The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-23
SOCIAL EVENTSOF THEWEEK

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The outlook for social distractions is
quite good for the next week or two.
The coming of the baseball team from
the Coast will give the lovers of this
game some interesting diversion. And
along this line it might be remarked
just here that there is an increasing
number of Honolulu women who are
interested in the great national game.
A goodly proportion of the grand stand
seats for todays game are occupied by
representatives of the fair sex and the
advance sale for the coming games in
dictates that there viii be a good rep
resentation all through the series.
Then the coming of the theatrical
season at the Orpheum by the Ellie
rords will draw good crowds for a
number of weeks The Ellefords are
prime favorites in Honolulu and
please all classes. The company ar
rived on the Alameda yesterday, and
it is said that their bill for this season
is more than usually good, and that
the company is stronger than hereto
fore.
Speaking of theaticals, Manager
Adams of the Opera House promises
some attractions soon after the first
of the year which are of a high class.
The Andrew-Mack party is expected
| here from Australia sometime in Janu-
AIRY. This is not definite but there is
! good likelihood of their stopping off
! here if they decide to come to the
States before spring The Opera House
has received a thorough renovation
and looks almost like a different place.
1t will be quite a revelation to the
public when it is next thrown open.
There will probably be several dan
ces and other social affairs given for
the baseball players while they are
here Some Of these have been def
nitely decided on, while others are on
! ly prospective. A number of these
will be private, and complimentary to
| individual members who have per-
| sonal friends in the city
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The pretty afternoon tea given at
the residence of General Davis on
Thursday afternoon for the benefit OF
st. Clements church, was very largely
attended regardless of the showery
weather. The idea was to have all
the tea tables on the lawn while the
cottage was to be used as a display
room for the fancy articles, cut flow
ers, candy and cakes, but as the sun
played hide and seek all day, tables
were set indoors as well as outside,
and although at times the rooms were
very closely filled everything went
| very smoothly and most satisfactorily
| to those who had worked for the sue
! cess of the event Mrs. Harrison. TO
whose initiative the affair was due,
spared herself in no way to make it a
success and she was seconded most
heartily by General and Mrs Davis
The display of cut flowers was simply
beautiful and the number and variety
of plants, palms and vines were count
less. There was a lot of pretty fancy
work which was eagerly. bought from
Miss Soper and Mrs. w. Wall who had
charge of it; and the tea room was
especially well patronized. Mrs. Bliss
poured tea while Mrs. Stevens, Miss
Mist and Mrs HoOgs attended to the
tables assisted by a dozen lovely little
girls Mrs. Smithies, most Charmingly
gowned in lavender, sold hundreds OF
punches of viOlets which were beauti-
fully sweet and fragrant, and still
moist from their Tantalus beds. Mrs.
Harrison, Mrs. Barwick, Mrs. and Miss
Kinney and Mrs. Clemens sold quite a
lot of plants, but there was such a
large collection that there are many
more which are for sale, and may be
had at any time within the next tsW
weeks by calling at the cottage on
Hastings street near Makiki. Mrs.
Harrison is most appreciative of all
the donations sent in and wishes to
express her thanks to all who assisted
her in any way.
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San Francisco society is saving its
best bib and tucker and its sweetest
smiles for February next, when the
great fleet of sixteen battleships will
arrive from the long journey around
the Horn. The fleet is leaving Hamp-
ton Roads on December 1G, and its de
parture will be marked by many social
and official events of importance but
even greater will be the demonstration
at this port upon the arrival of the
meu-of-War.
San Franciscans will not be alone in
welcoming the fleet, as news comes
from the East that very many leading
people of naval circles, including the
women, will travel across the CONT
nent and be here before the ships
| Admiral Dewey, it has been decided