The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-06

fair were Mrs Mark. wife of Cant
Mark, u. S. NJ c.. Mdlie. Drevfus of
Paris, Miss Mccarthy. Mrs. c. q. Ber.
ger Miss Ada Rhodes. Mrs Walter
Macfarlane, Mrs. Charles Chilling.
worth, Mrs. Geo Smithies. Miss Mary
Low, Mrs Carl Wideman, Mrs. A. p.
Taylor, Mrs Geo. Herbert and Miss
Maggie Mcintyre.
Miss Lydia McStocker entertained
few friends quite informally at a tea
on Monday afternoon from 4 toe.
. &c
On Tuesday evening Nr. and Mrs
F. E. Richardson entertained at what
undoubtedly holds rank as the most
eXpuisitely dainty and elaborate din
ner Of the season in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ Dowsett and Mr.. and Mrs
A. j. Campbell.
The house was brilliantly lighted
and soft silk shades shed a soft glow
over the palms and statuary of the
drawing and music rooms and library.
The dining salon-for surely only
such could hold such stirring scene
OF beauty-was amazingly pretty. the
obloug table set beneath an artistic
chandelier softly shaded I'm ping sin,
rose designed shades. being aglittor
with appointments which caused even
the practical men among the guests
to stop and admire. In the center of
this oblong table, amid q profusion of
cut glass and silver and snowy linen.
pale pink duchess roses formed a cen
terpiece in a heaping mass within a
low expanding bowl of rock crystal. in
pond effect within a rustic railing
OF sparkling transparent crystal bars
which extended completely around
the table and whose posts were repre-
sented by columns each holding q
single duchess rosebud and spray Of
the most delicate and minute lace
maidenhair fern.
The place cards were also very
novel for Honolulu, being semi-gar-
lands, the name cards railing from
the center and fastened by invisible
and mysterious means to the wine
glass, giving the effect of suspension
in midair.
Not the least effective in this
beauty of arrangements about the
table were the gowns worn by the Ia
dies who sat about it; each one an
parently as exquisite if not more
beautiful than it's neighbor.
Mrs Dowsett, one of the honored
guests for whom the dinner was given
was perfect picture in an imported
creation of grey in one of the new
tones, decollete, en- train. and with
motifs of steel beads ingeniously
worked in the bodice The neck was
cut low and round and was bordered
round the shoulder, and side front
with a remarkably striking corsage
bouquet of miniature deep scarlet
hibiscus, which was not only unique
put extremely becoming to this
charming woman's beauty. and the
jewels Mrs. Dowsett wore with this
beautiful gown were emeralds and
diamonds
Mrs A. j. Campbell, another guest
OF honor looked very lovely in a robe
of heavy white lace, deliberately trim
med in gold lace, and wearing round
her throat a necklace of diamonds.
Mrs. Richardson, the hostess. was
attired in black chiffon and wearing
a display of jet Jewels.
Mrs. f.. Faxon Bishop wore a Pari.
sienne robe of applique lace. with a
complement of rubies and diamonds
ior jewels, a necklace of the same.
rare gems gracing her throat.
Mrs. LAM was attractiveIv robed in
dove colored grey, Greek passamen.
tine with green motifs. With this
lovely costume no jewels were worn
out sprays of SHOWN orchids. made
an artistic substitute.
Mrs. Mary Gum was attired in =
white Irish lace frock over soft white
satin with a single red rose in her
halr' while Mrs. Klebahn in a black
chantilly lace robe and passamentine
In Egyptian design looked very hand.
some.
The guests at this beautiful dinner
were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Dowsett. Mr.
and Mrs. A. ]. Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs
hieDahn' Mrs. e. FaXon Bishop, Mrs.
Mary Gum, Mr.. and Mrs LAM, Mr..
H. NJ. Whitney and DR.. Hodgins.
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from the Southland comes word Of
-he thrilling experience encountered
yesterday afternoon by Frederick w
McNear and Charles Templeton Crock.
or Motoring along the beach thew
'entured too near the waters edge
ana became very near being engulfed.