The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-22


round table whose elegance of ap-
pointments was q marvel of beauty.
On an oriental centerpiece rested a
very large artistic basket, overflow.
ing with a heaping mass OF scarlet car.
nations, and delicate sprays of fine
lace maidenhair.
The tall handles of the rustic basket
were tied with airy scarlet tulIe iden.
teal with the deep shade of the bios.
SONS, and whose ends trailed along the
cloth between the rcd silk shaueJ cam
delabra.
over the cloth We're strewn clipped
blossoms and sprays of fern, upon
which fragrant daintiness rested a be-
wildering display of rock crystal and
Bohemian glass, fine silver and the va.
rious other refined accessories Of a
handsome dinner table.
The place cards were richly engrav-
ed Hawaiian coat-of-arms, and the din
ner guests included, besides the guests
of honor, Dr. and Mrs. Walter Hoff-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Won Damn, Miss
Grace Carol, Miss Gretchen Fake and
c. du Roi
The most important luncheon of the
week was the very elaborate occasion
at Arcadia on Tuesday when Mrs.
| Walter f. Frear presided, over thirty
guests in honor Of Mrs Walter billing
ham.
J The hour set for luncheon was half
after twelve o'clock and during the
forenoon a delightful musicale was en-
joyed by the large number of guests
hidden to this beautiful affair.
Arcadia is in itself with its arts
| tic surroundings, and old colonial at
mosphere, an inspiration for elaborate
entertaining and the buffet luncheon
on Tuesday was one of the prettiest
ever seen in Honolulu.
Throughout the large drawing room
and dining room were small tables for
four guests, many OF whom were
1 NNlllplNu W ANllldlh bll TIE DtdulN Oh
the ensemble, and the coincidence of
the exquisite, delicate harmony of the
pastel lingerie gowns of the ladies and
! the blending of their color tones with
those OF the walls and floral adorn-
! ments OF the rooms
The drawing room on this occasion
was touched up with The dainty bits
of color evident in sprays of the dou-
bic hibiscus in a variety of shades of
| blended pink. These also in slender
cut glass vases adorned each table
round which daintily gowned ladies in
picture hats were seated
The coy dining room of the beau
tiful white mansion was decorated
with pale pink oleanders, huge dark
koa calabash brimful of these fragrant
blossoms Frightening the rich somber-
, ness in the sideboard while the small
| tables in this room bore vases OF the
same sweet flowers.
The nine musical numbers before
luncheon were exquisite and were rem
dered by Mrs. Theodore Richards, Mrs.
Charles b. Cooper, Mrs. Sydney NJ.
Ballou, Mrs. Mott-Smith Mrs. W. /.
Whitney, Mrs. Frank l.. Putnam OF
Kauai, Mrs, W. w. Low, and Mrs. d.
Howard hitchcock
Mrs. Frear was very charming in
pure white lingerie frock, a predomin-
ance of these being worn at this sea.
son.
Mrs. Dillingham; was modish in an
imported creation of pearl grey chiffon
and wearing a grey picture hat with
grey plumes.
Mrs Theodore Richards was very
prettily gowned in an deliberately en-
/ broidered grass linen and wearing a
, fancy chic hat with sable tips.
Mrs. Cooper was most fetching in a
, dainty white lingerie CONNECTION with
a black picture hat trimmed with black
p'umes, and Mrs w. w. Low, wife Of
Captain Low, IT, S. NJ. c. was very
handsome in an ecru lace robe and
ecru chapeau trimmed in self-colored
plumes.
Mrs. MottSmith wore a summer
frock Of soft white lingerie deliberately
trimmed in laces and a chic white
hat trimmed In touches Of pale blue.