Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-10-14

As to the quality or quantity.of the ancestors
above referred to, let the dear public compose
its soul in peace. No stone has been left TN.
turned; for in Hawaii, it goes with saying tina,
a child cannot be too careful in the selection Of
his father.
II there is any ecidf attaching to "'that
Coronation it Is that the ceremonial is without
precedent. The Kamehameha dynasty was
an heroic conception; a halo of barbaric
splendor crowned its birth. 1t is true that
civilization gradually despoiled those rulers of
most Of their original attributes; that they de-
generated from generation to generation,
and finally became commonplace; but they
never so far forgot themselves, OF their origin,
or the majesty peculiar to their race as to &C.
cept coronation at the hands of the hooieS.
We can imagine the indignation and disgust
Of the aborignes whose shades silently but
wrathfully regard, from the twilight of the
They may have forgiven and forgotten the fool.
sh toy with tinsel and artificial pearls which
was recently unearthed by the prying Premier
the Kamehamehas, though they had travelled,
were comparatively uninhuenced, and were
certainly unspoiled by the pomp and circum
stances of an alien court.
With them, the primal majesty of the breech
less monarch was superior to the articles of the
costumer; the tailor and the upholsterer could
add nothing TO it.
In those days, even the kings shadow was
sacred. and to tread upon it was death; coult
eweler with his metal cap set with crystallizet
carbon have added a jot to the divinity tha
thus hedged king1 In those days, even tn,
royal saliva was Theoretically sealed in rare re
ceptacles inlaid with the teeth of warriors
Does His Modern Majesty receive such homag,
from the keeper of his en5pidor2 And thes'
latter-day fddling retainers, with their affecta
ton Of arms and munitions, what are they il
comparison with the re,inues that sunounde,
the ancient chiefs of Hawaii The body
guards Of picked spearsmen, the troops o
players and singers and dancers, awaiting Hi
Majestic pleasure; the back -scratchers, tn
| ppc-HShteis auu SUCH lke ny inc sCOIet Du
over all, and above all, the inviolable ssnctit
Of the royal katnl
Having surrendered the privileges Of hi
predecessors, the King must now amuse him
self with such affectations Of European cour
life as will bear transplanting, on moderated
good salary, and survive the climatical ravage
of his kingdom. Hence the evolution of tn
gilded top.knot and the morbid development, G
royal coxcombery.
Hence, likewise, the hospitality which tn
Hawaiian Court extends to the potentates c
the globe; hospitality which is not limite
by the living capacity of the only respectabl
guest house in the Kingdom, or the resource
of an already insufficient market. The foreig
courts will Of course respond lively-holdin
their sides ,he-while and quaking with IRE
pressble laughter--for there is no real necessit
of their taking offence at what must seem t
them like hugh joke, though it is offered i
dead earnest They may gather together sue
, struggling representatives as are adrft in tn
, Pacific at the time and wait them hither on tn
memorable occasion; but it is the gloves
Paris which will applaud His Majesty to II
f echo, while hither and yon the tailors goo.
| hangs high
A revival of the millinery trade may be al
| ticipated; the distinguished guests will doub
less scatter their small change, and perhal
e somewhat rashly, inasmuch as the Planter
Association will be called upon to foot Il
e bills. There will be a famine and feast
the same breath, and such round Of gaye
, as was never before known or dreamed of
S the Island Of Tranquil Daylight
# o, holiday of holidays The ides Of Fe
e ruary, when the royal brows shall bend benea
n the weight of the unaccustomed crown; a Ger
n monial without the pale Of the church; VIII
" the unannonted head receives its final touch
Il from the sacrilgious hands of the Premi.
!. Boi6en-! 1t will be an event which may
e known in history as the Comic Coronatio
is and after its consummation the highly edit
: ambassadors, with their hands upon tn
o hearts, having wished His Majesty many hap
IF returns Of the day--the highly edited embas:
y doris may depart in onvulsions-convulsio
d superinduced by their newly acquired kno,
II edge of the supreme advantages Of GILDl
|. HULA HULA
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