The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-11

in all the world" repeats the euthoi
attraction, 50 profound charm" etc
Sleeping or waking he concludes
chow lovingly its beauties haunt me.
Two men sitting ON the crest oil
Punchbowl Kuhalu. II descendent ol
HE Kamchamrhas. who wants II native
republic established here. and Captain
Paul featherstone, an Englishman and
Il Royali~t. open the story these per
sons are thus introduced to the reader
From the Jungle of lantana, that
clothes the Punchbowl from base tc
crest. two young men with a backward
glance to make sure their horses were
secure. walked out to the circular pro.
tecting wall about the summit. That
they were men Of nerv, or 50 familiar
with the scene that they had IA contempt
for its dangers was shown by the fact
that they sat down on the wall nor
seemed to give thought to the fact that
"A stone, loosened by one as he al justed
himself to the place, plunged down
for eight hundred feet of nearly precip
itUus descent.
The ball at the Palace: "Set amid
groves of palms and surrounded by
parterres of ever-blooming flowers. the
national Palace at Honolulu, with its
stately architecture and its indications
of refined taste and exquisite luxuary,
presents pleasing picture when seen
under the blaze of the midday sun. Al
all hours native soldier, in a white
uniform, PAGES on guard before The
cataract of marble steps leading up to
the grand entrance hall. and this adds
to the air of exclusiveness that seems to
bar the structure from the outside world
as great wall might not do.
But beautiful and inviting though
the Palace is in the golden sunlight, it
becomes doubly so at night, when Queen
Liliuokalani pronounced Lily-wak-a.
lee-nee) gives fete chdmpetre. band
the Palace is all aglow with light, and
the great doors and windows are opened
to permit it to pour out in soft golden
streams. The cunning of the Chinese
gardener is invoked, and a wonderful
transformation is effected Tiny fairy
lamps are concealed SO skillfully among
the flower banks that each blossom
seems to glow with its own light. Like
luminous fruit, colored lamps flash
amid the graceful fronds of the tower.
ing palms. and arches of colured lights
span the winding walks, and festoons OF
lights, like vines of iridescent flame
link the trees and dazzle the sight of the
beholder.
behind screen of towering cacti
and plumiike ferns the Queens band il
concealed On these festive occasions,
but this serves but to increase the effect
of the music that fills the palace halls,
and sets the light feet of the pleasure
seekers "A moving, and forces the walk
of the proinenaders into dancing meas
ure, till even the most prosa ic feels that
he has left the harsh, materialistic world
behind him and is transported to fairy
land
Newcomers to Hawaii, who had been
honored 10y an invitation to the Queens
ball to-nigh, feared that the storm that
burst on the city after sunset would in
teri re with the attendance. or at least
with the pleasure of the occasion; but
the older residents. who knew how
brief these storms were. laughed at
their fears and declared that the rain
would add to the attractiveness of the
ball by laying the dust and cooling the
air. and they were right.
"By9 o'clock that evening the sky was
.as clear as If it had never hoated "A rain.
cloud. The moon and the larger stars
shown down with brillancy unknown
in higher ATTITUDES: and from over the
coral reef there came the droning sound
of the breakers, lulling the city 10 sleep.
But to the gay thrOngs in and about the
palace the night would he all too short,
nor would the morning he welcome that
brought repose.
from long INES oil carriages, ladies'
ana gentlemen IN evening dress, ana OF
AL bationalities, descended and poured
up the great STAIRS To the apartments
where httenuants TOOK charge OF their
wraps, then came down to the drawing
room 10 pay their respects to the Queen,
VINO, surrounded by her maids OF honor,
received them WIN graciousness and
digh'i' some OF which was natural, but
more al wihch was assumed
served To make more pronounced the
more IMAM becoming Plumpness OF her
inquire. WINE 1t intensified the darkness
nf her complexion Inc fuil, sensuous
Ups ana certain indescrioable coqnetry
Iniher manner, winch was particularly
pefceptloie Wheh she was talking to
gentlemen toil that hlty-two years,
WINE lucy "iSh. nave ie't SILVER
streaks IN the regal dowagers hair, had
not weakened her OPINION OF her powers
to captivate:
Queen Liiihokaiahi maids OF honor
ON tins occasion were, with two excep-
tons, Hawailans. WIN more adroit
ness, or cas- iaith IN her own simple, but
antlquated charms the Qneen might
have selected young women whose
had not Done So me exquisite olive
faces, framed III masses OF dark mar,
rendered oiacker ana more luminous 10y
nodded arms ana pusts and me nine,
graceful terms Oh tne hawaiian maids
OF hohor were wen calculated 10 WIN
hraw from tier MaJesly the aumirihg
chances Oh tne uniiorn'eu olhcers ana
foreign representatives VINO attended
dhe pail