Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-16
1T WAS A GREAT CRUSH.
The Reception to the Hawaiian Princess
the Woman's Suffrage Association.


the woman's Suffrage Association.
Princess Kaiulani. the scion Of Hawaiian
royalty, had a novel experience last night Size
was the guest of honor at a reception given by
the woman's Suffrage Association of the Dis
trict-of Columbia in the parlors of the Vino
daughsis No. 1923 street, and it is safe to say
that such a mingling of royalty and democracy
seldom. If ever, occurred before. Cards Of in
vitation had been issued to the many friends
of the association and the recipients and their
| friends came in such numbers that the limited
quarters of the Wimodaughsis were crowded
long before the hour set for tine reception. and
the crush finally became SO great that the juve-
nile doorkeeper hopeiessly abandoned his de-
mand for credentials and sent telephone mes
sage FOR police assistance in keeping out
the crowd that surged into the passageway
and threatened to force out the walls Of the
building. The jam resulted either from an
issue OF invitations far beyond the capacity of
the parlors or from the presence of horde of
unlnvlted guests attracted solely bv curiosity.
As it was it took the combined efforts of two
| stalwart policemen to restrain several hundred
tmpetuous people on the outside from their wild
endeavor to force the crushed mass Of human
| ity on the inside into still smaller dimensions
After a short but interesting description of
the political situation in Hawaii by Mr.. Davies.
the princess guardian the reception proper
began. The receiving party formed in a semi
circular line at the rear of the back parlor in
the following order: Mrs. Greenleaf, Mrs.
Helen T. Tindal the princess. Representative
Greenleaf of New York. Mr.. Davies, Mrs.
Davies, Miss Davies and Miss Whattorf. There
WAS a constant stream Of visitors for over an
hour. They advanced in single file. Ladies
were largely in the majority. Many wore even
ing dress, but the crush was SO great that very
few we're enabled to doff their wraps. 1t was
just like a public reception at the White House.
and as the princess shook hands with each per-
son presented she probably has a better idea
than she could have gained in any other way
of one of the principal functions of the head Of
this great nation.
THE PRINCESS LIKED IT.
Each person was presented by name. He or
she whispered it to Mrs. Greenleaf, who re-
peated it into the ear Of Mrs. Tindall. who in
turn announced it to the princess. There was
less ceremony after this. each of the visitors
shaking hands with Mr.. Davise and the rest of
the party as they passed without special intro
duction. The princess, and. indeed, all the
members of her party, were specially gracious,
and really appeared to enjoy the situation.
The tall. 1.-the figure OF the princess was set
off to great advantage in beautiful light blue
brocaded silk dress, square in the neck. with
full gored skirts trimmed with lace and ribbons.
Her only ornament was a pearl necklace. Mrs.
Davies wore an elegant black silk dress, en-
traine, with diamond ornaments Miss Davies
wore an empire gown ofwhite silk, trimmed with
lace and ribbons, and diamond ornaments Miss
Whattorff wore beautiful black satin gown,
cut round in the neck.
Among the throng present were Mrs. DR..
Pardee of Connecticut Mrs. DR.. Winslow, DIR.
Heiberger and daughter. Assistant Attorney
General Colby, Senator Shoup of Idaho, Mrs.
Ann NJ. Christian. Rev. and Mrs. Alexander
Kent. Miss Mary Foster Miss Hoffman, Miss
Andrews. Mrs. Minnie F. Mickey, Mrs W. W.
Varney, Misses Johnson. Lottie Fillmore.
Williams and Atwater, Mrs. Jean T. Lockwood
and DR.. William TindalL There was some COM
ment in regard TO the apparent incongruity of
an association devoted to the principles of uni
versal suffrage posing as the avowed champion
of a woman who aspires to the sovereignty of a
kingdom by hereditary right.