The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-15

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The beauty of the Flower Carnival
at st. Clements church yesterday aft
ernoon was somewhat marred by
downpours Of rain which drenched
spectators. booths and strings of bunt-
ing and had a dropping effect upon
the gaily decorated participants and
vehicles intended for the floral parade.
Despite this drawback the carnival
idea was prettily carried out, and if
the luster of the affair was dimmed
by clouds it was restored by good
nature
The procession was due to start at
2 but was not started until about 3
o'clock when the rain subsidized some
what The Hawaiian Government
band was present and enlivened things,
while the judges and spectators found
convenient places from which to view
the parade. The judges, occupying a
decorated stand facing the open lawn.
We're Princess Kawananakoa, Mrs.
Samuel Parker. Mrs. e. D. Tenney.
Admiral Terry. u. S. NJ, Rev. w. NJ.
Kincaid and T. Give Davies. Head
ed by the band the procession wheeled
into the lawn and passed in review be-
fore the judges, and then made the
circle of the lawns.
First came tandem Of little girls at
tired to represent flowers, then a tiny
mite of boy CARRIED as a Chinese
peddler, carrying baskets of flowers
and lichees suspended from a pole held
over his shoulder; then came file of
pretty girls dressed as flowers; then
a dirninutive jinrickisha, the wheeler
being a boy dressed exactly as a jim
rickisha man; baby carriages gay with
paper flower decorations; goat carts;
a handsome cart with a floral throne
and crown of ilimas and MALE, carry
ing a diminutive King and Queen OF
Hawaii of the time of Kamehameha
II. with kahili bearers; pony carts dec
grated with crotons, plumarias, mar
guerites; then Hawaiian canoe
drawn on a. car by two black Shetland
ponies (the prize-winner); company
of young horsemen and horsewomen
attired as Mexicans, cowboys, pau
riders and knights. It was a pretty
sight and caused frequent applause.
The prize winner, which carried off
q trophy as the best in it's class as
well as another as being the most
original of all the entries, was a Ha-
waiian canoe, the entire float being
decorated with lima leis and MALE
Little Harriet, Richmond and Marie
Dawson. attired in yellow bathing cos
tunes occupied the seats in Miss Rose
Dayison's canoe. which was drawn on
wheels by Mrs. Lewis well known
span of black Shetland ponies This
represented a typical picture of Ha-
waiianS aquatic life. The float was de-
signed by Mrs A. P. Taylor. who was
assisted in its decoration by Mrs n.
r. Dawson The float represented an
lima draped canoe about nine feet long
resting on a, bed of MALE. The wheels
of the vehicle were outlined with lima
leis and festoons hung artistically from
the canoe. The paddles were wound
with lima leis and the canoeists wore
lima and MALE wreaths about their
heads. The harness was likewise
draped. The carnival cup, appropriate
lv inscribed, was given to the float,
and a special prize for originality was
also presented.
The little Chinese peddler, Baby
Mist. was awarded the second prize Tor
original costume and Myrtle Schun1an
attired as a beautiful flower was given
third prize. Mrs. Mist and Mrs. Schu-
man respectively designed the COS
tunes. In Glass for pony anG don
KEY carts. the entries were the King
and Queen of Hawaii, the Hoilinger
children. the float being designed by
Mrs HoIiinger; croton cart, Ezra
Crane and Stephanie Strain; Hawaiian
cart. the Colburn children, and a Mar
g11erite blossom float, Pauline Schaefer
The first prize went to the Hoillnger
children: second to Pauline Schaefer;
third. to Colburn children; fourth, to
Baby Cranes float.
In Glass c the entries were on horse
back and awards were as fol4ows:
Glover Clark, first boys; Mexican;
Curtis Hustace, Knight: second boy $:
Marcus Monsarrat, PIumaria boy.
third boys; Reginald Melanpl1y,
clown. fourth boys; Charles Herbert,
Mexican. Girls-Ruth soper. first, lily;
Helen Jones. second. pau rider; Lena
Colburn. third, pau rider.
In class d, goat carts and drivers the
first prize was awarded to Emeline
Magoon, who was in small SILKY
drawn by a white goat. She was
dressed as an American Beauty rose
The hat, parasoI and dress were made
of the rose: petals. The sulky was dec
Grated with American Beauty roses.
The float was designed by Mrs. Taylor
and Mrs. Riggs. To Dorothy Mailing
and NICK. Williamson, a pretty goat
cart the second priZa was awarded