The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-26
THE LATHROP
COT|LL|ON
Scene of Beauty
at Progress
Hall.
WEALTH AND
FASHION THERE
List of People Who We're Present
From HonoluIu's Four
Hundred.

Progress nall last night
when Mr.. Barbour Lathrop
gave the signal for the CO.
4 lion which was given in honor of
: Miss May Damon and Miss Katheryn'
! Eddifield. The function brought to :
4 yether brilliant assemblage of per
,ons prominent in the fashionable
TOrld. The ballroom had a eonserva-
1 srs pretty decorations of red and
! ream bunting splashed and sprayed
Nth trailing masses of MALE and
!reenery Indigenous to Hawaii, gar
nded with wreaths of flowers. Bank
d nigh upon red-draped tiers were
lotted palms gracefully waving over
masses of glistening green ii leaves
end ferns. Pyramids of these emerald
gOwths of the tropics were grouped
bout the space reserved for the figures
h the eotiIlion, lending the interior a
Farming aspect, The arehways lead
+ 3lg to the promenades were hung with
: folds of red chaliie, which, near the
3eiling, made an admirable back
E-ound for the frieze garland of maile.
ireat tardinieres filled with palms
OOd like sentinels at either side OF the
&rhwaya The arch over the musi-
bans platform was hung with red
halle sprayed with MALE, above which
0dded clusters of Il leaves. The fiow-
favors relieved by the rich greenery
hade of the interior a symphony of
dor,
q The decorations which were so novel
Ind so beautiful were the handiwork
Mrs. Edward D. Tenney and Mr..
Merritt P. Wilder. To add to the
Eenic effect the first favors bestowed
ere of the lima leis, which were
4eaped upon table near the prone
ades and the center Of the semi-circle
Il chairs which faced the polished
oor.
q Mr.. Barbour Lathrop was assisted in
#ceiying the guests by Mrs. s. M.
amon and Mrs. M. G. Widdifield, the
aaperones of the nights pleasure.
rs. Damon wore a gown of white silk.
~. Widdifield wore an Empire gown
III white silk, decollete.
HSupper was served after midnight in
a adjoining drawing room suite. The
llliOn was led by Mr.. Lathrop and
rS. Mary Gum, While Mr.. Gerritt 2.
8ider was the rover. It was at a late
Jr this morning before the last of the
ancers were willing to leave the scene
gayety. The debutantes were out in
force.
e The music was alternately rendered
an orchestra of Americans, who
#ayed the waltzes so dear to the heart
the dancer, while a native quintet
lb played and sang Hawaii's love
ngs during the intermissions.
The first figure was the quadrille
erglng into the pretty basket effect
favors being lima leis worn about
necks and upon the hair. From
start until the very end the dancers
3tered into the spirit of the cotillior
h vim and it can be said that Ho-
uIu society entered upon a new era
social festivity previously foreign tC
life.
The company invited, nearly all o
lom were present, included:
- s. NJ. Damon, Mrs. Charles B
oper. Mrs. NJ. c. Widdifield, Mrs
rt- p. Wilder, Mrs. Arthur NJ
Gown, Mrs. Edward D. Tenney, Mrs
". Swanzy, Mrs Mary Gum, Mrs
eH Noonan, Mrs John s. Walker
p NJ Hatch, Mrs. Alexander 6
awes Jr., Mrs. S. e. Damon, Mrs. c
Y. Forster, Miss May Damon, Mis-
taeryn Widdifield, Miss Juliet King
Nary Widdifield, Miss Gertrud
- Miss Marion Scott, Miss JESSIE
kaufman, Miss Ella Stansbury, Mis-
r. Cornwall, DR.. Charles B. Cooper
Waiter F. Dillingham;, Mr.. Gerri
Wilder. Mr.. F. NJ. SwanZy, Mr.
ca3rd Whitley, DIR. II. V. Murray
n. Prouty, Mr. George Potter
3. Griggs Holt. Mr.. Isaac Dilling
Lieutenant Hancock, u. s. A.
Arthur Brown, Mr.. Robert Shingle
II Lewis, Mr.. F. NJ. Hatch, Mr.
%, Fdwes Jr., Mr.. f. c. Macfarlane
George Fuller, Mr.. Richard Ivers
Porter Boyd.
Ns or the gowns were stunning
were beautiful, and rare taste wa:
Layed in the toilettes.
-. Ienney looked charming in {
II silk with lace overdress witt
nf embroidered leaves on tnt
n and enclasping the bodice, whtcf
H. Worn low
May Damon was quite fetchinf
white silk founced with ruffies
|s same material, and trimmed
White lace.
SS Marion Scott wore stunning