The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-10
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Kilohana Art
League Notes


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! Mrs H. NJ Won Holt has announced
that the Musical Circle will give a
concert to the league members and
guests at Oahu College hall during tht
| last week of May.
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The president, Mr.. D. Howard Hitch
cock, after consulting the directors al
a meeting held on Friday afternoon,
has appointed Miss Bruce chairman OF
the Dramatic Circle, with a seat in
cepted the honor, qualifying the ac-
ceptance only that her duties at Pu-
nahou, being first, can not be in any
way interfered with The Art League
members hope that the appointment
will result in giving Miss Bruce so
much recreation from her school life
that it will be the means of her max
ing Honolulu her permanent home.
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A Dramatic Tea for amateur pro-
fessionals'' only was held by the
ladies and one gentleman interested in
this entertaining branch on Wednes-
day afternoon. Second Thought" will
probably be chosen as the short COM
panion piece to be given the same
evening as Lady Fortune at the
Opera House in June.
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Arrangements are being made to
have the Mardi Gras mask ball adver-
tfsed with the Floral, Parade abroad.
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The yearbook of the Art League may
be made a Christmas Number to sell
at the sale.
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the Lusitana Society," through its pres
ident, Abel s. Nascimento, the large
Brazilian flag which had been borrow
ed from the ship to decorate the hall.
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Showers for brides, like shirt waists
(every one remembers the mysteri-
Gus sudden appearance of shirt waists
a few years ago and their rapid spread
in all classes and fabrics and styles, /
suppose0, have apparently come to
stay. says a society writer on the
Coast. They are filing long felt want
and their scope and variety widen with
every successive wedding. At first they
were comic-woolly dogs, tin spoons
and darning cotton, cookbooks and
busters were suddenly poured upon the
bride to be, and gales of laughter and
gloomy prophecy were the result. Then
came handkerchief showers, towel
showers, linen showers Useful
showers followed, and then useless"
showers. Miss Margaret HYDE Smith
was given a kitchenware shower by
Mrs. r. P. Schwerin, and Miss Virginie
Van Loben gave Miss Edna Prather a |
bulb shower a few months ago. One
of this months brides was given a
ribbon shower last week, which was
the first of its type that I have heard |
Of. 1t was extremely pretty, by the
way, for the contributions varied from
a tangle of narrow lingerie ribbons,
which was flung in a web over the re-
,ipient's head, to yards and yards Of
The new, wide sash ribbons. in squares
and stripes and dots. The bride to be
ooked like a gay little rainbow. Miss
Margaret Polk of Cincinnati was re-
Gently given a music shower, all sorts !
If bride-y music being selected for her |
One of the most Original showers of all |
vas the duty shower that surprised |
, Los Angeles girl last week Among |
Ter gifts IRE an alarm clock, a kitch- |
list, busters, calling list, cookbook |
md a dozen other things to remind |
Ter of the duties of the new life.
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The Parkers sailed for the mainland !
IN the Siberia, a farewell dinner being |
given for them on Wednesday evening |
~ Prince and Princess Kawananakoa. |
On this occasion the table was beauti- |
ully decorated with red carnations and /
naidenhair ferns Those present at the |
Inner, besides the guests of honor, and |
Who came in after dinner for bridge !
we're Mrs. Cunha. Miss Dawson and /
he Messrs. Roth, ShingTe, Hodgins and |
Thompson.
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Judge and Mrs. Sidney Ballou were
he hosts at a large dinner and musi-
ale at their Judd street home last
light.
additional Society Notes on Page 81 |