The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-08
SOCIETY


Mrs. F. A. schaefer gave violet
luncheon on Wednesday for Mrs
Henry Lyon, at which twelve covers
were laid. The decorations were beau
tiful--violets in two large low bowls
and generously distributed singly over
a beautifully embroidered centerpiece
in violets. 1t was an elaborate lunch
con, with elegant table appointments,
and conversation waxed warm on SUBJ
iects from the Coming of Bob Evans
Fleet" to the new invention for swift
running trains on curving tracks. The
guests were Mrs George r. Carter, |
Mrs. Carl s. Holloway, Mrs. Faxon
Bishop. Mrs. c. b. Cooper, Mrs. Walter |
Hoffman,. Mrs. j. r. Gait, Mrs Won
Holt. Mrs Fred Macfarlane, Mrs An
drew Fuller and Miss Irmgard |
Schaefer.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Elmer are leav-
ing on the twenty-first of this month
for the mainland. Miss Reynolds who |
has been visiting her sister. Mrs. Eb- |
ner, goes home TO Los Angeles with
them, after very pleasant visit i'll
Honolulu.
Mrs Skinner and daughter from
Kingston. Ontario, are guests for al
month or more at the Seaside Hotel, |
where they are enjoying the beauties |
of this charming climate.
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Miss Cordelia Carter and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Judd have gone to Molo-
kai for a ten-day trip.
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Mr. r. c. L. Perkins, who has been |
in England for six months, partly on
vacation and partly in the interest of |
the Experiment Station, is expected I
home this month.
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Mrs. Schmidt is the guest for sew
eral months of Mrs. Richard IsAp-
berg. her daughter.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ Cooke and |
family are at their town house for
some time.
Mr.. n. F. Whitman and children
leave in january Cor the mainland. and
eventually for Years trip to Europe
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A reception will be rendered Rev.
and Mrs. John osborne by the congre-
cation of st. Clements in the church /
hall on Monday evening, the 9th inst,
cordially invited to be present. Rev.
and Mrs. osborne returned by the ST.
IBERIA on Friday from several months
spent in travel. during which they Wis
tied England. the Continent. spent
considerable time in the Holy Land,
and came by way of India China and
Japan to their island home.
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The San Francisco News Letter has
this to say of an artist and his wife
we'll known in Honolulu: 'Mr and
Mrs. Alexander Scott, who have been
touring the world, are at present at
Hotel FL Monte, Los Gatos where they
have decided TO spend the winter. Mr..
Scott is a celebrated English artist,
and has fitted up an ideal studio in
the hotel in the beautiful mountain
resort"
Miss Frances Lawrence has an
nounced the engagement of her sister,
Miss Julia Dwight Lawrence, to Mr..
Fred B. Damon. Miss Lawrence has
been active in settlement work in con-
nection with the Palama Settlement
Mr.. Damon is connected with the Bank
of Hawaii. Both the young people
have wide circle of friends.
The dance at the Seaside last Mon
day evening in welcome to the return
ing members of the victorious St.
Louis College Alumni baseball team
was largely attended and a very en-
joyable affair.
This evening at the Catholic cathe-
dral will occur the marriage of Miss
Comes de Silva, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John G. de Silva of Kalihi, to
Mr.. John T. Ffgueredo. Father Ste
phen will officiate.
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DR.. Edward Armitage, at last ac-
counts, was registered at the Oriental
Hotel Kobe.
A masquerade ball is to be given at
the Royal Hawaiian Hotel by Man.
ager Edwin o. Child on Christmas eve
One of the plans for it is an immense
Christmas tree to be placed on one of
the lanais. lighted brilliantly with cleo
trio lights and laden with presents and
souvenirs. 1t is to be yelled until the
midst OF the festivities of the evening
when the surrounding lights are to
be turned low, the tree unveiled, and
its myriad electric lights to blaze in
stantly into Illumination. According
10 the present plans only guests ap-
pearing in costume will be allowed on
the dancing floor up TO the time of
unmaSking, which will be IL O'Clock.
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To those whose names have been
voted upon and who have received ,
invitations to join the Art League this
request is being sent; on account of
the numerous entertainments and af- g.,
fairs being conducted by some - the ,
members of the membership commit +
Tee it is impossible TO call upon and E
ascertain the decisions made about ,
becoming members. The COMMITTEES
presents its compliments and would
slke instead 10 be notified. Word may ,
! De left at the Art League building. {
1o15 before the box plan for (
lis play, which is to be given at the :
- House in January, is opened. !
npers viii be entitled to one reserv- !
- free of charge.
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