The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-28
Over the TeaCups
By Lady Gay

luncheons and complimentary dinners.
there will be many dear and sacred de-
privations of more personal nature
of which the world will never know.
Major and Mrs. Kennedy have sent
out invitations for cards this evening
in honor of Lieutenant and Mrs. w. 3.
Graham of Fort Shafter.
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One of the very daintiest and most
fetching occasions given this season
was the reception on Saturday evening
at which Mrs. Robert Levers enter
tanned at her home on Kewalo street.
in honor of the ladies in the visiting
Shriner party.
The compliment was a graceful trib-
ute, and one well conceived, the ladies
having been at leisure on that date.
Though very stormy, the night had
been transformed into a dull crimson
festooned fairy scene, at 1925 Kewalo
street, by gay Japanese lanterns lead.
ing on either side of the drive to the
brilliancy of electricity lighting the
porte cochere.
Here, as each consecutive car swept
up and stopped, Mr.. Sherwood Lowrey
helped the ladies to alight, and escort
ed them up to the lanai where stood
Mrs. Arthur Wall to receive them.
Proceeding up the stairway, the
guests found themselves in spacious
+ and luxurious dressing rooms fragrant
with scarlet carnations, and with lit
! tie Japanese maids in charge, till they
issued at last into the upper hall,
banked on either side solidly with
maidenhair ferns, revealing gorgeous
evening gowns and jewels, and leaving
their magnificent wraps piled high.
i Reaching the reception room, in
reality three large apartments thrown
open into one, the guests were pre-
sented to Mrs. Robert Levers, Mrs.
James McCandless, and Mrs. Hines,
wife of the Imperial Potentate, after
which they mingled informally in the
most cordial and delightful manner.
No introductions were sought or re-
quired. And the geniality and merri-
ment of the mainland guests soon be-
came infectious till all were chatting
happily together.
The handsome and artistic furnish
ings of the home, it's teak wood divans,
koa pieces and tapestry drapes and
upholstering, it's round table of koa in
one corner, obscured by an embank-
ment of hot house maidenhair, its pi-
ano, draped in oriental splendor, sup
porting a tall brass vase of golden cos
mos, was a revelation of artistic skill,
and reflected more credit to Mrs Ar
thur Wall, whose talents are famed for
knowledge of color phrasing.
] Kaafs Glee Club played and sang
Hawaiian music concealed behind a
screen of palms, and later an elabor-
ate buffet supper was served at small
tables covered by Canton embroideries
and maidenhair sprays, the marvellous
beauty and variety of Mrs Walls fam
Gus Coalpart, Dresden, Wedgewood,
and Royal Worcester becoming a top
ic of conversation.
The supper consisted of huge salvers
of sliced pork, ham, chicken salad,
! tempting sandwiches, cut glass cups
of cream, and coffee and chocolate.
J Mrs. Levers wore an evening gown
of grey foulard with touches of black
velvet.
! Mrs. James McCandless wore crea-
ton of white chiffon, made empire in
semi-Greek effect, sweeping round in
a cascade of gold fringe with touches
of Royal blue velvet about the robe
Mrs Hines was very handsome in a
pearl grey messaIine confection, veil
ed by a white chiffon over drape
heavily embroidered in white silk
threads. Mrs. Hines glorious Titan
hair was greatly admired.
Mrs Wankowsh wore a magnificent
toilette of old gold satin wrapped
around her in a sweeping train, car
ried over her arm. An overdraDe Of
gold net embroidered in iridescent
stones created a gracefully sinuous
movement, and attracted all present.
Mrs. Filmer was beautiful in white
satin with touches Of blush pink, She
wore large picture hat of black vel
vet, on one side of which fell two i'm
mense blush pink plumes, the other
side being completed by two large cor
al pins.
Mrs. Arthur Wall wore a French
frock of lace and lingerie, which was