The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-07-21
HaWaii IN Europe.

The American journals have recently
made much comment upon the brilliant
appearance of Mistress Mackay, the wife OF
+ a Californian millionaire, and of her present.
alton at the Imperial Russian Court on the
. occasion of the late coronation of His Ma
iesty the Gar. 1t is stated with some
pride that Mistress Mackay was presented
to the Emperor and Empress and was en-
gagged for some time in conversation with
the Imperial personages, who asked many
questions concerning America.
OF course the rulers of some ninety mil
lions of people must be exclusive in their
lives, and it is properly deemed a marked
and notable attention when such eminent
persons can give a portion of their personal
attention in a social way to any individual,
and when Il handsome and accomplished
lady, representative of scores of millions of
dollars and in some sense the lady repre-
sentative Of fifty millions of people, re
ceives such a marked personal attention
from the autOcrat of all the Russias, it is a
matter deserving of attention and may be
spoken of with interest by the journals of
her country. Then have not we of Hawaii
special occasion for pride when our own
representative, a modest youth born in the
COulilIN , III Il lew y CdlS ago oh oltCIiudllI
at our Royal School and but recently a
worthy but subordinate official of the
Government, and who represents neither
millions Of money nor of people, who rep
resents no fortune in his own person and
but a modest little state, the least of all the
nations, is received with cordiality and has
a kind and personal attention given to him
not only by the Emperor of ninety millions
of people, but also by his noble Empress,
who steps out from her dazzling position in
her brilliant circle to extend marks
of especial courtesy to the young
envoy of Hawaiis Will not every
true Hawaiian, whether native or
foreign, appreciate that on this occasion our
Hawaii was lifted up before the eyes Of
Europe! The brilliant diplomatists of the
grand old continent We'd in their attentions
to the representative Of the little Pacific
State, and this was not merely the result of
the generous kindness and
greatness nvt~vd0I to '"Sho9', ouI WAS
TiSpncu by the evidence that Hawaii was
worthily represented by a young man, a
gentleman in all his bearings, who satisfied
the eXacting etiquette of Europe, and who
illustrated to the observing minds of great
states the excellent political and social
order of the interesting dominion of King
Kalakaua.
Mr.. Secretary Poor has written as fol-
lows Here in Moscow the Hawaiian
Embassy has attracted some little attention
and many lattering notes have appeared in
the papers about US. And we certainly
have succeeded in bringing Hawaii to the
front and to prominence before the assem-
bled diplomats of the world. Only three
weeks ago Hawaii was hardly known here,
but since our arrival great interest has been
taken in our little Kingdom, and now in
Moscow, Hawaii is q familiar country, and
many an aristocratic glass of wine has been
clinked TO our own musical saIutatiOn,
"dIOhd.''
We ave reason so far, to be content with
the reception of our Embassy in Moscow,
and we have yet to hear of their reception
in Belgrade, in Paris, in Madrid and in