Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-10

Mrs. Howar6's Farewell Concert
II In a quaint cld-fashioned drawing
room, arranged in the Young hotel pa
vilion, Mrs. Elsa Cross Howard made
her last appearance before a Homo
lulu audience last night Four hun
Il bred of Honolulu's society folk and
musicians gathered at the hotel to
hear Mrs. Howard in her piano re-
eitaI During the two years she has
been in Honolulu she has proven that
j she is an artist of unusual talent
The niche of the pavilion where the
II pianist gave her recital was setting
/ Of old Poland and France, and as
4 Mrs. Howard sat at the piano with its
i ornaments of old-fashioned candles
4 the rays OF an artificial moon cast a
| soft glow over the room, which was
/ hung with rich tapestries. IL
i Among the selections which were
1 greatly enjoyed by the audience was
! Chopin's Sonata in B fat minor. This
/ piece was played by Harold Bauer
i when he last visited Honolulu, and
those who have heard both musicians
/ give the Sonata say that Mrs. How
ards rendition equaled Of not excelled
that of the famous musician.
Mrs. Howard was ably assisted by
| Mr. John Clifford, Honolulu's boy vio-i
linist, who has made a name for him.
self here. Able accompaniment to-
| Mr.. Chords selections were played
by Mrs. L. Tenney Peck.
During the evening Mrs. Charles l..
Hall and Mrs. F. T. p Warehouse
sang duet, the accompaniment being
played by Mrs. Howard.
This morning Mrs. Howard left for
] the mainland In the Matsonia, and
much to the regret of the many
| friends she has made here she says
| that she will make ,her home in the
East. Shortly after her arrival in Cal
ifornia she will start on concert
tour for which arrangements have al
ready been made.
Some among those who we're pres
ent at the recital last night were Mr.. |
and Mrs. Adam III. Dickey of Boston,
Massachusetts; Mr.. and Mrs Theo-
dore Cooke, Mrs. Frederick ]. Lowrey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick d. Lowrey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood NJ, Lowrey,
Miss Florence Hoffman, Miss Thelma
Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Fred Bush, |
Mr. and Mrs Fred Waterhouse, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles L. Hall, Miss Me.
Dcugal. Mr.. and Mrs A. B. Ingalls,.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Clifford, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Rudolph J. Buchly, Mr. and Mrs.
Phil Danky. Miss Mary MacDevitt, |
Mr.. and Mrs W.. ID. Nesterveit, Mrs 1
Bessie Abbot Rowland. Miss Char
lotte Powers, Mr.. William Warren,
Miss Blanche Soper, Mr., and Mrs. L.
Tenney Peck, Mr.. Arthur Hough, Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Judd. Mrs. Q. He'd
emann. Mrs. Ferdinand Hedemann.
Miss Millieent Stroop, Miss CALDWELL
and Miss Pearl Sutherland.
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puakhase-Walker Nuptials.
At quiet wedding at the home Of
Mrs. J. S. Walker. Miss Cordelia Wal
ker and Carl s. Dunkhase were mar
ried on Saturday afternoon, the Rev
erend H. H. Parker of KawaiahaoI
church officiating. The bride wore
simple travelling suit of dark blue
cloth and simple hat of a harmon
izing color,
Only the immediate relatives of the
bride and groom were present at the
wedding. Shortly after the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunkhase motored to
Tantalus, where they will spend their
honeymoon.
During the past few weeks there
have been many delightful entertain,
ments given In honor of Mrs. Dunk
base and number of other affairs
have been planned for her when she
returns to town.
The bride is a member of one r.
the eldest and best-known families in
the islands.
Mr.. DunKhase is prominent with the
firm of H. HaekfeId & Co., having
been connected with that house for a
number Of years
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Mrs. A. G. Prescott entertained at
an enjoyable baby party at her home
in Kaimuki on Saturday afternoon for
her little son Donald, who celebrated
his fourth birthday. In the drawing
room and dining room where the
youngsters spent the afternoon guam
titles of red carnations, red hearts
and cunning little kewpies were COM
bined in pretty decorations At the
long low table at which the children
were seated huge basket filled with
caught with red tulle fast
ened from the chandeliers, formed an
attractive centerpiece, and little redI
hearts were strewn on the cover car
rying out the color scheme Enclosed
in brightly-colored bon bons each
youngster found little red cap.
These present were Mrs. Louis Under.
wood and Way, Mrs. James Guild and
Edith, Mrs. Ray Reitow and Gibson,
Mrs. Webb and Barbara, Mrs. Turner
and Philip, Mrs. Weinberg with Ber-
nard and Richard, Mrs. Hurd with
Frances and Allen, Mrs. Love with