The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-25
Thousands Join in Festivities for
the Opening of the Christ
mas Holidays.
HONOLULU IS JOYOUS SIGHT
Confetti and Ribbons Utilized
by the Mingled Nations
for Funmaking.
Carnival night in Honolulu,

Carnival night in Honolulu.
Surely nowhere else in all the wide
world was there such cosmopolitan
outpouring of exuberant JOY within the
same area. The spirit of Christmas
Eve, with all its good will, was in evil
dence, and the throngs which filled the
streets, from King to Beretania and
from Alakea to Nuuanu. particularly,
volleyed and Numbered with confetti
and horns to their hearts content, each
individual a unit of good humor and
fun
For the time being Santa Claus took
back seat.
Early in the evening the preparations
took shape. Hardly had the semitropic
sun dipped below its horizon of blue
sea than blare of trumpets was heard.
This was a signal that the festivities
were in order.
From All Directions
From Waikiki and Moana, from Ka
lihi and Nuuanu, came the roisterers.
Many came on the ears. for the com
panv provided a special service, lasting
an hour later than usual; some came in
automobiles; from nearer points came
thousands on foot. All Honolulu, with
her fifty thousand inhabitants, joined
IN the whirlpool of joyousness.
Along Fort street, between King and
Hotel eets, was the vortex. 1t seemed
at times as though everybody insisted
upon trying that new bitulithic pave
ment. which, within a marvel0usly short
time, was spread with gaudy covering
of confetti and paper ribbons.
Altogether, it was a promenade of
the Nations. First came the Hawaii
ans, like a great family of children all
of whom seemed TO know every other
one; happy as larks, the pretty girls
powdered with confetti and garlanded
with Ieis and many-colored ribbons.
Malihinis from all quarters of the
globe took part in mild way, dignity
Vanishing as they collected the paper
powder. The kamaainas entered into
the spirit of the carnival with all the
oIdtime energy of experience.
Oriental Touches.
But there was an oriental col0rng
injected into the occasion by the
tnrong of japanese and Chinese. Scores
of Japanese women, in their national
costume, were present everywhere, and
were as Jolly as the jolliest of all
Then there were the Portuguese, mi
pinos, Russians, Hindus and many oth
ers, all in the procession.
And threading their way IN all dlrec
tions through the throngs were soldiers
from Fort Shafter, Fort Ruger, CAM
Leilehua and the Marine Barracks. lht
bows in kaki were as lively as crckets
and twice as well behaved, receiving
some might have thought, more than
their share of the attention so geneF
ously distributed.
Naturally no carnival could be sue
cess without its quota of noise, Noca
and otherwise. mostly otherwise W mere
all the horns came from so suddenly L
a mystery. but that they We're there
can not be denied. Also there weF'
other things. nameless. some of them
but all uolse producers; while COW DeIl'
were fayorltes.
Popular Shakes.
f. Q. Hail < Son, early IN the even
ing. hung ont two ropes on which We're
strung q number of Chinese bells EF,
ervoue who came along was supPose'
to give them a shake and so keep the
jangle going. Everybody did, but tine
jangle wore out because the ropes dld
not last. However. it was fine Iun TOT
time
Over each sidewalk flowed two rivers
of humanity in opposite directions
pelting each other with the contetu
Around and around they went, from
King to Hotel street. to Bethel street
down King and up Fort again, never
ending
Aud then. Just before midnight.
soft Hawaiian rain. shot with moon
beams, fe.I upon all impartiaIly, ont II
md little f. interrupt the testlVlueS
And so. until an early hour tins morn
ing, the fun was fast and furious. ana
the Christmas Eve Carnival OF Homo,
lulu for 1910 win 90 upon the record
as one of she most successful ana PIC
turesque ever experienced.
Round About Chinatown.
Around chinatown things We're quiet
er than usual last night, all the crowd
being conferred about King and Fort
Street corners. Outside their doors the
thinese stood with stolid faces evident
y thinking to themselves what toois
These white people were. OceasIonaHH
stray boy with a horn would md i-s
way down and wake them mp with dls
eordant noise. hut otherwise, everything
was qniet and peaceful.
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