NEW YEAR'S DAY.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 63, 4 January 1890, Page 2

NEW YEAR'S DAY.

f * FICMIQ AT MOTOTTTA. Tits pies* item t>v Mis* Kissm si Motstua na Nsv Tear's Day was a asset ajrreeaM" aad enjoyable day** aamsewent Tiis pienio was hold at 1 the residence of the lite Mr. Weber. 1 which is delightfully sitaated oe the rising (rotm* near the centre of ' the liniU uf Motutun. The ground* reund th<* >)wrUin?hoii*e are hand* ' soinely kid out. tastefully arrniijred ' emtona of all ootonre uf the rsinbow and 1 other hnaileoate shrults and treet sur--1 rounding tho building. Everything ' about the place seemed to he de--1 Hghtfelly ho»n»ly. At a><out eleven ' o'clock Miss Rrsuse's gu>-«ts neffau to 1 aasessMe, and were cordially welcomed 1 by that lady. Dancing was innnedi- ' ately eomine:ired, and k»pt up with ' great spirit. Ilandaoate and t<s'ilyI dressed ywimg Indies w<t» ..II the • morning husily «-n2ngt»l |».i»siiig • round refr^'hmeats t'» lite l.idie*. sn-l the Me»m>. KlOUse, senior and junior, \rcre most n«»iduon* in to i the w»nt* of the gentlemen. Amongst i the guests w« noticed I)r. Stuo'i 1 . (Consid-Ooneral for flermany). W. . Blieklock Esq. (U.S.Viee O nsnl), and the Captain and soveral ofTiiror* of ! H 1.0.1f.a. Al-.txnndrin*-. About threo i o'clock the tallies were laid for dinner, i which, although spread nxt/ati flamoa, would Imve been a credit to a first class hotel. We lmvo learned that Mr*. Decker hnd the superintending <>f the dinner arranireinunts, mid that : lndv and Xfrs. St>hlin. wife of the manager of tli« | lantiitton, must ho compliment" 1 on the mm no- in which t!ie van'oui suppli«s of ratnhl.'s were co >ked an I nrrangi**!. • !>r. Btn< ••« I call-d ii|ion all pros nt • to till their gla-sea, and drii.k the • liealtli of t!.o iudv of tiio day, Mi>s ' J K;-aiii.-. He f;> d; ■ i-i very rouipii- ■ I vi ei' ,rv terms uf tin) tr at provided. . .•»■!•! tr'iste I that l.ei'ote inaiiy month* th« v ivniil! h.4ve the pleasure of another rein-inn to«:e|ehrati> an iinportiint event !*i tin:! lady's lifr. t'aptain Hampton follow :■■•}. He said he was -1:1 to sre sue!i .!•! ii*.«cinbli|i-* tog tlier of a'l ii iotiiili'iiM. It hiils fair l"".' our future Ii ipj»i!i»»s, and ho felt folly cmvineed that nev r a.'iin will b" shown n iiy class feeiiusr n Samoa. lie bogged to reliir:" ilia"k- to Mi»nnd Mr. Kiauso for the day's enjo_\uii nt. Pflptnin von I'ritswit/, of the At ix- | andrins,' then pni|Mt>ed tho health of Mr. Kv«u~' in a few Cviu plimeut. i\ terms. Mr. T\raii«» osid he thanked the Consuls, the eitpttiin of the Alexan- , drine, and the Indies and gentlemen who so kindlv responded to his invitation. He f<dt prou 1 to soo mirh a i number of friends about him, mid he , wa3 also well pleased to see'hat they onjoyeil themselves. T\.\ also think' d l>r. Stuebel and ali prese.it for 'lie nmnner in which tho toast of Miss K<au«e's health «a iv..-n and receive I. AVe forgot in mention that just ha dinner sun nunouneed, thn land of the Alexandrine arrived on :he gr».und, • and played several airs during dinner. There is one matter in connection with the spot on which the dinner ; wns served which is worthv of note. The tables, fully 70 feet long, «ns , completely shaded from tho sun by i the spreading branches of a tr<-e, which wsa planted seven years ngo hy . Mr. Stelilin, the managur of the pianist ion. After dinner daneing was again commenreu 1 . the band contribntinir the mimic, and a li»»le after six o'clock the guests returned horns, havin? spent, a* they expressed, one of tho most pleasant day's outing in Bamoa.