The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-02-09
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At a beautiful ball lately in san
Francisco five favor hgures were dane
ed in the cotillion, the description Of
which is interesting. In the first, the
cherry figure, a young lady gowned
as the picturesque cherry girl in the
famous old English print, entered, roll
ing a two-wheeled cart, laden with fas-
cinating little hats fashioned of crepe
paper and covered with luscious cher
ries for the maids and smart bouton-
nieres Of cherries and tinsel for the
men.
This figure, marching one, was
danced under wreaths of cherries and
tinsel held by the men. The second
figure was no less attractive, a fetching
Folly" assisted by "Pierrot," dis
tributed the favors Partisan fans we're
given to the fair dancers, while the
men received silver pencil holders tied
with gay ribbon.
A stately marquise with powder and
patches was intrusted with the favors
for the third figure Vatican bags i'm
all colors Of brocaded silk for the girls
and tapestry match boxes for their
partners.
The favors for the fourth figure were
the most unique of all Two young
girls CARRIED as peasants were the
bearers. Of these, the girls receiving
bird cages each holding live canary.
and danced the figure with the pretty
captives hung by colored ribbons to
their waists The men received long
wands, ribbon bedecked. which they
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The sensation of the evening, how
ever was the final figure. A huge pink
rose was wheeled into the ballroom,
and, upon opening, disclosed another of
the dancers as a charming butterfly,
who distributed tissue tulips some
three feet high, in the center of which
were electric lights. The lights in the
ballroom were darkened when this fig
ure was danced, and nothing more
beautiful could be imagined than the
effect of the graceful flower bearers
with their electric-lghted posies. The
mems favors were lais of vari-colored
crepe paper
Round dancing and supper terminate
ed the affair
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A Chicago cotillion lately was aloth-
er example of originality The ball
room was decorated in Italian style
with thousands of electric lights and
poinsetta blossoms, and the feature of
nearly every dance figure was display
of myriad Of tiny electric lights. The
first figure, which was called Fairy
land was particularly brilliant in it's
electrical effects. In the next figure
the room was darkened and electric
umbrellas We're used In the Rain"
figure there was thunder and lightaing,
and real rain descended upon Mackin-
toshed dancers. There was a Rail-
road figure, in which the men car
ried brass lanterns and the women
bought tickets with which to find their
partners in a real station.
There also was a Weber and Field"
figure, with three little pickaninnies
dressed as bride, groom and Cupid,
who came in to the Strains of "Lohen-
grim and as the Mendel ssohn recess
sional died away danced a break
down" to the accompaniment of a
Weber and Field medley. In addition
there was a Russian Driving" figure
in the dark, with Jokes ablaze with
electric flowers; a Swing" figure, in
which swings We're let down from the
selling, and a Mistress Mary" figure,
In which the women We're concealed be-
hind flowers in a garden where the
flowers turned out to be flower hats
for the women. Besides the flower
hats there were flower fans as favors,
English primroses in baskets trimmed
with big bows, real live tortoise shell
Kittens and English bull terrier pups.
Favors for the men were English Off
,ers hats, watkins sticks, monocles
md orders of the Golden Fleece, Iron
Cross and other gaudy trinkets.
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Slang phrases in course of time be-
ome absorbed into the vernacuar just
n the same way that nonsense rhymes
md nursery verses become institutions.
Take the following examples. The IA
nous lines:
Mother, may I go out to swim?
Yes, my darling daughter;
Hang your clothes on a hickory limb,
And don't go near the water"
re at least 1900 years old, being found
n book of jests of the sixth century,
ompiled by Hierocles.
AIuIHpIJ DuIlply sat on a wall,
to- has come down to us from the
avs of King John. "The Babes in the
Voods,' dates from the fifteenth CEN
ury, being founded upon facts, an old
ouse near Wayland Wood, Norfolk,
aving the whole story in carvings on
mantelpiece Little Jack Horner,"
Little Miss Muffet," cold Mother
hubbard" Mother Goose" and
'Goosey, Goosey Gander" are each
raceable to the sixteenth century.
Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, where have
GU been?" belongs to the reign of
.ueen Elizabeth. "ThFee Blind Mice"
rst appeared in a music book dated
800. "a Froggie Would a-wooing Go"
'as licensed to be sung as far back as
$50. Boys and Girls, Come Out to
lay" and "Lucy I,Ocket Lost Her