Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-01

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Costumes of a king and queen, O
ehepherdesses and dancers of the des
eft of Egypt, costumes, of the uncer
tain. jointed yamayama man. Roman.
and officers of Louis KILL, costumes
Of stfiped-suited ccnyicts, Of police
mem ard OF suffrage were prom
trent last night at the Elks' masquer
ade ball given at the new arulnry. In
these and q score more different cos
tunes. society appeared and danced
happily, while the hands of the clock
slowly made their way to the witchine
hour; and then on. past that time, on
the brim of new year. society danced
Until 2 o'clock this morning, Homo
lull's society folk were in costume.
From aboveTin her box, Queen Lii.
'uokalani watched the dance, from the
beautiful grand march with the bril-
liant moving colors; until after the
toast.songs had been sung to the abb
sent Elks On the other side OF the
balcony was Governor Pinkham with
led box. and behind him. in the dia-
rnond horseshoe. We're a few score
persons prominent In social circles
here. Until late hour the boxes re-
manned filled, and after the unInaslz-
ing at 11:20 O'Clock many scf theIn
danced until the final waltz.
Such masquerade as that seen last
night has seldom, If ever, been wit
messed In Honolulu The great floor,
sufficient in size for a thousand to
dance easily, was needed to accommo-
date the large number who appeared
in costumes and masks. In the grand
march, which began shortly after g.
o'clock there were at least GOO per-.
sons, who marched behind the king
and queen of the ball, DR. George Her
bert and Mrs. Charles Chilling
worth, their pages and maids, circiinx
about the great hall, until the royal
couple were bowed to their throne
There in the attendance Of f[e
pages and maids. the king and al Eli
remained Jewels In their crowns
flashed in the soft lights. Miss Helen
Spaldlng, Miss Myrtle Schunan, Miss
Ruth Anderson and Miss Pauline
Schaefer were the maids. They
were dressed in charming gowns.
Near them, on the steps of the throne,
sat the four little pages in white and
gold Costumes. The pages we're Mas
tiers ], Brodero, Bryant Cooper, B.
Campbell and Raymond Scudder.
The court jester was James A. Will |
der. With his cap and bells, and tiny /
red and green balloons on cane, he
made the royal party smile and laugh
1T win at his jokes; and eapers. He
was q Jester of no little merit, Of no
little mirth.
So varied were the costumes, so !,
lavish, so exact in detail that the &
award Of prizes. which was made by
The queen of the ball on the decision
CT judges and announced by g. D,
Wright was not easy to make The
perfect artistic sense shown in some
Of them, in others the creative or
original made the matter of prize
distribution what a lawyer would call
/ aknotty problem '-Ile Gaming that it
was difficult. The decisions were
made before midnight; Mrs. Cad
Eowie, in a green Oriental costume,
and Mrs. Hartley in beautiful eos.
tune of colors, divided the first prize,
and Mrs. Harry Brookes of .VancoG-
yer was riven the second Mrs.
Rrookes wore fascinating Egyptian
princess gown. Of silver and pearls
and light silks, -
d. w. Douthitt of the vaudeville
secured three hula dancers
and a gourd. beater, and twice during
the evening they gave exhibitions OF
the Hawaiian dance. They were eS.
ceptionally cleyer dancers, and this
feature of the program
was warmly applauded. 81. !
Just as the clock touched the hour
before midnight, the toast songs to de-
parted Elks were sung. The great
multi-costumed assemblage was gath
cred at the mabka end of the hall by
the throne whih the songs were sung
ito our absent. hrothers." Later in the
evening the dld-engraVed invitation
cards sent to Queen Liliuokalani and
NORCIhOI I "CIO Pob Ny Ava
sale, Mrs. S. G. Allen buying the
former for 1925, and several Elks club
bing together and buying the govern
or's at SLOAN unscheduled addition
to the charity fund.
In the box With the queen was
Prince and Princess Kalanfanaole and
Mr.. and Mrs. DSminis. In the box
with the governor were Judge and
Mrs: A. A. Wilder, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Klamp, Miss Ben Taylor and DIR. and
Mrs. Cooper. The governor was one
of the most interested spectators, and
Though he seldom if ever during the
evening left his box, few incidents
in the play below missed his eye.
The ball was in every way a sue
cess. The costumes, the place, the
military bands music, the decorations.
the vaudeville feahIres and all. could