The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-07-02

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all profu>ely decorated with the insidfia Of
various Orders. His Siamese AnAestv.
greeted our King and, through his inter.
prefer, asked after his health and EXPRESSED
his regret that, through shortness of notice,
he was not better prepared for His NTaiAsfys.
reception. The King was conducted 10 a
seat but stances etiquette bade all Others
remain standing. .AGer "a short converse
tI"n. his Siame>e Majesty retired will a
ceremonious farewell.
During tive afternoon Of the eth. the
King went on for a drive with the Prince
DIssAwoRKUNARU. and visited the "Court
Of Prosecutions. and the Cremation
Ground. At the latter place about three
months previously the body Of one OF the
siNty-one wives OF His Siamese Majesty
had been burnt, the King himself being
present, and, According to etiduette. lirht.
ing the funeral pyre. Ia the evening. a
musical entertainment by Siamese hoys
was given. Tn Siamese music was recop-
nlzed by tIe visitors as harmonious and
sweet quite different in It's character 10 that
of the Chinese and japanese which does
not please the ear trained TO Furonean
music amy more than the latter suits the
Celestial taste. At dinner that evening n
military band, that of the Sth Siamese In
fantry delighted the visitors. The Band
master had secured a copy of the Hawaiian
National Anthem and TO their surprise. the
first strains the royal party heard were
those of their we'll remembered. Hawaii
Ponoi." After dinner. a visit was paid 10 a
Siamese theatre. Primo Observation-Disclosures
who accompanied them, having lately paid
a visit 10 England. endeavored TO act n
interpreter. Though unable to comprehend
all that was going on, the visitors were
struck with the character OF the acting.
which they felt 10 be Of q high order. The
gorgeous dresses of the actors. which were
not of tinsel, but Of real gold brocades
ornamented with jewels, were also a sur
prise. The browning feature of the enter
tainment was what we should call the
ballet; the dancing however was i'm Siamese
fashion, and was executed with grace,
a mastery of posture 4 perfection of time
and a delicacy which quite charmed the
Princes guests, and that, none the less.
that the trif1ing adjunct Of costume seemed
to nave been ignored.
At eight o'clock the next morning KING
Kalakaua and his suite, accompanied by
the Prince, their host, paid a visit TO an
uncle of the Siamese King, and from thence
Went la see the sacred white elephants.
the show parcTccHeace of Bangkok. After
break asst His Majesty held a reception,
when the foreign Consuls and many
Siamese officials were presented. Subse-
quently n visit was paid 10 the Kings
chapel; where His Majesty had OBLIGATED
as priest, rs a necessary preliminary TO
taking the oaths IN his accession TO the
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was Of pure gold inlaid with precious
stones. One casket which holds a net of
perfumed flowers had for a cover a clear
pebble of golden color emulating the cairn-
gorum in lustre, eight inches in diam
eter. a single plate set with rubies and
sapphires wassvalued ut more than 100000.
and everything else was of like costly char
acter. On returning home the King receiv-
ed an intimation from the captain of the
steamer he was travelling 10y, that he must
leave ut 10 a. IN. the following day.
Al four o'clock in tia afternoon, the
arrival of a troop of cavalry announced the
approach of his Siamese Majesty to return
the visit of King Kalakaua. He came in a
carriage, which to the eyes of his guests
appeared to be all of gold, drawn by four
horses. His Majesty and two Ministers
who were in attendance on him, aIighted
and were received at the threshold of the
palace by King Kalakaua. CongratuIa-
tions were exchanged and as on the
occasion of their former meeting only
the two monarchs were seated. After a
short conversation His Majesty was
informed Of the intended departure of
his guest on the following morning,
and expressed himself as much disap-
pointed. He had hoped that our King
would extend his stay and enjoy a hunt,
and make a tour through the Kingdom
in the royal yacht, which was to have
been placed at his disposal. Finding that
this was not possible, His Majesty ex-
pressed the hope that at some future time
he would have the opportunity Of extend
ing those courtesies to his royal guests, and
shortly afterwards took his leave. The
day was finished at the residence Of the
SiameSc Minister of the Interior, where
the King was entertained at dinner and
met IA distinguished company.
That His Siamese Majesty was sincere IN
the regret he Expressed at the hurried
departure of his guest was soon made man.
ifest. During the evening King Kalakaua
was informed that his royal brother had
exercised his authority and delayed the
steamer until the morning of Sunday,
April Both. On Saturday morning a visit
was paid to a Buddhist temple In true
Oriental style the royal host did not allow
his guest to depart without presents suita-
BILE to his rank. In the evening a State
dinner was given at the palace, and at
eleven the following morning a regretful
leave was taken Of Bangkok, its fairy-like
palaces and temples, its hOspitable mon
arch, and the kindly men of rank who
had WED with their sovereign in his en-
deavor to make :he stay of their visitors
from the lonely Isles of the Pacific as de-
lightful "a a dream.
The royal robe presented by the King OF
Siam. was succeeded by an elephant of
solid gold Not Exactly ~life-size, but about
five inches high, and standing in a glass
case. Another present was the History of
Siam lin ancient script, woven in gold on
a dark fabric, folded up i'm book form };
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