The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-09

email nov 1t il large enough to
accommodate a whole family
In this room Mrs. DOminis has
snent most OF the last two years.
rarely leaving 1t even for Walk on
the Veranda or to go to the dining
room As "A matter of fact she has
.,Imo.t imprisoned herself in her own
house since Der dethrOnement.
ON the other side Of the hallway Is
the main parlor or reception roonI
large aud beautifully furnished apart
ment containing the Oh y modern u Iur-
niture in any room in the house: be
tween this and the dining room In the
rear IA a small music room, mucn
affeeted by Mrs. Dominis, containing
a Grand piano and music racks nlled
with books
Tn the rear is the dining-room'
bandsonne apartment, but furnlsneo
only with an extension dining LADIe
and sideboard, both OF native manu-
facture. The latter Is handsome
niece of cabinet work, and, although
Rrosnnfactured of native koa wood by
native workmen, will compare favor
ably with any modern machine made
In the rear of the dining-room are
tha nantries and kitchens, fitted with
ali modern conveniences and with APP
nIiances for furnishing meals for any
number of guests. Leading from the
main kitchen IL stairway 10 the
wine cellar, situated in the basement
This Il q brick compartment only &C
cassibIe from the kitchen, but one
thaF ex. Covernor Dominis took con-
sIderable interest In. In the Palmy
DAYS of his governOrship 1t was always
veil filled with the choicest kinds OF
Ijonors. but Of late days there has
haan Iittle use for it. In the kitchens
aTe several ice chests and other mod
ern Appliances for culinary uses.
Ascending the handsome koa stair
nav the visitor finds himself In an-
other wide hallway, the exact dupll,
Side are the two rooms used by Cover
nor and Mrs. Dominis during the life
time of the former. The first Is a
handsome private sitting and the
other the bedroom. Since the death
OF the Governor, however, Mrs. Do
minis had the bedroom furniture
Transferred to the lower floor, and both
rooms are now used a. parlors. The
visitor on entering the latter room
will at once notice q handsome picture
on an easel. It Is nothing more or
less than q steel engraving OF LOCK
harris celebrated picture OF the
Jubilee in Westminster Abbey on
June 81, 1887. At this event Governor
DomInis, Princess Liliuokalant and
Queen Kapiolani were present, and Sc
perfect Is the engraving that among
hundreds who were present they car
be readily distinguished.
On the other side of the hall
way are two other large anC
handsomely furnished bedrooms
which need no especial mention. III
these, as in every room Of the house
with the exception of the main draw
ing room, the furniture Is OF native
manufacture, and as serviceable today
as when it was made fifty years ago
Columns might be written on the
various pictures, statuettes, objects Of
art and curiosities In this house.
The writer spent two hours there and
saw only a small portion Of them. The
Railways and rooms are adorned with
pictures, notably two oil paintings oil
the Ex-Governor, and q number of GER
tiflcates, in handsome frames, Of his
exalted rank in Masonry, to which he
had attained the highest degrees.
Space will not permit description
of the outbuildings connected with the
main residence, but mention must be
made of q two-roomed cottage which
the late Governor used as his private
den or Office. One Of these rooms con-
tains q regular museum OF old-fash-
Toned guns, pistols, cutlasses, ETC., part
of which he had collected himself and
the rest came to him from his father.
There Is also q splendid collection OF
pipes and walking-can belonging to
the old captain. The second room is
plainly furnished as sleeping apart
ment.