The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-02-15
King Carnival -.
Held Merry Sway
Success of Mardi Gras Bal Masque
Overtopped Expectations.
CFrom Wednesdays Advertiser,

lady looked charming in cockade hat
with "The Press" in large letters on
satin trimming. Black gloves, slip
pers and powdered hair.
Mrs VIII Avery, as The Advertiser.
wore a white satin gown appropriate
ly printed upon. She also had cock
ade hat, trimmed with THE Press
motto. and wore black satin slippers.
Mrs. Halves and Mrs. Avery walked
together and shouted the virtues of the
rival papers while in the grand march.
Mr.. Spencer Bickerton was hand
somely costumed as gentleman OF
the court of George III.
Miss V. Pounds wore a Court EN-
pire gown OF primrose satin trimmed
with old point lace. In her powdered
hair, yellow roses were entwined.
Miss Grace Montague Cooke lady-in-
waiting to the queen, had Court
Empire gown of pink satin with rose
point lace.
Miss NJ. Pounds, Court Empire gown
of rose satin, trimmed with Irish point
lace. Powdered hair.
Miss Elsie Schaefer. as a water
nymph, was an original and delightful
character.
Miss Josephine de IArtigue was
picture OF lOveliness IN Grecian gown.
Miss schaefer was a graceful Carmen,
Mrs, Manuel Phillips, as a clown.
acted the part well.
Mrs. Nettie r. Robson, as Norway
peasant girl, had a striking and at
tractive costume.
Harry wilder, as the Virginian, wore
III ,borv caf,lly
Harry Dawson, as a Hobo, was a
good prizewinner.
Mrs. F. NJ. Swanzy wore handsome
white satin gown en- traine.
Mrs. w. NJ. Graham, as Frivolity'
wore a becoming red costume with
cockade hat.
Mr.. Arthur Wall impersonated Bridge
Whist.
S. NJ. Ballou wore the Students cap
and gown.
Miss Anna Rose, as Hawaii" was
dressed in black holoku.
Miss Lishman, as a Butterfly, was
charming.
Mr.. Jamie Wilder personified Black
and White.
Mrs. Walter Combes. as Frivolity,
was gowned in yellow satin.
Miss Emma Rose, who appeared as
Pink Roses" was fiowerlike and at
tractive.
C. A. Brown was court officer of
the reign of Kalakaua.
DIR. Fitzgerald wore the rich costume
of an Indian Sikh.
Mrs. Chillingworth and Mr.. Black
man were well-sustained Japanese
characters.
Sam Walker represented Charles ii.
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
1t was most difficult task that had
been set the committee named to de-
eide on the relative merits of the
scores of excellent costumes which
marched past them at the opening of
the ball. The final announcement Of
the prize winners showed, however,
that they had performed their difficult
task well. The names of the prize
winners were:
Mrs. Charles Chillingworth. who was
dressed as a Japanese lady, was pre-
sented with the prize for the wearer of
the handsomest lady's costume.
A. ]. Blackman, attired IN the armor
of an ancient Japanese warrior was
judged worthy of the prize for the best
gentleman's costume.
The prize for the best sustained char
acter was won by Mrs. Hawes. repre-
senting "The Evening Bulletin"
The Hobo, as impersonated by Har-
ry Davidson, won for him the prize for
sustained character.
The comic costume prize for ladies'
was given to Mrs. Harley Waity, who
represented a rooster, while the cor
responding prize for gentlemen went
to w. Chillingworth, the Sikdoo-23.
The name Of the winner of the prize
for the most originality OF costume
could not be secured. the wearer of
'Sisal' being given the judgment.