The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-23

and Mrs. F'rear, their daughter Miss
/ Virginia the niece of the Governor.
Miss Dorothy Smith, and his godeonr
Master Harvey Hitchcock. Mr. Love-.
lace was the driver.
Next came one of the most striking.
cars in line, a Hawaiian tableau repre-
senting Kamehameha and his advisers.
Chief Bod and Queen Iiliha. The
parts were taken by PaIenapa, as the
Conqueror, Puld and Mrs. E. L. Fern.
A. Aiwohi took the part of an attend
ant to the chiefs and chiefess. The
preparation for this car was elaborate,
the costumes of the party. helmets,
cloaks war gear and other accessories
being made up with faithful folOw--
ing of the real thing. Palenapa's mag
nificent physique and figure made him
a splendid Kamehameha and the
group was applauded and cheered.
Portugal was represented by the car,
of A. w. Seabury, covered with flaw
ers, white and blue, and carrying the
Royal Arms before it. Mr.. and Mrs.
Seabury and their little son, in sailor
costume, were the occupants.
Mahomet waited long for his noun
tain to come to him, but If he had
been in the road yesterday he would
have been run down by one, FNusiyama,
the sacred mountain of Japan, for at
least a ffrst-class representation of it.
whirling along in the line as a part
of the japanese display This design
was decidedly original. the canvas
sides of the float rearing themselves
past the snow line, while about the
base were pine trees and little tenn
pie. Mr.. Furziki was the deus in
machina that worked the miracle
Next came yet another Japanese car,
one Of prismatic colors and great beau
ty, officially described as 1.-The Wind
MILL The color scheme was that Of
the rainbow, while from a score Of
points about the decorated machine
whirled paper windmills. with green
centers and working out through the
various tints to yellow. giving a daz-
zling medley of colors as the big ma
chine sped along. In the car were two
beautiful Nipponese maidens, dressed
in their holiday kimonos and all the
gay co1ors that make up the Japa-
nese girls costume They were Miss
Hara and Miss Yamaguchi.
The next float was of the Orient
still closer to the setting sum- all the
coIors of the sunset being used to pro-
duce the effect of the designers. This
was the Chinese pleasure boat, dragon
headed, tinsel filmed and gaudily dec
GRATED with the gaudiness that remains
and crimsons and yellows. This float
was one of the most elaborate in All
the Nations section and was the work
of the Sing Chong Co, assisted by
many others among the local chinese.
The occupants, who represented an
Imperial party and who wore costumes
to correspond with the magnifi
cence of their craft, were Messrs. Hong
Chack. Look Chuck, Lam Chung Wa
Jr., and Misses Ngan Hong Quon ana
Sal Hon Quon.
Britannia, guarded by the British
Lion, seated beneath a canopy of the
Union Jack, with Johnny Bull at her
feet, ruled the waves from the next
car, driven by George f. Davies. Miss
Ellebrock made handsome
Britannia. with shield and trident,
while James Wilder with his pipe was
Johnny Bull. beef fed, to the life.
The italian car was beautiful, decor
ated with the red white and green of
the national flag, against background
of white daisies. The occupants of the
car were Mrs. Humphris, Miss VIII
der and Miss Schaefer, the latter two
dressed in the bright costumes of an
Italian peasantry, costumes, by the
way, exceedingly becoming to the fair
wearers.
Bringing up the rear of the Nations
by Uncle Sam, represented by M. G.
King, who had in his charge the Cod
dess of Liberty, Miss Sybil Winter, and
thirteen bright little girls bearing the
banners of the thirteen states which
washington knew. The car was drap-
ed in patriotic colors and proved one
of the welcomed ones all along the
line. The young ladies who proudly
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