Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-12-09

Senior Mateo SandOna Is certainty
being sought out with fattering sue
cess to paint portraits in Honolulu He
has Just completed life.size portrait
Of the beautiful little daughter of Cap.
tain Combe, of the Restorer. The lit.
tie one Is sitting on the steps Of the
lanai. out of doors and the likeness IL
perfect. The Combes are delighted,
and If an artist can please the dOting
parents there Is nothing more to DO
said Princess Kawananakoa's full
length portrait has often been admired
her unusual type of beauty being
most impressive Mrs. c. w. G. Deer
ing is also being painted. and her ex-
uuisite Coloring ought to come out
well Mrs. +. II. Humphris Is being
immortaliZed. She has been painted
many times by celebrated artists and
all her friends are anxious to see NJ.
Sandona's conception of her type. NJ.
Sandona will have to remain longer
than he first intended. 1t is hard to
realize that he is only "a. for he has
done much that many an older man
might well envy.
II Is good news to hear that Nance
ONeil has scored in the lawsuit In
which she has been declared the legal
owner of the old Brindley estate. 1t
contains over 200 acres and Miss
O'Neil purchased II about year ago.
The property is situated in Massachu.
sets and 1t has one of the most historic
mansions in America on the lands.
Miss O'Neil in becoming its owner
has done well for herself.
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Miss Helene Robson. so well known
here. was recently a bridesmaid at the
wedding of Miss Edith Downing and
DR.. Benjamin Jones Edger, U. s. A.
They say she was stunning in beau
tiful froCk fresh from Paris. Miss
Robson is fortunate in getting all her
clothes from France.
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The San Francisco Chronicle has the
| following notice about the well known
/ society women who have often been in
| Honolulu:
Mrs. William J. Dutton and Miss Mol.
! lie Dutton were hostesses at a large
bridge party yesterday afternoon in
their apartments at the Palace Hotel,
at which they entertained about 30
guests most delightfully."-. The rooms
were attractiyely decorated with All.
tumn leaves and yellow chrysanthe.
NUNS. Mrs. Dutton was assisted in
receiving by her daughters. Mrs. Jo-
siah Howell and Miss Mollie Dutton.
The handsome prizes were won by Mrs.
Harry Bates, Mrs. Ira Pierce, Miss Pa.
tricia Cosgrave, Mrs. Harry Mendell
Mrs. Samuel Pond, Mrs. George Bev.
eridge, Mrs. John Rogers Clark, Mrs.
Ernest Albert Stent Mrs. Sias Pal.
mer, Mrs. +. =. FarnswOrth, Mrs
Eugene Bresse and Mrs. Henry But.
tiers.
| Among the many delightful affairs
this week was the supper given by Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Macfarlane at their
Punahou residence, for Mrs Merriam
nee Lishman. The long table was
laid on the lanai and artistically dec
GRATED with ferns and greens, the cleo
trio lights being shaded by japanese
lanterns suspended over the table, a
rope of ferns and MALE were entwined
about the lights and the graceful set
ting was fit introduction to the de.
licious supper which followed. Among
those present were Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit
Wilder, Paymaster and Mrs. Hagner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Baird. DR.. and
Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Percy Benson, Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Halves, Miss Helen
Kitchen, Miss Helen Macfarlane,
Messrs. Barbour Lathrope, Walter and
Harold Dillingham;. VIII Roth, and the
guest Of honor, Mrs. Merriam.
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There were many little dinners at
the Moana on Monday and proceeding
its military hop. Among others were
seen Captain and Mrs. Lyon, Mrs.
Logan, the Misses Logan, and Mrs.
Goodrich, wife of Rear-Admiral Good.
rich, who is expected on the cruiser
Chicago. The hop was a most enjoy.
able affair, the board walk and lanai
being most popular. There were a
large number of townspeople as well
as the military contingent, and every
body said it was great success. The
Moana quintet came in for their share
of admiration.
| A pretty little bridge party was Civ
en- on Thursday by Mrs. Percy Ben,
son In honor of Miss Marion McGil,
vary. who, with her mother, is a guest
at the Alexander Young. Miss McGil
vary Is California girl and brought
letters of introduction from Mrs. Per
kins, so well known here. She was also
at school with Miss Kathleen Cart
wright, The first prize, Bohemian
bon-bon dish, was won by the guest OF
honor for the largest number of points
and to Mrs. Hagner was given the
consolation prize, a large corsage oil
yiolets. A dainty tea was served after
the game. Among those present were
Mrs. S. G. Wilder, Mrs. Clifford Kim
ball, Mrs. Byron Baird, Mrs. J. S. Walk
err, Mrs Charles Wilder, Mrs. Richard
Iyers, Mrs. Harry Murray, Mrs. Harry
Macfarlane, Mrs. Charles Cooper, Mrs
Hagner, Mrs. Helen Noonan, Mrs. A
NJ. Brown, Mrs. A. G. Halves, Misses
nrion Scott, Kathleen Cartwright
Helen Kitchen and Helen Kimball.
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The Rev. and Mrs. John osborne
gave a dinner on Tuesday evening al
| hA 30 ptf. t,nnl a 4.