The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-11-09
PRINCESS" KAIULANI.

She who was heir to the Hawai-
ian Throne now returns to her
home, after an absence of many
years, during which she has, we
are told. received a most careful
education and has developed into
an attractive wOmanhoOd. Here,
and here only, is her home, and
she returns to it, we assume, for
the same reasons and with the
same affections, that other human
beings exhibit for the land of
their birth.
Circumstances over which she
has not had the slightest control,
make her an interesting and CON
spicuous person in our little COM
munity. With the consent OF all,
and perhaps with some romantic
sentiment. she has been made a
ward of the Republic, because she
was the heir to a Throne. That
fact creates an obligation on her
part of allegiance to the Republic,
which we believe she fulfills, and
an obligation on our part to re-
frain from taking hostile atti-
tude towards her.
Aside from this, there will be
in the minds of those who were
born here. or have lived here for
many years, feeling that she
represents, so long as she
lives, the strange and curious lit
tie Monarchy, which came to an
end, simply because it had fulfill
ed it's mission, just as a fruit
ripens, drops, and decays. AS
time goes on and the passions OF
the hour pass away, there will be
a deep and living interest in its
birth and evolution, the grating
of TeutOnic political buds on old
POlynesian stock, the queer mix
ture of pagan" and civilized me-
thOds; the attractive and at times
comical appearance of the 'pomp
and circumstance" of European
Court life, yet withal so dignified
that it seldom invited criticism in
its outward appearances, in com
parison with other Courts; the
movement of the POlynesian
hand, with the Anglo-Saxon
brain generally behind it.
On it's romantic side, we see this
strange correlation of Polynesi
an and European Monarchy, re-
presented in it's final days by an
''heir" in which the blood of both
races is blended All of these in
cidents will naturally create an
uncommon interest in this young
woman.
She will no doubt, be in much
embarrassment, so long as the
s'restoratiOn" is made a living
question, by unwise people. She
will be the subject of much gossip
and the community will be prone
as usual, to put immediate belle
i'm any absurd rumOr about her
and hold her responsible for acts
she has not done, and words sh'
has not said.
But so long as she remains
faithful in her allegiance to thu
Republic, it should be the dut.
and pleasure of all who have
pleasant memories of the pas
DAYS, and have had to do with tn,
evolution of the old and interest
ing little Monarchy, to give her
just and cordial recognition, FREE
from display, and above all to dis
criminate between herself and he
unwise friends.
Regarding her title, why no
follow the ways of the world, ant
call her Princess, as she is reall,
the only representative of thu
past for whom we have any re
gard. 1t has, at present, no polit
ical significance whatever. [
would be the generous cour
tesy which gives the title of Judge
to one who has left the Bench; O
empress" to Eugenia after abdi
cation; of General" to Grant aft
er he ceased to hold any rank; O
admiral" to our genial frien(