Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-13
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that this Is To he a dancing sea
son, fiat which will be received
with unalloyed pleasure by the dane
ing set, for the world today is dance
Md.
Every. form Of evening pleasure to-
ward its close has dance or two. A
dance is the most expensive and real.
ly unsatisfactory form or elaborate en-
tertainment from the viewpoint OF the
woman who gives the party, and
most undesirable one, looked at with
the society mans eye BE that as IL
may, the world is dance-mad and all
its social centers have decreed that
every gort Of affair, shall be turned
into dance. And II behooves Homo
lulu TO be up and doing, in order to
stay I'm style.
Dinners will be followed on every
occasion by dance, and theater part
les will end In an informal supper
with dance on the roof garden or
run out TO Heinie's for the same pur-
pose.
A large number of homes in this
city are equipped with bathrooms, or
better still. lovely open lanais that
are swept by the cooling trade winds,
and they will be utilized this summer
as they have not been for years.
Ten years ago dances were the only
recognized medium of entertainment
on q lavish scale, and the buds of
those days danced the season through
in the roony old homes that dot Ho-
noiulu still
The revival OF the dance this year
will strike happy note as ii is never
too hot to dance in Hawaii. So many
perfectly fine ways OF entertaining are
open to the hostess with little in
genuity that one marvels that more
do not take advantage of the posi-
bilities presented. One of the very
best sports here is 'aqua-planing." A
o jolly party assemblies and two or
more surfboards are left to drag be-
hind. They are made fast to the
launch. the rider stands erect on these
and goes whfrling over the water at
q wild pace. II is fascinating sport
Several people here excel in this out
of-door stunt" Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Castle, Miss Rachael White, Miss
Laura Low, Mrs. Mary White, Stanley
Kennedy, Percy Deverill and Bob Pur-
Wis have mastered this water sport.
Generally speaking, this week has
been rather fun with large affairs and
q few small ones,
Monday evening Prince and Princess
Kalanianaole entertained with a very
elaborate and handsome supper party. |
Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Renton |
Hind and Mrs. Donald Ross gave a
large tennis tea. The same evening |
the Harold Castles gave their beau
tiful dancing party for the White girls |
Friday night the Navy Relief Ball
brought society en- masse to the arm
orr, and q wonderful ball IL was, gor- |
geons affair with every detail care
fully attended TO. |
The box holders were Governor
pinkham, Admiral and Mrs. C.. J. |
Boush, Orig. gen. and Mrs. Samuel /. |
johnson, ~ G. H.; Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Case Deering, Commander T. c. Hart, !
Col BENJAMIN W. and Mrs. Atkinson,
Mr.. G. G. Ballentyne, Justice and Mrs. |
Edward M. Watson, Mayor and Mrs.
John Lane, Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Won
Hamm. Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Gartley, |
Judge r. NJ Hatch, Col. and Mrs. |
James B. Houston, Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
CTS H. Swanzy. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Dillingham;. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert |
Single, Mr. and Mrs John E. Baird. |
Civil Engineer aud Mrs C. w. Parks,
M. and Hrs. Arthur F. Wall, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Morton Riggs and Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Brown
s tsaTeic - - -
The Harold Castles Dancing Party.
The most pretentious affair given |
following the Easter or Lenten sea-
son was the elaborate supper-dance
on Wednesday evening by Mr.. and |
Mrs. Harold Castle in honor OF their