The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-10

|, in the full dress of the United States
Navy he was imposing
Il feel like ship that has just come
into harbor after a storm she whis-
pered to him. THAT was a terrible
bling
We always come early said Lieu
tenant Dandy, one of the little group
| of glittering Mohawks. Il wouldn t
miss this show for anything You
| should have seen the entrance of the
Russian officers-they came in body
and Solomon in all his glory could
not hold candle to 'en. There are
some ew-comers-tourists-T wait
| ing for them. It's great fun to see
| their bows to royalty.
| Il always suffer too much for other
people," said Florence. Here come
the Bonner girls
You needn's waste any suffering on
them," said Lieutenant Dandy. They
could give US all points on self-pos-
session.
AS the two girls sailed down the hall
with a manly swagger that trailed
their trains from side to side, there
were whispered remarks on their APP
pearance, flattering and otherwise.
Weren't you frightened?" Florence
asked as the Bonner girls Joined the
group
Not a Bit" said Polly. II love it,
Don't you remember. Betty, when we
made our bow three times at the
Kings birthday reception? We ran
around and Joined the tail of the pro-
cession until Curtis made us stop. 1t
was great fun. The King received us
each tine as if he had never seen us
before
Numbers of guests We're now arriv-
ing. Native ladies in silk and velvet
holokus, with head-dresses of pearls
and ostrich plumes; pretty girls rang |
ing in color from mahogany brown and |
cafe-au-lait to the fairest pink and /
white: members of the japanese Com |
mission, in correct evening dress, mis-
sionaries, consuls, naval officers or
Germany, England and the United |
States in full uniform, entered in small |
groups or singly, walking the length |
of the hall and making their bows to |
royalty under the gaze of those who |
had arrived before them; all more or
less conscious of the scrutiny and whis
pered comments.
Look, Look" said Betty Bonner, |
here come some strangers"
A stout, bald gentleman, very red |
and nervous looking. was walking up |
the hall with his wife, frail hatchet- |
faced lady, who chung convulsively to
his arm They attempted to bow to
the Chamberlain, but Curtis Iaukea
deity faced them toward the King.
Still arm in arm they bobbed to the
Queen and to the Princess Liliuoka-
lani, and then, with a sudden, beam
ing look of relief, they turned and
backed into the Princess Likelike, not
knowing that she belonged to the royal
semi-circle.
Look at the All Sue girls whisper
ed Mrs. Ross. TRY to remember the
dresses for Lulu
All the women studied the new ar
rivals attentively as they trailed in
with that languid assurance that only |
perfectly fitting Paris gowns can give.
There were three extremely pretty
girls. followed by their father, Chi
nese mandarin in silk Oriental clothes,
shaved head and long queue. After
him came his son, Familiarity called
Billy All Sue, a Yale man, in faultIess
evening dress. his straight hair parted
down the middle.
'"They certainly are lovely creatures
said Florence, referring to the girls.
And We'll be having them at our balls
for the next ten years to come said
Mrs. Ross, for there are a lot more
in the nursery. or, 1 should say, under
the banyan tree. for there's where you
always see the baby All Sues
The royal quadrille was forming in
the middle of the floor. The King, with
the Russian consuPs wife, faced the
Russian captain, whose partner was a