The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-12
COTY JONES TELLS OF
BEAUTIES OF HONOLULU

Under the above, as the main head
ing, the Redding, Cal, Courier-Free
Press gives the following account by its
prize-winner in voting contest Of her
visit to Honolulu:
HONOLULU. July 12.-On Tuesday,
July ,, the japanese prince came in
on big oattleship, from England He
remained here two days and the Jap
anese ali turned out on parade that
night. The parade was an imposing
spectacle and took place on the prfn-
cipal streets of the city.
Three boat floats all decorated with
flags, japanese lanterns and bunting
and the Japanese and Hawaiian bands
were IN line. The streets were thronged
with japanese. / did not know that
there were SO many little brown men
in the world.
On Monday morning, about s o'clock,
Mr.. Mckee, mamma and myself climb
ed to the top of Punchbowl This is
an extinct volcano. The crater is COW
cred with beautiful green trees, grow
ing down TO the very center of it.
On Wednesday we all went down
to see the Alameda. The steamer and
the people were decorated in beauti
full lilies. A large number of passen-
gers left on the steamer
In the evening we went on the roof
garden of the houng Hotel. The roof
garden is a very beautiful place, all
lighted up with red, white and blue
lights Beautiful ported plants and
palms are scattered everywhere. There
is big dance hall and large recep
tion room there, TOO.
On the 4th of July the parade form
ed at $3.50 a N. and consisted of the
Hawaiian band, horribles, three dee
GRATED wagons and the First Regiment,
National Guard of Hawaii. The parade
did not compared with what We have
at home.
AT 10 a. m. in the Capitol grounds
there were literary exercises. The
president of the day was Hon. Sanford
B. Dole. There was music by the Ha
waiian band. an invocation by the Ri.
Rev. Henry Restariek, the Episcopal
Bishop, vocal music By fourteen
voices, and grafton by Hon. S. B.
Kingsbury. more vocal music, read
ing Of the Declaration of Irdepen
dence by Hon. J. c. Lane, vocal music
E. B. McClanahan, patriotic songs and
the flag salute by the pupils of the
kaahumanu, Royal and KaiulanI
schools, and as a finale some more music
by the Hawaiian band.
In the afternoon, beginning at 1880
o clock, at KaT iolani Park, they had
sports Of al kinds and q game of base
ball between the Chinese Alohas and
the Twentieth Infantry mines.
At night the fireworks were shot
from the Capitol grounds. We all went
up to the roof garden and watched
the fireworks display. The display was
a grand one and after the fireworks
there was grand ball on the roof
garden.
Everybody mixes at the dances.
The princess was there and the Chi
nese. Japanese, natives and the royal
family were all dancing on the floor
at the same time.
On Saturday night we all went to-
the ''luau A white man married al
native girl and they had a big we'd
ding, with big feast afterwards.
They call it ''luau." We did not go
until near midnight. That was the
hour set for the feast. They asked
everybody TO sit down at the tables
and everything they had to eat was
placed on the tables at once. There
was all kinds of meat and fish and
drinks. They eat poi for bread and
everybody uses the fingers instead Of
knives and forks. And a feature of
the feast is that all can have as much
as they want.
On Sunday morning We went to the