The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-02-22


low. trotted beside her. carrying her
clear bugle call rang through the gayly
decked ballroom and the master of cere-
monies gave the command. The band
began the opening bars of the march
and out across the stage, down the
grand stairway and up the polished
floor of the beautiful ballroom the pro-
cession moved, led by the Prince and
Princess, the tiny pages in attendance
and the court jester close behind,
laughing merriy and jingling his bells.
| There followed a strange and motley
crowd of merry subjects; there were
dainty butterflies, rollicking clowns,
severe, mysterious beings in forbidding
dominos, school girls, flower girls,
dancing girls demure Japanese maid
ems, Sultans tramps and every con-
ceivable type of humanity.
Along with the rest came Papa Ita,"
escorting a Mama Ita," the identity
of the two being proclaimed by means
of large placards worn upon their
| backs, though this would have been
entirely unnecessary in the case of the
popular firewalker, as his brush Of ii
leaves and other close adherence to the
Tahitian's costume would have left no
doubt.
: little man in a big cap was an
nounced by placard to be great judge
who favored Arizona justice. He wore
an alarming looking firearm in his boot
and was followed by an individual in
lchains who had been sentenced to ten
days in Jail for contempt of court.
4 brave soldier in uniform took long
strides in a vain effort to avoid be-
traying the fact that he was a girl.
Death, with scythe in hand and skull
and cross-bones upon his breast,
marched beside a dainty impersonation
of Spring, and Execution" with a
broad-aXe, kept pace with an old witch,
WHO carried her broomstick steed and
had all the emblems of her calling en-
broldered upon her dress, a cat perch
ing upon one shoulder and "A hideous
serpent coiling about her cap to rear
it's head into the air at the top. AN
nexation" was represented by grace
full maiden in a costume of blended
flags the Stars and the Stripes inter-
ltwining with the Hawaiian colors.
Miss Abhie Campbell, Princess Of the
Carnival, was magnincently arrayed
in n g!ittering creation Of silver and
white, beautiful beyond comparison.
over a simple princess gown of white
satin. soft folds of white chiffon en-
broidered Galnti!y in pink rosebuds fell
| gracefully from the cursagc 10 the
floor, ana In the front froin the point
of the coTsage a splendid panel OF sill
Yer applique reelected the sclntillatlng
| lights with dazzling Drilliancy. AT the
| back, falling from the meek, IA long
panel of white satin. embroidered IN
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splendid train, over this was worn Il
beautiful royal ruby court train, out
| lined in white cnautille applique ana
| embroidered richly In pearls, with
| large lovers knots Of white satin app
| plique, beautiful girdlr, scintlllating
| Win the brlllancy Of nearly every
precious stone. held The folds ~ diaph-
nous chiffon aud satin loosely al the
| waist and ornaments ~ prHri and
silver added richness and splend0r 20
| the dazzling elegance and royal beauty
| Of the whole
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IHi diamonds AHd dainty hltn slips
! pffF nth pearl and silver ornaments,
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