The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-05-07
Ed. The INDEPENDENT


Just three months ago our party
arrived in Washington; then its
beautiful parks we're brown and bare,
its pavements often covered with
snow, and its trees showed no leaves,
the last mentioned popularity never
ceased to excite the attention of
Her Majesty, accustomed as she had
been since childhood to a landscape
of perpetual verdure. But were
these the first days of our residence
here, tho change from Honolulu
could not have been detected by
face OF the nature. The days are
bright, sunny, OF an even warm
temperature, the smoothly paved
streets are lined with avenues Of
waving green, for the trees have put
forth their fresh leaves, while the
parks resemble more closely the
gardens in Hawaii, because fragrant
with flowers or gay with the blossoms
of the shrubbery.
II tho Queen of the land of
flowers was made happy here by
the warm sympathy and constant
attentions OF the people during the
chills OF winter, it is reasonable to
conclude that she 10 far more con-
tented now than ever before with
her surroundings. She has but one
answer to visitors, when they inquire
concerning her stay, namely, that
her life in Washington makes this
city the most attractive place she
has ever visited in her life, excepting
perhsps the English capital, Lon
don, and that as long as she finds
the American seat Of government in
all respects SO agreeable, she has no
intention of moving.
Although no contrast is ever made
by Her Majesty, yet it would be
strange il those OF her party did not
now and then consider the differ
ence between the state in which she
once visited this city, and tho re-
tired life Of the present day, or to
carry the comparison across the
water, is it not true that the same
lady now comes and goes in these
halls, to whom when last abroad a
seat was assigned at dinner given
by the Empress-Q Victoria be-
, tween a son Of the British sover,
, eign and the present. Emperor ol
Germany.
Whatever may be said by the
ignorant, flippant political writers
: the historic position, and the pres
! ent dignity OF the Queen Of the
Hawaiian people is daily recognized
, by the very best people, socially
!, politically or religiously of Wash
} ington. Any evening after dinner
Her Majesty willingly receives
callers, aud on Thursday afternoons
without cards OF announcement O.
. invitations she is at home to thos,
( who wish to call. 1t is impossibl,
s for her to return calls to one-tentl
0 part OF those who invite her, 20 W,
0 have only tried to do this TO thos
: connected with the government, bu
q even then our visiting list is Away
II in arrears. This week, Thursday
), for example, two senators and thre
u representatives families with friend
introduced by them) were callers
and we had not yet returned a.
those made last week, As an Amer
! lean | am proud OF the manners an
"a Difference to etiquette observed b
o all visitors, and were Liliuokalani i
q her own palace at lolani, she coul
= not have received more constant an
D. unswerving Difference to her roy'
J. birth and commanding position
10 For example, last evening H'
"a Majesty was invited to soci'
re- gathering at the house OF the paste
OF one of the leading churche