The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-02-24
PARADE
Streets q Sea of Living Fire as
Bansai-ing Throng Passed
Through. sa
(From snnday Advertiser.l

Z (Erom Sunday Advertiscr)
A spectacular finish Of day Of spec
tacular events was tho Japanese Ian.
tern Parade last night, when a process
sion Of great brillianey, becoming with
hendricks Of torch and lantern bearers,
followed by stately platoons Of giant
Japanese lanterns. floats with revolving
umbfell0s seintillating gentle fights and
.tinlslings, portraits Of George Wasting.
ton, Amorican flags and geisha girls in
every sort Of fantastic conveyance,
illuminated and spaugled, emitting the
strange hut fascinating mnsie Of the
East in the Standardization Of the
samisen and the tiny tomtom.
Through the lpngGh Of the Japanese
procession thoro was shown the pride
Of tho japanese in the eustofzs thought
from native land, and along with this
a desire to show recognition TO the
flag that is over Hawaii and to the
great men of America. The portrait Of
George Washington appeared in the ra-
rade almost a'dozen times, and the last
float insthe line represented cooking
school, had q real white American angel
standing pat on a big white birthday
cake ten leet in diamefers ,a ~
Streets Thronged. y
Not only the Oriental quarter was
crowded with throngs eager to witness
the chow, but all along the line OF
march TO the Capitol grounds the
streets were massed with people TO an
extent that left barely room for the
pageant to pass, .H .... .....#
The Oriental crowd was greatly in
creased BY the influx from the planta.
tions yesterday of some $500 laborers,
the various plantation managements
having made a holiday to ACCOMMODATES
the fell laborers who wanted TO come
Q the Carnival.
Gorgeous Fire Floats. .s
The body Of the procession was made
up of twenty or more floats, showing
the ingenuity and strange art ideas of
the Japanese, all mingling together to
produce an effect and glamour not
sooD to be forgotten. From light and
airy dinlinutiye paper temples, borne
on slender bamboo rods, TO whirling
discs and globes of paper. fashioned
wheels revolving in reverse on the
paper veneer which made glowing char.
lots ont of commonplace drays, the lit
tie Orientals presented changing and
Kaleidoscope panorama that will be de
sired as long as the Carnival custom
laets. Il. f.s &c.. g.. h.
A Fire en- Route. .., y.
After the foot section of the march,
ers had passed, the procession literally
squeezed itself along King street. At
the junction of Fort, when the splendid
cherry tree chariot of Tgkarashima
caught fire, the procession was almost
thrown into panic. The fimsy fabric
and decorations wore quickly licked up
by the flames, and the four Young
ladies riding in the hoat we're lucky to
ESCAPE n serious burning. A fire alarm
was sent in and a chemical engine
quickly responded, but the FIRE was out
and the naked running gear OF the re-
cent chariot was pulled to one side
to allow the fun to proceed.
Prominent among those who were
splcndidly represented in the parade
were >. Ozaki, Yamamoto, Sayegusa, Ii.
Kishi, NJ 0hta, the Sailaiya Hotel
Company, all the Japanese newspapers,
communities OF Japanese and many In.
including the Y. M c. A.,
various Japanese schools and associa-
tiOns.
rs the principals in the parade came
by The Advertiser Office stop was
made and banzais vigorously given for
the paper. The dancing lanterns at
this point, under the canopy Of Japa.
nese lanterns strung overhead in the
street in front of the Hawaiian Elec.
tric building, made it one of the prot
tiest along the line of march as the
brilliant cquipaEes passed beneath.
Swinging OF King street at the juno
ton of Merchant, the procession passed
in review before the bIeachers, which
were packed, and then proceeded
through the Capitol grounds.
Press to the Fore. H~t
The Hawaii Shinpo had a whole com
pany of lantern hearers in line. The
Japanese Daily c Chronicle and the Nippn
Jill were equally well represented by
lantern bearers, while the Hochi had q
iloat, n giant pen, ready to boost or
knock as the occasion demanded. The
picture Of Washington was one of the
most conspicuous decorations along the
line, A large boat, named Aloha, on
wheels aud filed with happy Japanese
maidens playing native instruments
was loudly eheered along the route of
march.
Another boat, the Washington Maru,
decorated with a shimmering, blossom
ing cherry tree, lighted with colors of
the daintiest orchard pink, was also
laYishly applauded,
The parade as whole was wonder
fully successful, beating the best that
the Japanese residents and Japanese
fellow citizens have heretofore attempt
ed in Honolulu. With many IL appeared
to be question last night whether the
Floral Parade of the afternoon or the
Japanese Parade Of the evening had
been the greater spectacle. The Ian
tern parade was a fitting climax to a
great day. a day of very many pleasing
and wonderfully beautiful events.
To TREAT .OFFICERS"