The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-02-13
.MARDI GRAS
REVELS OF THE
GAY FOLD


Ildttu the DUKES lbI spectators. INtet
were upon a raised platform and were
also decorated
These boxes last evening We're crowd
cd to overlooking by spectators.
AT the mauka end of the room was
the throne Here upon a raised dais
under a white canopy the Queen and
King were seated during the latter part
Of the evening. They were surround
ed with potted plants of all descriptions
which were banked around the throne
in treat profusion. The effect was
most beautiful.
The big crowd began to gather as
early as eight o'clock and continued to
arrive with every car, the largest num-
Der being reached probably at II o'clock
At twenty-five minutes after nine
o'clock the trumpet at the entrance
to the ball room heralded the approach
Of the King and Queen First came
the Pierots who cleared the path for the
royal procession Then came James
Wilder, master Of ceremonies who an
nounced to all the fact that the king
approached.
Attended by ladies in waiting and by
poges the Queen Of the Carnival Miss
Lorna Iaukea, entered led by the King
of the carnival Dr. George Herbert,
and was taken to the throne where she
and the king seated themselves.
The grand march was the next event
Of the evening Jamie Wilder assisted
by the Pierots put the maskers through
all sorts Of different marches. Finally
the marching ceased and the King
arose and bade all to enjoy themselves.
Then the dancing was begun.
The ball room at this time was crowd
ed with spectators who gazed for some
time upon the many costumes and then
repaired to the verandas outside to
await the time when they could dance,
after the unmasking.
1t was about II o'clock when the
prizes were awarded and supper was
announced. The entire party at that
time then visited the drawing room Of
the hotel which had been fitted as
dining room where a collation. was
served.
The award of the prize for the wearer
of the handsomest ladies costume to
Mrs. Charles Chilingworth met the APP
prevail of everyone present. She wore
a most handsome and sumptuous gown
of a Japanese lady of rank. 1t was
perfect in every particular and of gor-
geous material heavily embossed with
gold, a triumph not alone of the cos
tuner but of the student of japanese
dress
The prize for the best gentleman's
costume was awarded to A. ]. Black
man, and it was well worthy of it,
though there were many who would
have awarded it to Captain Sam John
son. Mr.. Blackman was attired in the
court costume of a Daimio of the
sixteenth century. 1t was of gorgeous
gold wrought cloth. The head dress
was a marvel and the sword in keeping
with the costume and the period. Cap
tain Sam Johnson represented a Dali
MIC in armor of about the same period.
He wore no mask but his face had
been made up with Japanese pigment
and japanese hirsute adornment into
marvellous copy of the portrait of a
celebrated Daimio. The armor was
perfect in every respect, of splendid
and ornate workmanship, highly
wrought with nlaid work, and beauti-
full and harmonious in it's combinations
of color. 1t was because Mr.. Black
mans being a court costume was, IS
costume, more gorgeous than armor,
even Daimio's armor, that Mr.. Black
man was awarded the prize, the ele-
ments i'm which it surpassed Johnsons
being the determining elements in the
conditions of the award. These three
T., F,, che
ness, certainly surpassed everything
else at the carnival.
The prize for the best sustained char
| acter was awarded to Mrs. A. G. Halves
| who represented the Evening Bulletin.
She and Mrs. Avery were cOstumed
alike, white satin gowns Mrs. Avery's
being printed in fac smile of the Ad-
vertiser, and Mrs Halves in fac smile
of the Bulletin. They wore large
white cOckade hats with black ostrich
plumes long black gloves and black
slippers. They passed through the
! crowd of maskers calling out their res
pective papers in caricature of news
boy style. The judges held that Mrs.
Halves had best sustained the charac-
| ter and awarded her the prize. In the
opinion of very many this prize for the
best sustained character should have
gone to Mrs. George Cooke who repre-
! scented a Chinese lady of the Mandarin
| class. Her costuming, and particular
! ly her makeup was widely commented
on and everywhere praised. 1t is said
that the reason she was not awarded
the prize was that she danced which
was held out of keeping with the char
acter, though it seems a rather fine
drawn condition.
The award for the most comic cos
tune was with universal approval
awarded to Mrs. Harley Waity who
appeared as a great white rooster. The
conception Of the character was strik-
ing and the working out of the cos
tune both highly ingenious and highly
artistic. Mrs. Waity also designed
several other characters and costumes,
all of which were among the striking
ones there.
The gentlemens prize for the most
comic character was fifty awarded to