Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-07

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raiment. We have seen it and trie.
IL and found IT gOOd-thc dansant has
come to stay Such a gaily excited
eagerly curItus thrOng as gathered IN
the makai pavilion Of the Young no
tel on Tuesday afternoon. Quite true
the majority Ct those present played
the role of spectatOrs-but more for
the reason that IL was SO very al
sorbing-sitting around the tea tables
and watching the others. Now that
the first novelty has worn Off. every
one is preparing to enter the arena
of the tango-and to attempt the
graceful points and pirOuettes OF the
new dances 1t was a truly pretty
sight-one to inspire enthusiasm IN
the most narrow minded criticize see
these graceful dancers vending their
way through the nazes Of hesitat on
and one-step. The tango is a thing
of beauty. really verging on the classic
in its artistic grace. The hesitation;
are as charmingly pretty with the ad'
ditional favor CT being less compli-
Gated. There were a number Of ex'
hibition dances given on Tuesday.
] Miss Rose Herbert and Vernon Ten
ney did an especially graceful tango.
Miss Betty Case and Walter Marshall
danced two versions Of the hesitation
while Miss May Marshall and Walter
Marshall did still a third. Others who
did not dance alone but were partic-
ulariy noticed for their graceful steps
were Mrs. Walter Dillingham;, Judge
and Mrs. Will Whitney, Miss Nora
Swanzy, Miss Jessie Kennedy, Mrs
Arthur Wilder, Mrs. Gerrit Wilder and
Miss Lila Mcdonald. The orchestra
which provided the music deserves
especial credit for the success Of the
dancing. There is only one way to
express tit was bully, just the right
tempo with lots of vim and inspira-
tion-the kind to set all feet a-tapping.
even rheumatic and equity ones. Mrs.
Mary Gum, who directed the affair,
reaps the reward Of unstinted enthus.
iasm for her tireless efforts in max
ing the dansant the success 1t was.
That the yellow blcuses which are
such a fad on the mainland have be-
gun to be popular here as well was
demonstrated by the presence Of three
lin varying shades-at the dansant
Mrs. Herbert Dowsett wore one OF
bright yellow with a lace ruff and a
draped skirt Of taupe charmeuse
smartly be-ruffled. Miss Jessie Ken
nedy wore another. hers verging Oh
the mustard shade, however. With IL
she wore a skirt OF selft blue and a
chic black hat. The one worn by Miss
Mary O'Brien with black satin skirt
was a yellowy.pink. almost a salmon
color, chiffon over satin. The popu.
lar fur trimming was greatly in evil
dence among the other costumes.
Mrs. Walter Dillingham; wore stun.
ming dress Of black tulle over satin
with sticky.cut flounces edged with
black fur and a wide tango sash Of
mustard colored charmeuse. Mrs. Ger
rit Wilder wore gracefully draped
gown OF white charmeuse edged with
brown marabou. and a little fur-trim;
med white hat Miss Marjorie Carr
wore one OF fashions latest fantasies,
sheer white blouse trimmed with
fur with white broad cloth suit
Miss Lurline Matson wore frock OF
white taffeta with bouffant skirt and
small white hat trimmed with wa
termelon colored plumes. Miss viii.
heimina Tenney was in white char
meuse, with lace draperies on the
bodice and a charming white hat with
touches CT black Miss Marie Won
Holt was in white with smart black
hat trimmed with lace aigrettes. Miss
Lila Mcdonald was in pale blue satin
embellished with cream-colored lace,
and small blue hat to match. Mrs.
]. M. Riggs wore American beauty bro
caded crepe with a small black toQue.
Mrs. Mary Gums gown was of beau
tiful coraI-colored charmeuse with
tango slippers and silk hosiery to
match. Miss Betty Case was in white
embroidered mule with a wide girdle
of black velvet and a chic black hat
with white wings. Miss Rose Her
bert's costume was unusually attrac
tive-a draped skirt of soft heather
green combined with a bodice OF
cream-colored shadow lace and small
black hat. Mrs William Williamson
wore an American beauty crepe
draped with iron gray chiffon. Mrs
Frank Thompson was in white with
a tango sash of vivid green. Mrs
William Lymer was in Delft blue char
meuse. Mrs. Will Whitney was charm.
ing in quaint little dress of pinkish
white sprigged with Dolly Warden
roses. Miss Adelaide Almond was in
vieux rose crepe meteor Miss Rob.
ertson was in rose pink Saline with a
tango sash of porcelain blue and a
hat to match. Miss Laura Atherton
was in Alice blue with garnitures
of cream colored lace. Mrs. Harold
Hayselden wore a charming Paris
gown of pink charmeuse with a grace
fully draped bouffant skirt, and drap
cries Of white lace on the bodice The
hat was a smart little affair of pink
satin trimmed with lace and white
plumes with some saucy pink rose.
buds on one side. Mrs Arthur Bump
wore a becoming frOck Of enbroider.
ed pongee with an attractive coat OF
robins egg blue. A velvet tCQue edged
with ermine finished the costume. Mrs.
James Wilder was in white and black
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