The herald., 1897-02-07

II o'clock the ex-queen dispatched
Messrs. Palmer and Heleluhe with
an autograph note to the president
informing him that she was passing
through the city and would like to pay
her respects to him sin an unofficial and
informal manner" The gentlemen were
received by Secretary Thurber. who in
formed them that he would deliver the
note to the president and return an an
swer at the earliest possible moment to
Mrs. Dominis at her hotel The reply
came within the hour, while the lady
was attending communion service at st.
Johns church (she is a devoted Episco-
palian), to the effect that the president
would be delighted to receive herself
and party the same afternoon at 3
o'clock Accordingly little before the
hour named a carriage rolled up to the
executive mansion, containing the ex-
queen, her lady companion, Captain
Palmer and Secretary Heleluhe. At
the doorway the attendants dropped in
the rear, and Mrs. Dominis was ushered
alone into the blue parlor, where the
president soon Joined her. He advanced
and shook her hand in the most cordial
manner, saying that it was indeed kind
in her to thus remember and visit him.
The erstwhile queen replied that she had
called merely to thank him for the
course he pursued at the time of her de-
thronement in Honolulu, and toiexpress
the sincere gratitude which she felt for
his efforts to right "the great wrong"
She wanted him to understand, how
ever, that her thanks were rendered
purely in personal way, and that she
was not in any way representing the
Hawaiian nation, whose great love for
their fair country is now being ruthless
ly destroyed by Americans. The presi-
dent heard the words with a sympathetic
air, and soon skillfully turned the con-
versation into pleasanter channels.
Presently Mrs. Dominis asked to see
Mrs. Cleveland, but was told that the
lady of the White House had not been
informed Of her (Mrs. Dominis) contem-
plated visit and was out in her carriage.
The eX-queen and her female companion
are persistent church-goers, attending
every service at aristocratic st. Johns
church, and walking the two long blocks
from their hotel in spite of the bitter
weather. The present cold snap, with
which Washington, in common with the
rest of the country, is afflicted, is very
hard on these people from the island of
eternal summer, and may shorten their
stay here; otherwise it was understood
that Liliuokalani will remain until after
her great and good friend" is, like her
self, among the outs.
BUDS IN BLOOM.
The fortunate ones who went early to
Mrs. Cleveland's afternoon card re-
ception to ladies were forcibly reminded
of the lovely legend of St Ursula and her
attendant virgins. The First Lady
invited all the seasons buds and the
young girls prominent in Washington
society to assist her in receiving-be-
tween forty and fifty Of them, all beau
tiful for what young woman is not p,
and all arrayed in the most fetching
"crea tjons" that modis'tes can devise
when unhampered by financial consider
ations. AT precisely 8 o'clock Prof. Fan
ciulli and his orchestra struck up the
first air, just as Mrs. Cleveland appear
ed at the head of the grand Staircase !
escorted by Colonel Wilson and closely
followed by the young ladies'. Two and
two, the long procession swept down, |
their floating draperieS, mostly white, |
conjuring up visions of angels and ia
cob's ladder and all sorts of entimental |
things, through the stately inner cor
ridors set with palms and azalias, into |
the great east room, where Mrs CIeve- |
land took up her stand by the south wia-
dow to receive her numerous guests, and |
the young ladies were martialed in |
squads in the several parlors. Not |
many matronS midway in the thirties |
would care to surround herself with so |
much youthful loveliness in broad day. |
light. But Mrs. Cleveland's matured |
beauty lost nothing by comparison, even !
in the strong south light of the back !
ground. Serenely handsome under the |
hundreds of eager eyes Critical fem |
mime eyes, too), that watched her every |
motion, the simple cordiality Of man. |
ner which has always been her greatest |
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