Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25

quette, grace and dignity. These feasts
were always eaten to the music Of the Royal
Hawaiian Band, one of the best we ever
heard. It has more than 80 members, and
all are natives. They are ine-looking fel-
lows, and render divinely the creations OF
Strauss, Offenbach and other of the great
composers. At this particular banquet
they wore undress uniform, consisting Of
white pantaloons, sack coats and gay caps.
Tables were set In the court of the palace,
and though usually on such occasions these
are placed only few inches from the
ground, necessitating the guests to sit cross
legged, they were now elevated. out OF con-
sideration for the foreign guests, so that
stools or other seats could be used. Over
head was canopy of boughs and palms.
The feast comprised q great variety of dishes.
We couldn't join with the natives in eating
poi, nor catching the live and hopping
shrimps in our fingers and biting their
heads of, as they did, but we found that
their style of boiling pigs. chickens and fish
In leaves produced most appetizing dish,
and there were other viands, luscious fruits
and vegetables fit for Victoria's table.
VIII Cling to Monarchy.
'At the time you left Hawaii, Doctor.
what was the general opinion of the intelIi-
gent classes as to the future of royalty in the
islands,"
"Thst for so small q nation-only about
$4,000 souls-royalty makes it decidedly top
heavy, and that before many years
the government must be changed. In
spite of the e1travagances of the
King and court under the old regime, and
the needless debt under which the people
are still growing, such Is the tenacious love
for royalty per Sc of the native Hawaiians
that it would be to them bitter pill to see
the throne destroyed.
As an ILLUSTRATION of this point, when
ever the King landed at Hilo the natives
would wade out into the water ere the royal
barge could touch the shore, uttering loud
gutteral cries-enough to scare a full brigade
of calithumpians. From the landing to the
Governess' house, along the royal aven ne of
palms, were set continuous lines of torch
lights; and what seemed to us Americans
very funny, they were kept burning by day
as well as by night.
"The King while at Hilo walked about
without guard or attendant, but there was
constantly an armed sentry in front of the
royal residence"
"And the Queen-hew did you like her?"
] asked Mrs. Kimball.
Every much. Kapiolani is an agreeable,
commonplace sort of a woman. In figure
and benevolent; is neither very good nor
very bad-looking; has only ordinary talents,
and but for her rank would attract no more
attention than thousands of other women in
the kingdom. Attired in her undress habit
which is the loose style of gown or robe re-
sembling Mother Hubbard such as is
worn by the native woman, she looks any
thing but royal. Like all the rest OF the
native islanders, she sports lei Of flowers
around her head and neck, and her attend
ants wave about her that insignia of royal
rank, the 'kehile,' q long wand or plume
made of feathers.
The Queen Ate Fish.
"And right here must relate an anecdote
Of the Queen which came under my per-
sonal knowledge. One day she was taken
violently ill, and my husband was hastily
summoned into her mighty presence. He
found the trouble to be indigestion. The
doctor made the needful treatment, and
especially enjoined her to be very careful as
to what rhe ate. But few hours later he
received second professional summons
from the Queen. He quickly OWNED that
she had violated his dietic injunction, and
questioned her on this point, through the
medium of an interpreter. After some
diplomatic lodging she finally confessed 10
having eaten a whole fish-a mulleti
"'Yes, said she, with childlike naivette,
I did want fish so bad-he looked so good
Z eat himp a.---.-- .s.z..,,..
''And of course she ate him raw, almost
this, for that natter but even the Hawaiian
fish, it would appear, evince no servife re-
spect for royal stomach"
DR.. Kimball Joined with his accomplished
wife in testifying to the evidently pleasant
conjueal relations between the King and
Queen, which, so far as they could observe,
are as pleasant as those Of average welded
couples in humble life. The royal couple
have no children, and their young niece, a
princess, is next In succession TO the throne
in case there be throne left for her. The
Kings sister, Princess Lilieokalani, wife of
Major General Dominis, is an accomplished,
superior woman, as many New England
people had an opportunity of knowing few
years ago.