Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-18
FLEET BALL WAS
GRAND SUCCESS

out Wnere the booming OF the SURF
mingled with the sweet strains of tho
Hawaiian music, where lights glim.
mered everywhere and decorations
were superb, thousands of people
flocked to Waikiki last night to the
Fleet ball, the hotels Moana and Sea.
side and even their grounds being
crowded from early evening until the
wee sma hours" when the first light
OF dawn was just breaking over the
hills.
The Fleet ball was everything i'm
the way Of a success. Governor Frear
and Admiral Sperry, in whose honor
and that of his officers, the ball was
given, arriving some time after the
dance opened. but Immediately hold.
| ing a very informal reception inside
the pavilion, where line was formed
and most Of those present met and
shook hands with both the Chief Elk.
ocutivo and the Admiral. The Admir-.
al himself danced, though the crowd
was so large that 1t was hard to call 1t
dancing.
Out there Is the dreamy air of the
seashore, with the constant thud and
boom Of the surf harmonizing so
pleasantly with the soft music of the
quintet club overhead, the young Of
ficers, fresh from siege of social fes.
tivities on the mainland. declared that
there was no place in the world where
such beautiful setting for a ball
could be found. Every now and then
the strong searchlights from the grim
battleships outside the harbor would
flash clear streak Of light on the
Moana or the most far point of Dia.
mond Head The board walk be-
tween the two hotels was a favorite
promenade between dances. Thou
sands of many-colored lights blazed
along the lines between the hotels,
where dances were going at full blast,
and the decorations with bunting,
greens, and lights reflected great cred.
1t on the committee who had tina.
work in charge. The Ball Committee
| also deserve great praise and
credit for the excellent manner in
which the immense crowd, most of 1t
composed of strangers, was handled.
Notwithstanding the strenuous efforts
of the Ball Committee, It was a phys.
ical impossibility to get them all nc.
quainted, for as one OF the committee
said, 81 introduce group Of officers
| 90, Ia A,,. t., L.
for some more, then find myself trying
to introduce the same officers to the
same ladies'"
The dancing pavilion, which was en-
tirely open.air, was constructed on the
stretch of lawn between the Seaside
and the beach, filling the space en-
tirely and extending out In places over
the waters of the Pacific. Although u
shower threatened at one time to stop
the dancing for a while, 1t was SO
light and of so short duration that no
one gave 1t more than passing notice.
Flags and banners overhead were
stretched to outline the pavilion but
so gay was the crowd and so bright
were the lights that few made dis
tinction between walking inside VI out
along the board walk, where the cool
breezes blew along the beach at Wal.
kiki.
There wer> so many lovely women
present, beautifully dressed that 1t
would be impossible to describe all,
but a few noticeable frocks were worn
h., n pt. hn
looked very handsome In black spang-
led net, a huge corsage of bloodred
carnations at the waist and a white
aigrette In her black hair; Mrs. C..
w. Case Deering probably wore the
finest jewels in the room. Her toilette
of white satin, white lace and pale
green satin jacket with deeper tones
of green on corsage and skirt, was an
artistic creation most becoming to
the chic wearer; Mrs. +. II. Humphris
was greatly admired in black spangled
net, which emphasized her pretty face
and figures; Mrs. b. Hayes Brooke
also wore IA becoming spangled frock
of black and she looked very attrac-
tive; Mrs. Schultze of New York, also
In Worth creation Of black, wore a
gold bead necklace, the band COM
passed by diamonds. Her hair was
braided and she made a stunning and
brilliant appearance. Her sister, Mrs.
Robert Atkinson, looked very pretty
In charming frock: Mrs. j. s. Walk
err, always one of the smartest women
in town, looked particularly well last
evening; Miss Mary Switzerland, most
beautiful and distinguished, was u
picture in white; Miss Harriet South
erland's blue eyes were all the love-
ller for the tones of blue in her pretty
white frock; Mrs. Ernest Warehouse
looked well In mauye, and Mrs. George
Davies was particularly beautiful in
white; Mrs. Harry Macfarlane, pretty
and a social success, attracted much
attention; Mrs. Cunning of Fort Shat
ter was very handsome and seemed q