The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-04
4 Scene of Beauty
At the Moana
Hotel.
Consul Saito's Fine
Hospitality to
Friends.

Under the blaze OF myriad electric
lights, beneath the silken folds of the
Sunburst Flag of old Japan, with the
softest strains of dreamy music steal
ing from somewhere amid the waving
fronds of cocoa palms, brilliant throng
of men and women celebrated the fifty
second birthday of His ImperiaI
Majesty, the Emperor of Japan
last night The scene in the great ball
room of the Moana Hotel was brilliant
in the extreme and the ball was one OF
the most notable social affairs ever given
In Honolulu. The striking gowns OF
fair women, the gold lace and braid of
the officers uniforms and the evening
dress of the men combined to make
never-to-be-forgotten scene.
The bali was given by tbs japanese
Consul and Mrs. Saito in honor of the
birthday of their Emperor and as
compliment to the white people who
contributed SO literally to the Japanese
Red Cross fund Over four hundred
invitations had been sent out and from
all appearances nearly all of them were
accepted Most of the Federal and Ter
ritorial officials were present and nearly
all the leading people of Honolulu
society graced the occasion with their
presence. Dancing was had until late
hour and when the call for the last
special car came at I go a. m. there
were many that were 10th to leave.
THE DECORATIONS.
The decorations though simple were
very tasteful and effective. They were
designed by Wyr1an who did all the
catering. The entire lower floor of the
hotel was decorated in the japanese
coIors. red and white. In every corner
there were sunbursts with long red and
white streamers and japanese flags were
in profusion Along the lanais were
strings OF japanese lanterns and the
court was glitter of colored electric
globes. In the lobby row of red and
white electric lights ran around the
frieze.
The climax of the decorations was not
reached. however. until one arrived at
the big dining room which was used as
the ball room Over every window was
a japanese flag and curtains of red and
white. AT the mauka end the arch under
which the receiving party stood was
covered with palm branches and SIMPLY
draped with the Stars and Stripes and
the Sunburst Flag. The central piece
of the decorations was an immense jap
anese standard with crimson disc and
radiating rays that was suspended from
the ceiling. 1t was twenty eight by forty
feet in size and by far the largest jap
anese flag in Hawaii
CONSUL RECEIVES.
The bail was to begin at nine o'clock
and from seven-thirty until that hour
the Territorial band, under the leader
ship of Mr. Naone. discoursed catchy
nusic from the stand under the hau
free on the beach side OF the court, a
few minutes after nine O'Clock the oaiio
struck I'D the japanese National an
+bem and the receiving committee 1ooe,
thai,- ,,laces under the American anu
Tanapese flags at the mauka emo Oh shS s
hall room The committee coisiS'
fte following: Consul Salto' the
-, Madame SaitC, Mrs. NJ NJ.
Soft Mrs. Mori, Miss Marion scott
1E;ss F1la stansbry and others the
nests -,1s, were presented by Secretary AT
~ after all the guests had been receiv-
ed. the Consul proposed three cneets .st,s
for the Emperor which were given VIZ w,
4ha customary banzais, This was tol7 ,lo
Ioxve{I bv three for the President OF i ~
united states and three more 10, IL
Governor Of Hawaii. After 'he 80 80
ing the Ellis quintette. whlcfi "as ~ .
e,,n,;++ae struck up dance ard the