The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-29
PRINCESS LOUISE.
A Dusky Scion of Island
Royalty.
ELOPED WITH A SAILOR.
And at Last Returns to Her
Island Home.
CARES NOT WHAT WE THINK.
She Arrived Yesterday From Victo.
ria - Contradictory Statements
as to Her Adventures.
CARES NOT WHAT WE THINK.

Inc PrlDceSS Louise OF iaDlt1, VINO ar
rived in this city yesterday by the Puebla,
from Victoria. is a dashing scion OF roy
atty with romantic history.
Louise was abducted, either with or
without her own consent, from her island
home by Captain Barriston of the bark
George Thompson in the summer of 1890.
Since then she has lived on the ocean
wave, and the bereaved relatives, few OF
whom are endowed with titles less than
those of kings and queens, have never
been able to communicate with the miss
ing heiress.
Recently the George Thompson put into
New Westminster, B. c.. and the agents
of the Princess relations saved her from
the clutches of the bold buccaneer who
had eloped with her. Yesterday the Prin-
cess arrived in San Francisco consigned to
the care of A. Schmidt of the firm of j.
Pinet 81 Co., who has been requested by
his correspondent in Tahiti to furnish the
Princess with all necessary funds and TO
ship her back to her island home. Mr..
Schmidt Immediately took the young lady
TO the Hotel GaIlhafd on Pine street.
Princess Louise may or may not be q
scion of royalty according TO American
notions-there are more sovereigns than
subjects in her native land, according to
Mr.. Schmidt. One thing is certain, how
ever. she knows all the stage effects of
royalty ana uses them with the dramatic
effect of one born to command and not to
obey.
When asked to give CALL reporter an
interview the Princess drew herself up
proudly and replied In somewhat hating
English, hut with the gestures Of tragedy
queen: "People in Tahiti know what
am. No need to speak in San Francisco
l care not what they think"
In person the Princess Is about the mid
die height. and is OF slender. graceful build.
Her complexion is copper-colored. about
the iinge of mulatto. L0uise's features
are not pretty, although they are animated
and intelligent, and her thick lips show
two rows of beautiful teeth when she
smiles. The Tahiti girls hair is straight
and fine. She wears 1t dressed simply in
the American fashion.
With regard to her toilette the Kanaka
Princess dresses simply and elegantly.
When she arrived from her journey she
was gOwned in soft dove-colored cos
tune, relieved about the waist with some
folds of ecru lace.
One of the first things she did on enter
ing her rooms at the hotel was to strike a
few chords on the piano in manner which
showed that she had studied that instru-
ment
When questioned respecting her wander
lDgs, Princess Louise stated that she had
been treated with the greatest kindness IN
British Columbia and on her way down to
this city. The accounts which she gave of
her emotions on quitting the George
Thompson were contradictory. She had
been happy on the ship and never wished
TO leave it, the Princess said once yester-
day in moment of confidence. The next
hall hour she was declaring herself glad
10 have escaped from thralldom.
One thing about her is certain, she Is a
young woman of great determination and
onsiderable smarlneSs. Just what she
chooses to tell she communicates, but
neither Mr.. Schmidt nor any of the people
she has spoken with since her arrival here
have been favored with an authentic ac-
count of her abduction aud wanderings
The Princess manners and bearing have
certain amount of real dignity, which
repels any obtrusive questions.
Princess Louise will probably sail for
Tahiti shortly in the ship Tropic Bird.
The FraDco-CalifornieD,p published in this
city, in an article about Louise says: ut
is only necessary to say that she pretends
that she was abducted by Captain Barri S.
ton of the English ship George Tho m pscn,
but the fact is that she engaged as a SER
want to take care Of the captains family.
She is only the daughter of a native of
Mangareva, Gambler Islands. en- indi-
vdual who is well-to-do, but who has not
even the distinction of being a chief, much
less Prince. For nearly fifty years the
Gambler Islands have been under French
rule, and the rights of the ancient chiefs
have not been recognized, as they have
been in the Society Islands,"