The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-23
Citizens Respond Loyalty To the
SggussiIbnsfsI Decoration u
sssCoEAnitiee Members seN /.
ELECTRIC EFFECTS ARE
ABOVE TIE AVERAGE
All Business Section Shows the
Carnival Spirit In Leis,aaia
Flags and Bunting

From Eeretmfa street to the bay
and from the Palace TO Palama, Homo
lulu blossomed forth into a mass OF
yellow and green, red, white and blue
yesterday. Flags fIuttered to the
breeze, banners waved and blaze'l
lorth in splendor despite the cloud.
sast sky and occasional showers and
even Jupiter Pmvfus could not drown
out either the carnival spirit or color.
fionolulans and their guests added to
the color effect, for every one wore
either yellow lei, a yellow hat or q
green and yellow badge, all symbols
that the Queen City Of the Pacific has
m its RiidwiBter holiday attire and
will not brook delay even from the
weather. Yesterday was the first time
in the history Of the Mid Pacific Car.
nival that sll nature anil the heavens
were not smiling when they day of the
opening arrived. t4s. "
Decorations On Elaborate Scale
Decoration of the city was attempt
ed on larger scale this year than ever
before ut a carnival In addition to
out by decorative company under the
direction Of the Carnival committee,
the merchants ontdid themselves TO
cmplete the touch whirh gave Homo,
luhi prettier appearance yesterday
than il has had in long time.
II. Hackfeld & Company is entitled
to much credit for the STRIKING deco
ation Of its buifding at che corner OF
Queen and Fort streets. II anything
the eject was more striking than the
illuminated Statute Of Liberty that
graced the fower Of the bf9 building
'ast year. The tower this year is dec
Grated in red, white and blue bunting
streaming from the top Of the flag
pole TO the roof Of the tower. The
sides and front of the building were
covered with American flags, carnival
eolors adding a pleasing contrast.
Contrast In Climatic Conditions : @
Among others entitled TO special
nention Is that Of Stanley Stephenson,
he sign painter in King street near
Alakea. The entire front Of this
,uilding is given over to an artistic
lresantation Of the relative difference
5etwccn the climate in Hawaii and
that on the mainland. One half of the
gabled roof is fringed with snow.
covered glistening icles. Immediately
beneath is well painted New Eng
and winter scene, plain and hills and
lomes covered in snow, a picture that
makes one feel glad to live in this
sunkissed land, temporarily clouded.
Immediately opposite half the gable
roof is covered with bright hibiscus
showing the beach at Waikiki, its in
yiting surf and picturesque Diamond
Head in the center, bathers frolicking
in the sand. White doves are peIched
IN boGghA nearby. This picture is
abelled "0ur Climate. y The winter
scenes bears the legend, I" Their Gil
| mate -.
Nearly every one of the big stores
has an attractive window display II.
addition to it's holiday decorations.
| iB. +. EhleIs & Company have a
striking window display. Wax figures
attired in carnival costumes are shown
amidst showers of COMETS and ser.
pentine and balloons. The night illum.
nation effect is particularly striking
M. Mclnerny 4 Company's store
also presents. a pretty picture. O..
Young Hotel Decorations +.
| The entire front of the Alexander
Young Hotel is illuminated with thous
ands of carnival -colofed incandescents
besides the yellow and green stream
ers, and American flags which form a
block long line along the sidewalk. In
addition all the store windows and
front along this block are decorated.
Jordan 5 also have an artistic win
dow disnlay, wing with that of Whit
Iney & Marsh. The window of this
store is mass of carnival color, show
ing caTnival.attired figures and an
American flag from the jack of which
Is suspended the Star of Hawaii-tht
coming State Of the Union.
y Henry MAY & Company have an at
tractive window decoration, carniva
cOlors predominating.
/ The steamship and agency Offices
banks, brokerage offices and Othel
stores along lower Fort street also arr
pleasingly attired in holiday attire
! This extends along Fort street almos
from the bay to beyond the Catholic
Cathedral. .t.... q KS
From the lower end Of the orienta
district to beyond the capitol, Hotel
King and adjoining parallel streets
are also riot of color, .#-
Sachs store on Hotel street has
Hleasingly arranged window decOra
tive effect. the carnival eolors ano
stars and Stripes predominating. Tn,
/ Clarion, at the corner Of Hotel an,
Fort, as well as the Regal Shoe Com
Nanv across the street add to the at
tractivensss Of the business section o
the city. .... lrs.. \.
Cation Neill's Windows =
The big salesrOom windows Of tn
: itton NELL Germany in lower Al8kei
street are effectively decorated. Mas
sive leis, the carnival colors and elee
trical effects make this an attraetiy
addition TO the decorations of the city
The decorations of the u. o. Hal
building, the First National Bank o
fawaii building, including the cit,
van, the building occupied by, NJ. A
fnnst 4 Comnany and the Home In
lSurance Company, together with Cham