The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-10
SOCIETY

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President and Mrs. Griffiths enter
tanned the teachers and trustees o
Oahu College and a number of friends
particularly interested in Japan ant
Japanese education, on Saturday even
ing week. Miss Tsuda, who was on,
OF the three women chosen by the EN-
press to be sent to America to be edu.
Gated and who is now the principal OF
the most advanced school in Japan
for the education OF girls, spoke infor-
mally on The Position of Women in
Japan
Mrs J. ]. Belser, who has for so
many weeks been seriously ill, has re-
covered and Is able to be out.
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Governor and Mrs. Carter and FAM
ny, the ]. r. Calls and the Crehores,
who are here for the winter. all went
TO Waialua Saturday to spend a week.
has something to do with the visit.
The entire upper floor Of the hotel
has been set aside for the use of the
party.
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Six or seven friends of Mrs. A. H.
Otis. who win soon leave for the Coast,
were invited 10 an informal lunch by
Mrs Fuller on Friday, each guest
bringing a tiny token for use on the
voyage. The gifts were numerous and
mirthful to some extent. Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis dined on Friday evening with the
W. o. Smiths, neighbors and friends
for years. The Otis's are now at the
Hawaiian hotel. Mrs. Bertha Taylor,
the late DIR. Taylor's widow, has taken
the cottnge on Bates street, formerly
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Otis,
Mrs Henry Foster Dutton, who re-
turned last week from Honolulu, has
been the guest of honor at several in
formal functions since her return, and |
many more are planned for this charm
ing young matron. Mrs. Henry Clar- |
ence Breeder made Mrs Dutton the |
motif for a delightful bridge party at |
her home on Broadway on Saturday |
afternoon.-Chronicle.
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Dr. and Mrs Ernest Tucker, who
were to have given a reception last
evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Ned /
Adams, of Honolulu, We're forced to
recall the invitations. owing to the III
ness of little Miss Sallie Adams, who
was confined to her home with measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams, for whom much I
has been done socially, are to return
shortly to their home in the Hawaiian
Islands
A recent number of the Portland
Oregonian says: Miss Helen Brig
haw x-xn /
Linn's guests at an at home tomor-
row afternoon with her quaint and de-
lightfuI rendition of Hawaiian songs,
accompanying herself on the native
instrument. the ukulele. Miss Brig
ham Is quite an adept with this In
strument and also sings the native
songs in the Hawaiian language I'M
usually WE'LL
At the Young hotel on Tuesday
evening, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.. Won Hamm
gave a bridge whist party and dance
to eighty of their friends. The makai
pavilion was so beautifully and artis-
tically decorated with palms, ferns and
japanese embellishments. that one re-
CURED very little stretch of the imag-
tnation to fancy he was transported
into a veritable Japanese tea-garden,
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girl peeping out from over those banks
sf palms and pampas grass.
The pavilion had huge vases of
American beauty roses and violets in
great profusion. and was besides, q
garden of tropical plants. The rafters
OF the room were lined alternately with
incandescent lights and japanese Ian
terms From the border lights where ,
kaai's musicians rendered dreamy
dance music, was a trellis work of
MALE, cherry blossoms and miniature ,
Japanese lanterns.
In the center of the ballroom was
an imposing Japanese umbrella, on all
points of which were suspended the .
same minute lanterns, while strips of :
delicate lacy ferns were draped across
MS entire center.
Bridge whist was INDUCED in during
tire evening. the first lady's prize be-
ing won by Mrs. Harry Lewis; the
drsc gentleman's prize by Mr.. Watson,
and the lady's consolation by Mrs.
Howard Humphris. To Mr. VIM. Roth
fell the gentleman's consolation prize.
After the game, dancing followed
and then the gay throng partook of a
delicious repast prepared for them in
the Young hotel cafe
1t was beautiful affair, one of the
most enjoyable functions of this year
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Mr.. G. ]. Richardson gave a dinner
party at the Young last Wednesday
evening to a few friends. The table
was Hastily arranged with a profusion
Of American Beauty roses and ferns.
After dinner the party attended the
Buchly concert. Those present were:
Misses Richardson. Miss Ahana Mr.
and Mrs G. J. Richardson.
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Mr.. VIM. Williamson gave a dinner
party at the Young Tuesday evening to
a few friends. Present were Mr. and
Mrs. w. H Babbitt, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
". Watson and Miss Harvey.
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Mr.. Jas. McCandless was host at a
pretty dinner last Wednesday evening
at the Young hotel. After dinner he
took his friends to the delightful Buch-
ly-Mackan concert The party was
made up of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A Nc