the scintillating hues of the
Mardi Gras colorS-red, white, yellow and
green. Colored draperies have hidden
from view the bare walls of the erst-
while palace and myriads of potted
ferns and plants will decorate corners
and appropriate places, and the view of
the hall yesterday was sufficient to indi-
cate that tonight the maskers will revel
in a palace of beautiful colors and daZ-
cling lights. All day yesterday a squad
of soldiers from Camp Mckinley, kindly
detailed by Lieut.. Ketcham, consisting
OF Messrs. Eudinck, Gregg. Boyle, Cook
Formann, McCauley, Edwards, McCul-
Tough, Patterson and Kaczuiareck as
Gi tod ln1 in, tray fnr ir,er hn oil
armory into n tit place for the revels of
Prince and Princess Carnival and their
merry subjects. The floors were placed
in condition to be heavily waved, and
by tonight the floor will be III perfect
condition.
for the reception of guests at s o'clock,
the maskers being given the exclusive
use of the Miller street entrance. The
ushers, who are to wear masks, are to
have charge of the floor from until 9
o'clock at which time they will hand the
wands of authority over to the floor
committee. consisting of the following
gentlemen: DR.. M. T.. Grossman, floor
manager; Frank Armstrong, S. A. Walk
er George Fuller, William w. Harris and
Fred. Angus. After o'clock the ushers
will he under the direction of the mas
ter of ceremonies. AT o'clock the mas
ter of ceremonies will give the signal
for the grand march, which will be In
the nature of a review before those who
sit on the throne. At midnight the sig
nal for unmasking will be given by the
master of ceremonies. Just previous to
that ceremony the judges will award the
prizes. The awarding committee con-
sisting of Mrs. A. Fl. Isenberg, Mrs. j.
A Gilman, D. Howard Hitchcock, j.
Tucker j. r. Calf and S. NJ. Damon,
will be given positions on the stage be-
hind and on either side of the throne
At l O'Clock a, m. the bin posters of the
Carnival will be disposed of at public
auction, and 1t is therefore essential that
the gentlemen have pocket put into
their fancy costumes to carry a few
dollars for this purpose as well as other
needful purposes.
A large tent will be erected at the main
entrance TO the palace, giving needed
room for spectators TO lay their wraps
aside. 1t is understood that spectators
who are unmaskd will not be permitted
the freedom OF the floor until after the