The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-17
Entire Business Section Of City
Takes on Holiday Appearance;
Capitol, Young Hotel Esldine
and other Big EdiAoes, twah
Thousands Of Lights, Turn
Night into Day.

(From sunday Advertiser. J

~ DuhiuInBf one OF Inc most con-
spieuous Carnival Occupations "a the
city. iflst
The upheld torch i iitsnliy i elastic,
Of fire and the whole figure Is an ont.
line Of bfillianee, being studded WITH
lncandescent electric lights ana stand.
aug out in clear lines against the dark
sky. suclf a figure while but the tenn
porary detail Of carnival decorations
is suggestive Of what might be b6rma.
nently erected Oh the solid dome on tht
solid house Of HAckfeld IN enduring
bronze or marble. .eF,s u ~
Although not complete the general
decorative scheme Of All OF the stores
and places Of business have Far exceed.
ed any previous attempts toward gen.
eral decorations When complete. Hoi
nclulu will be In d blaze Of glory that
viii dazzle and impress the ttohfistl
that are here and the hundfeas that
will arrive this ~eek. 3cet NJ lni@t
Many Stores Decorated. X fea
Prominent among the stores that
have been decorated on Fort street il
the Regal Shoe Store AZ Hotel and Fort
streets. II looms up strong with elabor.
ate and artistic decorations. Old Glory
blended with green and yellow carry
ont an artistic decorative effect, The
Clarion is another well decorated store.
Stanley Stephenson has made his dec.
orative scheme simple but very effee.
tive. A handsome painting Of George
Washington adorns the center Of the
building with the National e6lofs
draped artistically about IL.
Wall and Dougherty have used some
attractive photos Of Duke Kahanamoku
draped with handsome silk American
and Hawaiian flags. h
i Silya's Toggery and J. Hopp & Co.
have used palm leaves in their decora-
tive scheme which beside being a novel.
ty makes a pretty effect.
Henry May q Co. have used the Ma
tional colors in their decorative scheme
and have added some novelties that at.
tract attention. 3
II. +. Wichman &, Co., by carefully
blending the carnival eolors Of green
and yellow with the National eolors,
hayesefeated most artistic effect.
Wall, Nichols 3 Co. Is d blaze Of color
and have made King street in the
neighborhood of Fort street gay and
attractive. tI
The Union Grill has created an at.
tractive decorative scheme by using
aloha wreatbs and the National colors.
w. w. Dimond & Co. have beauti-
full and artistic window. The aloha
wreath with serpentines Of yellow and
green have been used effectively. 4.
Tho Hawaii 4 South Sea Curio Com
pany have combined the regular car
.niYal decorative scheme with NUM-
Der of novelties in the chrio lipe which
will appeal greatly to tourists.
Jordan & Company have spared
neither pains nor expense In making
their windows attractive and artistic.
Benson & Smith have made their cor.
ner at Hotel and Fort streets handsome
and striking.
b. f. Ehlers & Company have used
flags ana banners Of the Floral Parade
committee as the background of
pretty and artistic window display.
"Aloha" in yellow letters, surround
ed by green makes striking and at
tractive display In the window Of
James Guild q Company.
Among other attractive decorations
noticed about the city last night were
the MeInerny shoe store, Il. q. Hall 4
Son, LEVERS & Cooke, Union Pacific
Transfer Company, Won Hamm. Young
Company, Honolulu Music Company,
M. A. Gunst & Company, coyne Fur
niture Company, Hawaii Promotion
Committee, Hawaiian News Company,
II. Culman & Company, Chambers drug
store, HOLSTER drug store, Honolulu
Drug Company and Macfarlane 4 Com
pany. f
Examinations Elaborate.
The Young Hotel building was d
mass Of light last night, red, white and
blue. incandescents by the thousands
flooding the building with their rays
The Capitol, however, was the most
gorgeously illuminated. In addition to
the lights on the building, thousands
Of inc6ndcscents were strung in the
palms and other trees In the grounds,
making the scene Of the opening Of the
Carnival mprerfsiRikqn thar feiil ~
The liawaiiam Elbktile building and,
Honolulu Gas compauy's "gas town.
also were illuminated. In fact, there
was scarcely business house in Ho.
nolulu last night but had taken ON
Carnival dress. Even In the Oriental
quarters the Japanese. Chinese, Ko-
icans, FiliPinos and others Joined In
the Carnival spirit, and bunting, fiags