The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-28

trooping about the place. Young Ha-
waiian women, waving kahilis above the
| heads of the guests, seated native fash
| ion were distributed at intervals around
the tables, which were covered with vi
ands, native and foreign, and kept the
air delightfully."- cool. Fully 1,5O0 guests
| were Toasted during the afternoon at the
| luau. After the feast the lanai was
cleared out, and the public were enter
tanned by hula, or native dance, in the
presence of the King and other members
of the Royal family.
JUBILEE BIRTHDAY BALL.
The birthday ball, which had beer post
poned from the 18th of November on ac-
count of the weather, came off with
great eclat in the lanai before described.
on the night of the 18th. The King and
Her Royal Highness, Princess Liliuoka-
lani, Heir Apparent, received the invit-
ed guests in the grand hall of Iolani
Palace. The Palace was brilliantly IL
Illuminated. The decorations inside the
lanai were profuse and appropriate. 1t
was lighted by electricity. The scene
was very brilliant, the company In the
bali room being numerous and gay. The
ball was opened with the Royal Hawaii
an Lancers, the set composed as fol-
lows: His Majesty the King and II. r.
II. Princess Liliuokalani, II. r. H. Prin-
cess Likelike and II. H. Prince HAVANA
nakoa, His Excellency Mr.. Gibson anc
Mrs. L. Aholo, His Excellency Mr. Aho-
10 and Mrs. Antoine Rosa. Hon. A. 8.
Cleghorn and Mrs. Wodehouse, His Elk
cellency Mr.. Rosa and Mrs. C. P. Iau-
kea, Mr.. Taro Ando and Miss Stella Ke-
omailani. Major s. Parker and Mrs. Taro
Ando
Dancing was kept up with spirit till
near O'Clock the following morning.
Supper and light refreshments were
served during the night. This was the
most successful ball ever given in Ho-
nolulu, and gave the greatest measure
of satisfaction to those who were pres
emit
SPORTS, COMPETITIVE DRILL AND
HISTORICAL TABLEAUX.
On the 18th, Makiki Recreation Ground
was occupied with the sports arranged
for by the Birthday Celebration Com
mittee. The competition in the athletic
games was keen. and evidenced consid-
cradle skill
On the 9th. a competitive military drill
was held at Palace Square, before His
Majesty the King and members of his
staff. The prize, a silk flag was award
ed to the Honolulu Volunteer Rifle Com
pany, composed of haoles (whites), com
manded by Captain V. V. Ashford The
drill of all the competing companies was
good, and the soldierly bearing of the
men, Hawaiian and foreign, a subject of
favorable comment
The birthday entertainments ended 50
far as the public were concerned, by a
presentation of historical tableaux on
the stage of the Hawaiian Opera House,
on the evening of November 9th. The
King and Royal Family Cabinet Minis
tiers, officers of the Royal Household.
foreign representatives, Consuls and
prominent residents of Honolulu were
present. Admission was by special invi-
tation, and the House was full The mu-
steal accompaniment, especially the Ha-
waiian Choir, was a marked and pleas
ing feature OF the entertainment. The
solos and choruses were exquisitely rem
dered.
The tableaux comprised four scenes
The first represented a group of fisher
men engaged in fishing with a net and
one of the two men whose duty it was
10 drive the fish into the net being in
tentionally drawn In along with the fish
and drowned. This Is said to Illustrate
an ancient method of securing a human
victim for sacrifice This scene was well
put on the stage, and terminated effect
lively.
The second represented Kamehameha 1
consulting one of his wise men, as to
whether 1t was proper for the King to
become affianced to a young child or not
Two old men-one of them the man to
be consulted-were seated on the floor of
the stage, playing a game resembling
checkers, when Kamehameha marched in
with his soldiers. an attendant carrying
on his shoulders the child concerning
whom the inquiry was to be made. The