The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-21


Mrs John IT, Bowler. who has been
i'm California for over three years, re-
turned ON the Korea this week for
visit with her sister, Mrs Jesse Nc
Chesney
Mrs. Brauard Smith and Mrs John
$ Walker returned ON the Mauchmia
from three months tour of Japan
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The children of Mrs Gums dancing
class. with their mothers and friends,
filled to overlooking the Odd Fellows
Hall yesterday afternoon, the occasion
being especially marked as a party
day, and all the little ones in their
dainty dresses and ribbons made a
very pretty picture while they joyous
ly munched cornucopias between dan
Ces.
The cottage formerly occupied by
Governor and Mrs. Frear is now being
removed to the lot below Mrs Mac
donald's on PunahOu street, and will
be used as a residence by Doctor and
Mrs. Philip Frear. The Governors
home is almost completed and looks
very handsome with its fine wide YER
andas which are so necessary and de-
Hghtfu to have in this country
Mrs Edward NJ Walsh will enter
tain the members of the Cosmos Club
and number of other friends on Mon
day afternoon at her attractive home
i'm the Piedmont Heights. The after
noon will be devoted to the game Of
whist and the affair will be one of the
prettiest of the present season. The
color scheme in the decorations is to
be in red and green, which are so sug-
gestive of the holiday season. Mrs.
Walshs guests will number in all
about forty, which will include the
members of the club.
Mrs W. e. Wall and two children
arrived home on the Korea from
spending the summer on the mainland.
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Prince David and Princess HAVANA
nakoa have returned home from trip
to New York where they attended a
, number of elaborate society functions
and were handsomely entertained
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Mr.. and Mrs Gerrit p. Wilder and
Miss Helen Wilder arrived home on
the Korea early in the week from sew
eral weeks spent in California. They
are mentioned in the society columns
of the San Francisco papers as prom
inent guests at the Byron Hot Springs.
where they spent some time.
Miss Helene Twins dinner was per-
haps the most notable of Friday S
three or four big dinners, and was at
tended by II young persons, who after
ward went to the big dance. 1t was a
merry affair for with one or two eX-
ceptions, the girls were debutantes of
this season or of last season and were
still fresh enough to be excited over
the approaching cOtillon. Beside that,
affairs in the Irwin home have a spe-
cial charm of their own, an air of mer-
riment and infOrmality that very few
hostesses are able to preserve at large
dinners or teas, and that hospitable
Mrs. Irwin and her daughter succeed
in maintaining always, whether the
event be large or small-Call
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Judge Silliman and wife have re-
turned to New York after several
months spent here where Mr.. Silliman
was engaged in an. important law case.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. b. Elmer and Miss
Reynolds, their sister, left today on
the ManchuTia for Los Angeles and
other points on the Coast.
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Miss Elizabeth Dutot arrived from
the mainland this week and will be a
guest Of relatives in Honolulu for
some months.
Through the efforts of Mrs. Henry
Bicknell more than a score of music
lovers were enabled to enjoy a very
pleasant and instructive hour listening
to Mr., and Mrs. A. X. Virgil, two of
the foremost musical educators of the
country, who posed through here en-
route to Australia on the AOTangi, on
| last Sunday. The boat did not arrive
until late in the day and sailed at mid
night, but thanks to Mrs Bicknell, a
large number of persons were notified
] ~ pAlOlG anu SiIlSlGu dL ItI lOlllG vi
| Kului street in the evening. Mr.. Vir-
gil gave a short address on his meth
DDS of piano playing and his wife il
| Illustrated his instructions by some
wonderful examples of execution. The
theories of playing as taught by Prof.
Virgil is something quite new nut is
said to be capable of astonishing re-
suits
On Friday, Mrs. William Irwin en-
Itertained at the most elaborate bridge
Iparty of the season. The Irwin house
lis so admirably adapted for sumptu-
/ GUS entertainments, and Mrs. Irwin
| has the art of hOstessing down to the
last letter, 50 her affairs are always
Eagerly looked forward to. The prizes
were unusually handsome, and the af-
| fair proved the still lasting charms of
| bridge On tat same day Miss Rob
Iert FOute and her debutante daughter,
Miss Augusta were again at home to
their friends a number Of whom call