The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-04-23

Imperial crown on top. This was the
ImperiaI launch with the Admiral on board.
The royal STANDARD of Hawaii was now run
up to the main. Again a grand salvo
peaIed forth from every war-ship, and chief
answered chief right raxgally in Yokohama
bay. +
Admiral Nakamura of the ROYAL
japanese Navy, came on board, and COM
municating with the gentlemen of His
Majesty's suite, conveyed to them His
Imperial Majesty's wish that his royal
brother of Hawaii would be the guest of
the Sovereign Of Japan during all of his
stay on japanese soil.
His Majesty consented to waive his
incognito and become the guest of the
Emperor of Japan, as King of the Hawai-
ian Islands.
Eight state boats or barges, followed the
steam launch, and bore the King and suite
with baggage and attendants to the I'm
perial ummer seat Noge Yama.
As the royal party landed and proceeded
on their way, they were greeted on all sides
with enthusiastic demonstrations of well
come. At every crossing they past, along
two miles of route, the japanese and Hawai-
ian flags were suspended from lofty poles
on either side, that leaned over almost
touching trucks, so that the Imperial white
banner and the cross and bars of Hawaii,
blended their folds together over the
heads of the passing cortege.
After a ceremonious reception at the
grand entrance of the Palace, His Majesty
was escorted to magnificent IN and
parlOr, used as Imperial apartments that
were superbly tapestried, with ebony and
gold furniture, with most elaborate ara
besques, with palatial chandeliers, with doors
of enamel and gold and the FURNISHED
gold and glossy lacquered and enameled
surfaces reflected the surprise and delight
of our royal party.
His Majesty's suite were also provided
with apartments IN the Palace.
Prince Higashi-F waited
on our travellers.
He pointed ont the marvels of the Imperial
summer seat, and as the royal party eXpess-
ed their unqualified delight they were as
s1red that this was but the threshold of the
Imperial palatial glories.
The royal party after spending the night
at Nogeyama, the Imperial summer seat,
left Yokohama the following day at IL
o'clock a. NJ, by express train for Toxic,
distant IS miles, and on arrival were received
by four Imperial Princes, who accompanied
His Majesty and suite to the Palace. His
Imperial Japanese Majesty met King KaIa-
kaua in the ante hall of the Palace, and
welcomed him to Japan with marked cor
diality. The King was then conducted to
the saloon of the Empress, where he was
received with distinguished courtesy and
amicable attention. After a few hours re-
pose, lis Majesty the King, was informed
by an Imperial Prime of His Imperial
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the King of Hawaii in his apartments.
Our Hawaiian royal party were highly
impressed with the admirable order of the
Imperial Palace at Toxic. The magnifi-
cent park grounds seemed to be swarming
with attendants,a and all dressed in European
fashion, of good style and quality of gar
ments. An admirable system of service
seemed to regulate the government of the
palace. Everybody and everything scru-
pulously clean, and all work and service
carried ON without any noise or confusion.
On the morning after arrival at Toxic the
Hawaiian visitors were surprised to find
that "a fall of snow, had occurred during the
night, to the depth of 1 inches, and
had covered the Palace Park with a COM
plete mantle of white. SOon they OBJ
served some Iaborers with pieces of mating
about 6 feet long, and with pieces of bam-
boo at each end, Il simple continuance for
removing rubbish, and in a few hours, not
a speck of snow was to be seen i'm the park.
This beautiful palace is shaped like a
letter II, with Il central line of edifice, and
two wings of about the same length. The
Imperial walls are black, and black
and gold in glossy enamel appear every
where, as the expression of japanese
Imperial taste. The walls of the palace
chambers are not papered, but draped or
tapestried with exquisite patterns of muslin
and silk. Superb ebony and gold wardrobes
and beaufets, adorn the spacious chambers
and parlOrs. English fire-grates, with polish
ed marble or steel mantels are in all the
apartments. Numerous French and Swiss
clocks of beautiful and elaborate designs,
afford ample opportunity to note the flight
of time in this palace of delights.
One thing of beauty especially attracted
the attention of our royal tourists, was the
regal Cameliia, so superb and perfect in its
chosen home. In all parts of the palace
upon etageres and stately b~eaufets, they
beheld lofty lacquered vases, in which were
| camellias, as large as saucers, cream tinted
and waxen white, like marvellous produc-
tions of the most art. This
royal flower ought to attain all its
perfection of beauty in Hawaii nei, and
we hope that one of the results of
His Majesty's visit to Japan, will
be the cultivation of the camellia; so that
| should a japanese Emperor, or Imperial
Prince come this way, they will be pleased
to be greeted by the queenly flower of their
own home. Also a wonderful variety of
miniature plants in vases the size of a tea
cup; and a great taste, and elegance of hor-
ticulture, were every where observed.
In one chamber, the King and
suite found four perfect billiard
tables of the latest patterns set apart for
their use. In another apartment a grand
piano of the finest tone. Pictures, objects