The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-20

SOCIETY
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Pleasant and memorable as many of
the dances have been at the Young
Hotel, that given last evening by Man
ager Lake for the travellers and Army
and Navy people who have recently ar
rived at the crossroads of the Pacific,
among them many from the Buford,
struck the highest note.
The occasion introduced to Honolulu
a singer of marvellous voice, exquisite
in tone, who some one has said
may be the second MeIba. This charm
ing parsonage was Madame SIapoffski,
whose reputation as a singer in Aus
traIia and New Zealand has been given
much prominence in the press. Madame
SIapofsh arrived yesterday on the Mo
ana and is now at the Young Hotel
During the afternoon her manager con-
scented that she sing during the evening
as a courtesy to the Honolulu public.
Madame Slapoffski sang in the ma
kai dancing pavilion, her accompani-
ments being played by Mrs. Gerard
Barton. The singer was eXquiSitely
gowned and had charming PERSONAL
ity. The audience was electrified by
the pure, birdlike tones, the opening
nots Identifying its stranger guest as
a wonderful singer. Rich and power
full, her voice swelled superbly in vol
ume as she scared to the higher regis
ter, but the pavilion was of too small
dimensions to let her display her really
marvellous powers. In her encore,
Goodbye" Madame SIapoffsh was ad-
LOT
form amid generous and spontaneous
applause.
The dance was attended by the
fashionable element of Honolulu So
cfety, and dancing continued until mid
night.
Daisy Fitzhugh Ayres, a society
newspaper woman. writes from Wash
ington to the Salt Lake City Utah)
Tribune of the social success of
Princess Kalanianaole at the National
Capital, as follows:
A star feature of sociaIdom in Wash
fngton is a genuine and unabridged
princess. There's a prince belonging to
her, too, to complete the set, prince
who looks the part as well, every
the princess is the dominating specta-
Gle. They are the Kalanianaoles, this
imposing royal pair, and they hail from
far-off Hawaii, that dangerous land of
velvet vowels. They are most unique
and interesting couple, the Prince and
Princess of Kalanianaole, for all they
are such a mouthful to pronounce. The |
Prince is Congressional delegate from |
the district of Honolulu. His common |
or garden name is Cupid" Prince |
Cupid" is a character.
Does he speak good English, this |
dusky representative of an alien |
tongue"
1t was a Kentuckian, much at the |
Capitol, who answered with a twinkle |
and grin of mischief, oh! yes; he |
speaks about as good English as any |
The Princess is a luscious beauty, |
with the sleepy eyes of an odalesque
Juno in the exuberance of
her physique. She is a superb, COM
handing creature of a Creole type, |
whose exquisite clothes are the adora-
ton of the women. Her evening |
wraps are creations of barbaric splen-
dor. Among them is a sort of Manchu-
RAN kimona affair of black satin, en-
crusted in embroideries in gold and
gay silks, peacocks and tropic birds
preening themselves over the entire ex-
panse. She has sumptuous calling cos I
Tunes of deep ivory in every detail, a
wealth of rare lace and embroideries.
and a wide hat with a sweep of price
less pale plumes. She is thoroughly au I
fait and conventional in social observ-
ances, and an indefatigable tea-goer.
Timid hostesses regard the august
of the Princess Kalanianaole
with misgivings in the knees. It's hor-
ribIe to have a king or a queen or an
lce or a jack to lswoop down upon you
ike that when you can't remember
whether the Answer to Correspond
ants' column in the Sunday newspapers
old you to address her as your Maj
.sty" or Your Serene Highness," or
ust plain Princess" And it's fearful
TO commit faux pas in the presence of
loyalty. But worst of all, her last