The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-01-20
HAWAIIANGAZETTE
King Kalakaua at the National
Capital.
A Monarch nj the white House.
a TsT1risas Array &C Gevrr.rasasai and paPae-
rnattc Notaslcs-ToIlcstr< o. the Lasics---Etc-
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WASa1NsroN, Dec. le. 1874
Fosr faded osuerias. a pAir q peArt,iu,ei
gloves shovios marks Of contact with broadolOsh,
soue crushed laoas = b7Okea fa1, There they
Iay o. lie toile.tetsble his morning. telEsale
sozvsairs Of the most brilliant asSeublsge ever
saz-a ses7e whose recollection vii never be e.
faced. Tor were re rot presented at The ReP1bh-
ca Cozrt l2st evening. sDd hsvnt we shaken
hands With royalty Itself in the person Of King
Kalakzss. Who kSs taken The veA-isOne journey
from Els island ioazin to our own Washington.
For {. week we have al beea aaxioasly awaiting
TIE fist glimpse q HIS Nsjessy. bat violea,
cold kept hin closely st tie hotel until Thurs
5sy. YESTERDAY morning he 77ooee5ed in state
to the CzPitol, vas daily presented in both Houses
q Congress. sai lzs; sveoins President Gran,
accorded hin presentation to 5 select company
Tie is; embraced tie Cab;asi OsEcials With
their ladies'; the Judres Of the Sup7e=e Cozrt /;
prominent naval ard military ehiettains, Senators
usnbs-s q Congress, ani fe~ distinguished
eiii-sas. There vas 10 crash o. Jam 1t was
ssup,y Al elegant party. comfortably filing the
great East Room al the tine. and ove-aoviug
into the adjoining ssiooss IN pretty groups which
made elective tAbleaux Outside the gate there
uere knots a e1riozs peoq'e = few more highly
Avo-ed stood near he Parsioo watching the
la5is< IS they len their carriages; cozr;eoas ST
tsu5zuts showed TIE usy TO eloak-roo-s, and
then We moved throazh the grand ball to that
s1Psrb East Rom. We oaly remember 4 cor
flse3 glitter frOn the erys,al chandeliers, shin
ins Of heavy gil5ed frames sbo1t the mirrors
We presume the wjaious were properly drapei
but tie people we're 50 uaeh more interesting
thar shy details O faraisu7e eoald possibly De
that re kept ST or eyesigtt fos them. oppo-
ste the eztrzocs stood the President With bis
distinguished sssst, Ebile OF either hand were
tie ladies' Of C-bsust ot5osrs. and the equally
celebrated Ms Ccloael Graat. Postmaster
Jewell. With Sec-e.sry Robson. stood before the
group directing tie guests IS they cane il rez1-
l4- Secession 70 oFss their greetings We pass
ed to their right, moved slowly onward, then
found ourselves
FACE 10 FACE VIE TEE KING,
Who bowed gracefully and elasped or Rep1b-
heza fazers S eoriialiy IS Il We, too. we're born
to the p1rpie. His Majesty is tall finely forned,
sid BE looked exceedingly vel in his simple ere
uiuE dress Shan IRE coofess that we would have
beea better pleased I be h2i treated Is to s
hiat st leass, Of the spleados his ISLANDERS COZ
si3sr uecesszry to his ssztet We remember
vo1derf1l tales a. royal mantle inside from the
golden breasts q trop;eal birds; Of : crown
whose flashing jewels made halo about his head
-vhe.bsr be Eere saint or uo-zni an sure be
oo1li have heli scep;-s With szp-suest dignity
OF course bis appearances was IN much better
tzz.e. bat s;oes the diviaiiy hedging about king
Is Invisible except to tie eye Of faith tbs,
needs Strengthening vsly u1ch, We void Ike
noE sd then to Sc Little Of its Insignia
EE FEEsIDEST AND HIS FAMILY.
President Grant stood beside the monarch,
booking pale and tired, bat greeting rs al very
pleasantly, Ehila ms Grants response to our
salctsiioa VS. zu We eoali wish from the first
lsiy II tie Isad-aad it VS. great comfort TO
Is to discover how shaneflIy newspaper tell
tales have slaadsrei her Psrsoo4l aPpearsooe.
She Looked elegantly II her rieh black velvet
dress. With It's g.rniture Of easily lacss, While
white plane orOvned the b.zidz shove the crinp-
81 hzir, and sceh thoro1gh good nature shoce
froa hsr Whole fsse that se mentally eougratu-
lztei tie yoang gil beside her OF tie possession
Of noihsfinlss Eho VII not Be uuisznee.
Coloasl Frsi's faea fairy bezRed with happiness
When Re net tie bright glaness from tie dark
eyes Of his ues wife, sho ohastei gzyly with the
grozps sboat her, showing 81 The ezse which
Sell-irainsi Chicsgo dAnsel slssys exhibits
Her dress vas pale IzTe15er ssti1. richly Trim
usi viii exquisite Point l.es- Tie sleeE@ Eese
short, bit the zr1s we're covered sluoss to the
s.oo= with gloves nztehing her dress, snd the
g.ossy Esves Of her hair we're e,oSuei With 5
tsa-'ose, resting thsrs as # It Liked the position
vastly.