The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-20
A LITTLE TOO PREVIOUS.
NEW UNIFORMS FOR THE
RESTORATION.
Members Of Liliuokalani's Elk Household
Troops Said to be Purchasing
Pretty Clothes.

Some excitement was created in the
secret session of the Councils yester.
day afternoon by the announcement
of one of the Councilmen that a
number of new uniforms were being
made for members of the ex Queens
guards or household troops, the state
ment being, so it is said, that
some thirty or forty of these new uni
forms had been distributed within
the last few days. A STAR reporter
was detailed to investigate the
matter this morning and the result of
his inquiries is as follows:
Several persons with whom the re-
porter talked had heard that such was
the case, but could not verify it. Some
had heard that the suits were' being
made by c. T. Akana and others that
w. Ahana was doing the work. One
individual informed the reporter that
he was certain that Akana was the
man, and that he had thirteen men
in his employ who were working night
and day on these suits. A visit to
Akanas store, however, did not show
this to be the case, on the surface at
east, as only three tailors were in sight
Mr.. Akana claims that he is not doing
any military work now, and has not
done any for year or more not be-
cause he does not want to, but because
most of his customers are Royalists
and they have only needed plain clothes
lately. The Chinaman said he used
to get a good deal of military work
from Cornwell, Bertleman and others
under the old regime, but had done
none since, and was not doing any
now. There were certainly no signs of
any about the store, although the work
might have been carried on upstairs for
all the reporter could find out.
A visit was next paid to the store of
w. Ahana, who bears the reputation of
being more than ordinary smart and
close. mouthed business man Here
there were uniforms galore in all stages
of making and repair, but they were
United States uniforms belonging to
various officers of the warships in port
In conversation with the reporter the
proprietor said that he made a specially
Of military work and did large bust
ness with naval officers, but was not
communicative on the subject of local
work, except that he was two weeks in
arrears with his orders in spite of the
large number of men he employed.
He was willing to take the reporters
measure for military or any other suit,
to be finished in two weeks, but he
had no time to talk.
Further investigations by the reporter
led to the discovery of the fact that
as to uniforms some of the mem
bers of Liliuokalanis ex-body guard
and other retainers are being furnished
with new pants and coats of white
duck, and that about some forty Of
them have been so supplied up to the
present time. Some of the boys have
made no bones about talking over the
matter and openly say that they have
been equipped with these new clothe:
in order to make presentable appear
ance at the ex-Queen's restoration
The suits are said to have been made
by contract at So apiece by Ahana,
and it is presumed that he has
been smart enough to get his pay il
advance.
This information reaches US from
native sources which are who'll,
credible