The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-17
Gypsy CAMP WAS
MUCH CROWDED
Affair Brilliant SuCCeSS---many
Naval Visitors Enjoy the
Gay Scene.

L
point of view was the Gypsy EncamI
ment last night at the Moana Hote
the brilliantly illuminated ground
there being crowded with sightseers an
buyers, with gaily costumed matron
and maids of the gypsy bands, witt
naval officers and sailors, visitors, tour
lists and townsfolk, all enjoying the bril-
liant scene. Never in the history O.
the hotel has such gay gathering as
sembled on the Moana lawn; no out-of
door fete of like nature yet given il
Honolulu has been more enjoyable OF
so well attended as that OF last night
and never did silver coins come in 50
briskly to a society treasury as dur
ing the two hours that the scores of
pretty women and dainty little maidens
turned drummers and saleswomen in the
good cause at the gypsy carnival.
The encampment was prepared in that
portion of the hotel grounds between
the back lanais and the sea. Here a
score of brightly decorated and illu-
minated booths were pitched, booths
around and about which lowered the
gypsy maidens, themselves animated
with the brightness of the occasion and
charming in bizarre costumes of ORR
entail hues. Beneath the trees, bear
ing a Christmas-like crop of red, white
and blue incandescents, tables We're
placed for those desiring refreshments;
lining the pathways were the sellers
of flowers, Hawaiian curios, leis, gypsy
kerehiefs and tinted punches. Close
beside the lanai steps was located a
postofice, where bevy of fair Bohe-
mians sorted letters and parcels, the
former so laden with sentiment that
double and triple rates had often ia be
charged, while letters carriers were sent
out at intervals with mail matter for
those laggard in calling at the wicket.
One department of the office kept
staff busy inditing more letters for
patrons, so that one had not to call
very often without receiving something
in a square and perfumed envelope.
In and about the crowd at all times
were fortunetellers, peddlers of pretty
knicknaeks, spielers for the palmists
and pretty girls ready to direct inquir-
ers to any particular booth. All were
busy, all were gay and all united to
welcome everyone to the encampment
and send him away lighter in heart, if
also lighter in pocket.
The Hawaiian band, stationed behind
a screen of palm leaves, played and
sang during the early hours of the
evening, while a male chorus, assembled
at intervals ON the steps of one of the
cottages, sang Bohemian airs and>added
appreeiably to the General air and whirl
of a true Honolulu festival.
There was no opportunity to diserimi
nate among the booths in point of at
Effectiveness. Each was charming in its
own way, from the tents where punch
and lemonade was served to the larger
goody stalls and the rose camp, with
its bevy of dainty little rose ma;dens,
pretty tots in rose deeked baskets. Nor
can any one of the various booths be
said to have eclipsed any one of the
others in point of success from the mere
money standpoint, because each one
was practically sold out before the dane
ing in the ballroom commenced
Great credit is due the energetic
ladies who planned last night 5 affair
and carried out the plans so success
fully, while each of the many who took
part in the pretty affair is entitled to
the thanks of each of the hundreds
who accepted the invitation to attend.
The various booths and departments
were in charge of and looked after by
the following ladies':
Ice Cream Booth - Miss Irmgard
Sehaefer, Cordelia Walker, Nell Alex !
ander, Nora Sturgeon, Miriam Walker, |
Eleanor Waterhouse, Lillian Robertson, |
Grace Robertson, Irma Ballentyne, |
Dodie Ballentyne, Dorothy Wood, Alice |
Cooper.
Pillow Booth-Mrs. F. NJ. Swanzy, |
assisted by Mrs. Corwin Rees, Mrs. |
George Davies, Mrs. A. Knudsen, Mrs. |
Fred Macfarlane, Miss Katherine Good |
ale, Miss Rosamond Swanzy.
Postoffiee-Mrs. Cornwell. Mrs. Sell |
den Kingsbury. Mrs E. C. Brown, Mrs. |
Lucas, Miss Mccall, Miss Margaret |
Cation, Miss Kenny Cation, Miss Edith |
Smith, Miss Edith Miller, Miss Nellie |
MeLain, Miss Wills, Miss Julia Nc |
Miss Myra Angus, Miss Blair. |
Miss Lucas, Miss Mildred Smith, Miss !
Ray Bell, Miss Dixie Quarles. Miss I
Helen Quarles. Miss Wadman.
Tea Garden-Mrs. Gerrit Wilder. as |
sisted by Mrs. Walter Frear, Mrs. |
Swinburne. Mrs. John Walker. Mrs /
Charles Cooper, Mrs. Upham, Mrs. |
Ralph G.. f. Forster. Mrs. Harry Mac /
farlane. Mrs. Bodefeld, Mrs. George
Potter. Mrs. Ranney Scott. Mrs. James /
Judd. Mrs. James Wilder. Miss Laura |
Miss Emma Lyons. Miss |
Florence Gurrey