The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-23
HAWAWSDANDY QUEEN LII
No Idea Of the Value Of Money and
Partial to Mother HubbaTdS.

Instruments and Smoking Cigar
cites the Favorite Amusemen emit
of the Natives.
Washington, Nov. % Liliuokalaui /
Dominis, ex-queen, lady of enforced ele-
giant leisure, and now object of consider
able international Importance, is a woman
of quiet tastes and without the love of
display. so characteristic of the native
Hawaiians. This little affair is not at
all in accordance with her nature. She
would never have been placed in her pres
emit undoubted predicament, except by
her acceptance of poor advice from her
most intimate counselors. Excitement is
Incompatible with her temperament.
The late King Kalakaua was a real
royal good fellow. He never stopped to
consider the expense If the pleasure of
friends was in question He was con
stantly looking for excitement, fun and
harmless deYiltry. With no thought of
the value of money, he was the idol of the
Kanakas. Kalakaua's sister, Liiuoka-
lani, has never been spendthrift. She
has lived in a quiet manner ever since her
late husband, John Dominis, died.
NO IDEA. OF THE VALUE OF MONEY.
Like all Hawaiians, however, Liliuoza-
lana does not have a clear idea of the
value of money The native Hawaiian is
improvident to an astounding degree.
Labor to the full-blooded native is a side
issue" and entirely ont of the question,
except from the sheerest necessity.
Whenever a native borrows money on a
piece of property his ownership of that
land has ceased. He never worries about
his debts or interest atterward.
To the native, whatever amount he is so
nj 70 &C 70, or ic o1Ho,s caiu n
especial service you may want of him he
is just as likely to ask YOU ten times as
much as he will take when the task is
completed. Should the United States
annex the Hawaiian Islands the Kanakas
would undoubtedly at once merge into the
peoples party. Their ideas of the value
Of money are about alike A suit was
brought against Liliuokalani Dominis, on
Oct 49, last. for S51172, for goods pur-
chased from firm in Honolulu, between
Jan ,, 1892, and Jan. ~, 1898.
HER MALE FAvoRITEs.
The ex-queen has been living in her
private residence, known rs Washington
Place since she was dethroned ( Her faI
vOrite male companion for a number of
years has been Charles B. Wilson, who
was a blacksmith, of no particular educa-
| ton. Wilson was the marshal OF the
kingdom, and one of the ex-queen's chief
royal mistress was deposed Wilson was
dropped, and it is now stated that Samuel
Parker, former minister of the cabinet,
is the faVOrite of Mrs. Dominis. She is
steadfast in her friendships
PARTIAL TO MOTHER HUBBARDs.
AS a rule the women of Hawaii are in
dolent and pleasure loving. Their morn
ing, street, reception, dinner, evening,
and sometimes all,night gown is a mother
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are all coOrs and of all kinds of material
They are worn during the week and on
Sundays. There is no favoritism about
the Mother Hubbard. She consents to be
worn by all classes. Royalty, as well as
common people are graciously clothed in
Mother Hubbards.
While Liliuokalani was filling her re-
cent star engagement as queen Of the Ka-
nakas she resided in a residence of her
own about three squares from the palace
There is an unwritten law that compels
the monarch to take breakfast in the pal
ace, and almost any morning the queen
could be seen going TO the palace in a car
riage, clad in her royal morning robe. a
Mother Hubbard. After breakfast she
would sometimes sit on the porch of the
palace ana listen to her royal Hawaiian
band
INNATELY MODEST.
i HC idLlNG WOuldll 10 iuudltslY modest.
They have no conception of the true
meaning of morality as it is understood
by other civilized peoples. Their first
idea is to please. They will do anything
in their power TO contribute TO the com
fort of a stranger. The Kanaka is a most
peculiar combination of simplicity, intel
ligeuce, Incidence and honesty No
matter how poor Kanaka may be, how
easy it might be for him to steal or pill
fer, or how strongly he may be tempted,
he will not take that which does not be-
long to him II is Unborn honesty
FINE SPECIMENS PHYSICALLY.
Physically the Kanakas are splendid
specimens Of the Polynesians
hundred years ago they were consider
ably above the average height of man
Their complexion was Of Il copperish hue.
somewhat similar TO the Indian. but more
transparent and of a lighter shade. Their
features resemble those of the negro
somewhat, with the fiat nose, thick lips
and high cheek bones, but from the eyes
up they are much better developed the
forehead being more prominent, with
good sized heads and thick, silky, black
straight hair While the Hawaiian has
degenerated considerably since the adj
vent Of the white man, he is still most
magnificent specimen of humanity
Obesity among the natives is matter Of
congratulation and admiration. Gle who
wakes fat is indeed lucky
FOND or MUSIC.
Whenever the natives are at leisure.
which is about all the time, their favor
tie amusement is singing, playing stringed
instruments and smoking cigarettes. The
women will sit on the ground nearly all
day. cross-legged. clad in Mother Hub
bard, with cigarette between their
teeth, playing a ukalcte, which is a sort
of baby guitar, with only four strings,
all the same size Instead Of picking a
tune on the strings, they are strummed
The women have most beautiful hands,
symmetrical and dainty, aud are exceed
ingly fond of showing them. The taro-
patch is also a favorite instrument. IT is
like the ulzalete. except that IL is larger
and has five strings.
MORE MELODIOCs THAN OUR NEGROES
The music of the people is plaintive and
melodious. There is nothing Catchy in
the native tunes, and, with their rich,
full voices, generally in the middle regis
ter, they even excel the plantation negro
in real melody. Like the negro they
walk the streets nearly all night long,
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