The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-30
anniversary Of Queen LlliuOkalapis
Accession.
THE WHOLE TOWN TURNS
OUT.
The Reception at the Palace a
Brilliant Success-A ThOus-
and People Sit Down TO the
Grand Luau.

The skies frowned glOOmlly on
the first anniversary of Her Majesty
Queen Liliuokalani's accession to the
Throne of the Kamehamehas, but
they could not prevent the occasion
from being a festive and joyous one.
Early at the appointed hour the re-
ception began, lasting, with brief
intervals, from $50 A. NJ. to 3 P. NJ.
The day must have been hard one
for the Queen. At 6:30 the hookupus
of Hawaiian subjects were received,
after which the Supreme Court and
Cabinet, the Mobiles and Representa-
tives, and Government officials, the
Captain and officers of the Pensa-
cola, the Consular corps and the
| diplomatic Representatives Of foreign
| countries, all presented their respects
to Her Majesty in turn. The recep-
ton to the general public began at
z P. NJ, lasting one hour.
The Palace was decorated in
manner worthy of the occasion.
The large entrance hall and stairway
presented superb appearance, with
flowers, roses and daisies In different
colors, ferns, palms and wreaths
tastefully arranged, in short, with
everything which the flower gardens
of Honolulu and the rich tropic for
ests could furnish of beauty and OF
fragrance. Her Majesty received
standing on the dais at the upper
end of the Throne room, surrounded
by high officials of the Court and at
tended by her ladies in waiting. For
an hour the Palace was thronged
with residents eager to pay their
respects to Her Majesty on her an
niversary. All classes OF the com
munity were represented and the
missionaries" were ont in force. A
list of even the principal names
would fill several columns.
The luau was spread in the large
pavilion erected in the Palace
grounds several months since. All
day Thursday workmen were busily
engaged in making preparations for
the festival, so that yesterday the
pavilion was very bower of green
outside and in, covered in with
cocoanut and palm leaves,
which reached to the ground,
making a sort of improvised thatch
and presenting a very pretty ap-
pearance. Within were twenty ia
bles, each seating twenty guests or
more, besides long semicircular ia
bic at the end towards the Morning,
where the ''nabobs" were to be ell
sconced. In all, about five hundred
guests sat down at the 'frst table,"
At half past three the royal party
entered the pavilion and occupied
the seats of honor, where places
were also reserved for the various
foreign and local dignitaries. Prayer
was offered by Bishop Willis, after
which the large company were able
with clear conscience to give their
undivided attention to the solids and
dainties with which the tables were
literally piled. None but a connois-
seur in native feasts could pretend
to name even fourth Of the various
masterpieces of Hawaiian culinary
art which teased, stimulated and
satisfied the appetite.
A neighboring smaller pavilion
was provided for the plebs, who also
succeeded to the larger building as
soon as abandoned by the first set of
occupants. The poi did not fail, nor
the pig cease until all were filled :;
and as to the fragments, twelve bas-
kets would never contain them.
Before, during and after the luau,
the lawns were covered with stroll
ing groups who wandered hither
and thither, as a momentary interest
or idle curiosity directed them. The
curious round tents were peeped
into, but no soldiers were found in
them, though each and all of them
proved to be tie centre of radiating
fire of corks. The interchangeable Mr.
Berger and his boys were planted in
the stand west of the pavilion, where
they played at intervals throughout
the day as only they can.
By 5 o'clock most Of the guests
had scattered, though a few still lin
gered on the Palace verandas and on
the lawn. In spite of the heavy
showers of the morning, and the for
bidding clouds of the afternoon, the
day passed without a serious draw
back, and must be held as one of
happy omen. Her Majesty is to be
congratulated upon the peaceful close
, of the first year Of her reign and the
promising opening of the second.
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