Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-02-16
RULERS OF THE MARDI GRAS CARNIVAL

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Moir. Puritan Maiden; Mr.. s. NJ.
IIallou, student; Miss Anna Rose,
Hawaii; Mr.. H. Wilder. The vir-
ginian"; Doctor Humphris. Negro
Character: Mrs. Schaefer, Music:
Messrs Love and c. II. Cooke.
"Noah's Sons Mrs. A. Parke,
Cook; Mrs. w. A. Love. Martha
Washington: Captain Humphrey.
Sailor; Mrs. NJ. Phillips. Clown:
Mrs. Nettie Robson. Norway Peas
ant; Miss Josephine de rArtigue.
"Grecian Girl; Miss Elsa Schaefer.
Water Nymph". Mrs. win Avery.
"The Press. representing the Adver-
tiscr. dress of white satin with an
edition of the paper printed On the
gown. cockade hat of black with
black quill, white ribbon with "'rhe
Press." In black letters, black slip
pers. glasses and hosiery. Miss Edna
Rose. Pink Roses; Miss Lishman,
Butterfly; Miss Dreier. Electric
Light: Mrs. e. II. Cooke. Miss Belle
McCorriston and Miss Harding.
"Courtler." Colonial Dame" and
"Flounced Muslin; Mrs. George
Cooke. Chinese Lady of the Highest
Glass
There were 10 many handsome cos
tunes on the floor that Il was almost
| impossible to describe them and only
few sent In the description of their
attire
The committee that awarded the
prizes, consisting Of Mrs. Raymond do
-. Layard, Mrs. Herman Focke, Mra.
h. +. Bishop and Mrs. Harry Macfar-
Mechanically dressed and sitting
Just beneath the tiers pf boxes on the
foor.--assisted by Mr.. ID. Howard
Hitchcock and Captain Carter, made
their decisions just before supper.
and Mr.. James Wilder master of GER
emonies, mounted the throne and be-
slowed them upon the following with
many witty remarks and sly jibes.
which provoked the laughter OF the
crowd:
Mrs. Charles Chillingworth was
awarded the prize for the handsom-
est lady's costume. II was the sump-
tuous gown of Japanese lady OF
rank, with gorgeous gold embroidery
thickly incrusted and rich with the
Turing silk threads which the Japan
ese so skillfully weave. Mrs. Chill
!, lingworth looked very handsome In
costume.
| Mr.. A. j. Blackman received the
first mans prize for the handsomest
costume He was dressed In the court
costume of Daimiro of the sixteenth
century. II was of gold-wrought
cloth, heavy In texture, and thick
with the wonderful embroidery. The
face was made up with Japanese pig
ments correct In every detail. The
head-dress was magnificent and the
whole costume rich beyond descrip-
ton.
The prize for the comic costume
was given Mrs. Harley Waity and
she represented "a great white rooster.
II was u masterpiece of art and high
ly ingenious. How she managed to
walk was marvel.
The mans prize for the most comic
costume was given to Mr.. w. Chill
lingworth as "SkiddoO--23." The
tremendously large head was very
funny.
Mrs. w. w. Harris received the
prize, for originality OF costume. She
was drassed AZ Columbia" made up
Ct sisal. The heraldic designs were
of sisal and It was very striking at
fair. I
Mr., Harry Davidson received the
prize for the best-sustained mans
part. He was dressed as Hobo and
acted and looked the part to perfec-
tion. His delapidated trousers bag
ged at the knee. his awful shoes. the
well-worn derby hat and battered
suitcase were as natural as life.
The prize for the best-sustained
woman's character was awarded Mrs
a. G. HAYES Jr, She was dressed In
a princess gown of white satin print
ed with an edition of the Evening
Bulletin. On her powdered hair rest
+ ed black cockade hat with white
ribbon across Its surface telling in
black letters The Press" Black
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