Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 120, 23 May 1894 — A Dream of Fairyland. [ARTICLE]

A Dream of Fairyland.

The Caj tain and officers of H. I. J. M. S. “īakaehiho*’ were “At Home" lasi evening to the fortonate residents of Honolulu. who were lucky enongh to be favored with aa inviUtien to be present At the boat-landing the guests were met by tbe officers in cbarge of tbe 6otilla &nd coorteously escorted to the boats whieh rapidly trar>sported them to the superb ship. l'pun arriving, the Captain with his cfficers greeted their friends, and after devi»ting tbemselves of their wr*ps, the eleet \vere astounded b\- u veritable giimpse of fairyland—dowers bloomed everywhere; some from the apei of a dead !y looking eannon sheU: some from the eannon itself. making tbose huge engines of war loose their grim terrors iu the eyes of the assembled arra\' of Honolola’s beauty. Soldom has it been the fortune of our people to attend a fete so well arranged, and never have the decOrafcions elicited so mueh admiration. Turn where you will. the dowers of fair Japan greeted and pleased the eye so <weet aml natural that one eouhl iniagine his seuses greeted with the balm\’ odors wafted from the blossoms, yet when he drew near to inhale the sweets of some individual llower, be would find that the fl >wers were paper, —the awork of tbe deft bands of the sailors of this magnificieut ship. Dancing was the order of the evening ami well did the elite of our societv avail themselves of opportunity; then, wheu tho esertions of the light fantastic somewhat palled, the dancers were escorted to the Ward room where a suraptious supper awaited them aud to whieh due justice was done. It ean be trulv said that never has an entertainment upon a war ship in onr port elicited so mueh fnvorable oommenl or * , so great admiration for the arti.s- , tic etlects produced by the various combinations of flags and flowers as that whieh greeted tho eye last evening. Socieh* of Honolulu \vas there in foll force. Tho officers :of the war-vessel were ahl}assisted by the merabers of the Japanese legatiou. The Imperial Diplomatic agent Mr. S. Fujii and Mrs. Fujii were nntiring iu their etforts of making their numerous 4onolulu friends feel | “at homo.” It wouhl take raore I space than this paper ean artord ; to mention even a tithe of the ; gentleraen aud ladies who enjo3 T - j i the first entertainment given b\’ a Japanese war-vessel, To describe : I tho decorations woukl take tlio i pen of Zola. To do justiee to the : displa\' of beaut}’ (b\’ the girls) ; conrtesy (by tbe hosts) and good- , will in “smiling” (b\' the Hono- | lulu chaps) woald b* beyond tbe j* ( abi!it\- of any scribe. Honolulo society will notquickly forget the ( bospitality on boanl the “Tafca- , ehiho” and it istobe hoped tbatan encore will be responded to.