The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07
Costume Ball Makes
Celebration Success
Gay and Brilliant Affair at
Territorial Building Ushers
In New Year; Originality
Wins Reward.

Truly brilliant spectacle as well
as most enjoyable social affair was
the costume dance at the Territorial
building that began in the evening of
December 81, 1920, and lasted on into
the early hours of 1921. Costumes
bright, colors gay and flashing, cos
tunes humoresque and costumes high
ly original combined in kaleidoscope
formations as the dancing couples
wound in and out upon the dancing
floor. Seldom, if ever has the like
been seen on Maui.
Days even weeks, before the date
of the dance it was evident that more
than ordinary attention was being
given to the details of costuming and
the many really beautiful creations
as well as the originality of others
made the task of the judges far from
a sinecure. And some 200 couples
testify to the dance being as enjoyable
in participation as it was from a
spectators point of view. In every
way it was a complete success.
Costumes Win Prizes
Some changes were made in the
personnel of the committee of judges.
William Walsh took the place of Mr..
Boucker and Mrs. F. F. Baldwin was
unable to serve owing to the sudden
illness of Mr.. Baldwin that evening.
After the midnight hour the announce
ment of prize winners was made. Mrs.
Angus McPhee was given the award
for the best costumed lady, attired in
Turkish garb, while Mr.. McPhee was
pronounced the most comical charac--
ter. He had impersonated tramp dur
ing the earlier evening. Mr. and Mrs.
Caleb Burns were the best costumed
couple; Miss Louise Gardner and Mr..
l.. c. Lewis, as Southern negroes,
were the most comical couple and
Louis Gillin was the best costumed
man. Several special prices were an
nounced, Mrs. Buck as a Hawaiian
chiefess, Miss Alexander in a Jockey
costume, DR.. Fitzgerald, attired in
mems evening dress above the waiste
and as ballet dancer from outstand-
ing skirt down and Luke Hebert was
the best advertising character, his
costume being largely composed of or
covered with pineapple can labels.
Special mention should be made of
c. S. Childs who impersonated "Childs
Quick Lunch" establishments in New
York as cook and was busy making
hot cakes, the real thing, on a griddle
off to one side. The judges said they
had not seen him until after the list
of awards had been prepared and they
had come from the gallery to the stage
to make the announcement or a prize
would have been awarded to him.
At midnight a display of fireworks
was set off while greetings of Hap
py New Year" rang out into the star
Lit night. Then the dancing was re-
sumed and continued for two hours
or more afterward, the crowd slowly
diminishing and drifting off home
ward.
Day Celebration Fails
Wet grounds and a lack of interest
on the part of probable participants
ana patrons resulted in the calling off
of the New Years day sports on Satur
day afternoon, except for some of the
horse races and trap shooting. Out
on the dimaond there were great pools
OF water that were more suggestive of
water polo than good outfielding. The
track was heavy and muddy and
cold wind swept over the Fair Grounds
Besides this the greater part of the
population of Central Maui seemed to
be busy celebrating the New Year in
its own way
But the celebration was a success
for the dance had been enough in it.
SELF TO make that certain.