The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-07-25
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character of the whole affair, it was
semi officially announced that the
Queens Inauguration Of the institute
would constitute positively her last
appearance" at any great state function.
Queen Victoria is now old and indiffer
ent to the public, and it is no secret
that she was averse to appear at all at
the ceremony
The Prince of Wales, however, re-
alzing that the day cannot be far dis
tant when he will be called upon to
succeed his mother in her role and in
the possession of the properties of
British majesty, was naturally more
anxious than she to maintain and to
increase, if possible, the popularity o.
the throne, and therefore induced her,
"for the sake of the dynasty" to give
her audience mean her subjects
one last grand spectacular entertain
ment, exhibiting royalty surrounded by
all the attributes and snowy trapplngs
that are as empty, as shallow and as
unreal as are the tnSel and the setting
on the stage.
OF all monarchs now occupying
European thrones young Emperor
William is assuredIy the most palpable
and enthusiastic actor. | have moi
seen Emperor William since he
assembled the throne, but friends and
relatives connected with the court
coincide in one expression of opinion
concerning him, namely, that he is an
excellent and sensible fellow thor
oughly unaffected and amenabe to
reason if only one can speak to hin
alone, but that, from the very moment
that any third person approaches, nc
matter who it is, his manner undergoeS
a complete change He, perhaps IN
consciously, begins to pose and play {
part, and is no longer amenable, since
he fears that an admission, eithe
direct or implied, that he is in tht
wrong would injure his prestige if mad,
in the presence of two or more wit
nesses
AT Madrid | have several times wit
messed the customary Saturday after
noon procession of the court to thu
church of the AtoCha, and, being fonC
of the late King Alfonso XII, to whom
l was indebted for many acts of kind
ness, it used to pain me to see hin
crossing the Puerta del Sol in his Car
fiage with his hat in his hand, b1win,
to the right and the left, PRACTICAL,
inviting salutations on the part OF tn,
public that the latter neglected to &c
cord. Indeed, on several occasions |
a foreigner, was the only person on tina
great crowded square who took thu
trouble to respond to the bow Of tn,
King by barring my head The spec
tacle presented by the King on these
occasions always had the effect of re
calling to my mind that of an unpopu
lar actor on the stage pitifully endeavor
ing to invite applause which the audi
ence was disinClined to ConCede.
The carriages of the Empress OF
Austria, and, in fact, Of almost every
royal and imperial parsonage in Europe,
are provided with a queer kind of auto
matte mechanism of the seat and back
cushion which forces the occupant, by
means of geared connection with the
axles, to bow necessarily without any
exertion, while the carriage is in motion.
While the contrivance, which resembles
the sliding seat Of racing shell is .x
ceedingly ingenious, and, as rule,
saves much fatigue, yet, on the other
hand, it is not without its disadvantages,
since it ebliges the royal or imperial
personages to continue bowing, even
when there is no one to respond.