The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-25

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will do away with Uncomfortable for
mality, her entertainments are sure to
be talked about-the best compliment
to be paid her.
And though it is doubtless a daily
custom there as elsewhere to have din
ners in that far-away country which
we are wont to associate with, the
most ancient seats of mankind and
earliest records of the human race, a
Persian dinner in Honolulu is of a suf-
| ficiently unique character to be partial
reason for all the comment Mrs. Mum
ford's has occasioned. There is an adj
ditional one so far as Tuesday even
| ing's event is concerned, in that it was
one of the most brilliantly successful
of any ever given here. Nothing that
taste, good humor and good cheer, wit
and bonhomie could do was left an
done, with the result that Mrs. Mum
ford's thirty-five guests have been
more Than enthusiastic as to her efforts
in their behalf.
The invitations, suggestive of the
character of the entertainment to be
given, were sent out two weeks ago.
The cards represented pieces of Per-
sian tapestry on which in Illuminated
lettering, were appropriate quotations
from Omar Kayyan, in honor of
whose birthday the celebration was
given.
1t is hardly necessary to say that to
the r. S. V. P's there were few re
grets.' and by $50 o'clock on Tuesday
evening there were collected in the
pretty beach cottage of Mrs. Morrow.
at Waikiki, mystic group OF shahs,
viziers, hours, slaves sultans and
bright-eyed, veil-screened faces.
shapes of all Sorts and Sizes, great
and small,
That stood along the floor and by the
wall:
And some loquacious Vessels We're; and
some
Listened, perhaps, but never talked at
ALL
Just at that hour a slight connection
| occurred at theentrance way. Emil
nent sheiks (Mr Arthur Brown and
Mr.. ]. Walker) were alighting, doubt
| less, from the camels that had con-
veyed them thither, and the earlier
guests forming in lines as by one con-
sent, made way for them to pass in all
their gorgeousness Of brilliant, roomy
| trousers, turbaned heads and daggered
| SaSQeS. JuSI DtuIDu lISIl CdlIlC IWO
ladies of their household (Mrs. Arthur
| Brown and Mrs. ]. Waiker) in en-
chanting Persian costumes. with flow
| ing hair entwined with pearls. They
| were followed by Philippians of their
suite stately, but dark-skinned (Mr.
Robert Atkinson and Mr.. -KimbaD.
Immediately the seating of guests
| took place, amid rapturous comment
over the beauty of the room, which had
| in a Uarit hla hit
from Shamirun, that Light of Persia
where the richest of the inhabitants
seek their summer 'mong clustered gar
dens and scented groves. The roof of
the lanai, thro' which the stars
And little Moon looked in, that all
We're seeking,
bazars (thoroughfares) of that distant
country, which are generally arched
| over with branches of trees.
| Through the pendant faces of Stalag-
nitic cones of glass, suspended every
where from the blossoms of the central
mass of flowers, rainbow gieams were
thrown upon the scattered fruits, or
roses, that, because Omar khayyan Is
said to have loved them so passionate
ly, were used profusely in the decora-
tons Lanterns, draped also with rose
colored shadings, and filed, doubtless
with the black, sweet-odored petroleum
from the sealed and guarded mines OF
i Karman, which is Persian's most
priceless gift, shed softened ngnt up
on the quaint gowns of the guests.
Cards at each place bore, besides the
name, lines from the "Rubaiyat done
in yellow on discs of scarlet. The
tpunchbowls had been exquisitely orna-
mented by the artist, Mr.. Wores, ano
their delicious contents, for which Mr.
Addison MINERS recipe is said to be
responsible, might well evoke the oft
quoted
Come, fill the Cup and IN the fire OF
Spring
Your Winter garment of Repentance
fling;
The Bird of Time has but little wa,
To fiutter-and the Bird is on the
wing"
All. my Beloved, fill the Cup that clear:
Today of past Regrets and futur'
, Fears;
Tomorrow why. Tomorrow I may b.
] Myself with Yesterdays Seven 1hou
i sand Years."
Speeches were in order during the re
past, the hit of the evening in ina
line being made by the prllllahl III
pronptu of Mr.. F. NJ. Swanzy.
Hawaiian music was substituted 70
that of Persia, country which
may be said to have one melody adapt
ed to various monotonous strains; an
where the people sing mostly to Tn
accompaniment of warlike Instrument
Under the inspiration of the Quinte
Club. Mr. McClennon was induced I
give a Persian dance, which, with col
ored lights thrown on, made mos
effective feature of the evenings enter
tainment.
Mr.. Buchanan also did Havana
o dance in his inimitable manner.
Indeed. so thoroughly enjoyable wa
the whole affair that the last gooopye
were said scarcely before
. = the Sun. who's catered into mgr
: The stars before him from the Field
Night, -,
Drove Night along with them froI
Heaven, and struck