The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-19
THE LUAU
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David kawananakoa, the Ma
ternity Home Luau given on Saturday
was by far the most beautiful and most
successful out-of-door fete ever given in
Honolulu. The grounds of the Mater
nifty Home on Beretania avenue were
admirably adapted for the luau and I'M
der the skilful management of the ex-
ecutive committee, composed of Miss
Agnes Mcintyre, chairman; Mrs. James
Campbell MRS J. f. Bowler and Prince
David kawananakoa, they assumed IA
gorgeous rect with hundreds of CAV,
fluttering flags and streamers and
pretty booths composed of palm
branches and bunting. The spacious
pavilion where the native lulu and tho
foreign lunch were served was turned
into banquet hall fit for kings.
Beneath the beautiful blue arch of the
skies and glittering under the rays Of
the sun unblemished by the presence of
a floating cloud and without even the
slightest threat that the skies would
weep, the luau had everything in It's
favor, to say nothing of the pretty and
gaily dressed women who fitted here
and there attending the wants of the
throng of visitors. out on the broad
lawns the guests. arrayed in the negli-
gee of n summers afternoon, presented
pleasing picture. The women's
dresses had for background sylvan
scene of ovelness in which the choic-
est of Hawaii's flowers, ferns and bios
SONS were conspicuous.
The scene during the afternoon rival
ed In beauty of color and characters
the most gorgeous of stage settings.
Flowers and greens were everywhere.
lands of Island blossoms; the tables
of the luau were lavishly covered with
green stuffs and about the necks and
hats of all were the ever-present leis.
The grounds were crowded afternoon
and evening not the least part of which
were the visiting Shriners and their
wives and others, while the officers of
the Austrian war vessel DOnau We're
there in uniform. Money poured into
each booth in plentiful streams and
everybody seemed anxious to spend 1t.
Towards the close of the afternoon and
before dusk set in, the flower and candy
booths looked as IL the invaders had
made them their especial places of as
sault.
Perhaps the most popular booth was
that in which Queen Liliuokalan greet
ed the visitors and sold to them rib
bons bearing the royal arms in yellow,
white, blue and red. Her Majesty sat
at table and for hour after hour
wrote her "Liliuokalani'-
upon each ribbon, which were sold for
81 .25 apiece. Her Majesty received each
visitor to her booth with courtesy and
wrote her name upon nearly 400 of the
coveted ribbons, which were either
worn as hat bands or as rOsettes. The
booth was a cosy affair made of palm
branches, open at one side. The royal
ensign, which is only brought out on
special occasions, was gracefully ar
ranged above the entrance, mingling
with the folds of other Hawaiian flags
which fianked the door. The Queen was
attired in a black silk trimmed with jet
with CAMP and sleeves of lace. She
wore her royal sash which attracted
much attention from the strangers.
She was assisted in her charitable work
by Miss Maggie Walker. who held the
ribbons while Her Majesty inscribed
her name upon them with an indelble
pencil This booth was the especial
mark of the kodak fiends
The flower booth near by was a bow
er of loveliness not only of itself but
of the pretty girls and matrons who
sold favors for the buttonhole or neck.
The Shriners never tired of the booth
II was prettily decorated and looked
after by the Misses Widdifeld Miss
Juliet King. Miss May Damon Mrs.
Gerritt +. Wilder and Mrs. j. s. Walker.
The candy booth, arranged by Ernest
Parker, was composed OF graceful folds
of pink and white muslin arranged over
a booth of palm branches, The Misses
Abigail end Alice Campbell were for
tunate in selling their large stock of
sweets early in the afternoon.
Then there was the booth in charge
of the physicians wives where the lit
tie ones enjoyed Punch and Judy, shot
air guns and made merry, and where
stacks of nickels dimes and dollars
We're gathered in. Mrs Charles r.
Cooper, Mrs Walters, Mrs. Mays, Mrs.
Hodgins, Mrs. Hoffman,, Mrs. Sinclair,
Mrs. Taylor and Mrs Wayson looked
after the youngsters. The lemonade
and punch booth, decorated In the ma
tional color, yellow. was presided over
by Mrs. Paul Neumann, assisted by
Mrs. Grau and a bevy of young ladies,
One of the largest booths was that In
which the fancy work and the ice cream
and cake We're sold. 1t was very at
tractive and gave every indication that
the ladies had left nothing undone to
make ii one of the prettiest on the
lawn. Mrs. II. d, Tenney, Mrs. Car
michael. Mrs. George Herbert and Mrs,
Noonan looked after the frozen sweets,
while Mrs Cunha and Mrs. Pierre Jones |
made barrel OF money at the fancy |
table.
The native luau, however, was full
of wonderment to the visiting Shrln- /
ers and strangers. The tables were
loaded with the dishes dear to the Ha- |
waians appetite and We're very pic I
turesque with their arrays of Gala. /
bashes, bowls of poi and strange look /
ing packages tied up in ti-leaves The |
absence OF knives, forks and SPOONS /
caused some OF the foreigners consid-
cradle embarrassment at first
Prince Davtd's table was typically /