The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-06


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Governor and Mrs Frear viii hOl
their first At Home for the season oil
Monday afternoon from o'clock t.
:6. Strangers as well as residents ar
welcome.
On Wednesday evening Captain and
Mrs. Rees gave dinner at the Pleas
! anton for Admiral and Mrs. Swinburne
Beautiful roses and ferns gave pref
ty effect to the table which was softly
shaded by pink candlestieks. Mrs.
Rees wore a handsome black gown.
Mrs. Swinburne wore handsome
gown of spangled net over satin and
Mrs. Frear wore pretty evening gown
of white silk and lace. Other guests
were Major and Mrs. Dunning, Govern
or Frear, Admiral Sebree, Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Davies and Commander
oliver.
Fifteen children were the guests of
Mrs. J. D. Gaines at the Pleasanton on
Wednesday afternoon, the bathing pool
being the rendezvous while the mothers
were entertained on the lanais.
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Mrs. James Wilder and children and
Mrs. Harnden have returned from Tan
talus and are once more domiciled at
their beach home. Mrs. Harnden viii
leave for the Coast shortly.
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One of the most brilliant Naval fune
tions of the summer season was the
garden party given at thesMoana Hotel
on Friday from to clock in honor
of Admiral Swinburne and the cruiser
and destroyer officers. Mrs. Walter F.
Frear, Mrs. Mott-Smith, Mrs. Andrew
Fuller, Mrs. F. Howard Humphris, Mrs.
Elizabeth Church, Mrs. c, B. Cooper and
Mrs. w. H. Babbitt received the
guests. The decorations were generally
in yellow, and about the punchbowl a
mass of golden shower blossoms gave
a pretty effect. There, Mrs. E. d. Ten
ney, Mrs. A. G. Halves Jr., and Mrs.
Clifford Kimball presided, and besides
there were a score of debutantes in
pretty froeks to assist. Beneath the
hau tree arbor tables were placed and
the lawn was dotted with easy chairs.
Mrs. Tenney looked stunning in green
and white Directoire gown, the costume
being completed by large white pic
ture hat. Mrs. Halves wore a pink
and white muslin gown with a large
black hat with black and white velvet
scrings. Mrs. Kimball was a picture
in a white gown a la princesse. Mrs.
Frear wore a white lingerie gown, and
Mrs. Swinburne was handsome in a |
white nd-embroidered princesse gown
and merry widow hat. Mrs. G. P. Will |
der wore a pink Directoire gown, and |
Mrs. Selden Kingsbury's frock was of |
blue silk trimmed with real lace. Mrs. |
F. Howard Humphris looked exceeding
ly pretty in a princesse gown and a
large picture hat.
The band of the West Virginia was
in attendance in the afternoon. Dane
ing was INDUCED in until late hour.
Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Robert
SON are staying at the Moana Hotel
during the stay of the feet in port.
Mrs. Swinburne, wife of Admiral
swinburne, has apartments at the
Mrs. Eleanor Hyde-Smith made a
short visit recently to her home In
San Mateo. She expects soon to leave
for Honolulu, where she will be the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Harold
Dillingham;, whose marriage was an i'm
portant social event of February. Mrs. |
Hyde-Smith and Miss Gertrude, whose
engagement to Baldwin Wood was an
nouneed some months ago, have been
living in retirement since the death |
of Mrs. Hyde-Smith S mother, Mrs.
George Hyde.-The Call.
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Mrs. Swanzy and daughter have been
spending the week at Koolau, and Miss
spent part of the week with
the Princess Kawananakoa and party
at the Peninsula.
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Mrs. Ballentyne and daughter have
to town from the Koolau side
of the island.
Robert Single stated before leaving
for Hilo yesterday that he had been
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