Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-30

friends OF Fort Shafter and Honolulu.
and sends tes each and every enc OF
them the greetings Of the season Ma
jor Cochran states that he will re-
turn on the January transport
The pleasures OF. the Christm9stide
reached the crest OF the wave OF hap
piness in the Bal Masque held in the
Fort Shafte. hop. room last night
Everything had been done by the hop
committee 10 make the affair the per
feet success that il proved TO be; the
stairways leading to the assembly room
and the apartments of the officers club
had been decorated with miniature
Christmas trees and festoons, while
the assembly room had been mas
tastefully ornamented with huge es-
cutcheons of palms and Hawaiian
holly. and from each electric light
hung, suspended in grace and beauty.
clusters OF bright pepper-tree branches,
The walls of the room We're artistic
ally adorned with great masses of
bamboo and date palm branches. The
club rooms were transformed into
perfect bowers OF spruce and hem.
lock, while upon the large pool table
stood perfect specimen OF the north
ern forest, decked in all the tinsel,
irridescent balls and finery OF the
ideal Christmas tree.
Even tents had been erected 10 pro-
vide for the comfort of the guests,
and everything else was done. from
the splendid dance music of the md
Infantry band under the direction OF
Band Leader A. Jacobsen, to the gra-
committee and the daintiness of the
repast To make the affair one never
10 be forgotten by those who attended
this splendid New Year fete.
There were many attractive mum
mer creations and costumes worn by
the dancers at this 'courtly ball and.
midnight masquerade and the scene
of gaiety, the spectacular DISCUSSES
and the dancing music reminded one
OF the Old-time Yuletide pageantFy or
some yenitian carnival. Among the
costumes worthy of special mention
at this brilliant affair were the superb
Japanese costume worn by Mrs. DAN
iel Lane Howell, Miss Carolyn Ray
mond representing Night in costume
adorned with stars, planets and the
moon; Miss Katherine Raymond as
rainbow, Mrs. John Randolph as Poin-
settia, Miss Dorothy Harker as Red
Cross nurse, Mrs. Joseph McAndrew
as Pierrot, Mrs. Thomas ]. Camp as
a gypsy, the entire dinner party OF
Capt. and Mrs. Knowles depicted Har-
lequins, Pierrots and Pantaloons ar.
rayed in black and white, Miss Bon.
ME Scott attracted attention artist.
cally made up as Madame Butterfly, |
Miss Eleanor Scott was daintily ar
rayed as Pierrot pirouetting in col
ors black and white, Miss Elizabeth |
Rosenbaum looked well in Butterfly |
costume, Miss Bailey was uniquely |
decorated as a Christmas tree, Miss
Clark of Pearl Harbor portrayed a /
Spanish Carmen, Mrs. Henry Mullen
berg was perfectly masked and dress |
ed as a Bohemian gypsy, Mrs. John |
Sullivan looked we'll as Chinese
princess, Mrs. Frederick Barker play
ed the part of a girl from the Neither
lands, Mrs. Carl Hardigg was also a
Mrs. Claire Bennett looked
the part of Halloween. Mrs. George
Halloran was periodically costumed
as Hawaiian hula girl, Mrs. Thomas
Crystal and Mrs. Frank Sloan Joined
the majority dressed as Pierrots, Mrs.
Robert Howell looked the part of a
Turkish dancer, and among the men
present must be mentioned for effect
i've costumes Lieut. Muhlenberg dis
guised as prisoner, Capt. Taylor as
a Wandering Willie, Capt. Hartshorn
was Dutch baker. Mr.. Robert Ray
mond carried out splendidly the part