The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-01
would like. the answer would be-soda

would like, the answer would be-soda.
water.
Everywhere the royal colors were In
evidence-orange and green-ferns, or
ange cosmos. mingled with the fine
cream colored blossoms Of the ii. The
chandelier and the kings portrait were
encircled with heavy garlands Of these
flowers, and tall stalks of bamboo were
tastefully arranged around the doors
and elsewhere. In the parlor, in adj
dition to the orange and green. were
some beautiful floral arrangements by
Japanese lady guest, one Of which
was a vine in bronze vase, all typi-
flying, as japanese flower arrangement
must-heaven, earth and humanity.
Mrs. Weaver, the matron, who dis
charged her duties as hostess in a
graceful and most competent manner.
wore as an insignia OF her Office. a lei
of yellow feathers-not, however, of
the sacred 90.
At three o'clock the inmates of the
Home filed to their places, with much
laughing and chattering They had
been anticipating the luau and had
been saving themselves for it. by alb
staining from the ordinary food A
phi. He reminded his brethren that
they were celebrating their great day.
and that each one should remember
with thankfulness the generosity OF
their king who had made such kind
provision for them in their old age.
protecting and sheltering them, and
assuring them care and comfort in
their time of helplessness. Above all.
should they feel thankfulness to God
for having put it into the heart of
King Lunahlo to so provide for them.
Miss Mary Parker, one of the trustees,
and the only one present, then pro-
posed three cheers for King Lunalilo
and they We're given with a will, even
the women joining with their shriIl
treble They then Immediately turned
their attention to the eatables, knives
and forks flew, and the guests did not
scruple to smack their lips audibly as
they sampled the poi and the savory
dish with the unspellable name that
went with the pork and which was
excellent.
The poi was eaten in the tine-hon-
ored fashion washed down with copious
draughts from the up-tilted soda water
bottles. For once, the rules were Sus>
pended. and in accordance with the old
custom, the old people were allowed to
carry away to their rooms the remains
of the poi and pork and kukui nuts.
And. literally as they had been helped,
there was a good deal of it left. They
had had fine donation of mullet.
through Mr.. Colburn, from Prince Da-
vid's estate. but this they requested to
have saved for today, thereby stretch
ing out the banquet as far as possible.
There are in some of the rooms sew
eral who were too decrepit to appear
at the table; one, a bedridden para
lytic who lies most of the time in a
stupor, and whose end is fast ap-
preaching.
There was one woman of unsound
mind whose one surviving happiness
is to wrap herself in a scarlet blanket.
a pleasure that Mrs. Weaver has seen
to it she shall have. All these were
remembered, a special table being
spread for them. even the paralytic |
being carefully fed, by one of the wo- |
men. The main business of the after |
noon dispatched, the guests-men and |
women-adjourned to their ianais to |
talk il over. The men solaced them !