Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-02
SAN FRANCISCANS
HEAR Of BALL At
country CLUB

Like some 2OIdrn.nued. prarIy j L.
OF romance. Hawaii. tor all It's smart
modernism and it, important pl .ce on
the stock EXCHANGES. cont.n ues 10 r.
veal itself as ! ace Ahtre fortunate
people go TO realize their dreams SAYS
tie San FranciSC O Examiner Of Sept
80. And the ;ionOnlanS, in that Ian.
guild. cordial. Open-hearted manner so
characteristic Of Their traditions. seem
tc delight in keeping Onen house the
whole year round welcoming the com
ing and speeding the arting
guest with Teasing md dancing
with the fragrance OF lotus eating
Ion hOmmie impaired to their hOspi-
tally that makes a visit to the is! mis-
seem incomplete until one follows it
With another.
San FranCiscans have always been
favOriteS in honolulu Ociety For all
that a six days voyage intervenes be
tween us, the most genial neighbOrli-
ness has always favored our social re-
lations Men and women from the is
lands come here for half a year to
brace up in our s2ltS easoned. cri, y
fCgs, while our own psople-vheneve
they Can-go to the islands to relax
and become attuned to the mood or
the balmy semi-tropicaf days OF the
islands, trying to acquire the dolce far
niente tempo by which life moves on
its placid way there.
Every winter there are many of the
foremost families of tie islands here.
and never a season passes that some
one from San Francisco is not being
made the idol of society there. The
reciprocity of interest mas created a
feeling of the most cordial friendlineSs
The great homes in Honolulu are open
t. San FranciScanS, and much return
entertaining is done for them when
they visit here.
The last mail from the islands tells
of the ball which was given recently
at the Country Club Of Honolulu,
many from our city mingling with the
several hundred guests, while many on
the receiving line are we'll known
here. Mr.. J. D. McI2erny, Miss Nc
Inerny, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F.. Dill
bingham, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Faxon .Bish-
OPP, Mr.. and Mrs. George Carter and
Mrs. H. H. Walker greeted the guests
on their arrival.
The place was gorgeously adorned
with a profusion of tropical flowers
and greenery, the names of which are
so unfamiliar to US that it would be
useless to describe them. Whitley
green foliage of the kukui trees, flick
ering yelloW-green of koa. shining
leaves of ohia, great branches of hi
discus with flamingo-red flowers, the
many hues Of the foliage Mutralizing
the brilliant flowers into a tapestried
ensemble.
Even Californians, accustomed to
our own wonderful gardens and to
fields of wild flowers are thrilled to
ecstacy with the exquisite. beauty of
the flowers to be seen at the islands
And on occasions like the big dances
the people of Honolulu seem to take
a particular delight in heaping color
on color, perfume on perfume until
the intoxicating beauty Of sight,
sound and odOFs beWilders one accus-
toned to the temperate moderation of
the states. The odorous briIliance is
like some sweet narcotic. The luXur-
les of sight and sound-fOr the Homo
lulans are as prodigal with music as
they are with flowers-present an
eQuipage of splendOr that makes ones
head go swirling- as if the pageant
were some revised dream of Arabian
Nights splendor.
All this and more comes to me
from a charming correspondent in a
letter describing the ball Mrs Wal
ter Dillingham;, who is one of the
social leaders of the island metropo-
lis, looked resplendent in a gown Of
| ale-blue maize color, with a drapery
of lace, a fringed purple sash engird.
ling the corsage and falling over the
train. Mrs. Richard Ivers wore black
lace over white the black setting of
her blondes beauty.
Mrs. Herminie Peralta Dargie, whOl
IS being much entertained in Homo
lulu. wore a gown of purple char
neuse, with a white kace overdrape. !
Mrs. Dargie is wearing second mourn
ing, and the purple and lavender
shades are very becoming.
Mrs. George Garter wore a dress of
gold tissue, over yellow satin Miss !
Wilhelmina Tenney. who is to spend
the winter in San FRANCISCO, was CON
SpiCuOuS among the bellies. Her
gown was of silver cloth and white :
lace
There were nine hundred invita-
tions sent out tor the bah. some of !
them to friend, in this city, Sin
hundred attended he affair. The Ha-
waiian Band. famous for it's musical
excellence over the world. and The .
Honolulu Orchestra. played all even
ing.