Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14

- He management OF the Moana
hotel did honor TO Capt. and Mrs.
- William MStson and the Maui Das.
senSerS last evening by giving q
fancy-dress ball 10 celebrate the arr.
va! OF the new Matson flagship. The
dining room was filled with a gay
threng OF people on pleasure bent
Many Of the costumes were most at
tractlye and the judges had no small
perplekity In judging.
The pretty gowns, the twinkling
Lghts and the flowers and trees all
did their part toward making a perfect
night.
The dancing OF Miss Marion Gould
and Mr.. Nicholas Monjo brought as it
always does unlimited applause Both
these professionals showed skill and
grace. Some among those who gave
Dinners On Friday evening were M.
and Mrs. Robert Sh!ngle. who had Il
gOe9ts; Mrs. Jones, IL guests; Mr..
and Mrs. G. G. Won Hamm, II guests
Mr.. and Mrs. John Drew. s guests; !
INLAND Mrs Charles Drew, guests !
Mr.. V. Moroni. 10 guests; Mrs. Lewis,
o guests; Mrs. Rivers, guests: Mr..
Fbel 8, 6 guests; Mr. l.. II. Smith,
guests; Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur =. Wall,
6 guests; Col and Mrs. Il. M. Soho.
Held, IL guests; Mr.. and Mrs. Volt
man, IL guests; Mr.. G. r. Forbes,
guests; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Far |
Tington, 6 guests, and many others. II I,
was a charming evening. |
The judges were Madame Nellie 1
Melba, Lady Susan Fitzclarence. Mrs. |
Arthur r. Wall, Mrs. Charles Chi. {
ltngEorth, Mrs. Al. g, Halves and Mrs. |
Charles Adams.
Z Those who won the prizes were:
ls0fs the most handsome gown, Mrs.
Nicholas Monjo was given tall rock (
crystal vase; for the most original
lAdy's costume, Mrs. Leile Jones Of
Mansfield, Ohio, who was dressed to
rgpesent a tourist, labelled with
trunk labels and tags, was given
lffDdsome siryer frame.
AR Hans Nelson as Uncle Sam was
HSen set Of studs, and Mr.. Charles
a. k:ng, q clown, was awarded silk
thpbreila as the most original In the
fttsealine division. Il was bTilliantl
affair with huge crowd. The prizes
we're presented by Mayor Lane and
db1cinS resumed. The Corelli trio, a
Hawaiian giee club and part OF the
time the Hawaiian band furnished mu.
slc Dancing was done on the lanai
and in the hotel lobby Il
II Capt. and Mrs. william Matson,
Capt Peter johnson OF the Maui, 9TH
e. officers and whole host, Of the
who arrived yesterday at
tended the bali. The evening was per.
leet and the verdict OF the guests +
vas ssnother big success for the
doana.s +
TIE LANAI IfiEATER OPENING
The Lanai theater was formally
opened last Monday evening. when
AiEs Heien Alexander invited 1b0 ,
'nests TO. come and assist In the iedi- (,
alton OF this pretty tropical play
lcuse II will house many Honolulu
audiences as It Is SO well fitted for
be many needs OF the city. The pro-
sratn offered Monday evening was
most attractive.
The curtain rolled away and An I
tent Hawaii was presented for sew.
raj Hawaiians who live at Laniakea ,
'hanted q mele Of WELCOME and gocd
uck. A health was drunk by these
Then living pictures were I
lrought to view, each one of them
icing unusual To Mr.. VIII Levers fell
he honor Of giving the salutatory adj
lress. AIR. Frank Moss. pianist. Miss
Margaret Steven, violinist. and Mrs.
3ernlce Steven. accompanist. added tol :
be program with enjoyable musical
numbers, interpreted between the
Ableaus. Ii
IN these tableaus number OF men !
md women of the social elect, cos.
umed in varying degrees OF beauty,